It has been a simply massive week in the world of Microsoft, and so this roundup is quite long in the making. We usually joke that there is much that we can’t cover in this regular installment, but this time we really mean it.
To combat that, this specific post will be a bit more compact, and summary, and therefore more inclusive than usual. For this week’s question, let us know whether or not you are going to use the coming Xbox television services.
Now, make sure that you are following TNW Microsoft onTwitter, andFacebook, and let’s get into the news.
Microsoft and Yahoo
Xbox + TV
Zune hardware isover
Mango’s rollout is smooth
Hotmail upgrades coming
Today’s update is cosmetic, and functional. The crucial new feature released is ‘Categories,’ which is the equivalent of Gmail’s ‘Label’ feature. That Hotmail lacked this for so long shows exactly how far Microsoft has fallen behind Google in this space. Still, the direct feature rip is welcome, as Labels are an important element of Gmail, and were much needed in Hotmail.
Also included in the update is the ability to ‘pin’ emails to the top of one’s inbox. This is a rather cheap way of copying Gmail’s Priority Inbox, as it allows for emails deemed important to not be lost.
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