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The international launch of the much-hyped Apple iPad has been pushed back by one month, meaning UK consumers will be unable to get hold of the device until the end of May. Furthermore, Apple has confirmed that it will begin taking online pre-orders on Monday May 10th. The delay, the …

Company's â??difficult decisionâ? delays the global rollout until late May

It’s a title that gamers have been demanding for years and now Sega’s Sports Interactive has finally announced that it is coming – and it will be here within the next 48 hours. Football Manager Handheld 2010, as it will be called, should hopefully be on the App Store by …

An industry is divided, as iPhone OS 4.0 ToS appear to reveal a move to oust anything but native code

Amongst the many strict rules Apple demands of those submitting apps to the potentially lucrative iTunes App Store is a unwavering stance toward adult material – Apple simply won’t put up with it. So outraged is boss Steve Jobs about the notion of pornographic material appearing on his platforms that …

Apple can hardly be described as a developer’s closest friend at the best of times, but two key announcements that emerged from last night’s Apple iPhone OS4 preview are likely to have made things far worse. Firstly, Apple has lifted the lid on Game Center – it’s own take on …

As part of its OS4 presentation in the US tonight, Apple has taken time to highlight one fight that it can never be accused of losing – the numbers game. Apple’s senior vice president of software Scott Forstall pointed out that there are currently 50,000 games and entertainment apps available …

Apple has lifted the lid on its next generation of operating software for the iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing with it a brand new game-centric network dubbed Game Centre. The new service will allow developers to implement leaderboards, multiplayer matchmaking and player profiles in their titles – functionality currently offered …

iPhone getting proprietary games social network and ad service, integrated into smartphone OS

300k sales on day one have ensured that Apple is very happy with the US launch of the iPad, but ongoing reports of wi-fi connectivity issues have dampened what has otherwise been a tremendous success for the tech company. The large number of complaints about sporadic or inexplicably weak wi-fi …