Articles Tagged ‘removal’
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Apple's Phil Schiller Explains The Sexy App Ban
BY Alexander Vaughn on Tue February 23rd, 2010
We finally have an official answer from Apple about the "titillating apps" removal affair. Phil Schiller, head of worldwide product marketing at Apple talked to the New York Times last night to explain this sudden
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The "Overtly Sexual" Apps Ban Impacts 3% Of The App Store (To Date)
BY Alexander Vaughn on Mon February 22nd, 2010
As we've told you last week, Apple has put in place a strict new policy against "overtly sexual" apps on the App Store. We've seen quite a lot of reports on the matter but we
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Sega Pulls Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games From The App Store
BY Tyler Tschida on Thu February 04th, 2010
As some of you may have already noticed, Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is no longer available in the App Store only five days after its official release, and when an app is pulled
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Can You Alter Facts for Apple to Remove Your Competition?
BY Staff Writer on Fri January 22nd, 2010
Yesterday we reported that AppVault Pro was removed from the App Store at AppBox Pro's request for potential copyright infringement. In the comments two links appeared with comparison screenshots of the apps in question. The problem is that they contain different screenshots in the comparisons. Could AppBox have sent different images to Apple for grounds for removal. Read on to find out.
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AppVault Pro Removed From The App Store At AppBox Pro's Request
BY Staff Writer on Thu January 21st, 2010
AppVault Pro has been removed from the App Store because it's competitor AppBox Pro requested it. Apple has done it again, just like the Stoneloops v Luxor case. Find out all the details inside.
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StoneLoops! Of Jurassica Pulled From The App Store At MumboJumbo's Request
BY Tyler Tschida on Fri October 23rd, 2009
Maciej Biedrzycki, the co-founder of Codeminion Development Studios, the developer of the popular marble shooter StoneLoops! of Jurassica, has just posted a disheartening bit of news on his personal blog. According to Biedrzycki, StoneLoops! of
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Apple Forcing All Developers To Remove 'Free Memory' Functionality? Or Just Some?
BY Tyler Tschida on Fri August 28th, 2009
According to the developers of iStat, a system and battery monitoring app for the iPhone and iPod touch, Apple is now forcing developers to remove functionality from apps that allow users to "free memory" with
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Paid Version Of Offender Locator Pulled From App Store (UPDATED)
BY Tyler Tschida on Fri August 07th, 2009
Offender Locator is a fairly high-profile app that allows users to locate registered sex offenders. It had been hovering right around the top five paid apps for quite some time, that is, until yesterday. According
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App Store Submissions Now Being Reviewed On iPhone OS 3.0
BY Tyler Tschida on Thu May 07th, 2009
As if developers don't have enough to worry about when submitting their applications for approval at the App Store, Apple has decided to throw in another curveball. Apple has sent out an email to all
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Apple Decides To Remove All Emoji-Enabling Apps
BY Tyler Tschida on Fri February 27th, 2009
By now, everyone is probably aware of the cute Japanese Emoji icons that have been made available to the rest of us by Emoji-enabling applications. Well, you better get them while you can because they
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Independent Game Developers Attempt To Fill The Void
BY Tyler Tschida on Wed February 04th, 2009
Independent game developers have been doing well ever since the App Store launched. We have seen oodles of success stories surface almost daily. These developers have had the advantage of competing with each other rather
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