MacNN | Gmail News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Gmail, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Google Sync adds (push) support for iPhone, Windows Mobile http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/service.transfers.gmail.and.calendar.information/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/gmailsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google on Tuesday announced that it has expanded its Google Sync service to support the iPhone and other handsets running on either the Windows Mobile or S60 platform. Users can configure the function to automatically push Gmail messages to the phone's native e-mail application. Other synced content includes Calendar information and contacts.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/service.transfers.gmail.and.calendar.information/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:50:00 GMT Google's GMail push app arrives on App Store http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/17/gmail.push.on.app.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/gpushsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google's e-mail push app for the iPhone, GPush, has finally arrived on the App Store. The app enables instant notification of new messages that arrive in a GMail inbox. Users can configure a variety of alert methods such as vibrate, ring, automatic presentation of the e-mail on the standby screen, or a count of new messages displayed on the GPush icon.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/17/gmail.push.on.app.store/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:20:00 GMT Gmail push app approved; shift in Apple policy? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/gmail.push.app.approved/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0907/GPush.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has finally approved GPush, an iPhone app which allows push notifications when new Gmail messages have been received. The app is developed by Tiverias, and should be available for $1 for the first week of its release and $2 subsequently. The approval has unusual timing given Apple's recent rejection of Google Voice-based apps, which sparked an FCC inquiry.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/gmail.push.app.approved/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:45:00 GMT INQ intros two 3G phones with Twitter, iTunes sync http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/04/inq.intros.two.3g.phones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/inq3gphonesintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />UK phone maker INQ Mobile on Tuesday announced it will soon offer two new 3G handsets that will bring quick access to social networking site Twitter, push Gmail compatibility and the capability to sync via iTunes on PCs and, in a rare instance Macs. The INQ Chat 3G is the provider's first QWERTY phone while the INQ Mini 3G sports the more traditional candybar form factor with number pad. The phone... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/04/inq.intros.two.3g.phones/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:30:00 GMT Google Apps finally out of beta http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/07/google.apps.out.of.beta/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/googlebetarip.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google on Tuesday announced that its widely used applications and services are now out of the Beta phase, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Talk in both enterprise and consumer guises. The software giant does defend its decision to keep the beta versions of its apps around for so long, saying it differs from the traditional definition of beta as its Google Apps have service ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/07/google.apps.out.of.beta/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT Google plans to make Gmail accessible offline http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/27/gmail.available.offline/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/gmm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google has announced plans to make the company's Gmail service available for user's offline through the Gmail Labs Settings tab. By using the Google Gears offline application technology, people will be able to browse their e-mails from a web browser when no internet connection is available. Once the application is activated, a new "Offline" link will appear in the upper right-hand corner of the us... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/27/gmail.available.offline/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:55:00 GMT Mailplane 2.0 adds new shortcuts, notifications http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/10/mailplane.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/mpsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Uncomplex has launched Mailplane 2.0, an update to its Gmail client for Mac. The latest version includes new add-ons, key shortcuts, advanced account notifications, a ìdo not disturbî mode and a simpler way to add attachments. The update also allows switching from multiple accounts without having to sign-in and sign-out repeatedly, and adds a Mailplane URL function that can be used to access searc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/10/mailplane.update/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:40:00 GMT iGala photo frame concentrates on Gmail, touch http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/14/igala.digital.photo.frame/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/aequitasigala.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Aequitas Technologies is said to be shipping the iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame, an eight-inch touchscreen viewer with built-in Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi allows access to Microsoft's FrameIt service, which lets people browse news, traffic and weather information. Users can also browse photos on Flickr, but a focus of the device is on receiving Gmail, as the frame can be associated with an account a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/14/igala.digital.photo.frame/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT Google launches Gmail audio, video chat http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/11/gmail.audio.video.chat/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/googlegmailvideochat.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google today launched the surprise addition of Gmail video chat to its webmail interface. The feature lets contacts use Google Talk to start a two-way video or audio-only conversation with anyone currently online and can be started in the middle of a text chat. Like dedicated desktop apps, the web version carries a picture-in-picture view and can be stretched out or made full-screen.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/11/gmail.audio.video.chat/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:15:00 GMT Error infuriates Gmail users, some down for a day http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/gmail.server.downtime/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/iphone-google.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Many Gmail users were unable to access their accounts Wednesday, confronted instead with a "502 server error." Although the problem was a minor inconvenience for some, certain businesses complained of significant setbacks to their overall operation until the problem was fixed. Representatives for Google were reluctant to give a solid time frame for a resolution, but reminded users that they wer... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/07/gmail.server.downtime/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:25:00 GMT