Posts Tagged ‘gmail’

When Larry Page told Googlers that he was tying their bonuses to their abilities in social, it lit a fire under their collective behinds, and got the teams working hand in hand to get Google users able to browse the web hand in hand.  That’s why we’ve seen so many updates lately.  Yesterday, Google made [...]

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Google is a believer in the saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.” Google released the first Gmail for iOS app a little over two weeks ago. It was pulled within hours of its release because of a major bug. As Frank McPherson noted here: Google Rushes Gmail App For iOS And [...]

As the late great Rodney Dangerfield might have said, “The BlacKBerry don’t get no respect.” Falling market share, an aging mobile platform and a recent multi-nation three-day outage is not helping RIM win friends for the BlackBerry. The latest blow? Google announced that the Gmail App for BlackBerry will take a bow and exit on [...]

I recently heard (during a lunch gathering of tech geeks in my area) someone complain about how Apple’s iPhone mail app did not work well for Gmail users. According to MG Siegler (formerly with TechCrunch), this person and others like him may soon have a solution delivered by Google itself.

Apps? Who needs apps? This appears to be Google’s motto as they add more features to mobile web pages for services like Gmail. The latest feature addition is the ability to be simulatenously logged in to multiple Gmail accounts and then switch between them.

I’ve found the ability to receive and make phone calls from inside of Gmail on my desktop to be very useful. The sound quality from my desktop speakers is far better than any handset or headset I’ve ever used. The Gmail Blog just announced that this feature is now supported in a lot more languanges [...]

Google announced three new features in Google Sync for iOS (iPhone and iPad). Three new updates to Google Sync for iPhone and iPad 1. Search email on server in addition to email on the device 2. Accept, decline or edit calendar events from the iOS calendar app 3. Send email from the address you want [...]

The latest entry in the official Google Mobile Blog start off by saying: Sometimes when I’m using Gmail on my phone, I delete a message by mistake or label it incorrectly. Google is obviously watching what we are doing because that is certainly something I do all too often. And, while using Google’s Gmail app [...]

Google launched computer-to-phone calling from Gmail accounts back in August, assuring users that the service would be free until the end of 2010. As a surprise holiday gift, Google is extending the free calling through all of 2011.

Google announced via a mass email on its Gmail service that it reached a settlement in a class-action suit over privacy concerns with its Google Buzz social component to Gmail. Users of its email service will not receive compensation, but the search-engine giant will commit $8.5 million to an independent fund to support Internet privacy education. The Google Buzz email:

Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we’ve reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz, a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.

Shortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.

The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users’ concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the Web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.

Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before Dec. 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on Jan.31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, including instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.

This mandatory announcement was sent to all Gmail users in the United States as part of a legal settlement and was authorized by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.