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Gmail: Introducing Priority Inbox
Posted by Muhammad Furqan Abid in Google, Tech News on August 31, 2010
Google is rolling out a new beta feature for Gmail to manage bulk amounts of e-mail. This feature is know as “Priority Inbox“.
Priority Inbox is a new layout that guides you to focus on your important messages. This feature appears at the top of the “Inbox” link. This feature is an algorithm that uses information such as the people you e-mail the most, keywords and which ones you’ve opened.
GMail: Save Attachments to the Desktop via Drag-and-Drop
Posted by Muhammad Furqan Abid in Google, Social Media on August 04, 2010
GMail has introduced a new feature that Save several e-mail attachments to your computer by drag-and-drop. If you are using Google Chrome, Hover your mouse pointer over the file icon or Download link and a tooltip prompting you to “Click to view OR drag to your desktop to save.”
YouTube Increases Video Time Limit to 15 Minutes
Posted by Glance World Admin in Google on July 30, 2010
Good news for all YouTube users who’s ever thought about the limit of video length that is just too short. Now YouTube announced that they have increase the limit of video length from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.
In 2006, YouTube added a 10 minute video time restriction because a large number of users uploaded full-length TV shows and movies.
YouTube Launches New HTML5-Friendly Embed Code
Posted by Glance World Admin in Google on July 24, 2010
The YouTube API blog has just introduced a new embedding style for HTML5 . The new code uses HTML iframe tag.
Users will be able to see the video in either HTML5 or Flash players, based on their web browsers and preferences. Browsers that allow to use HTML5 videoplayer are listed on YouTube HTML5 settings page.
Sign Into Multiple Google Accounts in the Same Browser
Posted by Glance World Admin in Google on July 15, 2010
If you are using multiple Google accounts, you have to sign off before signing in to another Google account.
Google is testing a new feature that allow users to use multiple Google accounts in the same browser at the same time. This feature only works for Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader, Google Sites and Google Code. Other Google services will be added later when this feature available for public.
Google introduce Bing-like Custom Background
Posted by Muhammad Furqan Abid in Google on June 03, 2010
Google Personalized Homepage
Google has introduced a new feature yesterday (June 2, 2010) that allows users to upload a custom background from there Computer or a Picasa Web Album to personalize the Google’s homepage; just like a computer desktop. This exciting feature is known as Freeze Frame.
Govt. Of Pakistan also ban Youtube Service after Facebook
Posted by Glance World Admin in Google on May 21, 2010
ISLAMABAD: Govt Of Pakistan has blocked the most popular video sharing website “YouTube“ because of blasphemous and un-islamic content. As Facebook was banned due to an event encourage users to post the images of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued an order to block the access of Video Sharing Website “YouTube” immediately. Internet service provider’s records show that 25 percent of Internet Traffic (65 giga-bytes traffic) decreased since they block the access of Facebook and YouTube.
Google to start e-Books service this Summer
Posted by Muhammad Furqan Abid in Google, Social Media on May 05, 2010
The world’s largest search engine giant Google has made all necessary plan to introduce it’s new e-book store called Google Editions. The service will sell e-books on the web just like Amazon’s Kindle store or Apple’s iBooks.
Google’s manager for strategic-partner development Chris Palma told The Wall Street Journal about the plans on Tuesday at a publishing- industry panel in New York.
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