I passed by Zain’s Mohalab branch today to get the new adapter, which comes along with an ego once you subscribe with their service for a year.

The differences between the new adapter and the router are:

1. The adapter doesn’t need a dedicated sim card to be wifi spot, instead I can plug in the ego to create a wireless network.
2. It works in the car, using the cigarette lighter socket (car plug included in the box).
3. Much smaller than the router.

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Google maps adds new feature to their maps which is Swine Flu locations and its updated daily. Check it out HERE

Thanks Ahmad

Ok, some of you might already know how to use their Bluetooth to receive files, I didn’t, till yesterday, so this post might help some of you out. Here we go:

If you’re receiving a file through your BB’s bluetooth, then you should go to the Media gallery in your BB’s menu, press the option button, then choose ‘receive using bluetooth’ from the menu. Let someone send you a file and Voila!

The file should be found in it’s respective folder; images in the pictures folder, ringtones in the music folder.. and so on.

Thanks loco

Here is the world air traffic in 24 hours taken by a satellite. Each yellow dot reflect a single airplane, just check out the HUGE traffic between New York and Europe.

Thanks Ali

Just got an email from 6alabat.com saying that they are offering a new service which is mobile service. 

Here is a part of the email:

“Last but not least, 6alabat.com also managed to unleash its unique and first of its kind cell phone application in the GCC “6alabat Mobile” that enables users to surf our restaurants list and order through the cell phone device being used with no Internet access required. 6alabat Mobile was introduced at the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences’s (KFAS) Annual Electronic Awards, which recently announced 6alabat.com as the Winner of the Best E-Business Award in Kuwait for the second consecutive year 2008 and 2009.”

I Still didnt get the software to share it with you guys but once I do I will inshallah.

I get this when i try to buy credit for my Skype account.. Its blocked from our Ministry of Communication, So the question is: Is this the end of skype in Kuwait? is there any way to credit my account?

Just found out from ANM that Ali Alghanim & Sons ,have some offers on electronic appliances either boxed, unboxed or restored, at amazing prices. It’s on Friday & Saturday 3rd & 4th of April at Shewaikh’s showroom only .

Thanks ANM

Zain Create have an offer for limited time, if you register before the 1st of april you’ll get KD 5.100 (thats 5 kds and a 100 fils) of credit to download songs off their music store. I went ahead an registered, it was an easy process and I got the promotional 5KDs credited to my Zain Create account. You should all register, there is no need to miss out on this one time deal.

Anyway, I looked around the site, then wanted to download something to try the service out. I went to the top 10 list and found that Fadhel Shaker’s new album is in the #1 spot (Not just that, He is #1 in the top songs, albums, and artists list!) so I went with Fadhel’s new album. I bought the album (10 tracks, each track costs 300fils. You can’t buy the whole album as of now, but it says in the FAQs section that the option will be available soon. It better be). I bought the album and am now listening to 2 of the songs.. the download rate is between 10kbps and 35kbps (I’m using ego 7.2).

I’m listening to Jowa Al Roh right now and the quality is superb. the song is 4:27 long, in MP3 format, 6.2MB, 192 Kbit/s. Obviously good quality. and comes with an ID3 tag with the picture of the album’s cover.

The whole site is very well designed and is easy to use. I love it.. but there is room for improvement. Hear me out if you have a say in this project:

1- I need to be able to tell which song is already downloaded. Like for example as I was downloading Fadhel’s songs, I lost track. There needs to be a sign or a label on the song which has been downloaded so i don’t download it again by mistake.

2- The lack of Mac software is not acceptable.

3- The song sampling is very fast, which I appreciate a lot, but sometimes the play button doesn’t work and I have to refresh a few times before I can start sampling the song.

4- I should be able to download the whole album as a package, coz it was a hassle downloading each track separately. I know it’s coming.. but still, it should be available from the start imo.

5- It says that once I download a song, I should receive an sms immediately, and yet, I downloaded 10 songs, wrote this post and still not a single sms.

