Yahoo has started rolling out the new version of Yahoo Mail it's been beta-testing since last fall. I've been playing with it for awhile and mostly enjoying the experience. It's a very credible Webmail client-similar in general feel and some particulars to Hotmail's 2010 update. If, like me, you spend most of your time in Gmail (and aren't 100% happy with the experience) it's kind of refreshing to spend time in an alternative which is quite different in approach.

Here's some of what's new:

Yahoo says the new version is twice as fast as the old Yahoo Mail (and it does feel quite speedy-I don't get the "Loading..." screen that I do with Gmail).

More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/228647/