Facebook's New Email Client: 'Gmail Killer'

'Project Titan' overhaul of messaging function has insiders abuzz

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2010 2:53 PM CST

(Newser) – Facebook plans to replace its clunky old messaging system with a fully featured e-mail platform in the hopes of taking down the biggest players in the market. The project’s official internal name is Project Titan, sources tell Michael Arrington of TechCrunch, but unofficially they’... Read full story »

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