Interesting concept. If DHL is really offering this service, I would suggest all my friends to use it on me.

This happen because Siri is getting the results from WolframAlpha. And according to WolframAlpha, Nokia Lumia 900 is the best smartphone around based on customer review average. At least that was last week. The list is dynamic and if you were to check with WolframAlpha now, it would say that the HTC Trophy is the best. (Which so happens to be another Windows Phone 7)

Apple found out about this and decide to patch Siri. If you were to ask Siri what is the best Smartphone ever now, Siri will most likely give you a funny reply.

While it is funny, I can’t help but wonder if this is ethical. After all, when you ask Siri this kind of question, you would expect it to query WolframAlpha for an answer. I’m pretty sure that if a search engine like Google were to do something like this to their search results, it will most likely result in public outcry and some sort of government hearings or something.

But maybe its alright for your phone’s automated assistant to hide the cruel truth from you.

Here are the release dates for the designs. As usual, while stocks last.
Hamburglar Hello Kitty – 17 May to 23 May 2012
Grimace Hello Kitty – 24 May to 30 May 2012
Birdie Hello Kitty – 31 May to 6 June 2012
Ronald Hello Kitty – 7 June to 13 June

Each Hello Kitty cost $3.60 with purchase of an Extra Value Meal. Alternatively, you can purchase the toy at $9 without buying an Extra Value Meal.

The last time McDonalds have Hello Kitty Plushie was back in 2000. That’s 12 years ago. Some of you might still remember the craze back then. I remember it was so hot that McDonalds need to hire security guard to do crowd control. I have a few classmates who queue overnight and come straight to lecture half awake. Haha. Those were the days.

I wonder if we will see similar queue this time round. Well, the good thing is that there are quite a number of 24 hours McDonalds in Singapore now compared to 12 years ago. So at least you won’t see people queuing overnight. Maybe they will just start queuing after office hour or something. Well, at least you don’t need to stay up whole night in order to collect all 4 designs.

And it is here. The highly anticipated Diablo 3 is finally launched. In Singapore, Diablo was launched yesterday (15 May 2012) 3pm at Funan. Well, that’s the place for all major game launch. And like all major game launches, the queue is insane.

And guess what? It seems like some people have already completed the game. It was reported that a group of Korean gamers managed to finish the game within 7 hours after launch. POWER! South Koreans are indeed the best gamers in the world. But can’t help wonder what’s the fun of rushing through the game after waiting for 12 years.

Anyway, for those who purchased Diablo 3, I guess I won’t be seeing you guys around for the next couple of months. Have fun. To all the Diablo Widows, I’m always available for a cup for Starbucks.

Amazing Alex is a rebranding of Casey’s Contraptions, which Rovio bought earlier this month. The game has an educational element and centers on the main character Alex, a curious young boy who loves to build things. If you ask me, it sorts of reminds me of The Incredible Machine game back in the early 1990s.

The game is expected to be released within the next two months.

The wallpaper uses copper which allows it to block WiFi signals while letting GSM, 4G and emergency calls through. The wallpaper is made up of interlocked snow flake like patterns which can be covered up with any other wallpaper.

There are several uses for this sort of anti WiFi wallpaper. It is good for preventing your home WiFi signal from getting out of your house and risk being accessed/hacked by passerby. I think it will also be useful if you have a lot of WiFi spot around your house. Blocking WiFi signal from outside will improve your WiFi performance. Restaurants and cafe can also use these Anti WiFi wallpaper to prevent non-customers from using their free WiFi.

Although WiFi still can leak through the doors, windows and even celling and floor, at least it managed to block majority of the area.

The Anti WiFi wallpaper is expect it to cost around the same price as those classic mid range wallpapers and will be go on sale in 2013 by a Finnish firm called Ahlstrom.

You might remember Eduardo Saverin if you watched The Social Network. Saverin is one of four co-founders of Facebook and has about 4 percent stake in the company. He is played by Andrew Garfield in the movie. Remember the guy who stomp into Mark Zuckerberg cubicle and throws his laptop on the floor? YES, that’s him.

Eduardo Saverin has given up his US citizenship. According to his spokesperson, Saverin recently found it more practical to become a resident of Singapore since he plans to live there for an indefinite period of time. He has been residing in Singapore since 2009 and has been regularly spotted lounging at local night clubs.

This move might not be a surprise to a lot of Singaporeans since our country has been trying to attract more foreigners to take up citizenship here. A lot of news article also mention that this could be a tax reduction move since Facebook is going to IPO soon.

Renouncing his US citizenship and taking up a Singapore citizenship will reduce the amount of tax he need to pay since Singapore doesn’t have a capital gains tax. But he still need to pay an exit tax on the capital gains from his stock holdings. But that will definitely be much lesser than what he is expected to pay if he is still a US citizen.

Anyway, welcome to Singapore, Saverin.

Either he was using Google Glasses or someone is holding the camera infront of his face. We think it’s the former. And since both of his hands are in the photo, it means the picture was taken hands free. Maybe he was using a voice command.

By the way, the photo quality of this photo seems much better than the previous photo of Charlie Rose. Maybe due to the better light condition.

You may apply for your tickets from now till 20 May 2012. You can apply via SMS, SAM and AXS stations, at the NDP website or through the NDP mobile application. The easiest way will be through the NDP website. As usual, you can ballot for 2, 4 or 6 tickets to either the NDP preview (4 Aug) or the actual parade (9 Aug). Those who apply for a lower the number of tickets have a higher chance of successfully obtaining them.

Successful applicants will be notified via SMS between 1 June 2012 and 5 June 2012. If you receive the SMS, you MUST reply via SMS to indicate your acceptance or rejection of the tickets by 5 June 2012, 2359hrs. Failure to reply may result in the tickets being forfeited.

Good luck!

Nomination day is on 16 May 2012. Serangoon Junior College will be the nomination centre.

Polling day is on 26 May 2012.

PS: Mr Yam Ah Mee will be the Returning Officer again.