Isn't it tragically funny or funnily tragic that some people in China, and most likely in a lot of other countries as well, are willing to give up a kidney or two, or some other internal organs, just to own an iPad?
But even more tragic or funnier is the news that the Smithsonian's National Zoo has gifted the orangutans under its care with an iPad each.
Such a piece of news could either give you some laughing fits or make you really angry, especially if you are among us who cannot just afford an iPad yet.
I wonder what the humane societies would have to say about this. What if those apes wanted a Google Nexus 7 instead or perhaps a Microsoft Surface RT?
Should somebody be suing the Smithsonian's zoo for committing acts of cruelty against helpless animals?
Firefox Phones
Mozilla announced the Keon and Peak, the first handsets that run the organization's HTML5-based Firefox mobile operating system.
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| The first handsets running Mozilla's HTML5-based Firefox mobile OS are coming. |
Developed in partnership with Geekphone and Telefonica, Keon and Peak are not full-retail models. Instead, the units are designed for developers interested in building and testing apps for the Firefox mobile OS.
According to Mozilla, the Keon comes with a Qualcoom Snapdragon S1 1GHz processor, a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 3-megapixel camera, and 4GB of built-in storage. It also includes the usual smartphone features, such as microSD support, WiFi, and GPS.
It does not do videocalls, however, as it lacks a forward-facing camera.
Meanwhile, the Peak comes with a slightly more impressive specs list, which includes a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, a 4.3-inch qHD display, an 8-megapixel camera, and 4GB of built-in storage.
Also, it is videocall-friendly, as it comes with a forward-facing 2-megapixel camera. It also comes with a higher-capacity battery.
The smartphone market has not been exactly competition-free for the past several years. The coming of the Firefox handsets certainly makes the market a lot more interesting.
Apple's Stock Sinks
The stock market is one of the most confusing things for most humans. It baffles most people, especially those who are not engaged in trading of shares of stocks. It certainly is quite arcane to me.
That is why I cannot even pretend to comprehend how the market could treat Apple "unfairly" following the Cupertino's announcement of its financial results for the latest quarter.
The company just announced a quarterly profit of $13.1 billion, which is a lot more than the GDP of many members of the United Nations. The company sold 28 percent more iPhones and 48 percent more iPads, for crying out loud.
And how did the market react? The company's stock fell 11 percent.
I have never been an Apple fanatic, but I still think this is nuts.
Nokia Wakes Up
Well, the company has not actually died. But the way things have been for quite some time, everybody knows Nokia has been having a near-death experience for the longest time.
For the past several quarters, Nokia was losing billions of dollars.
But the fourth quarter of 2012 is quite something else.
From the 1 billion euros the company lost in the same quarter of 2011, the company reported a profit of 202 million euros or 5 cents a share. Compared with the previous year, the company reported a net loss of 29 cents per share.
Of course, it is a pittance compared with Apple's $13.1-billion quarter. Some market analysts, however, believe Nokia's latest quarterly results bode well for the company's future.
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