Usually, advertisements from companies aren't reported on unless they are really cheeky or bring a message that really causes a stir, but this Windows 7 + Windows Live ad is one of the best from... More...

The next version of Microsoft's ubiquitious browser could help you find true love, or recover from a broken heart - if you're Finnish, that is. Microsoft blogger Long Zheng has come across a Finnish promo video... More...

Some users over the weekend may have noticed that links in Windows Live Messenger 2009 will not work. This temporarily block is to ensure that a malicious worm doesn't spread through anymore computers. The Windows Live... More...

Windows Live Essentials 2011 launched only a month ago, including Windows Live Messenger with Facebook Connect. The partnership has paid off very well for both Microsoft and Facebook, as Windows Live Messenger has become the... More...

Hotmail has been on a roll this summer releasing updates for their current 350+ million users. Some of the updates included push mail, contact & calendar in Exchange ActiveSync, shipping tracking, Facebook Chat, attachment upgrades,... More...

Over the last seven days, Neowin took an in-depth look at all the Windows Live Essentials 2011 products. We covered the main highlights and new features of each program. Essentials 2011 offers a lot to... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 to everyone on a supported Windows based PC, which comes loaded with very useful and helpful everyday programs that make our lives a little... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 to everyone on a supported Windows based PC, which comes loaded with very useful and helpful everyday programs that make our lives a little... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 to everyone on a supported Windows based PC, which comes loaded with very useful and helpful everyday programs that make our lives a little... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 to everyone on a supported Windows based PC, which comes loaded with very useful and helpful everyday programs that make our lives a little... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 to everyone on a supported Windows based PC, which comes loaded with very useful and helpful everyday programs that make our lives a little... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 to everyone on a supported Windows based PC, which comes loaded with very useful and helpful everyday programs that make our lives a little... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 to everyone on a Windows based PC, which comes loaded with very useful and helpful everyday programs that make our lives a little easier... More...

Over the last couple of weeks, the Hotmail team has been hard at work upgrading accounts worldwide to the new and improved Windows Live Hotmail; however, some user's emails didn't make the transition and now... More...

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011. As Neowin exclusively revealed earlier today, the software giant has released the final edition to the web. The complete package comes just over a month after... More...

Microsoft is set to release the final version of Windows Live Essentials later today, Neowin has learnt. The complete package comes just over a month after a beta refresh was issued on August 17. Microsoft originally... More...

Microsoft said on Monday that it plans to introduce enhanced security features to Hotmail alongside the new Hotmail features revealed last week. Microsoft said that “Hotmail will be the first email service to … ensure that... More...

The Hotmail team was hard a work over the summer, releasing a major update to Windows Live Hotmail that included a new design, faster inbox and many other cool features. Even though the update was... More...

Microsoft has rolled out a major update for their Windows Live Messenger application on the iPhone, the first update since it's release back in June. The new update, version 1.1, brings a lot of the Windows... More...

The keen eyes over at Liveside.net have spotted that Microsoft have a few tweaks and additions coming to the Windows Live websites’ header, as well as Web Messenger. Only a few weeks ago Microsoft released a... More...

WMPoweruser.com has just posted a new image of the Windows Live Phone service that will be a companion, cloud service for Windows Phone 7 when the devices are released. The image shows a few of... More...

Microsoft has gone all double rainbow today in Redmond. The software giant has pumped out a promo video for its Windows Live Photo Gallery application. The twist you ask? It features Paul “Bear” Vasquez, famous for... More...

Microsoft launched the beta of Windows Live Sync along with Windows Live Essentials 2011, allowing users to sync files and data between PC and PC, and between your PC and the cloud. After the most... More...

Microsoft has just released the next major version of the Windows Live Essentials 2011 beta suite. The package comes with a number of improvements, bug fixes and added features. Microsoft originally released a Windows Live Essentials... More...

Microsoft is planning to release beta 2 of Windows Live Essentials 2011 next Tuesday. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, the software giant will be issuing a second beta update to address a range of... More...

Microsoft has today confirmed that the rollout of the latest edition of their free email messaging platform, Hotmail, is now complete. The upgrade, which began on the 15th of June, was progressively rolled out across the... More...

Earlier this week I was invited to a showcase event in London, where Microsoft had all their consumers products that will be on the market at Christmas. I was most excited about playing with Kinect... More...

