Google is re-thinking email and launches Inbox, a new gmail that’s not gmail, but is connected to your gmail. We’ll explain. Apple Pay hits a few glitches & PC World takes a bold step.

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Inbox is a total reinvention of email from Google | The Verge

The new Gmail app from the Gmail team isn’t technically just an email app, at least if you ask them. It’s called “Inbox,” and it’s being released as an invite-only system that works on the Chrome browser, Android phones, and iPhones. It feels completely native and fast on all of those systems. But it’s a native and fast app that does something 10 degrees away from what you’d expect an email app to do. My first impression of Inbox is that it’s really great, but a little weird.

The basic idea is this: it’s still a Gmail app, but instead of giving you the traditional list of emails, it tries to intelligently give you more information so you don’t have to even open them. Google Now-style info cards appear right in line with your message list, including things like flight times, package tracking, and photos.

It also tries to intelligently “bundle” emails into groups that you can quickly dismiss.

Apple Pay glitch sees some early adopters hit with duplicate charges

APPLE PAY has got off to a shaky start in the US after some shoppers reported that the NFC mobile payments service had charged them twice for purchases.

The Apple Pay problem largely affects Bank of America customers, according to a report on Bloomberg.

The report claims that around 1,000 Bank of America debit transactions on Apple Pay were mistakenly duplicated, seeing some people charged twice.

The problem was blamed on a processing error that occurred between the bank and at least one payments network, according to Bloomberg‘s inside source, who added that the glitch is likely to be fixed today.

Chromebook shipments leap by 67 percent | ZDNet

ABI Research found that, in the most recent quarter, Chromebook shipments increased by 67 percent quarter over quarter. The research company expects that year over year, Chromebooks shipments will double.

Specifically, ABI found that Acer is continuing to maintain its lead over other vendors in the market, including Samsung, HP, and Dell. By ABI’s count, the top three leading vendors, Acer, Samsung, and HP, accounted for 74 percent of all Chromebooks shipped during the first half of 2014. ABI doesn’t see the top three changing in the waning months of 2014.

ABI also found that vertical markets — especially education — are a driving force. In emerging markets, especially in Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe, business-purchasing entities account for 75 percent of Chromebook sales. Google is also making an enterprise push for Chromebooks with its Chromebooks for Work initiative.

PCWorld begins weekly column on Linux and other non windows OSes.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2825493/meet-world-beyond-windows-the-new-pcworld-column-dedicated-to-linux-chrome-os-and-anything-but-wind.html