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(This post originally appeared in the December 2010 issue of Macworld Middle East magazine, in my "Mac Compatible" column.)

Yes, I too am piling on poor disparaged Adobe Flash. Frankly, I don't really hate Flash, just the vast majority of things that are done with it. Of course, this can be applied to other technologies to which it's not the use of that I object to, but the abuse, such as Java, and even HTML itself at times.

First there was the web, a useful way for ...

[If this post seems dated, that's because it is. It was written for an end-of-the-year-2010 collectively written column which was coordinated by Mr. Hisham Wyne. For the full article see: http://j.mp/mHJT0L My contribution is the section reposted below.]


2010 was another eventful year for tech-savvy consumers in the UAE; despite some belt tightening, our hunger for the latest technologies remained high, and all too often frustrated.

"Fiber to the Home" Internet ...

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• DCC-MEA.COM
• HTC Incredible S
• Ivio Icon
• Mophie Juice Pack Plus

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• Cool Feet
• YouTube starts full-length movie rentals
• Microsoft buying Skype
• A-Jays Four earphones
• BlackBerry App World in UAE
• PCWorld Middle East now doing daily tech updates as podcast
• Asus Eee PC 1015B netbook
• HP Pavilion G6

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We talked about:

• Use your touch smartphone in the bath
• www.appsarabia.com
• Merlin SoundStage wireless speakers
• Motorola Xoom tablet