Posts Tagged ‘ gmail ’

Most UK Gmail account holders already refer to their email as “gmail” and even give the @gmail address (I certainly do, seems I was an early adopter without really realising it). But due to trademark issues from way back when (in Internet terms) Google could not use “Gmail” in the UK. Well, now it...
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Temporary Error (503) We’re sorry, but your Google Mail account is temporarily unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience and suggest trying again in a few minutes. Once again the GMail servers have died. Right in the middle of the day (or start of the day for the Americas). Come on Google. Fix your servers!...
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I cannot access GMail of Google Chat. Other Google products appear to be working. Actually, Analytics is playing up, as earlier I could not set up a new account. Sudden feeling of panic – over reliance on Google and the cloud? OK, ISP’s in the past have had their far share of downtime, but...
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Google are now actively promoting their product to a wider audience – al professional companies and businesses across the globe. They are explaining to people how and why they should use their office products, i.e. email, documents, messaging etc. instead of traditional PC based applications. Here is an exceprt from the official Goolge Blog:...
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Yes, after months weaiting for the big news to be released, Google have finally announced that the deskop / laptop / netbook operating system will be called Chrome OS, and it will be available soon.   Really we all new as soon as Google released Android that a pc operating system must have been in...
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It seems that the might Google are having some server issues today. Although I can access my GMail account new emails are not coming in. I have tested my pop3 accounts and these are working OK, so it is definately a Google problem. This is the first time I have seen such a problem...
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For some time now Skype has been the leader in free chat (VOIP) and video conferencing. However, Google has developed video chat functionality within GMail, its one free webmail service. This is potentially going to be a big blow for Skype, who are owned by eBay.com. Whereas Skype has to be downloaded first, anyone...
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Last week Google launched their first mobile phone. Named the Google G1, it is positioned to compete with Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry. It will be available exclusively from T-Mobile during the initial phase. The handset is the first of several expected to use Google’s phone operating system, called Android. It is thought that...
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I was just browsing the web for interesting applications that can be installed onto my new linux box, and came across CheckGmail. This is a very simple tool that places a Gmail icon on the top menu bar of Ubuntu, and displays a small pop-up message when a new message comes in. On hover...
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