ipad poll

[Churchill]

That does seem to be one common criticism out there - the iPhone and iPod actually fulfilled a need, whereas the iTampon doesn't.

As a self-confessed gadgetophile, I keep looking at tablets now (and there are a couple of competing products already) and thinking "oooh, shiny, must buy..." and MrsF keeps saying "BUT WHY?!?!?"

The only answer I can give is that it's been a while since I bought a gadget, and now that I have the prospect of some work, I want to buy something to celebrate.

It costs about the same as a decent Push-Chair...

[Moscow Mule]

As a self-confessed gadgetophile, I keep looking at tablets now (and there are a couple of competing products already) and thinking "oooh, shiny, must buy..." and MrsF keeps saying "BUT WHY?!?!?"

Yourco is buying it for research into a potential product expansion.

[Bagpuss]

Says it all really

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/b...-201001282420/


Nikki, a girl who has had 27 birthdays and works in a big building, say: "Oooooooooh. It do telly. I will see telly on it and make it help me buy nice hats.

"And look! It fit in bag where I have keys and little talkie box and red goo I put on face."

Tom, all grown-up man from busy place, say: "I very busy man who need see telly on big metal tube that take me to busy job.

"But look! It also play game! I play noisy game on metal tube and be happy."

And Bill, really, really old man who sits in chair all day, say: "It make words happen by pointing at it. Oooooooooh.

"I will make it help me say clever words to newspaper about gypsies and Pakistan.

"AND IT DO TELLY!"

[PAH]

"AND IT DO TELLY!"

Freeview?

[DimPrawn]

FTF 2012

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8486378.stm

Microsoft has reported a 60% jump in profit, thanks largely to "exceptional demand" for Windows 7.

Net profit came in at $6.66bn (£4.13bn) for the three months to 31 December 2009, up from the $4.18bn it made in the same period a year earlier.

It also reported record revenues of $19.2bn, which comfortably beat analysts' forecasts.