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New Range Rover from Mayfair, London

New Range Rover, designed by the inspiration of luxury fashion store in Mayfair, London. Lost the appearance that connect the off and on road driving in the same vehicle. Removes the real air vents to cool down the engine and introduces them as a design element. These are the words, which I have used since the new Range Rover was revealed by Land Rover. Many people also shared the same feelings with me for the new Range Rover. New look of Range Rover created an impression of an expensive handbag with robust design. 
These words were mentioned by me before I see the new Range Rover’s interior. Yesterday, I visited the Stratstone Land Rover dealer Mayfair, London. And there was the new Range Rover in black (now my favourite colour) in Vogue SE specification. Range Rover Vogue SE means, the car features nearly each of the optional equipment and literally there is nothing you can add more.
The black new Range Rover was fitted with 21-inch ‘off road’ friendly tires. And this improved the image luxury handbag dilemma. However, this did not prevent me to have look inside the cabin. And I can say one thing, cabin of the new Range Rover is a real improvement. The quality of plastic, the quality leather, the quality of craftsmanship is definitely in a new dimension. Unlike the exterior, interior of new Range Rover is new.
I am quite good at finding problems inside the cabin, wobbling plastic, huge gap between the parts, defect on leather. However, despite my all efforts interior of new Range Rover did not have any problems except one thing. The navigation screen.
I told this many times, the navigation screen of Range Rover does not produce high quality image, screen is not clear and you get a blur screen all the time. In terms if IT world, it is defined by pixel per inch (PPI). Apple offers one of the highest PPI index on their Retina display products (iPhone 5 PPI: 326). Increasing PPI results with clearer picture and higher quality. Anyone can understand the improvement on pixel per inch, you don’t need to be a nerd or engineer to identify the difference. 
Is it expensive? If you can have a Retina display iPad, this means it is not expensive to have one inside the new Range Rover! And I am sure that the customer will not change their mind if the price of Range Rover increase by €200 due to crystal clear navigation screen. Also, improvement on the navigation screen quality will match with the harmony of the interior.
The rest of the cabin of new Range Rover offers whatever you thing in terms of luxury. Memory seats with massage, heating and ventilation for each passenger. Panoramic glass roof offers a very pleasant environment inside the cabin. Ergonomics are quite good. Overall, there is basically nothing to worry about inside the cabin.
How it drives? I have no idea, I did not have chance to drive one. I am sure it is better thanks to lighter body.
My opinion, shall I buy one? For this interior, I would buy the new Range Rover and try not to look at it when I parked. Design of the new Range Rover is like ying and yan. Exterior and interior designs balance each other. 

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Ferrari is The Most Powerful Brand vs. Apple ?

Ferrari is the most powerful brand in the world. There is no typo or I accidently wrote Ferrari instead of Apple! 
Today, Brand Finance announced that Ferrari is the most powerful brand. Sounds a bit interestingly. How a brand can overtake the most powerful company Apple? I mean horsepower is not adequate to achieve this manoeuvre. Apple has more money than most financial institutions and Apple’s product levels are on the top. No one can come near to Apple.
Moreover, no one can provide the same level of customer service like Apple. Just give a try! Buy something from a very well known brand and try to return ten days later, because you didn’t like it. You will see what will happen! Collapse of a dream.
I really love the Ferrari brand but cannot understand how it became the most powerful brand!?! 
According to Brand Finance; Ferrari’s profits rose by 7.6% to €152m, from turnover of more than €1.75bn. I think Apple made more money from the iTunes store than the whole operations of Ferrari! 
Here is the original statement from Apple;
CUPERTINO, California—October 25, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended September 29, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $36.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.2 billion, or $8.67 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.3 billion and net profit of $6.6 billion, or $7.05 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.0 percent compared to 40.3 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
I don’t have any problem with Ferrari, however I wanted to have a look this situation from a different perspective to under more comprehensively. 
In my personal opinion the most powerful brand is the one, which treats us the best. It might be Apple, Ferrari or a local store. Those figures do represent important and vital knowledge to scale a brand overall the market but when you focus on micro level, consumer level, our powerful brands can be different than the ones that are published.

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The Cheapest Apple Product: Apple MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Convertor

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Apple MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter, the cheapest Apple product available on market. If you own a new series of MacBook Pro Retina or any other Apple device with new MagSafe 2 power connector, you might have realised one thing. New MagSafe 2 connector is not compatible with previous MagSafe. No one knows why but Apple revised the power connector.

Thus, MagSafe cannot be used for MagSafe 2 unless you have the adapter. Don’t worry this adapter is really cheap. I am not joking! In UK, MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Convertor is only £9 ($10, €10). If you want to own a piece of Apple, this is the answer.

