Site: Gmail.com
Category: Communication
Gmail is Google's Web-based e-mail service. It was one of the first e-mail services to offer users 1GB of storage space for their e-mails at a time when others were offering just a few megabytes. One of the reasons Gmail has become so popular is its sorting system, which lets users simply leave e-mail in their in-box. Instead of organizing things in folders, Gmail has employed a filtering system, which essentially lets users automatically tag and sort through incoming e-mail.
In 2008 Gmail introduced "labs," a new section of the site where users can test out features that have not yet been released to the main product. It also added Gears, which lets users read, search, and create mail while offline.
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Gmail is Google's Web-based e-mail service. It was one of the first e-mail services to offer users 1GB of storage space for their e-mails at a time when others were offering just a few megabytes. One of the reasons Gmail has become so popular is its sorting system, which lets users simply leave e-mail in their in-box. Instead of organizing things in folders, Gmail has employed a filtering system, which essentially lets users automatically tag and sort through incoming e-mail.
In recent years, Gmail has continuously increased its available storage space in excess of 6GB, and has integrated other Google services such as instant messaging from Google Talk and AOL's AIM.
Winner: Gmail (Gmail.com)
Category: Communication
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Category: Mobile
Google's mobile version of Gmail is a streamlined version of its full-featured sibling. Users can view and search through their in-box, and even open up attachments such as images, office documents, and PDFs. There are actually two versions of Gmail for mobile phones--one is just the URL, and another is a Java app that will run on any phone that can handle that type of application.
Gmail's mobile interface isn?t flashy, but like its desktop brethren, it makes use of keypad shortcuts that can make navigating and corralling your e-mail a little easier on your phone?s limited keypad.
Web site: www.Google.com/mobile/gmail
Webware coverage: Google Mail goes mobile, RSS too
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Category: Communications
Gmail is Google's Web-based mail service. It was one of the first e-mail services to offer users 1GB of storage space for their e-mails at a time when others were offering just a few megabytes. One of the reasons Gmail has become so popular is its sorting system, which lets users simply leave e-mail in their in-box. Instead of organizing things in folders, Gmail has employed a filtering system, which essentially lets users automatically tag and sort through incoming e-mail.
In recent years, Gmail has continuously increased its available storage space in excess of 2GB, and has integrated other Google services like instant messaging and RSS readers. It's also caused some controversy with its contextual ads that change based on conversations within e-mails.
Web site: www.Gmail.com
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