On the heels of yesterday’s release of Mango for the developers out there, Facebook has finally dropped version 2 with support for push notifications — Toast and Live Tile . For those of you that’ve been waiting with baited breath, included are notifications for: messages, wall posts, feed comments and replies, photo tags and replies, or in short about everything your addiction requires. We’ve not had a chance to light our screens up with this just yet, so why not be a dear and give it a go and let us know what you think. Facebook 2.0 finally brings push notifications to Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform
April 14th, 2011 
jedwan We knew it was coming , and today at MIX 11 , Microsoft showed off its developer platform for the next version of Windows Phone, which developers will be able to get their hands on for free in May. The new application platform adds: Multitasking for background processing, audio and file transfer, and fast app switching, including background audio playback for HTML5 webpages Deeper integration of apps into the OS, allowing programs to leverage Live Tiles, including push notifications via Live Agents running in the background Raw access to the camera and sensors (gyro and compass) via the Motion Sensor library, letting apps to control device hardware Microsoft hopes this will allow developers to make even more creative and engaging apps. To get our juices flowing, it showed off demos of new app concepts from Skype , Spotify , Layar , Qantas, Amazon Shopping, and Kik Messenger. Check out our gallery below and hit the break for the details. Continue reading Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform Windows Phone adds multitasking, deeper OS integration, and sensor access to dev platform originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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No Comments »Google Voice is now your real-time pusher (on Android)
March 28th, 2010 jedwan Once upon a time, Google undercut its own infant OS by offering rival platforms some of the best features of Android. Those days are long gone, and once again — as much as we love Google Maps Navigation — the poster child for only-on-Android functionality (in the US) is Google Voice . That’s because as of this week, the Android version supports push notification of incoming messages in real time, as well as a neat interface for your reply (as evidenced by the above pic). Feel free to tease your iPhone and Pre-addicted friends, people; multitasking or no, they’re not going to get a heads-up of incoming voicemail transcriptions with plain ol’ HTML5 . Google Voice is now your real-time pusher (on Android) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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