Google has tweaked the toolbar on Google.com to add something rather interesting: your name. If you’re signed into a Google account and visit Google.com you’ll now get your name in the top right hand corner with a drop down menu attached. Right now that drop down just features your Gmail address and the ability to sign out but there’s clearly space to add other functions there…
Hooray! Gmail Priority Inbox has finally hit iPhone via the web version of Gmail for iPhone. If you’ve activated Gmail Priority Inbox in the browser version it’ll now work on the Gmail mobile version which has hopped onboard with HTML5. That HTML5 version of Gmail will also work on any phone that plays nice with HTML5 but Android already got Priority Inbox in its native Gmail app.
Out now | £free | Google
Google Docs has been redesigned with elements from Gmail metamorphosing into document-friendly features. The biggest one is Priority Sorting which follows on from the Gmail Priority Inbox and filters your documents to put the ones you’re most likely to need at the top of your search. Google Docs now also includes new filters to find documents by file type, visibility and name.
The new Google Docs also ditches folders in favour of ‘Collections’ which work like labels in Gmail allowing you to tag documents. There’s also a new column that previews documents when you highlight them and the ability to see photos in a slide show view. The new Google Docs is rolling out to users over the next few days.
Out now | £free | Google Docs
The world of tech news never sleeps, and apparently neither do we! In today’s morning dose of tech, better known as the US Update, we bring you the hottest tidbits in the world of gadgets. On today’s agenda is the LiveView update, Atrix 4G promo video, the BlackBerry 2011 line up and more.
Google Voice launched a trial in August, giving free calls in the US via Gmail Chat. The original trial period was meant to last until the end of 2010, but now Google has announced that free calls in Gmail Chat will be extended for an extra 12 months.
Google has outed an interesting new Gmail feature – Gmail Delegation. The feature has existed in Google Apps for a while but has now bounced out to the free world of Gmail. Gmail Delegation allows you to share you inbox with anyone you choose. They can view it, respond to messages on your behalf and forward messages but they cannot change your password or modify your settings. Read on for more details…
The Gmail HTML5 app has had a power up. The mobile webapp version of Google’s ever-changing email service has grabbed whole fists full of new features to make surfing your emails via Safari on iPhone or Android’s myriad of browsers a whole lot better. Hop to Gmail with your phone browser and you’ll be greeted with the new user interface. It features offline support, smart links for Google Maps, YouTube and Google Docs, support for labels, an improved layout for teensy touchscreens and better support for starring, threaded conversations and search. You can see the new Gmail HTML5 app in action in the video after the break. It’s snazzy…
