Appletell | Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPod | News, Rumors, Reviews, How-Tos

Apple, as you may or may not have heard, has not been overly lenient with its iTunes App Store approvals, even with items has high end as Google Voice.  Slingmedia is hoping it isn’t next on Apple’s chopping block, and that, as Engadget reports, its recently submitted Slingplayer 1.1 will make it through to the masses.

Version 1.1 of the placeshifting company’s software is said to support true widescreen (16:9), pushing video to the full real estate of the iPhone’s screen.  Also in the mix, in the United States at least, is support for DISH Network.  Slingplayer will include a native browser for Slingbox users who use DISH as their television provider.  Finally, Slingmedia has apparently included the ability to stream video over the iPhone’s 3G data connection—outside of the US, to the dismay of many.  Still, approval for the Slingplayer 1.1 app would be greatly appreciated by a large group outside of the US and, at the very least, would put to rest any doubts that AT&T does indeed carry some clout in Apple’s approval process.

Read [Engadget]