iPhone Firmware 2.2 Beta - New Features Revealed


	iPhone Firmware 2.2 Beta - New Features Revealed

danrox77

9-30-2008 8:24 PM

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iphone, ipod touch, firmware, 2.2, safari, ui

danrox77 says:

"Most surprising is that fact that background push notification is absent in beta 1 builds. The feature was promised for September but was pushed back according to an email purportedly from Steve Jobs that said: “We want to get it 100% right the first time.”

Even worse. No copy and paste."

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