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BlackBerry Apps Get Push Powers for Instant Alerts and News
3:09AM Matt Buchanan | Expect a few BlackBerry announcements this week from the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, but here’s the first: BlackBerry app developers now have access to push, meaning apps will have the same push powers as email. [RIM] More »
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Rumour: iPhone 3.0 Might Let Apps Run in the Background for Real Multitasking
2:50AM Matt Buchanan | Something significant has obviously delayed the original September launch of push notifications, Apple’s solution to not allowing apps to run in the background. MacRumors hears that Apple is considering allowing real background processes instead. More »
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Why Is Apple iPhone Push Notification Still Missing?
8:08AM Jesus Diaz | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Why_Is_Apple_iPhone_Push_Notification_Still_Missing'; The latest iPhone 2.2 operating system fixes many things, but something is still missing: Push notification services. Once again, Apple has missed the opportunity to enable push notification in a new update, which is especially bad after they failed to meet their self-imposed September deadline. That makes it almost two months late now. So what’s the problem? Is the cause just a technical glitch or maybe there are other hidden, last-minute reasons behind it? More »
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BlackBerry Web Signals: NYT, Fox News and Other Objective News Pushed to Your Phone
8:10AM Matt Buchanan | Announced a couple days ago at the BlackBerry Developers Conference, BlackBerry Web Signals drops customisable push content on your phone from most news sources under the sun: New York Times, Fox News, Reuters, Accuweather and more. Once you’re set up, Web Signals will push news straight to your BlackBerry—since you know, news the economy is actually in great shape could arrive at any minute. [BlackBerry via BGR] More »
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