How to change your Gmail Inbox theme
Personalization can help spice up a boring, plain inbox. Here's our guide on how to change your Gmail inbox theme: pick a preset theme or upload your own photo.
The best email apps for Android
There are many great email apps for Android available right now, helping you to manage your emails. But which are the best? Here are our current favorites.
Edison Mail rolls back iOS update after strangers saw each other’s messages
Edison Mail was forced to roll back an iOS update after it gave people access to emails in strangers' accounts, without requiring them to enter credentials.
Spark email app arrives on Android as Google’s Inbox expires
Popular email app Spark has been available for iPhone for years, but now Android users can take it for a spin. The free app features lots of tools to help you organize messages from multiple accounts, with its launch coming as Google retires its Inbox app after four years of service.
Gmail adds lots of new functionality to its right-click menu
Right-click on an email in Gmail and the list of actions is pretty limited. That's about to change, though, as Google has just announced it's expanding the list of options to make its email client that little bit more useful. The extended right-click menu is rolling out to all desktop users in the next couple of weeks.
Get a Constant Contact free trial to boost your business marketing
Constant Contact offers one of the more robust email marketing platforms in the industry. And with a new 20 percent off deal, it's now cheaper than ever to get your hands on the company's marketing-support service.
Russian hackers are targeting U.S. emails with phishing malware
Hackers are targeting both U.S. and European email accounts with new phishing malware, according to a new study. Named "Cannon," the malware has been around since October, collecting screenshots and other information from the PCs of unsuspecting victims and sending it back to Russian operatives.
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mail client goes freemium with the introduction of ads
Microsoft's Windows 10 Mail app is about to get a new feature: Ads. Microsoft quietly acknowledged that banner ads will begin to show up inside the Windows Mail app, regardless of which email service you use. The company claimed that ad revenues will be used to support product development in the future.
Garbage to gold: How Yahoo unethically sells your spam email
Think you’re safe from Yahoo’s unethical data mining practices because it’s not your primary email account? As it turns out, Yahoo knows you use it for spam -- and it's turning a quick buck on your junk mail anyways. Here’s how Yahoo is staying alive even as its unpopular online services dwindle.
If you’re still using Yahoo email, it’s still spying on you
Yahoo's parent company, Oath, has admitted that it still scans the content of some emails sent to users of the company's Mail platform in an effort to sell ads. Although it claims only promotion emails are scanned, this does raise concerns over personal privacy on the platform.
Just when you thought spam was dead, it’s back and worse than ever
Spam emails are among the oldest methods of spreading malicious software, but it's proving to be the most effective in 2018. As ransomware loses its vogue status and exploit kits become less effective, spam has returned as the go-to method for spreading malware and viruses to unsuspecting email users.
Homeland Security is worried about Gmail’s confidentiality mode
Google's new confidentiality mode on its Gmail email service may actually be making email less secure rather than more so. The Department of Homeland Security has expressed concern that it could lead to a rise in phishing attacks against unsuspecting users, with Gmail setting a dangerous precedent for the future.
FBI lands a big catch, busts 74 and shuts down $16 million phishing ring
The FBI and counterpart agencies around the world have arrested more than 70 people and recovered more than $16 million in a crackdown on phishing emails. The scam run by this group targeted companies and tricked employees into handing over financial details or sending money to fraudulent accounts.
Email encryption flaw gives hackers full access to your secret messages
Researchers at the Munster University of Applied Sciences discovered vulnerabilities in the Pretty Good Protection (PGP) and S/MIME technologies used to encrypt email. The problem resides in how email clients use these plug-ins to decrypt HTML-based emails. Fixes are in the works but not available.
Newton axes the sent folder — and it makes for a better email experience
Newton decided to change up the way you interact with your inbox once again by ridding users of the sent folder once and for all. It's a sensible move and it helps streamline the email experience. Now, rather than having to navigate between several folders, Newton is putting everything in one place.
How did Google get away with not updating Gmail for almost 7 years?
Google may have just released a big update for Gmail, but it's the first time it's done much to improve the service in seven years. There are very few modern tech-products of the size and scale of Gmail that receive so little attention from their developer and yet Gmail is more popular than ever.
Here’s how to get the new Gmail right this second
Google's been teasing its new Gmail revamp for a while now, and you can get your hands on it today. As in right now. Right this second. If you're ready for a clean modern update to the dusty old Gmail, you're only a couple clicks away. Seriously, it's really easy, here's how to do it.
Google Inbox will let you unsubscribe from mailing lists you’ve been ignoring
Google is rolling out a new feature that will help users easily unsubscribe from promotional emails that they no longer want.
Netflix members, beware: Don’t get tricked by the latest email scam
With more than 100 million users, Netflix is an attractive target for email scammers. Another one has just shown up, so take care.
Email spam is about to get way worse, and you can blame MailChimp
MailChimp doesn't seem to think double opt-in is a good idea for mailing lists anymore -- and that's probably bad news for your inbox.
Outlook.com now knows where you live, and will move your data accordingly
Microsoft's Outlook.com email service can now detect where you reside on a global scale and move your account to the closest data center.
Boomerang's new Brief Me assistant uses AI to highlight important emails
Boomerang, the San Francisco startup behind the eponymous Boomerang email tools, is launching a new AI-powered productivity assistant.
Tired of switching between email and Slack? You may want to try Redkix
If you're tired of juggling between Slack and email, Redkix may be the service for you. It integrates both for a seamless experience.
Yahoo Mail just got a major redesign and new ad-free subscription options
Yahoo Mail, a radical reimagining of the 20-year-old web mail service, sports a brand-new look and new ad-free subscription options.
Google is going to stop reading Gmail users’ emails so it can personalize our ads
Google's free consumer Gmail service will join the G Suite version later this year, in that it will no longer scan emails to personalize ads.
Alto Mail adds Alexa support and can now replace your calendar app
Alto, the email client from AOL and Verizon with a smart Dashboard, now has a built-in calendar.
Microsoft rolls out Focused Inbox for Gmail accounts in Windows 10 Mail app
Microsoft is finally rolling out Focused Inbox support for Gmail accounts in the Windows 10 Mail & Calendar app.
Gmail app now lets you send money as an attachment
The Gmail app for smartphones just became a whole lot more useful. Now, you can send money as an attachment to friends.
Microsoft continues to improve its Windows 10 Mail & Calendar app
Microsoft is improving the Mail & Calendar Apps in Windows 10 by adding a host of features to make it easier to manage messages and more.
Alexa! Ask Notion to read my email: Amazon’s digital assistant accesses your inbox
You use it to talk to everyone else, so why not talk to your inbox itself? Now you can, thanks to Notion's skill for Amazon Alexa.
Mailtrack.io shows you when your email has been read, now available for Inbox
If you want to know that you are being ignored, rejected, or otherwise put off, then go ahead, install Mailtrack.
Find that missing message with Microsoft Garage's newest app, Email Insights
Microsoft Garage released Email Insights, a Windows 10 app that makes it easier to search for Outlook and Gmail email messages.
Microsoft releases Outlook.com Premium in the U.S. for $20 a year until March 31
Outlook.com Premium is now available for subscription, but only in the United States. It's $20 per year through March 2017.
