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There are a LOT of great pre and post-show moments. This is merely a sampling of the best from 2009.
Have you heard? Over the weekend, El Reg reported on Verizon Wireless forcing subscribers to use Microsoft Bing on select smartphones:
Verizon has unilaterally updated user Storm 2 BlackBerries and other smartphones so that their browser search boxes can only be used with Microsoft Bing.
The move is part of the five-year search and advertising deal Verizon signed with Microsoft in January for a rumored $500m.
The search boxes previously allowed searches via Google and on other websites like Dictionary.com. Yes, affected users can still visit the actual sites and search from there—going to Google.com on their mobile browsers for instance—but theyre rightfully pissed.
Ah well, I guess that five-year deal was too good to pass up, though The Register did report on Google trying to reach a similar agreement with Verizon.
And, in other news, Anticitizen on Flickr brought his new Droid (bought for $200) back to the shop for repairs. The battery was loose, so what did the Verizon rep do? Plaster a Verizon-branded tape on the back to secure the battery:
Now youve given iPhone users—with their non-removable batteries—more reason to turn their noses up and start harrumphing. Thanks a lot Verizon!
Getting your partner to massage your head for you is probably old fashioned. After all, why ask a human being to do it, when you can get a machine to do it over and over again? If that thought is stuck in your head, then you’ll probably be thinking of getting the OSIM uCrown 2 Soothing Head Massager with Music. This device combines various features such as patented air pressure technology, vibration massage, magnetic therapy, gentle heat and soothing music, all just to calm you down after a hard day’s work. In case you were wondering, this device should be comfortable for any size head, thanks to it being an adjustable fit. It
Every few years you’ve probably watched a mainstream movie through a pair of glasses that make creatures, people and explosions pop out of the screen. And if you’ve bought into the massive hype, you were probably lining up this past weekend for James Cameron’s Avatar, which is screening in 3-D.