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We’re not sure how you managed to send us those messages, but you did — a lot of you. Seems Outlook has been experiencing all sorts of issues. Microsoft’s privy to that fact, and we assume looking into it as we speak, noting on its status page, “We’re having a problem accessing email. You might not be able to see all your email messages.” Looks like Hotmail, Messenger and SkyDrive are having some issues right now, as well. We’re reaching out to Redmond to find out exactly what’s up.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: Microsoft got back to us to say it is aware of the issue and looking into it. It claims that, whatever the problem is, it’s only affecting a small number of Outlook and SkyDrive users. You can check the Live status page here for the most recent updates.

Update 2: Looks like MS has been able to restore access for most users, though some are still having issues. Here’s a followup statement from the company, “Outlook.com experienced an incident that caused some users not to be able to access their account or share their SkyDrive files. We have restored web access for all users but some people might still see issues with their mobile devices. We are working to restore full mobile access as quickly as possible.”

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Source: Outlook Status

It hasn’t been hard to get Exchange support on iOS devices, but there’s some for whom third-party apps and web clients just won’t do. Microsoft has them covered today — it just repackaged the Outlook Web App as a pair of native iOS releases. Both OWA for iPad and OWA for iPhone deliver email, calendar and contacts to Office 365 subscribers with access to Exchange Online. The developer is quick to note that this isn’t a recreation of the Windows Phone environment, and there are a few elements borrowed from Outlook’s web version. Still, we see a few reasons to give OWA a try: the native iOS software sends push notifications, takes voice commands, and supports both passcodes as well as remote wipes. Between the new apps and Office for iPhone, it’s clear that iOS users are now welcome in Microsoft’s world.

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Hotmail and Outlook.com have long supported linked email accounts for organizing messages. However, Microsoft now sees connected accounts as tempting targets for hackers — so tempting, in fact, that the company is severing those links as a safety measure. Within the next two months, Outlook.com will move to using its alias system as the only way to handle multiple accounts. Users will have options to forward email and send messages from other addresses, but they won’t get to control multiple accounts through one sign-in. Microsoft will start unlinking accounts in late July, so those who’d like a more orderly transition to the safer (if less convenient) approach will want to act quickly.

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Source: Outlook Blog

Make no mistake, we don’t just like Outlook.com; we love it. The problem with Microsoft’s revamped email service, though, is that ditching Gmail can be a tough sell, as it’s meant giving up features like built-in Gchat. At last, however, Microsoft is adding support for Google Talk, which means you can keep sending your friends dancing-parrot videos even after you make the switch. (Outlook.com still does Facebook and Skype chatting too.) What’s more, you’ll find Gchat baked into SkyDrive.com — a handy tool if you happen to be collaborating with Google users. To clarify, this feature is only coming to the Outlook and SkyDrive websites for now — Dharmesh Mehta, Sr. Director of Outlook.com, told us Microsoft is still considering how GTalk might fit into its mobile apps. In the meantime, though, you can load up Outlook in your browser if you want a peek. And don’t worry if nothing shows up right away: the company is warning users that the roll-out could take several days.

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Microsoft announced today that it has completed the process of shifting Hotmail customers to Outlook.com. In a little more than six weeks the company has transferred some 150 petabytes of email data safely and securely to its new email service. Today they’ve also announced a couple of new features for Outlook.com, these include the improved integration of SkyDrive and SMTP send, which will make it easier for users to send emails from different email addresses.

Outlook.com came out of preview in February and at the time it already had over 60 million active accounts. Now with Hotmail accounts having been brought over, Outlook.com touts 400 million active accounts from all parts of the world. The deeper SkyDrive integration means that users will now be able to insert files and pictures in emails straight from SkyDrive itself. The integration rolls out today and will be made available worldwide in a couple of weeks. SMTP send enables Outlook.com users to send and receive emails from other accounts. Email sent through a different account will go through that account’s SMTP server, the recipient will not know that the email has been sent through Outlook.com. The team assures us that there are more improvements to come in the near future.

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