Don't Take Your Guns To Town
U2: "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
Original: Johnny Cash
Single: Elevation
Video: Don't Take Your Guns To Town
Lyrics (*)
A young cowboy named Billy Joe
Grew restless on the farm
A boy filled with wanderlust
Who really meant no harm
He changed his clothes and shined his boots
And combed his dark hair down
And his mother cried as he walked out;
Refrain:
"Don't take your guns to town, son
Leave your guns at home, Bill
Don't take your guns to town."
He sang a song as on he rode,
His guns hung at his hips
He rode into a cattle town,
A smile upon his lips
He stopped and walked into a bar and laid his money down
But his mother's words echoed again;
Refrain:
"Don't take your guns to town, son
Leave your guns at home, Bill
Don't take your guns to town."
He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand
And tried to tell himself at last he had become a man
A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
And he heard again his mother's words;
Refrain:
"Don't take your guns to town, son
Leave your guns at home, Bill
Don't take your guns to town."
Bill was raged and Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw
But the stranger drew his gun and fired before he even saw
As Billy Joe fell to the floor the crowd all gathered 'round
And wondered at his final words;
Refrain:
"Don't take your guns to town, son
Leave your guns at home, Bill
Don't take your guns to town."
Thursday, 1 February 2007
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Cash Hurt
The poignant, award winning video starring Johnny Cash doing his Nine Inch Nails hit, "Hurt." An amazing and touching video which brought worldwide acclaim and was named Greatest Music Video of all time.
Johnny Cash -Hurt BBC
HURT LYRICS
I hurt myself today
to see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
the only thing that's real
the needle tears a hole
the old familiar sting
try to kill it all away
but I remember everything
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
and you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
upon my liar's chair
full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
beneath the stains of time
the feelings disappear
you are someone else
I am still right here
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
and you could have it all
my empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
if I could start again
a million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
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Tuesday, 23 January 2007
iPod index = iPhone index?
iPod prices around the world. Here is the CommSec iPod Index, based on January 2007 prices for 2GB iPod Nanos.
1 Brazil $327.71
2 India $222.27
3 Sweden $213.03
4 Denmark $208.25
5 Belgium $205.81
6 France $205.80
15 China $179.84
16 South Korea $176.17
17 Switzerland $175.59
18 New Zealand $172.53
19 Australia $172.36
20 Taiwan $164.88
21 Singapore $161.25
22 Mexico $154.46
23 United States $149.00
24 Japan $147.63
25 Hong Kong $147.35
26 Canada $144.20
Source: CommSec, Apple more
iPod Index
The iPod (currency) Index is an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity (PPP) between two currencies.
PPP is based on the law of one price - an economic law stating that: "in an efficient market all identical goods must have only one price" - thus any difference in price must be due to currency exchange rates. If this is not the case, then the currency concerned must be over, or under valued.
The iPod Index differs from the Big Mac Index in that it uses ... more
The Big Mac index
Tokyo tops 'Big Mac' index
The iPhone:
Price - $499 4GB, $599 8GB in June + 2 years contract with Cingular = at&t.
Monday, 22 January 2007
iPhone Cingular AT&T
Confused by Cingular/AT&T? Colbert to the rescue!
The whole killing off the Cingular brand is quite the confusing ordeal, involving names like SBC, BellSouth, and -- of course -- AT&T. There's a lot of companies involved, and a whole lot of buying and selling. Luckily, Stephen Colbert took it upon himself to clarify the situation with an easy to follow flowchart. It's easy to see how Cingular is turning into AT&T.Okay, maybe not that easy, but one comment that Colbert makes that is particularly interesting relates to how AT&T became, well, AT&T again. To ... more
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I think: Why not?
