Free Talk Live - apple

Apple rejects app that reports US drone strikes.

thekeychainkid — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:06:04 +0000

"It’s the third time in a month that Apple has turned Drones+ away, says Josh Begley, the program’s New York-based developer. The company’s reasons for keeping the program out of the App Store keep shifting. First, Apple called the bare-bones application that aggregates news of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia “not useful.” Then there was an issue with hiding a corporate logo. And now, there’s this crude content problem."

Apple patent could remotely disable protesters' phone cameras

WaxCrax — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:53:02 +0000

A new patent, granted to Apple, could prevent academic cheating, cinema interruptions, but also see areas of political protest activity 'ring-fenced' disabling phone and tablet cameras.

Woz's $2 bill sheets - The Engadget Show

KareFree — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:38:52 +0000

(APPLE co-founder) Steve Wozniak prints his own pads of $2 bills... and spends them.
Steve Wozniak, "You can get arrested for them, but you cannot get convicted because you are in the right."

Apple removes Bitcoin wallet apps to monopolize mobile payments

scook2083 — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:37:29 +0000

"When you finally grasp the magnitude of Apple’s play in the payments business, it becomes clear that potential competitors will be shunned from the platform. As Daniel Terdiman suggests in CNET, “New Apple features may leave fresh app roadkill in their wake as Apple is likely to undercut several existing third-party applications.” With the introduction of Passbook, Apple has launched mobile payments on iOS and competing virtual payment systems, including bitcoin, must be terminated."