After using Windows Live Wave 4 for a month, I've discovered a product with groundbreaking features, as well as annoyances. Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 is a huge improvement over it's predecessor, finally offering the... More...

As many of you may have noticed, Microsoft has introduced a new feature to Windows Live Messenger. SmartScreen is a handy bit of code that either allows a user to directly access a whitelisted site,... More...

Windows Live Essentials beta has already been unveiled and now is available for public testing. The package contains useful tools for everyday use including Windows Live Movie Maker, Mail, Messenger, Writer, Photo Gallery, Sync, and... More...

Microsoft has taken the wraps off the new Windows Live Essentials which includes the popular programs Windows Live Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Sync, and Family Safety. The Windows Live team have aimed to ensure that the... More...

Microsoft has Google in its sights with an upcoming Hotmail refresh due this Summer. Hotmail "Wave 4", as it is currently dubbed internally, will introduce a new set of features with security at the heart of... More...

Microsoft is planning to brand Windows Live Wave 4 Essentials as Windows Live Essentials 2011 when it launches later this year. The software giant is currently readying a public Windows Live Wave 4 beta which is... More...

Today, Microsoft made available a website advertising the new Windows Live Wave 4 for a short period of time. The website, found at http://windowslivepreview.com/ only contained one page, and one video has been up and... More...

Remember in December 2009 we told you Microsoft were planning a Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone? Well today we can reveal a little bit more. Today we can exclusively unveil the first official screenshots of... More...

In continuing with our previous coverage of new Wave 4 Hotmail features and screenshots, LiveSide has, once again, posted screenshots from the the M3 build. Taken from Pinnula.fr, these pictures, which are in French, show... More...

LiveSide.net (via LiveSino.net) has gotten their hands on some screenshots of the upcoming Wave 4 update of Microsoft's Hotmail webmail service. Not only did the screenshots sport the new logo that Neowin reported last week,... More...

In a video posted yesterday on The Window Blog, an unexpected refresh of the Microsoft's Hotmail logo has been outed. The new logo will sport a very Outlook-esque golden envelope and a full "Windows Live... More...

This story was Neowin's April fools day story for 2010. Neowin has learnt that Microsoft is planning full-screen advertising within its flagship Windows Live Messenger product. The latest internal build (15.3.2689.110) for Windows Live Messenger 2010... More...

Windows Live Wave 4 has leaked onto the Internet, and bundled with it comes Windows Live Messenger 2010 (version 15) beta. The UI has been modified from the previous 2009 build (version 14), with... More...

News about the next version of Microsoft's Windows Live software and services offering (codenamed Wave 4) has been leaking all over the place recently, with milestone 2 of the actual Windows Live Essentials software package... More...

Windows Live Wave 4 will include a Facebook chat style interface for Windows Live Messenger access across its web services, new screenshots leaked at LiveSide.net show. We first saw back in January that the header for... More...

The guys over at LiveSide.net have once again stumbled upon new screenshots of Windows Live Wave 4. The screenshots reveal a new look on the header themes for some of the Windows Live services,... More...

Following last week's leaks of screenshots of the upcoming Windows Live Messenger 2010 - part of the next version of Windows Live know as Wave 4 - a myriad of new screenshots of the other... More...

Development of Windows Live Wave 4 is in full swing as Microsoft prepares the next versions of its consumer software and service offerings. With Windows Live Messenger apparently having reached milestone 3, screenshots have started... More...

A new Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 Milestone 3 screenshot has leaked onto the Internet, spotted by LiveSide.net. Neowin can confirm the screenshot is genuine and looks identical to ones we have seen and... More...

My.live.com, which was previously just Live.com, was launched in late 2005 as one of the first Windows Live services. Known as the Windows Live Personalized Experience, it has been a way for users to customize... More...

Liveside is reporting that new screenshots of Windows Live Mail Wave 4 have surfaced, as well as a bunch of features that will be integrated into various products. They have also uncovered that Windows Live... More...

We promised you a look at Windows Live Messenger 2010 earlier this week when we revealed Microsoft is planning both Bing and Messenger iPhone applications next year. Thanks to an anonymous tipster we received several screenshots... More...

Late last year, Microsoft announced a rather large list of partnerships with some of the web's biggest social networks allowing Windows Live customers to share what they were doing with their network. Microsoft likes to... More...