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Gmail adds new multi attachment feature

Up until today, it’s been a little tedious to send large or multiple attachments with an email. You had to select each attachment individually and you never knew how long it would be before those bigger files were ready to send.
Today, we’re making some changes to the way Gmail attachments work. If you want to [...]

Offline Gmail for iPhone (Video)

A demo of the soon to be released update for the iPhone.  Which should include an offline mode, and the ability to tag emails in the same way you can via an internet browser.  Great news for everyone out there whose as boringly organized as me.

Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Add your location to your signature

Sometime ago I noticed how all mail systems tell you when an email was written, but not where it was sent from. Because I love to travel, the first question in many messages I receive is “where are you?” and by the time I answer I am often somewhere else.
So in my 20% time, I [...]

Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Multiple Inboxes

I’m seriously into filters and labels. All the email I get related to Flash goes under my “flash” label, everything about paragliding goes under “flying,” and they all skip my inbox because that’s how I like to stay organized. But when new email arrives I have to switch to the “flash” label first, then click [...]

Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Offline Gmail

Web-based email is great because you can check it from any computer, but there’s one little catch: it’s inherently limited by your internet connection. From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile broadband cards to fledgling in-flight wireless on airplanes, Internet access is becoming more and more ubiquitous — but there are still [...]