Gmail is a free, advertising-supported webmail, POP3, and IMAP service provided by Google.A version of Gmail used by Google employees has been revealed in a screenshot included with a Chromium OS bug report, and the image reveals more than a half dozen changes to the Gmail most of us are using today.

The blog Google Operating System and mashable posted the image yesterday, and we’ve also included it below. Remember that this internal version of Gmail may differ from future public versions.Savvy Gmail users immediately picked apart the screenshot looking for new features and interesting changes.

Following that theme,the mian changes are as follows:

• Most notably, Mail, Contacts and Tasks have all been featured in the top left as the three pillars of the user experience.

• Right below those, you can see that “Compose Mail” is now an actual button, not just a text link. That’s simply an aesthetic change, but it’s an interesting choice regardless.

• There are no longer text links to actions such as “Select All” or “Select None”  ,they appear to now exist under a textless drop-down box above the Inbox.

• Drop-down boxes are ubiquitous in general, actually.

• Note that the e-mail address at the top menu is accompanied by a drop-down box i think could that be the Gmail account switcher that Google promised? Future will tell us better.

• Look in the chat window and you’ll see a new “Call Phone” button. That might be Google Voice integration. You’ll also see two little buttons in the top-right corner of the Google Talk window; one of those could be a rejiggered settings menu, but it’s hard to tell for sure, future will tell us for sure.

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