Google Wave Bye Bye

Ok. I'm sure I'm not the first one to start with that. Nor will I be the last. But if you haven't heard it yet. I think it's funny.

Google's announced that its ceased development of its much-hyped google wave (and I fully expect a similar result with Google Buzz soon enough).

I use Google Docs fairly regularly. It's a great way to work, having instant access to up-to-date documents anywhere with a browser access. No concerns about backing up, version control and the spreadsheets provide enough grunt for normal, everyday use.

But what was the point of Google Wave and Buzz? After playing with it for all of 30 seconds, I didn't see a reason to give it a chance.

Speaking of Google, our household has recently been privy to the 'testing' of smartphone platforms android and iphone. While I'm quite happy with my now relatively small Nokia N95 (people used to tell me the N95 was a 'brick' when it came out) and blackberry, I did play around with the Google android powered HTC Desire and the iphone 3GS.

I must say I can see what the fuss is about. Nice big screen, easy scrolling, amusing apps, but I'm not convinced enough to increase my pocket-laden weight by lugging around a phone bigger than the combined sizes of the two phones I'm carrying now.

I'd rate the android just a little more than the iphone, simply because I'm not a fan of Apple 'dumbing down' their devices. I mean any basic nokia can bluetooth a picture to another phone. But noooo.. Steve Jobs wants to funnel an essentially free service over a paid, inefficient but revenue-earning telco network.

So just in case you were wondering. We're all good over here. Just thought we'd put it out there because this weekend, we've got 11 visitors from Singapore.

Yes. 11.

Time to dust off my singlish.

Wah lau eh.