The 404 725: Where everybody calls in sick (podcast)
With Jeff too sick to come in this morning, Dan Ackerman and Scott Stein from CNET's Digital City Podcast jump into the studio with me to record today's show.And don't worry, this will NOT be a repeat of the infamous "Cheese Stands Alone" episode, so big thanks to Dan and Scott for coming to my rescue!We spoke briefly about Google Chrome OS on yesterday's show, but I'd be a dummy not to ask two of our laptop editors about it while I have a chance.At Tuesday's Chrome OS launchevent, Google unveiled the Cr-48 Chrome Netbook that has a 12.1-inch display, a full-size keyboard, embedded 3G access and 802.11n Wi-Fi, an SSD, and a battery rated to eight hours of continuous use, and more than eight days of standby time.The laptop won't be available to purchase until the final one rolls out at the end of next year, but Google's Chrome pilot program gives anyone the chance to be a beta tester for the hardware and software.To apply, start by filling out this form, but hurry because quantities are limited and some lucky geeks already received theirs today! Speaking of laptops, Dan brings in the Dell Inspiron Duo for show and tell. The creative design marries the traditional folding clamshell laptop computer with a hinge in the middle of the lid that flips the screen 180 degrees, transforming the device into a tablet PC.You can also purchase an optional speaker dock for higher-quality media playback, and we like that there's a built-in Web cam for video chats, but it's built into part of the screen bezel so it disappears when the display is flipped into tablet mode- doh!A good portion of the show is also dedicated to a prototype of a new prosthetic arm shaped like a tentacle, but you'll have to tune in to get the full story.Thanks again to Scott and Dan for coming in this morning, and send your best wishes to Jeff for a quick recovery! Seriously, the show can't go on without at least 2/3 hosts!Episode 725PodcastYour browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) |Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video  Follow us on Twitter!The 404Jeff BakalarJustin YuWilson TangAdd us on Facebook!The 404 Fan PageThe 404 GroupJustin YuJeff BakalarWilson Tang
Palm Pre- Where's the music-
Palm Pre: Where's the music?
I wrote something like this about RIM's BlackBerry Storm and got some heat for it, but still...where's the music? I don't mean that the Pre won't play music--of course it will. Palm even announced a deal with Amazon.com to let users buy music downloads without any intervention (cooperation? interference?) from the carrier, Sprint. But let's recap why the iPhone became the first smartphone to capture the consumer imagination. Sure, its design had a lot of pleasant "just works" surprises, from the bright touch screen to the way the keypad autocorrects for big fingers. But a large reason is because Apple branded it as an extension of the iPod, which has become synonymous with mobile music. When music fans were looking to consolidate from two devices (MP3 player, phone) to a single one, the "i" brand reassured them that they wouldn't get a second-class music experience.Equally important: iTunes, the software with which every iPod user was already familiar. It's not perfect. I know people who hate it, particularly on the PC. But compare it with the proposed Pre experience, as covered by PC Magazine: 9.) How do you get music and video onto the Pre?You can drag and drop it over from your PC using USB mass storage, or buy songs on the device using a built-in Amazon MP3 Store client. My immediate reaction upon reading those three little words, "drag and drop"? Yecch. No sync? No library? No rating system? No playlists, preset or automatic? No way to view and change information about songs?Here's the thing: without iTunes, there's no iPhone. And without the iPhone, there's no consumer smartphone audience. I don't doubt that Palm (and RIM, for that matter) understand mobile communications and information management, and there's certainly a lot of room for improvement in business phones. But if I'm going to replace my MP3 player with a phone, these phones won't cut it.That's why Microsoft's recent justification for the Zune--it helped the company learn how to build music management software and an online store--didn't ring as false to me as it did to some other folks. The device might be a failure. But whenever Microsoft rolls out its next-generation mobile-phone platform, at least it has a reasonable story for managing and buying music.Follow Matt on Twitter.
