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Samsung Galaxy – Android’s Power in a Samsung form

In a race to build products powered with the latest in technology, Samsung sets its mark with Samsung Galaxy, the first Google Android powered phone by Samsung. Whether it’s a move to stand ahead of the queue with modern products, or to bring to market a less expensive alternative to Apple iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy is one of the phones that boast of few really interesting features, such as:

• 3.2” touch screen powered by AMOLED (Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) technology. What it means to us is a significant reduction in the power consumption due to no need for screen’s backlight. This will result in an increased battery life.
• It’s so far the slimmest Android-based smartphone. This feature is more important for the people who are admirers of look and feel more than the functionality really. Of course, shining back and anti-scratch glass of the screen give it a useful edge over many other phones too.
• A high quality 5MP camera, which is really good for a mobile phone. It’s not really as good as a digital camera, but you won’t expect it to be interchangeable with a digital camera either. It’s quite handy for the people who get their expectation right before they buy a phone. Its flash actually works while clicking pictures. This has been a common problem with the mobile phones with camera and flash that their flashes are merely an accessory which can’t often be used at the time of need.
• Connectivity possibilities are just inline with your expectations, maybe a bit beyond them – USB, Bluetooth, HSPDA7.2, GPS, Wi-Fi, quad-band EDGE/GPRS etc. are the connectivity tools this high-tech toy comes equipped with.

Overall, Samsung Galaxy can be rated as a very reliable and reasonably priced phone enriched with wealth of applications on the Google Android platform. Its processor speed and speed of browsing are two important factors that bring this phone stand at level with its biggest rivals (and also, the bestsellers) in the market, Apple iPhone and the Android-based HTC Desire.

American Psycho

American psycho is a movie based on the novel by Bret Ellis with the same name. It is a psychological thriller but also has the ingredients of satire, drama and a black comedy. Directed by Mary Harron and starring the flawless Christian Bale, it is a masterpiece in the genre and has gathered the love of the fans worldwide. Released in 2000, the movie still fascinates many of the movie addicts because of its complicated and dynamic plot and the More

Samsung Galaxy – Android’s Power in a Samsung form

In a race to build products powered with the latest in technology, Samsung sets its mark with Samsung Galaxy, the first Google Android powered phone by Samsung. Whether it’s a move to stand ahead of the queue with modern products, or to bring to market a less expensive alternative to Apple iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy is one of the phones that boast of few really interesting features, such as:

• 3.2” touch screen powered by AMOLED (Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) technology. More

As You Like It - I Like It

It is always difficult when your boss is closely watching your performance, you may be working in a factory or a for a recruitment software firm, but it all sucks. Everything has to be spot on. All the deliverables have to be made as accurately as possible. Think then of the pressure if your boss is two times Oscar winner Kevin Spacey. The employees nailed it.

As You Like It is not one of Shakespeare’s more acclaimed plays, perhaps written as more of a money spinner and crowd pleaser. If so, he certainly pleased the audience at The Old Vic during the matinee on Wednesday.

While England finally ensured themselves of a place in the knock-out rounds with a 1-0 win over Slovenia in the World Cup, the Bridge Project, with its ensemble of British and American actors, delighted the audience and press with a captivating performance.

Of note was Juliet Rylance as Rosalind. Her husky voice perfectly suited the role of the cross dressing Duke’s daughter and her sense of comic timing provoked a lot of laughter from the onlookers.

A quick-fire delivery brought Thomas Sadoski much applause as the fool Touchstone. His New York delivery may have been a touch too quick for this side of the Atlantic and yet he made the role his own,

Stephen Dillane played the melancholic Jaques and while his voice was quiet on occasion, all was forgiven by the way he channeled Bob Dylan into his role. Dillane was more wit, less twit in reaching for his laughs.

The rest of the cast got it right, too. One of the delightful aspects of Shakespeare’s plays is that he invested so much character into the bit parts. It is not just the major characters that hold the attention or receive applause. Alvin Epstein countered the comedic tone of the play with the role of Albert the servant, bringing a quieter, more reflective mood during Albert’s death.

This is the second season of the Bridge Project. Last year saw the company tour seven cities around the world with The Winter’s Tale and Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. This year, their double bill consists of As You Like It and The Tempest, all under the eye of director Sam Mendes of American Beauty fame.

Shakespeare’s plays sometimes get dismissed as too difficult to follow, especially by students. That is not the case with As You Like it. It is a bright play full of wit, love and laughter that audiences are sure to enjoy.

It is a simple production done very well. The basic sets of building and forest work very well with the lighting and Stephen Bentley-Klein’s music direction to create a delightful theatre experience that held Wednesday’s audience captivated for over three hours.

And the boss seemed to like it, too.

Big Brother - What a let down!

I’ve been looking forward to the final Big Brother for absolutely ages. I’ve been a Big Brother fan since what feels like the beginning of time and I was really hoping that the last ever one in the series would have something special and different about it. I thought maybe the contestants would have more than two brain cells or want to change the world or not be totally self obsessed but no, how wrong I was!

It’s the same More

Would you risk your life for a sofa?

I remember quite well, when the new IKEA in Edmonton opened, which is now our local store. I heard about all the adverts about the new IKEA, and that it was opening in February 2005, with lots of big bargains in its opening sale. I had school that week, and I knew I couldn’t be out at midnight to catch a sale, so I thought I’d go after school, check out some bargains, look for a few designer bathroom accessories More

Zulu

Today films tend to be made with an understanding of the world - that is that they tend not to be jingoistic - think about the great war fims of the 1940s and 50s or the westerns of times past - how the cowboys were always the “goodies”and those evil redskins were just out to scalp them. Well, thankfully, things have changed and although history is written by the victors the film industry has been able to be a little More

Swords, Sandals and Ray Harryhausen

With the upcoming release of Clash of the Titans, a remake of the 1981 classic of the same name, it got me thinking about all the epic sword and sandal movies of the past. The old classics are some of the best movies ever made. They are full of great cinematic moments and full of the brilliant creatures that Ray Harryhausen created.

Harryhausen is a legend of the big screen and one of the greatest model animators of all time, More

7 Reasons Why I Hate My iPad

No other gadget on the market received the attention and hype that Apple’s iPad received (with the exception of maybe that beach towel in a bag, that was crazy). It seemed to be the wave of the future and nobody thought anything bad could ever come out of the mind of Steve Jobs and his associates over at Apple. But with the iPad fully on the market, there seem to be a fair bit of griping over its quality. More

Clock Mental

I don’t order everything online. Books and DVDs fine. But some things I need to touch and feel. One such thing is the humble alarm-clock. I can’t just order one without going to the shop, especially after what happened last time (not that I do it every week, but I do like me alarm-clock just so).

I had done a search for alarm-clocks which have a soothing waking-up sound. Following years of torment at the hands (ha!) of a Casio More