Google hopes so, because the only thing different about Gmail in its post-beta reality is that the Gmail logo no longer says "beta." (It doesn't say "Final," either -- that's just our own weak ...

Google today will finally remove the long-standing beta tag from some of its most popular web applications, most notably its wildly popular email application, Gmail. In addition to the beta-less ...

The feature is rolling out in beta starting today, and will initially be available for Google enterprise users to send encrypted emails to other Gmail users within the same organization.

With the anniversary approaching, Ars Technica spoke with Todd Jackson, Gmail Product Manager at Google, about how far Gmail has come, the state of Gmail Labs, and that damn "beta" badge.

Users have up to 30 seconds to press the button. The Gmail logo is pictured on the top of a Gmail.com welcome page in New York, Friday, April 1, 2005. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images &#151 ...

Gmail turned five on Wednesday, April 1. Launched in 2004 as an invitation-only e-mail service, the Google product now has more than 100 million users. Yet it’s still in “beta”—a term of ...

Ten years ago, on April Fool’s Day 2004, Google’s Gmail was released to the public as a beta product.

Gmail has finally gone out of beta, after more than five years of carrying the “beta” label. But it’s leaving beta not because of any great technological leap forward, but because Google has ...

Google has launched a beta of its client-side encryption for Gmail, letting businesses apply to test out the feature meant to make “sensitive data” and attachments unreadable even to Google ...

Gmail launched in 2004, Google Docs in 2006—so what took so long? Back in April, Juliet Lapidos explained why Google tends to keep products in beta for extended periods of time.

Gmail remained in beta until 2009, when it officially exited the pre-release phase alongside other Google services such as Google Docs, Calendar, and Google Talk.

Gmail has repaired itself time and again, thanks, in part, to the trials and tribulations of frustrated users. Because of beta, it's safe to say that Gmail 2007 is better than Gmail 2004.