God and the mobile

Finally, the Pope might be getting the right end of the stick. Apparently, round the corner is a possible Papal ratification of the first-ever Church proposal to encourage people to use condoms! With HIV/AIDS such a real threat, time the Church converted! Benedictus Benedict, or whatever!

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Sony Ericsson is at it again. In 2008, it will be possible to watch television broadcasts on your mobile phone! In dummy language, your phone will also double as a TV, small, compact, in your pocket and yes, you can still speak on the phone. Transmission will be, obviously, wireless, but the details I'm not quite familiar with. However, it's good news. Except in Chennai, where we have lousy service providers like AIRCEL, who are still trying to figure out their GPRS system. If you don't get it right, technology can make you feel like you've just wheeled into the Stone Age!