In just two weeks early last year, an 11-year-old boy from Azerbaijan became the owner of nine waterfront mansions in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah.
His name is Heydar Aliyev. That also happens to be the name of the son of Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev. Furthermore, Dubai records show the purchaser’s date of birth to be the same as that of the president’s son.
The Washington Post newspaper reported that they were bought in a two-week shopping spree last year for about $44 million – 10,000 times the average annual salary in Azerbaijan.
Two more …

Embraer, the Brazil-based builder of executive jets, now offers an upgraded version of its popular Legacy 600 model, with about an extra 600 miles of range.
Priced at $31 million, the 650 mates the roomy three-zone cabin of the 600 with heftier wings to provide more fuel capacity.
Boosted by new fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce engines, the jet can fly nonstop from New York to London, Dubai to Singapore, or from central Europe to India.
Cabin noise levels were reduced with a state-of-the-art sound insulation package and it’s equipped for high-speed Internet datalink.
An upgraded flight …

Chopard has just released their new tourbillon watch to be presented at Basel World later this month… the Chopard L.U.C Engine One Tourbillon Watch.
This alligator, titanium and sapphire watch sports a gravity-defying tourbillon, front-and-center, with stunning aircraft-grade handiwork throughout its face.
Its tourbillon carries a 60 hour power reserve, its capacity displayed in a charge indicator atop the watch’s face.
The timepiece is to be made in an extremely limited series of just 150 pieces, that number being a commemorative nod to the 150th birthday of Chopard.
The price tag is expected to …

After much waiting and patience, it is finally here. The new Blackberry Twitter Client. It’s feature filled and definitely a contender for the long standing Ubertwitter which I’ve personally used for a long time. Be prepared to have basically the whole web interface on your blackberry. Everything from your Profile, Replies, Direct Messages, Searching, Finding People and even Trending Topics.
I have to say though before you can’t wait and click the download links, download this at your own risk and make sure your Blackberry is backed up before you install …