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This is the sort of prank you can play with Apple's Siri on the iPhone. The Telegraph UK wrote  Charlie Le Quesne was trying out the iPhone 4S at a Tesco store in Coventry when it told him: "Shut the f*** up, you ugly t***. The boy had been using the phone's Siri system – which answers spoken questions – and had asked it: "How many people are there in the world? It seems someone used the ugly seven words as a name and that innocent question pop the name up. Tesco has send the bad-mouthed iPhone back to Apple for to wash the mouth piece with a little soap.

For more information on setting up a fan club, please email aaron(at)taggo.me. Rock and Ash was looking for a way to provide instant rewards for fans of their handmade burgers. They also wanted to increase their Facebook fan base from walk in customers. With Taggo, Rock and Ash was able to launch a fan club based on their existing Facebook Page within one hour and at minimum cost. Poster informing customers/fan of benefits of joining Fan Club How does it work? Customers visit Rock and Ash Singapore at Marina Square Link and see posters enticing them with a 20% discount to join the Rock and Ash Fan Club. Customers scan a QR code or enter the given URL ( http://taggo.me/RockandashSG ) to like the page and register their mobile phone number. Customers then tell the cashier their mobile number and the cashier enters it into the Taggo POS application. Once identified as a fan, the cashier will give the customer the 20% discount. What were the results? Rock and Ash new ...

The recent news that neither the National Environment Agency (NEA) nor the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) is responsible for the culling of mynah birds is quite a worrying sign in Singapore's preparedness for another possible and probable bird flu epidemic.   In Feb 2009,  a dead Crested Myna  found in Tung Ping Chau, Hong Kong, was confirmed to be H5N1 positive after a series of laboratory tests.  If mynah birds, in Singapore, were found to carry the bird flu or an even deadlier form of the H1N1 virus, are we to stay calm and wait for the official news release to inform the remaining surviving Singaporeans that a committee of inquiry will be set up to decide which department is responsible for the culling of the mynah birds? Wrote Ng Puay Leng, Channel NewsAsia ,  Crows come under the purview of the National Environment Agency (NEA) while the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) handles...

(Update: In an article at Today, PUB highlighted that the rain on Dec 23 "caused some parts of Stamford Canal to be full" and " At Liat Towers, rainwater that drained off from the roof and the back area of the building overflowed into the basement area from an internal drain, as the water could not be discharged into the canal, which was full". Read article here . The recent "ponding" at Liat Towers in Orchard Road has turned into a finger pointing match between the building's management and Public Utilities Board. However, a Facebook user spotted the colour of the "ponding" which immediately resolves all blame to one party. Wrote The Straits Times , A spokesman for the management of the shopping and office block, speaking to The Straits Times following a meeting with PUB, pinned the blame on an over-full Stamford Canal. PUB, on the other hand, is adamant that the build-up of water came from the heavy rain and the building not pumpi...

A blogging MRT train driver, who have gone by the name of Gintai, has been given a letter "advise" by his employers, SMRT, to stop commenting on company matters. Wrote  http://gintai.wordpress.com/ , When I told my No: 1 at TNM Crew station that I started a blog some time ago, he asked me if I could make money out of it? What’s the point of wasting my time writing blog posts? I retorted that at least I would have left something behind if I were gone tomorrow whereas he would have left nothing without any legacy. He smirked and snickered at my remark.  Alas! HR got wind of it. In no uncertain terms, I was “advised” to refrain from commenting on company matters. A letter of “advice” will be issued to me. My hands are now tied. No more blogging on my job or SMRT related matters. I do not wish to break my rice bowl. I hope the above will clarify my status quo. Henceforth, I shall still continue with blogging but on other interests or subjects leaving out my job aspect ...

Samsung recently mocked those who were stuck in a long queue for the iPhones, but the last laugh is on Samsung Galaxy S phone and tab users. It seems Samsung Galaxy S phone and tab users will be stuck with the 2.2 Gingerbread or 2.3 Froyo Android version for many years to come, even when Google is set to launch the Ice-Cream Sandwich version anytime soon. Wrote Business Insider, " Samsung  won't be rolling out an update to  Ice Cream Sandwich , Google's latest mobile operating system, for the Galaxy S and  Galaxy Tab  tablet because the devices don't have enough memory to run both ICS and Samsung's custom TouchWiz skin." Read more:   http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-says-no-ice-cream-sandwich-upgrade-for-galaxy-s-and-galaxy-tab-owners-2011-12#ixzz1hWK5EJDx Karma is a real bitch.