Outlook.com Newsroom

Find the latest news and background information about Outlook.com, a modern, cloud-based email service from Microsoft. Outlook.com helps people manage their personal email, share documents seamlessly via SkyDrive, connect with Facebook and Twitter, and also prioritizes your privacy.

Microsoft begins rollout of Skype for preview Outlook.com

Microsoft begins rollout of Skype preview for Outlook.com

April 29, 2013
Less typing, more talking. Enjoy Skype video and audio calls wherever you access your email.

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Chat with Google friends in Outlook.com

May 14, 2013
People using Outlook.com can now chat with Google friends from the Outlook.com inbox.

Outlook.com announces Hotmail upgrade complete

May 2, 2013
Today, Outlook.com announces that all 300 million Hotmail accounts have been successfully upgraded to the Outlook.com experience and rolls out new features.

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Microsoft begins rollout of Skype preview for Outlook.com

April 29, 2013
Less typing, more talking. Enjoy Skype video and audio calls wherever you access your email.

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Images

Chat with Google friends in Outlook.com

May 14, 2013
People using Outlook.com can now chat with Google friends from the Outlook.com inbox.

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Two-step verification for Outlook.com

April 17

New Outlook.com benefits include increased security, access to international domains and the ability to sign in by alias.

Outlook.com releases Android app

April 16

Today Microsoft announced the availability of a new app making the Outlook.com webmail service available to Android users.

Outlook.com unveils fresh, modern and intuitive calendar

April 2

The new Outlook.com calendar’s modern and intuitive interface puts you in control of your schedule. It’s faster, brings your content front and center and lets you take your calendar with you on any device.

Outlook.com – modern email the way it should be

March 12

Share just about anything in a single message using SkyDrive and keep your address book automatically updated with info from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Lights, camera… Outlook.com!

Feb. 27

Outlook.com and comedian Jodi Miller walked the pink carpet at the Spirit Awards to get the scoop on films, fashion and celebrity email habits.

Outlook.com is the world’s fastest growing email service

Feb. 18

With 60 million people actively using Outlook.com, Microsoft is confident that it is the best email service available for consumers and is ready to scale to a billion people.

Outlook.com hits 25 million users mark

Nov. 27

In recent panel of Gmail users, 4 out of 5 said they would switch to Outlook.com, and with new changes it's even easier to make the move.