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Windows Live Hotmail Attach Photo Capabilities Restored

Windows Live Hotmail is no longer amputated as of October 15th, 2009. The Redmond company has revealed that, following the development and implementation of a fix for a security issue related to the image attaching capabilities of its email service, it has restored full functionality to Windows Live Hotmail. In this ...

16 October 2009
08:54 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Outage Now Resolved

Microsoft has confirmed an issue with its email service that prevented users from accessing their accounts under normal conditions. On October 8th, 2009, the Redmond company was hard at work to identify the source of a Windows Live Hotmail blackout, and to provide a resolve to end users, ensuring that their accounts ...

9 October 2009
03:49 GMT

Reclaim Hijacked Windows Live Hotmail Accounts

As a direct result of a phishing scheme, the credentials for approximately 20,000 Windows Live Hotmail accounts have been leaked in the wild, and published on the Pastebin website. The leak was made public at the start of this week, and confirmed officially by Microsoft. This means that approximately 20,000 Windows L...

7 October 2009
10:20 GMT

Microsoft: Thousands of Hotmail Passwords Leaked in the Wild

Microsoft has confirmed officially that sensitive data for several thousand Windows Live Hotmail accounts has been leaked in the wild. The details, including the passwords and usernames necessary to access the Hotmail accounts, were published on Pastebin. Microsoft has asked the website to remove the data as it was i...

6 October 2009
03:35 GMT

Microsoft: Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 Rolling Out

Microsoft has confirmed officially that it is rolling out the first development milestone of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4. Of course that the Redmond company is shy of using the Wave 4 reference. Instead, a member of the Windows Live Hotmail team referred to “improvements in current Hotmail features,” whil...

17 September 2009
10:41 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 Milestone 1 (M1)

Users might not even have noticed anything different, as they were getting a taste of the evolution of Windows Live Hotmail. According to Microsoft, the first development milestone of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 was introduced on August 31st, 2009. The Redmond-based company made a point of keeping the release of Wind...

15 September 2009
03:24 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Legacy Protocol Killed Off

On September 1, 2009, Microsoft killed off a legacy protocol that allowed customers to bridge their email clients with the company’s online email service. As noted last in the second half of August 2009, the Redmond-based company was right on track to retiring Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) at the s...

2 September 2009
11:07 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Legacy Protocol Killed Off on September 1st

Come September 1st, 2009, Microsoft will finally kill off a legacy communications protocol that has long bridged the company’s online email service and its email clients for both Windows and Mac OS. At the start of next month, the Redmond company will retire the Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) for Ou...

24 August 2009
11:08 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Add Photos Capabilities Disabled Temporarily

Microsoft is confirming officially what some users of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 have already undoubtedly noticed. The service no longer offers them the option to insert an image into the body of a message. The Redmond company explains that it has disabled the feature due to security concerns. According to the softw...

21 August 2009
09:36 GMT

Quick Add at the Intersection of Windows Live Hotmail and Bing

Quick add is a new feature introduced to Microsoft's online email service at the intersection between Windows Live Hotmail and Bing. Just as is the case with the evolution of the search engine from Live Search, quick add is designed to simplify workflow and cut down the clutter. Essentially, the feature enables ...

10 July 2009
07:40 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Email Account Aggregation Now Live

Keep your Hotmail accounts close, and your rival email accounts even closer must be the new mantra over at Microsoft. The Redmond company has announced that a new feature introduced to its email service under the Windows Live brand allows users to receive all their email in a single place no mater the service provide...

1 July 2009
09:11 GMT

Microsoft Killing Old Web Messenger

Microsoft is killing its old web-based instant messaging client under the MSN umbrella in favor of the Cloud version of Windows Live Messenger. According to the Redmond company, the last day of June will be synonymous with the death of MSN Web Messenger. For the software giant the move is nothing short of smart house...

29 June 2009
02:57 GMT

Microsoft Killing DAV for Windows Live Hotmail

Come September 1st, 2009, Microsoft will kill the Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol for Windows Live Hotmail. In just three months, users running Outlook, Outlook Express, or Entourage in order to grab their emails from Hotmail via DAV will no longer be able to access their messages. Microsoft explained t...

