Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Apple, Garmin, Global Positioning System, GPS, Microsoft, Mobile phone, Smartphone, Windows Mobile
It was revealed at WWDC that Apple would soon push out a service that allows for applications to run in the background, but in a different manner than what we’re used to with other smart phones. The Push Notification Service doesn’t run in the same manner as Windows Mobile task manager, though. The PNS connects to a server that watches the threads through a persistent IP connection that would push out notifications, so you can close out AIM, for instance, and go about your business until someone IMs you. (http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/31/apple-hands-out-push-notification-service-api-to-developers-background-apps-ftw 7/31)
Garmin, a maker of GPS devices, has pushed back the introduction of its Nuvifone cell phone from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first half of 2009, the company said while also lowering its outlook for this year because of slowing sales for GPS devices. Garmin cited obstacles in dealing with the various individual needs of each cell phone carrier for the delay. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (7/31)
A Microsoft executive blamed delays in bringing some wireless products to market for falling 2 million units shy of reaching its goal of selling 20 million licenses for its Windows Mobile operating system last year. But despite the shortfall and heightened competition, the executive said, Windows Mobile still increased its share of the global mobile market. Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/30)
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