Nokia C3 Touch and Type: Feature phone, T9 keypad, but with a touch screen [145 EUR]

Posted by fawaz on Sunday, September 19, 2010 In : mobiles 
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About a month ago Nokia launched the X3 Touch and Type, the first touch screen based Series 40 device [read: dumb phone aka feature phone] with a touch screen. Today they’re launching the second of such style of device, the C3 Touch and Type. Unlike the X3, the C3 has a standard T9 keypad. It’s going to come out by the end of this year and will cost 145 EUR before taxes and subsidies. The entire body is made out of stainless steel, it has quadband GSM/EDGE so you’re never going to be in...


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Nokia N8 Films ‘Dot’ – the World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Character

Posted by fawaz on Sunday, September 19, 2010 In : mobiles 

nokia n8 dot stop motion film Nokia N8 Films Dot   the Worlds Smallest Stop Motion CharacterNokia has been really pushing its marketing campaign for the N8 with tons of videos – both about the device and videos shot with the device. This time, Nokia, with the help of some friends, has filmed “Dot.” It’s a cute little stop motion film about a really miniscule character.

What really gets me is just how much work might have gone into animating the character since she’s so tiny! Additionally, since it is a stop-motion film, the Nokia N8 really must have its work cut out. As you...


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Proposed Stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Posted by fawaz on Friday, June 18, 2010 In : sports 

The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event on the planet. There is nothing to compare it with. It dwarfs even the Olympics. We are just a week away from this year’s spectacle and just to add to the already fever pitch excitement surrounding the event, here is some football coverage.

Qatar is one of the contenders to host the 2022 version of the event and though that does sound a long time away the architects have already turned in their concepts for the stadiums. Designed b...


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Makkah tower to be world's second largest

Posted by fawaz on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 In : Saudi News 

Makkah tower to be world's second largest




 
An under-construction hotel complex in Saudi Arabia will feature the world's second-tallest building, topped by a clock six times bigger than London's Big Ben, the hotel's general manager said yesterday. The Makkah Royal Clock Tower will be made up of 662 m of concrete structure and a 155-m crescent-topped metal spire, Mohammed Al-Arkubi said at a press conference in Dubai. Combined, the two parts of the tower in the holy city of Makkah would be only ...
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The Ball is The Game is The Stadium

Posted by fawaz on Sunday, June 6, 2010 In : Amazing 

The following stadium was designed by the wonderful folks over at UNStudio, especially one Ben van Berkel. He (they) won a limited competition to design a gigantic football stadium for the most successful football (soccer for you USA residents) team in the Chinese Super League: Dalian Shide FC! The design reflects vividly the breathtaking amalgamation of the ancient Chinese cuju football. A must peek.

First off (this is the first non-intro paragraph here in the post) let me say congratulations...


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