3 June 2009
03:51 GMT

Gmail Users Can Now Import Windows Live Hotmail Email and Contacts

In a move designed to steal audience from its rivals on the online email market, Google has started rolling out a new feature for Gmail that will permit users to import emails and contacts from third-party competitor services. Convincing an email user to switch providers is no easy task, and Google is well aware of t...

15 May 2009
05:04 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Can Integrate Third-Party Email Accounts

The evolution of Microsoft's email service continues well after the introduction of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3. In this regard, the Redmond company is in the process of introducing new capabilities to Hotmail, making the service play nice with third-party email accounts. According to Arnout Hemel, product manag...

6 May 2009
11:40 GMT

Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit Gets Updated

At just a little over one month since Windows Live Messenger went live, Microsoft has introduced the first refresh to the solution. Performance improvements were among the changes delivered by the refresh, the Redmond company confirmed. Users will be able to notice that examples of the integration of Windows Live Mes...

30 April 2009
07:13 GMT

Behind Hotmail's Windows Live Messenger

Microsoft has lived up to its promise to bring instant messaging functionality to its online email service. In this regard, the Redmond company started rolling out Web IM for Windows Live Hotmail at the start of the week in selected markets around the world. The software giant promised that all Hotmail users would en...

22 April 2009
04:21 GMT

Windows Live Messenger Comes to Windows Live Hotmail

Microsoft is moving ahead with the evolution of Windows Live Wave 3, and in this regard it has introduced instant messaging functionality to its online email service. As of the start of this week, Windows Live Hotmail users will be able to IM with their friends via Windows Live Messenger, right from their email accou...

21 April 2009
06:41 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Suffers Temporary Outage

Microsoft has confirmed officially that Windows Live Hotmail suffered a temporary outage, but indicated that the issue was resolved. And indeed at this point in time, the service is up and running with no problems whatsoever. Various users have started reporting not being able to sign in to their accounts, and the fa...

10 April 2009
05:29 GMT

Microsoft Warns Users About Windows Live Social Engineering Scams

Microsoft has warned users against fake emails claiming to be from the Windows Live team asking them for their account data. The Redmond company has described a scenario in which the fraudulent email messages masquerading as being sent from Windows Live request sensitive information such as username, password, date o...

17 March 2009
10:52 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail POP3 Support Now Worldwide

Microsoft has officially confirmed having finished introducing POP3 support to all Windows Live Hotmail users. “POP3 technology has now rolled out to Hotmail customers WORLDWIDE!” reads a message from a member of the Windows Live Hotmail team. Via POP3 support, users will be able to bridge their online ac...

13 March 2009
13:53 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Blackout Resolved

On March 12, 2009, Microsoft confirmed that Windows Live Hotmail was experiencing what the company referred to as a temporary outage. The software giant however failed to reveal any additional information; still, users were getting “server too busy” error messages, and reported that they were unable to co...

13 March 2009
08:04 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 Inaccessible - Login Problems

Microsoft has confirmed issues with Windows Live Hotmail, revealing that the service cannot be accessed by a range of users who are confronted with various login problems. At the end of the past week, Softpedia started receiving reports from Firefox users that the open source browser was blocking Windows Live Hotmail...

17 February 2009
05:11 GMT

New Windows Live Hotmail Update Adds Fresh Features

Windows Live Hotmail is evolving yet again, following the introduction of Wave 3, which debuted in the fall of 2008. The past week, Microsoft started rolling out a new update for Windows Live Hotmail designed to add new features, but also tweak the service in accordance with user feedback. The sof...

9 February 2009
11:31 GMT

Patched Google Chrome Now Works with Windows Live Hotmail

As of version 1.0.154.46, Google Chrome plays nice with Windows Live Hotmail. But Google's browser did not have issues with Microsoft's email service alone, as Chrome users also ran into problems when it came down to sending emails using Yahoo. The patch introduced by Google does not actually resolve the Ho...

30 January 2009
04:38 GMT

POP3 Settings to Bridge Windows Live Hotmail with an Email Client

As of January 14, Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 supports POP3 technology for a number of markets around the world including United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. Microsoft confirmed that, as an integral part of wrapping up the availability of Wave 3, Windows Live ...

