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What's Dan Dobberpuhl doing?

Apple has created at least three separate prototypes of its tablet computer. Let’s call it “iPad.”
Version 1 was designed with a 7” screen, which was judged to be too small. The latest version has a 10.7” screen.

It runs iPhone OS.
There have been reports that it looks like an iPhone. They’re sort of true. It looks like an iPhone 3G.
It will come in two different variations: one with 3G networking capabilities, and one without 3G networking.
Think of the 3G version as a bigscreen iPhone 3GS, and the non-3G version as a bigscreen iPod touch.
Screen resolutions will obviously jump considerably from the iPhone and iPod touch 480x320-pixel displays,
enabling easy reading of full-sized book and magazine pages, plus cropped newspaper pages.

Expect something like 5-6 times the resolution of an iPod touch or iPhone screen (720p or thereabouts) and 7 times the touchable surface area. It is designed to expand the iPhone and iPod touch media concept to its next potential level: as a slate-like replacement for books and magazines, plus all of the media, gaming, app, and web functionality of the iPhone and iPod touch.
It is not meant to compete with netbooks. It’s an iPhone OS media player and light communication device.
Apple is currently planning to announce it on or before January 19, 2010,
and to use an iPhone-like hype buildup period to start selling it in May or June.
It is apparently awaiting a final green light from Steve Jobs;
chances of it appearing in the market are believed to be 80% at this point.

When, eventually, someone gets this right, they will 'own' the world.
One each per person at home, work, school, in the car and a couple of spares because it will be indispensible.

03-11-2009

Apple will take third-quarter delivery of newly developed 10-inch touchscreens from Taiwan, a source said on Wednesday, amid talk the U.S. firm is developing a touchscreen PC. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52A0RH20090311

August 28, 2008 12:34 PM PDT - Apple applies for touch-screen Mac patent Given Apple' focus on multitouch user interfaces, fair speculation is the company wants something similar with more powerful computers than the iPhone or iPod Touch.

04-23-2008, 09:08 AM - Apple buys PA Semi. With Dan Dobberpuhl, who was a lead designer for the well-regarded Alpha and StrongARM microprocessors developed by Digital Equipment in the 1990s.

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one day, the screen will be the computer.
Now that's, micro computing.

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Looking into the future is uncertain, messy work, but if business views the current economic crisis as an opportunity to innovate,
we may still be marveling at these breakthroughs decades from now.

It is with great satisfaction and anticipation that l look forward to roll out of the NeW WORLD Currency.

Waves of enthusiasm and good will are expected to welcome the new W0RLD currency.
The Dollop - Yes..... it's purple.

e-mail for exchange & supply. VERY CHEAp rates.

Off course what is really required is an electronic currency - call it the VOLT or maybe OHM my god!

Purrfect for those yachting weekends in International waters,
yup, i'll take two. Any color but white. So...... blasé

This from an eternal optomist! It 'can' always get worse and always will.
Going down with the ship is so 20th Century. N'est ce pas?

29 Sep 2009

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Hedge funds make a come back - GENEVA - WEALTHY clients believe the worst of the crisis is probably over and have started to come back to higher-risk assets such as hedge funds, a top banker at JP Morgan Private Bank said on Wednesday.


Now - here is a piece of GENIus, for all you Fat bonus'd up twats. Give all that lovely jubbly - those trillions you are eagre to risk - give them to the government. Yup, the whole lot. Saves all that tax dodging and, erm.... sharp practice. Then take your bonds or guilts or what ever, earning a tiddler of income AND use them to borrow and gamble with this time - the governments will have an insurance policy to dig you out of the next hole Hedge Funds bury you in, your initial investment is safe, working away boringly in the national interest. Your initial investment is still sitting safer than gold bars in the national treasury. That, is taking the PI55 - not this amateur robbing peter for paul that these idiot offshore twats get up to in their Ferrari's and Lear Jets at your and everyones expense and ponzi.
You might even earn yourselves a knighthood. But business people are so..... tawdry. Don't you think?


Of course life is never the full bowl of cherries but cheap interest rates would make life very sweet if they apply all round and Capital is repaid instead of worthless inflated paper. Do it right!

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This is precisely what is being instituted to repair the crazy banking and lending that has gone on. It is more sophisticated, but not really. Banking is a supremely simple and mundane concept. Those who run it though face supreme temptation in the affairs of their own reward and influence. There are little clubs of insanely paid top dogs who run little self serving clubs. That's the way it is and it works reasonably well, until things get as ridiculous as they are now. There was a huge problem that pulled the rug out from under finance and some serious sorting out of behaviour is required. Risk, greed, call it what you like, things had gotten a little bit rotten on a very broad scale - and no one is at this time entitled to pats or slaps on the back. A couple of right handers to the nose perhaps but little else. Certainly not a rise or bonus.

