Bright Grey's Roger Edwards: If Apple did protection...

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My iPhone has revolutionised my life. With its endless array of downloadable ‘apps' I rarely use it as an actual phone, but it is my constant companion and friend.

I can listen to music or watch videos whilst waiting for a delayed aircraft at a snowbound Heathrow, or enable the WiFi connection and use Facebook to monitor my friends' reactions to the latest results on X Factor. When Scot Rail recently decided it was a clever idea to send a train with only two carriages to cover the busiest service of the day - instead of the usually overcrowded four-carriage train - I was able to take a photo of the resulting cattle truck conditions. And a complaint email was winding its way to Scot Rail HQ before the train had a chance to start moving. It's a fa...

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