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iPhone 3.0 push notifications delayed? [updated]

by Ed McKell on Jun 23, 2009 at 05:42 AM

One of the most talked about and anticipated features of the new iPhone OS 3.0 is the push notification system. By using push notifications, app developers will be able to notify iPhone users when they have received new information relating to one of their registered apps that use this new… Continue Reading »

September over, with neither hide nor hair of push notifications

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Oct 2, 2008 at 08:24 PM

Happy October, everyone! Wait, why aren’t you smiling? Lack of push notifications got you down? Me too. When Scott Forstall first announced these push notifications in June, I was all giddy inside. It was an inventive way to allow applications to continue their purpose while not running, without consuming those… Continue Reading »

iPhone software 2.1 beta drops push notification

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Aug 17, 2008 at 05:17 PM

Since the iPhone SDK announcement, developers have been clamoring for the ability to have their applications run even after being exited (currently, all apps quit upon returning to the home screen, with the exception of Apple’s Mail and iPod/Music apps). Knowing what a battery hog apps are, Apple didn’t provide… Continue Reading »

Apple begins to grant Push Notification Service API to select iPhone devs

by Indraneel Purohit on Aug 1, 2008 at 05:38 AM

As Apple announced briefly during WWDC, the Push Notification API has been released to a handful of devs, according to CrunchGear. The Push Notification service allows 3rd-party iPhone applications to stay connected to servers which allow notifications to be displayed when new information shows up. This is akin to Apple’s… Continue Reading »

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