Good luck with that then..

I wonder if the Chicago Sun-Times ever sends its correspondents into conflict/war zones? Good luck with trying to explain to the local warlord that "I'm a legit reporter - look at my cool iPhone which not only doubles as my camera /videocam but also my voice recorder". Still at least they'll be able to get in close.

Maybe

.. they should throw some money at redeveloping that god-awful web site of theirs, then customers could actually maintain their accounts and not have to keep asking "help" desk to reset their login credentials. Bah!

In five years..

Apple will have patented iMplants which will be surgically implanted to back-project data onto the retina - in the eye, not the display obviously. They're probably working on it right now, but they can't figure out what to do about the battery or the upgrade path.

And yes, of course someone will buy them..

The answer is

MUTT. Or (Al)pine if you want. Gotta love that interface.

You wait for a bus and then 6 come along at once

The problem as I see it (as an ordinary plebeian user) is that more and more services are now jumping on the 2FA bandwagon. This isn't a problem in itself, and I got quite excited when Twitter announced the new option; gosh, maybe I could even use one of the 2 2FA devices I now possess. But noooo. It has to be SMS, so my phone becomes a key part of my Twitter experience and it now becomes important not to lose it or stray out of a signal area. No mention of fallback codes that I can keep in my wallet.

And of course, if I was a conspiracy theorist I'd say how uncomfortable I was with people I've never met being able to link my phone number with my Twitter account: not that I've anything to hide of course..

Re-enter the .. ZUUUUNE!

Mark my words.. the buggers will relaunch it as the Zune. Guess it saves on landfill.

Windows Update

I'm just wondering if phone buyers will still be stuck with the horrendous cycle of Windows Updates that desktop users have to put up with? How will this fit in with expensive data plans, especially when roaming (and can't find a WiFi connection)?

Ah, but all those smooth/extra smooth beers..

.. will still taste shite, but now for a bit longer. Mine's a pint of Old Grumblebelly thanks!

Google

Google will do it. They'll do a deal with Osborne who'll write off their alleged tax debt in exchange for the ID card system to end all ID card systems. It won't even be a card - you'll have an iris scan next time you pop in to buy a banned substance (ciggies, booze, fizzy pop etc) and you won't even notice. Google will not only ID you, they'll even track you on behalf of the Government. Google will not only get off allegedly not paying tax, they'll also make gazillions selling your anonymised data to advertising partners.

Oh I feel so HAPPY!

Blimey - from the (fake) answers I gave, I would say that my next job should be an understudy for Marvin the Paranoid Android. But no, my results would have me believe a life in PR, or perhaps Counselling would not be out of the question.

No wonder some young people have such an unrealistic expectation of being employed and finding a real job! Innit.

"Q.Will licensors have to pay to sell their work through the Hub?

We are still exploring various mechanisms for financing the on-going operations of the Hub"

So that'll be a yes then. Why waste an opportunity to make money from both the licensor and the customer? After all, storage is sooo expensive these days..

Clueless, as usual

When all the back-slapping has stopped, maybe the Whitehall mandarins will figure out that unless Jo Citizen all have a computing device then their everything for everybody web site will not achieve it's purpose. Why don't they ask the nice RasPi people if they could develop a cheap computer to work with all those huge tellies the great unwashed/unemployed allegedly have and do a 21st century MiniTel? Oh wait...

That bl**dy autocorrect again eh?

I said MISSIVE ! Not .. oh #nevermind

"Orth was quick to point out that he wasn't talking about Microsoft policy and it was just a laugh between buddies and all that, but the internet had already chewed him up and spat him out, leading to his resignation this week"

It's a pity they retired Clippy and chums: "It looks like you're committing career suicide Adam; would you like some help with that?"

Seriously Dave?

I think what you mean is that the NORKs will mount a couple of missile lanuchers on a ship, float it round to Canvey Island and unleash a Musudan or 2..

I see the British Museum are pulling an interesting one with their online booking system: no more than 8 in a party and a £1 booking charge *per ticket*. How do they justify that?!

What we need is..

.. a 21st Century MiniTel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel). Maybe base it on the Raspberry Pi and keep the initiative in Blighty. Good enough to the job (very well), but not flashy enough to sell for a payday loan.

Were they all MPs then?