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Apple Approves New Browsers in App Store, As Long As They're Based On Safari [App Store]

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In the last day, Apple has started approving quite a few "new" browsers in the app store, seeming to contradict their long-standing "duplication of functionality" prohibition. The catch? They're all Safari at heart. The chromeless Edge , vibration-countering Shaking Web , privacy-inclined ...

macrumors.com - 1/14/2009

Apple Allows 3rd Party Web Browsers in App Store

— macrumors.com — Over the past 24 hours, Apple has begun to approve 3rd party web browsing applications for the... iPhone. A number of new web browsing apps have suddenly appeared with original submission dates ranging as far back as October. While App... (more) Apple Allows 3rd Party Web Browsers in App Store

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appshopper.com - 1/14/2009

Incognito - New App: $1.99, v1.0

— appshopper.com — Incognito - New App: $1.99, v1.0 (more) Incognito - New App: $1.99, v1.0

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appshopper.com - 1/14/2009

Edge Browser - New App: Free, v1.0

— appshopper.com — Edge Browser - New App: Free, v1.0 (more) Edge Browser - New App: Free, v1.0

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Google Chrome, Firefox Coming To Apple iPhone?* (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Update: A commenter -- and Gizmodo -- note that all of these browsers are based on MobileSafari, which is built into Apple's software developer's kit. So while Apple now seems to be allowing apps that are marketed as browsers, there's still no evidence they'll let in other browsers like Firefox, which use competing browser engines -- a key technical difference. So we still don't know if they'd allow other browser flavors, or ...

Apple loosens restrictions on alt web browsers for the iPhone
Download Squad — ... The iPhone App Store may be filled with games, productivity apps, and umm... other utilities. But up until recently there was one thing that you couldn't find in the App Store: web browsers that would compete with the Safari browser that comes with the ...

Apple suddenly allowing 3rd party web browsers in App Store
Obsessable News Feed — ... [digg: Tech Popular] Apple Approves New Browsers in App Store, As Long As They're Based On Safari [App Store] [Gizmodo] ...

Meta Data: Apple's Browser Trap
Forbes.com: Technology News — ... But don't expect full-featured versions of Opera or Firefox to appear on the App Store anytime soon. In fact, Apple may even argue the reskinned versions of Safari it began distributing this week mean real competition isn't necessary. (See ...

The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — ... record history or cache. If you have been waiting for a porn browser for you iPhone, my hat's off to you. Will be interesting to see if anyone else does anything novel with the new browser rules. $2 This Week's App News on Giz: • iFight for iPhone Kicks Ass, Literally • Chipotle's Mobile Ordering App For Magic iPhone Burritos • Beijing Man Shows Why Certain iPhone Games Shouldn't be Played on the Subway • Apple Approves New Browsers in App Store, As Long As They're Based On Safari • Novelist ...