Ever find yourself swiping back and forth on your Android display just to read a sentence in a Gmail message? Annoying, right? That’s because Gmail for Android zooms in a bit on some email messages—mainly those with large images, banners, or other graphics—so...
Need to track a package, get the status of a flight, do a little math, or find out if the ground really was just shaking beneath your feet? Believe it or not, you can do all that and more straight from the Google search box—and in most cases, you’ll get the...
Want to check your Gmail inbox without pointing and clicking? You’ll barely have to touch your mouse with these handy keyboard shortcuts at your fingertips. You can compose a new message, archive old ones, jump back and forth between email threads, and more, all...
Nope, there’s no need to open a bunch of browser tabs to sneak a peek at your Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. Instead, you can use Google Drive’s new “Preview” feature to take a quick look at a file—or an entire...
Remember the old Gmail—you know, before instant chat, the preview pane, the automatic message sorting, and the much-hated “new look”? Here’s five ways to turn back the clock on some of Gmail’s latest (and for some, most annoying) new features, starting with… 1....
Update [12/13/12]: Great news: Google Maps with Street View is now available in the App Store. Wondering what happened to Google Maps and those tremendous “Street View” panoramas now that you’ve installed iOS 6 on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?...
Want a little alert to pop up on your desktop whenever a new Gmail message arrives? Easily done, but you’ll need the right browser first. Gmail’s built-in desktop notifications are fairly unobtrusive. There aren’t any startling pings or buzzes, and...
Ever feel the urge to skip the on-screen keypad on your iPhone or Android handset and just scribble words with your fingertip? If so, now’s your chance, courtesy of Google search. Google recently launched a intriguing new feature that lets you write out search...
