Apple Rejecting All e-Book App Store Submissions? [Updated]

TUAW reports that Apple is now rejecting all e-book iPhone application submissions under the rationale that such applications are commonly used to distribute content to which the applications' authors do not hold publication rights. Rather than taki...

Apple Rejecting All e-Book App Store Submissions?

TUAW reports that Apple is now rejecting all e-book iPhone application submissions under the rationale that such applications are commonly used to distribute content to which the applications' authors do not hold publication rights. Rather than taki...

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Metaio brings more augmented reality promises to the iPhone

Filed under: Hardware, Software, Odds and ends, Apple, iPhone, SDK

I can't get enough of this augmented reality stuff -- we've seen a lot of location-based text rendering already, but a German-based company named Metaio has released this video showing actual 3D images and models projected into the world through a phone (like the iPhone, one of the devices they say they're planning to support). Of course, this is still all just tests and demos -- not only is the company likely still trying to see partners and funding (like so many other development companies in this field), but until Apple actually lets developers at a clear, unedited stream from the videocamera, AR is still in the theoretical phase.

But once again, the potential here is staggering. As I said, most of the things we've seen so far are based on text: hold your phone up, and have signs or other location-based information displayed to you. But when you start including 3D models into the mix, then things get really nuts: instead of just seeing tourist information, you could have a virtual guide show you around the museum. Or have a virtual hide and seek session with a creature that moves around the environment as you look for it. Other companies have been experimenting with AR on their own hardware, but Apple's combination of a video camera, a GPS/compass system, and a powerful handheld computer takes the possibility farther than we've seen it yet.

[via Venturebeat]

Metaio brings more augmented reality promises to the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Metaio brings more augmented reality promises to the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If Apple had a huge, shiny Touchstone: WildCharge for iPhone checked out

By far the slickest, most mystical way to charge a smartphone these days comes courtesy of Palm's Touchstone system -- but that doesn't do iPhone owners much good, which is where WildCharge steps up to the plate with a jacket that makes all iPhone models compatible with its wire-free charging mat. It's not as elegant by any stretch of the imagination, but if you squint a little, the jacket (or "adapter skin," as WildCharge calls it) looks like a totally believable case that you might buy in your local Apple store, especially if you can get past the hump at the bottom. iPhone Buzz took the $79.99 pad / jacket combo for a spin recently, and while they've yet to post impressions, the shots of the system doing its thing in its natural habitat might be enough to turn folks on or off. Ultimately, we still think we fall on the "just drop it on the dock before you go to bed" side of this argument -- especially considering the weird hump-laden jacket with exposed metal contacts on back -- but if you're looking for an easy way to charge from a second location that doubles as a conversation piece, WildCharge might have your answer.

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

If Apple had a huge, shiny Touchstone: WildCharge for iPhone checked out originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple “turning the corner” with their Apple Stores?

Apple’s retail stores continued their year-over-year revenue slide last quarter, but a new report predicts that the brick-and-mortar locations could show growth again before the end of 2009, thanks, in part, to Windows switchers (and the iPhone 3GS of course). In a new investment analysis from Needham & Co., Apple’s retail outlets are described as the [...]

New dictionary app censored: Apple’s editorial policies gone too far?

Honestly, I didn’t think the App Store’s approval policies could get any stranger. But Apple continues to amaze in what’s undoubtedly the weirdest incident yet: Even after they gave the Ninjawords dictionary a 17+ rating, they censored it. A dictionary. Gruber recounts the entire three-month odyssey, which began with developer Phil Crosby submitting his app in [...]

Italian iPhone fans get first carrier-deployed voice-to-SMS app

The iPhone is an undisputed hit all around the world with users in just about every country. Italian users who want to keep both hands on the wheel of that Ferrari can now get an Italian version of the Promptu ShoutOUT app customized for Telecom Italia Mobile. The app lets users ...

Marbles roll onto the iPhone

One of the games that I never really found interesting was marbles. I know some people like the game; it just doesn't make sense to me. If you are a marble aficionado, a new game app for the iPhone is now available for you. The app is called Play Marbles and ...

Security researchers to unveil iPhone SMS vulnerability

Two security researchers, Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner, have discovered a serious security vulnerability on the iPhone and will present their findings later today at the Black Hat convention in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, they have already demonstrated this flaw in action to CNET's Elinor Mills before the conference. Here's what happened: While ...

Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Touch Review

With 50+ million iPhone OS units out there, it's no wonder that arcade giant Konami Digital Entertainment has chosen to grace the iPhone with their amazing games...So far in the AppStore, we've seen Metal Gear Touch , Silent Scope, Dance Dance Revolution, Silent Hill and Frogger just to name a ...

Konami’s Silent Scope Review

One of the cult video game hits of the 80's was a game called Silent Scope ...Basically a shooter on rails, this game relied heavily on 3D graphics and a unique fake-rifle shackled to the game cabinet.This combination proved to be a winning combination as it quickly became an arcade ...

Crazy Monkey spins onto iPhone

I am a big fan of games on my iPhone. Before I had an iPhone though, I didn’t care for gaming on a mobile phone, the graphics were bad, and controls were even worse. Thankfully, the iPhone is a great gaming platform and games are among the most popular apps for ...

