Bye bye, Bell Beavers

The (in)famous Bell Beaver mascots have been fired, along with several middle management employees recently. Apparently it was meant to symbolize the recent change in ownership of the company.

They are creatively killing them off in advertisements by saying the beavers are being "invited back to forest to become teachers for a whole new generation of spokecritters."

Now I only have a few complaints:

1.) Why did it take so long?
2.) WHY IS THIS FRONT PAGE OF CBC.CA?
3.) Why is Bell making such a big deal out of this, such a big advertisement out of it? No wonder they need to steal jobs away from so many employees.

iPhone 3G released!

Of course, the only news that matters to anyone who likes tech is the grand release of the iPhone 3G today, or if you were in New Zealand, that was already several hours ago. So why all the hype? It's going to save the world, cook for you, and do your homework. It's the best thing since Jesus! Or the first iPhone. Sarcasm aside, here's why.

Good
1.) App store! Now you can play games like Spore and Monkey Ball!
2.) 3G? Faster Networking! It's give-or-take twice as fast the old iPhone.
3.) GPS! And even though it's a bit jumpy, it's definitely nice to have, especially coupled with the Google Map App.
4.) Scientific Calculator (That's only great, because I'm a geek. Yup.)
5.) Flush headphone jack (This should have been in the first model. Now you can use any headphones with it.)

But what's still going to hold many people from getting this nifty gadget?

Bad
1.) Lower battery life. Having the 3G and GPS comes with a price. (Not significantly lower according to reviewers though.)
2.) Still no voice dialing.
3.) Still no copy and paste.
4.) No multimedia messaging.

So only one question remains... Will it blend? (Probably, since plastic tends to blend better than aluminum, and the first iPhone did.)