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iTunes still most popular music service by far

A survey of 2000 internet users in the UK from GfK NOP has found that iTunes still remains by far the most popular music service, but that new entrant Spotify is shooting rapidly up the charts, despite having only just celebrated its 1st birthday.

The survey asked...

Google "dramatically" cuts Gmail and Picasa online storage costs

Google has "dramatically" reduced the cost of its online storage linked to its Picasa Web Albums service and Gmail accounts.

The online giant is now offering twice as much storage for a quarter of the old price of its 20GB plan, on top of the free allowances...

Google apps getting more Wave-y interface?

Could all of Google's web applications be getting an interface refresh that would make them more like Google Wave? Screenshots published by Engadget appear to suggest that may be that case, though it's not clear how far the changes are away.

In Wave, it's possible...

Gmail gets updated for iPhone and Android

Google has unveiled a new version of the Gmail web interface for the iPhone and Android handsets. The last edition was released back in April, but since then the company has made a whole host of improvements, making the mobile version nearly as feature-complete as its...

Gmail intros "Got the wrong Bob?" Labs feature

Gmail has added a new Labs feature that users of the webmail service can opt in to, and is designed to save from the potential embarrassment of sending an email to the wrong contact.

"When's the last time you got an email from a stranger asking, 'Are you sure...

Gmail, AOL, Yahoo Mail also targeted in phishing scam

Google has confirmed that a large number of passwords to its email accounts have been stolen in an "industry-wide phishing scheme" which affects Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL and a number of other service providers.

Following the news that 10,000 Hotmail...

Google Sync gets Gmail support

Following the launch of Google Sync, which allows you to synchronise your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with your iPhone, Windows Mobile, and S60 devices, Google has announced it is adding Gmail support.

The Gmail support is now available in Google Sync...

Why Gmail went down on Tuesday night

Gmail users were reminded of the vulnerability of relying on webmail services on Tuesday night, as Google's popular email website went down for about 100 minutes.

Google being Google, it knows that user rage is best quelled by providing as much information as...

Gmail goes down, users cry to twitter

Gmail users experienced wide scale outages across the globe of the online email service from Google on Tuesday night leading to the usual onslaught of Twitter comments citing the service "down."

"We know many of you are having trouble accessing Gmail right now...

Gmail opens mail and contact import to everyone

A couple of months back, Google added the option to import email accounts to your Gmail address - all messages and contacts. However, because it was a tool for switching to the service, it was limited to new accounts.

Now, Google's opened the functionality up...

Push Gmail app approved by Apple

Though you might find it hard to believe given recent media coverage, not every App sent to Apple gets denied. The vast majority are allowed through without let or hindrance. Today, you can add GPush from Tiverias Apps to that list.

The application, as previously...

Gmail allows auto-unsubscription from mailing lists

Gmail has added a new feature that lets you get out of those irritating mailing lists that you can't quite be bothered to unsubscribe to. When you mark certain lists as spam, Gmail will offer to unsubscribe on your behalf.

Gmail says: "We don't think you should...

iPhone to get push Gmail, via an app?

MobileMe, Yahoo Mail and Exchange have had push email on the iPhone for some time, but until now, Gmail users were left out of the party. However, a developer has coded an application that could rectify that.

Push email is where emails are "pushed" to your device,...

Gmail makes changes to labels

Google has announced changes to Gmail's labelling toolkit.

The location of Gmail's labels has changed, now grouped together with Inbox, Drafts, Chats and other system labels, users now have control over which of their labels show.

Google automatically...

A quick guide to Google Wave

What is it?
It is the next possible stage in the evolution of email from Google, which has also been said to be the next biggest thing in an communication and collaboration tool for today and it runs from inside a web browser much like Gmail....

Gmail offers inbox preview

...Or on a really slow connection. Peter Balsiger, a software engineer at Google, says in a post on the Gmail blog that when he checks his personal Gmail account, "sometimes I end up checking my mail only to find nothing new there".

Balsiger's lack of personal...

Gmail adds auto-translation

"Since the heart and soul of Gmail is about helping people communicate", Google has announced the integration of Google's automatic translation technology directly into Gmail.

To take advantage of the feature, Gmail users need to enable "Message Translation"...

Gmail adds email switching import tool

Google is hoping that one of the biggest barriers faced by consumers to moving to its Gmail email service has now been smashed, following an announcement that it has worked out a way for users to import emails and contacts to the service.

Likening the experience...

Virgin Media offers own-brand Gmail

Virgin Media has announced it is to offer "enhanced email services" to its 4 million home broadband customers in partnership with Google.

The broadband, phone and cable company says the new Google-powered @virginmedia.com email service will be one of the largest...

VIDEO: New Gmail for iPhone and Android-powered devices

Google has made some improvements to Gmail for mobile - for those with iPhones or Android-based devices.

As well as tweaks to make using the service easier on a mobile screen, Google says this version of Gmail will be a lot faster for opening an email, navigating,...

Gmail offers "search autocomplete"

Google is offering a new experimental Gmail feature via its Gmail Labs called "Search Autocomplete".

Turning on Search Autocomplete from the Labs tab under Gmail settings will mean users get suggestions as they type in the search box.

With one...

Gmail intros "undo send" option

Google has introduced a Labs feature for Gmail that gives you 5 seconds grace if you change your mind about sending an email.

Gmail users who enable the feature will be able to "undo" sending an email up to 5 seconds after they've hit the fateful "send" icon,...

Gmail brings images and video to your inbox

Gmail customers might be in a state of worry about whether or not their email service is going to be accessible next time they log into the service, but that hasn't stopped Google launching yet more features for the email service.

On Wednesday, the company...

Gmail suffers another glitch in service

Google's Gmail has experienced a break in service once again, just weeks after the email service crashed leaving its users stranded without email.

Following the service's 2 hour outage in late February, more issues are being reported this morning, Tuesday 10...

Google explains Gmail glitch

Further to the company's official apology for the Gmail outage that left users of the free webmail service without access to their accounts for around 2 hours on Tuesday, Google has updated the community on what went wrong.

Updating a blog post on the topic,...