Sunday, 21 January 2007
Apple iPhone mobile to Generate 50 Percent Margin, According to iSuppli’s Preliminary Analysis
Apple iPhone to Generate 50 Percent Margin, According to iSuppli’s Preliminary Analysis
El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 18, 2007
Each Apple iPhone sold will generate nearly a 50 percent gross margin for Apple Inc. and partner Cingular Wireless, giving the companies a hefty profit, as well as plenty of room for future price cuts, according to a preliminary functional Bill of Materials (BoM) estimate created by iSuppli Corp.
“iSuppli estimates the 4Gbyte version of the Apple iPhone will carry a $229.85 hardware BoM and manufacturing cost and a $245.83 total expense, yielding a 50.7 percent margin on each unit sold at the $499 retail price,” said Andrew Rassweiler, teardown services manager and senior analyst for iSuppli. “Meanwhile, the 8GByte Apple iPhone will sport a $264.85 hardware cost and a $280.83 total expense, amounting to a 53.1 percent margin at the $599 retail price.”
The table below presents iSuppli’s preliminary functional BoM estimate of the 4Gbyte and 8Gbyte versions of the Apple iPhone.
While iSuppli has a high degree of confidence in its conclusions, these figures are considered preliminary until we perform an actual physical teardown and analysis of the iPhone.
Large margins
For Apple, such a strong hardware profit is par for the course, with the company having achieved margins of 45 percent and more in products including the iMac and iPod nano, according to iSuppli. However, because Apple is facing extensive competition in the music-phone market, the company may need to cut into its margins to reduce pricing in the future.
“With a 50 percent gross margin, Apple is setting itself up for aggressive price declines going forward,” said Jagdish Rebello, PhD, director and principal analyst with iSuppli.
Competition in music phones
Apple faces a bevy of competitors in music phones, with 835 models expected to be introduced by various competitors in 2007. iSuppli estimates that 14 music-enabled mobile phones with features that compete closely with the Apple iPhone already are shipping from manufacturers including Nokia, Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG.
In terms of features and form factors, the closest competitor to the Apple iPhone is LG’s KE850, which will ship later this year, said Tina Teng, analyst, wireless communications, for iSuppli. Other phones with similar characteristics include Nokia’s N800, although this product is aimed more at niche markets than the broad-appeal Apple iPhone, Teng added.
Teng said she expects mobile-phone OEMs to introduce models designed specifically to compete with the Apple iPhone.
“The most successful OEMs will be those already established in the mobile-phone business, that support all file formats and that have excellent sound quality.” Teng said. Successful OEMs also must have ...
El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 18, 2007
Each Apple iPhone sold will generate nearly a 50 percent gross margin for Apple Inc. and partner Cingular Wireless, giving the companies a hefty profit, as well as plenty of room for future price cuts, according to a preliminary functional Bill of Materials (BoM) estimate created by iSuppli Corp.
“iSuppli estimates the 4Gbyte version of the Apple iPhone will carry a $229.85 hardware BoM and manufacturing cost and a $245.83 total expense, yielding a 50.7 percent margin on each unit sold at the $499 retail price,” said Andrew Rassweiler, teardown services manager and senior analyst for iSuppli. “Meanwhile, the 8GByte Apple iPhone will sport a $264.85 hardware cost and a $280.83 total expense, amounting to a 53.1 percent margin at the $599 retail price.”
The table below presents iSuppli’s preliminary functional BoM estimate of the 4Gbyte and 8Gbyte versions of the Apple iPhone.
While iSuppli has a high degree of confidence in its conclusions, these figures are considered preliminary until we perform an actual physical teardown and analysis of the iPhone.Large margins
For Apple, such a strong hardware profit is par for the course, with the company having achieved margins of 45 percent and more in products including the iMac and iPod nano, according to iSuppli. However, because Apple is facing extensive competition in the music-phone market, the company may need to cut into its margins to reduce pricing in the future.
“With a 50 percent gross margin, Apple is setting itself up for aggressive price declines going forward,” said Jagdish Rebello, PhD, director and principal analyst with iSuppli.
