Hotmail users and newbies are flocking in droves to Outlook.com, Microsoft’s latest Webmail overhaul that will eventually replace Hotmail. Less than 24 hours after Microsoft rolled out Outlook.com, ...

Microsoft is inviting Outlook.com users to test its new user experience, promising faster performance, new 'smart inbox' features, and enhanced emoji and GIF support, with more improvements to come.

Microsoft will block .msix and .msixbundle attachments in Outlook starting in November 2026 after repeated malware abuse.

Back in June, there were leaks about an alleged new Microsoft mail client — “Newmail” — something LiveSide.net described as a Metro-style Hotmail.” Today, Microsoft took the wraps off a preview ...

Even as almost everything else in technology changes at breakneck speeds, e-mail continues to stay relatively constant. Sure, Google changed the game when it introduced Gmail in 2004, but most of the ...

It's official: Outlook.com will fully replace Hotmail as Microsoft's webmail service. The company will begin to auto-update accounts, and hopes they will be fully migrated from Hotmail to Outlook.com ...

Microsoft is about to introduce new security requirements that will mean users of Outlook.com will no longer be able to access their Gmail inboxes. Starting June 30, if you want to use Outlook to ...

Back in June, there were leaks about an alleged new Microsoft mail client -- "Newmail"-- something LiveSide.net described as a Metro-style Hotmail." On July 31, Microsoft took the wraps off a preview ...

Microsoft’s Outlook.com isn’t anywhere near as tweakable as Gmail, but one great thing Outlook.com does offer is email aliases—multiple, independent email addresses belonging to a single account. Why ...

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