[iPhone SDK] Background applications

Hello, Developers
Quick question. Is it still depreceted to run background processes on iPhone?
I still hope to create service-based application...
Thank you.

Any idea of a "service" for a native iPhone app would have to be controlled by an external server. For instance I believe BeeJive or one of the IM clients keeps you logged in even when the app isn't running. This must be because they're syncing with a server much like the future PUSH notifications will do.

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