Windows Search 4.0 will begin automatic updates using Windows Update within the next week or so to Windows Vista, but will be an optional update for Windows XP users. The new version will update the indexes, Search will release most of the requested resources and slow down the indexing process as soon as it detects mouse or keyboard activity, or when...

Starting this morning, more and more users started seeing prompts on their home pages inviting them to switch over and try out the new Facebook. We're also really happy to say that anyone can try out the new site now by visiting http://www.new.facebook.com . Over the past six months, 100,000 of you have offered to help improve the user experience...

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 will be automatically downloaded to Windows Home Servers through Windows Update if Automatic Updates is enabled on your home server or you choose “Update Now…” from the Settings tab of your Windows Home Server Console. If you want to install Power Pack 1 before it is available on Windows Update, you can download this...

Unlike certain technology reporters from, say, major national newspapers, I'll actually deliver meaningful reviews of the Apple iPhone 3G, iPhone Software 2.0, and MobileMe service after actually using them for reasonable amounts of time and interacting with them via Windows, the operating system that's used by most of Apple's customers...

Hello Windows Essential Business Server Beta participants, We are pleased to announce the availability of the RC1 release of Windows Essential Business Server. We look forward to your participation in the Windows Essential Business Server connect program and are really excited to receive your feedback on this release. The team is looking for confirmation...

The July Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 is now available for download . This is the 2nd CTP and like the first this one has a lot of new features and improvements. In addition to the list below you can see some of the features in the Welcome Letter and a complete list in the Whats New? document. 1. New...

After a great tip from one of our readers in our first Mesh tutorial , it appears as though the Live Mesh mobile portal has now also been opened up to the public. Available at http://m.mesh.com , the website provides access to the basic functionality of Live Mesh through the browser, albeit without the ability to automatically synchronise folders that...

It's official! We're releasing an update to the desktop products MapPoint 2009 (Desktop Business Intelligence Mapping and Analysis Tool) and Streets & Trips 2009 (Desktop Consumer Trip Planning). Contrary to the release of MapPoint 2006, there are quite a few more features and a whole new interface. MapPoint 2009 will be available September...