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Glass packaging closed loop recycling up to 74 % in the EU
According to the latest industry data(1) – published today by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) – the average glass recycling rate in the EU 28 zone has reached the 74 % threshold for the first time.
According to the latest industry data(1) – published today by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) – the average glass recycling rate in the EU 28 zone has reached the 74 % threshold for the first time. This means that over 11.6 million tons were collected throughout the European Union in 2014 or 3.5 % more than in the previous year. The majority of that goes back into making new packaging: glass stands alone as the most closed loop recycled food and drink packaging in the EU and in the world.
However, some 26 % of glass bottles and jars are still today lost in landfills in Europe, and year to year comparison of national data reveals a multi-faceted landscape. Countries such as Sweden, Belgium, Germany or Slovenia continue to outperform. Other good performing countries like Austria or Denmark have instead recorded a slight decrease in recycling despite a positive consumption trend. In the Czech Republic, Finland or The Netherlands the downward trend was on par with shrinking consumption. In Spain or Bulgaria, glass recycling is steadily increasing but there is a quite important gap to fill. The gap is even more important in Romania, Cyprus, Slovak Republic or Greece.
Data show the situation varies from country to country and confirm the need for targeted investments in infrastructure and communication to citizens, not only in countries where there are important gaps to fill, but also to maintain the high standards of the traditionally good performing countries – says Adeline Farrelly, FEVE Secretary General – Glass is today the simplest and safest packaging recycling stream because glass is inert and keeps its inherent properties no matter how many times it’s recycled. If properly collected, it can be infinitely recycled in a closed loop.
The industry is calling for a supporting legislative environment that acknowledges the superior status of materials that can be infinitely recycled without loss of properties and can remain safe for human health and the environment. Such materials permanently keep their qualities. Glass packaging is such a permanent material(2) and shares this characteristic with other materials like metals.
“The EU waste legislation currently under review in the EU Circular Economy Package should incentivize permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without losing their properties”, says Adeline Farrelly. “As an industry, we would like to have more recycled glass, provided that it is of high quality and is economically viable. We believe that acknowledging the superior status of permanent materials in, for example EPR schemes, will incentivize the market to use permanent materials that can deliver real closed loop recycling.”
(1) See FEVE Recycling Statistics published on the FEVE website www.feve.org
(2) See Study “ Permanent Materials in the framework of the Circular Economy concept: review of existing literature and definitions, and classification of glass as a Permanent Material”, Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro, June 2016 – http://feve.org/glass-is-permanent-material


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Date night just got easier with this list of five local theaters that serve more than just popcorn and Junior Mints.
One-third of the seafood Americans catch is sold abroad, but most of the seafood we eat here is imported and often of lower quality. Why? Author Paul Greenberg says it has to do with American tastes.
Tuna, swordfish and other migratory fishes are being overfished by vessels on the high seas. A new proposal says we should close these international waters for a few years to let the fishes rebound.
Nine American fisheries together throw overboard as much as 340 million pounds of fish and other species they were not trying to catch, a report finds. Much of it is perfectly edible fish.
Scientists have made some attempts to link mollusks to increased libido. There’s even evidence that consuming heavy doses of an amino acid found in oysters can increase sperm count – in rabbits. But do any of these findings actually prove that oysters can — ahem — amp up arousal? Not so much.
What’s it like to run a “pop and pop” restaurant together? Mary Ladd talks to Chef Mat Schuster and wine expert Paco Cifuentes of Canela Bistro & Wine Bar in the Castro to find out.
More than 80 percent of the seafood consumed in the U.S. now comes from abroad. And fishermen in other parts of the world continue to kill not just dolphins but seals and even whales. So conservation groups are calling for tougher import rules to protect sea animals at risk from fishing.
Fish can absorb toxic chemicals that have been dumped into waterways, but they can also get them from eating plastic. And there’s a lot of plastic in the open ocean, which scientists say can act like a sponge, soaking up the chemicals already out there.
Long John Silver’s Big Catch platter has plenty of fans. But the limited-time seafood dish is anything but healthful: The fish dish, complete with onion rings and hush puppies, comes in at a whopping 33 grams of trans fats — more than two weeks’ worth, according to a nutrition watchdog group.
Oceana, a conservation group, has been beating the drum about seafood mislabeling. An interactive dinner hosted by the group helped prove how easy it is for anyone to become a victim of seafood fraud.
Coastal fish farms are a major source of the seafood we eat, but all the fish waste they generate takes a toll on the environment. So a researcher in Canada is trying to clean up fish farms by creating an ecosystem where fish waste gets taken up by other valuable seafood commodities, like shellfish and kelp.
Fish fraud is often just a form of swindling when a cheap fish, like tilapia, is sold as pricy red snapper. But a conservation group says it also puts consumers at risk of health issues and makes it harder to avoid buying fish that are being overfished.
Industry demand for the “sustainable seafood” label, issued by the Marine Stewardship Council, is increasing. But some environmentalists fear fisheries are being certified despite evidence showing that the fish population is in trouble — or when there’s not enough information to know the impact on the oceans.