MagSafe 2 Convertor is the most beautiful Apple product ever produced. I am very serious with this. To justify, the connector is block of aluminium with perfect shape. I think MagSafe 2 Convertor is produced up by a CNC machine. Otherwise, it is nearly impossible to have this precision.

When you touch the convertor, you can feel the quality and attention to details. This type of attention to detail cannot be seen in any other brand. When you think about this convertor, it does not have a very serious role and it is only converting old MagSafe to new MagSafe 2, that’s all.

Many other brands will use plastic for this convertor and it will look really dull and ugly. Hopefully, Apple does not have this mentality and therefore their products are piece of art.

MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Convertor is a very good example of form follows function.

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Apple iCar: My Ten Predictions

Apple iCar, don’t get excited Apple did not release a car, yet! However, I was thinking what would happen if one day Apple will release a car. 
Interestingly carbuzz.co.uk thought the same they wrote about it, Apple iCar – 10 Things We’d Expect to See. I really love the article and wanted to add my ten ideas. 
First of all, iCar or Apple’s Car will have a totally different warranty system. Unlike the existing warranty system on automotive industry, Apple may replace the iCar if they cannot resolve the problem. 
Second, people will be rushing to Apple Stores to buy the iCar first and upload their photos on Instagram. 
Third, all apple fanatics will turn into car fanatics and comment on automotive industry. 
Fourth, iCar will feature new technology that was not preferred by the existing car companies and people will love those features. 
Fifth, don’t expect to see internal combustion engine system in the iCar, it will be like the BMW i-Series. 
Sixth, the internal parts of iCar will be fitted with extreme precision. 
Seventh, sales of iCar will be collapse a car company. 
Eighth, there will be educational discount in the iCar. 
Ninth, you will be able to order your iCar from internet with your credit card. 

Tenth and last, iCar will be variation like iPod from Nano to Touch.

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Montblanc iPhone 5 Case is Available Now!

Montblanc finally released the case for the Apple’s latest phone, iPhone 5. I know many of you were waiting for this for quite long time. And now it is available on their online store in two different colours, grey and navy.

Montblanc iPhone 5 case is made from leather with Montblanc star placed in the front. And priced for £139 (€171 / $223). My experience with the iPhone 5, you really need a case to protect its sensitive anodised aluminium structure!
If you compare the price of Montblanc iPhone 5 case, it is not that expensive!

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How to Remove iPhone 5 Scratches and Scuffs with Porsche Design Pen

iPhone 5 side scratches and Porsche Design pen. Probably the funniest title for the iPhone 5! But, you cannot imagine the intersection of these two different items on one thing.

As the iPhone 5 was revealed, the rumours and photos started to appear on internet due to vulnerability of sides and back for scratches and scuffs. iPhone 5 is made from anodised aluminium instead of stainless steel, which iPhone 4 and 4S is made from. Anodised aluminium made iPhone 5 lighter and also anodising process made the aluminium more resistant to scratches and scuffs.

Actually, we were told like this but the reality was different. Many people started to complain the scratches and scuffs started to appear on their new iPhone 5 in a very short time. And unfortunately, I am one of them as well. Hopefully, mine is not black iPhone 5 so I am better off with white. Because, the black iPhone 5 shows any minor scratches or scuffs more easily due to its painted colour. However, white iPhone 5 covers the minor things.

Anyway, a few weeks after I had my iPhone 5 I realised a minor scuff under the volume control buttons. And I was a bit disappointed to see this. Because, I had iPhone 4 for quite long time and there was nothing on the sides! As I don’t have any chance to repair this, I ignored it.

One day, I took my stainless steel Porsche Design P3120 (When I bought it, they told me it is made from stainless steel) and tried to remove excess aluminium from the scuff on iPhone 5’s side. While doing this, I realised that stainless steel Porsche Design pen removed the excess aluminium and also the scuff.

I am not joking, the sides of iPhone 5 is very soft. And it can be manipulated very easily with a harder material. So, I noticed the power of Porsche Design pen and kept correcting the scuff. It was so easy, in less than five minutes the scuff was removed also some layers of aluminium as well. I know this sound crazy but the material is so soft and it is very easy to correct any scratches or scuffs by removing layers. For sure, it doesn’t look that nice but better than an ugly scuff.

My final decision, if you are planning to buy an iPhone 5 go for the white one. I know black looks better but go for the white! If you don’t want to use a case or cover or any type of protector, your iPhone 5 more likely to have scratches or scuffs in meantime. And don’t worry, you may fix them by using a stainless steel object like my Porsche Design pen. And if you have some skills, you can engrave some patterns or your name very easily to sides of the iPhone 5.

