Inbox by Gmail

Through a Blog post, Google has announced a new email app. Called the 'Inbox' by Gmail, Inbox is a separate app developed by the team of Gmail.

Inbox is said to be in development for years by the Gmail team, but it was never meant to be an update, and was always meant to be a separate app.

The Inbox app introduces a new way to keep track of your emails, and helps you sort out between important emails and the spam, and also helps you out by highlighting the most important emails to you, and sorting emails out to help you keep it all organized and easy, basically expanding on the 'tabs' we see in Gmail.

The Inbox introduces new ways to get your email, which are a nice change to what we see in Gmail for years. 

Here are the new features that Inbox brings with it:

Bundles: 

The 'Bundles' basically expands on the 'tabs' we've seen in Gmail. Introducing better categorization and organizing, it helps you by making it easy to deal with similar emails of one type at once. An example given, all your purchase receipts or bank statements will be neatly grouped together, allowing you to quickly review them and simply swipe them out of the way. 

You can even teach Inbox your own method, by choosing which emails you would like to see grouped together, helping you bring in more organization to it.

Highlights: 

The Inbox app highlights the key information from your messages that it finds important, such as flight itineraries, event information, photos and documents emailed to you by friends and family(which makes it important). The app will display useful information that it will gather from the web that wasn't even in the original email, such as real-time status of your flights and package deliveries.

Highlights and Bundles have a close relationship, as they both work together to give you a quick glance at the information the app feels you need.

Reminders, Assists, and Snooze: 

Dubbed 'your to-do’s on your own terms', the 'Reminders, Assists and Snooze' feature will make it easy to focus on your priorities by letting you add reminders, such as reminders on what to do on your daily basis such as when you need to make an important call or do an important task.

After the 'Reminders' feature, comes the 'Assists'. The Assists will help you make it easier to do the tasks that you put as your reminders. Such as, if you made a reminder to call a hardware store, the Inbox app's Assist feature will supply you the store's phone number, as well as also tell you if it's open or closed, making it easier for your task to be done.

Assists also work for your email. An example given, if you make a restaurant reservation online, the Inbox app will add a map to your confirmation email. If you book a flight online, Inbox will givw you a link to check-in. 

Now enters the 'Snooze'. Snooze lets you snooze away emails and reminders, allowing you to set a time for the reminder or email to come back at you, or even a specific location for it to alert you when you're in the location, such as your home or office, or any other location.

Inbox is only up for invitations currently, and in order to get your invitation for the app, you need to sign up for the first round of invitations that are rolling out. The ones selected will also be able to invite their friends into the service. 

You can get your invitation by sending an email at inbox@google.com, or you can just ask a friend who gets invited in, or wait for the application to get released for everyone. Although it isn't officially said, it is personally recommended by me that you send the invitation email from your Gmail account that you want to link with Inbox.

Gmail will not be getting shut down, and Inbox will introduce a new experience for you, while you can simply just continue your Gmail experience as well.

While you're waiting, check out the official blog post 'here', the official Inbox site 'here', and also watch the official Inbox reveal video below:

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Entertainment Ghost's Friday News Bits! 11-04-2014

It's Friday! And here are the Friday News Bits of this week!

Mother and Son Commit Suicide After Having An Argument Over League of Legends

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In China, a 16 year old boy from Guangyuan in the Sichuan province headed straight to a local gaming cafe after school. The boy was an avid player of League of Legends. He did not return home by the evening, which worried his mother and she started searching every gaming cafe she could find and eventually found him. A loud argument broke out between the boy and his mother, in which his mother stated that:

You go online and I can’t control you, so I’ll just go die!

The mother then dragged her son to the banks of the nearby Jialing river and called her husband to tell him that she was going to kill herself. She walked out into the river and was quickly caught by the current, getting dragged under, with her son's attempts to save her in vain.

Then the father arrived and scolded and kicked his son. The son also plunged into the river himself, like his mother did. The father cried out and stated:

I also don’t want to live, I will go with you

But he was saved by cops before he could suicide like his wife and son did.

The mother and the son haven't been seen since and have been presumed dead. It is unknown what exactly led them to suicide, but it began with an argument over League of Legends. Although this is absolutely nothing to blame video games for, this will not stop the anti-gaming community to blame it on video games.

