I say ‘allegedly’ here because the survey from some bunch called Eagle Research Group (ERG) can’t actually be found. There are lots of stories online out there that attest to its findings but the company’s one-page Web site – with no media links – doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
The findings of the ghost report claim that 70% [of how many respondents?] of Zune player users are ready to switch over to an iPod or, an iPhone when their contract expires. Just over a third claimed they would never have bought a Zune if they had known the iPhone was so cool.
Of the 30% that are staying put with Zune [which topped the 1 million-mark a few months back], just under half claimed the they wouldn’t have the iPhone because it doesn’t have enough music storage, while a fifth of them said they wouldn’t touch an Apple product, not even with someone else's hand.
Up until that last bit, this iReport could have been written by Apple’s PR department. Maybe they just commissioned it. If someone out there has this report, please send me the link.-Martin Lynch
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It’s looking likely that Samsung’s slinky P520 will escape Korea after all, as details are popping up on some European Samsung sites.
It measures 88 x 54 x 8.9mm and has a 320 x 240 resolution touch screen, alongside a 3megapixel camera and a microSD Card slot. It is just 8.9mm thick/thin [that's 3mm thinner than the LG Prada and 2.7mm thinner than the iPhone, for those that care about that kind of thing] and the design is clean and uncluttered. Like the LG Prada, there are only two buttons on the face.
Inside there is 50MB of internal memory, stereo Bluetooth, and reports suggest that this could have Wi-Fi too. Jump now for another photo.-Martin Lynch
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iPlayer was always going to take some hits. As soon as it became clear that the BBC's on-demand TV offering was a Windows-only product – at least to start – the knives were drawn.
Things are really hotting up now though as protesters from the Linux and Mac communities have more than 11,000 signatures on an e-petition at the Downing St. Web site, calling for iPlayer to be banned until there is more support for other operating systems.
The BBC has always said that support for other OSs would arrive after the initial launch but this has not appeased the computing minority. The e-petition is really picking up speed now, having gone from just over 10,000 signatures yesterday to more that 11,000 today. It will stay open until August 20 and you can find it here. What’s your take?
Should the majority of potential iPlayer users (Windows users) have to suffer delays while the BBC sorts out new versions for Linux and Mac users? Or, should the BBC do what it should have done from the outset and make a product that everyone could use from day one? You tell me.-Martin Lynch
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