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Apple is joining the likes of Google and Yahoo to self-police its content according to China’s laws. In their case this translates into blocking access to Dalai Lama apps in the Chinese AppStore. Affected iPhone apps include quote apps – Dalai Quotes, Dalai Lama Quotes and Dalai Lama Prayerwheel; Paging Dalai Lama, which tells users where he is currently teaching; and Nobel Laureates, which contains information about Nobel Prize winners including the Dalai Lama.
In addition, an app related to Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled minority leader reviled by China’s authorities, is also inaccessible from the local AppStore.
Commenting on the issue, Apple’s spokeswoman Trudy Muller said: “We continue to comply with local laws. Not all apps are available in every country”
However, what’s strange about the whole “iPhone in China” story is that using mobile apps you can access Twitter and YouTube, two services that are blocked in the country. Go figure.
[Via: PCWorld]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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