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December 21, 2011

Captain Obvious called this one.

It was like an accident waiting to happen, Hasbro sues ASUS over Transformer Prime tablet. Hasbro holds many trademarks, and obviously won’t let ASUS get away with it. Michael Bay should make a movie about this lawsuit.

By the way, ASUS Transformers Prime site is horrible. If it is in HTML5 than it is a kitchen-sink full of HTML5 barf.

Remember when Apple licensed the name “Mighty Mouse” from Viacom just like Verizon Wireless licensed the name “DROID” from Lucasfilm?

From Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse Manual (page 35):

From DroidDoes.com:

December 20, 2011

Kindle Fire: Software Update Version 6.2.1 is available.

Amazon is rolling out Software Update Version 6.2.1 for Kindle Fire. The update is available Over The Air (OTA) or through manual download.

This update enhances fluidity and performance, improves touch navigation responsiveness, gives you the option to choose which items display on the carousel, and adds the ability to add a password lock on Wi-Fi access.

Kindle Fire System Version: 6.2.1_user_3103920

December 20, 2011

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trailer.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Trailer is available at iTunes Movie Trailers page and App.
The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey is scheduled for release December 14th, 2012.

For some reasons, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) reminds me of a Klingon.

December 19, 2011

Squared Up.

I’ve just finished setting up payment system for a local bakery using an iPod touch and Square. It is a small bakery that sells cookies, coffee and waffles. From time to time customers came in and asked if they could pay using credit card. Now they can take credit card.

December 18, 2011

It’s still “We the people”, right?

I have had the draft of this post for almost a week now, and yes I took the title from “Peace Sells” lyric. After numbers of revisions, I scrapped the entire content and started a new one. Well, this is the new content.

Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and The Protect IP Act (PIPA) are the talk of the Internet these days. I’d go this far to say:

In their current form, SOPA and PIPA easily undermine if not violate the First and Fourth Amendments.

We have to do something about it.

There is a newly created petition to veto the SOPA bill on WhiteHouse.gov “We the People” site. I urge you, voting Americans, to sign this petition.

December 17, 2011

Another task is done.

Glad I finish the data transfers on the iMac.

December 16, 2011

Nerd Fight!

Josh Topolsky and MG Siegler are having war of words over reviews of Galaxy Nexus. John Gruber seems to be cheering for Siegler on this one.

Chronology:

Galaxy Nexus Review by Josh Topolsky (2011-11-17)
An iPhone Lover’s Take On The Galaxy Nexus by MG Siegler (2011-12-14)
MG Siegler’s Take on the Galaxy Nexus commentary by John Gruber (2011-12-14)
Josh Topolsky tweeted at MG Siegler and John Gruber: “.@daringfireball @parislemon What a load of horseshit. All due respect, but horseshit.”
Horseshit by Josh Topolsky (2011-12-15)
Horseshit by MG Siegler (2011-12-15)

To be honest, both Topolsky and Siegler are “tech elitists”. For the rest of us, we love watching “nerd fight”.