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Researchers from Microsoft's labs all over the world exchange ideas, show their latest innovations and explain emerging technologies at TechFest 2009. One of the fields that might become of particular interest for digital imaging is the Augmented Reality research project, which deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data. Eventually this may bring us real smart cameras or camera phones, where just pointing your camera at a restaurant will reveal the menu and pointing the camera at a station will reveal today's train schedule...
Microsoft Research TechFest 2009
Microsoft Research’s annual TechFest event showcases solutions to some of the world’s most challenging technical problems and provides a strategic forum for Microsoft researchers to meet with the broader group of Microsoft employees and product managers. Hundreds of researchers from Microsoft’s worldwide labs in China, England, India and the United States gather at the company’s headquarters in Redmond to exchange ideas with colleagues, show off their latest innovations, and shine a light into the future of computing. In many cases, it is through the partnerships formed at TechFest between researchers and product teams that innovations begin making their way directly into products for Microsoft customers.
Watch Microsoft Research Principal Researcher Michael Cohen explain his TechFest 2009 treasure hunt demonstration using Core Tools for Augmented Reality, Redmond, Wash.
This next video is an early example of images captured with a NOKIA prototype camera phone used in the MARA project, and illustrates how the camera recognizes the surrounding buildings on the Town square.


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Fire Emblem Heroes, the mobile take on Nintendo’s long-running strategy series, just turned three years old. The game is celebrating the anniversary in all the usual ways: free in-game currency, summons, and challenge maps. But it seems the fanbase is far from thrilled. The sticking point? A subscription service called “Feh Pass.”
A Feh Pass subscription will cost $9.49 a month and will include a handful of new features, some expected, some not. Purely cosmetic skins for existing characters? A handful of bonus quests that can only be completed by subscribers? Sure, that’s fine. But the Feh Pass goes a lot further than that, with statistical boosts awarded only to those who pay up. A handful of gameplay-impacting upgrades (mostly centered around boosted stats) will give subscribers a slight edge in competitive modes.
Beyond that, Nintendo and Intelligent systems are locking quality-of-life upgrades behind the subscription paywall. Two useful gameplay perks – the ability to rewind time back one turn and Auto Start, which allows players to have the AI start multiple matches in a row – will also only be available to subscribers.
Players on the Fire Emblem Heroes subreddit haven’t been bashful about sharing their disappointment over the game’s shift to a subscription model. The subreddit is now flooded with memes complaining about the new feature.
The shift to a subscription model follows in the footsteps of Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo’s mobile take on the popular racer. In that game, Nintendo charged $4.99 for access to an exclusive mode, challenges and bonus rewards. Nintendo also introduced a subscription service to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, with similar quality-of-life functionality features locked away to subscribers.
Fire Emblem Heroes has been viewed as one of the more generous free-to-play mobile games, offering quite a bit of content, even to those who aren’t able to spend a dime. Over the past three years, the developers at Intelligent Systems have also earned a reputation for being willing to adapt, fixing the game’s faults with dozens of quality-of-life enhancements, for free, as a way to maintain the player base.
But this shift towards a $9.49-a-month model, which only rewards subscribers with gameplay and quality-of-life enhancements, seems like a major strategic shift and a disappointing turn for Fire Emblem Heroes.
We’ve reached out to Nintendo for comment on the fan reaction to Feh Pass and will update this story if we hear back.

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The Chernin Group is on the verge of acquiring a majority stake in Crunchyroll, a web video site that specializes in East Asian television, according to multiple individuals with knowledge of the deal. Chernin will pay less than $100 million for the share, and the deal should close in the next few weeks.
Crunchyroll began by offering pirated versions of those shows, tapping into the vast audience for anime, manga and similar content.
It then raised some money from various investors, including venture capital firm Venrock, and began legally acquiring the rights to various shows. It also began charging for subscriptions, and now has a subscriber base of more than 200,000.
It offers subscribers more than 25,000 episodes of TV. The company’s founders and employees, including CEO Kun Gao, with shares will retain their stakes in the company, as will select investors.
The main institutional investor, Venrock, will be selling its stake.
Chernin has also invested in multichannel networks Fullscreen and Base79, as well as several Asian properties.


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Is Android getting boring? If so, that's only because it is such a mature operating system, it's now time to focus on the nitty gritty details.
Engineers are not willing to say when the redesign will go live and on what devices, but it does place an emphasis on easy access to Google search.
Sending money from your Android phone or Google Home to people you know and trust will soon be as easy as saying "OK, Google."
The second annual edition of the Google Play Awards includes a group of winners just as diverse and eclectic as the first, from Hearthstone to Woorld.
A carrier dances with a Tango-enabled phone for augmented reality. And it's doing so with a Taiwanese manufacturer of all things... no, not that one.
Our Juan Carlos Bagnell takes a look at Android O's new dots, dazzles, cantilevers and whatnot to understand where Google's going in mobile next.
From 10 to 15 countries around the world, Android Pay looks set for a pretty robust expansion effort over the next few months.
First, it was exclusive to Inbox. Then, it expanded to Allo chats. And now, after waiting a little too long, regular Gmail users can enjoy Smart Reply.
Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we discuss the Android O features, Google Lens & more of what we liked in our Google I/O highlights
The time will "soon" come for HTC and Lenovo-made Google VR headsets to fly solo, as will for the Galaxy S8 to support Daydream.
Two major categories of improvements have been introduced: Fluid Experiences and Vitals. And you get to try them out through the Android Beta Program.
Starting from Android O, all versions will get an Android Go version with it as fringe area users with poor data connectivity and low-end hardware grow.
No hardware Google Home upgrade unveiled at I/O 2017, but the smart speaker is receiving an impressive number of new software features and add-ons.
Google Lens will help Google Assistant users learn more about what they see around them while Actions on Google extend from Google Home to phones.
Google Lens can "understand what you see", turning your smartphone camera and digital assistant into something truly revolutionary.
Android, Google Assistant, Photos, VR, and more news expected. Join us in watching the Google I/O 2017 keynote live, embedded for your viewing pleasure!
Development on Android Nougat is complete, now it's officially onto the "O" release. Hmm, that sounds a little ambiguous, doesn't it?
The supposed smallest of the next Pixels is getting around the offices at the Googleplex, apparently. It's a good sign that Google is avoiding failures.
The second annual batch of Google Play Awards will be handed out at I/O on May 18 to the store's best app, game, multiplayer game, VR experience and more.
Press and hold, copy and paste, press and hold, copy and paste. It seems that Android O may cut down on that vicious cycle.
If you find the apparent winking painful, you should know that this game isn't an allusion to Android Oreo, but purposed for a sweepstakes.


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By Dale Fuchs in Madrid
Saffron, the spindly red spice known as "poor man's gold", is staging a comeback in the dusty plains of La Mancha, the seasoning heartland of Spain.
The painstaking production of the delicate filaments, which require 200 purple crocus flowers for every gram and sell for up to £24 an ounce, had been declining for decades because of competition from a cheaper variety grown in Iran.
But the regional government, looking for new schemes to raise La Mancha's profile, is promoting its saffron as a luxury export, following the success of other gourmet Spanish ingredients such as olive oil and wine. It recently established a quality control board with an official La Mancha seal, and is paying saffron producers to show their wares at food trade fairs abroad.


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2005: Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle, causing billions of dollars in damage.
The United States takes possession of the Sunshine State, Howard Hughes flies around the world, a new milestone is reached in space and a "classic" soft drink returns, all on this day.
There are no Big Macs. There are no Chicken McNuggets. The menu at McDonald's restaurants in China was much slimmer on Monday after a troubled supplier issued a major recall.
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council proposed to Shutdown Expatriates Bakala’s.
MOL plans and proposed a draft that expatriates are no more allowed to work in Bakalas and all the workers should be only Saudi nationals.
Per the Shoura Council proposal all the Bakalas which are run by Expatriates must be closed and all these opportunities should be only for Saudi Nationals, economists and businessmen.
All the Citizens living in Saudi are fully in support of this proposal.
Previous News: Shopping Malls Jobs only for Saudis
Due to this proposal Shoura Council is forcing Retail Shopping Centers to employ more and more saudi nationals in shopping mall jobs and there will be more than 25000+ Jobs in Saudi’s after its implementation of its first year.
Shoura Council proposed this plan to attract more Saudi’s for this jobs and also food and Mobile vans for Saudi’s only.
All Small Bakalas (Grocery Stores) will be closed and Municipal will only provide License only to big stores where Saudi national can be employed more.
We all know that all our Expatriates will be working in the names of Saudi Citizens by some amount to Saudi Nationals, but if this proposal will be implemented expats will not be allowed to work like this.


