Tag Archives: Hotmail
Microsoft Makes Integrating Windows Live Into iOS, Android, and Windows Phone Easier
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has made it easier for mobile application developers to integrate Windows Live into iOS, Android, and Windows Phone easier through the release of the developer platform Messenger Connect. Messenger Connect has APIs for SkyDrive, Hotmail, and Windows Live Messenger. These APIs can be used on websites and on mobile apps.
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Hotmail Updates Password Security Policy
Microsoft plans to change the password policy for Hotmail accounts, in the interest of greater security. Users signing up for new accounts or changing their passwords will be prompted to create safer passwords and prevented from using easily-hacked passwords. Ars Technica reports that obvious passwords, like “password,” or phrases like “ilovecats” will no longer be allowed by the system.
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Facebook Comment Plugins Now Supports Hotmail Login
Facebook has updated the comments plugin to support third party websites. The commenting plugin now also features permalinks for specific comments, a darker color scheme, and a Hotmail account login. About 50,000 websites are using the Comments Box plugin. [NewsGrange]
Hotmail E-Mails Starting To Restore
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) sent out a statement about how Hotmail messages are now being restored. There was an outage over the weekend where some people reported that they were missing e-mails. “There was not a widespread outage. We are working with the select users who reported issues, and apologize for any inconvenience,” said a Microsoft spokesperson. [ZDNet]
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Hotmail Now Allows You To Always Connect Using HTTPS
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched a new feature for Hotmail.com that has made connecting to your e-mail more secure. The feature is called “Always use HTTPS” option and it covers the entire e-mail session. This helps keep the hackers out of your account. To access the feature go to https://www.hotmail.com instead of http://www.hotmail.com. [Lifehacker]
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Flickr Adds People You May Know Tool
Flickr has introduced a new feature called People You May Know. The suggestions are based on your contacts and people that they know. You can add contacts from the Find Your Friends page or from the new module on the Flickr homepage. You can designate people as a friend, family member, or contact. If you want other suggestions, you can dismiss the suggested people. You can aso have Flickr find your contacts from Facebook, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, and Hotmail. [Flickr Blog]
Categories Facebook, Flickr, GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail
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Hotmail Will Soon Have Facebook Chat and LinkedIn Support
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has added some new features to Hotmail.com. In May, Hotmail.com was given a full redesign and in August, Microsoft added push notifications to the service. In the next few weeks, Microsoft will add Facebook chat support, inbox subfolders, video-playing capabilities, package tracking, and LinkedIn integration. Hotmail already supports Hulu and YouTube videos, but soon they will add DailyMotion and Justin.tv support. [Seattle Pi]
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New Hotmail Features: Attachment Slideshows, Exchange Support, Video Integration, Advanced Filtering
Hotmail.com, the Microsoft-powered e-mail service that you used to use before GMail came around has added several new features to the service. Below is a few bullet points about what is new.
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Categories Hotmail, Microsoft Corporation
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