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At long last, Apple has finally equipped some of its developers with the tools needed to begin authoring iPhone background applications. This will eventually remedy problems with the iPhone regarding running applications in the background. The same thing could happen to a drug dealer trying to convert ounces to grams. He/She suddenly gets a phone call then, BAM, all that hard work leaves business dry and sales at a stand still. Apple is fixing this by adding the “Push Notification Service” they mentioned at the WWDC.

AppleInsider writes:

Instead of allowing potentially dozens of third party services to simultaneously access an iPhone directly, the push service would funnel all transmissions from developers’ servers through a central Apple server, which would then relay the data to iPhones through a single persistent and well-managed background connection.

This is the best news on the iPhone we’ve heard all week. Wait a minute, this is the only news on the iPhone we’ve wrote all week. That’s not like us at all. It’s because Vince got that new Sierra Nevada Sidekick, which pretty much renders any other phone pale in comparison.

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Picture this. You come down with a horrible case of some horrible diarrhea inducing disease. Now imagine being able to take a pill that literally detects the illness, builds a custom remedy, and then delivers the drug to the necessary areas in need of healing. The University Of Maryland is working on a similar method in which magnetic nanofactories would literally build their own medication for whatever ailment was found.

We admit, the diagram above really doesn’t provide much in sight into the process unless you happen to be a molecular biologist, which odds are you are not. Though one ultra cool benefit of these nanofactories would be no side effects, since the process would target specific areas of disease, rather than circulating through your entire body. — Andrew Dobrow

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Being slouched in front of a computer all day causes disastrous effects on our eyes, necks, and backs, yet we hardly notice, or try to remedy it. We’ve even gone as far as lying to ourselves. “Oh, my lower back just hurts from sleeping on it wrong.” The Homi USB is placed at the top of your monitor and alerts you if you become closer then 60cm to the monitor.

The ultrasonic sensors notify you of your foul by chiming, ringing, and blinking LED’s (which can’t be too good for your eyes either, let alone your blood pressure). The Homi might be a bit of an eyesore, because let’s be frank, it’s pretty awkwardly ugly, but for only $27, the Homi promises to keep your ergonomics in check. — Andrew Dobrow

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