Hotmail’s newest version, which we found very likable, even stacked up against Gmail, is now available to every user in 220 countries. The team’s made a few improvements based on user feedback, including removing the automatic Windows Messenger sign-in. [Inside Windows Live]
With Gmail’s on-and-off outages this week garnering quite an outcry from net users, you might think everyone but your Aunt Marge is using Gmail’s web interface. PC World runs down Six Reasons Desktop E-mail Still Rules. Among those we (admittedly Gmail-positive) can relate to: better filtering and rules, drag-and-drop attachments, and the “Redirect” command. What advantages does your desktop client have over webmail?
Yahoo’s email service rolled out an interesting new feature today that filters your inbox to show only emails from contacts or “connections” to help you get to your most important emails first. More »
