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American terrorism, BBC’s documentary debacle, Chinese superstition begone

Posted by Dave Junia 23 April 13 Snippets BBC, Boston, Career, China, Gun Violence, LSE, North Korea, Photography, United Kingdom, United States

[caption id="attachment_4679" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 23 April 2013[/caption] Americans witnessed a dramatic hunt for the suspects of the Boston blasts that claimed 3 lives. An editor based in UK questions why isn't the same attention

Celebrating the only thing that mattered in the end.

Reaction: Fulham (A)

Posted by Dave Junia 21 April 13 Football Arteta, Cazorla, Fulham, Gervinho, Gibbs, Giroud, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Rosicky, Sidwell, Szczesny, Walcott, Wenger

[caption id="attachment_4664" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Celebrating the only thing that mattered in the end.[/caption] Arsenal fans will be grateful for the 3 points. It was a terrible performance in which the team decided to completely shut off in

Galaxy phone history, dating in future, sound cards re-emerge

Posted by Dave Junia 19 April 13 Snippets

[caption id="attachment_4641" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 19 April 2013[/caption] Samsung's Galaxy S3s are all rage and the S4 seems to be on the cards to continue this trend. But how did this all begin? Wearable computing

The runners came from many nations, so were the tweets.

The Boston Twitter Blasts

Posted by Dave Junia 17 April 13 Current Affairs, Values

[caption id="attachment_4619" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The runners came from many nations, so were the tweets.[/caption] I was asleep when the Boston bombs went off. I woke still hazy with flu to see my daily news feeds

American drones in Pakistan, Thatcher’s economic legacy, Premier League flops

Posted by Dave Junia 16 April 13 Snippets Badminton, CPU, GPU, How To, Pakistan, Terrorism, Thatcher, United Kingdom, United States

[caption id="attachment_4594" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 16 April 2013[/caption] Drones hunt more than just Al Qaeda members. The breadth of world policing has just increased says leaked documents. Thatcher is an iconic political figure but what

The Ox celebrates creating the winning goal.

Reaction: Norwich City (H)

Posted by Dave Junia 14 April 13 Football Cazorla, Gervinho, Gibbs, Giroud, Mertesacker, Norwich, Oxlade Chamberlain, Podolski, Ramsey, Sagna, Walcott, Wenger, Wilshere

[caption id="attachment_4561" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The Ox celebrates creating the winning goal. (Credit: Flickr - Stuart MacFarlane)[/caption] Arsenal notched their seventh win in eight games with a 3-1 home victory under controversial conditions. The team played

Singapore’s baby campaigns, Microsoft hauls Google to EC, perspectives of rape in India

Posted by Dave Junia 11 April 13 Snippets Diablo, Google, India, Microsoft, Population, Singapore

[caption id="attachment_4536" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 11 April 2013[/caption] Singapore wants more babies, but is it doing it right? Microsoft hauls Google to the European Commission together with 14 other companies for antitrust concerns which is somewhat familiar for the

Integration: Real solutions for immigration concerns.

Integrating Immigrants into the Singapore Society

Posted by Dave Junia 10 April 13 Current Affairs Immigration, Integration, Neighbours, Population, Singapore

[caption id="attachment_4515" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Integration: Real solutions for immigration concerns.[/caption] In the heart of the population debate lies the issue of immigration. Immigrants provide essential support for Singapore's economy to lean on. With a growing population,

Escape from North Korea, crossing in the EPL, how potato chips are made

Posted by Dave Junia 8 April 13 Snippets Arsenal, Audiophile, Hyeonseo Lee, North Korea, Potato Chips, TED, Thomas Friedman

[caption id="attachment_4492" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 8 April 2013[/caption] Defecting from North Korea is increasingly common and here is an account on how one person did it twice. The English Premier League has been known for

Reaction: West Brom Albion (A)

Posted by Dave Junia 7 April 13 Football Diaby, Fabianski, Gervinho, Giroud, Koscielny, Long, Lukaku, Mertesacker, Monreal, Morisson, Pires, Ramsey, Rosicky, Sagna, Vermaelen, Webb, West Brom Albion

[caption id="attachment_4473" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Rosicky nets his second. (Credit: Flickr - Stuart MacFarlane)[/caption] Arsenal looked to be cruising to a 2-0 win before Mertesacker's red and a resulting penalty turned the game on its head.

Android's diversity is taking it beyond Google's control.

