OMG!! My Android OS can look like iOS. Its amazing news for all who desire to make their Android Launcher to appear like iOS with a new app launched in Android Market named as ‘Espier Launcher’. This app will totally change your Android look and make you feel like working in iOS device including iOS
OMG!! My Android OS can look like iOS. Its amazing news for all who desire to make their Android Launcher to appear like iOS with a new app launched in Android Market named as ‘Espier Launcher’. This app will totally change your Android look and make you feel like working in iOS device including iOS
(via) I was at a party once, and got approached by a girl. She wanted to set up a double date with me and my buddy- and her and her friend. My friend and I accepted (his date was kinda ugly, but he agreed to take one for the team)
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I was at a party once, and got approached by a girl. She wanted to set up a double date with me and my buddy- and her and her friend.
My friend and I accepted (his date was kinda ugly, but he agreed to take one for the team) . The day of the date, the ugly friend cancelled on him, which was probably because it was just a setup for me and girl A in the first place. Ok! Sure, we go on.
So we set up a movie, and go see it. After the movie, she wanted to go back to her dorm / apartment complex and hang out with her pals. The date was going ok, so I agreed (It wasnt odd, college age, I was 20 or so, I think she was 22). So we hang with her roomies for a while, things are ok, then they want to go out, so they leave. I offer to leave, like a normal gentleman, and she indicates I should stay for a little.
I agree. We put on another movie, and I make a move to kiss her, and we kiss for a minute or so……….then………suddenly…..
She pulls away without warning and immediately gets really agitated. She wants to know where things are going, and before I can answer she begins crying very, very hard. She goes off on a tangent for about an hour about all these very odd issues she’s having and how nothing is right and all men are going to abuse her (wtf?) and so on.
Now within the first minute of the freak out I’m thinking, “ok, this is over. Let’s find an exit strategy, this girl is obviously not ready for anything.” But this was a mistake: Because I start asking questions, out of morbid curiosity. As it turns out, I’m like the second person she’s ever kissed…….
……and how she’s a virgin, because her mother was super overbearing and never let her date, and told her all men were going to kill/ rape her and leave her in a dumpster. She thinks cause I kissed her that we have to have sex now, but first she wants to call my parents and make sure I’m not an axe murder. Can she do a background check on me and see my grades? Oh now wait it’s back to the sex subject and she says wants to but she’s afraid and doesn’t know what to do, and so at this point I stop her.
I tell her that I’ve had a few girlfriends in my time, and that she’s better off finding someone a little less experienced, since she’s not. I tell her I’m not interested in sex right now, nor a relationship (well I totally was on both parts, but not with crazy people). I tell her the connection between us was good it’s just not right for us to sleep together.
She cries really hard again, but agrees that it’s not the right time, not the right person, etc.
I go home, chalk it up to a bad night. Now, mind you, all this girl had was my name, and telephone number. I think she had the telephone number of my friend.
The next morning, at 7:00 A.M. or so, I get a knock on my door. I don’t live on campus, I live waaaay off campus with roommates. It’s her. Now I’m freaking, cause how did she find my house!!!! She’s got flowers, with a card. She’s still crying, and she apologizes for her behavior the night before, and wants me to wait to read the card until after she leaves. I agree, and she tearfully walks away. I go inside.
The card says (i’m paraphrasing of course) “I really like you, I know I probably scared you away, but if you ever want to give it a shot, give me a call” . Right about the time I think, “well, maybe someday…” An INTENSELY loud pounding starts on the front door.
I answer, it’s her, she’s SCREAMING and in tears. I ask why, and she’s livid at me for not reading the note and chasing after her.
Now I’m thinking WTF x ten to the millionth exponent. But I calmly explain I need some time to think about it, especially since she just started trying to break down my door. She falls on the floor crying. I attempt to console her, and she flails at me and cries harder. I wait for like ten minutes for her to stop crying, and she agrees to give me some time. She walks away again.
It’s not 30 seconds before the pounding on the front door starts again. This time I’m done, I’m not going to answer.
I explain what;s happening to the roommates, and they don’t answer either. She spends the next hour screaming threats at the front door , crying and pounding on the door. I was just about to call the police before she left.
The next morning, she repeated the whole thing with a bigger bouquet and slightly less screaming, more pitiful crying, and only about 15 minutes, cause I threatened to call the police through the door and she called me a ‘limp dick motherfucker’ and ran away.
I saw her only once more, about five years after, and after a friendly hi, she told me that she was really glad we hadn’t dated. Because she had a new boyfriend now, and that I was probably never going to change my mind. The guy was there with her, and I’ll admit she was a hottie, but the guy looked like quasi-modo.
