Articles Tagged ‘congress’
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Apple Will Issue Software Update To Quell Address Book Controversy
BY Brent Dirks on Wed February 15th, 2012
Just like that, with one statement and an upcoming software update, Apple has apparently ended the controversy of apps accessing and capturing users' address books without permission.
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Senators Want To Know Why Apple And Google Allow DUI "Checkpoint" Apps
BY Andy Faust III on Wed May 11th, 2011
The US government wants to know why Apple and Google continue to allow the sale of various DUI "checkpoint" apps for mobile phones.
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Review: Congress+
BY Staff Writer on Thu March 19th, 2009
Many times in my life, I’ve been told to support a stance on a particular issue by contacting my local representative. I’d nod and agree with that course of action and say something rah-rah in return, and then promptly do nothing of the sort, either because I had no idea who my local representative was or because I had no idea how to get in contact with them (or both). For whatever reason, looking them up in the phone book never seemed like an adequate solution to me. Now, with the power of the iPhone, I have no excuses. Why? Read on to find out.
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Bill Introduced To Ban Silent Camera Phones
BY Tyler Tschida on Thu January 29th, 2009
Silent photographs from your camera phone may soon be a thing of the past. A bill has been introduced to the House of Representatives by Congressman Pete King (R-N.Y.) that would ban camera phones that
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Microsoft Will Make An App Store
BY Eric Norwood on Tue January 20th, 2009
Apple's App Store does what Windows did for Microsoft. It puts the competition safely at bay while creating a venue to make an infinite amount of money - and we know that the App Store
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