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Guitar Hero voted best game to play with mates
Pro Evolution Soccer doesn't even make top ten 29 April 2010 17:41 GMT TweetUK Takeaway food portal Just-Eat.co.uk has discovered that strum-em-up Guitar Hero was the most popular game to play with friends. Out of 1,737 Brits polled, 56 per cent of them said they enjoy a spot of placky-rock posing with their chums.
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Internet access is a right, poll claims
Four in five support universal web connections 8 March 2010 9:56 GMT TweetA poll of more than 27,000 people across 26 countries has revealed that 79% of people consider internet access to be a "fundamental right". The survey, conducted by GlobeScan on behalf of the BBC, found agreement with the UN's mission for universal...
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65% of Pocket-lint readers text on the loo
I hope you've washed those hands 5 February 2010 15:32 GMT TweetThe disgusting results of the most recent Pocket-lint survey are out. We posed the question: "Do you check emails, Twitter or surf the Internet in the loo?" - turns out that 65% of you are perfectly happy to admit your sick habit. The other 35% of...
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Nearly half of Brits would only spend £250 on Apple iTablet
So, how much would you pay? 25 January 2010 15:03 GMT TweetIt seems Apple might have difficulty in shifting a high-priced tablet device in any great numbers if consumer polls carried out in both the UK and US, revealed on the eve of what's expected to be the iTablet unveiling, are anything to go by.
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67% of Pocket-lint readers say £55 "too much" for games
Modern Warfare 2 pricing unpopular 31 July 2009 17:28 GMT TweetPocket-lint readers have slammed Activision for the pricing on its forthcoming military shooter Modern Warfare 2. The company has said that it'll be on sale for £55, but 67% of users we polled thought that this was "too much".
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COMMENT: Facebook's policy on Holocaust denial is wrong
55% of Pocket-lint readers say Facebook should censor Holocaust denial 15 May 2009 14:48 GMT TweetShould Facebook automatically delete all Holocaust denial groups? That's the question we asked Pocket-lint readers this week, after a storm erupted over Facebook refusing to cave to a Dallas attorney who's demanding that Holocaust denial pages be removed.
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94% give new Facebook layout thumbs down
"If I'd wanted Twitter, I'd have signed up" 20 March 2009 10:13 GMT TweetFacebook's most recent changes are proving unpopular with users.
The site recently reworked its user's homepages in order to make the site more "real-time", said by some to be in an effort to counter Twitter's meteoric popularity rise. -
"Are we dancer" voted silly song lyric
Beat Weird Al Yankovic by a whisker 17 December 2008 16:46 GMT TweetThe Killers hit song "Human" has one of the worst song lyrics of all time. Well, that's according to users of Orange's music service.
Over half of music fans aren't convinced by the band's reworking of the Hunter. S. Thompson quote, "we’re... -
Pocket-lint readers don't want voice search
62% say no thanks to out-loud browsing 24 November 2008 16:22 GMT TweetIt seems Pocket-lint readers see voice-enabled search functions a feature too far.
Both Google and Yahoo have recently launched voice-activated search, Google for iPhone, and Yahoo with its oneSearch mobile app.
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Xbox 360 price cuts now in effect
So, how many Pocket-lint readers are now tempted to buy? 19 September 2008 17:24 GMT TweetMicrosoft's new lower prices for its Xbox 360 family of consoles in Europe have gone into effect today.
With a new low entry-level price of £129.99, we were interested to know if this would tip Pocket-lint readers into taking the Xbox plunge.... -
60% of Pocket-lint readers trust Wikipedia
Poll results show online encyclopedia gets thumbs up 4 August 2008 17:15 GMT TweetIn our latest Pocket-lint reader poll we asked if you trusted Wikipedia. It seems 60% of you do trust the the free online encyclopedia, while 40% are wary of info the site that anyone can edit.
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COMMENT: Is iTunes UK a rip-off?
79% of Pocket-lint readers say yes as ISPs crack down on file-sharers 25 July 2008 16:25 GMT TweetA whopping 79% of Pocket-lint readers believes that iTunes is a "rip-off" in the UK where the average price is 79p a track, versus 99 cents in America and the same in euro cents in Europe.
The result of our most recent poll, it seems that... -
COMMENT: Is the Nintendo Wii winning the console war?
We ask Pocket-lint readers if the system is just a fad... 18 July 2008 14:15 GMT TweetWith just-released data coming in suggesting that Nintendo's Wii is the top-selling video game console in the United States with 10.9 million units shifted, we thought we'd reveal whether the Pocket-lint readership thinks the system is here to stay.
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63% of Pocket-lint readers not getting iPhone 3G today
And tales of woe from those who tried hard to do so... 11 July 2008 16:20 GMT TweetOn what could be described as a frustrating day for early adopters in the UK, in our latest poll, we asked the Pocket-lint readership whether they were planning to pick up an iPhone 3G today.
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Microsoft to begin multi-million dollar Vista ad campaign
As two-thirds of Pocket-lint readers say just give up 9 July 2008 14:15 GMT TweetMicrosoft is to begin a multi-million dollar advertising campaign to promote the Vista operating system, as an executive admits the current Apple "Get a Mac" adverts have "caused some impact".
However, the most recent Pocket-lint reader poll...
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