I wrote something like this about RIM's BlackBerry Storm and got some heat for it, but still...where's the music? I don't mean that the Pre won't play music--of course it will. Palm even announced a deal with Amazon.com to let users buy music downloads without any intervention (cooperation? interference?) from the carrier, Sprint. But let's recap why the iPhone became the first smartphone to capture the consumer imagination. Sure, its design had a lot of pleasant "just works" surprises, from the bright touch screen to the way the keypad autocorrects for big fingers. But a large reason is because Apple branded it as an extension of the iPod, which has become synonymous with mobile music. When music fans were looking to consolidate from two devices (MP3 player, phone) to a single one, the "i" brand reassured them that they wouldn't get a second-class music experience.Equally important: iTunes, the software with which every iPod user was already familiar. It's not perfect. I know people who hate it, particularly on the PC. But compare it with the proposed Pre experience, as covered by PC Magazine: 9.) How do you get music and video onto the Pre?You can drag and drop it over from your PC using USB mass storage, or buy songs on the device using a built-in Amazon MP3 Store client. My immediate reaction upon reading those three little words, "drag and drop"? Yecch. No sync? No library? No rating system? No playlists, preset or automatic? No way to view and change information about songs?Here's the thing: without iTunes, there's no iPhone. And without the iPhone, there's no consumer smartphone audience. I don't doubt that Palm (and RIM, for that matter) understand mobile communications and information management, and there's certainly a lot of room for improvement in business phones. But if I'm going to replace my MP3 player with a phone, these phones won't cut it.That's why Microsoft's recent justification for the Zune--it helped the company learn how to build music management software and an online store--didn't ring as false to me as it did to some other folks. The device might be a failure. But whenever Microsoft rolls out its next-generation mobile-phone platform, at least it has a reasonable story for managing and buying music.Follow Matt on Twitter.
For longer battery life, change these iOS 7 settings
For longer battery life, change these iOS 7 settings
Background app refreshing This welcomed feature finally lets background apps stay active while you multitask. The trouble is that by default all apps are set to refresh, uselessly stealing precious battery life.To fix that, go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh. Here, you can choose to disable the setting altogether, or just turn it off for the apps that don't need refreshing.Automatic updates A time-saver no doubt, iOS's automatic updates keep your apps up-to-date so you don't have to. According to Apple, it's designed to be power-conscious, but if you know you'll be without a charger for a long time, it's best to disable it. To do so, head to Settings > iTunes and Apple Store, and disable the Updates option. Just don't forget to check the App Store for new app versions.Frequent Locations (and other location services) A huge battery hog for any device is the use of location-based apps and services. Usually, that applies to mapping apps, but hidden in your Settings are a slew of location services that could be doing more harm than good.Head to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Scroll down and choose System Services. Some of these options are designed to improve your experience, but they come at the cost of your privacy (and battery). Disable any options you don't actually need, like iAds. Then, head to the Frequent Locations feature, and disable that, too. Spotlight Being able to search for almost anything in your device is a big productivity-booster, but that means Spotlight is constantly crawling for new data, then indexing it. You guessed it: it's a battery drain.Those who rely heavily on Spotlight should skip this option, but if you can live with only a partially indexed phone, un-index some items.Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, and uncheck the items you don't absolutely need indexed.
Background app refreshing This welcomed feature finally lets background apps stay active while you multitask. The trouble is that by default all apps are set to refresh, uselessly stealing precious battery life.To fix that, go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh. Here, you can choose to disable the setting altogether, or just turn it off for the apps that don't need refreshing.Automatic updates A time-saver no doubt, iOS's automatic updates keep your apps up-to-date so you don't have to. According to Apple, it's designed to be power-conscious, but if you know you'll be without a charger for a long time, it's best to disable it. To do so, head to Settings > iTunes and Apple Store, and disable the Updates option. Just don't forget to check the App Store for new app versions.Frequent Locations (and other location services) A huge battery hog for any device is the use of location-based apps and services. Usually, that applies to mapping apps, but hidden in your Settings are a slew of location services that could be doing more harm than good.Head to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Scroll down and choose System Services. Some of these options are designed to improve your experience, but they come at the cost of your privacy (and battery). Disable any options you don't actually need, like iAds. Then, head to the Frequent Locations feature, and disable that, too. Spotlight Being able to search for almost anything in your device is a big productivity-booster, but that means Spotlight is constantly crawling for new data, then indexing it. You guessed it: it's a battery drain.Those who rely heavily on Spotlight should skip this option, but if you can live with only a partially indexed phone, un-index some items.Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, and uncheck the items you don't absolutely need indexed.
