Apple Forced to Apologize for Baby Shaker iPhone game

April 23rd, 2009 Apple pulls plug on 'Baby Shaker' iPhone programSEATTLE — Apple Inc. pulled a 99-cent iPhone game called "Baby Shaker" from its iTunes store Wednesday after its premise — quiet a crying baby with a vigorous shake — prompted outrage.

June 8th, 2009 Apple drops price of least expensive iPhone to $99SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. is dropping the retail price of the least expensive iPhone to $99 from $199 and introducing new models.

June 20th, 2009 Some iPhone activations delayed up to 2 daysSEATTLE — Some owners of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G S may have to wait up to two days to make calls. New iPhones must be plugged into a computer and activated before calling, text messaging, or surfing the Web using the cellular data plan.

April 28th, 2009 Islamic group calls video game offensiveCAIRO — The designers of an online video game depicting religious figures in mortal combat say they will take it off the Internet after an influential Islamic organization complained it is offensive to Muslims and Christians. Italy-based Molleindustria told The Associated Press by e-mail the game "Faith Fighter" was intended to satirize intolerance but was misunderstood.

May 5th, 2009 NPD Group: BlackBerry Curve outsold iPhone in 1QNEW YORK — Research In Motion Ltd. is throwing Apple Inc.

October 5th, 2009 Adobe to offer Flash to iPhone developersNEW YORK — Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time. Though it is an important milestone, Monday's announcement is not the full step many iPhone users have been waiting for.

July 31st, 2009 Apple says it's fixed iPhone SMS vulnerabilityLAS VEGAS — Apple Inc. says it has fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline — and possibly take over the phones — by sending them specially crafted text messages.

April 28th, 2009 Review: Looking for gems in iPhone's game libraryNintendo has owned the portable video-game market — first with the Game Boy, now with the DS — for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But it's become impossible to ignore the new kid on the block: Apple's iPhone, whose game library has quickly overwhelmed Nintendo's.

August 21st, 2009 Apple, AT&T to answer FCC query on Google VoiceSEATTLE — Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.

September 1st, 2009 Vonage says Apple approves mobile applicationHOLMDEL, N.J. — Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp.

June 22nd, 2009 Apple: More than 1M new-model iPhones soldNEW YORK — Apple Inc. sold more than a million units of its latest iPhone model in the first three days, making it the most successful debut for a smart phone yet.

September 23rd, 2009 Regulators OK accounting rules change, helps AppleSEATTLE — Regulators are changing accounting rules so technology companies can report sales for certain gadgets all at once. Apple Inc., for one, has had to spread iPhone revenue out over two years.

June 19th, 2009 New iPhone goes on sale with less dramaNEW YORK — The new iPhone went on sale Friday morning, greeted by much smaller lines and less hoopla than previous models. A few hundred people were in line just before the 7 a.m.

August 22nd, 2009 Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhoneSEATTLE — Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device — yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright.

August 21st, 2009 AT&T says it was Apple that blocked Google VoiceSEATTLE — AT&T Inc. is telling federal regulators it played no part in blocking the Google Voice phone program from running on Apple Inc.'s iPhone.