Olympic Games kicks off this Friday. Though our spirits are high as the athletes, the only thing that can dampen this world event are the rains. But the Chinese department of Weather Modification seems to have the solution to keep the stadium dry. There will be defense rings setup along a certain distance to […]
Archives for August 2008
Thailand pulls the plug from GTA IV sales
Today’s youths need to know the differentiation between reality and virtual reality. An 18-year old high school student recently robbed a taxi driver before killing him to death. He was not in need of money but in fact he wanted to see if the real world crime is as easy to commit as it […]
Samsung with Limited Edition Olympic phone
Olympic branded gadgets doensn’t seems to die. Latest one comes from Olympic’s official wireless partner, Samsung who are showing Soul Olympic Special Edition phones to…commemorate Olympics. This time it’s no special content but an Olympic logo will shine on the metal back and 20080 lucky ones will be able to snag this. [Via […]
Lenovo jumps into netbook arena
Lenovo is the latest entrant in the flourishing netbook market. They are offering Ideapad S9 and S10 netbooks as their initial product which measures 8.9-inch and 10.2-inch respectively. The S10 will have a 1.66 GHz Atom processor, up to 1 gigs of RAM, 80GB or 160GB hard drive space, Windows XP or Linux onboard […]
Chile is the first country to get Blackberry Bold
This is not the thing we had expected but it seems Chile Blackberry users will be first ones to get their hands on much hyped Bold 9000. MoviStar, the Chilean service provider obviously doesn’t want to waste this marketing opportunity and are using ‘the first’ tag to the fullest. For the users, this won’t […]
Blackberry Curve Sunset exclusively on T-Mobile
As expected, T-Mobile’s exclusive Curve with Sunset color has hit the shelves. The Sunset is a mixture of red and orange colors with a black outline. The 8320 Curve has Wi-Fi and is Hotspot@Home enabled. Comes at $150 with a two year deal. [Via Mobile Burn]
Apple Nano in the works, expected before Christmas
The gossipmongers are working overtime. According to them, Apple is purportedly working on the Nano version of iPhone and it should see the light somewhere before the Christmas eve. The iPhone Nano, they say will have a small candybar design but will win more hearts than the current iPhone. Yea? First give us our […]
Best Buy Express trades gadgets in lieu of chocolates, colas
The product offering of vending machines just got extended. Best Buy and vending machine maker, Zoom systems have teamed up to give customers the freedom to buy gadgets via a vending machine. The Best Buy Express is installed at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and users with a credit card can swipe in […]
Dad, the kidnapper wants a Wii
Ok. The title is a bit misleading because it was the victim wanting a Wii and not the other way around. The whole scenario occurred when the guy’s parents denied him buying the console and he hired two local thugs to plot his own kidnapping for a ransom of 10,000 Yuan ($1,400). The kidnappers […]
Sony Ericsson comes out with James Bond phone
Sony Ericsson loves James Bond, don’t they? Jamie spy uses their phone to carry out his missions and this makes an obligatory ritual for Sony to promote the phone to the fullest. We already saw with Casino Royale and now they are back with limited edition titanium silver C902 phone to promote Quantum Solace. […]