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iPhone 3.0's Parental Controls to Loosen App Store Restrictions?
iPhone 3.0's Parental Controls to Loosen App Store Restrictions?
In the wake of Trent Reznor's vocal objection to Apple's App Store content-based rejection policies, it seems that the iPhone 3.0 update may provide the solution. iLounge reports that Makayama's Newspaper(s) [App Store, $0.99] applicat...
New Application Parental Controls to let Apple put NIN on iPhone
New Application Parental Controls to let Apple put NIN on iPhone
9to5mac.com — Apple will soon have an excuse to slang those potty-mouth NIN apps to all of your kids. ... In version 3 of the iPhone and in iTunes 8.2 (image below) you can now select parental control for apps and choose the age of the iPhone owner.   The ... (more) New Application Parental Controls to let Apple put NIN ...
Why iPhone 3.0's Parental Controls Could Secretly Be Its Best Feature [IPhone Apps]
Why iPhone 3.0's Parental Controls Could Secretly Be Its Best Feature [IPhone Apps]
gizmodo.com — With parental controls and "explicit" badges, dirtier songs came to the iTunes Music Store. It's increasingly looking... like it's gonna be the same way for apps, with the expanded parental controls in iPhone 3.0 . iLounge reports that the rejection ... (more) Why iPhone 3.0's Parental Controls Could Secretly Be Its ...
Apple hints App Store rules may loosen with iPhone OS 3.0
Apple hints App Store rules may loosen with iPhone OS 3.0
appleinsider.com — Following the rejection of an iPhone app for content the developer didn't produce itself, Apple has given... signs it may allow more risque software on the App Store once iPhone OS 3.0 and its enhanced parental locks become a reality. (more) Apple hints App Store rules may loosen with iPhone OS 3.0
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New Application Parental Controls to let Apple put NIN on iPhone
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Apple will soon have an excuse to slang those potty-mouth NIN apps to all of your kids.  In version 3 of the iPhone and in iTunes 8.2 (image below) you can now select parental control for apps and choose the age of the iPhone owner.   The choices are 4+, 9+, 12+, 17+.  When version 3 of the iPhone is released, Apple will allow more adult-themed applications to go thru the app store, albeit with NC-17 ratings. iLounge via Macrumors notes that: Makayama's Newspaper(s) application was originally rejected due to ...

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