Office 365 Tip: Enable Offline Access for Outlook Web App
While Microsoft doesn’t seem too interested in adding offline support for the Office Web Appsthe web-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNoteit does in fact support this capability in Outlook Web App, the web-based email, contacts, calendar, and tasks management solution in the business versions of Microsoft Office 365. Enabling…
Microsoft’s Outlook.com adds Google chat integration
Microsoft’s disdain for Google doesn’t extend to all of its rival’s products. In a rare bit of cooperation, Microsoft’s Outlook.com is giving users of its free email service the option of logging into Google Chat to exchange instant messages and engage in audio or video conversations. The tie-in announced…
Some Handy Upgrades Are Coming To Gmail
Gmail is already pretty great, but Google just announced a couple of new features to make it even better. For one, Google added some "quick action" buttons designed to help you better handle your email and accomplish tasks on your to-do list. For example, if your friend invites you to…
Limpag: With Hangouts, Google muscles into messaging sector
MOBILE messaging is a fragmented sector. Every few months or so, a messaging app for the phone launches. Unlike SMS, mobile messaging makes use of the Internet for connectivity and offers a multi-media environment with photos, sounds and even animated graphics and virtual stickers. "K, CU" isn’t enough, we now…
Private Messaging Finally Kicks In For Popular Video-Sharing App Keek
The erstwhile "Twitter for video" app (that title now belongs to Twitter’s Vine, right?) has been updated to version 3.0. And Keek 3.0 brings support for private messaging. With this new feature, you can now chat with your Keek friends. And you can do so with instant text or video messages. Keek’s…
The war for mobile messaging is on
WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley’s most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door. Unlike most startups eager for media attention, WhatsApp Inc. says it doesn’t want…
How Hike, India’s Fast Growing Mobile Messaging App, Is Banking On SMS …
It’s still practically a newborn but Indian mobile messaging app Hike is already channelling almost a billion messages a month between its five million registered users. Those numbers sound insignificant when you stack them up against the big beasts of the messaging space WhatsApp claims 200 million+ monthly active users, Mobile…
How do I stop Gmail from updating?
I use Google’s Gmail and recently a new version appeared, which I found confusing. There was provision to revert to the old format but it would not let me do so and I had to wait for my neighbour to come home to help out. I find this infuriating and…
Google Lets You Send Money With Gmail
Google Nexus 7, Take Two: What To Expect(click image for slideshow)In an effort to boost the popularity of Google Wallet and free it from dependence on Android phones, Google is trying to make online commerce social and viral. On Wednesday at its developers’ conference Google I/O, the company announced…
Gmail’s New Quick Action Buttons Help You Complete Tasks on the Go
Gmail unveiled what it calls "quick action" buttons on Wednesday, helping users respond to certain types of emails without ever having to open them. In a blog post, Google product manager Shalini Agarwal says the buttons are meant to "tackle your digital to-dos as quickly as possible." They show up…
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