Desktop notifications in Gmail now available for all Google Apps domains plus an update on documents list launch

For Domains with ‘enable pre-release features’ checkbox disabled in the Administrator Control Panel:

The following new feature is now available to these domains:

Gmail: Desktop notifications for email and chat. These are HTML5 desktop notifications which display pop-ups whenever a chat message or new email arrives.

The following new feature is intended for release to these domains on February 15:

Google Docs: Refreshed Documents list.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail
All languages supported by Google Docs

For more information:
Desktop notifications: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=1075549
Documents list: http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/01/refresh-to-documents-list.html
Documents list getting started guide

Priority Inbox now also in Gmail for mobile

If you have set up Priority Inbox on your desktop version of Gmail, you will now see the same sections in your Google Apps mail account. You’ll also see importance markers in your inbox, so you can quickly identify which messages are important.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail for mobile

How to access what's new:
- On your phone’s browser, sign in to your Google Apps email account and click on the ‘Menu’ screen to see the ‘Important and unread’ section.
- This feature is available for most mobile browsers that support HTML5, such as devices running Android 1.5+ and iOS 3+.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/priority-inbox-in-gmail-for-mobile.html

Desktop notifications in Gmail coming soon to all Google Apps domains

For Domains with ‘enable pre-release features’ checkbox disabled in the Administrator Control Panel:

The following new feature is intended for release to these domains on February 8:

Desktop notifications for email and chat. These are HTML5 desktop notifications which display pop-ups whenever a chat message or new email arrives.

Note: This functionality is currently only available for people using Google Chrome, but we’re working to make notifications part of the standard Web platform.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

For more information:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=1075549

Google Docs: Refreshed Documents list now rolling out

A refreshed documents list is currently being rolled out making it more useful to find, explore and share items. Here are some of the changes:

- New filters in ‘More options’ making it easier to narrow your search by type, visibility state and other criteria.

- A new preview panel on the right side of the document list showing a preview thumbnail, sharing settings and more. If the file is a video, you can start playing it directly from the preview panel or from the recently announced video player.

- To make it easier to view photos, you can now click on the magnifying glass on a photo to open a full screen slide-show viewer.

- A new view called ‘Home’. The contents of the ‘Home’ view are controlled by you so that the content you access the most often is easier to get to. You can remove files from the ‘Home’ view by right clicking the file and selecting ‘Don’t show in home’ to hide them. And when you need them, these files can always be found later by selecting ‘All items’ or using search.

- ‘Folders’ have been replaced by ‘Collections’ in the navigation bar. Collections are designed to combine the best features of labels and folders. A file can live in multiple collections, just like with Gmail labels. Collections can also be stored hierarchically, just like folders on your desktop. And of course, collections can be shared, just like you can share docs.

- Instead of checkboxes to select multiple files, you can now use your ‘Shift’ or ‘Control’ (Cmd on Macs) keys.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
The new documents list is being rolled out over the next few days to domains whose administrator has enabled ‘pre-release features’ in the administrator control panel under 'Domain Settings'. It will be rolled out to all remaining domains shortly.

Not looking at your Gmail window? Desktop notifications for email and chat now available

Desktop notifications for email and chat are now available for all Google Apps domains. These are HTML5 desktop notifications which display pop-ups whenever a chat message or new email arrives.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
In your Gmail “Settings”, go to the ‘General’ tab and scroll down to the new ‘Desktop Notifications’ section. Click on the link to opt-in to this feature. Once enabled, choose if you want notifications just for chat, email or both. You can also choose just to be notified for email in Priority Inbox if you have that enabled.

Note: This functionality is currently only available for people using Google Chrome, but we’re working to make notifications part of the standard Web platform. This feature is available to domains with 'pre-release features' enabled in the administrator control panel.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/desktop-notifications-for-emails-and.html
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=appsfeed&answer=1075549

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Print from your phone with Gmail for mobile and Google Cloud Print

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:58 PM PST

Google Cloud Print is a service that allows printing from any app on any device, OS or browser without the need to install drivers. You can now print directy from Gmail on your phone using this service.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only

How to access what's new:
- Connect your printer to Google Cloud Print. For now, this step requires a Windows PC but Linux and Mac support are coming soon. Google Chrome is needed to use Google Cloud Print.
- Sign in to your Google Apps mail account from your iPhone or Android browser and choose “Print” from the dropdown menu in the top right corner. You can also print eligible email attachments (such as .pdf or .doc) by clicking the “Print” link that appears next to them.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/print-from-your-phone-with-gmail-for.html
Google Cloud Print Help Center

Verizon to offer Sling with 4G/LTE Mobile Phones

With rumors that the iPhone may finally be coming to the Now Network, and now, a real announcement of a package deal that pairs the SlingBox to an LTE/4G Mobile Phone, Verizon has been very busy at CES.

Here’s the deal – customers who subscribe to LTE broadcand can get a Slingbox Media Streamer and a copy of Slingplayer bundled right in. The app itself is a $39.99 value and will be available for select 4G smartphones from Sansung and HTC, as well as being coupled with the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

There’s no word on how much the extra service will run, but it is expected to be a separate tiered service and will add to the already over $100 monthly cellphone bill subscribers are used to.

The offer will be available later in the year and will also include Vcast.

Hands on with the Droid X, plus an important lesson learned at CES 2011

Today I am doing something for the very first time as I am doing my first post on the road here at CES. Right now, I am in a slow moving line, waiting for a bus to bring me to the Las Vegas Convention Center. My brand new Droid X is giving me access to this blog, but I cannot see what I am typing as I go.

After I typed the first paragraph, I lost track of the words as the keyboard took up most of the screen, and never could successfully get back to them. This is sadly a failed experiement. Right now, I am continuing this blog at a party at the Venetian sponsored by Lenovo on one of their desktops.