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Windows 8 Mail app gains desperately needed features, breaks Google Calendar support

Windows 8 Mail app gains desperately needed features, breaks Google Calendar support
  • Posted March 26, 2013, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • As promised, Windows 8 and Windows RT's native productivity apps have finally received some update love. Although severely spartan in both design and features, Mail, Calendar and People now boast a number of new tricks which aim to make your…

Google extends Windows Phone 8 Exchange support until July 31

Google extends Windows Phone 8 Exchange support until July 31
  • Posted January 31, 2013, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • In December, Google announced it would be abandoning Exchange ActiveSync support for non-business accounts, ending support for Google Sync and Google Calendar Sync. It appears the search giant's once-unrelenting stance has softened though, giving Microsoft until July 31 to get…

Microsoft rumored to add CalDAV, CardDAV support to WP8

Microsoft rumored to add CalDAV, CardDAV support to WP8
  • Posted January 22, 2013, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • In response to Google's desertion of Exchange ActiveSync, rumors indicate Microsoft is working on support for CardDAV and CalDAV protocols for WP8. Such a move should retain WP8's seamless support for Google's contact and calendar services, but do so through open standards…

Google drops Gmail Outlook sync support, Microsoft "surprised"

Google drops Gmail Outlook sync support, Microsoft "surprised"
  • Posted December 18, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • After some Winter cleaning, Google announced the immediate discontinuation of Google Sync and Google Calendar Sync. These applications were designed to synchronize Gmail accounts with Outlook, various devices and other software via Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol.

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