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Cisco Launches Full Suite of Email and Social Tools for Enterprise

Cisco is well known in some circles for its networking hardware and services, but, lately, it has been acquiring a string of companies in diverse fields showing that it is ready to move into different markets and that it's bound to become one of the big tech giants. Now, it's encroaching further into foreig...

9 November 2009
05:19 GMT

Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Release Candidate Coming Next Week

Mozilla may be known for its Firefox web browser but these days, it has spread out its interests over many web-related aspects. For a while now, it has spun off its communications arm into Mozilla Messaging, which mostly handles Thunderbird, one of the earliest and most popular projects at Mozilla. The old-school des...

6 November 2009
11:29 GMT

Mozilla Raindrop Aims to Sort Out the Inbox Mess

There's never been so much information so easily available in the history of mankind but this deluge of data coming our way from all directions is getting harder and harder to manage. The need for a better system of organizing all the different sources is very apparent but, so far, there hasn't been anythin...

23 October 2009
04:08 GMT

New Mailplane 2.1 Beta Adds Support for Offline Gmail

Developed by the people at uncomplex gmbh, Mailplane is now available for download in its latest beta form – version 2.1b (1229). The application brings Gmail to Mac users' desktops, and is touted as the perfect tool for those using both the Mac, as well as Google's mail client. “This Beta (cut...

19 October 2009
08:39 GMT

Gmail Makes Sure You Don't Email the Wrong Bob

Email has been around longer than the Internet so maybe we're reaching a point where there's not that much left to do to improve it. Web mail clients like Gmail are brimming with features catering to everyone from the novice users to the most advanced ones. The email client from Google was also one of the f...

14 October 2009
04:34 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Outage Now Resolved

Microsoft has confirmed an issue with its email service that prevented users from accessing their accounts under normal conditions. On October 8th, 2009, the Redmond company was hard at work to identify the source of a Windows Live Hotmail blackout, and to provide a resolve to end users, ensuring that their accounts ...

9 October 2009
03:49 GMT

Gmail Messages from Specific Partners Now Come with Enhanced Content

While size may not be as important for tech companies as it is for many other sectors and startups can become wildly successful multi-billion dollar businesses, there are certain situations where size definitely does matter. Google may be nimble for a company its size and may try to maintain a very open and laid-back...

5 October 2009
05:11 GMT

Yahoo Introduces Updated Zimbra App Platform

Yahoo doesn't look like a fast moving tech company at the forefront of innovation but from a developers' point of view it's actually one of the most interesting and open large tech companies out there. And, among rumors that it wants to ditch the enterprise apps suite, the company has formally launched...

1 October 2009
07:01 GMT

How to Get a Google Wave Account

Google is ready to expand its testing of the upcoming communications platform Google Wave to include 100,000 lucky new users. The move was first revealed a couple of months ago and now Wave's creators have more details on the wider release and on the product itself. There are several ways of getting your hands o...

30 September 2009
01:51 GMT

Social Media Users Consume More Email

With social media becoming an increasingly important way for users to communicate and collaborate online, many believed that email, the aging communication service that has been around as long as the Internet, would finally see a decrease in use. In fact, that is exactly what the researchers at Nielsen set out to pro...

29 September 2009
10:54 GMT

The Wait for Google Wave Is Almost Over

Google is getting closer to launching its upcoming revolutionary communications service Wave and will roll out the product for 100,000 new users and businesses come September 30. There has been a lot of anticipation for Google Wave ever since it was introduced at the beginning of this summer but not that many people ...

28 September 2009
11:39 GMT

Study Shows How the Internet Changed in the Last Six Years

A study released by the Online Publishers Association (OPA) shows how in the last six years, users have massively shifted their interest to content and news websites from classic IM and email clients. The research (Internet Activity Index – IAI) was carried out by a US-based industry trade organization that stu...

17 September 2009
10:46 GMT

Google Voice Adds New Feature

Google Voice is a service that enables its subscribers to enjoy the use of one number for all their phones, while also delivering a series of other features that seem to be constantly improving and growing in number. The latest functionality available for the service's users is the fact that inbound text message...

