iOS 5 introduced a centralized Notification Center to handle all of iOS’s little alerts—”Bleep! You have a new tweet!” “Blurp! Time to play Words with Friends!” “Blort! Remember to pick up the dry cleaning!” Notification Center’s introduction in 2011 was a long time coming, and a welcome improvement to iOS’s previous modal-only pop-up alerts. Despite Notification Center’s long gestation, however, it lacked what many consider a critical feature—”do not disturb.” Read the full story at ARS Technica.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.