I recently chatted with Alex Gawley, the service’s product manager, about Gmail’s first nine years — and a little bit about where it might be going.
Companies
Amazon Memes: 5 Unintentionally Funny Products Gone Viral
Whether these products were famous before they were listed on Amazon or not, each one has become the focal point of viral humor on the world’s biggest retail site.
Google Simplifies Free Storage into a Single 15-Gigabyte Chunk
Previously sliced and diced into varying increments and doled out between Gmail and other Google services, the search giant has simplified things.
Some Reservations About Samsung’s 5G Speed ‘Breakthrough’
Like a shop owner anticipating Christmas in July, Samsung Electronics says we’ll hit 5G cellular network speeds by 2020.
Windows Blue: Undoing a Mistake Is Never a Mistake
ZDnet’s Mary Jo Foley on the possibility that Microsoft may undo some of its Windows 8 decisions: smart!
How Facebook Ruined Comments (at Least for Me)
A few weeks ago, Facebook switched things up in a way that briefly left me wondering if I was going prematurely senile. Now that I more or less understand what’s going on, I’m an unhappy camper.
Hangtime: a Better Way to Find Facebook Events
An iPhone app aims to make it a whole lot easier to find things to do among millions of listings from Facebook and elsewhere.
Apple May Be Able to Bypass Your iPhone’s Password, but There’s a Waiting List
Law enforcement requests to hack iPhones are so high Apple apparently has a waiting list.
Windows Blue Preview Coming Next Month
We’ve heard a lot about Microsoft’s next move for Windows — we’ll find out a lot more when a preview version launches next month.
Samsung’s Next Galaxy Phone Could Have Optical Zoom Lens
Although smartphone cameras have made some huge leaps over the last few years, they remain handicapped by a lack of optical zoom.
Facebook Home: More Stuff on the Way
Upcoming tweaks will give Facebook’s Android home screen better tools for managing apps and the ability to initiate Chat Head chats.
Amazon Reportedly Working on 3D Smartphone with Eyeball Control Interface
An Amazon-built smartphone featuring glasses-free 3D and the ability to navigate the interface with your eyeballs? You have my attention.