Competition in music phones
Apple faces a bevy of competitors in music phones, with 835 models expected to be introduced by various competitors in 2007. iSuppli estimates that 14 music-enabled mobile phones with features that compete closely with the Apple iPhone already are shipping from manufacturers including Nokia, Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG.
In terms of features and form factors, the closest competitor to the Apple iPhone is LG’s KE850, which will ship later this year, said Tina Teng, analyst, wireless communications, for iSuppli. Other phones with similar characteristics include Nokia’s N800, although this product is aimed more at niche markets than the broad-appeal Apple iPhone, Teng added.
Teng said she expects mobile-phone OEMs to introduce models designed specifically to compete with the Apple iPhone.
“The most successful OEMs will be those already established in the mobile-phone business, that support all file formats and that have excellent sound quality.” Teng said. Successful OEMs also must have ...
Apple’s goal is to capture 1 percent of these unit sales, which seems attainable, according to Rebello.
source: L'Apple iPhone sys-con.com
LG 'PRADA' mobile - A direct competitor to Apple's iPhone
LG 'PRADA' - A direct competitor to Apple's iPhone
LG Electronics on Thursday announced the launch of its first completely touch-screen mobile phone, KE850, in association with PRADA, one of the world’s leading brands in the luxury goods industry. The South Korean company said it will start selling the new mobile phone that incorporates a buttonless touch-screen next month.
With a large touch-screen display and little else, the ‘LG Prada’ at first glance looks a lot like the Cupertino, California based Apple Inc.’s recently launched iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary ... more
by Shubha Krishnappa - January 19, 2007, themoneytimes
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LG Prada Phone Unveiled with Touch Screen
LG Electronics and Prada today unveiled the KE850 touch screen mobile phone. LG and Prada have worked closely together on every aspect of the KE850, from handset development to marketing combining the detail and quality of Prada design with the technological innovation of LG Electronics... more
Features• Capacitive Touch Screen• Music Player (MP3, ACC, ACC+, WMA, RA)• Music Multitasking (Messaging)• Video Player (MPEG4, H.263, H.264)• Macromedia Flash UI• Document Viewer (ppt, doc, xls, pdf, txt )
Specifications• EDGE Tri-Band (900/1800/1900)• 98.8 × 54 × 12 mm• 2M CMOS Camera / LED Flash• External Memory Slot (Micro SD)• Innerpack Battery 800mAh• Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, USB Mass storage
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LG Electronics on Thursday announced the launch of its first completely touch-screen mobile phone, KE850, in association with PRADA, one of the world’s leading brands in the luxury goods industry. The South Korean company said it will start selling the new mobile phone that incorporates a buttonless touch-screen next month.
With a large touch-screen display and little else, the ‘LG Prada’ at first glance looks a lot like the Cupertino, California based Apple Inc.’s recently launched iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary ... more
by Shubha Krishnappa - January 19, 2007, themoneytimes
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LG Prada Phone Unveiled with Touch Screen
LG Electronics and Prada today unveiled the KE850 touch screen mobile phone. LG and Prada have worked closely together on every aspect of the KE850, from handset development to marketing combining the detail and quality of Prada design with the technological innovation of LG Electronics... more
Features• Capacitive Touch Screen• Music Player (MP3, ACC, ACC+, WMA, RA)• Music Multitasking (Messaging)• Video Player (MPEG4, H.263, H.264)• Macromedia Flash UI• Document Viewer (ppt, doc, xls, pdf, txt )
Specifications• EDGE Tri-Band (900/1800/1900)• 98.8 × 54 × 12 mm• 2M CMOS Camera / LED Flash• External Memory Slot (Micro SD)• Innerpack Battery 800mAh• Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, USB Mass storage
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Saturday, 20 January 2007
iPhone Apple so yesterday
Many in Asia are ignoring the iPhone because their cell phones do more.
