Apple Begins Urging Developers To Get Their iOS 4 Apps In For Launch

Today, Apple has begun emailing iPhone app developers to let them know they’re now accepting iOS 4-compatible apps in the App Store. Just as it does each time before a new OS launches (such as earlier this year with the iPad OS, which was iPhone OS 3.2 — yes, it’s a little confusing), Apple wants to make sure it has apps to show off when the new OS hits on June 21 (three days before the iPhone 4 launch).


And this launch is important because it brings the ability for third-party applications to run in the background for the first time. Earlier today, Pocket-lint noted that “massive delays” were expected for multitasking apps. But there were two major problems with this report. First, it seemed to suggest that the iPhone 4 was the key to multitasking. In fact, it is iOS 4 that brings the ability to multitask, and it brings it to the iPhone 3GS and latest generation iPod touch as well. More importantly, they noted that “in our initial testing, only Apple apps, like the Clock, Mail and Safari, can multitask. That’s it!” Um, that’s because there are no third-party apps available yet that have this built in. That’s exactly why Apple is sending out emails that they’re going to start accepting them now.

Ashley Greene Wants to be in a Bond Movie!

ASHLEY Greene wants to be a Bond girl!

The Twilight actress says she’s love to star alongside British actor Daniel Craig in a new 007 movie.

“I would love to be in a Bond movie,” says the 23-year-old actress. “I love action films because I have kind of dabbled in that a little bit now with Eclipse.

“I like the characters in the Bond movies. They are always really strong but have a little twist to them. They are just such cool characters to play.”

Greene recently admitted she has “definitely thought about” hooking up with her Twilight costar Kellan Lutz.

“He’s one of my best friends, but if we were going to be romantic, we would have done it years ago!” she said last month.

“I like having him to talk to about other guys to get that male perspective. I really cherish our relationship, so I wouldn’t want to mess that up by dating.”

Nokia N8’s music player and HDMI capabilities showcased on video

While we’re waiting for more details on that leaked Nokia C7 to show up, Nokia has posted another official video walkthrough of its first Symbian^3 smartphone – the N8 – this time presenting the handset’s music player, and its HDMI capabilities.


The N8’s music player looks OK, and it obviously works both in portrait and landscape mode. It seems that it does its job well when users want to search for songs, albums and artists, or scroll through playlists.

The new video talks more about the smartphone’s HDMI connectivity (and I hope that the converter cable shown is included in the N8’s standard package). A cool ability of Nokia N8 is that it allows you to use Bluetooth accessories (like keyboards) to control the content you see on your HD TV. Watch more about that in the official video:

Motorola Droid Xtreme To Be Called Droid X?


These impending Motorola Android phones are getting rather tricky, aren't they? So far we know the Droid 2 Shadow will be the successor to last year's Droid, with a slide-out keyboard. The Droid Xtreme is the keyboard-less phone which was found in a Verizon gym the other week, but is said (thanks to some spy-shots of Verizon's marketing system) to be called the Droid X.

Details gleaned from the system suggest that it has a 4.3-inch screen, and a "Safari" browser, which we're guessing is a mistake—unless Apple has got over its issues with Google and decided to license out its Safari browser. Oh look—a pig just flew past my window!

Foxconn Closing China Factories?


According to a Chinese news site, electronics manufacturer Foxconn is closing its China-based factories—including the Shenzhen location which has been scrutinized over rampant employee suicides. This could mean that up to 800,000 workers would lose their jobs

According to the yet-to-be-confirmed report by ON.CC, Foxconn is withdrawing from China because it intends to shift its focus onto factories in Taiwan, Vietnam, and India.

