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Gmail Finally Comes Out Of Beta

1:22AM Matt Buchanan | Later today, Google’s pulling Gmail, Google Talk, Calendar and Docs out of beta. Not because of major new updates or anything, but to make business customers happy. [TechCrunch]
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How To Send SMS Text Messages With Gmail’s Chat

3:45AM John Mahoney | Google today rolled out a Labs feature that allows you to quickly send SMS messages via Gchat–perfect for continuing to antagonise your contacts with your witty links well after they leave their computer. More »
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Google Adding Text Messaging To Gchat in Gmail

4:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | Those of you who use Gchat through Gmail can now send text messages to mobile phones. The function is experimental, so you have to go to the Labs tab inside of Gmail’s settings (or click on that little green flask icon) to turn it on. Your messages will appear as a 406 number–once you’ve sent a text through gmail, that’ll be your specific number. AIM’s had this feature for a while, so it’s not surprising that Google would implement it as well. Text your friends! See how it goes! [Webmonkey] More »