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A 6-year-old TikTok makeup artist with fans including Huda Kattan and Fenty Beauty is going viral for creating looks on her mom
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makeupartist has received viralattention for creating beautylooks on her mom.
- Shabnam Khodayari told Insider that Kassia "Kassie" Mattis had her video reshared by James Charles.
Children wearing makeup can be a contentious topic, but for Shabnam Khodayari, allowing 6-year-old Kassia "Kassie" Mattis to do makeup was a decision to let her daughter be herself.
Khodayari, a 38-year-old London-based bridal makeup artist and mother of two, told Insider that in March 2020, she first posted a
"Half the people were like, 'Why has she even got makeup on? She's a baby, she's only three years old. Why is she dressed like this?' Then the other lot would be like, 'Oh my God, this is so cute,'" Khodayari said of the mother-daughter selfie video.
"I didn't really post much makeup stuff of Kassie because it kind of scared me. I didn't want my daughter to be in a public eye in a negative way," Khodayari said, adding that she avoided posting videos of her daughter for almost a year after her first video.
She said that then-four-year-old Mattis' interest in makeup privately grew and she began keenly watching YouTube tutorials by James Charles, NikkiTutorials, and Mitchell MUA. She practiced the techniques she learned from her favorite artists on her mom's face, her dolls, and even her 11-year-old brother, DeVonté.
Mattis said her love of makeup is because it's such a versatile skill that can be especially dramatic during seasonal holidays like Halloween and Christmas. "You can do anything with makeup. You can get as creative as you want," she said.
In the early months of 2021, Khodayari said Mattis asked her mom to upload videos of her doing a makeup routine to TikTok, and later, on March 2, 2021, a video of her proving to a follower that she did a pink beauty look on herself and a blue one on her mom was viewed over 11.4 million times.
Since then, the tiny makeup artist has developed a loyal fanbase and the mother-daughter duo has learned to drown out their online critics.
Khodayari said it was "still stressful to read things like, 'You're such a bad mom for exposing her to this.'"
"But at the same time, there are so many positive people seeing what she's doing and that she actually loves it. It's not forced on her," she added.
She said that just because a 30-second video shows her child applying makeup, it doesn't mean that she doesn't have a normal childhood when the camera is off.
Mattis is now getting recognition from beauty brands and her favorite makeup artists
Khodayari said that Mattis was exposed to makeup early in life because her own clients would be over at their house. Mattis said her creative idol is James Charles, who she said reposted one of her videos recreating his look in July 2021.
The young artist also told Insider her favorite brand is
Mattis is also on Huda Beauty's radar – Khodayari said the Iraqi-American beauty mogul, Huda Kattan, reposts their content and messages her about Mattis.
Nikkie Tutorials, one of Mattis' favorite artists, also liked her TikTok videos, which Khodayari said was a career highlight: "For Kassie to watch Nikkie for three or four years of doing makeup and then for Nikkie to be watching her video, that just blew her away. She kept saying to me, 'Oh my God, she knows me. She can see me right now mom, right?'"
As a parent, Khodayari said it was important to guide Mattis toward a healthy relationship with makeup that isn't about covering up, as well as teaching her how to apply it and when it's appropriate to wear.
Khodayari added that having an early start to makeup means that Mattis will become an expert sooner, and help set up the career her daughter is planning. Mattis also wants to have her own beauty and skincare empire one day, according to her mom.
"Any parent is proud of their child regardless of what they do but for her to have achieved so much at such a young age, I'm beyond proud of her," Khodayari said. "For me, my whole aim has always been to make sure that my son and my daughter have a great future, especially in this day and age where everything keeps getting harder. I'm so excited for her future more than anything."
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Journal Sentinel business reporter Tom Daykin talks about commercial real estate and development.
Milwaukee area office, industrial markets improve
Much of the Milwaukee area's commercial real estate markets continued to improve during the second quarter, according to the latest report from the Commercial Association of Realtors-Wisconsin and Xceligent.
In the office sector, the vacancy rate was 19% for the three months ending June 30, compared to 20.2% from the year-earlier period, the report said. The industrial vacancy rate dropped to 6.1% from 6.7%.
However, the retail vacancy rate increased, to 8.4% from 7.9%. Most of that increase was tied to store closings by American TV & Appliance, Kmart and Sears.


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We’ve looked at how national instant payments schemes are taking off with varying levels of success across global markets – from India, to Brazil, to Sweden, South Africa and the US. Here we look at how cross-border instant payments have evolved within the European Union and what’s needed to enable the mass adoption we’re seeing from these schemes in other close-knit regions.
For many years now, officials have been working to develop an instant payments system that allows bank transfers to settle immediately in accounts across Europe. “Moving from ‘next day’ transfers to ‘ten seconds’ transfers is seismic, and comparable to the move from mail to email,” said Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union.
“This facility to send and receive money in seconds is particularly important at a time when bills for households and SMEs are increasing, and every cent counts. This initiative will directly benefit EU citizens and businesses.”
As transformational as it may be, the roll out of such a scheme has not been without challenges. Instant payments have had success on a national level in certain markets, with countries like India, Brazil and Sweden leading the way. However, regional cooperation has proven to be more challenging. While the EU, with its currency union, is well placed to lead an initiative like this, it has not been an easy ride.
In October last year, the EU mandated that banks across the bloc offer instant payments for all consumers and businesses that hold a bank account in the EU or the wider European Economic Area. European payment service providers were given six to 12 months to comply with this mandate.
This is a more forceful approach from the EU, where, although this technology was first developed six years ago, by the end of last year barely more than a tenth of money transfers were processed instantly. The vast majority still take a day or more. So, what’s standing in the way?
Firstly, it makes sense to explore how the EU’s instant payment scheme works. The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is a payment-integration initiative designed to allow easy transfer of money across participating bank accounts in Europe. Its aim is to make transfers as seamless across borders as they would be within national borders by removing unnecessary friction. It encompasses 27 EU countries, as well as Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the UK. In countries that do not use the Euro, separate arrangements have been made to allow for SEPA transfers. For customers, it means that they can continue to use their home bank account even if they work or study in another SEPA country.
When it was first launched in 2014, SEPA allowed for quick bank transfers that settle within one day. Although innovative at the time, the payments world moved on quickly and, by 2017, a SEPA instant rail had been developed. Today, SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) delivers domestic and cross border Euro Credit Transfers throughout the SEPA zone. On this rail, customers can transfer up to 100,000 Euros to another account, 24/7, in less than 10 seconds. The payments are cleared almost instantly, instead of in batches at the end of the day.
There are currently two competing schemes that enable SCT Inst transfers: RT1, the Euro Banking Association’s (EBA’s) real-time payment processing facility; and TIPS, the European Central Bank’s Target Instant Payments Scheme. While RT1 currently has more members, TIPS offers fewer barriers to entry for smaller banks or fintechs, who can partner with a sponsor bank to access the scheme.
Despite launching the instant payments rail in 2017, SCT Inst has had varying degrees of success across countries. For years, banks were not obliged to offer real-time services, and that resulted in uneven uptake. In Slovenia, for example, almost all SEPA banks offered instant payments as of June last year, compared to just 1% in Norway and Switzerland. In Sweden, where digital payments have become most ubiquitous, the figure stood at 16%.
Creating a harmonious payments scheme across disparate states, all with their own regulatory environments and clearing infrastructure, has been challenging. In countries like Sweden and the Netherlands, national schemes were already in use by the time SCT Inst came into being, so the impetus at least for domestic uptake was lower.
National competition has posed a barrier to cross-border collaboration, but Professor Niklas Arvidsson of Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology said the EU’s ultimate aim was for all nations in Europe to build their operations on top of the SCT Inst system, even if they have their own separate currencies.
“[SEPA TIPS] is probably the most interesting route right now,” he said. “Swish (Sweden’s own instant payments scheme) payments are likely to be built, connected or operated on the TIPS system.”
“Originally, the main thing was to integrate the systems for the Euro because they are still quite national in many ways. But then it covers all the European Union, so it's possible for Sweden to use that. The European Central Bank really wants every nation in Europe to build their operations on that.”
Even where banks have embraced the EU’s instant payment scheme, they have run into specific technical challenges. For example, the two underlying rails—RT1 and TIPS—are not interoperable. As well, not all banks use the same infrastructure for instant transactions, which causes instant transactions to fail. That means the headline figures most likely overstate the actual prevalence of SEPA instant transfers in Europe.
Although there is a large appetite among consumers and businesses for instant payments, they too have been held back. Among the major barriers is the fees that banks have been able to levy on such transactions, which has made SCT Inst less competitive than other services in some countries and resulted in it becoming a premium service. Fees vary strongly across member states, which has hindered the harmonious adoption of the scheme.
However, this is all beginning to change.
In October, the EU mandated that all banks and payments service providers (PSPs) offer instant transfers at any time of the day in a mandate . Crucially, they must charge the same—or less—than they do for traditional, non-instant Euro transactions. The legislation already requires banks and PSPs to charge the same for standard SEPA transactions as they do for domestic transactions, among other rulings. Additional amendments to the 2015 Payment Services Directive (PSD2) ruling as of June 2023 include additional measures to combat fraud; allowing non-bank PSPs access to all EU payment systems, and giving them a right to have a bank account; and more, in an effort to increase “the efficiency, transparency and choice of payment instruments for consumers” and to further support the growth of open banking in the region.
These changes will be critical in paving the way for success. Experts and industry insiders will now be watching closely to see if they have the desired effect.
An aggregate of stories told by business and fintech experts and builders globally, Flow was created to explore questions around how money moves today, who is leading the charge to make it better and where further innovation is needed.
Flow is created, edited and managed by the team at Stitch, a global payments service provider dedicated to building next-gen financial infrastructure that can power better money movement for enterprises around the world.