15 January 2009
16:01 GMT

Microsoft Rolling Out POP3 for Windows Live Hotmail

Microsoft has started rolling out POP3 support for the latest version of Windows Live Hotmail, namely Wave 3. With the introduction of the protocol, Windows Live Hotmail users will be able to aggregate all of their Windows Live Hotmail content in email clients on various devices, from desktop PCs to laptops and to mo...

14 January 2009
17:01 GMT

Windows Live Messenger Causes Hotmail Push Emails Sync Issues

Since the introduction of Windows Live for Windows Mobile in mid-2008, Microsoft has been dealing with a range of problems reported by end-users revolving around the Hotmail component of the package. However, the Redmond company has yet to resolve all the issues involving poor synchronization between Windows Live Hot...

29 December 2008
08:55 GMT

Microsoft Amputates New Features From Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3

In the first half of November 2008, Microsoft was wrapping up the roll-out process of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3. Upgrading from Windows Live Hotmail Wave 2, introduced at the end of 2007, to Wave 3 has been so far, and will continue to be, a very bumpy ride for Microsoft. The Wave 3 upgrade, debuted at the end of S...

19 December 2008
15:31 GMT

Download Office Outlook Connector 12.1

Microsoft is applauding a new level of stability and reliability when it comes down to integrating Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Calendar in Microsoft Outlook via the Office Outlook Connector. In this regard, at the start of this week the Redmond company made available for download Office Outlook Connector 12...

17 December 2008
08:32 GMT

Windows Live Solution Center Is Live for All Your Hotmail Problems

Introduced on December 15, 2008, the Windows Live Solution Center is designed to provide users of the Windows Live collection of applications and services with a centralized location capable of dealing with their feedback. However, prioritizing its Windows Live solutions, the Center is available exclusively for Windo...

16 December 2008
06:09 GMT

Microsoft Is Fixing Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3

Microsoft is hammering away at the latest iteration of its online email service in an attempt to resolve the plethora of issues plaguing the most recent version rolled out to users as a part of Windows Live Wave 3. According to the Redmond company, the vast majority of Live Hotmail users are not experiencing any prob...

26 November 2008
13:41 GMT

Windows Live Wave 3 New Icons and Graphical User Interface

With the evolution of Windows Live suite of applications and services, Microsoft is introducing not only under-the-hood optimizations, new features and capabilities, but also a design overhaul. The revamping of the visual style ranges from the graphical user interface of the client and Cloud services, to the icons re...

14 November 2008
13:07 GMT

Windows Live Services Wave 3 Update Starts Rolling Out

Microsoft has officially started rolling out the next generation of its Windows Live suite of applications and services. According to the Redmond company, Windows Live Wave 3 will start being unveiled in the U.S. over the coming weeks. However, the Wave 3 updates will stretch well into early 2009 as far as the global...

13 November 2008
12:58 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 Deployment Problems

Microsoft has started implementing the Wave 3 release of Windows Live Hotmail, and the rolling out process is continuing even now. However, it appears that the Redmond company has run into a variety of problems, which are not widespread at this point in time thanks to the gradual release of the latest version of the ...

3 October 2008
10:10 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3

At the end of the past week, Microsoft labeled the Wave 3 update due for Windows Live Hotmail as “coming soon.” Traditionally, the Redmond company rolls out Windows Live Hotmail upgrades gradually to all users of the service over a period of several weeks, and this is the main reason why the Wave 3 upgrad...

30 September 2008
11:33 GMT

Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta 2

Concomitantly with the introduction of the Windows Live Wave 3 public Beta, Microsoft has also delivered an evolved version of the Outlook add-in designed to bridge its desktop clients with its online email services. Office Outlook Connector 12.1 Beta 2 is a new example of how the Redmond giant is expanding the Windo...

22 September 2008
07:47 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3 Coming with 70% More Performance

Microsoft is cooking the Wave 3 release of its Windows Live suite of products and services with an availability deadline planned before the end of 2008. However, Windows Live Wave 3 might in fact be just around the corner. Proof of such a scenario is offered by the Windows Live Wave 3 preview page for Hotmail. The al...

