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Users warn of problems with IE8 Beta 2
News While hiccups are expected from beta software, some problems appear to exist within Microsoft's own services.
Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Beta, ClearType, Knowledgebase, software, MSN Hotmail
Windows Live aims to be more social
News Microsoft wants to unify its disparate communications tools with a common set of contacts and concepts, such as news feeds and profiles, borrowed from the world of social networking.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web services, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Storage, Amazon.com Inc., software, MSN Hotmail, Facebook, blogging
Google launches stand-alone contacts manager
News New service lets you manage your contacts in Google services like Docs, Calendar, and Picasa, even if you don't use Gmail.
Tags: Web browsers, E-mail clients, Apple Inc., Google Picasa, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., control panel, MSN Hotmail, Google Apps, Google Docs
When was the last time you wrote a letter?
Blogs Growing up, I used to relish every visit to the stationery shop. I'd spend hours browsing through row after row of c...
Hotmail gets more Bing with new quick add menu
News Users of the popular Web mail service can now do Bing searches that can be stuck inside of outgoing messages and replies.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Microsoft Live Search, Web Browser, Video, CSS, Australia, movie, e-mail, MSN Hotmail
Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed
News The latest Chrome and Firefox versions edged ahead in performance, but Chrome edged more. Could Google's Native Client project make the test obsolete?
Tags: Java, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Beta, SunSpider, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Gartner: Internet-based e-mail to fuel cloud uptake
News The use of Internet hosted e-mail services--such as Microsoft's Hotmail and Google Mail--will fuel the business uptake of "cloud services".
Tags: Utility computing, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Gartner Inc., Environment, VP, e-mail, MSN Hotmail, Silicon.com, Internet
Hacked Web mail accounts used to send spam
News While Websense has seen a rise in spam following the compromise of 30,000 Web mail accounts, security experts are split over how the accounts were breached.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Security, security consultant, Sophos Plc., Spam, Keylogging, Password, Websense Inc.
Phished or not, leaked passwords show lazy habits
News While researchers debate how passwords were stolen, analysis of the exposed passwords reveals some interesting trends.
Tags: E-mail servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, E-mail clients, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Phishing, ScanSafe, Malware, Password
Phishing attack hits thousands of Hotmail accounts
News Several thousand user account credentials have been posted on a public Web site as a result of a phishing attack.
Tags: E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Spam and phishing, PC security, Data security, Phishing, E-mail Account, Microsoft Corp., software, Pastebin.com
FBI used spyware to capture hackers, hitmen
News Documents obtained in a freedom-of-information request show the U.S. law-enforcement agency used a secret form of spyware in a number of investigations.
Tags: Hacking, FBI, Anti-spyware, IP, Cipav, computer, e-mail, spyware, MSN Hotmail, News.com
BBC buys, uses botnet to show dangers to PCs
News Legal expert says BBC botnet may have broken the law with its spam test, even though the infected computers were not used for harm.
Tags: PC security, Video, computer, e-mail, MSN Hotmail, British Broadcasting Corp., network, Google Gmail, e-Mail Account, PC
Google making SSL changes
News Security researcher holds off on releasing exploit after talks with Google, the only company to respond to complaints about SSL implementations.
Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication and encryption, Web sites, Web browsers, Cookie, Security, SSL, Google Inc., MSN Hotmail, Facebook
LiveJournal accounts getting hijacked
News LiveJournal bloggers finding their accounts hijacked can blame Hotmail accounts they let lapse, the blogger site says.
Tags: Security, LiveJournal, E-mail Address, Spokesperson, Password, Hijackers, phone, e-mail, MSN Hotmail, Security
BlackBerry to get Windows Live apps
News Windows Live Hotmail and Messenger will soon be available on BlackBerry smartphones, Research In Motion and Microsoft have announced.
Tags: BlackBerry, Instant messaging, Web services, Mobile applications, RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Live, MSN Hotmail
