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el 26-Jun-2008 |
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 Only one-third of Apple iPhone buyers are women. This is an improvement over the old ratio--one-fourth--but it's still nothing to be proud of. Why are women avoiding the device? Because it's hard to use with long fingernails. DailyTech:
Erica Watson-Currie of Newport Beach, Calif., a consultant and lecturer, is among the women up in arms that the iPhone won't respond to their long fingernails. She states, "Considering ergonomics and user studies indicating men and women use their fingers and nails differently, why does Apple persist in this misogyny?"
Watson-Currie pegs her average fingernail length for those curious between an eighth and a quarter of an inch. She yearns for a stylus to save her from her iPhone woes. Unfortunately many have praised the iPhone for not using a stylus, which many feel is a burden and easy to lose.
Also annoyed by Apple's design? Fat people. Why? Because their fingers are too big. (Here, at least, the complaints are spread equally between men and women.)
And now the good news: many women have found ways to use the iPhone and keep their nails:
Heidi Roizen, a prominent Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur and long fingernail aficionado, only uses her thumbs on the screen. She says, "My thumbnail does not hit it" thanks to a shorter thumbnail.
Get cracking, Steve...
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| It Has Begun! iPhone Line Forms At NYC Apple Store (AAPL) |  It's a week early, but a handful of people are already in line at the 5th Ave. NYC Apple Store for the new iPhone 3G, which goes on sale next Friday, July 11.
Engadget:
Right now, about ten people have started a line outside of Apple's flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York. Word is that the family at the head of the queue are attempting to break some [..] Read complete article | | Published 04-Jul-2008 by Silicon in General
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| Nokia E71 and E66 Demos go up Temporarily; We?ve Got Good News |  iPhone iPhone 3G iPhone AppStore iPhone Apps iPhone 3G video calling iPhone iPhone Apple Apple iPhone. Oh sorry, that’s not until 1pm EST. In the meantime, Nokia fans anxiously awaiting new entries into the business-oriented Eseries lineup will be happy to learn of Nokia’s latest little slip up. For a short while yesterday, tutorials went [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 09-Jun-2008 by Zach Epstein in HandsetsNokiaE66E71leak
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| People Standing In Rain For Non-Existent 3G iPhone (AAPL) |  A line formed outside of the 24-hour Apple Store on 5th Ave. because people are frantically waiting for they're not sure. Engadget reports that the line is about 60-deep (as of an hour ago) and that the people in the line aren't exactly aware why they're standing there, but some believe it's for the 3G iPhone, which we don't expect to see until next month. But who knows? Maybe they're giving [..] Read complete article | | Published 22-May-2008 by Silicon in General
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| Apple makes iPhone 3G available unlocked in HK |  It looks like Apple has decided to sell the iPhone 3G to folks in Hong Kong without having it locked down to any particular carrier. This could be a straight backlash to the rumors that China Mobile won’t carry the iPhone unless 3G and Wi-Fi are disabled (we know, right?). Anyway, the iPhone 3G will [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 25-Sep-2008 by Marc Flores in AppleCarriers - InternationalGSMHSDPANews3GChinaChineseHKHong KongiPhoneMac
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