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Google Introduces POP Refresh Feature to Gmail Labs

Google announced  today on the Official Gmail blog the introduction of a new feature to Gmail Labs called “Refresh POP accounts.” Basically, the new feature allows users who have set up multiple accounts into Gmail using POP to instantly fetch new messages on demand with a click to the refresh link on the inbox. Up until now, emails from the other integrated accounts were not pushed to the Gmail inbox in real time. POP messages could take several minutes and even hours to arrive on Gmail, which can be very inconvenient, if you ask me. More »

Google Launches New Features for Google Translate

Google announced today on the ever so trusty Official Google Blog that they have launched three new features and a new look for Google Translate. The new features include:

• Translate instantly: Google Translate now instantly translates your text right as you typing it.
• Read any language: With the exception of Persian, Hebrew, and Arabic characters, you can now read all non-Latin characters as phonetically written in English by just clicking on “Show romanization.” More »