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  Sakthi 7:21 am on July 23, 2008 | 0 | # |
  

  What Are Covered Bonds?

  Covered bonds are securities issued by a bank and backed by a dedicated group of loans known as a “cover pool”. There are two different types of covered bonds: those backed by high-quality mortgage loans and those backed by public sector loans. If the issuing bank becomes insolvent, the assets in the cover pool are separated from the issuer’s other assets solely for the benefit of the covered bondholders. Asset eligibility for the cover pool and the process in the event of an issuer insolvency are determined by laws specific to each country.

  –PIMCO

   

• Sakthi 7:13 am on July 23, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Amazon, Buy

  TiVo, Amazon Let Customers
  Buy Products by Remote Control

  By JOSEE ROSE
  July 22, 2008 2:04 p.m.

  TiVo Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. reached an agreement to allow consumers to purchase products from Amazon through their television sets using their TiVo remote control.

  The products are available through Amazon.com on any broadcast or cable network, as well as any interactive advertising feature.

  The new program, dubbed “Product Purchase,” also lets customers search for and buy products associated with shows, movies, actors, and directors. Purchases will be secured with a PIN associated with the user’s Amazon.com account.

  TiVo will launch the new service to consumers by merchandising products related to several high-profile programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Colbert Report, and Burn Notice. Broadband-connected Series2, Series3 and TiVo HD DVRs will be able to take advantage of the new feature.

  Evan Young, TiVo’s broadband-services director, said the deal will allow its viewers “to purchase products related to their favorite TV shows or that they’ve seen in TV ads without leaving their couch.” The move highlights the ever-growing importance of product placement in television shows and commercial choices. For example, fans of shows aimed at tweens try to emulate the fashion seen on TV, looking in local stores for exact replicas of outfits.

  – WallStreet Journal

   
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  Raj 8:59 pm on July 20, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: 110V, 240V, 3G, Apple, Charger, iPhone, specification

  You are chatting with XYZ, an Apple Expert

   

  XYZ: Hi, my name is XYZ. Welcome to Apple!
  How may I help you today?

   

  Me: hi.
  I bought an iphone 3g last week.
  I have a question abt its included charger

   

  XYZ: Great! Congratulations.

   

  Me: I am traveling abroad on vacation for a month where there are electric power outlets with 240 V. I could not find a spec anywhere that the charger included will work with 240V or not.
  most of the PDA / laptops support 240 V too

   

  XYZ: I suggest you the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit.

   

  Me: Is there any where in Apple website/manual that clearly specifies what voltages this charger would support. just for clarity.

   

  XYZ: One moment while I research that for you.

   

  Me: ok. thks.

   

  XYZ: Thanks for waiting. I’ll be right with you.

   

  Me: ok.

   

  XYZ: Read this overview about Apple World Travel adapter.
  

  Click Here to see information about it

   

  Me: I understood that the world traveller has that capability that costs me extra. I wanted to know a spec somewhere that specifies what is the supported voltage for the included charger. If it is not specified anywhere that is okay. I just wanted to make sure it is spec’ed out or not..

   

  XYZ: It is safety to you using the traveler adapter kit.

   

  Me: Thanks for your info. Bye.

   

  XYZ: You’re welcome.

   

   
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  Sakthi 8:33 pm on July 20, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Intel, Quad Processor

  I was just curious to know the real performanace benefit of multi cores in Intel Processors. Here goes, Quad processors can deliver much superior performance if the software can really utilize the multicores. Not all software stress the cores today, even games uses only the two cores. Though Quad processors show performance gain, you may not see any big performance gains unless software catch up with quad core. Sure, you can settle with some xtreame dual core processor now, get quad one later. However, you can get Quad processor now by throwing some extra bucks!

  “Games have barely adapted to dual-core processors, needless to say quad-core does very little for a performance boost in this respect. The Q6600 performed much the same as the X6800 and E6700. “  — TechSpot

  “Exporting a high-quality moviefrom QuickTime took just 7:21 minutes when using the Q6600, making it just 4% faster than the X6800. ” — TechSpot

  Intel Q6600 Quad Processor

   
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  Raj 11:17 pm on July 19, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: iTunes

  This is related to Vish’s previous post. I just found an iGoogle Gadget that lists all of the FREE iTunes songs and video downloads. I haven’t tried yet to see how useful it is.

   
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  Vish 9:03 pm on July 16, 2008 | 1 | # |
  Tags: movies

  Every week, Apple offers a movie rental special on iTunes for just 99¢. Regular price is $2.99.

  Ok, I know what you are thinking – “Must be some crappy movies”? Not always. They had Usual Suspects, Ronin a few weeks ago.

  How do I know which movie is on special rental, you ask? Head over to 99Rental.com. You can check the site or be notified automatically through RSS, Email, Twitter, or Dashboard Widget.

   
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  Sakthi 3:27 am on July 15, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Debt, Finance, Market

  Check below for how much per capita individual debt.

  http://zfacts.com/p/461.html

  http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

  The stock market is still a big f**^&* up. The VIX is not reached the high yet, probably it may continue to weaken till VIX make a new high. It is making…. It is too late to short and early to long. UYG and whole finance sector is bleeding heavily even uncle SAM is not able to help. The major trend is down and there could be bounce. Watch out for option expiration plays this week and earnings.

  http://seekingalpha.com/article/84919-vix-hits-3-month-high-market-skeptical-about-fed-s-power?source=feed

  1.6 Trillion in Loss!

  http://www.minyanville.com/articles/fre-fnm-crisis-Global-banking/index/a/17994

  Failed Banks!

  http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html

  All right, enough! Let’s have a peace of mind and hang tight!

   

• Sakthi 4:20 am on July 12, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Economy, Finance, Market

  Check these facts, you don’t believe how bad the reality is! Good Luck! Preserver your capital!

   

• Sakthi 9:40 pm on July 9, 2008 | 1 | # |
  Tags: 3G, iPhone

  3G iPhone – Good Buy if you can withstand for $30 data plan

   

• Sakthi 8:11 pm on July 7, 2008 | 0 | # |
  Tags: Finance, Investing, Stock

  This is what you get paid for. Volatility. Stomach-churning drops. Watching your paper wealth evaporate. Stock market profits aren’t free. Garbage collectors (at least, in nonunion towns) know they have to turn up in the morning and pick up people’s trash in order to get paid. Piano teachers know they have to teach piano to pay the rent. Shop keepers have to tend to a shop. Only investors in the stock market expect to be like the lilies of the field. They toil not, neither do they spin. Could Wall Street just send us the checks every month please? The reality is that investors have to earn their money, through brains and nerves. The brains can mean doing smart things – like buying Apple when it started to turn around. More often, they simply are doing dumb things, like buying Pets.com. The nerves mean not panicking or getting swayed by fear, at the bottom, or greed, at the top.
  –The Wall Street Journal Online

   

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