Yeah, so are we. We have no idea when exactly “today” it will be released — Apple can pull the trigger whenever they want, first thing in the morning New York time, or last minute at night in Cupertino. So, all we can do is wait and keep hitting that download button.

Or, if you want to help pass the time, check out TiPb’s iPhone Forums. They’re friendly, informative, and fast and free to join (for those few who haven’t already).

There’s even an official “Staying up for iPhone 3.0” thread, courtesy of Tremain, to get you started!

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Waiting for iPhone 3.0?

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We can't wait for iPhone 3.0 to arrive (c'mon, isn't it Wednesday somewhere already?), so in the meantime we're making a list and checking it twice. AppAdvice has posted a short list of apps known or expected to include Push Notification capabilities, including IM+, AP News, Tap Tap Revenge 2.5 and AIM. ESPN's ScoreCenter (promoed at the top of the store earlier today) was also announced as a push-capable app during the original iPhone 3.0 event.

We've got a few others that seem to be promising PN capability at or near the 3.0 launch, courtesy of reader Joachim's research help: Beejive IM and ngmoco's Touch Pets Dogs. A quick search of Apptism for 'push notifications' reveals a few more candidates, including David Fletcher's ChatMaster. Searching the iTunes Store itself shows a couple more interesting (and not necessarily shipping) apps: speed trap checker Trapster, killer Jabber/XMPP client OneTeam, personal finance tool BillMinder and IT manager's virtual machine toolkit VManage all list PN on the roadmap but no sign of new versions yet.

Once the 3.0 version is released and developers can loose their tongues, we fully expect to hear about scores of updates to take advantage of PN and other new features. If your app is among the revised horde, shoot us a line at our app review address.

Thanks to Will for the suggestion.

On the lookout for Push Notification apps originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

On the lookout for Push Notification apps originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Editor's Note: We have received multiple reports from 3.0 firmware users on original iPhones who are NOT experiencing the problems described, and who do receive calls without difficulty with the push notification service turned on. Cory's original post is left as-is below; however, we no longer believe the issue is widespread or will affect most original iPhone users. Our apologies for any undue anxiety or confusion.

If you bought the original iPhone, you have the pride of being the first to own one... but you will also be left out when you install and use some of the nice new features in the iPhone 3.0 update.

One of the most awaited features, push notifications, requires a constant data connection. While the iPhone 3G can handle data and voice simultaneously when using a 3G/HSDPA connection, on EDGE (the cellular data service that the original iPhone uses) you are unable to take calls and maintain a persistent data connection. As a result, if you turn on the push notification service, you may be unable to receive voice calls.

Some iPhone owners might consider this a slap in the face from Apple, while other iPhone users will just be glad that their phone now has notifications. Either way, the good thing is that the voice mail system uses a data connection, so you will still get your voicemails.

Push notifications could also end up being a flop for other iPhone users too. Due to the structure of the service, push notifications can get lost in transit, and pushes to the same app (possibly all pushes) kick older ones out of the push queue.

Original iPhone owners & Push Notifications originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Original iPhone owners & Push Notifications originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chad’s excited. Why? TweekDeck for iPhone has just hit the App Store (iTunes link). Doesn’t look to be iPhone 3.0 Push Notification enabled just yet, but the hallmark feature of Twitter Groups and multiple, columnar dashboards (looks similar to tabs in Mobile Safari) are all in place. And you can “shake to refresh”.

Best of all? It’s free!

If you try it out, let us know how it works for you, and how it compares to your current favorite Twitter client.

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QuickApp: TweetDeck Twitter Client for iPhone

It's contest time! To celebrate the iPhone 3.0 software release on Wednesday, iPhone Alley is giving away a Juice Pack Air, courtesy of the good folks at Mophie. In case you've been living under a rock, Mophie's Juice Pack Air is likely the thinnest battery pack slash iPhone case available today. And yes, it works with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S. We have one and love it and now you can get one too! For free. Because we love you. Hit the jump for details.

Engadget Mobile brings word that the iPhone Dev-Team has shown off a working Jailbreak and Unlock — now dubbed UltraSn0w — via Qik video.

The Jailbreak and Unlock should be available on Friday, though TiPb’s guess is it may not work on the new iPhone 3G S, since it took 6 months to unlock the iPhone 3G via yellowsn0w and longer for the 2nd generation iPod touch via redSn0w. We’ll likely know more when the Dev-Team gets some quality time with the new hardware and figures out what, if any, new cats Apple has brought for the mice to game…

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iPhone Dev-Team Shows Off iPhone 3.0 Jailbreak and “UltraSn0w” Unlock

In a tech note posted Tuesday, Apple reminded Palm Pre users who are currently able to sync their devices with iTunes that such capabilities may disappear in future upgrades.

iPhone Dev Team member MuscleNerd has started the live demo of the Yellowsn0w iPhone 3G unlock running the pre-release version of iPhone OS 3.0. You can follow along and watch the magic on Qik.com.

The makers of TweedDeck, the Adobe Air Twitter client for Mac, Windows, and Linux, released TweetDeck for the iPhone and iPod touch earlier today. Unlike other twitter clients for the iPhone, it lets you create and easily switch between columns to keep track of different categories, follow topics in real time with saved searches, and view notifications for new tweets. It also adds a handy new shake-to-refresh feature. It's available as a free download in the App Store.

An iPhone version of TweetDeck [App Store, Free], the popular Twitter browser for Mac, Windows, and Linux, has appeared in the App Store. The application brings a number of features to enhance users' mobile Twitter experience:

- Twee...