Linked List: September 3, 2009

Thursday, 3 September 2009

AT&T: MMS for iPhone Coming September 25 ★

Still not a word regarding tethering.

Update: No word about it on AT&T’s web site, but several outlets do have a statement on tethering from an AT&T spokesperson. And the word is not good:

As for tethering, by its nature, this function could exponentially increase traffic on the network, and we need to ensure that some of our current upgrades are in place before we can deliver the expanded functionality with the excellent performance that customers expect. We expect to offer tethering in the future.

NYT Story on AT&T’s Inability to Handle the iPhone ★

The headline is “iPhone Users Love the Device, but Hate Its Slowness”, but where by “slowness” they mean “network”. They charge a premium for crummy service, still don’t offer tethering or MMS, and the problems are getting worse, not better.

Update 3pm: They’ve changed the headline to “Customers Angered as iPhones Overload AT&T”, which is, in a way, more accurate, but to me seems to be casting the blame for the problems on iPhone users rather than AT&T. It’s a pro-AT&T spin on the situation that makes no sense. The only thing iPhone users are doing is using the service for which they pay.

HTML 5 Drag and Drop in Firefox 3.5 ★

Another good piece on the new drag and drop APIs in HTML 5, this one by L.M. Orchard.

iPhone 3GS Is Top-Selling Phone in Japan ★

Certainly one reason for the aforelinked piece on Sony Walkmen overtaking iPods in Japan.

Sony Walkman Outsells iPod in Japan for First Time in Four Years ★

Just Japan, but still, interesting.

Francisco Tolmasky on HTML 5 Drag and Drop ★

Great write-up on the shortcomings of the new drag-and-drop APIs in HTML 5 from one of the developers of Cappuccino and 280 Slides. A must-read for anyone hoping to see web apps with desktop-quality user experiences.

One More on Ikea’s Typeface Switch ★

Nice piece (with a nice graphic) from Jamie Latendresse.

Time Magazine Story on the Ikea Futura/Verdana Situation ★

Currently the tenth-most-popular story at Time. Yesterday it was as high as sixth.

Speculation That Palm Pre Sales Are Below Expectations ★

Anecdotally, I haven’t seen a single Pre in use in real life.