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Next gen Honda Civic revealed ahead of 2022 launch
Say hello to the revised Honda Civic hatchback. It’s not going to be available until next year, but it’s been confirmed that it will feature hybrid power only.
Here’s what we know so far.
Honda Civic exterior
Externally, the pictures reveal the next Honda Civic will very much be a development of the current car. Going somewhat against the grain, the new car appears to have gained a smoother and less angular appearance.
The headlights are slightly softer, but combined with the grille and rear end it’s still obvious that it is related to the current model. Round the back, a full-width light bar has been added, as has a new bumper.
The wing has disappeared from the rear boot lid too, while Honda has increased the wheelbase by more than an inch. This will boost legroom and allows the car to have a more fastback look.
Honda Civic interior
The inside appears to have a freestanding 7in touchscreen infotainment system – likely a development of the current car’s which is compatible with Android Auto and Apple Car Play.
European specs are to be announced, but expect the screen size to increase dependent on trim level.
Honda Civic drivetrains
The biggest change for 2022 is that the CIvic is going hybrid only. The system is known as e:HEV, with three engines likely to be available (but at this point just speculation).
They include two 1.5-litre petrol engines (currently found in the Jazz) and a larger 2.0-litre unit (seen in the latest CR-V). e:HEV engines use mild-hybrid power, with all of them featuring an electric motor as well as the petrol unit.
That said, the Type R is unlikely to get the same treatment, and is set to be the only Honda that will keep a combustion-only engine. Expect this car to launch further down the line, complete with a developed 2.0-litre turbo VTEC unit found in the current car.
Honda Civic release date
No official UK specs or pics revealed yet. Honda says the new model will launch in Europe in autumn 2022.
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Tottenham’s new third kit for the 2019/20 season will draw inspiration from their recently opened stadium, according to leaked images.
The shirt will have an all-over graphic print (shown on the glove below, which will be part of the released collection) that will mirror the design of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which has panels circling much of the exterior.
Set to be unveiled in September 2019, the shirt will reportedly be bright blue with a navy trim and, like all of Nike’s new third kit releases, it will boast the retro logo the American sportswear giants used in the early 1990s.
Spurs have traditionally worn light blue as an alternative colour, but they last used it back during 2015/16 as in recent years they’ve deviated away from it. Recent colour schemes include mustard (2016/17), purple camouflage (2017/18), as well as what is defined as Neptune Green (2018/19).
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This third kit will not be the first time Spurs have used a familiar landmark or surrounding area for a design.
This season, their third uniform bears a graphic pattern which, on closer inspection, is actually an aerial depiction of the club’s locality in Haringey.
Further leaks suggest Tottenham’s new third kit will feature a retro aesthetic, with Footy Headlines claiming Nike’s third kit template for next season is rather old fashioned.
This means a number of clubs will be wearing retro style shirts throughout 2019/20.

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Apple is still in talks with the movie industry over movie downloads in iTunes, an article on Variety says, but the parties have yet to come to an agreement on pricing. Movie studios "flatly rejected" Apple CEO Steve Jobs' proposal to price all movie downloads at an even $9.99, and are instead pushing for variable prices that would depend on a movie's popularity. Variety quotes an anonymous studio executive who said his studio "can't be put in a position" where popularity-based pricing is impossible.
Apple faced the same battle with the music industry earlier this year, but managed to pull through and conserve $0.99 pricing for all music tracks across the iTunes Music Store. Insiders claim Apple may capitulate on movie downloads, though, and offer titles at prices ranging from $9.99 to $19.99. Such pricing would mirror pay-to-own fees at existing online movie stores like Movielink and CinemaNow. Still, a fixed $9.99 scheme could give users a clearer incentive to buy movies online rather than drive down to the store and spend their $19.99 on a full high-resolution DVD with extras and commentary. Thanks to Ars Technica for the link.
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Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge has announced the arrival of two of Ireland’s most popular high-street chains that has led to the creation of 20 new jobs for Newbridge.
Kilkenny, the Irish-owned fashion and lifestyle brand, and much-loved entertainment retailer, Golden Discs, this week opened the doors to their new Whitewater premises. The arrivals follow the expansion of the H&M and Carraig Donn outlets that have undergone store refurbishments in recent months.
Ingrid Ryan, Manager of Whitewater Shopping Centre said, “We are delighted to announce the recent arrival and expansion of four more of Ireland’s most popular high-street brands. Their investment in Whitewater Shopping Centre is a huge vote of confidence, not only in Newbridge but in the Irish retail sector as a whole.”
“Kilkenny, in particular, based its decision to open a new outlet in Whitewater upon the extremely impressive performance of the 70 other stores that were already with us. The decision of Carraig Donn, Golden Discs and H&M to select Newbridge as the optimum location for investment and expansion of this magnitude is an extremely encouraging sign for the future growth prospects of the Centre.”
Speaking of the decision to invest in Whitewater, Group Marketing Manager with Kilkenny, Gregory O’Connor, said: “We’ve been looking at the Irish market for the last 12 to 18 months, and in our research, we identified Whitewater as a very high-performing Centre – one that was the best possible fit.”
Notwithstanding the serious economic challenges that have all but decimated Ireland’s much-changed retail landscape in recent years, Whitewater Shopping Centre has continued to retain footfall to within 2% of Celtic Tiger footfall levels.
“Testament to this has been the fact that so many of Europe’s leading fashion, food and lifestyle brands have selected Whitewater as their location of choice since the centre first opened its doors in 2006”, continued Ingrid Ryan.


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Brinker International (NYSE:EAT – Get Rating) issued an update on its FY22 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.05-$3.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.48. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.75-$3.85 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.80 billion.
Several brokerages have weighed in on EAT. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Brinker International in a report on Tuesday, April 12th. They set a neutral rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. StockNews.com began coverage on Brinker International in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a hold rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Brinker International from $47.00 to $44.00 and set a hold rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 3rd. Gordon Haskett cut shares of Brinker International from a buy rating to a hold rating and set a $41.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Brinker International from $63.00 to $60.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 3rd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $48.84.
Shares of EAT stock opened at $39.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 2.33. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.19. Brinker International has a one year low of $30.20 and a one year high of $66.09.
In related news, COO Douglas N. Comings sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.72, for a total transaction of $42,720.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Joseph G. Taylor sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.94, for a total transaction of $214,700.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 44,103 shares of company stock worth $1,757,955 in the last three months. Insiders own 4.21% of the company’s stock.
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Brinker International by 107.8% during the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 393,270 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $24,322,000 after purchasing an additional 203,992 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Brinker International by 135.4% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,441 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $610,000 after buying an additional 7,157 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in Brinker International by 25.3% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 25,054 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,228,000 after acquiring an additional 5,063 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC purchased a new stake in shares of Brinker International during the third quarter worth about $225,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Brinker International by 35.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 163,287 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $5,974,000 after acquiring an additional 42,514 shares during the last quarter. 99.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Brinker International Company Profile (Get Rating)
Brinker International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, development, operation, and franchising of casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Chili's and Maggiano's. As of June 30, 2021, it owned, operated, or franchised 1,648 restaurants comprising 1,594 restaurants under the Chili's Grill & Bar name and 54 restaurants under the Maggiano's Little Italy brand name.
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Auto maker Ford Motor Company (F) on Tuesday posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings results, but warned of an expected loss in its European segment in 2013.
The Dearborn, MI-based company reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or 40 cents per share, compared with $13.61 billion, or $3.40 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding special items, adjusted profit was 31 cents per share.
Revenue rose 5.5% from last year to $36.5 billion.
On average, Wall Street analysts expected a much smaller profit of 25 cents per share, on lower revenue of $32.94 billion.
Looking ahead, the company noted it expects its European operations to operate at a net loss of around $2 billion in 2013.
Ford shares fell 20 cents, or -1.5%, in premarket trading Tuesday.
The Bottom Line
Ford Motor Company (F) is not recommended at this time, holding a Dividend.com DARS™ Rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars.


