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.

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New Outlook is improved%2C but not a gamechanger Email service integrates with social networks Outlook offers unlimited space%2C cloud storage for large files NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime users of Hotmail ...

Microsoft’s online Outlook.com email service has gone through a lot of names over the years. The service began life as an online app that let users send and receive messages, and not much else. By the ...

Early this year, Microsoft introduced a new Outlook.com with several new features, and they have been upgrading the Outlook.com web accounts of all the users gradually. If you are using Microsoft ...

Microsoft is piloting a new version of its Outlook.com email, known as Outlook.com Premium. Outlook.com Premium seems to be different from the current ad-free Outlook.com service that Microsoft ...

So you’ve decided you like the cut of Outlook.com’s jib, so much so that you’re ready to ditch Gmail and move your mail into Microsoft’s camp. Easier said than done, right? Actually, it’s less ...

Every email provider comes with some limitations, and almost all of them have one thing in common – limited attachment size. It doesn’t matter whether you use Gmail or Outlook as your email management ...

The keyboard shortcuts for Outlook.com have been updated from Hotmail. Some of the shortcuts may be familiar, but you'll definitely want to check out the new ones. Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in ...

Some users of Microsoft's Outlook.com e-mail service are reporting problems syncing and sending their mail. The Outlook.com status dashboard indicates the service is down for a number of users, ...

If you send sensitive information through email, you risk someone intercepting and reading your messages. However, you can ensure that only you and the intended recipient can view the contents of your ...