Neowin Takes A Look At Next Gen Hotmail

Neowin has taken an exclusive look at the new Hotmail which is due to launch within the month.

The interface is very similar to the existing Hotmail which most users use today. The major improvements from the beginning are spam reduction. The interface looks as close to Microsoft Outlook Web Access as you can get. Right clicking on folders doesn't produce the same result as Outlook Web Access but the general interface is identical. If you use Hotmail on the go and like to keep it synced up with your POP3 account with Contacts & Email then this new Hotmail is for you. You can import contacts from Outlook 2000/XP/2003 and Outlook Express 6 allowing users to swap Business contacts with Personal contacts.

Overall the new interface seems spam driven with the ability to keep messages in your Inbox down to contacts only etc. The interface when tested internally seems a lot faster than the current interface but this could be due to the servers it's currently on. We've taken a few basic screenshots to show you the new features of what to expect from the upgrade. The upgrade will also enable certain features that MSN Premium depends upon. MSN Premium is due to be released by Early 2004 combined with the Next Generation Hotmail which should go live to public servers within the month.

Screenshot: Hotmail Today