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MUMBAI: Omnicom Group’s Interbrand India has released the second edition of its Best Indian Brands 2014 league table, the definitive guide to the top 40 brands in India.
While unveiling the table, Interbrand global chief marketing officer Graham Hales said that with an impressive growth rate of 14 per cent across the brands within table, it can be seen that investing in brands is a good opportunity for Indian business. “Indian business may have been slow to start the process of creating really strong brands, but the opportunity is now evident and in its own right that should feed the impetus to create stronger brands,” he said.
Interbrand India managing director Ashish Mishra believes that not just Indian, but very few Asian companies have managed to build valuable international brands. “In my mind, it has to do with a prevalent business belief that brand is a cost, rather than a strategic and long-term investment. Here businesses clearly lead the brand and are not led by it, with the brand mostly relegated to being an expression tool.”
As a brand consultant in the region, he sees the need to continue to educate senior managers, about brands being an asset that requires long-term management and planning. If Indian companies begin to change their brand mindset, the opportunities are limitless.
“Indeed opportunities are a positive way of looking at the challenges. And there can’t be a stronger motivation for us than to act as a bridge of sorts in the Indian corporate world - between the two league tables we bring to the market – best Indian brands and best global brands,” adds Mishra.
Beyond resulting in a numeric value, the brand value perspective brings in an appreciation of where and how brand and business value could be created. These are the discussions Interbrand wants to create in the Indian market to create a rightful leverage for Indian Brands on the domestic as well as the global scale.
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Samsung is having huge success with its Android devices, particularly over the holidays, to the point where we should talk of "Samdroid" like we do "Wintel," says mobile analytics company Flurry in a very interesting blog post.
In 2009, the biggest Android OEMs were HTC and Motorola, and Samsung had only 4% marketshare. In 2010, Samsung became number 2 with 27%, and number one HTC went down from 67% to 32%. That's pretty impressive, and a hell of a growth rate.
What's more, during the last holiday period, not only did Samsung's Galaxy S dominate new activations, but it also had the number three spot with its Galaxy Tab, its Android tablet which is the best-selling Android tablet and the only tablet in the top 10.
That's certainly a huge success, but should we start taking about "Samdroid"?
Our take: no, or at least not yet.
The big difference is that "Wintel" wasn't an alliance between an OS and an OEM, but between an OS and a microprocessor maker. Microprocessors are extremely hard technology, and Intel built its dominance through incredible technology (and more than a touch of marketing savvy, for sure). And there were technological reasons for Microsoft to favor the x86 format that Intel pioneered that aren't there for Android OEMs.
The OEM market is different. It's much more competitive and margins are much thinner. A "Samdroid" alliance might happen in theory if Google decides to solve its Android fragmentation problem by favoring devices of a certain form factor, presumably Samsung's. But it's much better for Google to keep OEMs divided, roughly where we are, i.e. with a handful of big players with similar marketshare, rather than favor one over the others, where that big player could then make demands. What's more, Android's edge against its competitors is how many partners embrace it. If Google starts playing favorites, other device makers will abandon ship.
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A federal judge on Tuesday refused Bruce Raynor’s request for an emergency conference after a dispute over union records at UNITE HERE’s Seventh Avenue headquarters in Manhattan.
Raynor, the suspended general president of the union, accused John Wilhelm, president of its hospitality division, of forcing his way into the building with supporters about 4 a.m. Friday and seizing union assets. Wilhelm said his group entered the building to stop the destruction of documents.
Over the holiday weekend, Raynor pledged to seek an injunction against Wilhelm. But U.S. District Court Judge George Daniels rejected Raynor’s application for an immediate conference.
The struggle between the two labor leaders, who merged the Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees and the Hospitality Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union in 2004, has entangled millions of dollars worth of assets in litigation and led to the formation of a breakaway union, Workers United, by Raynor’s supporters.
Wilhelm and the union’s executive board suspended Raynor on May 14, accusing him of using UNITE HERE funds to support Workers United. Raynor had said he would stay at UNITE HERE until the end of his term in June.
The two sides are next scheduled to go before the court on July 16.
“My personal philosophy to beauty is paying attention to oneself. I love to be outdoors, lots of fresh air, trying to take care of yourself as best you can. I always notice that comes through,” says Felicity Jones, the global face of @shiseido-owned @cledepeaubeauteus, which launches today. Head to WWD.com to read more about the actress’ love for beauty and how she prepared for her new role in “The Basis of Sex,” playing the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. #wwdbeauty (📷: @dandoperalski)
For men’s fall 2018, @giuseppezanotti drew on elements from streetwear, sport, biker, combat and rock ‘n’ roll. Pictured here are a pair of shoes from the collection, featuring zippers, rhinestones, and silver hardware. Head to WWD.com to see a roundup of the accessories from Milan’s men’s fall 2018 shows. #wwdfashion (📷: Andrea Delb)
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of @ralphlauren’s snowboarding collection, the brand is mining its archives. The iconic brand is reintroducing vintage styles and dropping new designs for a color capsule that will be available in Ralph Lauren stores and @openingceremony on January 25. The capsule will consist of 10 pieces, including the Snow Beach Pullover, pictured here, which is a collector’s item that rapper Raekwon wore in Wu-Tang Clan’s “Can It Be All So Simple” video. #wwdfashion (📷: Tom Gould)
For @rochasofficial’s pre-fall 2018 collection, creative director Alessandro Dell’Acqua channeled the sophisticated and intriguing Catherine Denevue in the film “Belle de Jour.” Polished collarless coats, midi skirts, suits and ’60s graphic motifs were all featured in the collection, adding a sense of discreet luxury. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com #wwdfashion
“We tried to produce clothing of that couture quality, but the most daunting part was that we only had a matter of days [to do it],” said costume designer Lou Eyrich, who recreated Gianni Versace’s iconic looks for @americancrimestoryfx. Eyrich searched online retailers and vintage shops for original pieces from the design house and for @penelopecruzoficial, who plays Donatella Versace. Head to WWD.com to read how she created the Versace world. #wwdfashion
Only three months after her stellar debut catwalk season, @kaiagerber has inked her first big design collaboration –– with @karllagerfeld. The collection blends Lagerfeld’s Parisian chic aesthetic and the model’s signature West Coast casual style via RTW, accessories, footwear and more. The #KarlLagerfeldxKaia collection will launch in September with a series of events. Get all the details on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion
Harrods plans to remove the famous statue of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed from the bottom of the Egyptian escalators and hand it back to Mohamed Al-Fayed. “We are very proud to have played our role in celebrating the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed at Harrods and to have welcomed people from around the world to visit the memorial for the past 20 years,” said Michael Ward, Harrods managing director. “With the announcement of the new official memorial statue to Diana, Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace, we feel that the time is right to return this memorial to Mr. Al Fayed and for the public to be invited to pay their respects at the palace.” More on the news, with reporting by @loreleimarfil, at WWD.com. #wwdnews


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Sony's latest earnings report reveals that the PlayStation 4 is still going strong.
Nintendo has unsurprisingly confirmed that it will not be hosting a large-scale conference at this year's E3.
Surprise! Nintendo has announced a new member of the 3DS family, the New 2DS XL.
Two super villains do battle in this new trailer for NetherRealm's DC fighter Injustice 2.
A new update is now available for Overwatch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
Turns out, the best way to see the future of Titanfall 2 is to look very closely at the present.
It's time for Nintendo's new console to replace its miserable failure old console.


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Guillermo del Toro, Diego Luna set for New York Comic Con with DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below...
Something spooky this way comes according to Netflix’s 2018 New York Comic Con lineup. Netflix aims to delight fans with a full range of laughs and frights, and even a superhero to save the day! The hits just keep on coming with this year's New York Comic Con announcements and this new announcement from Netflix … Continue reading NETFLIX ANNOUNCES 2018 NEW YORK COMIC CON LINEUP
This year’s New York Comic-Con is turning out to be one of their biggest ever, with more and more announcements coming everyday! Today we learn that Marvel Entertainment is doing it big this year and running full speed ahead! Check out the complete press release. Release: Marvel Entertainment is descending onto New York Comic Con … Continue reading ‘MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT’ TAKES OVER NEW YORK COMIC CON
Today, DreamWorks Animation Television has revealed their entire line up for New York Comic-Con 2018. This will be our very first opportunity to see She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Check out the detail below Freaks & Geeks! Press Release: DreamWorks Animation Television is set to present several jam-packed panels at New York Comic Con 2018, … Continue reading DREAMWORKS ANIMATION TELEVISION ANNOUNCES 2018 NEW YORK COMIC CON LINE UP
According to an article on Comic Book Resources, Marvel Chief Creative Officer, Joe Quesada, confirms that Marvel Studios has the rights to Namor! Not only that but Quesada was recently on an episode of Kevin Smith's 'Fatman on Batman' where he confirmed this detail! You can check out the audio here. It starts around the … Continue reading Marvel Studios Has The Rights To Namor!
Netflix has finally release the trailer for the much anticipated Daredevil Season 2. The gritty Marvel Comics Devil of Hell's Kitchen returns to deliver more Justice, along with a few new challenges. Check out the trailer below: https://youtu.be/aXyW4Cuwphg Full synopsis below: Just when Matt thinks he is bringing order back to the city, new forces are … Continue reading The Devil is Back!
It seems rumors of Daredevil releasing earlier this year than it did in 2015 are true. According to ComicBook.com, Daredevil season two will launch on Netflix on March 25, 2016. This may come as a shock as it it the release date of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, making this debut announcement clear on … Continue reading Daredevil v Dawn of Justice


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Samsung Electronics plans to spend $22 billion over the next three years on artificial intelligence, auto components and other future businesses as the company maps out its strategy under the restored leadership of Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong after he was freed from prison.
Samsung has confirmed that it's going to invest over $20 billion in new growth areas over the next three years. Youth unemployment rates are at historic highs and exports, apart from the booming memory chip sector, have been slow to recover.
Here's the first Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay footage
They've also brought back the conversation options from Bully, as you can now greet or antagonise civilians as you see fit. Feast your eyes on that attractive trailer below, and get excited for the game's impending release.
Well, the South Korean electronic giant announced plans to invest 25 trillion South Korean won (around $22.3 billion in USA currency) over the next three years in AI, 5G, automotive component, and biopharmaceutical technologies.
The company said it expected to add 40,000 new jobs over the next three years, in news that will likely bring relief to South Korea's government which is now struggling with high youth unemployment.
The new strategy will entail an overhaul of Samsung's internal venture incubation program, said the company. That sum is 6% greater than the investment made by the South Korean conglomerate over the past three years, according to Reuters.
NCAA's new proposed rules blindside NBA, USA Basketball officials
It's on us to restore the integrity of college basketball and continue to improve the interests of all student-athletes. University presidents and chancellors must contractually agree to cooperate with investigations and infractions process.
Lee was released from jail earlier in 2018 after a year in detention on bribery charges, lifting hopes among some investors that Samsung will hike investments and create jobs. He is appealing the conviction.
The company said the investment made locally will have the effect of creating some 700,000 jobs, especially from the chip and display industries. The most notable appearance was in India, where Lee met with President Moon Jae-in and Samsung announced plans to expand its smartphone production there. Mr Lee, who has led Samsung since his father fell ill in 2014, denies wrongdoing and has appealed the ruling. Samsung plans to allocate 25 trillion won in such fields.
Samsung has been one of the most profitable tech companies on the planet in recent years.
Government of Ontario are working to restore dollar Beers for labour Day
"I want people to have a fair price but you can't keep raising the taxes provincially and federally on our product", Ladell said. It appears a 25 cent reduction in the price of a beer will be achieved by lowering the tax.


