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Video: Skype Launches Application for iPhone and iPod ...Original at Grouper
• Tue, Mar 31
By info@crackle.com (newsinfusion) For more information visit www.newsinfusion.com LAS VEGAS, March 31, 2009 – Skype announced that its highly anticipated application, Skype™ for iPhone, will be available on the Apple App Store beginning today. The app also adds Skype calling and instant messaging to any second generati...
Video: Match.com App for iPhone and iPod touch Makes it E...Original at Grouper
• Tue, Mar 24
By info@crackle.com (MultiVuVideo) Match.com, the world's largest online dating company, announced the availability of a free application on the Apple App Store. The Match.com application takes the most useful and popular features of the Match.com online experience and brings them to the revolutionary iPhone and iPod tou...
Video: How to Setup Palringo on your iPhone (3G) or iPod touchOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Aug 16
By rss@youtube.com (TwistedShrapnel) Get Palringo @ the app store for free! This tutorial will show you how to setup the Palringo IM app Author: TwistedShrapnel Keywords: MSN iPhone Gmail AIM touch iPod Apple App Store iTunes Free Client Added: August 16, 2008
Video: Apple Remote App for iPhoneOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Jul 10
By rss@youtube.com (automatedhomeuk) A two minute tour of the free iPhone and iPod Touch application from Apple Author: automatedhomeuk Keywords: app apple appletv application control iphone itunes remote tv Added: July 10, 2008
Steve Jobs Approves Knocking Live Video App Personally
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Dec 2
By Kat Hannaford Apple didn't approve of the use of a private API in Pointy Heads Software's Knocking Live Video app, which allows iPhone users to stream live video to each other over 3G and Wi-Fi. After pleading to Steve Jobs to reconsider their verdict, Apple got back to developer Brian Meehan the next mor...
Comentário sobre Illusion Labs lança Labyrinth 2 na iPhone App Store por Tweets that mention Illusion Labs lança Labyrinth 2 na iPhone App Store | MacMagazine -- Topsy.com
Original at BLOG.MACMAGAZINE
• Tue, Dec 1
By Tweets that mention Illusion Labs lança Labyrinth 2 na iPhone App Store | MacMagazine -- Topsy.com This post was mentioned on Twitter by BLOG.MACMAGAZINE and Fábio – Fabinho, Sempre Apple. Sempre Apple said: Illusion Labs lança Labyrinth 2 na iPhone App Store http://bit.ly/4TEgyW [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by BLOG.MACMAGAZINE and Fábio - Fabinho, Sempre Apple. Sempre Apple s...
News: Developer Appeal to Steve Jobs Results in App Approval
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Tue, Dec 1
After hiving his company's iPhone app rejected by Apple, Pointy Heads Software developer Brian Meehan made a personal appeal to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, or at least his e-mail in-box, a move that he said resulted in a reversal.
Fring Announces First Video VOiP For The iPhone — And They’re Half Right (Updated)
Original at Wired
• Tue, Dec 1
By John C Abell Updates with iTunes customer reaction) See Also: AT&T Relents, Opens iPhone to Skype, VoIPApple Rejects Google Voice App, Invites RegulationTest: Fring Brings VoIP To iPhone With Mixed ResultsBlowback: Does Fringe Keep It Fresh in Season 2 Debut?Ears-On With Skype for iPhone
Rejected App Gets Special Approval From Steve Jobs Himself
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Tue, Dec 1
By Darrell Etherington Knocking Live Video uses an interesting take on streaming video. Unlike Qik, which is designed to stream video to multiple clients, Knocking streams from one iPhone to another. (…) You simply launch the app and “knock” another iPhone user with Knocking Live Video installed. That user will...
Ted Landau's User Friendly View: Apple Requires DigiDNA to Modify iPhone App
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Tue, Dec 1
Yet another iPhone App Store approval/rejection mystery. This one involves a file-viewing feature of DigiDNA's FileAid app. Apple surprisingly objected to the feature and forced DigiDNA to remove it — even though the app (with the feature) had been approved and available in the App...
