The throttling officially started October 1st, so it appears AT&T is sending out last-minute warnings to the users who will be affected by the reduced data speeds. The carrier has promised multiple warnings and even a grace period before it actually begins to throttle users, and it appears the warning phase now is in place. Those affected will continue to have access to unlimited data, although speeds will be reduced until a new billing cycle begins and data usage resets.

If you’re a little bummed that you’re still an AT&T subscriber when you could be on Verizon now that they have an iPhone, rest assured, you still have a plethora of reasons to be happy staying put. First, you likely have a faster data connection that’s usable while talking. AT&T recently added a new unlimited mobile to any mobile feature with unlimited texting free of charge, and now you can even bank an extra 1,000 rollover minutes just for saying “Yes.”

Have you been forgetting to greet people on your iPhone’s address book during the special moments in their lives—say, birthdays or holidays? I do. So, I find this iPhone app—SMS Timer Pro—to be a pretty good solution to my forgetful ways. Hopefully, I get to erase my bad reputation among friends and family for not greeting them on special occasions. If you’re like me, you should be checking out this app.

Apple has been granted a patent on a system that allows a user to “control the content of text-based messages sent to or received from an administered device.” In plain English: Apple could expand the parental controls in iOS to include restrictions on text messages sent from or received by an iPhone. Any message that meets a certain set of criteria could be redacted or blocked entirely. More importantly than just quashing the exchange of dirty talk via SMS, Apple’s patent also has a facility whereby the linguistic value of the message can be rated, and the device can force a user to update the message before sending.

A great tip that I found over on Lifehacker shows us how to get calendar updates from iCal via SMS. As you know, text message inboxes have email addresses—for instance, 7125550000@vtext.com (for Verizon users). If you add your phone’s email address as an emailing option in your Address Book vCard, you can choose it as more »