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High street retailer Primark has responded to last night's Government daily briefing in which Boris Johnson stated all non-essential shops could reopen on June 15.
Primark stores have remained closed since March 23, when ordered to do so by the Government to prevent further spread of coronavirus.
However, during last night's briefing details were given on the next stages of lockdown and the steps that will be implemented to ease restrictions.
Before being allowed to reopen on these dates, businesses will need to have completed a risk assessment, in consultation with trade union representatives or workers.
They will need to be confident they are managing the risks going forward and have taken the necessary steps to become ‘COVID-19 secure’, in line with Health and Safety legislation.
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Since last night's briefing, Primark fans began tweeting the retailer, sharing their excitement at being able to shop at its stores again, however Primark remained coy in its reply - not indicating if it will reopen on June 15 or not.
Replying to one fan who had shared a tweet which said: "@Primark here I come lol" Primark replied: "Hi Jo! With the health and safety of our staff and customers in front of mind, our stores are closed until further notice."
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Sophie Lund-Yates said: "This could mean bumper sales when shops reopen, as sales stickers are one of the quickest ways to shift excess items."
The ECHO has contacted Primark for further details on its reopening plans.


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Audio-Technica reveals five new headphones powered by Bluetooth wireless technology.
The Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has doubled in popularity over the period of a year in India, which is itself enjoying explosive Internet growth.
The Uber-equivalent of the region plans to offer carpooling services in Singapore and five other countries that will allow customers to save cash on their commute.
The South Korean mobile phone maker may try to better compete with its low-cost rivals on price, judging by a China-based analyst's prediction.
The US-based photo and video messaging service is closing the gap with Facebook, which reports 8 billion views per day.
But some wonder whether a premium-priced watch will attract buyers in a price-conscious market.
DataWind and Reliance Communications are looking to team up to release the world's cheapest smartphone in India by the end of 2015.
The Hong Kong-based handset maker may be the latest company to have its smartphones manufactured in India, following brands like Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi and Motorola.
The high price tags for iPhones in India have triggered entrepreneurs to offer cheaper deals through the country's gray market.
The Pruthvi chip, made by Bangalore-based Saankhya labs, can make use of unused TV bandwidth to provide long-range Internet access to rural areas.


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Starbucks today officially unveiled the Starbucks Odyssey and announced that it will launch it later this year. This is Starbucks’ first step in its combination with web3 technology. The new experience combines the company’s successful Starbucks Rewards loyalty program with an NFT platform, allowing customers to both earn and purchase digital assets that unlock exclusive experiences and rewards .
The company has previously offered web3 plans to investors and said it believes this new experience will build on the existing Starbucks Rewards model, where customers earn “stars” that can be exchanged for benefits like free drinks today. Starbucks envisions the Odyssey as a way for its most loyal customers to earn a wider set of rewards while also building a community .
Starbucks executive Brady Brewer told TechCrunch that Starbucks has been researching blockchain technologies for several years, but has been involved in this project for about six months.
Starbucks Odyssey Will Serve NFT Trading
A set of limited edition NFTs will be available for purchase on the Starbucks Odyssey web app, which also works on mobile devices . Although hosted on the Polygon blockchain, these NFTs can be purchased using a credit or debit card. Therefore, a crypto wallet will not be necessary . The company believes this will lower the barrier to entry, making it easier for consumers to participate in the web3 experience.
The company is not yet ready to share how much its NFTs will cost or how many will be available when they are released, and says these are still decisions being considered.
The company says the web3 platform has launched its waitlist (waitlist.starbucks.com) and will launch it later in the year .


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Police in Alpharetta, Ga., may have cracked the case that has terrorized local residents' wallets, bank accounts and credit ratings.
For the past two years, a stealthy, if part-time, thief has spent Friday afternoons lifting petty cash and credit cards from vehicles left unlocked by unconcerned residents of the upscale Atlanta suburb.
It turns out the bandit may have been so successful because he blended right in, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution..
On Aug. 13, police arrested town resident Oliver G. Petit for allegedly swiping $180 in cash out of a parked Ford Explorer at a local park.
Petit himself was driving a silver Lincoln LS sedan (search), worth about $32,000, and wearing a golf shirt tucked into khaki dress shorts.
At Petit's $300,000 house, near a lake and a golf course, police allegedly found a few dozen incriminating credit cards, gift cards and receipts.
Petit isn't talking, but he had recently been arrested for shoplifting, and his own son filed a police report accusing his father of stealing his identity to rack up $19,200 in debt.
He also matches the sole witness description of a car break-in, as well as the ATM surveillance video of a man who took out $600 on a stolen card.
Cops haven't linked him to all the reported thefts, which total about $30,000, but seem certain they have their man.
"A hundred different families have had their lives turned upside down because of this," Sgt. Sean Woods told the newspaper.
— Thanks to Out There reader Kris P.
Runaway Bridal Gowns
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Hundreds of wedding dresses worth more than $300,000 (US$230,000) were stolen from a store in the city's upscale South Granville neighborhood, police said.
Investigators were seeking clues at consignment shops, new wedding stores and other operations after the heist was discovered Monday at Lisange Wedding World (search).
Police Inspector Tim Laidler said he had never heard of so many dresses being stolen at once.
"What are you going to do with 300 wedding dresses?" Laidler said. "They're going to have a lot of problems selling them.
"It's not something you can sell at a flea market ... It's not the sort of thing you buy off the back of a truck."
Besides the wedding dresses, 150 bridesmaids' dresses, 150 nightgowns and small amounts of jewelry, shoes and computer equipment were lifted after alarm wiring in the ceiling was cut and the front door smashed, police said.
None of the stolen dresses was reserved for a wedding, so there won't be any unhappy brides, and only dresses up for sale were taken, owner Gavin Chio said. Rental dresses were left on the racks.
Employees replaced the glass door by noon Monday and took dresses from the back of the store to put on display.
The robbery was the first at the store since it opened five years ago, Chio said.
Accused Bank Robber Has More Courage Than Brains
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Michael Callahan was a bank robber in search of a bank, according to police.
First thing Monday morning, he allegedly tried to rob a copy shop at Boston University, thinking it was a bank.
Boston police said he walked into the shop and passed a note to a store employee asking for money. When he was told the shop wasn't a bank, Callahan asked for directions to the nearest Fleet bank branch, police said.
About 40 minutes later, he allegedly robbed a Fleet branch — but came away with less than $200.
On Monday afternoon, Callahan allegedly held up a Citizen's Bank, making off with $2,500. But a bright red dye pack exploded as he fled in his truck, which got a flat tire not far away.
In a last-ditch effort to get away, police said Callahan, covered in red dye, abandoned his truck and ran to a gas station, where he asked a customer there to use his cell phone. He wanted to report his truck stolen.
Police found Callahan, 32, hiding in the gas station. He was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning on an armed robbery charge. More charges may follow, according to police.
Fish Bites Boy
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy was out hunting frogs on Island Lake when he became the prey.
The resulting wounds on Mason DeRosier's feet and hands required 11 stitches to close.
Mason's father, Richard DeRosier, was in a paddle boat just offshore during the attack. DeRosier, a Lake County deputy sheriff, said he was facing the children when he saw a huge swirl in the water.
"Before I can say 'Holy moley! Look at that!', all of a sudden the swirl is by their feet," he said.
Mason said he saw the fish splash just offshore. "It was like, maybe, 5 feet in front of us," Mason said. "Then it splashed right at my foot and bit me. It hurt."
It didn't let go.
"I smacked it in the head and tried to pry it off my foot," Mason said. "He let go, but he bit my hand."
The sister wasn't hurt.
Mason was taken in back to the family's cabin to wash the wounds, then he was off to the hospital.
He received eight stitches in his left hand and three in the bottom of his right foot. He has numerous other bite marks across the top of his foot, his dad said.
"I'll bet he has 20 cuts on his foot and 10 cuts on his hand," Richard DeRosier said.
Right City, Wrong Fountain
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The postcard at Cracker Barrel restaurants said "Greetings from Columbia," but the fountain in the picture won't be found anywhere near here.
Instead it's one of the most famous fountains in Savannah, Ga., about 150 miles south of South Carolina's capital.
The restaurant chain pulled the postcards after a reporter from The (Columbia) State newspaper pointed out the error earlier this month. New ones showing a Columbia scene will soon be produced, Cracker Barrel spokesman Jim Taylor said.
"We have thousands of postcards in 500 stores," he said. "You really want to make sure what you have is accurate."
A spokesman for Seek Productions, which made the postcard, would not talk about the error with the newspaper. The company is based in Millersville, Tenn., near Nashville.
The fountain on the postcard is the centerpiece of Savannah's Forsyth Park, one of the city's icon and frequently featured on Georgia tourism ads.
Compiled by FOXNews.com's Paul Wagenseil.
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Losing its physical fair to a COVID-19 outbreak within days of opening, Taiwan’s biggest book fair extends its online run—by four months.
Year’s End: ‘Constant access to large catalogues of ebooks’ is credited with digital subscriptions’ popularity during the pandemic.
With a couple of summer themes, our entries here are from Italy, South Korea, Norway, Iceland, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Authors whose work is featured today are writing from Singapore, the States, Norway, Italy, Finland, Canada, Germany, and the UK.
From Finland, the United States, Canada, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and France, many of our titles today are new to the rights market.
From Norway, Germany, USA, Iceland, Finland, Spain, and Poland, here are writings to watch for on the run-up to Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Titles in our latest Rights Roundup are by authors based in Sweden, Canada, the UAE, Iceland, the UK, Ecuador, and China’s Sichuan province.
Today’s deals include fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books from Europe and the Americas. One title was longlisted for the International Booker this year. Another is from a generation ago.
The Russian market’s book publishing sector has been designated by the state as eligible for special financial support during the pandemic.
Today’s deals come from India, Sweden, the UK, Finland, Italy, and Norway and include art books, adult fiction, kids’ nonfiction–and historical train tales.


