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Mac Reviews http://www.macreviewsblog.com MacBook - MacBook Pro - MacBook Air - iMac - Mac Pro - Mac mini - Computers and Accessories Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Sources call Apple vs. Google battle “incendiary” http://www.macreviewsblog.com/sources-call-apple-vs-google-battle-incendiary/ http://www.macreviewsblog.com/sources-call-apple-vs-google-battle-incendiary/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:55:00 +0000 admin http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/13/jobs.allegedly.feels.betrayed.by.android.launch/ The competition between Apple and Google has reached "incendiary" levels that aren't likely to cool down anytime soon, a detailed story from within the two companies has shown. While signs of the split have become increasingly public, a Bay Area investor claims that the two sides, particularly Apple, are getting "emotional" as it becomes a personal battle between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and his Goog...

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]]> The competition between Apple and Google has reached "incendiary" levels that aren't likely to cool down anytime soon, a detailed story from within the two companies has shown. While signs of the split have become increasingly public, a Bay Area investor claims that the two sides, particularly Apple, are getting "emotional" as it becomes a personal battle between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and his Goog...

]]> http://www.macreviewsblog.com/sources-call-apple-vs-google-battle-incendiary/feed/ 0 iPads with dead batteries replaced outright for $99 http://www.macreviewsblog.com/ipads-with-dead-batteries-replaced-outright-for-99/ http://www.macreviewsblog.com/ipads-with-dead-batteries-replaced-outright-for-99/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:15:00 +0000 admin http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/13/apple.to.skip.repair.if.ipad.battery.runs.low/ A discovery in Apple's iPad Battery Replacement Service has confirmed that the company will address iPad battery issues aggressively. Rather than attempt to replace the battery if it loses an adequate charge, as it does with iPhones, the company will charge $99 but replace the tablet altogether with a new model. Those who have to ship the iPad instead of visiting a store with stock on hand will ...

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]]> A discovery in Apple's iPad Battery Replacement Service has confirmed that the company will address iPad battery issues aggressively. Rather than attempt to replace the battery if it loses an adequate charge, as it does with iPhones, the company will charge $99 but replace the tablet altogether with a new model. Those who have to ship the iPad instead of visiting a store with stock on hand will ...

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]]> http://www.macreviewsblog.com/presented-by-850/feed/ 0 Estimate has Apple selling 120,000 iPads in first day http://www.macreviewsblog.com/estimate-has-apple-selling-120000-ipads-in-first-day/ http://www.macreviewsblog.com/estimate-has-apple-selling-120000-ipads-in-first-day/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:55:00 +0000 admin http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/13/ipad.may.be.fastest.selling.e.reader.tablet/ Apple may have moved nearly 120,000 iPads in just its first day of pre-orders, an estimate by private analysts at the AAPL Sanity board suggests. After excluding the 16,500 average orders on a given day, the collective has used the intervals between order numbers over 19.5 hours to estimate that about 119,987 iPads should have sold during that period. The statistic doesn't include those who simp...

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]]> Apple may have moved nearly 120,000 iPads in just its first day of pre-orders, an estimate by private analysts at the AAPL Sanity board suggests. After excluding the 16,500 average orders on a given day, the collective has used the intervals between order numbers over 19.5 hours to estimate that about 119,987 iPads should have sold during that period. The statistic doesn't include those who simp...

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]]> If youíre looking for a quick and easy wireless camera system for checking whoís at your front door, monitoring your pets while youíre at work or checking up on your napping baby, Avaak believes it has an inexpensive option. The company's Vue Personal Video Network system, made up of a couple of small wireless cameras and a wireless base station, promises to simplify the experience of keeping track of others. But while it's easy to set up, we'll find out in our full Vue PVN review if it's also a pleasure to use....

]]> http://www.macreviewsblog.com/review-avaaks-vue-personal-video-network/feed/ 0 FCC to call for 10-year broadband plan, 100Mbps access http://www.macreviewsblog.com/fcc-to-call-for-10-year-broadband-plan-100mbps-access/ http://www.macreviewsblog.com/fcc-to-call-for-10-year-broadband-plan-100mbps-access/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:45:00 +0000 admin http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/13/fcc.to.reveal.national.broadband.plan.tuesday/ The FCC's promised national broadband plan should have its formal unveiling on Tuesday, an early scoop of the details claimed on Saturday. Over the next 10 years, the agency would subsidize broadband Internet access for rural areas, creating a combination Internet and cable set-top box, and a previously hinted at plan to relicense as much as 500MHz of spectrum for wireless Internet access. Speed would be a critical focus as well, as the 100 Squared plan woube part of the proposal and promise 100Mbps Internet access to 100 million homes....

