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Former Apple TV Engineer Claims Steve Jobs Had Rejected The New Apple TV Interface

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Apple Accused Of Copying iOS 5 Wi-Fi Sync Feature From Rejected Jailbreak App

Administrator — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:08:24 +0000

in iOS 5, will finally allow Apple to cut the cord. They are also our favorite
features as we’ve always longed for the day when iOS device such as iPad and iPhone won’t need a computer.
that we’ve covered last year, already allowed users to wirelessly sync their jailbroken iOS device with
over a Wi-Fi network.
“, which forced him to release the app on Cydia. It has been available on Cydia for the last 13 months for $9.99.
Apple ’s feature not only gets the same name, but as you can see below, the Wi-Fi Sync icon also looks quite identical to the icon of Wi-Fi Sync jailbreak app.
Wi-Fi Sync 2.0 icon (left) and Apple ‘s Wi-Fi Sync icon (right)
caught up with the UK-based developer to get his reaction. He had this to say:
“Obviously I was fairly shocked,” said Hughes, referring to his reaction on Monday when he saw the new feature promoted on Apple ‘s website. “I’d been selling my app with that name and icon for at least a year. Apple knew that, as I’d submitted it to them, so it was surprising to see that.”
He said an iPhone developer relations representative named Steve Rea personally called him prior to sending a formal rejection email to say the app was admirable, but went on to explain there were unspecified security concerns and that it did things not specified in the official iPhone software developers’ kit.
It is likely that Apple had already started working on the Wi-Fi Sync feature before Hughes submitted the app to the App Store, but the similarities have raised some eyebrows.
It is difficult to believe that Apple copied the feature from the jailbreak app – as the functionality has always been one of the most requested features by iOS users, but let’s hope that Hughes is rewarded by Apple in some way for being the first to introduce the feature. If you want the Wi-Fi sync feature before iOS 5 is released this fall, then you can purchase and install
from Cydia.
Do you think Apple copied from the jailbreak app? Please share your views in the comments below.

Steve Jobs Calls Developer Of Rejected iPad App

Administrator — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:05:58 +0000

Arumugam, a former Microsoft Employee quit his job back in 2008 and started his own iOS app developing company called Cascade Software. He was working on a new app for Apple 's iPad – known as
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He was almost done developing the app when he hit an annoying keyboard bug, which made it impossible to dismiss the keyboard using approved/public methods/APIs.
Since this bug was caused due to an issue with Apple SDK, this was something Arumugam could not fix. He had one alternative though – using a private API to fix it, which is not allowed according to the terms of the iOS Developer agreement. He used the private API and submitted his app for review and was soon greeted with a politely worded rejection letter. Unperturbed, he filed a review appeal and talked at length with folks from Apple to get his iPad app approved.
After submitting the review petition, he wasn't sure how much time it wold take for Apple to respond. That was when he decided to tell Steve Jobs himself about his plight. Two hours after sending the e-mail, while out at a kids arena, he received a call from Apple with the person at the other end saying, “
Ram, this is Steve
”. Ram writes:
A couple of hours after I sent the email, I was at a noisy soccer (for kids) arena when I heard my iPhone ring. The caller-id, the caller saying “Ram, this is Steve” and that he was calling from Apple did suggest that it could really be Steve Jobs. He confirmed it when I asked.
The two talked about the reason for the rejection. After the call, Ram decided to remove the private API, after which the App was approved to the App Store. Since then, the app has gone on to become the number one App in the Finance section of iPad apps.
Like we mentioned before, Steve Jobs is known to reply to e-mails from customers – but a direct phone call was totally unheard of – until now. Senior Vice President of Apple , Phil Schiller has like Steve, replied to e-mails and has even called people up in rare cases related to App Store issues.
It is great to see the hands on approach of Steve Jobs, CEO of the second most valuable company in the world. What do you think?

Wi-Fi Sync iPhone App Released On Cydia After Apple Rejected It Due To “Security Concerns”

Administrator — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:14:37 +0000

“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 one another reason why the app was not approved.
Nevertheless, if you have
, you may still download the application. Hughes has revealed that the app is now available on BigBoss repository at Cydia for $9.99. However, do note that the iPhone app currently works only on the Mac though the developer has mentioned that he plans to release a Windows version of the application ”
“. Support for iPad is also likely to be made available via a free update soon.
If you buy the jailbreak app, don't forget to give us feedback in the comments.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Reveals His iPhone App Was Rejected For Ridiculing Public Figures

Administrator — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:05:16 +0000

, 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 be considered obscene, pornographic, or defamatory.”
Apple attached screenshots of the offending material, including an image depicting the White House gate crashers interrupting an Obama speech. Two other grabs include images referencing torture, Balloon Boy, and various political issues.”
Fiore has however indicated that he is still interested in distributing content via the mobile phone platform. He says:
This is not the first time an application has been rejected over potentially objectionable cartoons. You may recall the controversy surrounding the
“. Bobble Rep was an interesting application that provided the contact information of all US senators to users. The handy application was initially rejected by Apple over claims that the caricature that accompanied the contact information of senators was objectionable in nature. However, Apple retracted its stance later on.
Fiore has noted that while he has not resubmitted the app for approval, he is still hopeful about launching an
soon. Laura McGann writes:
“Fiore has not resubmitted his app, saying he’d heard about the experiences of others cartoonists and wasn’t in a position to get into a fight with Apple . Still, he has a hunch Apple will eventually change its mind on him, as it has with other cartoon apps. “They seem so much more innovative and smarter than that,” he told me.”
What do you think? Is Apple right in rejecting apps that are satirical in nature? Or do you think it's a mistake due to the manual nature of the approval process and will get approved if he resubmits his iPhone app? Let us know your views in the comments.

