Posts by -hh

AIR TIME! Our expert cosies up with the new top-end iPad

...and there's still no 3.5" floppy slot! DOOM!!

I'm sorry, but I've been hearing this same complaint for nearly 4 years now...it is obsolete.

The reality is that wireless & cloud have demonstrated themselves as the solution for the mainstream, so there's no meaningful marketplace demand for such a feature.

Sure, there's always going to be niche cases, and there's third party alternatives to service this niche such as G-connect, Airstash, etc...but the bottom line remains that this use case is a niche minority, and the tail can't wag the dog.

-hh

Ten reasons why you shouldn't buy an iPhone 5

iPhone Cable: £0.99 at Amazon UK ... stop whining and save £14!

@craigness

You can protest about finding expense sources all you want, but Amazon UK has your £15 cable for sale for but a mere £1:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Connector-Cable-iPods-iPhones-iPads/dp/B00290PUXQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317919109&sr=8-1

I can't explain why you were unable to find it in your Google searches...that's a question for you to ask yourself.

-hh

PS: I don't have an iPhone either ... but my reasons are not lame ones built on false pretenses.

"Expensive" Cable? Really?

The "expensive cable" excuse... was dead even before the first iPhone shipped back in 2007.

Presently, your "expensive" cable costs just over $2 (less than £2), including free shipping in the USA...and of course it isn't even a whopping $2, since the USB cable you want to use wasn't free anyway.

Nevertheless, considering that the typical smartphone service contract (at least in the USA) runs roughly $2000 across its 2 year term, to whine about a mere $2 for a spare cable is to foolishly ignore 99.9% of your lifecycle costs.

Congratulations, you've earned the "EPIC FAIL" icon.

-hh