E-mails missing from some users' Hotmail accounts

Some Hotmail users posted complaints on Microsoft's online forum stating that their messages have disappeared in full or in some cases e-mails in their inboxes were sent to deleted mail folders.Microsoft Windows Live support technicians were quoted by The Associated Press...

Phishing Attack Exposes Quarter Million Users

Many Internet users may have been scammed into giving up passwords to phishing expeditions.  The security breach was discovered on the weekend when thousands of passwords were discovered on the net.  Hotmail users have been urged to change their passwords. "More...

Hotmail and Bing

Each day I access the UK News through MSN while using Google as a research tool. Today I discover “bing” as a search Engine on MSN and that the “sign_in” to Hotmail has shifted to the end of the screen. What...

Iran's Nuclear Reactor Targeted for Attach

DEBKAfile Iranian sources report Iran's leaders are utterly convienced that a US and/or Israeli attack will be launched against its nuclear installations and Revolutionary Gards bases before Barack Obama's January 20th inauguration as U.S. President.  Israli...

Al-Qaeda Attack Ordered "Far Bigger than 9/11"

DEBKAfile Intelligence states al-Qaeda is set to attack the US or Europe in the near future following Obama's ascension to the Presidency.  Assuming al-Qaeda's reference to something "far bigger" than 9/11 means either, nuclear or biological?  "Al Qaeda...

US Warns Syria: "Don't Invade North Lebanon!"

Could this be game-changer' McCain needs to get Americas attention off the economy? "Stern US warning to Syria not to invade Northern LebanonDEBKAfile Exclusive Report2 Oct.: Washington accompanied this warning to Damascus, DEBKAfile has learned, with its first...

Syria Is Posed To Invade N. Lebanon

"Syrian masses 10,000 commandos on border to invade N. Lebanon DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 23 Sept.: Damascus is pressing forward with its plan to occupy Greater Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city and port. To this end, 10,000 Syrian commando troops have massed at...

Hotmail suffers worldwide outage

Another blow to Microsoft world domination. MSN messenger also seems to have suffered. " Hotmail users around the world are having trouble gaining access to their e-mail accounts as Microsoft Corp. wrestles with technical difficulties. “We're having some sporadic issues...

Has Hotmail been hacked?

An unexplained malfunction in Hotmail's email service today has sparked concerns about the safety of personal information online. What happens to all your information if your email provider suddenly shuts its doors?

Lawsuit challenges government's right to read your e-mail

A seller of "natural male enhancement" products sued after a fraud indictment based on evidence gleaned from his electronic mail. The government needs a search warrant if it wants to read the U.S. mail that arrives at your home. But federal prosecutors say they don't need a...

Coming Soon: Yahoo! Mail, GMail, Hotmail All-in-One

With Yahoo’s announcement that they will open up their popular email service, this presents a new oppourtunity for web developers to stretch the boundaries of what was once an exclusive application– the web email.

Thousands fall for Hotmail prank

"I'm always pleased when I see healthy page views for our business stories - but there are exceptions.Take this story: "MSN 'to charge user fee'" says the headline, and for a few weeks it has steadily moved up the ranks of our daily statistics. On Sunday it was the most-read...

Myanmar Bans Google and Gmail

"Internet users reported that the Myanmar government has blocked the Google search engine and its mail service Gmail. "Search Engine Company

Stewart Butterfield's Response To Hitwise's Photo-Sharing Landscape - Great S...

"Two comments on this (most people will want to skip right to the numbers section, but it's less relevant than comparing the products): The products: I don't really think of Photobucket as a competitor to...

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