Taco Bell Situation

UPDATED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT STATEMENT

January 26, 2011

 

 

http://www.tacobell.com/menu/why-pay-more



"The lawsuit is bogus and filled with completely inaccurate facts. Our beef is 100% USDA inspected, just like the quality beef you would buy in a supermarket and prepare in your home. It then is slow-cooked and simmered with proprietary seasonings and spices to provide Taco Bell's signature taste and texture. Our seasoned beef recipe contains 88% quality USDA-inspected beef and 12% seasonings, spices, water and other ingredients that provide taste, texture and moisture. The lawyers got their facts wrong. We take this attack on our quality very seriously and plan to take legal action against them for making false statements about our products. There is no basis in fact or reality for this suit and we will vigorously defend the quality of our products from frivolous and misleading claims such as this." ... says Greg Creed.


Would Taco Bell actually use up to 88% REAL beef? The chain serves more than 2 billion customers each year, and moreover a pound of beef ranges from 2.49 - 3 dollars. With the demand for beef (and there fore its price) goes up annually, if Taco Bell used real meat in every single burrito, taco, and other condiments that they made, they would not have $1.92 billion in Revenue. Seeing how McDonalds use up to 560 million pounds of beef anually along with 58 million customers DAILY (which adds up to 21170000000 million, or about 2 trillion customers per year, and it is still rising), Taco Bell's profit yearly is quite meager compared to McDonald's. Using about 40% real beef would help Taco Bell financially, and with great advantages. The common person would not detect Fungus, soy, or even wheat gluten pressed in and combined with the meat to form a "100% Real Beef" substance. In general, I believe Taco Bell is using fake meat to save money, as the food chain is still marginally smaller than most major food companies (McDonalds, Wendy's, Burger King). KFC and Taco Bell are fast-food chains which are still growing (with KFC being the smallest). In fact, many people still speculate KFC uses fake chicken, or using chicken meat that has received the lowest quality care, treatment, feed, and overall life quality.

Do you think Taco Bell meat is real or fake?

Droid X vs. Samsung Fascinate

Droid X and Samsung Fascinate are both fantastic phones. the Droid Series all consist of excellent touch phones, as well as the Samsung Galaxy Series. It has been quite some time since both phones were released. In 2010, Droid and Apple have both been lagging behind, as they did not even make it to the Top 5 Best-Selling CellPhone Brands of 2010 (Which were:   Nokia,  Samsung, LG,  BlackBerry, and Sony Ericsson). The Samsung Galaxy Phones have become wildly popular, while the Droid and Apple are still in close quarters.
It is not surprising that BlackBerry got ahead of Droid this year, as BlackBerries are widely used as comfortable-to-use business phones.


(Droid X vs. Samsung Fascinate) Battery Life:

The Fascinate's 1500 mAH Battery allows it approximately 392 minutes for nonestop talking while the Droid X's 1540 mAH Battery allows it about 480 minutes of nonestop talk time. Both phones are best used for people who frequently call, but do not talk long (Droid X), and others who do not call often but talk for many hours (Samsung Fascinate). The typical businessman will choose Droid X, while a teen or college student might choose Samsung Fascinate.

Storage:

The Droid X comes with 8GB internal memory and 16GB (microSD card). The Samsung Fascinate has a meager 2GB internal memory and 16GB  (microSD card). Both phones come with a 30 GB external memory. Leaving the MicroSD cards aside, the Droid X can support 40 GB memory while the Samsung Fascinate can support max. 34 GB.

Speed:

Both have the Cortex ARM A8 Processor. The Processors both provide the same speed, but the Chips each phone is equipped with makes a difference. Samsung Fascinate carries its own so-called Hummingbird Chip with 1 GHz, while Droid X contains the OMAP Chip from Texas Instruments also with 1 GHz. The GHz's may be the same, but the Fascinate's ability of stream videos and support 3D much better than most Android Phones out in the market. The FPS difference on the YouTube benchmark tests between these two were almost 13 FPS.... so the Fascinate dominates the Droid X in terms of 3D, media, and speed.

