Category: Digital life
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Hey Nokia Levant people: I STILL can’t get Ovi to work on Zain Jordan
Well, HELLO.. It’s been months and months since Ovi has launched in the region, but I still can’t use it. I’ve tried this a million times, but it seems the Ovi confirmation sms doesn’t get through to my Nokia 5800. I am on Zain Jordan BTW. Has anyone out there using Zain Jordan gotten Ovi…
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My week with the Nokia N97: is it any good?
OK. So this the blog post where I pretend that 360east is Engadget and where I provide you with a full review of Nokia’s latest and greatest: the N97. ๐ Not really. I don’t think the world needs another late review of the N97. And no. This is not engadget. Instead, I will provide you…
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For mobile geeks only: talking to Nokia’s Levant marketing head about the N97, Amman’s missing map and Ovi
The N97 has been on sale in Amman for the past few days (apparently for JD 450, US$ 633). There is a lot of Nokia and activity and buzz these days. I’ve been invited to attend its launch in Beirut but couldn’t go. Instead, I caught up with Bruce Howe, the marketing head for Nokia…
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Has anyone heard of Blink Communications (and their 5 to 500 Mbit bandwidth)?
Yesterday, I received a comment on one of my posts from someone who said he’s from a company called Blink offering internet for business plans from 5 500 Mbit on their own infrastructure! Has anyone heard of them or dealt with them?
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Wolfram Alpha: computing history was made last night
It’s almost like the “super computers” we see in science fiction movies. You ask the computer a question and the computer gives an answer. The question can be a request for historical data, a mathematic equation, the current temperature of a city, and so on. The thing is: the computer “understands” the question. But this…
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Nokia N97 to hit the UAE next month
First, here is a video of Nokia trying really hard to be cool. Mind you, their new flagship device, the N97 is pretty cool and Nokia seems like it will deliver another hit. But I think they are going overboard with this video.. Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper is reporting that the N97 will hit…
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A brand, a celebrity and a tweeting chicken: KFC goes KGC with Oprah
Yesterday, Oprah created an internet phenomena. She bought lunch for America at KFC. People went crazy over this and millions of people downloaded the free meal coupon on Oprah’s site. Now, I am a KFC fan. If you grew up in Amman in the 80’s, KFC might have been your first encounter with American fast…
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Mayor Omar Maani comments on 360east regarding the Sanaya Amman skyscraper ads
My post about the Sanaya Amman advertising campaign, has attracted the attention of Mayor Omar Maani himself. Commenting on that post he wrote: I must agree the adverts look like the towers are touching the heavens when no other building dared do this. Although more than sixty stories in height, I assure all that it…
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Who is responsible for Jordan’s horrible internet latency?
Anybody who had the chance to use the internet in Europe, immediately notices that there is something wrong with web browsing in Jordan. Regular readers of 360east probably know that I am an early adopter of Orange Internet’s 8 Mbit line. My various internet speed test have shown that my DSL line is not too…
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How I managed to fix my totally screwed up Nokia 5800
While on a business trip some days ago, my Nokia 5800 decided to go totally crazy. It stopped accepting touch input. It was frozen in lock mode. Sometimes the screen would just go blank (with a weird reddish tint just as it was dying) and then restart, time and time again. It was UNBELIEVABLE! So…
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Oooooh.. It’s an-ice-pod..
I’m obening now.. I’m exciting.. Ooooh, it’s an ice pod THE PROPHECY HAS COME TRUE It’s a nice..