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Google has confirmed the media’s expectations in releasing a brand new Gmail app for iOS customers but, unfortunately, the app also got pulled because of a bug affecting push notifications. The search giant promises to deliver an updated version ASAP.Confirming the release of the new app on its mobile blog yest... |
3 November 2011
05:00 GMT |
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Google just launched its first Gmail app for iOS, available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod. That's the good news. The bad news is that it doesn't work and Google has already pulled it from the iTunes App Store.iOS users have been waiting for a native Gmail app quite literally for years, so you'd expect ... |
2 November 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Google is ready to unveil the redesigned Gmail. It's been working on it for months and the brand new design is finally ready to roll out. The changes go beyond skin deep, there's a revamped search box, a new conversation view and other improvements.Google unveiled a preview of what the new Gmail could look ... |
1 November 2011
12:56 GMT |
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Gmail is finally coming to the iPhone and iPad in the form of a native application almost three years after Apple began approving third-party applications.MG Siegler (of TechCrunch) reveals in a blog entry that a native Gmail client is pending approval in the Apple App Store for iOS devices.His sources say the client... |
1 November 2011
06:07 GMT |
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Google is introducing an interesting new feature which should be of particular use to those concerned about their privacy or just slightly more paranoid than the average person. Google will start adding a link to ads in Gmail and Search indicating why those ads were displayed.Users will be told whether the ad was cho... |
1 November 2011
05:54 GMT |
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Google is getting ready to unveil a brand new Gmail redesign, in tune with the major redesign being deployed across Google sites. A preview version of the redesign has already been in testing and is an optional theme, but it looks like Google is ready to make the switch for everyone, according to a new, leaked video ... |
20 October 2011
11:54 GMT |
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Google is known for its simple ads, in fact, that's a big part of what made it the biggest web company in the world. But it's moving into display ads as well, banner ads already make a big part of its ad revenue.Still, some people may be more than surprised by a test Google is running which ads a huge banne... |
19 October 2011
16:21 GMT |
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With all the hype around HTML5, all the latest web technologies, smartphones, tablets and so on, it's easy to forget that the web, for many, many people, meaning hundreds of millions, is not the same as the web we're most accustomed to.For many, the first contact with the web is via simple phones with simpl... |
4 October 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Google is always working on expanding the reach of its products and, many times, this means translating them into new languages. Google already supports quite a few for many of its products and sites and now it's adding a new one for Gmail, Persian, or Farsi, spoken mostly in Iran.Gmail is now available in 54 la... |
23 September 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Last year, Google made it possible to log into Gmail with several accounts at the same time, in fact it made it possible to sign in to many Google services with multiple accounts. Now, it's finally expanding this to its mobile version of Gmail.
Mobile users will have the ability to log into multiple accounts ... |
22 September 2011
07:31 GMT |
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Gmail for mobile has just got a new set of features, aimed both at offering a better experience to all users, as well as at providing them with increased productivity on the go.
One of the main enhancements that Gmail sports now when accessed from the browser of a mobile phone is support for signing in to multip... |
22 September 2011
02:43 GMT |
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It seems that Google's Data Liberation Front is not done with Gmail and its related products. After 'liberating' Google Voice, the team found another target and has now liberated chat logs in Gmail as well. Granted, it's not a big a move as Google Voice, but it's another small step towards a ... |
19 September 2011
11:51 GMT |
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The fallout from the DigiNotar hack is not over yet, but the worst seems to have passed. While there are still many questions, one thing that's clear is that the forged certificates were used on a large scale in Iran.For those targeted, it may be too little too late, but Google has now issued some instructions a... |
10 September 2011
10:11 GMT |
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Google cares a lot about its green credentials and does a lot to lower its carbon footprint and generally do green business. This drive is not only great for the environment, but it's also great for Google's image too.
Not that anyone's complaining that Google gets a little good will by striving to ... |
8 September 2011
02:53 GMT |
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Google has finally re-enabled offline access for Gmail as well as Docs and Calendar. It's been working on the functionality for more than a year and it said more than three months ago that the features were just about ready and coming 'this summer.'
It waited until the very last day of summer to rol... |
1 September 2011
07:11 GMT |
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Google has announced that phone calls to the US from Gmail for uniformed US military personnel from around the world will be free from now on.
This should make it easier for those abroad to call home, provided they have decent internet access, of course. Until now, Gmail charged these calls at the regular, interna... |
31 August 2011
04:56 GMT |
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Google is now requiring all users that want to sign up for an account to provide their birth date. This was only required in the US until now, and even there only for the past year or so.
The reason for this new requirement is to keep out children who are younger than 13 years.
