Microsoft Expands Xbox Live to Windows
525657
Microsoft continued to build on the success of its Xbox platform by extending its popular Live gaming platform to Windows PCs. The service is set to debut on May 8, and will connect gamers on both platforms together.
696541
New beta of blogging tool Windows Live Writer joins updates to Microsoft's Windows Live instant messaging and e-mail apps.
260450
Microsoft is expanding its indemnification program for Windows and other software products in order to shield users from legal claims and patent disputes.
109245
Microsoft has responded to intermittent Xbox LIVE issues that started shortly after Christmas.
231075
We are born to be a Live... Microsoft is beta testing two new features of Windows Live - its effort at delivering software as a service over the web.â¦
372914
Blog: Today, Microsoft released a new version of their Windows Live Mobile Search application.
495572
October 14, 2004 - Microsoft is set to release its Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox mid-November. The device will allow you to view recorded and downloaded media content stored on your PC via your Xbox.
635771
Microsoft on Tuesday expanded the capabilities of its Windows Live ID service by adding support for single sign-on for its Windows Live services and making it possible for users to sign up for an ID from a mobile device.Microsoft executives posted the updates to Windows Live on separate blog entries. Windows Live ID is the gateway to Microsoft&#39;s Windows Live services, which include e-mail, instant messaging, blog hosting, and security.Users with multiple sign-ons for various Windows Live services can now unify them through one ID and password, according to a blog entry from Jeff Steinbok, a member of Microsoft&#39;s Live Spaces development team (sign-in required). To set this up, users can go to the Windows Live account site and look for the section called Linked Windows Live IDs. A user can add IDs to a single &quot;linked&quot; ID and password so that they need to sign in only once to use various Windows Live services.Microsoft also is giving users the ability to sign up for a Windows Live ID from mobile devices, according to a Windows Live Spaces blog post by Phil Holden, director of online services (sign-in required). In his post, he wrote that Microsoft designed to work with built-in mobile phone browsers and users only need a data plan from a mobile carrier to get started.To sign up for a Windows Live ID from a mobile phone, users have two options they can use directly from their mobile browser, according to Holden. They can go directly to the Windows Live account-creation site or go to mobile.live.com&#160;and find a Windows Live service, such as Hotmail, and select &quot;Get a Windows Live ID.&quot;Microsoft is trying to make its Windows Live services more appealing and widely accessible to users as it competes with Google and Yahoo to provide Web-based services to businesses and consumers. On Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer emphasized how mobile devices are key to Microsoft&#39;s services strategy, in comments made during a keynote at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment conference in San Francisco. Overall, Microsoft hopes its online services will fuel its strategy to earn more revenue through online advertising linked to those services.
557560
Microsoft Corp. is expanding its local, photo-based search service into the United Kingdom, and adding traffic information for the U.S. service.
70820
Plus: Microsoft to release three versions of Xbox 2. [News.com Extra]
456299
Microsoft Corp.  is making a renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, a personal computer designed for viewing movies, listening to music and scrolling through digital pictures.
86361
Microsoft announced a deal to distribute films from the Walt Disney Company on Microsoftâs Xbox Live Internet service and outlined a broader array of games.
102347
Microsoft Corp.  on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding features such as instant messaging and high-definition television to a personal computer designed for the living room.
32089
Microsoft began offering access to hundreds of television programs and movies through the Xbox Live service Wednesday in both high- and standard-definition. Downloads would range in price from 160 to 480 Microsoft points.
627390
The growing threat of hackers and viruses has prompted Microsoft to roll out a billion- dollar upgrade of its Windows computer operating system to strengthen security.
81961
Free Silver membership of Microsoft's Games for Windows Live includes some online play; Gold includes cross-platform play.
118791
Microsoft announces an updated version of its Xbox 360 for Europe, designed to display high definition video.