Q&A With Google On The New Gmail Inbox Tabs

It’s been about three months since Gmail introduced its Inbox Tabs, a change designed to help users be more organized with their email but one that’s made many email marketers nervous. How’s the launch been going? Is there a secret to not being shuffled into the "Promotions" area? The answer…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Ferrari-Team Alfa Races to Auction Record $9.37 Million

A 1935 Ferrari-team Alfa Romeo soldtoday for a record $9.37 million at a U.K. auction. The Grand Prix car driven by Tazio Nuvolari had beenestimated at 5.5 million pounds ($8.73 million) to 6.5 millionpounds at hammer prices by Bonhams in its Goodwood Revivalauction. Its final price with fees was 5.9 million "This is very special…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Candy Crush Saga launches on hot messaging system Kakao Talk in South Korea

King has taken its hugely popular Candy Crush Saga to the Kakao Talk mobile messaging platform in South Korea. The move is significant because Kakao Talk, a mobile messaging platform that has replaced text messaging in Korea, has grown dramatically in the past year, with many Kakao games taking slots…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft’s Outlook.com finally gets IMAP support

After a year of overhauling its email service, Microsoft announced what is easily one of the most requested features for Outlook.com IMAP support. The Redmond-based company used an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit to announce the latest feature. Microsoft execs also explained why they chose to add…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft Boosts SharePoint Online File-Upload Capabilities

Microsoft on Thursday announced file-upload improvements to its SharePoint Online service, echoing recent improvements to SkyDrive Pro. It’s also now possible to upload multiple files to SharePoint storage. Users can upload them via the upload dialog box, by the drag-and-drop method or they can use the standalone SkyDrive pro sync…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 9:00 am

Email marketers panic as Gmail’s Promotions tab does its job

Google’s recent platform-wide implementation of smart tabs in their email client may have been a head scratcher from some, but as pleading emails from mailing list managers come pouring in it is clear they made the right choice. The worst kind of spam in your Inbox is the kind you…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 9:00 am

Android Central’s Phil Nickinson on the Treo 750, Gmail dependency and the …

Every week, a new and interesting human being tackles our decidedly geeky take on the Proustian Q&A. This is the Engadget Questionnaire. Our regular smattering of questions returns this week with Android Central’s Phil Nickinson. The editor-in-chief chats technogological milestones, clever codenames and much more. Join us after…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 9:00 am

Hive Streaming, a Built-in Technology on Windows Azure Media Services Live …

To learn more about Hive Streaming, join us at IBC 2013 in the Microsoft meeting space in Hall 13 at RAI Amsterdam This week at the 2013 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Peerialism AB announced how Hive Streaming, a built-in technology on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Azure Media Services Live platform, can help address…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 9:00 am

Mammut-Update für Windows & Co.

12.9.2013 Am Flickentag des Monats September haben die Microsoft-Ingenieure heftig zugelangt. Es gilt, annaehernd 50 Sicherheitsluecken zu schliessen. Die Reparaturarbeiten erfordern viel Geduld. Sie sollten trotzdem umgehend durchgefuehrt werden. Monat fuer Monat haben die Nutzer von Microsoft-Produkten eine Reihe von Schwachstellen zu schliessen. Im September hat das Softwarehaus 13 Updates zur Verfuegung Zum…

Posted on: September 14, 2013 9:00 am

Ultra Street Fighter 4 on PC ditches GFWL for Steam

While Capcom offers Street Fighter 4 and Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition through Steam already, players have to register a Games For Windows Live account on top of Steam for multiplayer. Capcom’s Neidel "Haunts" Crisan says Ultra Street Fighter 4 will forgo GFWL entirely for Steam. Crisan tweeted the news earlier today,…

Posted on: September 13, 2013 7:00 pm