Steve Jobs revolutionized the cellphone industry with the release of the iPhone in 2007. But according to comments made by John Stanton, Jobs originally wanted to change the entire idea of the how world interacts with mobile carriers. At the Law Seminars International event in Seattle this week, operator chief turned venture capitalist John Stanton stated that Apple was exploring alternatives for creating a network by only using Wi-Fi-based spectrum as a way to bypass carriers with their mobile plans. That idea was discussed when Stanton worked with Steve Jobs from 2005 to 2007. At that time, Mr Stanton was heading VoiceStream Wireless, now known as T-Mobile.

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Starbucks have officially come to an agreement over the free Wi-Fi in Starbucks stores debate. This comes almost right after a lawsuit from T-Mobile last week that accuses both AT&T and Starbucks of exploiting T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi network for their advantage. If you’ll remember, AT&T has some problems with their Wi-Fi roll out more »