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Yahoo Mail makes it easier to add photos, videos, GIFs and more to your email

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 7:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Yahoo has introduced a new feature to Yahoo Mail that lets you quickly insert images, videos and animated GIFs into your messages. Announced in a Tumblr post this morning, Yahoo’s new Plus (+) button, located in the right bottom corner of the compose window, lets you access your photo albums, files, links or any other items you want to include in your email without tedious cutting and pasting. The button launches a  panel opens on the right side of the window displaying four different content types: photos, files, GIFs and Web links. You can view photos you’ve sent or received in Yahoo Mail,…

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Gmail fights spam with new Postmaster Tools for companies and machine learning improvements

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 6:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Limiting spam is a crucial part of any email system, but unfortunately that sometimes means legitimate messages become lost in the fray. Google wants to make it easier for companies to avoid having their messages marked as spam with its new Postmaster Tools for Gmail. The tool allows ‘qualified’ high-volume senders to analyze their mass emails to find out which messages are being sent to spam and what sort reputation they have with recipients, as get some insight on delivery errors and feedback loops. Google says this will allow them to check on any mistakes and learn more about best emailing…

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Google makes it simpler to edit files in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for Android

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 6:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

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Google is making editing files on Android devices much simpler; even files that aren’t native Docs, Slides or Sheets. In the overflow menu on Docs, Slides and Sheets, options for editing file names and titles are now present. Users can also change slide layouts to predefined templates. Google also says we can now “reply to comments when working in Office Compatibility Mode in the Docs app.” Comments and suggestions also appear as they were made, rather than comments being seeded ahead of suggestions. The changes are coming to Android first; no word on when (or if) iOS users might be able to…

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Beats 1 is helping turn this Biggie and Nirvana referencing track into a hit – but it’s not on iTunes yet

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Biggie, Halsey, nirvana

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Here’s a great example of why Beats 1 has so much potential and so many problems: Miss that @halseymusic #NewAmericana #WorldFirst earlier? Don't miss it again. @ZaneLowe, on now. http://t.co/rAPwDbKt1V — Beats 1 (@Beats1) July 9, 2015 Beats 1 is good since I’ve already found the song New Americana by Halsey. — jonpmc (@jonpmc) July 9, 2015 Halsey’s ‘New Americana,’ with its Biggie and Nirvana references, and a straight up lyrical nod to the former’s classic joint ‘Juicy,’ is getting a lot of love on the station. But, while that’s great for the up and comer in theory, there’s an issue: Her most recent…

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You can download the OS X El Capitan and iOS 9 public betas now

Jul09
by on July 9, 2015 at 6:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, beta, iOS 9

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Apple has released the public betas for iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan. It kicked off the public beta program for iOS with 8.3, but this is a bigger deal as we’re getting a new version of the mobile operating system rather than just a point release. Public betas for OS X have been around a little longer. If you’ve already signed up previously, you should be able to download the update when you visit the page with an iOS device. On OS X, just head to the link below to grab it. If you’ve not downloaded a public beta before, head here…

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