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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.
“iPad will begin shipping soon and your opportunity to be part of the grand opening of the iPad App Store starts today,” the email says.
There’s no details about when the store’s grand [...]

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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If ever you needed a sign that Apple was a different kind of technology company, this is it.
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Coming Soon: Steve Jobs, the Sitcom

Fake Steve creator Dan Lyons just signed a deal to bring Steve Jobs to another small screen near you.
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No Sex for You – Wallpaper Universe Pulled from AppStore

If you want to use a racy photo as your iPhone wallpaper it will have to be strictly DIY now that Wallpaper Universe has been pulled from the AppStore.

Some will say this turn of events confirms Steve Jobs’ promise to keep ‘porn’ off the iPhone. Others point out that it highlights the inscrutability of Apple’s review process for selecting what does, and what doesn’t make it into the AppStore catalog.

Leaving aside for the moment the question of whether Apple should retain exclusive gatekeeper authority over apps that can be legitimately run on the iPhone, many would be satisfied if the process for AppStore certification was more transparent, according to MG Siegler, writing for Venture Beat.

Last weekend’s snafu over the release of Google’s voice search update, the punting of approved apps on a third update, debacles such as the I Am Rich app – all raise legitimate questions over the capriciousness of Apple’s distribution of tickets to the big show.

Via Industry Standard

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11 comments

    [...] If Apple were a country, it would be Singapore — capitalist, yes, but tightly controlled for both morality and dissent. Apple recently deleted an application called Wallpaper Universe from the iPhone App store. The program featured photo wallpapers of scantily clad maidens, which apparently made Apple uncomfortable. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]

    [...] If Apple were a country, it would be Singapore — capitalist, yes, but tightly controlled for both morality and dissent. Apple recently deleted an application called Wallpaper Universe from the iPhone App store. The program featured photo wallpapers of scantily clad maidens, which apparently made Apple uncomfortable. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]

    [...] If Apple were a country, it would be Singapore — capitalist, yes, but tightly controlled for both morality and dissent. Apple recently deleted an application called Wallpaper Universe from the iPhone App store. The program featured photo wallpapers of scantily clad maidens, which apparently made Apple uncomfortable. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]

    [...] If Apple were a country, it would be Singapore — capitalist, yes, but tightly controlled for both morality and dissent. Apple recently deleted an application called Wallpaper Universe from the iPhone App store. The program featured photo wallpapers of scantily clad maidens, which apparently made Apple uncomfortable. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]

    [...] If Apple were a country, it would be Singapore — capitalist, yes, but tightly controlled for both morality and dissent. Apple recently deleted an application called Wallpaper Universe from the iPhone App store. The program featured photo wallpapers of scantily clad maidens, which apparently made Apple uncomfortable. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]

    Hey Lonnie – Couldn’t find your email, so thought I’d post a comment. Mind linking to the original VentureBeat version of the piece I wrote? (We have a syndication deal with Industry Standard but just seems kind of weird if you note ‘MG Siegler, writing for VentureBeat’ then link to IS.) Thanks.

    http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/22/sex-cant-sell-on-the-iphone-wallpaper-universe-pulled-from-app-store/

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    Just another argument in favor of jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch – a whole world of apps that are produced under Apple’s radar that let you customize your device the way you like it, even if that involved boobs.

    dudes, this is a rule that they set up from day one. so anyone that violated it should be pulled. end of story. this isn’t like pulling the app because it duplicates a possible function they might decide to add at some point in the future if they are in a good mood.

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