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Texas Instruments quarterly revenue beats estimates
Texas Instruments Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Tuesday, thanks to strong demand for its chips used in personal electronic gadgets such as televisions and PCs.
Catering to a broad range of markets, TI's analog and embedded chips are used for everything from factory automation to personal computers and car infotainment systems, lowering the company's risk of heavy dependence on a few markets.
Investors watch its numbers closely to gauge both the health of the industry and other sectors where semiconductors are key components.
TI said it expected second-quarter revenue in a range of $4.13 billion to $4.47 billion, above analysts' expectations of $4.16 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Total revenue rose to $4.29 billion from $3.33 billion in the first quarter. Analysts on average were expecting $3.99 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Net income rose to $1.75 billion, or $1.87 per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, from $1.17 billion, or $1.24 per share, a year earlier.


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The car making & Taxi companies have been stuck with an obsession that is bordering on sickness mainly because the motivation for the cause is based on massive profiteering… Of late there been almost daily promotion of the “autonomous-car-is-the-safest-car” slogan left-right-and-center that too with a vengeance.
On one side the west is using technology to destroy farms and discouraging (making life difficult for) small scale family owned farms and they also want to reduce jobs in the factories with robots. The part of getting robots in factories & warehouses is good but the problem begins when… Continue reading →
Yep… not tomorrow… cause tomorrow already has become yesterday… that’s the pace the Indian Govt seems to be working… at least on Paper.
Looks like PM Modi has some issues to settle with Elon Musk… for not taking his offer to Make in India. If India get this done… Elon could well become bankrupt… (ISRO already has half of Elon’s Pie).
As per the plan on paper India could have govt battery plant and battery swapping and charging stations by 2018… Gigawatt size plant by 2020… and all diesel and petrol vehicles will be “DEMONITIZED” by 2032!… lol that woke up a lot of sleeping petrol heads… Wake up guys… the petrol/diesel car you buy today will become JUNK in 5 years time.
For a govt that could demonetize 80% of a country’s currency overnight… this would be a walk in the park…
The recommendations in a draft report…
by Niti Aayog, the planning body headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has recommended around 17 MAJOR DISRUPTIVE ideas like… Continue reading →
In this video we have brought to light the many unethical practices used by UBER to cheat both Riders (passengers) & Drivers. We have found 7 ways by which UBER cheats… from taking its share of money from Sales instead of taking it from Profit, calling driver’s loss (due to reduced prices) as “incentives”, straight away refusing to pay the “incentive” in spite of doing the required trips and accepting “ALL ride-requests”, creating artificial surge to increase income, etc.
The fact is Uber can increase the fare and earn same income but prefers to let the driver to earn less so as to keep him on the roads “AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE” like a SLAVE.
If you know an UBER driver pass this clip on to him or explain to him about this… ask him his opinion… you could help him from going into debt! If you are using UBER I humbly request you to shift to Meru cabs which is much better and gives similar service. Meru Cabs have a flat per km charge without any Surge price. If in your area you don’t have Meru Cabs take the traditional Taxi… he will really appreciate it. There are many digital ways to pay your cab today. Don’t let your people fall into slavery!
China is the 1st country which took action on Uber for the exploitation, profiteering and destruction of its taxi industry. Applause!
In China under the new Government regulations, the data collected by Uber would come under the purview of the government. There would be no more subsidies. Market prices would prevail, the regulations state, “except when municipal government officials believe it is necessary to implement government-guided pricing.” According to Xinhua, ride-hailing companies would be urged to merge with taxi companies. Moreover Government would do the background checks of the drivers and provide them licence for being eligible for app-based car service (well done China). On-line and off-line services would be regulated separately.
At this very moment Uber the ponzi scheme company is out destroying Taxi markets around the world. Ponzi scheme is a company that announces to double your money in 6months or 1 year. Uber is an ABSOLUTELY FRAUD COMPANY… announcing low prices and yet overcharging its customers… and defrauding its drivers.
UBER is tells its driver to get a minimum Rs8,00,000 (US$11,764) car then UBER pay them at the rate of Rs6 per km!!! … and then from their collection (not profit) take away 25%…WTF??!! 10% of operating cost is the profit what most taxi owners make after investing Rs800,000 now UBER wants to make more than what the taxi owners make without investing anything and also by reducing prices!!!
Passengers (riders) are paying more… while drivers are getting less for eg. people who were paying Rs 150 with local taxi are now paying Rs 500 with Uber while drivers find their income dropping. So where is the cash going?


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The National Retail Federation (NRF) has said that it is expecting US imports to remain “well below” last year’s levels in 2023 as demand continues to falter in the region.
This is according to research carried out by the organisation and Hackett Associates, which collaborated on the Global Port Tracker report for 2023.
While levels are still expected to be down, the report did find that import cargo volume at major container ports was climbing back from its three-year low.
In March, 1.62 million 20-foot container units were handled by US ports covered in the report, up 5 percent from February, which had experienced the lowest levels since May 2020, but down 30.6 percent year-over-year.
The tracker has projected that April could see levels down 23.4 percent year-over-year, while May is forecast to be down 23.5 percent from last year.
While the rest of the year is also expected to see decreases, by September volumes are expected to be down just 3.4 percent.
The NRF noted that year-over-year declines had been skewed by unusually high volumes last year.
In a release, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy, Jonathan Gold, stated that while consumers were still spending and retail sales were expected to increase, there was still not the “explosive” demand that had been seen in the previous two years.
Gold continued: “Congestion at the ports has largely gone away as import levels have fallen, but other supply chain challenges remain, ranging from trucker shortages to getting empty containers back to terminals.”


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On Monday, BMW unveiled the all-new 2018 X3 SUV at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Since its introduction in 2003, the X3 has developed into one of BMW’s most important models.
Now, BMW has rearmed with an all-new third generation X3.
Once upon a time, success for a German luxury brand required a world-class compact sedan. Fortunately for BMW, the 3-Series has been the gold standard in a category for the better part of four decades.
These days, things have changed. The entry point into German luxury for most buyers is no longer through sedans, but rather through compact SUVs. This is reflected in the fact sales of the 3 Series has been in persistent decline for years while the X3 has experienced double-digit growth even though the second-generation model has been around for the better part of a decade.
Hence the importance of having an adequate rival to Audi’s new Q5, Mercedes’ GLC, and Porsche’s Macan.
So what’s new with the X3?
First, the third generation model gets all new sheet metal with same design language as the smaller X1 and larger X5. At the same time, BMW has improved the X3’s aerodynamic properties with better-regulated air flow around the car using active grille shudders, underbody cladding, and a rear spoiler. Underneath its skin, the X3’s chassis has been re-engineered to reduce unsprung mass and its wheelbase extended to reach perfect 50-50 weight distribution.
Power for the base X3 will come from a 248 horsepower, 2.0 liter TwinPower turbocharged inline-four-cylinder engine. Mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, BMW claims the X3 can make the sprint to 60mph from a standstill in 6.0 seconds and reach a top speed of 130.
Higher grade X3s can opt for a 3.0 liter, 335 horsepower turbocharged inline-six-cylinder unit. In performance “M” spec, BMW says the new X3 can make the 0-60 mph run in just 4.6 seconds and hit a top speed of 155 mph.
Inside the cabin, the X3 gets the latest goodies from BMW’s high-tech bag of tricks. This includes a larger, full-color heads-up display as well as a 10.25-inch touchscreen running the latest version of BMW’s iDrive infotainment system. In addition, the X3 gets BMW’s gesture control technology that will allow passengers to answer phone calls and adjust the volume of the radio with a wave of the hand or twirl of the finger.
The new X3 also get BMW’s latest driver’s assistance and crash prevention technology. This includes adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, cross traffic alert, and frontal collision mitigation.
Official pricing for the 2018 BMW X3 will be announced at a later date. The third generation is expected to hit US showrooms in November.


