My Dream Pocket Pc Phone

HTC has released its latest windows mobile pocket pc phone yesterday. With a stunning 3.8" WVGA display, a generous 288 MB of ram and 550 MB of rom running on a 528 MHz Qualcomm cpu. It packs quad-band GSM and dual-band (900/2100 MHz) 3G (with HSDPA 7.2 Mb) support. It looks a bit hefty but it's the same size as iphone (although I hate to talk about iphone).

I've long been thinking to replace my T810 & N560 Fujitsu-Siemens with an alternative which provides the same features plus more Ram and 3G support.

There have been a number of interesting windows mobile phones since last year, But none have interested me. So I decided to go for either Nokia E71 just to get back at all windows mobile devices. But now HTC HD will be my next gadget.

Here is the only video review of HTC HD. This review compares HTC HD with iphone and Samsung omnia. I hate reviews comparing iphone with handsets which have got nothing to do with iphone. iphone might be good but only for people who have less IT skills and they can get over it through apple's user interface. I don't mean to generalize becuase I know a couple of my mates who have really strong computer backgrounds but still prefer iphone. Anyways while you're watching this review try to learn some French too!!

A Proud End to Pink Floyd's Keyboardist

Legendary Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright passed away from cancer at age 65. I was in the middle of my busy day when my best mate broke the news to me.

I am still thorughly crushed and stunned with the news, his music meant alot to me and I will never forget him or that sweet, soft voice he had when he sang. I don't know if I'll ever get over it.

Rick only comes around once in a lifetime. His loss proved how loved he was for the work he produced, which will continue to influence and inspire for many generations beyond him and Pink Floyd would never play again, without him.

He joined Syd in Heaven and will live in eternal bliss forever...

Rest in Peace, Dear Rick

Phoenix Landed on Mars..!!

Congratulations...Phoenix successfully landed on Mars a few hours ago. These are unprocessed ,raw images taken by Nasa's Phoenix spacecraft.

Above is a short clip giving an overview on the mission.

SOURCE: NASA

Mission to Mars

Nasa's spacecraft (Phoenix) is due to land in the far north end of Mars in less than 3 hours. Landing on Mars is very challenging and out of the 11 attempts since 1971 only 5 have succeeded.
Phoenix started its journey towards Mars on the 4th of August 2007 after a flawless countdown. The lander will reach the surface of Mars after 10 months of travelling with a distance of 423m miles from earth.
It will stay on Mars for the next 3 Months searching for signs of life by completing a series of sophisticated scientific analysis.
Phoenix is equipped with a robotic arm to dig through the top soil layer to the water ice (thought to be buried below the surface ) and to bring samples of soil and water to the lander platform of which scientific analysis will be carried out on later.

Its destination on Mars is known as 'Vastitas Borealis' ,in a similar location to northern Canada on earth. The last 7 minutes of this mission is the most critical part and if all goes to plan ,Phoneix will become the first spacecraft landing in the Martian Arctic.

You can follow the mission overview on Nasa's website.

Image credit : NASA

Europe's tallest residential tower

Few days ago when my friends and I were hanging about in Manchester I found myself next to a galssy tall tower. I had seen this tower many times before but I had never been next to it. Beetham tower is the most prominent and newest landmark in Manchester. People usually refer to the tower as Hilton hotel. The tower stands 171m and 50 storeys above the city centre at the junction of Densgate. The first 23 floors are occupied by a 5-star Hilton hotel and the remaining 26 floors are residential apartments. The duplex penthouse is occupied by the building's architect ,Ian Simpson for £3m. According to the media this tower is visible from 10 countries. I took a couple of pictures of the tower with my mobile phone.