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Gmail users hit by phishing chat attack
Hackers target Google Chat 25 February 2009 12:25 GMT
It's been a bad 24 hours for Google's Gmail.

First there was Tuesday's outage that left both businesses and individuals with no access to emails for a number of hours. Now IT security firm Sophos is warning Gmail users about phishing attacks targeting them,...
Gmail back up, Google "sorry"
"We apologize for the inconvenience" 24 February 2009 14:18 GMT
Google has apologised after its Gmail email service went down for a number of hours on Tuesday.

Although the Search Engine has failed to give a reason, as yet, to what caused thousands of Gmail users to be without the free beta service it has said the problem...
Google Gmail service down
Time to make a cup of tea? 24 February 2009 10:33 GMT
Email users opting to use Google's Gmail email service were thrown into a panic as the service went down on Tuesday.

"Gmail down, PANIC STATIONS, PANIC STATIONS. Or I could go and make a cuppa, I suppose", summed up the cries on Twitter as users looked at communicating...
Gmail adds location option
Tell people where you're at 11 February 2009 10:45 GMT
Gmail has added a Labs feature that lets you add your location to your email signature.

Developed by Marco Bonechi, a Google software engineer in his "20% time", the feature detects your location and appends the city region and country names to your signature.
Gmail intros multiple inbox Labs option
Separate incoming messages with filters and labels 6 February 2009 10:10 GMT
A Gmail Labs feature, created on Google's famous "20%" time (where employees get to spend a proportion of their time working on personal projects) has introduced the option of multiple inboxes in Gmail.

Octavian Costache, the Google software engineer that created...
Google makes changes to Gmail's labels
Admitting "it's not always obvious" how to use them 4 February 2009 9:50 GMT
Google has rejigged its "labels" system in Gmail, admitting that "it's not always obvious how to use labels" with some common tasks "more complicated than they should be".

With the old system, to move an email out of the inbox and into a label users first had...
Google takes Gmail offline
Lab project experimenting with new ideas 28 January 2009 8:02 GMT
Google has stepped up its attack on Microsoft and its Outlook application with the announcement that it will be offering Gmail users the chance to view their mail offline.

Available over the next couple of days for UK and US Gmail users, the new feature will...
Gmail gets Google Docs integration
"Create a document" button added 18 December 2008 2:31 GMT
Google has announced that it's added yet another tool for its gmail online email users as it continues to try and offer more than the competition.

While Yahoo was busy announcing a new and improved online inbox, Google has added the ability to "Create a document"...
Google offers Gmail stickers
For the 8-year-old in you 8 December 2008 15:19 GMT
Google is offering Gmail-themed stickers to fans of the service. In a decidedly low-tech move, the company is offering the stickers free to users who write in with self-addressed envelope and provide postage to cover the cost of sending the pack out. For US residents this...
Nokia offers new mail and messaging features
Built-in IM and webmail access coming soon 2 December 2008 9:58 GMT
As part of its Nokia World announcements, Nokia has announced the launch of Nokia Messaging, which will give consumers access to email and IM accounts from Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, Google Talk, and AOL Mail as well as email solutions from...
Google adds contacts syncing for BlackBerry
Gmail contacts will auto update 26 November 2008 11:23 GMT
Google now offers two-way syncing for BlackBerrys for contacts as well as mail and calendar appointments. Free from Google, users can visit m.google.com/sync from their phones to get started.
Google offers Gmail themes
30 plus options to customise your inbox 20 November 2008 14:23 GMT
Google has announced 30 odd themes for users to customise their Gmail accounts with. The decals range from chrome styling, to a retro notepad, to nature themes and more. Spice up your inbox now by going to the "Themes" tab under Settings.
Gmail offers canned responses
Labs option sees auto-generated replies 23 October 2008 10:27 GMT
If you find yourself typing the same email response time and time again, day in, day out, then Gmail has a nice little trick for you.

A Labs offering, "canned responses" lets Gmail users set-up auto-replies with pre-determined content on an as-and-when, or...
Daily news roundup - 13/08/08
What's happened in the tech world today? 13 August 2008 18:05 GMT
If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today, do not panic because here's the highlights for you.

The top stories from the last 24 hours on the site are:

NEWS
MadWorld Wii game faces fierce criticism...
Google explains what caused Gmail outage
Promises issues are now resolved 13 August 2008 10:19 GMT
On Monday, Gmail users across the US, Canada and India reported that they were having problems getting access to the email system.

At the same time, ironically, Google's own staff were having issues with, Reuters says, a Google employee also reporting that the...
Start-up sues Google
LimitNone LLC accused search giant of patent violation 25 June 2008 10:21 GMT
A tool that allows Microsoft Outlook users to migrate over Google's Gmail is at the centre of a patent infringement case.

Start-up firm LimitNone LLC has filed a complaint in an Illinois circuit court alleging that Google at first began promoting the smaller...
Google introduces Gmail Labs
Live testing for experimental new features 6 June 2008 16:57 GMT
Google has introduced Gmail Labs, a new tab on the Gmail Settings page that offers a selection of experimental Gmail features for users to evaluate.

Gmail product manager Keith Coleman has said it's a "a big change in the way we do product development here"....
Google connects AIM buddies with Gmail users
More people to talk to from your web browser 5 December 2007 1:18 GMT
Google has announced that it is allowing its Gmail users the chance to chat with AIM buddies from within the Gmail service.

The move means that users AIM contacts will appear intermingled among with their Gmail contacts.

The new feature will be...
Sony's new Alpha Pro-DSLR to boast 20-megapixels?
And the "advanced" consumer model will have 14? 15 August 2007 12:06 GMT
We know that there are two new Sony Alpha DSLRs heading this way and that one will be for consumers and one for pros.

We know this because Sony themselves confirmed it at the PMA event back in March and showed off a dummy model.

The company has...
Google selling extra storage for Picasa and Gmail from $20 a year
Docs & Spreadsheets extended online storage option coming soon too 10 August 2007 10:56 GMT
Google has announced, via its online blog, that is has begun to give users the option to purchase extra online storage via Google Checkout.

At the moment Google gives free online storage with relevant services, currently 1GB for Picasa Web Albums and around...