Hotmail Turns into Outlook.com - Sign Up Now for Microsoft's New Email Service

Microsoft is working quite hard from last six months and have introduced many new Software and Hardware for Windows desktop and Windows Phone users including new Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 OS, MS Visual Studio 2012, SQL Server 2012 etc. etc. but now Microsoft has rebooted and revamped its old Hotmail E-mail Service with brand new identity and domain name called "Outlook". Yes Outlook.com is the new and most advanced e-mail service introduced from Microsoft with a fresh look. The first preview of Outlook E-mail Service is available now for general users who are using Hotmail.com and Live.com Microsoft Windows ID's, users can easily Sign-Up for new Outlook E-mail Service by just one click. The new Outlook E-mail Service provide users a fresh look with Metro Style like in Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 OS with most advanced email experience and features. The new Outlook has changed everything from privacy to workflow and from advertisement placement to doc’s attachments which will help users to done things with less distraction.

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Microsoft Retiring Zune and Windows Live Branding in Windows 8

Windows users won't be able to see Zune and Windows Live service onwards from Windows 8. After releasing Windows 8 Consumer Preview Microsoft will no more supports both the Windows Live and Zune branding for applications and services. It means that the long names associated with Zune and Windows Live-based applications will not be accessible and will replaced with names that more accurately and more simply illustrate the Microsoft Service's.

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Windows Live Essentials 2011 Released - Download Now

Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011.

As we exclusively revealed earlier today, the software giant has released the final edition to the web.
The complete package comes just over a month after a beta refresh was issued on August 17. Microsoft originally released a Windows Live Essentials beta on June 24. Essentials includes the popular programs Windows Live Movie Maker, Mail, Messenger, Writer, Sync, and Family Safety. The Windows Live team has aimed to ensure that the next version of Windows Live Essentials takes advantage of Windows 7 fully. All applications now use the new ribbon UI and integrate further into Windows 7 by using Jumplists. Windows Live Sync is also included which keeps your files synchronized on the web and across multiple PCs.

Microsoft also introduced several new features for Windows Live Photo Gallery, including photo fusing to blend photos together and improved facial recognition.

Download: Windows Live Essentials 2011
Download: Windows Live Essentials 2011 Offline installer

Microsoft Security Essential Available for Small Business in October

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it will make Security Essentials, its free anti-virus software, available to small businesses in October.

The announcement is a u-turn in licensing from earlier this year. Microsoft originally insisted that the product was strictly for home use and OEMs building home retail machines. Microsoft’s change of heart means small businesses will be able to download and install the product on up to 10 PCs in early October.

Microsoft says the reason is due to a change in the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) that allows small business customers to legally download the software onto individually managed business PCs. “This new availability will allow small businesses to take advantage of Microsoft’s no-cost antimalware service that will help them save time, save money and remain productive while protecting them from viruses, spyware and other malicious threats”, wrote Microsoft’s Eric Foster in a blog posting on Wednesday.

Microsoft is currently readying a new version of Security Essentials. An early beta, released in July this year, shows that the future version will include a new protection engine and inspection system. Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is designed to work on Windows XP, Vista and 7 and protects end users against virus threats and spy ware. MSE is Microsoft’s free anti-virus and anti-spyware product that replaced Microsoft’s paid Windows Live OneCare subscription service which was withdrawn last year.