Gmail, Calendar receive fresh iPhone updates

Google has introduced updates to the iPhone versions of two of its websites, Gmail and Calendar. The former is said to have been given a more simplified messaging interface, and a new component called the Floaty Bar, which ensures that common actions such as message deletion are always accessible. Users can also perform some work offline, namely composing messages and reading the most recently downloaded ones. Calendar is now also accessible offline, while supporting online editing and responses when dealing with events. Both the Calendar and Gmail modifications carry over to the Android platform, currently used only on the T-Mobile G1. Google notes that the Android and iPhone versions of Gmail share over 90 percent of their code in common.