Android Slowly Spirals Out of Google’s Control

Posted by Dave Junia 5 April 13 Tech Android, Facebook, Google, HTC, iOS, Launcher, Samsung, Windows Phone

[caption id="attachment_4456" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Android's diversity is taking it beyond Google's control.[/caption] Facebook Home has just been launched and it is basically an Android home screen replacement. In mobile operating systems, the screen of apps

Asia in a balance, tablet GPU faceoff, cancer research gets data boost

Posted by Dave Junia 4 April 13 Snippets Android, Asia, Benchmark, Cancer, China, Cloud, iCloud, Interview, iOS, Jobs, Lee Hsien Loong, Obama, Privacy, Research, Singapore, Tablet, United States, Windows

[caption id="attachment_4438" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 4 April 2013[/caption] Asia might be the continent that grabs all the headlines in 2013. China Sea island disputes have been compounded by a heated Korean border. It is not

Parliament sessions should not begin knowing that the result is already sealed.

Time to Drop the Party Whip

Posted by Dave Junia 3 April 13 Current Affairs PAP, Party Whip, Politics, Singapore

[caption id="attachment_4406" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Parliament sessions should not begin knowing that the result is already sealed.[/caption] The past few years have seen Singapore head towards a slightly different political direction. The dominance of the incumbent

Chinese cyberwar, North Korea analysis, blogger blamed for Chelsea F.C. woes

Posted by Dave Junia 1 April 13 Snippets Benitez, Candy Crush, Celebrities, Chelsea, China, Media, North Korea, Photoshop, South Korea, United States, Washington Post, Zacconi, Zynga

[caption id="attachment_4395" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 1 April 2013[/caption] Conflicts abound in this relook at how mainstream media in the United States is covering hacking attempts from China. Also, another opinion on North Korea after it dramatically

Reaction: Reading (H)

Posted by Dave Junia 31 March 13 Football Arteta, Cazorla, Fabianski, Foy, Gervinho, Gibbs, Giroud, Monreal, Oxlade Chamberlain, Podolski, Ramsey, Reading, Robson-Kanu, Rosicky, Szczesny, Walcott

[caption id="attachment_4371" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Gervinho: Man of the Match[/caption] Arsenal picked up where they left off and dominated Reading from start to end. A combination of last ditch defending and some poor final touches meant

Unlocking the One X: The point of no return. (Credit: mobilesyrup)

Rooting my HTC One X

Posted by Dave Junia 30 March 13 Tech Android, Custom ROM, HTC, One X, Root, ViperX

[caption id="attachment_4346" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Unlocking the One X: The point of no return. (Image Credit: mobilesyrup)[/caption] I finally did it. My warranty is due in a week and it was time to try something new

Galaxy S4 vs. One, understanding Bitcoin, Stuxnet labelled an ‘Act of Force’

Posted by Dave Junia 28 March 13 Snippets Android, Bitcoin, Career, Galaxy, How To, HTC, Hugo Chavez, Iran, Israel, One, Samsung, Stuxnet, United States, Venezuela

[caption id="attachment_4323" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 28 March 2013[/caption] The most comprehensive head to head analysis of Samsung's Galaxy S4 and the HTC One is out and the verdict is... there is no clear winner. Bitcoin

Windows Blue: Another step towards an oncoming era for Microsoft.

Windows Blue – The Desktop is Passing

Posted by Dave Junia 27 March 13 Tech Microsoft, Mobile Computing, Post PC Era, Windows

[caption id="attachment_4307" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Windows Blue: Another step towards an oncoming era for Microsoft.[/caption] The next version of Windows has been leaked and frankly it is not really the 'next version' but rather an update.

Diablo 3 better on consoles? Microsoft defends RT, Goal scoring machines

Posted by Dave Junia 26 March 13 Snippets Blizzard, Diablo, Henry, Hygiene, Microsoft, Pets, PlayStation, Slow Motion, Suarez, Van Persie, Windows

[caption id="attachment_4286" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 26 March 2013[/caption] Will Blizzard's first foray into consoles create a better Diablo 3 on consoles than on PCs? This would surely reignite the PC vs. Consoles argument. Microsoft took

A Quick Update

Posted by Dave Junia 25 March 13 School, Updates

[caption id="attachment_4271" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Chrome & Chromium: What it looks like when I write.[/caption] The past few weeks have been busy yet rather exciting weeks for me. Here is a quick update. This year the

Google Keep, Simon Cowell on YouTube exclusive, Chameleon for Android

Posted by Dave Junia 22 March 13 Snippets Android, Austerity, Chameleon, Cyprus, EU, Google, Greece, GUI, Keep, Launcher, United Kingdom

[caption id="attachment_4259" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Snippets: 22 March 2013[/caption] Watch out Evernote, Google has revamped Notebook into the new Keep. The app is now available and here is how you can make most of it. Simon

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