Thoughts of a semi-nerd

Alex Hales played a magnificent innings in the ICC World T20 match vs Sri Lanka today. Sri Lanka made 189/4 in the allotted 20 overs, thanks to the wet outfield and the generous English fielders. Jayawardene made the most of it with 89 off 51 balls; Dilshan looked out of sorts but still made 55 off 47 balls. England had come in to the match after a frustrating loss to New Zealand with rain bringing in the Duckworth-Lewis method into picture. Ironically, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis are English. I personally think D/L method should not be used for T20. This was a must win game for England but Sri Lanka looked confident to continue their winning streak; after all, they've been playing in Bangladesh for 3 months now. After losing 2 wickets in the very first over for nought, hopes were running low in the English dugout. Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan had other ideas. Both played cautiously in the beginning and exactly knew which balls to attack. Eoin targeted Mathews and Al...

The latest flagship  smartphone  from Samsung is not so impressive in my view. I am not talking about the features here, which is certainly top-notch. The real problem is the cheap look of the phone though it burns a big hole in one's pocket. What is that dotted design on the back - really ! I expected a better show from a company that is the sole challenger to Apple in terms of mobile market share. The last smartphone I liked from Samsung was Galaxy  S2  - it was (is) awesome. Great features with masculine design. After S3 and S4, I thought Samsung would take a leaf from  HTC's  book and put some thoughts into design. Specifications are not everything - design does matter. I have a friend who owns a white  iPhone 5S  - man it's good; a pure classic. I am no Apple lover but the design beats it all - it gives a premium feel. The features are no less too - super fast processor, amazing screen clarity and enviable camera. Coming back to Samsung...