Du will unveil iPhone 4 on 25th sep

Du announced it will launch iPhone 4 in the UAE on 25 September with a range of tariff plans tailored for iPhone individual and business customers.


Announcing the launch, Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du, said: "We are delighted to bring one of the most eagerly awaited smartphones to our customers. Combined with our bundled data plans, customers in the UAE can experience the new iPhone 4 as never before on the fastest and best network."


Existing and new du individual customers can get the new iPhone 4 with du's monthly plans - either the new Elite Super 100 or Elite Plan, or prepaid plan (du's Pay as you Go®) starting from 25 September . All customers purchasing an iPhone with an iPlan from du will enjoy free data and loads of free credit for 12 consecutive months.


For business customers, du offers iPhone 4 business, starting from AED 699 bundled with Business Super Plan benefits. For just AED 300 per month customers can get 125 national and 125 international minutes, 125 SMS, unlimited data, 50 percent discount on calling rates within their businesses and more, every month. Also, business customers can enjoy a unified and attractive rate of AED 1 per 50KB for data usage outside the UAE, anytime, anywhere.


Customers who purchase Elite Super 100 Plan will enjoy free data for 12 consecutive months and extra monthly credit back based on their 'number category.' They will also benefit from the full array of benefits of the new Elite Super Plan 100 which gives 100 National minutes, 100 International minutes with upto 100% bonus on international calls, 100 SMS and 100 MB data - all for just AED 100 a month
duElite Plan will get free data and credit for 12 months, in addition, they will enjoy 55 national minutes, 55 national SMS and 5 MB of data and up to 75 per cent bonus on international calls for AED 25 a month.


du's prepaid customers who purchase a Pay as you Go® line also stand to gain by getting a special bonus of 1 GB of data for free, right from their first call. In addition, simply by spending AED 100 per month on their Pay as you Go® line, customers will receive 1 GB free the following month. Adding even more value to prepaid mobility, dualso offers Pay as you Go® users up to a 60per cent bonus on every recharge with WoW, attractive international calling rates to top destinations, and One2One service, which allows customers to send credit from AED 2 to AED 200.

Etisalat unveils iPhone 4 price plans

Press release:
Etisalat today announced the price packages for the latest and most sophisticated mobile device from Apple, the new iPhone 4. Etisalat will offer the packages in multiple options to meet the requirements of all its customers.

iPhone 4 is one of the most sophisticated smartphones across the world and delivers superior performance when used on 3G networks, providing data download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and data upload speeds of up to 5.8 Mbps. Etisalat’s 3G mobile broadband network covers 99% of UAE’s populated area and provides customers with speeds of up to 21Mbps, the fastest in the region. This will also enhance its customers’ experience when they use the applications on their latest iPhone 4 device, anywhere in the country.

Etisalat customers can subscribe to the iPhone 4 with several fascinating voice and data plan options on a one-year contractual basis. These plans are value-packed with a number of free minutes, SMS and data per month, suited to varying customers’

Customers also have the opportunity to get iPhone 4 – 16GB for free if they subscribe to Package – 3. This package includes unlimited data*, along with 500 minutes of voice calls and 125 SMS.

	iPhone 3GS – 8GB	iPhone 4 – 16GB			iPhone 4 – 32GB
Subscription Plans	(1)	(1)	(2)	(3)	(1)	(2)	(3)
Upfront payment	1649	2049	499	0	2399	849	350
iPhone monthly rental (AED)	99	99	249	449	99	249	449
Included Local Minutes	125	125	125	500	125	125	500
Included Local SMS	125	125	125	300	125	125	300
Included Local Data	1GB	1GB	Unlimited Data*		1GB	Unlimited Data*

iPhone 4 requires a special SIM, different from the ones used in other regular mobile devices. Etisalat has been the first in the region to offer this customized SIM, micro SIM, which is compatible with iPhone 4 and Apple’s iPad. Customers will be offered the flexibility to exchange their existing SIM cards or get an additional new Etisalat micro SIM card for their iPhone 4 devices. It is available at the same price and specification as the regular SIM card, but in a customized size.

For more information, customers can visit www.etisalat.ae or call customer care at 101.

Computer Sheesha- YaHookah

Guys at Instructables made a project for Dead Computer Contest in turning their Old pc junk into a Sheesha.

Check out the instruction if you decide to make one.

[Via Instructables ]

Sleepbox in Dubai Airport by Arch Group

Russian architects Arch Group have designed a booth for taking a quick nap in busy urban environment Called Sleepbox. It's a 2 x 1.4 x 2.3m cubicle into which is a skinny bed, an LCD TV and power outlets. The sheets are changed automatically, a continuous roll of bed linen winds across the mattress.The architects explain:

SLEEPBOX is a small mobile space (box) 2mx1.4mx2.3m (h). The main functional element in it is a bed 2×0.6 m, which is equipped with automatic system of change of bed linen. Bed is soft, flexible strip of foamed polymer with the surface of the pulp tissue. Tape is rewound from one shaft to another, changing the bed. If a client wants to sleep in maximum comfort, he can take the normal set of bed linen for an extra fee.

After the clients exit, automatic change of bed linen starts and quartz lamps turns on. Payment can be made on a shared terminal, which provides the client with an electronic key. It is possible to buy from 15 minutes to several hours.


Here are the possible locations for SLEEPBOX:

* Railroad stations
* Airports
* Expocentres
* Public and shopping centers
* Accommodation facilities

Check out the video



There's a rumour that Dubai airport is installing around 50 -70 boxes in coming months.


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SuperSpeed USB 3.0 tranfers 16Gb/s by NEC

Engineers at NEC have come up with a new technique to boost the speed at which data can be transferred over USB to 16Gb/s. The new technology increases the upper speed of USB 3.0 from an already rapid 5Gb/s to 16Gb/s. A dual-layer DVD to be transferred under five seconds and an entire Bluray disc in just 25 seconds.


“This procedure greatly reduces the nearest-neighbor inter-bit interference in the signal waveform and thus successfully alleviates the issue of feedback-time constraint inherent in conventional equalizers,” NEC’s scientists claimed. NEC newly developed high-speed communication interface technology utilizing binary transmission schemes enable data rates of 16 Gb/s. Now the next step is to wait for the licensing bodies to license the new technology and open the doors for its use at a commercial level.

Google to Deliver 1Gb/sec Fiber-Optic Broadband Network in U.S

Google is getting into the broadband business.They are planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. They will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. They plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.Their goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Here are some specific things that Google's is thinking:

Next generation apps: Google wants to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it's creating new bandwidth-intensive "killer apps" and services.

New deployment techniques: Google will test new ways to build fiber networks, and to help inform and support deployments elsewhere, They will share key lessons learned with the world.

Openness and choice: Google will operate an "open access" network, giving users the choice of multiple service providers. Google will manage their network in an open, non-discriminatory and transparent way.

Check out this video by Google

Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS vs Droid vs Pre: The Comparison

Google has released it’s own OS called Android. The google's phone is known as Nexus One. BillShrink has put together a handy comparison chart that breaks the devices down on all key features.

And here is the video camparison
Nexus One





Iphone 3GS




Videos source

well well well there are a few obvious differences — iPhone still lacks multitasking while the Android devices have fewer apps — but for the most part, these devices are fairly similar on paper. Still my favorite is iPhone just because the user interface design and all the amazing applications.