Cryptic Google doodle brings up rumors

When you visit Google’s home page today, you are welcomed by a really strange logo: A bunch of small circles in Google colors jump over the screen apparently by random before...

How-to: Enable Facebook Chat in Messenger 2011 (Wave 4)

One of the most interesting additions to Messenger in its recent Wave 4 Beta refresh is the ability to chat with your friends on Facebook right from within Messenger itself. Chris...

How-to: Set up Hotmail sync with your iPhone

Synchronizing your Hotmail messages, contacts and calendar is getting easier, for example when using iPhone. Windows Live Hotmail is now compatible with the Exchange ActiveSync...

New Facebook Chat version will cut off IE6

From 15 September onwards, the social network Facebook is cutting off users still browsing the platform with the outdated Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 browser. The reason is that...

Internet Explorer 9: Peeking at the new interface

Some 20 days ahead of the public Internet Explorer 9 beta, a first confirmed screenshot of the new user interface has appeared on the Web. Get an insight into what’s new. The user...

Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta refresh now available

The Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 public beta has been refreshed with a new version. Several new features as well as numerous bug fixes were implemented into this Beta Refresh....

A closer look at Essentials 2011 beta 2

Now that you’ve had chance to download the Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 (2011) Beta refresh, it is time to take a closer look at what is new and changed. Live Mail Windows Live...

15 September: IE9 Beta Day

The first Internet Explorer 9 beta will launch on September 15, 2010. This is what Microsoft announced in the official Internet Explorer blog. Invitations for a special event have...

Google Streetview in Germany soon to launch

In late 2010, Google Streetview will launch in Germany. Photos taken in the 20 largest cities within the country will be made available then. These are: Berlin, Bielefeld, Bochum,...

Google: The Wave is retiring

Originally developed as a “successor to e-mail,” Google is preparing to close down the social service Google Wave. Users did not accept the service as Google expected. When it was...

YouTube maximum video length increased to 15 minutes

YouTube has increased the duration limit for videos from formerly 10 to now 15 minutes. This is what YouTube announced recently. People are also getting invited to talk about...

New Hotmail for everybody!

The Hotmail team has finally finished the new Windows Live Wave 4 upgrade for all user accounts of Hotmail. According to the team, more than 350 million users in more than 220...

Tweet2PSM for Messenger

Download: Tweet2PSM 2.2.1607.0713 (2641 downloads) Updates your personal message with your current Twitter Status, with customizable time interval. - After importing the script,...

How-to: Using Windows Startup Repair

The new Windows is pretty stable. Once installed, it usually works like a charm. However, even the most stable operating system can run into problems, for example if important...

New Hotmail for all users until end of next week

Microsoft continues to roll out Windows Live Hotmail to “Wave 4”. The upgrade is expected to be finished until next week. Mike Schackwitz, Program Manager in the Windows Live...

Microsoft’s concept for short yet secure passwords

Microsoft’s labs have developed a concept for using easy to remember passwords without making your account a target for possible web attackers. Instead of forcing users to use...

Bing for Messenger

Download: Bing 1.2.0821.0811 (177 downloads) Make decisions with Bing — right from your Messenger conversations! - Open any Messenger conversation. - Type /bing, a space, and...

Messenger problems: Fixing Beta sign-in error 81000395

Joshua Atkins # 21 Jul 2010 Wednesday 21:32 I also found that unchecking "Sign In Automatically" also solves the problem. However, it may just be a fix for me - because im special

Keep your Windows Live ID safe during the holidays

While you are abroad, maybe on a holiday trip, it is especially important to keep safe with your Windows Live ID. You might communicate through insecure wireless networks, or from...

Thoughts on Messenger’s sign-in animation

Menthix # 11 Jul 2010 Sunday 23:45 Fail. Dennis Ziolkowski # 13 Jul 2010 Tuesday 18:44 Would be too hard for laptops i think...