Updates Announced For Google Gears And Google Desktop

Google announced Monday that it has launched Google Gears for Apple's Safari browser on Mac OS X. All Safari users running Mac OS X (Windows isn't supported yet) can now access Gears-enabled sites like Zoho Office and the YouTube Uploader. Google also announced Monday that it has released Google Desktop 5.8 for Windows, which the company claims, will increase performance and make it a more agile service.