My New Blackberry Phone

I just got a new Blackberry 9790 phone as a gift from RIM Research In Motion via Ben Sirri group, the people in charge of Blackberry media in Kuwait.

A while back, I drove over my BB9900, and asked RIM people in Kuwait if they recommend a fixing place, but they went even nicer and said that RIM would be happy to send me a brand new BB phone instead.

They wanted to send a BB 9900, but I was eyeing the 9790 ever since it came out in Late December, plus it’s the upgrade of my favorite BB 9700. I love my old 9700, I got it two years ago, and it still looks and feels brand new. I’m sure I’ll love its upgrade too. One thing’s for sure, it’s much thinner than its predecessor, it looks like it went on diet and its clothes became baggy.

I’m going to tryout the new phone over the weekend, and maybe write a review.

Cut People Out Of Your Pictures

 

You can remove unwanted people with this program. Imagine that. This program is called “Remove”, and it will premier in the 2012 Mobile World Conference (MWC) that is taking place in Barcelona from February 27 to March 1.

[Link] A new technology is about to be showcased at Mobile World Congress. Scalado, a world-leading provider of high-performance imaging technologies is set to release their newest product, Scalado Remove. Scalado Remove will help you capture the perfect picture by removing unwanted subjects from the picture.

How many times have you tried to take a picture of someone with a bunch of moving subjects in the background? It happens all the time, especially while on vacation. With Scalado Remove, you will be able to take pictures of your subject, and then remove unwanted subjects from the background, giving you a better picture of your intended subject.

Scalado Remove works by taking multiple images in a row. Once the pictures are snapped, it analyzes them and lets you remove potentially unwanted objects from the picture. The removable objects are moving objects that were captured when the picture was taken.

And you Thought Your Vote Didn’t Matter

Apart from getting a free meal at Elevation burger, and a free dessert at The Chocolate Bar, you can now get a good offer on the iPhone 4S. If you had voted in this year’s elections, then just present your Jensiya at eureka to get the 16 GB iPhone 4S for just KD 190.

Sheeel Deal of the Day: Samsung Note at a Very Attractive Price

If you are a fan of Android systems, or of Samsung, then you have got to check Sheeel.com’s deal for today. They’re selling the new Samsung’s Galaxy Note (16 GB) for just KD 185. If I was you, a fan of Android, I would snatch this deal right away, before they sell out.

Here’s the [link] to this cool offer. Remember: the deal is only on till the end of today, or till the stock lasts, whichever comes first. So if you really want this phone, I suggest you click the link and buy it ASAP.

Tech Review: I Drove Over My Blackberry Phone

  

I drove over my Blackberry 9900 phone last week. It was, so obviously, very accidental. It was dark, the phone was black, and my friend was wearing something black, and didn’t realize that the phone had fell out of the car. So I drove over it a couple of times, while trying to fit the car into a tight parking space.

  

  

Here are pictures of the, again so obviously, dead phone. The phone lay with its back on the road\gravel, which is what saved the screen and top with me driving back and forth all over it. The screen was ran over by the car’s rubber tyre, which explains its scratch free state. The phone was not dead per say, because you could still feel and hear it faintly vibrating. This gave me hope that it might, in some cosmic act of niceness, be fixed again.

The phone is covered by Wataniya Telecom warranty. But what happened to the phone was clearly an accident, of human abuse proportions; so it was definitely not covered by any warranty. However, their warsha were kind enough to direct me to another mobile-repair shop.

  

  

Here are pictures of the God sent shop. It’s called Smart System, and it’s located on Khalid Bin Al-Waleed St.  (beside the tiny make-shift 30-car parking lot). They were able to fix the phone in under 30 minutes, give me a 60-day warrantee, and only charge me KD30. How amazing is that? They were gona change the scratched battery cover for an extra KD5, but I felt I better keep it as a painful reminder to take better care of the phone.

  

Here are pictures of the phone “apres” fixing. It looks so new, like nothing had ever happened to it (if you ignore the scratched battery cover).

I highly recommend this shop for all your tough and left-for-dead mobile fixing needs. They know what they’re doing and how to fix stuff that look like they’re beyond repair. I’ve had the fixed phone for almost a week now, and its working perfectly and without a glitch.

Thank you Smart System. Thank you very much.

Info Connect 2012

  • January 29-31 and February 1, 2 and 4: 09:30am to 01:00pm and 05:00pm to 09:30pm.
  • February 3: 05:00pm to 10:00pm.
  • Hall No:Hall 5, Hall 6, Hall 7, Hall 8

Ok guys and girls, get ready to get the best internet, phone, and data deals in Kuwait. Info Connect 2012 will start this tomorrtow Jan 29th, in Mishref fairgrounds, and last till Feb 4th. All internet and mobile telecom companies will be participating in it, so expect to catch some pretty cool bargains during this tech fair. Try not to miss it.

Nokia’s Historic Lose

Nokia was hit with a €1.2 billion lose for fiscal 2011, vs. a profit of €1.8 billion last fiscal year. This is Nokia’s first lose since 1993, i.e. in almost 20 years!

[Source].

This Could be my New Blackberry Phone

This new Blackberry 9790 was announced last month, and it’s already released in Kuwait. This phone has three main advantages over the BB flagship 9900: a keyboard, an autofocus camera, and great battery life.

VIVA announced last week that it’ll have 4G service in Kuwait with the start of the new year [link]. Their 4G network already covers all of the coastal line, plus a lot of other areas. Since I really want to try 4G service, I thought of getting a new BB to replace of my old 9700.

For me, the 9790 is a better choice than the 9900: it has a real keyboard, is smaller and thinner and lighter, has strong battery life, and more importantly has autofocus (I can never buy anything that doesn’t have autofocus). Question now is does it have 4G abilities? Sadly, I wasn’t able to get an answer to this question by googling it online.

Note: I’m not saying buy this phone from Eureka. Though Eureka is offering a great price for such a great phone, but  the lack of an Arabic KB gives it a cheaper look IMO. I’ve never used the Arabic KB on my 9700, but I would like the phone to look normal in Kuwait.

Update: I sent a tweet to Zain & VIVA asking them if the BB 9790 is 4G ready. Zain says that it’s not, and I’m still waiting for VIVA’s reply. But the answer obviously should be the same, that the phone isn’t 4G ready.

Top Ten Apps of the Year

  1. Angry Birds.
  2. Facebook.
  3. Skype.
  4. Angry Birds Rio.
  5. Google Maps.
  6. iBooks.
  7. Angry Birds Seasons.
  8. Fruit Ninja.
  9. Talking Tom.
  10. Twitter.

The list covers the seven major App stores; including the: iPhone, Android, iPad, Blackberry, and Nokia stores. I have all of these apps on my iPhone or iPad; there are some I don’t like or haven’t even used at all. I didn’t like: Talking Tom, the Fruit Ninja, or Angry Birds Rio. And I’ve never used iBooks, because I exclusively use my Kinde2 for reading.

The list looked into free plus paid downloads, that’s why the list is so accurate and credible.

[Mashable source]

Personalized Phone Covers

These personalized phone covers are hand made by a teenage Kuwaiti girl. They fit all iPhones (3GS, 4 & 4S), iPods, and Blackberry phones too. Check out our young talent’s Facebook page [right here] for design, price, and delivery details.

All covers cost KD 2.5 each or KD 6 for three covers, with an extra 500 fils delivery charge per order. You can call 66966412 for orders.  There’s also National Day (3eedc wa6ani) special covers too, for the same price.