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An iPhone App Store That Apple Doesn't Control

waderoush writes "Princeton's Ed Felten has criticized the iPhone and iPad as Disneyland-like 'walled gardens' and says there's no way the iTunes App Store can 'offer the scope and variety of apps that a less controlled environment can provide.

Apple Patents Travel, Hotel and Fashion Applications

Three new patent applications which just became public on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website reveal that Apple is now patenting ideas for mobile applications.

Porn industry to use video conferencing solution for iPhone 4

[TRANSLATION] Australia's AAP news agency points out that the porn industry has already found ways to use video conferencing solution FaceTime 4 and iPhone for its own purposes. When the ads on Craigslist, for example. Five cities in the U.S.

iPhone coming to Spain, and four people in line to buy it

[TRANSLATION] IPhone four causes excitement and madness of the antenna is still having problems, and Spain had repeatedly while long queues waiting for the new Apple computer store, which opened last night at midnight.
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Serve Pirates Beer in this Free Barrr Android App Game [Android Apps]

Remember that Star Wars cantina iPhone app? Barrr is the Android version for pirates—sea-faring pirates, that is.

Even though it was created by a couple of students, the gameplay's superb, and doesn't cost a single piece of eight.

Repair Your iPhone Screen on the Cheap [Repair]

Don't shell out a pile of cash to get your iPhone screen repaired.

This detailed guide will help you replace the screen on your iPhone 3G on the cheap and with little fuss.

Is Your Friend a Zombie? This App Will Tell You

The best selling book The Zombie Survival Guide now has its own iPhone app. The Zombie Survival Guide Scanner [iTunes link] is a free application that lets you “scan” your friends to test their level of “zombification.

Starting with iPad launch, Apple began using its own mapping databases

Starting with iOS 3,2 for the iPad in April, Apple began relying on its own mapping databases, in addition to utilizing Google's map data for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Google Earth now displays real-time weather

Google Earth has always been a great way to explore the globe, but now you can use it to explore real-time rain and snow patterns, too. By enabling the new cloud layer and radar layer in Google Earth 5,2, you can track clouds and also see precipitation on a constantly updating radar.