This 'Mobile Future' Business

On Sunday, my friend 'BBed' me to ask if it is true HP is opting out of the business of making 'personal computers'. This drew my interest, I told her I wasn't sure but will find out. I follow a number of tech blogs and I subscribe to their RSS feeds, so if something this 'huge' has happened I was sure to know. Then alas, I received this feed http://daringfireball.net/2011/08/hp_apotheker. Well, apparently, HP is not opting out of the business of making Personal Computers or the business of consumer products development, not yet. But they are in fact, stopping production of Web OS devices, top of which are the HP Pre smartphones and TouchPads.

I find this shocking, the HP Tablets were only released in July 2011, and now they are being sold for $99 dollars because Leo Apotheker's HP management does not believe in it (please hold this thought). Even more shocking is the fact that the demand for this 'dead' devices are high. Forgive me for using 'dead'. but even as I type this piece I can not think up a more illustrative way of describing a device that will never have updates for them released by the manufacturer.

The fact that price is the most sane reason for this huge demand becomes another point of note. Come to think of it, why buy a device that you will not get new apps for. Why I have one reason, to use as a play tool- a toy. But the truth remains it is now established that the Tablets war is between iOS and android devices, and in the center of this war is the question of who first develops and sustains the biggest and more useful apps ecosystem. This is a huge tussle, something that great history stories is made out of. Especially when u look at the fact that Google just bought Motorola Mobility

I will be watching, would be happy to have you guys as my companions as this fight plays out. Yea, least you forget, Get a pack of popcorn too. This is a movie!!

The 53rd Grammy Award Winners

The Grammy Awards came and it did so with its regular surprises and intrigues. Over all it wasn't a bad show.

Below is a list of winners at this grand event.

I actually took out time to listen to Lady Antebellum, and their song Need You Now is my official Valentine Soundtrack (lol..).


So ladies and Gentlemen I present to you the list of nominees and winners (bold font) of the 53rd Grammy Awards 2011:

Record of the Year

• NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
• F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green
• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum

Album of the Year

• THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
• RECOVERY - Eminem
• NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
• THE FAME MONSTER - Lady Gaga
• TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Song of the Year

• BEG STEAL OR BORROW - Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
• F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
• THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME - Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
• NEED YOU NOW - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

Best New Artist

• JUSTIN BIEBER
• DRAKE
• FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
• MUMFORD & SONS
• ESPERANZA SPALDING
[Do you know her?] Please take our poll.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• KING OF ANYTHING - Sara Bareilles
• HALO (LIVE) - Beyoncé
• CHASING PIRATES - Norah Jones
• BAD ROMANCE - Lady Gaga
• TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• HAVEN'T MET YOU YET - Michael Bublé
• THIS IS IT - Michael Jackson
• WHATAYA WANT FROM ME - Adam Lambert
• JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - Bruno Mars
• HALF OF MY HEART - John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' (REGIONALS VERSION) - Glee Cast
• MISERY - Maroon 5
• THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Paramore
• BABYFATHER - Sade
• HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) - Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• AIRPLANES, PART II - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
• IMAGINE - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
• IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD - Elton John & Leon Russell
• TELEPHONE - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
• CALIFORNIA GURLS - Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• FLOW - Laurie Anderson
• NESSUN DORMA - Jeff Beck
• NO MYSTERY - Stanley Clarke
• ORCHESTRAL INTRO - Gorillaz
• SLEEPWALK - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• TAKE YOUR PICK - Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
• PUSHING THE ENVELOPE - Gerald Albright
• HEART AND SOUL - Kenny G
• SINGULARITY - Robby Krieger
• EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING: THE MUSIC OF DONNY HATHAWAY - Kirk Whalum

Best Pop Vocal Album

• MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber
• I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
• THE FAME MONSTER - Lady Gaga
• BATTLE STUDIES - John Mayer
• TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording

• ROCKET - Goldfrapp
• IN FOR THE KILL - La Roux
• DANCE IN THE DARK - Lady Gaga
• ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) - Rihanna
• DANCING ON MY OWN - Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES - BT
• FURTHER - The Chemical Brothers
• HEAD FIRST - Goldfrapp
• BLACK LIGHT - Groove Armada
• LA ROUX - La Roux

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• CRAZY LOVE - Michael Bublé
• THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME - Barry Manilow
• LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE - Johnny Mathis
• FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V - Rod Stewart
• LOVE IS THE ANSWER - Barbra Streisand

