In timing that can only have been used to try and bury horrendous news, Microsoft has confirmed that a hacker was able to gain access to Outlook.com accounts over a period of months. Three of them, to be exact.

Apple has confirmed that that iOS 11.0.1 fixes the Cannot Send Mail error when using Outlook, Exchange, and Office 365 on an iOS 11-powered iPhone or iPad.

Apple has confirmed that fix for iOS 11 “Cannot Send Mail. The message was rejected by the server.” error in Outlook, Exchange, Office 365 accounts is coming in iOS 11.0.1 software update. Here are the details.

It’s fair to say that Microsoft has fully embraced the existence of the Apple Watch from initial launch. Owners of Apple’s precise and beautiful timepiece have been able to interact with a number of Microsoft apps pretty much from day one. The software giant has now shown its clearest indication yet that it will continue to develop cutting-edge software that’s compatible with the Apple Watch by releasing an upgrade to its popular Microsoft Outlook email app which brings extended compatibility for the wrist-worn gadget.

Microsoft has just released an official Outlook app to the App Store for those rocking an iPhone or iPad. The interface is very much built in the image of Windows 8, but if you can see past this lack of uniformity with the look and feel of iOS, the app does offer one or two features not currently available in the Web app. All of the important details, as well as that download link, can be found right after the break.

It has only been a couple of weeks since Microsoft brought Skype integration to the Outlook.com inbox and already, the Redmond company is back to bring Google’s Talk instant messaging service to its webmail service. It’s certainly an eyebrow raiser, no less since it looks as though the Big G looks all set to integrate GTalk and Hangouts into one unified – and rumored – “Babel” service, and it does also perhaps show a side to Microsoft we simply do not see often enough.

Skype users can now make audio and video calls from within Microsoft’s new Outlook.com email service. More details after the jump.

An announcement by Microsoft has officially signaled the demise of the famed email service Hotmail, with Outlook moving in to fill its place having finally shaken off its seemingly everlasting Preview status. Although the end of Hotmail will perhaps be a poignant for a few within the Redmond camp, it has been a long time coming, and even though it seems like a big transition, the look and feel of Hotmail has borrowed from Outlook for a while now.

Android toting users of Microsoft’s Outlook.com email service rejoice, for today is the day that your prayers have been answered, with the Redmond firm launching a bespoke Android app, bringing Outlook.com email to the Google Play Store.

Hotmail has been around for what feels like forever, and alongside Gmail it has been one of the most used online email services on the planet. Today Microsoft gave its own email service some competition, with the new Outlook.com preview set to run alongside Hotmail, at least for now.