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Google acquires Sparrow, halts development on iOS and Mac apps
- Email startup Sparrow has been acquired by Google. The company’s CEO Dom Leca announced the news on the company's site and Twitter account this morning, saying that the team behind the popular iOS and Mac email client will be joining…
Internet Explorer zero-day flaw being used to target Gmail accounts
- A new zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer making the rounds has security experts from Microsoft and Google on their heels. The drive-by flaw is being used to gain access to Gmail accounts and remains unpatched as of writing, although Microsoft…
Weekend Open Forum: What type of email client do you prefer?
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Although desktop clients used to be the sensible choice for heavy email users, robust services such as Google's have made Web solutions completely viable. Nonetheless, after relying on Gmail for about eight years, I recently switched to a local application (Postbox)...
Google will begin warning users of state-sponsored attacks
- Internet search giant Google has announced it will begin alerting Gmail users if they are being subjected to what it calls "suspected state-sponsored" attacks as well as offering advice on how to have additional layers of security to prevent unauthorized…
Gmail gets better Google+ notifications on desktop, mobile
- On the Official Gmail Blog, software engineer Zohair Hyder has announced that Google is introducing improved Google+ notifications in Gmail. Users will now be able to reply to Google+ notifications directly from their Gmail accounts and +1 posts, further intertwining the…
Gmail suffers brief outage, Google Apps users unaffected
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For those who've been spending their lives in the cloud, it would appear it's time to come back down to Earth -- Gmail briefly went down Tuesday. The popular email service took a nose dive around 9:42am PST. Although social media sites like Twitter were abuzz with vivid stories...
Sparrow aims to improve email experience on the iPhone
- Sparrow is a new email app for the iPhone from the makers of the Sparrow app for the Mac OS X desktop (a favorite among TechSpot staffers using Macs). It aims to offer a better email experience than the iPhone's…
Google's privacy policy cornered by European Commission and Congress
- Continuing the story we posted earlier this week, the European Commission has asked Google to hold off on rolling out their new privacy policy. The EC is assigning French data protection authority, CNIL, to work with Google and explore the…
Google revises privacy policy, responds to critics with the 'real story'
- Eliciting such overly-sensational headlines as "Google’s Broken Promise: The End of Don’t Be Evil", a preview of Google's new privacy policy has generated quite a stir across the web. Facing criticism from both the public and Congress (PDF), Google is now responding to…
Google extends free local calls via Gmail through 2012
- Google has announced it is extending its free Gmail calling deal for another year, allowing desktop users to make calls to any domestic number within the United States or Canada through the end of 2012.
Fixed Gmail iOS app now available in Apple App Store
- Following up from a less than successful start, Google made available its fixed Gmail app for iOS yesterday after the original was yanked from the app store at the beginning of November. The first version disappeared just hours after being…
Native Gmail iOS app recalled within hours of release
- Google finally released a native iOS Gmail client for the Apple iPhone and iPad late on Tuesday, then within hours withdrew it due to a bug in the notification system of the app. The much sought after release is meant…
Google unveils Gmail's new look, iOS app finally coming
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Google has started rolling out a revamped version of Gmail intended to make the webmail service as simple and streamlined as possible. Among the most noticeable changes is a redesigned conversation view that now shows a profile picture besides each sender, so...
Gmail calling now in 38 languages, lowered rates
- Google has started offering Gmail calling outside the US in 38 new languages. You can now buy calling credit in your choice of four currencies (Euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars, or US dollars). Furthermore, there are no connection fees: you…
Google offers peek at new Gmail design, Calendar to follow
- Google's web services are getting a makeover to match their recently launched Google+ social networking site. You may have already noticed a black bar running along the top of their search engine and a few other services, but now the…
Google accuses China of hacking more Gmail accounts
- Google revealed Wednesday that hackers compromised hundreds of Gmail accounts, including those of government officials in the US and several Asian countries, military personnel, journalists and Chinese political activists. Before you panic, the search giant stressed that its internal systems…
Researchers convert Google's Gmail Motion joke into reality with Microsoft Kinect
- On April 1, Google introduced a new Motion feature to its Gmail service. Gmail Motion is supposed to let you access and control your Gmail account using gestures, but the demonstration video made it quite clear that it was an…
Free Software Foundation to Google: free Gmail's JavaScript
- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has launched a new initiative in the form of a series of features that explain how to use common websites without using proprietary JavaScript. The organization wants to protect users from what it calls The…
Gmail makes phone numbers clickable
- Google has made a very small update to Gmail today: phone numbers now appear as links. The search giant launched Gmail calling back in August 2010, so we're a little bit surprised it took the company this long to make…
Gmail launches Smart Labels to fight inbox overload
- Gmail gave its users another tool to battle email overload yesterday with the introduction of Smart Labels. When enabled under the Gmail Labs section for experimental features, Smart Labels sort incoming emails into three sections: Bulk, which applies to mass…
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