Let's pretend for a moment that Nintendo was to make a Mario game for iOS. Would it be in full 3D like Mario 64, or a classic platformer like Super Mario 3?

Neither, it'd be an endless runner where you simply tap the screen to jump on Goombas and over gaps, because touch screens lack the control for anything more sophisticated.

Sure, there are games on the App Store that are fully fledged platformers, but are they any good? No, because (in my experience) your hands are covering 80% of the screen making it impossible to see what's actually going on.

If this is the future of gaming, you can count me out.

Makes you wonder which country is the real threat in this world.

So what they're saying is that we can use replacement printer parts to make guns?

Looks like Slashdot's been hacked.

I suspect they would have a lot less problem with terrorists and ne'er-do-wells.

Nope, there'd simply be a lot more people getting shot.

Blocking on a number is pretty pointless, unless you actually want to block a specific person. If you're wanting to block a spam SMS message, then you'll be out of luck since they're sent from throw away numbers (well, at least in the UK they are).

Seriously, when I had an iPhone, the one thing that annoyed me more than anything was the lack of a notification led.

That's what the S stands for:

"Still no notification led"

I'm due for a phone upgrade soon, and I'm currently looking at whatever mid-range Android phone is the best value for money.

I have a good job, but I'm simply not willing to spend 40GBP a month on an iPhone (plus 200 upfront costs) when a 20 a month Android phone will let me make calls and check Facebook just as well.

If the iPhone 5C exists and is competitively priced, then maybe Apple will get back in the game, but at the moment, they're stumbling in the smartphone market.

or identifying card cheats in crowded casinos

Casino card cheat definition: Anyone who is good at cards and causes the house to lose.

Now where am I going to find an identikit arena shooter based upon the Quake 3 engine?

Oh wait, here's a short list of a few of them

http://freegamer.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/quake3-total-conversions.html

Come on, the id Tech 3 source code was realised 8 years ago yesterday. Are there really no better engines out there?

Seriously, how many people do you see on a daily basis driving while talking on their phone, or staring down at their laps, occasionally looking up to see where they're going while typing out that text?

I once told a girl to get off her phone as she pulled up to a junction while staring down at her phone and she went mental.

If they can't stop people talking/texting while driving, then what chance do they have with a device that unless you're up close looks like a pair of glasses?

Ban glasses.

Are you referring to the mosquitoes or the people?

All the downloads on TPB are legal.

Dubbed In Navajo

FFS, Avatar was just a movie. Get over yourselves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_phone