Google Chrome, Drive, Gmail Get New Accessibility Features, Google+ …

Google announced new accessibility features for Chrome, Chrome OS, Gmail and Google Drive, as well as a new sign language interpreter app for Google+ Hangouts. The new accessibility features aim to make it easier for blind and low-vision users to use the Google suite of Web apps, while the new…

Posted on: March 3, 2013 2:00 pm

Windows 8 offers changes and challenges

All right already. With all this talk about Windows 8 and what a turkey it is, we realized it was our duty to the readers to get in there and suffer. Well, there’s good news, and still bad news. We jumped into the new world and bought one of those HP…

Posted on: March 3, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft Pushes Hotmail Users Over to Outlook.com

Well, it looks like today marks the end for Hotmail. Microsoft has announced the full launch of its Outlook.com web mail service, and as part of the push, the company will be converting all Hotmail accounts over to Outlook. Apparently, the change will not affect Hotmail users’ email addresses, passwords,…

Posted on: March 3, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft loses out to Gmail as king of Web-based mail. Can Outlook.com take …

Thanks to skyrocketing signups, Gmail has become the biggest email provider on the Web, beating out Microsoft’s combined Hotmail and Outlook.com, as well as Yahoo Mail. Will the newly unveiled Outlook.com help Microsoft take back the lead? GeekWire reports that based on comScore-provided information, Gmail had almost 306 The…

Posted on: March 2, 2013 7:00 pm

How You Set Up a Telephone Number in Gmail

Google Voice is ideal for individuals who want another phone number, but don’t want to pay for a second phone line or forwarding services. Google allows users to create a new telephone number that records and forwards text and voice messages to a landline or mobile phone, or Gmail account….

Posted on: March 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Gmail is down for some users

Gmail is currently down for some users. A quick visit to Google’s App Status dashboard indicates that the service faced problems yesterday but it should now be working fine. Some users are complaining of receiving Error 502. Google says yesterday’s outage affected approximately 0.083 percent of its user base. Today’s outage According…

Posted on: March 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Gmail Search Field Trial Adds Calendar Results To Google Search

Google keeps increasing the amount of information it will show from your Gmail account within your Google searches, if you’re part of the Gmail Search Field Trial. The latest addition? Your calendar results. The idea is that if you do a search, you’ll see matching information from your calendar showing…

Posted on: March 2, 2013 7:00 pm

Ceridian Cuts SharePoint Customisation Time with Dell

Ceridian is a leading global professional services company that helps organisations control costs, save time, optimise their workforce, grow revenue and minimise financial risk. Ceridian needed to surface SQL Server data in SharePoint and reduce SharePoint application development time without relying on expensive custom coding. Learn about the business solution…

Posted on: March 2, 2013 9:00 am

Meet Cubie, The 500 Startups-Backed Messaging App With 5.5M Users & A …

If you are based in the U.S. or Europe, there’s a good chance that you haven’t yet heard of Cubie Messenger. Here in Asia, however, the free mobile messaging app, which lets users exchange text, stickers, videos, and their own drawings, is gaining plenty of traction. Since launching in March…

Posted on: March 1, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft’s Updates Hotmail Users To Outlook, Some Users Locked Out Of Their …

Microsoft is working hard to consolidate its suite of products, and apparently, that doesn’t just mean updates. It’s being reported that the company is getting ready to scrap their near ancient Hotmail service, which will now be included in the new Outlook service. People who have existing hotmail addresses will…

Posted on: March 1, 2013 7:00 pm