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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Software

Browser-Based Offline Gmail Demonstrated On iPhone, Android

11:21PM John Herrman | Gmail’s desktop offline mode relies on browser extensions, but Google engineers have figured out a way to use HTML5 standards—supported by the iPhone, Android and Pre’s webkit browsers—to accomplish the same thing natively. More »
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Software

Offline, Semi-Offline Modes Now Available in Gmail

10:33PM John Herrman | Offline Gmail was one of the greatest promises of Google Gears, and it’s finally available in Gmail Labs—with a few unexpected extras. More »
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Online

Google Docs Get Offline Support, T Not Happy

11:51PM Haroon Malik | Google is furthering the migration of pretty much everything to the cloud by offering offline Google Docs support, which will be powered by Google Gears. Effectively, the applications you use will have data stored locally until you get back in range of your Wi-Fi hotspot, where updating will then occur seamlessly. The functionality will start to roll out in the coming week, with some users being granted immediate access. More »
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