Priority Inbox for desk/laptop Gmail was a smash hit when it was launched last summer, and the product has transformed the way millions of people organize and think about their email, including me. For those of you who haven’t tried Priority inbox, the idea is simple: Gmail can predict which emails will be most important to you and raise them to the top… Read more
There are numerous ways to display an unread messages badge for your Gmail account on a computer. Personally, I use a Fluid app (based on Safari) and the launch icon in my Mac’s dock features an unread messages badge. Chrome already shows unread message count in the page title for a tab, but if you pin your tabs or have a lot of them open, this… Read more
Available starting today, Google will be rolling out a new service for use with your mobile device and printer that allows you to print any Gmail message and certain types of email attachments straight from the cloud. Simply known as Cloud Print, all you need to do to begin utilizing the service is hit up the setup page found here, register your printer… Read more
Yesterday we covered the story of a man named Leon Walker who is facing five years in prison for snooping through his wife’s email. According to Leon, he knew his then-wife’s Gmail password because she kept all account passwords in a notebook next to the computer–a computer Leon used regularly and has gone on to call, “the family computer.” Leon’s… Read more
33-year-old Rochester Hills, Michigan resident Leon Walker has been charged with a felony after accessing his then-wife’s Gmail account on their shared laptop, which according to Leon, sat next to a notebook containing passwords for quick account access. Clara Walker filed for and was granted a divorce from Leon, her third husband, after he snooped through… Read more
If you haven’t taken the opportunity to test out Google’s calling feature within Gmail, you can do so now by pointing your Windows XP +, OSX 10.4 +, or Linux box’s browser to Google voice and video chat installer. The feature allows you to call your Google contacts from within Gmail by clicking a phone icon next to their name, as seen in the image below…. Read more
According to Google Exec Gisel Hiscock’s Facebook status from yesterday, Google is about to announce a large investment in Palestine’s tech sector. This reportedly comes after months of courting with entrepreneurs and forward-thinking techies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Fostering growth in local business and partnering with Palestinians for… Read more
If you’re anything like me, you need Google contacts to keep track of the people you talk to. Ever since converting to an all Google lifestyle with the release of the G1, I’ve relayed solely on Gmail for contact management. And why shouldn’t you? It’s by far the fastest easiest way to keep your contacts up to date. Should you add one into your Android… Read more
A feature that one allowed Gmail users to share access to their mail just got a lot more useful by adding support for multiple accounts. Email delegation lets you designate certain Gmail friends who can read your emails and send from your address. Now, you can assign your own multiple Gmail accounts and toggle rapidly between them without the need to log… Read more
Despite recent, fairly significant updates to the Android Gmail application, the Google Mobile Blog still proclaims that “The mobile webapp version of Gmail (which you can get to by going to gmail.com in your browser) is the best way to get the most Gmail features on your iPhone or Android-powered device.” But the web app was only the best option for mobile… Read more
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