9 September 2009
09:06 GMT

Gmail Drops Four New Themes

The Gmail user interface team pulled four new themes out of the hat and delighted their users once again. The announcement came today, September 4, 2009, on the official Gmail blog under a chat between designer Jake Knapp and developer Manu Cornet. These four themes (which are actually three, but we will explain that...

4 September 2009
05:15 GMT

Yahoo Mail Gets a Significant Update

Yahoo is launching a full-scale attack with big updates to some of its core businesses. Yahoo Messenger saw the release of the latest major version, in beta, and Yahoo Mail gets an overhaul as well with some design changes and, of course, some social features. The most recent changes are the culmination of a longer l...

25 August 2009
10:13 GMT

Gmail Is Now the Number 3 Email Service in the US

Despite being one of the largest Internet companies in the world, Google keeps on growing with some products getting faster adoption than others. Gmail has been around for five years now, or two if you count from the official public release, as before 2007 Google's email service was invitation only, but it'...

17 August 2009
03:15 GMT

Philip Schiller Defends App Store Rejection Move

Earlier this week, news broke out that Apple had rejected an iPhone dictionary app over “objectionable content.” In an e-mail to John Gruber of Daring Fireball (who criticized the move), Schiller told Apple’s side of the story. Particularly, Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Product Marketing said tha...

7 August 2009
09:45 GMT

iPhone Devs Get Queue Times and Priority Emails

A report reveals that Apple has recently added a queue that gives developers with pending app submissions an estimated time frame for when they can expect their app to be approved and listed in iTunes. Moreover, the report says, Apple has also provided new communication means for developers with urgent issues, such a...

3 August 2009
05:59 GMT

MySpace Rolls Out a New Email Product in Beta

Email has been around as long as the Internet and, while it’s still being used by hundreds of millions of people and it's unlikely it will go away anytime soon, there are plenty who are ready to move on and there are also many who have little use for the service, especially the younger generations. So, wit...

31 July 2009
05:23 GMT

Gmail Gets Rid of 'on Behalf of', Adds Support for External Outbound Servers

One of the reasons why Gmail has become so popular in a relatively short period of time is its “user scalability,” being simple enough for even the most novice user but having enough advanced features to satisfy even the most demanding business customers, as the email client is included in Google Apps, th...

31 July 2009
03:41 GMT

Gmail Tries to Make It Easy to Unsubscribe from Unwanted Newsletters

Even for the most casual user, emails can come in at a rate that makes it hard to keep up with them. And most of these emails are unsolicited or unwanted junk mail, usually newsletters from all sorts of places. Most users though don't bother going through the unsubscribing process and, at least in Gmail, just hi...

24 July 2009
05:47 GMT

Thunderbird 3 Beta 3 Released

With much of the focus on Firefox lately, it's easy to forget Mozilla's other important piece of software, the Thunderbird email client. The application has been one of the most popular email desktop clients for some years now, and the release of the upcoming Thunderbird 3 is getting closer with the availab...

23 July 2009
11:51 GMT

Google Wave to Welcome 100,000 More Users This Fall

Since Google Wave was announced at the Google I/O 09 Conference in San Francisco almost two months ago, there hasn't been that much new information on the communication system that aims to replace email, instant messaging and just about any other form of communication and collaboration online today. Development ...

23 July 2009
11:05 GMT

Facebook Overtakes Email to Become the Most Popular Sharing Method

Sharing is one of the biggest activities online. Be it news, links, videos, music, legally or illegally people share a lot of content on the Internet. Social media is becoming the preferred method and new numbers from AddToAny, makers of a popular widget allowing users to easily share content across multiple sites, s...

21 July 2009
06:33 GMT

'Tasks' Comes Out of Gmail Labs

Just as Google Calendar is getting its own Labs section, Gmail Labs is setting “Tasks” free to make its way into the regular version. Introduced in Labs last December, Tasks was intended to be a lightweight task scheduler, more of a “to do” list than a calendar. Now a full blown feature in Gma...

15 July 2009
03:18 GMT

Gmail Adds 'Super-Trustworthy' Email Sender Verification

Email spam and phishing are as big a hassle as they have ever been. The numerous attempts to block or reduce spam email numbers have managed to make a small, temporary dent in the overall spam traffic at best. The same is true for phishing, as, even with ever-greater security measures, the number of attacks has been ...

