Gmail on Your Mobile Phone

Gmail has gone public! You can sign yourself up - no need to wait for an invitation. However, the twist is that you sign up with your mobile phone. The site has a checkbox that says: " Save my number for use with future Google Mobile services, such as secure password recovery and SMS alerts." Curious as to what those furture services are, I clicked the "learn more" link. Apparently, one of the future services is "secure verification should you ever forget the password to your Gmail account." No more forgotten password emails? They will send it to your phone instead? Hmmm. Another future offering is "to receive alerts on your phone when you receive new messages from specific senders or about topics that interest you." Now, that could be handy. Go get your Gmail now! Who doesn’t need 2.5 GBs of storage (and counting!) for free?