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In an effort to decentralise the platform, cryptocurrency exchange dYdX said on Wednesday that it is creating an independent blockchain. The DYDX coin, which according to CoinMarketCap is now selling at roughly $1.50, will reside on the layer 1 blockchain.
In a blog post announcing the update, dYdX noted that having a standalone chain on Cosmos would provide the platform with extra flexibility around fees and features.
The chain, which will debut the dYdX platform’s fourth edition, will be developed within the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem, a network of interconnected blockchains that can easily exchange assets.
“A major benefit of Cosmos is that the chain can be developed to suit the exact needs of the dYdX network. One application of this is that traders would not pay gas fees to trade, but rather pay fees based on trades executed similar to dYdX V3 and centralized exchanges. These fees would accrue to validators and their stakers,” the post read.
Compared with most decentralized exchanges, which use automated market makers (AMMs) and liquidity pools to fill orders, dYdX will continue to use a traditional order book model with the new version of its platform. DYdX has long maintained that order books, which directly match buyers to sellers, are better suited to handle institution-sized transactions.
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The Atlantic is now telling ad blockers to whitelist or pay up
The Atlantic is toughening its stance toward ad blockers.
Starting April 10, the news and culture publisher will require people using ad-blocking software to pay $3.99 a month or $39.99 a year for an ad-free version or turn off their ad blockers and view an ad-supported version of the site. The Atlantic planned the move to follow its converting the site to https. Publishers have been undertaking that process to provide secure connections for visitors and in anticipation of Google giving preference to https sites in its search results.
The Atlantic has been preparing ad blockers for this move since October, when it offered that choice in a message window. It was a soft wall, though, as ad blockers could continue visiting the site for free if they closed the window. Now, that escape hatch is going away.
Lately, publishers have been taking the brute-force approach to ad blockers or asking readers to pay up to help support the heavy cost of digital media. This move by the Atlantic isn’t so much geared toward getting readers to pay — just half of 1 percent of the ad blockers opted to pay up since October, and The Atlantic is pushing subscriptions to its magazine in other ways.
Slate editor-in-chief Julia Turner last week wrote a piece on the site asking readers to whitelist the site, while revealing it lost $1.5 million to $2 million from ad blocking. Slate does not block ad blockers from accessing content, however. The Atlantic estimates that ad blocking cost it $3.4 million in 2016.
Ten to 12 percent of visitors to The Atlantic have ad blockers installed. And while the percentage of people ad blocking has leveled off, it’s not likely to go away long-term, given that young people are more likely to ad block.
“To me, starting the conversation and helping them understand the value exchange is important,” said Kim Lau, svp of digital and head of business development at the Atlantic. “We have to start that conversation about how we make our money. We need people to understand there is a real dependency on advertising. We have journalists we need to continue to pay to do great journalism that’s critical at this time.”
The Atlantic fully expects 60 percent of those ad blockers to abandon the site when presented with the message. There’s some anxiety about that. But as Lau sees it, those people aren’t contributing financially to the site, so losing them won’t have a big financial impact anyway.
The publication has been taking on ad blockers for more than a year, starting with messages requesting they whitelist the site. Some publishers have circumvented ad blockers and served ads to those people anyway, but The Atlantic didn’t go that route, lest it upset people who already expressed a clear preference not to see ads.
How publishers communicate to ad blockers has proved to make a big difference in their success in getting them to whitelist a site. Making sure the language was right was the biggest issue for The Atlantic for the past several months. A lot of people didn’t realize they had multiple ad blockers installed or didn’t understand how to whitelist the site, Lau said.
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The first Sarajevo Halal Fair – SHF will be held in the capital of BiH from September 27th to 29th, this year in Skenderija.
The SHF 2018 will gather halal manufacturers, distributors and customers from all over the world. Moreover, the fair will also encourage meetings of manufacturers of halal products and providers of halal services with customers and distributors from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Turkey.
From BBI was noted that this event represents a unique opportunity for halal producers to establish contact with distributors of halal products that are present in markets all over the world, and which can provide global promotion and sale of halal products and services from our region.
There are more than 85 companies with halal certificate operating in BiH, while there are more than 120 of them in the region, and they offer more than 4,500 products and services in the region.
The fair will take place under the auspices of Chairman of the Presidency of BiH, Bakir Izetbegovic, and the organizer of the event is Bosna Bank International (BBI) in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
Among others in the delegation of Malaysia who will attend the SHF 2018 will be the Minister in the Prime Minister’s department H.E. Dato Mujahid Yusuf Rawa, as well as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia H.E. Senator Dato Marzuki Yahya.
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries of Malaysia H.E. Shamsul Iskandar bin Md. Akin will lead a delegation of 25 businessmen from the Aluminum of the International Islamic University of Malaysia. SHF 2018 will be also attended by 20 businessmen from the National Chamber of Commerce of Malaysia for the Kelantan Federal State, led by Chamber Adviser Mr. Mohd Rosley Ismail.
“Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, which has organized six fairs of Turkish products so far in Sarajevo, is pleased to confirm the participation of its members at the Sarajevo Halal Fair. In the presence of the Turkish national stand in Sarajevo Halal Fair 2018, fifteen members of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce will be presented, and we invite all other participants to visit us, exchange experiences and possibly establish cooperation”, announced Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.
During the Sarajevo Halal Fair (SHF) 2018, meetings will be held with regional producers of halal products and providers of halal services from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and Albania with large buyers and distributors from the European Union, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Indonesia and many other markets.
Organizers of the Sarajevo Halal Fair (SHF) 2018 especially emphasize that the market for halal products and services is one of the fastest growing in the world, which can be illustrated by the fact that consumption of halal foods and drinks is almost twice as high as global growth according to State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2017-2018. According to the same report, growth trends have also been recorded in the area of halal tourism, pharmaceuticals, cosmetic products, Islamic finance.
Demand for halal products and services is growing year by year and there is already a lack of supply in relation to demand, which is an opportunity for companies from our region to present themselves to wholesale and retail chains at Sarajevo Halal Fair (SHF) 2018.


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February 3, 2007
Tech firms to push plans at venture event
By ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer
Oklahoma companies seeking a technological leg up -- from getting an idea off the drawing board to bringing it to store shelves -- will receive advice and assistance Feb. 20-21 during the Technology Ventures Summit at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown.
In addition to providing information to Oklahoma companies, the inaugural summit will showcase 12 businesses working in various technological endeavors.
Devon Sauzek, president of the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board, which is co-host of the event along with Oklahoma Equity Partners LLC, said the summit is aimed at inspiring companies to create innovative technologies on their own, rather than play catch-up.
"We want to assess their technology and think about how to market it and get it financed," he said.
The 12 businesses chosen will present their ideas and financing proposals Feb. 21 in the hope that venture capitalists and other investors will provide funding.
Sauzek said the hosts received 28 entries for the summit. Then, he said, a group of college professors, technology professionals and venture capitalists narrowed the list to the dozen with the most detailed and feasible proposals.
Additionally, Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine and author of "Life 2.0: How People Across America are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness," will be the keynote speaker at noon Feb. 21.
The summit's first day will include an in-depth workshop developed by the National Science Foundation that will provide advice for every step in the development and commercialization of new technologies.
"We'll also show some success stories with companies that had an idea for a new development and made it happen," Sauzek said.
The 12 presenters are:
- JK Autoimmunity Inc. of Oklahoma City, a DNA pooling service that provides a ranking of genomic effects through genomes;
- Altheus of Oklahoma City, a seed company focused on combination therapies for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease;
- Onconos LLC of Oklahoma City, which is developing therapeutic treatments for brain and liver cancer;
- Cavitech LLC of Oklahoma City, a company specializing in spine and orthopedic surgical implants and techniques;
- Predent of Norman, a developer of technology to prevent periodontal disease in pets;
- Sol Inc. of Norman, a provider of systems that manage solar energy and day lighting in buildings;
- Secure Piers LLC of Oklahoma City, a producer of alternatives for concrete highway sign foundations;
- Luxsine of Sapulpa, a maker of new solar technology that converts solar flux into heat cost-effectively;
- ActionCam of Tulsa, a company making remote-controlled suspended camera systems for use in sports and entertainment events;
- Blackwell Plastic Solutions of Blackwell, a developer of a window protection system designed for hurricanes;
- Sabix of Tulsa, an application service provider that uses encription technology for secure e-mail; and
- Amethyst of Ardmore, a company working to greatly improve the performance infrared night-vision devices.
Registration for the conference is $325 per person for one day or $500 for both days. Information is available at www.ocib.org/tvs.


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LG Phones to Come With Tubi App Preloaded in US
LG and Tubi announced a deal to preload the Tubi video-streaming app on LG phones. Tubi is a division of FOX Entertainment. The Tubi app offers over 20,000 movies and TV shows for free, with ads. The app is already loaded on LG phones sold by T-Mobile, and is coming soon to LG phones sold by Metro and US Cellular. Additional carriers will be announced soon. The multi-year partnership is expected to cover "tens of millions of LG mobile phones in the US and Canada".
Feb 26, 2020
LG today announced the V60 ThinQ 5G with LG Dual Screen. Its specs are flagship-level, but not quite as top-end as past V-series phones.
May 19, 2020
Boost Mobile is the first US carrier to launch the LG Stylo 6, an update to the popular Stylo 5 series. Compared to the 5 series, the Stylo 6 has a larger display, larger battery, more storage, and more cameras.
Feb 7, 2020
Motorola has unveiled two new g-series phones for 2020: the Moto g Stylus and Moto g Power. The two phones are very similar, except the g Stylus has a built-in stylus pen and higher-end main camera, while the g Power has a larger battery.
Mar 27, 2018
Google today updated its Google Play Store and Google Play Movies & TV apps with new insight when it comes to video streaming services. People can now easily discover which streaming service includes their favorite movie or show.
Oct 12, 2017
Google today announced a new service called Movies Anywhere, which allows people to bring together their movie collections from Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, and Vudu into a single library that can be accessed from any device. Google is launching Movies Anywhere in the U.S.


