Nov 27, 2007 5 am
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Windows Live Messenger 9.0 will feature SPIM, a new security feature that reports users who send unsolicited messages
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 Messenger 9.0, which was released to some private beta testers on Tuesday.
The problem with SPIM is that it’s annoying and, at worst, dangerous. The tricky part is that the hacker may have obtained someone’s IM account details, so it appears that a genuine contact is sending the messages. After compiling a list of IM contacts, hackers try to trick users into clicking links. Those links can often launch an unwanted installation of spyware or other malware via a browser vulnerability or other security hole.
Other new features might be in version 9.0 include:
- Animated .GIF files can be used in the display photo area.
- Allows users to associate a specific sound with an action performed by one of their contacts.
- URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) can be clicked on in the status area
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Nov 22, 2007 1 am
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Microsoft sends out Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta invites
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 being run from Microsoft Connect as a private beta, meaning that, for the moment at least, unless you receive an invite, you won’t be able to participate.
For the moment it looks like most previous Windows Live testers are getting invites, so stay tuned to your inbox. With such a popular beta like this, you better sign up quick.
So what’s new? While the goodies aren’t yet available, we’ve heard about Multiple Points Of Presence (MPOP) support, which allows you to sign in from multiple devices, ie be online at two places at once.
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Nov 7, 2007 6 am
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@live.com Email registration is officially opened and a new live suite launched.
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Windows Live received a comprehensive, Google-like, update to attract more Windows users and convince them to take some of their online activities to Microsoft’s servers. Microsoft itself calls the new Windows Live a “free and fun upgrade for the online and Windows experiences” and promises that the new services “simplify” the digital lives of Windows users. The company claims that more than 400 million users worldwide are using Windows Live already.
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Oct 2, 2007 2 pm
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Microsoft’s move hopes to leverage the success of their Office client software to drive users to a new online collaboration site dubbed Office Live Workspace.
To that end, the company will give registered users 250 MB of storage space, which can be used to store documents “in the cloud” or even “host” them for comments by other users equipped with just a web browser. However, and this is important: you cannot create new Office documents with this feature nor can you edit documents beyond adding comments without having a copy of Microsoft Office installed locally.
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Oct 1, 2007 11 am
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The company is readying a rival to Google’s Documents and Spreadsheets
The software maker is announcing Office Live Workspace, a free online tool for viewing, sharing and storing–but not editing–Office documents online. (It’s existing Office Live efforts will be rebranded as Office Live Small Business.) It’s not quite ready–starting Monday customers will be able to put in their name to be part of a beta testing program expected to begin later this year.
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Sep 22, 2007 8 am
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A Microsoft employee has posted details about planned changes to Microsoft’s Live Search, ahead of an event next week where the company was slated to unveil the changes to reporters.
The changes to the search product, which were demonstrated at Microsoft’s companywide meeting earlier this month, include improvements in several specific types of search queries, notably in video search and in searches for products.
You can preview videos online by moving your mouse over any video and it will play a preview of the video right away no delays! Isn’t this amazing, at least now you can preview the video before really going and trying to view it, and make sure this is the one you want.
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Sep 22, 2007 8 am
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Users for years have been lamenting the fact that Hotmail was only available as an http protocol, and did not offer POP access. Well that’s now changed for Hotmail Plus users, and plans are in the works for making POP access available to all Hotmail users for free.
Starting this week Hotmail Plus users ($19.95 a year) will be able to use POP access from any device. In the interest of transparency though I want to be clear that we have plans to offer POP to all users (all premium and free) but we aren’t ready to do that yet.
If you do take advantage of this premium feature and sign up for Hotmail plus you’ll also get an ad-free experience, more storage, larger attachment support, and a non expiring account.
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