Remains of the Day: AT&T Was Prepared to Limit Data on the First iPhone [For What It's Worth]

AT&T's unlimited data contracts always had limits, Apple fixes Time Machine on OS X Lion, and the USDA will be tweeting bad beef.

• Clauses in AT&T Contracts Have Always Provided for Limits on 'Unlimited' Data Plans: AT&T's fine print has reserved their right to throttle data or discontinue service on unlimited plans in every contract since before the original iPhone's release. [Macrumors]
• Apple Releases Update That Resolves Time Machine Issue: The small, supplemental update to OS X 10.7.3 restores the ability to create new backups using Time Machine. [Macworld]
• U.S. Offers Food Safety Alerts on Twitter, State by State: The USDA has established Twitter accounts for each state to quickly spread the word out about food recalls. [Mashable]
• Senator Schumer Asks FTC to Probe Apple, Android: The senator wants the FTC to ensure the two app vendors take proper safety measures to prevent issues like photos and contacts being uploaded to app servers without users' informed consent. [Reuters]
• Announcing: MIT App Inventor Open Beta Preview: Anyone with a Google account can once again access the graphical, building-block themed interface for creating Android apps. The project was retired by Google and passed into MIT's hands last year. [App Inventor Edu Dev Blogs]
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