I was really excited about this launch and hoped it would be an innovative and futuristic approach by Apple. But consumers are not very impressed a survey has revealed.
Days after Apple’s worldwide launch, 64% of the people surveyed admitted they were unmoved with the device. 2,108 people did the survey on MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, which revealed a tiny 9% would buy an iPad and four out of five people agreed it was a “scaled-up iPod Touch.”
I can only think that those surveyed were PC lovers who despise Apple for taking risks. Can you tell I’m a huge Apple fan? I’m also glad a celeb has backed Apple, Stephen Fry. Fry confirms from the Guardian, “There’s much to like, of course. But there are two chief reasons for its guaranteed success. It is so simple… It is made by Apple.”
An iPhone app designed to alert phone owners if their suspicious partners try to access their messages has gone on sale.
This surely to be one of those quirky app’s which will take the iPhone world by storm. Introducing – iTrust, the app that alerts you when your loved one tries to access your messages. Not only will it tell you when the naughty partner has snooped through your phone, it’ll also tell you which buttons were pressed.
This is how it works – It takes a screenshot of the user’s menu page, which becomes a frozen screensaver when the app is activated. Sounds to good to be true!
The iTrust creators, Jorgnsn, the company behind the app, states a recent survey showed 67% of women regularly check their boyfriends’ phones. I must say, I thought the stats would be higher, my friends snoop all the time!
Feeling sorry for yourself? Need more Facebook friends to show people your cool? Well help is at hand, an Australian company, uSocial, is charging £125 for blocks of 1,000 friends on Facebook and Twitter.
Chief executive, Leon Hill, confirmed an unprecedented surge of inquiries about his service over the Christmas period.
He told The Sun Newspaper: “Social networking sites can be cruel if you’re unloved – they show exactly how popular you are.
“People are buying pals so they have more mates to chat to, rather than sitting alone on their PCs.”
On the one hand this is a very sad side of social networking, how pathetic must people be to want to buy theirselves friends? But on the other hand, people may also want to promote their services or business and I guess there’s nothing wrong with that.
Lawyers for Facebook have also tried to get the service shut down.
2. World of Warcraft (2004, Mac, PC)
3. Fallout 3 (2008, PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
4. Portal (2007, PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004, PC, PS2, Xbox)
6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002, PC, PS2, Xbox)
7. Resident Evil 4 (2005, Gamecube, PS2, Wii)
8. Bioshock (2007, PS3, Xbox 360)
9. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare (2007, PC, PS4, Xbox 360, Wii)
10. Civilization IV (2007, PC, Mac)
