So finally after years and years of rumors from fanboys, industry pundits and geeks, Apple finally revealed its latest market breaker tech gadget the iPad. Yep this gadget is sexy, geeky, fashionable accessory, and contains enough punch to lure the masses towards itself. Apple knows how to play the mind games, catch the wave, and [...]

Its that time of the year when you least expect to be disrupted while working. But seems all major IT companies are hell bent on release dates close to each other to ward of competition. I use OSX [Apple Mac] as my primary system and I have 3 virtual machines running simultaneously on it. Yep [...]

Nokia’s flagship N Series has another star coming up, the N900 or Maemo 5. This one is going full steam against the iPhone and BlackBerry touchscreen PDA/Phone family of phones. The specs are great and rival the latest iPhone 3GS specs blow by blow. Based on Linux OS and supporting all the fancy gimmicks of [...]

iPhone is now touted at KD 249 [AlGhanim stores] and Nokia N97 is KD 249 – 250 [Alghanim Stores and Nokia showrooms]. Is it worth it..maybe in 6 months when both will dip to KD 150 or less levels. And btw if you are planning to buy iPhone 3G from Alghanim…just DONT because they are [...]

Coke head or not..you gotta love this iPhone app…and please say NO TO DRUGS.

I have nearly 4 computers that I work with all the time…nearly well one of them is a virtual machine so its nearly a machine. Each terminal is used for specific purpose like my laptop is Kubuntu [Linux] for open-source development, my office terminal is a Mac [OS X] for design and media, and two [...]

So iPhones are now officially available in UAE and Saudi, and are coming soon to Qatar. But it seems Kuwait is far behind or rather invisible. Etisalat in UAE has postpaid plans only, but Mobily in Saudi is offering both prepaid and post paid options. So if you grab one from Saudi, its gonna cost [...]

Ok Apple brace yourself for another big headache [after the economic slump] …A Chinese company is selling iPhone knockoffs at US$ 75 [bulk orders]. This phone is something that every tom, dick, and harry would go for just for the kicks of having an iPhone. Imagine this product getting flooded in 3rd World, 2nd World, [...]

A nasty bug has hit another nasty piece of junk i.e. IE 7 [no pun intended]. Time to ditch the crappy Internet Explorer 7 and switch to Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome. Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and says 0.2 percent of the users are affected that in real World terms is 1 in [...]

In case you would like to get hold of a shiny iPhone 3G from UK, the just shop from Apple UK store. There are no contracts with their Pay-as-You-Go iPhone. The iPhone is connected to O2 services from UK. iPhone from UK will cost you 16Gb [KD 150] and 8Gb [KD130] approximately. Add to that [...]

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Just got my new Mac Pro delivered and setup…which sort of completes the Holy Trinity…Linux [laptop], XP Pro [workstation], and Mac Pro [workstation]. Got Adobe CS3 Premium [Middle East version] with Final Cut Studio as well. Here are the specs…as for the cost, I cant answer that as this is a corporate [...]

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Seems there is a swing of prices on lower and higher end bandwidth connection in the DSL market. Ideal home connections of 256-512 Kbps are showing a trend of competitive pricing.

United Networks [myinternet] takes #1 spot with KD 150 + WiFi modem and monthly payment in the 256 Kbps band. Although their [...]

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Now this is true work of fantasy, art, and sheer luxury…This company will convert your prized mac(s) and iPhone(s) to gold platted version. The crowning glory is touch of diamonds on the logo…price tag around US$10,000…any takers?!
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