(Rear) Camera:

A typical Droid phone will always have the best camera, which could even been seen between the Droid X and iPhone 4, where iPhone 4 won quite narrowly. The Fascinate's 5 MP, single LED cannot compete with the Droid X's 8 MP dual-LED camera. The Droid X's only roadblock to fully besting the Fascinate regarding Camera is the video quality. An average Fascinate's video streaming will be 6 FPS higher than a normal Droid X's.


Connection:

Both phones work very well with Verizon's 3G network, but Droid X takes full advantage of this feature. Thanks to its OMAP chip, it can act as a Wi-Fi hotspot and transmit the 3G network up to five (or even more, which is rare) wireless connected devices. This function is not free at the cost of $20/month, but this function alone gives it an edge over Fascinate.


Screen:

LCD 4.3-inch screen on the Droid X and the 4 inch OLED panel on the Samsung Fascinate definitely is quite a match. The Super OLED screen is great when you are in the dark, but on a typical summer day, it tends to blur a bit and tends to fade out due to the strong sun. The Droid X's LCD screen works fine in any environment as it is "sun-shy". Its slightly bigger than the Fascinate as well, with 480x 860 compared to 480x800. The Droid X definitely wins this one.


So which phone would you choose? I would go alone with the Droid X, as it has a much better speed, screen, acts as a Wi-Fi hotspot, act as a great camera, and its longer Battery Life and Storage is ideal for the typical student who downloads many songs and apps.

iPhone 4 vs Droid X (Comparison)

Both iPhone 4 and Droid X are very refined, high quality touch phones. The iPhone 4 have some disadvantages over the Droid X in terms of battery life and Flash (The biggest flaw on any Apple mobile device). The speed of the iPhone 4, and its superb video and audio conferencing ability bested the Droid X, but barely. While the Droid X has the 8 MP Camera, iPhone 4 has geotagging and tap-to-focus, which allows the user to clarify the picture, such as reducing or increasing the amount of light in it. One important thing most iPhone devices miss out (iPad, iPhone 3g, 3gs, and 4) is to act as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. Also, holding the iPhone 4 a certain way suddenly cuts down the Wi-Fi from 5 bars to 2, or sometimes even slower.

As for the apps, Apple has more apps than any other phone/ phone company will have. However, the Apple app market restricts its customers from "outside sources", which include getting apps from unauthorized people. The Android Market has about 4x less apps, but it legalizes dealings with other "unauthorized" users who have created their own apps. iPhone 4 only comes with 16 or 32 GB Storage, but does not have any expendable storage, while Droid X comes with a MicroSD 16 GB external storage along with the meager 8 GB internal storage it comes along with. The MicroSD also can be bought with 32 GB storage, which boosts the Droid X's total internal and external storage to 40 GB.

iPhone 4 has the edge in speed, front-facing video conferencing camera, and app variety in the "legalized" market. However, the Droid X can harvest up to 8 GB more internal-and-external memory, support a better camera (Dual LED, 8 MP), and act as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Seeing these specs, I would go with the Droid X. What would YOU go with?

iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S ---> Comparison

           

          iPhone 4 is one of the best phones out in the market right now, along with Evo 4g (It is quite surprising how sometimes, the 4g network in Evo is slower than the Wi-Fi in the iPhone 4), Samsung Galaxy Series Phones, and the Motorola Droids. Even though the  "elite " Droid phones (with Android), such as Droid X and Droid 2 are still quite competitive in the market, others phones such as T-mobile MyTouch 4g and LG Optimus (speed and economic-wise) have gone up ahead. In fact, the Droid Touch Phones did not even go into the top 5 "Best Phones of 2010".



Galaxy S comes with Android 2.1 Eclair with the Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 UI and is supposed to get the Android 2.2 Froyo update soon. The iPhone 4 comes with the latest version of the iPhone OS - iOS4. The iOS platform has more than 225,000 applications in the App Store while the Android Market has around 68,000 applications. While the iPhone Appstore is restricted, the Android Market is open. Android 2.2 will also have Flash support. The Galaxy S comes with the Swype text input system built into the device which

is a lot easier than typing virtual keys ( like the BlackBerry Storm 2 "press" screen). The Android Market is like a "jailbroken" iPhone appstore, as you can get apps that are not currently uploaded into the app store.

