Hotmail update coming this week

C|Net | at | by Mike

Microsoft's downloadable Windows Live tools all got an update last week, but the "Wave 3" enhancements to its online services will take longer to crest.

The online tools, things such as Windows Live Skydrive, Windows Live Spaces, and so forth will all get updates in the coming weeks, though general manager Brian Hall declined to offer a specific timeline in an interview earlier Monday.

The new Windows Live Messenger beta lets you use a short video as your display picture, as well as change your display picture to match the emoticon you type. He did let slip that Windows Live Hotmail will be the first of the services to get an update--sometime this week.