• ReadWriteWeb, Wednesday, August 11, 2010 12:46 PM

There's never a dull moment for Google's Gmail team, which just debuted a new interface, along with a major upgrade to the Gmail Contacts application. "The updated Gmail interface now features three separate links for Mail, Contacts and Tasks at the top of the left sidebar, while the 'compose mail' and 'add contact' buttons have moved underneath these links," reports ReadWriteWeb.

Meanwhile, "The Gmail Contacts application, which is the focal point of today's update, now offers users the ability to sort contacts by last name and to create custom labels for phone numbers and other fields that turn the application into a lightweight CRM solution." As Benjamin Grol, Google's product manager for Gmail Contacts, tells ReadWriteWeb, the team approached the Contacts updates and Gmail's redesign with two themes in mind: simplicity and consistence with Gmail and other Google apps. Apparently, rumors about this latest update to Gmail's interface have been circulating throughout the month.

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