Vast sums of wealth have been destroyed and people hurt. It was an illusion in many, many ways. Explosive growth occured which was unsustainable because of high interest rates inflating value. Fixing the problem made a big mess and lots of pain. Economies are shrinking and it isn't over yet. A good dose of growth is called for but what is happening is an injection of inflation as substitute. It cannot be done quickly enough to halt, let alone turn things around. There is an equilibrium arriving at the moment and money is being made. There is nothing to do with the profits, it isn't generating growth. Government is pumping money into banks to help them recover to the place they were when things collapsed but the economies now are 20-30% smaller.

Some real, explosive capital creating growth is required. A major shot in the arm and kick up the backside. Double your money, everyone wins, government coffers are recharged to invest in infrastructure, Finance can get on with its wealth creation farce and largesse. If, interest rates are kept low, squeezed down until tears are running, Capital can be 'created' all around, in huge dollops, very quickly. And that is what is needed. A massive shot of adrenalin. Capital creation will fuel its own adventure but 10 years of pain and general misery (because of stupidly high destructive interest rates) will not be a part of that adventure. That scenario must be regulated by seriously aggressive enforcers - no more trusting mr. rich guy for a while to come. Low interest rates and painful smiles, until the realisation sinks in that capital repayments are worth far more than interest repayments. Again, they double your money and that of the borrower.

It is a very subtle and rewarding piece of genius. Cake now, Champagne tomorrow. Holidays on Venus will take a while longer.

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Of course there is a flaw running through the entire concept. No one could be trusted to keep the original sum invested with Government. First tier Banks and their very handsomely paid senior officers can be so trusted however.

That is actually what banking is about and why these people are entitled huge reward, when they get it right.
So........... what should such a scheme be called?

Well, how about the Special Deserve.

Get back on your logs!

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These are frameless screens. <<< >>> These are not!

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'Towards the third and fourth month of this year hedge funds started to offer the returns they were supposed to offer,' Godard said. -- REUTERS

Here we go again - Stupids's got some money burning a hole!

10% earnings per share - 13% RoE. Get some NOW! - Regardless of stature, credentials, polite knowledgable smile and hosting fit for royalty, doubling an investment in 3-4 years is a PONZI scheme, even when underwritten Nationally. You will not get Capital back in times of trouble because it is actually vapourware, it doesn't exist anymore because it was never actually invested in anything except bonus's for smiling twats who are taking you to the cleaners.

Do it properly, double down, risk and Cuckoo free! GEORGE knows how!

Nations have bent over backwards, after pulling their heads out of the sand, to pull wealthy idiots out of a hole they dug themselves into. Now, grow up and and take the PI55 properly.

RISK FREE.

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Not too many people can answer this question.
What is the name of St. George's mount?

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02-16-2009, 08:03 AM
It is a li'l too late to be resetting asset class flags - dont you think!

aaaaah............... software default settings............... RTFM. ok or ko? Surprise.. surprise!


Time to chill.............. Click i poo..........

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OTC

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Hmmmmm......... nasty rovia!

'Perfect Storm' in a tea cup. Wooo profits by the SHED load........ Batter & see. 'ere we go, 'ere we go, 'ere we go!

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Auditor to demand 100 British MPs repay expenses after scandal

The Times has learnt that up to 100 MPs will be asked to repay expenses or to prove the claims were legitimate. Around a dozen are thought to be facing demands to hand back significant sums in some cases "tens of thousands of pounds -- while scores of others will be asked to prove that their claims were legitimate". Investigators working for Thomas Legg, a former civil servant appointed by the Commons to audit MPs' expenses, are understood to have focused on big mortgage claims, as well as extravagant charges for household services. Sir Thomas is also said to have widened his net to include MPs who allegedly exploited loopholes to make claims that are in breach of the spirit if not the letter of the fees system.

It is unfortunate that this matter will not simply resolve but hopes of avoiding embarassments is simple human nature. Since we are offered the spectacle now of further public floggings and the distractions from important mattrs it causes, perhaps a general with hunt in the matter of expenses and tax avoidance can be brought forth, the problems of petty pecuniary advantage and business lifestyle is rife. Perhaps an examination of media and press excesses is a worthwhile undertaking. Holier than thou, our beloved media, surely not?

The problem extends far, far, beyond paliament and should be examined thoroughly. Perks, expenses, travel, bonus, write offs, write downs, tax assessments, company tax liability avoidance - the whip should be cracked. Those found wanting can be shipped to the colonies and good riddance.

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Capitalising on recapitalisation…

Tara....!

Under new regulation (the strengthened Basel II, for instance) many banks will need to raise new capital. So far, so standard — but SocGen also thinks the capital raising will coincide with much higher bank profits, thereby reducing the risk that coupons won’t be paid. (Never listen to bankers)

On the hybrid bond, or subordinated debt, front, SocGen thinks there will still be a market for these equity-like instruments, since the amended EU Capital Requirements Directive still allows for them to make up 15 per cent of banks’ Tier 1 capital. Booo.........

Right,...... ok and where exactly is Basil.

No......... it's not Basil, now is it.

Right, i'll sort this little lot of gnomes out. Swiss are they?
No, no, no... Dutch. Double Dutch. Double Dutch.
AH so! Accountants.

Right! Time for a session on... Capital Gains.

Go away.........