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Grovo: How a Good Web Product Was Ruined By Excessively Spamming My ...
In The Capital
Let me preface this article with an apology to those close to me who have been the unfortunate victims of any spam related to a web product called Grovo. If you've ever exchanged emails with me on my InTheCapital Gmail account, you've probably received ...

LAPTOP Magazine (blog)
How to Remove Sender Images in Gmail for Android
LAPTOP Magazine (blog)
In early June, Gmail for Android added a feature which automatically places senders' Google+ profile images next to their emails in your inbox. Unfortunately, this new feature is of limited utility because many (if not most) senders don't have Google+ ...

Google testing ads that resemble emails in Gmail's inbox
Ghacks Technology News
It is almost tragic that Google is violating quality guidelines on many of their web properties that it requires webmasters and third parties to uphold to. The latest is a test the company is running on Gmail that integrates advertisement that look ...

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Google Drive, Gmail Now Share 15 GB Free Storage
Techtree.com
The said storage space is shared over Gmail, Google+ Photos, and Drive. Additionally, business (paid) users get an equivalent 5 GB upgrade from the previous 25 GB to 30 GB. Google also offers 100 GB for a monthly charge of $4.99 (approx Rs 290) and ...

IFTTT Introduces Support For Gmail Attachments [Updates]
MakeUseOf
The automation giant IFTTT has just announced that their users can now make their Gmail automations much more powerful and effective by deciding how their email attachments are handled. Now included in the automation list is the ability to have your ...

Wired
How Much is Your Gmail Account Worth?
Wired
In 2006, I wrote a paper called the Things I Carry. It was a reflection on how the things I carried, both physically and emotionally, defined where I was in life and where I was going. The paper was in response to Tim O'Brien's collection of stories ...

Kioskea
Cyberattacks hit Iran's Gmail users as election begins
Fortune (blog)
In the lead-up to Iran's presidential elections, which kicked off Friday, tens of thousands of Iranians fell victim to a series of targeted cyberattacks on their Gmail accounts. The timing of the attack suggests the attacks are politically motivated ...
Gmail: Iranian Accounts Attacked Prior to ElectionKioskea

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Iranian Gmail users targeted on eve of election, Google says
NBCNews.com (blog)
Iranian Gmail users targeted on eve of election, Google says. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google said Wednesday that it has discovered and stopped a series of attempts to hack the accounts of tens of thousands of Iranian users in what the company believes ...

Thousands of Iranian Gmail Users Targeted in Attempted Hacks Before Election
Wired
Iranians surf the web at an Internet cafe, in Tehran, Iran. Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi. Thousands of Gmail account users in Iran have been targeted in phishing attacks intended to influence the country's national election, Google announced. The attacks ...

The Guardian
Gmail accounts in Iran hacked, says Google
The Guardian
Google reports it has stopped a series of attempts to hack the email accounts of tens of thousands of Iranian users in what the company believes is an attempt to influence the country's upcoming election. "For almost three weeks, we have detected and ...
Iranian Gmail users targeted in pre-election hacking campaign: GoogleDAWN.com
Thousands of Gmail accounts hacked in Iran: GoogleDaily News & Analysis
Pre-election phishing spike blasts Iranian Gmail accountsRegister
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -New Europe -NDTV
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Hackers target Iranian Gmail users ahead of national elections
ABC Online
Tens of thousands of Gmail accounts belonging to Iranian users have been targeted in an extensive hacking campaign in the weeks leading up to the country's closely watched presidential elections on Friday. Google says it has disrupted multiple phishing ...

Google: Iranian Gmail Accounts Targeted
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Google says an operation has been under way to steal the passwords to tens of thousands of Gmail accounts belonging to users in Iran. The U.S. Internet company said the attempts to “phish” -- or trick users into giving up their user names and passwords ...

Receive push Gmail alerts on iOS after losing ActiveSync support
CNET (blog)
Sync allowed users to access Gmail, Google Contacts and Calendar using Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync system. What this allowed iOS users to do was set up Gmail as an Exchange account, which in turn provides push alerts for new e-mails in a real-time ...

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Gmail access disrupted in Iran ahead of election
PCWorld
Access to Google's Gmail service appears to be disrupted in Iran just days before the country's presidential election. Google said it has noticed a drop in connectivity to Gmail from the country. The connectivity drop appears to fall short of a ...

Popular Mechanics
Forwarding Old Email Accounts to Gmail
Popular Mechanics
If you're not ready to part with it, you don't have to: Gmail (and many other email services) can keep track of it for you. Almost all email services offer the Post Office Protocol (POP) standard, which lets email programs get messages from a server ...
Yahoo mail, Gmail tie officals across Asia to PRISM sagaBusiness Spectator
Indonesia fears data leaks after sending sensitive info via GmailE&T magazine

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Mac Gems: Mailplane 3 melds Gmail and your Mac
Macworld
Four years ago, we reviewed Mailplane 2, the first dedicated Gmail client that avoided traditional IMAP and POP approaches to Gmail, opting instead for standard browser technology under the hood. The result was an app that gave you the benefits of ...

Digit
Gmail's People Widget Now Lets Brands Highlight Their Google+ Profiles And ...
TechCrunch
Google today launched a small but nifty new feature for its Gmail people widget that allows brands and businesses to highlight their Google+ profiles and recent Google+ posts right in their customers' inboxes. Once they have connected their Google+ ...
Gmail people widget now allows brands to promote Google+ . . .Digit

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Times of India
Gmail goes down in India: Reports
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Google's free email service Gmail is reportedly down in some parts of India, with users venting their frustration on microblogging platform Twitter. Media reports have also said that Google Play, the company's app store for Android also ...
Gmail, Play Store Temporarily Shuts Down; Users Mock GoogleIBTimes India
Gmail goes down yet againTech2
Gmail down again in India with 502 error, Play Store affected as wellNDTV
CIOL -TechShout!
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Customize the Alerts for Gmail Labels to Tame Information Overload
Lifehacker
Android: If you don't want to turn off all email alerts on your phone but also don't want to get pinged for every insignificant message, customize the notifications for individual labels in Gmail. CNET points out this handy feature for setting and ...

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Gaining Control Over You Inbox – New Gmail Features
Vancouver Sun (blog)
Inbox overload is one of the major challenges we all face in dealing with our personal productivity. Whether you experience 50 to 60 emails per day or five or 600 emails in a day, quickly being able to sort through what's important and what's not is ...