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Google pushes Gmail to mobiles
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 16:05 IST |
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Bangalore: Google has unveiled an upgrade to Google Sync that enables Gmail messages to be pushed to mobile devices rather than pulled. Through this facility, email messages sent to Gmail accounts will be received immediately on mobile handsets rather than having to be summoned at 15 or 30 minute intervals by the device, reports PC World.
The push functionality will work with the iPhone and with Windows Mobile devices. Google has had some conflicts with Apple in terms of getting applications approved for the iPhone. The previous relationship of cooperation has disintegrated into a direct rivalry between the two companies. So, Google did not partner with Apple to make the push a functionality work. Instead, the Gmail push capability is a modification that leverages the push functionality Apple built into the iPhone for Microsoft Exchange.
Apple is familiar with the importance of push capabilities for email - particularly Microsoft Exchange email. The lack of Exchange integration and push functionality in the original iPhone were seen as some of the biggest factors slowing its acceptance as a business tool. Apple resolved those issues with the release of iPhone 3.0. The solution that Google implemented requires setting up an Exchange email account on an iPhone or Windows Mobile device, but needs users' Gmail credentials. With the updated Google Sync, an user can now get the contacts, calendar, or Gmail, or any combination of the three pushed to a mobile device.