News: Steve Jobs intervenes in App Store rejection, approves iPhone 3G video streaming app
Original at iLounge
• Tue, Dec 1
By news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett) Apple CEO Steve Jobs has personally intervened to reverse the rejection of an iPhone and iPod touch application for what is believed to be the first time. Ars Technica reports that Brian Meehan of Pointy Heads emailed Jobs directly following the rejection of the company’s live video stre...
News: Apple Rejects Droid Promo App for the iPhone
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Tue, Dec 1
The Droid smartphone won't be seeing any publicity on the iPhone thanks to Apple's rejection of the iDroid app from its App Store. The iDroid app was designed to run on the iPhone and iPod touch, but did nothing more than advertise the Droid smartphone.
Opinion: Does Steve Jobs Want A Kinder, Gentler App Approval Process?Original at BusinessWeek
• Mon, Nov 30
By Peter Burrows Dear Steve, Remember dropping out of school to drop in other classes to make it as an entrepreneur? I have admired you as an entrepreneur. I am a life long entrepreneur. I have never given up. I push my own rock up my mountain no matter how long it takes to get to the top, and love every minute of the j...
Apple to Take iPhone's Maps App to 'the Next Level'
Original at MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
• Sun, Nov 29
MacRumors has found a new Apple job listing seeking an iPhone Software Engineer to join the iPhone and iPod Touch Maps team with the goal of taking the iPhone's built-in Maps App to "the next level": We want to take Maps to the next ...
iPhone App Store Rejects Find a New Home
Original at Slashdot
• Sat, Nov 28
By kdawson eldavojohn writes "A new site called App Rejections (somewhat slashdotted already) aims to provide a home for misfit apps. With Apple offering no documents or discussions on the matter of application rejections, this site might become a popular place to pick forbidden fruit. Could a thi...
iPhone App Rejections Get Highlighted on New Site
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Fri, Nov 27
By Darrell Etherington For example, the most recent article at the time of this writing is about how Star Wars Trench Run was accepted despite containing a huge image of an iPhone, something which has been a pretty boilerplate reason for rejection of apps put out by much smaller studios and independent devs befo...
Moo an IMPULSIVE REVIEW of “Cows in Space” App
Original at Apple Gazette
• Wed, Nov 25
By RJ Huneke This mooing application for the iPhone is a hit, because of the humor surrounding the shocking premise, and the fact that the game is incredibly fun, engaging and difficult. The graphics, sound and playability are all up to par in the “Cows in Space” game, which is created by Donut Games, th...
iPhone and iPod: Water damage is not covered by warranty
Original at Apple Support
• Tue, Nov 24
If an iPhone or iPod has been damaged by water or a liquid containing water (for example, coffee or a soft drink), the repair is not covered by the Apple one (1) year limited warranty or an AppleCare Protection plan (APP). iPhone models and iPod models that were built after 2006 have built-in...
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Nov 23
By Dan Nosowitz Phil Schiller Talks App Approval, Avoids Saying Much of Anything...Microsoft Reiterates Smackdown on Pirate Xbox Users...iPhone Magnification Camera Mod Came From the Recycle Bin...Another Anonymous Netbook/Sleeping Aid Hits Wireless Carrier...
There Can Be Only One: Part Deux
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Nov 20
By John Herrman App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they've got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. Finance director for the company, Alexandre de Rochefort, says that even a compan...
Steve Jobs Responds to Passionate App Developer, Curtly
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Nov 19
By Adam Frucci Apple told The Little App Factory to change the name of their popular app iPodRip, as it had the word iPod in it. The CEO sent a passionate letter to Steve Jobs, and he got a response. Here's the letter he sent: Dear Mr. Jobs, Best, John Devor And Steve replied: Steve Sent from my iPhone
Opinion: Cut the Drama: Private APIs, the App Store & You
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Thu, Nov 19
By Andrew Bednarz These two headlines are actually the same story, a fact that was made quite apparent by a popular direct iPhone-to-iPhone messaging App called Ping!. On Ping!’s Facebook Page, the developer announced that the much-anticipated version 1.2 of Ping! has been rejected by Apple:
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Nov 17
By Dan Nosowitz Genius Bar App Won't Help if Your iPhone Is Broken Rumor has it that Apple is planning to add a Genius Bar app to the App Store (appappappapp) that will let you make appointments, track your place in line, and curse the world when you realize you can't use the app because your iPhone is broken,...
