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Gmail For Android Could Soon Get A Navigation Drawer

# 2013-05-24 09:19:30, TechCrunch
The folks over on Android Police must have spent some of their time rewatching I/O videos. While they were doing that, they spotted a potential leak during the "Structure in Android App Design" session. In it, it seems, Google quietly leaked screenshots of what looks to be a revamped interface for t...

Gmail redesign leaks during I/O, shows new navigation drawer and updated inbox

# 2013-05-24 05:04:00, Engadget
During an I/O session called "Structure in Android App Design," Google leaked a new design for Gmail ahead of any official announcement. The slide shows a revamped navigation drawer and a conspicuous lack of the action bar on the bottom. Functions currently located at the bottom of the screen (l...

Drive and Calendar search rolling out to all US Gmail accounts

# 2013-05-23 07:07:00, Engadget
In October Google started a field trial that allowed users to peruse their Drive files and Calendar entries straight from the Gmail search box. Apparently the test was a rousing success, as the company is rolling the feature out to all US accounts, in English. The feature hasn't changed since it...

Mailbox 1.3 for iOS brings iPad support

# 2013-05-23 04:44:00, Engadget
There have been calls for an iPad-native Mailbox app virtually from the get-go -- some of us want to get to inbox zero on a bigger screen, after all. The team has clearly been listening, as the free Mailbox 1.3 update now supports Apple's larger gadgets. While there isn't much mystery in the new...

Hangouts upgrade disables outbound Google Voice calls in desktop Gmail, company promises it will ret...

# 2013-05-20 07:13:00, Engadget
Anyone who's tried out the new Hangouts feature in Gmail in place of the traditional Google Talk option got a bit of surprise when they went to make an outbound call from their computer. That feature gets disabled when the new Hangouts replacement is switched on, leaving folks looking to make ca...

Gmail And The Stock Android Email App Combined Have Over 100M Mobile Users

# 2013-05-17 12:09:07, TechCrunch
Google's Vikram Aggarwal, a software engineer working on the Android platform, revealed today that Gmail and Email, the native Android client that still ships on Android devices as well, now has a combined user base of over 100 million across the Android install base. It's an interesting stat, becau...

Google Wallet Will Let You Attach Money in Gmail

# 2013-05-16 06:41:25, Gizmodo
We already knew Google's got big plans to become your default money manager, killing the other contenders in the process. But now we're starting to find out just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Over the next few months, Google will be rolling out a Gmail option to attach money just like you would wi...

Google Wallet’s new Gmail integration allows you to send money as an attachment

# 2013-05-15 17:52:23, Pocketables
In a very quiet announcement today, Google revealed a new service that combines the features of Gmail and Google Wallet into one. In the next few weeks, a dollar sign will begin appearing in the attachments area for people who use Gmail and Google Wallet, which will allow users to send money easily ...

Google Makes Email More Interactive With Customizable Gmail Action Buttons

# 2013-05-15 13:01:46, TechCrunch
Google today announced a small but cool update to Gmail. For emails where the developer has enabled this feature, Google will now show action buttons next to emails in your inbox that let you take actions without even opening the message. The cool thing about this, however, is that it's open to deve...

Google adding quick action buttons, real-time flight status to Gmail

# 2013-05-15 11:52:00, Engadget
Responding to an invitation or checking in for a flight soon won't require any typing at all, assuming you're using Gmail to manage your inbox. When the situation calls for it, new quick action buttons will pop up in an email, letting you accomplish simple tasks without reaching for the keyboard...

Google Folds Wallet Support Into Gmail So You Can Send Money As Attachments

# 2013-05-15 10:46:05, TechCrunch
Phew. Google just spent the last three hours or so showing off new developer tools, APIs, service overhauls, and the occasional gadget, but not everything the search giant rolled out today got a turn under the spotlights at the Moscone Center. Case in point: according to a post on the official Googl...

Google Wallet will soon let you send payments as a Gmail attachment

# 2013-05-15 09:45:00, Engadget
Sending money with Google Wallet wasn't a tremendously difficult affair before today, but Mountain View's now discovered a clever new way to part you from your cash. "Over the coming months," the company will roll out a new payments feature within Gmail, letting you attach money just as you woul...

