Sufian's Blog » General http://sufian.org Rants, Raves, Reviews, Criticisms Tue, 22 May 2012 21:39:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 fake candle has text “please do not steal” embossed at the bottom http://sufian.org/2011/12/09/fake-candle-has-text-please-do-not-steal-embossed-at-the-bottom/ http://sufian.org/2011/12/09/fake-candle-has-text-please-do-not-steal-embossed-at-the-bottom/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:27:14 +0000 Sufian http://sufian.org/2011/12/09/fake-candle-has-text-please-do-not-steal-embossed-at-the-bottom/

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A nice attempt, but FB has grouped them all in the wrong Eid.

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Now it's got 4hr marathons on escaping prison, grand theft, and other crappy programming. Wth?

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iPhone4S

Apple recently announced the iPhone4S to the disappointment of many who were hoping for the release of the iPhone5.

I won’t go into details about what new features will be available in this incremental update, but I do want to highlight what I believe are the two key features of this new model:

  1. It’s a worldphone
  2. Siri

Worldphone
With the release of the worldphone, Apple no longer needs to develop separate GSM and CDMA devices.  The issue remains whether or not the USA carriers will allow their customers to go overseas and plug in a SIM card from another carrier (i.e. unlocked).  In an article I was reading, one of the journalists who attended the event on the 4th asked Apple and the response they got was “it’s up to the carriers.”  Knowing the way things work in the USA, I doubt the carriers will allow that to happen without requesting the phone be unlocked.

Siri
Siri adds a neat voice activated feature to the iPhone4S, though the technology isn’t something that new…I’ve been dictating emails, text messages, and creating calendar entries on my Android phone for some time now.  The only feature that I don’t have is the ability to invite or reschedule via voice.  IMO Apple should have made this an offering that is included in the iOS5 release, and I have a feeling they’ll bundle it with the iOS after the iPhone4S users have at it exclusively for a period of time.

What do you thing about the 4S?  Is the device worth an upgrade from an iPhone4?  I don’t think so…

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The Bionic doesn't look/feel as bad as the Thunderbolt with the extended battery, but the weigh about the same.

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What a beautiful night

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I use both the Amazon Appstore and the Android Market to get apps. One thing I’ve noticed, is that there seems to be a disconnect in upgrades available for apps.

Frequently I will find an app I downloaded from Amazon to show up as having an update available in the Android Market. Going back to Amazon’s app to check it out will show no update available.

Has anyone else experience this?

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It's a good feature for the average user who may not think twice before clicking links, but for those of us who don't click on every link we see it can get annoying.  Anyone know if/how to either disable or permanently dismiss this notice?

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