OS X Lion will solve two of the features here with resizing from any edge and full-screen apps, which will be more than just the same app bigger but actually offer different accessibility options when it fills the screen. And with Spaces you'll be able to keep that application full-screen and move to another desktop.

Socks completely blown off then suddenly back on my feet when I saw MS Word and the familiar Start bubble in the bottom left corner along with the Win7 taskbar.

Amen to that. The fact that RIM, Google or HP (owners, not makers, of Web OS) haven't come out to slam Apple and make themselves look better suggests that they likely have similar tracking capabilities in their respective mobile operating systems.

Not sure what other sources you've checked but CNET — a widely respected and well-known tech/gadget site — was kind enough to post an FAQ on the matter. Even went to the trouble of posting screenshots of the iTunes Summary page showing on the data can be encrypted.

Two words: Patriot Act.

Other sites have mentioned it. Other sites have also discounted this as being a legitimate issue since, again, the file is only stored locally not to mention the fact that it's been confirmed that Android phones track information similarly.

Before you start casting dispersions at iOS devices you'd better wait for the response from the other phone manufacturers. So far no one else — HTC, Samsung, Nokia, RIM, etc — have responded. You'd think they'd be quick to reveal that they don't track anything. If they don't respond in the next few days I'd say…

Your wish is granted. Connect your iOS device, go to the Summary page and under Options there's a check box for encrypting the back-up file that's only on your local computer.

"Not entirely cool with the idea of your iPhone or iPad following your every move without your consent?"

I've seen some transexuals that will break any conventional wisdoms you might have about what a man looks like when he goes for the full monty surgery. Did you actually browse for pictures of her?

I beg to differ. I'd say it's clear that Microsoft wanted to at least present the idea that the future of gaming and computing in general would be a hands-free future. Ergo, Kinect is the future. "You Are The Controller" is the tagline. Nowhere does it say "You Are The Controller...sometimes".

I saw some other pics of her... and a...um..., are we certain she's, you know, a "she"? Some of the pics look like there could be some history behind those pouty lips, gargantuan thighs and her massive chair destroyer.

Your objection to easier tools that give "idiots" more access to pump out "meaningless crap" is slightly on the stupid side.

Here's what I got from the article: Photoshop is still a ways off from being the de facto standard of photo manipulation but the writing is most certainly on the wall.

@anderlan: You can split hairs over the terms "open source" and "open code" but doesn't matter. Google has been riding the "open" train for years and either suggests a lack of responsibility of their product or the fact that they've finally recognized that being so carefree about their OS is doing more harm than…

Quite arguably the worst series of films in cinematic history will be far more entertaining in video game form — with zero dialogue — than that no-talent-hack George Lucas could ever conceive.

While Home has improved its speed and accessibility it still seems like a tremendous waste of time. Having said that, different strokes for different folks. I'm sure there are people out there that love this kind of stuff. Am I the only one that thinks about the Willis movie "Surrogates" when messing about in Home?

From the look of things they'd already been in a brawl by the time they reached the back of (what I assume is) the bar. They were probably all worn out by the that time.

I'm famous!!! Thanks for that. I'm sincerely flattered.

You can try and trivialize and break down the technical differences between the two systems but the fact is that there's not one game on the 360 that matches the visual fidelity that the PS3 is pushing with the games you (and I) already mentioned. Games like Call of Duty and such look better on the 360 because of…