appleinsider.com — Despite licensing the proprietary ActiveSync Exchange Server protocol from Microsoft for use with the iPhone, Apple is building its own Push Notification Server for messaging services in both the iPhone and Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server using open, interoperable standards.
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drlhaFeb 12, 2009
FYI the real Mac fanboys are the ones burying your comment right now, despite the fact that is it completely on the money. I'm guessing most people clicking the red thumbs down haven't even used Leopard Server.
stevemaxFeb 12, 2009
Other phones can multitask and still have decent performance and good battery life. You just need to assume that both RAM and CPU are expensive, and do your best to minimize their usage when you program something.Unfortunately, having an uniform platform means you know what the app will be running on, so it's easier to assume you have all its power at your service. If the software is well programmed, multitasking should be no problem in a hardware like the iPhone's. Heck, it was no problem in a 220MHz Nokia N70!
Closed AccountFeb 12, 2009
True push notification will only work with a new hardware revision of the iPhone (the next iPhone, not 3G or the last iteration).Sorry guys.
jer2eydevil88Feb 13, 2009
Huh? Can you explain with any references to backup this claim?
izacusFeb 13, 2009
Hmm... preserve battery life? For some reason, when I turn on push mail on my iPhone, my battery dies in less than a day. If I have it on 15min poll, then I get about two days from it. Funny that.
mrtherapistMar 13, 2009
That's not push, it's fetch.