Is it iPhone 5 time already?

This one seems to be a bit early. It isn’t quite Apple rumor time and it surely is not the time for a new iPhone to be discussed. Or is it?

iPhone Programming Tutorial – Local Notifications

Way back when, when everyone was still complaining about Apple's lack of support for (3rd party) multitasking, there was a simple solution put in place. This solution was known as push notifications. Push notifications solved many of the issues associated with background processing. For example, when quitting the AIM application, the server could keep you logged in and send you a push notification when a new message arrived. You could then tap on a View button that would launch the app. This solution is great and all, but it still requires that you have an active internet connection. As of iOS4, Apple has introduced a new type of notification that can be scheduled to fire within the device itself. It requires no complicated server programming, or additional configuration with iTunes. I am talking about Local Notifications.

Jailbreaking, iAds, T-Mobile and You

It may be a bit tough to keep track with Apple today, even at the accelerated pace we are used to. However, there have been a few interesting bits of information that we think you should be aware of and that surely impact your apps today and in the future. T-Mobile may be announcing its iPhone this week, iAds may be the income source you should be relying on and then there is the fact the U.S. law has now legalized the jailbreaking of smartphones under certain circumstances.