Posted by admin on June 24, 2011 ·
Young adults in China are taking serious measures to buy expensive apple products, according to reports. Biznewschina reported that a female jiulinghou, referring to those born during the 90’s, tweeted on Weibo (Chinese version of Twitter) that it is her “dream to own a iPhone4 but her father won’t let her get one.” She then decided to sleep with someone in exchange for the mobile device. The [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 23, 2011 ·
Apple had its WWDC, Google had its Google I/O and Nokia just got through with its Nokia Connection 2011. Nokia has been going through quite a few ups and downs with declining market share, the new alliance with Microsoft and some recently released subpar cell phones. But with some interesting announcements in this year’s Nokia Connection, it seems like that Nokia might be on the right path to [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 23, 2011 ·
It is quite obvious that gadgets that are not made to work under water should simply not be submerged into the liquid. But sadly this little known fact does not stop accidents from happening all too often. There is however hope, if you find your digital camera, cell phone or other tech device unintentionally physically associated with H2O.
The first thing that you should do is remove the battery [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 23, 2011 ·
Yes we admit that Sony has been going through hell with its online gaming related data leaks, potential lawsuits and bad press, but you have to hand it over to Sony for one thing, they make remarkable gaming consoles, period. From the very beginning when the Sony Playstation came out right up until the latest variant, the Blu-Ray flaunting PS3 Sony has been on top of its game. Sure there have [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 18, 2011 ·
Yes we love our tech, and we love our movies as well. Often times the theme of some pretty decent Hollywood movies revolves around technology. How Hollywood chooses to twist it, is however totally up to them. You can have the super futuristic movies like Star Trek and then you can have somewhat believable movies like Swordfish both revolving around one or the other level of technology.
One thing that [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 18, 2011 ·
Love them or hate them, Apple products are here to stay. Apple has had the reputation of releasing gadgets that are very prone to becoming the talk of the town very quickly and sometimes even before they are released. A lot of the success of Apple products has to do with the gadgets themselves with their thought out design and functionality, and yet a lot of the success can be attributed to the accessories [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 18, 2011 ·
It was sad to see Japan go through all the recent devastation caused by the earthquakes and the tsunamis. Speculations were made that Japan had taken severe blows in every sector and that it would fall back on industrial production and tech development as well. An interesting news article stated that due the events, microchip production had taken a hit and due to the shortage, the prices and growth [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 18, 2011 ·
There are an infinite number of ways in which technology affects our lives. While some parts of technology are integrated into our daily lifestyles and we simply take them for granted, others are far-fetched ideas and uber cool gadgets that simply leave us fascinated and fantasizing.
I am sure we’ve all watched our fair share of spy and secret agent movies where savvy government agents use state-of-the-art [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 18, 2011 ·
If you are a Sheesha aficionado like I am, this one is especially relevant. For others who are casual smokers or just hang around in the company of Sheesha smokers, this may still be an interesting read. Like I always state in my posts, I’m a firm believer in the fact that technology tends to make your life easier and more interesting in many ways. Well this is where technology and Sheesha come into [...]
Posted by Arsalan Ahmed on June 18, 2011 ·
I am a student, and these days exam fever has overshadowed my tech life. Unlike on a regular day, where I spend a LOT of time around tech, during exams it becomes “Some Time” around tech. But my blog and tech is always on my mind nonetheless. The hodgepodge of things going on in my head made me come up with this idea.
Since tech makes so many things easier for us, can’t it also help us pass our [...]