As promised, English users of Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger desktop software now have to use Skype starting today, and Microsoft has created "James" as a way to help with that change More...

Microsoft has announced that its Skype VoIP service now generates two billion minutes of calls a day and has created an infographic to show exactly what that means. More...

Microsoft offers up some answers to questions concerning the upcoming transfer of all of its desktop Live Messenger users to Skype, which will start one week from today on April 8th. More...

Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. More...

Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. More...

Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. More...

Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. More...

When Windows Live Essentials 2011 launched back in October, including Windows Live Messenger with Facebook Connect. The partnership paid off very well for both Microsoft and Facebook, as Windows Live Messenger had become the second... More...

Microsoft has just taken the wraps off of windowslivepreview.com that showcases the upcoming changes to the live platform. Currently they are only revealing the new messenger platform but this site will be the springboard... More...

As some of you have noted on our forum, yesterday an important service announcement accidentally went out to a large audience of Windows Live Messenger users with the following message: "Important service... More...

Microsoft has just made the updated release candidate of the Windows Live Suite wave 3 at download.live.com. Thanks to Sean Bradford for alerting us. Microsoft has updated the Messenger client to Version 2009 (Build 14.0.8050.1202)... More...

At an event in the Netherlands yesterday, Darren Huston, Corporate Vice President of COI at Microsoft, revealed that the updated Windows Live Wave 3 RC applications will be released next week. LiveSide bloggers were... More...

Microsoft just demonstrated the latest UI for Windows Live Messenger in a Windows 7 session here at PDC. Check out the video here: Also, the new messenger... More...

Praise be to God. I'd like to thank TheSteve and also give shoutouts to Willz, Ipab, TB & Matt Hollwood for working on the "protection" work-around, now we finally go back to customizing Messenger like... More...

Microsoft announced today a new translation bot for Windows Live Messenger, allowing users to translate strings of text to one of 12 different languages by simply sending a message to the bot. Users can take... More...

A-Patch has been updated for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta (14.0.3921.0717). Some options have been removed due to them not being needed and some options including the "Live Preview" have been temporarily disabled until a... More...

You may have already heard that, along with the rest of Windows Live wave 3, the next version of Windows Live Messenger (version 9.0) will have a new user interface. After being tipped off by... More...

Just over a week ago, a frustrated beta tester submitted logs from the Windows Live Messenger 9 beta, the logs exposed issues relating to bugs that won't be fixed, and features that were voted up... More...

As some of you might have faced problem with Windows Live Messenger blocking some of the URLs, now the problem has been fixed and this is what Messenger Team had to say : "Greetings Messenger... More...

As originally reported on the Neowin forums, Windows Live Messenger blocks sending YouTube links to other Windows IM users. Speculation has grown throughout the web as to why this is. Monopolistic practices on Microsoft's... More...

A-Patch is a lightweight program designed to enhance your Windows Live Messenger experience. It does this by giving you a multitude of options, over 80, which allow you to customize the look and feel of... More...

Thanks Avi for posting this in Back Page News. From the Inside Windows Live Messenger Team Blog: Back in November we shipped the final version of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 along with several other... More...

With Valentines day fast approaching, what could be more fun that chatting up the one you love with a new set of Live Messenger emoticons? I know the Neowin staff will find this to be... More...

A-Patch is a lightweight program designed to enhance your Windows Live Messenger experience. It does this by giving you a multitude of options, over 80, which allow you to customize the look and feel of... More...

Some members have expressed a deep concern about Neowin showcasing screenshots of Windows Live Messenger 9, they say it breaches the non disclosure agreement (NDA) they signed with Microsoft. While this new version is most... More...

Microsoft is expected to officially open the beta program for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 this afternoon (or early evening). Windows Live Messenger 9.0 is the next generation of Windows Live Messenger; this release is a... More...

Microsoft's next version of its instant messenger application will have a new security feature to report users who send unsolicited messages, known as SPIM (spam over IM).That's one of several new features in Windows Live... More...

