There's a new push purveyor on the mobile scene, come to show the competition what's what -- despite being completely dependent on that competition, at least for the moment. Hot on the heels of RIM
adding a push API, Google is enabling some BlackBerry users to get their Gmail and Google Calendar goodies shoved straight to their handsets. However, there are a number of shortcomings here that make this addition somewhat limited in usefulness. For one thing users have to be connecting to BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances, and furthermore those instances have to be backed by Microsoft Exchange. Additionally, only 250 users per Enterprise Server instance can get their mobile Gmail on, changes made to appointments on a handsets cannot be pushed back to Google Calendar, and to top it all off searching for Gmail messages still requires a separate app. Updates and improvements are coming, but until then it's caveat emailor.
posted May 5th 2009 8:19AM
even if your on a BES, cant you still utilize the BIS for your gmail?
provided the IT policy allows such...
Google Sync will sync my calendar... via two way sync even...
I am kinda confused as to exactly what benefit is presented in this blog entry...
Push email, ok, but my Gmail gets delivered hella quick anyway, and push calendar, that sounds cool, but still... google sync...
Not sure what the big deal is here .....I downloaded the google mobile aps when I first got my phone and it works fine I get my gmail faster on my phone than on my computer there is about a minute delay...before it pops up on my computer inbox....
~shrugs~