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(Updated: 12:06 p.m. EST, 10/18/2019)
Topline: Johnson & Johnson initiated a recall of its baby powder Friday “out of an abundance of caution” after samples tested from a bottle found it contained trace levels of asbestos.
- The recall applies to a single lot of 33,000 bottles, according to the New York Times.
- According to the test results, no greater than 0.00002% of “chrysotile asbestos” was detected.
- Johnson & Johnson could not confirm whether the test caused a false positive through cross-contamination, whether the sample came from a bottle with an intact seal or whether the tested product was authentic, according to an emailed statement provided to Forbes.
- The company said it is investigating what happened and working with the Food and Drug Administration to “determine the integrity of the tested sample and the validity of the test results.”
- Johnson & Johnson has insisted that its products are safe and that decades of testing showed they were asbestos-free, according to Reuters.
- Shares of the company’s stock were trading down nearly 4% Friday morning.
What to watch for: The lot number, #22318RB, which can be found “on the back of the product, on the neck of the bottle,” according to a Johnson & Johnson spokesperson.
Key background: A 2018 New York Times investigation revealed that Johnson & Johnson had awareness of possible asbestos contamination in talc (the main ingredient in baby powder) for at least 50 years but did not warn consumers. Thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the company by people who claim that baby powder and other talc products caused them to develop mesothelioma and ovarian cancer. Both diseases have been linked to asbestos exposure.
Tangent: Johnson & Johnson was ordered October 8 to pay $8 billion by a jury for wrongfully pushing doctors to prescribe an antipsychotic drug. The company is also mired in lawsuits involving opioids and vaginal mesh. All told, it’s facing at least 100,000 claims that could cost it up to $20 billion.


text: Another store will be closing in our region. JCPenney announced that it is closing 138 locations across the country, including its store in Rio Grande. A number of large brick and mortar companies have announced locations closing over the past year. In Rio Grande alone, they have lost an Office Depot, and KMart is in the process of closing. Recently, HHGregg announced it was shuttering its location in Mays Landing. The stores have been hurt by online business among other factors. According to a release by the company, the liquidation process for many stores will begin April 17 and stores will close around June.


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A South Devon shop owner has hit back after police seized all of its CBD products. It followed concerns raised by parents about 'cannabis' lollies and sweets which police say are clearly marketed at children.
Now the owner of The Proper Shop on Torbay Road, Paignton - which advertises outside that it sells CBD products - has said he is 'disappointed' in the police action saying: "We DO NOT sell lollies to children. Sometimes it’s hard being a young entrepreneur. I have no criminal record to this day and never intend to. Our target market is adults not children, that’s why we specialise in alcohol and smoking products."
The shop's Facebook page added that police had already taken samples of all their CBD products seven months ago: "Our CBD products are legal and brought from legitimate and 100% certified companies in the UK. CBD is legal and it does not intoxicate."
CBD is cannabidiol - a chemical found in marijuana which does not contain the psychoactive chemical tetrahydrocannabinol.
But a spokesman for Paignton police said they acted after reports from parents of children becoming ill and intoxicated in the area. They said: "Just because a shop sells these or similar products does not necessarily make them legal. Anyone found in possession of these type of items runs the risk of having them confiscated for testing and then the possibility of being dealt with for possession of a controlled drug and possible prosecution."
Police say that the items have all been sent to a lab for analysis and if they are found to contain cannabis - a class B drug - or any of its derivatives, then the owner of The Proper Job 'will be dealt with accordingly'. He said that possible breaches of alcohol licences will also be investigated at the premises: "Our concern is that the items are clearly marketed to target young people with their colourful packaging and the fact that they are marketed as sweets and lollies.
"Parents need to be aware that we have received reports of children becoming unwell and intoxicated recently. If they receive any information that this could be linked to purchasing or consuming items like those pictured, then please contact us."
The Proper Job replied in response to Paignton police following the raid on Tuesday (July 12): "CBD is proven to help with stress, muscle pain and anxiety. We purchase all products from suppliers and do not package the items ourselves or enhance the colour on the package to promote drug use as quoted in the police post. Our CBD products can only be purchased if you’re over the age of 18. So we DO NOT sell lollies to children.
"I am very disappointed in the police and the way they have handled this, we are always happy to fully cooperate and have been supportive to all their requests.
"In December 2021 the police visited the shop and took a sample of all our CBD products for testing in which we happily agreed and allowed them to take a sample. Seven months later we have not heard anything and have continued to sell the goods. I was never informed if I had to remove anything from the store.
"After yesterday’s incident I still have not heard from the police and have no idea why there was a raid. I was not in the premises myself at the time. I have only come to learn about what they suspect from their Facebook post.
"Either way we respect the police’s decision but we can 100% assure you all of our CBD items are legal and safe for consumption. To all our customers thank you for your continued support."


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Did Google Just Update its Algorithm?
Webmasters and SEO experts around the world have been noticing some significant variations in their Google rankings over the past few weeks, leading many in the industry to speculate that a new version of the Google ranking algorithm may have been quietly rolled out. The change comes in addition to what appears to be a Penguin update at the beginning of February.
Google has remained quiet on the changes, but industry chatter seems to confirm that something has indeed happened.
Automated Rank Tracking Tools See Changes
The automated tracking tools from Mozcast, RankRanger, Accuranker and others also all showed evidence of an algorithm update on Feb. 7.
The changes seem to be related to the Panda algorithm as the changes have focused on site content and quality as opposed to the more traditional linking factors.
The admittedly unscientific sampling of forum chatter seems to suggest that sites with less than 5000 page views per day have been most affected by the change, and that large sites with a bigger pool of backlinks seem to be more stable and less affected by the change.
Multiple Updates – Penguin and Panda
However, it remains unclear if this behaviour is directly linked to this update or whether it is attached to another update that appears to have occurred on 1st February 2017. It may have been a tweak to how Google Penguin detects and discounts spammy links, or it may be a totally new algorithm.
The usual tracking tools are showing significant turbulence around February 1. However, those not using underhand link building schemes seem to have been unaffected by the changes.
This change seems to have hit a number of private blog networks. Many users have also commented that Google seems to have become slower at picking up new links, whilst others believe that they have been hit with site-wide penalties by the search engine.
Stay with the SEO experts at DOM Marketing for more information as it becomes available.


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Abu Dhabi: To support entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) is launching Open Minds, a new programme aiming to provide the support necessary to adapt and respond to business challenges brought forth by the worldwide spread of COVID-19.
Organised by DCT Abu Dhabi’s MAKTAB libraries and running until October 2020, the programme will give 200 entrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in a series of intensive courses covering a range of business topics, including how to address the specific commercial challenges under the global pandemic, how to bring one’s passion to life in business, and other related topics.
Entrepreneurs and SME owners who enrol in Open Minds will also have access to the Dar Al Kutub e-library, allowing them to explore the vast catalogue and expand their knowledge of a wide range of subjects. The e-library has many business administration books and welcomes reviews, allowing readers to connect and share ideas. In addition, useful information will be made available on the Dar Al Kutub social media channels, granting readers quick and easy access to helpful resources.
His Excellency Abdullah Majed Al Ali, Executive Director of the Dar Al Kutub sector at DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “Due to the current circumstances, we has an opportunity to rethink the programmes and support we provide to society. As the UAE works to encourage innovation, research, and business growth, supporting our local entrepreneurs is a necessary action, as we seek to further develop the important role they play in our economy.
“Through the Open Minds programme, we are steering towards unlocking the endless potential of our citizens and residents. As the culture of entrepreneurship and small business ownership continues to blossom, we look forward to encouraging a new generation of independent innovators fuelled by a spirit of creativity and ambition. ”
DCT Abu Dhabi is working closely with suppliers and partners, both locally and in the GCC region, in order to provide entrepreneurs with the necessary support and guidance.


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The Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry maker reported a net loss of $10.8 million, or 14 cents a share, for the quarter ending June 1. For the same period a year ago, the company reported a net profit of $3.8 million, or 5 cents a share.
Revenue fell to $71.6 million from $77 million a year ago.
Analysts were expecting the company to lose 19 cents a share, according to consensus estimates compiled by First Call.
During a conference call, Chief Financial Officer Dennis Kavelman cut the company's revenue outlook for the year, from between $375 million and $425 million to between $350 million and $375 million. Net loss per share for the year is expected to be in the range of 30 to 45 cents per share.
Kavelman said the company expects to return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
RIM plans to keep a tight control on expenses, spending only $40 million on business expenses in the second quarter. RIM spent $28.6 million in the first quarter, and as of June 1, had $616 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
"I am pleased to report that RIM has once again achieved its quarterly performance targets as well as the strategic milestones that drive our continued success and leadership in the wireless enterprise sector," Chairman and co-CEO Jim Balsillie said in a statement.
In April, the company cut its sales and earnings forecast for the first quarter, expecting revenue "in the low $70 million range," down from the $75 million to $80 million the company had predicted in December. The company estimated a loss of 18 cents to 22 cents per share.
RIM reported an increase in the number of BlackBerry subscribers, up approximately 34,000 for a total of 355,000 as of June 1.
The average selling price of handheld devices increased from $380 in the prior quarter to $445 in the first quarter. The company received 39 percent of its revenue for the quarter from handhelds. Services made up 41 percent, software licenses made up 13 percent and radios and other revenue made up 7 percent.
In after-hours trading, RIM shares gained 14 percent to $11.93.


