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Outlook.com vs. Gmail: What Microsoft is still missing

Posted May 6, 2013 - 1:43 pm

Hotmail is dead and Outlook.com stands alone, but Microsoft's mail service still has a few features to add before it catches up to Gmail.
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The Weekly Hash - April 12, 2013

Posted April 12, 2013 - 10:56 am

Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperate
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The government running Google? What could possibly go wrong?

Posted March 25, 2013 - 11:35 am

Are Google’s products and services becoming a critical infrastructure that the government should ensure survives?
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Dear Microsoft: Enough with the ‘Scroogling’ already

Posted March 5, 2013 - 5:08 pm

Microsoft has been using its lame marketing campaign to attack Google over privacy while doing many of the same things. Time to move on.
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How to print an individual email in Gmail

Posted March 2, 2013 - 7:55 am

This seemingly simple function can be difficult to find if you don't know where to look.
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Webmail war: Gmail vs. Outlook.com vs. Yahoo Mail

Posted March 1, 2013 - 10:22 am

The three most popular free Web-based email services have all seen big changes recently, from revamped interfaces to advanced features. Does Google, Microsoft or Yahoo now deserve your webmail business?
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Can Gmail and Yahoo fend off Outlook.com?

Posted February 20, 2013 - 11:57 am

With Microsoft making a big push with its free email service Outlook.com, Google's Gmail and Yahoo Mail suddenly have a serious new rival.
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21 time-saving Gmail tricks

Posted February 19, 2013 - 2:38 pm

Unearth Gmail's best-kept secrets to work faster, plow through your inbox, and put more controls at your fingertips.
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It turns out that Chinese cyberspies love Facebook, too

Posted February 19, 2013 - 2:10 pm

A Chinese hacker army is targeting our nation. But even they managed to get outed by their own social media accounts.
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Four desktop email clients that can improve your Gmail experience

Posted February 16, 2013 - 8:45 am

I don't like Gmail...I love Gmail. But I'm not wild about using it from within my Web browser, as I find the interface, well, lacking. (Unattractive and unintuitive are two words that come to mind.)
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Google warns Myanmar reporters of 'state-sponsored' attack of Gmail accounts

Posted February 11, 2013 - 3:59 am

A number of journalists covering Myanmar were warned by Google that their Gmail accounts had been targeted in "state-sponsored" attackers.
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How joining Google Gmail with encryption system helps high-tech firm meet government security rules

Posted February 8, 2013 - 8:48 am

When a relatively small high-tech company with some big aerospace and defense customers wanted to adopt cloud-based email for its employees, it faced the challenge that whatever choice of cloud service it adopted, it had to meet the government's security regulations known as ITAR, or the "International Traffic in Arms Regulations."
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Mac Gems: ForgetMeNot keeps you from forgetting email attachments

Posted January 12, 2013 - 8:05 am

We've all experienced the embarrassment of sending someone an email referencing an attached file or document, only to receive a reply that, despite our claims, nothing was attached. It's a frequent-enough problem that a few years back, Google added a feature to Gmail that would alert you if you forgot to attach a file referenced in your message.
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Domestic calls through Gmail to remain free in 2013

Posted December 26, 2012 - 9:47 pm

In what's rapidly becoming a holiday tradition, Google announced Wednesday that it's extended free calling in Gmail for another year.
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Google tests integrating Gmail activities into search results

Posted December 22, 2012 - 9:43 pm

Some of the technology used for Google's Android-based virtual assistant technology called Google Now is making its way to the Web. Google will now unearth relevant information from your inbox on flights, restaurant bookings, or purchases directly into search results, as long as you’re logged in.
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Microsoft plugs Outlook.com, knocks Google after Sync death notice

Posted December 18, 2012 - 4:19 pm

Microsoft yesterday pitched its Outlook.com email service to users of Gmail dismayed by Google's decision to abandon a popular enterprise synchronization service next month for new customers.
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15 essential Chrome extensions for power users

Posted December 17, 2012 - 9:00 am

Add-ins abound for the increasingly popular and powerful browser. Here’s a tour of the best
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How to make sure important emails never get sent to spam

Posted December 10, 2012 - 5:18 pm

No email spam filter is perfect. Whitelist the contacts you know aren't from junk senders.
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How to tame messy Gmail replies

Posted December 1, 2012 - 8:45 am

Much as I love Gmail, I don't love how messy it can be. Messy interface, messy layout, and, sometimes, messy emails.
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Outlook.com vs. Gmail: Android app showdown

Posted December 1, 2012 - 8:03 am

Microsoft's Outlook.com Webmail service recently passed the 25 million active user mark, a milestone the company celebrated by releasing an Android app for Outlook.com. The supposedly new Android app is part of the software giant's plan to take on Gmail, Google's critically acclaimed Webmail service, which has about 425 million active users.
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The Weekly Hash - November 30, 2012

Posted November 30, 2012 - 11:52 am

A review of this week’s goofiest tech stories, involving lederhosen, the International Atomic Energy Agency and (finally!) a cloud-based medical device for your dog
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Gmail gets integrated Google Drive link sharing

Posted November 28, 2012 - 10:45 pm

Gmail users will soon be able to share documents stored in Google Drive without leaving the Gmail interface. Drive, and Google Docs before it, have always allowed users to share links to files using Gmail. But users have always had to share files from the Docs/Drive interface and never Gmail's, until now.
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Send huge, 10GB email attachments with Gmail and Google Drive

Posted November 28, 2012 - 2:04 pm

If you're not using Google Drive to its fullest yet, this is a reason to start: way bigger email attachments in Gmail
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Google integrates Gmail, cloud storage service Drive

Posted November 28, 2012 - 11:12 am

Google announced on Tuesday that it has integrated Gmail with its cloud storage service Google Drive. The result is a significant increase in size of documents that can be emailed -- up to 10GB.
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10 great Google tools you need in your business workflow

Posted November 28, 2012 - 9:00 am

Google is so ubiquitous in our everyday digital lives that it's easy to overlook the many tools it offers that have a business slant.
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