Author Archive for Grace
iPad’s pre-order numbers overwhelming
It has been estimated that around 120,000 iPads were sold when Apple made pre-ordering available on their site on the first day. One hundred and twenty thousand units in a single day!
For a device that hasn’t been on the market, (sure it looks sort of a big iPod Touch, sort of a Kindle and more, [...]
Massive phishing strikes Twitter and what to do when it hit you
As Twitter becomes more and more popular as a social media tool with the number of Twitter users climbing to a lofty 75 million in January 2010, it is only ‘natural’ that it’s being targetted by spammers, scammers and phishers. Earlier this week, I have received several DM’s (direct messages are messages sent by a person I follow which I [...]
So who kills who?
Or that should be, “what kills what?”.
The comparison between Apple’s latest tablet technology iPad and Amazon Kindle is unavoidable with these two devices popping up in almost every technology magazine in print and online. Some people strongly think that Apple’s new iPad is a possible contender as a “Kindle killer” - but will it really kill [...]
iPad accessories available already?
The iPad had been launched a month ago and Apple is rumored to be taking pre-orders late this week – meaning, the actual product is not available anywhere in the market yet. But guess what? I searched Amazon.com with the keywords “iPad accessories” and it gave me (as of this writing) four pages of list of [...]
Whatever it’s called, I’d like to try it
The technology and computing world went gaga. Speculations, curiousity arose. Rumors spread like, well, they spread in a typical rumor speed (faster than light). Apple’s latest gadget was unveiled last week and it gained different reactions from people. Some said Yay! others smirked and shouted, Nay and then they tweeted.
While there were people congratulating Steve Jobs for the [...]
What’s behind Apple’s doors now?
With an imminent event on January 27 amidst the overly excited Apple fans and curious competitors, I’m wondering what’s going on behind Apple’s doors right now as the world awaits the revelation of the Apple tablet everyone’s been talking about for months now. Rumor mills continue to broadcast that Apple’s would be tablet mighty powerful, [...]
What should Apple name its new tablet device?
Humans are a curious bunch of creatures. We like to anticipate. We like to predict the weather, the stock market trend and love to name our babies even before they are born! A few days from now, Apple’s going to reveal their newest device – the Apple Tablet so we’re turning our attention as to [...]
Kindle is for all, even for grandmas
The popularity of e-Readers has increased to greater heights with so many brands/makers popping in the market like Barnes and Noble’s Nook, Sony’s e-reader, Hearst’s Skiff, etc.
The Amazon Kindle was ranked the most popular gift, ever last holiday season. 2009 was the year that Christmas day became Kindle Day. Could this be because of the consumer [...]
Here’s hoping for an Apple/Mac Tech-Ed
I heard an ad on the radio while driving to work about and event called, Microsoft Tech-Ed which will be held on March 1-3, 2010 here in Dubai at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. It’s the very first tech-ed in the Middle East. From the official website:
Microsoft Tech·Ed is the premier technical education [...]
My CES 2010 gadgets of interest
I’ve been reading some CES (Consumer Electronics Show) related posts and impressed with the number of uber cool new gadgets introduced this year. I’m not that techie or geeky, all meant in a good way of course but I do love to see some new stuffs in the electronics market. When I was living in Japan, I would get on [...]
Improving customer service in the UAE with Twitter
I’m on Twitter most of the time during the day, with my Tweetdeck (a desktop application for Twitter) on from the moment I turn my computer on to the time I turn it off at 6 pm. I’ve noticed that lately, a growing number of companies based in the UAE have found a new way [...]
Who will win the tablet war?
It has been widely rumored that Apple will unveil a touchscreen tablet device this month with the rumors even heating up with the word “iSlate”, believed to be what the tablet device will be called.
By the looks of things, it seems that it’s not only Apple whose jumping into the tablet device market. New York [...]
Touchscreen vs. Qwerty
A few months back, I got myself a cellphone with a QWERTY keyboard. I must admit, I needed it. I SMS a lot and having a cellphone keyboard resembling that of the computer’s would make my task faster and easier. And how true it is! I had been using the computer keyboard for years so [...]
UAE not included in Kindle iPhone app’s 60 countries list
I jumped at the latest iPhone news: “Kindle iPhone App Goes International” or “Amazon Kindle App Comes to iPhone in over 60 countries”.
I love reading books and though I still prefer the old fashioned paper pages over digital e-books, having a reading gadget I can take anywhere is convenient. It prevents me from dying of [...]
Time magazine ranks the iPhone 4th
Time Magazine just released their Top 10 of Everything of 2009 and in the gadgets category, Motorola’s Droid beat Apple’s iPhone 3GS. This could represent a major resurgence for Motorola, which has suffered considerably in recent years. The Droid was on top of the list while the iPhone 3GS, the other only phone in the gadget [...]
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