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AT&T tries to place blame on Apple for removal of Google Voice apps
Last week, the FCC began investigating the removal of Google Voice apps from the iTunes App Store. In a letter (PDF) sent to Apple on July 31, the FCC asked specifically why Apple rejected the Google Voice application for the iPhone and whether or not it acted alone or at the behest of, or perhaps […]
Continue reading...Apple gives gift of queue time and priority emails to iPhone developers
Saturday, August 1, 2009
After bearing the brunt of a seemingly never-ending stream of complaints about the iPhone app store, Apple has finally done a little something that will actually leave developers smiling. One of the most commonly voiced complaints about the iTunes App Store is the lack of transparency Apple provides developers. For some developers, the app approval […]
Continue reading...FCC investigating Apple and AT&T over removal of Google Voice apps
Saturday, August 1, 2009
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In the wake of Apple removing all Google Voice related apps from iTunes, the FCC sent letters to both Apple and AT&T in an effort to figure out if their actions might be categorized as anti-competitive behavior. The Wall Street Journal reports: The FCC’s letter to Google asks for a description of the Google Voice […]
Continue reading...New “flying apps” display at Apple Store in Palo Alto [video]
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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TechCrunch writer Jason Kincaid stumbled upon this pretty cool window display at a flagship Apple Store in Palo Alto recently. Check it out.. Now wouldn’t it be funny if someone came out with a similar display for apps available on the Palm Pre?
Continue reading...“Cannabis” app for the iPhone selling briskly, over 1,000 copies moved to date
Monday, July 27, 2009
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Remember that “Cannabis” iPhone app we featured about a week ago? You know, the one that helps you find a Dr. that can prescribe the herb, while also enabling you to “quickly locate the nearest medical cannabis collectives, cooperatives, doctors, clinics, attorneys, organizations, and other patient services in states that have passed medical marijuana (cannabis […]
Continue reading...Augmented reality apps on the shelf until iPhone OS 3.1 in September
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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As demos of augmented reality iPhone apps make the rounds, the potential for what iPhone apps will look like in the near future have become increasingly cool and futuristic. In case you’re un-familiar with the term, “augmented reality” apps refer to programs which are able to merge real time video with overlaying and corresponding computer […]
Continue reading...Daily Show riffs on Pull My Finger v. iFart Mobile court case [Video]
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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In case you missed it, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart riffed on the pending lawsuit between Eric Stratton (the developer of the Pull My Finger iPhone app) and Joel Comm, one of the guys behind the immensely popular iFart Mobile app. Stratton claims that iFart Mobile ripped off his idea and illegally misappropriated the […]
Continue reading...What Verizon’s planned proprietary app store tells us about the iPhone switching carriers
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Last week, Verizon announced plans to leverage its position as the top US carrier and enter the online app business by building a Verizon app store for mobile phones. It’s even holding a Verizon Developer Community Conference later this month to promote its new endeavor. But Verizon has been on the receiving end of a […]
Continue reading...Blu-Ray movies to include special features via new iPhone and iPod Touch app
Monday, July 20, 2009
Universal Studios announced today plans to integrate upcoming Blu-Ray movies with a free app for both the iPhone and iPod Touch that will allow users to control the on-screen action in addition to giving them special movie related information and interactive features. The first movie to support this feature will be the July 28th release […]
Continue reading...Cannabis app for the iPhone makes finding Marijuana a cinch
Saturday, July 18, 2009
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Need some weed? Well, there’s an app for that, if you have a medical prescription at least. “Cannabis” is a relatively new app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that pretty much hooks it up when it comes to giving you all of the info you need to get your 420 on. Oh wait, did […]
Continue reading...Getting a Sex app onto the iTunes App Store
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Over the past few months, Apple has been notoriously quick to ban an app that had the slightest tinge of sexuality or violence. How then, pre tell, did the Naughty Dice app scoot its way in unfettered? To answer that question, Cult of Mac sat down with James Miller, the director of marketing for Trichotomy […]
Continue reading...Midday Link Roundup
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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How I Ended My Affair With BlackBerry And Eloped With The iPhone – Business Insider Seeking Fame in Apple’s Sea of Apps – WSJ Big game publishers muscle in on iPhone’s upstarts – Reuters 10 Mac Apps that make Windows users Drool – Fast Company The MacBook Air is Doomed – The Apple Blog The […]
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
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