Google Gmail Outage: Problems and server error

We are getting reports of a major Google Gmail outage today – September 1st 2009 – with users complaining about a server error. Have you had any Gmail problems today?

The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find Gmail down Read more

GPush: iPhone Gmail App

For those of you that have a Gmail account and an iPhone, a new application will soon be available at the App Store which will instantly notify you when you receive an new email. The application is called GPush and although it is not yet currently available it should hit the App Store soon.

The GPush application uses push-notifications to instantly notify you when an email is received, however the application does not allow you to read or reply to that email, for that you will have to use your preferred Gmail client.

The application will be selling at the App Store for $0.99, however this for the first week, after this initial launch price it will cost double that. Check out IntoMobile for full details.

Linux and Gmail Drove Microsoft to Windows Azure: IBM already there

We have said in previous articles that Microsoft and other brands cannot keep selling software for profit when there are alternatives for free thanks to open source in some cases.

It seems that Microsoft are now taking action against the software and services that are eating into their ability to make profit from software. Their latest step towards change is “Windows Azure” and this is not a new operating system as we know them but more a move in the direction to end making retail software for profit Read more

Google Gmail Custom Time April Fools is funny an we love it

Google you little darlings, oh yes everyone loves April Fools Day for practical jokes and it seems Google are having a good laugh. Google have released their April Fools jokes onto us as the calendars hit April 1.

Welcome to Google Gmail Custom Time where users can send emails with a custom date in the past, putting it in the recipients inbox at the old date, pretty cool ah. You can send emails back to people dating right back to April 1, 2004 which is the day Google launched Gmail.

This joke has apparently caused a little Wikipedia war which is fun and interesting, this is what Google Say ““Gmail utilizes an e-flux capacitor to resolve issues of causality (see Grandfather Paradox)” and links to the Grandfather Paradox on Wikipedia. Someone changed the words “time travel” to “gmail” in a revision , along with the comment “Gmail starts a wiki-war by linking directly to this article on April 1st”

Check out the “Introducing Gmail Custom Time” site here