Opinion: Apple’s App Store Approval Process Now Includes an Automated Layer
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Tue, Nov 17
By Darrell Etherington It’s also technically fair, since Apple has said all along that private APIs are off-limits. The published reason being that Apple can’t confirm that said APIs will remain stable from release to release of the iPhone OS, meaning that something based on them might break every time an updat...
Product News: Report: Apple Planning Apple Store Concierge App for iPhone
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Mon, Nov 16
• 4 related articles
Apple is planning on releasing an iPhone concierge app for its fleet of Apple Stores, according to reports. According to the reports, the app will allow users to schedule Genius Bar appointments, One-to-One Shopping, and other Apple Store services.
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News: Apple Changes Stance, Approves Bobble Rep iPhone App
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Mon, Nov 16
The Bobble Rep - 111th Congress Edition iPhone application that Apple rejected for allegedly ridiculing public figures landed on the App Store on Saturday when the Mac and iPhone maker reversed its stance and decided the app was fine after all.
Entelligence: Got game?
Original at Engadget
• Sun, Nov 15
By Michael Gartenberg There was a lot of buzz last week when Apple announced that there now more than 100,000 applications in iPhone App Store, and more than two billion apps downloaded. Those are impressive numbers. A former Palm executive recently told me that in the heyday of Palm OS, two thirds of users never i...
To Play With Giants, App Devs Risk Getting Squashed
Original at Wired
• Fri, Nov 13
By Brian X. Chen Hello, Chair submitted Appsaurus to Apple this week and nervously awaits Apple’s approval. The team is hoping it does not face the same outcome as Podcaster, an app Apple rejected in September 2008. The Podcaster app enabled the iPhone to download podcasts and listen to them on the fly. Appl...
NASA turns iPhone into chemical sensor, can an App Store rejection be far away?
Original at Engadget Mobile
• Fri, Nov 13
By Tim Stevens Update: George Yu, a developer who wrote this implementation for Jing Li, commented to let us know that the choice to go with the iPhone was made because it was "cool," but he soon realized that choice was a "horrible mistake." We're guessing that could have something to do with an apparent l...
NASA turns iPhone into chemical sensor, can an App Store rejection be far away?
Original at Engadget
• Fri, Nov 13
By Tim Stevens Update: George Yu, a developer who wrote this implementation for Jing Li, commented to let us know that the choice to go with the iPhone was made because it was "cool," but he soon realized that choice was a "horrible mistake." We're guessing that could have something to do with an apparent l...
Hot Forum Topic: In-app Sales: What’s Apple’s Cut?
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Thu, Nov 12
Today TMO readers are talking about the iPhone, the App Store and how much Apple makes off of in-app purchases.
Facebook app developer rejects App Store, irony ensues
Original at Engadget Mobile
• Thu, Nov 12
• 1 related articles
By Joseph L. Flatley We always said that if Apple's arbitrary, inconsistent, and quite frankly baffling approval process didn't get straightened out soon, the defections were going to pick up pace -- and what do we have here? Joe Hewitt, the developer of the well-loved and highly regarded Facebook iPhone a...
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Facebook app developer rejects App Store, irony ensues
Original at Engadget
• Thu, Nov 12
• 1 related articles
By Joseph L. Flatley We always said that if Apple's arbitrary, inconsistent, and quite frankly baffling approval process didn't get straightened out soon, the defections were going to pick up pace -- and what do we have here? Joe Hewitt, the developer of the well-loved and highly regarded Facebook iPhone a...
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News: Apple Improves App Store Review Process Feedback
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Thu, Nov 12
iPhone and iPod touch application developers are finally getting a little more feedback from Apple on their status in the App Store review process. Instead of simply being told the average time from submission to approval, developers can now see when their app is being reviewed and when i...
Apple lets devs bite their nails in real time as iPhone apps navigate approval process
Original at Engadget Mobile
• Wed, Nov 11
By Chris Ziegler Apple's App Store approval process is one of the great black boxes in the mobile industry, a bizarre place ruled by emotion, erratic logic, and an uneven application of censorship that has driven some developers to the very brink of insanity since the day of iPhone OS 2.0's release. Well, fo...
