Join our iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple TV community today! Register Here | Login

Google Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Talk — Now With 100% Less Beta!

By , Wednesday, Jul 8, 2009
10

jawa_palm_pre_push_gmail

Our sibling site, Android Central, brings word we’d almost given up faith at ever being brought’ned. Google apps, including the Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Talk we love so much on the iPhone (and iPod touch), are out of beta and high on life! Google’s own blog explains-ish:

We’ve come to appreciate that the beta tag just doesn’t fit for large enterprises that aren’t keen to run their business on software that sounds like it’s still in the trial phase. So we’ve focused our efforts on reaching our high bar for taking products out of beta, and all the applications in the Apps suite have now met that mark.

Makes the kind of sense that doesn’t, but whatever. Opaque, non-standard definitions of beta aside, it’s still good news. What’s next, announce a second operating system or something?

Anything but Push Gmail, right?

← Previously

Review: Griffin Streamline for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G

Next up →

iPhone 3.0 Still Causing Wi-Fi Problems?
  1. Justin says:

    There is a lab where you can put the beta back on gmail just in case you miss it :)

  2. I hope they begin working on Google Voice now

  3. oneAwake says:

    Gmail push has worked since day one on the Pre!

  4. frog says:

    What’s a Pre?

  5. Mattshall says:

    I think pre is some sort of ed

  6. Bucket says:

    They should get treatment for it they have options you know

  7. The Reptile says:

    I don’t think that it’s a coincidence that they announce the end of the Beta and beginning of the OS on the same day. Without question both are key weapons in their assault on Microsoft. Puts pressure on Mr. Softie to get more of their apps on the web.

  8. lilychen says:

    the only disadvantage of iphone 3GS is lacking the Push Gmail service. i heard that a new application named GPush can fulfill this function. only $0.99. but it hasn’t been approved by Apple, so it cannot be on sale now.

  9. i suppose now gmail will be coming out of beta

  10. Video Production says:

    Gmail really is the best email software around, I don’t think our business would quite be as organised without it. Any improvements they employ to it are only going to make it better!

    Happy weekened!

    AH Skeleton Productions http://www.skeletonproductions.com

Leave a Reply

Note: Comments must be civil, respectful, and on-topic. If a comment does not add to the conversation, if it contains spam advertising, or inappropriate language or content, it will be removed. Comments containing links may be held for moderation. Relax, enjoy, and share in the discussion.