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The team behind the open source email client Thunderbird has released the annual report for the 2023-2024 period. The report covers major developments as well as an overview of financials. And it could not look better. Financial contributions reached 8.6 million US Dollar in 2023, which is an increase of nearly 35 percent when compared…
In less than two months, Microsoft will manipulate Windows Mail and Calendar on Windows systems so that they stop working. Microsoft announced the change, in less drastic words, in an update to the Outlook for Windows support page. There, Microsoft writes: Support for Windows Mail, Calendar, and People will end on December 31, 2024. We’re…
The open source email client Mozilla Thunderbird is now also available for Android. This marks a big milestone for the makers and enables users to use the client on desktop systems and on mobile systems powered by Android. With iOS support in the works, Thunderbird will be a true cross-platform email client that you can…
The first official version of Thunderbird for Android will not be released in 2023. The Thunderbird team announced this week that it has postponed the release to 2024. To better understand why, it is necessary to look back at the initial plan. It all started with the separation of Thunderbird from core Mozilla. Eventually, the…
The new Outlook app by Microsoft will replace the apps Mail and Calendar on Windows, and the classic Outlook desktop app in the future. This app may transfer email login information to Microsoft Cloud servers, if users use IMAP or SMTP accounts. This happens only if the sync feature is enabled according to Microsoft. Put…