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Operation Cuckoo to oppose Operation Chokehold

by Dave Caolo (Dec 16th, 2009)

In what sounds like the title of the worst Bruce Willis movie ever, a group of pro-AT&T Facebook users are up in arms about Operation Chokehold. Let's start from the beginning. Earlier this week, AT&T's chief executive of Mobility, Ralph de la Vega stated that he wants iPhone users to ...

Will AT&T introduce usage-based pricing?

by Erica Sadun (Dec 9th, 2009)

Ralph de la Vega, AT&T head of consumer services, has hinted at usage-based pricing strategies in response to increased consumer data consumption, according to stories on the Huffington Post and Reuters newsfeed. De la Vega spoke at a recent USB investor conference, saying that AT&T was ...

As if things aren't bad enough... AT&T terms change targets Sling

by Mel Martin (Apr 3rd, 2009)

AT&T has quietly changed their TOS (terms of service; it looks like the revision is targeted directly at the Sling software that is due out for the iPhone, and also other Sling apps that are currently running on other mobile phones on the AT&T Network. Here's the nasty little section: ...

Xtorrent 1.0 v40 released with per-torrent bandwidth throttling, list of big features to come

by David Chartier (Apr 18th, 2007)

It isn't often that developers unveil their cards, but when they do, their user's ears typically perk up. Such is the case with Dave Watanabe's release of Xtorrent 1.0 v40 in which he announced two big new features now, and a few juicy ones coming down the road. As of this new version, Xtorrent ...