Category: Polls
Are laptops and tablets making us ill? Yes, according to nearly 80 per cent of us
I've never heard of Hunched-Over-Laptop Syndrome (HOLS), but as I sit here in bed huddled over my laptop as I nurse an injured leg I can quite believe it exists. Anyway according to a survey by Fellowes (the office equipment…
Should smartphones be banned from gigs? Yeah Yeah Yeahs spark debate
Indie rock legends the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have sparked debate over the place of smartphones at gigs by insisting that punters at their live shows don't pull out their tech while they play. While attending the New York trio's show…
Employees spend a day a week on social networks while at work!
Another day, another survey. This time one from VoucherCodesPro.co.uk (again) which shows that employees spend more time on social networks at work than home. Not great news for bosses up and down the land perhaps – unless the staff work…
POLL: Are we all now interested in 3D TVs again?
Are we all in awe of 3D TV once more? That certainly seems to be the case according to new figures released by the Dixons retail group. Currys and PC World recording a whopping 500% growth in 3D TV…
Is the use of gaming strategy guides the same as cheating?
For some, the summer months are the best time to slap on the sunscreen, pull on a swimming costume and go bask in the rare British sunshine. For me, it's an opportunity to catch up on the past 6…
POLL: LG Optimus 3D smartphone gets priced, but can you afford it?
Few phones attracted more buzz at MWC 2011 this week than LG's Optimus 3D phone. With its dual-camera lenses capable of recording 3D video, autosteroscopic parralax barrier screen and dual-core credentials, it was a mighty phone on show from the…
POLL: Should EA keep Andy Gray as a FIFA 2012 pundit?
Sky football commentator Andy Gray has seen his television presenting contract terminated after a series of sexually innapropriate comments were made to and about female staff. The Sky Sports presenter had mocked female Premier League Assistant referee Sian Massey, believing…
POLL: Who should play Assange in the WikiLeaks movie?
News has begun to trickle in today about a proposed WikiLeaks movie, documenting the rise of the whistleblowing website, the consequenting controversy surrounding its many leaked wires and co-founder Julian Assange's "colourful" personal life. The public face of WikiLeaks, the…
Poll – Is Apple's jailbreak kill-switch patent a step too far?
Apple have filed a patent that will make iPhone jailbreakers and those scared of Orwellian surveillance systems quite uncomfortable. The "Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device" patent describes plans that would give Apple an unprecedented…
Poll: Should Nintendo DS R4 "homebrew" cards be illegal?
High-fives all around at Nintendo HQ today, as the High Court has ruled that importing, advertising or selling R4 cartridges in the UK is now illegal. R4 cards can be used to download and play illegally ripped versions of Nintendo…
