Ben Patterson - Apple’s criteria for approving or rejecting a given iPhone or iPad app have long been a perplexing, maddening mystery to developers — but now Apple is abruptly making public its once-secret iOS app review guidelines. Among the highlights: No content that’s "over the line," noth....(more) (full story...)

AFP - Apple on Thursday loosened rules for applications built for its iPhones, iPods, and iPads in a move that promises to make it easier for friends and rivals to get programs on the popular gadgets. (full story...)

Macworld.com - Research In Motion has made a move to shore up its position in the mobile productivity market by snapping up software maker DataViz. But the mobile phone maker’s move could have an impact on iPhone and iPad users. (full story...)

Digital Trends - In a surprising development, Apple has announced substantial changes to the way to company handle applications submitted to its App Store for iPhone and iPad applications. First, Apple has published the guidelines its review personnel use to determine whether an submitted application is eligible for the ....(more) (full story...)

An outright block on iOS apps derived from Flash software is lifted--but Adobe axed the developer tool project, and Apple still maintains control via the App Store. (full story...)

Apple's decision to remove language from its iPhone Developer Agreement that could have caused problems for AdMob was welcomed at Google. (full story...)

Survey of cell phone users by Piper Jaffray finds some said antenna issues affected their decision whether to buy an iPhone 4, but more complained about the phone not being available on Verizon. (full story...)

PC World - Apple relaxed App Store approval guidelines making it easier for software developers to make applications for the iPhone , iPad, and iPod touch. In a surprise statement released Thursday Apple said it would allow developers to use Adobe's Flash program to create apps for its iOS devices such as the ....(more) (full story...)

#apple In a surprising announcement—after receiving a mountain of criticism, —Apple has announced that they "are relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create apps" and "publishing app review guidelines." That's good. The bad: Arbitrary censorship stays.More » (full story...)

AP - These are some of the guidelines Apple Inc. says it uses in vetting applications for its App Store, which serves iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches: (full story...)