Tablets Have Arrived

If you weren't aware yet, the rivals to the iPad have arrived at your local retail store. Previous to just about a week ago, the iPad was the only "true" tablet out on the market for consumers. Many knockoff brands were advertised online, but nothing substantial enough to stand up against Apple and it's modified iPhone. Currently two brands (Motorolla and Blackberry) have order cialis featured that put the iPad to test. Motorolla has released the Xoom which is capable of receiving 3G coverage on the Verizon network, while Blackberry has released the Playbook which is capable of receiving 3G coverage on the AT&T network. But before you go out and shell out the cash, let's take a look at the differences.

MOTOROLLA XOOM:

 The Morolla Xoom is being praised as the better of the two new cheap cialis, as of the launch dates. This is due to a few things. For one the Motorolla Xoom features a larger screen than the Blackberry adversary. The 10.1 inch screen allows for larger viewing of movies or web content. The tablet runs on the new Android 3.0 operating system known as Honeycomb. The tablet also has a dual-core processor, which tends to be larger than many processors inside laptops. Overall this dandy, little piece is fun and EASY to use.

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK:

The Blackberry brand introduces its first ever tablet with the Playbook. A smaller look than the Xoom, but even more portable than the Xoom as well. The Playbook has a 7 inch screen that is currently the smallest version of a tablet currently being offered on the market. The Playbook sports a dual-core processor similar to the Xoom's processor, yet manufactured by a different company.An upgrade to the Blackberry's tablet is that it has Adobe's flash pre-installed on it upon purchase. Xoom Adobe flash must be downloaded and Apple's iPad does not even support Adobe flash based websites, games, programs, etc.

Happy shopping!

Tourists and medication

Dubai's authorities have scored many own goals over the past five or six years, actions which have helped to create the climate for what's been called 'Dubai bashing'.

Some of it has been nothing more than Dubai bashing. Often, exposure of serious shortcomings has been mixed up with untrue and hugely exaggerated stories and rumours. Some have simply been absolute rubbish, presenting rumours and dinner party gossip as facts.

But some have been true and fully justified, many of them caused by inexplicable laws or the way the laws have been administered.

One in that category has been the detention of people for carrying purchase cialis prescribed by their doctor.

There haven't been reports of this happening for a while, perhaps explained by a piece in Gulf News:

"Passengers who fail to present prescriptions for certain listed medications will not be detained at Dubai International Airport, Dubai Police said.

Dubai Police Deputy Chief Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina said: "There are no detention cells for passengers carrying listed medications by the Health Ministry without prescriptions.

"We keep the medications with us until the person presents a prescription from the doctor who prescribed it."

I assume that, realising the damage to Dubai's reputation that was being done by over-zealous interpretation, someone on high has had words with the officials involved.

It's a move in the right direction but it needs to go further of course.

Dubai aggressively promotes tourism in many countries, as does Emirates Airline, but there's no information to help potential visitors stay within the laws.

So many of us have said it so many times - information needs to be given to travellers before they begin their journey.

It's not hard to give a list of banned cheap cialis, such as codeine. And to list medication which requires a prescription from the prescribing doctor, to advise travellers to keep all medication in its original packaging.

Simple, and it would avoid all the problems.

From the police statement it seems any listed medications are confiscated, which is far from good for the patient who relies on it.

And if they're only here for a few days, I wonder whether they're allowed to leave the country before the original prescription arrives.


The Gulf News report is here.