Petraeus the Movie

CNBC has its own ideas about what the movie should be about.  I think it'll work as a comedy as well.  I love for it to be turned into a sitcom.

Again, you knew the movie was coming...It'll be called "Petraeus:  Dumb and Dumber and Dumberer and Got-No-Word-For-This".

But after that, what will happen to the main actors in this whole mess?

After all this dies down, Petraeus will join DWTS, Jon Stewart will offer Broadwell a job as the fitness correspondent on The Daily Show, and Kelley will get her own reality TV show and clothing line.

For for General Allen? Well, in case you don't know who he is.  He's also involved with Kelley.  Apparently, he sent some naughty emails to Kelley.  So, we will ship Allen off to NATO...let the Europeans have a little fun so they can have some laughs.  They'll need it given their economic pains they're in.

Stop Posting DigitTimes Nonsense! No iPhone 5S In The Next 6 Months!!!

You might be hearing rumors about new Apple stuff coming.  People, don’t believe a word of this.  This is from “always wrong” Digitimes which I will not dignify it by linking to any sites that uses them for their click-baiting activities.

So, there will not be any new iPhone 5S in the next six months.  I know that Apple just refreshed the iPad but with the same form factor so I wouldn’t put it past Apple to refresh it with one similar to the iPad mini but there is no hurry there as far as Cupertino is concerned.

Think about it.  Apple has not even come close to finishing rolling out the iPhone 5 in most territories and has has problems keeping up with demands in the Western world. What makes you think it's gonna go ahead with the 5S production?

Also, iTV?  Will this rumor die already?!  Unless Apple has content deals in place, you can forget about that.

So, there you have it.  The only thing worth noting this morning is the hundreds of millions Apple is guarantee to get from HTC in the 10-year patent licensing deal and quite possibly more from other Android device makers.

I really implore Apple fan sites to stop using Taiwanese tech tabloids as basis for their posts.  You guys are looking more stupid with each of these posts.

Samsung Does It Again: 16MP Galaxy Camera

Source: Droid-Life.

Ready for a Galaxy camera from Samsung?  You better be.  Some might call this trying to throw stuff up on the way and see what sticks.

Me?  I call it innovation and Samsung is on a roll.  It has been for a while.  The Galaxy phones are selling by the tens of millions per quarter and the Note phone/tablet is not too shabby.

And now, this 16MP with a quad-core CPU with a 21X optical zoom and the latest Android OS.

Of couse, it’s still too early to tell but I like where Samsung is going with their consumer line.  They are not as dogmatic as Apple when it comes to trying new things.  Can you ever see Steve Jobs coming out with a dedicated iOS camera?  Right.

What I want to know is how heavy this thing is, if it can make phone calls, and how long the battery life is and if it’s user-replaceable.

Until then, this Galaxy Camera is still the one to beat for point-and-shoot cameras.  How many out there can say that they’re also a mobile computing device as well?

Government And Military Using Counterfeit Tech.

Right to the point: the federal government and the US military is being flooded with counterfeit tech.

What's worse is that most of these fake products originate from China, you know, folks who constantly hack us and try to steal out corporate and industrial secrets.

Whether this is oversight, incompetence, or something criminal, this is what Congress should be holding hearings on and not why FBI did not immediately inform those pompous fools on the Hill with juicy details of an investigation with no national secruity implications regarding the CIA director, General David Patraeus.

We already know that the Patraeus issue, which resulted in his resignation, had nothing to do with his position as director of the CIA and it was a personal matter.

Of course, many of the buffoons in Congress who legislated over the poorest approval rating in history were reelected and this is what they chose to do.


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Based On The Commercials, Which Will Convince You To Buy A Product?

Here are three commercials.  One is from Microsoft.  Another from Samsung.  And one from Apple.

Just watching them, there is one that stands out.  One that doesn't really show me what its product is capable of doing and why I ought to pick it over other competing devices.

This first one is from Microsoft to show off the new Surface tablet based on its Windows 8 RT.

This one is from Samsung for the Galaxy S III.  It's cute.

This one is from Apple showing off the iPad mini.  It's cute and it shows off the size and that being smaller doesn't mean you have to compromise.

Now that you've seen all three, what do you think? The one is from Microsoft to show how well the Surface clicks, as in how well the keyboard cover clicks well with the Surface.  My iPad's Smartcover also clicks well with my iPad too.

I spent a good amount of time with the Surface.  It's a fantastic commercial but aside from a simple swipe, it doesn't show off what the Surface can do for the user.  Here are a couple of more Surface commercials that Microsoft should show more than the one above.

This one shows off a Windows 8 computer in ways that the iMac cannot compete with.  A computer becomes a canvas for a child looking to be challenged and a potential artist to be challenged.

Whether you're an Apple or Google fan, or just a general mobile fan like myself, you have to appreciate the fact that Microsoft has a very good product in Windows 8 here.  But some of Microsoft's commercials suck.  They're just as bad as Samsung's commercials that made fun of Apple users but do nothing to showcase its own products.

Call Of Duty 2 Commercial: Wasn't Gonna Buy an Xbox 360 But Now I Will

I've been told by just about everyone who is anyone that I should just forgo getting an Xbox or a PS3 and wait until 2013.  Wise advice.

But while watching today's NFL games, I saw this commercial for Call of Duty 2.  Wow.  Just wow.  Now, I don't know what to do.  I might just go ahead and buy it anyway.

Watch the commercial and you'll know what I'm talking about.  The commercial guest stars none other than Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr.

All In: The Daily Show Interview With Petraeus' Mistress

Source:  Hollywood Reporter.

I saw the original broadcast of this The Daily Show With Jon Stewart earlier this year with Paula Broadwell.  Who is Paula Broadwell?

Well, she's the other woman.  It's kinda harsh but that's the way it's being said right now.  Broadwell is the woman who wrote General David Petraeus biography.  The title of the book is "All In" which kinda now has a different meaning.

So, in case you are not aware, news broke on Friday that General Petraeus resigned as director of the CIA because of his affair with Broadwell.  It was a sad day.  Believe me.

Here is the interview Jon conducted with Broadwell.  What's interesting is that you can come away from the interview with the same perspective and respect you have for General Petraeus which I still do.  No one can dispute the hard work, duties, and sacrifices the general has done for the United States.

Or you can now kinda look back and be jaded.  Personally, I am going to take that all in and simply appreciate the irony of life, thank the man for what he's done for this country, and remember that he's also just a man.

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