People tell us all that time that they’re getting more and more mail and often feel overwhelmed by it all. We know what you mean—here at Google we run on email. Our inboxes are slammed with hundreds, sometimes thousands of messages a day—mail from colleagues, from lists, about appointments and automated mail that’s often not important. It’s time-consuming to figure out what needs to be read and what needs a reply. Today, we’re happy to introduce Priority Inbox (in beta)—an experimental new way of taking on information overload in Gmail.

Right in time for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 launch and as expected, Microsoft today has enabled Exchange ActiveSync synchronization of its Windows Live Hotmail service for smartphones which now includes E-Mail push as well as calendar, contacts and tasks synchronization!

Review Computer manufacturers are well known for hyping up their products – "magical", indeed – but few actually fib. Samsung isn't telling porkies, but the sticker on its new X125 overstates with the best of them.

When Microsoft began working on Windows 7, it also embarked on a new internal philosophy that was starkly different from the way things were done before: Instead of talking about the next version of Windows early and often, as had been done with Windows Vista to disastrous effect, Microsoft would instead remain silent until it knew it could deliver whatever features it promised. For this and other reasons, Windows 7 came with few surprises: There weren't any last second feature additions and, on the flipside, there weren't any promised features that had to be later dropped.

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been upgrading, rearranging, cleaning, and labeling all the PCs in our home and office. As part of the process, I’ve been cleaning up the network layout too. I thought you might be interested in seeing how things are laid out.

HP only just rolled out its Mini 5103 business netbook earlier this month, but it looks like it might already be set to get an upgrade — a newly-discovered support document on HP's own site clearly lists the new dual-core Atom N550 processor alongside the current Atom N455 and N475 options.

Sure, there are any number of phones with dual SIM card slots, most of them built for Asian markets, but the iPhone 4 is about the furthest thing from dual SIM: in fact, it doesn't even have one Big Person SIM to call its own.

Just in case the current scheme wasn't complicated enough, Microsoft is once again rejiggering its plans for Live Mesh and Windows Live Sync. Now, what is currently the new Windows Live Sync will be renamed to Windows Live Mesh. And there are some important changes afoot, though we won't see them until the final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 ships in a few months.

When Microsoft launched Windows Live Sync in beta at the end of June, it merged it with its long-awaited Windows Live Mesh, but both still kept separate branding. The product will take on the Windows Live Mesh branding in the next couple of months. There are a few other changes coming too.

Every organization has its own needs when it comes to picking out collaboration tools. Startups, in particular, need tools that don’t get in the way of the big project the team may be focused on. They often have a need for a simple tool that will keep the team on track while still allowing for flexibility as the project evolves.

Just in case you weren’t sure, it turns out that the 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab (which won’t be officially unveiled for a few more days), is bigger than a 4 inch smartphone, but smaller than a 9.7 inch tablet like, say… the Apple iPad.

When Intel released the details on its dual-core, mobile Atom N550 processor earlier this week ASUS was one of the first to raise its hand with a netbook sporting the new CPU.

Voicemail is a tough cookie to crack. Some people love it, but as short text messages have overtaken quick communication on phones (SMS) and the internet (e.g., Twitter), voicemail has fallen out of favor with many.

I’ve been an enthusiastic Evernote user for quite a while, but until recently I didn’t think of it in terms of a collaboration tool. Rather, it was the place that I would stash notes about all sorts of different topics. However, the web-based notebook tool’s evolution has made it far more useful as a base for collaboration — including at the enterprise level — than anyone might expect.

Reading blogs, emails, websites, PDFs and other online documents is a part of every web worker’s routine. But spending too many of our working hours reading online can be unhealthy for our eyes. Eyestrain and ocular fatigue used to be associated with the computer screens themselves, but the root of the problem is actually incorrect screen settings and poor reading habits. To improve our online reading experience, we only need to have the proper screen settings, tools and habits.

Intel today lauded the arrival of netbooks based on its new dual-core Atom processor, the N550.

Techno-savvy Londoners are abandoning their worldy possessions and instead living their lives out of a laptop. The digital minimalist is able instantly to access their music, photos and film collection from any computer in the world – and to move house (and country) at the drop of a hat.

Starting tomorrow, travel writer Rolf Potts will embark on a trip that will take him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. This post will explain how he’s going to do it, and there’s a kick-ass giveaway at the end…

Don't tell me how many G's your new phone has. We've all loved and lost so many G's at this point.

