http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/allegedly.marks.new.app.store.policy/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Rogue Amoeba says it has released v1.0.2 of Airfoil Speakers Touch, a companion app for the company's Airfoil desktop client. The former streams various forms of Mac audio to handhelds. The update makes only one change, which is to restore images of Apple hardware and software to in-app displays.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/allegedly.marks.new.app.store.policy/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/defends.apple.control.of.sales/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/philschiller.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Speaking in an interview, Phil Schiller -- Apple's senior VP of worldwide product marketing -- has responded to ongoing criticisms of the App Store approval process. A number of developers have complained that it may take weeks or months for an app to be approved. Even after such delays an app can still be rejected, sometimes for what may be considered arbitrary criteria.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/defends.apple.control.of.sales/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/coders.must.be.careful.to.avoid.tripping.flags/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/postage.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new automatic screening technique Apple is using for the App Store appears to be backfiring, claims developer Rogue Sheep. The screening is believed to be aimed at catching unauthorized APIs, blocked under Apple's submission rules. A number of the apps trapped so far are allegedly ones using Three20, an Objective-C library. Rogue Sheep's Postage has in the past relied on some Three20 code, an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/coders.must.be.careful.to.avoid.tripping.flags/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/ms.ozzie.claims.mobile.apps.secondary/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/rayozzie.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mobile apps aren't an important factor in the success of a smartphone platform, Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie claimed today. Interviewed at the company's Professional Developer Conference, the veteran developer tried to downplay apps as a lure and insisted that "all the apps that count" will be available on every smartphone as the time to write and port code is much shorter than on... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/ms.ozzie.claims.mobile.apps.secondary/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/piracy.device.limitations.hamper.potential/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/iphone-china.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The App Store is doing fairly well in China, in spite of obstacles to its adoption, says the Wall Street Journal. Over $1 million in sales are said to have been made so far, a significant amount given the short space of time in which the store has been open. Some popular apps include the instant messaging title QQ, and the real-time strategy game Command & Conquer: Red Alert.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/piracy.device.limitations.hamper.potential/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/apps.rejected.for.using.private.apis/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sdk.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has allegedly expanded its iPhone app review process to include computerized filtering of submissions, according to Daring Fireball blogger John Gruber. The new "static analysis tools" are designed to catch developers trying to use Apple's private APIs, which the iPhone SDK terms explicitly prohibits.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/apps.rejected.for.using.private.apis/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/store.is.broken.says.company/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Software developer Rogue Amoeba has claimed plans to quit iPhone development, citing what it calls the "broken" nature of the App Store approval process. In July the company submitted a bugfix for Airfoil Speakers Touch (AST), an app streaming audio from computers running the Airfoil desktop client. Amoeba complains that the corrected version has only just become available, as a result of three ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/store.is.broken.says.company/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/change.comes.after.slew.of.complaints/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/appsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has unveiled a new system for disclosing the status of App Store submissions, according to Wired. The company's Dev Center website features a chart showing specific dates and times as the app waits for review, reaches the review process, and finally enters the App Store for general availability.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/change.comes.after.slew.of.complaints/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/highlights.discrepancy.in.standards/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/meinkampf.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A Spanish translation of Mein Kampf has been launched at the App Store, observers note. Written in the 1920s by Adolf Hitler, the book is both an autobiography and a charter of the fascist, anti-Semitic policies that would come to guide the Third Reich. No other version of the book is available as a standalone app, and its icon is the Nazi Party emblem, complete with swastika.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/highlights.discrepancy.in.standards/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/app.torn.apart.by.one.reviewer.okd.by.another/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/superguide.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has been criticized once again for its App Store review policies, as Macworld.com complains of frustrating inconsistencies between different members of the review team. The company has worked to publish its first book, the "iPhone & iPod touch Superguide," as both a PDF version and an app available on Apple's portable devices.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/app.torn.apart.by.one.reviewer.okd.by.another/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT