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Apple recently released lists on iTunes of the Top 10 most downloaded paid and free iPhone apps of 2008. Which app was No. 1 is unclear - the list, according to Jennifer Bowcock of Apple, is "not in ranking order on the website." She wouldn't comment further, nor would Apple disclose how many copies of each application were downloaded, so it's hard to glean too much from the lists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes a Best-Selling iPhone App? | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Bowcock says the company doesn't condone iPhone porn distribution and will ban adult content from official applications, just as it has restricted adult content in the podcast section of the Apple store. But it can't prevent customers from accessing porn through the device's browser. Indeed, the new iPhone may eventually propel mobile porn deeper into the sphere of interactivity. Blogger Jason Swifter has already imagined one such scenario. "I wish there was an application that allowed you to undress people by dragging your fingers across the screen and literally dragging it off," he wrote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The iPhone's Next Frontier: Porn | 6/18/2008 | See Source »

...porn, however, may grow as well. The genre's availability could spark new demand for mobile-phone porn blockers, as parents realize that children could access adult content on Apple's device. "Our iPhone 2.0 software will give customers the opportunity to turn on parental controls," says Apple spokeswoman Bowcock. Some parents may not be tech-savvy enough to figure that out, though, and some kids may be clever enough to find a work-around. "If a minor with one of these phones pokes around, he could easily access adult sites without his parents' knowledge," says Holden, who authored "Adult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The iPhone's Next Frontier: Porn | 6/18/2008 | See Source »

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