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more about #push more comments → wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: While Apple's solution is weak-sauce compared to Microsoft's and RIM's, it's still miles ahead of Nokia Messaging, which (aside from not installing co... more » Cyber_Dude: I'd like to think that I know how push works. :-) And if you want to break it down there are basically two kinds of push: - Some variant of open IP co... more » 13-Year-Old Gadget Blogger: Great article. I was beginning to wonder what push meant! more » aquajaws: Eventually as mobile technology gets faster and more efficient, so processing bandwidth and power supply aren't as big of an issue, push/pull won't ma... more » (Starman) Starman: IMAP is one of the best things I've discovered about GMail this year, actually. It totally makes desktop mail clients much more useful for me, because... more » SneakerFiend: Nice article Giz. I love it when you guys explain things to make the world a less confusing thing to navigate xP Nah but seriously thanks. I still say... more » Rurouni: I want a push e-mail system that doesn't need constant data connection (even if it just idling)... like SMS or MMS but only for e-mail. Maybe some ope... more » krztov: OR get an android/winmo phone where you dont need to have push messages for things like messengers, because theyre actually open :) more » Ridley: So everyone obsesses over push email and all it means is that you can get your email at most a minute faster and sometimes, better batterly life than ... more » iwishiwasjeff: I dont like apple being so pushy. more » ColonelGentleman: Thanks for this. I love when Giz does these recap features about crap we talk about here all the time. It really makes sure all us geeks with differ... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: It's interesting because parallels can be drawn with push and pull systems as applied to manufacturing environments as well. Push systems crank out pr... more » Nick: Hey Ponies! did you push this to your IT guys? more » GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: All to All, By My Mustard! Push Harder! Push Faster! Push Longer! more » appletoad: I remember working at Apple when MobileMe came out and it was "Push for the rest of us." Then the 'ITS NOT PUSH!!' argument came and we were told unde... more » -
#iphoneapps
Push Google Voice SMS and Twitter Messages to iPhone With Prowl, No Growl Required
While Prowl's designed for push notifications from a computer running Growl—opening up a world of possibilities—GVMax and Prey Fetcher push Google Voice SMS and Twitter messages via the web, without your computer running Growl 24/7. More » -
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Giz Explains: How Push Works
Push. It's not just a verb that sends people careening down a flight of stairs. It's also not just for guys in suits diddling on BlackBerrys. You hear it featured on new iPhone apps every week. So, what is it? More » -
#iphone
iPhone Push May Be Sending AIM Messages to Random People
According to developer Till Schadde, random people may be receiving your AIM messages if you have a jailbroken or unlocked iPhone. In fact, anyone with a jailbroken iPhone may be getting them, according to his testing: [Update: Confirmed] More » -
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The First Real Push Twitter Apps for iPhone: iTweetReply and Boxcar
iTwitter had push notifications for mentions and direct messages, but only from other iTwitter users. You've now got two options for real Twitter push notifications if you're dying for them: iTweetReply and Boxcar. Updated. More » -
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iTwitter: The First iPhone Twitter App With Push, Sorta
Beating established Twitter apps like Tweetie to the punch (push?), iTwitter is the first one to deliver push notifications. But push only works if the person @replying or DMing you is using iTwitter too. It'sfree$3.99 now. [ReadWriteWeb] -
#iphone
Push Gmail for the iPhone, Finally (It's Not What You Think)
My biggest disappointment with iPhone 3.0 is there's still no push Gmail. (Probably due some to contractual BS, but whatever.) GPush is a 99-cent app that almost fixes it by sending you push notifications whenever you get a new message. More » -
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Prowl Pushes Growl Notifications to Your iPhone
Best non-IM use of iPhone 3.0's push notifications yet: Prowl is a $3 app that pushes Growl notifications from your Mac to your phone. Growl's a global notifier that plugs into everything from BitTorrent apps to iTunes to Mail. More » -
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iPhone Push Notifications Discreetly Rolled Out In... Tap Tap Revenge?
Tapulous has issued an update to their Tap Tap Revenge rhythm game which includes working push notifications, despite the fact that iPhone OS 3.0 isn't officially available for two more days. More » -
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#peek
Peek Pronto: Peek Goes Push for $80
The heavily rumored Peek Pronto has become official. The successor to the $50, one-trick-pony Peek emailer, the $80 Pronto promises full push email for up to five email accounts. More » -
#mobileme
Apple Officially Brings Back MobileMe's Push, Improves Features
Apple just sent out an email to MobileMe subscribers to let them know of some new(ish) features. The biggest bullet point is the fact that push is back. More » -
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At Last, Google Sync Comes to iPhone and Windows Mobile
If you are a Google Apps junkie like I am, chances are that your iPhone (or WinMo) experience has been lacking. Luckily, Google has released Sync support to instantly coordinate your Google Calendar and Contacts. More » -
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Rumor: iPhone 3.0 Might Let Apps Run in the Background for Real Multitasking
Something significant has obviously delayed the original September launch of push notifications, Apple's solution to not allowing apps to run in the background. MacRumors hears that Apple is considering allowing real background processes instead. More » -
#iphone
Apple Misses iPhone Push Notification September Deadline
So here I'm in Neeeew Yooork. Teeeeerrific! (That's my Andy Warhol impersonation). One of the first things I did this week was to get a US cellphone contract, and since I was there, what the heck, I replaced my broken-screen iPhone with a brand new iPhone 3G—which required a $500 deposit because I have no credit history in this country. But I digress. The important thing is that I discovered that one of the best things of this phone—the one that truly made it a BlackBerry killer—didn't work after I tried it: Push notification services are not working yet. More »
