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Gmail Finally Gets A To-Do List

TechCrunch  Dec 08 08

Someone at Google finally realized how helpful it would be to add a to-do list to Gmail. It is called "Tasks" and is now available in Gmail Labs (click on the beaker icon next to "Settings" on the upper right hand corner of Gmail). When you enable Tasks, it appears as a link in the left-hand column under Contacts. Click on the link and a box pops up in the lower right-hand corner like it does with Gtalk. You can add tasks, reorder them, cross out completed tasks, switch to a new list, or pop out the box to keep on your desktop. It's a simple feature, but really useful for people who find that they keep Gmail open all the time. Full story...

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Google Hands Out Its First 1337 Cash Prize For A Chrome Bug

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

Back in January, Google announced that it would follow Mozilla's lead and start offering cash bounties for bugs found in the code of Chromium (the open-source browser behind Chrome), or Chrome by the community.

Green E-Biller Transactis Raises $2.5 Million

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

Banks, cable companies, and utilities all want to get rid of their paper bills and get customers on their electronic billing systems.

Location Isn’t A War Between Two Sides, It’s A Gold Rush For Everyone

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

Editor's note: This post was written by Joe Stump, the co-founder of SimpleGeo, a geolocation infrastructure company.

Apple Starts Accepting iPad Applications; Launch Apps Must Be Submitted By March 27

TechCrunch  5 hours ago

There are only two weeks left until the iPad's April 3 launch date, and Apple has just started reaching out to developers to say that they're accepting applications that were developed specifically for the device.

Yahoo Chief Technologist Sam Pullara Leaves To Become An EIR At Benchmark

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

One of Yahoo's key chief technologists, Sam Pullara, is leaving the company to become an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Benchmark Capital.

Bootstrapped Social Network For Families Genoom Hits 1 Million Users

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

Who says you can't attract a substantial number of users on a shoestring budget? Spain-based social networking platform provider Genoom, which lets family members communicate amongst each other on private online community sites, is about to sign up its millionth user.

WorkSnug Augmented Reality iPhone App Hits SF And NYC For Mobile CoWorkers

TechCrunch  6 hours ago

WorkSnug, an augmented reality iPhone app that is setting out to connect "mobile workers" (that's everybody now, right?) to the nearest places to work in major cities, is now live in New York and San Francisco.

Apple iPad? The Germans Have Other Ideas

TechCrunch  7 hours ago

While every man and his dog is waiting for their preordered iPad to arrive, some Germans went their own way and yesterday presented a Slate that appears to have, well, better features.

OneRiot Rolls Out Realtime Ad Unit That Refreshes To Match Trending Topics

TechCrunch  8 hours ago

Last year, OneRiot ventured into the advertising world with RiotWise, an ad format which places content in an emphasized position in their realtime feed.

Google’s Need For Speed Is About Making You Search More

TechCrunch  8 hours ago

Google's obsession with speed is well-documented. One of the primary design principles behind its search engine is to return results as fast as possible and strip away anything extra.



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