Gmail: Coming to a Mobile Device Near You

Today, Google announced the launch of a new mobile client for its increasingly popular Gmail service. The client is designed to give users the same look and feel that they experience in using Gmail for the web, but with the portability and ease of use that mobile technology offers.

Google's e-mail service can already access their messages via mobile browsers, but the new mobile Gmail client offers readers benefits above and beyond that of a conventional mobile browser: •  Up to five times faster access and use, thanks to automatic pre-fetching of messages •  Drastically reduced clicks and scrolling to access email •  Fewer keystrokes for reading, composing, or searching mail •  Attachments, including files and photos, viewable and automatically resized to fit the user's phone "Google's mobile products are designed to enable people to quickly and easily get the information they want on the go," said Deep Nishar, director of product management at Google. "We realize the role mobile phones play as a key driver for balancing online and offline worlds, and we're committed to developing products that help people stay connected when they're away from their computers. Gmail for mobile devices delivers on that commitment." Oliver Starr over at http://gmail.com/app to download the client. Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Joe is a staff writer for latest ebusiness news.