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Postbox 3 launches with more social, more integration

by Brett Terpstra (Nov 1st, 2011)

We've tracked the progress of the Postbox email client for a while now, and it keeps getting better. Postbox -- an evolution of the Mozilla email client -- combines ease-of-use and email power tools to create a full-featured client with great polish. Version 3.0 brings with it not only new ...

Gmail's web app adds multiple accounts, mobile signature

by Mike Schramm (Sep 22nd, 2011)

I do have my Gmail account connected to my iPhone's Mail app through IMAP, but occasionally there are still times (mostly when searching my archived mail) that I need to use the mobile Safari web app version of the popular mail service. So it's good to hear that Google is still updating that ...

Sparrow co-founder tells why the Mac App Store is crucial to his success

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 31st, 2011)

Sparrow co-founder Dominique Leca gave an interesting interview to Business Insider (BI) in which he reveals his thoughts about the Mac App Store from a developer's perspective. We've covered Sparrow, the popular third-party OS X email client, many times before. It launched on the Mac App Store ...

Tim Cook email to Apple employees: "Apple is not going to change"

by Steven Sande (Aug 25th, 2011)

In an email designed to reassure Apple employees who might be a bit trepidatious after the Steve Jobs announcement yesterday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook told workers that "Apple is not going to change." The email, leaked to Ars Technica by a reputable source, includes Cook's reassurance that ...

Sparrow update flies in, alights on Mac App Store

by Steven Sande (Aug 8th, 2011)

Do you use Sparrow? The popular alternative email app has just been updated to version 1.3.2, so if you're partial to "the bird" for your mail, it's time to head out to the Mac App Store and get the latest version. Sparrow 1.3.2 brings the following features to the bird feeder: Features: - ...

Video App Demo: Webmail++

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 29th, 2011)

Raise your hand if you've ever found Web Outlook on your Mac ugly and unusable, particularly the "classic" style. Now, if you have an iPhone and have been forced to use this adomination of everything good about web design, you know that the painful gets even more painful when you have to ...

Second accused AT&T iPad hacker in plea talks

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 29th, 2011)

Last month, Daniel Spitler pleaded guilty to hacking account information from AT&T 3G iPads and faces up to 10 years in prison. His alleged partner in crime, Andrew Auernheimer, is now reportedly negotiating a plea deal as well. Auernheimer's case is currently on hold during these ...

Lion Mail: Faster, full-screen, and feature-packed

by Steven Sande (Jul 20th, 2011)

During my testing of OS X Lion during the last month, I decided to take a break from my beloved Sparrow to see if the reboot of Mail.app could bring me back into the fold. I hate to tell the Sparrow team, but I'm heading to back to Mail. In this post, I'll discuss the features that have made me ...

MobileMe webmail balks at political bulk mailings

by Mike Schramm (Jul 8th, 2011)

Unfortunately, as originally reported by John Brownlee at Cult of Mac, it looks like Apple may be filtering out emails sent from the online MobileMe client based on content. The story is that a user was trying to send an email mentioning "Authoritarian Oppressive Regimes," and when sent, those ...

Sparrow update eats bugs, changes default settings

by Steven Sande (Jun 14th, 2011)

A minor update to Mail.app competitor Sparrow was released today. Sparrow 1.2.1, available through the Mac App Store, provides fixes to a number of crash-related bugs, as well as some changes to default app settings. According to the release notes, the Facebook wall post option is now unchecked ...

Tweeting from a Newton

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 1st, 2011)

Getting old technology to do new things in a creative way is fun. Take, for example, Tony Kan of the My Apple Newton blog who details how he uses twittermail, to send tweets via email and Twitter's now defunct RSS feed to receive his incoming feed. Though Twitter no longer supports RSS, the link ...

Sparrow 1.2 first look: A lot to like and a few minor gripes

by Steven Sande (May 26th, 2011)

As a convert from Mail.app to Sparrow (US$9.99), I naturally got a bit overexcited when I heard that version 1.2 of the Mac email app was going to be unveiled at TechCrunch Disrupt yesterday. After downloading and installing the latest version from the Mac App Store, I've got to say that I like ...

Sparrow announces new features at TechCrunch Disrupt

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 25th, 2011)

Update 6:45 PM EST: Version 1.2 of Sparrow is now available in the Mac App Store. Full list of what's new is here. Moments ago, Dom Leca of Sparrow took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York and announced a few new features for Sparrow -- a powerful and elegant email client. They also ...

Another phishing email takes on Apple themes

by Chris Rawson (May 23rd, 2011)

According to MacRumors, yet another Apple-styled phishing email is making the rounds. This one seems to be a lot more insidious than another phishing email that circulated last week. While the earlier email had several aspects to it that were dead giveaways it was fake, this new email could ...

New phishing email pretends to be from Apple's online store

by Chris Rawson (May 18th, 2011)

We've received several reports today of an email making the rounds that's very likely a phishing scam. The message content is cleverly designed to look like it's coming from the Apple Store, and clicking on any of the links will take you to a website that's even superficially similar to Apple's ...