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Google Apps To Stop Supporting Old Browsers

, Jun 1st 2011 Discuss [5]

If you regularly use Google Docs, Google Calendar, or Gmail then you had better keep your browsers up to date. Google today announced that its Google Apps will no longer support older browsers starting August 1. A big reason for this is Google Apps' need for HTML 5 support. Read The Full Story

Gmail mining Priority Inbox, more, for targeted ad campaigns

, Mar 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google's Priority Inbox for Gmail may help you find the messages you're interested in quicker, but it's also a new source of personal preference information that the search giant can mine so as to show you more appealing adverts. Google has quietly announced a new push for "better ads in Gmail" which will take into account attention and interest in how it decides which contextual ads to display. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Google And China Feuding Again, Gmail Blocked

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Google and China have had a problematic history with one another and it looks like it could be getting worse. The tech giant has confirmed today that the problems some Gmail users have experienced these past couple of weeks are the result of the Chinese government’s interference, the problem does not stem from Google's side. Read The Full Story

Google claims China is targeting Gmail again

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

You might recall that Google and a bunch of other firms announced last year that they had been the target of massive coordinated attacks that were though at the time to be an attempt to steal IP. The attacks were later tracked to China and the Chinese government denied any participation in the attacks. At the time, Google noted that some of the attacks were aimed at Gmail users that were political activists. Read The Full Story

Gmail Labs launches Smart Labels

, Mar 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

This morning the duders down at Google Labs released a neat little ditty. I don't know if you use labels already, but you should check out the smart label system. Labels gave you the ability to sort your e-mail into different tags based on regular expressions. It is implemented with some really simple pattern matching. Though with a little bit of computer wizardry you could sort your mail pretty well, it's not really all that useful with today's internet. Luckily, Google has our collective backs. These labels are actually pretty smart. I navigated myself to this link to turn on the service. Read The Full Story

Gmail: Google finds missing emails eaten by bug

, Mar 1st 2011 Discuss [3]

We reported yesterday on a service interruption on Gmail. It turned out that due to a software bug, about 40,000 Gmail accounts were wiped clean, leaving inboxes empty. But thanks to Google will soon have all 40,000 Gmail accounts that were wiped out back in action. Google will soon restore the "misplaced" data (it was never really lost, thanks to Google's data storage redundancy). Read The Full Story

Gmail in the midst of service interruption

, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you are a Gmail user today may not be starting smoothly for you. Gmail is having a service disruption right now and according to some reports, the problem is going well beyond simply not being able to log into Gmail. Read The Full Story

Google Bulks Up Sign-In Security

, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you’ve ever had your account hacked resulting in a deluge of spam bombarding the inboxes of your friends and family addressed from you, then you’ll surely appreciate Google’s new efforts to bulk up sign-in security for all their Gmail and Google Accounts users. However, this new two-step verification process may be more of a nuisance than worthy of celebration. Read The Full Story

Android Market Web Store Has Dangerous Security Hole

, Feb 4th 2011 Discuss [23]

The Android Market Web Store- announced earlier this week- has a potentially ruinous security hole. Hackers who find their way to your Gmail password can now- potentially- purchase apps for your devices without your knowledge. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: December 21 2010

, Dec 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Behold as the UK attempts to block all your pornz while Google extends you free phone calls with Gmail Google Voice through 2011. See as Notion Ink sells out of Adam amidst video demos and big-time internet hype. Check out the FULL LIST of WINNERS from our SlashGear / Android Community Google Cr-48 Giveaway - it might be you! Finally, Vince busts out a full fledged Google Cr-48 Chrome OS notebook review. Believe it! Read The Full Story

Gmail Google Voice calls free through 2011 for US users

, Dec 21st 2010 Discuss [4]

Google has announced that it is extending the free voice call functionality added to Gmail chat earlier this year, with the service now to be free throughout 2011 as well. Still limited to US users calling US or Canadian numbers, the embedded Google Voice system routes calls via VoIP and can also be used to make low-cost calls to various other countries. Read The Full Story

Gmail Delegation Introduced: One Account, Multiple Users

, Dec 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

Now when you've got more than one account, you can view them all in one window. Now when you've got more than one person who's accessing your one account, you don't need to give them your password. Email delegation is now in full effect over at Gmail. This functionality has been in place for Google Apps accounts before, now it's available to anyone using Gmail. This news comes right on top of another update to Gmail: Restoring Deleted Entries. This one's more for the multitasker. Read The Full Story
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