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Apple changes app refund times in India

Apple changes app refund times in India

Posted by | Jun 27, 2011 | |

“The Economic Times of India” (http://macte.ch/GBUPN) says that Apple changed its return policy on apps from minutes to seven days. The capital city’s government found that Google and Apple had violated the law and on June 8 ordered them to alter their trading rules, according to the report.

Apparently, Apple did, and Google didn’t. So the Taipei city government has fined Google Tw$1,000,000 ($34,600) for refusing to grant customers a seven-day trial period when they download apps for their cell phones, reports “The Economic Times.”

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The ‘Net evolves from online directories to social media

The ‘Net evolves from online directories to social media

Posted by | Jun 27, 2011 | , |

Although the Internet entered the mainstream 15 years ago, life without it today is nearly incomprehensible, And our use of the web has rapidly changed as well, as shown by new data from the Flurry research group (http://www.flurry.com). 

Flurry says that, in simple terms, the Internet has evolved from online directories (Yahoo!) to search engines (Google) and now to social media (Facebook).  Built on the desktop and notebook computer platform, the web’s popularity is significant.

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Rumors of the day: Apple’s Map plans, iPhone 5

Rumors of the day: Apple’s Map plans, iPhone 5

Posted by | Jun 23, 2011 | |

Here are the latest rumors circulating in the Apple blogosphere:

“MacRumors” (http://www.macrumors.com) says that “despite statements by Google’s former CEO that Apple had “just” renewed their Map partnership with Google, there appears to be evidence that Apple has been working on its own mapping solution in iOS 5. My take: why not? Apple likes to control the “whole widget,” as Steve Jobs once said. And I do mean the WHOLE thing.

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Pioneer AppRadio utilizes iPhone, iPod touch

Pioneer AppRadio utilizes iPhone, iPod touch

Posted by | Jun 23, 2011 | |

Pioneer Electronics (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/) says the AppRadio is now available for immediate purchase at a retail price of US$399. 

It’s an in-vehicle product designed to utilize the processing power, storage capacity, network connectivity and apps of the iPhone and iPod touch (fourth generation) as the primary source for its information and entertainment capabilities. 

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