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Ask Siri which is the best cell phone ever

Mahmoud — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:19:22 +0000

Well this is amusing. Apple’s Siri thinks Nokia’s Lumia 900 is the best cell phone ever. Ah Siri, I am glad you agree with me.

Siri lets you know Nokia Lumia 900 is best

Youtube video of Siri showing the best cell phone ever!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Nokia Lumia 900

Mahmoud — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:22:04 +0000

Okay. Verizon fails yet again.

This maybe the phone that has me leave Verizon after YEARS of being on their network. I think it is time to say good bye to Verizon and Can you hear me now? to At&t. Hopefully the wait isn’t too long, but expected by March of this year.

Lumia 900

Windows Phone MIA

Mahmoud — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:44:53 +0000

Okay, it has been over a year now since windows phone 7 was released and still only ONE phone for Verizon. I am actually considering leaving Verizon and I have been with them for over 10 years, for lack of options in phones. GSM is used world wide and because of that, the majority of phones are GSM. And it makes sense, you pop in your sim card in a phone and it works, with CDMA you can’t do that. There isn’t a SIM card in CDMA, granted Verizon has some world phones that have a SIM slot so when you travel you can still use your phone, but that doesn’t mean you can pop in a SIM card in the US and use your phone on another network.

So when will Windows Phone 7 phones come to Verizon, when will we get the Nokia Lumia 800 in the US and on Verizon, there is a new Nokia handset that has been talked about but I had some doubts it will come to Verizon, but rather it will hit AT&T and maybe T-Mobile. This phone is expected early next year which isn’t too far, but yet is still far. I don’t know how much longer I can hold out, but it isn’t looking too good with my staying with Verizon as I am getting tired of this wait game.

So Verizon, I demand a Nokia Windows Phone! Soon it may be too late, even if Verizon gets it.

Nokia Searay

Mahmoud — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:47:10 +0000

I believe I have decided on my next phone, if the stars align right and it comes to Verizon.

I have had a lot of interest as of late in the unannounced as of yet Nokia Searay which is expected to be announced in 2 days on October 26th.

The phone will be running Windows phone and is a beautiful looking phone. Here is a shot of what it should look like. Yes I want the black one seen below. It is also expected to come in a blue and a pink.

Black Nokia Searay

Posting from iPad

Mahmoud — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:18:37 +0000

Well this application from wordpress for the iPad is pretty cool. I have been playing words with friends and downloading apps! Thats what the iPad is for, apps. I do like the iPad and it serves it’s purpose. It is a little weird that it does not synch gmail contacts while it gets everything else from gmail just fine. Apparently you have to use iTunes for that which is pretty silly, I haven’t done it. Well that is all, I wanted to test this application out.

long time no post

Mahmoud — Tue, 17 May 2011 02:32:22 +0000

Yes indeed. It’s been a long time since the last post.

Life is busy. With multiple Arab revolutions going on and Lindsey Lohan making headlines, I have been busy much!

So I ordered an ipad 2. Yes I finally justified getting one, because of work!!! When it will arrive is a whole other story but my ipad 2 cover will be here very soon. I would rather they shipped them together but whatever. It will be a tease until the ipad arrives. I had to decide between the Motorola Xoom and the ipad 2. While Android looks promising, it still has some time to go before it gets there.

If you must know, I got the 16 GB black ipad with the blue smart cover.

ipad 2

Lenovo x201

Mahmoud — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:21:21 +0000

Okay. I had the laptop for more than a week now and I am finally posting pictures of it. The laptop is great! Must say what I do miss from macbook is that glass trackpad, it really is amazing how it works.

Specs on my x201

CPU: Intel Core i5-480M Processor (2.66GHz, 3MB L3, 1066MHz FSB)
Operating system: Windows 7 Professional 64
Display type: 12.1″ WXGA LED Panel, 2×2 UltraConnect II antenna; with Camera and Wireless Broadband
RAM: 8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory
Hard Drive 500 GB 7200rpm
Battery ThinkPad X200 Series 9 cell Li-Ion Battery
Bluetooth Bluetooth w/ antenna
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3×3 AGN)

Here are the pictures!

Lenovo x201

Lenovo Ordered

Mahmoud — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:52:35 +0000

Lenovo X201

I finally did it. Saying goodbye to my macbook. I ordered a Lenovo ThinkPad X201. The macbook is great but it was time for change again!

ThinkPad X201

Here are some specs:

Intel Core i5-480M Processor 2.66GHz, 3MB L3, 1066MHz FSB

Windows 7 Pro 64bit

12.1″ WXGA LED

8 GB PC3 – 8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM

Trackpoint with Touchpad

500GB Drive, 7200rpm

X200 9 cell Li-Ion Battery

Only thing is Lenovo won’t ship it until mid February. :/ Hoping it actually ships much sooner than that.

Verizon iphone is official

Mahmoud — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:46:40 +0000

Verizon's iphone

It has finally happened. Feb 10, 2011 Verizon will have the iphone. Current Verizon customers can pre-order on Feb. 3rd. The phone will run on Verizon’s 3G network, not the new LTE network. This means no data and voice at the same time, but Verizon’s iphone has built in mobile hotspot, for 5 devices.

There are way too many options for new phones now. Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt which will run on the new LTE network, Windows Phone 7 hitting Verizon soon and now the iphone. I wish Windows Phone wasn’t so late to get to Verizon, they missed an opportunity. So many choices but I am on contract until this summer, so maybe I will have time to decide on what to get.

There’s an app for that

Mahmoud — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:55:31 +0000

There’s an app for that! There’s an app for that! There’s an app for that!

There's an App For That!

Ok so apparently we can’t say that anymore. Apple trademarked the phrase “There’s an app for that”. Well I suppose with the release of Windows Phone 7, the timing is right. I mean if I wasn’t convinced to try a Windows Phone 7, I am pretty sure if Microsoft said there’s an app for that, I would be all over it.

Speaking of which, the Windows Phone 7 demos have been looking pretty nice. I am interested in Windows Phone 7, so maybe that will be my next phone. Can Microsoft trademark “I want that!”?

Windows Phone 7 - HTC HD7