Microsoft and Yahoo have promised to boost storage limits for their free e-mail services, but for many users, the upgrades haven't been delivered.
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In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone.
MSN has moved to placate paid subscribers to its Windows Live Hotmail Plus service after announcing that standard Hotmail users are to be granted up to five gigabytes of storage.
Google, the company that made off with the search market, is setting its sights on free e-mail.
Craig Silverstein -- Google's technology director and employee No. 1 -- discusses the future of search.
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Instant messaging is still used mostly for personal chitchat in offices, according to a new survey.
Malicious attacks now come cloaked in messages that appear to have been sent by a known instant messaging contact -- even more reason to be wary.
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Microsoft's Instant Messenger service went down early Monday, affecting up to 75 million people worldwide who sign on to the service to chat with friends and co- workers.
Intrusive registration process and fee-based add-ons keep us from warming up to this instant messenger.
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