MacRumours has "heard" that Apple might let iPhone users keep apps running in the background when not actively in use. Your 'Yes, and?' comments are not entirely unexpected, so let us explain why this ...

One of the nifty things about a computer is its ability to perform many tasks simultaneously–while a user is composing a word doc, that same computer might also be performing a database search, ...

Back in March, when we first learned the details behind the upcoming iPhone SDK, I wrote about Apple’s decision to not allow background applications on the iPhone. As described in Apple’s Human ...

When you turn on your Windows PC, hundreds of processes run along with the programs in the background. As they are not visible, we focus on programs or windows that we see. From the startup apps to ...

When Apple initially announced the iPhone SDK, there was much dismay over the lack of background process capabilities, which disallows third-party applications to, for instance, notify the user of ...

This post will walk you through altering the default Android background process limit settings on the newest Google Pixel smartphone. Here’s a quick guide to change the background process limit from ...