Whilst there has been a lot of media hype about Apple’s iPad and the development of the HP Slate, there are actually many other manufacturers of tablet PCs worth checking out for price, quality and functionality.

Have you seen the Amazon Kindle?  Its an e-book developed by Amazon.com. Actually most of the big PC manufacturers have got in on the tablet PC manufacturing.  Booklet PCs, e-books, notebooks, slates, iPads… whatever you call them, they are becoming as common as the laptop or regular PC. Continue Reading

Thank you to my geeky colleagues on fr.hobbynewsonline.com for this article…

Do you have any idea what the following jargon used on the internet means?

BJR TLM, KOI29 ? AUJ G RAS and RAD PCQ CHUI OQP, DSL ! G BCP  TAF and + G  PB DS IE7… ALAP !

RE, AMHA, MSG  PTDR,  XPDR. DTF JDC TJRS : PR NS  TPS C NIMP !

BJ NSP ? STOU PR AJD, at 2M1

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In a week’s time Afghanistan will play in their first cricket World Cup, a T20 competition in the West Indies.  The incredible rise of Afghanistan’s cricket team through the ranks to the centre stage of cricket has been nothing short of incredible.  One hopes that the fastest growing and most popular sport in Afghanistan can help give the nation hope.  Can sport help to heal wounds, forget war and bridge gaps?

Learnt in the refugee camps of Pakistan and now flying around the world to play against the best teams… stuff that dreams are made of…

Here is a very interesting video on the development of cricket in Afghanistan – “Proud to be an Afghan” and good reason to!

The Expendables Movie – A preview…

The Expendables Movie, due out later this year, will feature Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eric Roberts and Randy Couture all in a single film?

Who cares what the storyline is, with an action cast like that?  Movie goers are sure to flock to the cinemas just to see all their action heroes together in one movie.  Even if some of their parts are only small, you still get to see Arnie & Sly! Continue Reading

An interesting interview with President Bill Clinton on Climate Change.  Digg Dialogue managed to get some of President Bill Clinton’s time, to answer some questions posed by the Digg community.  A special Earth Day edition, where Bill Clinton talks about what he would do if he was President and what he has done himself to become more energy efficient and climate friendly.

The Clinton Foundation is working across the globe on reducing climate change and improving sustainable growth and development.

Digg Dialogue\’s Earth Day Interview with President Bill Clinton

UEFA Champions League again tonight dont miss it, with Barca vs Inter Milan in the first leg of the semi-final – should be a cracking game! The FC Barcelona team had to travel 14 hours by bus to get to the San Siro.  Due to flight restrictions, because of the volcano ash cloud over Europe, which is not the best preparation for a big football game.  But Barca are not title holders for no reason.

Will Messi have another game like he did against Arsenal in the Champions League quarter finals?  Watch his four goals here… what a messi he made of Arsenal!!

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Volcanic ash cloud has caused chaos in Europe with most internal flights being canceled and affecting long haul flights to and from European destinations.  Passengers are stranded all over the world as the volcanic eruption in Iceland has caused tons of volcanic ash to be carried into the atmosphere, covering most of Europe and reaching all the way across the Atlantic to Canada (map below courtesy of BBC and the UK Met Office).

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Sex in the City 2 is coming out this summer. Miranda, Samantha, Charlotte and Carrie head out to the desert – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, shopping and doing what they do best in this tourist destination in the sun.  The Sex in the City 2 ladies face the usual relationship issues as in the first movie and TV series.

Will this be the end of the Sex in the City series, or will we have to endure more rehashing of all the same issues?  Where would they find new Sex in the City destinations?  Certainly none that would be as lucrative as the oil rich Arab states…

What about a Sex in the City World Tour or Reality TV show?  These are my Top 10 Sex in the City sequels and destinations…

Sex in the City 3 – Amazon rain forest… nah too hot, sweaty and full of bugs! Continue Reading

Is this your average workday?  We have so many distractions in our daily work life, social media, email, internet, Google, music…

Its a wonder that we get any work done.  Thanks to Digg and imgur for this image

An Average Workday

Kasumi Stolen Memory – Mass Effect 2 has been released for Xbox and PC gamers, by BioWare – complete with new squad member Kasumi Goto.

Get your DLC and go on a mission with Kasumi Goto to infiltrate a party held by Donovan Hock, a dangerous criminal who has something that Kasumi wants very badly, hence the name Kasumi Stolen Memory…