iPhone Hacks

Apple Retracts Stance After Rejecting US Senators' Database iPhone App

Apple's public image seems to have taken quite a beating over the past one week after two prominent iPhone app developers, Rogue Amoeba and Facebook's Joe Hewitt quit over Apple's App approval policies. 

Another news story that could have caused further embarassment has been doused thanks to some quick face saving measures from Apple. 

Another iPhone App Developer Quits Protesting App Store Policing

Another day and yet another app developer calls it quits in protest against Apple' App Store policies. 

Shortly after Joe Hewitt, the lead developer at Facebook's iPhone app development team quit, today Rogue Amoeba has announced that they are following suit. 

Cellphone Number Harvesting Result Of Obsolete Code - Storm8 Says Lawsuit Lacks Merit

Storm8, the game app development company that was sued earlier this month by an iPhone owner who had accused the company of illegally harvesting cellphone numbers has now publicly responded to the accusation.

Storm8 is the developer of popular game apps like iMobsters and Vampires Live.

Facebook Clarifies App Developer's Decision Does Not Mirror Official Position

If there were any speculations regarding Facebook's stand on Apple's app review procedures after its lead iPhone app developer quit citing Apple's approval policies, they were cleared today when the company clarified that Joe Hewitt's decision did not in any way mirror the company's official position.

Facebook iPhone App Developer Quits To Protest Apple App Approval Procedures

The iPhone App Store has been ridiculed quite a bit in the past over their draconian as well as inconsistent approval policies. 

These policies of Apple claimed another victim today when Joe Hewitt, the brain behind Facebook's iPhone app announced that he was quitting the project. 

Apple Approves Rebtel's iPhone App Nine Months After it was Submitted to the App Store

Nine months after it was submitted to the iPhone App Store, the iPhone app developed by Rebtel, a Stockholm based mobile VoIP service provider has finally been approved by Apple. 

Unlike Skype and most other VoIP applications, Rebtel is not a conventional 'VoIP over 3G' application. Instead, the application generates an alternative local number for your international calling list making it a lot cheaper to call your family and friends.

EyeTV iPhone App That Allowed Users to Stream TV Live Also Via 3G Removed from the App Store

Elgato Systems, developers of some of the most popular solutions for the Mac had recently released their EyeTV iPhone app. This was an application version of the widely popular EyeTV software which helps to turn Macs into streaming live TV and also be used as a Digital Video Recorder.

Pepsi's 'AMP UP Before Your Score' iPhone App Comes Under Severe Criticism

Pepsi's sneaky attempt at viral marketing has backfired. The company recently launched an iPhone app to market its AMP energy drink. 

Called "AMP Up Before Your Score", the iPhone app claims to help men to 'score' or in other words have a successful night with a woman. However, the company has come under severe criticism over their portrayal of women as mere objects to be won. 

Apple Rejects SomeEcards App For 'Ridiculing' Public Figures

Apple rejecting iPhone apps is not something new. We have covered news about a lot of them earlier. However, some rejections seem to make news either because the underlying cause behind the rejection is either vague or hypocritical. A recent case is the rejection of the SomeEcards iPhone app; developed by a satirical website by the same name.

Apple Approves '0870' iPhone App After 429 Days After O2 Finally Gives Go-Ahead

An iPhone app that was submitted to the Apple App Store close to a year and a half ago for the UK iPhone users has finally been approved. 

It has taken 429 days to be precise for the approval to go through! And the reason - O2 and British Telecom were wary that this iPhone app would eat into their revenues, so much so they made their displeasure known to Apple.