Monthly Archives: January, 2009

Gmail grows up with offline e-mail access

Significantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its Web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network. Google believes almost religiously in cloud computing, the idea that computer applications and data live on the Internet rather than on PCs. But there …

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Windows 7 Beta Available For Download

Microsoft made the Windows 7 beta available for download Saturday after its servers were overwhelmed with users trying to download the operating system. On its Windows 7 site, Microsoft posted a note saying “The Windows 7 Beta is now available for download.” The Windows 7 site lists a page where the beta can be downloaded. …

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