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Apple Now Accepting iPad Apps, Planning “Grand Opening” of iPad App Store

Apple is now accepting iPad apps for a “grand opening” of the iPad App Store, according to an email just sent to registered developers.
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Security Expert: “Mac OS X Is Safer, But Less Secure”

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Tech site H-Online has an interesting story today, quoting security expert Charlie Miller about his forthcoming talk at the CanSecWest conference next week.
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Apple Devotes Entire Home Page To Jerome York Obituary

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Coming Soon: Steve Jobs, the Sitcom

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Apple to knife app-sharing loophole in OS X iPhone 3.0

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Image credit: The iPhone Blog

The iPhone Blog reports that OS X iPhone 3.0b is now throwing up error messages when you try to ‘redownload’ an app you’ve already bought. You get the option to buy again on your ‘iDevice’, or you can download again for free in iTunes.

Already, forums are up in arms about this (well, forum posters, given that forums haven’t quite arrived at a state of sentience), bitching about Apple being Big Brother and hating every single one of its users. However, it seems like the change is down to users ’sharing’ apps amongst several Apple devices.

With some devices and games—especially those specifically designed for network play—one might argue that multiple purchases can be somewhat unreasonable from a financial standpoint. (For example, you see plenty of $30+ DS games with broken or severely restricted wireless modes, a problem that magically goes away when every gamer has a cart.) But with the vast majority of App Store games being by indie devs and costing under five bucks (and many of the best costing under a single dollar), it’s easier to forgive being ‘forced’ to buy a copy for each device you own.

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Craig Grannell

Craig Grannell is Cult of Mac's designer and an occasional contributor. He also runs iPhoneTiny.com, a Twitter-driven reviews site for iPhone apps and games. Follow Craig on Twitter @CraigGrannell and visit his website, Snub Communications.

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    [...] Grannell wrote on cultofmac.com: The iPhone Blog reports that OS X iPhone 3.0b is now throwing up error messages when you try to [...]

    Not sure how this prevents using your “paid for” apps on multiple iPhones that you own?…

    I can sync multiple iPhones and iPods to my iTunes library. I can also download an app, and then add it to my wife’s iTunes library as well – which she can then sync to her iPhone.

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