Get Free Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition with Party Pack By Hosting Win7 Launch Party
In a new campaign to promote Windows 7, Microsoft is giving chances to Windows 7 enthusiasts around the world to be part of Windows history by hosting a house party to mark the official launch of Windows 7.
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4.9.2009 Windows 7 Will Support Third-Party Codecs
Microsoft has offered official confirmation that Windows 7 will support third-party codecs, programs designed to make media players play nice with digital data stream or signal when it comes to encoding and decoding tasks.
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5.4.2009 Windows 7 party packs begin shipping
Several Neowin members have reported that Microsoft has begun shipping Windows 7 house party packs from their house party fulfillment centers.
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2.10.2009 Microsoft Killed AutoPatcher – No More Third Party Windows Updates
The AutoPatcher project is dead, courtesy of Microsoft. Antonis Kaladis, AutoPatcher Project Manager broke the news on August 29, revealing that Microsoft killed the initiative designed to supply offline Windows updates.
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29.8.2007 Throw a Windows 7 house party and get a free copy
Microsoft is looking for some Windows 7 fans to throw launch parties between October 22-29.
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3.9.2009 Windows 7: Build 7057 blocks third-party video codecs
Something we love about Windows 7 is that it has much better native codec support, like H.264 and AAC. But the price might be high: It looks like Windows 7 might block third-party video decoders.
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26.3.2009 Windows 7 Launch Party Packs Arrive, Time to Sit and Wait
NVIDIA’s SLI Zone member stalker1 has received his Windows 7 Launch Party pack. He also happened to post pictures of the box and it’s contents.
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8.10.2009 Violating Microsoft, Selling Windows 7 Ultimate Party Pack Edition On Ebay
Looks like some of the hosts for the Microsoft Windows 7 Launch Party aren’t as happy with the signature edition of Windows 7 Ultimate. One of the hosts happens to be selling it on Ebay.
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8.10.2009 Third-party Microsoft patches could get new life
It has been nearly three years since Microsoft moved to a monthly patch release schedule as a way to rein in some of the chaos that had begun to engulf its vulnerability reporting and repair efforts.
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1.8.2006 Microsoft third-party licensing and activation server set to RTM
In July, Microsoft announced its intentions to deliver a number of licensing technologies to third-party vendors interesting in deploying Microsoft-like activation and licensing in their products.
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3.9.2007 Global Windows 7 Launch Party, host one get Windows 7 free
Be Part of Windows History, Host a Windows 7 Launch Party Apply online to host a Launch Party.
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6.9.2009 Windows Live Mail M6 is here
They are currently putting up the new login page at mail.live.com, but you can log in via hotmail.com as usual.
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16.5.2006 Windows Live Mail M9
As we were expected, Windows Live Mail was upgraded to M9 (Milestone 9) last night.
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24.1.2007 Windows Live Mail Beta Refreshed
Microsoft on Wednesday began rolling out Milestone 4 of its new Windows Live Mail beta, formerly known by the code-name Kahuna. The update adds support for Web browsers beyond IE6 and implements a number of new features such as spell checking and resizable window panes.
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1.12.2005 E-Mail About Windows Live Messenger Really A Trojan
Helsinki-based F-Secure told users to ignore instant messages with the subject head "MSN Messenger 8 Working BETA" that go on to claim that "Messenger 8 BETA has been leaked!"
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28.12.2005 Sneak into the Windows Live Mail Beta
Just before the end of 2005, a simple trick was discovered that turns your Hotmail into the Windows Live Mail Beta without the need of an official invitation. The "exploit", which allows almost everyone to actually test and use Microsoft's nextgen e-mail service, has been posted all over the web and has still not been fixed yet.
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5.1.2006 Windows Live Mail M6 Coming Soon
The Live Mail Team gave us a pretty extensive update for Windows Live Mail as they near releasing Milestone 6 (M6) to Beta Testers.
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6.5.2006 Sign up for Windows Live Mail Beta
Fast and simple e-mail that makes it easy to read, send and organize your messages. The ?beta? part means it?s a work in progress, so we need your input to make sure it?s built right.
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6.5.2006 New Windows Live E-mail addresses Coming Soon!
