Comments on: Apple Announces (Again) Push Notification Services for iPhone 3.0

By: Firat

Firat — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:51 +0000

There is a tool called NS4app. You should check http://www.ns4app.com for APNS integration server. Its fastest sending engine is the major feature of NS4app.

By: Oletros

Oletros — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:55:06 +0000

Ok, and how will be to do's notifications?

By: Buddhika

Buddhika — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:56:12 +0000

Push notification is good approach. But how about the data usage of the Push Notification Service? Did anyone know what are the ping and keep alive intervals of that service?

By: Joji

Joji — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:29:18 +0000

This is not acceptable from apple..

an iPhone Developer cannot make an alarm application that is capable of alerting me OFFLINE??

I don't use any IM software, I just need an application like INFROMANT to remind me of a meeting.

this Push Notification thing is really ridicules. -at least for me-

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:41:24 +0000

Apples' new "push" model forces application developers to carry the additional burden, cost, and complexity of developing, hosting, and maintaining companion server side component services. iPhone applications that traditionally provide a convenient "mashup" of data through direct domain access must now synchronize and maintain subscription state within the cloud via custom server side components (service providers). Service providers will be solely responsible for "polling", aggregating, caching, and publishing subscription data on behalf of their respective client applications. Bottom line, if your iPhone application is to feature "push" notifications then you better get busy learning how to develop and maintain a scalable multi-tier architecture (implemented in something other than Objective-C). This may not be a huge stretch for most developers, however it would be nice if Apple would at least offer to host these server side component services for free.

By: Kael

Kael — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:39:56 +0000

Hmmm, they're trying to blow palm away.... palm's had backgrounding previously... uh hello backgrounding apple?

By: Bill Taroli

Bill Taroli — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:32:15 +0000

I read those battery drain claims and laughed my freakin' head off... as I reached over to check out the IM I received in the background on my iPhone 3G (Beehive IM running with Backgrounder). Yeah, I totally believe in 80% battery drain running IM in the background... I'm looking for some swampland in FL too if you know of anyone selling some.

In my experience I've seen apps written to perform well on mobile platforms in the background and some that are/were completely garbage. The point is that you /can/ write background applications for mobile platforms that don't trash your battery... but it requires some care and forethought. Maybe this is just Apple's way of saying it doesn't want to be blamed for developers who design and code poorly? Hmm.

By: Clapcommon

Clapcommon — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:23:31 +0000

What does all this news mean regarding a brand new iPhone??

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:22:03 +0000

I guess Backgrounder will have to be ported to 3.0 this summer ...

By: Omari James

Omari James — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:14:39 +0000

Hmm. Interesting. Yes. I agree whole internet radio thing. i would like to have that and push doesn't solve that problem.

I would hate to have all those push notes flooding my screen as SMS notes do sometimes !

I hope they have a small X at the upper right hand corner to just ex out all of them if that becomes a problem.

By: Guinness0514

Guinness0514 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:01:33 +0000

Simplfy Media..(sniff, sniff)