Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Nokia X2 stops bullet, saves a life in Syria
There
are plenty of memes going around that feature the classic Nokia 3310
feature phone, where it proved to be one tough cookie. Well, are all
Nokias built tough? That remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure –
earlier this morning, someone on Facebook reported about an incident
that happened in war torn Syria, a country that is going through the
bitter struggles of a civil war. It seems that an owner of the Nokia X2
was filming the action that is happening between the rebels and
military, where bombs and bullets were let off with wanton abandon.This did not fail to deter the Nokia X2′s owner who moved closer to the action, and when he was still shooting a video halfway with the Nokia X2 remaining nearly in front of his mouth as his right hand held it, the incident happened. A bullet struck the Nokia X2, but remained stuck in the handset, meaning it stopped the bullet altogether, sacrificing its digital life for its human owner. The image above does seem to indicate otherwise, however. No idea on just how true this is, but it is a heart warming incident to read about where technology saves another life yet again, an old one at that.
Ronaldo, Messi, Iniesta nominated for 2012 UEFA best player award
The three Spain-based
players came top of a poll of 53 journalists from UEFA's member
associations. Andrea Pirlo of Juventus finished fourth, while
Barcelona's Xavi came in fifth.
Messi won this
award last year. Who do you think should win it this year? I think
Ronaldo should, he was quite outstanding at the 2012 Euro Cup.
Monday, August 13, 2012
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