If I can lose 3-4 pounds a month, then maybe in three months I can be back at a weight where I can at least pull up the pant zipper (if the top button does not yet fit) with an extra long shirt for supplementary midriff coverage.

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Tap the screen, pull up a search box, enter your destination, and tap the 'Start' button.

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If you really, madly, deeply want to edit your docs, there's one way to do it -- click on the share button on the top right corner and choose "Open in Safari" to pull up the Google Drive web app that's been available on iDevices since the service launched.

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That way I can pull it out of my bag, press the power button and it jumps back to life.

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Tapping on any of the home screen's bubbly icons will pull up a flat app page, offering users a "start" button that can be used to launch the associated application.

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We also received a quick demo of TuneIn, an iPhone app that pulls in radio stations around the world, featuring recommendation features like a Favorites button, local trending and a Jump button, which uses an algorithm to pull songs and the like based on your listening habits.

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The difference is that there's a button to release the hinge in the back, so you don't have to pull it out by hand.

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