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UK Government Should Encourage iPhone App Development

UK Government Should Encourage iPhone App Development

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News about the UK government planning to spend tens of thousands of pounds on developing applications for the iPhone and possibly other mobile platforms tricked this morning thanks to a Freedom of Information request. Apparently, the DVLA wanted to earmark up to £40,000 to develop an iPhone application for UK drivers. Ironically, the same DVLA ordered Autotrader to remove the image recognition element of the firm's iPhone app, back in March 2010, because it...



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