I think the service is very good and that Zain did a great job with this whole thing.

Visit Zain Create and get the offer before it expires.

Update:

I was sent an email by Zain replying to the 5 points I wrote above. Here is their reply:

1-Noted will work on it you can check your downloads on my create section .

Finally , try out the streamed channels of Rotana( Audio & TV ) as well on the website & try to download the mobile application from web its compatible with Nokia & Sony Ericson symbian mobiles ,,, blackberry soon ….

Thanks Alia

“Within Gmail Labs, an option now exists under Settings to turn on “Undo Send.” From that point on, whenever an e-mail is sent, an “Undo” link will appear on the send mail confirmation. By clicking that link, the message will be routed back into composition – where the user can then change that “Meeting on Firday” to “Meeting on Friday.”

This feature can’t pull back an e-mail that’s already gone; it just holds your message for five seconds so you have a chance to hit the panic button,” Michael Leggett, user experience designer for Google, wrote on the official Gmail blog. “And don’t worry – if you close Gmail or your browser crashes in those few seconds, we’ll still send your message.”

Pretty useful feature if you ask me and I sure did need it more than once.

Thanks Tariq

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Have anyone noticed this? Yes its in Kuwait.. I’ved just captured it by my mobile’s camera (which sucks).

They are applying it across Kuwait.. so guys becareful

UPDATE:

Here is a better shot.. thanks DVLz

So the company my cousin works for had a seminar yesterday and they provided the attendees with this very nice and efficient device. My cousin was nice enough to give it to me so I could share it with you guys.
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The escalator you see above, located at the Kawasaki More’s department store in Japan, its 5 step escalator and according to the Guinness Book of World Records,  its the world’s shortest, measuring just 834mm tall.

The Nintendo DSi will be available around the world starting from the 5th of April, it’ll be available in black, white, blue and white. Its priced at around KD49. lets see how much are they gonna sell it for here in Kuwait

A week ago I received my Vodafone branded and unlocked Blackberry Storm which i bought from Ebay. I’m not a fan of touch screens phones, but since i found this with an unbelievable price of KD160 including delivery expenses plus shop&ship’s, I became a fan. Just to give you guys an idea on why i thought this was a good deal, a quick comparison is Kuwait-Mall.com, they’re selling it for KD297, almost double the price.

UPDATE: Have anyone tried to send mms with a Blackberry?

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Just found out that google knows most of our company abbreviations which is really helpfull for us, you can check it out by your self by clicking HERE

Thanks Ali

Click the Fun icon to get to the second screen shot.

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Just saw this ad on the newspaper and thought you might wanna know about it. The offer is up for today only.

LINK

UPDATE By Mishary:

We’ve just bought one its Fantastic!

Just Spotted this on Vaja’s web site, so it means its coming VERY soon.

You can check it out by yourself by clicking HERE

Just noticed that once i entered Google’s website i got redirected to Google.com.kw .

Taken from their website:

V-Net:

“Get high-speed Internet access on your laptop when you are on the move with VIVA 3.5G Data Card. It offers data transmission on laptop at speed up to 14.4 Mbps with V-Net (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) coverage.

Two packages for V-Net:

• Pay as you go package, activated by default for all type of subscribers. This package is rated per Kbyte, 1 fils per Kbyte.
• Unlimited package, this package is for 27KD/month.”

V-Link:

“When you plug a USB Modem into a laptop, it connects you to the web instantly. V-Link is a perfect option for Internet access on the go. Welcome the super slim and lightweight. You get freedom from wires and speedy Internet access on the move all in a tiny 30g V-Link Modem.

Just plug the V-Link into your USB slot and watch as everything auto-installs, it’s quick and easy, and with V-Net you can get broadband Internet access speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps.”

I don’t know what is the difference between these 2 services except that in the V-Net there is no modem mention and the speed is up to 14.4, and on the V-Link there is the modem but the speed is up to 7.2.

Click on the links to read more about both the V-Net & V-Link.

Thanks Khalid.