Yes, what if someone cut queue and slipped right in front of you? What would you do? Would you tell that person to get back in line? What if he/she didn’t give a damn? It happens and it happened to me yesterday evening. Read on for the twist in the story.
Read the rest of this entry »
What Would You Do If Someone Cut Queue Right in Front of You?
Comments Off | 298 views
The Global Mobile Phone Market Share: Pre-2000s to Date
Browsing through some finance blogs, I found this at Bloomberg – a chart which depicts the slow demise of Nokia as the reigning phone giant it used to be. The chart was a comparison between Nokia, Apple and RIM with Apple leading the herd and growing 8X larger than the former giant Nokia. When I saw this chart I wondered, what about the rest of the industry? So I went on and scoured the Net and came up with a timeline of what happened in the mobile industry from the pre-2000s to date. Read on for more.
Comments Off | 3,265 views
Bloomberg Chart of the Day: Nokia in the Dumps
Things don’t look so good for Nokia, the former mobile phone giant as Bloomberg released this trend chart. The chart focuses on 3 major handset makers – Apple, Nokia and RIM – and reviews their performance from year 2000 till present. Nokia which previously was 14 times the size of Apple, has now shrunk to one eight of the size of Apple. Or is it that Apple has grown? Well it works both ways but the truth remains that Nokia has lost its touch with its consumers. Probably spending too much time trying to be a please-all?
Comments Off | 145 views
HTC EVO 4G: Be Prepared for Headaches – Issues So Far
Since its launch on the 4th of June, the HTC EVO 4G has been plagued by various issues. Talk about bad luck (or just bad engineering), the HTC EVO 4G first suffered supply shortage in the US due to the overwhelming demand. Next was a screen separation issue which consumers feared would affect its usability and reliability. Now people are talking about the screen sensitivity to grounding?! HTC, get your act together!! Lets hope they solve all this before the HTC EVO 4G starts shipping in Malaysia. Read more on the issues after the link.
Comments Off | 518 views
Amazing Stunt Riding…on a Carbon Road Bike
Conventional wisdom has it that most two-wheeled stunts are performed on thick, knobby wheels which gives you more grip and absorbs most of the impact. But that adage has come to an end as British trials legend Martyn Ashton does it all…on a carbon road bike. Once again, its the biker not the bike that matters. Video after the jump.
Read the rest of this entry »
4 Comments » | 39 views
HTC EVO 4G Available In White from Best Buy!
Now that the iPhone 4G is out and available in black AND white (too bad it didn’t come true for the white guy), HTC pulled the same trick with its HTC EVO 4G. HTC announced that the HTC EVO 4G White will be available at Best Buy on the 18th June as pre-orders and will be shipping officially on July 11th. The version will most likely be a white cover molded on top of the red chassis with the red highlighting the camera port. Prices remain at $199 but will exclusively be available at Best Buy until the rest of the carriers get their hands on it beginning August 8th. More pictures, videos of the HTC EVO 4G White with Vic Gundatra and press release after the link.
Comments Off | 518 views
Has Anything You’ve Done Made Your Life Better?
The video snippet above is from the movie American History X and is cut from the scene where the lead character Derek Vinyard has just been attacked and sodomized in prison. While he is recuperating in the hospital, his mentor from high school Bob Sweeney drops in to visit about his younger brother, Danny . Derek dismisses Bob and tells him that what ever happens to Danny is none of his business plus he can’t do anything about it in prison. The following conversation ensued.
Read the rest of this entry »
4 Comments » | 129 views