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The rumors were true: Amazon’s holding a second Prime-exclusive sales event starting on Tuesday, October 11th at 3AM ET / 12AM PT and running through Wednesday, October 12th. We first heard about the possibility of another day of deals back in June, but now Amazon has made it official — the only difference is that it’s calling the event Prime Early Access Sale instead of Prime Day.
Besides the name, it doesn’t look like too much is changing between the two events. Just like Amazon Prime Day, the Prime Early Access Sale should still bring some of the best deals of the year out to play, as well as feature sales on Amazon devices in addition to a wealth of other cool tech. So, if you’ve waited this long to buy a new pair of noise-canceling headphones or an OLED TV, take it from us, waiting a couple of weeks or so is going to pay some real dividends.
Of course, no details have been provided by Amazon as to exactly what deals will be offered, but Amazon mentioned some brands it will feature during the sale. This includes products from Peloton, New Balance, Philips Sonicare, Lego, Adidas, KitchenAid, Samsung, iRobot (which Amazon is currently in the process of acquiring), and more. It’s also trying out a new top 100 list of the “most popular and giftable items” that it will drop deals from throughout the event.
If you want to get a headstart, there will be some early deals starting today, such as a four-month free trial of Amazon Music Unlimited and the chance to buy an Echo Dot for 99 cents with a one-month subscription to Amazon’s music streaming service. Prime Early Access deals are available to Prime members living in the US and UK, as well as a number of other countries, including Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.
In case you needed to feel more guilty about engaging with Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale, California recently filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, claiming that customers have “nowhere else to go and Amazon knows it.” On that note though, we’ll be continuing our trend of providing you with deals roundups from other retailers like Best Buy and Target that will likely have similar sales on many of the same products.
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Sri Lanka Design Festival and MAS Holdings announced yesterday they will host the SLDF Ethical Fashion Award with the aim of upholding local fashion designers who have taken a step towards safeguarding the world through their creative practices.
“During a time when our world is endangered due to record amounts of ecological pollution, environmental catastrophes and wastage of resources, the design movement worldwide is taking a timely step forward towards sustainability,” SLDF said. Ethical fashion encompasses many facets, from working with artisanal communities and providing them livelihoods and reviving traditional crafts to recycling fabric off-cuts from factories, taking special precautions to save water and energy and many more.
SLDF Ethical Fashion Award will provide an opportunity for individual designers and fashion labels exercising ethical practices to not only showcase their talent to a global audience at the prestigious London Fashion Week under Esthetica ‘Designers of the World’, but also to inspire other designers to take steps towards being sustainably conscious.
Nathan Sivagananathan, Chief Executive Officer of MAS Design commented on the major involvement of MAS in this award; "At MAS we foster a culture with a vision that empowers people to assume responsibility for creating a sustainable future. The MAS Culture of Progressive Management is defined by continuously raising the bar on the accepted standards of ethics and best practices in the global industry. Amongst the many CSR projects carried out by MAS such as Eco Go Beyond and Educating Generation Next on Sustainability, the SLDF Ethical Fashion Award is a key area of focus. Therefore we believe that this award will further enhance the linkages in our efforts to help Social, Cultural and Environmental Practices to be valued in the design world and most importantly to educate, harness and highlight the next generation of designers to engage in similar practices"
The award will be given in two categories; Ready-to-Wear and Lingerie, and eight Semi-finalists will display their collections at the Sri Lanka Design Festival 2010 in November. The four finalists who will be featured at the London Fashion week in 2011 will be chosen by a panel of distinguished judges including Colin McDowell, Soozie Jenkinson, Elizabeth Laskar, Orsola de Castro, Filippo Ricci, Charty Durrant, Claire Hamer, and representatives from the SLDF, and MAS Holdings. The selected fashion collections will also stand a rare chance to be picked up for retail by UK High Street firms like Marks & Spencer.
“At Sri Lanka Design Festival 2010, ethical fashion will be prompted through this award and the festival will create an international platform to designers with an ethical background. This will also be a great opportunity to let the world see Sri Lanka’s attempts in using design to make a difference in the world”, said Linda Speldewinde – The founder of SLDF and Managing Directress of the AOD.
Sri Lanka Design Festival and MAS will be hosting the award with the support of Exhibil, the British Council, Marks & Spencer and Carbon Consulting Company (CCC).
For more information, applications and criteria, please visit: www.srilankadesignfestival.com
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SRINAGAR: The Food Safety Department announced on Wednesday that it has recently conducted surprise raids in Srinagar, resulting in the closure of two sweets and bakery production facilities.
The department reported, “1.5 quintals of sweets were confiscated during these operations. Acting on specific intelligence, the Food Safety division of the Drugs & Food Control Organization in Kashmir, along with the Intelligent Cum Legal Cell and Food Safety Wing Srinagar, conducted surprise checks in Bemina, Qamarwari, and Dalgate regions.”
They discovered two sweets and bakery manufacturing units were in violation of the FSSA 2006, producing items in unsanitary conditions, prompting the closure of both establishments. Samples of the confiscated sweets were sent to the Food testing laboratory for quality and safety evaluation.
The department emphasised that these raids were carried out to ensure consumers’ access to safe and high-quality sweets and food products.
A stern warning has been issued to all food business operators, especially those involved in sweet, bakery, and dairy product production, emphasising the importance of adhering to the guidelines and provisions of the Food Safety & Standards Act. [KNT]
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For a game that managed to shift 800,000 units in its first two weeks of release, this is a slowing number, it is true. However, for a genre which is not as popular today as it once was and a game which was exclusive to Switch for the most part (it later received a Steam release in October), one million is still an impressive number.
To celebrate the occasion, Square Enix took to Twitter to thank fans for their continued support and announce that the game has now gone on sale in Japan (how very celebratory). Much like the 800,000 achievement, this announcement was also shared alongside some original artwork which you can check out in full below.
For comparison, Octopath Traveller, another of Square Enix's HD-2D releases from this year, managed to reach the big milly mark in just three weeks. Has Triangle Strategy been the quickest-selling game of this year? No it has not. But reaching one million sales before 2022 is out is a worthy achievement nonetheless.


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Samsung Pay will launch in the UK and Spain “very soon”, the head of Samsung Pay Europe has announced during the phone-maker’s European Forum 2016 event in Monaco. “More details at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks’ time,” Pocket-lint reports the company’s Nathalie Oestmann as saying.
- Italian rail operator to pilot barrier-free transit ticketing
- XYZ to adopt finger vein payments at co-working cafe
- Manchester reports on open loop contactless ticketing adoption
- EMVCo to support eight-digit Issuer Identification Numbers from 2021
- MTA reports ‘much higher’ than expected Omny contactless transit payments adoption in New York


