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Google’s Sunday Service Outage Caused by an “Incorrectly Applied” Server Configuration

Kellen June 4, 2019

Yesterday's Google Fi outage wasn't the only major outage Google services suffered this week. On Sunday, a somewhat major outage took out Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, and other services for a number of hours for millions of users. Google blamed "network...

Google Trips is Shutting Down and We Still Don’t Have Trip Bundles in Gmail

Kellen June 4, 2019

Google Trips, the poorly-put-together trip planning app from Google that hasn't ever really seen much love, will be shutdown on August 5. That's worth pointing out, even if no one uses it, because it's the last remaining trip bundling or organizing solution...

Poll: Inbox Users, What Email Service Did You Switch to?

Tim April 12, 2019

Inbox users, by now you're over the loss of of your beloved email service and have moved on to something else. But what? On Android, there are plenty of options for email needs, though, options get somewhat limited if you factor in a useful desktop experience,...

Gmail’s Smart Compose Can Now Suggest Subject Lines

Tim April 4, 2019

Gmail's Smart Compose has been live for a bit now, allowing users to let the machine overlords type out our emails. Starting today for select users, with most Gmail users expected to have it by the end of this month, Smart Compose can now accurately determine...

RIP, INBOX. RIP, G+. (Updated: Super Dead)

Kellen April 2, 2019

I'm just going to make this a quick one, because I've got nothing inspirational or interesting or thought-provoking or frustratingly humorous to add to the situation - Google is killing Google+ and Inbox today. It's April 2, the date they told us that each app...

Gmail Turns 15, Announces Scheduled Deliveries and New Language Support for Smart Compose

Tim April 1, 2019

No, this isn't a joke. Gmail turns 15 today, having launched on April 1, 2004! These days, the service boasts 1.5 billion users, plus another 20 or so who are finally being forced back due to the shutdown of Inbox. Sorry. Google took the time to take a stroll...

Spark Mail Arrives on Android Tomorrow

Kellen April 1, 2019

A possible Inbox replacement is arriving on the day that Google's Inbox dies. We told you that Spark Mail was coming to Android and the company confirmed in a Tweet yesterday that April 2 is the day, unless plans change between now and then. That's tomorrow,...

Gmail is Going to be More Dynamic Now, Which Means Emails That can Update

Kellen March 26, 2019

Google announced today that emails in Gmail will be "more useful and interactive" going forward because they will soon be dynamic. What does that mean? Emails can update within your inbox or let you take actions without having to leave that same inbox. The...