New Gadget 2011

Hotmail is still around, just in case you are wondering. It is the first e-mail service for many people who tried the Internet in its dial-up infancy and Microsoft is reminding its millions of users that they still have a Hotmail account. This time, the service comes with new features that includes an Android app with two-way e-mail, contact and calendar syncing.
There are also several updates on Hotmail�s web interface. Users can now categorize incoming mail as �gray mail,� such as newsletters they signed in but do not bother to read. These gray mail, which according to Microsoft make up half of our e-mail inbox, can automatically be sorted into a folder or be put into the trash. There is also an �Unsubscribe� feature that lets Hotmail block future newsletters and even ask the sender to kindly stop sending further spam mail.
Users can also let Hotmail automatically flag messages with a particular subject line or from a certain sender. These flagged messages will shot up at the top of the inbox so they will not get inundated with the influx of incoming mail.
The �Scheduled Cleanup� feature deletes messages automatically after certain number of days have passed. This is recommended for e-mails from daily deals companies like Groupon and LivingSocial. Other updates include the inline ability to manage and edit folders and apply categories to e-mails, as well as �Instant Actions� such as �delete� and �flag� that appear whenever users hover over messages.