iPhone News Updated

Porn Stars Invade Apple’s App Store

Um, I’m not sure how to tell you this, but there’s a porn star in my pocket.

Okay — that might have come across the wrong way. Apple has just approved two “porn star apps” into its tightly controlled App Store, you see, and I downloaded them to my iPod Touch. Strictly, of course, in the name of research.

Porn Stars Meet App Store

The apps, developed by Grindhouse Mobile, focus on two porn professionals: Ms. Sunny Leone and Ms. Aria Giovanni. (If those names don’t ring a bell, don’t worry: That just means you don’t devote copious amounts of time to studying the prurient arts.) The programs are both now available as downloads for iPhone and iPod Touch users.

Baffled? Bewildered? Bedazzled? Be patient; I’ll explain.
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NetSuite Offers iPhone App

The app gives access to NetSuite’s on-demand ERP suite, and is another example of Apple’s traction in the business world.

NetSuite is offering an iPhone app for accessing its business application software. It’s another example of the Apple iPhone gaining credibility in the business world, and demonstrates how mobile apps are a natural extension for software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers.

The app is primarily targeted at salespeople and managers. It lets NetSuite users view calendar and task lists, sales leads, customer contacts, orders, and sales quotes. They can view graphical trends and key performance indicators related to such things as sales, forecasts, and orders.

NetSuite users may download the app for free at the iTunes App Store and use their regular log-on credentials to get into NetSuite. The app, however, doesn’t work for some user roles, including Employee Center, Vendor Center, Customer Center, and Partner Center.

NetSuite, which offers enterprise-resourcing planning and customer-relationship management as a hosted service, already has mobile apps for the BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices. Mobile apps are a natural complement to SaaS, since in both instances, the applications are managed by the SaaS vendor with no IT involvement required by the customer.
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