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Mac 911: Gifting Mac App Store apps, emailing videos, and more – IT World

May 22, 2012, 7:46 AM — It’s time to flush out the latest collection of too-short-for-a-full-entry Mac 911 questions and answers. We start with reader SuSu: Is there a way to gift an application from the Mac App Store as … Continue reading

Would a Bigger iPhone Cause Developers Headaches? – Businessweek

Rene Ritchie at iMore has a good explanation of how Apple could get there. But what do the developers who will have to deal with the implications of a larger screen think? I talked to a few iOS app makers, … Continue reading

Monday Apple Rumors: 28nm Chip Shortages Won’t Affect iPhone 5 Launch – Investorplace.com

Larger iPhone Doesn’t Upset App Developers: App developers are convinced that even if the next generation iPhone has a larger screen, Apple will not “pull an Android” and make designing apps for multiple device screen sizes more difficult …

Apple Quietly Removes the ‘Jailbreak’ Censor in the App Store – UberGizmo (blog)

After our story yesterday about Apple allegedly censoring the word jailbreak like it was some expletive, reports today have indicated that Apple has removed the censor and the word appears normally as opposed to J*****k. Apparently the problem was only … Continue reading

Apple MacBook Pro 2012: Top 5 Rumors You Should Know – mobilenapps.com

The latest to rumor to roll out of the rumor mills indicates that Apple’s MacBook Pro series laptop will receive liquidmetal chassis, Ivy chips and Thunderbolt features, improved battery and 4G LTE support. For the ardent Appleites, major …

Apple no longer censoring word ‘jailbreak’ among iTunes Store content [u] – Apple Insider

Performing a jailbreak on an iPhone, iPad or iPad touch voids Apple’s warranty for the devices. Through jailbreaking, hackers have created their own custom applications which are available from an alternative storefront known as Cydia, similar to Apple’s …

Apple Censors the Word Jailbreak from iTunes – UberGizmo (blog)

Twitter user @Planetbeing discovered the new block on the word while he was in the iTunes App Store. While Apple has apparently taken steps to block out the seemingly offensive word, it still allows the applications that are unrelated to … Continue reading

Apple to reject Mac App Store apps using hotkeys starting June 1? – 9TO5Mac

According to a report from TUAW, Apple will soon begin rejecting OS X apps submitted to the Mac App Store that utilize hotkey functionality. The report does not cite a specific source, and most developers we have talked to seem … Continue reading

Mac App Store apps begin to comply with sandboxing rule ahead of deadline – Apple Insider

Applications complying with Apple’s sandboxing rules for OS X have begun to appear on the Mac App Store, with Pixelmator being among the first major offerings to meet the forthcoming requirement. Pixelmator version 2.0.4 was released on the Mac App … Continue reading

Apple’s iPhone screen to increases to 4 inches? – The Business Journal

Apple order report costs Samsung B in market value Invoice ASAP app for Apple is all about getting paid Follow this company has reportedly ordered larger screens for the iPhone it will roll out later this year, growing the display … Continue reading