Mailbox, the iOS mail app that caused quite the splash when it burst on the scene with 250,000 users ready and waiting, has just been acquired by Dropbox. The announcement comes by way of a Dropbox blog post, in which Dropbox says it was impressed by how Mailbox actually delivered on its promise to simplify mail, and wants to bring that goodness to Dropbox users everywhere. More »
The Mailbox app has finally launched on iOS, but before you start jubilating about how clean your email box will finally be, you’d better download it and start waiting, because the wait to use will be long. Currently, there are over 800,000 users waiting to start using the app. The app provides a new way to access your Gmail on your iPhone.
The Mailbox app uses gestures to make quick work of incoming mail, allowing you to clear out your inbox in a jiffy. This is one of the reasons why I like this app, because if you use the Inbox Zero discipline, you’ll be able to browse through your incoming mail very quickly. The one negative thing is that Mailbox doesn’t support Gmail labels.
The good thing about this staggered release is that instead of costing money, the Mailbox app is free. However you’ll be waiting for a while before you can use it. Cult of Mac has got some estimates on how long the wait will be:
Anything promising to simplify a ubiquitous, and often frustrating, activity—like email—is sure to have people salivating. For the new iOS app Mailbox, this promise was effectively hyped with the help of a lovely video back in December. The app has finally dropped, and you know what? It might just live up to the hype. More »
You may have heard that a little app called Mailbox launched a few days ago. You may have also heard it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. As it turns out, Darren hates it. Fortunately, it’s not all doom and gloom this week: Jason’s impressed with the miniaturized iNuke Boom Junior speaker, and Philip is just happy to answer questions about his new camera.
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Anyone who gets a regular deluge of email knows how tough it is to clear the inbox rather than just hope all those messages will go away. Orchestra thinks its new Mailbox app for the iPhone has a simple solution to the glut: treat email like task management. Along with reducing mail deletion to a single swipe, it lets readers postpone action until the evening, the following day or whenever it’s easier to handle. It may come in handy for a few power users as well when it supports multiple accounts and can send push notifications. There are a number of caveats beyond just the iOS-only nature, however — it supports just Gmail for now, and it doesn’t have ways to assign custom labels or select multiple messages at once, like Google’s app. When Mailbox is free, however, it’s worth a try if your inbox has ever looked more like a monument to neglect than a clean slate.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Apple
Via: The Next Web
Source: App Store
If you follow any number of Silicon Valley insiders on Twitter, you might have seen them blathering on about a new email app called Mailbox for iPhone. Mailbox is an interesting take on the inbox. It forces new user behavior, which might not necessarily be a bad thing but having used it over the last few days I can ensure you that change is not easy. More »
A long long time ago in a neighborhood far far away… This Darth Vader mailbox, complete with lightsaber flag is all about receiving mail addressed to the Dark Side.
It was made by a friend of a friend of a Geeks are Sexy writer who took an old mailbox and some paint and proceeded to create the ultimate power in the postal universe. I like the added touch of the lightsaber on the side and Vader’s chest buttons on the post. I always wondered what would happen if you pushed some of those buttons.
Now if the guy across the street just creates a Luke Skywalker mailbox, the pair can be locked in a permanent duel. Via snail mail of course. It’s an epic battle of words that will span centuries. Well, that’s what I would do if I lived there.
[via Geeks Are Sexy]
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