For labels, Apple's iRadio deal could be sweeter than Pandora
For labels, Apple's iRadio deal could be sweeter than Pandora
What's unknown, however, is whether people will click through the app to buy songs that they can stream, and how successful Apple will be at pulling off the ad part of the business. Though Apple serves ads on mobile apps via iAds, the sources said that what the company is proposing to the labels is something different -- a full-on, multinational sales force that would sell audio ads akin to what Pandora serves up for listeners to its free service."The only thing concrete in the contract is the per-play rate," said someone familiar with the terms. "If you end up having no ad revenue, that's still zero. And we won't know what the buying habits will be. Will people streaming still take the time to buy from iTunes?"These sources said Apple and the labels are still hammering out what the revenue share of the ads would be but that the labels are pressing for generous terms -- possibly between 35 percent and 45 percent -- if they are to agree to a small portion of the per-stream revenue.Related storiesApple's iRadio service said to be delayed into summer, or longerApple's streaming music service could debut in 2013 -- analystHidden 'radio' buttons discovered in Apple's iOS 6.1Reports that Apple has been working on a streaming or subscription music service have lingered for years. Apple owns nearly two thirds of the legal music market, something that adds extra scrutiny to the possibility of a new service, or a change to its existing business model.Apple already has Internet music streaming inside of iTunes for desktops, as well as on its Apple TV devices, but not on iOS. The feature taps into streaming Internet stations maintained by third parties, and doesn't connect with Apple's iTunes Store in case a user wants to purchase a song. Users also can't record or save anything they hear. Adding intrigue to the possibility is a set of buttons and code referencing "radio" that were spotted in an update of Apple's iOS software in February. These features were not active or available on the software itself, but nestled in some code strings.CNET Senior WriterJosh Lowensohn contributed to this report.
What's unknown, however, is whether people will click through the app to buy songs that they can stream, and how successful Apple will be at pulling off the ad part of the business. Though Apple serves ads on mobile apps via iAds, the sources said that what the company is proposing to the labels is something different -- a full-on, multinational sales force that would sell audio ads akin to what Pandora serves up for listeners to its free service."The only thing concrete in the contract is the per-play rate," said someone familiar with the terms. "If you end up having no ad revenue, that's still zero. And we won't know what the buying habits will be. Will people streaming still take the time to buy from iTunes?"These sources said Apple and the labels are still hammering out what the revenue share of the ads would be but that the labels are pressing for generous terms -- possibly between 35 percent and 45 percent -- if they are to agree to a small portion of the per-stream revenue.Related storiesApple's iRadio service said to be delayed into summer, or longerApple's streaming music service could debut in 2013 -- analystHidden 'radio' buttons discovered in Apple's iOS 6.1Reports that Apple has been working on a streaming or subscription music service have lingered for years. Apple owns nearly two thirds of the legal music market, something that adds extra scrutiny to the possibility of a new service, or a change to its existing business model.Apple already has Internet music streaming inside of iTunes for desktops, as well as on its Apple TV devices, but not on iOS. The feature taps into streaming Internet stations maintained by third parties, and doesn't connect with Apple's iTunes Store in case a user wants to purchase a song. Users also can't record or save anything they hear. Adding intrigue to the possibility is a set of buttons and code referencing "radio" that were spotted in an update of Apple's iOS software in February. These features were not active or available on the software itself, but nestled in some code strings.CNET Senior WriterJosh Lowensohn contributed to this report.
