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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
The New App Store Rules: No Swimsuits, No Skin, And No Innuendo — Over the last few days we've been tracking Apple's recent decision to remove all sexual content from the App Store. It's an alarming move on Apple's part, if only because it shows that the company is willing to throw developers …
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Jonau / Chillifresh:
>5000 Apps Banned; The New Rules — I have spoken with Apple, and the following are the new rules: — 1. No images of women in bikinis (Ice skating tights are not OK either) — 2. No images of men in bikinis! (I didn't ask about Ice Skating tights for men)
Ian Fette / Gears API Blog:
Hello HTML5 — If you've wondered why there haven't been many Gears releases or posts on the Gears blog lately, it's because we've shifted our effort towards bringing all of the Gears capabilities into web standards like HTML5. We're not there yet, but we are getting closer.
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Alexander Vaughn / App Advice:
Rumor: The iPad To Go On Presale Next Week — It's time to warm up your credit cards folks. Despite the fact that you won't have it in your hands before March 29th (or 60 days after the announcement, according to Steve Jobs), you should be able to put in your iPad order as soon as next week.
Chauncey Dupree / 9 to 5 Mac:
New iPad Tidbits — We have compiled a bunch of new iPad tidbits with screenshots for your viewing pleasure below: — Lots of settings pop up if you know where to look: — YouTube Videos can play in HTML5 (this looks really good btw, not sure if a dedicated Youtube App is necessary):
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Skype-Verizon Deal: More Details — Skype and Verizon announced a partnership earlier this week that would embed the Internet calling service on Verizon's smartphones. The partnership, at least to me, was driven by Verizon's fear of the iPhone. — I wondered if the two companies had signed an exclusive deal.
Philly.com:
Subpoena issued in L. Merion webcam case — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the Lower Merion School District for documents related to the controversial use of remote-control cameras on students' school-issued computers, The Inquirer has learned. — The grand jury subpoena …
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Damian Kulash Jr / New York Times:
WhoseTube? — MY band is famous for music videos. We direct them ourselves or with the help of friends, we shoot them on shoestring budgets and, like our songs, albums and concerts, we see them as creative works and not as our record company's marketing tool.
Evgeny Morozov / Wall Street Journal:
The Myth of the Techno-Utopia — It's fashionable to hold up the Internet as the road to democracy and liberty in countries like Iran, but it can also be a very effective tool for quashing freedom. Evgeny Morozov on the myth of the techno-utopia. — An internet cafe in Tehran.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Speaking Of Creepy Location Features: Google's Opt-Out Latitude Alerts — The past couple of days have seen some brouhaha over location privacy issues. Please Rob Me brought up the potentially troubling issue of tweeting out your location updates (and Foursquare responded).
Paul Boutin / VentureBeat:
Twitter phishing attack in progress — don't click on “lol, is this you??” — If you receive a direct message on Twitter that says, “lol, is this you,” don't click it. The link will put up a fake Twitter login page, potentially tricking you into giving the phisher your Twitter login and password.
Jeremy Dean / PsyBlog:
Can You Trust a Facebook Profile? — Do people display their actual or idealised personalities on social networking sites? — There are now over 700 million people around the world with profiles on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. In the US 75% of those between 18 …
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