Apple lets devs bite their nails in real time as iPhone apps navigate approval process
Original at Engadget
• Wed, Nov 11
By Chris Ziegler Apple's App Store approval process is one of the great black boxes in the mobile industry, a bizarre place ruled by emotion, erratic logic, and an uneven application of censorship that has driven some developers to the very brink of insanity since the day of iPhone OS 2.0's release. Well, fo...
Apple offers progress reports on apps waiting for approval
Original at CNET News.com
• Wed, Nov 11
Developers can now track their iPhone application's progress via status updates from the App Store review team.
News: MAD Artist Lashes Out at Apple for Rejecting iPhone App for Political Caricatures
Original at pheedcontent.com
• Tue, Nov 10
Apple has (inexplicably) rejected an iPhone app that "ridicules public figures," and the artist who developed the caricatures in question is lashing out at Apple for doing so. The app, Bobble Rep - 111th Congress Edition, is an iPhone app that offers the name and information, including c...
Sonos “ZonePlayer S5” IMPULSIVE REVIEW
Original at Apple Gazette
• Thu, Nov 5
By RJ Huneke Once the “Sonos Controller” App is downloaded for free in the Apple Store, the iPhone, or iPod Touch, becomes a customizable remote control. One can access all of the music from the network, make play-lists, tweet their friends, change the volume, or access Internet radio from the palm of...
Public Radio App lets you resume 'This American Life' whenever you please
Original at Engadget
• Wed, Nov 4
By Darren Murph Now that you've got an NPR-lovin' stereo in your bedroom, the only thing missing in your otherwise completely fulfilled life is an NPR application that enables you to listen to your favorite programs whenever, wherever. If we just rung your bell, you can now drift away and die happy. Availa...
Opinion: The iPhone’s Other Killer App
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Wed, Nov 4
By Charles Jade That latter comment sounds eerily familiar, not at all unlike predictions about iPod competitors in 2004. Back then, the iPod’s success was attributed to everything from the iTunes ecosystem to Apple marketing, but what really set the iPod apart was the interface, especially the paten...
Opinion: The iPhone’s Other Killer App
Original at The Apple
• Wed, Nov 4
By Charles Jade That latter comment sounds eerily familiar, not at all unlike predictions about iPod competitors in 2004. Back then, the iPod’s success was attributed to everything from the iTunes ecosystem to Apple marketing, but what really set the iPod apart was the interface, especially the paten...
Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Available on the App Store
Original at MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors
• Wed, Nov 4
• 7 related articles
Apple today officially announced that more than 100,000 apps are now available from the App Store."The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch c...
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Patch: Blacksn0w App Now Ready, Eager to Unlock Your iPhone 3G and 3GSes [IPhone]
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Nov 3
By John Herrman Apple can permanently patch the blacksn0w exploit in their next firmware update. You must download Cydia's "On File" system in case Apple blocks more exploits in future updates. It's still safe to run the tool, but keep in mind that Apple can—and probably will—patch the core exploit used b...
“Truth or Dare” IMPULSIVE REVIEW of Application
Original at Apple Gazette
• Sat, Oct 24
By RJ Huneke Grade: A When Apple said there was an App for everything, did they mean it? Look at the “Truth or Dare” application, and think on it. The “Truth or Dare” App for the iPhone is exactly what the name suggests, a Truth or Dare game. Download the free version, or splurge $1.99 on an [...]
My Thoughts: Apple’s Conflicting Stand On Piracy
Original at Apple Gazette
• Fri, Oct 16
By Lia This constant move on keeping the iPhone hack-free definitely shows that Apple is very much against piracy. But I guess I kind of understand why Apple is more vigilant with keeping the iPhone piracy-fee. In a way, I see it as Apple’s way to protect the iPhone App developers.
