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Various sources are reporting that Social Network supergiant, Facebook, will file for an Initial Public Offering next week. Wall St. Journal (WSJ), the BBC, and others suggest that shares will be offered to raise $10 billion, and valuing the company at a cool $100bn. Compare that to Google’s 2004 IPO which saw them raise $1.9bn. […]
Continue ReadingApple have just released their 2012 1st Quarter results. You might want to sit down for this… Back in July I reported on Apple’s 2011 Q3 results. They were very good. Back in October, I completely forgot to report on Apple’s Q4 results, which saw revenues get diluted because people were waiting around for the […]
Continue ReadingMaybe it’s because my dad was a plumber before he retired but I find public bathrooms interesting places. Not in the same way that George Michael finds them interesting you understand. It has been said that Coca Cola is “the great leveller”. Whether you’re a President of the United States, or a shoeless pauper in […]
Continue ReadingBack in July I signed up for Google AdSense so I could earn a little cash to go towards hosting my little corner of the Interwebz. After a week or so of looking at a “your account is under review” page, I suddenly got an error saying I had been disapproved. Then I joined countless […]
Continue ReadingDue to my job as a software developer, I spend much of my day dealing with cutting edge technologies and watching the progress of the IT bandwagon as it barrels uncontrollably through every corner of our lives. From listening to music on your iDevice to Internet-connected TVs and fridges to Twitter on your car’s dashboard, […]
Continue ReadingI’m the first to complain when a business treats me badly. But I’m also the first to sing the praises of a company who have given me a good experience. This Christmas, online technology box-mover, eBuyer have really impressed me… I ordered a new graphics card one Monday night in early December and I wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingJeremy Clarkson once said on Top Gear, “when Ferrari’s F1 cars are doing dreadful, their road cars are brilliant,” or words to that effect. If the reverse is also true, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are in for another disappointing year. F70 Ferrari’s F40 was an amazing piece of engineering built at a time when […]
Continue ReadingWhen a guy (Dave) emailed Ocean Marketing for an update on his order for the “Avenger” game controller, he was met with abuse and condescention. “We do value our customers but sometimes we get children like you we just have to put you in the corner with your im stupid hat on.” “im sure […]
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