Gmail Push Coming, Sort Of
Posted 08/10/2009 at 10:33pm
| by Christine Chan
Despite all of Apple's hate with Google recently (Latitude and Voice apps), it seems a change could be in the future. Or, this is just a lucky fluke for Tiverias, the developer of a new app that Apple approved for the App Store - GPush.
This app has a simple purpose - to provide you with push notifications when a new Gmail message is received. This is extremely useful for those that have Gmail accounts and linked their accounts with the iPhone, since Gmail is the only email service that does not have native push support with the default Mail app. The app has been approved and should go live any moment now.
GPush has been waiting for approval from Apple for over a month. Approval that followd the messy fiasco with native and third-party Google Voice apps as well as Google Latitude. Is Apple changing its mind concerning Google apps for the iPhone? It's just speculation, but it could be, just take it with a grain of salt.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt stepped down from the Board of Directors for Apple last week due to increasing conflicts of interest between the two companies (Android/iPhone OS, Chrome OS/Mac OS X, Chrome/Safari).
What do you guys think? Is Apple softening its stance with its tech BFF? Let us know!
Via MacNN