Nimble Ties Into Outlook, Apps

Los Angeles-based Nimble announced a new link into Microsoft Outlook, as well as a number of other products, via new additions to the firm’s App Marketplace. Nimble–which develops web-based, social contact management software–said the Outlook connection comes via Phi-solutions, which connects Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 contacts into rich social…

Posted on: February 21, 2013 9:00 am

Is Microsoft Office 2013 available for Mac users?

Although you can now subscribe to the new version of Microsoft’s productivity suite, the updated apps aren’t available for the Mac platform. Instead, you’ll get the older Office 2011, which lacks the new features such as SkyDrive integration. Microsoft intends to upgrade its Office apps for Mac, but it won’t…

Posted on: February 21, 2013 9:00 am

Hotmail Replaced With Outlook By Microsoft

NEW YORK, NY (CNN) When Microsoft introduced a preview of its email service Outlook last year, it looked like its predecessor Hotmail would stick around. Now, Hotmail is being nudged out by Outlook. Hotmail will soon be a thing of the past. That’s because Microsoft is making its email service…

Posted on: February 21, 2013 9:00 am

Is Hotmail A Thing Of The Past?

(CBS Charlotte) By the summer of 2013, Microsoft plans to replace Hotmail with Outlook.com. The change was decided, in part because within the last six months, the mail service has gained 60 million users. Will Your Hotmail Email Address Change? The official announcement of Microsoft’s plans created some concern amongst Hotmail…

Posted on: February 20, 2013 7:00 pm

A screenshot of Microsoft’s Outlook email service, launched on July 31, 2012 …

So long, Hotmail. We’ll always remember you and all your 1990s glory. Microsoft announced today that its new webmail service, Outlook.com, is coming out of beta testing and is now ready for primetime. The service, which was announced last July, now has 60 million users and will now replace Hotmail.com,…

Posted on: February 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft’s Outlook takes aim at Google’s Gmail

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft is so confident it has the Internet’s best email service that it’s about spend at least $30 million to send its message across the US The barrage begins Tuesday when Microsoft’s twist on email, Outlook.com, escalates an assault on rival services from Google Inc., Yahoo Inc.,…

Posted on: February 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft monthly patches touch Exchange, Windows, Explorer

IDG News Service – System administrators overseeing Microsoft Exchange deployments should take a close look at Microsoft’s latest round of security patches. In addition to covering Windows and Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s latest monthly batch of patches covers the widely used Exchange Server, both the Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server "Microsoft…

Posted on: February 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Apple Fixes Microsoft Exchange Problems With iOS 6.1.2

Apple has released an update that should resolve a bug introduced in iOS 6.1 which caused problems with Microsoft Exchange 2010 servers. Users attempting to fetch emails or check the calendar on their newly-updated iPhones and iPads caused log files to swell and CPU and RAM usage on servers running Exchange to…

Posted on: February 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Why Facebook should be very, very worried about Asian messaging apps

Facebook is under siege from every direction. SnapChat’s picking away at the young sexting market, Twitter dominated TV sets at the Superbowl, and Path is building a tiny fortress for close friends. That’s not all the one-billion-user giant’s got nuclear warheads from Asia to watch out for too. Asia is…

Posted on: February 20, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft delays transition of Windows Live Messenger to Skype

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is delaying the transition of Windows Messenger desktop subscribers to Skype until April, according to a Skype blog post. The company had originally said it would shut down Windows Messenger on March 15 and move messenger users to Skype, according to an email to Messenger users obtained "On…

Posted on: February 20, 2013 9:00 am