Tasks graduates from Gmail Labs
15 Jul2009
Google launched the Gmail Labs as a forum for delivering useful features that might not be quite ready for prime time. Google claimed that the most popular and viable Labs features would graduate and that some of the less used, less viable features would be discarded.
Yesterday, Google announced that Tasks is been one of the experimental Gmail features and its the first gradute from Labs.
I’m proud to announce that Tasks is in that first bucket — it’s been one of the most popular experimental Gmail features and it’s now the first graduate from Labs. said James Watts, Software Engineer at Google.
Accessing Tasks is very easy. Just click “Tasks” under the contacts link above the chat list. Even there is no need to turn it on from the Labs tab anymore.
Tasks was introduced in Dec 2008. Since the launch Google is continuously improving it. Google describes the improvements as below:
We believe simple and fast is best, so we’ve been working to make Tasks more responsive and get basic interactions working better: we’ve added mobile and gadget views, made improvements to task editing and management, launched in more languages, and integrated with Google Calendar. We’ve also added a printable view for those people compelled to do things away from their computers or mobile devices. said James Watts, Software Engineer at Google.
Google has considered the positive feedback about Gmail Labs. Google claimed that testing something in Labs is a good way to help decide whether it should become a regular part of Gmail or not. Users can add Labs features to their calendar too which will let them see which of their contacts are currently in meeting or World Clock, which will help the users to keep track of different timezones when they schedule meetings.
For more information take a look at Google Apps Blog.
