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China accused of hacking Gmail to suppress dissent

Published on: 24th March, 2011

A few days ago, Google accused the government of China for the second time to have hacked into Gmail accounts in order to quash protest. Numerous problems of Chinese customers have been signalled over the past month for both sending and flagging messages. Activists are said to have been the primary targets, but attacks were [...]

Gmail for Android with new Priority Inbox and multiple senders

Published on: 17th December, 2010

An important update was made by Google to the recently stand-alone Gmail for Android users. The update contains some key features. For instance, phone owners are now allowed to send from one of multiple addresses already set up in Gmail on their desktops, with non-Gmail addresses included. The new Priority Inbox has now a more [...]

Google to add higher quality and widescreen video to Gmail chat

Published on: 22nd September, 2010

Google has recently spread word of a new Labs feature which will allow users to preview a newly enhanced video chat feature. Being a feature under settings in the Gmail Labs portion, the video chat enhancements are made up of a higher resolution video and even a larger chat window. If both parties in a [...]

Google offers Priority Inbox beta to Gmail users

Published on: 1st September, 2010

Google has recently developed a method to help Gmail users sort their mail with the beta rollout of Priority Inbox. The new, experimental process allows the spam filters prioritize important e-mails and sort them accordingly so that users are not inundated by loads of messages. Priority Inbox splits e-mails into “Important and unread”, “Starred” and [...]

Optimized Gmail composing page for iPads and tablets

Published on: 25th June, 2010

Google has recently especially improved its Gmail page for iPad and tablet owners. Writing messages is now much easier – the composer just pops up in a centered and less distracted overlay on screen, working smoothly in both portrait and landscape. Through long messages, the view also has the ability of improving scrolling. The update [...]

Google corrects rumours about splitting Buzz from Gmail

Published on: 17th February, 2010

Bradley Horowitz, Google Product Marketing VP, has said that his company would plan to separate Google Buzz from any Gmail connection. This separation was not claimed to be certain but existing users on Buzz would not have to link it to any real e-mail address. Another option allowing redirection of Buzz users to a new [...]

Instant Email Through Google Sync

Published on: 26th September, 2009

With Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages delivered directly to your Windows Mobile or iPhone. This means immediate notification rather than waiting for the handset to periodically check your email. The service is free of charge to Gmail/Google Calendar/Google Contact users. It requires ActiveSync support on wireless device, that is to say, [...]

Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Talk are losing “beta” signage

Published on: 15th July, 2009

Google applications are out of beta, meaning that Google brings Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Talk out of beta. Google is thincking about courting businesses for its Apps suite. The company appears to be suppressing the free hosted applications we all enjoy and use. However, a tiny link to the service still exists in the casefiles [...]

Gmail Mobile gets an upgrade for Android and iPhone

Published on: 9th April, 2009

Gmail Mobile gets an upgrade for Android and iPhone Google has released a new update for the GMail mobile. Altough the old version was pretty slick, there was need for change. This last version is not just an interface revision, the GMail mobile has major changes compared to it’s older relative. The best part is [...]