Google will soon be rolling out an optional feature called Priority Inbox for Gmail users. Basically, it splits your inbox into three sections: the topmost section containing important and unread messages, the middle section containing messages you’ve starred, and the bottom section containing other less important messages to read …
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Google Officially Integrates Voice Calling into Gmail
As an update to this morning’s post, Google has officially unwrapped free voice calls to any phone number in the U.S. and Canada right from within Gmail. International calls start at around two cents per minute, too.
People with Google Voice phone numbers can receive incoming calls right inside their Gmail by adding “Google Chat” as …
Voice Calls From Within Gmail Looking More and More Likely
It appears that rumors from back in June suggesting Gmail would be integrating the Google Voice service into its chat features might be getting closer to reality. CNET has some screenshots and more information about what may be the marrying of Google Talk, Google Voice, and Gmail.
UPDATE: Well, that was quick. Looks like it’s up and …
Two Minute Video: 10 Simple Gmail Tricks
Plenty of people use Gmail without really leveraging some of the more advanced features. Here’s a quick list of 10 useful tricks that don’t require any advanced hacking or wizardry. Enjoy.
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Google Tweaks Gmail Design, Improves Contacts Interface
In case you hadn’t noticed, your Gmail looks a little different today. Google has tidied up the overall interface and added prominent Mail, Contacts, and Tasks links in the upper left corner along with a big "Compose mail" or "New contact" button depending upon which feature you’re using.
And speaking of contacts, Google has overhauled
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Google Voice to be Integrated Into Gmail for VoIP Calls?
Back in 2005, a useful communications service called GrandCentral was launched. With it, you could get yourself a single phone number that got forwarded to any or all of your other phone numbers and featured some cool bells and whistles such as different voicemail greetings depending upon who was calling you—friends, family, …
Gmail May Offer Option to View Non-Threaded Replies
If and when you first started using Gmail, did you have trouble getting used to how replies came into your inbox? I know personally that I missed a few messages here and there until I got used to what Google calls “Conversation View.” And while I wouldn’t go back to the old way, there are still people out there who prefer to see …
Poll: Would You Dump Gmail For The New Hotmail?
Today, Microsoft unveiled its big Hotmail upgrade, followed by a resounding, “About time.” Among its new features, the revamped Hotmail will use cloud-based data storage, enable you to edit Microsoft docs directly within the email and will filter messages into four different “buckets:” mail from your contacts, mail from social networks, …
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Human Target renewed: FOX announced today that series Human Target will get a 13-episode second season, probably even a farther stretch from the comic it’s …
Google Looks To Crush Facebook, Twitter With a More Sociable Gmail
The invites are out and something is afoot in Mountain View, CA, at the Google campus. Whatever could it be? Well, this much we know so far, Google will be “unveiling some product innovations in two of [its] most popular products.”
According to an earlier report from the WSJ, Google will unveil a Gmail plug-in that streams …
Gmail Defaults To https
There’s surely some connection between Google flipping the switch on https access for everyone using Gmail as a default and the China debacle but they likely won’t admit it. Not that they need to but it became quite clear that Gmail accounts had been accessed via third parties yesterday when it was announced that Google might be …