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All WiFi-Detecting Apps Yanked From the App Store

March 4, 2010

In yet another bizarre, head-scratching move, Apple has removed all apps that allow the iPhone and iPod Touch to detect nearby Wifi networks, such as WiFiTrack and WiFiFoFum.
The explanation from a few of the affected developers is that the apps were removed because they used “private frameworks” to collect information on the wireless networks nearby.   [...]

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Another Comic Strip Celebrates The iPhone

January 26, 2010

Right on the heels of Doonesbury’s week-long “help-the-hypefest” of cartoons, today, Cathy’s husband Irving shows off his iPhone skillz:

(via http://www.gocomics.com/cathy/)

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How-To: Create An iTunes Account Funded By Gift Cards

January 1, 2010

So, you just bought your teenager a new iPod or iPhone and really don’t want to tie your credit card to their iTunes account?   Or are you that teenager who got one as a gift and Mom and Dad said, “Credit card?  No way!”?   No problem; Apple will allow you to create an iTunes account [...]

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OT: The Recent NSFW Picture

December 31, 2009

Yesterday I posted an article about the iFartaholic app.  In it, I posted a screenshot from the App Store entry (a picture of Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes farting).   I then pondered how Apple let such a blatant copyright violation get through.
Sometime afterward, the image was replaced by someone outside the JAiB team to a [...]

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More App Store Approval Weirdness

December 30, 2009

Dear Apple,
OK, so we know that there’s a few rules governing the App Store approval process; you can’t use private APIs, can’t duplicate existing functionality, etc, etc.  We all know that you are pretty merciless when it comes to rejections for violating said rules.  However, I’m pretty sure that I saw something about not violating [...]

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An iPhone Christmas Poem

December 24, 2009

T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a gadget was stirring, not even Magic Mouse.

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Augmented Reality Sekai Camera App For iPhone Released

December 22, 2009

Yet another Augmented Reality app has hit the App Store, but perhaps that’s not accurate – Sekai Camera has been a big hit in Japan and is now available in the rest of the world, Canada included (Yes, Thomas!).
The premise is simple, but the potential is enormous.   Your location is determined by the app, and [...]

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What the?! Tits & Boobies for iPhone

December 19, 2009

This hot new app slipped past the folks in the App Store approval section:
 

 
The description reads as follows:
A very educational app on T**s and Boobies. It has pictures of 8 different types of T**s and 5 different types of Boobies. These t**s and Boobies are wide exposed and open to [...]

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Commentary: AT&T’s Culpability In The “Bandwidth Shortage”

December 19, 2009

There’s been an awful lot of controversy surrounding AT&T lately:

“Operation Chokehold”, the quasi-protest quasi-organized by (presumably) quasi-serious Fake Steve. 
Reports/rumors of AT&T planning to incentivize users to use less bandwith; possibly by charging additional fees for unlimited bandwidth or eliminating the unlimited plan – the rumors abound.
Gizmodo posting documentation stating that AT&T has [...]

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‘Tis The Season For iPhone App Giveaways

December 17, 2009

On the heels of the AppVent Calendar comes another multi-day holiday giveaway, The Twelve Days of Christmas Apps.   This site is offering promo codes to lucky winners each day from December 26 through January 6.   Just go to the site and submit your email address for your chance to win!   Some of the apps you [...]

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Shape Services iPhone Apps On Sale

December 17, 2009

 
The holiday bargains keep on coming!   Shape Services has lowered the price on the following apps until Christmas:
IM+ (Instant Messaging): $2.99 (formerly $9.99) IM+ Skype (IM/Calls on Skype): $0.99 (formerly $4.99) RDM+ (Remote Desktop, Mac/PC): $3.99 (formerly $19.99) VR+ (Voice Recorder): $0.99 (formerly $2.99)
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