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]]> The FCC's promised national broadband plan should have its formal unveiling on Tuesday, an early scoop of the details claimed on Saturday. Over the next 10 years, the agency would subsidize broadband Internet access for rural areas, creating a combination Internet and cable set-top box, and a previously hinted at plan to relicense as much as 500MHz of spectrum for wireless Internet access. Speed would be a critical focus as well, as the 100 Squared plan woube part of the proposal and promise 100Mbps Internet access to 100 million homes....

]]> http://www.macreviewsblog.com/fcc-to-call-for-10-year-broadband-plan-100mbps-access/feed/ 0 AT&T to use HSPA+ in some areas soon http://www.macreviewsblog.com/att-to-use-hspa-in-some-areas-soon/ http://www.macreviewsblog.com/att-to-use-hspa-in-some-areas-soon/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/13/atts.de.la.vega.still.expects.21mbps.3g/ AT&T will still implement 21Mbps 3G on its network on its way to 4G, the company's Mobility chief Ralph de la Vega said in an interview late Thursday. The provider had late last year said it would skip HSPA+ to make a more direct leap, but de la Vega now sees the advanced 3G reaching "certain locations" before 4G becomes widespread. He didn't yet have information for FierceWireless as to which areas would get the faster treatment....

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]]> AT&T will still implement 21Mbps 3G on its network on its way to 4G, the company's Mobility chief Ralph de la Vega said in an interview late Thursday. The provider had late last year said it would skip HSPA+ to make a more direct leap, but de la Vega now sees the advanced 3G reaching "certain locations" before 4G becomes widespread. He didn't yet have information for FierceWireless as to which areas would get the faster treatment....

]]> http://www.macreviewsblog.com/att-to-use-hspa-in-some-areas-soon/feed/ 0 Tim Cook nets $22m in bonuses for covering Jobs http://www.macreviewsblog.com/tim-cook-nets-22m-in-bonuses-for-covering-jobs/ http://www.macreviewsblog.com/tim-cook-nets-22m-in-bonuses-for-covering-jobs/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:45:00 +0000 admin http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/12/sec.reveals.cash.and.stock.bonus.for.cook/ Apple in a just-published SEC filing has revealed that its chief operating officer, Tim Cook, was paid about $22 million in bonuses for acting as CEO during Steve Jobs' medical leave last year. The payouts included both a $5 million immediate bonus as well as 75,000 units of restricted stock, which at the time issued were worth about $17 million. Both reflect the "outstanding performance" in tak...

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]]> Apple in a just-published SEC filing has revealed that its chief operating officer, Tim Cook, was paid about $22 million in bonuses for acting as CEO during Steve Jobs' medical leave last year. The payouts included both a $5 million immediate bonus as well as 75,000 units of restricted stock, which at the time issued were worth about $17 million. Both reflect the "outstanding performance" in tak...

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]]> http://www.macreviewsblog.com/presented-by-849/feed/ 0 Briefly: WindowFlow Beta released, DRO’s new iPhone case http://www.macreviewsblog.com/briefly-windowflow-beta-released-dros-new-iphone-case/ http://www.macreviewsblog.com/briefly-windowflow-beta-released-dros-new-iphone-case/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:40:00 +0000 admin http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/03/12/dro.carbon.fiber.shield.released/ Benedict Lowndes has a WindowFlow beta for Mac OS X. The software allows users to organize their workspace with a series of keyboard commands for moving, resizing, and aligning application windows. A tiling function enables users to select a group of windows to fill the screen in a selected tile layout. The beta release is available as a free 14-day trial, or users may opt to purchase the standard or pro versions at a discounted price of $8 or $12, respectively. Following the final release, the price will rise to $12 for the standard version and $22 for the Pro versi...

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]]> Benedict Lowndes has a WindowFlow beta for Mac OS X. The software allows users to organize their workspace with a series of keyboard commands for moving, resizing, and aligning application windows. A tiling function enables users to select a group of windows to fill the screen in a selected tile layout. The beta release is available as a free 14-day trial, or users may opt to purchase the standard or pro versions at a discounted price of $8 or $12, respectively. Following the final release, the price will rise to $12 for the standard version and $22 for the Pro versi...

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