We reported last week that ActiveSync notification for Hotmail users who also use Exchange was on the way. Well, it’s here. Finally. this instant updating, known as “push,” been an option for Exchange/Outlook accounts from the start. Even Google beat Hotmail to the punch. Well Hotmail may have been late to class, but at least they decided to show up.

The Hotmail ActiveSync capability works with iPhones, iPads, Windows Mobile 6.x phones, Windows Phone 7 phones, and Nokia E, S, and N series phones. This will finally get you your Exchange fix on the go if you are a Hotmail user.

Read more about Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail, as well as view a video demonstration, on the Inside Windows Live blog. Dick Craddock, Microsoft group program manager for Windows Live Hotmail, says that “in the coming months, we will continue to bring out new features and capabilities based on feedback from our users.”