Google Calendar

Keeping Family, Sitter and Car on One Calendar

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 27, 2011 at 5:31 pm PT

Busy families struggle to coordinate schedules among the many devices and apps they have. Yet, no single program unites all of these calendars in one place. This week, Katie tests an app that attempts to do just that.

Google Earnings Today. Love to Hear From You, Larry.

Peter Kafka in Media on July 14, 2011 at 3:39 am PT

Last quarter, the Google CEO barely made a cameo during his company’s conference call, and he doesn’t seem likely to spend more time at today’s event. But wouldn’t it be nice if he did?

Google Makes It Easy To Try New Apps Right Away, Or Not

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 15, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Though Google loves nothing more than pushing new features and apps to its users, it’s now giving Google Apps administrators the option to add new features a little more slowly.

NudgeMail Can Now Control Your Google Calendar

Liz Gannes in Social on January 26, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

This is one of those little tricks that’s bound to be a total life saver for some people, while the rest of you will read this and never think of it again: NudgeMail has turned on a feature to control Google Calendar from within email.

DocVerse–Now Google Cloud Connect–Head Shan Sinha Talks About Web-Based Biz Apps

Kara Swisher in News on January 14, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT

Shan Sinha headed the start-up DocVerse, which was acquired by Google in March for a reported $25 million to $30 million. Since then, he’s has been ferreting away on scaling up DocVerse’s product, which allows users of Microsoft Office documents to collaborate in real time on the Web, for the search giant. Its new name: Google Cloud Connect.

Is My Email Address My Identity?

Liz Gannes in Social on November 10, 2010 at 9:46 pm PT

As a larger question in the battle between Facebook and Google over data reciprocity, what captivates me is how much value people are putting on user email addresses. Are our email addresses really the best proxy for who we are?

Wait. "Gmail Beta" Isn’t a Registered Trademark?

John Paczkowski in News on July 7, 2009 at 9:24 am PT

Gmail is finally out of beta. Five years after it was launched, Google’s email service has gone gold and shed the beta label, having met whatever mysterious criteria the company uses to assess final-release software.