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Poll: Do you want to order coffee from your iPhone?

I’m not sure why, but the idea that when Apple releases the iPhone SDK we will then be able to order coffee at Starbucks via the iPhone is causing quite a bit of buzz. I’m not sure what I am expecting to see once developers are able to write native iPhone apps, but I know that isn’t really it. Not being a coffee drinker, I have little interest in this, but if I could equate it with something I DO like enough to stand in line for, like, say, the Friendy’s... Read More

Poll: How many charge cycles does your battery have?

My “new” Macbook is my first laptop in about 10 years, so I’m not overly familiar with how long these new-fangled rechargeable jobbers can potentially last. So out of curiosity, I thought I would take a poll of our readership to see how many charge cycles their current Mac Laptop battery is running on. To test this, I am using the excellent (free) iStat Pro widget by iSlayer. I bought my MacBook on November 3rd, and as you can see, it currently has 76 charges,... Read More

Poll: How much more would you spend per month to get a 3G iPhone?

Looking at AT&T’s current unlimited 3G data plans, we got to wondering… What if AT&T decides to charge iPhone users more per month for access to a high-speed 3G network if/when Apple releases a 3G model? How much more would you be willing to pay per month over the $20/month iPhone users currently pay to use the slower EDGE network? [poll=2]  Read More