March 28th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Olivier Beyssac, Site Reliability EngineerWhen I switched to Gmail more than a year ago, I still had a significant amount of old email stored with my old address. Because I keep messages for a long time and like to frequently search them, I w…
March 21st, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing ManagerSince Google’s applications are “in the cloud,” we can act on feedback and release new features very rapidly. Sometimes, though, we like to listen and learn from users before launching updates to busi…
March 7th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Harish, Software EngineerYesterday, we launched Google Calendar Sync, a tool that lets users sync Google Calendar with Microsoft Outlook calendar. Using it, you can access your Google Calendar information offline, access your Outlook calenda…
2 hidden ways to get more from your Gmail address
March 5th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Robby Stein, Associate Product Marketing ManagerI recently discovered some little-known ways to use your Gmail address that can give you greater control over your inbox and save you some time and headache. When you choose a Gmail address, you…
March 3rd, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Robby Stein, Associate Product Marketing ManagerA few months ago I wrote about how using colored labels with filters can provide an entirely new way to visualize your inbox. I just started using a feature that further helps me quickly priorit…
February 27th, 2008 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Arielle Reinstein, Product Marketing ManagerWe’ve seen people recreate the M from the Gmail logo out of dominoes and even sand, but until our colleagues in Google’s Moscow office created this video, we’re pretty sure no one had ever made a gi…
February 25th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Jonas Lindberg, Software EngineerSometimes you need to chat with someone about an urgent project, but can’t be bothered by anyone else. And going “busy” just isn’t enough — you might still get that unwanted ping. So, as some people have alre…
February 21st, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Miriam Schneider, Associate Product Marketing ManagerEven though I’ve worked on the Gmail team for about six months and have been a fan for years, I continue to notice new things in the product all the time. Like the other day, when out of cu…
New version of Gmail soon available in 37 languages
February 14th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Robby Stein, Associate Product Marketing ManagerTonight, we’re starting to roll out the new version of Gmail in 37 languages.* As we first announced when we launched in English, this version, available for IE7 and Firefox 2, has an entirely n…
Have Gmail do your laundry
February 7th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Erik Wong, Consumer Operations AssociateGmail has a lot of great features, but maybe there’s this one thing that you really wish it could do. Well, we’d like to know what it is. We’re constantly building and testing new features, and many — …
January 30th, 2008 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Jamie Nicolson, Software EngineerSince we added IMAP access to Gmail in October, we’ve heard from a number of Windows Mobile users that their Gmail IMAP experience wasn’t great — some were receiving blank messages and others could read heade…
January 29th, 2008 | by The Gmail Team | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Dan Pupius, Gmail engineerFirst off, this update is only for those of you who write or run Greasemonkey scripts. If you don’t have any third-party extensions installed or don’t know what we’re talking about, you can ignore this post.Ok… loo…
January 26th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Sze-jun Tsai, Consumer Operations AssociateHere’s the scenario: you decide to try out a new Gmail feature and suddenly you have some questions. What do you do? Come on down to the Gmail Help Discussion Group.The Gmail Help Discussion Group is…
January 24th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Miriam Schneider, Associate Product Marketing ManagerA few weeks ago we invited you to share your Gmail stories with the world, and over 1,500 of you responded with emails and videos describing the creative and productive ways you use Gmail. …
Important changes to email deletion on the iPhone mail client
January 15th, 2008 | by R S | published in Gmail (Google Mail)
Posted by Keith Coleman, Product ManagerThere’s a new software update for the iPhone. The next time you sync your iPhone with iTunes, your iPhone will be updated to version 1.1.3 of Apple’s software. It has a nice new feature — the built-in Mail app o…