The Ultimate Warrior Dies At The Age of 54

Iconic and legendary WWE wrestler, the Ultimate Warrior, has passed away at the age of 54.

Days before his death, he had appeared on the "Monday Night RAW" event of WWE, where he gave a speech that people believe to have foreshadowed his own death. His speech was:

No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat; his lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something larger than life, then his essence, his spirit will be immortalized by the storytellers, by the loyalty, by the memory. You are the legend-makers of Ultimate Warrior.

Mr. Hellwig, who had legally changed his name to Warrior and went by the ring-name Ultimate Warrior, was one of the most influential and popular WWE stars of his career days. His career was 15 years long, spanning from 1985 to 98, with his most memorable years in the career being from 1987 to 91. His victory against Hulk Hogan on the Wrestlemania VI, becoming the WWE Champion is one of the most memorable matches in the history of Pro Wrestling.

WWE announced his death in a statement, with no cause of death revealed. The statement was:

WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic WWE Superstars ever, The Ultimate Warrior. Warrior began his WWE career in 1987 and quickly went on to become one of the biggest stars in WWE history. Warrior became WWE Champion at WrestleMania VI, defeating Hulk Hogan in an epic encounter. We are grateful that just days ago, Warrior had the opportunity to take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame and was also able to appear at WrestleMania 30 and Monday Night Raw to address his legions of fans. WWE sends its sincere condolences to Warrior’s family, friends and fans. Warrior was 54 and is survived by his wife Dana and his two daughters.

The Ultimate Warrior had recently been added into the Hall of Fame. After his death, many WWE personalities paid their condolences, such as Paul Heyman, Tripple H, Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Chris Jericho, and others. Fans are also very saddened by his loss and have mourned his death.

Woman Attempted To Be Robbed While Talking About The Crime Rate on Live TV in Brazil

A Brazillian woman nearly got robbed on live TV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The woman, ironically, was giving an interview about the high crime rate and the lack of police in the area, when a thief appeared out of nowhere and attempted to snatch the woman's gold necklace.

However, as he grabbed it and tried to pull it off, it broke and fell, leaving him empty handed as he ran across the road in the on-coming traffic, while a member of the camera crew of the RJTV news-channel who were interviewing the woman tried to give him chase but failed due to the thief's high speed.

Samsung Galaxy S5 and New Gear Devices Are Ready To Hit The Market

Samsung has officially announced that the Samsung Galaxy S5 and several new Samsung Gear devices: Samsung Gear 2, Samsung Gear 2 Neo, and Samsung Gear Fit are ready to be available in 125 countries in Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America, and most of Asia!

The CEO & President of IT & Mobile Communications Divisions at Samsung Electronics, JK Shin, has stated that:

The refined design and technological innovation of our new Galaxy S5 and Samsung Gear devices are the direct result of Samsung listening carefully to what consumers wanted in the next generation of mobile technology. We carefully crafted each device to offer a sophisticated, superior mobile experience that let consumers stay connected in their own way to focus on what really matters to them.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is said to combine the "advanced camera" with "world's fastest auto focus", superior network connectivity and dedicated fitness tools, along with enhanced device protection features which includes IP67 and water resistance.

The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are said to have "taken wearable technology to the next level", with integrated fitness applications, a music player, remote control feature and "compatibility with a wide variety of Samsung devices". Both offer a slim and lightweight design in a 10 mm thickness.

The Samsung Gear Fit is said to be the "perfect blend of style, fitness and convenience" for a wearable device "like no other". The device has a Super AMOLED display, and real time fitness coaching that provides the user with personalized advice and workout recommendations.

Facebook Is Removing Messaging From The iOS and Android App, Forcing Users To Use The Messenger

Facebook is removing the messaging feature from it's iOS and Android app, forcing users to use the Messenger app for messaging/chating with their Facebook friends. In certain European countries, users are already starting to see notifications that over the next few weeks they will have to install the Messenger app in order to continue sending and receiving Facebook messages on their smartphones.

