Google Gmail went down earlier today because of overload problems!
Google has confirmed that their Gmail webmail service became inaccessible for some time.
The company said that they had taken down some of the servers for routine maintenance.
It overloaded the remaining servers causing downtime for the users accessing Gmail through their web browser.
The company [...]
Google starts working on Google Chrome 3!
Google has already released a build of Google Chrome 3 in the dev channel.
Google Chrome 3.0.182.2 is now available to users who are on the Chrome dev channel.
One of the new features in this edition is the support for the video tag.
In addition, they are also introducing an opt-in [...]
Google Chrome 2.0.181.1 now on dev channel
Google Chrome developers have released a new version for users on the Google Chrome Dev Channel.
Google Chrome 2.0.181.1 is now being delivered to the dev channel members.
No feature addition as this fix contains mainly bug fixes.
Changelog:
WebKit – 530.11
V8 – 1.2.4.1
Google Gears – 0.5.21.0
Changes:
Fixed a common crash when [...]
Google Chrome 2.0.172.27 released on beta channel
Google Chrome developers have released a new build on the beta channel.
They have added translations for all new features in all supported languages in this release.
This build also comes with a number of other fixes as well as an updated version of Gears.
As usual, this new version would [...]
Google Video uploads now powered with Gears technology
Google had recently stated that Google Videos would soon stop accepting video uploads.
They already own YouTube video sharing service which enables the users to upload and share videos online.
Google has for now changed the video uploading technology.
It is now powered with Gears technology.
Users get the ability to [...]
Google Calendar goes offline for everyone!
Search engine giant Google has now made offline Google Calendar available to all.
It had been in beta testing with the users of Google Apps since quite some time now.
It is now available to all the Google users now.
It uses Google Gears technology similar to how Gmail provides [...]
Offline Gmail and Email Attachments
Looks like Gmail had updated the Offline Gmail feature in the recent times.
Offline Gmail function now enables you to pick up options related to file attachments.
Users can now decide on what size file attachments should be downloaded for offline access.
He can select various file size options or even turn attachment downloading [...]
Opera Mobile 9.5 with Gears Preview
Opera Software has made available a preview edition of Opera Mobile that comes with support for Google Gears.
Google Gears is a powerful application that enhances the capabilities of online web services. It powers offline Gmail in addition to a lot of other services.
Gears is incidentally already available on a [...]
Google working on Offline Gmail on iPhone and Android
Google has displayed a working prototype of Gmail that can be accessed offline on mobile devices.
The company displayed the technology working on Apple iPhone and an Android powered mobile device.
Google said that the technology uses three emerging Web standards including W3C Database specification and W3C App Cache [...]
Google Gmail now supports location details in signatures in emails
A new feature addition to Gmail through Labs is the location details which can be entered in signature area in emails that are sent.
Gmail would then try to find out the user’s location using various data including IP.
This data is then inserted in the [...]
