It seems like every startup is either building a photo-sharing application, an "enterprise" tool that only looks like a consumer product, or an email app. That last category has been particularly active these last few months, with everyone from Mailbox and Triage to Boxer and who-knows-who-else trying to help you…

When I learnedvia Ryan Whatwam of Geek.comthat researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Computer Science Lab had created a tool which can tell Gmail users how much their accounts are worth to a hacker, I immediately gave it a whirl. Twice, actuallyonce with a Gmail account I use…

An update rolling out to Google Glass customers today will bring some much needed expansion of the unit’s capabilities. This includes the ability to send messages or make calls to any Gmail contacts, more voice commands and a rudimentary web browsing experience. The new voice commands include many more triggers…

A recent convert to Gmail, RLConner asked the Answer Line forum about organizing mail into what Google calls "labels,’ although they’re similar to other services’ folders. Gmail labels behave very much like folders in other digital environments. You can store messages and conversations in them to organize your mail….