After months of wait and an endless loop of questions to Microsoft, the company finally decided what e-mail addresses it will use for future Windows Live ID accounts.
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15.6.2006 The Future of Windows Live Mail Desktop
There hasn't been much news on Windows Live Mail desktop since 2006, with a minor update being released in February.
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13.3.2007 E-mail, photo programs stripped from Windows 7
Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista, CNET News.com has learned.
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23.9.2008 Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta Released
Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it has released the Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta to select beta testers and partners.
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30.3.2006 Microsoft Refreshes Windows Live Mail Beta
Windows Live Mail, the successor to Hotmail currently in limited beta testing, was given a facelift Tuesday in what Microsoft calls the "M6" release of the service. Notable additions include support for Firefox, mail signatures and vastly improved performance.
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17.5.2006 New Windows Live Mail Desktop Feature Revealed
Using their usual "More Than Mail" blog, the Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta team revealed yet another feature of it, along with a screenshot of a recent build.
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3.6.2006 New Build of Windows Live Mail Desktop Released
In this new build you’ll see some major improvements! Right off the bat,
the most noticeable change will likely be the updates we’ve made to our User
Interface.
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18.8.2006 Windows Live Mail Desktop Build 1172
The Windows Live Mail Desktop team has just announced yet another refresh of the increasingly popular mail reading application. This is the first refresh in over a month, and brings an outstanding number of improvements.
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17.11.2006 Windows Mail bug may expose Vista users
A possible security vulnerability in Windows Mail could let attackers run applications on PCs running Vista.
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24.3.2007 Open Beta Invitation for Windows Live Mail Desktop
We’ve finally done it! Our ‘little’ project to bring you the next generation consumer mail application is going massively public. As of today (actually we slipped it out quietly last week or so) we are instituting a hassle-free sign up for the Mail Desktop beta.
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27.7.2006 Fake Windows patch e-mail leads to Trojan horse attack
Messages insisting that users install a just-released Microsoft Corp. security update are bogus and actually lead to a site that plants malicious code on PCs, several security companies warned today.
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28.6.2007 Who's reading your mail?
Almost 450,000 requests were made to monitor people’s telephone calls, e-mails and post by secret agencies and other authorised bodies in just over a year, the spying watchdog said yesterday.
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21.2.2007AOL Web Mail gets updated
This morning, AOL launched its latest version of Web Mail, which gives users the ability to tailor their Web Mail window with gadgets from the myAOL
Gallery, and integrate their mailboxes with third-party mail services like Yahoo and Gmail. Additionally, the
AOL Mail Synchronization feature that has been in beta testing since November has been added to the completed feature list.
Rounding out today's update is the ability for users to skin their AOL Web Mail page, similar to Windows Live Home and iGoogle...
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22.01.2009Microsoft begins confirming Windows 7 launch parties
Microsoft has begun confirming Windows 7 launch parties for hosts across the world. Neowin reported earlier this month that Microsoft is planning to
offer copies of Windows 7 and party materials to those willing to hold launch parties in various countries across the world. Lucky hosts will receive
a special "Signature Edition" of Windows 7 Ultimate and a Windows 7 Party Pack which includes balloons, a must for every party. If that isn't
enough then there's a lame party video that teaches you some "party tips". It reminds us of the Microsoft Songsmith marketing video. So did you
get confirmed and if so where are you holding your party?
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22.09.2009Windows 7 party packs begin shipping
Several Neowin members have reported that Microsoft has begun shipping Windows 7 house party packs from their house party fulfillment centers. In an
email to house party organisers Microsoft confirms that a 4LB package is on its way. Lucky blogger, Ian Cortina, wrote to Microsoft to complain the
Caribbean region was not included in the promotion and received a complimentary US pack a little early. According to Ars Technica this was because the
blogger emailed Steve Ballmer directly. Included in the pack was the following: Windows 7 tote bagsWindows 7 branded napkinsPuzzle PackWindows 7
Playing CardsColour PosterWindows 7 Signature Edition All Windows 7 party hosts are expected to receive their packs by October 10.
