lifehacker.com - 12/11/2008
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After a pulled-back launch back in late October, Google has re-released SMS capabilities in Gmail Chat. It's still an "experimental feature" in Gmail Labs, but presumably after the false start it'll...
gmailblog.blogspot.com - 12/9/2008
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Monday, December 08, 2008 3:51 PM Posted by
Jonathan Terleski, Michael Lancaster, and Brett Lider, Tasks team...
People use Gmail to get stuff done, so we've added a lightweight way to keep track of what you need to do, right from within Gmail. Take ...
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Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Tasks
gmailblog.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:32 PM Posted by
Leo Dirac, Product Manager How often do you try...
to chat with somebody and they don't respond because they just walked away from their computer? Or maybe you're in the middle of chatting with them just as ...
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Official Gmail Blog: Really new in Labs this time: SMS ...
gmailblog.blogspot.com - 12/5/2008
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 3:27 PM Posted by
Arielle Reinstein, Gmail Product Marketing Manager Not too long...
ago, one of the Gmail engineers broke out her vinyl cutter and made some Gmail m-velope stickers. Pretty soon, they were pasted to our desks, ...
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Official Gmail Blog: Get your Gmail stickers
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SMS text messaging for chat in Gmail is now for real
PalmAddicts —
... in the United States right now, but you can send texts to your friends with US phone numbers from anywhere in the world."
On the receiving end, when you get a text message from Gmail on your phone, it will come from a number in the 406 area code. You can reply to this text on your phone just like you'd reply to any other text. The reply gets routed back to our Gmail servers and shows up in your friend's Gmail chat window.
Sources are from Gmail Blog, via Lifehacker & Webware. ...
How To Send SMS Text Messages With Gmail's Chat [Gmail]
Gizmodo —
... they leave their computer. Just go to the Labs area in preferences to turn it on—you can just enter any number in the Chat contacts bar, or add numbers to your existing contacts. Messages show up being sent from your own unique 406 area code number, and replies will be router back into the Gchat window. You've been able to do this with other IM services for a while, but if you're like me and everyone I know and rarely leave your Gmail pane, this is handy. [Gmail Blog via Lifehacker]
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