Harry Potter's Last Adventure...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series was released globally yesterday (21st July) and I just found the list of major characters killed by the author, Rowling in her last HP episode. Good thing is that the trio (Hermione, Harry and Ron) have made it to the end, leaving all the fan doubts behind. Rowling had hinted about some major upsets in her last HP book prior to the release , but has been kind enough not to break hearts of millions world wide.

I gave up my efforts of buying a copy on the first day of release early this time as I could imagine the length of the queue outside Vijitha Yapa book shop @ unity plaza. I was one of the many disappointed who returned empty handed on the day 'Order of the Phoenix' was released.

List of characters killed

Nokia Aeon... Is the iPhone killer coming???

Nokia unveiled its revolutionary concept phone, Aeon, about 9 months back designed to highlight the company's focus on products that allow users to more readily stamp their personality on their gadgets.

Aeon, combines two touch-sensitive panels mounted on a fuel-cell power pack. The handset's connectivity and electronics are built into the panels to allow them to be used independendently. When assembled, one panel would operate as the display, the other as the keypad. Since the buttons are entirely virtual, Aeon can flip instantly between a numeric pad for dialling, a text-entry pad for messaging, or a media-player controller.

One of the mails I got recently said that there's a huge buzz going on, Nokia badly wanting to make this dream phone a reality as soon as posible. If it makes the market somehow it might need a nickname, perhaps the 'iPhone killer'...

For the first time ever, an Indian holds one of the most prestigious titles of WWE

The Great Khali, the 7 ft 3 ,420 lbs gaint from Punjab India won a 20-man Battle Royal to become the new World Heavyweight Champion at a taping of SmackDown in Laredo, Texas. The former World Heavyweight Champion, SmackDown Superstar Edge was forced to surrender his title last Tuesday night due to an injury that will keep him out of action.

Khali will have to put his new title on the line on Sunday 22nd July at the Great American Bash and his opponent will be decided by a No. 1 Contender’s Match which will determine whether it’s Batista, whom Khali had originally agreed to face this Sunday, or Kane, the Big Red Monster who was supposed to meet Edge at the pay-per-view.

I'm all set & ready to rock hi5...

I'm kind of busy these days with my final year SLIIT project and Curtin stuff. So blogging here regularly too has become bit of an issue. Anyway last week I got an invitation from one of my friends to join hi5. About a year back also I got an invitation, but i missed out somehow. This time no messing around, I got registered and built a nice profile with all sorts of css, java scripts and flash animations.

To see, about half of the SLIIT have registered with hi5 way before me and they are rocking. Geee... was I in a nutshell all this time? I could also find many of my classmates who schooled with me . Some of the images they had posted, really brought back memories of those good old days.. Those are the best days of my life by far..

All I can say is hi5 is a wonderful meeting place for guys who'd like to cherish their memories....

visit me @ http://nuwankarunaratne.hi5.com/

Bill Gates is no longer the World's Richest Man

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is now the world's richest man, according to a Mexican financial Web site Sentido Commun which has been tracking the telecom mogul's wealth.

The Mexican telecommunications magnate is said to have displaced Microsoft czar Bill Gates from the top spot following a 27% rise in the price of the shares of his company America Movil. This spurt increased Slim's wealth to $67.84 billion. Slim also controls telecom firms Telmex and Telcel.

Bill Gates, who had been the ranked the world's wealthiest man for the last 13 years, is said to be worth $59.2 billion.

Apple releases its new iPhone today

Apple is set to release the much-hyped iPhone with AT&T today. According to manufacturer the new device uses a technology called multi-touch, which allows users to work the interface without a stylus, using finger gestures for enhanced functionality.

Other features include

• Edge transfer technology
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.
• A 2 megapixel camera
• Proximity sensor for using the phone near your ear
• Ambient light sensor which adjusts the illumination for use under different lighting conditions
• An Accellerometer which detects and adapts the display based upon the units orientation
• Safari based web browser
• A rich email client, Google Maps Support and Widgets

Wrestler Chris Benoit found dead

In a major blow to the World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE superstar Chris Benoit was found dead on Monday along with his wife and son at their home in Fayetteville, USA. The local police said they are investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide, adding that it could only be confirmed after the evidence is examined by a crime lab.

Investigators believe Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife, 43-year-old Nancy, and son Daniel during the weekend and then himself Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three separate rooms of the house, off a gravel road about two miles from the Whitewater Country Club.

The WWE canceled its live “Monday Night RAW” card in Corpus Christi, Texas, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.

Benoit earned his title shot at Vengence for the vacant ECW World Championship, within days after being drafted to ECW from Smakdown and pulled out at the last minute due to 'personal reasons'. His replacement Johnny Nitro, drafted to ECW from RAW, went on to win the championship beating C.M Punk with a swinging neck-breaker.