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Google Labs Gets to Work [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network —
... Those of us with @gmail.com email addresses or an email account through Google Apps have had some fun playing with the new experimental features through Gmail Labs. From the silly ...
Google Yanks SMS Feature From Gmail Chat
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... chatting program. Look like everyone got excited for nothing. The feature didn't work, and Google pulled the plug. For now. Google, you're such a tease. Being able to send text messages to the mobile phones of family and friends from a PC is a great feature. It's one that Yahoo IM has had for a long time, by the way. Just when it looked like Google was going to answer our chat-to-SMS prayers, a bug got in the way. No long after posting the feature to Gmail Labs , Google retracted it. ...
So When Does Google Run Out of Ideas?
Technologizer —
... telling us about his motivations for creating it: Sometimes I send messages I shouldn’t send. Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent that late night email to my ex-girlfriend that we should get back together. TMI, my friend… Mail Goggles is available only in Gmail’s Labs proving-grounds section , and it’s disabled by default; if you find it pointless and infantile, it’ll never get in your face. But it still rankles me, somehow–it’s like seeing a gifted friend piss away his talent. Ultimately, SearchWiki and Mail Googles have ...
Gmail Plays Taskmaster
Technologizer —
gmail1 Gmail Labs, Google’s proving ground for new Gmail features , is piling on new stuff at such a dizzying pace that it’s hard to keep track of everything. Some, like the Breathalyzer-like ...
Google Delivers Gmail Toys for the Holidays
WebProNews Feed —
... . - And there's more in Gmail Labs forgotten attachment detector, superstars, and advanced IMAP controls check out all the new stuff in the ...
Gmail gets offline support
SuperSite Blog —
... So what can you do the next time you're bracing yourself for that long flight? Well, we've been cooking up a feature in Gmail Labs, our testing ground for Gmail features, that should help: offline Gmail. If you enable offline access, Gmail will load in your browser even when you don't have an Internet connection. You can read messages, star, label and archive them, compose new mail and more. Messages ready to be sent will wait in your Outbox until you're online again. ...
The Top 10 Labs That Make Gmail Better
GeekSugar —
... exactly the way you like it, why not do the same with your Gmail inbox as well? Thanks to
Gmail Labs, there are numerous ways to enhance your Gmail experience. When you are signed into Gmail, click on the tiny green science lab flask to the left of the settings tab. Here you will find all of great Gmail Labs. Last week I talked about Google's latest lab, ...
Gmail Brings Tasks to the iPhone and Android (For Google Apps Users too!)
The Next Web —
... Gmail has added a nice little feature to “tasks”, their neat little Gmail Labs todo list - you can now access your tasks via your iPhone and Android. ...
How Google's layoffs and project cancellations are affecting it's culture of innovation
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life —
... You can already see this happening somewhat by looking at how many side projects are
being shipped as part of Gmail
labs. Checking out the ...
Don't be fooled by Google's phony 'beta' label
Macworld —
... is still in "beta," and has been in the "beta" stage of development for five years? Some of Gmail's best features aren't "real" features, but designated by the company as "experimental." Gmail Labs launched in June, and since then the company has posted more than 35 "experimental" apps or features. The company explained its labs concept in a Gmail blog post : "The idea behind Labs is that any engineer can go to lunch, come up with a cool idea, code it up and ship it as a Labs feature. To tens of millions of users. No design reviews, no product analysis, and to be honest, not ...
Gmail Labs: The great and the small
Webware.com —
... If you're a Gmail addict, as I am, you probably know that Gmail Labs is home to a bunch of good and bad add-ons that either extend the mail client's capabilities, change how it works, or make it a bit more entertaining to use. In the long (and growing) list of Labs apps, there something for almost everyone. ...
The problem with Gmail Labs: Remember The Milk gadget goes dark
Download Squad —
... But there's beta, and then there's Gmail Labs, which is a collection of admittedly experimental add-ons and tweaks for Google's email service. The problem is that while intellectually I know these plugins are experimental, I kind of expect them to work as well as Gmail. And sometimes they don't. ...
HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Gmail Labs
Mashable! —
... After assessing how you use your Gmail, it’s time to take a look at all of the available features. Read all of the descriptions to get an idea of what each features does and how it can help you.
If you’re confused, read Google’s introduction to Gmail Labs and read our gmail coverage to get more in-depth information on specific features. ...
Why Email Clients Need to Change [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... scripts, clever Gmail filters, or add-ins from Gmail labs. But it’s not enough: We need an inbox that embraces its new role as the universal record of our online lives. ...
Customize Google Using Server-Side Scripts
Google Operating System —
... A different approach to extend Gmail's functionality was Gmail Labs, which allowed you to pick add-ons that are dynamically integrated in Gmail. Depending on the Gmail add-ons that you select, you'll run one of the many possible customized versions of Gmail. For now, only Gmail engineers add Google Labs features. ...
Hulu Labs Opens Doors With Desktop App
The Channel Wire —
Perhaps taking a page from Google's Gmail , Hulu has officially rolled out its own version of a laboratory, Hulu Labs. Hulu.com is a streaming ...
Hulu Labs Opens Doors With Desktop App
ChannelWeb Complete Feed —
Perhaps taking a page from Google's Gmail , Hulu has officially rolled out its own version of a laboratory, Hulu Labs. Hulu.com is a streaming ...
Google Calendar Gets Its Own Labs
Technologizer —
... Has it only been thirteen months since Google introduced Gmail Labs? The warehouse of experimental features has become a defining aspect of Gmail’s personality, letting users pick and choose from dozens of features, including some that are utterly essential (like offline access) and some that are just plain weird (such as Mail Goggles, which ...
Twitter Labs on the Way
The Next Web —
... Labs are in season it seems. Google popularised the feature with Gmail labs, recently followed by Facebook Prototypes. Both of which provide a way for the sites to beta test new features before introducing them officially to their respective communities. ...
Google Docs Labs?
Google Operating System —
A Google Docs error message has an interesting suggestion: "If you are running a Google Docs experiment, turn it off." Google Docs will probably add a Labs section with experimental features, much like Gmail Labs and Google Calendar Labs. Here's what I'd like to see in the list of experiments: document pagination, chat sidebar in all Google Docs services, limited editing mode, integration with Google Scholar, autofilter and better conditional formatting for Google Spreadsheets. Some of the most popular suggestions for Google Docs: ...
