Gmail finally lets you 'Undo Send' emails

When it launched in 2009, Undo Send would delay sending your emails for five seconds, but it now lets users choose if they want to hold their mail for 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds.

Google Labs is a collection of Gmail features that allows users to opt in to public betas for services that aren't quite yet ready for prime time. Undo Send was one of the most popular of the Labs features.

However, Undo Send is not currently available on mobile, so you're out of luck if you want to retract an email you sent via your phone. But there's good news: Google said it will roll out the feature to mobile in the future but didn't elaborate on the timeline.

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Windows 10 Will Be Available July 29

Update for windows 10 : Microsoft has officially announced it will be releasing Windows 10 worldwide on June 29 as a free upgrade for users of Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.  Beginning July 29th , 2015 Windows 10 will be available in 190 markets globally as a free upgrade to customers running on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Built with help from more than four million people around the world, Windows 10  start of a new era of personal technology, designed to empower people to do great things," said the company in a statement. 

What else do you get? Well I’m glad you asked –  quick look at the highlights:

• Microsoft Edge: The successor to Internet Explorer, designed around minimalism and collaboration tools, plus with Cortana integration.
• Word, Excel and PowerPoint built in.
• Xbox Live and Xbox app for doing things like recording gameplay, interacting with your Xbox friends and also streaming Xbox games to the desktop.
• Windows Continuum, which lets you smoothly jump between multiple Windows 10 devices, and which lets you use your phones like a PC with external input accessories.
• Windows Hello, a new login method that uses face, iris or fingerprint recognition to log you in without a password, depending on hardware support.

Microsoft is doing everything it can to make the transition smooth, like ensuring it’ll work with your existing applications. Windows 8 was sort of an awkward generation, so here’s hoping the skipped numeral results in something that suits everyone’s needs.

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