'Gmail Labs'

Google launches Multiple Inboxes for Gmail

By: |Feb 6th, 2009 at 01:36PM
Filed Under: Features, Services, Software
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Google’s ongoing quest to woo us by dangling countless feature carrots until we bite and fork over all of our data continues. This time around, a pretty unique new feature comes by way of Gmail Labs that will be perfect for those who have been lulled to sleep by Gmail’s clean UI. Multiple Inboxes, introduced yesterday evening, gives Gmail users the option to add additional label-based inboxes to their inbox screens. The new feature definitely adds a healthy dose of busy to Gmail’s less-is-mo...

Google knocks Gmail offline, in a good way

By: |Jan 28th, 2009 at 10:05AM
Filed Under: Services, Software
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One of the many, many, many problems with webmail can be found right in its name – “web”. Accessing your email using a web interface can definitely be convenient as it’s accessible from any browser you happen upon. At the same time however, if your internet connection drops you’re basically left out in the cold. As opposed to local email management solutions that can store your messages on your machine such as Outlook, you have no way to view old messages and work with what you&#...

Mail Goggles for Gmail prevents drunk typing

By: |Oct 7th, 2008 at 11:02AM
Filed Under: Services
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We can’t say this is the most appropriate use for this kind of concept, but Google’s Gmail Labs has just introduced a new Gmail feature that is pretty funny to say the least. Dubbed “Mail Goggles”, the new service allows users to avoid sending late-night emails that they likely would think twice about sending if they were, well, sober. Mail Goggles can be enabled on the Labs tab within the Gmail settings menu and can be configured to activate during any time period the user desires, an...