Topic: Google Gmail

Sly Google wields the knife in Chinese Internet censorship tussle

Google has introduced a new feature for Chinese users that will pull back the curtain on Chinese Internet government censorship.

For Bing and Google, the future of search is social

Over the next few weeks, Microsoft will overhaul its Bing search engine to incorporate results from Facebook, Twitter and other social networking platforms. 

Google Drive says it may 'publicly perform' your files. What's that mean?

Google Drive goes live this week. Should users be wary of how their information will be used? Google says no. 

Google Drive goes live. Is it worth a look?

Google Drive, the new cloud storage system from Google, launches this week. 

20 essential Android tips and tricks

Several weeks ago, we highlighted 20 useful iPhone tricks everyone should know. We got such good feedback from that feature that we wanted to share the love with Android users – who, after all, make up the largest proportion of the smart phone community.

Secret Service probes major credit card breach

Credit card breach at an Atlanta card-processor affects Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. The number of accounts affected by the security breach is not yet known. 

Switching from a Mac to a PC: Five lessons from an Apple fanboy

The Internet is filled with testimonials of people ditching their PC for a hip new Mac. Where once they trudged through stodgy spreadsheets, they now write screenplays and edit flashy videos (if the ads are to be believed). But there's almost no material documenting the opposite experience. Most of the personal switching-to-Windows stories are many years out of date and center around now-obsolete "But you can't play games and none of your software will work!" arguments.

So, here are the top five things an Apple fanboy learned from two months using Windows.

Google Play: Android's new home for apps, video, and music

Google Play replaces the Android Marketplace with a single clearinghouse for Google purchases.

Think Google privacy policy isn't private enough? How to stay incognito.

A new, streamlined privacy policy goes into effect Thursday on all Google websites. The result: more effective ad-targeting of users. If you're not liking that idea, here are some tips to make it harder for Google to track your online activity.

Google privacy changes allow company to dig deeper into users' lives: Q&A

Google says the changes will make its privacy policy easier to understand. Critics argue that Google is trampling on people's privacy rights in its relentless drive to sell more ads.

The underestimated brilliance of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is cornering the market not as a social network, like everyone expected, but as a search engine. Investors, take note.

Android, iPhone users get new privacy protection

Android and iPhone apps will offer more disclosure about their use of personal data. Undera  new deal between California and six tech giants, users of Android, iPhone, and other mobile devices will get disclosures before they download mobile apps.

Iranian internet email access returns after mysterious four-day outage

The semiofficial Mehr agency had said that more than 30 million people in the country were affected by the outage.

Facebook, already rich off online ads, gears up for mobile adverts

More than half of Facebook users access the social network through a mobile device. And now Facebook could be close to rolling out a mobile advertising initiative. 

With Gmail Man spoof, Microsoft assails Google privacy policy (+video)

Gmail Man is here, and he's looking at your private messages. Microsoft's new ad takes some humorous jabs at Google's free mail service. 

Can Facebook and China be friends?

China, the world's biggest Internet market, is a huge draw for Facebook as it prepares to go public, but Beijing is deeply suspicious of social networks that lie beyond the control of the ruling Communist Party.

With Facebook IPO, time to friend privacy

Facebook's IPO, or initial public offering, will lead to shareholder pressure on the firm to squeeze profits out of users' personal data. Google, too, faces more scrutiny as it mines user data even more. Privacy watchdogs need to be on the alert.

Google introduces privacy changes (cue the backlash)

On March 1, Google will roll out a new, streamlined privacy policy. And some critics are already up in arms. 

Facebook worm compromises up to 45,000 accounts

Thousands of Facebook accounts may have been comprised by the Ramnit worm, a security firm has revealed. 

Why corporate growth no longer means job growth

The digital revolution means that an incredible amount of wealth and progress can be created with virtually no positive impact on jobs and the economy

New Gmail: What you need to know

Google rolled out a new Gmail interface this week, bringing it in line with other recent redesigns. Here's your guide to getting around in the new Gmail.

Five things you need to know about 'the cloud'

Menacing as this hazy tech term may sound, the cloud is actually a regular part of daily digital life. In fact, gadget analysts expect this metaphorical cloud to envelop more of the world in coming years.

How authorities tracked the Australia collar-bomb suspect to Kentucky (video)

A string of clues has led to the arrest Tuesday of the man suspected of locking a hoax collar bomb around a teenage girl's neck in Australia two weeks ago.

Google's 16 biggest purchases, and how they worked out

Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola will be its biggest acquisition ever -- more than four times the size of DoubleClick, the previous leader.

But over the last decade, Google has been one of the biggest -- and most successful -- acquirers in the tech industry, and owes a lot of its success to these smart buys.

Its core search advertising platform and most of its biggest new businesses, including Android, YouTube, and display advertising, all come from other companies.

Join us as we count down Google's top 16 acquisitions by value and show what happened to them.

Massive global cyberattack hits US hard: Who could have done it?

Cybersecurity firm McAfee says it infiltrated a 'command and control' server with detailed logs of five years of cyberattacks against targets ranging from the US government to the World Anti-Doping Agency. McAfee suggests a country was behind it. Experts suspect China.