Sunday, June 24, 2012

Let's Do The News! (June 24, 2012)

It is now time to do the news! And we begin with this! As you may know, most people saw the MINI CLUBVAN at some motor show but actually, it was a concept version. Say hello to the production version of the Mini Clubvan, a Mini targeted for small business purposes and it was here to lash out the likes of the Mercedes-Benz Citan and the Renault Kangoo.

2013 Mini Clubvan

Yep, this looks like a MINI CLUBMAN to you but remember, the Mini Clubman is made for small business purposes. It's all about building your own business. Imagine if the DHL, UPS, FedEX or the Royal Mail had to use one of these as part of their cost-cutting due to today's economy and finding out that they can't afford on Ford Transits. Anyway, what you get on the Clubvan are the 72 kW/98 hp MINI One Clubvan, the 90 kW/122 hp MINI Cooper Clubvan and the 82 kW/112 hp MINI Cooper D Clubvan.


I believe that the Clubvan is a perfect business machine for those who think they can't afford the Ford Transit but sadly...this is smaller than the business-oriented Ford Transit. Sorry.

(audience laughing)

So, um...have you watched THE X FACTOR Philippines yesterday?

X Factor? A reality show that is somewhat Simon Cowell-ish?

Uh, actually, what we're looking here was the Philippine version of the X FACTOR, even though it has some Noypi taste, it still stays true to the original even though it was hosted by KC Concepcion. The judges seem to be from different forms; we have Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Charice, and some old lady that I really forgot who that is....

I know who that is...

Who?

Pilita Corales.

Oh....

Anyway, those auditions for THE X FACTOR PHILIPPINES are highly immense! I even saw someone sang MY WAY and that made Charice cry. Many will enter, only one will win. That's the main purpose on THE X FACTOR. The reality series that rattled the USA and Great Britian is now in the Philippines!

Yeah and be sure to tune in on ABS-CBN every weekends for all X FACTOR.

Absolutely! Now hey, guess what? Bad news. Something's wrong with ZAMZAR.

What?

It was the URL stuff. When I paste the YouTube link, then convert it to either mp3 or wmv, then I type my e-mail, click Convert and I got this message that most of you haven't heard of it;


Sorry, we can't get that video

At the request of Google we have had to remove support for the downloading of YouTube videos on Zamzar.

You can still use Zamzar to convert hundreds of other file formats and we promise to continue introducing cool new features such as the ability to convert files by email.

See the problem? Zamzar removed the support for the downloading of YouTube videos at the request of Google! What's wrong?

(audience murmuring)

Well...It was this....


...and later on it was this...

"We recently became aware of your service, Zamzar, which is being offered at http://www.zamzar.com/. It appears from your website and other marketing materials that Zamzar is designed to allow users to download content from YouTube. We need to ask you to stop offering that functionality."

Well, that could be worse? What's next? RealPlayer will no longer support downloading YouTube videos? That seems to be lame, right?

Yeah, it is lame but I hope RealPlayer won't be on the same fate, I think. Anyway, another bad news. You remember Nokia?

(audience says YES)

Me too! I remember! I love that 7650, the cellphone that invented the art of MMS!

Anyway, enough happy talk and some sad talk. It seems that the Euro debt crisis, especially austerity measures, really took a toll on the Finland-based cellphone giant. It appears that Finnish production for Nokia cellphones are finished. Get it? FINISHED! Nokia bid goodbye to manufacturing in Finland

(awwww)


How sad isn't it? It's the end of NOKIA as we know it. The bad case of shutting down their Finnish plant in Salo is cutting down 850 jobs on top of 1,000 announced earlier in the year, and rob the town of 90 per cent of its tax revenue. 

It turns out that Nokia aren't that good in the game of smartphones dominated by Apple and Samsung. We use to like Nokia phones because of their style and functionality. Asians love it because they have it. Well, sadly, when it comes to smartphone technology, Nokia's hopeless.

Yeah, very very hopeless. Let's talk Nokia okay? Let's remember. Now when someone named Elise was subscribed to Globe Telecom, her first phone was the Nokia 3310. Anyone remembered the 3310?

(audience raising hands)

Well, they did remember. As for me, the 3310 is a bit more of a big fat version of the 3210, which is still one of the classic Nokias I can remember. When the 7650 went out, people went cameraphone crazy. I dreamnt of having one but later on, my sister has one moments before she bought someone which is way better than....ugh! I still remember the 6680!

What's a 6680!

I still remember the phone my sis have. It was a black one but later on back in my high school days, we lost it! We really really lost the 6680!

Oh, how sad.

Yeah, where did the last time you put it?

I think it was way back home but sadly...I don't know where it is...

(audience laughing)

Well, at least you moved on....

Yeah, I kinda moved on....My sis now has iPhones, my other sis has an Android smartphone, which is kinda rubbish, and I have no problem at all. At least that old 6680 phone will always remain part of the memory...

(awwwww)

What about you? Wish to have a smartphone?

I dunno....But it's still a process in the making. Don't disturb, okay?

(audience laughing)

Hey now, the SRT Viper, we drove it on Forza Motorsport 4 via a free DLC, it seems that the very first SRT Viper has been auctioned for $300,000 at the Barrett Jackson auction event.


Sold at $300,000? Congrats to that lucky chap who got the new SRT Viper!

Yeah, I have to give thanks to this guy who finally got the keys to the first SRT Viper. Anyway, I have to say that this car really regaining the crown of being the KING OF AMERICAN SPORTS CARS, not the Corvette ZR1. If you put these two on a drag race, the results are highly addictive. The Viper GTS stacked up against the ZR1 and I have to say this that this Viper rocks!

Speaking of which, have you seen the limited-time only SRT Viper GTS-R on Car Town? The one with the Forza livery on it, it was like what was that? Forza in Car Town? Uh oh....

Yeah, it's a big uh-oh....

That didn't happened, eh?

(audience laughing)

Anyway, a new IDOLM@STER PSP game under the banner THE IDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA, you guys saw the trailer at THE IDOLM@STER 7th Anniversary Concert at Yokohama Arena, right? It turns out that this upcoming IM@S PSP game is nothing more like Hatsune Miku Project Diva, except this time, 765Pro All Stars.

(audience laughing)


Wha....?! An IM@S PSP game that feels like Hatsune Miku Project Diva?!!!

Indeed it is my fellow petrolhead. Indeed it is....

(audience laughing)

Well, since you're a big petrolhead who likes IM@S as part of your driving songs, would you want one?

Uh....uh.....

Come on. Say it.

Actually, I haven't got plans for that.

(audience laughing)

Aw come on. Some say you like Haruka! Some say you like Chihaya! Some say you like Ritsuko! Some say....

(audience laughing)

Hammo's right. You're kinda in to that IM@S thing.

Shhhh!!! Enough IM@S stuff and let's talk about the TOYOTA 86 in the Philippines. You know what, we're terribly sorry that all Toyota 86 models have been sold out...quick!

(awwww)

Yep! It's too late to get your own 86 because....let's be honest. This car's has been wildly popular because of the pricing that is somewhat a Genesis Coupe territory.


Yeah, the TOYOTA 86's been wildly popular because, it's a car you'd been driven all day long on your Playstation.

(audience laughing)

Yeah... He he he he....But let's not laugh okay? And that's the news!

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