Wow. 

I don't usually pop into the labs - for obvious reasons, but since taking part in one of the IT Week reviews, I've had to put myself among the morlocks and see what all this testing malarky is about. I am no white coated 'under the hood fiddler' but I have had an iPhone for a couple of weeks and am having a fine old time with it. 

There are a couple of things to bear in mind when using your iPhone. Firstly, don't use it in any built up metropolitan areas. This has nothing to do with the strength of the connection, just the fact that you might as well walk around with a sign on your head saying, "mug me, I am a fool". 

Secondly, unless you feel like filing them down to points it is going to take you a while to get your fingers accustomed to the small key spaces on offer to you. 

Any person using the phone for the first time suffers from what I call "clumsy starfish syndrome" – whereby you have the necessary number of digits, but no real control over what you are doing with them. It can make for some frustrating texting experiences. 

Finally, get used to some envy. People are going to love the browser. 

With this in mind, remember to clear out your cookies.

04 Dec 2007