No. 1 Story
ACCC clears Optus to scrap HFC network and use NBN instead
The ACCC has cleared, provisionally, the proposed deal between Optus and NBN Co under which Optus is to be paid around $800m to shut down its HFC network and transfer customers onto the NBN. read moreMore From
EFF Updates app rejected by Apple
Stephen Withers
Thursday, 04 June 2009 04:42
Page 2 of 2
The latest silliness concerns an app designed to display the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) RSS feed. It was produced by an independent developer, with the approval but not the sponsorship of the EFF.The exact same video is can be viewed using the Apple-approved YouTube app or Safari.
Apple really needs to teach its vetting staff the difference between content that's packaged with an app, and content that can be downloaded and by an app.
The EFF is using the affair as ammunition in its campaign for a US Copyright Office exemption that would specifically allow the jailbreaking of iPhones. That would remove any uncertainty about the rights of iPhone owners to install software that isn't supplied through the App Store.
As EFF senior staff attorney Corynne McSherry put it, " It's none of Apple's business if I want an app on my phone that lets me read EFF's RSS feed, use Sling Player over 3G, or read the Kama Sutra."
As of this writing, there's no sign of the EFF RSS reader in the App Store.
You think you have a disaster recovery plan?
Think again. Most businesses only have PART of a DR plan - and this spells business disaster in the event of an IT disaster.
Download The Seven Sins of Disaster Recovery White Paper now and find out how you can prevent this happening to you.
