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Gmail Redesign, Google+ Games & More: This Morning’s Top Stories

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:33 AM PDT

TBT - Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. We're keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.

Google Redesigns Gmail, Google Calendar

Google is rolling out new versions of Gmail and Google Calendar, cosmetic (rather than functional) makeovers designed to complement Google+'s interface.

President Obama To Hold First Twitter Town Hall

On July 6, U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a town hall using Twitter, answering questions about the economy and jobs during a live webcast.

Get Ready for Google+ Games

It looks like Google has some big, as-yet-unannounced features planned for Google+, including a Google Games product.

Twitter Users Sending More Than 200 Million Tweets Per Day

Twitter has announced another milestone: Its users are sending approximately 200 million tweets per day, the equivalent of 8,163 copies of War and Peace (in character counts, anyways).

Further News

It looks like the Village Voice won't be moving to Tumblr after all, as employees reached a tentative agreement on healthcare plans.
Path, the mobile social network that limits users to 50 friends, has arrived on Android.
WikiLeaks has released a spoof on Mastercard's iconic "Priceless" commercials.
WordPress has launched a webOS app for the HP Touchpad tablet.
MOG has launched a new player with more streamlined playlists and deeper, Facebook-fueled recommendations.
Using a bit of CSS magic, designer Fabio Giolito has created a theme that makes Google+ look like Facebook.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59

[via - mashable]