Opinion: Rumor Has It: Apple Developing Radio App for iPhone and iPod touch
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Wed, Oct 14
By Liam Cassidy The ZuneHD has it. The latest iPod Nano has it. Even a chunky digital watch I owned when I was seven years old had it. I’m talking FM Radio, and the latest rumors tell us Apple is working on its very own native Radio.app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Opinion: Rumor Has It: Apple Developing Radio App for iPhone and iPod touch
Original at The Apple
• Wed, Oct 14
By Liam Cassidy The ZuneHD has it. The latest iPod Nano has it. Even a chunky digital watch I owned when I was seven years old had it. I’m talking FM Radio, and the latest rumors tell us Apple is working on its very own native Radio.app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Podcast: TomTom Prices Car Kit for iPhone App
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Tue, Sep 29
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) TomTom will sell its car kit - a complement to its iPhone app - for $119.95 in the United States, £99.99 in the UK, and €99.99 in Europe. The car kit will ship in October 2009. The iPhone software is not included; TomTom offers several apps, each for a different part of the world. In what appears to be n...
Podcast: Pantone iPhone App Offers Enjoyable Color ExplorationOriginal at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Mon, Sep 21
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) Because it's impossible to describe what a program about color does - I might as well dance about architecture - and because Apple doesn't have demo versions of iPhone apps, I created a 4-minute tour as a movie that should give you a good sense of how the program works.
Somebody has to say it: it’s time for iTunes Lite
Original at Techcrunch
• Wed, Sep 9
By Devin Coldewey Facebook integration. Tweeting my music interests. AppleTV. Full-screen album extras. App management. An entire online store. Smart playlists. CD burning. Ringtone creation. Tips the scales at 88MB. All this in what is essentially the only music player on OS X. At some point enough is enough, and...
Apple Announces iTunes 9, "LPs," Video Camera For the iPod Nano
Original at Slashdot
• Wed, Sep 9
By Soulskill Apple just finished their latest press event, and they revealed a number of new services and features for their products. They kicked things off by saying that iPhone OS 3.1 is now available. It will add the Genius recommendation technology to the App store, giving users suggestions on whic...
Podcast: Vonage App Coming to iPhone
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Tue, Sep 1
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) With Vonage on an iPhone or iPod touch, you could have your home or office landline number also ring on your iPhone or iPod touch. And placing calls using the Vonage app while connected to a Wi-Fi network would also enable you to avoid using minutes from your cellular calling plan.
Opinion: Apple Responds to FCC's App Store Questions
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Fri, Aug 21
• 3 related articles
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) Apple and AT&T -- In the response, Apple says, in the context of whether Apple acted in consultation with AT&T in rejecting the Google Voice app: Apple alone makes the final decisions to approve or not approve iPhone applications.
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AT&T, Apple and Google respond to the FCC over Google Voice and the iPhone App Store
Original at Engadget Mobile
• Fri, Aug 21
By Nilay Patel Filed under: Handsets, ATT, Apple AT&T, Apple and Google respond to the FCC over Google Voice and the iPhone App Store originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
AT&T, Apple and Google respond to the FCC over Google Voice and the iPhone App Store
Original at Engadget
• Fri, Aug 21
By Nilay Patel Continue reading AT&T, Apple and Google respond to the FCC over Google Voice and the iPhone App Store AT&T, Apple and Google respond to the FCC over Google Voice and the iPhone App Store originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of...
App Store Lessons: App Emergencies
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Wed, Aug 12
By Erica Sadun Bad things happen. Despite all your user testing, sometimes an iPhone app release hits the wild with unexpected results. I recently heard about one application upgrade that passed Apple review, but that crashed when run on handsets that had a previously installed version of the app. Anoth...
Five Apps for movie nuts
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Sun, Aug 9
By David Winograd Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review Then came the iPhone/iPod Touch and things got considerably easier, although there is no clear demarcation of what service sells what, or where. I want to give you two alternatives, each using one of the two competing services.
What Apple could borrow from Domino's
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Fri, Aug 7
By Dave Caolo Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Corporate, Developer, App Store Ged and his coworkers at The Iconfactory have been waiting 12 days (as of this writing) for Apple to approve Ramp Champ, their next iPhone game. As Ged describes in the post, the waiting wouldn't be so bad if they knew wh...
App Store rejections tied to third party rights infringements
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Wed, Aug 5
By Erica Sadun It's obviously premature to assign an external motivation to Apple and TUAW has no evidence whatsoever that Apple is using these rejections to pave its way to a new market. At the same time, the timing of these rejections couldn't be worse. With Apple rumored to enter the e-book market somet...
