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  • Outlook.com now lets you chat with Google friends – one more reason to make the switch

    The last three months since Outlook.com came out of preview have been filled with releases to help make you more productive and your experience more personal. These were often based on your feedback. There's a new, modern Outlook.com calendar , a refreshed Outlook.com app for Android devices , two step...
  • Outlook.com: 400 million active accounts, Hotmail upgrade complete and more features on the way

    When we launched the preview of Outlook.com, our goal was to build the best email service in the world, capable of scaling to over a billion active customers. When Outlook.com came out of preview, it was already the fastest growing email service thanks to your support. The last two months have seen the...
  • Skype comes to Outlook.com

    We recently announced that Outlook.com was out of preview as the fastest growing email service in the world. We then released a new, modern Outlook.com calendar , a refreshed Outlook.com app for Android devices , and two-factor authentication for your account . Outlook.com is also the first email service...
  • Outlook.com gets two-step verification, sign-in by alias and new international domains

    As announced earlier today, over the next few days we are releasing an update to Microsoft account. For people who use Outlook.com, this includes a number of new features such as two-step verification, the ability to sign in with an alias and new international domains for your email address. Optional...
  • Updated Outlook.com app for Android devices

    We're excited to announce a major upgrade for our Outlook.com app for Android devices that overhauls the entire user interface and provides a number of new features. You can get the latest app here . We believe that the best mobile experience is enabled through Exchange ActiveSync--which provides a rich...
  • Take control of your schedule with a modern calendar experience for Outlook.com

    Today, we're releasing a new, modern calendar experience for Outlook.com. The Outlook.com calendar has been entirely redesigned with a modern, intuitive interface that puts you in control of your schedule. Our calendar service is faster than ever, helps you focus on the events and appointments and tasks...
  • Details of the Hotmail / Outlook.com outage on March 12th

    Outlook.com left preview a few weeks ago, and as part of that, we shared that we'd start to upgrade the hundreds of millions of people using Hotmail to the new, modern Outlook.com experience. We had done multiple pilots during the preview period and learned a ton. Overall, the upgrade has been going...
  • Get virtually unlimited attachments and get up-to-date with Outlook.com

    Outlook.com left preview just a few weeks ago as the world's fastest growing email service. Millions of customers continue to join Outlook.com daily. We have been humbled by some fantastic reviews and today, we wanted to share more about two features that are customer favorites: the ability to share...
  • Outlook.com leaves preview as the world’s fastest growing email service going from 0 to 60 million in just 6 months

    Last summer, we released a preview of Outlook.com , a new modern email service from Microsoft. Since then, we've been humbled by the fast pace of adoption with over 60 million people already actively using Outlook.com. During the same period, we've received lots of feedback and made many improvements...
  • Your top 10 favorite Outlook posts of 2012

    Email is all about communicating with people--whether you're sharing a photo, or scheduling a meeting or phone call. Some of last year's most popular posts about the new Outlook show you how it's been designed to put people first. When too many people communicate with you about too many things, your...
  • Really want to do some winter cleaning? Switch to Outlook.com for the best email experience across all your devices

    We were very surprised to see Gmail announce last week that they'll soon end support for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) , unless of course you're willing to pay Google for your email. It means that many people currently using Gmail for free are facing a situation where they might have to degrade their mobile...
  • Outlook.com increases security with support for DMARC and EV certificates

    In a previous blog post , we talked about our goal of making Outlook.com the best and most-used personal email service on the planet. That means building a great service with all the features you expect from modern email, but it also means building a service that is known for world-class reliability...
  • Over 25 million active Outlook.com users, and today we’re making it even easier for Gmail users to switch

    " The best reason yet to ditch Gmail " - Farhad Manjoo, Slate.com Since the new Outlook.com launched in July , the positive feedback has been overwhelming. Outlook.com was recently named one of Time Magazine's "50 Best Websites of 2012", won PC Magazine's Best Software and Internet Web App awards and...
  • Put the power of Outlook 2013 behind your Outlook.com email

    With Outlook 2013, it's easier than ever to connect to your personal email accounts that support the rich capabilities of Exchange Active Sync – including your new @outlook.com email address. No longer do you need the Outlook Connector (OLC) add-in to do this. Outlook 2013 uses newly-added support...
  • Upgrade from Gmail to Outlook.com in 5 easy steps

    Just last week we introduced a new personal email service called Outlook.com. In my previous post we described how to upgrade from Hotmail to Outlook.com. Now, let's take a look at how to upgrade from Gmail to Outlook. Get modern email without giving up your Gmail account Upgrading from Gmail to Outlook...
  • Upgrade from Hotmail to Outlook.com

    Since we launched the Outlook.com preview a few days ago, we've been humbled and amazed by the reception and by the number of people who have upgraded. In fact, in just the first few days alone, we've seen several million people upgrade to Outlook.com. Over the next week we'll write a series of posts...
  • Introducing Outlook.com - Modern Email for the Next Billion Mailboxes

    Recently, we talked about how we've reimagined cloud services for Windows 8 and Windows Phone . And we described new apps for Windows 8, updates to SkyDrive , and how cloud services power the new Office Preview , We've also been hard at work on a mission to reimagine personal email - from the datacenter...