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GMail goes global
[A press release]
Google extends experimental features to international users as Gmail marks its fifth birthday
April 2, 2009, Manila, Philippines , Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that Gmail Labs will now be available internationally in 49 languages. Gmail Labs is an experimental feature playground within Google’s free email service, Gmail.
Gmail Labs offers users useful and quirky tools to enhance and personalize their email inboxes. Initially launched in English in June 2008, Gmail Labs has offered 43 features in 43 weeks and most of these features will now be available around the globe in local languages including Filipino. Users can enable and disable Gmail Labs features individually with just a few clicks of the mouse. Some of the Gmail Labs features include:
- Offline Gmail – access your email and compose messages even when you don’t have an internet connection. Changes are synchronized when you reconnect to the internet.
- Undo Send – retract an email for up to five seconds after it has been sent.
- Mail Goggles – within a chosen time window, this tool allows you to send mail only if you can solve a set of simple math problems. Otherwise, get a good night’s sleep and try again in the morning.
- Forgotten Attachment Reminder – prevents you from accidentally sending messages without the relevant attachments by prompting you if you have mentioned an attachment without adding one.
- Tasks – adds a to-do list to your inbox. You can create tasks manually, or directly from an email, and edit your list from your phone while on-the-go.
The announcement coincides with the fifth anniversary of the launch of Gmail on April 1st, 2004.
