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AIM for iPhone Updates with Push Notifications [Downloads] (12) share digg
by Adam Pash (156) on Lifehacker (1988) 1 week, 4 days ago permalink
iPhone only: When we toured iPhone 3.0's best features, we mentioned we hadn't yet seen many applications that supported push notifications. Now one of the big ones—AIM—does, delivering instant background messages even when it's not running. As a refresher, Apple doesn't allow the iPhone to run background applications. As a workaround, the new iPhone 3.0 supports push notifications that send SMS-like alerts straight to your phone even when an application isn't running. That means that ...

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- alkait said: Apple doesn't allow the iPhone to run background applications. As a workaround, the new iPhone 3.0 supports push notifications that send SMS-like alerts straight to your phone even when an application isn't running. That means that you get the benefits of background apps with none of the battery drain.
- Chad said: BeeJive supports all the major services and has push notifications.
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