News Archive for 09/08/23

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Developer, TechCrunch question Apple's FCC statement

08/23, 10:50pm

Apple lied to FCC?

Apple's may have deliberately mislead the Federal Communications Commission, according to Kevin Duerr, a developer of one of the Google Voice-related applications removed from the App Store. The developer believes the company is lying and suggests that were Apple's rejected Google Voice, VoiceCentral and two other related apps and instead claimed it was still studying the "potential impact on the iPhone user experience."

Zune HD demo reveals app store

08/23, 11:40am

Zune HD Apps Confirmed

A weekend demo campaign at Best Buy stores has inadvertently betrayed Microsoft's plans to offer third-party app support for the Zune HD. A visitor briefly given control of the player by a representative has captured footage (shown after the jump) of a conspicuous "apps" menu item alongside music and made it clear the production player can download and install third-party software. The in-store unit's Wi-Fi was "blocked," however, and made it impossible to enter that section and see whether a true store is available and what titles are complete.