Reprinted from TidBITS#992/24-Aug-09 with permission. Copyright (C) 2009, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 24-Aug-09 ---------------------------------------- by Jeff Carlson article link: **Have We Entered a Post-Literate Technological Age?** Readers respond to Adam's article about the technological literacy of future generations. (61 messages) **Is there a PrePaid Data Plan for the iPhone?** A reader wants to take full advantage of AT&T's data services for the iPhone when traveling to the United States. The topic of using an unlocked phone also comes up as an option. (6 messages) $$ This is TidBITS, a free weekly technology newsletter providing timely news, insightful analysis, and in-depth reviews to the Macintosh and Internet communities. Feel free to forward to friends; better still, please ask them to subscribe! Non-profit, non-commercial publications and Web sites may reprint or link to articles if full credit is given. Others please contact us. We do not guarantee accuracy of articles. Caveat lector. Publication, product, and company names may be registered trademarks of their companies. TidBITS ISSN 1090-7017. Copyright 2009 TidBITS: Reuse governed by Creative Commons license. Contact us at: TidBITS Web site: License terms: Full text search: Subscriptions: Account help: .