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Google Penguin, Mobile Redirects, App Banners, and Other Search News
There’s been a lot of discussion about Google Panda and its protracted rollout, but that’s not the only thing that’s been happening in search. Here, we take a look at some of the news and updates regarding search in the past week that some of us might have missed.
Google Penguin: Coming Real SoonAs we discussed in a previous post, we’re expecting Google to roll out an update to its Penguin algorithm before the year ends. This comes after Webmaster Trends Analyst Gary Illyes confirmed it on Twitter. The plan is for this algorithm to be in real-time, with penalties and recovery happening as soon as Google detects the identification or removal of spammy links. With less than two months before 2016, it would be a great strategy to start checking for link profiles as early as now.
Unwanted Sneaky Mobile RedirectsIn April 2014, Google clarified their stance on redirects. While regular redirects are part of how the Web works, some are put in place to manipulate search engines. As we know, anything that goes against Google’s guidelines can only do harm to websites. Last week, the search giant reiterated their stance against unwanted sneaky redirects, particularly on mobile. The company said it will take action against websites that intentionally or unintentionally have sneaky mobile redirects. In a post on the Webmaster Central Blog,Vincent Courson and BadrSalmi El Idrissi of Google’s Search Quality team explains, “Redirecting mobile users to improve their mobile experience (like redirecting mobile users from example.com/url1 to m.example.com/url1) is often beneficial to them. But redirecting mobile users sneakily to a different content is bad for user experience and is against Google’s webmaster guidelines.” For example, the same URL shows up on both desktop and mobile search. When you click the desktop result, the URL opens normally, but when you click the same result on a smartphone, it redirects to an unrelated URL or webpage. This is a frustrating experience for users.
Photo from Google Webmaster Central Blog: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wv94m5XRKCI/VjGbZYPU9lI/AAAAAAAABO4/P0tj09pmh2Q/s1600/imagine.pngFor its part, the search giant understands that these redirects can sometimes happen unintentionally. Typically, mobile-only sneaky redirects happen without the webmaster’s or site owner’s knowledge through:
- Advertising schemes that redirect mobile users specifically A script/element installed to display ads and monetize content might be redirecting mobile users to a completely different site without the webmaster being aware of it.
- Mobile redirect as a result of the site being a target of hacking In other cases, if your website has been hacked, a potential result can be redirects to spammy domains for mobile users only.
- Check for redirects personally by navigating your site (from Google search results) via a mobile device several times a week.
- Listen to users and see if they are complaining about site redirects/navigation.
- Monitor users through the site’s analytics data, noting any unusual changes or behaviors.
- Make sure the website is not hacked. Search Console’s Security Issues tool should give you some information about this.
- Re-check third-party scripts/elements on your site. Do an audit of these third-party elements by removing them one by one to see when the redirect stops.


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Long lines formed outside Apple stores today as the iPhone 4 hit shelves.
An Apple representative from a store in New York City said the store hoped to accommodate everyone who was waiting in line but didn’t know if they had enough devices in stock for customer who hadn’t pre-ordered the device.
BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk said in a blog post that the lines were long at all the Apple stores he visited and appeared to be much longer than prior years.
Apple said last week that it had received 600,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4, which has several long-awaited features, including third-party multitasking and front- and back-facing cameras.
Earlier demand for the device caused major glitches on AT&T’s website, which in turn caused bugs in the orders placed through Apple’s website. AT&T said iPhone 4 pre-orders were 10 times higher than last year’s sales of the iPhone 3G S. The device already has been shipped to AT&T customers but will not hit AT&T stores until June 29. Customers who place their orders online after the brick-and-mortar launch of the phone won’t have the devices shipped until mid-July.
Apple devotees holding out for a white model of the iPhone 4 will have to wait until the second half of July for that device after it proved “more challenging to manufacture” than the black models, Apple said.
Bookmaker.com CEO Mickey Richardson calculated the odds for the number of iPhones that will be sold today, saying there’s a 50 percent chance that more than 1 million iPhone 4 devices will be sold today. He puts the odds of between 750,000 and 999,999 devices being sold at 57.8 percent.
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster expects Apple will sell 1 million iPhone 4s in its opening weekend and expects 9.5 million of the devices to sell before Apple’s quarter closes on June 30, reports the Associated Press.


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Renewed focus on the relationship between business, the consumer and water consumption emerged again last week in Stockholm at the annual World Water Week.
Awareness of our individual carbon footprints has steadily grown as we have come to realise in recent years that our behaviours are impacting the environment in many more ways than we ever thought possible.
While minds remain focused on carbon footprints and online calculators advise the consumer how much carbon they are using, little attention has so far been given to water usage. This looks set to change and present businesses across the spectrum with the additional challenge of managing their own water behaviours and a potential consumer backlash to poor water stewardship.
The water footprint concept was first mooted in 2002 as an alternative indicator of water use. Where traditional indicators of water use relate only to production, the water footprint takes into account the amount of freshwater used in the goods and services consumed or used in production.
An internationally accepted water footprint methodology has been devised and covers three categories - green, blue and grey water. Green water represents the natural water cycle that affects, say, crop production (i.e. rain). Blue water relates to water drawn from rivers, lakes and acquifers for the use in producing or manufacturing a product. Grey water represents the amount of water needed to assimilate the remaining pollutants after cleaning process / by product wastewater.
Importantly, the Global Water Footprint Standard devised by the Water Footprint Network helps build knowledge and understanding about how much water we use, where it comes from and how we each can take steps to make our water footprint sustainable. To that extent it differs from carbon footprinting which calculates emissions.
The water footprint methodology, therefore, is not an exact science. Water footprints can differ enormously between agricultural regions depending on the amount of rainfall that a region receives. As a recent report on water footprints by WWF cautioned there is also significant complexity in calculating the impact of one water footprint versus another on the environment and on communities. Whilst good for consumer awareness, water footprints are not yet effective tools for helping consumers choose between different products. Over time, and as methodologies mature and become more standardised, this is likely to change.
That said, the current water footprint calculators provide an indicative, and humbling, assessment not only of commercial water consumption but also our individual water consumption and use, as well as collectively as a nation.
For example it can take an average of 140 litres of water to produce each cup of coffee we drink, while the average hamburger requires around 2,400 litres of water. Water consumption habits broadly breakdown into the visible and invisible.
In the UK, about 1% of the water footprint is at home. The average consumer will use 21 litres of water per day for drinking, washing, cooking etc. The other 99% of a consumer's footprint is 'invisible'. In other words it relates to the products bought in the supermarket, or used in the workplace and in transportation. That includes 3,021 litres per day for agricultural products which become foodstuffs, and a further 405 litres per day for industrial products. Perhaps the most revealing statistic is that 75% of Britons' water footprint lies abroad.
Painful figures when you consider one billion people in the world don't have access to safe drinking water and over two billion people don't have access to water for sanitation.
A new concept, the so-called water, energy and food nexus, has emerged in the lexicon of policymakers in recent years. It highlights the interconnectivity of water, food production and energy requirements of the earth's growing population. As a finite resource and a fundamental for life, water sits at the heart of the debate. Indications are that the consumer is beginning to understand this and that water looks set to be the next big environmental issue to capture the public imagination.
A recent partnership between National Geographic Society, the Nature Conservancy and WWF has puts its efforts into educating the consumer about their water footprints, with an emphasis on where their food and other consumer goods come from, and how much water is required in those places. It has also sought to inform consumers about water scarcity and its implications for business, local communities and freshwater ecosystems.
So the pressure is now beginning to be applied to business, especially those with significant water impacts. Credit, then, to some high profile consumer facing companies such as Coca-Cola who were present in Stockholm and engaging with the water experts on the measures that they're applying in sustainable water management.
Coca-Cola, a global product which has a high water content, has demonstrated some leadership in putting water at the heart of its sustainability strategy and establishing a so-called global water stewardship programme which, since 2004, has seen an almost 20% reduction in water usage. Companies such as Coca-Cola which innovate not only to reduce their water consumption but also the water footprint of its products will be best placed to face the consumer and regulatory front.
Corporate effort to reduce carbon footprints appears to be having some effect, in the developed world at least. Business now needs to look at what lessons it learnt from that process and apply informed thinking on how to manage its water footprint. It may not be an entirely flawless approach, but the water footprint will serve as another stepping stone to a more holistic view and understanding of our total impact upon the environment.


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Upcoming Lenovo TB-X6E6F Tablet Spotted on the BIS Indian Certification Website
The upcoming Lenovo tablet with a model number of TB-X6E6F has now appeared on the BIS Indian certification website. With this, it has been confirmed that the device will have its launch in the Indian market as well.
Here’s more about it.
Lenovo TB-X6E6F Receives BIS Indian Certification
The American-Chinese Multinational Technology Company, Lenovo after the launch of its Tab P11(2nd Gen) and the Tab P11 Pro(2nd Gen) tablets, has started its works on its next tablet device. The upcoming tablet has a model number of TB-X6E6F and has also made its appearance on the FCC(Federal Communications Commission) certification website. Now the upcoming device has been listed on the BIS(Bureau of Indian Standards) certification website.
Nothing much is available from its appearance on the BIS certification website but some of its key specs were previously revealed from its FCC certification.
The upcoming Lenovo TB-X6E6F will have a dimension of 158.8mm x 251.2mm x 9.2mm with a diagonal length of more than 200mm. From its FCC certification, it has also been confirmed that the device will be a 5G enabled tablet with Wi-Fi connectivity. The tablet device is also confirmed to support 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band. The radio spectrum of the device ranges from 30Hz to 300Hz and its Bluetooth technology uses 2.4 GHz ISM spectrum band with a frequency range of 2400 to 2483.5 MHz.
No other details about the upcoming tablet is available as of now and the company has not made any official announcements regarding the launch of such a device. However since the upcoming device has started making its appearance on various certification platforms, we’ll be able to know more about the device very soon, including its moniker and other specs.


