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Controversial app pulled from Apple app store

Mar 23, 2011
The app from Exodus International has been removed from Apple's app store. Quietly and without explanation. This was the app sponsored by a group...

Amazon Appstore for Android launches

Mar 22, 2011
The long rumored Amazon store for Android devices is finally live as of today. They're offering a free download of the new Angry Birds game to...

Furor over "ex-gay" app

Mar 21, 2011
Apple is under fire for an app sponsored by a group called Exodus International that says it can cure homosexuality through prayer. Apple vets each...

Twitter makes life harder for app developers

Mar 14, 2011
Twitter has notified developers who build on the Twitter platform that they can't emulate the timeline function of Twitter since they would then...

Android app hacked

Mar 1, 2011
Seems like we've been hearing about the security vulnerabilities of Android apps for a while and here's a test case. Steamy Window is a silly...

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Pocket Hipster is handy, annoying

Feb 25, 2011
O technology, what hast thou wrought. Pocket Hipster is an app that mocks your current music and then suggests new music. It features your choice...

Justice and FTC looking into Apple's new policy

Feb 18, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that the government is very interested in Apple's new policy pertaining to publishers and app developers. It's...

The Daily: Is News Corp.'s iPad-only news publication the future of digital journalism?

Feb 2, 2011
Extra! Extra! Read all about it -- on your iPad. The Daily, the first national news publication created exclusively for the iPad, was born Wednes...