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Jobs on AT&T Data Plan: 'Try It,' English Police Tweet During Shooting Rampage

by Warren Riddle on June 3, 2010 at 11:59 AM

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Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Reception to AT&T's new data plans, and the elimination of an unlimited option, has so far been mixed, but some ornery subscribers have, of course, expressed dismay and anger. Steve Jobs admirably responded to an e-mail from one unhappy customer, succinctly replying, "I think it's going to work out just fine for almost all customers. Try it." Well, if we do "Try it" and aren't pleased, are you going to foot that bill for us? [From: The Next Web]
  • Public citizens faced with violent protests, hurricanes, earthquakes and other dire circumstances have helped establish Twitter as a legitimate and integral emergency tool. Law enforcement agencies have definitely adopted it as well, and police in Cumbria, England became the latest authorities to share time-sensitive information with the public. As a shooting spree escalated, which eventually resulted in 12 deaths, police tweeted information about the shooter's whereabouts, and urged the public to be "vigilant, take extra care and head indoors if at all possible." [From: Telegraph]
  • Perhaps the primary lamentation of Microsoft users (aside from that whole pesky vulnerability thing) involves Windows multimedia capabilities -- particularly the ease with which Mac owners create physical photo albums and upload videos. A somewhat presumptuous Brian Hall of Windows Live attests that the upcoming Photo Gallery and Movie Maker apps should change that dynamic "hands down." Umm, not to rely on overused expressions, but we'll believe that when we see it. [From: Engadget]
  • Cisco Systems unceasingly monitors Internet and tech trends, including notable data traffic patterns and bandwidth issues. The organization now believes that for the first time in a decade, peer-to-peer traffic will be supplanted as the largest source of bandwidth consumption. Its analysts assert that by the end of this year, video streaming will dominate data traffic, an ascent which shouldn't be too surprising considering the meteoric rise of YouTube and other services. [From: The Wall Street Journal]
  • Under increasing pressure from the iPad and the Nook, Amazon announced in April that select Target locations would begin offering the Kindle. Amazon alerted the press that, beginning June 6th, the program will officially expand to all Target stores. [From: Engadget]

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