Not very helpful but mine is working fine with PR1.3 since it rolls out with gmail account.
Check again your smtp settings:

Outgoing server*(SMTP) -> smtp.gmail.com
Secure authentication -> Login
User name* -> yourname (!without @gmail.com!)
Password -> *************
Secure connection -> SSL
Port -> 465 (there is alternative port you can try instead: 587 or 25 - most ISP block this by default! )
[ ] Use connection specific SMTP servers <- not checked!

mveplus