ALEX NUNEZ: I find it funny how Apple touts the mega-thinness of the IPhone 5 as if it matters. 90% will go into cases that double thickness. I’d rather they had kept it as thick as the iPhone 4 and used the space for a bigger battery. Then I wouldn’t need the bigger case, since the case I use is just an external battery. Which, incidentally, won’t fit the new iPhone because Apple has changed the charger-connector. D’oh! Likewise, the new “Magsafe 2” connector makes the chargers for my older Macs obsolete. Yeah, there’s an adapter, but . . . .

Meanwhile, in response to my observation that this release seems to be generating less excitement than previous ones, David Kirkham emails: “There is less excitement in people because there is less money in their pocket.” Could be.