appleinsider.com - 8/17/2008
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A new test version of Apple's next iPhone firmware update has disabled a key service that will allow background data for native apps, with no clear sign of when it will return.
While beta 4 of the iPhone 2.1 update comes with Apple's typically unspecific references to bug fixes, it explicitly withdraws support for the push notification service that will send Internet data to third-party ...
macrumors.com - 8/17/2008
engadget.com - 8/17/2008
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engadget.com —
According to Appleinsider, the newest beta of iPhone
firmware (2.1, beta 4) has been seeded to developers,...
but takes one crucial element off the table -- push notification. If you'll recall, the new feature will allow third-party developers to take ...
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Apple trims push notification out of newest iPhone firmware beta
Engadget —
... According to Appleinsider, the newest beta of iPhone firmware (2.1, beta 4) has been seeded to developers, but takes one crucial element off the table -- push notification. If you'll recall, the new feature will allow third-party developers to take advantage of ...
Push Notification Pulled from Latest iPhone Software Beta
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... example, an instant message without the app running in the foreground. Apple doesn't allow third-party applications to run in the background of iPhone Software 2.0. The promise of push notification in September is seen as a way around the inability of third-party apps to run in the background, yet still allow the receipt of alerts similar to how Mail alerts users of new messages. Apple states that the feature was pulled from the beta for "future development" inside the company. Via AppleInsider ...
Push pulled from latest iPhone firmware beta
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... AppleInsider says that Apple has yanked the Push notification framework from the latest version of the iPhone 2.1 firmware beta. ...
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