14 July 2009
04:22 GMT

New Mailplane for Mac OS X Supports Improved Gmail Labels, Snow Leopard

The people at uncomplex gmbh have released a new version of Mailplane, their tool for Mac OS X users and fans of the Gmail desktop mail client from Google. The new version delivers a number of fixes to improve performance, as well as new additions, like a new crash reporter, a new way to view images, and more. Mailp...

3 July 2009
03:36 GMT

Nokia Messaging IM Released in Beta for E75

Nokia Beta Labs have released into the wild a new version of the Nokia Messaging IM application, which comes in the form of a Java-hosted test version and is available only for the E75. However, the new version shows people what the upcoming Messaging/IM hybrid application should look like and, according to the devel...

1 July 2009
09:12 GMT

Apple Posts Support Document on Phishers

Apple has posted / updated a Support article on its website outlining what a legitimate e-mail from Apple will never ask users to do. This way, they should ensure that they do not hand their personal information to a third party. Apple begins by signaling that an iTunes Store customer will never be asked to provide ...

30 June 2009
09:21 GMT

Download Mailplane 2.1 Build 1181 Beta

Mailplane users should be aware of the latest update from developer uncomplex gmbh, which has issued the latest beta version of the app. The application brings Gmail to Mac users' desktops, and is touted as the perfect tool for those in love with both the Mac, as well as Google's mail client. Unfortunately,...

22 May 2009
06:38 GMT

Download New and Improved Mailplane 2.0.10

Developer uncomplex gmbh has updated its application that brings Gmail to the Mac users' desktop with a few maintenance tweaks, and an improved Spanish and Chinese localization. The update is free to existing users and can be downloaded right here, on our website. According to the changelog for Mailplane 2.0.10...

14 May 2009
06:20 GMT

Download New and Improved Mailplane 2.0.9 Build 987

The folks at unicomplex gmbh have released a new version of their application that brings Gmail to the Mac users' desktop. Mailplane 2.0.9 Build 987 is a stable release, which adds support for the new "Inserting images" Gmail lab feature and addresses an issue where pictures didn't get optimized. The latter...

8 May 2009
10:06 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Can Integrate Third-Party Email Accounts

The evolution of Microsoft's email service continues well after the introduction of Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3. In this regard, the Redmond company is in the process of introducing new capabilities to Hotmail, making the service play nice with third-party email accounts. According to Arnout Hemel, product manag...

6 May 2009
11:40 GMT

Mailplane 2.0.9 (Stable) Now Available – Download Here

Mailplane is a Mac OS X app developed by unicomplex gmbh that makes Gmail recognize Mac-specific fonts and features. The newest beta release of Maiplane adds support for the new "Inserting images" Gmail lab feature, something now also present in the latest stable version of the software. According to the release not...

14 April 2009
13:31 GMT

Download Mailplane 2.1 Beta – Supports Gmail Lab's 'Insert images' Feature

Developed by the folks at uncomplex gmbh, Mailplane makes Gmail recognize Mac-specific fonts and features. The latest (beta) version of Maiplane adds one new feature, while fixing an issue with pictures not getting optimized. The updated program can be immediately downloaded, right here on our website. Mailplane all...

13 April 2009
14:31 GMT

Nokia Announces Availability for Nokia E75

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has announced today that the Nokia E75 mobile phone has arrived in stores, and that it comes to the market as the best efficiency and productivity solution Nokia has ever released. The handset is being shipped with a new email user interface, the first device to include it, providing ...

6 April 2009
06:49 GMT

Nokia Messaging Comes with Windows Live Hotmail

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has announced recently that its Nokia Messaging service will now include Windows Live Hotmail, one of the most popular web-based email solutions around the world. The service, which allows users to access their email from their Nokia handsets, will also be supported by the Nokia 5800 ...

2 April 2009
03:25 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Blackout Resolved

On March 12, 2009, Microsoft confirmed that Windows Live Hotmail was experiencing what the company referred to as a temporary outage. The software giant however failed to reveal any additional information; still, users were getting “server too busy” error messages, and reported that they were unable to co...

