Google phases out its Gmail app for BlackBerry

Full Story: Electronista

Electronista reports that Google will no longer be supporting Gmail as a native app for BlackBerry. The company will be pulling support and availability for downloading beginning November 22. Current users will still be able to use the app after that date.

Google explains that it is focusing its efforts instead on delivering a better Gmail service using a mobile browser. Modern BlackBerry 6 and 7 phones should get closer to a native experience through their newer WebKit browsers.

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