Microsoft is betting high on cloud computing and it's recent release of Office 365 certifies this, Microsoft has now opened it's gates for free account registrations at outlook.com - so hurry-up and go grab yourname@outlook.com before anyone else does.

Based on now Microsoft universal Metro UI interface the free web-mail service looks snappy and elegant.

Mozilla Labs unveiled their RainDrop messaging aggregator project allowing users to get information of interest prioritized from all the clutter from various sources like Email accounts, blogs, twitter and social-networking sites all at one place.

Mozilla Labs describes Raindrop as a open-Web technology for creating useful and compelling messaging experience.

The platform will allow users to categorize and prioritize messages so communication or information of higher importance gets visible before everything else, the open-platform will encourage front-end widgets and code from 3rd party developers for greater extensibility and customization - you can preview the prototype in action in the video posted next.

Email overload is an common problem with most active internet user having several email and social networking accounts, Active internet users need to access all these accounts daily, which can be time-consuming and tedious task, We have discussed about desktop application - Digsby earlier on this blog as a possible solution to the problem without the hassle of remembering all the usernames and passwords.

NutshellMail is a similar new service currently in private beta to tackle this email overload problem, the free web-based service allows users to efficiently Access, Manage, and Monitor messages from all their Email and Social Networking services using a single NutShellMail universal inbox, you can use the service anywhere from internet without the need to install any software, once configured all your accounts will be accessible with a single NutShellMail login.

NutshellMail currently supports services like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, MacMail, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and any POP3 or IMAP enabled email service, more additions to the supported list is expected in future, NutshellMail can also be used to bypass internet censorship and access blocked email services at workplace.