Background Tasks Coming to iPhone – MacRumors is citing, well, I’m not sure what they’re citing, but they’re saying Apple is considering user-selectable background tasks instead of push notification support. As you probably know, Apple originally promised push notification long, long ago, and then pulled it, and then we haven’t heard anything. I just want to play Last.fm while checking my email.
More Tablet Rumors Stirred Up By Patent Application – I’m on a roll, with two patent mentions in two days. This one’s about an Apple tablet, rumors of which will never die because the thing is so many Apple diehards’ most tantalising fantasy. It’s not hard to make a good one, as Axiotron knows, so I don’t know what’s stopping them.
Kindle 2.0 Could Come from Amazon Early as Next Monday – Take that with a grain of salt, as its based on the research of a Citigroup analyst, and so constitutes little more than an educated guess. We’ll see if they make enough improvements to threaten the iPhone’s position as the most popular e-reader.
Lawsuit City for Apple Over 3G Speeds – Two more lawsuits have been launched against Apple and AT&T over the speeds of the iPhone 3G’s network. The suit claims insufficient hardware speed and infrastructure, which explains why both parties are to blame. I have no frame of reference, but I’ve never had cause to become impatient because of the thing. I think I just ruined my eligibility to cash in should a class action suit result in a pay out.
Twitter-Generated List of OS X Software – Blogger Darren Barefoot just recently got a Mac, and was looking to outfit it with apps, so he turned to Twitter. The result of his inquiry is a rather handy list of great apps for OS X. Check out part two, as well.
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