Google have applied the ol’ spit polish to Gmail, improving its look and functionality. Set to be launched in coming days, the Google team provide a sneak peek of what to expect.
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Dear Hotmail: it’s not me, it’s you…
Jack Shafer began his romance with Hotmail in 1998. She was free, formidable and easy to use but in the subsequent years Hotmail got possessive - and now Shafer explains why the time has come to part ways.
Google says peekaboo, China can see you
Google have sent warning messages to Gmail users around the world, alerting them with the text “your account was recently accessed from China.” The company has been issuing similar warnings since March.
Gmail vs. information overload
Gmail has implemented an innovative “automatic PA” function designed to curb what Google describes as “information overload.” The new function was developed in response to studies that revealed - big surprise - that users are having trouble keeping track of their emails.
Google Gmail: now with extra phone calls
A new addition to Gmail, which allows users to make cheap or free phone calls, appears to have become an instant hit - attracting more than one million calls in its first 24 hours from net-savvy skinflints.
Hotmail: no longer crap!
Hotmail was an instant 90s hit, with nearly nine million users in the first 18 months. But it’s the slow, fuddy duddy email system of the web. Can the new Hotmail redesign beat Gmail as the best email service?
Google Buzz is a fizzer
Google has just released its new “Twitter killer”, Google Buzz, adding status updates, photos and video sharing, and geolocating to Gmail. Business Insider’s assessment? “Lame”.
Google vs. Facebook: game on
Google has announced it is entering the social media-sphere, adding Facebook/Twitter-esque real-time “status updates” to its Gmail email service. Facebook looks to be hitting right back, launching its own Gmail-esque webmail service.
Google: No more censorship in China
Following a massive cyber attack on Google in China — part of a broader attempt to access the personal details of Chinese human rights activists — the search giant says it will no longer censor search results on Google.cn — and may pull out of the country altogether.
When Google runs your life…
From the Google phone to Google maps to Gmail to Google Chrome to Google News, the Big G is fast taking control of our lives — and it’s not necessarily a bad thing, says Forbes. Just lay back and let the Google Wave wash over you.
Dear Leader and Dear Deputy come out from under beds
Crikey has this morning intercepted and unscrambled dangerous ALP propaganda using advanced Cold War code-breaking techniques. Jane Nethercote reports.
Anonymous gossip and the death of Channel Nine
As the media belly-aches about the fines and convictions imposed on Herald Sun political correspondents Gerard McManus and Michael Harvey for refusing to dislose a source, another interesting game has begun relating to Gerald Stone’s new book, Who Killed Channel Nine?