No sooner has the Windows Live Wave 2 suite been released than the first Wave 3 beta begins - Windows Live Messenger v9. Unlike the betas that have just finished, the Messenger v9 beta is... More...

"There's no need to stick with Beta 1 if there's a Beta 2", the Messenger team thought, so yesterday it started to force all users of the first beta of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 to... More...

Beta is the new passé, and dogfood* is where its at. Calendar and now Web Messenger are now both in dogfoods that are running on external urls (you have to be signed up to the... More...

Windows Live Messenger is the next-generation MSN Messenger. It has everything you already love about Messenger—your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends via text, voice, and video—plus new ways to connect and... More...

Microsoft has sent out e-mails regarding the closing of the Window Live Messenger 8.1 Beta that began September 7, 2006. The e-mail states that 3,009 beta testers submitted 1010 bugs and 456 suggestions as well... More...

Still using Skype for VoIP calls? Oh my god, that is so 2006 (or earlier, even). You don't need to have the extra application wasting precious system resources any more because for many months now... More...

Here's your chance to once again be part of the select group that makes Windows Live Messenger better. We've added new features and we need your help to make sure they're perfect. The new features... More...

Windows Live Messenger goes beyond the traditional instant messaging (IM) service, enabling people to connect and share, with free PC-to-PC calls and inexpensive calls from a PC to phones around the world, video calling, easy... More...

We are pleased to inform you that the Windows Live Messenger 8.1 has started. We are delighted to have you on board once again and look forward to getting your feedback about the latest version... More...

Hot on the heels of Windows Live Messenger (WLM) 8.0 which was released to the general public just two months ago, the Windows Live team over at Redmond, WA based Microsoft are already preparing... More...

Users of Windows Live Messenger can now report suspected sexual predators of children with a mouse click. A "report abuse" icon will soon appear on the chat software as a result of work by... More...

Less than two months after the final release of Windows Live Messenger, a new build has been released last night. No word on any changes in Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812. See them on the... More...

Since the release of Windows Live Messenger some users have reported problems connecting to the service and retrieving mail through Windows Live Mail. Messages on the WLM newsgroups have indicated that this is due to... More...

Microsoft Corp. today released Windows Live Messenger, available at http://get.live.com/messenger/overview, one of the first of more than 20 new Windows Live services to launch globally over the course of the year. "Windows Live... More...

Windows Live Messenger is virtually here, with an expected launch late on Monday 19th June / early Tuesday 20th June. Messenger final will be available from the new Windows Live products page, soon to be... More...

Last week the Bink website announced wide availabilty of the new incarnation of Microsoft's Messenger to be released on June 16th. Today WinFuture has been informed by their source, who is involved in the launch... More...

At long last we are hearing some more on the Yahoo and MSN interoperability deal that was announced last year, thanks to Leah over at the team blog. The interoperability will allow users on both... More...

A beta version of Windows Live Messenger, considered the next generation of the company's popular MSN Messenger instant messaging service, is now broadly available for download, Microsoft said Tuesday. Until now, the beta was available... More...

That's right folks. Microsoft have released their latest Windows Live Messenger Beta Refresh to testers and non-testers this evening. If you've not yet had the chance to take a look at Windows Live... More...

According to Mess.be a new build of Windows Live Messenger has leaked. The build labelled as "branches" sees significant improvements in speed, UI and features. Microsoft is rumoured to release a new build... More...

Kind of.. Mess.be are reporting that Microsoft has silently enabled access to the latest Windows Live Messenger Beta for all passports. This means that from now on you... More...

Beta Refresh Now Available! We are pleased to announce that we are releasing an early version of the beta refresh exclusively to the managed beta testers! Build 0562 is now available on http://connect.microsoft.com ... More...

Helsinki-based F-Secure told users to ignore instant messages with the subject head "MSN Messenger 8 Working BETA" that go on to claim that "Messenger 8 BETA has been leaked!" The message, which refers... More...