links for 2009-07-31

The App Store approval process has always been mysterious, slightly ridiculous and mildly infuriating. But with the summary execution of Google Latitude as well as every Google Voice app, it's finally gone too far.

Chris Anderson, the editor in chief of technology and culture magazine Wired, may be a part of the press but that doesn't mean he depends on newspapers for his news. In this revealing interview, Anderson talks about the Internet's challenge to the traditional press, why free is best when it comes to business models on the Web and why he would rather read Twitter than a daily newspaper.