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From a time when email was just about texts to now where multimedia files can be shared over, digital mails have certainly evolved. Google drive comes handy when you want to share large files, but users might want large files in their…

A couple of months back, WhatsApp had decided to share user’s contacts with Facebook for ‘targeted marketing’ and no one was happy with that, except Facebook of course. The Delhi HC quickly responded that this cannot be stopped but the…

The fact that our mobile data gets consumed more quickly than it should is due to many reasons. The main reason for this shock to our wallet is the background data functionality. Modern smartphone operating systems let system and…

Last month, Government of India issued two notifications titled: 'E-mail Policy of Government of India' and 'Policy on use of Information Technology resources of Government of India', wherein usage of external email clients such as…

Both Gmail and Yahoo Mail have silently made phone numbers as a mandatory requirement to create new email accounts on their platform. While Google asks for either a telephone number or mobile number, Yahoo specifically asks for mobile…

If you are like me, you hardly use any native desktop apps. I’m a browser mostly (if not browser only) user. The only local apps I use on my Mac are Skype, Spotify and Airmail. Email is a major thing for me and hence I went for a paid app…

Aha, Finally it has happened. Google is rolling out new service to Gmail and Google+ users, which allows Gmail users to directly send email to Google+ users through their normal email compose window. Here is how it works: When you are…

Google has now introduced hindi language input for Gmail as well Google Docs. While multiple language support was always there on these platforms, the users needed to have the keyboard supporting that language or then use a separate…

Ads are the bane and the boon of the technology industry. Where on one hand, they help generate revenue due to which many companies have been able to offer their services for free; on the other hand, they reduce the desirability of any…

The reports of cyber spying carried out by US Government seems to have woken up Indian Government officials. They may soon ask all Indian Government officers to stop using gmail for official communication purposes. Though Indian Govt…