Theysaidthis

Samsung Galaxy S3

2012-04-16T10:47:00.002-04:00

They said...

The highly anticipated next generation Galaxy S series is going to be officially announced on May 3rd. It was voted on "Mobilesyrup" that this device is the most anticipated device of 2012.

This device is rumoured to have a 4.6inch display, Quad core processor with 1.5ghz, 8MP camera, NFC, and LTE. It is also rumoured to be around 7mm thin, considering how the S2 was around 8mm thin this is a considerable cut in size. The device is also supposed to be battery efficient, increasing the overall battery life despite the increase in specifications.

One thing that is very blurry is the design that this new device is going to have. Would it be similar to the Galaxy S2? Some says that samsung may even incorporate their "flexible display" technology to the new Galaxy making the device "unbreakable" However, there are other speculations that the device is going to have a "Ceramic" back cover that would make it very "breakable"

iPad mini expected to launch

2012-04-16T10:38:00.003-04:00

They said...

Apple Inc has decided to make a mini version of their iPad series. It is expected to be around 7.85 inch compared to the 9.7 inch on the "new' iPad (Personally don't like the name),

The price of this product is not very "Apple like" in that it is within the range of $250 to $300. It seems like Apple is finally trying to compete against other organizations within the same industry.

One thing odd about this release time of the iPad mini is the fact that Apple's new iPhone is supposed to launch around the same time in September or October. And knowing Apple, it isn't likely that they'll launch two new products at the same time. However, it'll be interesting to see it happen.

Virtual Store

2012-04-03T18:23:00.000-04:00

They said...

There are stores in Korea that doesn't hold physical items on shelves; they are the virtual stores.

Virtual stores uses QR codes and Bar codes that can be scanned with your smartphones. People can use their smartphones to scan these codes and have the items delivered to their homes. Considering how fast the delivery services are in Asia, this is a good way to get people use online shopping in an another unique way.This is supposed to reduce the amount of time spent on the line and reduce customer dissatisfaction.

Even Canada, Toronto has gotten a virtual store recently. It is known to be located in Front and Bay street and has some products for customers to purchase. Virtual stores are supposed to reduce the risk of theft and costs associated with hiring clerks to stock the items.

Despite the positive aspects of this innovative idea, it would be better to see one day these virtual stores having physical items in the back with employees checking the items being purchased by the consumers in the store and have the items all packaged and ready to go by the time customers get to the counter to check out.

North Korea getting ready to fire another missile...

2012-03-28T22:32:00.000-04:00

They said...

One of the most threatening countries of our world, North Korea, is planning on test firing a missle for the 3rd time.

This is in violation with the agreement made with U.S during their meeting earlier with the new dictator of N.Korea, Kim Jong Eun.

The violation will result in the abandonment of the providence of food supplies, promised earlier during their agreement. U.S made it clear that N.Korea is to stop their activity involving nuclear weapons, long ranged missiles, and even firing Satellites that uses missile technology. U.S sees this event as a clear evidence that N.Korea is not ready to come to an agreement with the U.S in terms of an alliance.

Clearly, the new dictator of N.Korea isn't living up to the change that most people had hoped: a change that will bring peace and stability to the citizens of N.Korea.

McDonalds new drive thru idea!

2012-03-07T11:17:00.001-05:00

They said...

Drivers would be able to pick and purchase from McDonald's menu by using a traffic system that transmits menus unto to touch screen of the car. And from there, people will be able to choose and purchase their food. All that is left to do is to go to a nearby McDonalds and pick up your food.

It'll be a technology improved upon their call center services, where people can order from the internet/phone at their homes/businesses and pick up their orders at McDonalds.

This should significantly decrease the number of line ups on the McDonald's drive thru area. It is said that it'll be first introduced in Japan.

Ideal iPad3!!!

2012-03-01T00:42:00.001-05:00

They said...

This is the iPad3 concept that has amazing features

Watch the video for more information but wow...

If iPad 3 had this kind of function, I'll buy it for sure

New Blood type found?

2012-02-27T12:36:00.001-05:00

They said...

Researchers have found two new types of Blood: Langereis and Junior blood types
It is said that over 50,000 of Japanese people have this rare blood.
And is assumed to be a significant finding to prevent possible rejection of organs and blood transfusion by those individuals who have these blood types.

Only 30 proteins have been identified as responsible for the basic blood types but now there will be 32 proteins (new ones: ABCB6 and ABCG2)

New iphone 5 design!

