No Gmail or Skype for Russians says country’s security service

Using words like "uncontrolled use" and "security threat" the Russian security service is proposing that the country ban the use of web services like Skype, Hotmail and Gmail. Due to the use of foreign made encryption technology the ... continue

Study says email domain stereotypes really do bear out

I'll admit it- I have a strong prejudice against certain email address domains and even occasionally try to convert people still using undesirable domains. I don't know what this says about me (I'm sure it's not entirely positive), ... continue

Hotmail Debuts Free ‘Disposable’ Email Accounts

I personally don't like to hand out my personal or business email addresses every single time I sign up for a new commenting system, forum or for special offers, at the same time it's often required that ... continue

[Video] A rap about how bad Hotmail sucks

Quite catchy- a rap about all the ways Hotmail infuriates its remaining users. [via Consumerist] continue

What Your Email Adress Says About Your Computer Skills

TheOatMeal.com has made this brilliant, true and funny drawing. (I use gmail and my own domain, but I have a hotmail too. Used only for registering and spam). continue

Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger were down, reportedly back up

Got Hotmail problems today? Apparently you're not alone, as users across the internet are reporting issues logging in to Hotmail and related services like Windows Live Messenger. MSNBC says the issue is resolved now, and that it is ... continue

Not so fast with the Hotmail jokes- additional 20K addresses compromised on GMail, AOL, Earthlink

Yesterday, when it was revealed that tens of thousands of Hotmail addresses and passwords were posted on a code-sharing site, everyone had a bit of a go at the remaining Hotmail users who haven't abandoned the service ... continue

10,000 phished passwords from @hotmail.com, @msn.com and @live.com accounts posted on internet

More than 10,000 @hotmail.com, @msn.com and @live.com account passwords have been reportedly posted on a site developers use to share code. Microsoft has not yet confirmed the breach, allegedly occurring October 1st on on pastebin.com. Tech blog Neowin.net ... continue

Hotmail: You Don’t Have an Inbox…Yet?

Some users of Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail were greeted with a strange message last night. A system error caused a message claiming there was no inbox to appear. You Don't Have an Inbox...Yet The message mysteriously stated: "You don't ... continue

Breaking News: Hotmail Still Exists

Hotmail is expected to get a big update this week, which raises the question: Does anyone actually still use Hotmail? I didn't even realize it was still around. The update, said to be on the way in ... continue