Gmail Cannot Get Mail...please help!

My iPhone and MacBook Native Mail apps both stopped responding to my main Gmail account. I have tried everything from deleting and re-adding the account in question, to restoring my iPhone (iOS 4), and setting it up as a new phone. I have checked my account settings through Gmail, and even changed my password. The error message I receive is:
Cannot Get Mail
The user name or password for "[email protected]" is incorrect.
or
Cannot Get Mail
The User Name or Password for "imap.gmail.com" is incorrect.
Again, I have logged in and out of my main account through the website with no problems. I am not sure what to do now.

I have a similar issue although mine seems to point towards the fault of Gmail.
I am using mail on 3 different devices
-iPhone 4 (current update)
-iPad 3G (current update)
-iMac 21.5" model (all current updates)
I use a work e-mail AND a personal e-mail, both through Gmail. My work and personal e-mail addresses have been working fine for quite some time. Yesterday however all of the sudden I am getting the same error "the username or password for "[email protected]" is incorrect". This is ONLY my work e-mail, my personal is still working fine on all 3 devices (which leads me to believe it's Gmail with the problem, not my devices). Not sure what to do and google does not have a support phone # or e-mail that i can find. If anyone can help that would be awesome.

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