Apple iPhone: The Reality
Comments (2)June 29th, the release date of iPhone may go down in history as the day of the mobile revolution. But, is iPhone really the mother of all cellular devices or just another hyped up device which fails to live up to the expectations set by its pre-launch publicity? To think, a sleek phone with 3.5″ multi touch display, 4GB memory, built-in iPod, Wi-Fi and many more cool features make you believe that this phone is God’s gift to mankind (only those with enough money!!!), but the publicity cleverly hides the non competent areas of the phone which stops 
the iPhone short of becoming THE phone to have and own.
3G, which has become a benchmark to compare phones nowadays is missing from the iPhone. Bluetooth is present, but no A2DP support, so you would need your wired headphones to enjoy that pulsating music from the iPhone. The keyboard cannot be used in landscape mode. Also, your favourite songs cannot be set as ringtones-a 
feature or a bug? You figure out. Among other things, there is no video recording, voice dialing, MMS or GPS. Memory cannot be expanded by any external card, although 4GB is already provided. Realistically speaking, for a phone with such music and video capabilities, memory expansion should have been an important addition.
What it does have just blows your top away. The battery life is great, which lets you listen to music/watch videos for long hours without having to reach for the nearest plug point. It has Wi-Fi that makes browsing the Internet on its huge 3.5″ display a pleasure. The mind boggling UI with multi touch capabilities doesn’t even need to be mentioned. Everyone knows about that. If you don’t, check out videos of iPhone in YouTube.
Based on your preferences of the stuff you want in a mobile, you might want to go for Apple iPhone or not. If you want a really cool looking phone with a wicked UI and awesome music capabilities, this phone is for you. If you are very particular about the things not present in this phone, sadly, you would have to give this gorgeous phone a miss. All said and done, this is a great phone to have and flaunt. Personally, I am dying for the phone to arrive in my country (2008 – long wait, unfortunately)
With all the cool features this phone has, it still needs to be seen how it performs in the basic area – calls.
Comments are welcome…
Game Compatibility Check
You have a pc/laptop with a very good configuration and you are a gaming freak. Next step is to go out there and get yourself that killer game that everyone is talking about. But wait, there is problem. How do you know whether that game is compatible with your configuration or not? Dont fret. In this day and age, the people in the software business have thought of everything. Enter, System Requirements Lab.
The guys at srlabs (as it is popularly known) have developed software which analyzes your system and tells you whether the configuration meets the game’s minimum and recommended levels. The good thing is, they keep adding the latest games to their database. All you have to do is to select the game you want to check out and let them verify your system. Be assured that no virus or any spyware will be installed in your system ( I use it regularly and have never faced any problems). In a matter of minutes, you are armed with the info required to make that all important go no-go decision on the purchase.
Let the games begin….
Knott watt you thought!!!
Conversation of William Knott and Mr Watt.
Knott: “Who’s calling?” was the answer to the telephone.
Watt: “Watt.”
Knott: “What is your name, please?”
Watt: “Watt’s my name.”
Knott: “That’s what I asked you. What’s your name?”
Watt: “That’s what I told you. Watt’s my name.”
A long pause, and then from Watt, “Is this James Brown?”
Knott: “No, this is Knott.”
Watt: “Please tell me your name.”
Knott: “Will Knott.”
THEY ARE NOW LEFT AT A POINT WHERE THEY WERE TOTALLY CONFUSED, READ THE REST OF WHAT HAPPENED…
Watt: “Why not?”
Knott: “Huh? What do you mean why not?”
Watt: “Yeah! Why won’t you tell me your name?”
Knott: “But I told you my name!”
Watt: “Didn’t you say you will not?”
Knott: “Not not, knott, Will Knott!”
Knott: “That’s what I mean.” “So you know my name.”
Watt: “Of course not!”
Knott: “Good. So now, what is yours?”
Watt: “Watt. Yours?”
Knott: “Your name!”
Watt: “Watt’s my name.”
Knott: “How the hell do I know? I am asking you!”
Watt: “Look I have been very patient and I have told you my name and you have not even told me yours yet.”
Knott: “You have been patient, what about me?” “I have told you my name so many times and it is u who have not told me yours yet.”
Watt: “Of course not!”
Knott: “See, you even know my name!”
Watt: “Of course not!”
Knott: “Then why do you keep saying of course Knott?”
Watt: “Because I don’t.”
[Pause]
Knott: “What is your name?”
Watt: “See, you know my name!”
Knott: “Of course not!”
Watt: “Then why do you keep saying Watt is your name”
Knott: “To find out your name!”
Watt: “But you already know it!”
Knott: “What?”
Knott: “See, and you know mine!”
Watt: “Of course not!”
Knott: “Exactly!”
NOW THEY ARE AT A POINT WHERE BOTH THINK THE OTHER KNOWS THEIR NAME, BUT THEY THEMSELVES DON’T KNOW THE OTHER’S NAME.
Knott: “Listen, listen, wait; if I asked you what your name is, what will be your answer?”
Watt: “Watt’s my name.”
Knott: “No, no, give me only one word.”
Watt: “Watt”
Knott: “Your name!
Watt: ” Right!”
[Pause before it hits him]
Knott: “Oh, Wright!”
Watt: “Yeah!”
Knott: So why didn’t you say it before?”
Watt: I told you so many times!”
Knott: “You never said Wright before”
Watt: “Of course I did.”
Knott: “Ok I won’t argue any more. Do you know my name?”
Watt: “I do not.”
Knott: “Well, there you go, now we know each other’s name.”
Watt: “I do not!”
Knott: “Good!”
[Pause before it hits him]
Watt: “Oh, Guud!” “Good.” “No wonder, it took me so long, is that Dutch?”
Knott: “No, it’s Knott!”
Watt: “Oh, okay. At least the names are clear now Guud.”
Knott: “Yes Wright.”
MMTS, Hyderabad
MMTS or Multi Modal Transport System was introduced in Hyderabad on August 9th 2003. At its inception, there were no takers for this alternative to the chaotic traffic of Hyderabad. However, from Jan this year, the number of trains plying on various routes was increased to cater to the peak hours. Travelling from Hitec City to Begumpet at 6 ‘O clock in the evening takes only 10 minutes by MMTS as compared to an hour by road. It has come as a relief to most commuters from far away places to Hitec City. Even the companies have started recognizing the importance of this transport system and have introduced shuttle services to and from the station during peak hours.
I know of many people who have been using MMTS quite often despite having their own transport. The benefit of this approach is two-fold. One, the person reaches his destination in absolutely no time at all, and two, Hyderabad sees one vehicle less on its roads which definitely helps in alleviating the traffic chaos.
Guess the govt got it right this time!!!
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So I have finally given in to the blogging frenzy. Why? Well, i guess this can be attributed to the abundance of time at hand due to work (or lack of it) at office. The idea of sharing my thoughts with people around the world, on various issues and topics, compelled me to take this journey. Hope the journey is an eventful one…..
