Windows Live Messenger 2010 Leaked

Finally, a build of the Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 has been leaked! Features including the different views in Messenger (social, expanded contacts and a more familiar view of the contact list) are up and running, though features such as Facebook Chat are not. Download links on request!

March 22, 2010

Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1

Microsoft today announced service packs for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users’ hands.

March 20, 2010

First Dev title on Windows Phone 7 Programming

Microsoft Press just made this draft version of the Programming Windows Phone 7 Series ebook from Charles Petzold available as a preview download. More Details: http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2010/03/15/free-ebook-programming-windows-phone-7-series-draft-preview.aspx Direct Download Location of eBook: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/C/8/7C820C6F-C205-4ECF-B9F3-1505DD13F9BF/ProgWinPhonePreview.pdf

March 16, 2010

Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive

Microsoft Launches First IE9 Developer Preview with Support for Hardware-Accelerated HTML5. It is available for download from www.IETestDrive.com. Direct Download Link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/F/D/7FD512A8-026C-4388-B598-D763185249CF/iepreview.msi Size: 14.2MB System Requirements: Windows 7 (x86 or x64) or Windows Vista SP2 (x86 or x64). FAQs: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/info/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/Default.html

March 16, 2010