How to fix Gmail sync problems in Outlook 2013

Regular readers know that I’m less than fond of Microsoft Outlook, which I consider a bloated, confusing, often buggy program. But I’m sort of stuck with it, and I’ll admit I was pleasantly surprised by the various improvements in Outlook 2013. However, there appears to be a bug in the way…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 7:00 pm

Is Microsoft recycling old Outlook.com and Windows Live email accounts?

Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote about how Yahoo was recycling old email addresses and IDs and how some people who took over old accounts were receiving messages aimed at the previous owners. Considering the implications of this I would have thought that it was an isolated policy…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft Adds Outlook.com-Inspired Email App To Windows 8.1

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. A new Mail app awaits Windows 8.1 users when it is released on 17 October in the US, one that "is optimised for Sweep is…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 7:00 pm

Get link previews right inside Gmail with iFramely for Chrome

If you’re tired of jumping away from your Gmail inbox every time you click a link to a Flickr page, YouTube video, or even just a Web page, check out iFramely. This Chrome extension embeds Web content right inside your Gmail email messages so you can view it without having…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 7:00 pm

How the NSA might use Hotmail, Yahoo or other cookies to identify Tor users

An image taken from documents former NSA contractor Edward Snowden provided to The Guardian newspaper. One of the more intriguing revelations in the most recent leak of NSA documents is the prospect that the spy agency is using browser cookies from Yahoo, Hotmail or the Google-owned DoubleClick ad network to…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft recycle les comptes Outlook et Hotmail inactifs

PC World et le site neerlandais Webwereld sont parvenus a glaner quelques informations au sujet du recyclage des comptes Outlook et Hotmail inactifs aupres de Microsoft. Selon eux, les adresses email inutilisees durant un total de 270 jours sont automatiquement supprimees et remises sur le marche. Depuis quand ne vous etes-vous…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 2:00 pm

Eight investment banks embrace Markit viral messaging revolution

However, it is also expected to put pressure on Bloomberg, the U.S. financial data provider, whose distinctive, secure but expensive black terminals dominate chat around the world’s financial markets. Embedding it on the Bloomberg terminal has played a key role in the U.S. group’s rise in the last 20 years…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 9:00 am

Mobile Messaging App Line Bags 10M Users In India, Readies Bollywood …

Mobile messaging app Line, which has been on a marketing push in India, has added 10 million Indian users to its registered users count in around three months, as it prepares to kick off a Bollywood actress-backed TV ad campaign in the country. Since officially launching in India, Line said Line…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 9:00 am

Hotmail und Co.: Microsoft vergibt inaktive Benutzerkonten neu

Unter ueberwiegend skeptischem Medienecho hatte Yahoo diesen Sommer begonnen, inaktive Benutzerkonten neu zu vergeben. Nun ist bekannt geworden, dass Konkurrent Microsoft bei seinen Online-Diensten aehnlich vorgeht – das berichtet unter anderem "PCWorld". Dem Tech-Portal zufolge recycelt Microsoft Hotmail-, Windows-Live- und Outlook.com-Accounts, ohne dies in seiner Dienstleistungsvereinbarung klarzustellen. In der…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 9:00 am

SharePoint Solutions Changes Name to PremierPoint Solutions

Effective today, SharePoint Solutions has a new name: PremierPoint Solutions. After 10 years as a SharePoint-focused companycentered completely on SharePoint products and technologiesthe company is expanding its focus to include more technologies which can transform the business landscape and have a serious impact on boosting business efficiency. The new name reflects…

Posted on: October 7, 2013 9:00 am