Many were speculating about the true release date of Google’s popular web  based email client known as Gmail for some time now. Rumors were fueled with an additional boost, when Google (by accidently or not) released a page allowing anyone to sign up to use Gmail.

Then to everyones suprise, the page was pulled down for reasons unknown to anyone. It could’ve of been a mistake, like the many made by google blogger team last year.

Since the release date of 2004, Gmail was limited to those lucky few invited by email or registered through mobile phone. These were methods ensuring the quality of Gmail remains stardard and to prevent spam accounts from being created.

The long beta period does seem unusual for a google product as popular as Gmail. Google has become extremetly efficient at providing users with quality products and so this waiting period does seem legitimate.

Google being the generous company it is today decided to gift you this valentines day with a completely free registation process. By free, I mean without those hassles I’ve mentioned. Anyone can now sign up for a free Gmail account offering 2.8GB of storage space.

Some of the features you will find useful with gmail include advanced spam protection, integration with other google services, and ofcourse the much loved search feature. Additionally, you can even access your email on the go with complete mobile access.

Sign Up For GMail

[Source: Google Blog]