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Google introduces 'Gmailify' to add Gmail features to email addresses from other providers
Google introduces 'Gmailify' to add Gmail features to email addresses from other providers
Google has introduced 'Gmailify' giving users the best of Gmail, without a @gmail address. 19 Feb 2016
Microsoft begins migrating users away from Hotmail and towards Outlook
Microsoft begins migrating users away from Hotmail and towards Outlook
The service will replace Hotmail/Live, and the company has begun migrating users away from its existing services 19 Feb 2013 - 6 comments
Gmail now the biggest email service in the world
Gmail now the biggest email service in the world
Gmail has finally surpassed Hotmail to become the most popular email service in the world. According to ComScore, Gmail just took the lead, ...... 06 Nov 2012 - 4 comments
Gmail now the world's largest email service
Gmail now the world's largest email service
Google has announced today that their Gmail email service is now the largest in the world. The service has surpassed long-time rival Hotmail, ...... 29 Jun 2012 - 10 comments
Leaked shots of Metro-style Hotmail posted
Leaked shots of Metro-style Hotmail posted
Following a couple days of rumors, a leaked shot of the upcoming Metro-style Hotmail redesign has emerged. Via the German site WinFuture, ...... 08 Jun 2012 - 12 comments
Major tech companies form DMARC to fight phishing attacks
Major tech companies form DMARC to fight phishing attacks
Major email providers Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL have teamed up with PayPal, Bank of America, Fidelity and other companies to create DMARC.org, ...... 31 Jan 2012
Microsoft finally launches Hotmail/Live Android app
Microsoft finally launches Hotmail/Live Android app
The app was created by software developer Seven and directed by Microsoft and will be the first official app for the email service. 05 Oct 2011 - 5 comments
Hotmail to ban common passwords like 'password'
Hotmail to ban common passwords like 'password'
Microsoft will soon change its Hotmail password policy, banning common passwords like "password." Outside of blocking passwords like "password" ...... 18 Jul 2011 - 3 comments
Yahoo, Hotmail users under attack, as well
Yahoo, Hotmail users under attack, as well
According to security firm Trend Micro, Gmail isn't the only email service under attack, with Yahoo and Hotmail/Live users seeing some of the ...... 04 Jun 2011 - 23 comments
Yahoo Mail to see massive updates in coming weeks
Yahoo Mail to see massive updates in coming weeks
Yahoo has said it will be rolling out a beta of its latest Yahoo Mail over the coming weeks, dubbing the service as the "best Yahoo Mail ever." ...... 24 May 2011 - 5 comments
Hotmail users have their messages back
Hotmail users have their messages back
All Hotmail users who had their email go missing, or had their inboxes automatically moved into the "deleted" folder, now have them back, says Microsoft. ...... 04 Jan 2011 - 3 comments
Hotmail users missing their emails
Hotmail users missing their emails
Microsoft has been bombarded with reports to start the new year, each claiming that their old Hotmail messages have disappeared. Some of ...... 02 Jan 2011 - 15 comments
     

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