Google Takes Patent License to Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
Bink.nu — ... announced Google Sync , which is made possible by a patent license they obtained from Microsoft covering Google’s implementation of the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol on Google servers. Of note, Microsoft recently announced an expansion of its ...

Google Sync Now Available for iPhone and Windows Mobile
Phone Scoop - Latest News — ... and Windows Mobile devices. Google Sync lets users automatically synchronize calendar and contacts data between Gmail and Google calendar and mobile handsets. Google Sync works both ways, so any changes made on the phone are automatically reflected on the web and vice versa. Google Sync is also available for SyncML-enabled phones and BlackBerries, S60, Series 40 and Sony Ericsson phones. Google Sync for the iPhone and Windows Mobile is free, beta software. more info at Google more info Comment on this news item Related news: Google Adds Contacts Sync to ...

Google's Sync Available To iPhone, Windows Mobile In Beta Flavor
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... . He's not kidding. For most feature phones, it can be a nightmare to re-enter all the contact data from old phones. It's even more annoying if that old phone happens to be dead. Google is hoping to ease that pain a little by releasing a beta version of Google Sync for the iPhone and Windows Mobile phones as well as a contacts-only version for phones that support SyncML. Mawhinney explains, "For iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, Google Sync allows you to get your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to your phone. Once you set up Sync on your phone, it will ...

Google Releases Sync: Import/Export Calendar and Contacts To WinMo, BlackBerry, and iPhone
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ... will be applied and saved automatically.  The service is always connected so you don’t have to worry about opening the application to have the changes synched. “This means that when your colleague changes the time of the TPS report cover sheets meeting, you’ll know about it right away,” wrote Bryan Mawhinney, Software Engineer for Google Mobile.  Good pun from the Office Space, Bryan! iPhone/WinMo users can get Google Sync here: http://www.google.com/mobile/default/sync.html BlackBerry users can get Google Sync here: ...

Google Unveils Google Sync For iPhone and Windows Mobile
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... Google has announced new beta versions of its Google Sync utility with support for the iPhone and for Windows Mobile devices. Google Sync lets you synchronize your Gmail contacts and calendar data with your phone. Once installed, it’ll keep your phone up-to-date with regular over-the-air synchronization. Google says any changes made within Gmail will be reflected on the devices “in minutes,” and because of the connection’s background processing, you’ll never have to perform a manual sync. Synchronization is also performed ...

Google Releases Sync for iPhone and Windows Mobile - Push Gmail Coming Soon?
ReadWriteWeb — ... your contacts and calendars from Gmail and Google Apps with the iPhone and Windows Mobile phones. A number of third-party providers already offered similar sync capabilities, but now, Google itself can automatically push calendar and address book changes directly to these phones. In typical Google fashion, this new product is released as a beta, and there are still a few ...

Google Sync for Mobile is the best FREE OTA sync solution
Cellphone9 — Google Mobile Sync just became more powerful. Now, it also supports over the air sync of contacts and calendar with Windows Mobile. All you need to do is link your GMail and Calendar with Google Sync for Mobile and you’ll never need to rebuild your contact list again! Google Mobile Sync is compatible with Windows Mobile, iPhone, Nokia S60, Sony Ericsson and BlackBerry. Tags: Address Book, Google Mobile Sync, OTA, Plaxo Share This ...

Google launches Sync for iPhone and Windows Mobile
Betanews — Google has released a tool that allows Google calendar and Gmail contact data to be synced with iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. Similar to the Blackberry application Google released last year, Google Sync integrates a user's Google calendar data with the phone's native calendar. It also works with Google Apps accounts, but administrator approval must first be granted. There are currently some limitations to the application. The iPhone, for example, cannot sync more than five calendars, and contact information cannot hold multiple numbers for fax, mobile, or ...

Google Sync
SuperSite Blog — ... announced Google Sync, which is made possible by a patent license they obtained from Microsoft covering Google’s implementation of the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol on Google servers.  Of note, Microsoft recently announced an expansion of its ...

