Microsoft’s Outlook.com is back up
Microsoft’s Outlook.com web mail application and SkyDrive cloud storage service suffered a partial outage Wednesday. The problems began at around 10 a.m. EDT, according to information posted by Microsoft on its Live Status page. It was resolved at 2:37 EDT, according to another Microsoft posting, although Microsoft indicated then The…
New Startup Android PC Sync Ships Cloud-free Android Sync for Microsoft …
Android PC Sync is a low-cost Android sync tool for Microsoft Outlook that uses a USB connection to exchange data. The startup champions data security and privacy by offering people an ADB-free USB connection so they do not have to store data on Cloud services like Gmail, Google Apps, or…
Did murky messaging lead to a coalition of one?
In the last few days, President Barack Obama has lurched from diplomatic caution to military bellicosity over what to do about the Syrian chemical attack that killed hundreds of civilians last week. What’s sorely missing in the administration’s voluble discussion of the incident is a clear, compelling case to convince…
Microsoft Office Mobile for Android rolls out in Asia
Microsoft’s Office Mobile for Android phones has finally reached Asia in key markets such as India and Singapore, nearly a month after its U.S. launch. The Android app will also be available in Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese–making it available in 33 languages altogether. It’s now available…
Outlook.com turns one since replacing Hotmail
Microsoft is celebrating the first birthday of its free email service, Outlook.com. It’s been a whole year since the service was introduced and set to replace Hotmail. The service offers a revamped interface and user experience, new features and improved integration with other Microsoft services (like Skype). Microsoft have also…
Yahoo! groter dan Google in de VS
Voor het eerst sinds 2011 is het Yahoo! gelukt om meer bezoekers te trekken dan het Google-netwerk. Opvallend, want Yahoo! leek op zijn retour te zijn. Volgens de cijfers van onderzoeksbureau Comscore bereikte Yahoo 196,5 miljoen unieke bezoekers en bleef Google hangen op 192,2 miljoen. Yahoo! was, tot de komst van Yahoo! staat…
Windows Live mail options, converting documents
Windows Live Mail user Wanda Prosser wrote that her Inbox lists her oldest mail first, rather than having her most recent messages on top. The fix is to click on the word "Date" to reverse the order, showing the newest mail first and the older mail last. This also works…
Microsoft: Outlook, Hotmail & SkyDrive Services Currently Down
Merging the old fashioned Hotmail over to Outlook was started last month by Microsoft. Unfortunately it didn’t go quite as smoothly as people had been hoping for and on Twitter a number of users have been discussing how much downtime there is, which has now gone up to three hours….
5 Android mail apps for the Gmail-weary
When it comes to quality third-party mail applications, it’s slim pickings in the Google Play store. Android users are usually left to choose from Google’s Gmail app or the manufacturer-provided option that came with their device. Those aren’t the only options for checking email, however, and if you’ve got multiple…
Mailvelope: use OpenPGP encryption on Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and other …
If you prefer to use a webmail interface such as those provided by Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail, you probably know that you cannot really secure your data directly when you are using those services. The majority of popular webmail services do not support email encryption for instance which would…
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