Ali Kuru

I’m a long time HTC Touch Diamond user, and the phone I’m using now was already SIM-unlocked when I bought it. Recently, I had a chance to grab another one for real cheap from eBay for a friend, which was locked to Orange. Since we don’t have Orange here in Turkey, I’ve started a search for ways of unlocking the device.

Below is the method I used for unlocking my new Diamond. If you don’t want to use the overpriced unlocking services that certain web sites offering, you might find this free alternative useful ;)

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It is obvious that the “Surface” will be the next big thing not only for Microsoft, but for all of us. The clip below was shown at Wharton Business Technology Conference, and it’s called 2019, is showing how far will Microsoft is planning to go with its interactive surfaces. They are planning to embed this technology from your walls to your electronic newspaper, your table to your remote, to your cell phone, simply every surface you encounter in your life.

Give your 5 minutes to see this teaser of future, it is impressive!

[via gizmodo]

Rumor has it; Amazon is planning to release a student’s version of Kindle this year, with a full 8.5″x11″ display.

As I’ve said earlier, I don’t really think we need an e-book reader and the only good thing about Kindle 2 is its free 3G connectivity. But, Kindle for students with a larger screen? Although this is a good idea, I think Amazon will need more than just a larger screen to con students to buy these devices. If I were a collage student, I would consider buying a Kindle if it has; (more…)

There is a lot of buzz around Amazon’s new Kindle 2 and, may be because being a member of a nation that don’t read much, I’m getting hard time understanding why everybody is thrilling for a yet-another e-book reader.

Since almost every technophile in the world, who can afford a netbook or a smart/pda phone, has already have a gadget that gives him (or her) pleasure of reading books in a digital environment, what is the catch for a new pricey ($359!) e-book reader that its sole ability is to serve you digital editions of books? Oh, I know, Kindle has a web browser and plays mp3s, too. But even netbooks’ performance on browsing web is questionable, I don’t think one can use the Amazon’s gizmo for a satisfactory browsing experience, and your cell phone is probably a much more capable player when it comes to music.

Comfort of having a specifically designed device, which resembles a book and has an optimized screen for reading books, can make you feel good if you are a frequent reader. But for me, it is just an addition of another brick in my bag.