Online Store in Kuwait Selling Fake Products!

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I was happy to see this offer of the Mophie Juice Pack Plus on one of the online daily deals site in Kuwait:

 

So the only thing to do was order it straight away. Only to find out later when i got home that the product was a fake and wasn’t the original mophie!

The quality was alot cheaper, the cover wouldn’t stay on the phone and was loose, the color of the yellow mophie was dull and looked nothing like the product photo online, the switch of the battery pack also looked a little too cheap to be true.

The nice thing is that when I called them up, they responded very politely and suggested that they did not hear from anyone that it was a fake and I was the first one to call back and that they would send a courier to pick it up and issue a refund.

 

While i was searching online, i found this article which shows how to spot a fake mophie:

http://spot-fake-products.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-spot-fake-mophie-juice-pack-plus.html

 

Do compare what you see on that site to the photos below! Again as a reminder, the main thing that really showed was the poor build quality, the dull color and the packaging of the device (especially the letters under the battery pack)

These are photos of the product i received:

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Counterfeits are becoming very hard to identify, I would be ok to buy it at that price if they told me its not the original and its a copy (it only makes sense since it was 50% the price of the original), but i would never  accept to take a product that was sold to me as the original when it was a fake! I do urge anyone that buys a product and finds out its a fake to return it no matter how cheap it was to buy. Sellers Beware, this is the age of the internet.

 

What was said in the Nokia Press Conference

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2 Days ago we were invited to attend Nokia’s Press Conference, updating us on all their upcoming products and services. Nokia’s Middle East Vice President, Tom Farrell, started the conference,  Many product ranges were discussed, including the Asha Range (lower end smartphones), the new Windows power Lumia, and the Nokia 808 PureView Technology. 
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We were giving our followers live updates to the events and these were the tweets in case you missed them: 
7ajidude Blog @7ajidude

When will the nokia lumia come to kuwait? Asnw: When it will have local arabic support and full local support #nokiaPCkwt under development

 

Whats the Nokia Lumia Range?

 

The Nokia Lumia is Nokia’s Windows 7 Phone range, its being sold in over 31 markets. It was very very successful in Europe and the the windows apps platform witnessed an 800% increase in growth for apps offered for Nokia Lumia Devices.

http://youtu.be/c1qurHPAeDA

 

 

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#nokiaPCkwt compression mechanisms to reduce the cost to consumers on new Asha handsets. Location (cont) tl.gd/gg2vmk

 

The Asha Range:

High Quality, Smartphones on a budget, with prices starting from 24 KWD. ,, meant for those consumers who want to experience the applications without breaking the budget.

http://youtu.be/aVHB7YQfyS0

http://youtu.be/eAWRm-ugZ-U

 

7ajidude Blog @7ajidude

Nokia #asha range #nokiaPCkwtsmartphones for all. Starting for as little as 24 KWD

7ajidude Blog @7ajidude

dude photography frenzy all journalists taking shot of speaker ill hashtag the event #nokiaPCkwtfollow for more info

 

 

PureView Technology, the nokia 808 PureView:

One other point that they discussed was the new PureView technology, Mainly the Nokia 808 PureView, it combines a large, high-resolution 41-megapixel sensor, Carl Zeiss optics and Nokia developed pixel over-sampling technology. This means incredibly sharp, detailed images, superior low light performance and the capability to save images in compact file sizes for sharing in email, MMS and on social networks.

http://youtu.be/jT2tAqcWP4o

http://youtu.be/8ggcDH-uJW0

 

Movie Review : We Bought a Zoo

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Based on a true story, We bought a Zoo depicts the tale of a father who lost his wife and in midst of the chaos he decided to relocate his family by purchasing  anew home which is located within the premises of a Zoo.

Imdb rating : 7.3 (pretty fair, i would give it a 6.5-6.8 rating) Good quality family movie, a movie you can watch with your wife and kids, all of them will enjoy it. I highly recommend it. Whether or not its cinema material, i’d say i’d rather watch it at home due to the movie being a little slow paced, but then again it would be great for a family outing.

Enjoy.

Microsoft Flight – The Flight Simulator for Everyone

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You can download the game FREE here 

This is another video of the actual gameplay and a mission, i’m still downloading the game now, so i’ll be able to tell you more when I try it! Most comments say its not really a Simulator its more of a game for all the levels, for those who want to do flight simulators but not in very very high detail, but its ok for a free game. You can buy add-on premium content for the game to enrich the experience.

 

 

Mothercare Kuwait is Officially ONLINE

DudeEvents, General, Kuwait, Review, Shopping, Sneak Peak 1 Comment

At last! No more having to go to the Avenues only to wait for my wife to shop for the kids and stay forever looking for different items for the kids, she can do all the ordering online, then simply pick up or have it delivered! That has to be one of the best things to have online, after taw9eel hehe.

 

“To celebrate the official launch of the new web site Mothercare is holding a 10 day grand opening event from March 14th to March 23rd letting customers save 10% when they place their first online order.”

Their website will also have exclusive offers and and updates on new products and a high quality gift wrapping service, which can come in pretty handy especially for last minute gift shopping hehe. Payment on delivery via cash or credit will also be available which increases the convenience of the online shopping environment.

I think one option they need to add is a set a purchase limit by husbands lol j/k hehe

 

Earth Hour 2012

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WHEN ?

31 March 2012 8.30 PM

 

 

“One of the largest voluntary campaign in the world”!  Simply, all you have to do is turn off your lights for 1 hour, its a campaign to get people aware on global warming and it’s effect on our dear earth and how every single individual can make a difference!

In Kuwait, the event is being organised by the “Kuwait Team for Global Warming, and they need your help to make this year a success. They are in need of photographers and videographers that will be able to capture the event, so that all the photos and videos can be sent to the main event organizers in Australia and to show Kuwait’s involvement and care for our planet!

In the following video you’ll see Kuwait’s involvement in 2010 (Min 2:15 ), this year they want to cover a vast area of Kuwait with volunteer photographers to record this event.

 

If you are interested in helping please contact them on:

Tel: 99470724
email: ktgw08@gmail.com
twitter: @kt4gw
www.kt4gw.org

 

All photos taken will be sent to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

 

We’ve also Added our Earth Hour Countdown Timer  –> on the right side panel!

 

Video: AlHamra Tower’s Waving Flag

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At last, I was able to go out an record the Alhamra Tower’s lights at night check it out, beautiful, of course it looks even better in real life!

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I recorded this while I was taking photos of Kuwait at night time. (For more on than check out my last post)

Photos of Kuwait City At Night (National and Liberation Day Decorations)

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These pics were taken on the 27th of February 2012, special thanks to my Brother for helping out !  Enjoy..

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