Based on an interview with Matchstick Software,Gruber had reported that their iPhone app was rejected three times from the
. It was rejected the first time as it was crashing on the latest beta version of iPhone OS 3.0 and twice for objectionable content.
“Let me start with the most important points – Apple did not censor the content in this developer’s application and Apple did not reject this developer’s application for including references (more…)

With that statement, AT&T seems to have shifted the blame on Apple for the rejections, but as
of Daring Fireball points out, they haven't flatly denied it.
In another probably related development, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple 's Board of Directors. Apple and Google have clarified that the main reason for Eric Schmidt's exit was to avoid “conflict
of interest” due to Google’s entry into mobile operating (more…)

Google Voice (formerly GrandCentral) is a free and innovative service that uses voice over internet protocol to link customers' phone numbers together. Users of Google Voice are able to select a single U.S. phone number, from various area codes. When a Google Number is called, any or all of the user's phones may be set to ring based on the calling number or on the contact group (e.g. Family, Friends, Work, etc), and/or based on time of day (more…)