Wave 4 is already being tested internally, and beta invites are to be sent out next month. If you're on the Windows 7 beta, you know exactly what I'm talking about: there's an extra, unnecessary, hidden window representing that you are still signed but that the program is closed.Īfter these two updates (and probably a few more for good measure), Microsoft will be able to completely focus on Windows Live Wave 4, which is widely expected to be ready by the RTM of Windows 7. My best bet would be that the "Windows 7 functionality" is referring to the annoying implementation of the Messenger icon and the Superbar. The build will not contain any new features and will focus on bug fixes and Windows 7 functionality. At this time no exact date has been announced, I expect they will release it within the next two weeks as the Windows Live team finishes up the Wave 3 releases. After speaking with a company representative, they are preparing to release a QFE (Quick Fix Engineering) patch for Windows Live Messenger.
On the Messenger front, Neowin reports that a new build will soon be released:Ī Microsoft employee recently listed a new build number of Windows Live Messenger in their personal status message. Microsoft is almost done with Wave 3 though, the company expects to roll out an updated version of Hotmail that includes built-in Messenger and POP3 support worldwide. For instance, the Weather app uses the live tiles to show quick weather information, the Mail app shows your recent emails, the Calendar app shows your upcoming appointments or. These live tiles are pretty helpful as they show information and status of apps. Even though Windows Live Wave 3 web services went final in December 2008 and the Wave 3 client applications arrived in January 2009, there are still updates coming in for both, like a slew of Hotmail improvements and products like Windows Live Calendar moving out of beta. Microsoft introduced the Live Tiles feature in the Start menu long ago in Windows 8.
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