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The next flagship device of Vivo is preparing to release more in the distant 2014, when the smartphone was supposed to receive a processor Snapdragon 810. It is obvious that this will not happen, but the company can still surprise all lovers of high-power devices.
And now there was a device in the synthetic AnTuTu test, which confirmed that the smartphone is not only the new flagship chipset from Qualcomm’s, and 6 GB of RAM.
The results show that the smartphone 162 610 points scored, nearly 30,000 more than the other smartphones in the database. We were a bit skeptical whether this caused the extra 2 GB of RAM, but this fact should be noted.
Also in the network appeared the teaser, according to which the smartphone will be equipped with a Hi-Fi 3.0. Precise details about the technology are still unknown, but most likely, it involves the use of more audio processing chips, similar to other smartphones, the Vivo, such as Vivo X6 Plus.
It is expected that the smartphone will be available on March 1 and can also get a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 2560h1440 pixels. Price and other smartphone specifications remain secret.


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Pure SEO’s This Week In Search series takes a look at the top SEO and SEM news stories from the week.
This week Google made 5 announcements.
Google to Boost News Articles in Search Results for Paying Subscribers
Soon, Google will boost news articles in search results for paying subscribers of those publications. According to Bloomberg, Google is making this change in an effort to assist publications with finding and retaining paying subscribers. Additionally, Google will share search data which shows who is most likely to pay for content, meaning publishers can better target new subscribers.
Google Publishes Annual Bad Ads Statistics
Every year, Google gets faster and more efficient at removing ads that violate its policies. In 2017, over 3.2 billion ‘bad ads‘ were removed, which translates to an average of 100 bad ads per second. These bad ads included:
79 million attempting to send people to malware-laden sites
66 million ‘trick-to-click’ ads
48 million attempting to get users to install unwanted software
Other common violations include scraping, duplicating, and copying content from other websites. 320,000 ad publishers were removed from Google’s ad network last year, and Google banned 90,000 websites and 700,000 mobile apps from being able to display Google ads. Google introduced 28 new advertiser policies last year, as well as 20 new publisher policies, and it is likely these changes added to the massive number of bad ads.
Google AdWords Bans Ads for Cryptocurrency
Starting June 2018, AdWords ads for anything related to cryptocurrencies will be banned. This includes exchanges, ICOs, and informative pages about trading, and is a response to harm caused by consumers by cryptocurrency scams.
AdWords’ Financial Services ad policy has been updated:
“In addition, ads for the following will no longer be allowed to serve:
Binary options and synonymous products
Cryptocurrencies and related content (including but not limited to initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency exchanges, cryptocurrency wallets, and cryptocurrency trading advice)”
Scott Spencer, director of sustainable ads for Google, stated:
”We don’t have a crystal ball to know where the future is going to go with cryptocurrencies, but we’ve seen enough consumer harm or potential for consumer harm that it’s an area that we want to approach with extreme caution.”
Google Adds Title Tags to Image Search Results
Starting this week, thumbnails in image search results on iOS and Android, as well as mobile browsers, will be accompanied by captions. These will consist of the page title where the image is published, which intends to assist searchers by adding more context to what the image is about. Google hasn’t provided any specifics about character limits, but it appears that image captions are cut off after roughly 35 characters.
Google AdWords has New Performance Insights for Click-to-Message Ads
Now, businesses can measure the effectiveness of their click-to-message ads with the new ‘message reporting‘ feature which contains the following insights:
Chat rate: How often searchers start a conversation with your business
Chat start time: Timestamps indicating when searchers initiated conversations
Messages: The total number of messages exchanged in a single chat session
Message reporting will be available in the next few weeks to advertisers in the US, Australia, Canada, Brazil, France, and the United Kingdom.
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A new $20 million food distribution facility for upstate farmers is coming to Hunts Point, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.
The 125,000-square-foot green market, to be built within the next year, will link food producers across the state with city consumers, the governor said.
Cuomo also announced a "New York State Grown & Certified" label that will designate foods from farms that pledge not to use certain chemicals and are inspected by the state. He cited growing concerns about "what's in the food and how it was raised," in particular about imported food from China.
"You look at an apple and it has a label on it that says organic," he said at a press conference in the Bronx. "What does that mean? Where did it come from? Is that a China apple that says organic? But I think knowing it's from New York state means it's basically from your back yard."
The labels will help to promote struggling upstate farms, he said. He will entreat the New York City school system and local hospitals to buy the certified products.
The program is a win for community-based grocery stores "that want to meet and partner with regional farmers and artisans and introduce healthy products to more families," said Pat Brown, CEO of Natural Markets Food Group. The company owns mini-chain Mrs. Green's, which has an outpost in the West Village.
Cuomo said that he debated the meaning of "cage-free" with his daughters after they wanted to buy the more expensive eggs at the supermarket.
"I said, 'Really?' And then we went and had a little fun little exercise. It doesn't really mean that. You can have a gravel enclosure with a fence around it and that qualifies as cage-free, [but] they overcrowd the pen. So a lot of these words don't mean anything, but it's much the rage to eat organic, eat healthy, etc."


