“While he agreed that the app doesn't technically break the rules, he said that it does encroach upon the boundaries of what they can and cannot allow on their store. He also cited security concerns.”
is not entirely surprising. We had noted that the communication between the
” and hence the app could be rejected. Also, it is highly possible for Apple to introduce this functionality in one of the future versions of iPhone OS. This could be (more…)

, Fiore has revealed that his
by Apple late last year on grounds that the content on his application ridiculed public figures. The
“In December, Apple rejected his iPhone app, NewsToons, because, as Apple put it, his satire “ridicules public figures,” a violation of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, which bars any apps whose content in “Apple ’s reasonable judgement may be found objectionable, for example, materials that may (more…)

Grooveshark is a free web based music streaming service that allows users to upload, share and stream tracks from a massive catalog of songs. The new iPhone app will allow their Premium/VIP members of the service use their
to search for music from the huge database. Additionally, users may also organize tracks into playlists, mark tracks as favorite and listen to songs offline. The web based alternative available on the company's website runs (more…)

Google Voice, shown here running on Android, was in fact rejected from the App Store, Google said Friday.

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Updated 10:25 a.m. PDT with additional details, and at 10:52 a.m. with comment from Apple .

Google told the Federal Communications Commission in a redacted letter to the agency a few weeks ago that Apple did in fact reject its Google Voice application (more…)

about Google's response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the episode. Google claims that their applications for the iPhone offers
. For instance, the Google Voice app duplicates the core dialer functionality of the iPhone and Apple , Google claims, does not want a potential replacement for their native functionalities.
This conversation is supposed to have taken place betweenAlan Eustace, Google's Senior Vice President (more…)

such as Voice Central and GVDialer have also been removed from the App Store for the same reason.
According to John Gruber of Daring Fireball it looks like the real reason for rejecting the iPhone apps is due to pressure from AT&T.
That might be possible as these iPhone apps give you features for free such as ability to send and receive free SMS, place free calls in the US, for which AT&T charges its customers.
However, OM Malik of GigaOM Network (more…)