Apps

An iPhone application called iTether that would let iPhone users run their Mac or PC over the phone’s data connection without paying their carrier extra fees appeared in Apple’s App Store last night, to the surprise of many familiar with … Continue reading →

Apple has removed a tethering app for the iPhone that let users share the smartphone’s cellular connection to the Internet with a Mac or Windows notebook. iTether landed in Apple’s App Store late Monday, and while it was available as … Continue reading →

Mobile applications for smartphones and tablet computers may carry new ratings for violence and sexual content under a wireless industry-sponsored system awaiting backing from Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google Inc. (GOOG) Under the policy to be …

Apps could be scored on sex and violence if Apple and Google approve a voluntary rating system proposed by the American Wireless Association, the CITA, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). The rating grades apps on a sliding scale … Continue reading →

Late Monday, Apple approved iTether in the App Store. The $15 app’s description in the store is perfectly clear: iTether lets you connect your Mac or PC to your iPhone’s data plan — without requiring that you activate a tethering … Continue reading →

An app notifies employees at Apple stores–like the iconic one on New York’s Fifth Avenue–when customers have arrived to pick up their purchases. In Apple’s continuing effort to streamline the shopping process at its retail stores, the company has …