iPad Online News

The Playboy and Sports Illustrated apps were spared the ban-hammer – DailyTech

As I understand it, the App Store can be accessed by iPhone and iPod Touch (and the upcoming iPad), correct? In order to use the app store (buy things), you need a credit card to activate an account with which to buy items, correct? Or are all apps … Read this except’s full story



With Smut Ban, App Store Exposes a Jiggly Set of Rules – E-Commerce Times

Apple’s stance on risque iPhone and iPod touch apps is understandable, but the whole incident does underscore the App Store’s frustratingly fickle nature. Apple should either draw up a precise, crystal-clear set of guidelines for app developers or … Read this except’s full story



Princeton gives mixed report card on Amazon’s Kindle DX reader – TechFlash

… with the Kindle’s read-aloud feature, which does not extend to the Kindle’s menu or navigation controls (meaning visually impaired people can’t buy e-books or select them for reading). Apple’s recently unveiled iPad is also targeting the … Read this except’s full story



IDG World Expo Expands Mobile Application Showcase for Macworld 2011 – Consumer Electronics Net

On the heels of the highly successful Macworld 2010 event, IDG World Expo announced today that the Macworld Mobile Application Showcase area for iPhone, iPod touch and now iPad developers will double in size at Macworld 2011. IDG World Expo also … Read this except’s full story



Apple removes 5,000 apps from App Store – Daily Telegraph

Developers report that Apple has started an App Store crackdown against apps featuring ‘overtly sexual’ content Apple has removed around 5,000 apps from its App Store, including some that it claims feature “overtly sexual” content. Dozens of … Read this except’s full story