HTC launched ‘ HTC Explorer ‘ — its new Android-based mobile phone at a price of Rs 11,650 in India. One of the cheapest Android -powered smartphone in HTC’s range, HTC Explorer is equipped with a 3.2″ HVGA touchscreen , 3-MP camera and 600-MHz processor and comes with HTC Sense technology
HTC launched ‘HTC Explorer‘ — its new Android-based mobile phone at a price of Rs 11,650 in India. One of the cheapest Android-powered smartphone in HTC’s range, HTC Explorer is equipped with a 3.2″ HVGA touchscreen, 3-MP camera and 600-MHz processor and comes with HTC Sense technology.
The handset also includes a customisable lock screen enables quick access to the camera. The handset also supports Adobe Flash.
The company has also partnered with telecom services provider Vodafone to offer subscribers data plans and the offer is valid up to December 31. Users would get 200 MB data usage for Rs 100, 1GB for Rs 375 and 2GB for Rs 650.
Features
Intuitive, easy to use lockscreen and homescreen: The lockscreen lets you access your contacts, mail, camera, and messages in one swipe even when your phone is locked. And to make things convenient for you, HTC Explorer offers an intuitive, clean homescreen design that focuses on the most frequently used features and notifies you when you’ve received an email or text message or have a calendar event.
Web browsing similar to your desktop computer: With HTC Explorer, you’ll enjoy web browsing that’s similar to your desktop computer. Websites are easy to find and easy to read. To make your viewing even easier, the HTC Explorer automatically adjusts the text on your screen so you won’t have to pan left and right to get all the news. Zoom in and dial a phone number on the web page in one easy step. And when you click on an address, a map opens up instantly for you to check out its location.
Putting you in control: HTC Explorer understands your desire to control costs and select the right data plan. After all, does anyone really know how much data it takes to open up their favorite website? HTC Explorer monitors your data usage and gives you a history of the last 3 months so you can find the best data plan and adjust your usage to stay within your budget.
Smart dial: Look up phone contacts quickly and make calls easily from either stored contacts or call history by simply entering the contact’s first or last name, or just the initials. Whoever you’ve called most recently is prioritized.
Group text mess: Group up your favorite people and view all your communication options on one screen for simple access.
An icebreaker for your calls: Now when you look to see who’s calling, you get to see their latest social status updates or if they have a birthday coming up. The conversation starts before you say hello!
Immersive experience: Have you ever held a thunderstorm in your hand? When checking the weather – feel the sun’s rays or wipe away the droplets of water.
Up close and personal with HTC Sense
- Smart dial: Look up phone contacts quickly and make calls easily from either stored contacts or call history by simply entering the contact’s first or last name, or just the initials. Whoever you’ve called most recently is prioritized.
- Group text mess: Group up your favorite people and view all your communication options on one screen for simple access.
- An icebreaker for your calls: Now when you look to see who’s calling, you get to see their latest social status updates or if they have a birthday coming up. The conversation starts before you say hello!
- Immersive experience: Have you ever held a thunderstorm in your hand? When checking the weather – feel the sun’s rays or wipe away the droplets of water.
4 things that make the HTC Explorer unique
- A simply intuitive phone: The HTC Explorer lets you jump right into what’s most important to you. The lockscreen design focuses on the most frequently used features like your mail, text messages, contacts, and camera.
- A simply smarter phone: The HTC Explorer gives you shortcuts that really do save time and make your life less complicated. With the HTC Explorer, you decide what appears on your home-screen panel…it’s all at your fingertips.
- Keep in touch more easily: For text messages and email, HTC Explorer lets you group up your friends, family, whoever. Select the group from your contacts and send the same text message or email to the entire group in a one step.
- Giving you peace of mind: HTC Explorer helps you track your data, messages and minutes used. It also remembers any Wi-Fi connections you use regularly and reconnects automatically when they’re available.