Opinion: FCC Queries Apple, AT&T, and Google about Google Voice App
Original at tidbits_podcast (Feedburner)
• Mon, Aug 3
• 3 related articles
By editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Publishing) It looks as if Apple won't be able to fall back on the utterly lame "I can't go into granular detail" answer for why certain applications have been rejected and removed from the App Store. On 31-Jul-09, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent letters of inquiry to Apple, AT&...
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Patent nonsense: News that could change the way we work and play
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Sun, Aug 2
By Steven Sande Last week provided a lot of legal fun for Apple, complete with news of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sending a letter to the company asking for information about the removal of the Google Voice app from the App Store, and word that upstart Mac cloner Psystar has retained a...
Hands on (a little late) with GV Mobile for jailbroken phones
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Fri, Jul 31
By Erica Sadun Filed under: iPhone, Jailbreak/pwnage, App Review TUAWHands on (a little late) with GV Mobile for jailbroken phones originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Yeah, there's an app for that. But for how long, and at what cost?
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Jul 30
• 3 related articles
By Michael Jones As the developers of GV Mobile and VoiceCentral recently discovered, Apple can take an app that was previously given the all-clear, decide that it now duplicates native functionality of the iPhone, and yank it from the App Store in a matter of minutes. Needless to say, there are some serio...
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The Google Voice rejection: What's needed now
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Wed, Jul 29
By Erica Sadun When it comes to "duplicate functionality", Apple doesn't seem to have any problem allowing applications like AT&T co-branded Virtual Recptionist (iTunes link) in App Store. Virtual Receptionist provides custom call forwarding to three phone numbers, in a similar manner to Goo...
Update: Promo codes again allowed for 17+ apps
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Sun, Jul 26
By Michael Jones Filed under: iPod Family, Apple, iPhone, App Store Thanks to the developers who sent this in!Update: Promo codes again allowed for 17+ apps originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
How Apple's App Review Is Sabotaging the iPhone
Original at Slashdot
• Mon, Jul 20
By kdawson snydeq writes to recommend Peter Wayner's inside look at the frustration iPhone developers face from Apple when attempting to distribute their apps through the iPhone App Store. Wayner's long piece is an extended analogy comparing Apple to the worst of Soviet-era bureaucracy. "Determ...
Patch: News: Apple quietly approving racy new 17+ content?
Original at iLounge
• Mon, Jul 20
By news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett) Apple has begun allowing racy new content into appropriately-labeled applications, a new update suggests. Based on the tales of woe web site, F-MyLife by enormego has been updated to version 1.5.4, which, according to the release notes posted to the App Store listing, “[e]nables the ‘Sex...
App Store Lessons: No promo codes for apps rated 17+
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Jul 16
By Michael Jones So where is the problem? It's in the new app rating system that was released a few weeks ago. As it stands, neither the 3.0 software nor iTunes display parental warnings when using a promo code to purchase apps with a mature (17+) rating, so Apple has made the promo code functionality unavaila...
First Look: Postman 2.0
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Jul 9
By Christina Warren I hadn't really noticed, but it turns out there are lots and lots of postcard apps in the App Store. It makes sense, the iPhone (and to an extent, the iPod touch) is a great virtual postcard device. Snap a photo while on vacation, add a quick message and send it off via e-mail, all from within the i...
Who exactly is in charge of the App Store? Anyone?
Original at Techcrunch
• Thu, Jun 25
By MG Siegler Okay, the situation surrounding the App Store and its approval process continues to get weirder and weirder. As you may have heard, an application featuring nudity first appeared in the App Store yesterday. Today, that app was removed, which everyone presumed was a move by Apple. But the de...
Opinion: Apple pulls adult-content app from App Store, anyone surprised? Updated
Original at Engadget
• Thu, Jun 25
By Nilay Patel And just like that, the iPhone App Store is once again safe for children, people at work, and those who enjoy the iron fist of an anonymous application reviewer gently controlling their hardware / software ecosystem. Yep, the "Hottest Girls" application has been yanked after just a few ho...
Opinion: Apple pulls adult-content app from App Store, anyone surprised? Updated
Original at Engadget Mobile
• Thu, Jun 25
By Nilay Patel And just like that, the iPhone App Store is once again safe for children, people at work, and those who enjoy the iron fist of an anonymous application reviewer gently controlling their hardware / software ecosystem. Yep, the "Hottest Girls" application has been yanked after just a few ho...
