500px photo app back in iOS app store after porn allegations
Apple allowed 500px's photography app back into the iOS app store today after booting it last week over porn allegations. The app now includes a "report" button to flag questionable content and is labeled for ages 17 and up. The age restriction means the app has "Frequent/Intense Sexual Content or Nudity," according to the store."We take the content that appears on our site very seriously," 500px COO Evgeny Tchebotarev wrote in a blog post today. "If we find content that is in violation of our terms of use, we remove it immediately from our system and block the user's account. Our policies are clearly defined in our terms of service."500px was pulled initially, according to Apple, because the app store's guidelines include rules against featuring pornographic images and material. Additionally, Apple said it received complaints about child pornography.Tchebotarev told The Verge that the company is investigating Apple's child porn allegations but has yet to receive the alleged pornographic images or complaints from Apple. 500px didn't find any porn during its internal investigation, Tchebotarev said. He said Apple asked for the "report" button, as well as a tweak to the app's search function that makes it harder to search suggestive keywords. The search restriction is only for default searches, users who check off the "adult content" box should not be affected.Though Apple enforced its guidelines in this instance, it seems to have let Twitter's new video-sharing app Vine slide. Porn briefly showed up as an "Editor's Pick" by accident on Vine yesterday, followed by Apple quietly pulling the app off its "Editor's Choice" list.
Apple lines up suppliers for iPad Mini display, report says
Apple has tapped two companies to produce the display for its iPad Mini, a new report claims.AU Optronics and LG Display will produce the iPad Mini's 7.85-inch screen, Bloomberg is reporting today, citing several sources. TPK Holding and Foxconn-owned Yeh Cheng Technology will handle lamination coating for the screen, according to the sources.Apple's current iPad comes with a 9.7-inch screen.The iPad Mini has reportedly been in the works for a while, though true to form, Apple has yet to confirm the existence of such a device. Still, the rumor mill has kicked it into overdrive, offering up all kinds of expected device details. The latest reports suggest that an iPad Mini will launch in October and cost $249.In an interview with CNET yesterday, IHS iSuppli analyst Rhoda Alexander said that if Apple prices its upcoming slate at $249, it'll "crush the opposition."But before Apple gets to launching its iPad Mini, the company is expected to unveil the iPhone 5. That device, which will reportedly come with a 4-inch screen and improved components, will be shown off on September 12 and launch on September 21, according to reports.CNET has contacted Apple for comment on the Bloomberg report. We will update this story when we have more information.
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