Gmail goes Offline with Gears
Google announced yesterday that Offline Gmail has now be moved to the labs: anyone with a Gmail account can activate this feature and start taking advantage of full use of Gmail even while you’re offline or suffering a shotty internet connection. From the blog:
From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile broadband cards to fledgling in-flight wireless on airplanes, Internet access is becoming more and more ubiquitous — but there are still times when you can’t access your webmail because of an unreliable or unavailable connection…. Today we’re starting to roll out an experimental feature in Gmail Labs that should help fill in those gaps: offline Gmail. So even if you’re offline, you can open your web browser, go to gmail.com, and get to your mail just like you’re used to.
Combine this with the portability of your netbook and there’s no reason you can’t Gmail in the air, on the subway, or in a wireless black hole. This feature requires you to enable Google Gears. Check out the release video: Read more…
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