Gmail for Android reached quite the milestone earlier this week. The app topped the 1 billion mark, making it the first conventional app to do so. First reported by AndroidPolice using data provided by AppBrain, Google Play’s own counter pushed the app into the 1,000,000,000-5,000,000,000 installs range shortly after. Google has done little to confirm the milestone but Sundar Pichai, […]
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Google to encrypt all Gmail messages starting today
Google today announced a number of measures to improve the security of its Gmail service. Gmail already offered supported for encrypted HTTPS connections as an optional setting. As of today, Google has made it the default. The move also ensures that emails will be encrypted as they move both between users and Gmail’s servers as well as between Google data […]
Google extends free Gmail calling in Canada and U.S. through 2013
Google yesterday announced that it will continue to offer free domestic calls in Canada and the U.S. through Gmail through 2013. The service that lets Gmail users call standard phone numbers has been free since it launched in 2010. Many of you call phones from Gmail to easily connect with friends and family. If you’re in the US and Canada, […]
GMail storage climbing to 2GB
This is not an April Fools joke (Check back tomorrow to see if I was wrong!). Google has announced that it will increase storage capacity to 2Gb for everyone. And that’s only the beginning: But why stop the party there? Our plan is to continue growing your storage beyond 2GBs by giving you more space as we are able. We […]