According to data from StatCounter, Google Chrome routed more Internet traffic over the weekend than Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Explorer has long held its spot as the most-used Web browser in the world. However, other Internet trackers still show Internet Explorer in the lead, and have criticized StatCounter's data collection methods, saying the group does not account for the different ways countries collect Internet traffic data.

According to internet monitoring firm StatCounter, Google's Chrome has overtaken Firefox and become the world's second-most popular web browser. Statcounter recently reported that Chrome's market share rose to 25.69% in November, while Firefox's share was 25.23%. Google's Chrome browser has showed considerable growth during past two years. Chrome's use has increased by 10% in the past year alone.

Gmail will soon be available offline for internet users, including Calendar and Docs in efforts to improve productivity and increase the products' offline use. There is an expressed demand for offline access to either email or calendar said Rajen Sheth, Group Product Manager.

Chrome and Firefox users can now include their latest Google+ status updates in their email signatures using the G+ email application. Email recipients can then view most recent updates and add the status update to their own circles directly from the message.