Tag Archives: App Store
Streaming Radio app approved
Fast on the heels of the last post, we are pleased to announce that Apple has approved Juggleware’s latest app, Radio Backporch Revolution. Initially we received a rejection letter from the App Store review team, saying that the app used … Continue reading
Apple v. Satire, part 17.
Pulitzer-prize winning satirist Mark Fiore had his app rejected by Apple because it “ridicules public figures.” Regular readers will remember that Juggleware’s own app Freedom Time was actually the test case of this unwritten and up-til-then unknown policy, which had … Continue reading
Juggleware app mentioned on NPR
NPR ran a story yesterday about Apple’s new iPad which just hit stores, but critics say that the “walled garden” approach (just like the iPhone) makes the Internet a less free place and could spell the end of the net … Continue reading
Pocket Troll 1.0 Has Been Submitted to the App Store
We’ll let you know here when it’s approved. Thanks to Dave Rhoden for the hilarious animation, and to everyone who helped with the word and syntax selection. For more info, go here: http://www.juggleware.com/iphone/pocket_troll/
Apple rejects health care app for being “politically charged”
Even more shame-worthy behavior from Apple. I thought it was being mean to politicians that Apple didn’t like—apparently now, it’s being “politically charged?” What the hell are Apple’s standards here? Whoops, I just said “hell,” which in the iPhone’s Disney-like … Continue reading
Freedom Time “more important” rejection than Google Voice
Jason Grigsby wrote an excellent article on Cloud Four about the significance of Apple’s rejection of Freedom Time that anyone who is interested in Apple’s App Store policies, or corporations and censorship should take a look at. Thanks Jason, I … Continue reading
Apple tries to defend its App Store to the FCC
I just saw that Apple has put on its home page now has a public response to justify its App Store policies. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/apple-answers-fcc-questions/ Of course the FCC is primarily interested in its rejection of big, important apps like Google Voice, … Continue reading
App Store controversy continues
Well, I’ve given up on trying anything too humorous for the App Store— if you have to finish your idea BEFORE it’s approved, what’s the point? But that hasn’t stopped others from trying ideas that are beyond the pale, and … Continue reading