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Pizza Express UAE is giving away free Margherita Pizza (AED 38) instantly upon subscribing to their newsletter. Mine is the photo above. Simply go to their website (http://www.pizzaexpressuae.com), look for the Instant Winnings banner and register. You will be sent an email with the link to your voucher (like mine below) after you confirm.

Pizza Express outlets are located at: Ibn Battuta Mall, The Walk at JBR, Al Safa Centre in Jumeirah, Bin Sougat Centre in Rashidiya, The Old Town Al Manzil Hotel and World Trade Centre Dubai – where I claimed mine.

Some info about Pizza Express:

Long before the recent opening of his home-town restaurant in Peterborough, Peter Boizot started the first PizzaExpress in London, 1965. However his first taste of pizza was in 1948 whilst in Northern Italy. From there, he found himself in Germany where he witnessed pizzaiolos dressed in blue and white striped shirts tossing the dough high into the air. This was accompanied by opera, classical and jazz music all played off a juke machine. On returning to London and finding no good pizzas, Peter invested in a Signora Notaro oven from Italy, got an exclusive deal with London’s only mozzarella maker, Margaret Zampi and took over her ailing pizza shop, PizzaExpress. Soon a second restaurant was opened and the beginnings of PizzaExpress started.

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World’s Highest Restaurant Opens in Dubai, Where Else…

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At.mosphere, touted as the world’s highest restaurant at over 1,030 square meters on Level 122, just 2 levels below At The Top observation deck, opens today. Let the photos tell you the story about how grandiose it is to be there.

Photos from At.mosphere Facebook Page. Like it.

See more photos at At.mosphere’s official Facebook Page.

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Usher Live in Dubai

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OMG! Usher Live in Dubai! Yeah! He’ll Get You Fallin’ in Love, definitely. So just let it Burn. He is set to perform in Dubai Media City Amphitheatre on March 10, 2011 Thursday. Tickets are priced as:

  • Regular AED295
  • Front Pit AED495
  • OMG VIP Lounge AED 995
For more info, visit http://www.usherdubai.com

My Wife’s Arrival at Dubai Airport

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This is at Dubai International Airport. Welcoming my wife back from her vacation. It’s her first time to see the Galaxy Tab actually – and the video on.

New Year’s Eve at Burj Khalifa

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I tried to cover the grandiose New Year’s Eve celebration at Burj Khalifa, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to find a good spot for a better view of the entire happenings. Anyway, here’s what I’ve had – on the Galaxy Tab as well.

Here’s the complete, official video of the New Year fireworks:

Chaos at Sheikh Zayed Road on New Year’s Eve

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It’s totally chaotic after the 3-minute fireworks. As expected, thousands of people crowded the vicinity and altogether rushed to get on the roads first, or to board on the metro at the earliest. But to the dismay of many, the police at the Burj Khalifa Metro Station was closed for it can’t contain the volume of the crowd anymore – the announcement that it will operate til 3am was useless actually.

For motorists, oh man, it took us 3 hours to get out of the jam and reach home. People were also crossing Sheikh Zayed Road, climbing fences and the traffic was totally on halt. The Police were visible, only that they gave favor more on the crowd, than the motorists. Let my photos tell you the rest of the story. More photos on this link to my album.

Mobile: 7 Important Reasons Why You’d Love Samsung Galaxy Tab

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The Galaxy Tab’s 7-inch little frame transforms the way you communicate, socialize and organize. Just imagine having your laptop, mobile phone, entertainment room and an entire office in one slim pack. It definitely is more of a usable gadget than just a pure-fancy one.

Here are my 7 important reasons why you’d choose Samsung Galaxy Tab over the rest:
1. PORTABILITY
Complementing it’s 7-inch built is its 380g light weight . It’s easy to grip in one hand (even in a Landscape screen orientation), and just fits my back pocket. Unlike iPad, you can do your online activities literally wherever you maybe, hence a mobile tablet.
2. MULTITASKING
Galaxy Tab enables me to keep multiple apps running at the same time. I can easily switch into another, and return to a previous activity exactly how I left it. Task Manager enables me to monitor all running apps and their RAM consumptions, and I can end any active app from there. 
3. FLASH SUPPORT
This is one of the biggest advantage of Galaxy Tab from iPad. Thanks to Android 2.2 Froyo. You just won’t find any website that doesn’t open for an unavailable Flash support or missing DivX plugins. FLV videos load smoothly and quickly.
4. DUAL CAMERA / VIDEO CALLS
It has a 3.15 mega pixels primary camera with LED flash. And another 1.3 MP camera in front used for video calling or video chat. The camera boasts its autofocus feature – useful especially when in the Panorama settings. Photos taken are reasonably clear and crisp for a mobile camera. Videos doesn’t look that bad with its 30fps capture capability.
5. SOCIAL MEDIA FRIENDLY
Galaxy Tab is every social media freak’s best friend. It is actually my dashboard for all my social media accounts. Sharing anything is just a one tap job. Every file on the Tab – photo, video, article, docs – always has a Share option. Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, WordPress, Youtube, Foursquare, LinkedIn… and the list goes on.
6. OFFICE DOCS / PDF SUPPORT
Yes. I can open and edit MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDFs on the Tab. I love how I view my slides in it. Unlike iPad (again), the Tab can be your tool to carry our meetings or any other presentations.
7. PHONE
Of course, I don’t need to carry a separate mobile phone. Its sim card slot is for the regular sim, so no need to change into a microsim. I won’t hold and put it onto my ear when talking though. Thanks to the earphone that comes with it, or you can use a bluetooth set. You can multitask while using the phone.
And there’s 2 more…

