Gmail

Gmail’s New Compose Window Will Soon Be Your Only Choice

Gmail’s latest in a series of changes, the updated compose window, will soon go from opt-out to your only choice. Today’s Gmail blog post says that all Gmail accounts will switch to the new compose window in the next few days. If you’re not a fan of the new default, Google says you can expand…

How to Get Rid of Google’s Annoying New Gmail Ads

Google’s new tabbed inbox is designed to declutter your email, but actually it’s a bit irritating. If you are using it, though, you may have noticed a new rash of irritating, targeted ads that look like email. The good news is, you don’t have to put up with them. Appearing in the Promotions tab, there…

How to Get Rid of Gmail’s New Tabs (And Why You Should)

Gmail looks different this week! The new inbox system that automatically splits your new messages into stuff from Social, Promotions, etc. is finally out for everyone. Here’s how to send it back from where it came from. OK, so the process is actually super easy. Just click on the gear icon at the top right…

Spy on Your Own Email to See Exactly What the NSA Has on You

By now, we US citizens are all very very aware that our metadata is being harvested by “the man.” It’s not the actual email or phone calls, but metadata still matters. And if you’ve wondered what it looks like, MIT’s Immersion project can help you out. The service that lets you snoop on your email…

What Are You Going To Do Following the NSA’s Massive Privacy Invasion?

Since it’s become apparent that the NSA has been siphoning off data from phone companies and internet giants—spying on everything from phone records to Facebook—the internet is awash with people ready to make a stand. But what are you going to do? https://gizmodo.com/the-nsa-and-fbi-have-been-spying-on-our-internet-habits-511750202 Are your outraged enough to cancel your Verizon contract, quite Facebook and…

Good news iOS users: you’re the latest group to get hit with the beautifully redesigned Gmail app. It’s optimized for both iPhone and iPad, and you can pick it up at the App Store right now.

PSA: Don’t Let Your Friends Sign Into Google On Your Computer

In the summer of 2010 Google rolled out multiple log-ins. It was a fabulous thing for those who didn’t want to run multiple browsers in order to have simultaneous access to Google-powered personal and work accounts. Merging your own accounts is one thing, but can you imagine accidentally merging yours with someone else’s? It’s kind…

Fancy new Gmail has started rolling out to Android users. And if you just can’t wait, Android Police has some juicy APKs for the impatient.

How to Conquer Your Inbox Once and For All

If you find a feeling of helpless despair descending upon you every time you open up your email inbox, help is at hand—you can get on top of your messages without hiring a personal secretary, and we’re here to show you how. Offering a prescriptive, step-by-step method that’s going to work for everyone seems a…

Gmail’s Getting a Neat Freak Overhaul for Web and Mobile

Google just announced a new interface for you Gmail based around customizable tabs. The goal? To you help manage your goliath of an inbox. It looks pretty incredible. The new inbox design is coming to both web and mobile. It’s based around tabs that function much the way labels did before—except that they’ll actually work…

Google Wallet Will Let You Attach Money in Gmail

We already knew Google’s got big plans to become your default money manager, killing the other contenders in the process. But now we’re starting to find out just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Over the next few months, Google will be rolling out a Gmail option to attach money just like you would with…

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google+ Master

Unless you happen to work for the search giant that created it, Google+ is probably not your social network of choice. Nevertheless, there’s a ton of functionality hidden behind its walls, covering everything from photos to local searches as the influence of Google+ stretches across the company’s multitude of other products. Here’s how to get…

New Gmail Tweak Lets You Schedule Calendar Events With Just a Click

If like millions of people you use Gmail to schedule meetings, and Google Calendar to keep track of them, this little interface improvement in Gmail is going to save you a bucket of time and headaches. The scheduling workflow in Google products is messy. You’re constantly switching between email messages and your calendar to see…

A Cheat Sheet of Every Single Gmail Keyboard Shortcut

Do you use Gmail a lot? Then you need to see this graphic with all the keyboard shortcuts that can make like a million times easier. It comes complete with visualizations of each action, for some reference of what you’re actually accomplishing. The shortcuts aren’t a big secret, but the value of the graph, aside…

The Evolution of Gmail, Visualized

On April Fools Day 2004, Google launched Gmail, and it wasn’t long before @gmail.com email addresses usurped the kingdom of Hotmail. Google just posted a nice visualization of the service’s evolution from a humble beta to a Google Goliath. [Google]

Google is now using Gmail’s new compose experience as the default one.

Gmail App Update Lets You Swipe Through Messages

There are a couple of new features in today’s update for the Gmail iOS app. First off, you can now swipe right or left between messages. And second, when you select a message, it goes into edit mode, from which you can tap to file an email into a different folder. Not a huge update,…

Why Paid Email Will Never Beat Gmail

Much has been said over the demise of Google Reader and what it should mean to users. A popular position advocated by many tech bloggers is that you should pay for services rather than trust your data to companies offering services for free. They argue that paying for services will give you more control over…

You can now reply or archive Gmail messages straight from notifications on your Android device running OS 4.1 or higher.

Now, you can add any .ics-formatted event attachment to Google Calendar right within Gmail—all with one little click.