Microsoft rebrands Hotmail as Outlook, adds fresh Metro design & Skype calling

Microsoft's Hotmail service is still popular with more than 325 million monthly active users, but the company has decided the Hotmail brand must die in favor of something without as many negative connotations. Here comes Outlook.

To keep its 24M users from fleeing, AOL redesigns Mail with much sharper look

AOL has completely revamped its email service with a cleaner design, a move that could help keep the 24 million users it has left from moving to competitors.

The service now features a design with less clutter and an ad …