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Google has released an offline mode for Gmail via Google Gears, which lets users read their emails offline and even send email (cached until an internet connection is available).

To enable this functionality, log into Gmail, click on settings, and enable ‘Offline’ in the ‘Labs’ tab as shown.

Additionally, Google has also introduced Measurement Lab (M-Lab) – an open, distributed server platform for researchers to deploy Internet measurement tools. The M-Lab has many features for testing an internet connection, but one particular feature – ‘Glasnost’ has everyone talking. Glasnost allows anyone with a Java enabled browser to test if their ISP is manipulating BitTorrent traffic. All results are made public in the spirit of full disclosure.

Google has recently started on their own virtual world project, calling it ‘Lively‘. Initial walkabouts show that it is a cross between IMVU and Second Life. The interesting thing about Lively, is that there seems to be support for an economy via buying of things such as furniture and clothes, with the additional ability to ‘embed’ a user created and designed room into any web page. Google’s Lively is currently in beta, with signups available at their site.

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Firefox 3 Download day – The download counter has JUST broken even their own expectations! The download counter broke an astounding 5 million only just – 7:55AM GMT (3:55PM SGT)

Firefox 2 downloads on its launch day, which was 1.6 million.

Let’s shoot for 5 million–the sky is the limit!

Link to SpreadFirefox.com