Hotmail ups the ante on web storage

Microsoft has announced that it is upping Hotmail (Windows Live Hotmail) user's storage levels to 5 gigabytes for photos and other e-mail messages, up from the current 3 gigabytes. According to this Globe and Mail article "Microsoft said Hotmail will also get faster in coming weeks thanks to performance improvements. E-mail users will also see a new "report phishing" button and a way to combine duplicate contacts in the address book."