Gmail belongs to Google, and they also have a mobile platform called the Android. So of course Gmail will work wonder on Android. In fact, I think that it’s the best platform to have Gmail on-the-go if you need to access Gmail anywhere you go. And with v2.3.5 that just hit it’s getting even better.

The top two new features this time around include the ability to sync only priority messages (saving battery life and keeping unimportant messages at bay) and the ability to individually set notifications and ringtones for any of the labels in your inbox.

There’s also new stuff like the ability to remember “Show Pictures” for specific senders, better TalkBack support, the ability to turn off sticky message actions in all orientations and improved performance.

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It’s been quite some time since Google first talk about their fiber-based ISP. From beta tests, to hopeful communities, to Topeka fools day, to selecting not one, but two Kansas Cities. Now it’s “boots on the ground” time according to the Google Fiber blog: detail engineering starts now.

In the coming weeks, Kansas City residents (presumably on both sides of the Kansas / Missouri border) can expect to see El Goog’s engineers measuring phone poles, gathering geographical data, and asking hard-hitting questions, like “What is your address?” All this footwork will help Google get a head start on building that sweet, ultra-high-speed gigabit network.

Not the most glamorous bit of Google magic we’ve ever seen, but it’s still exciting to hear that preliminary work has begun. Of course, it would be even more exciting if this were coming where we lived.

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Images have appeared showing an iPhone with a plastic front and back, indicating that it might be the iPhone 4S launching alongside the iPhone 5.

Following Apple’s supposed “accidental” reveal of an iPod Touch sporting 3G connectivity via the iTunes website on Wednesday, a trio of non-Apple screenshots surfaced on Thursday claiming to be the iPhone 4S.

Instead of a glass screen and a glass back plate, the new pictures indicate that this version simply uses hard white plastic, thereby falling in-line with previous rumors that Apple plans to offer a lighter, cheaper iPhone 4 model come September.

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Google has launched a service that grabs your website, translates it for optimum performance, and then spits it back out at unknowing web surfers.

Thursday Google engineering manager Ram Ramani announced the launch of its new Page Speed Service which promises to speed up page loads. The launch follows Google’s Page Speed browser extension released two years ago and the Page Speed Online API released earlier this year. Google also released an Apache module last year that automatically rewrote web pages to make viewing faster.

So what’s this new Page Speed Service? Think of its as a translation service that grabs and re-writes the content from your servers, then spits it back out to Internet surfers. Initial tests have shown speed improvements of 25-percent to 60-percent on several sites as seen here. Users won’t see anything different in how they access the site other than that the pages will load a lot quicker.

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Stainless steel appliances are just about everywhere these days. Thanks to the material’s slick look, easy cleaning and durability, it has become exceptionally popular in our kitchens. Now scientists at the University of Birmingham have claimed to create a new type of stainless steel that is even more durable and bacteria resistant than conventional stainless steel.

By introducing the elements of silver or copper into the steel surface with an Active Screen Plasma system, the team was able to create a stainless steel hybrid metal. Allowing nitrogen and carbon to enter the stainless steel structure, the metal becomes hardened and more resistant to bacteria. This would mean the already easy to clean stainless steel appliances could become even easier to clean.

Aside from making cleaning easier and appliances last longer, this new stainless steel metal could mean less germs being spread around in the kitchen. Outside of the kitchen, this stainless steel could be used to manufacture medical tools that will last longer and continue to maintain antibacterial properties after frequent cleanings. The team has already begun testing the material with medical instruments and is seeing impressive results.

SOURCE via Physorg

Sure mosquitoes can be a pesky annoyance over here, but in some parts of the world with nearly 3.3 billion people at risk of a deadly malaria infection, mosquitoes can be quite the menace. Hoping to assist in the fight against malaria, designer Paul M. Wood has created a unique device that traps and kills dangerous mosquitoes.

Dubbed the Eco-Magnet, Wood’s concept is a large device that is designed to be installed in public areas such as parks and other recreational levels. Unlike traditional electronic bug zapping devices, the Eco-Magnet utilizes sunlight to convert water into carbon dioxide inside its main chamber.

The chamber is then laced with ocetinol to mimic the scent of humans, attracting mosquitoes into the chamber where they are then trapped and dehydrated to death. Eco-Magnet collects the dead mosquitoes and stores them in a removable bag that is located in the lower half of the device, designed to be disposed of biannually.

In addition to its mosquito-zapping abilities, the Eco-Magnet features a titanium dioxide coated dome that assists in removing toxins from the air during its lengthy life span of 15 years. Although there are no details given on expected costs and maintenance, a device such as the Eco-Magnet could play a huge role in reducing the risk of malaria infections around the world.

Samsung’s Galaxy line of tablets and smartphones has been extremely successful so far and the company’s brand new Galaxy S2 is no exception. According to Sammy Hub, Samsung has already shifted five million Galaxy S2 devices. Citing confirmation from Samsung itself, Sammy Hub says the company has shipped five million units to distributors. Though it’s not as impressive as selling five million phones, it’s still quite a feat, especially when you consider that the phone has yet to launch in the U.S. and has been available for less than three months.

The Galaxy S2 launched just 85 days ago, on April 29, and boasts a beefy dual-core CPU aside, Google’s Android OS (Gingbread/Android 2.3), along with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, and an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording video in 1080p. The phone also supports 1080p video playback.

Samsung’s goal is to sell 10 million Galaxy S2s. Already available in China and several European countries, a U.S. launch is set for next month.

SOURCE via Samsung