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Telecom Dividends a Nice Buying Opportunity

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:44:58 GMT

After years of mounting customer outrage over its clogged network, AT&T has finally scrapped its unlimited-data plan and raised the price on heavy data users. It's a wonder it took so long. Since the iPhone debuted exclusively on AT&T in June 2007, Apple stock has risen 110 percent, while AT&T is down 38 percent. The $30-a-month unlimited plan was designed to attract customers, and with 50 million iPhones sold, it did. But AT&T's network was crippled as a few users hogged bandwidth: 3 percent of AT&T's smart-phone customers use 40 percent of its data. AT&T now offers a two-tiered system: 200 megabytes for $15 a month; two gigs for $25. Use more than that, and you'll pay extra. Network strain is likely to ease as a result, and analysts believe others will follow AT&T and that the switch will usher in a new era of (more profitable) metered data-pricing.

The Environmental Legacy of the Gulf Oil Spill

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:08:05 GMT

What's in store for the gulf? Lessons from previous disasters.

The Case Against Sand Berms in the Gulf: Begley

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:35:06 GMT

We must put science first in the gulf.

It's Apple vs. Google in the New Phone Fight

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:08:49 GMT

It's Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing.

Study: Americans Want to Know Their Genetic Codes

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:27:53 GMT

New research has found that a majority of Americans want to know the details of their genetic codes.

Why Freedom Should Trump Privacy Online

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:23:07 GMT

Freedom should trump privacy.

Would Regulation Kill Consumer Genetic Testing?

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:05:05 GMT

It could—but the FDA and Congress also could make the burgeoning biotech industry stronger.

What We Can Learn From the Jewish Genome

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:18:37 GMT

Analysis of Jewish genomes refutes the Khazar claim.

The Backlash Against Clmate Scientists

Fri, 28 May 2010 23:51:15 GMT

Bickering and defensive, climate researchers have lost the public's trust.

Biomimicry Turns Nature Into A Factory

Fri, 28 May 2010 23:47:57 GMT

The emerging field of biomimicry taps the manufacturing secrets of spiders, abalone shells, and lotus plants.

Zakaria: Nathan Myhrvold on the Future of Energy

Fri, 28 May 2010 22:33:50 GMT

The cofounder of Intellectual Ventures on the future of energy.

Online Privacy: Who Needs Friends Like Facebook?

Mon, 24 May 2010 19:04:00 GMT

Not me. Why Mark Zuckerberg and his social network should stop invading our privacy.

How Chinese Companies Fight Domestic Piracy

Mon, 24 May 2010 16:48:19 GMT

Western companies aren't the only ones victimized by intellectual property theft. Here's how Chinese firms have learned to protect their bottom lines.

David Kelley of IDEO: Reinventing Innovation

Fri, 21 May 2010 21:19:18 GMT

IDEO's David Kelley helped design products like the first computer mouse and the first laptop. Next? Reinventing innovation.

Weisberg: Publishers Should Beware Apple's iPad

Fri, 14 May 2010 18:43:12 GMT

Publishers should beware the iPad.

The Secret Cost of Using Facebook

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:37:37 GMT

You pay for it with your privacy.

Are Digital Devices Like iPads Rotting Our Brains?

Wed, 12 May 2010 10:58:29 GMT

President Obama says devices like Apple's iPad are rotting our brains. He's right.

The Appeal—and Danger—of War Porn

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:29:19 GMT

Videos depicting the gruesome deaths of enemy soldiers—and civilians—have taken the Internet by storm.

Is the Internet Good For Democracy? A Debate.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:01:10 GMT

The revolution wasn't digitized—because autocrats found ways to control the internet, rather than be controlled by it.

Is the Internet Good For Democracy? A Debate.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:00:30 GMT

The revolts in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Burma, Xinjiang, and Iran could never have happened without the web.