Ways to run web services through desktop apps are constantly explored especially for oft-used ones. Desktop apps are preferred to web services because they tend to use less resources. Today, Gmail can be run as a desktop application through two means: Google Gadgets and Mozilla Prism.

Gmail With Google Gadgets: To run the official Gmail Google Gadget, you’ll need Google Desktop 5 or above installed on your computer. The gadget is little (79KB) and offers all the basic features of Gmail including reading, sending, searching and

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