New iPhone SDK Beta - Yes to Backgrond Processes?
The most dissappointing thing in SDK was that Apple limited software to run as a background process, which means, you won’t be able to have programs such as Instant Messagers, or maybe apps for themes and many more possabilities. Here is the quote of an developer who has reviewed latest SDK Beta 4:
There are definitely some very interesting methods added to UIApplication’s delegate, including methods for badging the Springboard icon, and methods related to gaining and resigning “active” status - seems like background apps may be permitted somehow.