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We continue our series today on the finalists for Impact 307’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
Over the next several days leading up to next week’s Pitch Night, we’ll be highlighting the finalists for this year’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition that is hosted by Impact 307, Sheridan’s business incubator. The six finalists are vying for a chance to win business funding from the $100,000 seed fund that’s been established for the event. Darwin Williamson is creator of Solid Hitch, a trailer hitch innovation that is designed to eliminate rattles and excessive play while improving safety for anyone that tows trailers behind a vehicle.
Williamson said he’s looking forward to being able to showcase his product at Pitch Night.
Along with access to the seed fund, each of the three winners at Pitch Night will receive $5,000. All six of the finalists will be eligible for the Sheridan Travel and Tourism audience choice award. Pitch Night will take place at 5:30 at the WYO Theater next Tuesday night. There will also be a live-stream of the event available on our website sheridanmedia.com.


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Maine Mendoza proves once again that she can sell.
Mendoza’s MAC Cosmetics lipstick called @mainedcm (that’s her Instagram and Twitter handle, fyi) flew off the shelves and sold out within one minute on Lazada, a local shopping website.
This was announced by MAC yesterday on their Instagram account. Their post shows the peachy, beige shade and includes this caption: “#MaineForMAC got SOLD OUT ON LAZADA IN 1 MINUTE!!”
Lazada had a pre-launch of the lipstick today at midnight. Too bad for some fans because the lippy was snapped up by people quickly.
For those who still want to buy the lipstick, fret not. Wrote the cosmetics company: “Didn’t make it to the cut? You still have a chance to get it this September 22 at SM Megamall and September 23 in all MAC Stores nationwide!”
Mendoza is currently one of the country’s biggest social media stars, thanks to her appearance on the noontime show Eat Bulaga and her tandem with Alden Richards.
The two headlined the program’s Kalyeserye (Street Series) segment which became a runaway hit, thanks to a widely held belief among fans that the two were together in real life.
Their loveteam reached sky-high popularity that in one of their events, the hashtag used by their fans (#AlDubEBTamangPanahon) was declared by the Guinness World Records as the most used hashtag in 24 hours.
But their partnership went on the down low after Mendoza wrote an open letter saying that she and Richards are just friends.
I got myself, I will catch myself, and I will pick myself up pic.twitter.com/VoU5kFuReQ
— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) November 26, 2017
Mendoza didn’t say what triggered the open letter, but it was posted after fans reacted vehemently to her appearance on an Instagram story posted by Jake Ejercito, the son of former president Joseph Estrada, on his account.
While Richards said in July that their love team still exists, he and Mendoza haven’t been working on any projects. But Mendoza’s star continues to rise– according to Twitter Philippines, she was the most tweeted female celebrity from January to April this year. While she hasn’t done any notable primetime television series, her strong social media presence has made her a reliable brand ambassador.
Her fans are happy for Mendoza of course. Posting on Mac’s account, @mitchmerizing called her the “Queen of Soldout.”
Fan @_biging said she was “disappointed” for failing to buy one online.
Wrote @aikaikoalbito in Filipino: “This is too much, Maine Mendoza is really something.”
Yup, Mendoza’s not going away anytime soon.
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BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, OLIVIA COLMAN AND NICOLA COUGHLAN JOIN FORCES IN NEW CHOOSE LOVE SHOP TOUR VIDEO
- A-listers have come together to showcase the Choose Love London store with a tongue in cheek shop tour video
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Nicola Coughlan, Vick Hope, Nish Kumar, Hassan Akkad, Deborah Frances-White, Dawn O’Porter, Aiysha Hart all feature in the film.
- The Choose Love Shop is the only shop of its kind, where shoppers can buy essential supplies and life-saving interventions for refugees and displaced people.
- For a Christmas gift which keeps on giving, shoppers can buy items in the names of their loved ones and pick up a card in store to let them know.
- The shop has previously gained support from Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, Jameela Jamil, Dua Lipa, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Andrew Scott, Chris O'Dowd and Dermot O'Leary.
Not every shop around Carnaby Street can claim that everything it sells will change a life.
But for the Choose Love Shop, which sells essential supplies and life-changing interventions for refugees and displaced people around the world, that’s the truth.
In the hilarious new video released today, A-list celebrities have come together to promote the Choose Love Shop. Led by Hassan Akkad, writer, filmmaker and Creative Director at Choose Love, the video introduces the public to the Choose Love Shop concept and its array of ‘not so helpful’ famous employees.
Dawn O’Porter, Co-founder and long-term supporter of the Choose Love Shop said: ‘The Choose Love Shop is now a staple of the festive period. Especially now, while we’re all reading the newspapers every day and wondering what we can do to help, buying from the Choose Love Shop offers people something that can make a real, tangible difference.’
Since bursting onto the charity Christmas gifting scene in 2016, the Choose Love Shop has dazzled shoppers with its unique offer to ‘shop ‘til you drop and leave with nothing.’ Everything shoppers buy - from hot food to emergency housing and more - will be given to refugees and asylum seekers, and they can be bought in the name of a loved one for a Christmas gift with even more love.
It has become a holiday tradition to see famous faces running the tills and volunteering in store. You never know who you might bump into with previous appearances from till clerks, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Carey Mulligan, a mannequin cameo from Noel Fielding, Lena Heady who served coffee to queuing customers, and Sadiq Khan who cut the ribbon to open the shop’s doors.
Since Choose Love began in 2015, it has helped almost four million refugees and displaced people and worked in over 30 countries with grassroots organisations. The Choose Love Shop, which makes it so easy to help those in need, has previously won support from the likes of Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Jameela Jamil and Sir Michael Caine.
This year the refugee crisis has reached new records, with more than 100 million people estimated to be displaced worldwide. The cost of food and fuel has increased globally, and the invasion of Ukraine has displaced millions. The charity has added new items to help address some of these crises such as Disability Support, Heating Fuel, and Evacuations. All funds raised through their shop go to supporting displaced people from all over the world, including Afghanistan and Syria, as well as supporting the Ukraine Emergency Response, which the charity began earlier this year, now working with more than 70 organisations to help the people of Ukraine.
Customers who want to give even more can select from the Bundle of Warmth and the Bundle of Love which combine vital essentials to make sure people are getting what they need most. For the most enthusiastic shoppers, there’s even the option to purchase One of Everything, combining every single item in the shop and getting it to people who need it.
For those who are unable to visit the London store, you can also shop online at www.Choose.Love
The Choose Love Shop opens on3rd November - 24th December 2022 at 15-17 Foubert's Place W1F 7QB.
It will be open from:
10am-7pm on Mon, Tues, Wed, Sat
10am-8pm on Thursdays
11am-6pm on Sundays


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We can all agree on the fact that Elon Musk isn’t your typical CEO, but he is an inspiring role model to many aspiring entrepreneurs and is now the new “Technoking of Tesla.”
In the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Tesla announced that Elon Musk is assuming the title of “Technoking of Tesla,” right after its Chief Financial Officer, Zach Kirkhorn, took the mantle of “Master of Coin.”
Though these titles sound like something that came from a medieval-themed fantasy game or TV show, each executive will keep his official title at the company, CEO and CFO, respectively. Neither of these gentlemen elaborated on the meaning of new titles, leaving everything to speculation, but one thing is certain – Elon Musk is the “Technoking of Tesla.”
Elon Musk held the title of chairman of Tesla, Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors), as he was a co-founder of the company and the man behind 98% of its funding. However, in a previous settlement with the SEC over deceptive tweets Musk sent out regarding “secured funding” to take Tesla private, he was stripped of his title of chairman.
Initially, the SEC sought to strip Elon Musk of his CEO title for his social media posts but settled for less. Musk was fined $20 million and had to give up his place as chairman, which is now occupied by Robyn Denholm.
Chairs aren’t the only thing Elon Musk lost. Approximately a month ago, Musk lost the title of the world’s wealthiest person, dropping back into second place behind the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. This happened due to Tesla’s share price drop, one of the sharpest one-day falls in the last six months.
The stumbling drop was partially fueled by Elon Musk’s social media posts regarding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, describing them as pricey, just two weeks after Tesla bought $1.5 billion of BitCoin. Initially, the company’s acquisition of Bitcoin sent the price of the cryptocurrency to new heights, reaching $58.000 per unit. However, the price has since fallen to $47.500, which is a significant dip over a few days’ time.
Is Mr. Musk, at least partially, to blame for the plummet of Bitcoin’s price? We’ll leave that question for the financial experts to answer, as he is known to influence the world of cryptocurrencies by driving their popularity. It’s worth noting that Tesla’s acquisition of $1.5bn worth of Bitcoin was a company decision made under the updated investment policy and not a direct reflection of Elon Musk’s opinion or bias towards digital currencies.
Still, the new title of “Master of Coin” bestowed upon Zach Kirkhorn as the Chief Financial Officer sits very well with the company’s acquisition of Bitcoin. As for Elon Musk’s title of “Technoking of Tesla,” well, we can only speculate. It’s either a confidence-boosting move, given his recent fall from the throne of the world’s wealthiest, or simply a corporate-level joke related to his Chief Technology Officer’s role at SpaceX.
So, it looks like Tesla employees will now be under the reign of Technoking Elon Musk.


