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Several MacRumors readers have noticed that Apple has posted information on its iPad Battery Replacement Service, which allows users to receive a replacement should their device’s battery no longer hold a…
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In the true renegade spirit of extreme sports, Tony Hawk has taken to Twitter to confirm rumours that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 is coming to iPhone. The iPhone version has been rumoured since back in mid-2009, when, as this IGN story details, a mysterious video appeared on the internet of someone playing the game on an iPhone. The video was removed as swiftly as it appeared, and Activision denied that the video was anything to do with them. The mystery was soon solved when development studio Lti Gray Matter contacted IGN to lay claim to the video, saying that it was an iPhone test demo that they had made using THPS2, and that it had gone so well that they had told Activision about it and were even hoping that it would end up as an official release.
Nothing further was heard about the game until now, when, as reported all over the web, including by Shack News and Pocket Gamer to name but two of the many sites, Tony Hawk himself tweeted the following:
“In the PR world, this is considered ‘going rogue’, but I’m too excited to contain it. This is real & dropping soon.”
And that obviously didn’t go down too well with Activision because Hawk has since tweeted this:
“Fun Police coming at me from every angle for my rogue Tweets. Scheduled marketing plans & ‘viral’ buzz are so 2004… Whatevs, it’s awesome.”
He also posted a picture of someone, possibly himself, playing the game on an iPhone. Presumably we’ll be getting official confirmation of the game soon, now that Tony’s let the cat out of the bag in such spectacular fashion!
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A high-ranking Chinese official said Google “will have to bear the consequences” if it stops filtering its search results in China, after the Internet search giant said it could stop censoring its Chinese Web site, google.cn, within weeks.
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- Mar
Apple Insider is today reporting that Apple plans to introduce a multitasking solution via its upcoming 4.0 software update. According to AppleInsider’s sources, Apple has developed the means to bring multitasking to the iPhone, and with that has solved the three biggest stumbling blocks that have prevented multitasking from happening earlier, namely resource conservation, battery life and security.
AppleInsider reports that contrary to popular opinion, Apple’s current iPhone 3.x software doesn’t actually have any problem with multitasking, pointing out that the device’s phone, SMS, email, iPod, voice recorder, Nike+ and other apps can all work quite happily in the background when the user opens another app, but it must be an Apple app, not a third-party title that has come from the App Store. Well, this could all soon change, as according to the AppleInsider report, the next Apple iPhone OS update will most certainly have “new ways” of multitasking and syncing, although specifics are a little thin on the ground still.
AppleInsider says that they have every confidence in the accuracy of their sources on the matter, who they say have a “proven track record” when it comes to predicting Apple’s next move. Roll on the launch of OS 4.0!
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Starting today, you can pre-order your iPad from the Apple Online Store and have it delivered free to your door. Or buy it at your favorite Apple Retail Store starting April 3.
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Apple today filed a Form 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing a bonus of $5 million and 75,000 shares of Apple stock paid to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in recog…
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Engadget notes that a pair of filings for the iPad have appeared in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s online database, showing the Wi-Fi (Model A1219) and Wi-Fi + 3G (Model A1337) versions of the device.
Apple, of c…
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MacDailyNews notes that multiple iPad customers who placed pre-orders for Wi-Fi iPad models and are looking to change those orders to in-store pickup reservations have been told by Apple representatives that customer response to the iPad has …
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A new FCC tool tests whether consumers are actually getting the broadband speeds they’re paying for.
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FileMaker, Inc. announced this week the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 11. Packed with new and innovative features led by charting, ”on the fly” reporting, a new Quick Find capability, and a host of productivity tools for easier database creation, FileMaker Pro 11 makes using databases easier and quicker than ever.