New PS3 models outed by FCC just days ahead of E3


With the big E3 Expo set to kick off in just four days, we must admit to being more than a little intrigued at finding a new PS3 model bumble its way out of the FCC test labs. PlayStation 3 models CECH-2501A and CECH-2501B are both certified for 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR differing only in hard disk drive configurations. We're also seeing a pair of PS3 DECH-2500A and DECH-S2500A debugging stations -- interesting since a debug unit is typically only required when there's been a change in the chips on the motherboard. Feel free to speculate as we prepare for E3 to kick off on June 15th.

Janine Zhang's "Sunshine Day" breaks ice; no sparks with Mike He

Graduating does not equate to being jobless; female star Janine Zhang graduates from NCU Institute of Economics with her Masters, and following this, she will go to Xiamen to film her new drama "Bliss Most Sunshine". She is indeed very busy.

Janine Zhang acts as a Miss Multi-purpose in "Bliss Most Sunshine", getting married with the hotel's boss by accident. In the drama, she tries the housekeeping maid look for the first time, but without the reverie of nudity. In the past, she had the name of "Cool-Beauty". However, this time she films "Sunshine" and broke the ice with her cordial character. She expressed that she had fun working with the male lead Mike He, just that the both of them did not have 'sparks'. The producer Chen Yan Ping laughed: "The four leads in our drama are all from the earth signs/horoscopes, totally no sparks."

Mike He and her are/were both students, and when they were filming in Nantou, their common topic was studying. Every week, Mike had to take two days off, returning to Xing Wu to attend classes, and Janine Zhang also had to rush to write her report. Now that Janine Zhang has successfully graduated, she will not need to juggle both work and studies at the same time.

Next Time Dating, Jerry Yan: Would Make It Public

Away from Beijing for 5 years, Jerry Yan held a book signing for his photo album "9314 Man and Boy" in the city. He once dated Chi-ling Lin, a romantic relationship that the two couldn't make it public. Yesterday it was his first time talking about romance in the future: "If it's at a right situation, I would make it public to everyone."


As for qualities of his other half, he said: "Want to find a serious girl, although I got older, but I am not mature enough, need a exquisite girl to take care of me." He stressed relationship depends on fate, if that day really comes, he would tell everyone.

Jerry went to Australia to shoot photos for this photo album, he joked that the media should introduce girlfriends to him: "If I have a girlfriend, maybe I would bring her to Australia, open a farm there, and take care of little animals together. Although I'm not someone who knows how to make girls happy, but I would try to tell jokes everyday to make her laugh."

Joe Cheng denies popularity decrease; good friend with Ethan Ruan, not afraid of comparison

On the 9th of June, self-produced Drama Series "Welcome Love" announced that it is confirmed and will start production. They will be filming in Qing Dao for two months. During the press conference, they announced their choice Male and Female leads which have been kept under wraps: Joe Cheng and Li Fei-Er, both of whom attended the press conference, dressed beautifully. Joe Cheng, who has not been filming for the past one and a half year has especially left a moustache for his role as a self-indulgent photographer. With rumors that the director has just only begun filming because the job was snatched by Ethan Ruan, Joe clarified matters, "There's no such thing, I am good friends with Ethan Ruan, and the media often sends the wrong message."


Joe Cheng denies that popularity decreases because he hasn't been filming

Before the official name list of artistes are released, there has been rumors that Tudou's Drama Series has chosen Taiwan's new blood Ethan Ruan as its male lead, whereas Joe Cheng who has not been filming for the past one and a half years has awkwardly been doubted if his popularity is not equal to Ethan's. With regards to Mark Chao, Ethan Ruan this new breed of Idols monopolizing the Drama Series market, whereas his own efforts can only be in a Mainland China site production, on the day of the event, Joe Cheng explained that there is no such thing. Joe Cheng expressed that although he did not film any Drama Series in 2009, he was not lazing around, "Performing in a play has been a great help in improving my acting skills, and I've also released an album, it's actually very fulfilling. "

Danson Tang Reveals "I'm Back" MV featuring f(x)'s Amber

The MV has been released! Looks like it's an action/spy story with maybe a little romance between Danson and Amber in it?


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