At Last, Google Sync Comes to iPhone and Windows Mobile [Push]
Gizmodo — ... this was possible before through a smartphone's web browser (and Google Sync has been available on Blackberries for months), but if you were looking to push update your phone to various Google-stored information through the iPhone or Windows Mobile, it was pretty much a read-only experience. Now you can treat Google's mail, calendar and contacts like any push service, updating your phone to the cloud in real time. And I'm way too excited about this development. [Google Sync via lifehacker] ...

Google beta of Sync for mobile contacts & calendar is live
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... with this beta, as one might expect: the main one is that you cannot use the sync capability if you already synchronize with an Exchange account, as there can be only one ActiveSync config on the iPhone or iPod touch at any time. Setting up sync with Google will also nuke your local contacts and calendar on the device, so back up before you proceed. Still, this represents a big step forward in the delicate dance of Google services in cooperation with Apple's mobile gear. ...

Microsoft, Google in rare technology pact
Webware.com — ... Now Redmond can add Google to the list. To help power the Google Sync product that was announced on Monday, the search giant has licensed Microsoft's ActiveSync protocol for sharing information between a server and mobile phone. ...

Google adds over-the-air contact, calendar sync for iPhone
Macworld — ... of Google contacts and calendars with the iPhone, iPod touch, Windows Mobile-based phones, and SyncML-compatible devices. The secret sauce that makes it all so delicious? As it turns out, it’s Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology—the same foundation that enables Exchange's own synchronization features. Google provides instructions for setting up syncing for either Mac or Windows , which is as easy as backing up your iPhone data and creating a new Exchange account on your iPhone. Google Sync is currently in beta, and right now it only allows syncing contacts and calendars—mail ...

Google adds over-the-air contact, calendar sync for iPhone
iPhone Central — ... of Google contacts and calendars with the iPhone, iPod touch, Windows Mobile-based phones, and SyncML-compatible devices. The secret sauce that makes it all so delicious? As it turns out, it’s Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology—the same foundation that enables Exchange's own synchronization features. Google provides instructions for setting up syncing for either Mac or Windows , which is as easy as backing up your iPhone data and creating a new Exchange account on your iPhone. Google Sync is currently in beta, and right now it only allows syncing contacts and calendars—mail ...

Google SyncBeta for your mobile phone
PalmAddicts — ... with sound or vibration. Always in sync. Your contacts stay synchronized whether you access them from your phone or from your computer. Add or edit contact information right on your device or on your Google account on the web. Don't have Calendar or Gmail? Sign up for an account today. Sync is tailored to your mobile phone type, so select a link to your device to find information on how to get started: iPhone BlackBerry Nokia S60 Nokia standard ...

ExtraBITS for 09-Feb-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Google Sync for iPhone Debuts, But Be Careful -- Google has released Google Sync for the iPhone, along with a number of other mobile phone platforms. If you rely entirely on Google Calendar and Gmail, it might be worth checking out, but beware, since it deletes all your existing contacts and calendar information during setup. We'll stick with other syncing solutions for a while, thank you very much. (Posted 2009-02-09) ...

Google Sync pushes contacts, calendars to phones
Webware.com — ... On Monday mobile phone users, including those with Apple's iPhone got a new way to sync and access information from the cloud. Called Google Sync, the new service lets you sync up both calendars and contacts from a specified Google account and will send changes ...

Stay in sync (officially) with Google Sync for your mobile
MobileCrunch — ... Google has finally released its own official app - Google Sync - to enable (most) mobile phone (and iPod touch) users the ability to perform bi-directional syncing of Google contacts and calendars with your devices. ...

Sync Google Calendar and Contacts with Mobile Devices
Google Blogoscoped — ... A number of official Google blogs have just announced that Google Sync – a way of synchronizing your Google Calendars and Contacts with mobile devices – is now available for iPhone and Windows Mobile, and that other devices which ...

