From MacRumors.com, good news for anyone seeking WiFi on the iPhone:
AT&T’s iPhone website (under ‘Plans’ tab) has been updated to reveal that each iPhone plan now includes access to their “more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks all for use in the U.S.”
It was first revealed last week that AT&T had quietly begun offering iPhone users access to their Wi-Fi hotspots for free (including Starbucks and Barnes & Noble). No official announcement had been made, however, and the service was abruptly turned off a few days later.
AT&T has remained quiet about this new offering, but it’s clear they will be officially delivering this service shortly. (Source: LibraryCrunch)

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[Views expressed in this post are strictly my own and do not represent the official stand of my employer. This is also a long, rambling post. Consider yourself warned! ]Today was Day One of the 3rd Library Association of Singapore (LAS) conference (8 - 9 May 2008).I’d planned to blog its highlights from the keynote speech and papers.But a chance encounter with a Question changed all that (as you will learn soon enough).The way I answered the Question nagged at me; a mental itch that I have to scratch away.I decided to blog about it as catharsis.But instead, I ended up with an idea for next year’s conference theme.So…The QuestionDuring one particular Q&A segment, an overseas delegate asked the panel, “Is there a National Marketing Strategy for Singapore’s public library services?”I wasn’t in the panel, you see.I was standing way back in the room. Wasn’t even listening to the question, to be honest.The current LAS president, Ms. Ngian Lek Choh, who’s also the Director of the National Library and the Deputy Chief Executive of the NLB, took the microphone.I heard her say something about asking someone from the public library services.Then I heard my name being called: “Where’s Ivan Chew?”Whaaat?!Me? I’m not on the panel.What was the question?(I guess my other senior colleagues from PLS weren’t at the conference, so I was next in line to answer the question).So I pretended to be cool and walked the 30-metres to the front.Oh boy.Took the microphone.Whispered to Ngian, “What was the question again?”She told me.I faced the delegate who asked the question.”Don’t ramble,” I mentally instructed myself.My Answer”We don’t have one,” I said, in essence.We have marketing activities but not a marketing strategy. …

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Ayer fue la presentación del HTC Touch Diamond, nuevo teléfono de la serie HTC Touch, éxito de ventas al que añade la tecnología TouchFLO 3D. Toda la información y algunos vídeos del HTC Touch Diamond está en Xataka.
HTC Touch Diamond apuesta por ser un teléfono total: conectividad HSDPA y WiFi, GPS, 192 megas de RAM, cámara de fotos de 3.2 megapíxeles… pero lo más interesante está en eso que han llamado “TouchFLO 3D”, con lo que se pretende construir una experiencia de usuario superior sobre Windows Mobile. Y es que, al menos por lo que se empieza a intuir en los vídeos, el interfaz táctil que provee y la calidad de pantalla en el HTC Touch Diamond pueden ser un paso más por acompañar a iPhone en lo que supone una experiencia mucho mejor del internet móvil (y en este caso con una velocidad de conexión decente).

Relacionados: La internet “de verdad” en Windows Mobile 6.1, HTC Touch Dual.

Via: Error500 - Tecnología + Internet + Conocimiento Articulos relacionados: Smartphone 3G HTC Touch Diamond, con TouchFLO 3DHTC Touch Diamond, la joya de HTC en nuestras manosFuturología: Así sería el HTC Touch DiamondHTC Touch Diamond presentado oficialmentePlugin de Google para Windows Mobile (Source: tecnicalia.com)

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Posted By Larry Alder, Product ManagerAs you may have read, Google, Comcast, Intel Capital, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Trilogy Equity Partners have entered into an agreement to invest $3.2 billion in a new wireless broadband company. The new company will combine Clearwire’s existing consumer WiMAX business with Sprint’s broadband infrastructure and 2.5 GHz spectrum to create a new nationwide wireless broadband network. In addition to our $500 million contribution as part of the investment group, we will provide search and applications to the network’s users, and will work with Clearwire to offer additional services and applications. This will include jointly creating an open Internet protocol to work with mobile broadband devices (including Android-powered devices) and implementing other open network practices and policies.We believe that the new network will provide wireless consumers with real choices for the software applications, content and handsets that they desire. Such freedom will mirror the openness principles underlying the Internet and enable users to get the most out of their wireless broadband experience. As we’ve supported open standards for spectrum and wireless handsets, we’re especially excited that Clearwire intends to build and maintain a network that will embrace important openness features. In particular, the network will: (1) expand advanced high speed wireless Internet access in the U.S., (2) allow consumers to utilize any lawful applications, content and devices without blocking, degrading or impairing Internet traffic and (3) engage in reasonable and competitively-neutral network management. We’re looking forward to seeing the Clearwire network take shape and begin to deliver benefits to users, and we will continue to look for new partners to promote openness and bring compelling applications and services to end users. There’s more information on Clearwire and the transaction on Clearwire’s site. …

