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Archive for December, 2008

Would You Buy the iPod Touch Macro?

Multiple blogs are swirling about rumors that Apple will be releasing a 7” or 9” iPod Touch by Fall 2009. TechCrunch has its report here. It’s shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that Apple is working on this. After all, many other companies have experimented with the Mobile Internet Device (MID) category for several years. [...]

Unlock Your iPhone 3G to Ring In the New Year!

Many of you will be partying and drinking tomorrow night while counting down. But some of you may be sitting by your computer and clicking your web browser’s Refresh button as you eagerly await for the iPhone Dev Team to post their iPhone 3G Unlock software. If you don’t know who the iPhone Dev Team [...]

Will Palm’s New OS Still Matter?

Palm is set to debut its next-generation OS, codenamed “Nova”,  in January at CES 2009. There isn’t a lot of detail about what’s new in this new platform right now, but one thing is for sure: it is the make-or-break OS for Palm. Nova needs to be absolutely amazing for Palm to stay relevant in [...]

Update on T-Mobile G1 (Google Android Phone)

This is an update on my previous post My first date with T-Mobile G1 (Google Android Phone). After I have spent more time with the G1, here are my updated observations: Battery life is subpar, and shorter than the iPhone. With medium to heavy use, the iPhone will last about a day and you need [...]

iPhone Nano…. coming soon to the iPhone near you?

With MacWorld 2009 imminent, the rumor mill for Apple fans are hard at work again. This time around, the biggest rumor is that there will be an iPhone Nano introduced at MacWorld. Right now, sites like MacRumors.com are very skeptical about an iPhone Nano launch: "We have some serious doubts about the likelihood of such [...]

Searching for a Soul…

This site started off as being my personal attempt to share my knowledge and opinions with the world in what I perceive as useful and meaningful ways. But very quickly, it became apparent to me that in order to do that effectively, I need to find a soul for this site. Just like a book [...]

Nokia E71 Review: A Fling in HK

This is the first Nokia device to be reviewed on this blog. As some of you might already know, Nokia is the leading mobile phone manufacturer in the world, owning near 50% of the global market. However, in recent years, its popularity steadily declined in North America. However, Nokia still captures a lot of mind [...]

Quick! What would you choose: Internet or Sex?

Well, I am blogging this under the funny category, but this is absolutely serious business stuff at the same time. Intel has commissioned a survey to better understand how reliant people have become on the Internet. 2119 adults were surveyed. Here are the results: 46% of women surveyed were willing to give up sex for [...]

Microsoft Thumbtack… brought to you by Live Labs.

Everyone loves to hate Microsoft for some reason. I guess when a company is as successful as Microsoft, it draws a lot of envy and hate. Well, in recent years, Microsoft hasn’t exactly been known for being innovative. All the mindshare has been going to Apple and Google. While I have great things to say [...]

Google marching forward with Mobile Ads

Today is a big day for the world of mobile advertising. Google has just announced that they have brought search ads onto the iPhone and G1. Is it really a big deal?

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