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Tesla Motors Inc said its former camera supplier Mobileye disparaged the safety of Tesla's assisted driving technology Autopilot after learning the carmaker was developing its own vision system.
Two US senators on Aug 16 sent letters to 13 major airlines expressing concerns that their information technology systems are vulnerable to outages that can strand thousands of passengers similar to recent flight cancellations.
Bangladesh's central bank said it has reversed its plans to sue the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the SWIFT money transfer network, and instead intends to seek their help recovering US$81mil (RM322.87mil) stolen by cyber thieves in February.
Airlines will likely suffer more disruptions like the one that grounded about 2,000 Delta flights this week because major carriers have not invested enough to overhaul reservations systems based on technology dating to the 1960s.
Hulu has beefed up its customer service staff and is hiring executives from outside and within the online video business to slow subscriber defections ahead of the introduction of its live TV service, a top official of the streaming company said.
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it expects solid earnings to continue in the second half of 2016, with stronger components demand likely offsetting heightened margin pressures for smartphones.
When the Federal Reserve Bank of New York cleared five transactions made by the Bangladesh Bank hackers, the money went in two directions. On Feb 4, the Fed's system sent US$20mil (RM81.25mil) to Sri Lanka and US$81mil (RM329.06mil) to the Philippines.
Netflix Inc's disappointing second-quarter subscriber growth and forecast raised questions about whether the streaming video pioneer can pick up the pace of its global expansion.


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Grocery store shelves are increasingly flooded with foods produced by extensive industrial processing, foods that are generally low in nutrients, high in sugar, oil and salt and easily overconsumed.
Their convenience, intensely palatable taste, and relatively low cost make ultra-processed foods very appealing.
Now, a new study from Italy, adds to mounting evidence that these foods are harmful to health.
About the study
Conducted in over 22,000 participants of the Moli-sani Project, the researchers analyzed eating habits and followed their health outcomes for over eight years.
The Moli-sani Study involves about 25,000 citizens living in the Molise region of Italy. Its aim is to learn about environmental and genetic factors underlying cardiovascular disease, cancer and degenerative disorders. The research project has transformed an entire Italian region into a large research lab.
Assessing ultra-processed food intake
To evaluate eating habits, the researcher used the international NOVA classification, which characterizes foods on the basis of how much they undergo extraction, purification or alteration. Those with the highest level of industrial processing fall into the category of ultra-processed foods.
“Industrial” foods can include chicken nuggets, chicken strips, cereal bars, granola bars, fruit leather, breakfast cereals, frozen waffles, cookies, potato chips, pretzels, crackers, soft drinks, candy, processed meats, frozen dinners, instant noodles, frozen pizza and more.
Health risks, harmful components
The researchers found that participants who consumed a high amount of ultra-processed foods had an 26% increased risk of death from any cause, and a 58% higher risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.
The main harmful culprit could be sugar, which in ultra-processed foods is added in substantial amount. The study found that excess sugar did play a role, but it accounted only for 40% of the increased death risk.
The researchers feel the answer may be more complex.
Industrial processing itself may be partly to blame by causing deep modifications in the structure and composition of nutrients.
Young people in particular are increasingly exposed to pre-packaged foods, easy to prepare and consume, extremely attractive and generally cheap.
This study, and others, emphasize that fresh and minimally processed foods are paramount in a healthy diet.
All research on this web site is the property of Leslie Beck Nutrition Consulting Inc. and is protected by copyright. Keep in mind that research on these matters continues daily and is subject to change. The information presented is not intended as a substitute for medical treatment. It is intended to provide ongoing support of your healthy lifestyle practices.


