

The specs for the app also reveal other features. The built-in Kindle e-mail app downloads messages through a standard POP3 connection, but the Hotmail app can sync mail, contacts, calendars, and even folders courtesy of Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync. The Hotmail app for the Fire boasts at least one advantage over the tablet's native e-mail app, according to a Microsoft blog.


But some tweaks were needed to make the software compatible with the Fire since Amazon uses its own customized version of Android. Microsoft already offers an app for Google Android devices, which is up for grabs in the Android Market. Microsoft is carving out a new niche for itself on the Amazon Kindle Fire.Ī free mobile app for the company's Hotmail service is now available in the Kindle store for all Fire tablet owners.