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China's biggest tech firms posted strong second-quarter revenues despite regulatory headwinds, leading to mixed expectations for the long-term.
The platform also delivers much higher conversions than other digital ads, according to a report from Mininglamp Technology.
The Chinese internet search giant has been under pressure from competitors like Meituan and Bytedance.
Alibaba will also lead a US$700 million investment in NetEase Cloud Music.
As online e-commerce growth slows, JD.com is following in the footsteps of Alibaba and Baidu to target the offline advertising market.
You know Weibo and WeChat...QQ and Baidu..perhaps Douyin and Pinduoduo. But do you recall the significance of BiliBili, Kuaishou, Momo, Zhihu and Paipai?
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This is it, surely. Week Four of our slicing through four decades of Apple history brings us to the moment when Steve Jobs launched the device he said was his most important one. It's also the week that Apple made a dent in the universe, and it's the week when new Apple technology was proclaimed as being the next killer product. These are three different things, though, and maybe none of them are what you'd expect.
There were intelligent assistants on iPhone before Siri, and there are now many of them on every phone, but Siri is the Hoover or Coca-Cola of them. It is the one you're talking about when you refer to speaking to your phone and getting sarky comments back. It's the one that has gone the further to making this Star Trek-like technology mainstream.
Apple's in-car technology that integrates the iPhone with a built-in infotainment system, CarPlay, has been named as "best individual technology feature in a vehicle" during the North American International Auto Show, held in Detroit. CarPlay won out ahead of Google's Android Auto, Ford's Sync 3, and a variety of competing systems. The technology has -- two years after its debut -- picked up a lot of support recently from slow-moving automakers, and is appearing in many model-year 2016 and 2017 vehicles.
Last month, Apple registered three car-related domain names -- apple.car, apple.cars, and apple.auto -- using the MarkMonitor registrar and fueling further speculation on the plans and timetable for a rumored foray into either advanced car augmentation or outright car manufacturing. While there is little firm evidence that Apple actually plans to make a car -- numerous regulatory and federal filings would be required, which the company doesn't appear to have done -- it seems likely that it is researching, and possibly working with a secret partner, on more advanced car technology beyond the existing CarPlay option.
A new report claims that Apple has bought an artificial intelligence company called Emotient, which works on technology used to read emotion through a user's facial expressions, such as for testing reactions to advertising. Apple has not confirmed the deal, but told the Wall Street Journal that the company "buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans." The alleged acquisition comes not long after the iPhone maker bought Perceptio and Faceshift, two firms also concerned with AI and facial expression recognition.
On Monday, Ford took itself off the list of car manufacturers that had not formalized their plans for Apple's CarPlay technology (and to a lesser extent Google's Android Auto) by announcing that all 2017 Ford models that include the company's Sync 3 platform will have them as standard. Later this year, 2016 model owners with the Sync 3 system, which is powered by BlackBerry's QNX, will be able to add CarPlay compatibility. In related news, rival Toyota will adopt Ford's SmartDeviceLink API so that app developers can write software for the company's vehicles.
If you are old enough to remember the start of Apple, it's unlikely that you do. Apple began in a garage like so many other companies and you needed to be deeply into technology or practically living in Cupertino, California to have any chance of having noticed. It would take a little while before Apple would emerge from the crowd of other startup computer firms but not only was Apple a survivor, it is the only survivor. No other computer company from 1976 is still making computers. All this year, starting today, we're going to examine this history, and how (or how not) that choices the company made then, apply today.
The technology industry is like every other business, but telescoped down: what took decades in the car trade took hours for computers. Consumer electronics are also a lot like show business, in how products must be launched and images must be produced. When things are going wrong, CEOs have to have great scripts to read from. With a bit of a holiday slow-down coming up, let us recommend some very good reading -- the best books about Apple, and the best about the technology world.
We've been checking our lists twice, chiefly because of syncing issues, and you know how it is. Christmas expands to fill the space you have and nature abhors a news vacuum so in what continues to be a quiet week, One More Thing decks some halls. Wait, is that Christmas or Thanksgiving? It's some holiday or other and we're after celebrating all of them because it's a Grade A excuse to discuss some of the finest technology around.
Apple has been granted a further patent on Femtocell technology which is typically used in network base stations that use low-power cellular connections and are designed to be operated in homes and smaller businesses. This new patent, number 9,191,839, has been issued regarding methods of configuring Femtocells and it follows an August patent regarding access to wireless signals using the technology.
Now AAPL Stock: 93.99 ( + 0.29 )
Apple to open R&D center in India
A new report says that Apple will be opening a new technology center in Hyderabad, India, helping to boost the city's growing reputation as a tech center. The facility would operate within the WaveRock facility, and create 4,500 new jobs at a cost of around $25 million. In 2015, India surpassed the $1 billion in yearly sales milestone, and Apple has recently received permission to open retail stores in the country under its own control, an exception to rules that usually block foreign ownership. http://zd.net/1SMBVu4
Google killing Picasa starting May 1
Google Photos head Anil Sabharwal confirmed in a blog post today that the search engine giant will be shutting down acquisition Picasa. Support and downloads for the desktop application will terminate on March 15 with the application continuing to work for the time being. The transition to Google Photos truly commences on May 1, with deprecation of some Picasa API calls happening shortly thereafter. Users that have Google Photos access will find their photos already migrated. A mass-download tool for users not wishing to use Google Photos will be available sometime after May 1. http://bit.ly/1SmV2KH
Rogue Amoeba Piezo updated, departing App Store
In order to continue working on audio capture tool Piezo, developer Rogue Amoeba has simultaneously updated the app to version 1.5, and announced that it will pull version 1.2.6 from the Mac App Store. Customers who own the Mac App Store version have a one-time migration process to the Rogue Amoeba-served version. The company notes that the sandboxing restriction placed on Mac App Store versions "effectively stopped our ability to upgrade Piezo in any meaningful way." [8.80MB] http://bit.ly/1PIjz7l
FCC spectrum auction will happen without Google
After throwing its hat in earlier, Google (and associated companies) has declared that it is not participating in this year's FCC spectrum auction. A company spokeswoman said of the auction that "like all those interested in improved connectivity and equitable access, we'll be following the upcoming spectrum auction closely. That said, we have not filed to participate." http://on.recode.net/1oy5LWk
iPad Air 3, iPhone 5se sold Friday after launch?
Reverting the way products are actually released by Apple after an announcement to the way it was a decade ago, reports are circulating that new products revealed at a March announcement will go on sale the Friday immediately following the unveil. Slated to appear at a conjectural Tuesday, March 15 event are a new Apple four-inch phone with more up to date internals currently referred to as the iPhone 5se, and a new iPad Air 3 model with Smart Connector and other enhancements. http://bit.ly/1o7mqiY
Lexmark prevails in toner import appeal
Printer manufacturer Lexmark has won an appeal on the third-party US resale of its printer cartridges originally destined for markets outside North America. The appeals court ruled in a 10-2 vote in favor of Lexmark's demand to stop the sale and against Impression Products, both on the toner cartridge resale matter, as well as a related matter regarding overturning the reseller's refilling one-use cartridges and selling those in the US market. The ruling has ramifications in the tech industry, as well as the pharmaceutical and medical technology markets. Impression Products promises an appeal before the supreme court. http://reut.rs/1SLVmmG
AT&T expands BOGO promo to iPhone 6s
Beginning today, new and existing AT&T customers can purchase a new iPhone 6s and get another one free when adding a second line. Over the weekend, customers must purchase two phones through AT&T Next (one can be an existing number), and add both phones to a qualified plan. AT&T notes that "after three bill cycles or less" the account will start to receive up to $650 spread out over 30 monthly bill credits to offset the cost of the installment plan for the phone. Taxes are due at time of sale. http://soc.att.com/1SLUP4k