2012-02-27T00:35:00.000-05:00

They said...

This is the new iPhone 5 concept design.

It looks pretty good to me, kind of like the Apple's unique mouse.

iPad 3 coming out next month?

2012-02-21T15:00:00.001-05:00

They said...

The famous Apple franchise of iPad's next generation tablet is going to be releasing very soon. Rumours have it that it will be announced and launched next month.

The new iPad is supposed to have higher Pixel density with similar design as the iPad 2. The iPad 3 is also supposed to have a upgraded processing chip of A5+ (not A6) that is supposed to be a dual core core with a quad core video card.

Doesn't it seem like Apple is always going minimal with their upgrades?? ex// iPhone 4S.
I think it's about time Apple steps up their game and brings something new to the table, especially with the increasing competition.

Time to think different???

Northface brand too popular in Korea?

2012-02-14T14:04:00.003-05:00

They said...

The Brand name clothing "Northface" has grasped the attention of many people in South Korea. The teenage population of Korea is going on a rampage in order to obtain this clothing for themselves. There are reports of groups of teens who would target individuals wearing these "Northface" clothing. This phenonmenon, which doesn't seem to occur anywhere else other than Korea, is an interesting way in which consumerism drives individuals.

In Korea, almost every single teenagers are seen wearing "Northface" clothing during the winter times. Despite, the fact that the costs of these Northface winter clothing are priced signifcantly higher than those of North America (something that would cost us in Canada for $250 may go up to $400 in Korea). The Northface brand has become so popular till the point that there are rankings given to individuals wearing different "price points" of the clothing.

For example, wearing a coat that is most common to get and which is priced lower than others would fit you into the category of "chi jill e" (which can mean "lame" "geek" "of low status" "losers"). Thus, there are reports of school bullying occuring to individuals who do not possess these clothing. Also, people are treated differently according to the "rank" of the Northface clothing that they wear. Therefore, these "ranks" have caused teens who cannot afford the clothing into resorting to robbery as their solution.

Not only is this an issue, but parents have reported issues in providing their children with these clothing that are pulling them back financially. Considering the fact that the average salary range within Korea is significantly less than those of North America, the impact that these expensive clothing has upon their lives increases. Thus, parents knowing the fact that their children's self esteem is dependent upon possessing these clothing will sacrifice hard earned income into purchasing these clothing.

Hopefully this issue will be resolved with the increase in awareness that media has brought to the Korean population.

Whitney Houston found dead before the big event

2012-02-11T23:05:00.001-05:00

They said...

The famous pop music artist, Whitney Houston was found dead today. Reports says that the cause of her death is unknown and is under investigation.

Whitney Houston is known to be one of the greatest in the music industry as one of the leading female singer. She was one of the leading world artists, especially during the 1980s and 1990s. Whitney Houston even came out in the big screen by starring in the movie: the bodyguard and gaining signficiant fame.

It's unfortunate that we lost another star, who has inspired many individuals into the path of the musical industry. I wish for her family's wellbeing.

Japan scientists makes "Avatar" into reality

2012-02-11T17:33:00.000-05:00

They said...

Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating a robot (Telesar V) that can make the user feel like they have become the robot itself. It allows the user to see, hear, and feel what the robot encounters. Through the cameras as the eyes, the user can see; through array of information that is interpreted into sensations, the user can feel; and through the microphones that transmits what the robot hears, the user can hear. This robot engages the user to feel similar to what the user of "Avatar" had encountered during the famous movie.

The robot (or android) follows the movement of the user. And through using operator headguar, vest and gloves, the user gets a real life experience. Even though the robot doesn't react smoothly and quickly to the user's actions, it is still fascinating to see android that allows users to feel.

It won't be far when we'll see sci-fi movies coming into reality such as "Real Steel" and "Avatar"
There has even been rumours that says that they figured out how to understand what we are dreaming by tracking our brain signals, which is one step closer to controlling and monitoring our dream ("Inception")

Lake found underneath Antarctica

2012-02-08T15:36:00.001-05:00

They said...

Scientists have found one of the largest subglacial lake underneath Antarctica. This lake which is called LakeVostok has been hidden underneath the thick layer of ice for over 20 million years, in other words, the lake hasn't been exposed to the external environment for 20 million years.

