Gmail - Updates on the Desktop and in Hand

On the desk and lap's top, Gmail now comes in your colors (by way of a background image), if you wish.
On iOS devices, Gmail alerts from its app now come in Notification Center (and speedily); the updated Gmail app — as well as Gmail in Safari — also lets you send from alternate email addresses (that you have previously set up for sending in Gmail's web version for the desktop):
›› Gmail is the Google approach to email and chat. Practically unlimited free online storage allows you to collect all your messages, and Gmail's simple but very smart interface lets you find mail precisely and see it in context without effort.