Apple has said that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it will sell in its App Store to appease critical developers.

The firm, known for its keen oversight of products, has been the subject of complaints from firms who have had apps blocked from the store.

Some developers have complained that the company's rules seem inconsistent.

Some have found apps blocked after seemingly minor updates, or for having content deemed inappropriate by Apple.

For example, the developer of Read it Later, an app that allows you to store web pages and read them offline, recently complained that Apple's reasons for rejecting an update to his app were "contradictory".

"For the first time we are publishing the App Store Review Guidelines to help developers understand how we review submitted apps," the firm said in a statement.

Finally.

I think that there moral crusade that the iPhone will not be used for porn or smut is bound to fail. Already people are using Facetime for sex services. They already have age related software on the store, so more adult related is fine with me. I really like the idea of iSnort (the snort cocaine off your iPhone) app even though I have no intention of trying the drug for real, but you have to jailbreak it for you have that running. I would like to see Opera and even Firefox on the iPhone even though I am perfectly happy with Safari. I can understand the ban on Flash.