# Gmail

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# High Court

Portakabin seeks court order to find person behind Gmail account who allegedly defamed company

The case was heard in the High Court today.

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May 19th 2021, 5:51 PM

# google down

Google says worldwide service outage caused by internal technical fault

Google apologised to all users affected by the outage.

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Dec 14th 2020, 7:50 PM

# Qatari based hackers

German lawyer takes Google to Irish High Court over alleged hacking of his gmail account

The law scholar claims that “Qatari based actors” attempted to unlawfully access his gmail account.

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Feb 28th 2020, 11:19 AM

# operational reasons

Taoiseach admits using personal email address for government business

He said it is for “operational reasons”.

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Dec 13th 2016, 6:15 PM

# does not compute

Commissioner's email scandal highlights 'dinosaur-like' garda IT system

While the discussion this week focused on security, gardaí want to know when the force will be equipped to police a 21st century Ireland.

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Nov 26th 2016, 7:05 AM

# mic drop

Google got rid of their April Fool's prank because no one thought it was funny

You can do anything, but don’t mess with people’s emails.

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Apr 1st 2016, 10:09 PM

# mic drop

Google's April Fools' joke involving minions has seriously backfired

Replacing an important button with a Send + minion GIF. What could possibly go wrong?

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Apr 1st 2016, 9:14 AM

# Q-tip

One of Gmail's best experimental features has been made official

Undo send had been an experimental feature since 2009, but now is as good a time as any to activate it.

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Jun 23rd 2015, 7:30 PM

# Careful Now

Gmail's autocomplete messed up - so watch who you're sending that email to

Oh dear.

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Feb 24th 2015, 9:34 AM

# gfail

Gmail's autocomplete screwed up, and a load of people just ruined their lives

It’s not just you.

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Feb 24th 2015, 8:08 AM

# Great Firewall

It looks like China has completely blocked Gmail

The country has removed a loophole which allowed people to access Gmail via third-party services like Microsoft Outlook and Apple Mail.

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Dec 29th 2014, 10:35 AM

# is maith liom

Want to use Gmail as Gaeilge? Now you can!

More than 60,000 words and phrases were translated as the new feature was introduced today.

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Dec 11th 2014, 10:55 PM

# Breakdown

It's not just you - there were problems with Gmail everywhere this morning

DON’T. PANIC.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 10:24 AM

# the lockout

Now you can use an actual, physical USB key to log in to Gmail

Introducing: Security Key

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Oct 21st 2014, 4:55 PM

# separation

Google stops forcing new Gmail users to sign up to Google+

Those signing up to Gmail will now have the option as to whether they want to set up a Google+ account or not.

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Sep 22nd 2014, 5:47 PM

# scanning

Google stops scanning students' email accounts for advertising

While ads were not placed in the apps themselves, the accounts were scanned, meaning that such data could be used to push targeted ads on other accounts

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Apr 30th 2014, 2:25 PM

# peek inside

Google explains why it reads users' email in terms of service update

The company said that by analysing both incoming and outgoing mail, it allows it to target users with tailored ads and personalised content.

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Apr 15th 2014, 6:09 PM

# check the date

Gmail introduces shareable selfie backgrounds

Your face, on everyone’s email account.

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Apr 1st 2014, 9:59 AM

# eye-catching

Gmail really, really wants you to look at your promotions tab

The email provider is experimenting with a new grid feature which will turn any marketing emails into picture ads.

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Mar 26th 2014, 3:54 PM

# gfail

Yahoo's amazing response to the great Gmail blackout of 2014

Gmail was down, but now it’s back. Everyone relax.

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Jan 24th 2014, 7:37 PM

# Changes

Gmail change will soon allow anyone on Google+ to email you

Thankfully, you can opt-out of it.

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Jan 10th 2014, 11:08 AM

# eeeek

Don't panic: How to undo a sent email in Gmail

You’ll have to be quick though.

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Dec 7th 2013, 5:30 PM

# Email

Goodbye Hotmail, hello Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft thinks Outlook is better than Gmail, so it’s about to spend $30 million to send its message across the US.

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Feb 19th 2013, 6:00 PM

# IT security

'Careless' employees more of an IT security risk than hackers - survey

A survey of nearly 300 IT professionals in Irish companies has identified their concerns about employees’ computer habits at work.

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Dec 20th 2012, 10:00 PM

# press send

Google animation shows what happens when you send an email

Ever wondered what happens to your email when it goes off into the ether?…

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May 16th 2012, 8:30 PM

# april fools

Round-up: The best of today's April Fool's Day stories

Twitter’s going down to 133 characters; Skype has solved the difficulty of poor coverage… and Bertie’s moving to Nigeria.

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Apr 1st 2012, 2:51 PM

# Privacy

How to delete your Google browsing history ahead of new privacy policy

Tomorrow Google will launch a new privacy policy which could allow services like YouTube to access your browsing history – but there’s still time to opt out.

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Feb 29th 2012, 11:40 AM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Monday

Your evening round-up of the day’s biggest news stories…

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Feb 20th 2012, 7:45 PM

# Email

Government 'could save €10million' by using webmail

Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone said a cloud-based email system like Gmail would save money and increase flexibility.

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Feb 20th 2012, 5:03 PM

# Mail fail

Gmail withdraws app from Apple store - just hours after launching

Google apologises to users but no word on when the app will be made available again.

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Nov 3rd 2011, 7:15 PM

# Gmail

China refutes Google's claims that Gmail attacks originated in Jinan

Chinese state media says Google “arbitrarily pointing the finger at China” for a second time, after the internet company warned users it had detected a Gmail account hacking scame.

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Jun 2nd 2011, 3:56 PM

# Gmail

Google uncovers Gmail security attack aimed at tricking users into sharing passwords

Internet company says personal Gmail accounts belonging to US government officials, journalists and Chinese political activists are among the hundreds affected.

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Jun 2nd 2011, 7:41 AM