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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Software

Podcaster Version 1.1 Available on iPhone App Black Market

12:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | Podcaster, the app that just won’t quit no matter how many times Apple tries to shut it down, is now up for download on Cydia as version 1.1. People who want Podcaster can now get it through the iPhone app black market, though questions about why it was blocked from legitimate channels are still left unanswered. [Thanks Ameet and MN!] More »
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Software

Apple Kicks Podcaster iPhone App Developer in the Nuts, Again

10:00AM Matt Buchanan | Even as Android lights up developers’ eyes with the sparkling promise of total openness, Apple’s grip continues to tighten around iPhone app development. After being blocked from App Store for “duplicating” iTunes functionality—a dubious argument, for many reasons—Podcaster’s developers turned to a loophole in Apple’s ad hoc app distribution program (mainly for education and testing) to unofficially distribute the app. For $US10, they’d register your iPhone or iPod touch and you’d get Podcaster, totally legit, no jailbreaking or anything. Apple has just blocked the developer, Alex Sokirynsky, from making new ad hoc licenses, effectively killing any further distribution. More »
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Software

App Store Blacklist: Podcaster Too iTunesy

9:30AM Wilson Rothman | The latest casualty in Apple’s App Store blacklisting is Podcaster. A native app built according to exact SDK specifications, it goes beyond its creator’s web-bound streaming-only Podcaster.fm by letting you download and manage podcasts in a nice straightforward interface. Insidious, right? Apple thought so. More »
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