Every year or so Microsoft updates the suite of programs and Web services it calls Windows Live Essentials, and the beta version of Wave 4 is now available. You can think of Windows Live Essentials as ...

On September 30, Microsoft is expected to make available for download the final version of "Wave 4" of its Windows Live Essentials 2011 suite of Windows add-ons. A couple of enthusiast sites are ...

Microsoft today released the Wave 4 beta of Windows Live Essentials. The Essentials are Microsoft's Windows Live client applications, designed to complement both Windows itself and the company's ...

The new Windows Live Essentials beta will be available for public testing starting Thursday, according to Microsoft. A collection of free Web-oriented applications and services for Windows Vista and ...

"Today, we announced the launch of an updated version of Windows Live Family Safety," a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. "Based on customer feedback, the newest version of Family Safety features ...

Yesterday, Microsoft dropped the new Windows Live Essentials beta, adding tons of new publishing and web service options to their suite of consumer desktop applications. Here's a look what's changed ...

The beta of Microsoft's latest update of its free Windows Live Essentials line of online applications -- which Microsoft calls Wave 4 -- was recently released to reviewers and beta testers; the final ...

Microsoft today has released Windows Live Essentials 2011 for download. The updated suite includes Messenger, Photo Galley, Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Family Safety, Live Mesh, Messenger Companion, ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 over on explorer.live.com.

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 ...

Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials 2011, is ready for prime time. Microsoft announced Thursday it’s consumer focused suite of free applications, has moved from testing mode (beta) to the final ...

Microsoft's anti-trust woes shook up Windows, pulling out all those little applications that sat in the Start menu and rarely got used. Off went Windows Mail, Movie Maker, the Gallery and Messenger ...