Two handy new features were added to Gmail Labs yesterday: expanded email previews and nested labels.

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Mail Goggles is one of two dozen features to spring from Gmail Labs, a test bed for new applications that launched in June.

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Google just "graduated" the feature from its Gmail Labs, a sort of sandbox for innovative features the company makes available to users on an a la carte basis.

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The Gmail feature called "smart labels, " which now is available for users who choose to switch on the feature through the Gmail Labs page, automatically sorts e-mail into groups to make it easier -- and hopefully less stressful -- for to users to manage their overflowing inboxes.

CNN: Google 'smart labels' aim to de-stress e-mail