It's Flora's last ever podcast before she leaves CNET UK, and she celebrates by running around the podcast table, draped in a Canadian flag and high-fiveing all the microphones.
It's the perfect occasion for a massive phone-themed rant about Ofcom's latest study saying we're all becoming lazy mobile-addicted layabouts who couldn't maintain a relationship with a garden hedge. We also have possibly the most fail-ridden Crave of all time.
News
- Google says Apple and Microsoft are ganging up to 'strangle' Android
- Virgin Media and London buses planning free Wi-Fi for all
- Aardman animations use Nokia N8 to film record-breaking stop-motion animation
Crave
- Andy: Nokia 500
- Flora: GiffGaff gets data roaming
- Luke: BlackBerry Bold 9900
Feature
Ofcom says 37 per cent of adults and 60 per cent of kids who have smart phones are 'highly addicted' to them, and that they're giving up 'other leisure activities' to spend more time fiddling with their smart phones. But among the top five things on the list are 'surfing the Web' and 'using a paper map'.
We call hornswoggle on the whole goshdarn report and break it down to the actual factoids.
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Flora's Fact Farm
All Flora's phone knowledge will be wiped from the database at midnight, so it's time for a brain dump lest those facts be lost to humanity for ever. What phone to buy, how to get the cheapest deal, and the factors to think about that you won't find in a review.
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dudgybudgie 6 August, 2011 11:31
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good bye flora I saw cnet were looking fon a new review editor but i didn't know you were leaving!!!!!!!!! :(
Anonymous 6 August, 2011 12:55
When I started listening to the cnet podcast- when it was called the 'crave podcast' the regular contributors were rory, kate, ian, nate and rupert. Sadly most of them have now left, even flora whom I've grown to like! :-(
Anonymous 8 August, 2011 11:56
It's like learning to love a poo
Anonymous 8 August, 2011 21:43
Loved the podcast when I listened today. Sorry that Flora is going. Usually had some very funny segments. Good luck.
Anonymous 8 August, 2011 22:13
noooo I've had a particular regard for flora for a while now she can do no wrong.