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Instacast pricing raises hackles: are apps bought or rented? [Updated]

by Richard Gaywood (May 17th, 2012)

Update: I made a mistake about Instacast's support for notifications in the original draft of this article. Please read my corrections at the end. My apologies, readers. --Rich The release of Instacast v2.0 ruffled some feathers recently. Vemedio, publishers of the popular podcasting app, have ...

Vanity Fair releases Oscar predictions app

by Dave Caolo (Feb 5th, 2010)

Film fans everywhere will be sitting before their TVs on March 7th to catch the Academy Awards. Now, as with so many other things, there's an app for that. Vanity Fair Magazine has produced the free Oscars app called Vanity Fair Hollywood. Users can submit their predictions for winners, ...

App warms your hands by overheating your iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Jan 5th, 2010)

Here's an app from among the App Store's stranger selections. Much like the Zippo Hand Warmer, PocketHeat [iTunes link] is meant to keep your hands warm. it works by making the iPhone max out 100% of its power processing capacity. A slider lets you adjust the temperature and illuminate the ...

Apple, censorship, and cogs in the wheel: the Dalai Lama is expunged from Chinese App Store

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 31st, 2009)

It's being reported by PC World that Apple has begun censoring iPhone applications that contain any reference to the Dalai Lama in the Chinese App Store. At least five applications that contain references to the Dalai Lama have been banned: three of the apps – Dalai Quotes [$.99, iTunes], ...