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Last week Apple announced to MobileMe members that it was to begin a beta of a new look webmail client. Over the last few days those invites have been rolling in and the beta is live.

Largely the MobileMe Mail beta is very similar to its predecessor, there is two new views available and the ability to setup rules is handy with lots of mobile devices around. Also MobileMe Mail beta runs very smoothly and feels very much like using a desktop based client.

The official list of new features is as follows:

• Widescreen and compact views
• Rules to keep your email organized everywhere
• Single-click archiving
• Message formatting toolbar
• Improved performance
• Increased security with SSL

Apple has posted an FAQ discussing the new features, some screenshots are below.

Three column view in MobileMe Mail beta

Compact view in MobileMe Mail beta

Rules in MobileMe Mail beta

Rules in MobileMe Mail beta

Compose window with formatting bar in MobileMe Mail beta

Font choices available in MobileMe Mail beta