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The Wave 3 version of Hotmail just keeps on getting better and better. Talk of Web Messenger being integrated into Windows Live Hotmail has been getting louder and louder for months. Finally though, ...

It's rare for Microsoft products to invoke a pleasant sense of nostalgia, but MSN Messenger is a piece of software that does. The instant messaging software has been long dead, with Microsoft pulling ...

Hotmail and Messenger -- both free tools from Microsoft -- usually work well at what they do, namely offering easy online communications. However, sometimes the tools close or crash unexpectedly.

"This morning, MSN customers began experiencing issues accessing various services, such as Messenger (and) Hotmail," a Microsoft representative said. "Microsoft is currently determining the cause and ...

Microsoft on Thursday said that one-third of MSN Messenger customers were continuing to experience sporadic access problems and disappearing "buddy lists." However, the service appeared to go down ...

Is there an emoticon to express your sentiment at the unveiling of a new version of an instant messaging product? If none pop to mind, check again. With the launch of the public preview of MSN ...

Does anyone here know how Hotmail interacts with XP's Windows Messenger? Messenger (which I disabled from my load using msconfig) loads everytime I visit hotmail; I've just been quitting it after I ...

The MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a seventh day Monday, with many users of the free service complaining of inaccessible accounts, despite Microsoft's claims that most had been restored. MSN ...

The MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a seventh day Monday, with many users of the free service complaining of inaccessible accounts, despite Microsoft's claims most had been restored. MSN ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s MSN Messenger, or Windows Live Messenger as it’s now known, ...

No more winks, nudges, or shoddy modem connections cutting into your emoticon battles with your best friend (everyone did that, right?): Microsoft's MSN Messenger will officially be signing off Oct.