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02.10.2009Microsoft: Throw a Windows 7 house party and get a free copy
Microsoft is looking for some Windows 7 fans to throw launch parties between October 22-29. You can apply for the competition and if selected
you'll not only receive a special "Signature Edition" of Windows 7 Ultimate but your very own Windows 7 Party Pack - woo! Microsoft wants you to
hold parties in the following countries:AustraliaItalyCanadaJapanMexicoFranceSpainGermanyUSAHong KongUKIndia If you're interested in throwing a
party then apply now as spaces are limited. Microsoft will let lucky winners know on or around September 17. Good luck!
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03.09.2009Live Mail Desktop Makes Beta
Debut
Microsoft has begun a limited
beta test of its upcoming
Windows Live Mail Desktop,
BetaNews has learned. The
offering is intended to
provide users of Windows Live
Mail and Hotmail with
client-side access to e-mail
services. Such a feature was
previously only available to
paid subscribers...
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30.03.2006Windows Live rooted in MSN's
past
Is Windows Live just
another name for
MSN?
Of
the eight or so services that
Microsoft showed off Tuesday
at the launch of Windows Live,
its new Web-based consumer
tools, the vast majority are
reincarnations of products
that the company had either
released or tested under the
MSN
brand.
"A
lot of the Windows Live
services are things that had
already been in development by
MSN," Directions on Microsoft
analyst Matt Rosoff said.
The main Live.com
Web page is similar to the
Start.com page that has been
in testing since earlier this
year. Windows Live Mail is a
long-planned update to Hotmail
designed to make the service
more like desktop e-mail
software. Other existing
products, like Microsoft's
MSN Spaces and its OneCare
security service, are also
joining the Windows Live
party...
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04.11.2005The Future of Windows Live Mail Desktop
There hasn't been much news
on Windows Live Mail desktop
since 2006, with a minor
update being released in
February. With most Windows
Live watchers expecting a v1
release at the beginning of
the year, many are wondering
what is happening to the
product. Dare Obasanjo even
joked at a rename to Outlook
Express Live.
It seems to be that
Microsoft is rethinking its
mail client strategy, with the
belief that two distinct free
mail clients for Windows Vista
(Windows Mail and Windows Live
Mail desktop) is not the way
to move forward.
Instead, Mail
desktop will evolve to become
an enhanced Windows Mail
client, which when installed
will replace Vista's Windows
Mail. For those familiar with
Mail desktop there will not be
a huge change however for
those using Windows Mail they
will benefit from the
integration of Live services.
While the
name and details of the new
product are unconfirmed,
hopefully we should soon see a
beta of Windows Live Mail for
Vista.
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13.03.2007Chrome masks as Safari to fool Windows Live Mail
According to Google's Chrome Releases blog, Chrome-users no longer need to go out of their way to make Windows Live Mail/Hotmail work. In
addition to providing important security updates, Google's most recent version of Chrome--1.0.154.46--makes it easy for followers to use Windows
Live Mail. For some reason, Windows Live Mail does not work properly on Chrome, unless it thinks it is some other browser, such as Apple's Safari.
Previously, Chrome-users who had wanted to be able to use Windows Live Mail would have to switch the user-agent manually, but now the browser will
identify itself properly as "Chrome" for most normal sites but as "Safari" for URLs ending with mail.live.com.
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01.02.2009Microsoft Upgrades Windows Live Mail
Although it has still yet to
replace the aging Hotmail
system, Microsoft's new,
AJAX-enabled Windows Live Mail
service received a minor
upgrade yesterday, reaching
Milestone 9. The M9 version of
Live Mail brings a number of
new features, including full
compatibility with Firefox
2.0...
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24.01.2007Critical Symantec flaws threaten Exchange e-mail
There are currently a number of "highly critical" unpatched security flaws in Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange versions 4.x, 5.x, and
6.x, according to Secunia.
In an advisory published on Monday,
Secunia warned that companies could suffer remote systems access and denial of service due to unpatched parsing vulnerabilities
in Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange, caused by third-party file viewers.
"Multiple vulnerabilities have been
discovered in Symantec Mail Security for Exchange, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (denial of service) and compromise a
vulnerable system," the advisory, SA27429, stated. "The vulnerabilities are caused due to various errors within certain third-party file viewers and
can be exploited to cause buffer overflows when a specially crafted file is checked."
