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Gmail for iPhone coming soon

Chris Burns, Oct 31st 2011 Discuss [9]

It's not often that we post about a single app here on SlashGear, so when we do, you know it means a lot to a lot of people - today the news comes down about a real live Gmail app for the iPhone. Word has been passed to publisher MG Siegler that after four years of the iOS platform existing without an official client for Gmail, one will be released, complete with Push Notifications. Word is that the official Gmail app has not only been developed and prepared for final release, it's been submitted to Apple for review for the iTunes App Store. Read The Full Story

Google leaks upcoming Gmail redesign

Rue Liu, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [5]

Google posted a video to its YouTube account today revealing some of the changes to its upcoming revamp of the Gmail interface. The redesigned UI unsurprisingly carries over the new theme introduced with the Google+ social network and focuses on making Gmail as clean, simple, and intuitive as possible. Overall, the interface is a lot sleeker and more customizable. Read The Full Story

Android Market blocked by Chinese Government

Chris Burns, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [8]

It appears that China and Google are butting horns again, this time with Google on the losing end with a complete block of their mobile OS Android's apps market being completely blocked throughout several major regions in the country. Speculation around the situation points to no less than the virtual visit of the Dalai Lama to South Africa. Seem sort of disparate? Those of you following the life and adventures of the Lama know that he and China have minced words more than once, and for those of us conspiracy theorists in the tech world, here's the skivvy: China may well have simply been looking for an excuse to block Google's mobile OS so that they could dominate in-country with their own. Read The Full Story

Gmail for mobile adds multiple sign-in, more settings

Rue Liu, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Google updated its Gmail for mobile browsers today by adding the much desired multiple sign-in feature as well as more settings options. Unlike the desktop version of Gmail, the mobile version has not supported multiple sign-ins for managing more than one email account until now. Read The Full Story

Stolen DigiNotar SSL certs used to monitor Google email conversations of up to 300k Iranians

Shane McGlaun, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [5]

I mentioned yesterday that the Dutch company DigiNotar had been hacked back in July. The company though that it had revoked all the bogus certificates, but only recently admitted that the hack had happened and that it had missed stolen certs that would allow the impersonation of Google services like Gmail. Those missed certificates have now been used to spy on Gmail messages of 300,000 Iranians. Read The Full Story

Google launches Gmail Offline; Calendar & Docs incoming

Chris Davies, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [4]

Google has announced offline support for Gmail, Calendar and Docs, courtesy of new Chrome Web Store apps that will cache content to your computer. Gmail Offline will be available today, allowing users of Google's free email service to read, reply to, organize and archive their messages without demanding a connection, while Calendar Offline and Docs Offline will roll out over the next week. All are HTML5 apps with various levels of functionality from their online counterparts. Read The Full Story

Gmail web app updated: Pull-to-Refresh and Retina Display icons

Chris Davies, Aug 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

Google's legal team might be busy blaming Apple for all that is wrong in the patent world, but the Gmail team is far more interested in giving iPhone 4 users a better email experience. In the latest update to the Gmail web-app, the company has added two of the most-requested features: pull-to-refresh support and high-res icons to suit the iPhone's Retina Display. Read The Full Story

Google adds Gmail voice calling for 38 new languages

Chris Davies, Aug 2nd 2011 Discuss [7]

Google has boosted its Gmail voice calling service, opening up support for making calls to 38 new languages. Launched in the US and Canada last year - and updated last month with support for multiple simultaneous calls - the freshly extended service will allow users to call landlines and cellphones at reduced rates. Read The Full Story

Gmail adds multiple voice/video/cell call support with call waiting

Chris Davies, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Google has updated its Gmail calls service to support multiple lines, allowing users to manage several ongoing calls at the same time. Although Gmail calls have been supported for some time now, offering voice and video conversations as well as the ability to call cellphones, it's now possible to make or receive multiple calls simultaneously. Read The Full Story

Gmail and Calendar refreshed with Google+ matching themes

Chris Davies, Jul 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

It isn't just Google+ which is new from the search giant this week. The company has also kicked off a significant refresh of its Gmail and Google Calendar services, with the interfaces of both getting stripped down. According to Google, "adding countless features to Gmail has made it an increasingly powerful communication hub, but along the way the interface has also become more cluttered and complex." Read The Full Story

China denies government had anything to do with latest Gmail hack

Shane McGlaun, Jun 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Google's Gmail service has been hacked again with emails of Chinese activists and even some US government official's accounts being hacked. Google has again pointed the finger at China stating that the source of the attacks was an area of China where the government has operations. The Chinese government has fired back and says that allegation of hacking are unacceptable. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said, "Saying that the Chinese government supports hacking activity is entirely a fabrication." Read The Full Story

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