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Google Resolves Gmail Name Dispute In UK

Posted by Soulskill on from the what's-in-a-name dept.

united_notions writes "Slashdot has previously reported the legal challenges over the Gmail brand in Europe. Now, the BBC reports that UK users can finally register @gmail.com addresses — and existing @googlemail.com users can switch to @gmail.com too. Google has put up a page describing the change."

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  1. Re:Other business... by mehrotra.akash · · Score: 3, Informative

    almost all of that can be accomplished using advanced search

  2. Re:Oh great! by Dupple · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think it depends when you registered for gmail. I've always had a gmail address. If they stood before the change was made, then they were still valid I think, either that or they were converted on the fly, and the reverse was probably true. I'm UK too

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  3. Re:Other business... by Randle_Revar · · Score: 2, Informative

    1) looks fine to me

    2) just add restrictions to your search

    after:2010/03/01
    before:2010/03/01

    from:Alice

    label:work

    has:attachment

    etc.

    http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=7190

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  4. Re:Dodgy maths... by Solandri · · Score: 4, Informative

    It was said in jest, and the humor was apparently lost on the BBC. The full quote is: "we estimate this name change will save something like 60 million keystrokes a day. At approximately 217 microjoules per keystroke, that's about the energy of 20 bonbons saved every day!"

    P.S. I like the idea of measuring energy use in bonbons.

  5. Re:Causes problems with Android by Duncan+Booth · · Score: 3, Informative

    To change the user on an Android phone you need to go into application settings and delete the stored data for "Google Mail", "Google Mail Settings" and "Google Apps", Then reboot and the phone should prompt for your login details. No need to restore anything. At least that worked for me.