Microsoft starts rolling out Outlook.com add-ins for Uber, Paypal and more

Microsoft announced Outlook.com preview with support for add-ins and some other improvements earlier this year. The company today announced partnership with IFTT, Evernote, Wunderlist, as well as Yelp.

Alongside the new partnerships, Microsoft also announced that the company has started rolling out add-ins for PayPal, Uber, Evernote and Boomerang:

Uber—Need a ride to your meeting or event? No problem, set up an Uber ride reminder for any calendar event with a single tap. Prior to the time of your ride, you get an Uber reminder on your phone with the destination already set. Simply swipe the notification, confirm your Uber ride, and your car will be on its way! Starting today, the Uber add-in is available in Outlook 2013 and Outlook on the web for users with Office 365 and Exchange 2013 mailboxes. It’s coming to users of the new Outlook.com within the next month.
New Outlook partner add-ins and expanded rollout of Outlook.com

PayPal—Need to pay your portion of the dinner tab or send money to your loved ones on their birthdays? You can do this directly from your inbox using the PayPal add-in for Outlook. Starting today, the PayPal add-in is available in Outlook 2013 and Outlook on the web for users with Office 365 and Exchange 2013 mailboxes. It’s coming to users of the new Outlook.com within the next month.

Evernote—Sharing your work with colleagues is simple with the Evernote Outlook add-in. Start an email, use the add-in view to find the note you want, and click to send it on its way. You can also clip emails from Outlook to Evernote, save them into a designated notebook, and add tags for an extra level of organization. Working effectively in and out of your inbox has never been easier. Starting today, the Evernote add-in is available in Outlook 2013 and Outlook on the web for users with Office 365 mailboxes. It also works with Exchange 2013 mailboxes but requires your Exchange IT admin to install the add-in. It’s coming to users of the new Outlook.com within the next month.
New Outlook partner add-ins and expanded rollout of Outlook.com

Boomerang—Schedule emails to send at the perfect time, get a reminder if your email doesn’t receive a response, and add a smart calendar assistant that lets you schedule meetings and share your real-time availability—all without leaving your email. Starting today, the Boomerang add-in is available in Outlook 2013 and Outlook on the web for users with Office 365 mailboxes. It’s coming to users of the new Outlook.com within the next month.
New Outlook partner add-ins and expanded rollout of

The company’s latest partnership with IFTTT is pretty important, and it’ll allow users to take automation to the next step. For example, IFTTT would let you get a notification on your phone when you get an important mail. It’ll be interesting to see if the company will be able to integrate all the IFTTT recipes into Outlook.com, however.

Nonetheless, what do you think of the latest Outlook.com add-ins? Discuss in the comment section below.

Source: Microsoft