The MacBook Air wedge aesthetic- Now an Apple patent
The MacBook Air wedge aesthetic: Now an Apple patent
MacBook Air.AppleA new Apple patent may signal legal wrangling ahead for the Windows laptop wedge design crowd -- which means pretty much every major PC maker on the planet. Apple's patent No. D661,296 Sis described as "the ornamental design for an electronic device" and shows about a dozen images (PDF) of wedge-shaped Apple MacBook Air-like designs. Apple's wedge aesthetic: patent No. D661,296 S.The Verge/United States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe patent documentation states that "the broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the electronic device and form no part of the claimed design," as The Verge points out. So that seems to exclude aspects of a laptop's external design that are not material to the wedge contour itself such as a unique hinge component. Of course, all this hinges on (pun intended) how aggressively Apple defends its patent: the wedge design is really an imperative for any ultrabook maker because the tapered design allows a laptop to be thicker where it needs to be -- e.g., the back hinge -- and thinner at the front, economizing weight and average thickness. And there are degrees of likeness to the wedged MacBook Air.Someultrabooks have more of a likeness to the MacBook Air than others.Also, don't forget that it's the newer MacBooks announced back in 2010 that have the most pronounced wedge design.Earlier versions of the Air had much more subtle tapering and "wedge" was not typically used to describe those 2008 and 2009 designs.Asus UX31 ultrabook.Asus
MacBook Air.AppleA new Apple patent may signal legal wrangling ahead for the Windows laptop wedge design crowd -- which means pretty much every major PC maker on the planet. Apple's patent No. D661,296 Sis described as "the ornamental design for an electronic device" and shows about a dozen images (PDF) of wedge-shaped Apple MacBook Air-like designs. Apple's wedge aesthetic: patent No. D661,296 S.The Verge/United States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe patent documentation states that "the broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the electronic device and form no part of the claimed design," as The Verge points out. So that seems to exclude aspects of a laptop's external design that are not material to the wedge contour itself such as a unique hinge component. Of course, all this hinges on (pun intended) how aggressively Apple defends its patent: the wedge design is really an imperative for any ultrabook maker because the tapered design allows a laptop to be thicker where it needs to be -- e.g., the back hinge -- and thinner at the front, economizing weight and average thickness. And there are degrees of likeness to the wedged MacBook Air.Someultrabooks have more of a likeness to the MacBook Air than others.Also, don't forget that it's the newer MacBooks announced back in 2010 that have the most pronounced wedge design.Earlier versions of the Air had much more subtle tapering and "wedge" was not typically used to describe those 2008 and 2009 designs.Asus UX31 ultrabook.Asus
The Alpine iXA-W404 complicates a good thing
The Alpine iXA-W404 complicates a good thing
Our experiences with Alpine's "mechless" car audio receivers have been mostly positive. So, when we received the iXA-W404, which ups the ante with the inclusion of a larger display and touch sensitivity, we naturally assumed that bigger would be better.During testing, we found that everything that we liked about Alpine's single DIN mechless units was still intact in the W404, such as the snappy high-speed USB/iPod connection that allowed us to quickly scrub through large digital-audio collections using the double-action encoder. We also liked that the W404's larger screen and dedicated iPod video cable allowed the playback of movies and video podcasts from capable iPods. However, the touch-screen interface is unintuitive at times, relying on an iTunes CoverFlow-like paradigm to navigate its menus. The additional eye candy of the interface seems to have adversely affected the Alpine's menu responsiveness when compared with its simpler siblings.The unit features the capability to add modules to expand its admittedly limited feature set, but doing so can be prohibitively expensive. For example, it costs about $500 to add navigation ($300 for the GPS module and $200 for an adapter cradle to connect it) and $230 to add Bluetooth wireless, bringing your total investment to about $1,280. At that point, you may as well be looking at Alpine's superior IVA-W505/P1, which packs more functionality into a single box, without the need for additional modules.If you want a simple, "mechless" receiver and can live without iPod video playback, we'd suggest you look at Alpine's single-DIN iDA-X305.Read the full review of the Alpine iXA-W404.
Our experiences with Alpine's "mechless" car audio receivers have been mostly positive. So, when we received the iXA-W404, which ups the ante with the inclusion of a larger display and touch sensitivity, we naturally assumed that bigger would be better.During testing, we found that everything that we liked about Alpine's single DIN mechless units was still intact in the W404, such as the snappy high-speed USB/iPod connection that allowed us to quickly scrub through large digital-audio collections using the double-action encoder. We also liked that the W404's larger screen and dedicated iPod video cable allowed the playback of movies and video podcasts from capable iPods. However, the touch-screen interface is unintuitive at times, relying on an iTunes CoverFlow-like paradigm to navigate its menus. The additional eye candy of the interface seems to have adversely affected the Alpine's menu responsiveness when compared with its simpler siblings.The unit features the capability to add modules to expand its admittedly limited feature set, but doing so can be prohibitively expensive. For example, it costs about $500 to add navigation ($300 for the GPS module and $200 for an adapter cradle to connect it) and $230 to add Bluetooth wireless, bringing your total investment to about $1,280. At that point, you may as well be looking at Alpine's superior IVA-W505/P1, which packs more functionality into a single box, without the need for additional modules.If you want a simple, "mechless" receiver and can live without iPod video playback, we'd suggest you look at Alpine's single-DIN iDA-X305.Read the full review of the Alpine iXA-W404.
