But the iPad is the same basic design as the iPhone and iPod touch (just bigger), both of which were released long before this yoke. Shenzhen Great Loong Brother is a great name for a company, though - I wish the place I work for had such a cool name.

A lot has changed since Galileo. Official Catholic theology fully accepts the Big Bang, evolution, etc, so there's no issue with the Vatican exploring these issues. Although didn't Hawking tell the story of Pope JP II saying that it was OK for humanity to explore the everything that happened after the Big Bang, but not the moment of it itself, as this was God's moment?

I'd say most of those phones aren't in use any more, so I doubt that a significant chunk of the population has just had their mobile access cut.

That said, this measure doesn nothing for security. IMEI numbers can be spoofed, phones can be stolen or bought second hand, or smply brought in from a country that doesn't have manditory registration.

And in reply to Anonymous Coward @12.54, I don't see how not having your box would prevent you from registering. Walk into mobile phone store with mobile and ID, and job done.

it's been previously reported that Schmidt leaves the boardroom when iPhone topics come up. Apple and Google both seem OK with that setup.

In all fairness, the battery is rechargeable. They haven't produced a single-use electric car.

@ Waggers: Here in the 21st century, most people in developed countries carry what are called "mobile phones". I won't go into all the tecnology, but most of these "mobiles" contain a camera with video recording functionality. They have a handy feature whereby you can turn on the video recording functionality whenever you want to - so you don't have to leave it running the whole time in the hope that something interesting will happen in front of it.

The Chinese language site (like all of the BBC's non domestic ventures) is run by BBC Worldwide, a commercial arm of the BBC that doesn't rely on licence funding.

So you can sleep easy knowing your £139.50 isn't being misused here.

"The world needs a new way to get around that doesn't produce so much carbon."

What is with this use of the word "carbon"? It's *carbon dioxide*. They're two completely different substances.

Do you ask for a "refreshing glass of hydrogen" when you want water?

This is a complete non story. Some blogger notices that Apple updated an obscure tech support article saying that AV software isn't a bad idea in general, and it's the main story on the Reg? A slow news day indeed!

and @ Anonymous Coward: "I run OSX with protection as I think that just because no one has identified any viruses doesn't mean none exist! "

Um... if none have been identified, then how do you expect your AV software to spot them?