WWDC: iPhone 2.0 SDK creates BlackBerry-like infrastructure for notification

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Jun 9, 20081 min

To compensate for iPhone’s lack of support for background processes, Apple will be hosting a push notification service. The similarity between this approach and the BlackBerry infrastructure that Apple has so mercilessly maligned is remarkable. Apple offered very few details, but I know exactly what’s in there.

iPhone 2.0 has added robust support for Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Office.

[ Learn more about making the iPhone fit in the enterprise in our special report. ]

Apple has added internationalization, including Chinese and Japanese The coolest part of this demo is the ability to draw complex Chinese characters with your fingertip and have accurate character recognition.

The iPhone 2.0 software update for end users will ship in July. It will be free for iPhone users, and $9.95 for iPod Touch.

New Ad Hoc developer license allows open distribution of custom applications to up to 100 registered iPhones.