If you’re an iPhone app developer, you probably already know how fickle Apple is about accepting your apps. But you should now know that you should not try to scam the gadget giant.
Chinese developer Molinker has been booted from the App Store, and oh yeah, their 1000+ apps too. They were caught buying 5-star ratings in exchange for free copies of their apps.
Finally. Palm is starting to get its app submission process for its developers right. Software developers of WebOS Palm apps (for the Pre and Pixi handsets) can now submit their apps to Palm for review and possible inclusion in the Palm App Catalog OR they can distribute them immediately via a 3rd-party site.
This new system will start in December. Late, considering when the Pre was first released, but at least it will happen. Unknown is whether Palm can hope to catch up with the Android and iPhone application inventory already in place and growing.
Jay Freeman founded the Cydia app store for iPhones and iPod Touches about 5 months ago, specifically for all those applications that Apple has decided not to accept into their app store. Just one caveat, you need to jailbreak your iPhone/Touch.
One estimate says that 4 million iPhone users have jailbroken their phones so that it works with more than just the Apple App Store (among other things). Now, you know what to do if you want that Google Voice application!
I just wonder when Apple is going to bring the collective legal hammer to bear…
