Google has just released their free sync service for both the iPhone and Windows Mobile phones. This means you can sync your Gmail contacts and Google calendar with your phone over the air. And it’s free!

The drawback? The service, which has been available for Blackberry’s for sometime, does not handle actual Gmail. So no Push email from your Google account – you still have to fetch it. I’m curious as to why, so if you’re in the know, be sure to me me know!

Oh, and note that our phone’s calendar and contacts will be DELETED if you start using Google Sync, so be sure all of your contacts and events are either backed up or already in your Google account!

Google Sync