The ice is around 12,366 feet (3,769m) and Russian scientists have been drilling through the ice for over two decades. The scientists are hoping to find new discoveries of species, and microbial (that existed before ice age).

The difficulty with this project was the fact that the subglacier lake was underneath the surface of minus 89 Celcius (one of the coldest on Earth), which led to many machine failures. Concern was with regards to the machines that were used to break the ice to reach the pristine lake; scientists did not desire for the lake to be contaminated.

The research of this lake will provide for us new insights into science, climate, and of our Earth itself. Hopefully we'll discover something new and interesting (perhaps a sea creature???)

Samsung Galaxy S3 possibly launch in May

2012-02-06T11:22:00.002-05:00

They said...

The successor to the Samsung Galaxy series, Samsung Galaxy S3 is presumed to be released as early as May of 2012.

Rumours have it that the device is supposed to be 7 mm thin, slimmer than the Galaxy S2 (8.49mm).

The rumoured specs are: quad core processor, Android OS 4.0 (Icecream sandwich), 8MP camera, 2MP front facing camera, and a Super AMOLED Plus (HD) display.

It has been speculated that Samsung has already made this device. However, the only reason why they are prolonging their launch is due to the upcoming iPhone 5, which is presumed to be launching around June of 2012. Samsung wants to see what kind of specs that iPhone 5 will have and possibly beat the competition in terms of the speed and other hardware specifics. Samsung also reports strong sales with their current Galaxy S/S2 devices and believes it isn't necessary for the company to release a new model, when the current model reports good sales.

It seems like this summer is going to be an interesting one with the release of two of the most loved smartphones out in the market (iPhone and Galaxy). Personally for me, I'll be anticipating this summer due to the end of my cellphone contract. We'll see which is the better phone this year.

Blackberry Playbook being sold for $149

2012-02-03T14:50:00.000-05:00

They said...

RIM's Tablet PC, the Blackberry Playbook is currently being sold on Telus for $149. Considering how the Tablet started off being around $500 in the beginning, this shows the degree of success that RIM had with their Tablet PC. The price of the Playbook kept going down, from $500 to $299, then to $199 and now $149....

The main problem that the Blackberry Playbook faced in comparison to the other Tablet PCs is the fact that the Blackberry's application market is significantly smaller than others such as the Appstore, Android market, and even the Windows market. This however may change with the update of the Playbook into 2.0. The Playbook 2.0 is supposed to be able to support Android applications, improve overall performance, and sync between Blackberry smartphone and the Tablet more smoothly. Considering how this solves the main issue that the Playbook is faced with, it may be a good opportunity to buy the Playbook at such a low price.

The Playbook has good specifications: 7" Display, 1Ghz Dual core Processor, 1GB RAM. It was mainly their OS system that has brought the Playbook to its current state. The Playbook is known to have a good hardware factor with sleek design and weight of less than 1 lb (0.9 lb).

For $149, I truely believe that its worth the money in buying the Playbook if you've been considering getting a Tablet PC. Perhaps, if RIM started their product from being priced around $299 from the start, things wouldn't have looked as bad as it is now.

P.S: The 16GB and 32GB are both priced at the same price of $149

New method of stealing upon us???

2012-02-02T00:14:00.000-05:00

They said...

A Hacker came out claiming that he can steal people's creditcards without having to go through peoples' wallets.

Using a device that tracks signals from the creditcard's microchips, he demonstrated to the media how easy it was for him to obtain someone else's creditcard information without even having any physical contact with that person.

This demonstration proves the high degree of vulnerability that we have with our creditcards. Though, the microchip technology allowed easy transaction of sales through just tapping the creditcard to the "paypass" machines, it seems as though there are great risks associated with having such technology.

Even though, you would have to be a highly skilled hacker to develop a device to track those information. The thought of someone going through our personal possessions without having to physically take it from us is a very scary thought...

Let's hope creditcard companies does something about this

Ontario Place to close its doors

2012-02-01T21:00:00.000-05:00

They Said...

One of the tourist attraction and amusement park for people of Toronto is going to be closed for around 5 years time span to revitalize the theme park for the consumers.

Ontario place has been reported to be a liability for the province of Ontario, costing $20 million to keep the theme park going every year. It seems like a reasonable move on behalf of the province to take this time to really think what went wrong and try to use this facility to benefit the province.

