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Upcoming IOS Notifications

Hearing that this developer has been hijacked (hired) by Apple. This is one app that I use and the sole reason that I’ve jailbroken my iPhone. Mobilenotifier. This was how iOS notifications should have been already.  http://www.peterhajas.com/ Expecting better UI presenation and class implementation on the above concept from Apple. 

My thoughts on the iPad 2

After a long wait, got my hands on one of the coolest devices going around. The screen is gorgeous. The apps are the best. The animations are so magical. App switching is neat, but Apple really need to work on a way to close the applications in one go. Maybe a multitouch gesture or something. [...]

Why would they leave out cover flow in iPad?

It baffles me why Apple would leave the cover flow presentation of the albums on the iPad. And no apparent explanation from Apple as to why they would remove an existing feature from the other devices and iOS.

Very Creative!

A very creative ad for Durex condoms! takes a few seconds to discern really!

I expect to make the best movie ever made

From Letters of Note! Mr. Kubrick’s proposal to MGM..                     “It’s impossible to tell you what I’m going to do except to say that I expect to make the best movie ever made.” Read the transcript and original letter here

A.R. Rahman performing in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Lovely fusion music and the usual Jai Ho performance. Liked the Fusion part!

Hope!

He who looks at the clouds takes his eyes off the plough.

Credits

Never take credit when you can give it. That’s how you get more of it.

The chicken at KFC – kentucky fried cruelty

Had this suspicion over the size of the chicken pieces available at KFC, Started looking around, and certainly not going to look back. I’m definitely a non-vegetarian. but this is deplorable! Watch more videos at KentuckyFriedCruelty.com. and here. And in general search for the source of KFC chicken, PETA and the response from KFC (which [...]

Google Wave: No more!

Google Wave, a product that launched with so much fan fare, has no future as a standalone product any more. Or at least in the eyes of Google. Here’s what they say. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/update-on-google-wave.html Remember what Bill Gates had to say on Google.. the best day for many of their products is the first day. Ironical!