That rumored 'iPad Pro' could be more than just a big iPad
That rumored 'iPad Pro' could be more than just a big iPad
If supply chain and analyst chatter is accurate, the rumored "iPad Pro" could marry the MacBook Air with the iPad. That's what Evercore Partners analyst Patrick Wang thinks, according to a report at Barron's. Arriving in fall '14, Apple goes Enterprise with an 12" iPad. Powered by the A8 chip...this expands ARM's reach and, once again, transforms the traditional notebook market as we know it. Expect a 2-1 hybrid -- think iPad + MBA -- similar to how most iPads are used in the workplace and in the same spirit of MSFT's Surface. That he thinks Apple would try to, more or less, emulate Wintel's (Microsoft-Intel's) current 2-in-1 laptop-plus-tablet strategy for enterprise (corporate) customers is telling.And he cites Microsoft's Surface, no less, as an example. But the thrust of Wang's comments in the Barron's report are centered on the threat to Intel.Along with the arrival of the new hybrid, will come Apple's new "quad-core" A8 processor, he said. "This would hit Intel in an area of strength -- enterprise [laptops]," he wrote, impacting Intel's business model.Evercore's bill of materials chart shows the cost of a processor in the high-end iPad Air (128GB) coming to only 4 percent of the total. In stark contrast to the iPad Air, the MacBook Air's Intel chip claims 22 percent of the cost. Of course, this is all just speculation, but it's food for thought as reports roll in-- including one from the Wall Street Journal-- pointing to a larger iPad.
If supply chain and analyst chatter is accurate, the rumored "iPad Pro" could marry the MacBook Air with the iPad. That's what Evercore Partners analyst Patrick Wang thinks, according to a report at Barron's. Arriving in fall '14, Apple goes Enterprise with an 12" iPad. Powered by the A8 chip...this expands ARM's reach and, once again, transforms the traditional notebook market as we know it. Expect a 2-1 hybrid -- think iPad + MBA -- similar to how most iPads are used in the workplace and in the same spirit of MSFT's Surface. That he thinks Apple would try to, more or less, emulate Wintel's (Microsoft-Intel's) current 2-in-1 laptop-plus-tablet strategy for enterprise (corporate) customers is telling.And he cites Microsoft's Surface, no less, as an example. But the thrust of Wang's comments in the Barron's report are centered on the threat to Intel.Along with the arrival of the new hybrid, will come Apple's new "quad-core" A8 processor, he said. "This would hit Intel in an area of strength -- enterprise [laptops]," he wrote, impacting Intel's business model.Evercore's bill of materials chart shows the cost of a processor in the high-end iPad Air (128GB) coming to only 4 percent of the total. In stark contrast to the iPad Air, the MacBook Air's Intel chip claims 22 percent of the cost. Of course, this is all just speculation, but it's food for thought as reports roll in-- including one from the Wall Street Journal-- pointing to a larger iPad.
That $399 budget iPad 2 has precious silicon inside
That $399 budget iPad 2 has precious silicon inside
Think the new $399 iPad 2 is just a cheaper knockoff of the original? Think again. There's some premium silicon inside.The $399 Wi-Fi iPad 2 -- the only new iPad 2 that Apple now sells -- uses a more advanced version of the dual-core Apple A5 series chip, according to chip review site Anandtech. That more advanced A5 chip is built on a cutting-edge Samsung manufacturing process, Anandtech says. Hardly a trivial difference. As a chip's geometries shrink -- going from 45-nanometer to 32-nanometer, for example --a lot of things can happen. All of them good.The die (the actual chip minus the packaging) can become smaller and the chip can get more power efficient and faster.New manufacturing processes can yield smaller, faster, or more power efficient chips.ChipworksIn this case, the $399 iPad 2 uses an A5 chip made on Samsung's advanced 32-nanomter manufacturing process as opposed to the previous A5 and current A5X, which are both made on an older 45-nanometer process."The interesting other question is whether iPad2,4 (the $399 iPad 2) owners have improved battery life compared to those with iPad2,1 (previous Wi-Fi model)," wrote Anandtech's Brian Klug.And Apple's use of the more advanced chip doesn't stop there.The chip is also used in the Apple TV, though it's a single-core version, meaning one of the processor cores is likely disabled, according to Chipworks. And this is probably just the beginning. It wouldn't be outrageous to expect that the iPhone 5 would use either the same chip as the new $399 iPad or a close cousin.