Velocity Micro is now taking orders for two Android tablets the company first introduced a little over a month ago. One is marketed as a 7 inch color eBook reader, while the other is pitched as a multipurpose Android tablet. Both are available for pre-order today, but won’t ship until early September.

The Toshiba AC100 smartbook is one of the first commercially available mini-laptops running Google’s Android operating system. And when I say commercially available, I mean you can pick one up in Japan. But it looks like Toshiba UK plans to offer the AC100 soon as well.

Skype is one of the most important work and social tools I use. It’s nearly perfect. Except that you people are using it to drive me crazy.

When Asus released the UL80Vt last fall, it had both a discrete and an Graphics chips are responsible for processing all images sent to your computer?s display.
Learn Moreintegrated graphics chip, and would switch automatically to the less powerful of the two when running in battery mode. Combined with a ULV processor, it got more than 9 hours on a charge. That’s pretty neat, but then so is the update, the UL80Jt, which adds Nvidia’s Optimus technology. This makes the notebook a lot more savvy about when to switch from its integrated to its discrete GPU.

So far, the Samsung X125 hasn’t hit U.S. shores yet—the slim 11.6-inch notebook is only available in the U.K. and parts of Europe. However, that hasn’t stopped Netherlands-based fashion blog Modeblog.nl from posting a review of the netbook on YouTube.

Are you someone who does a lot of traveling abroad?, Got a exciting holiday coming up you are planning for?. Well Vodafone have released a new application for the iPhone called 'Vodafone Travel' and the best bit is the first 25,000 downloads are free of charge from the App Store either on your iPhone or on your PC/Mac.

Today Ofcom revealed that 45% of our waking hours are spent watching TV, using our mobile phone or other communications devices. Peter Phillips, Ofcom Partner, Strategy & Market Developments, stated..

Lost an important document you had on Google Docs? Ever experienced how hectic that is and how you wish finding it was slick? Well I have and it is for the same reason I love this new update from Gmail. Google has made sure that the new Labs feature makes life easier by introducing App Search on your email account.

Microsoft on Tuesday issued a "beta refresh" of its upcoming Windows Live Essentials 2011 applications suite for Windows Vista and 7.

We’ve been fans of Toshiba’s netbooks in the past—every Toshiba netbook that’s been reviewed here has gotten at least 3.5 stars. While the price tag on most of these netbooks has always been a bit of a downside, it helps to make the Toshiba mini NB255 especially appealing by comparison.

At LAPTOP, we’re all about education. So when 8th grader Michael wrote us with his notebook shopping dilemma, we were all screens.

Security. Durability. Reliability. These are the hallmarks of a good business notebook. Generally speaking, these machines tend to sport sturdy cases made with magnesium or aluminum and feature comfortable, spill-resistant keyboards (most of which are spill-resistant). You’ll find plenty of touchpads but also many accurate pointing sticks as an additional means of input. Business notebooks also tend to come with security software to help you protect your data and the ability to dock your system for the best desktop computing experience.

There’s an old (semi true) parable about frogs boiling in water. While not literal it’s a fun and instructive metaphor for change.

It goes like this: if you put a frog in boiling water it will sense the hot water and immediately jump out yet if you put it into cold water and very gradually turn up the temperature in the water the frog won’t notice and will stay in until it has boiled to death.

Apple’s iPad is an impressive piece of technology. Here’s what you need to know to get the most out of it as a business tool.

It used to be that freelancers were limited to the cities we live in for clients. On occasion, some freelancers could land clients and handle projects through mail, but most companies preferred to work with someone based nearby. Technology has improved since then, letting most freelancers take on clients no matter whether they’re around the corner or on the other side of the globe. It’s a good thing: we get access to more work and, quite often, higher pay rates than we could get locally.

Lately, every time I run into a small business owner I’ve been asking about what project management tools they use.

Pogoplug, a device that lets you put any USB disk onto the internet, is getting a wireless adapter. Now you can have your disk anywhere in your house and still access it from the outside world.

Back in June, I mentioned that CounterPath told me they were working on a multiple SIP account version of their iPhone/iPad/iTouch application. That day has arrived!

Asustek—perhaps the poster child of the netbook world—is cutting down netbook shipments for their strongest quarter. Their reason: Apple's iPad is eating their market. They are not giving up, and will "step into the tablet PC segment."

Researchers at Internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you're not quite ready to give up things like Internet porn completely.

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has finally launched its own portable battery powered Wi-Fi Mobile Broadband USB Modem router (Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R201), which others prefer to call MiFi. The device will allow up to five people to simultaneously connect to the internet over the Vodafone network. Three (3) mobile offers something similar.