CNN's Eunice Yoon reports (January 17, 2007)
CNN's Eunice Yoon reports (January 17, 2007)
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Cash, Credit, Cell Phone, Finger...
New York - forbes
There are myriad ways to pay for goods and services today, but one of the best on-the-go payment methods has to be the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system used in seven Northeast states in the U.S. Drivers with E-ZPass transponders don't even have to slow down to pay tolls. They drive at the speed limit in a special lane, which is overhung with receivers that pick up a signal from the transponder on the dashboard, automatically deducting the toll.
With checks, credit and debit cards, and automatic withdrawal options, it's easier than ever to pay without cash. But current payment systems are complicated and time-intensive--checks need time to clear, credit card purchases need to be authorized and signed for, and the receipts have to be stored.
Customers want convenience. Merchants want efficiency and a cheap way to process payments ... more
There are myriad ways to pay for goods and services today, but one of the best on-the-go payment methods has to be the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system used in seven Northeast states in the U.S. Drivers with E-ZPass transponders don't even have to slow down to pay tolls. They drive at the speed limit in a special lane, which is overhung with receivers that pick up a signal from the transponder on the dashboard, automatically deducting the toll.
With checks, credit and debit cards, and automatic withdrawal options, it's easier than ever to pay without cash. But current payment systems are complicated and time-intensive--checks need time to clear, credit card purchases need to be authorized and signed for, and the receipts have to be stored.
Customers want convenience. Merchants want efficiency and a cheap way to process payments ... more
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Sony Ericsson triples 4Q profit
Sony Ericsson W950iMobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said Wednesday 17.1.07 its profit more than tripled in the fourth quarter, as record sales of its music and camera handsets helped it gain market shares.
The company said net profit came to 447 million euros ($579 million) in the three months ending Dec. 31, up from 144 million euros for the same period in 2005.
Sales volumes of Sony Ericsson's handsets soared 61 percent to 26 million ... more
Businessweek, by MATTIAS KAREN
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Friday, 19 January 2007
Apple's iPhone has Wall Street chattering
By Elinor Mills, January 17, 2007
Apple sold 21 million iPods during its first quarter, but financial analysts asked almost as many questions of Apple executives Wednesday about a product that won't ship until June.
Executives didn't have any new revelations about Apple's iPhone after CEO Steve Jobs unveiled it last week at Macworld. The company held a conference call Wednesday afternoon to discuss its first-quarter results, which exceeded expectations by a large margin.
Apple's iPhone is essentially a widescreen video iPod that makes phone calls and can browse the Web, and the company plans to ship it in June for Cingular's cellular network. One of the more persistent questions about the iPhone has been Apple's decision to use Cingular's ... more
Apple sold 21 million iPods during its first quarter, but financial analysts asked almost as many questions of Apple executives Wednesday about a product that won't ship until June.
Executives didn't have any new revelations about Apple's iPhone after CEO Steve Jobs unveiled it last week at Macworld. The company held a conference call Wednesday afternoon to discuss its first-quarter results, which exceeded expectations by a large margin.
Apple's iPhone is essentially a widescreen video iPod that makes phone calls and can browse the Web, and the company plans to ship it in June for Cingular's cellular network. One of the more persistent questions about the iPhone has been Apple's decision to use Cingular's ... more
Apple earnings increased by 50 percent ...
Apple earnings: 21 million reasons to love the holidays
By Tom Krazit, January 17, 2007
The company reported first-quarter profit of $1 billion as iPod sales increased by 50 percent compared with the same period a year ago, Apple said in a press release Wednesday.
Revenue was $7.1 billion, up about 25 percent from the previous year's first quarter of $5.7 billion. Earnings per share were $1.14, up sharply from the previous year's earnings per share of 65 cents, for Apple's first fiscal quarter ending on December 30.