Google Sync Beta Now Available for iPhone [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — ... Jealous of MobileMe users but not willing to part with $100 and/or wary of its seemingly persistent problems? Have no fear, Google’s here. Google Sync Beta, that is, which is now available for the iPhone (and Windows Mobile, but c’mon, honestly). With it, you can sync your Google Calendar and your Gmail Contacts over the air, and what’s more, changes on either side are automatically pushed. I know I’m sort of regretting that MobileMe subscription right about now, considering I never use the ...

Google Sync, Available for iPhone and Windows Mobile
Google Operating System — If you have an iPhone or a Windows Mobile, you can now synchronize Google Calendar events and Gmail events using Google Sync. "Once you set up Sync on your phone, it will automatically begin synchronizing your address book and calendar in the background, over-the-air, so you can attend to other tasks. Sync uses push technology so any changes or additions to your calendar or contacts are reflected on your device in minutes," explains ...

Google Sync Has Microsoft Inside
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — Google on Monday announced a beta version of Google Sync for the iPhone and Windows Mobile phones, software that synchronizes Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events across the Web, computers, and mobile devices. And Microsoft would like to remind the world that, despite the image that Google cultivates as the workplace of choice for engineering talent, the Silicon Valley search company isn't the only place where top researchers roam. In a statement, Microsoft said that Google's new software was made possible by a license from ...

Google does end around on iPhone using Exchange ActiveSync
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... Google, you got to love 'em.  Apple decided to support Microsoft Exchange Server rather than Google or Lotus (or Apple's own LDAP/iCalendar format!) on the iPhone.  Lotus builds a Web Client so that iPhone users can access Notes servers.  Google already has that in spades but that ain't enough.  They want to sync natively like Exchange.  To Google, this is child's play.  They just do an "end around" by using Microsoft's ActiveSync to sync Google Apps to the iPhone.  This is some serious L33T work. Color us impressed. ...

Google Sync hits iPhone and Windows Mobile devices
TechSpot — ... when synchronizing the calendar. Google Sync has been available for BlackBerry users since some time last year and apparently it also works on other SyncML enabled devices such as Nokia S60 and Sony Ericsson smartphones. It is currently in beta and right now it notably lacks support for push email, but if you give it a try be sure to share your thoughts in the comments.

Sync your iPhone Contacts & Calendar direct with Google
iGadget Life — Google have just launched a Beta of their Google Sync for Mobile Phones. The new service opens up Microsoft Exchange connectivity direct to the Google Cloud, so that you can sync your Contacts and Calendar to a variety of mobile phones: iPhone BlackBerry Nokia S60 Nokia standard Sony Ericsson Windows Mobile This means that companies like NuevaSync ...

Google launches Google Sync beta for iPhone, Windows Mobile
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Google Sync is now available, in beta form, to iPhone and Windows Mobile users. Setup Google Sync for your iPhone here, and for your WinMo handset ...

Google Sync brings phone sync to Google products
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... Google has released a new version of Google Sync, allowing users to sync their iPhone, Windows Mobile phone, or other phones (if they support SyncML) with Google Calendar and Gmail contacts. ...

Google Offers Free iPhone Calendar, Contact Syncing (GOOG, AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — Why pay for Apple's (AAPL) MobileMe when Google Sync is free? Google is now offering a simple calendar and contact syncing service for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as phones running Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile. Google explains: For iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, Google Sync allows you to get your Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to your phone. Once you set up Sync on your phone, it will automatically begin synchronizing your address book and calendar in the background, over-the-air, so you can attend to other tasks. ...

Google Sync Beta for iPhone
Top iPhone News — ... Thanks to Google, iPhone users now can sync their Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to their lovely device. Just visit m.google.com/sync to get started. ...