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Specification
- Size: 102.8mm x 57.2mm x 12.9mm (4.05″ x 2.25″ x 0.51″)
- Weight: 108 grams (3.81 ounces) with battery
- Display: 3.2-inch touch screen with 320 x 480 resolution
- Screen: 81.3 mm (3.2″)
CPU Processing Speed: 600 MHz
Platform: Android with HTC Sense
Storage
- Total storage: 512 MB
- Available storage: up to 90 MB
- RAM: 512 MB
Camera: 3 megapixel color camera
Connectors
- 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
- Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Sensors
- G-Sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
Internet
3G:
- Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed
- Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed
GPRS: Up to 80 kbps downloading
EDGE: Up to 236.8 kbps downloading
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Multimedia
- Gallery, Music, and FM Radio
- SRS virtual surround sound enhancement
Audio supported formats:
- Playback:.aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
- Recording:.amr
Video supported formats:
- Playback:.3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
- Recording:.mp4
Power & Battery
- Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
- Capacity: 1230 mAh
- Talk time:
- WCDMA: Up to 453 minutes
- GSM: Up to 460 minutes
- Standby time:
- WCDMA: Up to 445 hours
- GSM: Up to 485 hours
- Up to 460 minutes
Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 3.0
- A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
- FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer
- PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
- Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, HFP, HSP, SPP, SDAP
Social Networking
- Facebook for HTC Sense
- Friend Stream
- Share photos/videos on Facebook or YouTube
Network
- HSPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Location: Internal GPS antenna
Tethering: USB tethering
Recommended Windows System Requirements
- Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP
- HTC Sync
The ‘world’s cheapest tablet PC’, Aakash – a dream project of the government is being produced at less than $35 (approximately Rs 1,750) per unit. But the replacement warranty attached to it has led to an increase in its price by about $14 to $49.98 per piece. Mr
The ‘world’s cheapest tablet PC’, Aakash — a dream project of the government is being produced at less than $35 (approximately Rs 1,750) per unit. But the replacement warranty attached to it has led to an increase in its price by about $14 to $49.98 per piece.
Mr. Tuli further explained that the ratio of defects in any device sold in India is higher when compared to America because of the harsh climatic conditions in New Delhi.
On July 22, 2010, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal had unveiled a prototype of the device and announced that it would be developed for use at around $35 per unit.
To ensure complete transparency and a level playing-field, the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) decided to task IIT Rajasthan, Jodhpur, with the job of procuring and testing these devices, based on the design and specifications that the mission’s team had finalised.
IIT Jodhpur had floated tenders and the lowest bidder quoted an ex-factory price of $37.98, which was close to the cost mentioned by the minister.
Suneet Singh Tuli, the CEO of Datawind, the company manufacturing the tablet said:
“The government has asked for a special replacement warranty. Government has asked us not to to repair it. You will have to replace it… which is a big cost. Those kinds of costs add to it. This (Aakash) is Rs 2,200… It can be Rs 1,700. Actual manufacturing cost still is less than Rs 1,750. But there are all these other conditions which take it above Rs 1,750.”
This cost comprised components and material, as well as manufacturing expenses. The final landed price of $49.98 (Rs 2,276) per unit included taxes, levies, and charges like freight and insurance, servicing and documentation, etc.
Mr. Tuli said people have been challenging the development of such a low cost device, but by selling this device to the government, Datawind is making enough profits, which even allows him to donate 10 per cent of the total profit to charity.
Mr. Tuli said that over-and-above the production cost, Datawind pays almost 20 per cent as taxes, which add to the cost of the device.
“If we bring it after making in China, then there would have been no issues, because it’s exempted from duties. I would have not been required to pay 4 per cent VAT (value added tax). Getting it from China and selling in India would have not make it exciting. Therefore, we made it at Hyderabad,” Mr. Tuli said.
He said that company will sell the commercial version of Aakash in the market for Rs 2,999, which — unlike the government’s Aakash tablet with a 1-year replacement warranty — will carry only a 30-day replacement warranty.
Mr. Tuli has said that he will sell the government Aakash tablets for Rs 1,750 if the government orders 10 lakh units. At present, Datawind has an order for supplying 1 lakh units to the government. The government is buying the tablets for Rs 2,276 per unit and giving them to education institutes at a 50 per cent subsidy.
It’s a night in Major League Baseball history that won’t soon be forgotten. ESPN is already firing up the 30 for 30 documentary team.
It’s a night in Major League Baseball history that won’t soon be forgotten. ESPN is already firing up the 30 for 30 documentary team. Dan Shaughnessy would totally like a do-over with what will go down as his very own Bill Buckner moment. Four teams had a shot. 3 of the 4 games were unreal. One rain delay. 2 extra inning games. Newspaper deadlines missed. Big headlines. Fans crying. Fans with four TVs in their living rooms. The night had it all. Recap — JUMP!
ESPN has published a minute-by-minute recap of how the night played out. Of course the Red Sox-Rays race was the big winner for TV, but how about the Braves collapsing with a 3-2 lead in 9th only to let Philly tie it and win in 13. Guys, St. Louis was 10 back of Atlanta for the wild card in August. As we all know, that’s like stupid far behind.
Boston’s collapse will get the headlines, but the Braves deserve equal shame.
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