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Nokia World 09: How the N97 Mini breaks my heart

In Geek Toys, Opinion, Technology on 3 September 2009 tagged N97, N97 Mini, Nokia, Nokia World with no comments

First day here at Nokia World 09, and it’s been quite an interesting past couple of hours. While i’m still digesting the loads of information shoveled my way, along with finalizing coverage for both HWM and HardwareZone.com, I realized that somehow, large scale events like these always find a way to slap me in the [...]

CrunchPad Specs Revealed

In Geek Toys, Technology on 31 July 2009 tagged Crunchpad, Fusion Garage, Tablet with 45 comments

Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad appears in today’s Singapore Straits Times. The Straits Time team apparently interviewed the Fusion Garage chaps last week. In short, the specifications as revealed by ST is as below: Dimensions: 12.77 x 7.83 x 0.74″ Weight: 1.2kg Screen: 12″ Hardware: 1.6GHz Atom & 1GB RAM Software: Webkit browser/operating system, developed by the [...]

Bird’s Eye View

In Photography, Travel on 17 June 2009 with no comments

Camera: Nokia N82, Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200), Aperture: f/2.8, Focal Length: 5.6 mm, ISO Speed: 100, Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode This shot was up a cliff at Tanahlot, Bali, where one of Bali’s seven sea temples is located. Also happens to be quite the popular tourist trap too.

Lazy Afternoon

In Photography, Travel on 10 June 2009 with no comments

Camera: Sony DSLR-A700, Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20), Aperture: f/6.3, Focal Length: 250 mm, ISO Speed: 800, Exposure Bias: +0.7 EV, Flash: Auto, Did not fire Taken at Pier 39, San Francisco, a group of seals laze around under the watchful gaze of a solitary seagull in the early hours of the evening.

The Importance of Data

In Opinion, Technology on 3 June 2009 tagged 3G, mobile broadband, N97 with no comments

What’s going to make or break the Nokia N97, or any other smartphone out there, for that matter, is data. Or rather, the availability of an always-on, live connection to the Internet. At least, that’s what I think will be the key driver of the N97′s success in a market already dominated by Apple’s iPhone, [...]