Windows 7 has moved many tools out of the OS and into a free download. How do they measure up? Let me say at the outset: I never liked Outlook Express. Never. The feature difference between Outlook ...

Although Microsoft announced the beta for its new-and-improved Windows Live services on December 2, it took Redmond a few more weeks to make good on that announcement. As of yesterday, the beta was ...

Microsoft released Windows Live Essentials 2011, a set of free downloadable applications tied to Windows 7 and Windows Vista that the company said would allow users to organize their e-mail, ...

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Microsoft has updated some of the applications in Windows Live Essentials to slightly new builds. You can go ahead and download the updated suite now.<BR><BR><a href ...

Microsoft has begun sharing more information on Windows Live Essentials Wave 4. In addition to Messenger, the company is now previewing Mail, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, and Sync.

With the launch of its first formal reseller program for Google Apps Premier Edition, Google is now battling Microsoft directly in the channel with a full cloud computing productivity suite. Here's a ...