MacNN reports, “Apple has subtly modified some promotional material for the iPhone 4 to remove references to FaceTime, reports note. In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Yemen, as well as Egypt and Jordan, official pages for the iPhone 4 no longer show a woman and man having a video conversation. Instead, Apple has substituted content promoting the device’s Retina Display.”
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Michael Rose reports for TUAW that “restrictions on VoIP technology in Saudi Arabia and the UAE… could create a regulatory block for FaceTime… [or this] may represent merely a cosmetic tweak, keeping the cultural sensitivities of these largely Islamic countries in mind.”
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