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<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 25 Mar 2010</div></div></div>
<a href="/article/11109"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11109', 'show')">AT&T 3G MicroCell Promises a Cell Tower for Your Home</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11109" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11109">AT&T finally plans to ship its 3G MicroCell, a cellular base station that plugs into home or small-office broadband to blanket a house-sized area with mobile coverage for voice and data.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 24 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11109#comments">19 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11102"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11102', 'show')">Clearwire Promotes Its WiMAX Network for iPad Users</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11102" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11102">Clearwire suggests that Wi-Fi-only iPad users in regions covered by its Clear fourth-generation WiMAX mobile broadband service buy a 4G router and avoid AT&T's service charges.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 23 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11102#comments">1 comment</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11106"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11106', 'show')">3G iPad Will Allow Data Upgrades for 250 MB Plan</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11106" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11106">Apple has quietly revealed what it will cost to switch AT&T 3G data plans for the iPad in the middle of a billing cycle.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 23 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11106#comments">6 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11092"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11092', 'show')">Amazon Releases Kindle for Mac and Explains iPad Plans</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11092" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11092">Amazon has finally released its Mac OS X Kindle application about five months after the Windows version, and a year after its iPhone release. The free beta software provides a window into Kindle Store books. Amazon also previewed its app for the iPad, and detailed plans for Kindle software on other tablet operating systems.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=6" class="category">Tech News</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 22 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11092#comments">12 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11088" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11088">Daring Fireball's John Gruber had a hard drive develop mechanical issues that prevented it from booting his laptop. Between SuperDuper, Dropbox, and DiskWarrior, he didn't lose a single thing. He details his strategy, and offers advice for achieving the same results. (Needless to say, we also recommend Joe Kissell's "Take Control of Mac OS X Backups" and "Take Control of Easy Mac Backups.")</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 15 Mar 2010</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11089" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11089">An iPad battery-replacement FAQ entry has led to a spate of articles that seem to say all poorly functioning batteries in the not-yet-shipping device will cost $105.95 plus tax to replace. Those reports ignore warranty coverage, which Apple hasn't made easy to understand.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 15 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11089#comments">9 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11076"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11076', 'show')">Tim Cook Gets $22 Million for Filling Steve Jobs's Shoes</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11076" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11076">Apple gives COO Tim Cook $5 million in cash and the equivalent of $17 million in restricted stock for taking on Steve Jobs's role while the CEO was on medical leave.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=6" class="category">Tech News</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 12 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11076#comments">7 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11064"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11064', 'show')">Can T-Mobile's 3G Speed Overcome Its Frequency Limitations?</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11064" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11064">T-Mobile is the fourth-largest U.S. cellular carrier, and it has to try harder. In the context of testing a T-Mobile 3G cell data modem, I look at the company's current offerings, future plans, and unique twist on mobile broadband plans for laptops.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=5" class="category">Networking</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 11 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11064#comments">3 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11073"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11073', 'show')">Verizon to Woo iPad Buyers with MiFi</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11073" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11073">Verizon Wireless has a campaign ready to launch when the Wi-Fi-only iPad ships to convince purchasers that Verizon's 3G wireless MiFi is a better option than waiting for a 3G-enabled iPad.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 11 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11073#comments">6 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11061"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11061', 'show')">iPad to Arrive in U.S. on April 3rd</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11061" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11061">The Wi-Fi-only iPad will be available in the United States on April 3rd, with pre-orders starting March 12th. The version that adds 3G will come later in April.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 05 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11061#comments">4 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11059"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11059', 'show')">Apple Offers Cheaper Mac Developer Program </a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11059" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11059">In an effort to simplify and expand access to Mac OS X development, Apple has made the program's cost cheaper for most people while changing the name to Mac Developer Program. A free option remains, too.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=8" class="category">Macs & Mac OS X</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 04 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11059#comments">8 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11060" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11060">A pair of cartoons about the frustration with DRM-protected content appeared recently to explain why ordinary folks become pirates in order to get at legitimate content.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=6" class="category">Tech News</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 04 Mar 2010 | <a href="/article/11060#comments">17 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11033"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11033', 'show')">YouTube Halts Full Support for Older Browsers on 13 March 2010</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11033" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11033">YouTube users who rely on Firefox 2.0 or Safari 1.3 for Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther won't have access to newer features after 13 March 2010. Other older browsers are also being deprecated.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=6" class="category">Tech News</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 22 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/11033#comments">9 comments</a></div></div>
<a href="/article/11017"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11017', 'show')">MobileMe Web Site Adds Some Mobile Safari Support</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11017" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11017">Ironically, the MobileMe Web site has long been inaccessible from the iPhone OS's Mobile Safari browser. Apple has now updated me.com to offer links and a way to view Find My iPhone/iPod touch.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=17" class="category">iPhone iPad iPod</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 18 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/11017#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11010" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11010">Google tested Google Buzz only internally, the product manager told the BBC, which is obvious, because only engineers working 80-hour weeks would think that people wouldn't mind having all of their most common email and chat contacts exposed for the world to see.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 16 Feb 2010</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11011" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11011">The expected update to SlingPlayer that allows 3G video streaming has appeared on the App Store. SlingPlayer is an iPhone OS app that lets you stream media over a network or the Internet from a Slingbox digital video recorder. The new version allows you to view video while connected via 3G or Wi-Fi, and is the first app to permit 3G video streaming under new guidelines from AT&T.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 16 Feb 2010</div></div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11012" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11012">MacSpeech has been acquired by Nuance, the firm from which MacSpeech licensed the voice-recognition engine that powers MacSpeech Dictate. MacSpeech had built its own interface and processing wrapper around the engine, which was somewhat different and not yet as full featured as Nuance's Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Nuance also offers a set of iPhone apps.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11013" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11013">The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published what it calls a checklist of digital rights for ebooks, designed to provoke thought and discussion about what rights readers should have when purchasing electronic books.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=21" class="category">External Links</a> | 16 Feb 2010</div></div></div>
<a href="/article/11014"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('11014', 'show')">Microsoft Revises and Renames Its Phone OS</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_11014" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_11014">Microsoft announced that Windows Mobile is now "Windows Phone 7 Series," a grating name that hides what appears to be an elegant and different way of organizing mobile activities. The new operating system is scheduled to ship by year's end.</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=6" class="category">Tech News</a> | by <a href="/author/Glenn%20Fleishman">Glenn Fleishman</a> | 16 Feb 2010 | <a href="/article/11014#comments">2 comments</a></div></div>
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