MxHero’s Gmail Chrome extension aims to deliver us from the email Dark Ages

While most tools of the digital communication age continue to evolve, for some reason email has been curiously (and tragically) stuck in the past.

Google acquires hot iOS & Mac e-mail app Sparrow (updated)

Google has just acquired Sparrow, a company that has gained notoriety for its innovative iOS and Mac e-mail clients.

“We care a lot about how people communicate, and we did our best to provide you with the most intuitive and …

Gmail goes low-tech: Google launches Gmail SMS for emerging markets

With a keen eye for technology that could benefit users in emerging countries, Google today launched Gmail SMS, a service that will let you send and receive messages from your Gmail account via text messaging.

The service, which will initially …

Gmail gets more personal with awesome custom backgrounds

Google has added customizable backgrounds to Gmail, so you can finally set whatever picture you want as the background, the company announced today in a blog post.

Gmail has offered a small set of colorful backgrounds since the addition of …

Yahoo Mail puts on its spam-killing cape, becomes DMARC compliant

Yahoo Mail is officially DMARC compliant today, meaning your inbox is now part of a revolution in armoring email against phishing attacks and spam that spoof unsuspecting users into giving up personal and financial information.

In January, Yahoo joined the …

E-mail backup service DropMyEmail.com grabs over 500K users in just 2 months

Brand-new e-mail backup service DropMyEmail.com has signed up more than 520,000 users only 50 days since its public launch, a feat that makes it one of the fastest growing startups by users ever.

DropMyEmail.com attracted attention at DEMO Asia when …

Die Hölle? Apple switches off MobileMe & iCloud e-mail push in Germany

Apple has decided to disable the push functionality for all MobileMe and iCloud email accounts connected on any iOS device within the borders of Germany, the company confirmed today.

The reason for the move comes after a German court ruling …

A native Gmail iPhone app means one less killer exclusive for Android

Finally, iPhone users could soon get access to the rich Gmail experience that Android users have had since the beginning.

Google is close to launching a native Gmail app for the iPhone, MG Siegler reports. The app may already have …

PhotoRocket aims to make sharing snapshots a snap

This article is part of a series of posts where we write about DEMO alumni, and the news about their progress. PhotoRocket launched at DEMO in Spring 2011. Check out their video here and more at DEMO.

Photo-sharing apps are …