Microsoft launches Outlook.com portal that replaces Hotmail
Microsoft Corp. today launched the Outlook.com e-mail portal, which will replace the Hotmail service ( click here to access ). The new service, which links Live.com and contacts from the old Hotmail, as well as Messenger contacts and Skydrive files, is now available to Brazilian users.
The users' Hotmail email addresses will not be changed, the change occurs only on the service access page. There will be no changes to the user's password, contacts, incoming and outgoing messages, email folders, and other features used and created for use in Hotmail.
To update your account, the user must access the website www.outlook.com by entering their current email address and password. In a test run by the G1 , users who have accounts on Live.com are already able to access the service by viewing the new Outlook.com.
To update your account, the user must access the website www.outlook.com by entering their current email address and password. In a test run by the G1 , users who have accounts on Live.com are already able to access the service by viewing the new Outlook.com.
As a novelty, too, there will be a version of Skype embedded in the service, dispensing with the installation of the program on the PC. In practice, any computer that the user has access to and that owns a camera can be used to use the video call program. The service is not yet available and should be launched in the coming weeks.
Hotmail has 60 million users in Brazil. Worldwide, there are 360 million users in 220 countries.
Live.com was the Microsoft service portal where you could access Hotmai, Office Online, Messenger, and Skydrive. When you enter the service address, some users are already redirected to Outlook.com.
The look of the pages resembles that of Windows 8, the company's new operating system that will be released on October 26. In addition to accessing emails, the user can chat with friends, access contacts and the calendar. Files that stay in Skydrive, the cloud storage service of the company, are in the same area, allowing them to be shared by email.
Skydrive has 7 GB of free storage space for all users.
Nhận xét