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The Score: Verizon Delivers the Killshot to Unlimited Data

May 19, 2012   Mobiledia.com

The Score is a weekly column scoring controversial events in the mobile industry. Want to get to the point? We’ll break it down and give you the score.

The Setup: When Verizon decided to go with tiered data plans last year, customers yelled and cried and kicked and screamed. Well, not literally, but they weren’t happy! However, Big Red eased the pain by telling customers that those who already had unlimited plans would be “grandfathered in” to this new model and be able to stick with the terms of their current agreement.

But not anymore! As Verizon’s 4G LTE network continues to grow and attract customers, the unlimited data plan will be a thing of the past. The reasoning is simple: customers using LTE data are eating up more spectrum than those who are using 3G. As a result, Verizon can’t afford to have thousands of customers with unlimited data eating

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Eating Disorders and Technology: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

May 19, 2012   Mobiledia.com

A Difficult Problem, Complicated by the Internet

Eating disorders are among the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses, with an estimated 24 million Americans suffering from anorexia, bulimia and other problematic eating behavior. Treatment of these illnesses can be particularly difficult, especially since the disorders feature a complex intersection of psychological, social and genetic factors.

More people die young from eating disorders than any other mental illness, and the problem is not getting better, especially since those afflicted often turn to online communities to fuel their destructive behavior.

Eating disorders predate modern technology, but the communication revolution sparked by the rapid growth of Internet use and mobile technology have profoundly changed the way people experience and come to grips with this self-harming behavior.

A number of innovative apps and programs using smartphone technology and social media to offer support systems for people struggling with eating disorders, but technology continues to serve as a

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Is Your Medical Data Safe?

May 19, 2012   Mobiledia.com

Last month, hackers stole the data of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid recipients and participants from Utah’s Children’s Health Insurance Program, including the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 of them. Child records are specifically valuable to criminals because their lack of a credit report or bank account makes it difficult to monitor them for identity theft, leaving their data open for exploitation for years before it is uncovered.

Utah’s Department of Health said it was cooperating with the F.B.I. on its breach and working to notify victims, suggesting that Utah’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan recipients, as well as anyone whose health-care provider might have submitted information to the state for Medicaid coverage within the last four months, monitor their credit and bank accounts.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert this week called the compromise a “completely unacceptable breach of trust,” offered an apology and announced a “comprehensive” response to the massive

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In Brief: Apple and HTC Duke It Out

May 19, 2012   Mobiledia.com

HTC’s recent phone models, the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE, have both been delayed indefinitely in the U.S. due to a patent investigation by U.S. Customs on Apple’s behalf, which could devastate the Taiwanese phone maker’s U.S. prospects.

The patent in question concerns how phone data about a user’s contacts appears on-screen.

What’s Happening: The U.S. District Court of Delaware ordered the decision makers from Apple and HTC in the most recent patent battle to meet to reach a settlement over the issue. Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon will oversee the discussions, which will likely include Apple CEO Tim Cook and top executives at HTC.

HTC issued a statement about the hold on its phones and upcoming patent skirmish, pointing out the controversial feature in question “is a small UI experience and HTC will completely remove it from all of our phones soon.”

To get around the ban, HTC is

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5 Reasons Facebook’s IPO Matters to You

May 19, 2012   Mobiledia.com

1. It Will Affect Your Privacy

Facebook is an enormously popular website, but how will it translate that popularity into money for investors? The social media giant’s biggest asset is its wide collection of personal information, and though the company probably isn’t going to risk alienating its user base by doing anything too extreme, it is likely to try to find a way to dip into that resource to increase profits.

As Rep. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) explained, “To respond to the demands of profit-hungry shareholders, Facebook will be under increasing pressure to squeeze revenue from its most valuable asset — the vast treasure trove of personal information it’s collected on users.”

But don’t worry too much — any attempts to capitalize on personal information will meet intense scrutiny from lawmakers and consumer groups.

2. It Means More Ads

One of the perceived weaknesses of Facebook’s stock stems from the company’s inability to monetize its

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