If you have the iPhone 2.0 Software, and downloaded some apps, you would know that none of said apps run in the background. Apple made the decision to disable all background processes for applications that they themselves did not make. In doing so, apps like AIM, Facebook and Twinkle have suffered. In September, Apple plans to fix this by enabling “push notifications”. What is this long and confusing word? In short, it will allow you to receive IM’s through AIM and Twitter Updates from Twinkle – while the applications are not running! This method will save you battery-life, while making sure the phone runs smooth, with no lags in performance – hopefully… We (the bloggers) must ask ourselves, “How will developers be able to implement this service into their apps by September, if Apple removed the framework from the beta?”

Personally, I think that the Push Notification Service will end-up like most Apple Announcements, and be pushed back until the beginning of October. This might be the right move for Apple, as no one wants to see another Mobile-Me Disaster…