It's been real, 2009

Ah 2009...turning five, finally shedding that beta label, and adding more than 40 new features. As we wind down after a busy year, here's a look back at a handful of our favorite additions to Gmail. We hope you enjoy trying them out as much as we enjoyed building them.

• Tasks, onto your phone and out of Labs
• An improved mobile experience, including push Gmail and a complete redesign
• Four new themes to make Gmail sparkle
• Offline Gmail and its graduation from Labs
• Drag and drop labels
• More fast previews, including PowerPoint and TIFF
• Multi-select attachments for faster, smoother file sharing
• A way to eliminate duplicate contacts with a single button
• More storage for less moolah
• Lots of new labs experiments, including undo send, automatic message translation, and "Got the wrong bob?"

On behalf of the entire Gmail team, happy holidays! See you next year.