Google announced today the Japanese-language version of its Gmail email service, open to anyone who wants to sign up. Japan is third, after Australia and New Zealand, to get open access to Gmail. Gmail is currently offered in over 40 different languages. In other markets, sign-ups are limited to those receiving invitations from existing users […]

Anyone can now register for Google’s online word processing program, even though it’s still in beta. Google began compiling the Writely waitlist in March and started sending invitations in July. This month, they reached the bottom of the waitlist– so now they can accomodate anyone who wants to use the program.
Writely allows users to compose, […]