Apple’s iPad comes in two versions. Wi-Fi. Or, Wi-Fi plus 3G. In the US that means using AT&T’s problematic 3G network. Jenna Wortham in NYT’s Bits:

Buyers of the iPad will grapple with the question of whether spending the extra cash for a model outfitted for wireless data over AT&T’s overtaxed network will be worth it.

AT&T’s response? Spokesman John Stankey:

We’ve got an aggressive plan to benefit everyone

We’ll see. Start with Manhattan, please.

To the consternation of Wal-Mart executives, they’re now Number Two in music sales. Apple’s iTunes Store sells more music.

Eddie Cue, Apple’s iTunes Veep:

We launched iTunes less than five years ago, and it has now become the number one music retailer in the world… We are thrilled, and would like to thank all of our customers for helping us reach this incredible milestone.

The face of the world has begun to change. What will it be like five years after the iPhone launched?

The FCC has proposed new rules to require that all internet service providers treat all web traffic equally, and a new web site, OpenInternet.gov, to promote the discussion.

Together we can preserve a free and open Internet to promote greater innovation, job creation, and a more connected America.

What’s to discuss?

I’ll bet phone companies cringe when they see the word free.

John Nack on Adobe’s attempts to sabotage HTML 5:

Bullshit

Adobe representative Larry Masinter:

No part of HTML5 is, or was ever, “blocked” in the W3C HTML Working Group—not HTML5, not Canvas 2D Graphics, not Microdata, not Video—not by me, not by Adobe. Neither Adobe nor I oppose, are fighting, are trying to stop, slow down, hinder, oppose, or harm HTML5, Canvas 2D Graphics, Microdata, video in HTML, or any of the other significant features in HTML5. Claims otherwise are false. Any other disclaimers needed?

Uh, yes.

Let your actions speak louder than your words. Adobe products are proprietary, slow, bloated, buggy, and expensive (can you say Flash?). Adobe as a company is self serving to the detriment of official standards and customers. Adobe’s products attempt to circumvent both Windows and Mac user interface standards with a proprietary UI design, again, to the detriment of customers.

I will not believe what Adobe’s representatives say while the company’s actions are so obviously corrupt.

Say what you will about Apple’s closed environment in the App Store, and the arcane approval process, but fraudulent apps are much less likely. From First Tech Credit Union:

We recently learned that a fraudster developed a rogue Android Smartphone app. It creates a shell of mobile banking apps that tries to gain access to a consumer’s financial information. Droid09 launched this phishing attack from the Android Marketplace and it’s since been removed. It’s called phishing because scammers go fishing for information about you or your financial account that may be used for identity theft. If you did download the Droid09 app, please remove it from your phone and take it to your mobile provider to ensure it’s completely removed. As a reminder, we don’t currently have an app for the Android phone.

Expect more of that kind of activity as smart phones grow in popularity and usage.