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Is the Kindle Fire 2 launching soon?

It’s been a year of waiting for more rumors to surface to confirm when the Kindle Fire 2 will be released and it seems as if we are near the release date. Google at the Google IO last week has unveiled there 7″inch tablet in the Nexus 7 which will surely give the Kindle Fire 2 a run for its money. So Amazon has to act quick to release their new tablet if they really want to compete in this market place, the Kindle Fire 1 had little competition when it launched last christmas and sold like gang busters. This time around the Kindle Fire 2 will have some competition which might damper the sale of Amazons hottest piece of hardware. News has also leaked that Apple will be entering the 7″inch tabletosphere with their new iPad Mini which is set to release this fall.

So the question remains when will Amazon launch the Kindle fire 2? The latest reports on the Kindle Fire 2 release date are saying that we could expect to see an August launch of the Kindle Fire 2, this is exciting news as it has been a year of waiting patiently.

An august release date will be smart for Amazon, it will be 1 month after the Nexus 7 release date and a couple months before the iPad mini so it will have some time to rack up some sales and compete in the 7″inch tablet space.

What do you think? When do you think the Kindle Fire 2 will be released?

 

No Comments by  /  July 4, 2012  /  Posted in: Technology

A Look into the Economy of Brunei

Brunei’s economy is based mainly on a single resource: hydrocarbons , mainly the oil , used in this country since 1929. The marketing of this scarce resource allows the country to achieve a significant annual growth (4.1% in 2001), which affects the human development of countries: Brunei, which has an HDI of 0.865, is the 26 th world (135 countries) in 2010. It displays a GDP per capita of 31,800 dollars, no foreign debt, unemployment insignificant. Brunei is, according to World Bank , one of the countries of Asia where one lives the better.

Although hospital costs and tuition are free, non-existent taxes, Bruneian society is more disparate than it seems. Indeed, nearly 20% of Bruneians live below the poverty line.

In recent years, the presence of foreign and economic strength have improved women’s status in the territory. Only 20% of them worked in 1971, they are 57% in 2012, including 28% of senior managers.

Brunei is part of the Economic Cooperation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) since 1989. Brunei is a signatory to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1992 and is therefore part of the WTO since 1995.

The Brunei government has launched a policy to facilitate the installation of foreign companies. Zones, tax exemption … In ten years, fifty companies are already established in Brunei. Since 2007, Brunei is also trying to develop tourism .

Contrainement to its neighbors ( Malaysia , Indonesia ), the Sultanate has never encouraged the timber trade. Result: 75% of the territory is still occupied by the jungle .

No Comments by  /  May 4, 2012  /  Posted in: Business & Finance

10 Current Richest Net Worth People in the World

It’s always fascinating to trey and find out the net worth of the richest individuals, forbes does a good job at uncovering the wealth of the richest businessmen and elite from around the world. Surely Forbes doesn’t get all the richest people as they are probably not known to the public.

Here is the Forbes 2011 ranking of the top 10:

1. Carlos Slim (from Mexico) – $74 billion, telecommunications

Definitely a corrupt fellow from mexico, he might as well be president to mexico as well because he has his hands deep in everyones pockets.

2. Bill Gates (from USA) – $56 billion, Microsoft

Computer nerd from Seattle Washington, Bill still is up there as one of the richest, he’s smart and frugal with his money.

3. Warren Buffett (from USA) – $50 billion, Berkshire Hathaway

Buffet a solid investor, follows the fundamentals and keeps building up his net worth one year at a time.

4. Bernard Arnault (from France) – $41 billion, LVMH

5. Larry Ellison (from USA) – $39.5 billion, Oracle Corp

6. Lakshmi Mittal (from India) – $31.1 billion, steel

7. Amancio Ortega (from Spain) – $31 billion, retail

8. Eike Batista (from Brazil) – $30 billion, mining, oil

9. Mukesh Ambani (from India) – $27 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas

10. Christy Walton & family (from USA) – $26.5 billion, Wal-Mart

 

No Comments by  /  March 2, 2012  /  Posted in: Business & Finance

Galaxy S3 to have HD Resolution Screen?

According to BGR, the Samsung Galaxy S3 could embed technology previously not widespread enough. Indeed, according to information revealed by a source familiar with the matter, the Galaxy S3 could be equipped with a 4.8 inch to HD resolution. At the technology, Samsung could present on this occasion the Super AMOLED Plus HD.

But the other information concerning the size of the Galaxy S3 hull. Indeed, it could involve a material rarely used in the manufacture of smartphones: the ceramic. This noble material would replace the back of the unit’s current plastic. You should know that ceramic, unlike polycarbonate currently on the Galaxy S2, is a material extremely fragile. However, it remains extremely hard and resistant to compression. To resolve this problem of compromise, it is possible to make a porcelain fused to metal, which allows to combine the best of both worlds.Indeed, it therefore has the lightness of ceramics associated with the resistance of the metallic material. The result is light, very solid and elegant, perfectly suited for the intended use.

There are other alternatives, but it is not totally inconceivable. While waiting to learn more, speculation can only continue more beautiful!

No Comments by  /  February 28, 2012  /  Posted in: Uncategorized
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