Thursday, June 25, 2009

iPhone app goes topless

As part of Mobile Phone Month at CNET we've been busy posting reviews of several hot devices: Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, Google Ion/HTC Magic, and Nokia N97. Today we diverge from our hardware focus and bring you some software.    Called Hottest Girls, this app recently started adding topless pics to what was previously a bunch of photos of women in lingerie and bikinis. We know what you're saying--porn and technology have been in bed together for a long time. But this is Apple, and when the App Store launched the company said porn was one of the six categories of apps that would be rejected. There's also a bit of intrigue surrounding this app, as it appeared to have been pulled by Apple on Thursday, but actually it turned out the developer's servers were just over heated.     By the time you click the link (and we're confident you will) the story may have taken yet another detour.
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June 25, 2009
Scott Ard
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iPhone app goes topless
As part of Mobile Phone Month at CNET we've been busy posting reviews of several hot devices: Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, Google Ion/HTC Magic, and Nokia N97. Today we diverge from our hardware focus and bring you some software.

Called Hottest Girls, this app recently started adding topless pics to what was previously a bunch of photos of women in lingerie and bikinis. We know what you're saying--porn and technology have been in bed together for a long time. But this is Apple, and when the App Store launched the company said porn was one of the six categories of apps that would be rejected. There's also a bit of intrigue surrounding this app, as it appeared to have been pulled by Apple on Thursday, but actually it turned out the developer's servers were just over heated.

By the time you click the link (and we're confident you will) the story may have taken yet another detour. Read more

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