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May 22, 2011

How ‘Offline’ Web Apps Will Work on Google Chromebooks

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by Christopher Mims, Technology Review

Google’s new laptops will handle times without 3G service or WiFi access with features standard in HTML5 but not supported by all browsers. Some of Google’s new Chromebooks will have 3G connectivity, but it will be paltry — 100mb a month. Some won’t even have that, and will be WiFi only. So how are you going to use Gmail and Google Docs when you’re not in range of a hotspot, or you’re 35,000 feet in the air, racing to finish something for work? To some extent, HTML5 has you covered. Versions of Google Mail and Google Docs that will come out in June will be able to access two elements standard in the HTML5 specification.

http://technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/26770/?p1=blogs

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