Microsoft detailed a recent service outage that affected a number of services on September 8. The software giant’s Hotmail, SkyDrive, Office 365 and MSN services were all affected by a Domain Name Service (DNS) issue … read more
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Microsoft recovering from hour long Hotmail, SkyDrive and Office 365 outage
9th Sep 11 5:30 am with 41 CommentsMicrosoft has been experiencing outages with a variety of its online services late on Thursday evening. The software giant confirmed problems accessing its sites and promised that the company was working to fix the problems. … read more
Microsoft issues service alert for Xbox LIVE Marketplace outage
25th May 11 3:20 pm with 4 CommentsMicrosoft issued an Xbox LIVE Marketplace service alert on Wednesday. The software giant said it was investigating issues across its Marketplace that affects the following services: Browsing Indie Games from the Xbox 360 console or … read more
New Windows Phone 7 outage affects Xbox LIVE services
6th May 11 6:03 pm with 23 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone 7 is experiencing a second service outage this week. WinRumors readers are reporting that they are unable to access Xbox LIVE services on multiple Windows Phone 7 devices. WinRumors has confirmed this … read more
Windows Phone Marketplace returns after 7-hour outage
5th May 11 5:34 pm with 14 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has returned to life after a seven hour long outage. WinRumors readers began reporting issues downloading and updating applications on their Windows Phone 7 devices as early as 9AM GMT on … read more
Windows Phone Marketplace down, apps unavailable for download
5th May 11 12:07 pm with 36 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace is down worldwide, according to reports. WinRumors are currently reporting that they are unable to download new applications or update existing applications. Windows Phone 7 owners attempting to download new applications … read more
Yahoo struggles with mail outage, Microsoft offers users free Hotmail+ to switch now
28th Apr 11 10:21 pm with 8 CommentsMicrosoft’s wasting no time to taking advantage of Yahoo’s mail woes today. The software giant has started offering free Hotmail+ accounts to Yahoo mail users who switch to Hotmail today. “First 1k #ymail users to … read more