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31.10.2007Microsoft Building New Free
Mail Client
Internet Explorer isn't the
only application to enjoy a
resurgence in Windows Vista --
Microsoft is readying a new
desktop e-mail client that
will be integrated into
Windows Live and eventually
replace Outlook Express.
Dubbed Windows Live Mail
Desktop, the product is
currently in beta testing...
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11.03.2006Vista Vulnerable to Malware
from 2004?
It looks as though the present
incarnation of Vista could
still be susceptible to
malware that was written in
2004. It appears that using
any 3rd party or web based
e-mail other than Windows Mail
Client could put you at risk.
At least three
well-known Internet
worms--labelled Stratio-Zip,
Netsky-D and MyDoom-O by
Sophos--are able to execute on
the OS, according Sophos.
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04.12.2006Pirate Party predicted to gain seat in EU elections
According to an article by TorrentFreak, Sweden's Pirate Party seems all set to gain a seat in the EU Parliament, according to polls in Swedish
newspaper DN.se. The Pirate Party has received significant attention since the Pirate Bay Trial. The party is predicted to gain 5.1% of all votes in
the EU elections, which are taking place this June. Should they gain that, they would be guaranteed a seat in the EU Parliament. The party has over
41,750 members, and will soon be the third largest political party in Sweden. The Young Pirate youth organisation, associated with the Pirate Party,
is currently Sweden's largest youth organisation, based on the amount of members it has.
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01.05.2009Microsoft Opens New Mail
Client Beta
Microsoft has opened up the
beta program for its new
advertising supported e-mail
client that integrates with
the company's Windows Live
initiative. All users can now
sign up to test Windows Live
Mail Desktop without needing
an invitation...
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28.07.2006Third-party Updates Not Enough to Plug Hole in Windows Shell
It's another humbling admission that would have been distinctly uncharacteristic of Microsoft just years ago. But this morning, the company's
security response communications manager, Bill Sisk, told customers on the MSRC blog that recent "third-party" efforts to plug a potentially
serious vulnerability between Internet Explorer 7 and Windows XP can't go far enough to solve the underlying problem...
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26.10.20073rd Party Patches Critical Windows Flaw
Not content to wait for
Microsoft to remedy the issue,
independent security firm eEye
released a temporary patch for
a critical flaw affecting
Windows that can lead to a
crash-restart-crash loop. But
Microsoft does not recommend
such third-party patches...
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31.03.2007Man wins right to sell Windows 7 party pack on eBay
Whilst we don't agree with people picking up party packs and then selling them, this story is rather unique. Neowin member Matthew Elder decided
to list his Windows 7 party pack on eBay and profit from a freeby by selling it on. Initially his auction was taken down after a claim by Microsoft
for "unauthorized distribution of Microsoft Software". Elder wasn't happy with the decision and fired off a reply to the rights holder,
Microsoft's NetSafe team - he received the following reply: "It appears that this auction was reported to eBay because the software that was
being offered is not licensed for retail distribution.
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16.10.2009New Microsoft E-Mail Client
Gets Ads
Microsoft is embedding
advertising in its new e-mail
client software known as
Windows Live Mail Desktop, the
company disclosed late Friday.
The feature, known as Active
Search, will display text
links based on a message's
content, much like Google does
with its Gmail service on the
Web...
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06.06.2006Windows Live Mail sign-in UI
Updated
The sign-in site for Windows
Live Mail has been updated to
the new Live ID
interface.
As
Trevin stated on his blog, in
order to see the new
interface, you must be a Live
Mail user and sign in through
mail.live.com instead of
hotmail.com. This sign-in site
is also compatible with the
Windows Live Sign-in
Assistant.
Also, I just found out that
@live.com e-mail addresses are
coming. If you go to
ideas.live.com, and scroll
down to Windows Live Mail
Desktop Beta, click Get
Updates, and it mentions on
the following page, "You'll
need an MSN, MSN Hotmail,
Live.com e-mail address to use
this service."
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03.06.2006Pirate Party wins seat in European parliament
Elections for the European Parliament were held in most European countries today, and, as many expected, Sweden's Piratpartiet, or Pirate Party,
has won a seat with over 7% of the vote, according to The Local. Many people associate the Pirate Party with file-sharing, but their aims are wider.
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