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67% of you say "yes" to touchy-feely gadgets
Getting touched up - the latest Pocket-lint.co.uk Poll results 10 June 2007 11:24 GMT
In the latest Pocket-lint.co.uk reader Poll we asked you "With some gadgets now offering touch controls, not traditional buttons, is 'touch' going to be the new 'type'?"

67% of you are excited by the new touch developments and said "yes", while 33% of Pocket-lint.co.uk...
Yes to VoIP calls on your PSP - 60% of you would
Latest Pocket-lint.co.uk Poll results hot off the press 2 June 2007 15:46 GMT
Following BT's announcement that it is to develop a software-based application that will allow people to use their PSPs as VoIP handsets, in the latest Pocket-lint.co.uk reader Poll we asked you, "Would you use your PSP as a VoIP phone?" and 60% of you have backed up BT's...
Two out of five US households with a TV have a videogame console
That number has grown immensely in the last 2 years 6 March 2007 17:25 GMT
Although a whopping 41.1% of households in the US have some sort of gaming console, it's still the hardcore gamers who dominate playing time.

This is according to an exhaustive study by Nielsen research that covers the last quarter of 2004 through to the fourth...
Surgeons who play videogames perform better
Research tested their skills at keyhole surgery 21 February 2007 16:10 GMT
New research suggests that there's a correlation between how well surgeons perform on patients and whether they play videogames.

In a study at Beth Israel medical centre in New York and published in the Archives of Surgery, researchers found that doctors who...
Reader poll shows more than half plan to buy a PS3
So quite a few of you are gamers 20 February 2007 15:34 GMT
As usual when asked a question about a hot new product, Pocket-lint readers are firmly divided on whether they'll be first in line to nab one.

This time it's the PS3 that is the contentious issue.

When asked if you'll be buying a console when it's...
Microsoft admits to Vista voice recognition flaw
PC could be attacked and command itself to delete files 1 February 2007 15:20 GMT
Not 2 days after Microsoft's Vista operating system has been released, and already holes are appearing.

The latest gaffe is that Vista can respond to voice command to possibly irretrievably delete files by its own vocal command.

This could happen...
Vista cracked
Work-a-round found by mistake 31 January 2007 16:12 GMT
It's only been available to consumers for a day, however that hasn't stopped one enterprising Security researcher claiming that he has found a way of bypassing the means Windows Vista uses to verify that video and audio content is properly protected by Digital Rights Management...
Games developer criticises Vista controls
Too many blocks in place 30 January 2007 17:48 GMT
Microsoft has been pushing Vista for gamers and for multimedia enthusiasts, but not all gamers are welcoming the software's new features.

According to one games developer, WildTangent, Vista's security features are too strict and restrictive.

By...
Just over half of Pocket-lint readers are getting Vista
Which means just under half are saying no thanks 30 January 2007 13:50 GMT
The majority of Pocket-lint readers are going to upgrade to Windows Vista, but only by a slight margin.

374 voters said they would upgrade, while 306 have decided they're not going to jump on that bandwagon straightaway.

That translates into 45%...
Pocket-lint readers not keen on the iPhone
Over half don't plan on buying one 19 January 2007 16:04 GMT
Pocket-lint's latest poll shows a surprising number of readers are thoroughly unimpressed by the iPhone.

In a survey of over 740 people, 53% said they wouldn't be buying an iPhone – that's nearly 400 of you who aren't interested in it.

So where...
Pocket-lint's first poll shows 51% of readers need a Wii
The results are in 11 December 2006 12:16 GMT
Pocket-lint's first reader poll asked you if you'll be buying a Nintendo Wii this Christmas, and, rather astonishingly, 1 out of every 2 readers are planning on it.

You may, however, find it difficult to get a hold of one, as Wii fever gripped the nation last...