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Shanghai, China : The world’s first import-themed national-level expo opened in Shanghai on Monday. China President Xi Jinping announced the opening of the China International Import Expo, which is scheduled for Nov 5-10.
A total of 172 countries, regions and international organizations from the five continents are expected to showcase their development achievements and international image at the expo.
More than 3,600 companies from different countries will hold discussions and seek common development with purchasers from China and overseas.
The inaugural China International Import Expo is hosted by China but belongs to the world, President Xi Jinping said.
The expo is not an ordinary event, but marks China’s new round of advancing high-level opening-up as well as the country’s taking significant steps to open its market to the rest of the world, Xi said when addressing a banquet that he and his wife, Peng Liyuan, hosted in Shanghai to welcome foreign guests attending the event.
Xi said the expo will help deepen international trade and economic cooperation, promote Belt and Road construction and advance economic globalization.
It will make positive contributions to enhancing the well-being of peoples from around the world as well as building a community with a shared future for mankind, he added.
Noting that Shanghai is the country’s economic center and has been at the forefront of China’s reform and opening-up over the past four decades, Xi said the city has witnessed the historic process of China’s opening-up and cooperation with other countries.
On Monday, Xi will deliver the keynote speech at the opening of the six-day event, which will see participation of more than 3,000 companies from over 130 countries and regions eager to take advantage of the opportunities it presents.
Leaders of 18 countries will attend the expo. Xi will join foreign leaders to visit pavilions of different countries at the expo.
The import-themed expo, the first one organized at the national level, is considered a new platform for other countries’ products to access the vast Chinese market.
Xi announced China’s hosting of the expo at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in April last year. Since then, Xi has on various occasions extended invitations to the rest of the world to attend the event.
When addressing the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia in April, Xi said the expo shows China’s concrete measures to open its market.
At the BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg in July, Xi told leaders at the summit that hosting the expo is a major action China takes to firmly uphold free trade and pursue opening-up.
In a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, Xi said the expo has shown China’s willingness to increase imports and further expand its opening-up, and he is glad to see many US companies enthusiastically participate in the event.
Compared to traditional expos which mainly showcase products for exports to attract foreign buyers, the CIIE focuses on imports by providing a platform for overseas manufacturers to display what they can offer to the huge Chinese market.
It is a very important initiative towards open and free trade, providing business opportunities to companies that are willing to join in. Besides featuring exhibitions, the expo will host forums on a variety of topics, country-themed promotional events and more importantly “matchmaking sessions” for Chinese purchasers and foreign companies.
The expo is a truly multilateral event, jointly sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government in partnership with the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
The CIIE is the first ever Chinese fair focusing exclusively on imported foreign goods and services. It shows that the Chinese government sincerely welcomes government officials, business communities, exhibitors and professional purchasers across the world to participate in CIIE and to explore the Chinese market.
China has entered a new development stage during which consumption keeps increasing, indicating an enormous potential for the growth of consumption and import. It’s estimated that China will import more than 10 trillion US dollars worth of products and services to meet the need of its 1.4 billion people in the next five years.
Needless to say that the Shanghai Expo offers overseas companies a good chance to bring in their best-selling brands, high-quality products and unique items of the localities to tap the vast Chinese market. This will prove to be a much better way to solve the trade surplus problems between China and other countries.
It is hoped that the CIIE will become a world-class Expo, bringing benefits to three parties. First, the expo offers Chinese consumers more and easier access to overseas products and services. Second, the expo provides overseas companies to make big money by selling their products and services on the Chinese market. Third, the expo has generated a huge interest not just in China, but also around the rest of the world. It’s more likely that a company’s display will attract other participating companies, which will result in a greater trade flow among the countries, thus promoting common prosperity of the world economy and trade.
The expo is also significant not only because the CIIE has the potential to boost trade between China and other countries around the world but also symbolizes the “China going global v2.0.”
Over the past four decades, China’s reform and opening-up policies have turned the country into a “world factory.” Goods made in China have been exported around the world on a large scale since it joined the WTO, which marks the “China going global v1.0” During the process, China’s economy has undergone tremendous changes. In addition to selling goods globally, Chinese enterprises began going overseas to further tap the local markets.
Although China-made products have greatly benefited consumers around the world and China’s contribution to the world’s economy has been on the rise, a few countries are eyeing China’s development through tinted glasses. A few short-sighted politicians even resort to unilateralism and protectionism for their own interests. They have started trade wars with other countries, including China, posing extra pressure to an already difficult global economic recovery.
Under such circumstances, China decides to work with other countries in an effort to safeguard free trade and economic globalization. As a responsible major player on the international arena, China is ready to upgrade from the one-way globalization to two-way traffic by opening its market to overseas goods and services, thus setting out for truly going global by upholding the principles of free trade, economic globalization, and win-win solution.


