Any chance the technology could be used in material science to analyse stuff?

I know this is probably never going to happen but what would it take for one set of frequencies to be used for this around the world?

Just right. The privacy concerns override any possible cost cutting advantages.

Isn't their nickname crapita?

Sfx might get a light spanking. I'd say half of their links from twitter to their website don't (at least with my BB OS7.1 browser).

They need to increase reliability/coverage. The only reason why I would buy a 4G phone is if the signal is better inside buildings and less prone to dropping out than 2G/3G.

The best camera is the one you have is not always true. I use to have a bridge camera I used at holiday or at parties. People where intimidated by it at when people let me take their picture they were awkward or stressed looking. When I used my phone I got a much more natural and relaxed looking people in them. Even though the quality of the image was much poorer, the photos were better.

One theory about why it is taking Nokia so long to get the technology into windows phone is that microsoft had an absolute strangehold over windows phone 7 specification and Nokia weren't allowed to use it. Starting to see some of it in Windows Phone 8 but a phone with the lens of the 920 with the sensor from the 808 would be hugely impressive.

Thanks for the left handed perspective and for sticking ubuntu on.

The screen resolution is too low but otherwise doesn’t seem like it’s too bad. Not keen on Windows 8 but we’ll see what blue does to improve it.

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"that he decided to cop a plea rather than contest his case so as to avoid a potential nightmare of continuous subsequent trials even if he was acquitted of this particular offence."

This is a sign of a system that is in dire need of reform. The decision to plead guilty should not be taken because the system is going to repeatedly kick you between the legs until you do. Otherwise, you’re being punished for being not guilty.

(I know he plead guilt and says he did it but I am trying to make a more general point).

I don't want or need a kinect, even if it will work in a narrow, noisy room. My two year old can already reek havoc with various remotes but at least I can put them out of his reach. Now, I won't even have that option. (BTW, is no one else worked that this is just a massive invasion of privacy just waiting to happen?) I can't wait for reports about kids fighting over getting it to do stuff.

Don't need the internet for it to work but won't work unless it can phone home, I have an excellent connection but get lots of interface meaning that it drops out a lot so this is another reason not to bother.

As for the used games, I only buy used games. If they try to mess around with this I won't be buying one even if they sort the everything else out.

How can they not have already confirmed streaming services like lovefilm?

I can understand disks not working but for arcade games, surely a recompile would allow most games to work? There's always emulation (or is this just a way to shaft players so they need to buy everything twice?).

No mention about ripping dvds to store on the hdd. That would be a big plus. Or even allowing an external HDD to be connected by USB to do the same.

BT infinty I supopse.

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"People with Asperger syndrome, a form of austism, are often of average or above average intelligence, the society noted."

I'd like to see the numbers on that and then take a look at their reasoning. I have no doubt that there are intelligent people with autism but I have never heard of a causal link between the two (which is what they seem to be suggesting). Otherwise they are just saying most people are average.

One thing that always bugs me

One pirated copy != One lost sale. I would be very surprised if the numbers stood up to proper scrutiny.

Training programmes are a lot less 'sexy' than buying lots of hardware and lobbing it over the wall. Plus if you have an ideological problem with public sector schools why would you want them to succeed?

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"When they're on the train they can't be doin' stuff. So, if their time in the office is worth £50 an hour (say) then their time on the train is a loss of £50 per hour. Halve the journey time and we've thus created a value of £25 per passenger per trip. This forms part of the “value added” benefits of such transport projects."

I thought the point of smart phones, tablets and ultraportables was that people could work on the train and therefore there level of productivity should not be counted as 0 while they are on the train.

If if they can make a good colour ereader (with a proper screen like e-ink, no LCD nonsense), as long as it can be rooted I might be tempted to buy one.

Any sign of the prs-t3?

I like the idea but you'd need a tube to protect it while you're carrying it around.

Do submarine optical cables have repeaters? I can see how land based systems could be upgraded to take advantage of this but there might be a bit of a lag in adding it to global networks.

How long till the 2G signal is turned off in the UK to make way for 3.5G/4G/Whatever the marketing department calls it today G ?

If the playbook OS is changed soon will it have to be recertified?

The programmes which sould grab a piece of orbiting junk and them pull it into a firely death are probably the most realistic if expensive. The one that uses lasers to shift stuff is proper sci-fi.

So, how are all those programmes to remove debris from orbit going?

So as a standard NFC is up there with 4G?

So, do I spend £30 on a replacement battery for my 350 or buy one of these?

"Before Meebo's demise, Google stripped away all its features until it only consisted of the Meebo bar with added Google+ capabilities."

Looks like google jumped the extend part and went from embrace to extinguish.

I wonder if this could be used in future to effectively tag sheep. Yes officer, those are my sheep he rustled (shines torch).

Internet connection required

Another rumour on IGN about requiring an always on internet connection to use it. I hope these are wrong, otherwise my 360 is going to be sitting in my living room for a few more years yet.

I remember when the psion netbook came out. I really wanted one but my student loan wouldn't cover it. Did borrow my dad's 5mx though. Typed up a large amount of coursework on that.

"Only its keyboard gave the netbook an edge." But what an edge that is. Most people might be happy with a tablet but they aren't a proper replacement for a netbook. Even pairing with a bluetooth keyboard, the software a tablets are running at the moment isn't nearly ready to compete with them.