Google famously publicizes gag products on April Fool’s Day. Remember 8-bit maps? YouTube DVDs? But despite a release date of April 1, 2004, its webmail service was no joke. Google’s simple, browser-based inbox introduced to the mainstream several ideas that have become so commonplace over the intervening decade, they practically define modern computing as we know it.
Earlier this morning, we did bring you word on Google ushering in April Fool’s Day by giving you a chance to catch Pokemon. Well, it seems that there is yet another April Fool’s prank from Google that will involve the Google Shelfie, which is undoubtedly a wordplay on the “SHareable sELFIE”, if you will.
Gmail Shelfie Another April Fool’s Attempt original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Microsoft recently admitted that it went through a blogger’s Hotmail account to collect evidence of a leak by an employee. The proof led to the arrest of Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee who leaked Windows 8 files and Microsoft Activation Server Software Developer Kit to a French blogger. Microsoft was well within its rights to access the account, even though it may border on violation of privacy. The company’s privacy policy states that it can access content of communications “to protect the rights or property of Microsoft.” After this story broke, Google was accused of doing the same through Gmail. The company has formally denied allegations.
Google Denies Allegations Of Gmail Snooping To Weed Out Leaker original content from Ubergizmo. 
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There was much debate over Google’s decision to display marketing and promotional emails in a standalone “Promotions” tab in Gmail. Incoming emails that are deemed to be offering promotions or deals are no longer shown along with the users’ personal emails. An experimental Gmail feature is now being tested which displays these emails as large ads with images.
Gmail Experiment Shows Promotional Emails As Ads original content from Ubergizmo. 
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This article was written on April 30, 2012 by CyberNet.
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SSD Prices Falling Even More Soon?
DigiTimes is reporting that major SSD manufacturers are looking to cut the prices on the drives in order to squeeze out the smaller manufacturers that are trying to compete with them. So you might be able to expect a price drop on SSDs soon.
VMware Confirms Source Code Leak
VMware has confirmed that the source code for their ESX hypervisor has been leaked by a LulzSec hacker.
Google Selling Unlocked HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus for $399
If you are looking for a Galaxy Nexus to use on an HSPA+ network (like T-Mobile or AT&T) then Google is selling the device for $399 completely unlocked from their own online store. That’s quite a deal.
Gmail Storage Jumps to 10GB
In celebration of the Google Drive launch Gmail users should have seen their email storage jump from 7.5GB up to 10GB (and counting).
Google Drive Really Launches
The long awaited Google Drive has launched, but is a little disappointing for me. Google has traded in their highly affordable additional storage plans for more costly alternatives now that users can use the storage for just about anything. For example, getting an additional 20GB per year would previously run you just $5/year, but is now $25/year.
Facebook Makes $4.69 Per User Per Year
Ahead of the Facebook IPO some interesting financial data has been slipping out. One of the more interesting stats is that Facebook makes around $4.69 per user per year. When you multiply that by the 901 million active users that works out to be a nice chunk of change.
Ars Technica’s Spin on Windows 8
Ars Technica has a rather lengthy article regarding their take on Windows 8. In the end they feel that the overall experience will be good for tablet users, but that the mix of Aero/Metro UI elements for desktop users is a bit of a mess.
Google Testing Quick Apply Feature in Google Docs
Google Docs is getting a nifty Quick Apply feature that is sure to spark a flame in any keyboard-lover’s heart. With it you can easily find and apply formatting features to your documents by typing out associated keywords instead of having to hunt down which menu they are tucked in.
Save Your Free 25GB SkyDrive Storage
Microsoft rolled out SkyDrive for the Windows Desktop last week, and in doing so they also cut back the amount of storage non-paying users get from 25GB down to 7GB. Fortunately when existing users login to their accounts they will be given the option to bump their storage back up to the 25GB for free. So you should login now to grab it before they take that option away.
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Good news, security lovers! Google just announced that Gmail will be all encrypted all the time. More specifically, every single email you send or receive will use an encrypted HTTPS connection, regardless of which device you’re using and which network. Even public Wi-Fi is okay.
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Last Summer former U.S. national security contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on National Security Agency’s electronic spying programs. A lot of major U.S. internet companies were named in the leaked documents, even though they have denied ever knowing about the programs, most companies have since then devoted their time and resources to beefing up their services in order to retain users’ trust. Google today announced that it is improving security of its popular email service, Gmail. From now on Gmail is always going to use an encrypted HTTPS connection, whenever users check or send an email.
Gmail Security Improved original content from Ubergizmo. 
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A class-action lawsuit against Google over allegedly scanning the contents of emails has been turned down in a US District Court. This marks a strong victory for Google, which would … Continue reading
In this day and age, you would want your email to land seamlessly on your mobile device. BlackBerry perfected push email a long time back, and that became one of its major selling points, but then the world moved beyond email which lead to the company’s downfall. Still though, email is pretty important, regardless of the device or platform being used. Gmail happens to be one of the most popular free email providers, and iOS is the second widely used mobile platform in the world, so its a safe bet to assume that a lot of people use both. Good news for them, the Gmail for iOS has been updated today and support for background refresh has finally been added.
Gmail For iOS Finally Supports Background Refresh original content from Ubergizmo. 
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