Gmail storage increase

According to the official Gmail blog they are increasing the storage limit from 7.5 GB to 10GB. This is part of Google's celebration of its recently launched service, Google Drive.

Here is what was posted on the official Gmail blog:

Today, we're happy to announce that we're increasing everyone's free storage in Gmail from 7.5 GB to 10 GB (and counting) to celebrate today's launch of Google Drive. The increase will take effect over the next 24 hours. We hope you all enjoy the little bump!