Re: Why no Android phones?

I don't use the SMS based version, I have the Authenticator App installed on my phone, which is also password protected.

I agree with you about 'over-the-shoulder' theft and hence always try to avoid SMS based authentication.

Could be under-age kids that are involved in gangs and required/pressurised into performing sexual acts, there's a number of horrible scenarios out there as to why this sort of information is on file. It's probably best to stick to questioning why the Council is so shit at data security and who should take the blame within that Local Authority.

Re: Not entirely a joke, I think.

I know what your saying, but no matter how many users a particular company has unless Facebook get good conversion rates on those Ads they won't be pulling in as much revenue as Google who could have better conversion rates on the Ads they run.

If you want to pay for internet advertising you go with the company that's going to get you the click throughs.

Re: Well..

Who cares, it's in Bootnotes you numpty, does anyone pay attention to the articles they are reading.

Re: Only time will tell

Your right Google are still propping up YouTube as it is running at a loss year on year.

They can't even get a decent ad revenue out of it compared to the amount of people using it.

@ThomH

Completely agree, but that's never stopped MS before, business sense isn't there strongest skill ;-)

Re: Wuh?

Leave it, I'm already sobbing at the fact that I would have killed for this sort of thing when I was a kid.

The BBC Micro in the loft with the 'Replay' chip modded onto it doesn't quite count as the same.

Re: @mikeyboosh

Sounds like my HP laptop, albeit without that res, although it was far short of a grand.

RE: In my youth

I used to work for a factory bakery and had to be at work for 6am, I used to cycle but my mate had a 125 motorbike, as it was quiet I used to hold on his arm and get propelled to work a lot quicker, although being a lot older now and have a greater sense of danger, I realise I wrong that could have all gone. My pothole avoidance skills are still finely tuned ;-)

(Obviously being young and stupid at the time it was a laugh)

Re: A grab for your telephone number?

You can also use the 2-step app, which I have, I received a code for initial setup and after that I now use the app passcode generator when it asks me for a code.

They will use my phone number as a last resort for authentication if the app dies, or I forget every password that I'm currently using.

Re: Voodoo its all voodoo

In ancient days, the Chinese were the leaders in Necromancy in it's heyday, not quite Voodoo I know.

Re: Marketing

"There IS such a thing as bad publicity outside the media world you know."

Your right there is indeed bad publicity, but when your target audience is an age group that probably don't know what a patent dispute is but Mum and Dad have been talking about it because it's in the news, that is what you call Brand Awareness, especially as it could lead to a sale, or get the kid talking about the product line the next day with their mates. Besides that's just your interpretation of it, not everyone thinks like you (thank fck).

There are sliding scales of publicity that may seem bad but in fact still do you some favours. Apple's been getting a hammering in the courts and Apple has been hammering Samsung, yet I don't think either have suffered any negative brand awareness in fact for both of them it's been a positive effect in some cases, either way I don't see their share price going south or their products gathering dust on shop shelves.

Re: As a claustrophobe....

I agree, although I don't think I could even get to the scream. I dose up on chill pills just to get on a plane.

Re: @JC

Their fail is for not putting two sets of stickers at different levels on the door, the 'knee-high' stickers are eye level for those that are vertically challenged.

Re: Colour

Any Android or iOS pad will do, I read my comics on a Transformer (not the robot seeing as we're talking comics).

@ AC Re: Peole don't say tablet - they say iPad

I don't think you read the original post correctly. I read it as not liking the fact that the surveys main premise for consumers not buying more Android pads was because of the App market maturity. But thinks the main reason Apple sell more iPads (note the poster doesn't actually believe Apple haven't got the market share), because Apple have rather shrewdly been able to define the language and expectation for the tablet market before Android could even get in the starting blocks.

(Don't worry I don't think anyone spotted that in your haste to have a go at someone else you ended up looking too much like a fanbois yourself.)

Re: "legally old enough to buy."

Your right there is no legal age limit for PAYG phones as no contract is involved, but you'd be hard pushed to find a shop that will sell a PAYG handset to someone who looks too young without a parent with them, mainly because the handset in question wouldn't have been set-up with age restrictions in place by default and the shop/brand would probably be liable if something bad happened.

Sorry should have worded my original post better.

Re: Not surprised but

"... the onus should be on the developer and advertiser..." missed a bit, let me help you...

"... the onus should be on the parents to ensure all measures are taken to protect children from this content and supervise them when necessary."

There are apps out there to make your device child friendly and stop them from accessing content you don't want them too. It might be a bit hard to convince the advertisers and developers about responsibility as they will assume most 7 year old don't have the money to buy these devices and in the case of a mobile phone aren't legally old enough to buy.

Re: Re: Re: Even as an non apple lover

@Steve the Cynic, I just got back from a good laugh outside, think a bit of wee came out...

... it's alright, just checked no wee. No the surprise here is that you think the high court has the power to ignore the Gov't, which clearly it hasn't as you've just stated, they'll be into anything involving foreign business dealings (or more importantly, contributing to China's GDP). So either way the Chinese Gov't isn't getting involved like the post I was replying too was suggesting.

So no I seriously don't.