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Sanbolic Closes 2012 As Another Year of Record Sales Growth, Product Innovation and Strategic Partnership Development
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanbolic(R), the market leader in distributed data management, today announced that 2012 marked another year of record growth, with a 59 percent sales growth in Q4 over 2011 Q4 sales, with the most marked
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanbolic(R), the market leader in distributed data management, today announced that 2012 marked another year of record growth, with a 59 percent sales growth in Q4 over 2011 Q4 sales, with the most marked increase originating from Sanbolic's virtual desktop (VDI) and file serving solution sets. Additionally, Sanbolic enjoyed a 75 percent increase in average deal size in Q4 2012 over Q4 2011.
Sanbolic achieved many significant milestones in 2012, including:
"We provide our customers with the most advanced, efficient and cost effective solutions for application availability, data and storage management on-premise and in the public cloud," said Eva Helen, President, COO and Co-Founder, Sanbolic. "Our consistent product innovation and strategic partnering with industry leading vendors, enables our customers to be well positioned for the future."
Sanbolic continued to invest in its leadership with two key promotions. Kyle Bollen has been appointed Vice President of North American Sales, where he will be responsible for the continuation of Sanbolic's exponential sales revenue growth, including the maintenance and development of Sanbolic's direct sales force, as well as its strategic channel partner network. Andrew Melmed has been named Vice President of Enterprise Architecture, where he will continue to lead enterprise product development, while serving as a direct liaison between internal resources and Sanbolic's customer base. Melmed will also continue to serve as one of the company's chief evangelists through webinars, blogging, and contributed thought leadership editorials.
About Sanbolic, Inc.?Founded in 2000, Sanbolic(R) is a global leader in distributed data management. Its Melio(TM) software suite delivers dramatically increased levels of application availability, scalability, protection and performance while decreasing cost and management complexity across enterprise data center applications such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Windows file-/web-serving, Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktop (VDI), and Microsoft Hyper-V private cloud environments. For further information please visit the Sanbolic website at: www.sanbolic.com or email: firstname.lastname@example.org.??Join the conversation - follow Sanbolic on Twitter.
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The smartphone didn’t just drive holiday sales at the country’s biggest operators; it dominated those sales. This week at CES 2013, AT&T(s t) and Verizon Wireless(s vz)(s vod) reported record gross and net subscriber additions for the final three months of the year, all driven by big volumes of smartphones.
AT&T revealed at the show that it activated 10 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, mostly iPhones(s aapl) and Android(s goog) devices. That figure bests its previous record set in Q4 of 2011 of 9.4 million smartphones sold. According to the carrier, it averaged 110,000 smartphone sales a day during the three-month period.
Verizon hasn’t released its gross smartphone activations, but at a Citi(s c) conference held in conjunction with CES Monday, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said the carrier racked up 2.1 million net new subscribers in Q4, FierceWireless reported. Adam added that 85 percent of the device smartphones sold in the quarter were smartphones, and that 23 percent of its subscriber base now uses an LTE device, up from 16 percent in the third quarter.
That big jump in 4G subscribers has a lot to do with the new LTE-enabled iPhone 5, which went on sale in September. In fact, both carriers saw huge boosts in iPhone sales leading into the holidays. According to research group Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, in the 12 weeks leading up Nov. 25, iOS phones accounted for 71.8 percent of AT&T’s smartphone activations and 55 percent of Verizon’s — big increases over the same period in 2011 when the iPhone 4S was released.
The iPhone is also doing well at the single U.S. nationwide operator that doesn’t yet sell it. At the same Citi conference on Tuesday, T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere said it is connecting 100,000 iPhones a month and it currently hosts 1.9 million Apple smartphones on its GSM and HSPA+ networks, TMoNews reported. Though T-Mo doesn’t offer the device to its customers, it’s actively encouraging consumers to bring their unlocked iPhones to its network.
Of course, T-Mobile is only connecting the same number of iPhones a month that AT&T sells in a day, but that should change once T-Mo starts selling the device directly later this year.
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A juror will be prosecuted for contempt of court after allegedly writing on Facebook that he wanted to "fuck up a paedophile" during the trial of a convicted child sex offender.
Twitter has blocked Flattr, a "payment" service in which people could get paid for having their tweets favourited by other users, from accessing its systems.
Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, has said the social network stands by its mobile advertising plan, despite concerns that users will be bombarded with unwanted messages.
Apple and Twitter are both expected to make significant incursions into the music space in the near future in moves that could challenge Spotify, Pandora and other independent music services.
When General Motors pulled its advertising dollars from Facebook just days ahead of the social network's IPO in May 2012, it dealt Facebook a massive blow.
Instagram is experiencing all sorts of bugginess this week, and while its users and the social network have taken notice, there's been little buzz about the issue on news sites. In fact, Instagram's two tweets on the issue have now been deleted.
Facebook has started charging UK users up to £11 to send messages to celebrities and other people outside their circle of friends.
The moment I buy my fake Facebook girlfriend, she leaves a post on my wall. It reads: "I just remembered that thing you said… hiarious. lol ;)" Great.
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Facebook now looks more like "Spambook" and its advertising looks less promising than investors originally thought, said Richard Greenfield, media and entertainment analyst at BTIG Partners. Greenfield's firm has a "sell" rating on Facebook with a $22 price target.
Twitter has begun to honour takedown requests from users complaining their jokes have been lifted wholesale and shared by others, passing them off as their own.
I’m always quick to defend the internet against charges of toxicity. It is home to so much that’s positive, but there’s no doubting it can be a despairing space.
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"NVIDIA PASCAL" content on TweakTown - Page 2
We found 68 items for the tag: NVIDIA PASCAL
NVIDIA's GP100 spotted, the Pascal successor to GTX 980 Ti & Titan X
First, we heard about GP104 - now we're hearing about 'Big Pascal' aka GP100.
NVIDIA's next-gen Pascal GP104 GPU spotted, should feature GDDR5X
NVIDIA's next-gen, mid-range Pascal-powered offering should feature GDDR5X.
NVIDIA used GTX 980 MXM modules during Pascal tease at CES 2016
NVIDIA didn't have Pascal on stage at CES 2016, instead they used GTX 980 MXM modules.
NVIDIA teases its next-gen Pascal GPU, puts it inside of a car first
NVIDIA's first use of its next-gen Pascal architecture is for the automotive market.
NVIDIA's Pascal-powered Drive PX 2 is as powerful as 150 MacBook Pros
NVIDIA unveils its new Drive PX 2 platform, powered by a 14nm Pascal GPU.
NVIDIA ships mysterious 'JM601' GPU - is this a dual GPU, or Pascal?
NVIDIA ships a new 'JM601' GPU, and we have no idea what it is - which is why it excites us.
NVIDIA rumored to use GDDR5X on next-gen Pascal-based GPUs
NVIDIA rumored to use both HBM2 and GDDR5X, the successor to GDDR5, on their next-gen video cards.
NVIDIA showed off its next-gen HBM-based Pascal GPU in Japan recently
NVIDIA starts teasing more of its upcoming Pascal architecture, powered by HBM and on the 16nm node.
NVIDIA's Pascal GPU to feature over 100% more transistors than Titan X
NVIDIA's Pascal GPU will feature an insane 17 billion transistors, making the 8 billion in Titan X feel paltry in comparison.
NVIDIA working on two HBM2-based cards, is one the GeForce GTX 1080?
NVIDIA has two next-gen Pascal-based GPUs featuring HBM2, with up to 32GB of the next-generation RAM.
NVIDIA: Pascal will be our first 16nm GPU, to be revealed in 2016
NVIDIA talks about Pascal very briefly at Computex 2015, which will be their first 16nm GPU.
TSMC teases that 16nm FinFET will deliver 40% performance improvement
The move to 16nm FinFET on upcoming GPUs is going to be a seriously wild ride.
NVIDIA says TSMC is still primary partner for 16nm, 10nm production
NVIDIA reiterates for the second time in three months that TSMC is their primary manufacturing partner as they head towards 16nm, and even 10nm production.
NVIDIA teases next-gen Pascal-based GeForce with HBM2, 14nm and more
NVIDIA's CEO says that the company can't wait to talk about their future products, including their Pascal architecture.
The next-gen Pascal-based GeForce could feature 32GB of VRAM
The Pascal architecture from NVIDIA mixed with HBM 2.0 could see a GeForce card with a huge 32GB of VRAM on-board.
NVIDIA teases Pascal, its next-generation GPU with 3D Memory, NVLink
NVIDIA begins teasing its next generation GPU an hour after it officially unveils its Titan X, with NVLink, 3D Memory and so much more.
NVIDIA reiterates that TSMC is a 'very important' foundry partner
NVIDIA is happy with TSMC, says that the Taiwanese giant is a 'very important' partner.
NVIDIA announces its tiny next-gen GPU, Pascal, with 3D Memory
NVIDIA unveils its next-gen GPU at GPU Technology Conference 2014, the new NVIDIA Pascal has some incredible technology.


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Business news Xbox: A record first quarter for Microsoft’s gaming division
We are at the end of April! It is therefore time to take stock of the finances of the biggest studios in the video game industry. After CD Projekt and the PlayStation brand, therefore, it is Microsoft’s turn to unveil its latest quarterly report.
Yesterday, at the end of the evening, the American giant Microsoft unveiled the last quarter figures closed on March 31, 2021. And what we can see at a glance is that Satya Nadella’s firm is doing quite well. Indeed, between January 1, 2021 and March 31, the American company achieved more than $ 41 billion in sales and a profit of $ 15.5 billion, which represents a respective increase of 19% and 44% compared to last year over the same period. This impressive result is mainly due to Microsoft’s cloud services, which alone recorded $ 17.7 billion.
More than a year after the start of the pandemic, the digital adoption curves are not slowing down. They’re picking up speed, and that’s just the start. We’re building the cloud for the next decade, expanding our addressable marketplace, and innovating every level of the technology stack to help our customers be resilient and transform. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
For its part, the turnover of the video game part (the one that interests us therefore) has also exploded. It reached 3.53 billion dollars and at the same time posted an increase of 50% compared to last year over the same period. This is quite simply the best result recorded by the Xbox brand since its birth for a first quarter of the year. Obviously, the stars of this first quarter of the year 2021 are game sales, but also, and especially subscription services – here we are referring to the Xbox Game Pass which was recently enriched with Bethesda games. – which increased by 34% compared to the first quarter of 2020. Unfortunately, Microsoft has not published the number of subscribers to the service. According to the latest news, the subscription service had 18 million subscribers as of December 31, 2020.
You haven’t seen it all yet! Console sales, thanks to the arrival of the Xbox Series X | S on the market, have made a monstrous gap and are now up 232% compared to the first quarter of last year, just that. However, these sales represent only a tiny part of the turnover of Microsoft’s gaming division with only a small 18%. The remaining 82% are obviously occupied by content sales and subscription services.
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O.N.S. Clothing had originally hoped to open its new flagship in NoLIta last fall, but delays pushed that to the spring. Then, the coronavirus hit.
But the men’s lifestyle brand is finally ready to open its doors. The plan is to open the 2,700-square-foot store at 201 Mulberry Street on Aug. 14, by appointment only.
O.N.S., which stands for One Nice Shirt, was founded by Brian Chung, whose family is in the apparel manufacturing and textile development business in Hong Kong. He created the brand around six years ago out of a need for a wardrobe that felt comfortable and sophisticated at the same time.
Originally, it offered only shirts, but has since expanded into a full collection for men as well as home and lifestyle products such as lighting fixtures, water bottles, scented candles and even greeting cards.
For the past several years, O.N.S. had operated a store on Greene Street, but Chung felt the neighborhood in SoHo was changing and sought to move closer to what he sees as like-minded brands such as Noah and Kith. O.N.S.’s former space, which is located across the street from Yves Saint Laurent, will be taken over by Alexander McQueen, he said.
O.N.S.’ new space was created by the Hong Kong-based Collective, which also designed the Bauhaus Museum in Germany, the first Aesop store in Macau China and the Nike Vaporscape concept store/video campaign. To execute the space, Collective teamed with New York-based Tang Kawasaki which has worked on the Bushwick tower and other residential projects in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
The store, which was once a garage, uses plant-based asphalt for the floors and features a 100-foot-long movable wall covered with wool; 65 feet of custom stainless steel ramps and stairs to create a five-foot change in the level of the store; custom cast resin furniture; Italian tile for the fitting rooms and a custom fiberglass sculpture created by a New York yacht-building workshop.
In its former location in SoHo, O.N.S. had created a true community-oriented space where it hosted artist showcases, events and panels, a strategy it will continue in the new site.
Although O.N.S. does have a handful of wholesale accounts, the brand is primarily direct to consumer, a channel that Chung said has been growing since the pandemic. In addition to the Greene Street flagship, the brand has also operated a couple of pop-ups in SoHo and the Lower East Side, but Chung believes the time is right to set down permanent roots.
“SoHo wasn’t where I wanted to be and I’ve always liked being on a side street,” he said of the new location. “Williamsburg is too touristy and commercial and Bleecker Street is not there yet. But NoLIta has a lot of cafes and residential, too. So that’s where we want to excel.”
O.N.S. also operates three stores in Hong Kong and is hoping to open another store in New York City within the next two years. And although he’d one day like to expand to Los Angeles as well, he said opening a store there would only make sense when the brand expands its customer base in that community to the point where it can support a retail store. “We’re waiting until it’s the right time from a data standpoint,” he said.
Although Chung is hopeful the Mulberry Street store will perform well, he knows it’s not going to be easy opening a flagship in the midst of a pandemic. “We’re hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst,” he said.


