| AT&T CEO voices regret over iPhone unlimited data model May 4th 2012, 21:20  It's always refreshing to hear the head of a major corporation cop to past mistakes -- particularly in front of a large crowd of on-lookers. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson admitted some misgivings about the way the carrier handled iPhone data, telling a crowd at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in Los Angeles, "My only regret was how we introduced pricing in the beginning, because how did we introduce pricing? Thirty dollars and you get all you can eat." Stephenson drove the point home by adding, "Every additional megabyte you use in this network, I have to invest capital." And, for the record, that certainly wasn't the only thing about the iPhone that kept the exec up at night. Stephenson again, You lie awake at night worrying about what is that which will disrupt your business model," he said. "Apple iMessage is a classic example. If you're using iMessage, you're not using one of our messaging services, right? No one ahead said it was easy being the chief. AT&T CEO voices regret over iPhone unlimited data model originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 May 2012 17:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  The New York Times | Email this | Comments | | UC Berkeley freshman shows us his ridiculously automated dorm (video) May 4th 2012, 20:52  Besides beer pong, the whole point of going away to college is to blossom into an independent, motivated, self-sufficient adult. That is, of course, unless your dorm's name is BRAD (Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm), where freshmen Derek L. My controls devices all around his room without even getting out of bed. An app on his phone can adjust ambient lighting and curtain position depending on the situation. His laptop uses Dragon Dictate to turn shouts into tasks his pile of servos and motors can accomplish. Just saying "Romantic mode" makes a disco ball pop out of the ceiling and plays the epically passionate Elton John song, "Can You Feel The Love Tonight." As if that wasn't enough, the emergency "party mode" button located next to the bed activates a bunch of lasers and strobes, as well as fog and blacklights while a bumpin' stereo system cranks out dance music. This dorm is clearly every college freshman's dream. I mean, who wouldn't want to wake up with Justin Bieber every morning? Check out the video after the break. Continue reading UC Berkeley freshman shows us his ridiculously automated dorm (video) UC Berkeley freshman shows us his ridiculously automated dorm (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 May 2012 16:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Boing Boing | YouTube | Email this | Comments | | Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET! May 4th 2012, 20:30  Samsung Galaxy S III. BlackBerry World. Phones with crazy amounts of RAM. Yeah, we'd say it was a pretty amazing week in mobile news, and CTIA hasn't even arrived yet! We'll have Myriam, Brad, Joseph and Mat Smith on tonight's Engadget Mobile Podcast, and we all have plenty to say about it. We have a hunch that you have an opinion as well, so join us tonight! May 4, 2012 5:00 PM EDT Continue reading Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET! Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 May 2012 16:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Xamarin's XobotOS opens prospect of Android port to C#, can of worms May 4th 2012, 20:16  Would it be ironic if Android developers did an end-run around Microsoft patents by using Microsoft's own C#? Or if Google kiboshed its Oracle brouhaha with the aid of none other than Redmond? We're asking because Xamarin, the wacky open source implementer of .NET, has ported Android to Microsoft's C# with its XobotOS project. Although just an experiment and unlikely to solve Google's issues, the team showed that running the robot on C# instead of Java gave fewer coding limitations, better battery life and direct graphics access. Additionally, Xamarin reports "massive" speed gains on its HTC Flyer and Acer Iconia when running the side-project port -- no surprise given C#'s machine heritage. Sure, it's pure speculation that Mountain View and its developers would ever change their Java MO, but a little patent relief and faster Android devices in one kill shot? That's a sweet idea. Xamarin's XobotOS opens prospect of Android port to C#, can of worms originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 May 2012 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Inquirer | Xamarin | Email this | Comments | | Engadget Podcast 292 - 05.04.2012 May 4th 2012, 19:45 The Engadget Podcast: it's a lot like Two and a Half Men, only you have to guess who the half is, and with lots more Galaxy S III news. Host: Brian Heater, Terrence O'Brien, Michael Gorman
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Orbital - Never
00:02:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core Exynos processor and gesture functions
00:04:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III HSPA+ arriving in May, 4G version hitting North America this summer
00:06:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III preview: hands-on with the next Android superphone (video)
00:08:53 - Samsung Galaxy S III vs Galaxy S II and Galaxy S: meet the family
00:11:00 - Galaxy S III vs. Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S II: what's changed?
00:15:00 - Samsung's Galaxy S III now has a commercial to call its own (video)
00:17:50 - Samsung announces buddy share feature, automatically sends photos to friends and family for you
00:18:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III focuses on photography sharing features, not cutting-edge optics
00:19:03 - Samsung unveils Galaxy S III accessories
00:23:00 - RIM's BlackBerry World keynote roundup: the OS, the hardware, everything else (video)
00:23:50 - BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha hands-on
00:24:25 - BlackBerry 10 dev alpha unit unveiled: 4.2-inch screen, 1280 x 768 resolution
00:35:43 - RIM CEO: 4G PlayBook coming this year
00:39:10 - Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin review
00:00:00 - Spotify for iPad launches: impressions and a visual tour of the new app
00:00:00 - LASR: behind the curtain of the Navy's robotics laboratory
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