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AppleInsider: Four third-party Web browsers appear on Apple's App Store
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis: Apple Changing ‘Duplicate Functionality’ Policy? New 3rd Party Web Browsers Appearing in App Store
Gizmodo: The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low [IPhone Apps]
Four third-party Web browsers appear on Apple's App Store
AppleInsider —
... approval of four third-party browsers, each of which are now available for download. The move is surprising given that the iPhone maker has shown resistance in the past to accepting new applications to its digital software store that replicate any of the core functionalities of its handheld products, such as their built-in Safari web browser or ability to download podcasts over the air. In each case, the four accepted browsers -- Edge Browser , Webmate , Incognito , and Shaking Web -- are based on Apple's Webkit framework, the same set of ...
Apple Changing ‘Duplicate Functionality’ Policy? New 3rd Party Web Browsers Appearing in App Store
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
Times, they are a changin’. Especially when it comes to inclusion policies within the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) App Store. Word is spreading now that Apple may have/is making a shift in their strict ‘duplicate functionality’ policies.
When the App Store submission process opened, many developers from all over the globe were stunned when their apps were turned away for offering too many features similar to Apple’s own apps. Dubbed ‘duplicate functionality’ by Apple, developers were scorned and left bitter about the whole thing, until now…Perhaps. Because as I said earlier, the times… they are a ...
The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
... Incognito Browser: And finally, we saw Apple lift its restriction on browser replacement apps this week, so long as they're based on WebKit. So far, no one's doing anything much more interesting than giving you a separate porn browser that doesn't record history or cache. If you have been waiting for a porn browser for you iPhone, my hat's off to you. Will be interesting to see if anyone else does anything novel with the new browser rules. $2 ...