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Samsung has recently announced the date for their next Galaxy Unpacked event. This event is currently scheduled to take place on the 28th of April where according to Samsung, it will see the launch of “the most powerful Galaxy” device. Samsung has obviously not stated what devices will be launching, so we can only speculate for now.
According to the rumors, Samsung has quite a number of new products in the works. One of which is a new smartwatch that could be powered by Google’s Wear OS platform. Secondly, there is also the Galaxy S21 FE, although we’re not necessarily sure if the handset is worthy of the hyperbole of being called “the most powerful Galaxy”.
There have also been rumors that Samsung is planning on launching a couple of new foldable phones with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 2, which the former could possibly be worthy of the title. At the same time, there have been reports that claim that the foldables might only be launching in July, so there is a chance that this event might not have anything to do with them, although the squared image in the event invite does remind us of an unfolded smartphone.
Either way, we will have all the official details in the coming weeks, so remember to mark the date down on your calendar and check back with us on the 28th of April for more updates on what new products Samsung plans on announcing.


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If reports that Google will launch its own smartphone are true, the device would thrown the Internet search giant into competition with Apple's iPhone — not to mention the Motorola Droid and all other phones that use Google's Android operating system. How could this shake up the battle of the smartphones? (Watch a preview of the Google Phone)
Google can't touch iPhone: Apple can "weather any Google phone attack," says Clint Boulton in eWeek. Unlike other phone makers, Apple controls every aspect of the iPhone — hardware, apps, and services — which analysts say keeps it safe. Other smartphones, however, might be in trouble.
"Analyst: Google phone won't ding Apple's iPhone"
This would be murder for Droid: A Google phone "would be a major buzz kill for Verizon Wireless," says Matthew Shaer in The Christian Science Monitor. Verizon sells the Droid, and has just launched the new-generation Motorola handset which also uses Google's Android OS. "A Google phone, presumably, would run roughshod all over Verizon’s plans for world domination."
"Google phone rumors put damper on Droid buzz"
Google phone would hurt Google the most: If Google's really going to launch a phone, it's "a mistake," says Dan Frommer in The Business Insider. Google hopes to make "a ton of money" selling mobile ads, so it can't scare off the partners that are using Android. Google should focus on getting the biggest cell-phone companies — RIM and Nokia — to switch to Android. "Then it would be a GIANT."
"If a Google Phone actually exists, it's a mistake (GOOG)"
Relax. The Google phone is still just a rumor: To read the breathless headlines, says JR Raphael in PC World, one would "think the so-called Google Phone is as good as on store shelves." But all we have is TechCrunch's report, based on an anonymous source, balanced against Google's denial. Rumors get people's attention -- but that doesn't make them true.
"Reality check: Google phone far from a sure thing"
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The members of the Association of Television Channel Owners in a recent meeting with the information minister have pressed their demand for banning video content such as news and talk shows on online news portals. This is a very significant piece of news for the media at large in Bangladesh. The video content in the online environment has made them worried, as they feel a crisis, a crisis of losing audience to those online portals.
Now, if there are 25 TV channels in Bangladesh, not every channel runs its own online news and video portal. Only a handful of them have their own news portals for catering the needs of the audience who consume online content. Prominent among them are Channel i and NTV who have various kinds of video contents. Some others also have online portals, but they aren’t rich enough on producing video content.
Five years ago, I was working for a very popular TV channel. At the same time, I also had my own online news portal. I had always appealed to the owner of the channel for investing some money in its online portal because I could see that TV media would start changing rapidly with the spread of the internet which is the vehicle of online environment. The writing on the wall was there. Now that they have started changing, the TV channels owners have gotten worried. They have also started losing business.
Now, if you look at the online portals such as Bangla Tribune, Sarabangla, Techshohor etc., they are regularly offering talk shows and entertainment shows and getting a very good response from their audience. I certainly agree that the TV channel owners do have an element to get angry about the surge of audience on online video content. However, this wasn’t new to them; they have surely seen it coming and didn’t do anything to transform themselves.
It’s worthwhile to mention that there’s a rumour that eminent movie maker Steven Spielberg wanted a ban on Netflix movies from the Oscars. Although he has denied it, saying that he didn’t demand such a thing, but the message has gone around. Now, why would the traditional cinema world would try to prevent companies like Netflix? Because, Netflix has played the role of a disruptor in the entertainment business; it has transformed movies to an individual medium from and a mass medium.
Then we see how Amazon and Disney have also started their live content streaming. Disney is going directly to the customers. Netflix had spent $10 million in 2018, released 80 new films and the premier of astonishing 700 TV shows. On the other hand, top six movie studios together had released only 75 films in 2017. Now, who would compete with Netflix? Who’d make more money than Netflix?
Let’s look at how Bangladeshi newspapers are trying to grab the market. They know that the traditional print versions would lose the market to a great extent and almost all of them now are giving more efforts to their online versions; they also have video content on their websites.
The English newspapers have launched their Bangla site and the Bangla newspapers have launched English sites, because they know they have to grab the audience. The Daily Star now has a Bangla version and Prothom Alo has an English version. Many have followed their footsteps. Now, why are they doing it? Because the market is changing with the habit of the audience. Very soon, these newspapers are likely to start offering more video content. What if The Daily Start starts live talk shows? With its reputation, it would be the most successful talk show!
What would our TV channels do then?
Haven’t the local TV channels watched CNN, BBC and Al-Jazeera? Alongside traditional screen contents, they all have been developing audio and video content for online. They have started presenting customised content that the audience would want to consume at their free will. The days of Fixed Point Charts have long gone. The audience now doesn’t wait for anyone to deliver content at their will; they now want to consume at their free will and time. These TV channels also have streaming on YouTube for both for the traditional audience and for those who are seeking customised content.
Netflix doesn’t run on advertisement, but it has successfully entered the gadgets of millions of audience.
What has enabled them to create these disruptions in the media market? Internet, of course!
When our local TV channels got a chance for using the internet, they were only doing live on traditional TV with the help of the internet. They certainly had failed to see the future of video content. Therefore, it’s evident now that the huge market share will be gained by the ones who has seen the future and huge market share would be lost by those couldn’t see.
Despite having worked in two TV channels in my career, I myself have lost my urge to watch traditional TV a long time ago. I am not watching less television, but I am certainly watching it on different screens. I and we can feel that our TV industry is passing through a crisis; this crisis may end up in fatality unless they discover new business models and new ways to keep the audience with them. The market will not wait for you.
First published in Bangla Tribune.
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Yahoo has been making announcements left and right this week, from Yahoo Buzz to opening its search results. They’re continuing their news-dominating sweep this week with an announcement about a new online advertising platform, called the Advertising Publishers EXchange, or Apex.
Don’t worry, Yahoo isn’t aiming too high or anything. Yahoo President Sue Decker told the IAB that they’re only “trying to revolutionize the online advertising industry.” Oh good. It’s not like Ms. Decker has never said anything unfortunate before.
Decker describes the exchange:
We are building a cutting edge ad platform that runs across all formats, whether it is search, display, video. It is capable of harnessing the power of Yahoo and the power off Yahoo. But it will also take advantage of emerging formats like mobile, all in an easy to use system.


