Updates for Hotmail and Messenger, then Windows Live Wave 4

Microsoft is planning another update to the Wave 3 versions of Hotmail and Messenger. After all that is done, the beta of Wave 4 will begin, with invites being sent out next month.

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 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. On the Messenger front, Neowin reports that a new build will soon be released:

A Microsoft employee recently listed a new build number of Windows Live Messenger in their personal status message. After speaking with a company representative, they are preparing to release a QFE (Quick Fix Engineering) patch for Windows Live Messenger. 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. The build will not contain any new features and will focus on bug fixes and Windows 7 functionality. The build number announced will be 14.0.8059.0127.

My best bet would be that the "Windows 7 functionality" is referring to the annoying implementation of the Messenger icon and the Superbar. 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.

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