If you’re one of those people who could never get used to Gmail’s method of collapsing email conversations into threads, it’s time to rejoice. Google announced today that it will let you disable Gmail’s Conversation View, which will make emails …
Bad buzz over a faulty service can exact a price from an Internet giant. But what’s the real cost?
Google has settled with plaintiffs over the privacy concerns stirred up by its attempt at a Twitter-like social network, Buzz, to …
Earlier this week, Google launched Gmail Priority Inbox, a new feature that will automatically sort your mail to combat email overload. The feature began rolling out to users on Monday, and as of today, it’s available for all Gmail users …
Email overload has become a constant presence in my life, and I’m not the only one. Overload seems to be the big focus of many new email products, including the latest version of Microsoft Outlook. Now Google is launching an …
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the five most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
The problem with Dry Erase Girl: There’s no business in hoaxes — The men who fooled the Internet …
It looks like Gmail users are already taking advantage of the cheap calling that Google launched yesterday. The company announced via Twitter that there were 1 million calls placed from Gmail in 24 hours.
The feature is particularly attractive if …
Google announced today that it will allow users to make phone calls directly from Gmail — because, apparently, I don’t spend enough time in Gmail already.
Cnet first broke the news yesterday that Google was working on this feature. It …
Internet users in China are facing a phishing attack — put in place by hackers — when they attempt to access Gmail, according to a report by Fast Company.
When users visit Gmail.com, they’re redirected to a site that looks …
After ignoring the Contacts portion of Gmail seemingly since its launch, Google announced today that it has finally revamped its Contacts experience.
According to Gmail product manager Benjamin Grol, an improved Contacts interface has been the number one requested feature …
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Gist, one of a growing number of startups that provide social and real-time data about your email contacts, is expanding its reach by announcing new integration with Gmail. Now users can use Gist to view their contacts’ social network …
Microsoft presented a sneak peek to the press this morning of a massively overhauled Hotmail — Hotmail Wave 4 in Microsoft jargon — that will go into a public beta test this summer.
Hotmail Wave 4 adds several features that …
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
All-new Hotmail to take on Gmail next Monday — On Monday, Microsoft will unleash a new version of its …
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iBooks now available in the App Store — And the iPad’s e-book reading software comes with a free copy of Winnie the Pooh.
Google creates an iPad version of Gmail — Apparently the iPad version takes …
IM-History, developer of G-Recorder, a tool that allows Skype users to record their chats and calls into email services like Gmail, today announced the launch of G-Recorder Pro. The upgraded tool will bring its features to a wider audience, including …
Google said it is rolling out extra storage that you can purchase to use across several Google products.
At first, you can use it with Picasa Web Albums and Gmail. Soon, Google said, you’ll be able to use it with …
The myth that a good product by itself is sufficient, so engineers should be set free from business folks, just went "pop". Google joined the rest of us who are still searching for that ideal balance between business needs and the freedom needed by creative talent.
