Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube

A couple weeks back content provider Exclaim unveiled its MyFaith mobile application that offers “spiritual well-being and enlightenment from six major religions and philosophies.” Those lucky six include Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. The application also includes a customizable avatar character styled after religious figures, though this might be against religions that frown on putting a baseball cap on their deities. No word yet on support for the just-revived Kiss Army.
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Following in the tracks of the United States and Europe, Japan is reportedly working on a replacement for the Internet, which is apparently outdated. People with much bigger brains than the RCR Wireless News’ staff say a new Internet is needed to support the awesome stuff advertisers and adult content providers are cooking up, which today’s Internet is not capable of handling. While a replacement is not expected for another decade or so, Japan has to be careful to not make Godzilla angry or he will come out of the ocean and knock the country back into the 20th century.
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Not that we condone such actions, or thought about it ourselves, but the Washington Post reported that a man attempted to fake his own death in order to get out of paying a $175 early termination fee to Verizon Wireless. It continues to amaze us to what extremes people will go to in order to avoid paying ETFs. A look at any message board dedicated to wireless will show links to people trying to scam their way out of a contact they willingly signed in order to get the latest phone for free or heavily subsidized. Is it that big of a deal to essentially pay back the subsidy on a handset? And where are people in such a hurry to go to? Nearly every carrier offers similar pricing plans, and (except for the iPhone) nearly all offer similar handsets.
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We received a sweet fax (that’s right, we still have a fax machine) last week from a company claiming to have developed a “cellular phone battery that will never need charging!” Sound too good to be true? That’s what we thought, but the fax made a convincing argument and even included the ticker number for the company that developed this lifechanging battery, adding we had the potential for a 100 times return on our investment. That’s better odds than in Vegas.
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All the iPhone hacking hype got us thinking. Where are people going to go with their iPhones once they unlock them from AT&T Mobility? Is T-Mobile USA that much more of a desirable carrier? Maybe people are just dying to join SunCom, or even better looking to stay away from a contract and insert a Tracfone SIM card into their iPhone. Seems like a lot of work for little reward.