A court ruling last week may have opened the door for non Gmail users to sue Google over email scanning. Now, a similar lawsuit has hit Yahoo.…
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Gmail finally beats Hotmail, according to third-party data [chart]
Gmail has been claiming the top spot for worldwide email providers since this summer. New outside data finally shows it's true.…
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The Yahoo Mail blackout was the source of a lot of headaches Thursday, with some 1.2 million users said to be affected. We've scoured the web for the best information on backing up your email or switching your mail provider.…
Read MoreYahoo Mail Outage: Is This Thing On?
Yahoo Mail is down for a sizable chunk of users and the company is working to fix the outage. This is another black mark against the company, which has seen its revenue slide, is selling off beloved web properties and is generally struggling to remain relevant.…
Read MoreGet Reminders to Return to Important Email With Snooze Your Email
We've probably all had times when we've been so busy we didn't have time to deal with an important email when we we read it. The danger is that it ends up being forgotten. Snooze Your Email for Gmail may be able to help.…
Read MoreHow to Set Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, AOL or Hotmail as Your Default Email Client
If you use a webmail service, you'll find that clicking on email links on the web won't work properly; your computer will try to open a desktop client. Fortunately, there are a couple of free apps that you can use to fix this behavior.…
Read MoreIs Hotmail Yesterday's Baby at Microsoft? No Way
Hotmail, known as Windows Live Hotmail these days, has a long history as a free, web-based email service. Many people have abandoned Hotmail for Gmail and Yahoo Mail, but it's still more of a focal point at Microsoft than you may think.…
Read MoreGmail Allows Mail and Contact Imports for Older Accounts
As announced on the Gmail Blog, the folks at Google (s goog) have added an important update to Gmail: mail and contact…
Read MoreYahoo Plans to Launch a Mail App Platform
Yahoo, I've learned, is planning to launch a new program that essentially turns its email offering into a platform on which to run applications -- much in the same way Facebook does. Users’ address books would act as a social graph, essentially turning Yahoo Mail into the basis of a whole new social networking experience. Leveraging email infrastructure, as I've noted before, is the best hope a company like Yahoo has to challenge the social networking incumbents.…
Read MoreXobni Brings Even More to Your Outlook Inbox
Although I prefer and primarily use Gmail for the majority of my email needs, I do connect it via IMAP to Microsoft…
Read MoreLet Me Count the Ways I Loathe Yahoo Mail
A little over a year ago, I made a big mistake. I moved from Gmail to Yahoo Mail. As a web worker,…
Read MoreWhen Services Fail: Relying Upon Web Email Services for Your Work
How much do you rely upon services that are out of your control? If you’re like most web workers it’s probably quite…
Read MoreStarbucks adds AT&T WiFi, works deal to keep T-Mobile too
Nope, Starbucks isn’t dumping T-Mobile out with the old coffee grinds. According to an AT&T press release, Starbucks is adding AT&T wireless…
Read MoreProtests Highlight Power of YouTube
The world has a better glimpse into the bloody skirmishes between pro-democracy protesters and the military government in Myanmar, thanks to video…
Read MoreInternet Voice: Business 2.0 Technology of The Year
The new issue of Business 2.0 has started shipping, and I am frankly quite excited about this one. Many reasons – the…
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