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iPhone Sorely Needs Better App Management
May 21st
The upcoming release of iPhone OS 3.0 and all the talk of potential new hardware seemingly dominates Apple news these days. Everyone seems pretty stoked about the improved operating system, especially the long awaited push notification system and the potential inclusion of background tasks. New hardware, better battery life and an improved operating system is all fine and dandy but overlooks an important outstanding issue Apple has not acknowledged. One thing missing from the conversations is improved app management, a nightmare in dire need of elegant solution.
Dreaming of an Apple Netbook
Apr 30th
Everyone these days seems to be talking about Apple and their supposed forthcoming netbook – that Apple needs to release a netbook to remain viable in today’s market. The folks at MacFormat have sketched up what a potential Apple netbook may look like along with its possible specifications.
Byline, Native iPhone RSS Reader, Reviewed and Dissected
Apr 29th
If you are like most of us Miso Soupheads then chances are you double as both a Google and Apple aficionado and are all over Google Reader on your iPhone. While the Google Reader web interface is pretty snazzy in Mobile Safari it does not compare to accessing web-based services from within a native iPhone app. This is where Byline by Phantom Fish comes in to play – it’s a native iPhone RSS reader designed to synchronize with Google Reader – and it is just what the doctor ordered!
iPhone OS 3.0 Announcement Roundup
Mar 18th
Apple’s announcement and presentation of the forthcoming iPhone OS 3.0 features was far more evolutionary than revolutionary. There was really no earth-shattering reveal – in reality, many of the features Apple displayed should have been included in the iPhone OS at the 2.0 mark. Nonetheless, Apple definitely has us salivating for iPhone OS 3.0 because of a few features we previously discussed and some we had not thought of at all. Here we roundup the new features in iPhone OS 3.0 we predicted as well as some additional thoughts.
iPhone OS 3.0 Predictions
Mar 17th
In a little less than 4 hours from now Apple will unveil iPhone OS 3.0 to the world. For months the tech world has speculated on what Apple might be working on adding to the next version of the iPhone OS, with predictions ranging from the entirely plausible to completely out of this world. Let’s discuss some of the various predictions, their plausibility and whether they would be welcome additions to the greatest mobile device ever conceived.
iPhone Apps I Cannot Live Without
Mar 16th
There are literally thousands of applications available for use on the iPhone. Determining what is and is not of value is a huge undertaking, especially if you opt to tackle such an endeavor on your own. Although judging apps is quite subjective, there are a few applications which I have found to be invaluable on the iPhone, almost to the point that my iPhone would not be an iPhone without these apps. In an effort to shed some light on worthy iPhone apps, here are a few of the iPhone apps I conceivably cannot live without.
Apple Giving Up On the iPhone Push Notification Service?
Feb 6th
During the World Wide Developers Conference in June 2008, along with announcing the availability of the iPhone 3G, Apple also announced a feature of the iPhone OS aptly dubbed the “Push Notification Service.” The iPhone would be “pushed” updates from third-party vendors with the intent of automatically updating data in their applications. The idea would be to alert users with a badge overlaying an app’s icon, custom sounds or even message dialogs.
The application of the Push Notification Service is limitless but some ideas are fairly obvious. One function I know many folks are anticipating is the ability for instant messaging applications to continue to receive updates in the background, even when the application is no longer running. As new instant messages arrive, an icon badge would overlay the application, incrementing each time a new event occurs.
But what happened to the Push Notification Service? Has Apple given up on this highly anticipated feature?
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