Google Sync Beta for iPhone
iPhone Buzz — ... Thanks to Google, iPhone users now can their Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to their lovely device. Just visit m.google.com/sync to get started. ...

Google Sync for iPhone, Windows Mobile and SyncML Phones
Binary Head — ... Google Sync is currently in its beta. To use Google Sync, users can visit m.google.com/sync from their iPhone or Windows Mobile handset to download the sync app from Google. ...

Google obtain patent license to Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync with Google Sync
D' Technology Weblog — ... announced Google Sync, which is made possible by a patent license they obtained from Microsoft covering Google’s implementation of the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol on Google servers. Of note, Microsoft recently announced an expansion of its ...

Sync your contacts with Google Sync for iPhone, Windows Mobile and SyncML Phones
D' Technology Weblog — ... set up. This means that when your colleague changes the time of the TPS report cover sheets meeting, you’ll know about it right away, explains Google Mobile Blog. To get started, Google Sync must be enabled for your domain from the Google Apps control panel. For devices that support the open SyncML protocol, Google Sync will allow for two-way contacts synchronization. If you’re a BlackBerry user, try Google Sync, rest all visit m.google.com/sync is already available, explains Google Blog. ...

Google Adds Calendar And Contact Sync to Almost Every Phone
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... end, which means that things should actually function properly. Add to this Google Calendar's recent move offline for Google Apps users and you start to see that this is actually a great alternative to the Apple version. And most important of all, those icons are way cute. I'm in the middle of setting things up. If you hear nothing from me, assume that it went well. If things break, there will be a rant immediately following these words. Product page [Google] ...

Google launches "Sync" beta for iPhone and Windows Mobile
Tech Digest — ... that just pulls it all off Facebook, or course. Well, Google wants to alleviate some of that pain with its release of "Sync". It'll add your Google Calendar events and Gmail contacts to your phone, as well as syncing them in the background, over the air. Any changes you make are pushed, rather than pulled, onto the phone, so it all happens double-quick. If nothing else, it makes a handy backup of your important data if your phone gets stolen or lost. Now, where's my S60 version? Google Sync (via ...

Google intros free push calendaring, contacts for iPhone
AppleInsider — By Aidan Malley Published: 08:00 AM EST While Apple's MobileMe has so far been one of the only ways to get push data to the iPhone outside of the workplace, Google has launched a new mobile sync service that promises to do much of the same for free. The beta release this week of Google Sync for iPhone relies on a newly-acquired license for Microsoft Exchange to both instantly push Google Calendar and Gmail contacts to the iPhone and iPod touch as well as to send those changes back out to Google's usual web services. The feature extends to multiple calendars and includes all the features that come with using an Exchange ...

Google Sync Beta for iPhone and WinMo
Mobility Site — ... One of the hardest parts about switching phones is getting your address book and calendar to your new device. We’re making that process a little easier by releasing a beta version of Google Sync for the iPhone and Windows Mobile phones as well as a contacts-only version for phones that support SyncML. ...

The #1 problem with Google Sync
Gadgetell — ... doesn’t do me any good.  One workaround is using MobileMe and Exchange, the two can co-exist.  The data is simply kept separate, not unlike the Google Calendar sync I have set with Outlook.  Alas, this feature as well as all of Gmail is still in Beta.  This means we can expect hiccups along the way.  This could open some interesting doors for Google services and ultimately Android but for right now, many of us just yawn. Product page: [Google] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason ...

My Phone And Microsoft's Consumer Strategy
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... in the world up until ActiveSync 4 was released in 2005, when Microsoft blocked the wireless sync capability entirely. Now Microsoft is ready to announce My Phone at Mobile World Congress next week. We'll see if this product will deliver enough features at the right price that will finally allow the average user to divorce their smartphone from their Windows desktop running Outlook. It will have to rival the feature set of Apple's MobileMe service, or perhaps Google's just announced Google Sync for Mobile service to show Microsoft is serious about this space, but at the same ...

