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techcrunch.com - 4/24/2009

Feel Like Shaking A Baby To Death? There’s An App For That.

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Okay, this is just beyond ridiculous and a bit horrifying. In Apple’s App Store right now is Baby Shaker, a new app which, displays a picture of a baby and plays crying sounds. To make it stop, you have to shake your iPhone really hard, after which the crying will stop and two X’s ...

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news.cnet.com - 4/22/2009

Apple approves 'Baby Shaker' for App Store

— news.cnet.com — A successful game of Baby Shaker, now available on the App Store. (Credit: Screenshot by Tom Krazit/CNET)... Updated 1:25 p.m. - Apple has pulled Baby Shaker from the App Store. If you needed any further proof that Apple's App Store approval ... (more) Apple approves 'Baby Shaker' for App Store

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youtube.com - 4/22/2009

Baby Shaker (video)

— youtube.com — Baby Shaker (more) Baby Shaker (video)

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news.cnet.com - 4/23/2009

Apple apologizes for Baby Shaker

— news.cnet.com — Updated at 3:00 p.m. PT with word from Sikalosoft. Apple issued a statement Thursday apologizing for allowing... the Baby Shaker application onto the App Store. Just hours before the App Store offers up its 1 billionth download , Apple was forced ... (more) Apple apologizes for Baby Shaker

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The State Of The iPhone Is Strong — Very Strong
MacBytes.com — ... , that are forced to wait weeks to just be reviewed again. And then there are other apps which feature outrageous things , which get accepted without the slightest peep. Apple needs to revamp this system. And the network is far from perfect as well. AT&T seems to have a failure rate that is unacceptable to a lot of people. Some have gotten rid of their iPhones just to ditch AT&T. tmobileg1-sb-2 But the fact of the matter is, that iPhone is simply the best all-in-one device that I’ve ever owned. I cannot imagine my life without it now. I would be lost — sometimes literally — ...

Satirical iPhone Apps? Not Cool. Upskirt iPhone Apps? Cool.
iPhone News Updated — ... Now, to be clear, this Puff! app contains no nudity, but I think we all know what this type of app is implying, and who this type of app specifically appeals to (hint: some may be found in this app). This app is rated 17+ for “frequent/intense sexual content or nudity” but Someecards app was also submitted with the same rating, but just for satire (so basically, language), and it was rejected. Apple is either extremely hypocritical, asleep at the wheel again (remember Baby Shaker?), or both. Look, I’m all for all kinds of apps getting ...