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Wrong Email? Fret Not As Gmail Gives You 30 Seconds To Undo A Message

Posted August 26, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb135 Wrong Email? Fret Not As Gmail Gives You 30 Seconds To Undo A Message

It has happened several times with me when I typed an email and sent it only to realize I shouldn’t have done so. Google did provide us a precious 5 seconds to cancel sending an email via Gmail, 5 seconds, err…

However the good news is that the time duration has been extended to around half a minute. That gives you a good 30 seconds to undo sending an email. Just don’t confuse that you can undo messages that have been sent already. What Gmail does is keep an email on hold for the given duration before forwarding it to the recipient.

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A Decade Of Google Acquisitions – Infographic

Posted August 25, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb133 A Decade Of Google Acquisitions Infographic

A picture speaks a thousand words. Someone rightly said so because reading a history of acquisitions is a huge pain. Especially when the period is almost a decade and you are talking about Google. I would personally never bother to read the entire history, which is why the illustration is always welcome.

Just to clear out, the infograph also includes investments made by Google in other firms. So if you see Zynga and AOL at the top also watch for the asterisk ‘*’ which states that these firms have received investments from the search giant.

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Google Enables Phone Calls On Gmail: Talk About A Dent On Carriers!

Posted August 25, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb131 Google Enables Phone Calls On Gmail: Talk About A Dent On Carriers!

This is super awesome, beginning today Google will enabling Voice calls right from their Gmail. Alright all skeptics, we could do voice chat but that needed both folks to be at their devices, but that changes. Err, let’s not be so nice, it’s a huge hit on the phone services as users will now be able to call any phone directly from their Gmail.

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Google Mobile Gets An Update: Adds Push Notifications To Gmail And Calendar On iPhone

Posted August 23, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb118 Google Mobile Gets An Update: Adds Push Notifications To Gmail And Calendar On iPhone

Google has just tweaked its Google Mobile App for the iOS with the addition of Push notifications for both the Google Calendar and the Gmail. With this, users will be able to set configurations on their iPhone to turn notifications on.

Upon receiving updates or notifications for the email and a popup alerts for your Calendar, users will be prompted on the Google Apps. The push notifications, especially for the Gmail aren’t new and have been available for almost a year now. But that required a lot of work; setting your Google account with one on Exchange ActiveSync. Even that was kept limited as users could only integrate one Google account per ActiveSync, but with the coming of the iOS, this has changed considerably and push notifications might just make a life bit easier for Gmail lovers.

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Top 10 Twitter Extensions For Google Chrome

Posted August 22, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb113 Top 10 Twitter Extensions For Google ChromeI have been suing using Firefox for well, over two years with the Google Chrome being my secondary one. The only problem that kept me away initially was the lack of extension support but that changed thanks to all the development lately.

I will be using this post to highlight the top Twitter extensions for the Google Chrome browser, getting used to them myself before I can actually make a shift to making Chrome my preference. I have kept the list short, just a disclaimer before our respectful readers complain of having left many others. Read More »

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The Android 2.2 Lock Screen Now For Droid X Running Android 2.1

Posted August 21, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb112 The Android 2.2 Lock Screen Now For Droid X Running Android 2.1

Reports of the leaked version of Android 2.2 aka Froyo have been running rampant across the Web. The version has a few bugs and wouldn’t be recommended to replace the much stable version 2.1 of the Google mobile Operating System.

Whatever be the issues with it, I personally love the Lock screen, it looks much better than the traditional  Android Lock and Silent option we see. Not really like the Apple iPhone but quite close to it. Oops, there I go again with the comparison. Lets get back to the lock screen for now.

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Confirmed: Google Tests Live Updating Search Results

Posted August 21, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

So it’s confirmed, Google is testing new features on its search, the tests are about live updating search results as you type in query items. The video above has been confirmed to be of the tests conducted by multiple sources, including Google.

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Confirmed: Google Pockets Visual Search Engine Like.com

Posted August 20, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb108 Confirmed: Google Pockets Visual Search Engine Like.com

So it’s official, Google has pocketed the visual Search Engine, Like.com. The deal’s financial aspects remain undisclosed but it appears that it was closed in the $100 Million price bracket.

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Gmail Search Goes Universal To Include Docs And Mails

Posted August 18, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb88 Gmail Search Goes Universal To Include Docs And Mails

Lost an important document you had on Google Docs? Ever experienced how hectic that is and how you wish finding it was slick? Well I have and it is for the same reason I love this new update from Gmail. Google has made sure that the new Labs feature makes life easier by introducing App Search on your email account.

The App Search can be enabled in the Gmail Labs Settings and with this enabled the Search Mail button will be replaced by Search Mail and Docs. This isn’t just confined to searching documents, rather spreads your query to include files, presentations and documents in your Mail as well as Docs. The search results will include any matching email messages and documents.

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Google To Bolster Visual Search With $100 Million Like.com Acquisition

Posted August 15, 2010 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

image thumb61 Google To Bolster Visual Search With $100 Million Like.com Acquisition

Visual Search is going to get a better of share of all searches made online. Primarily for the fact that it makes search more convenient and users can actually see what has been searched for. The news today is of Google acquiring Like.com, the visual search engine that has gained quite a momentum at combining computing with machine learning to provide a richer shopping experience.

Like.com was actually the continuation of Riya, which started off back in 2005 as the first service that utilized image facial recognition and tagging for users and did arouse interest of Google. But the search giant opted out and Riya was eventually shutdown. But that’s past now and Google is close to finalizing the acquisition of Like for an estimated $100 million.

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