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• Sony, Toshiba, and others to pre-install OneCare trials on new computers

  Microsoft has announced deals with a number of computer hardware manufacturers to pre-install Windows Live OneCare on new computers, including Sony Corporation of America and Toshiba Asia Pacific. Consumers in more than 12 countries can now better protect... Posted Jul 29 2008, 06:12 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare

• OneCare v 2.5 Final released to production: Available now

  OneCare version 2.5, which went into public beta in early April , has just been released into production, and is available now by download at www.onecare.live.com .  While the newest build (2.5.2900.3) won’t show much if anything in the way of new... Posted Jul 02 2008, 09:16 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare, Featured, Equipt

• Microsoft Launches Consumer Subscription Offering That Combines Microsoft Office And Windows Live OneCare: Microsoft Equipt, Initially Known As Albany

  Remember Albany Beta ? Well, it has been renamed to Equipt and is released today ! REDMOND, Wash. — July 2, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Microsoft Equipt, an all-in-one security and productivity software subscription service for consumers. In... Posted Jul 02 2008, 07:00 PM by Sunshine with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Messenger, Office Live, OneCare, Photo Gallery, Mail, Office Live Workspace, Equipt

• Get Windows Live OneCare 2.0 for free from Amazon.com

  While we don't usually do these kind of late-night TV infomercials, this one should be of interest to a few of you. Amazon.com is currently running a $30 rebate on Windows Live OneCare 2.0, which means after rebate you get it for free. Its US-only... Posted May 07 2008, 11:40 PM by Chris with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare

• Albany Beta launches today, what is it?

  Microsoft launches Albany Beta today , but what is it? The name reveals nothing. “Albany” is the codename for a new all-in-one subscription service of essential software and services for consumers. It consists of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007... Posted Apr 18 2008, 06:21 PM by Sunshine with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Messenger, Office Live, OneCare, Photo Gallery, Mail, Beta, Office Live Workspace

• Windows Live OneCare for Server private beta started

  Paul Thurrott got word from Microsoft that Windows Live OneCare for Server has gone into private beta : Last month, Microsoft highlighted its Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Live OneCare for Server, upcoming solutions aimed at providing increased... Posted Apr 09 2008, 01:47 PM by Sunshine with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare, Beta, Server

• Windows Live OneCare 2.5 enters public beta

  OneCare, the anti-virus/tune-up/back-up all in one program, has just opened up a public beta of version 2.5 (current released version is 2.0.2500.22, on my machine, anyway).  Anyone can go to Microsoft Connect and sign up and try the new beta, you... Posted Apr 02 2008, 06:12 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare, Beta

• Microsoft launches OneCare 2.0 - or does it?

  Microsoft announced in a press release on Wednessday night the release of OneCare 2.0, the latest version of the Anti-Virus/backup/computer maintenance offering from Windows Live. Only now it's Thursday night and http://onecare.live.com is still offering... Posted Nov 16 2007, 07:03 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare

• Windows Live OneCare 2.0 launches

  Today marks the launch of Windows Live OneCare 2.0 , Microsoft's 2nd revision of its all-in-one home computer management offering, combining anti-virus, firewall, spyware protection and backup software all into the same application. So what's... Posted Nov 15 2007, 07:18 AM by Chris with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, OneCare

• OneCare 2.0 Final - coming soon

  Looks like OneCare 2.0 could be going gold very soon. As well as it showing up on Amazon.com with a retail release date of next week, an email sent to OneCare users tonight suggests that a web release will be even sooner than that. On top of that, the... Posted Nov 15 2007, 12:53 AM by Chris with | with no comments Filed under: Windows Live, OneCare, Beta

• Get ready for a new Live.com - Windows Live Home

  At a briefing given to Japanese press about Windows Live, Tetuya Onoda (Windows Live Director) held up a nice big picture of the new Windows Live Homepage that looks set to replace the existing personalised Live.com page. Posted Aug 08 2007, 06:29 AM by Chris with | with 64 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Spaces, OneCare, Calendar, Skydrive, Folders, Events, Featured, Windows Live Home

• Windows Live OneCare 2.0 beta - A more detailed look

  With the launch of Windows Live OneCare 2.0 beta this week, we thought it was worth going through the program in some more detail to do it justice. It is more than a simple anti-virus program, providing both backup and home network support as well. Here's a quick review showing why you should give it a try. Posted Jul 16 2007, 09:32 PM by Chris with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare, Featured, Beta

• Windows Live OneCare 2.0 goes into public beta

  After the earlier signs that the OneCare 2.0 beta was about to get started , its finally available for the public to test. You'll need to fill in your email address and country to get the download, which has the following new features: Multi PC management... Posted Jul 11 2007, 08:38 PM by Chris with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare, Beta

• Windows Live OneCare 2.0 beta almost here

  In an email sent to Windows Live OneCare testers, Microsoft confirmed the imminent start of the OneCare 2.0 beta program. Designated as a "pre-premiere", OneCare 2.0 will not be available as a public beta initially. New features we should be seeing include... Posted Jul 04 2007, 03:00 PM by Chris with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: OneCare, Storage, Folders

• Windows Live OneCare 1.6 released

  After discussion last week that Windows Live OneCare 1.6 had been released, it is now available to all users from onecare.live.com. Users already running OneCare will be upgraded over the next few weeks, however you may prefer not to wait. Click through for the new features. Posted Jun 02 2007, 02:40 PM by Chris with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, OneCare