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Lawyers from Macy’s Inc., Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. filed into Judge Jeffrey Oing’s rickety, dimly lit courtroom Wednesday to begin the first day of what has become one of fashion’s most watched legal contract cases. The bench trial in New York Supreme Court is expected to last until March 8.
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Hundreds of so-called chameleon apps, which hide their true nature as gambling products, have been found on Apple and Google’s international stores, seemingly reinforcing the case for Apple’s looming restrictions.
Trend Micro, an IT security company, reported the chameleon apps to Google and Apple, which have since removed “hundreds” of them.
“While the apps’ descriptions varied, they share the same suspicious behaviour: They could transform into gambling apps that may get banned for violating local government regulations and app store policies,” said Trend Micro.
Many of the removed apps ranked in the top 100 most popular in Apple’s Chinese marketplace, said the firm.
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Irish car sharing company GoCar, in partnership with Irish Rail, has launched its car sharing service in Kilkenny with the first GoCar base now situated at Kilkenny MacDonagh Station.
The move comes in response to the success of the car sharing initiative in Dublin and Cork, which has seen increased demand from local residents and businesses for a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to car ownership.
Kilkenny residents can book GoCar vehicles online or via the app for as little as an hour at a time. The car is then unlocked using either a GoCard or a phone with the GoCar app with the keys located inside the vehicle. Car sharing rates start from €8 per hour, with 50KM of driving included on each trip and users benefit from no fuel, insurance or city parking charges. Since it was launched in 2008, over 11,000 drivers have signed up to GoCar, and it now offers over 240 vehicles across 170 locations.


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Training time all the time at Western Meat Packers Group
Western Meat Packers Group has supported and initiated training at all levels for all staff ever since it was started in 1983 by qualified butcher Rod Russell.
In 2019, Mr Russell is a Director of the business he co-owns with wife Shana, while CEO Andrew Fuda, also a qualified butcher, runs the $150 million annual turnover business which employs 450 people at its Osborne Park processing and packing facility, Margaret River abattoir and Bibra Lake value adding unit.
The company’s commitment to upskilling, on-the-job training, professional development and broader industry support was recently underlined when it hosted the 2019 Australian Meat Industry Council Apprentice of the Year competition in its dedicated staff training boning room at Osborne Park.
The Apprentice of the Year, which has been going for more than 50 years, encourages apprentices to strive to be the best tradesman they possibly can within the meat industry, according to Chris Kelly, AMIC Member Relations Officer SA and WA.
“It also allows them to network with other apprentices while giving them an idea as to where their personal skills levels are at compared to other apprentices,” Mr Kelly said.
WMPG CEO Andrew Fuda attended the Saturday morning judging and was happy to pass on boning and primal cut hints and techniques he has acquired over 25 years in the industry.
“The meat industry is now absolutely quality driven and knowledge based in the workplace, on the shop floor and in domestic and commercial kitchens and this necessitates acquiring high level skills and committing to all of career learning at the processor level to deliver a fine meat product,” he said.
“At Western Meat Packers we encourage staff development and regularly support employees to further their skills through training, which is why we were delighted to offer our modern boning room facility and meat product when invited by AMIC.
“Aside from cutting and boning skills, we also prioritise safety and we continuously strive to ensure occupational health and safety requirements are adhered to, hence we recently put several employees through Emergency First Aid Training and Fire Warden Training, for example.
“Also, as a culturally diverse company Western Meat Packers ensures equal opportunities in recruitment, training and development.
“We are excited to be making significant changes and improvements to all areas of our business, including production, QA, human resources and safety, while creating exciting and innovative ways of working as we strive to be an employer of choice.”
WMPG has a QA team of six, with a new QA manager recently on-board. The QA team is working on updating current systems and updating staff.
The company’s recent workplace initiatives had been favourably noticed by auditors and customers, according to Mr Fuda.
“We have received very positive feedback and this is encouraging in such a period of change.
“Worker morale at Osborne Park site has benefited from the initiatives, while product integrity has been maintained throughout production and verified regularly by the QA team,” Mr Fuda said.
The site is currently certified for organic (including the National Organic Program), export accreditation, halal, HACCP, SQF, Woolworths, Coles supplier approved, AUSMEAT and AACA and has an ongoing relationship with the Department of Agriculture, whose representatives are regularly on-site where they hold weekly meetings and monthly audits.
WMPG’s recent training emphasis has included having key members from across various departments attend the AUSMEAT Beef & Lamb Specification courses.
The four apprentices assessed at WMPG for the AMIC Apprentice of the Year were Liam Maclennan, The Corner Butcher, Morley, Trey Flower, Tenderspot Quality Meats, Broome, Shannon Telfer, Continental Meat Supply, Hamilton Hill and Jesse Rausch, Rumpshakers, Southern River.
Trey Flower was AMIC WA Apprentice of the Year. He now goes to the nationals in February.
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Nintendo’s release schedule for the past year hasn’t been too impressive, so we’re expecting big things. We’ve tried to keep our Nintendo E3 2021 predictions realistic, so we’ve not put Mother 3 or an Earthbound remake on here. Instead, we’ve stuck with things that should get announced sooner or later, regardless of whether they make the cut for E3 2021 or not.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: Switch Pro
It seems like we’ve heard predictions of a Switch Pro since the Switch debuted, but things may finally be coming to a head. Recently “leaks” about the Switch Pro have skyrocketed, and some of these are coming from reputable sources. If these rumors are true, Nintendo will be releasing an enhanced Switch soon, and what better place to reveal it than E3 2021?
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
One of the most anticipated games is the untitled follow-up to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s been four years since the original released and two years since Breath of the Wild 2 was revealed at E3 2019. With rumors that the game will release during the Holiday 2021 window, it’s about time that Nintendo gave us a look at the successor to one of the highest-rated games of all time.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: Zelda: 35th Anniversary Collection
While Nintendo has already announced Skyward Sword HD, it seems like more should be in store for the 35th anniversary of the Zelda series. We’d be surprised if Nintendo didn’t reveal a collection of Zelda titles ported to the Switch at some point soon. This announcement might be held for a dedicated Zelda Direct, but it could also end up being part of Nintendo’s E3 presentation.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: Metroid Prime 4
Metroid Prime 4 was originally anounced at E3 2017, but Nintendo restarted development sometime in 2018. It’d be hitting for the title to finally get a proper reveal, though we’re unsure how far along in production it is right now.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: New Donkey Kong
The team behind Super Mario Odyssey is rumored to be working on a new Donkey Kong game. Aside from the port of Tropical Freeze, the Switch hasn’t gotten much in the way of Donkey Kong games. The rumor didn’t confirm whether the game would be a DKC-style platformer or a 3D title, but we’d be glad to see either one.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: Mario Kart 9
Oddly, the Nintendo Switch still hasn’t received its own exclusive Mario Kart game, despite Mario Kart 8 Deluxe being one of the system’s best-sellers. It’s almost assured that a Mario Kart is in development, though no details have leaked. This is just the kind of announcement that Nintendo is famous for and would be a great cap to its E3 show.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: Tomodachi Life Port/Sequel
Nintendo shied away from its signature Mii avatars when the Switch launched, but it looks to once again be embracing them with the recent port of Miitopia. Given how popular Miis are and Nintendo’s apparent desire to develop titles that are more social/online oriented, a Tomodachi Life port or sequel may be in the works.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: Xenoblade Chronicles X Remaster
MonolithSoft’s last big release was Xenoblade 2 in 2017, and it’s been working as a support studio since then. The remaster of Xenoblade Chronicles for the Switch was a hit, and it points towards what the studio’s next release may be. Xenoblade Chronicles X is a fantastic game that didn’t get the recognition it deserved because of the lackluster adoption of the Wii U. The excellent social functions built into the game would be a big draw for Switch players. We hope to see the game get a second chance at life.
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: New Fire Emblem
It’s been two years since Fire Emblem: Three Houses dropped, and that means it’s about time for another entry in the series. Intelligent Systems has been steadily churning out Fire Emblem games for years now, and we’d be surprised if we didn’t at least get a teaser about a new one. There are some rumors that the next entry in the series will be a remake of the Japan-only Geneology of the Holy War
Nintendo E3 2021 Predictions: N64 and GameCube Online Collections
We’ve heard rumors about N64 and GameCube games coming to Nintendo Switch Online for years now, and E3 2021 would be as good a time as any to announce them. Through data mining of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, we know that N64 games besides Super Mario 64 will work with Nintendo’s N64 emulator for the Switch. It would make sense to get more mileage out of it.


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“Please be advised that such claims are false. Okada Manila does not operate an online gaming facility or service at present,” it added.
Okada Manila is promoted by a unit of Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp.
The statement also said that any online material related to gaming or promotional activities that used the name ‘Okada Manila’ but did not come from the official Okada Manila online-media platforms, was “fake” and was “not connected with Okada Manila in any way”.
It added: “We urge the public not to patronise these unauthorised online gaming operations, which are illegal and punishable under the law.”
The venue’s promoter said additionally that the use of Okada Manila’s name, brand and trademarks for commerce without its consent constituted a “violation against the law”.
It added it could take legal action against those infringing on its corporate identity and exploiting the use of its brands without authorisation.
In December, the Philippine casino regulator confirmed that three of Manila’s Entertainment City gaming resorts were among venues approved to offer online gaming to domestic players via their premises using a new Philippine Inland Gaming Operator (PIGO) licence.
They were: Okada Manila; Solaire Resort and Casino, run by Bloomberry Resorts Corp; and City of Dreams Manila, operated by a unit of Asian operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd.
PIGO licences are for online gambling services to a domestic market, rather than the so-called Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) permits, for services aimed at players overseas.