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What Happens to Your Online Accounts When You Die? [Social Networking]

Though maudlin to consider, it's important to think about what happens to your email and social networking accounts when you die. Will your relatives be able to gain access, or will the accounts simply fade away? That depends. Photo by 10ch.

Webmail Password Leaks Extend to Gmail, Yahoo, AOL [Email]

More than 10,000 Hotmail passwords were posted online yesterday, but users of other popular webmail services haven't been let off the hook. A similar phishing attack exposed another 20,000 user/password combinations, so consider resetting your own login credentials.

10,000 Hotmail Passwords Leaked Online [Email]

According to tech news site Neowin, an anonymous user posted usernames and passwords for over 10,000 Windows Live Hotmail accounts to web site PasteBin, including accounts on email domains like @hotmail.com, @msn.com, and @live.com. Neowin verified that the accounts are genuine, and that most appear to be based in Europe.

And the Most Popular Email Service Is... [What You Said]

On Monday we asked you to share what email service you use, and some 18,000 votes later, the result is overwhelming (if unsurprising):

Make Post-Mortem Plans for Your Online Life [Cloud Computing]

Email, Facebook messages, Twitter DMs—they will, as inbox guru Merlin Mann suggests, keep coming even after we're dead. TIME suggests you make a plan for your online accounts-especially if you don't want your inbox contents revealed.

Hotmail Rolls Out Incoming Pop3 Support [Windows Live]

Joining Gmail, Yahoo, and other mail services, Windows Live Hotmail launches incoming POP3 access for the U.S., Canada, and Brazil, meaning Hotmail users can aggregate all their other email accounts into one inbox.

Hotmail Rolls Out Incoming Pop3 to U.S. and Other Customers [Windows Live]

Joining Gmail, Yahoo, and other mail services, Windows Live Hotmail launches incoming POP3 access for the U.S., Canada, and Brazil, meaning Hotmail users can aggregate all their other email accounts into one inbox.

Gmail Makes Email Switching Easier [Switch]

Been looking to move a friend or relative to Gmail, but they complain the move from AOL, Hotmail, or their ISP email would be painful? Let 'em know Gmail now offers an easy switching tool.

Yahoo, Hotmail Suffer Outages Thursday [Outages]

Windows Live Hotmail told its users between 8:44pm and 10:15pm PST Thursday that their accounts weren't available, although it was really just a service outage (which TechCrunch says might have lasted longer).

Windows Live Brings Hotmail, Messenger to Windows Mobile [Downloads]

If you're a Windows Mobile user and linked into Hotmail or other Windows Live services, Microsoft has released an updated Windows Live app that's going to make your mobile life a bit more streamlined.

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