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Tweetsville Developer Ed Voas Goes Back to Work at Apple

Developer Ed Voas has recently convinced a slew of people to download his twitter iPhone application, tweetsville. The new “humble twitter client” offers users an elegant, simple approach, and all the hard work Voas has put into developing the application, has paid off.
In the land of twitter iPhone clients, elegant simplicity is the best approach. [...]

Google’s Voice Recognition Search App Now Expected on Monday

The highly anticipated Google voice recognition search application that was set to push last Friday, will now likely be made available through the App Store on Monday.

Google’s voice recognition search application allows users to speak into the device, converting the sound into a digital file that is sent to Google’s servers where the information is [...]

Njection Mobile: iPhone App Fights Off Speeding Tickets

Finally, there is an iPhone application that might end up SAVING money for people. Named Njection Mobile, the new application utilizes the device’s 3G and GPS capabilities to alert drivers of upcoming traffic speed traps, red light cameras, and speed detection devices.

As Cult of Mac points out, the new application employs a native Microsoft [...]

Apple Unveils New ‘Shazam’ iPhone Ad In ‘Dilemmas’ Series

Apple has released another new iPhone commercial titled ‘Shazam.’ In the new commercial Apple showcases how the App Store can be used to download applications, and solve life’s dilemmas.
This commercial continues to hammer home the concept of the App Store. It’s obvious that Apple wants to make sure everybody understand how revolutionary the app store [...]

Latest App Store Victim: CastCatcher by Return7

Apple has rejected an application called CastCatcher by Return7. The application allows you to stream radio directly onto your Phone. Apple claims that the application is transferring excessive volumes of data over the cellular network, essentially using too much bandwidth.
MacBlogz has contacted Amro Mousa, co-founder of Return7. He has been very helpful in recounting [...]

Will iPhone Gaming Ever Really Compete in the Mobile Gaming Market?

Since the launch of the App Store, Apple has officially entered the mobile gaming market with the iPhone and iPod touch. Despite the wide influx of games and extremely talented developers that have embraced the platform, many are still left wondering whether the iPhone and iPod touch, will ever be able to rival more [...]

Credit Card Terminal: Your iPhone Becomes A Checkout Stand

A new application by Inner Fence called Credit Card Terminal takes the idea of “business-mobility” very seriously. The entire concept behind the application allows you to accept credit card payments, directly on your iPhone or iPod touch, wherever you are.

Inner Fence explains that Credit Card Terminal acts as a stand alone checkout process. We [...]

The First 24 Hours: Android Market vs. App Store

After officially being open for 24 hours, early figures and observations for Google’s Android market are in. While it may be deemed premature to read much into first day findings, they do provide important comparisons to the opening day of Apple’s App Store.

The kind folks at Medialets have provided a multitude of observations and [...]

Tetris Co. Pulls “Shaker” Application From App Store

Adding to the laundry list of complaints and negative attention that Apple’s app store has received, the game “shaker” has been pulled from the iPhone App Store, by Tetris Co, because it apparently too closely resembles Tetris.
A message to every iTunes app developer out there: If you are planning on writing an application that [...]

Fring In-Depth: VoIP, Skype, IM Application Available in the App Store

Fring is a digital startup based in Israel. Coming out of Tel-Aviv, Fring offers a mobile service that enables free calls between its users. Once you’re using Fring, your normal coverage plan can be bypassed, and for that reason, its presence in the App Store is a rather big deal.

I had Fring installed on [...]

Engadget’s Ryan Block: Come On Apple, The App Store’s In Serious Trouble

In a recent article on Engadget.com, former Engadget editor-at-large and gdgt co-founder Ryan Block contributes his thoughts about Apple’s App Store, and how they can turn things around today, for the future of tomorrow.

Ryan Block lays out a heartfelt letter at Engadget.com, pretty much pleading with Apple Inc., to relinquish the hellish control they [...]

App Store Rejection Letters Now Subject to NDA

According to recent claims, Apple has stuck a final nail in the coffin as even the App store rejection letters are subject to Apple’s NDA. So not only are you rejected after months of hard labor, but you are not even at liberty to tell anyone about your new found frustration.

In the wake of [...]

Apple Probably Stealing The Idea, Rejects MailWrangler From The App Store

Apple has been receiving a fair amount of negative attention lately revolving around its obscure App Store approval process. Unfortunately, the pattern continues as Angelo DiNardi’s MailWrangler, has been rejected by Apple because it “duplicates the functionality of the built-in iPhone application Mail.”

On July 17th Angelo DiNardi submitted MailWrangler to Apple’s App Store, on August [...]

App Store Success, Trism Developer Makes $250,000 in 60 Days

Will all the hoop-la going around regarding what many deem “unfair rulings” in the Apple App Store application process (say that ten times fast), there is at least one lone coder out there raking in the dough, and thanking Apple for his 15 minutes of fame.

Steve Demeter, the developer for the iPhone/iPod game Trism, reportedly [...]

Apple Officially Bans NetShare From App Store

Despite the hopes of some users, iPhone tethering application NetShare has been officially banned from Apple’s App Store. News comes straight from developers Nullriver following an unfortunate final decision by Apple.

The following is from NetShare’s blog: Looks like Apple has decided they will not be allowing any tethering applications in the AppStore. As such, NetShare [...]

‘Podcaster’ Application Unfortunately Denied From App Store

Within the veritable sea of applications flooding the App Store these days, some more useful than others and some mere replicas of native apps that come standard on the iPhone, Apple has made the decision to deny Podcaster, an application that allows users to download podcasts on the fly.

Developed by Al Sokirynsky, Podcaster [...]

Campaign 08: Keeping You Informed About the Upcoming Election

To those who said that the iPhone would never aid in determining tax rates, abortion rights, and universal health care: We introduce to you Campaign ‘08, one of few iPhone/iPod applications deemed politically minded.

While maintaining no political agenda, Campaign ‘08 can be used to “impress your friends and confound your enemies with your [...]

Violent Comic Book Application Rejected from App Store; Outrage Ensues

Murderdome, a dark and violent comic strip noted for its excessive gore that has made its entire genre of fiction so popular, has been the first digital book to get the boot from Apple’s App store censors.

After word of the comics’ Tuesday night disappearance spread, publisher, Infurious Comics, had offered up the first episode for [...]

Apple Resellers Given Hints to Stop Resupplies?

Apple may be prepping resellers for coming product updates as they have been quietly given subtle hints to stop orders of Mac-minis, MacBook Pros, iPods and Cinema Displays, reports MacRumors.

This may be coming in connection with the rumored Apple event set for September 9th, that may bring us more than just new iPods. Details [...]

Tris Developer Speaks Out About Pulling His Application

Noah Witherspoon, creator of the Tetris clone iPhone application, Tris, has decided to pull his contribution to the App store following recent legal pressure.

Apple has recently contacted the college sophomore, making him aware that the Tetris company has sent notification of copyright and trademark infringement claims against the application.
Witherspoon has since responded to the allegations [...]