Opinion: App Store Lessons: the game changer rejection
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Thu, Jun 11
By Erica Sadun originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Patch: News: Apple releases iTunes 8.2 ahead of iPhone OS 3.0
Original at iLounge
• Mon, Jun 1
• 10 related articles
By news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett) Apple has released iTunes 8.2, the latest version of its digital media management software. According to Apple’s release notes, iTunes 8.2 supports “iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0 Software Update,” and also includes “many accessibility improvements and bug fixes.” In April, App...
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iPhone OS 3.0 previewed and App Store changes
Original at Phones Review
• Mon, May 18
At Apple's event today, the iPhone 3.0 firmware was previewed and Apple also introduced some features which should have been there from the beginning; however we also learn that it is all about the Apple iTunes App Store, according to product-reviews. ...
About those iPhone App Store revenue numbers
Original at Techcrunch
• Thu, May 14
By MG Siegler I don't think it's a stretch to say that Apple's App Store has been more successful that even Apple ever imagined. It entered a market that had been completely controlled by carriers and handed the keys over to third-party developers to make their own apps. Just over nine months later, over 3...
Opinion: SlingPlayer For iPhone Is Wi-Fi-Only
Original at VARBusiness
• Wed, May 13
After more than a year of anticipation, SlingMedia's SlingPlayer Mobile for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch launched Wednesday in Apple's App Store, letting iPhone users watch and control live TV and DVR functions on their iPhone from their SlingBox ...
Opinion: App Store Roundtable: After Sales Support
Original at The Apple
• Tue, May 12
By Gavin Bowman As Darlington mentioned, Apple has just recently started providing developers with access to crash reports via iTunes Connect. Trent Shumay, of Finger Food Studios, is one of many developers welcoming the new addition: GigaOM: Review: Blackberry App World. Verdict: Good EnoughGigaO...
Opinion: App Store Roundtable: After Sales Support
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Tue, May 12
By Gavin Bowman As Darlington mentioned, Apple has just recently started providing developers with access to crash reports via iTunes Connect. Trent Shumay, of Finger Food Studios, is one of many developers welcoming the new addition: GigaOM: Review: Blackberry App World. Verdict: Good EnoughGigaO...
iPhone OS 3.0 now being used for App Store admission reviews
Original at Engadget Mobile
• Thu, May 7
By Nilay Patel So this is interesting -- we were just forwarded an email from Apple informing iPhone developers that all future App Store testing and review will occur on iPhone OS 3.0 to prepare for a smooth transition this summer, and that incompatible applications won't be approved. Seeing as we're al...
iPhone OS 3.0 now being used for App Store admission reviews
Original at Engadget
• Thu, May 7
By Nilay Patel So this is interesting -- we were just forwarded an email from Apple informing iPhone developers that all future App Store testing and review will occur on iPhone OS 3.0 to prepare for a smooth transition this summer, and that incompatible applications won't be approved. Seeing as we're al...
Opinion: The Week in iPhone Apps: ONE BILLION APPS [IPhone Apps]
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Apr 24
By John Mahoney • Paul van Dyk Pitches You the Paul van Dyk iPhone App • Apple Hits One Billion Apps • Apple Apologizes for Approving Baby Shaker iPhone Game • Ask a Ninja iPhone Game Preview • iPhone 3.0 Will Have "Jibbler" Voice Controls, Talk Back to You Like iPod Shuffle
Billionth iPhone App Downloader Scores Freebies; Developer Wins Too
Original at Wired News
• Fri, Apr 24
By Eliot Van Buskirk Nine months after Apple began selling apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch, 13-year-old Connor Mulcahey of Weston, Connecticut downloaded the billionth application from the iTunes store. Apple, predictably, is celebrating the latest in its long run of iPhone- and iPod-related success...
A secret look into the iPhone App Review Process: It’s run by eight-year-olds
Original at CrunchGear
• Fri, Apr 24
By John Biggs Hot on the heels of the Great iPhone Baby-Shaking App Debacle of 2009 we have another example of the crack Apple iPhone App Review Team in action. Alkali Media, a little programming shop run by three college grads, decided to make a crude soundboard and entitled it, fittingly, CrudeBox. The...