Apple and AT&T in hot water with FCC

Many have said that the process Apple uses to approve and disapprove apps for its App Store seems arbitrary. When Apple denies apps developers often get nothing more than a cryptic explanation of why the app was denied. The latest app to get the denial treatment from Apple was the Google ...

From the Forums: iPhone Jailbreak?, Yahoo vs Gmail, Tom Tom Car Kit, Wallpapers & Ringtones

Welcome to From the Forums. If you are curious as to what all of the hot topics are on the TiPb forums, this is the place to be. In order to create any new threads of your own or reply to any of the following threads, you must be a registered member. Becoming a member is a simple process that will only take a few minutes out of your day, so if you haven’t already, head on over and register now.

First post on the agenda today comes to us from xultar, and he has a question for all of you iPhone owners who have chosen not to jailbreak your device, why have you not taken the jump to jailbreak your iPhone?

Next up we have a thread started by naviwilliams and he would like to know which email service do you prefer - Yahoo or Gmail and what are some of the pros and cons of each? Stop by this poll thread and cast your vote!

Earlier today forum member, supermanfos, posted a article regarding the upcoming Tom Tom GPS Car Kit and it’s pricing. So what do you think? Is this something you will spend your hard earned money on or will you stick with applications such as G-Map that are already in the App Store?

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App Store Cracks Down on Copyright, Ejects 900+ Aggregator Apps, Rejects E-Books

A couple new and interesting cases of App Store rejection, including the stripping Perfect Acumen and owner, Khalid Shaik, of their developer account, and ejecting their 900+ application already in the store, and the blanket rejection of E-Books — both nebulously tied to copyright infringement or the fear thereof.

Details after the break…

First one comes via MobileCrunch and tells of the aforementioned Khalid Shaik who, using a team of 26 Indian and Pakistani based programmers, turned out a mind-numbing (in more ways than one) 943 apps in the last year. These apps aggregated text or images from the Internet around topics like army news, wrestling news, sexy ladies, etc. and typically sold for $4.99. The only problem, of course, is that Shaik didn’t own the rights to the content he was using, and when you start trying to profit off racy pictures of young starlets you pull from the internet, the copyright police will come knocking. (Though apparently other developers were incensed over his marketing methods, and many users were none to pleased with the quality of the apps they purchased).

Apple claims it received complaints about more than one hundred of Shaik’s apps, and since Shaik has failed to respond, they’ve stripped his company, Perfect Acumen, of their developer license and removed his apps from the App Store.

MobileCrunch points out similar developer, Brighthouse Labs and their 1000+ apps have yet to be removed, though Apple may simply be at an earlier point in their internal, infamously opaque ejection process for Brighthouse.

Second, Erica Sadun at TUAW has learned that Apple has begun a blanket rejection of E-Books and E-Book readers due to concerns about copyright infringement. TUAW says there’s no evidence to suggest Apple is trying to bully the deck clear in order to launch E-Books as part of iTunes to coincide with their mythically rumored iTablet.

Apple could be responding to the recent Amazon Kindle debacle, where 1984 and Animal Farm were yanked from the service due to copyright infringement claims — not all books enter the public domain in all countries at the same time, apparently.

Says TUAW:

Apple cannot police the developers and will not allow possibly fraudulent postings on their store. Apple does not want to be in the position of vetting rights claims.

By letting E-Books and E-Book readers into the App Store, Apple will no doubt get DMCA (or equivalent) take down letters by publishers who believe their rights are being infringed. However, this is a cost of doing business everyone from YouTube (which is built into the iPhone) to niche forums (many of which can be access by the also built-in MobileSafari browser) have to face.

Set yourself up as lone gatekeeper, it’s hard to feel sympathy when you start cutting corners to get your job done…

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App Store Cracks Down on Copyright, Ejects 900+ Aggregator Apps, Rejects E-Books

TomTom’s iPhone car kit and navigation software priced overseas

TomTom told us that its long-awaited iPhone navigation app and in-car mounting kit would be landing "this summer," and at least on our watch, summertime is quickly drawing to a close. If a pre-order listing over at Handtec is to be believed, it looks as if the outfit is exceedingly close to finally having both the software and hardware ready for shipping. The £113.85 ($194) asking price includes a suction mount for your iPhone as well as the mapping software, though there's no indication of exactly how much the app and hardware will run by themselves. Of course, until the iPhone supports multitasking, using it as a dedicated PND is still a risky move; one stray call during a pivotal moment in your travels and you can consider yourself lost. Oh, and then there's the fact that this thing has a TomTom logo on it -- if the iPhone app functions anything like the company's high-end GO 740 LIVE, we'd say you're better off asking Mr. Gas Station attendant (or buying a different brand).

[Via DaniWeb]

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Filed under: Cellphones, GPS, Peripherals

TomTom's iPhone car kit and navigation software priced overseas originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: iFlash Touch for iPhone

iFlash Touch lets you study on the go, using flash cards created in iFlash for Mac. Despite some limitations, this free mobile app is a great companion to the Mac version and an excellent study aid.

Review: iFlash Touch for iPhone

iFlash Touch lets you study on the go, using flash cards created in iFlash for Mac. Despite some limitations, this free mobile app is a great companion to the Mac version and an excellent study aid.