i returned my iphone on day 15 and recieved a replacement.

a horizontal section of the phone from end to end stopped responding to touch. it's position was about the height of the QWERTY row in the keyboard screen. i could drag maps until reaching that position on the screen, at which point the drag would stop, and upon continuing further, the screen would begin responding further down and the drag would resume.

synace, midnightbox.com,

I have no sympathy whatsoever for those techno heads that must have the latest IT fashion gizmo. All reviews of the iPhone show it to be significantly inferior to low cost cellular phone for calls so I wonder just why people want this piece of crap. Its music features may be great but in the other departments like camera or phone they suck. In virtually every case where a manufacturer tries to combine multi-functionality in a product, you end up with a severely compromised product and this is no exception. If you want a real quality digital camera, there are plenty around at sub $300 that beat the pants off any phone camera. If you want a quality phone, likewise there are plenty of good sub $100 phones around. Even Apples iPod player although very good it comes with a high price tag against others at half the price. Many people change their phones annually for a variety of reasons, but I wonder just how many will change a $600 iPhone annually.

Mike, Alicante, Spain

Sorry - what were the preceding complaints in this 'series' you mention in the first paragraph ? No. I can't remember either.

Andy, Birmingham,

my wife's phone did the same thing, it was a simple fix. power off the phone then turn it back on and voila! good as new

Paul, houston, tx

Peter - the list of exploits in Apple's own documentation for the security fix is long and almost certainly not exhaustive. Worse still, it's impossible to install the fix in a timely manner - you have to wait up for iTunes regular update schedule to pick it up first. (Up to seven days, presumably more if you're away from home or don't sync regularly.)

And worst of all, the social engineering side is wide open for iPhone. Put your malware on a website and then publicise it by saying you've found a way to run third-party apps on the phone - people will flock to it.

Ian Kemmish, Biggleswade, UK

The devices security is weak? How about a little more detail on the accuracy of that statement, or would that conflict with the generalised and ill informed tone of your piece?

A security company reported that there was a way to gain access, however they noted this was virtually impossible, and is even more so now after Apple released a software update.

Peter Harrington, London, UK