Google Sync support for Windows Phone to stay July 31

Contrary to its December announcement, Google did not shut down Google Sync yesterday—at least for devices running Windows Phone—and has extended support for new Windows Phone connections through Sync until July 31, 2013, according to Microsoft. Google Sync allows access to Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts through the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol.If the search giant had shut down Google Sync, Windows Phone users would not be able to create new connections to sync with Google's services, as the devices use the Exchange ActiveSync protocol to synchronise contacts, calendar and email. Microsoft has announced that the Windows Phone team is building support for the new sync protocols Google is using for calendar and contacts—CalDAV and CardDAV. Combined with Windows Phone's support for the IMAP protocol, Windows Phone users will be able to stay connected to Google's services after July 31, when Google will shut down Google Sync for good. Click here for full story