Think the new $399 iPad 2 is just a cheaper knockoff of the original? Think again. There's some premium silicon inside.The $399 Wi-Fi iPad 2 -- the only new iPad 2 that Apple now sells -- uses a more advanced version of the dual-core Apple A5 series chip, according to chip review site Anandtech. That more advanced A5 chip is built on a cutting-edge Samsung manufacturing process, Anandtech says. Hardly a trivial difference. As a chip's geometries shrink -- going from 45-nanometer to 32-nanometer, for example --a lot of things can happen. All of them good.The die (the actual chip minus the packaging) can become smaller and the chip can get more power efficient and faster.New manufacturing processes can yield smaller, faster, or more power efficient chips.ChipworksIn this case, the $399 iPad 2 uses an A5 chip made on Samsung's advanced 32-nanomter manufacturing process as opposed to the previous A5 and current A5X, which are both made on an older 45-nanometer process."The interesting other question is whether iPad2,4 (the $399 iPad 2) owners have improved battery life compared to those with iPad2,1 (previous Wi-Fi model)," wrote Anandtech's Brian Klug.And Apple's use of the more advanced chip doesn't stop there.The chip is also used in the Apple TV, though it's a single-core version, meaning one of the processor cores is likely disabled, according to Chipworks. And this is probably just the beginning. It wouldn't be outrageous to expect that the iPhone 5 would use either the same chip as the new $399 iPad or a close cousin.
Tethering app pops up on iTunes, then gets pulled
Tethering app pops up on iTunes, then gets pulled
The $14.99 app allowed iPhone customers to use their smartphone data plan to power the Internet connection for their PC or Mac through a USB cable. The app comes from Tether.Tether later released a statement confirming that Apple had pulled the aap because of concerns over the potential burden to the carrier networks. "Our team is very disappointed in Apple's decision; as we strongly believe we help carriers better monetize their data stream by pushing customers into new data tiers further increasing their bottom-line," the company said in a statement later posted on Macrumors. The company confirmed that those who downloaded the app can continue to use it. Its own website is down. Carriers have traditionally frowned upon these kinds of applications, which encourage heavy data usage. In times when they have offered these capabilities, usually in the form of a hot-spot feature, they charge a monthly fee. The iTether app was designed to work after just a onetime fee.Past tethering applications have either been rejected from the App Store or pulled quickly after they launch. The latter happened today to iTether, which is no longer available via the Apple service.The carriers have gone as far as to send warning notices to heavy users. Many of them have policies in place to slow down the connection of a user who is deemed an excessive bandwidth hog. The application was initially spotted by Engadget.Updated at 9:21 a.m. and 11:39 a.m. PT: to note that the application has since been pulled from iTunes and to add a statement from Tether.
The $14.99 app allowed iPhone customers to use their smartphone data plan to power the Internet connection for their PC or Mac through a USB cable. The app comes from Tether.Tether later released a statement confirming that Apple had pulled the aap because of concerns over the potential burden to the carrier networks. "Our team is very disappointed in Apple's decision; as we strongly believe we help carriers better monetize their data stream by pushing customers into new data tiers further increasing their bottom-line," the company said in a statement later posted on Macrumors. The company confirmed that those who downloaded the app can continue to use it. Its own website is down. Carriers have traditionally frowned upon these kinds of applications, which encourage heavy data usage. In times when they have offered these capabilities, usually in the form of a hot-spot feature, they charge a monthly fee. The iTether app was designed to work after just a onetime fee.Past tethering applications have either been rejected from the App Store or pulled quickly after they launch. The latter happened today to iTether, which is no longer available via the Apple service.The carriers have gone as far as to send warning notices to heavy users. Many of them have policies in place to slow down the connection of a user who is deemed an excessive bandwidth hog. The application was initially spotted by Engadget.Updated at 9:21 a.m. and 11:39 a.m. PT: to note that the application has since been pulled from iTunes and to add a statement from Tether.
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