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i.gizmodo.com - 1/14/2009

Apple Approves New Browsers in App Store, As Long As They're Based On Safari [App Store]

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In the last day, Apple has started approving quite a few "new" browsers in the app store, seeming to contradict their long-standing "duplication of functionality" prohibition. The catch? They're all Safari at heart. The chromeless Edge , vibration-countering Shaking Web , privacy-inclined ...

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macrumors.com - 1/14/2009

Apple Allows 3rd Party Web Browsers in App Store

— macrumors.com — Over the past 24 hours, Apple has begun to approve 3rd party web browsing applications for the iPhone. A number of new web browsing apps have suddenly appeared with original submission dates ranging as far back as October. While App... (more) Apple Allows 3rd Party Web Browsers in App Store

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itunes.apple.com - 1/14/2009

iTunes Store: Third-Party Web Browsers appear on Apple's App Store

— itunes.apple.com — After denying entry of rival web browsers into its App Store for quite some time, Apple appears to have had a change of heart this week with the approval of four third-party browsers, each of which are now available for download. (more) iTunes Store: Third-Party Web Browsers appear on Apple's ...

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theiphoneblog.com - 1/15/2009

Apple App Store Approves 3rd Party iPhone Web Browsers, BUT…

— theiphoneblog.com — It looks like Apple has begin to approve some 3rd party web browsers for the iPhone. Like the (Jobs save us) “fart” apps that were pulled or pending for a long while only to flood the market on some magic-8-ball decided day, some of these web ... (more) Apple App Store Approves 3rd Party iPhone Web Browsers, ...

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Google Chrome, Firefox Coming To Apple iPhone?* (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Update: A commenter -- and Gizmodo -- note that all of these browsers are based on MobileSafari, which is built into Apple's software developer's kit. So while Apple now seems to be allowing apps that are marketed as browsers, there's still no evidence they'll let in other browsers like Firefox, which use competing browser engines -- a key technical difference. So we still don't know if they'd allow other browser flavors, or ...

The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... record history or cache. If you have been waiting for a porn browser for you iPhone, my hat's off to you. Will be interesting to see if anyone else does anything novel with the new browser rules. $2 This Week's App News on Giz: • iFight for iPhone Kicks Ass, Literally • Chipotle's Mobile Ordering App For Magic iPhone Burritos • Beijing Man Shows Why Certain iPhone Games Shouldn't be Played on the Subway • Apple Approves New Browsers in App Store, As Long As They're Based On Safari • Novelist ...