MULTI-INPUT FEATURE
I love that the Galaxy Tab doesn’t have the annoying auto-correct feature. For text inputs, it has a virtual QWERTY keyboard (which has a more convenient symbol switching) and SWYPE™ –  I can do my emails or SMS easily either by using my thumbs or by using the SWYPE input technology. See my video on how to use SWYPE.

There’s also a Voice Input feature for web browsing. Just clear up your throat, speak legibly on the mic and you’ll get what you’re searching for.

STORAGE DISK
I can store any files in it via its proprietary USB or via Bluetooth. It comes along with its own program to browse files (Kies), but there’s an option to skip that and use it just like any other external disk.

And there’s really more. In random…
  • 3G, of course
  • Micro SD Slot – can use til 32GB more.
  • Android Market – There’s just over 150,000 Android apps in there and 80,000 plus are free
  • eReader Capability – Kindle
  • Google Map Navigation – literally driving, walking and local transit directions are available
  • The Notification Area Bar – it collects all notifications from your Social Apps, App Market, GPS and even your mobile phone alerts (missed calls, SMS received, Bluetooth)
  • Unlimited Contacts from Facebook and Twitter – On the first time I activate the Facebook app, it download my friends contact details into my phonebook.
  • Long battery life (compared to a laptop). It stays up to 7 hours of continuous heavy gaming and intense movie playing. When idle it stays up to 28 hours. And it doesn’t heat up.
  • Entertainment Overload – Live Wallpapers, HD Playback for movies, Stereo speakers, Karaoke, and more…
  • Adjustable Brightness – which can save battery life
  • Inter-device Sharing made easy through the AllShare app

Christmas in Dubai Malls

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This is how Christmassy Dubai has become. As if malls are in a competition to outshine each other with the most elegantly decorated tree. I almost forgot I am in a Muslim country. A big thanks to the leader of this nation in also acknowledging the festivities of other culture and religion. UAE is the best example of a community living in an interfaith unity.

Google celebrates UAE National Day with a tribute logo

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Happy 39th UAE National Day!

The country is in its festive mood once again. The National Day is one of the most, if not the most, joyfully celebrated holiday in the UAE. Today marks its 39th. It’s the time to express love, appreciation and respect to the nation that cares not only about its citizens, but about everyone who lives here. The holiday is usually celebrated with street parades of cars and floats patriotically pimped with the UAE national colors of red, green, white and black.  There are also traditional and modern concerts scheduled across the nation. There are also a lot of activities scheduled by museums, parks, malls and communities. Schedule.

In commemoration and tribute to the fastest developing nation in the world today, Google created and is using this logo for today:

Here are some photos depicting how people in the country celebrate the holiday:

Photo by The Schwartz Family Blog
Photo by Global Arab Network
Photo by Time Out Abu Dhabi

Gulf News has listed the itineraries for the weekend. Click here to view the jampacked schedule.

Give baby dolphin a name

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A newborn dolphin at the Dubai Dolphinarium needs a name. The metre-long, 10-kilo baby dolphin was born on October 10, 2010. You have all the right to suggest a name. Gulf News and Dubai Dolphinarium have teamed up for the ‘Name the Baby Dolphin’ campaign.

You can email your suggestions to readers@gulfnews.com or log on to http://gulfnews.com/in-focus/babydolphin. to learn more.

On Christmas, December 25, the Dolphinarium will shortlist the five most unique names and people can vote online.

The results will be announced on January 1, 2011 and the winner will meet the calf and receive a one-year family membership to the Dolphinarium. Additionally, he or she will receive 2 ‘swimming with the dolphins’ passes. The four runners-up will also get a chance to meet the dolphin.

Read the full article on Gulfnews here.

Here are some tips:

  1. The dolphin’s parents are Ksyusha and Seny. You might want to align the name to theirs.
  2. Interpret the name in a way that it relates to Dubai – how the city progresses and stand up amidst all obstacles – and how its culture remains attached to nature.
  3. Make the name sounds strong but not monstrous. Make it cute.
  4. Be vibrant – do not choose a lousy name of course.
  5. Think that you’re naming your own newborn – you’ll definitely give him the best name possible.

Be sure to elaborate your reasons when you email your suggestions to Gulf News. Be creative but don’t write a novel.

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