google_gears1.pngLast week, Google released a beta version of Google Gears for Windows Mobile devices. Gears is an “open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using the following JavaScript APIs:”

  • Store and serve application resources locally
  • Store data locally in a fully-searchable relational database
  • Run asynchronous Javascript to improve application responsiveness

Gears is supported on Windows Mobile 5+ devices running Internet Explorer Mobile 4.01+. The software is also available for Mac and Linux users running Firefox 1.5+. Developers are working on a version for Safari/WebKit which will hopefully provide service for the iPhone when the iPhone SDK is available for the phone.

Related: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/03/google-gears-goes-mobile/
http://mashable.com/2008/03/03/google-gears-mobile/