If you enter a date that indicate... |
27 August 2011
04:16 GMT |
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Google is slowly weaving Google+ into its products, just like it promised. And, just like it promised, it's doing it one very small step at a time. The latest example, in what's becoming an increasingly long string, is integration with the people widget in Gmail.
Recently, Gmail introduced a new feature,... |
23 August 2011
11:00 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that spear phishing attacks targeting the personal Gmail accounts of people working for the military, government agencies or contractors, continue."Once compromises happen and are covered in the news, they do not disappear and attackers don't give up or stop. They continue their busines... |
16 August 2011
11:01 GMT |
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Gmail is experimenting with an interesting new layout, there is now a preview pane option in Labs. The feature enables a two-pane view which displays the email list as well as the currently selected message in full.
There are two modes, an iPad-like vertical split and a more familiar horizontal split, used by many... |
5 August 2011
04:59 GMT |
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Google has relented on the fact that native mobile apps aren't going anywhere anytime soon, but it's still pushing its web products, moving on both fronts in parallel.
Its Gmail website for mobile devices is getting a small revamp which should make it more functional and better looking on a small number... |
4 August 2011
08:15 GMT |
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Google has just updated the Gmail Mobile for those mobile phone users who are still not into the Android platform.
Yes, that's right, Android smartphone owners have the pleasure to work with a state of the art Gmail client, but other mobile phone users are not so fortunate.
Well, that is until today, as Go... |
4 August 2011
03:15 GMT |
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Google made quite a splash last year when it introduced voice calls, to any phone, in Gmail. It hasn't really pushed the feature, perhaps Google is afraid of irking the mighty carriers which sell its Android phones too much, but Gmail's size is enough for it to get quite a lot of usage.
Google is now ex... |
3 August 2011
05:41 GMT |
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There’s no denying that Gmail has been a very popular and reliable email service for a long time, and that constantly adding new features is a way to maintain their users happy. Gmail Snooze has been recently implemented.Dealing with a lot of emails means having to solve numerous tasks at once, so postponing s... |
31 July 2011
08:12 GMT |
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In the ongoing Microsoft and Google face-off over their respective Clouds, the two companies have used a diverse arsenal to win over customers, including humorous video jabs. Case in point: the Gmail Man video embedded at the bottom of this article. Microsoft reportedly shared the funny take on Google’s email ... |
29 July 2011
03:07 GMT |
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Voice calls in Gmail were a nice addition to an already feature-packed app. Now Gmail is doing one better and is introducing the ability of placing more than one voice or video call at a time. This will enable you to have more than one conversation at a time and also ensures that you don't miss any calls as they... |
21 July 2011
05:47 GMT |
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If you're using the iGoogle personalized homepage, then you're probably also using the Gmail gadget. And if you're using the Gmail gadget you know that it's very lacking. Thankfully, Google decided to do something about it and came up with smart and efficient solution, adapt the mobile Gmail websi... |
20 July 2011
08:01 GMT |
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Google Docs and Gmail just got a very cool feature and a very useful one in many, many cases. You can now preview archived attachments you get in Gmail, or archives uploaded to Docs to see what's inside and even preview the files contained, if they are supported by Google Docs Viewer.
"Downloading files that ... |
15 July 2011
09:08 GMT |
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Google's plan with Google+ is to enhance every other product it owns. The company has said that, if the site proves popular and if integration makes sense, it will move to expand it and weave it into all of its other services and sites.
Integration with Gmail is probably the most obvious move and, yes, Google... |
12 July 2011
05:46 GMT |
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As previously rumored, Gmail will start experimenting with several Inbox types, enabling users to choose the one that they like the most. In the coming weeks, Gmail users will notice a new set of tabs above their regular inbox allowing them to switch between Classic, Important first, Unread first, Starred first and P... |
8 July 2011
03:52 GMT |
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On the same day that Google+ launched, the company also revealed plans for a massive redesign of all of its properties. The homepage was already in testing and many users are seeing the experimental version now.
