R.I.P. Singer Joe Cocker

Singer Joe Cocker dies at age 70: agent

One of the memorable moments of the original Saturday Night Live was Joe Cocker and John Belushi.

See an edited version (due to DMCA) video of that after the break.

The Mystery Of Palm Has Been Solved

Will Alcatel OneTouch resurrect Palm?

I had a post in progress and was going in circles.

Then Jonathan Ezor tweeted me the link to that.

AnTuTu 5.5 Released

Weibo:

And it has a sleek new look. This won’t be confused with earlier versions!

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

No. It’s not a Replicator.

Reference: Xiaomi 2014 Products

A MIUI forum post listing all the products Xiaomi introduced in 2014 (I guess nothing is coming in the next nine days?).

The League Of Galaxy Note Women Upgrade!

My new Galaxy Note 4 is ordered and will be here on Tuesday! @mikecane

— Angela James (@angelajames) December 22, 2014

I am tormented on all sides …

Previously here:

That Samsung Galaxy Note Phone
The League Of Galaxy Note Women Taunt Me
Happy Birthday, iPhone. You’re Doomed.
The Girl With The Samsung Tattoo

Pipo P9 First China Tablet To Get Android 5.0

Weibo:

More details at the Pipo forum [Google Translate].

Will it keep Rockchip’s MultiWindow Android 2.0? We might have to wait a while to find out.

Onda Introduces Dual-Boot Tomorrow

Updated after the break

Weibo:

Four dual-boot (or “dual system”) models: V820w, V891w, V919 3G Air, and V116w. It’s unknown if these will be separate editions or if past buyers will be able to update their firmware. Details tomorrow.