E-mail Services News
Messaging application Line flags sensitive phrases in China
A mechanical engineering student in Taiwan has found the messaging application called Line warns and stops users in China from sending certain...
No big-bang Apps news at I/O, but some announcements merit attention
Apps, Google's flagship product for enterprise IT, had a minor presence at this week's I/O developer conference, but some announcements at...
Outlook.com to let users engage in IM chats with Gmail users
Microsoft is upgrading its new Outlook.com webmail service so that its users can communicate with Gmail users via instant messaging.
Give Gmail an extreme makeover with Gmail Offline
The Web interface for Gmail has a very distinct look. Your office mates can probably recognize it at a glance. This Chrome extension, however, might...
Microsoft to grow Office 365's capacity to import contacts from third-party tools
Office 365 users will increasingly be able to import contacts from external applications after the suite's initial rollout of this capability for...
Citrix adds IM to Podio enterprise collaboration software
Citrix has added instant messaging to its Podio enterprise collaboration product so that employees can engage in one-to-one and group text chats...
Microsoft previews Skype for Outlook.com
Microsoft is rolling out a preview version of Skype for Outlook.com, allowing users to make calls and send instant messages from within the webmail...
Ads coming soon to your Outlook.com inbox
It was going to happen sooner or later: the clean minimalist Outlook.com will soon start displaying advertisements alongside your inbox and emails.
Nokia banks on social integration to help boost mobile phone sales
Nokia's latest advanced feature phone, the Asha 210, comes with a physical key to access WhatsApp messaging, as well as software clients for...
Microsoft says Office 365 adoption accelerating, but questions remain
When Microsoft reported its third-quarter financial results last week, company officials trumpeted several metrics about sales and adoption of Office...
Yahoo profit jumps by 36% amid a decline in revenue
Yahoo's profits rose more than 30 percent in the first quarter, due to a variety of factors including lowered operating costs, though sales at the...
Chat app Line takes on Amazon, e-book retailers with manga service
Line, the popular messaging platform based in Japan, is challenging e-book vendors like Amazon and Rakuten with a new service to download and view...
Glitch hits Apple's iMessage, Facetime
Apple's iMessage and Facetime messaging systems have been hit with a glitch that has taken the services offline for several hours.
Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more
Microsoft is trumpeting Office 365 customer successes at its U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit on Tuesday, but some of those otherwise happy clients have...
Microsoft fixes Hotmail, Outlook.com glitches that caused outage
Microsoft has fixed a problem that caused an outage for many users of Hotmail and the service that is replacing it, Outlook.com. Maintenance work...
Microsoft has access issues with Hotmail, Outlook, SkyDrive services
Microsoft experienced disruptions for several hours to its online suite of mail, calendar and storage services, leaving many users unable to access...
Uniscon document exchange service uses two-factor authentication, stores no passwords
Uniscon's IDgard, a service for securely exchanging documents between companies and their clients or partners, uses two-factor authentication and...
Webmail war: Gmail vs. Outlook.com vs. Yahoo Mail
The three most popular free Web-based email services have all seen big changes recently, from revamped interfaces to advanced features. Does Google,...
Google cozies up to developers with Google+ Sign-In
Google is making it easier for app developers to connect with users on its social network through Google+ Sign-In, a new feature that allows people...
OneNote, Yammer, SkyDrive are growth drivers for Office, DelBene says
The note-taking application OneNote, cloud storage service SkyDrive and Yammer enterprise social networking software have emerged as rising stars in...
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