Google Maps also got an update. Now, Google is unveiling a brand new Gmail to bring it in line with th... |
1 July 2011
04:31 GMT |
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Google made some changes to the way Gmail displays the origin of emails in order to help users determine if they are dealing with fake messages.Up until now, when opening an email message, Gmail used to show the name of the sender followed by their email address, if they weren't already in the user's contac... |
29 June 2011
08:54 GMT |
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Gmail's Priority Box has been one of the best new features to land in the email client for a long time. Power users in particular appreciate any help they can get in sorting through the ever-increasing amount of email to find the messages that are the most relevant to them.But even now that Priority Inbox has be... |
28 June 2011
10:11 GMT |
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Gmail is a pretty powerful email client and offers plenty of features, shortcuts and advanced functionality for power users. What's more, the Gmail Labs are a great way of discovering tools that you didn't realize how much you'd need them until you found out about them. But if even that is not enough, ... |
23 June 2011
04:52 GMT |
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Google is always working on making its apps feel more like native applications, be it through speed and features, or through functionality you wouldn't normally expect in a web app, like drag and drop. Gmail already supports a number of drag and drop features and now it's adding another way of getting conte... |
14 June 2011
04:51 GMT |
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Last month, Gmail introduced a new feature that was designed to give users a much better overview of their contacts, while they were reading the actual messages. For users with hundreds or thousands of contacts, it's a great feature. So great that it's actually something others have been doing for some time... |
11 June 2011
06:52 GMT |
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Attacks similar to those that recently targeted key Gmail users, were also launched against high-profile individuals with Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail accounts.Google recently advised users to enable 2-step authentication in Gmail and take other account security precautions, after detecting a major speak phishing attack ca... |
3 June 2011
13:54 GMT |
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Google is making another move in pushing people to start using up to date versions of their browsers. Running a recent, preferably the latest version of a browser is a good idea for both performance and security reasons. Google will be dropping support for older browsers in Google Apps, starting with Firefox 3.5, IE7... |
2 June 2011
05:41 GMT |
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Google warns users about a Gmail spear phishing attack that targets government officials, military personnel, activists and journalists.Even though Google just announced the attack and said it discovered it recently, its findings are based on a February report from independent malware researcher Mila Parkour.The rogu... |
2 June 2011
04:54 GMT |
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Some of the best and most innovative Gmail features are not available in the default app, you have to start digging through Labs to find them. For power users, there's plenty to like through the tweaks, small features and enhancements found in Labs. Proving that point, Google has just graduated three Labs featur... |
1 June 2011
08:46 GMT |
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Google has always been a strong believer in the web as a platform, but it has had to use some tricks and hacks to make its web apps do things that regular web technologies would not allow them to. The company is trying to move away from that approach, Native Client notwithstanding, for example with the deprecation of... |
30 May 2011
10:30 GMT |
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The Gmail team is introducing an interesting new feature that could prove really useful especially for those sending and receiving a lot of emails each day, from a lot of contacts. The new "people widget," which is being rolled out, will display more information and tools to interact with your contacts.The widget, wh... |
27 May 2011
05:51 GMT |
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A couple of weeks ago, people noticed that they were unable to log into their AOL/AIM accounts from Gmail, like it they have been for the past few years. Well, the three people still using AIM noticed. At the time, AOL provided some info and said that AIM and Google Talk will become interoperable, but the move came w... |
20 May 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Google has created a page showcasing why it's a good idea to have a Google account. That may seem odd to quite a lot of tech savvy folks who have created one years ago. It's hard to imagine that someone doesn't have a Google account at this stage, but there are plenty of new people coming online and pl... |
16 May 2011
08:30 GMT |
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HTML5 and a number of modern web technologies promise to make websites and web apps as powerful as native applications. They're not quite there, but they're getting close, one piece of the puzzle at the time. One great step forward is coming soon, when Google will enable offline access for a number of its a... |
12 May 2011
09:40 GMT |
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The program is called GeeMail and is designed to deliver the entire functionality of your Google email account in a simple to use screen. Web mail services are getting easier and easier to use, but against this trend, sometimes users wish for a quick, straightforward way to their inbox, without having to launch the ... |
10 May 2011
04:31 GMT |
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Gmail and Google Talk users have been able to chat with their AIM friends for several years now. But this required them to log into both their accounts. Now, that is changing and Google Talk will become interoperable with AIM chat. However, this comes with a couple of hurdles for users and the transition won't b... |
9 May 2011
05:20 GMT |
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Google has implemented a small change to Gmail that will affect very few users, but which greatly benefit the ones that actually needed it. Gmail users, both in the regular version as well as the Apps one, can now store up to 25,000 contacts in the app and can store more info on each of them as well.Previously Google... |
5 May 2011
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SoundCloud has been looking to reinvent itself and is positioning its service as a YouTube for audio of sorts, moving away from the previous focus on being a launchpad for budding artists and more towards a mainstream audio hosting platform.This opens up the site to a much larger potential audience, but it may also a... |
4 May 2011
08:30 GMT |
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Email overload is as much of a problem today as it has always been in recent years. Those depending on Gmail to get through their work day, while receiving hundreds of messages, have to learn a few tricks and optimizations to ensure they do it efficiently. There are plenty of tips and advices out there, but Google ha... |
3 May 2011
11:20 GMT |
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