So this is the solution to how to remove scratches and scuffs from iPhone 5 side :)

Apple knows this problem and declared that; aluminium has a tendency for scratches and scuffs. And my response to Apple, please get in touch with Audi as soon as possible, as they manufacture cars from Aluminium for quite long time and I am sure that you can buy some of their material technology to improve the iPhone’s structure.

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Christian Louboutin iPad Case: Cris

Christian Louboutin and iPad. Two contradicting notions are together in the same topic, Christian Louboutin iPad case.

Why contradicting? Christian Louboutin is specialised on manufacturing high heels with spikes on them, and Apple’s iPad is the combination of high technology materials controlled by a sensitive touch screen. The contradiction is high heels with spikes can easily destroy the sensitive screen of the iPad, but not this time.

Christian Louboutin recently introduced a spiked iPad case, Cris. It is available in black, red, beige, tartan, leopard print and dragon tattoo. The interior of Cris, is covered with red leather like the sole of the Christian Louboutin heels! Cris is a great interpretation of high heels in iPad case form.

Of course the Louboutin experience for your iPad is not cheap like their heels. Louboutin iPad Cris is £495, the Dragon Tattoo is £1195, Leopard £550!

£1195, more expensive than the most expensive iPad.

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Cris Dragon Tattoo £1195
Cris Red £495
Cris Leopard Print £550
Cris Beige £495
Cris Light Beige £495
Cris Tartan £495
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Vertu: Probably The Most Expensive Mobile Phone

Vertu is a luxury mobile phone owned by EQT VI and Nokia by ten percentage. If the year was 2004, you might be really excited to read this post. But time has changed, we all changed but Vertu stayed the same (I haven’t update the content, Vertu ownership may have changed).
Nokia introduced the Vertu to wrap up their Nokia device in a luxury way. All the Vertu phones are hand built, all pieces and parts are extremely high quality, you have a personal concierge button and Nokia S40 or Symbian operation system!
All these tricks used to be working before the iPhone and Andriod. However, modern world of forgot the Nokia! This is the ugly truth, it is very hard to find someone using Nokia nowadays. What about Vertu? The same! Vertu does not offer anything except the built quality and golden covered option. It is really sad to see this diminish of Vertu. 
However, the Vertu phones do not seem to suffer from this situation. If you want to buy a Vertu phone with keyboard that works with Symbian operation system, where you will have a very limited app store, you need to pay £17,000. A gold covered Vertu phone with full size keyboard costs more than a car and unfortunately, offers nothing special except posing your wealth. And proof of your lack of knowledge on technology.

I don’t want to say this but Vertu is like Maybach. You understand what I mean.

By the way, no one can achieve the precise production quality of Apple.

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Muji Touchscreen Gloves

Muji touchscreen gloves; touchscreen and winter, these two notions do not match with each other. The problem is the gloves, when you wear gloves during the winter times, you cannot use your touchscreen phone. And you need to take them off and put them on again, this goes forever.
Muji touchscreen gloves solve this problem. The fingertips are made from conductive materials and you can easily use your touchscreen phone with these gloves. Muji offers wide range of different touchscreen gloves for your taste. Usually, touchscreen gloves are not that fashion friendly and limited with very few colours.
My experience, I have been using a different brand touchscreen gloves and they made my life very easy. The idea is very simple, but definitely cleaver.
However, there is one minor issue with the Muji touchscreen gloves. They are not cheap! If you are keen on losing gloves, you will probably lose £12 each time. If you are good with keeping your gloves for long years, it would be a very good investment.
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An Excellent Navigation App for iPhone IOS 6: myGPS

IOS 6 Update for your iPhone was one of the biggest shocked for many people. Especially, if you were using your iPhone’s Google Maps app to find your way. Google Maps was providing a proper navigation and saving our lives! And never ends in Canada when you search for London in UK! The satellite photos were not from the Second World War and not covered with clouds. Actually, there are lots things to criticise about the new Apple Map application came with IOS 6.
After the Apple Maps headed me to University College Birmingham instead of University of Birmingham, I started to look for a free navigation application on iTunes. There are many applications but they don’t offer walking service, there are some of them offer everything but want to vacuum your bank account. Thus, I decide to find something in the middle, cheap and useful.
And I didn’t give up and hopefully I found this, myGPS. It is only £0.69 ($0.99) at the moment. You can use Google search to find a place without dealing with postcode or street name. You can navigate for walk or drive. The map is based on OpenStreetMap and very reliable. The user interface is very easy to use and even with iPhone 4, myGPS works brilliantly. I couldn’t find anything to criticise, may be the lack of satellite images but that’s fine. You can still have the satellite images by using Google Maps from the Safari web browser.
I am really happy with the myGPS, I know it will never ever fill the place of Google Maps but that’s the best thing we can get at the moment. And walking navigation works really well!
Yes, I tried to walk to McLaren Head Office in Woking :)