A new product from the busy Windows Live team is Windows Live Account at account.live.com. The Hive describes it as: "...a new control panel for your Windows Live ID (AKA Passport) account. Change ...

CNET's Martin LaMonica wrote an article yesterday about how Microsoft's Live online services "don't end at Windows Live ID will be a central part of Microsoft's strategic shift towards Live Services ...

Microsoft's Windows Live service will also become an OpenID provider, the company said Monday. With the announcement, Microsoft has put its full support behind the emerging OpenID standard. What this ...

Microsoft Tuesday expanded the capabilities of its Windows Live ID service by adding support for single sign-on for its Windows Live services and making it possible for users to sign up for an ID from ...

Next time you sign in to Active Directory at work, you just might be signing in to your Windows Live account as well. Using Windows Live ID, Microsoft plans to introduce enterprises to a single ...

Since reporting on the "FIFA hack" and related security concerns with Xbox Live and the Windows Live ID system, we've received stories, documentation and theories on how this is happening from dozens ...

Microsoft recently opened up its Windows Live ID service to third-party web developers. Windows Live ID—formerly known as Microsoft Passport—is a web-based authentication service that allows ...

In the rare case that you DO NOT sign in to Xbox.com or another website that uses Windows LIVE ID (like Hotmail) it is possible that your Windows LIVE ID expires (goes dormant.) An Xbox LIVE Gamertag ...

Microsoft is making it simpler to log into online services and apps ahead of Windows 8, which could be revealed on 20 June. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, ...

The company is releasing some APIs as part of an ongoing effort to woo support for its Windows Live hosted services, particularly from small, Web-based firms In an effort to drum up support for its ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Users can unify multiple sign-ons for Windows Live services, including e-mail, IMs, and blogs, under one ID and password, even from a mobile device Microsoft on Tuesday expanded the capabilities of ...