Apple has announced a new service plan its upcoming iPad tablet devices: The company will replace iPads whose batteries can’t hold a full charge for a $99 service fee plus $6.95 for shipping as well as taxes. This is not a matter of a technician removing the old battery and installing a new one. The whole device will be replaced with a brand-new iPad. This offer does not cover damage to the product from accidents, user carelessness, component failure or jailbreaking, which is the act of hacking into the iPad or iPhone to allow it to use non-Apple-approved software.
