<p>Inspired by the company's Outlook.com webmail service, Microsoft's Windows 8.1 operating system update will include a default email app that is designed with tablet users in mind.</p><p>A new Mail app awaits Windows 8.1 users when it is released on 17 October in the US, one that "is optimised for mobile devices, built for touch", wrote Dawn Martynuik, director of Outlook.com product marketing in a blog post. She added that one of Outlook.com's most popular features, Sweep, "is coming to the Mail app exclusively for people with an Outlook.com email account".Time-saving feature</p><p>Sweep is a time-saving option that automates common email tasks and allows users to organise their inboxes. By invoking Sweep, users can move or delete all emails from a certain sender in one fell swoop. Users can optionally set Sweep rules for future emails or schedule the deletion of emails from certain senders after 30, 60 or 90 days.</p><p>Other Outlook.com integrations include automatic replies and newsletter and social update categories that automatically organise emails fitting those criteria into separate views, further uncluttering the main inbox.</p><p><a href="http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/microsoft-outlook-128839">Keep reading...</a></p>