 

Regarding the design and size, the iPhone 4 has a clean, elegant design and the Galaxy S has a stylish, minimal design too. The Galaxy S is considerably bigger than the iPhone 4. Both are extremely slim and have superb build qualities. The iPhone 4 has a beautiful 3.5 inch retina display with a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels, while the Samsung Galaxy S has a brilliant 4 inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. Both the displays are easily among the best, with the iPhone 4 marginally leading the way in terms of display quality and the Galaxy S winning the size battle. Both Phones have a 1 GHz and 512 MB RAM restriction. Galaxy S has 8/16 internal memory with a 32GB microSD card. while the iPhone 4 can come in either 32 or 16GB. All Galaxy Phones have a Super AMOLED screen (which is one reason for the heavy price tags), and especially on the Samsung Galaxy Epic 4g, the Super AMOLED is the best and most polished. In fact, the epic 4g was the 1st on the top 5 2010 phones on CNET.

Both the iPhone 4 and the Galaxy S are closely matched in the multimedia category. The Galaxy S has a great 5 MP camera with a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. It also has features like autofocus, geotagging, touch focus, face detection, and smile detection. The iPhone 4 has an 5 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash which can capture images at a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels too. Both of them take excellent shots but the iPhone has a large image sensor which produces more "finely-grained" images than the Galaxy S's. Both the Galaxy S and the iPhone 4 can record 720p videos at 30 FPS. The iPhone 4 also comes with a front facing secondary camera which lets you make video calls using Facetime; while the the Galaxy S doesn't have a secondary camera, as video chat is not on most of the Galaxy Phones. The iPhone 4 clearly has the upper hand when it comes to camera and video recording.

The iPhone 4 beats down the Galaxy S in multimedia, but sadly the Galaxy S allows itself to act as a Wi-Fi mobile hotspot while the iPhone 4 does not have this feature. HSDPA, A2DP, GPRS etc. are all on both phones. Also, if an iPhone 4 is askance or held in a certain position, its Wi-Fi will suddenly degrade, which gives the Galaxy S an edge in network.

Personally, both phones are extremely advanced and it would be very hard to decide which one anyone would choose without looking at its capabilities first. iPhone 4 has better multimedia capabilities, while Galaxy S is more of a business phone, as its networking options vary greatly, and function much more flawlessly than iPhone 4. I would go with the Galaxy S, as an ardent schooler, I would definitely need the strong, stable Wi-Fi to connect to my contacts, etc etc.

 

 

Galaxy Tab vs. iPad

  The Android vs. Apple battle for supremacy has occurred over phones, such as Motorola Droid X, HTC Evo 4g, and iPhone 3g and 4. But now, it has also come down to the land of Tablets. There have been many not-so-good "imitations" of iPad, but me and most likely thousands of others probably agree Samsung Galaxy Tab is the real match.

 Looking at the "speed" specs, it seems Samsung Galaxy Tab races ahead the Apple iPad. For example, The Galaxy Tab has twice as much RAM (512 MB), and has Bluetooth/Phone function, and supports Flash (which is one huge problem Apple iPad and iPhone suffers from), and weighs less. True, iPad's internal storage allows twice as much the Galaxy Tab's, but it has no expendable storage unlike the Samsung Galaxy Tab which has 32 GB. Lastly, it has 3.2 rear and 1.2 front facing cameras for Video Chat and Taking Pictures.  Overall, the Galaxy Tab is like an enlarged phone,  which calling, camera functionality, and a greater variety of apps. (Samsung Tab allows non-Marketed Apps while iPad limits the user to just the Apple App Store). Just before I go, the GPS is on every Galaxy Tab unlike the iPad which only comes with on the 3G.  Personally, I think Samsung Galaxy Tab is better than the iPad, especially its great functionality as a "phone", camera, speed, storage capacity, and weight.


Update: The price for the Samsung Galaxy Tab is $499, making it affordable and being equally as expensive as the iPad, with the same specs and features on the list above.