In an interesting article published by the New York Times, it seems as though Apple has finally decided to do something about the adult content floating around in their App Store. Although the App Store was created for the public to create and share their own personal applications, some individuals have taken advantage of the freedom. The iPhone, iPod and all hand held devices that use iTunes as a store for applications is and always will be marketed to all ages, but with the considerable amount of SPAM and promotional applications, Apple has decided to filter out all of the adult oriented content.
The story became extremely hot when Sports Illustrated released an app of their own to accompany their annual swimsuit issue. Parents started to voice their concerns and Apple’s head of worldwide marketing Phillip Schiller responded with,
It came to the point where we were getting customer complaints from women who found the content getting too degrading and objectionable, as well as parents who were upset with what their kids were able to see.
In the wake of Schiller’s response, Apple began removing all adult content from their app store. But the question remains, was this the right move for a company that pushes creativity, the sharing of ideas and online developmental freedom? We’ll have to wait and see.
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So there was this little event on TV this weekend called The Grammy’s. Not sure if anyone out there in internet-land has heard of it, but it’s basically this live show where every famous person in the world gathers in nice dresses and tuxedos to bask in their own glory. Under normal circumstances these are a bore beyond belief, but this year’s show gave us a little bit of tech in the mix.
All of the waiting and assuming can finally end today as Apple plans to unveil…. something. Although pretty much everyone with an Internet connection can probably assume this is going to be the unveiling of the much anticipated Apple iTable (or iPad or iSlate) today is still going to be an interesting day. Earlier this year tons of techno journalists were invited to a special event being put on by Apple on January 27th at 10AM PST. The rest of us will just have to wait for the blogs and Twitter updates.
Last week saw Apple invade the UK in a very big way. Although UK cell phone companies Orange, O2 and Tesco had already been carrying the iPhone, the big push was always going to be when Vodafone became a provider. The mostly European cell phone provider managed to sell 50,000 iPhones in a 24 hour period surpassing Google’s weekly sales numbers for the Nexus One. What does this mean? Not a whole lot of surprises as Vodaphone was always expected to carry the iPhone, but the astonshing 24 hour numbers says something about Steve Jobs and Apple. It seems as though cell phone users in UK were simply waiting for Vodaphone to pick it up instead of switching providers a few years ago.
With apps galore and basically the capabilities of a lap top computer, Apple’s iPod and iPhone are quickly becoming a mainstay in media and information technology. Although the applications for gaming, photos, social networking and even recipes are amazing in terms of sharing and consuming information, the one function these applications will never reach is that of physical sleep. Yes, there are apps out there that play tones to help you sleep and rest and recharge, but there will never be anything that you could literally curl up into and nap with… Until now.