Google launches new Google+ Hangouts platform and mobile apps with focus on conversations

# 2013-05-15 07:42:00, Engadget
The rumors were apparently true: Google's unified chat platform (widely nicknamed Babel) is launching as the new Hangouts, with new mobile apps to match. The messaging service puts Android, Chrome, Gmail and iOS all on the same page for the first time, focusing the interface on conversations tha...

The Daily Roundup for 05.13.2013

# 2013-05-13 12:58:00, Engadget
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click o...

Google announces increased unified storage for Gmail, Drive, and Google+ Photos

# 2013-05-13 10:37:32, Pocketables
In the days leading up to Google I/O, Google has announced that it plans to unify its storage plans across three of its most popular products: Gmail, Google Drive, and Google+ Photos. Additionally, Google is upping the free total combined storage to 15GB. Currently, Google offers 10GB of storage in ...

Google combines Drive, Gmail and Google+ Photo storage into a common 15GB pool

# 2013-05-13 07:15:00, Engadget
Google's efforts to streamline aren't limited to some spring cleaning and more spartan interfaces. Today the company is breaking down the artificial walls between the pools of online storage provided for Gmail, Drive and Google+ Photos. Instead of 10GB for all your messages and attachments, alon...

Google Unifies Its Free And Paid Storage Options, Gives You 15GB To Share Between Drive, Gmail And G...

# 2013-05-13 07:12:56, TechCrunch
Up until now, you've had to track your free storage on Google products separately. It was just another thing that Google hadn't brought together to make it easier on users. Today, the company announced that you'll now have 15GB of free storage to share between Drive, Gmail and Google+ Photos. Google...

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google+ Master

# 2013-05-11 05:00:00, Gizmodo
Unless you happen to work for the search giant that created it, Google+ is probably not your social network of choice. Nevertheless, there's a ton of functionality hidden behind its walls, covering everything from photos to local searches as the influence of Google+ stretches across the company's mu...

Gmail for iOS updated with sign-out option, better iOS app integration

# 2013-05-06 08:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Gmail for iOS was updated today to version 2.2.7182, and folks who use the app to grab their Gmail-flavored email are going to be happy. First, there's now a way to sign out of individual accounts. In the past, signing out of one account was impossible -- you had to sign out of all of them at onc...

Updated Gmail for iOS links directly to Chrome, Google Maps and YouTube apps

# 2013-05-06 05:46:00, Engadget
The official Gmail app for iOS has been available since 2011, but up until now, links to Maps and other Google utilities have directed users to the browser rather than to the respective programs. A just-released update to Gmail for iOS lets you jump into Chrome, Google Maps, YouTube and other na...

Gmail lets us directly add time references as Google Calendar events, finally

# 2013-05-02 13:08:00, Engadget
As tightly integrated as Google's many services can be, the company has been dancing around a glaring omission: why couldn't we add times mentioned in Gmail messages as Google Calendar events? Logic is at last taking hold in Mountain View, however. Starting this week for those using US English, ...

New Gmail Tweak Lets You Schedule Calendar Events With Just a Click

# 2013-05-02 12:33:00, Gizmodo
If like millions of people you use Gmail to schedule meetings, and Google Calendar to keep track of them, this little interface improvement in Gmail is going to save you a bucket of time and headaches.Read more...

Dextr, An Android Email Client For You And Your Friends

# 2013-05-02 07:43:57, TechCrunch
I hate using email. I get an average of 60 to 70 emails every day, and only one percent of them are from people I actually care about. Using email today is all about sifting through the clutter. Dextr is an app that helps you accomplish that by filtering your inbox to only include emails from your f...

Evomail for iPad set to enter the fray for control of your Gmail inbox

# 2013-05-02 04:00:00, Engadget
Finally got off the reservation list for Mailbox? Now there's another app trying to sway your Gmail loyalty that's just arrived for iPad: Evomail. It brings "frictionless" support for Google's mail client, including quick access to labels, trash and archives, full Gmail search, push notification...