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• RUN BACK TO YOUR SIDE - Eric Clapton
• CROSSROADS - John Mayer
• HELTER SKELTER - Paul McCartney
• SILVER RIDER - Robert Plant
• ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• READY TO START - Arcade Fire
• I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
• TIGHTEN UP - The Black Keys
• RADIOACTIVE - Kings Of Leon
• RESISTANCE - Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

• A LOOKING IN VIEW - Alice In Chains
• LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM - Ozzy Osbourne
• BLACK RAIN - Soundgarden
• BETWEEN THE LINES - Stone Temple Pilots
• NEW FANG - Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance

• EL DORADO - Iron Maiden
• LET THE GUILT GO - Korn
• IN YOUR WORDS - Lamb Of God
• SUDDEN DEATH - Megadeth
• WORLD PAINTED BLOOD - Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• HAMMERHEAD - Jeff Beck
• BLACK MUD - The Black Keys
• DO THE MURRAY - Los Lobos
• KUNDALINI BONFIRE - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
• THE DEATHLESS HORSIE - Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song

• ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
• LITTLE LION MAN - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• RADIOACTIVE - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
• RESISTANCE - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
• TIGHTEN UP - Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album

• EMOTION & COMMOTION - Jeff Beck
• THE RESISTANCE - Muse
• BACKSPACER - Pearl Jam
• MOJO - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
• LE NOISE - Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album

• THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
• INFINITE ARMS - Band Of Horses
• BROTHERS - The Black Keys
• BROKEN BELLS - Broken Bells
• CONTRA - Vampire Weekend

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
• BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
• EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
• TIRED - Kelly Price
• HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• SECOND CHANCE - El DeBarge
• FINDING MY WAY BACK - Jaheim
• WHY WOULD YOU STAY - Kem
• WE'RE STILL FRIENDS - (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
• THERE GOES MY BABY - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• LOVE - Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
• TAKE MY TIME - Chris Brown & Tank
• YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND - Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
• SHINE - John Legend & The Roots
• SOLDIER OF LOVE - Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• WHEN A WOMAN LOVES - R. Kelly
• HANG ON IN THERE - John Legend & The Roots
• YOU'RE SO AMAZING - Calvin Richardson
• IN BETWEEN - Ryan Shaw
• GO [LIVE] - Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• LITTLE ONE - Bilal
• F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green
• ORION - Carolyn Malachi
• TIGHTROPE - Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
• STILL - Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song

• BITTERSWEET - Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
• FINDING MY WAY BACK - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
• SECOND CHANCE - E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
• SHINE - John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
• WHY WOULD YOU STAY - K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

• THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE - Raheem DeVaughn
• BACK TO ME - Fantasia
• ANOTHER ROUND - Jaheim
• WAKE UP! - John Legend & The Roots
• STILL STANDING - Monica

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B & Bruno Mars
• DEUCES - Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem & Rihanna
• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• WAKE UP! EVERYBODY - John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
• NOT AFRAID - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
• NOTHIN' ON YOU - Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
• ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

• THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY - B.o.B
• THANK ME LATER - Drake
• RECOVERY - Eminem
• THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
• HOW I GOT OVER - The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• GRAFFITI - Chris Brown
• UNTITLED - R. Kelly
• TRANSITION - Ryan Leslie
• THE ARCHANDROID - Janelle Monáe
• RAYMOND V RAYMOND - Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance

• OVER - Drake
• NOT AFRAID - Eminem
• HOW LOW - Ludacris
• I'M BACK - T.I.
• POWER - Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• SHUTTERBUGG - Big Boi & Cutty
• FANCY - Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
• ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
• MY CHICK BAD - Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
• LOSE MY MIND - Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• SATISFIED - Jewel
• THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME - Miranda Lambert
• SWINGIN' - LeAnn Rimes
• TEMPORARY HOME - Carrie Underwood
• I'D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST - Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• MACON - Jamey Johnson
• CRYIN' FOR ME (WAYMAN'S SONG) - Toby Keith
• TURNING HOME - David Nail
• 'TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND - Keith Urban
• GETTIN' YOU HOME - Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• FREE - Zac Brown Band
• ELIZABETH - Dailey & Vincent
• NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
• LITTLE WHITE CHURCH - Little Big Town
• WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE - The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• BAD ANGEL - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
• PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
• AS SHE'S WALKING AWAY - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
• HILLBILLY BONE - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
• I RUN TO YOU - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• TATTOO OF A SMUDGE - Cherryholmes
• MAGIC #9 - The Infamous Stringdusters
• NEW CHANCE BLUES - Punch Brothers
• WILLOW CREEK - Darrell Scott
• HUMMINGBYRD - Marty Stuart