Tag: ANNOYING

It's not really clear why it existed in the first place, but Apple plans to remove the "rate on delete" feature from the iPhone OS in version 4.0, according to MacRumors. The feature asked users to assign a star rating to any app they deleted, which would then count in the app's rating on the App Store. Developers didn't like it., because people who delete your app probably aren't going to give it ...

If you're on Twitter, you've probably seen people who automatically post their Foursquare checkins. The constant stream of auto-posted "I'm at someplace you don't care about!" messages can be annoying, definitely, but some people also think it's dangerous. That's why Please Rob Me was started. It's a cute little website that shows a feed of people's Foursquare checkins, implying that their homes ...

Late last year, Google added the ability to customize search results by promoting or removing items. These "SearchWiki" features also let you share, comment on, and add results to a page. Although the promote and remove buttons appear next to every site in a Google search, most of us either ignore them or are a bit annoyed by them. If you're one of those people, you'll be glad to know there's now ...