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  Outlook.com to let users engage in IM chats with Gmail users

  Microsoft is upgrading its new Outlook.com webmail service so that its users can communicate with Gmail users via instant messaging.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 May, 2013 13:53

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, instant messaging, Google, Microsoft, Mail, internet

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  Microsoft previews Skype for Outlook.com

  Microsoft is rolling out a preview version of Skype for Outlook.com, allowing users to make calls and send instant messages from within the webmail service using a browser plugin.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 30 April, 2013 10:02

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, telecommunication, skype, Microsoft, voip, Mail, internet

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  Nokia banks on social integration to help boost mobile phone sales

  Nokia's latest advanced feature phone, the Asha 210, comes with a physical key to access WhatsApp messaging, as well as software clients for Twitter and Facebook.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 April, 2013 10:09

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, consumer electronics, smartphones, Mail, Nokia, social networking, mobile, internet

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  Yahoo profit jumps by 36 per cent amid a decline in revenue

  Yahoo's profits rose more than 30 per cent in the first quarter, due to a variety of factors including lowered operating costs, though sales at the company declined.

  By Zach Miners | 16 April, 2013 20:59

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Google, Mail, social networking, social media, internet, search engines, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo

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  Microsoft in damage-control mode over webmail outage

  Microsoft has issued a detailed mea culpa about the lengthy and ill-timed outage that affected its webmail services on Tuesday and Wednesday, an incident that undermines the company's push for its new Outlook.com as a better alternative to Gmail and Yahoo Mail.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 March, 2013 16:45

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Microsoft, Mail, internet

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  Gmail Tips: Five great e-mail timesavers

  If you're one of Gmail's 193 million users worldwide, you probably rely on the service -- and its add-ons -- every day. Popular among users for its customization features, Google constantly adds to its arsenal of Labs and brings new features mainstream to simplify processes and save users time.

  By Kristin Burnham | 25 January, 2011 07:36

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Google, Mail, internet

• Facebook social inbox: What you need to know about messages

  Back in November 2010, Facebook announced plans for a "social inbox" -- a space that would serve as a hub for all communications that people use online or via mobile phones, ranging from text messages and chat messages to e-mail messages, too.

  By Kristin Burnham | 12 January, 2011 10:25

  Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Mail, social networking, internet, Facebook

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  LLC International | Webcast

  At LCC International, a global wireless engineering company with 1,200 employees, VP of IT, John Buckholz, has managed Lotus cc:Mail, IBM Notes/Domino, and Microsoft Exchange systems during his career. But his most recent choice for messaging and collaboration is Google Apps. Why? LCC International saved 60% over bare-bones alternatives, and he and his team no longer spend their weekends monitoring system uptime and addressing email issues for a workforce that operates 365 days a year. Most importantly, IT has been able to shift resources to more mission critical initiatives.