Geekonomics

Many people tweeted this. Found it quite amusing that all the iPhone users are having problems at the US geekfest. No, I don’t think AT&T realises that geekfest is in Austin. Fail.

Being quite a Blackberry diehard, many have asked me on my opinion on the first ever touch-screen based Blackberry, the Storm. Especially after I’ve used other touch-screen based devices like the iPhone, Samsung F480, and many other touchscreen offerings on the Windows Mobile platform. It’s a pity I was just about to start on a 50,000-word thesis on my take on the Storm when I chanced upon this review that mirrored my sentiments almost exactly. Just read it instead - except for those bits on the iPhone coz I think the iPhone sucks as a phone and I sold it on day one. I use the iPod Touch 2nd Gen instead.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question.

In sooth, I love my Blackberry Curve and I sold my iPhone 3G on the 1st day I got it.

However, I just bought the iPod Touch 2nd Gen.

ZDnet does a much better job helping you decide here

(Posting from Indianapolis)

This week’s review comes earlier as I’m in China right now and will have limited internet access tomorrow -.-”

Facebook murder
Blogged about this earlier in the week.. poor rising starlet got murdered in a facebook reunion. Was Facebook the cause of it?
CNET Asia - Geekonomics : Did Facebook cause the death of this rising star?

Samsung’s iPhone killer
Been hearing about this phone for a while, may even get a set to review soon, will tell you more about it then.
Techielobang : Samsung i900 Omnia to fight HTC Touch Diamond, iPhone?
Chronosphere : Samsung i900 Omnia announced

iPhone reservation in Singapore
So finally, the iPhone has arrived in Singapore thanks to telecommunications giant Singtel whose operations span across Asia and even to Australia. So what’s this about a ’stupid’ reservation system where after a reservation online you still have to go down to the shop physically to confirm it?
The EOK.Network : SingTel’s iPhone reservation system that isn’t

PC Show 2008
The 18th show! So did you manage to catch it? Sadly I missed it due to my travelling. But you still have one more day to catch it if you didn’t! Though I’m not really an IT show kinda geek, I saw some really cheap pricings listed out there (see link)
CNET Asia - Geekonomics : The PC Show 2008

3G iPhone
So it’s finally launched… obviously I haven’t had the chance to take a look at it but it sure looks like reactions are mixed, with quite a few disappointments. You judge for yourself I guess..
Techielobang : Is this the 3G iphone finally
engadget : iPhone 3G is finally official, starts at $199, available July 11th

Grand Theft Auto IV : Latest response to Saint’s Row
Saint’s Row based GTA IV for lacking stuff to do in it and top in-game GTA IV movie maker Brotha made a video in response. Well since I never got really far in the game, these videos help me to appreciate the scenes which I never got to see.
Gametrailers : GTA IV’s answer to Saint’s Row

Yahoo! + Google = formidable?
Very interesting… Microsoft’s months of wooing seems to have only succeeded in driving Yahoo! to their competitor. Maybe that was Yahoo!’s game all along?
SFGate : Yahoo-Google ad pact raises antitrust eyebrows