Services like 1Password and LastPass are life-changers, you sign in with one master password and the app logs you into everything. No need to remember how many symbols and alphanumeric codes you’ve used. No need to remember 312 different passwords. Well, Windows 8 is going to have the same awesome password management built in. More »
We’re all pretty excited about Windows 8. But in all the commotion last week over the new modal, Metro aesthetic, we sort of glossed over how everything actually works. The Windows Blog’s got a rundown of how the Windows 8 experience actually works. More »
Android only: Naming weirdness aside, Microsoft’s SkyDrive service is a nice chunk of cloud storage — 25 GB, to be exact. Now you can view, download and send your files in SkyDrive from your Android phone with Sorami. More »
That free webmail service we all used before Gmail came along has finally made a move, revealing a new look and integrated features that encourage users to make Hotmail their one-stop home page. More »
My first email account was a hotmail account. It was the heady days of 1998 – I was 18 and about to go and follow every young Australian’s clichéd dream of backpacking through Europe. These were the days when finding an internet cafe was a rare occurrence, and even when you did you had to tolerate dial up speeds. Back then, I probably would have signed up for a hotmail.com.au email address if it was available. But that was over a decade ago, and today my hotmail account is a magnet for spam and newsletters I can’t be bothered unsubscribing from. More »
Microsoft’s Morro antivirus service—no, not Live OneCare, their other soon-to-be-terminated antivirus deal—is hitting beta “soon,” before it launches at the end of the year for free. You and I are laughing. Symantec and McAfee, not so much. More »
I don’t know what I was expecting from the INQ1, Three Mobile’s successor to the Skype phone and a tool for all almost all your social media needs on the go. But for some reason, the solidly built handset with its comfortable and intuitive interface actually surprised me. More »
Not content to just offer a new version of Windows Live Messenger for a competing platform, Microsoft today released an updated official version of the full Windows Live app for Windows Mobile that features contacts syncing, support for Live Spaces, Live Maps, and push email from Hotmail, MSN, or Live accounts. It’s a free mobile download, though you’ll have to make sure you nuke the old version first lest you mess up your device. [Download, via JK On The Run]
Many companies use Windows Live Messenger for corporate IM because it’s free and comes with pretty much any Windows computer they purchase. Windows Mobile users have had mobile IM love for awhile, but BlackBerry users have been left out, at least as far as official messengers go. They had already been promised an official client, and today Microsoft published it. Also included is live Hotmail support, for those who still use it. Go and download it, BlackBerry addicts, if you haven’t already. [Download, via Ars]