25 August 2008
23:24 GMT

Microsoft Is Not Shutting Down Windows Live Hotmail Accounts

Microsoft has warned Windows Live Hotmail users that a new phishing scam is in progress, designed to hijack accounts. According to a member of the Windows Live Hotmail team, users have started receiving phishing messages warning of the immediate shutdown of their accounts with the Microsoft email service unless they ...

12 August 2008
05:40 GMT

Free Windows Live Hotmail - Outlook Live Connector Beta 12.1 Errors

Microsoft has made available for download version 12.1 of the Beta build for the Outlook Live Connector. Designed as an add-in for the email client that ships as an integral part of the Office 2007 System, the Outlook Live Connector is set up as a bridge between Windows Live Hotmail and Outlook. With version 12.1 Bet...

6 August 2008
07:49 GMT

Windows Live Messenger, Spaces, Live Search and Hotmail Go Latino

Microsoft is by no means shy of targeting specific consumer segments, and the Latino community in the United States is of a consistent enough size to attract the company's attention. MSN Latino Mobile is the latest initiative coming from the software giant aimed at making its MSN portal available to U.S.-based H...

14 July 2008
11:34 GMT

Welcome to the Windows Live Messenger i'm Talkathon

The i'm initiative is a Microsoft project introduced in March 2007 and designed to raise money for social causes through Windows Live Messenger. As of May 2008, the Redmond company has extended i'm beyond its instant messaging client to Windows Live Hotmail. And in addition, the software giant is now pushin...

24 June 2008
07:35 GMT

Microsoft Updates Windows Live Hotmail

Microsoft is rolling out the latest update introduced to Windows Live Hotmail. According to Ellie Powers, program manager, Windows Live Hotmail, users should start notincing new features, bug fixes and performance optimizations in the weeks to come, as the update will be served gradually. Having taken the email servi...

12 June 2008
10:30 GMT

Exchange Labs Added to Microsoft Live@edu

Microsoft's suite of applications tailored to students and alumni has been kicked up a notch with the addition of Exchange Labs. Microsoft Live@edu solutions designed to satisfy the complex needs of educational institutions, by catalyzing mobile, desktop and web-based collaboration and communications, has grown ...

27 May 2008
10:36 GMT

Microsoft Ready to Milk Windows Live for Mobile and Live Search Mobile

Microsoft might very well be a perpetual bronze winner in a three horse race against Google and Yahoo in terms of online advertising, but the company is looking to get a head start when it comes down to mobile devices. In this context, the Redmond giant announced that it had adapted some of the services it offers for...

21 May 2008
09:53 GMT

Windows Live Comes to BlackBerry Smartphones

In a move similar to the partnership Microsoft signed with Nokia in August 2007, the Redmond company inked an agreement with Research in Motion designed to bring Windows Live to BlackBerry smartphones. Not all the services available under the Windows Live brand umbrella will be made available to BlackBerry customers,...

12 May 2008
09:41 GMT

Microsoft: Oulook Express Access to Hotmail Not Dead, Yet

In mid April 2007, Microsoft announced plans to kill access to Windows Live Hotmail through Outlook Express. The Redmond company has since then, thanks mainly to end user feedback, switched 180 degrees on its decision. Initially the Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol was scheduled to be disabled as of June...

6 May 2008
11:39 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Joins Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live Hotmail has joined Windows Live Messenger in order to extend the support of the "i'm" initiative. Microsoft debuted "i'm" back in 2007 as a way to enable Windows Live Messenger users to have a say as to where would a portion of the Redmond company's advertising revenue from its instant me...

6 May 2008
04:03 GMT

Microsoft Mute on Windows Live Outage That Killed Access to Messenger, Hotmail

Microsoft is still completely mute on an outage that impacted all Windows Live services on February 26, 2008. Starting with Windows Live Messenger and ending with Windows Live Hotmail and even Xbox Live, Windows Live users had troubles signing in throughout the day due to an unspecified problem with global reverberat...

27 February 2008
03:38 GMT


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