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, ...

There’s an elephant in the room, and it’s wearing a Microsoft T-shirt. Of course, when it comes to business-friendly webmail services, Gmail has been the go-to tool for as long as anyone can remember.

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 ...

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 ...

19. At this stage, Microsoft Outlook will check the settings you have entered by trying to log into the incoming server and by sending a test message via the outgoing server. If the tests are ...

If you want to request a copy of your Outlook email data, you can follow this guide. WE show you how to download or export a mailbox from Outlook.com. Whether you store only email or calendar or ...

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 says its Outlook.com e-mail service is now officially available worldwide The venerable Hotmail service and brand will be going away. But Hotmail users will be able to keep their Hotmail.com ...

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Microsoft Outlook is down - what we know. Update, May 16, 2025: This story, originally published May 15, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft confirming the cause of the Outlook outage. As ...