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I recently took a look at Beejive IM for the iPhone. While the latest version supports push notifications, it’s really not going to fill the niche that I had hoped it might. Not at all to say that it’s a poorly written piece of software — it definitely isn’t — but it’s lacking just one feature that I’d need in order for it to completely satisfy me: an always-enabled push notification relay that never disconnects from IM services, no matter how often (or seldom) I use the program. Though this may seem relatively simple, the technical details bring about some interesting difficulties. Continue reading ‘Beejive and the Shortcomings of iPhone Push Notifications for Instant Messengers’