Flatulence applications are one thing, but sometimes you really have to scratch your head and wonder how certain apps could possibly make it through Apple’s approval process. The release (and ...

A controversial program for the iPhone called "Baby Shaker" was added to, then pulled from, Apple's App Store this week after protests about the program's offensive nature dealing with a deadly ...

Apple has landed in hot water with children’s groups and angry parents after temporarily approving the Baby Shaker game in the iPhone App Store on Monday. Under pressure and criticism, Apple has now ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Baby advocates weren’t happy about the Baby Shaker iPhone App. Credit: ...

I'm afraid my colleague Erik Sherman is all wet where the Baby Shaker app is concerned -- and so are the alarmists claiming that the now-withdrawn app would have encouraged people to shake actual ...

A new iPhone application tests the limits of good taste. “Baby Shaker” challenges users to see how long they can withstand the cries of a baby before they shake it to death. Red X’s appear over the ...

Update: According to news.com.au, Apple has issued an official apology for letting this app onto the store. Sometimes, you really have to question the App Store approval process. Sure, this isn't the ...

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Apple's App Store, often lambasted for being slow and excessively conservative in its approval process, is now apologizing for having approved a game where players kill babies by shaking them to death ...

Apple has apparently rethought its decision to allow an iPhone application that allows you to shake a baby to death to quiet its crying. "Baby Shaker," a simple app from Sikalosoft, was first released ...

Apple Inc. removed the controversial “Baby Shaker” application two days after it appeared on the App Store following strong protests from child advocacy groups. But the incident raised questions about ...

Tom Krazit writes about the ever-expanding world of Google, as the most prominent company on the Internet defends its search juggernaut while expanding into nearly anything it thinks possible. He has ...