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Offline Gmail Graduates from Labs

April 16, 2023 by Arnold Zafra

For those of you who have been trying out the many experimental features in Gmail Labs, you’ve probably activated Offline Gmail browsing before. Well, one year has already passed and it’s now time for Google to take this feature out of the Labs and release it as an official feature of Gmail.

Offline Gmail is a very useful feature especially for those who regularly experience slow Internet speed (like us here in Manila). By activating the feature, you’ll be able to use the normal Gmail interface for reading and writing email, searching and organizing even if your computer is offline. Offline Gmail also has an added feature called Flaky connection, which speeds up Gmail if your connection is slow or unreliable.

As an added feature of Offline Gmail, you can now select which messages from your Gmail Inbox that you want to be downloaded as well as send attachments even when your computer is offline.

If you’ve activated this feature before, you’re all set to use offline Gmail. But if you haven’t done so, you may tweak your Gmail settings and activate the Offline feature.

Apple Reminisces with iTunes Rewind 2009

April 16, 2023 by Arnold Zafra

‘Twas a successful year for one of Apple’s bread and butter – the iTunes store. And to reminisce on what has happened this year, here comes an early treat from Apple – iTunes Rewind 2009.

iTunes Rewind 2009 lists down the bestselling iTunes content – be it apps, music, movies, podcasts and other mobile content available at the iTunes store. Music and movies are ranked according to sales and downloads, while apps are categorized into games and apps.

So, if you’ve been an avid iTunes user the whole year, iTunes Rewind 2009 is definitely a list worth checking out for you.

On with the list – best games of 2009 at the iTunes Store include the likes of Spider, Real Racing, Zenonia and Ravensworld, while top selling games of 2009 include SIMS 3, Oregon Trail, Need for Speed Undercover, and Madden NFL 10. The last two games are definitely a must have for every iPhone gamer.

For Best Apps of 2009, Reel Director, Magellan Roadmate and I Am T-Pain are some of who made it into the list, while top selling apps include the likes of Mobile Navigator America, MLB.com and Textfree Unlimited.

Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas is the top selling single for 2009 at the iTunes Music Store while Michael Jackson of course was the Artist of the Year. Album of the Year goes out to Kings of Leon’s “Only by the Night.”

Top selling movies at the iTunes Store for 2009 include the likes of “Twilight”, “Star Trek” and “Up”.

Check out iTunes Rewind 2009 here.

New York Times Brings Newspaper-Like Reading via Times Skimmer

April 15, 2023 by Arnold Zafra

In a galant effort to bring in renewed interest to newspaper service, at least via the online platform, New York Times has launched its Times Skimmer application. Ironically, this new application will remind you of how it feels to read daily news as if you were reading the traditional newspaper.

Twitter is Word of the Year 2009

April 14, 2023 by Arnold Zafra

With 2009 a month away from ending, is it now safe to say that the year belongs to Twitter? Not only is Twitter the fastest growing website in terms of userbase and eyeballs, but it is also the second most searched term on Microsoft Bing’s top trending topics in 2009. But that’s not all, Twitter – the word itself has just been named the no.1 Word of 2009. [Read more…] about Twitter is Word of the Year 2009

Apple spreads Black Friday internationally

April 13, 2023 by Andy Merrett

apple-black-friday Black Friday is definitely a US phenomenon, where many retailers slash prices for the day after Thanksgiving each year, but Apple has decided to spread a little joy internationally, too.

If you shop online at the Apple Store this coming Friday, 27th November, you’ll be pleased to know that many of Apple’s online stores will be offering 24 hour discounts on a range of its products.

Stores include the UK and Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Australia, and more.

Visit your local Apple store online to see whether there are bargains to be had. It’s worth remembering that Apple’s own prices are rarely the cheapest to be had online, particularly on third party products, so it’s still worth shopping around other online retailers. Nevertheless, some hardware and software is seeing significant discounts, so take a look this Friday.

You might not do Thanksgiving where you live, but you can benefit from some money off even so.