Gmail gets Themes

The days of a bland Gmail interface is over: Google has launched Gmail Themes. The new Gmail themes offer 30 initial choices away from the standard Gmail layout, in a similar offering to what Google has been providing ... continue

Google adds video to Gmail Chat

Google has added video conferencing to its chat function in Gmail. The new service required a plugin, but once installed is as simple to use as chat itself. From the Google Blog: Just click on the new "Video & ... continue

Google makes me want to gag

Since the first release of Google Chrome hit the web I decided to make an concentrated effort to use more and more of the Google apps like Gmail, Gtalk, Chrome, GReader and Docs along with a smattering ... continue

Gmail “Canned Response” Says a Lot About Google

Google has unveiled a new feature for Gmail, and it speaks volumes about the company's strategies and strengths. Gmail Canned Response came into the world this week. The Labs option lets you set up custom ... continue

Taking Control of your Gmail IMAP Experience

Gmail has quietly added a new layer of functionality to its IMAP protocol. The announcement somehow slipped by me -- I must have had my Google Goggles on at the time -- but it's well-worth checking ... continue

“Mail Goggles” Fights Embarrassing E-Mail Decisions

Ever "drunk e-mailed" an old flame, then regretted it the next morning? In what may be its most amusing feature yet, Google Labs has come up with a way to keep you from sending late-night, alcohol-induced ... continue

Google on Gmail: Sorry

Google has responded to the Gmail outage this afternoon (hereby known as the Great Gmail outage of 08) with a post to the Google blog stating that Google is both sorry about the downtime, and is addressing ... continue

Gmail Suffers 15-Hour Partial Fail

Gmail is recovering from a fairly long-lasting partial fail. Many users were locked out of their accounts for almost 15 full hours Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. InfoWorld first picked up on the story, finding the ... continue

Zimbra Desktop: A Closer Look at Yahoo’s New E-mail Offering

Following our release day editorial on Yahoo's Zimbra Desktop, we thought we'd take a more in-depth look at the program and its features. The e-mail client, of course, is Zimbra's first major effort since the company's ... continue

Yahoo Tries to Outdo Outlook with Zimbra

Yahoo has a new plan to seemingly lure AOL and Gmail users into its service. The company has released the beta version of Zimbra Desktop, an offline mail client marketed specifically to users of Yahoo Mail, AOL Mail, ... continue

Gmail Amps Up Phishing Protection

Google is teaming up with eBay and Paypal to help protect Gmail users from phishing scams. The web-based mail service will now authenticate any e-mails coming from paypal.com or ebay.com. The move is an effort to combat ... continue

Google Makes Privacy More Public

Google's turning a new eye to privacy -- a topic high on many minds following its lost battle to protect YouTube users' data this week. The recently revamped "Privacy" section -- now accesssible at the bottom of the ... continue

Gmail? Not In Germany

Google is evidently no longer using the name Gmail in Germany. Philipp Lenssen discovered the interesting change over on his Google Blogoscoped site. Apparently, Lenssen says, navigating to gmail.com in Germany now results in a splashscreen message: ... continue

I Want To Be Excited About Gmail Labs, But…Well….

Google has officially launched Gmail labs, a testing area of Gmail features. The good news: despite a TechCrunch report suggesting that Gmail Labs was georetarded to the United States and United Kingdom, I'm seeing labs here in Australia. Gmail ... continue

Gmail May Get Makeover

You may soon be able to customize your Gmail viewing experience without any third party programs. Google Blogoscoped says Google's engineers are working on a set of 12 themes for the Gmail web client to let you step ... continue

Exclusive: Google Responds To Claims Of “Serious Security Flaw”

Google says reports of an "open relay" security hole in its Gmail interface are not factually correct, according to information obtained by The Inquisitr this afternoon. The Information Security Research Team (INSERT) released a detailed study claiming spammers ... continue