Remains of the Day: Gmail's New Compose Window Comes to Everyone

Gmail makes its new compose feature standard, Amazon acquires Goodreads, Google starts testing its same day delivery service, and Facebook Messenger gets free calling in the UK.

• Gmail's New Compose Now Default Gmail's new compose window, which allows you to write new emails in an overlaid chat-like window, is now the default setting for all users. The old Compose window is still accessible, but only as a temporary setting. [Gmail]
• Exciting News About Goodreads: We're Joining the Amazon Family! Book recommendation/community site Goodreads was acquired by Amazon today. Goodreads will continue to run and exist as its own entity, but expect to see the site's social features and recommendations make their way to Kindle in the near future. [Goodreads]
• Calling All SF Bay Area Residents: Help Test Our New Local, Same-Day Delivery Service Today Google announced that it will be testing a new service, Google Shopping Express, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The service will allow users to order online from both national and local retailers and have their purchases delivered on the same day. [Google Commerce]
• Facebook Quietly Begins Rolling Out Free Voice Calling In Messenger App For UK Residents Facebook Messenger users in the UK received an update that brings free VoIP calling to the app. The feature came to US users in January, and remains exclusive to the Messenger app as opposed to the main Facebook app. [The Next Web]
• Raspbmc's March Update The latest update to the Raspberry Pi media center app improves AirPlay visibility for Mac OS and iOS 8 and comes with a large number of bug fixes. [Raspbmc]
• Introducing GNOME 3.8 Linux desktop environment GNOME released its latest version this week. The new release comes with a large number of new features like a new app launcher, improved search, and better privacy controls. Also in the release is Classic Mode, which will let users switch to a more traditional GNOME 2-like interface. [Gnome Library]

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