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When Microsoft\u2019s updated Windows Live Hotmail<\/a> begins to roll out this summer, smartphone users will discover a useful new addition to the service: push support.<\/p>\n Powered by Exchange ActiveSync, the new Live Hotmail will allow smartphone (Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Android, iPhone, etc.) users to receive new email over the air in real time. Live Hotmail Contacts and Live Calendar entries will also be available via the push service, and you\u2019ll be able to set your device to sync all three categories of data, or pick and choose. New email will instantly be pushed to any phone supporting Exchange, and changes made to your calendar and\/or contacts via a phone will be mirrored to your web account (and vice versa).<\/p>\n These features are nothing new \u2013 Google has been offering the same Exchange-powered service for Gmail and Google Calendar for some time. Smartphone users who depend on push-based services on their smartphones may now find Live Hotmail a viable alternative to Gmail and other similar services.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no firm date on when we might expect to see the Exchange-enhanced Hotmail service go live, but Paul Thurrott reports<\/a> that the rollout will begin as soon as June 15.<\/p>\n To find out more about the New Windows Live Hotmail service, check out the video after the jump:<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n\n