Grooveshark iPhone App For Online Music Streaming Released On Cydia; After It Was Rejected By Apple

Administrator — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:39:54 +0000

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 on the Adobe Flash platform and hence is not accessible via the iPhone 's mobile Safari web browser.
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We expect Grooveshark's slick app interface to be a hit among jailbroken iPhone users, but the iPhone app isonly available if you are a VIP member, which you can become by paying $3 per month or $30 per year. If you are
eager to download the iPhone app, you may do so from the Big Boss repository on Cydia. Please check it out and let us know your views.
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Google: Apple rejected Google Voice

Administrator — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:28:01 +0000

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

(Credit: Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET)

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 from the App Store.

Google dropped its request for confidentiality in the manner concerning the rejection of Google Voice from the App Store in July, and directly contradicted Apple ‘s version of events Friday. In the letter (click for PDF), Google said Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller informed Google that the app had, in fact, been rejected, when Apple ‘s public statements to the FCC in that month claimed it was merely still under review.

The FCC had requested information from Apple , Google, and AT&T concerning the rejection of Google Voice from the App Store in July, and all three companies sent letters that were eventually made public. But Google redacted a significant portion of its letter at the time, raising questions about what lay behind those black pixels.

Now we know. “Apple ‘s representatives informed Google that the Google Voice application was rejected because Apple believed the application duplicated the core dialer functionality of the iPhone ,” Google said in its letter. By contrast, Apple said in July that “contrary to published reports, Apple has not rejected the Google Voice application and continues to study it.”

Apple stuck to that story on Friday. “We do not agree with all of the statements made by Google in their FCC letter,” the company said in a statement. “Apple has not rejected the Google Voice application and we continue to discuss it with Google.”

Suspicion had originally fallen on AT&T, based on the theory that the wireless carrier didn’t want an application that allowed the user to make cheap international calls on its network. But AT&T claimed it had no involvement in the manner in its own letter to the FCC released in August.

Google Voice allows users to give their contacts a single number and have that number ring multiple phones depending on their location. It also translates voice mails into text, and is a popular application on Google’s own Android mobile operating system.

In its letter to the FCC, Google also says that Apple rejected the iPhone native version of Google Latitude for potentially causing confusion with the built-in Maps application that ships with every iPhone . That application is an Apple -tweaked version of Google Maps, and Google said Apple believed that “the company did not want applications that could potentially replace such functionality and potentially create user confusion.”

Schiller spoke on the phone with Google senior vice president of engineering and research Alan Eustace on July 7th to inform him that Google Voice had been rejected, according to the letter. Other Apple and Google representatives met to discuss the application on several occasions between July 5th and July 28th, but Schiller and Eustace were the point men for their respective organizations, Google said.

Apple has become more open about its App Store approval process in recent weeks and months, explaining to prominent developers why certain applications were rejected from the store and shedding light on the process for the first time in its letter to the FCC.

However, the stark contrast between the public statements of the two companies will undoubtedly raise eyebrows, and give more fuel for those who believe Google and Apple are increasingly at odds, especially now that Google CEO Eric Schmidt no longer sits on Apple ‘s board of directors.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

Apple “Rejected” Google Voice and Latitude App – FCC Releases Google’s Communication

Administrator — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:38:17 +0000

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 of Engineering & Research, and Phil Schiller, Apple 's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing. Both companies had communicated their positions to the FCC last month. While Google had requested FCC to redact certain parts of the communication since they involved sensitive commercial conversations, Apple had released their communication in its entirety in August.
This was followed by numerous 'Freedom to Information Act' requests with FCC from several individuals and organizations who wanted access to the conversation between both the publicly listed companies in its entirety. Following Apple 's decision to go public with their conversations, today Google gave the go-ahead to FCC to release the unredacted version of its communication.
In its letter, Google not only claims that the Voice app was “rejected” because it competed with the core dialer functionality, but also that the Google Latitude app was rejected because it was a potential threat to the native maps application on the iPhone . The response from Google to all of FCC's queries can be read it its entirety
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As always, please let us know what you think in the comments.

Google Voice related iPhone Apps Rejected from the App Store

Administrator — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:36:33 +0000

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 doesn't agree:
to work only over Wi-Fi and not over iPhone 's data connection, which is possible on other mobile devices such as BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, or Symbian smartphones.
on the App Store via Apple , which they don't have with other smartphones so I am leaning towards AT&T being the reason behind the rejection of Google Voice related iPhone apps.
Anyways, we will keep you posted on this developing story so stay tuned here at
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