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Google Wallet now lets you send money as an attachment in Gmail
The Verge
Email attachments have been limited to files forever, but now Google is rolling out a feature in Gmail that lets you attach money. Using Google Wallet, a new button ($) in the Gmail compose window will allow you to easily send money as a gift or repayment.

Computerworld
Google Unites Gmail And G+ Chat Into “Hangouts” Cross-Platform Text And ...
TechCrunch
Today at I/O, Google rebranded “Hangouts” as a new unified, cross-platform messaging system. It lets people text, photo, and group video message across Hangouts' Android and iOS apps, plus its Gmail and Google+ site integrations. Hangouts rolls out ...
Google introduces Hangouts messaging service for Android, iOS, Chrome, and ...Liliputing
Google I/O: Cool New Features for Gmail, Maps, Google+, plus Multi-Platform SSOCMSWire
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Gmail gaining popularity among spies, but it's not top secret enough
NBCNews.com
Former CIA Director David Petraeus resigned last year after it was discovered he was having an affair with Paula Broadwell, using a shared Gmail account to communicate. In recent years, Google itself accused China of spying on Chinese human rights ...

Wired
Russia Busts CIA 'Spy' and His Gmail
Wired
Other instructions were to e-mail the address with a new Gmail account — opened in a public place like a coffee shop — while not including any identifiable personal information. The letter also advised the recipient to buy a new mobile device or ...
Alleged CIA Spy Accused of Using Gmail to Recruit Russian Agents - MashableMashable

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Review: Work with Gmail without even opening it with Checker Plus
PCWorld
Email notifications are like coffee: Some people can't stand them, while others are addicted (and, yes, even use them to wake up in the morning). If you're of the latter camp, you may like Checker Plus for Gmail. Like every other mail checker, it lets ...

The Russian Say They Have Proof That The CIA Uses Gmail To Stay In Touch ...
Business Insider
One interesting aspect of the story is the letter this alleged CIA agent had on him. The letter offers its recipient $100,000 up front "to discuss your experience, expertise, and cooperation." It promises as much as $1 million per year for the same ...

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Gmail Changes Storage Policy, Giving Users 50 Percent More Room For Email
Huffington Post
In a blog post on Monday, the search giant announced that it would now give users 15 GB total of storage space for Gmail, Google+ Photos and Google Drive. Previously, you had just 10 GB for Gmail and then 5 GB for the other services. Let's be honest ...

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The Next Web
Take That, Gmail: Outlook.com Lets You Chat With Your Google Contacts
Wired (blog)
Unlike Google's Gmail, Outlook.com lets you chat across multiple services and build your contacts list from various social channels, including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Microsoft previously announced the ability to easily import contacts from ...
Outlook.com to let users engage in IM chats with Gmail usersPCWorld
Man bites dog: Microsoft Outlook.com embraces Gmail usersGigaOM
Microsoft Targets Gmail with Google Talk Support for Outlook.com - The Next WebThe Next Web
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ReadWrite
Gmail at Nine: The Evolution of an Essential Web Service
TIME
In 2004, when Google introduced Gmail, it wasn't instantly obvious to everyone why the search engine phenom would want to get into the e-mail business. Actually, given that the company made its announcement on April 1, some people wondered, ...
Google Combines Storage For Gmail, Drive, PhotosInformationWeek
Google triples free cloud storage to 15GB for all your Gmail, Drive, and ...Digital Trends
Google combines cloud storage for Gmail, Drive, Google+ servicesLos Angeles Times
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NDTV
Google unifies cloud storage across Gmail, Drive and Google+, 15GB of free ...
NDTV
For instance, users who majorly use Gmail would be able to get 15GB of space instead of 10GB if they don't use Drive or Google+ photos. Similarly, users who store lots of data in Drive but don't use Gmail would get much more space in Drive compared to ...

Google dumps data silos, announces a unified storage pool for Gmail and Drive
PCWorld
Before, Gmail users were given 10GB of free storage space, which was kept wholly separate from the 5GB of cloud storage handed out to Google Drive users. Now, you'll get a flat 15GB of free storage, and you can fill it up with whatever you'd like, in ...

Review: Track and follow up emails with Right Inbox for Gmail
PCWorld (blog)
I have been using Gmail as my sole email client for years now, and I'm a big fan. But there's one key thing I need my email client to do that Gmail doesn't offer: Follow-ups. When I send an email, I often want to be reminded if the recipient hasn't ...

Google Merges Free Drive, Gmail Storage to 15GB
PC Magazine
Google today unified the storage limits for Gmail and Google Drive, giving users 15GB of free storage across both products. Now instead of having a 10GB limit on Gmail and 5GB on Google Drive and Google+ Photos, users get 15GB overall. "With this new ...

AppAdvice
New Incredimail Update Brings Gmail Archiving, Improved Photo Inbox And More
AppAdvice
For starters, the latest update to Incredimail brings improvements in email loading and syncing. POP3 and Hotmail are still not supported, though. The update also adds support for archiving, instead of immediately deleting, Gmail messages. Gmail ...

How to migrate to Gmail
CNET (blog)
If you're still holding onto an old AOL e-mail account or using the one your ISP (Internet Service Provider) gave you, it might be time to consider switching to Gmail. Gmail offers a ton of storage (currently at 10GB and growing), spam filtering at the ...

Hot Hardware
City of Boston drops Microsoft Exchange for Gmail
CNET
In addition to using Gmail instead of Microsoft Exchange, Boston will also swap in Google Docs for word processing and Google's cloud service for storing documents. The city will pay Google about $800,000 for the move but will save around $280,000 a ...
Boston Gets GmailPatch.com
Boston drops Microsoft for GmailBoston Globe
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Free services make Gmail, Google Drive, Google search more private
CNET
Sendinc encrypts mail sent via a Gmail, Outlook, or other account; BoxCryptor encrypts Google Drive, SkyDrive, DropBox, and other cloud storage; and Startpage serves up Google search results without recording your IP address or otherwise tracking you.

Review: Give Gmail an extreme makeover with Gmail Offline
PCWorld
The Web interface for Gmail has a very distinct look. Your office mates can probably recognize it at a glance. This Chrome extension, however, might cause a few double-takes in your office: Gmail Offline, an extension by Google, puts a completely ...

Hot Hardware
Boston Gets Gmail
Patch.com
As the millions of personal Gmail users in Boston know, the city will now be able to access all of Google App's perks: Gmail's email system for all departments, collaboration tools like Google Docs and Google Hangout, and the ability to store items in ...
Boston drops Microsoft for GmailBoston Globe
City of Boston Drops Microsoft Exchange For Gmail and Other Google AppsHot Hardware

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Digital Trends
Google updates iOS Gmail app, lets users link directly to other Google apps
Digital Trends
But now Google is stepping on some digital toes by giving iOS users that option, at least when they're using the Gmail native app. So now, instead of automatically launching Safari when you click on a link embedded in one of your e-mails, you can ...
With New Gmail And Chrome Integrations, Is Google Trying To “Colonize” iOS ...Marketing Land
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