Google Introduces Offline Support For Gmail

Google Introduces Offline Support For Gmail

Google has announced that one of its most requested features, offline IT support for Gmail has been made available for testing. 

The new feature, enabled after users download Google Gears, will make the online mail IT service more similar to desktop mail clients like Outlook.



The move should also put Google back on a more even footing within the cloud computing space, where Microsoft, Yahoo, Zimbra, Zoho and others already provide offline access.

The new feature would automatically kick in once a connection was lost, using data stored on the user's hard drive rather than the information sent across the network.