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One Hundred Billion Dollars!

What would Apple do with their 100 billion Dollars? We’ll find out soon enough, or so we think.

From Apple P.R.:

Apple Conference Call
WHAT: Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, and Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO, will host a conference call to announce the outcome of the Company’s discussions concerning its cash balance. Apple® will not be providing an update on the current quarter nor will any topics be discussed other than cash.

WHERE: Via conference call. The dial-in number for press is (877) 616-0063 (toll-free) or (719) 219-0041. Please enter confirmation code 592016.

WHEN: Monday, March 19, 2012 at 6:00 a.m. PDT/9:00 a.m. EDT

It is pretty peculiar that Apple calls such Conference Call within a short notice.

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Picked up an iPad, going back to work.

I picked up an iPad, 32 GB, Black, 4G LTE for Verizon model at Apple Store South Coast Plaza about an hour ago. I am heading back to work.

There will be none of:

  • Unboxing
  • Re-boxing
  • Shadow boxing
  • Booting up
  • Pictures of the screen
  • etc.

There are already a lot of people doing that, so I’m going to come up with something different. Providing my lazy-sleep-depraved self does not take over.

 

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One reason to choose Verizon 4G LTE: Mobile Hot Spot.

If I were to get an iPad with 4G LTE, I’d get the one on Verizon network. That’s because Verizon includes Mobile Hot Spot into the plan.

From Verizon Wireless iPad page:

Mobile Hot Spot Support For The New iPad.
Verizon is the only carrier in the U.S. that allows the new iPad Wi-Fi + 4G to act as a personal mobile hotspot. This means you can share your Verizon 4G LTE network with up to 5 Wi-Fi enabled devices (such as a computer, gaming device or camera). And the best part? This personal hotspot is available at no extra charge and simply uses your data allowance.

Dear AT&T, I am not buying one for your 4G LTE network.

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Point Zero Five Percent

PayPal Here™ charges 2.7% per transaction, 0.05% less than Square. Paypal also touting  same day funds availability using PayPal merchant debit card and live customer support. PayPal Here™ works with Android and iOS.

UPDATE:
PayPal Here™ takes Discover unlike Square and the future.

According to The Verge, PayPal Here™ doesn’t have iPad optimized app yet as opposed to the newly released Square Register.

There are a lot of people who had been burned by PayPal and will not touch PayPal Here™ with a ten-foot pole.

Disclaimer: We use Square.

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To camp or not to camp.

This should be called “Glutton for punishment, part II” because I’m seriously considering to get the new iPad on the release day. That means I have to go to the nearest Apple Store after Midnight. to be honest I value my sleep time a lot. I’ll mak the decision sometimes Thursday afternoon.

Apple will start selling the new iPad at 08:00 PM local time.

 

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