A Facebook spokesperson told TheNextWeb that the company has found that the users get 20% faster replies on the Messenger app than on the normal Facebook app. He added that:

We have built a fast and reliable messaging experience through Messenger and now it makes sense for us to focus all our energy and resources on that experience. From this week onwards, more people will be notified of the change. Facebook will be removing the messaging feature from its Android and iOS apps in "a handful of countries" over the next couple of weeks. People will have several notices before this change takes place and will have opportunities to learn more about Messenger and its features.

According to TheNextWeb, the change wont affect low-end Android devices with memory constraints, which would allow them to chat with the normal Facebook app without having to download the Messenger app. The iPad Facebook app will also keep the messaging feature as well. Whether people accept the idea of having two Facebook apps for the full usage, is yet to be seen.

Woman Throws A Shoe At Hillary Clinton During Her Speech In Las Vegas

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During her speech in Las Vegas on a stage, a woman threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton ducked and dodged the shoe, and then joked about it saying:

Is that somebody throwing something at me? Is that part of Cirque de Soleil?

People in the audience laughed and applauded at Hillary Clinton's joke and she continued saying:

My goodness, I didn't know that solid waste management was so controversial. Thank goodness she didn't play softball like I did.

After the woman threw the shoe, she was quickly arrested. She admitted to throwing the shoe, however, did not tell why she did it. U.S. Secret Service supervisory special agent Brian Spellacy said the woman was being questioned and would face criminal charges. According to FoxNews, an attendee handed a piece of paper to a reporter that was apparently thrown by the woman, which was a copy of a Department of Defense document labelled confidential and dated August 1967, referring to an operation "Cynthia" in Bolivia.

The incident is similar to what happened in December 2008 in a news conference in Baghdad, when two shoes were thrown at former President George W. Bush, both which he dodged.

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Flappy Bird's Developer Is Taking The Game Down

The developer of the mobile game "Flappy Bird", which featured the background from Mario games, mainly the green pipes, the gameplay from the "Helicopter" game and got extremely high attention in both users of iOS and Android devices, as well as the media, going above 100,000 downloads, is now getting taken down.

Flappy Bird's developer, Dong Nguyen, has tweeted that:

I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this anymore.

He's taking the infamous Flappy Bird app down, and before you assume it's because of copyright(most likely from Nintendo), it's not. He stated:

It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore. 

He also tweeted earlier that:

I can call 'Flappy Bird' is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it.

It is most likely due to the extremely negative attention the game is recieving. Despite the majority being addicted to it, they are bashing the game greatly, mainly due to it's repetitiveness. Some have even took the liberty to call the game the work of the devil. The media is also very harsh to the game, mocking it and greatly critisicing it despite the fact it was never meant to be a video game but just a random app.

According to Business Insider, Flappy Bird is "generating $50,000 in sales per day".

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Amazon Kindle Ports Confirmed!

One of the most beloved Grand Theft Auto games, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now heading to the iOS 7, Android, Windows Phone and Amazon Kindle platforms. It is confirmed to release later this year, sometime in December.

Rockstar stated on the official website:

Before GTAV took us to the sun-bleached sidewalks and humming concrete freeways of present-day Los Santos and beyond, there was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the biggest GTA of the PS2 era. Now, head back to the early 90s with CJ and the Grove Street Families when Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas comes to mobile devices next month.

They also stated that the new version will have "remastered" graphics and content, calling it the "best-looking version of San Andreas" yet:

Encompassing Los Santos, San Fierro, Las Venturas and everything in between, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been upgraded for its mobile release. Newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models make this the best-looking version of San Andreas yet.

It features "brand new" touch controls, including "contextual control options" to display buttons only when you need them, which will tone down the screen coverage touch-controls take, along with "three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering". It will also feature a reworked "checkpoint system for easier progression. It will also have full controller support, including the "Made for iOS controller capability" on iOS7.

That is all we know so far and Rockstar has stated "Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead". December is almost here, so the details will be here very soon AND the releases will start for the iOS7, Android, Windows Phone and Amazon Kindle devices. Which order they arrive in, is yet to be known, but we do know that it wont be available in all of the platforms at the same time!

This could also set a new benchmark for mobile games, as such a large open-world game of it's kind has not yet been seen. So we can now expect larger games with console-quality in the near future!

What do you think of GTA: San Andreas heading to mobile devices? Would you get it for your phone? Share your thoughts and opinions with us in the comments below!

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