Personally, I believe that the Ontario Place simply doesn't have the attractions necessary to attract youth, college/university students, and working class adults. The location appears to be more tailored towards children or parents with childrens. Thus, the idea of having a casino may be a good reveneue generating attraction on behalf of the province. It may also be useful for the government to think about why the CNE and the Wonderland is so much more attractive to consumers than Ontario place.

It is assumed that the Park will reopen again around 2017, which is five years time from now. I surely would like to see a great tourist attraction in Toronto that will hopefully bring it's tourist economy of Toronto back to how it was in the past.

Facebook to go public?

2012-01-30T17:04:00.000-05:00

They said...

The popular social media networking website, Facebook, is going to be going public very soon. It is said that Facebook will be offering 10 percent of the company's shares to the public. Facebook's IPO (Initial public offering) may be one of the biggest IPOs ever, possibly beating the amount that Google traded their shares during 2004.

Considering the fact that almost every household with access to the internet has a facebook account in their possession, the value of Facebook is presumably high.
Some even predict that it'll be sold at 100 billion dollars..... incredible...really..

Why would Facebook be worth that much??
Well, the fact is Facebook has been growing at an incredible rate since the birth of the organization. Not only does Facebook allow users to share pictures, comments, and information about one another. It is slowly becoming a tool for employers to use in making the decision of hiring an individual.

Facebook offers users the ability to create their own content such as the popular applications that users can access. And as many will know, the world of application/computer softwares are a growing market with vast opportunities for users to gain growing profits.

Facebook is also a popular means by which an organization goes about advertising their products/services to the consumers and in some cases Facebook becomes the means of an individual's business. This indicates the high degree of income that Facebook recognizes by posting an advertisement on their website.

Considering all of these factors, I guess this means that we all need to save up and join the crowd, when Facebook's IPO is on the market!

Blue eyed Chinese boy found

2012-01-27T00:34:00.000-05:00

They said...

A Chinese boy (Nong Youshi) is found with blue eyes, as seen within the picture. This is a very rare occurence, since both of his parents are both Chinese. Thus, it is usually natural for the boy to have brown/black eyes.

Not only does the boy have blue eyes but it has been discovered that he has eyes that are similar to those of a cat. The boy surprised many doctors/researchers with his ability to see in the dark. Medical tests shows that the boy is able to read in complete darkness and is able to read as many people can during daytime.

This mutation is facinating to many readers including myself and brings forth the question of whether if we (humans) can acquire other abilities through mutation as is the case of Nong Youshi.

Another remarkable quarter for Apple

2012-01-25T13:01:00.000-05:00

They said...

Apple (the creator of iPad, iPhone, iPods, Macs) have shown exceptional Q1 2012 results. Apple made a record revenue of $46.33 billion and net profit of $13.06 billion.

Though many predicted that Apple's sales would've decreased with the increased popularity of the Android platform, many of those predictions were proven false with this result. Even just today, Apple's stocks went up $25, which is a 6% increase of their overall share price.

With the release of Apple's electronic textbooks (iBooks 2), which is rumoured to price textbooks under $15 (great save for those university students). The application is also supposed to enable users to be able to create their own textbooks and release it on the market, which is a similar concept to the application market. It seems like Apple is always coming up with new innovative ideas that bring life into a new market.

Especially with the rumoured iPhone 5 coming out sometime this June or fall of 2012, it seems as though no one will be able to stop this tech giant from increasing their profits.

Cure for AIDS close to being found!

2012-01-22T22:27:00.000-05:00

They said...

Professor Yong Kang of Western University

A professor of Western University (Dr. Chil-Yong Kang) is close to finding the cure for AIDS.

The vaccine has been tested on animals successfully and has been approved by the FDA to on clinical trial on humans. It is known to have no adverse effects and has been financially backed by a pharmaceutical company.

If all goes well, this will be one of the greatest discoveries of our generations. Many people have been saying for years that the cure for HIV is simply not possible.

Let's hope that those people are wrong because through the vaccine, many lives around the world will be saved.

Perhaps, we'll live to see day when cure for common cold is made...

RIM's new CEO comes into the picture

2012-01-22T22:04:00.000-05:00

They said...

RIM's CEO Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie is now out of the company. And new CEO Thorsten Heins takes over the position of the CEO. Lot of changes are being made within the mobile industry with the new CEOs (Tim Cook of Apple and now Thorsten Heins of RIM).

Will this help the falling company to get back into their glorious days??? We'll see as the time passes

They said...

2012-01-22T21:53:00.000-05:00

They said...