"Our fiscal year 2007 is off to a tremendous start," Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, said ... more
By Tom Krazit, January 17, 2007
The company reported first-quarter profit of $1 billion as iPod sales increased by 50 percent compared with the same period a year ago, Apple said in a press release Wednesday.
Revenue was $7.1 billion, up about 25 percent from the previous year's first quarter of $5.7 billion. Earnings per share were $1.14, up sharply from the previous year's earnings per share of 65 cents, for Apple's first fiscal quarter ending on December 30.
"Our fiscal year 2007 is off to a tremendous start," Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, said ... more
Thursday, 18 January 2007
Wednesday, 17 January 2007
NETGEAR SPH200D Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype
NETGEAR announced the launch of the company’s first dual-mode DECT cordless phone to support both landline phone calls and Skype Internet calls.
The NETGEAR Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH200D) includes a handset and a base station which simultaneously connects to a user’s home network router and phone line wall jack enabling users to place and receive both traditional phone calls and Skype Internet calls from a single cordless handset without the need to be connected to a computer... more
The NETGEAR Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH200D) includes a handset and a base station which simultaneously connects to a user’s home network router and phone line wall jack enabling users to place and receive both traditional phone calls and Skype Internet calls from a single cordless handset without the need to be connected to a computer... more
NETGEAR SPH200D
Tuesday, 16 January 2007
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iPhone is defining a new consumer category
iPhone is defining a new consumer category
Sitting here in the Bloghaus with a few Nokia bloggers. They are slamming the iPhone. Can't expand memory. Can't update battery. Closed software environment. Two years of "selling your soul to Cingular." Glass keyboard sans tactile feedback. Scoble says iPhone OSX is as much OSX as WinMobile is Vista. Scoble also points out that it's vaporware, and a lot can change between slideware and the reality of manufacturing.
I'm sure they are all correct.
And it doesn't matter.
The iPhone will overcome these limitations.
Think of it as a statement of intent: Apple is ... more
by Phil Wolff on January 9, 2007 Skype Journal
Apple with iPod and iPhone is today but…
Some years ago people were asking: what is Voip?
VoIP can turn a standard Internet connection into a way to place free phone calls. The practical upshot of this is that by using some of the free VoIP software that is available to make Internet phone calls, you are bypassing the phone company (and its charges) entirely.
In 2005 people start asking: what is Skype™?
Skype™ is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype™, anywhere in the ... more
by Oscorp 16/01 2007
Sitting here in the Bloghaus with a few Nokia bloggers. They are slamming the iPhone. Can't expand memory. Can't update battery. Closed software environment. Two years of "selling your soul to Cingular." Glass keyboard sans tactile feedback. Scoble says iPhone OSX is as much OSX as WinMobile is Vista. Scoble also points out that it's vaporware, and a lot can change between slideware and the reality of manufacturing.
I'm sure they are all correct.
And it doesn't matter.
The iPhone will overcome these limitations.
Think of it as a statement of intent: Apple is ... more
by Phil Wolff on January 9, 2007 Skype Journal
Apple with iPod and iPhone is today but…
Some years ago people were asking: what is Voip?
VoIP can turn a standard Internet connection into a way to place free phone calls. The practical upshot of this is that by using some of the free VoIP software that is available to make Internet phone calls, you are bypassing the phone company (and its charges) entirely.
In 2005 people start asking: what is Skype™?
Skype™ is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype™, anywhere in the ... more
by Oscorp 16/01 2007
New Skype Desktop Internet Phones Enable Internet Calling Without a PC
Skype is setting Internet conversations free at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics
Show with the debut of the first available Skype desktop Internet phones, bringing more flexibility in how users place Skype Internet calls at home or at work.
The two new desktop Internet phones announced are IPEVO’s Solo.1 and TOPCOM’s Webt@lker 5000 with Skype... more
The two new desktop Internet phones announced are IPEVO’s Solo.1 and TOPCOM’s Webt@lker 5000 with Skype... more
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