* Posts by Ed 34

2 publicly visible posts • joined 7 Sep 2009

Confirmed: no iPad iBooks for Blighty

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Eye strain

There is a lot of talk of eye strain in relation to reading things electronically.

It seems to me that reading text of a certain size in certain light conditions would strain the eye the same amount, regardless of whether that text is printed or electronically displayed.

One might make a convincing argument that a backlit display actually constitutes more favourable lighting conditions for reading.

I am curious, does anyone have any scientific basis for why eyes might be more strained when using an e-reader as opposed to a traditional book? I am assuming of course that the text size is more or less comparable - disregarding special applications such as large-print material for those with impaired sight.

Apple's iPhone loses carriers money, claims researcher

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O2 really have lost the plot...

My recent experience suggests they are just not interested in your business unless you want an iPhone. I went into an o2 store, asked them about the HTC Touch Pro 2. They said, "we do not intend to sell that handset". I said, I have been an o2 customer for 10 years, I would like to stay, is there anything you can do for me? He said no. I said, "okay, I'm walking out of the shop and into the Voda shop next door" and they didn't even try to stop me. Not even a suggestion of a different handset.

I got the exact same line from the retentions team when I called for my PAC code. The girl didn't even try to persuade me to stay. 30 second phone call, sorted. Bye-bye, O2.

Shame really. I used to like O2 - now they only want your custom if you're a sheep!