Google this week told Chrome users to switch to outdated versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Mozilla's Firefox if they want to access Gmail when they're not connected to the Web.
On Tuesday, Gmail dropped offline support for Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), Firefox 4, Safari and Opera.
The company had announced Gmail's offline shut-off two months ago when it said it was shifting the Web mail service's offline support from Gear, its now-obsolete plug-in, to HTML5. At the time, Google said it would drop Gear from Chrome as of version 12.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217108/
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On Tuesday, Gmail dropped offline support for Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), Firefox 4, Safari and Opera.
The company had announced Gmail's offline shut-off two months ago when it said it was shifting the Web mail service's offline support from Gear, its now-obsolete plug-in, to HTML5. At the time, Google said it would drop Gear from Chrome as of version 12.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217108/