Google Adds Contacts and Calendar Sync for Most Mobiles
Wired: Epicenter — ... Google has released a beta version of Sync, its service for synchronizing the contacts and calendar on your mobile phone with your Gmail contacts and your Google Calendar events. ...

Google Officially Syncs with Mobiles
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... Although some third-party apps have provided these capabilities for a while, yesterday Google announced an official product to sync your phone with your Google products. Google Sync (in beta) (duh) coordinates your phone with your Google Calendar and your Google Contacts. ...

Open Thread: The Evolving Address Book [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... This week, Google finally answered our pleas and introduced over-the-air contact and calendar sync for Windows Mobile and iPhone. Instead of a separate sync application, as with the Blackberry, the syncing works through the Exchange client already in the device. ...

Google Sync for mobile phone
P@ssioneMobile — Sync is tailored to your mobile phone type, so select a link to your device to find information on how to get started: iPhone BlackBerry Nokia S60 Nokia standard Sony Ericsson Windows Mobile ...

MobileTechRoundup 162: Son of Kindle and Economic Stimulus [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — MoTR 162 is 27 minutes long and is a 24.7 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Matt has his own economic stimulus plan Amazon Kindle 2, Whispersync and content on mobile devices. Google Sync arrives through ActiveSync licensing. TeleNav on the Android. ...

Google Sync Now Supports iPhone, Windows Mobile
Top iPhone News — ... a beta version of its new Google Sync service. Google sync will let you automatically keep your Google Calendar, email and contacts synced between your iPhone and Windows Mobile phone automatically. This sync capability was already available on the Blackberry and Symbian S60 powered phones, though now support has been added for the iPhone, Windows Mobile, and other SyncML supported cell phones. Google Sync offers two-way synchronization, so if you make a change on your mobile phone or your PC, the ...

iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 6 2009
Top iPhone News — ... their Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to their lovely device. Just visit m.google.com/sync to get started. British news agency ...

iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 6 2009
iPhone Buzz — ... their Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar events to their lovely device. Just visit m.google.com/sync to get started. British news agency ...

Must-have software for the BlackBerry Storm
jkOnTheRun — ... Google Sync- free.  I sense a Google meme.    This utility keeps your Google cloud data always synced with your Storm so if you use Google Contacts or Calendar you’ll want this. ...

Microsoft Licenses ActiveSync for Google Sync
Technology Liberation Front — ... a top Microsoft intellectual property and licensing executive, said in a statement that Google’s licensing of the patents related to the protocol “is a clear acknowledgement of the innovation taking place at Microsoft.” He said it also exemplifies the company’s “openness to generally license our patents under fair and reasonable terms so long as licensees respect Microsoft intellectual property.” Check out Google’s new service. Post from: The Technology Liberation Front, the tech policy blog ...

Google Mobile - Sync
Gizmos for Geeks — Perhaps a bit like MobileMe is Sync from Google Mobile. This new application for your phone allows you to synchronise your contacts and calendar entries with your Google account. Operating via a ‘cloud’ this interaction takes place wirelessly, also adding sounds and vibration from your calendar alerts to your phone. Sync synchronises your data with dual interaction, i.e. any changes made to your phone are applied to your Google account and vice versa. Whilst MobileMe is currently only available for Apple products, Sync can be used on a variety of phones wide enough to cover all the major types of up-to-date handsets, ...

This Week at Mobile Tech Manor #29- the iKindle has Landed
jkOnTheRun — ... The RIM BlackBerry Storm has been my main phone/PDA/mobile computer and it’s working like a real trooper.  It’s a great email/ messaging device without equal, heck it’s a BlackBerry.  The only bit of trouble I had with the Storm this week was with Google Sync.  I use Google Sync to keep the Storm’s calendar up-to-date with my Google Calendar and it worked great until one day this week. ...

