Given that live blogging has become the norm for most high profile events, it seems a bit odd that they would be banned a tech event with a high profile speaker. Normally live blogging is a great way to get free positive PR, after all, most people attend a conference because they are interested in the material being presented. It is almost as if he thinks that he is not qualified to speak to this audience...

Like most things, YMMV. I have had both companies, and have had very little problems with either of them. I am glad to hear that ATT is upping their data capabilities though - their innovation and expansion can only lead to better service for all of us, regardless of carrier.

Hopefully this will lead to further breakthroughs in biometric prosthesis. If they can map out where the nerves are and what their functions are more accurately, we may soon be able to interface with them more directly. Imagine a prosthetic arm that actually has feelings versus our current ones that only have motion. This could a a very good thing... or scary for those afraid of cybernetics.

That, while technically a phone in that it uses cellular signal, is not what most people think of a phone. Unless you can call anyone you chose, it is more akin to a two way radio, howbeit on a cellular network, than a phone.

The Jitterbug http://www.greatcall.com/Phones/JitterbugGraphite/ was created for just such people a number of years ago. It is a great phone that is actually practical, ie, no integrated note book, and a flip design to prevent accidental dialing on a phone that does not have a soft key lock. It is far more practical and you can actually see what number you dialed before hitting talk. It is no more difficult to use than any of today's touch tone phones.

I live in the LA area, and my friends on ATT drop calls and have slower bandwidth than I do on sprint - at a higher cost. The iPhone is great hardware, but as long as it is ATT only, my money is with Sprint. Besides, I love my HTC EVO with 4G.