Google on GPRS

Cell phones fascinate me. The features on them continue to explode. Every time, I zero in on a phone thinking there is nothing drastically new that is going to come up in the next version, I end up poorer by atleast 25 grand for this farcical thought. I do not claim to be a master of the technologies, but to date the most useful one to me has been the integration of gprs on cell phones. Combined with google, imagine the power it can unleash.

1.I can hire a share taxi already on the road, heading in the direction I want to go.

2.I can search for the delicacies in a restaurant, at my own pace, without having the self assumed knowledgeable hunk from the restaurant explain it to me so that I decide I do not want to order food from there.

3.I can check out the latest news while in office where most websites are banned.

4.I can do social networking over orkut.

5.I can check the weather at my destination before heading there.

6.I can price compare anything I want to buy, even while at the shop.

7.I can source inputs for any creative solutioning that my work demands without having to wait until I can reach an internet access available computer.

8.I can integrate and upload my calendar on the web.

9.I can check parking availability in the mall.

10.I can check movie tickets availability much before entering the queue for a current show.

Now if only gprs speeds would increase, and my mobile is more palm friendly….

Venus and Mars on colours

Venus thinks it is peach, while Mars refers to it as a dumber shade of orange. Venus squeals in delight at baby pink, Mars glances over it as it can neither distract him nor engage him except when on his girl. Put the same pink on a 4-wheel, and the guy will go to lengths to discuss why the automobile is such a bad combination of power and aesthetics. Not to mention the Romeos who hunt for huge stuffed toys in various hues to keep themselves as happy as the Juliets. The two can never agree on the exact shade of a colour, except when it is specified in scientific terms as 50% of Red, 50% of green and the rest as blue. They come to a mutual agreement here, as then, both of them don’t know that they are referring to plain old yellow.

Online transactions and me – Part II

It happened to me again. Subscribed online to a mutual fund, and the website which was working fine until then, crashed just after I had made the payment. Seems like cosmic forces at work…they want me to fret over every penny that I spend. When I expect more returns from spending a penny, the more anxious I should get. Without risk, there is no return after all. Believe it or not, this happens when I rush to book a cheap flight ticket, or subscribe to a high return mutual fund or make a steal-a-deal purchase. Then I realized that maybe I play too much, and too fast on my keyboard and mouse when I am going for a kill. The processor needs more time than my pigeon brain to process the clicks and the clucks. Let me wait until next time to try this hypothesis of mine!

Mobile Service Providers-Om and Amen

I got this message on my cell phone from my service provider a few days back. A message from the Bible will be sent to you everyday for a monthly subscription on Rs. 15/- Besides making me ignore the message, it didn’t evict any other reaction. This is followed by a message today which was the one that set me thinking. A message a day from the Bhagvad Gita for Rs. 20/- a month.

If all religions are equal in our secular society, if all religions impart the same teachings of God, if we are not to distinguish amongst Hindus, Muslims, Christians or any other religious groups in any act, then according to the laws of the land, why should businesses be allowed to differentiate in pricing and take advantage of majority and minority groups?