13 March 2009
08:04 GMT

Microsoft Applauds Live@edu Uptake

While announcing that a number of scholastic organizations and institutions worldwide have signed to take advantage of Microsoft Live@edu, the Redmond company applauded the uptake enjoyed by the suite at a global level. The software giant failed to deliver the actual number of users that have turned to Live@edu, but ...

13 February 2009
04:51 GMT

New Windows Live Hotmail Update Adds Fresh Features

Windows Live Hotmail is evolving yet again, following the introduction of Wave 3, which debuted in the fall of 2008. The past week, Microsoft started rolling out a new update for Windows Live Hotmail designed to add new features, but also tweak the service in accordance with user feedback. The sof...

9 February 2009
11:31 GMT

Organize Your Gmail Emails Faster

By using the Gmail service that Google offers you can enjoy some interesting features and one of them is labeling your messages instead of organizing them in folders, and although it may seem complicated at first, this option will turn out to be a very useful one in the end.For example, if you receive a message and y...

6 February 2009
07:44 GMT

The Largest Deployment of Microsoft’s Live@edu Mail Services Worldwide Launched

As an integral part of its efforts to drive increased quality in educational systems around the world, Microsoft announced the largest deployment of its Live@edu email services worldwide, under the “London Mail” brand. Via the London Grid for Learning (LgfL), in excess of 1 million London students will be...

15 January 2009
08:19 GMT

Microsoft Rolling Out POP3 for Windows Live Hotmail

Microsoft has started rolling out POP3 support for the latest version of Windows Live Hotmail, namely Wave 3. With the introduction of the protocol, Windows Live Hotmail users will be able to aggregate all of their Windows Live Hotmail content in email clients on various devices, from desktop PCs to laptops and to mo...

14 January 2009
17:01 GMT

Download New Mailplane 2.0.1 with Text Clippings Support, More

Developer uncomplex gmbh has updated Mailplane, its mail client application that lets Gmail users access their email through an intuitive interface. The new release adds text clipping support, AppleScript and mailto: link support, Russian translation and more. A 30-day trial version of Mailplane is available for free...

13 January 2009
11:06 GMT

Motorola's Good Mobile Messaging Is US Army-Certified

Motorola has recently unveiled that its Good Mobile Messaging Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Good S/MIME) is certified by the US Army with the ATO designation (Army’s Authority to Operate). This means that the Good S/MIME product is now suited for use by the US Department of Defense, as well as b...

1 October 2008
10:41 GMT

Nokia Buys Email and IM Services Provider OZ

The company that recently made a good deal with T-Mobile, namely OZ Communications, Inc., will be swallowed by the giant Nokia, as the Finnish manufacturer has announced its intention to buy it.By owning OZ's software products, Nokia will be able to offer to its customers easy access to email and Instant Messagi...

30 September 2008
16:11 GMT

Nokia to Ditch Its Behind-the-Firewall Business Mobility Solutions

Nokia has recently announced, via a press release issued on its official website, that it intends to get rid of its behind-the-firewall business mobility solutions. This means that software solutions like Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email will no longer be supported and will cease to be available.   Instead,...

30 September 2008
09:48 GMT

The Email-Only Peek Handset Is Now Available

If you happen to want a smartphone-shaped handset that's not really a smartphone but just a device that lets you read and send e-mails while on the go, Peek might be a good choice. Freshly released across the US, Peek is a handset equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard and a large enough display (2.5 inches and 24...

17 September 2008
02:49 GMT

British Users Don't Know of Personalized Advertising

According to a recent survey conducted by GMX and cited by TMC Net, 40% of Britons are not aware of the fact that the ads displayed along with their electronic mail messages are related to the content of these. The same percentage of people, although not necessarily made up by the same persons, said they were concern...

1 September 2008
11:51 GMT

Email Security Is Being Disregarded

GFT inboxx, a British company specialized in archiving solutions, performed a survey which returned alarming results – over fifty percent of the questioned employees responded that either they didn't have any email policies at work or they didn't have knowledge of them. The majority of respondent...

1 September 2008
08:45 GMT


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