Podcast: Apple Yanks Crass "Baby Shaker" iPhone AppOriginal at TidBITS
• Wed, Apr 22
Following a day-long eruption of protest on Twitter and in blogs, on Wednesday afternoon Apple removed an app from the App Store that allowed iPhone and iPod touch users to shake a picture of a baby to stop it from crying. The Baby Shaker app, which was posted for sale for 99 cents on Monday, is...
Patch: Apple releases second beta of iPhone 3.0 Software to developers
Original at Apple Insider
• Tue, Mar 31
Apple on Tuesday afternoon provided its vast developer community with a second beta release of iPhone Software 3.0, which arrived alongside a promise by the company to gradually open its live Push Notification service and In-App Purchasing to beta testers in the near term.
Podcast: Apple Adds Petite Aluminum Keyboard
Original at TidBITS
• Tue, Mar 3
Apple last week released a new Apple Keyboard, which offers Apple's sleek aluminum look and two extra USB 2.0 ports, but no numeric keypad. The keyboard costs $49 and requires that you be running at least Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard. In the recent past, if you wanted a small aluminum keyboard from App...
Apple's Updated Safari Browser: Hedging The App Store Bet
Original at BusinessWeek
• Tue, Feb 24
At the same time, however, he thinks Apple is smartly preparing to play in this future mobile Web, while currently cashing in on the App Store. He marvels that Apple made it possible for iPhone users to add their favorite websites on the home page of the device, next to all the apps they've dow...
How to Change Carrier and Banner On IPOD Touch or IPhoneOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Feb 18
By rss@youtube.com (colling223) This is a quick video on how to change the carrier and Banner on IPod Touch or IPhone Author: colling223 Keywords: Apple Ipod IPhone App Store Jailbreak Added: February 18, 2009
How To: Remote AppOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Feb 17
By rss@youtube.com (rav07) Here is a short video on how to install and use the remote app for the iTouch/iPhone! Author: rav07 Keywords: Apple App PC Ipod Touch iPhone mitch625 themightym94 macintoshgeek12 thecreativeone room setup nice cool help how to Added: February 17, 2009
Opinion: Test your hearing with Audiometry for the iPhone
Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
• Wed, Feb 4
By Mike Schramm Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Software, Odds and ends, Apple, iPhone, App Store via textually.org]Test your hearing with Audiometry for the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of f...
Opinion: Apple Approves Smutty iPhone App By Mistake
Original at Two for Elbowing
• Mon, Dec 8
By chuqui Can we (and should we) expect all the apps Apple approves to be safe and secure? If Apple screws up, who is negligent for the damage caused? This time, Apple's mistake may have only involved naughty wallpaper, but next time, it could be something worse. Oh, the horrors. Apple isn't perfect.
External Link: iPhone Developers Can Now Give Out Review Copies
Original at TidBITS
• Thu, Dec 4
By ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Ars Technica is reporting that Apple has finally eliminated one of the top developer complaints about the iPhone App Store by making it possible for iPhone developers to give reviewers (or friends and family) a free copy of an app. Copyright © 2008 Adam C. Engst. TidBITS is copyright © 2008 T...
Opinion: Apple approves third-party email client for the App Store, violates its own policies
Original at Engadget
• Fri, Nov 21
By Joshua Topolsky Recently we were sent a PR email about an iPhone app called BdEmailer. No big deal, press releases about new iPhone applications show up in our box in large bundles every day -- but this one was different. According to the release, the program is the "the first wide email iPhone app that suppor...
iPhone 2.2 Update Review: Go Get It Now
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Nov 21
By Jesus Diaz iTunes and App Store • App store reorganization: The UI has been sightly reorganized and polished. The categories, for example, now display bigger and with icons. As I speculated in our iPhone 2.2 rumor round-up, the icons shown seem to show the top free application. Fixes
Opinion: You Actually Have to Own iPhone Apps to Slam Them Now [IPhone Apps]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Sep 29
By matt buchanan Unlike their usual tack lately, Apple is doing something at the App Store that actually helps developers. Before, you could review—and slam—any app you wanted willy-nilly, even if you didn't own it. That changed over the weekend—now you have to own an app before you can review it, preventi...