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was just looking around at the HTC phones....its funny how HTC is suddenly gaining attention out of no where! i guess pple are also sick of looking at their Nokias, ericsson, LG and Samsung.

So now we have HTC! armed with a lot of new features and surprises. it not just the design of the phone, its the whole concept of communication! thanks to their forward thinking, they have designed a more personalised User Interface where YOU, yes YOU (as in their ads..haha) will find whatever on yr phone menu customised the way u like it.

coupled with good graphics and technology.....HTC looks like a winner for the next few years.

I tried to visit different locations of their webpage to check out where the HD2 phone was already launched. it was quite interesting cuz i realised some countries are definitely more honky tonk than others! i was shocked to find rather old HTC models taking the headlines for certain regions. and old i mean real old....obsolete .....some may say.haha

the newest HD2 model is only launched in Taiwan and Europe. Ok tw we understand, HTC's home country....and europe...what does it tell u? Yes! they are mobile phone crazy and savvy so Hd2 is already eagerly anticiapted for a long time!

i was surprised that Japan and Korea shows HTC magic and some other brand...thats maybe 6mths old. quite weird that any of them would want to use this as their phones are so advanced. well maybe that is the reason. just something different so the mktg strategy is different. i would like to know why...even both to launch there? but i must say korean phones are a bit all too similar in terms of design and feel.

then for our place asean and SEA......ok lah, not too bad showcasing the Tattoo which is a new entry level phone and a teenager-type affordable alternative to HERO. our place seems more neutral....as always...no excitement. haha ....

the for HK......they have 2 sites...the english one focus a lot on sleek looking biz phones ...they highlighted the HTC Diamond 2...my fave. oh so glam and "pally"...hahah...so Central...hehe....
that shows style is perhaps more impt than the latest tech junk.
and on the cantonese site, they show a fun phone...i think the tattoo.....typical mongkok feel ..can change phone every mth like that.

Aust....hmm....older models and seem they are really down under so....stocks travel slower there...haha....

As for the USA.......they are of course super gadget crazy.......but US being US, not such an easy market to launch things.....so many people and all sort of pple....so they have to plan their strategy for entry properly. and yes the iphone country....hmmm......but honestly i dun really see a lot of US pple hooking onto iphones that much. maybe the younger folks. they are more blackberry pple.

anyway, can i get into marketing?

Is FB an Angel or a Devil?

Its amazing how programmes like Facebook and Twitter have taken over the world within the last 2 years. something so simple like a personal account on the internet can make such a storm in everyday life!

So are such prgs worthy or one's life? where you have to check every moment what other people are doing, when you have to broadcast everything about your life? where if you dun have 500 friends means you are loser?

i am not sure where all these interesting pak gua web prgs will take us human beings. i think its a vicious cycle. some things u put on such sites may just come back and hunt you without you even knowing it. Too much information is definitely not healthy for one's soul.
In fact 10 over years back, i watched a very disturbing Japanese movie during the film fest where the reporters were too hungry for news and ended up in a rather shocking situation.
the film would keep you thinking is this hunger for info and fast news necessary? or its just a moment of cheap thrill to announce something or know something.

over the wkend, i realised FB can be evil after all.....that is to show the true colours of some people. yes its actually a simple prg where u play games, find old friends and share some nice photos but some people do fall into the FB trap - the negative side of FB. they show their ugly side unknowingly.

do u think that the 400 frens u have inside your account all deserve to know the same level of info about you or your life or your family? How can that be? one person surely cant have 400 best friends?

now its gets me thinking if i should get a HTC Hero phone where FB and Twitter updates are done instantaneously. Do i need to know all these info? yes its fun and paparazzi but ultimately...NO, i dont need to know. Life is already moving fast enough as it is, and now this?
i said before in earlier entries...first mobile phones, then email, internet, MP3, Youtube, FB, Twitter and then what? i even saw a fake eye with smart chip that can connect to the human human brain yest in Newsweek!! imagine a blind person able to see again!

i decided - no need for Hero, just give me a normal phone where i can call someone when necessary.