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Apple is expected to utilise LCP (liquid crystal polymer)-based flexible PCBs for the mmWave antenna modules and other high-speed transmission applications on the upcoming 5G iPhones. There are speculations that this could significantly increase the demand for LCP FPCB Modules, a supply chain report by DigiTimes hints.
Earlier in November 2019, industry insider, Ming-Chi Kuo had forecasted about the use of LCP FPCB Modules. Kuo hinted that Apple’s next generation of 5G iPhones would feature improved Liquid Crystal Polymer Flexible Printed Circuits.
Although Apple experimented with LCP FPCB Modules with iPhone X, Kuo predicted that on the whole, LCP FPC based iPhones would eventually make up roughly 70-75% of Apple’s iPhone shipments over the next year.
What is LCP, or liquid crystal polymer? It’s a reasonably new material arising in the flex PCB manufacturing market that is establishing a solid presence. This one-of-a-kind thermoplastic product is very thin (1, 2 as well as 4 mil cores), flexible circuits, light-weight, as well as has quite reduced dampness absorption in addition to high chemical resistance.
In addition, LCP has superb electrical buildings including reduced loss and also a secure dielectric constant that makes it perfect for high-frequency PCB manufacturing and mm-wave kind applications, especially those that could gain from the slim, light-weight cores.
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AUSTRALIA – Australian farm ministers are in talks with Papua New Guinea to lift a recently imposed ban on uncooked poultry products from Australia.
Farmers in Papua New Guinea have welcomed the ban with an industry figure head believing Papua New Guinea deserves the same bio-security policies as Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
These countries allow cooked imports only, reports Radio New Zealand International.
Papa New Guinea’s livestock minister, Tommy Toscoll, introduced the ban last week, despite a “high level of confidence” from the Australian High Commission in Australian poultry safety.
The report added that maintaining market access for Australia’s agricultural products remains a “key priority” for Australia.
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If a brand wants to sell to a mass market, sport delivers the eyeballs like nothing else writes Kevin Roberts. It’s why companies pay megabucks for spots around the Super Bowl, an event that is now routinely used to debut fresh creative work and which has, in the last decade or so, become a combative arena for the ad agencies, as well as competing teams.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Thursday) confirmed it will appeal the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to overturn or reduce doping bans given to 28 Russian athletes at the Swiss Federal Tribunal.
As more and more streaming services come to market, industry research suggests sharp resistance to consumers carrying more than three each, heightening the race for customer acquisition. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.
The telecommunication company’s 2019 rebrand saw it move toward a focus on community and social engagement, something it is intending to carry through into its lead partnerships of all four UK football associations.


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What are the biggest cybersecurity threats affecting online retailers today? The State of Security Within eCommerce in 2022 Report from Imperva is now available and answers that question. For this report, Imperva’s cybersecurity experts analyzed 12 months of data, collected from our global network of customers, and have made this information available just in time for the holiday shopping season.
Following its meteoric growth, mostly owing to the global pandemic, the eCommerce market is now facing new challenges like difficulties in customer acquisition due to user privacy updates, inflation, and more. Despite those challenges, the industry is projected to maintain its overall growth trajectory and is estimated to account for a quarter of all retail sales worldwide by 2025. With new technologies and financing options constantly being introduced to help support growth, the risks to an already highly targeted industry are bigger than ever.
Included among the threat vectors covered in this threat intelligence report are:
- Bad bots remain a top concern for online retailers: Almost two-thirds of all attacks targeting online retailers over the past 12 months have been classified as automated threats. According to the OWASP, there are 21 of these automated threats, but the most common ones affecting retailers are account takeover, web scraping, and scalping.
- The risk of downtime is greater than ever: During the previous holiday season, the average potential downtime due to a DDoS attack targeting online retailers was 70 hours. During the week of Black Friday alone, that average potential downtime was 13 hours! With attacks becoming more frequent and intense, we expect to see record-breaking numbers this year as well.
- Online fraud is on the rise, as new financing options peak in popularity: With the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market size projected to reach $3.98 trillion by 2030, the risk of online fraud grows. Account-based fraud and especially account takeover (ATO) are the favorite methods that bad actors use, and they are more prevalent in online retail than in other industries.
- API abuse is a growing concern: The diversity of devices that customers have at their disposal and can be used to shop online has led to an increase in API usage to support them. In turn, that means almost half of all traffic to online retailers goes to APIs (vs. web). Of that, 12% of traffic directs to endpoints holding sensitive information, like personal data (e.g., credentials, identification numbers, etc.).
- Log4j ruined the holiday season: As web attacks increased steadily throughout October and November, in December we saw a 48% increase in web application attacks month-over-month. The increase is tied directly to the discovery of the Log4j vulnerability on December 11th, 2021. The vulnerability, which allowed for unauthenticated remote code execution, has led to RCE attacks topping the list of most common web attacks this past year.
Advanced threats call for advanced protection
Retailers must stay one step ahead of attackers: Investing in an integrated platform like Imperva Application Security, which provides protection against the leading attacks and optimizes web performance, will help retailers operate efficiently and securely this holiday season and beyond.
Get the report today to gain valuable insights into the nature and impact of the various attacks targeting online retailers, the trends that are shaping up the future of the industry as well as recommendations ahead of the year’s busiest shopping events.
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Windows Phone 7 has one of the best on-screen keyboards we’ve seen. The keys are tall, the text prediction is fantastic, and the “clicky” sound when you hit each key is quite satisfying. What if you have an Android? XDA user frostincredible has come up with an Android keyboard that closely matches that of Windows Phone 7. While the clicky sounds are not yet there, the developer says that it’s on his todo list. To get this to work, just download and install the APK file. Then, go into Settings>Keyboard, and change the default keyboard.
If you want to keep your existing and supported LG smartphone for a while longer, you may want to unlock the bootloader before 2022 to extend the life of your device.
Along with rolling out new Android TV UI in more regions, Google has also clarified that the Google TV Profiles feature has been delayed.
Samsung has recently made One UI 4.0 available to its Galaxy S Series of flagships, and the new Android 12-based update is now rolling out to the Galaxy Z Fold and Flip 3 devices in select regions.
OPPO shared when four more smartphones will receive the new ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 and when the public beta will open to three new devices.
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First renders and specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A73 have been leaked on the internet.
According to a new report, TSMC started testing new Apple Silicon and Intel chips built on the 3nm process, which may go into production as early as Q4 2022.
The recent ruling will still allow Apple to ask for a commission if the purchase was initiated inside an application, even if it's finished outside of the app and App Store.
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According to a new report, Samsung is working on a follow-up version of the Galaxy Home Mini smart speaker.
The CEO of OnePlus has officially confirmed that the upcoming OnePlus 10 Series will be powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset
Verizon has announced two new TV soundbars in collaboration with premium audio providers Bang & Olufsen that feature its Stream TV box as well.
Microsoft will let you show more pins and recommendations in Start menu, and the time and date will now show up on all external monitors
Lenovo is reportedly working on a Motorola-designed AR headset that can run on Verizon's 5G network. The project is internally called Project Ironman.


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FORGET Halloween, Primark’s Christmas pyjamas are here and they are guaranteed to make you feel seriously festive.
The budget fashion store has launched its range of family Christmas PJs for 2020 - and there’s even something for the dog.
Celebrating the release of the Mandalorian earlier this year, Star Wars fans can get hold of the Yoda themed set and it’s out of this world.
Meanwhile you can add some Disney magic to the festivities with the Mickey and Minnie fam jams.
Each set features either Mickey or Minnie Mouse with the slogan Ho Ho Ho printed across the front accompanied by adorable set of matching bottoms.
For those looking for a more traditional look the fairisle onesie range is perfect for those chilly December nights.
Meanwhile the #TeamSanta range is perfect for welcoming the big man on December 24.
Each set is available in both adults and kids sizes, with a baby sleepsuit included in each range.
Prices start at £2 for Fairisle slipper socks and go up to £13 for a Disney adult set.
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In other festive news, Asda has also launched their festive family pyjama sets.
And Yankee candle has launched its advent calendar for 2020 - and it's scent-sational.
Plus M&S is selling gin snowglobes and they will definitely get you in the spirit.


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Spirit Health Group appoints creative agency Studio LWD for rebrand
Poulton le Fylde-based Creative agency Studio LWD has been appointed by healthcare provider Spirit Health Group to complete a brand refresh.
The agency was briefed to make the brand stand out from its competition “in a fresh and exciting way” and said it aimed to break free of the “serious and staid” image of healthcare providers.
The new branding will include a logo refresh, the development of sub brands and an accompanying brand identity for each.
The graphics will feature navigation across the four business divisions: Spirit Healthcare, Spirit Digital, Spirit Clinical, and Spirit Access.
Spirit Health Group, based in Leicester, works alongside the NHS, providing technology which enables patients to self-monitor conditions, and connects data to healthcare practitioners.
Jamie Starr, Divisional Director at Spirit Health Group, said: “We chose to partner with Studio LWD as we were really impressed with the refreshing approach they took to branding companies in traditionally ‘serious’ industries.”
Founded in 2012, the agency has worked with big brands including Virgin, Nike, Tesco, Aldi and British Council.
Laura Weldon, Founder of Studio LWD, said: “We were set a challenging and complex brief, but are ready to rise to that challenge and deliver for the client.
“The new branding will very much bring out the personality of a business that shows it cares.”


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The commencement of trading on the NSX platform follows a heavily supported initial public offering (IPO) in which OliveX raised a total of $2,181,987 at 20 cents per share.
Funds received from the IPO provide OliveX with the ability to advance its subscription-based, digital health and fitness business.
Flagship smart fitness application
Prior to listing, OliveX has achieved downloads for its premium game-based exercise applications in over 170 countries.
OliveX is confident that subscriber numbers will continue to grow with the support of increased marketing and sales efforts over the coming months related to its flagship KARA Smart Fitness application and KARA Mirror.
KARA Smart Fitness aims to deliver premium, on-demand health and fitness related content and classes from celebrity trainers and wellness influencers across the globe.
The application and associated smart mirror technology provide the complete at-home fitness solution to consumers whilst enabling trainers and brands to engage directly with their target market.
"A significant milestone for OliveX "
OliveX managing director and CEO Keith Rumjahn said: “Successfully listing on the NSX is a significant milestone for OliveX and provides us with the ability to considerably fast-track our growth over the coming months.
“With the financial strength now in place to drive the coach, brand and user uptake of our suite of applications and hardware solutions, OliveX is well positioned to capitalise on meeting the increasing consumer demand for safe, technology enabled, at-home fitness products.
“We would like to thank our investors and advisors for their support during the IPO phase and we look forward to delivering long-term value to existing investors and shareholders that join our register.”