Gmail Offers iPhone Push Service

Imagine this scenario: your boss sends an e-mail, and he needs a “yes” or “no” answer immediately.  If you use a Gmail or Google Apps account with your iPhone, the e-mail won’t drop into your iPhone inbox immediately, even if you use IMAP to sync your e-mail.  This has caused many users to devise workarounds and “hacks” to set up push-like technology on their iPhones (Push e-mail means that whenever an e-mail is sent to a Gmail account, it is instantly sent to the mobile device.  This is in contrast to the usual method of downloading Gmail e-mail messages to iPhones, which is based on a refresh rate.).  In late September however, Google heard the cries of Gmail/iPhone users without push e-mail and delivered with Google Sync.
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