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Google Inbox is a new app that combines Gmail and Google Now

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Google wants to change how you use email. Again  Googles new Inbox app has been released on an invite-only basis - ring any bells Gmail fans? But 10 years on from Gmails launch, has Google finally found the solution to inbox clutter? Inbox takes the approach that - by organizing your emails intuitively - the clutter is kept in the background. The backdrop to this, of course, is that were getting more emails than ever. Were contributing to that every day by doing things like emailing ourselves reminders and asking for newsletters we never read. Inbox cant solve that, but it can make things more manageable. Inbox takes its cues from a multitude of third-party apps including Dropboxs Mailbox and Boomerang as well as some nifty Google Now integration. Theres plenty to see here and, while its tempting to call it a beta, it really isnt and Google says as much in the limited documentation it supplied to us. The standard Google design language is used, and it works extremely flui...