Got a Blackberry for work some time back and have been simply loving it. Typing on a QWERTY keyboard, especially on one as great as the Berry’s, makes me much more productive.

I was on a prepaid plan, using the Berry only for data with my old SE phone for calls, which worked well at first [...]

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Most of you will have heard about the rollout of TM’s High Speed Broadband (HSBB) branded as UniFi (“Fi” stands for fiber-optic by the way, and yes it sounds ridiculous if you pronounce it in bahasa baku).
UniFi Rates
TM still has not fixed its glitch on the main site that renders it unusable by all browsers [...]

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TM has launched its new High Speed Broadband (HSBB), branded as UniFi recently. Press coverage can be found here.
The UniFi page was initially accessible on launch (albeit with the typical error found on all government sites, accessing it without the “www.” wouldn’t work.
But later the page was updated to be more “Flash”-y:

However it seems that [...]

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Sometimes I guess I just need a little reminder about the dangers of fast food – the effect of watching Super Size Me seems to have worn off!
Joann Bruso, an author of a children’s food habits book, bought a McDonald’s Happy Meal a full year ago just to blog about, and left it in her [...]

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The Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) recently launched an online poll to gauge public opinion about the controversy over the the caning of women for adultery. It’s an issue that has seen The Star, Malaysia’s largest English daily, having its license threatened because they dared print an article discussing it, and caused Marina Mahathir’s regular [...]

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Valentine’s Day

More than a mere date flick, Valentine’s Day realizes it can turn a profit on recycled plotlines as long as you throw enough big names at it (Carol pointed out that the star billings on the poster are in alphabetical order).
That said, it does make for a decent date night. One of those [...]

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Tim on February 26th, 2010

Just a short note to share, if you haven’t seen these already. Sam Tsui and his producer Kurt Schneider became Internet sensations after their amazing vocal arrangement and visual tricks in “Michael Jackson Medley” was posted on Youtube. They even got a gig on Oprah recently! Awesomeness.
Michael Jackson Medley

Cover: Don’t Stop Believing (Journey)

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Tim on February 9th, 2010

If you haven’t heard yet, Google recently generated a lot of buzz by purchasing a Superbowl ad slot for a cool US$5mil. It features “Parisian Love“, a long-distance love story told through keywords.
Some speculate that it’s feeling intimidated by Microsoft’s rival search engine, Bing. Google had never booked an ad on TV before; CEO Eric [...]

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Tim on January 27th, 2010

I have something great to reveal

If you haven’t seen this yet, you definitely should. Sometimes we just need to take a minute to acknowledge the heroes of our times :) Takes a while to load but definitely worth it! Hats off to Sweden for this..

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