Micheal Espinola Jr's Blog

Its still in Beta, *ahem* just like Gmail, but Google now offers direct native synchronization support for Contacts and Calendar natively to the iPhone or iPod Touch.  It’s completely free, devoid of using any iPhone App, and uses the synchronization software and resources that are built-in to the iPhone and iPod Touch, and you might just be tickled as to how.

So stop where you are!  There is no longer the need to purchase an Apps Store stand-alone utility that you would otherwise have to remember to manually sync yourself.  Or some cruddy desktop add-on that force feeds the information through the otherwise horrible experience known as iTunes, particularly horrible on the PC anyway.  You can now enjoy push-sync technology the way it was meant to be used, automagically.  And it is true push.  You will see updates to your calendar and contacts hit your iPhone or iPod Touch with surprising speed – outside of your email pull-sync schedule.

Gmail mail is still not available for sync, but it surely seems poised to be next in line.

So how is this wondrous feat achieved?  Through your pal and mine, Microsoft ActiveSync!  You can read the easy-to-follow instructions from Google, here:

• Sync: Set Up Your iPhone or iPod Touch