Yahoo! unveils Yahoo! mail beta

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Yahoo! today launched Yahoo! Mail Beta, a faster, easier, safer, and more social communications experience that helps Yahoo! Mail users around the world to be more engaged, productive and connected than ever.

Beginning today, people can opt-in to Yahoo! Mail Beta to easily navigate and organize their inbox, browse photos and videos, more efficiently search for emails and benefit from improved spam protection said a press release.

“Online communication tools are an important part of people’s lives–whether they’re connecting with their friends and family, sharing pictures and videos, or keeping up on news across social networks,” said Blake Irving, chief product officer, Yahoo!.

He added, “We’ve built a powerful global framework for email and Yahoo! Mail Beta completes our trio of mail experiences, seamlessly spanning the PC, Droid, iPhone and iPad. For the millions of people who access email from a PC and a phone or tablet, there’s no better cross-device experience.”

“With an increasing number of new Internet users in India using this as a primary mode of online communication, whether they access the internet through a PC or a mobile, a faster, lighter, safer Yahoo! Mail Beta will significantly enhance their experience.” added Arun Tadanki, Managing Director, Yahoo! India

During this Beta period, Yahoo! will continually update and add new features to Yahoo! Mail Beta.  All global users can choose to switch between Yahoo! Mail Beta and the current versions of Yahoo! Mail added the release.