Nokia Revs Mail for Exchange to v2.9.158 [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... for my personal Gmail. Contacts are coming in through the Google Sync application while I have three calendars in sync by using the ...

iPhone App Roundup: Corporate Use [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — For corporate users, there are many apps within the iTunes App Store that enhance the default iPhone experience. Let’s take a look at the available options and see how you might be able to leverage these apps to improve the use of your iPhone within the Enterprise. Email + Calendar ...

Google updates Gmail, Calendar for iPhone
Macworld — Posted on by Jason Snell On Tuesday Google gave the iPhone—as well as its own Android phone operating system—a great big bear hug by rolling out new mobile versions of Google Mobile Web Calendar and Gmail that are specifically optimized for the WebKit-based web browsers used by the two phone platforms. In two postings to the Google Mobile Blog, Google product managers detailed the updates to the products. Mobile Web Calendar now supports editing events on devices, including modification of attendance status and adding or removing guests for an event. To set up the calendar, point your iPhone’s Safari browse to ...

Google updates Gmail, Calendar for iPhone
iPhone Central — Posted on by Jason Snell On Tuesday Google gave the iPhone—as well as its own Android phone operating system—a great big bear hug by rolling out new mobile versions of Google Mobile Web Calendar and Gmail that are specifically optimized for the WebKit-based web browsers used by the two phone platforms. In two postings to the Google Mobile Blog, Google product managers detailed the updates to the products. Mobile Web Calendar now supports editing events on devices, including modification of attendance status and adding or removing guests for an event. To set up the calendar, point your iPhone’s Safari browse to ...

iPhone Tricks: Sync files, notes, calendars, and more
Macworld — ... -yes, it’s spelled that way-and select the Google calendars you wish to synchronize with iCal. Now when you add or edit events with this calendar in either iCal or Google Calendar, those events are updated for everyone subscribed to it. To keep the iPhones in sync, simply configure them in iTunes to sync to this iCal calendar. Push around your Google data If you keep your contacts, e-mail, and calendars in Google’s apps and want that data pushed to your iPhone, check out Google Sync . Once you set up a Google Sync account, changes to your Google contacts, calendars, and ...

New Fields in Google Contacts
Google Operating System — ... that can be used. For some reason, I can see the changes in the standalone version of Google Contacts, but not yet in Gmail. The most obvious missing feature is the option to create events for birthdays in Google Calendar, but it will probably be added soon. After years without significant updates, Google's contact manager has been constantly updated in the past year (better contact search, the option to merge duplicate entries, an API, sync options), but there's a lot of room for improvement. What's on your wishlist? { Thanks, ...

Free MobileMe Alternative: How to Set Up Google Sync for Mac and iPhone [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — MobileMe, Apple’s online personal information management (PIM) solution, has withstood quite the controversy. While some of the more fortunate subscribers, like myself, have had only positive experiences, others had to wait several months before syncing worked without reporting cryptic errors or silently failing. ...

Palm Pre Supports Multiple Exchange Accounts
jkOnTheRun — ... awesome, but I dumped the cost of it when I went to Google’s Gmail. So why was this constraint a pain? Companies like Palm, Google and Apple all license Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology and they use it to synchronize data like contacts and calendar items. Apple offers an Exchange configuration on their devices and I’ve used Google Sync on other handsets. Since I have two mail accounts, one personal and one work, and therefore two distinct sets of data, I could really use a device that supports two Exchange accounts. Up to now, I’ve had to consolidate my ...

21 iPhone Apps For Business
SitePoint — Last week, I wrote a post about a handful of BlackBerry apps that are a great addition to your device for mobile productivity and some for entertainment, too. As a BlackBerry owner, I am not among the family of proud iPhone users, but I received some great (and very helpful) insight from a number of iPhone owners about what’s worth downloading. Here are 21 recommended iPhone apps to consider adding to your collection. Office Tools 1. FreshBooks Time Tracking - Track time for projects and tasks, and write notes for each time entry (free with FreshBooks account). ...