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Law school laptop wars have been going on for a couple of years now but when Chicago Law School Dean Saul Levmore decided to cut off wireless and wired access to the Internet in April [U of C press release],… (Source: Law Librarian Blog)

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I’m rather glad that MLA is hiring bloggers to cover MLA because this year I already have about forty times the number of commitments as last year, so I’m not sure how much time I’ll spend typing. (I am obviously not going to be an official blogger as I didn’t really cherish the idea of applying for it and revealing my name, and since I already have wireless all taken care of, that wasn’t really an incentive.) This year, I will in fact have a cell phone with an unlimited data plan, so I will likely be twittering like crazy instead. Whether I choose to twitter as Ratcatcher or not…well, we’ll see.
For those twitterers going to MLA, make sure you follow mla2008. You can send mla2008 a direct message, and it will get redistributed to the group using GroupTweet.
Stuff at MLA I’m looking forward to (besides the Ovid party…):

Bridging the Gap with Web 2.0: Connecting with Our Community and Ourselves
The Role of Health Sciences Librarians in Applying Web 2.0 Technologies and Their Uses in Clinical and Public Health Practice and Instruction (the longest program title known to man)
Forging Connections to Emerging Research: New Technologies
Evidence Base: Web 2.0 for Professional and Clinical Productivity
Not-So Dangerous Liaisons: Best Practices for Library Liaison Work
So many other programs that I can’t possibly attend…

Some posters:

Web 2.0 Tools in Medical and Nursing School Curriculum
Third-year Medical Student Participation on a Daily News Service Editorial Board
PubMed and Evidence-based Medicine Training for Medical Students: Finding a Better Way
Bridging the Information Management Gaps in a Revised Medical School Curriculum
etc, etc, etc

Really, there’s too much to link to right now. (Source: omg tuna is kewl)

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Here’s A Neat Web Worker Daily Post that gives a great breakdown of the options for getting online on the go. They cover Cellular Options from all the carriers and Wi-Fi Options you’re likely to run across. HSDPA, EDGE, 3G, USB/PCMCIA, EVDO… holy acronyms! (Source: LISNews.org)

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In 2006 five guys got together and thought up the mesh conference. Their aim was to bring together Canada’s internet community and solidify Toronto’s presence as a major player in the web industry. They put together the first fantastic conference in 2006 in just 6 short weeks. Incredible. Since fellow law blogger Rob Hyndman was involved, I knew I had to be there. That first year I booked the two days off work and signed myself up to attend. I never regretted that move. This will be the third year for mesh, and my third year attending. If you haven’t been, you are in for a treat! Roughly 400 attendees from various aspects of Internet business all will be sharing stories and networking, not to mention attending sessions meant to inspire. Bring along your laptop or macbook since the place (the fabulous MaRS Centre) is fully wired with wifi and floor plugs. Here is the video to get you warmed up:See you at mesh! (Source: Connie Crosby)

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From the announcement:
The Associated Press today debuted its Mobile News Network, a multimedia news portal targeted at wireless users who want access anytime and anywhere to international, national and local news content from the cooperative and its members. The web application has been optimized for use on iPhones and can be accessed directly at apnews.com or via iPhone web application pages at www.iphone.com/webapps.
Source: AP (Source: ResourceShelf)

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Best Buy has started selling the Windows XP version of the Eee PC and I’m afraid I fell for it. Unlike Ficbot I am not willing to fool around with Linux - I want something useful out of the box with no learning curve. An XP box is also useful as I have pretty much converted to a Mac shop but at times Windows is essential. For example, my bank and insurance company will only accept logins from Internet Explorer, not Firefox or Safari. I have been running Parallels on my MacBook and it works pretty well, but it’s nice to have an easily accessible Windows machine sitting nearby.
The machine comes with 512K RAM and 4GB of internal memory. I added an extra 8GB SD card to hold more programs. Much to my surprise it is pretty speedy, even with the underclocked processor and the limited RAM. I have it connected to a spare 19″ Samsung LCD monitor and the display is crisp and clean. For some further shots you can take a look at my posting at GPSPassion. Here’s the link. In that posting I discuss how I loaded up some GPS software on the machine and how you can use it for on-road navigation. You’ll also see a shot of it connected to the Samsung monitor. The touchpad has been the subject of criticism in a number of reviews for being difficult to use. I, however, seem to have no problems with it at all. I also added one of those mice with a retractable cord.
The keyboard is pretty tiny but I think you could end up typing fairly quickly if you had enough practice. The WiFi reception is incredible. I get better reception than my wife’s Toshiba or IBM and it is as good, if not a bit better, than my MacBook. The Windows connection proceedure, however, makes you want to scream and tear your hair out after you have gotten used to the simple, quick Mac procedure. As a matter of fact, dealing with Windows on the machine validates my decision to switch to the Mac platform. …

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