
If you were worried that the free domestic voice calls Google has offered through Gmail in the US and Canada were going to go away when 2012 ends, fear not the company has just announced that its free calling offer will be extended through the end of 2013. Google started…

He was hoping to have a home for Christmas but that didn’t happen, so now he has his sights set on New Year’s. He tested negative for feline AIDS/leukemia, is up to date with shots and is micro-chipped. He has a brother, Dallas, who is all white with blue…

Duders, we beat the Mayan Apocalypse. Final boss battle, programmer credits, enter your initials for high score. The game is over. We just lived through the single biggest event in mankind’s history. Has it sunk in yet? We dominated the Mayan Apocalypse with such ferocity that it didn’t even bother…

Over the past year, I’ve tested hundreds of apps, websites and online tools. I abandoned most of them shortly after the trial but there are a few tools that I go back to again and again. One is Skype and one is Google Voice through Gmail. Both tools allow me…

The Google Maps app isn’t the only new Google app for users of Apple mobile devices. There’s also a new, free Gmail app that provides users with a clearer presentation and additional controls, compared with the iOS e-mail app. Unfortunately, I find Gmail for iOS also has some drawbacks compared…

Throughout the presidential campaign, conservatives regularly chided President Obama for ducking media venues where he would likely be asked substantive questions about serious issues. He ignored their criticism and spent his time sharing his iPod playlist with MTV, calling morning zoo deejays on local radio stations, and basking in the…

Browse > Home / All, Asia / Financial Review Article: Text messaging record expected on NYE A record-breaking number of text messages will be sent this New Year’s Eve Optus says its customers will send at least 72 million texts on December 31 and January 1Telstra expects 61 million text messages to So that’s 133 Wow….

The company announced today that Gmail users in the U.S. and Canada will continue to be able to make free domestic phone calls through next year. Google will also continue to offer international calls at "insanely low rates," the company said. Introduced in 2010, Gmail’s phone call functionality seemed Google’s…

mxHero’s new Gmail Chrome extension is a big email upgrade. The NY-based startup created a platform allowing Gmail users to send self-destructing emails, get notifications when recipients open attachments and an easy way to send bulk emails. According to VentureBeat, mxHero’s applications are already used by Zimbra, Box and VMWare,…

A record-breaking number of text messages will be sent this New Year’s Eve, forcing the major telcos to upgrade their networks in a bid to keep up with Australia’s voracious demand for digital communications. Optus says its customers will send at least 72 million texts on December 31 and January Telstra expects…