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Developers get first look at Apple Push Notification service on iPhone OS 3.0 beta
Developers get first look at Apple Push Notification service on iPhone OS 3.0 beta
Well, what do you know: it really does exist. Apple's at last showing off push notifications outside the clutches of Cupertino, with registered iPhone developers getting a special version of the Associated Press app to test out on their super fine iPhones running the latest and greatest ...
First Push App Test: AP News
First Push App Test: AP News
9to5mac.com — We just got passed along this screengrab. Looks like testing on the Push Notification service has begun.... We'll let you know when we start seeing smiley faces. (more) First Push App Test: AP News
iPhone Push Notification Settings and Screenshots
iPhone Push Notification Settings and Screenshots
macrumors.com — Apple began high volume testing of the upcoming Push notification system for iPhone applications earlier this week.... The system offers 3rd party applications the ability to push notifications to the user even when they are not the running app... (more) iPhone Push Notification Settings and Screenshots
Apple Begins Stress Testing Push Notification Servers
Apple Begins Stress Testing Push Notification Servers
mobilecrunch.com — And so it begins. With WWDC and presumably the release of iPhone OS 3.0 just around the... corner, Apple has deemed it time to begin stress-testing their Push Notification servers. We just received a letter from a (very) trusted source, in which ... (more) Apple Begins Stress Testing Push Notification Servers
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Developers invited to test iPhone 3.0 push notifications with Associated Press app
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... with a build of the Associated Press news update app. If you got an email with a promo code and you've been putting the app through its paces, do let us know how it's going. Push notification is all well and good, but what about true background processing for those critical applications that need always-on connectivity? More on the prospects for that capability in our next post, coming up shortly. Thanks to everyone who sent this in. [H/T to Engadget] TUAWDevelopers invited to test iPhone 3.0 push notifications with ...

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