So, uh, why would an out-of-state non-driver's-license ID be any easier to fake than an out-of-state driver's license?

That actually kind of is the case for me. Since I typically hold the iPhone in my right hand in the vertical orientation, my body has learned where the virtual keys are relative to the edges of the device. It does usually take a quick glance to be comfortable with my position, but in a pinch, I've become fairly accurate even blind. That being said, it still does require a proof-read to make sure the auto-correct didn't do something stupid like "correct" "its" to "it's" in the wrong situation, or foul up some other word. But yeah, it's the standardized location of the virtual keys with respect to the device that you learn the feel of, not the (non-existent) feel of keys themselves, obviously.

It's called buying SIM-unlocked phones and swapping your SIM card between them.

The reason Google can't publish their algorithms is due to the huge SEO market, and people continuously reverse-engineering and exploiting it, leading to Google throwing in a new twist, lather, rinse, repeat. Google's results would quickly become irrelevant if their algorithms were known. Competing search engines barely even register as a concern in this case.

It's called voting for presidential candidates and congressmen who promise to shut down the TSA. Hint: you'll need to look beyond the two main parties.

10.1 was the free one.

There are no unlocked iPhones for sale in the US. There are *unsubsidized* ones that work with AT&T planless pay-as-you-go contracts, but you're still locked to AT&T.

Note that the story is referring to public high school textbooks. Universities make far too much profit from their yearly edition scam with publishers to even consider switching to free/open textbooks.

Actually, I wonder if you could sue a John Doe for stealing your phone, and then subpoena the current GPS info from the carrier in order to prosecute...

Thankfully for them, they probably won't have to do it for too long before having to find new jobs.

You're saying that software is unimportant? Thanks for making my point about worthless feature lists for me.

Agreed. I want more realistic dismemberment physics as well.

It's not quite so cut-and-dry. You forgot to mention the CPU, which in the Touch HD is a relatively weak Arm 11 at 528mHz rather than the significantly faster 600mHz Arm-based Cortex A8 used in the 3Gs. The Touch HD's OS is WinMo 6.1, which is not anywhere close to being as optimal as iPhone OS, not in the same league really. The Touch HD only records video at a miserable 320x240 resolution, with complaints of poor framerates, compared to the 3Gs's 640x480 video capturing with smooth framerate. The battery life of the Touch HD is about 1/3 less than the 3Gs in actual tests, so you'll surely be needing those extra batteries (granted that is a nice option to have, even if it's an edge case). The 3Gs comes with a 16GB minimum of space, up to 32GB for an extra $100. Also, both the Touch HD and the 3Gs have the 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. I won't mention the 65,000+ applications available for the 3Gs (oh wait, I just did).

I'm sure you're very happy with your Touch HD, but your comparison is a bit misleading. Handset vendors have been using bullet-point feature list comparisons for years to sell their wares, but they hardly ever give any appreciation for the difference in value between the two offerings. It's easy to look good on paper.

How is it in Apple's interest? Google Voice adds significant value to the iPhone in the eyes of Apple's potential customers.

You haven't seen the new & improved iTunes firmware flasher... /evil laugh