Gmail for Android gets updated to v2.3.5

I use Gmail all the time on my Android smartphone. The latest update is v2.3.5 and it allows you to sync only important mail like your priority inbox to reduce data usage and save battery life. It also allows you to customize notifications for Inbox and other labels. These are nice enhancements since we're now living in an era where data plans have limits (unless you've grandfathered your unlimited data plan, but then you won't get Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot unless you switch to a limited data plan).

In any case, I find that Gmail is a very robust email service and I have several different email addresses that all converge to a single Gmail account. It certainly simplifies my life.

Gmail Sync on BlackBerry

Two-way Gmail synchronization is now available on the BlackBerry. These days, almost everyone seems to have a Gmail account. If you don't, then you don't know what you're missing. I also regularly use Google Calendar and Google Docs. I feel like I'm computing on the cloud all the time.

Speaking of Gmail, I still remember when Gmail was "beta." Do you remember those days? 

Samsung Moment on Sprint running Google Android

Sprint is about to get a Samsung smartphone running Google's Android operating system. The phone is called the Sprint Moment and it's a slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard. The device has a nice large 3.2" AMOLED screen (so it should be quite energy efficient).

One of the nice aspects of Android is that you gain easy access to Google's core services: Search, Maps, Gmail and YouTube. The major drawback for medical students, residents, physicians, and other healthcare professionals is the limited selection of medical apps for the Android operating system.

I have no doubts that Google's Android will be a successful smartphone OS. The major question is: where will it fall among Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry, Microsoft's Windows Mobile, and Palm's webOS?