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 also pay a $7 shipping fee and should expect it to be completed within a week….
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 simply reserved a unit in-store and potentially puts the actual launch day tally considerably higher….
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….
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….
LucasArts unveiled its plans for The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
Developed by Gameloft, Pocket Chef is a cooking simulation game for the iPhone designed for the cooking-impaired.
A judge has given approval for Apple’s CEO to tear down a mansion on his Woodside, Calif., property, signalling a possible end to the long-running real estate saga.
InfoWorld’s Galen Gruman wonders why anyone would spend $500 or more on a product that hasn’t even shipped yet.
There’s a lot to like about the Devour smartphone, especially its social networking features, intuitive user interface, and sturdy design, but it also has some shortcomings.
