The Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org) — an organization founded to promote rights in the online and networked world — has blasted the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, saying that the “entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple – a major shift from the norms of the personal computer market.”
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Apple, Facebook, Twitter and HP declined to testify at the second session of the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s second hearing on Human Rights and the Law, which looks at protecting privacy of individuals who use the Internet for political and commercial use. They declined, and Judiciary Chair Richard J. Durbin blasted the companies for this.
Read MoreHere are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
Martin Knotek has announced Asteroid shooter 1.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s an US$0.99 arcade style game.
Bienestar has released Dream Planner Lite 1.0 for iPhone, a free app tool that features Wheel of Life in which users can enter their dreams in important life areas such as finance, career, relationships, physical well-being, community service and life’s “maintenance” activities.
Read MoreBadia Software has released a public beta version of Exportools Professional 3.0, its flagship software for high-end exporting and printing of multiple Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress documents.
The latest version has been entirely rewritten in Cocoa, and it’s the first add-on for InDesign and QuarkXPress built with 64-bit code, boosting overall performance and stability. Almost every aspect of Exportools Professional’s functionality has been refined and improved, according to the folks at Badia.
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iKit (http://www.ikit.com) has introduced the US$25 AutoCharge USB car charger, which allows you to charge n the move. It’s compatible with the iPhone and iPod.
The AutoCharge features an USB port that provides rapid charge convenience and is complimented with a ring LED charging indicator. The high gloss finish “is an added bonus giving this product a slick and stylish look fit for any car,” says iKit founder Oliver Evans.
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