Maybe the second time’s a charm. Google released its first Gmail app for iOS over a year ago, but it was a bit buggy and short on features. While Google offered a few minor updates with support for things like push notifications, the Gmail app for iPhone and iPad continued to play second fiddle to the company’s […]
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Gmail for iOS now supports Notification Center, persistent login
Google has offered a Gmail app for iOS for a while, but up until recently it’s been missing some of the features you get with Apple’s default Mail app. Today Google released an update adding some of those features, giving you at least two less reasons to use Mail instead of Gmail. The first change is […]
Skype updates apps for Android, iOS
Just a few days after launching an official voice and video chat for Windows Phone, Skype has released new apps for Android and iOS. Skype 2.8 for Android is now available from the Google Play Store, while you can grab Skype 4.0 for iPhone or iPad from the App Store. The new Android app features […]
Add push email notification to Sparrow for iOS (jailbreak only)
The developers of the popular Mac email client Sparrow recently launched an iPhone version, and it’s attracted a lot of attention for three reasons: It’s easy to use; offers features missing from the default iOS Mail app; and it doesn’t support push email. That last point isn’t the developers’ fault. Apple rejected the method for […]
Sparrow launches email app for iOS (without push notifications)
Sparrow is a popular email client for Mac computers. Now the company has launched an iOS version which supports any email service using IMAP including Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, and others. You can sign into multiple accounts and view all of your messages in a unified inbox. Gmail users will be able to access labels, and […]