Introducing the new SkyDrive (in depth look)

I wrote about it earlier today, and what do you know -- the new SkyDrive is out.

Two weeks after launch, Outlook.com obtains over 10 million users

Outlook.com adoption is outstanding. With over one million users jumping on in one day, it is a good sign that everyone is liking the new Outlook webmail service.

While the adoption rate has dropped off since then, the rate is still pretty high at over 10 million people adopting outlook.com in just two weeks.

If you want to see all of my Outlook.com coverage, including some other info about other online Microsoft services, you can click the Outlook.com Coverage link in the page bar at the top. There you can see info on how to claim email addresses using different methods, stats on adoption, and more. You can also expect a review of Outlook.com as well here on Techman's World due to the extensive coverage. Earlier today I posted about SkyDrive getting a new Windows 8 UI look, but the new changes have not rolled out to me yet. When they do, you can expect a SkyDrive in depth look as well.

Microsoft debuts revised SkyDrive website, includes Windows 8 UI

More recently, Microsoft has been giving some Metro remakes to its online services, and after some rumors and leaks, Microsoft is now finally ready to reveal this to the public.

Microsoft Account Changes Arrive for Windows Live Users

While logging into Windows Live (to use the awesome Unity web apps integration), I ran into something really interesting. Remember a few months ago when Microsoft announced it was merging all of its account systems into one unified system -- the Microsoft Account?

Well it is finally coming for Windows Live users. When you visit a login page for Windows Live (I just used mail.live.com as an example), you will now get a refreshed screen. In addition, you will get some new metro like styling to the login page, probably to fit into its upcoming Windows 8 operating system.

Metro-style Hotmail turns up in leaked screenshots

Lately, Microsoft has been Metro happy as some people say. Recently, Bing got a metro makeover. You can test it out right now actually. This time around, Hotmail is next in line for a Metro redesign. If a set of leaked screenshots obtained by WinFuture are any indication, however, it looks like the nearly sixteen-year-old email service could soon be getting one of its biggest redesigns to date. As you'd expect, it all looks very Metro, but also very unfinished, with a number of features reportedly still missing or not working properly. Of course, there's no indication when or if it'll actually roll out to the millions of Hotmail users (though the Windows 8 launch would provide a convenient fit), but there's plenty more screenshots where this one came from at the source link below.


Source: WinFuture