Turn Off Importance Markers in Gmail

Don’t use Gmail’s priority inbox?  Fed up of seeing the importance markers?  Well here is how you turn them off!

• In Gmail go to Settings > Inbox
• Click the No markers radio box
• Now click the Save Changes button

Then you’re all done!

Google is going to Kill it’s Gmail App for Blackberry

Now this is not good news.  Gmail is killing it’s Blackberry app and I feel killing of a very important experience for Blackberry users.  The client was so helpful, clean looking and functional so many will be disappointed.  Google say:

Beginning November 22, 2011, we will end support for the Gmail App for Blackberry (installed native app). Over this past year, we’ve focused efforts on building a great Gmail experience in the mobile browser and will continue investing in this area.

Users may continue to use the app, if installed, however it will not be supported by Google, or available for download starting November 22. BlackBerry users can continue to access Gmail through the mobile web app at http://www.gmail.com in their BlackBerry web browser. Learn more.

So there it is, goodbye old friend.

Gmail updates its Design to fit in with Google+ and we like it!

Gmail is getting a new look and we’re loving it:

Check out Google’s Official Blog Post here:

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/preview-of-gmails-new-look.html

Google Motion now a reality

We showed you earlier in the week an April Fools Day video by Google for Google Motion.  Well some clever people have made this a reality in the form of the Software Library Optimizing Obligatory Waving (SLOOW)  Check out their video below:

Google Motion released in Beta

The hot Paul McDonald, Product Manager for Gmail has announced the release of Google Motion.  Google Motion allows you to use your movements to navigate through Gmail with the use of your computer and webcam.  Check out the video below for more details.

Gmail for Android (Gingerbread) gets improved copy/paste in update

Google have updated their Gmail App available from the Market that will:

• fix custom labels, custom colours sync issues
• improves copy/paste in Gingerbread
• introduction of long-press to copy text with Android 2.3
• Bug fixes

So not bad at all, this is a very good thing indeed for both Android and Gmail lovers.

Gmail Priority Inbox

Google bring to us Gmail Priority Inbox.  It determines which email is important and flags it important.  If it makes an incorrect choice, you are able to change the priority.  Over time the system learns more about what is priority and what isn’t by emails you read and reply too, along with your own priority adjustments.  Here is the Google video to explain:

Ongoing Issues offered to make calls from Gmail

As we reported yesterday Google confirmed that voice would be available in Gmail.  Well today we were offered the chance to be able to make phone calls:

To learn more check out the following:

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/call-phones-from-gmail.html

Their voice rates can be found here:

https://www.google.com/voice/rates

and a comparison table here:

http://www.google.com/chat/voice/compare.html

Google are working on getting this out across the board very soon.

Google Voice in Gmail Confirmed

Google VoIP, voice in Gmail has been confirmed:

Today, however, the proverbial cat is out of the bag. @ChadCat to be exact. He’s sitting at the Google press event and letting us know what’s coming our way.

We’re told that the event started with a phone box in the corner, and a room full of the Google Android team. Now, according to some chatter over Twitter, the announcement has been confirmed and our guess from yesterday was right.

http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/08/25/google-voice-inside-gmail-is-confirmed-google-voip-is-coming-to-your-desktop/

Voice Calling in Gmail Being Tested

cnet are reporting that Google are testing voice calling in Gmail:

Google could be ready to turn Gmail into a communications hub by adding the ability to make phone calls from the Google Chat interface.

CNET has learned that Google is testing a Web-based service within Gmail that will allow users to place phone calls from their in-boxes. It’s launched from the Google Chat window on the lower left-hand side of a Gmail page and allows users to place and receive calls from within their contacts through a user interface that strongly resembles the one used in Google Voice.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20014617-265.html