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It is called the car the type of public transport that pollutes the atmosphere of our planet. Therefore, the transition to electroauto justified not only from economic but also from an environmental point of view. However, Goodyear has gone further and wants to make the car good for the environment. This was developed for tyres, are able to produce oxygen.
The New bus is called Oxygene, and, as the newspaper writes New Atlas, a conceptual product has a special structure due to their tires managed to put a live moss. As representatives Googyear, these tires can absorb carbon dioxide and moisture from the air to power the moss inside of the tire. Instead, moss will produce pure oxygen. Googyear assumes that the vehicle fleet of 2.5 million car tyre and Oxygene for the year will produce 3,000 tons of oxygen and absorb about 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide.
But that's not all! New tires used to obtain the energy to partially power car electronics. Namely, a number of sensors like Parking sensors and a data processing unit. Projector tires will be manufactured using the 3D printing of rubber powder derived from recycled tires, and the tires Oxygene will use tehologia Li-Fi (Light Fidelity — bi-directional, high-speed wireless technology) to communicate with other cars and "smart" devices of road infrastructure.
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Connect to Brazil’s Fast-Growing US$9 Bn IoT Market and R&D Ecosystem
According to the Global research Institute IDC, the
Brazilian IoT market will be worth $9bn this year, corresponding to 20% of the
overall IT market in Brazil estimated $52bn.
The Danish Innovation Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is launching initiatives to support the expansion of IoT startups and R&D environments into this promising market. In this first activity, we focus on opportunities and the IoT landscape in Brazil with representatives from the Brazilian industry, IoT organizations and governmental institutions, including a Brazilian startup. The event will help interested companies and R&D environments to understand the potential for expanding into the Brazilian market, which has so far produced 8 unicorns (startups with an evaluation of more than $1bn).


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Walton on Trent, United Kingdom – Bio-polyol innovator Green Urethanes Limited has rebranded to Natural Foams Technology with focus on the furnishing, bedding and automotive industries.
In a press release, company director Jeff Rowlands said the change is a reflection of the company's commitment to working exclusively with natural oil polyols following its multi-year research effort in the field.
In an interview with UTECH-polyurethane.com last year, Rowlands outlined the importance of a company's choice in raw materials when considering how to meet today's sustainability challenges.
As reported we reported last year, Natural Foams Technology - then going by its previous name - developed a bio-renewable polyol in partnership with specialty chemicals supplier Clariant. Using the Swiss company’s Exolit OP 560 additive in order to reduce the volumes used – 80% less, said Rowlands - and subsequent heat, stress, and extraction tests showed no trace of the suppressant in the finished foams he added.


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Spacecraft/Madbunny Art Show :: Friday, May 22nd
Featuring the release of the 2009 Gallery Sticker Sheet
Hosted at Spacecraft Headquarters: 227 9th Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109
The highly anticipated Spacecraft Gallery Sticker Sheet & Overdose Holic release, featuring a special appearance by MadBunny. New Works by Spacecraft’s Stefan Hofmann, and all the way from Japan, MadBunny as well as other artist’s works who participated in the sticker sheet project will be available for purchase.
Opening celebration will be held on May 22nd, from 8pm to Midnight. The show will hang until Wednesday May 27th, for limited viewing. MadBunny will be on display May 22nd only!
8pm until Midnight
227 9th Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109


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Not many people would know but Bitcoin has existed for several years now and it has only become an instant success among them recently. It has been around since 2009 but cryptocurrencies, a digital currency operating outside of a central bank, have only shot up in value, leaving many people wondering if a solid investment like this could reap them thousands.
Bitcoin, a virtual banking currency of the internet, has only been around in the news lately when a single Bitcoin’s trading value swung significantly and made it a regular fixture in the headlines. However, despite Bitcoins becoming an overnight success, a lot of confusion about what they really are, how they work, and how we can mine them still exists. Here is all the basic information you need to know about Bitcoins. find out all about Bitcoins in this post.
Cryptocurrency is basically a digital currency, lines of code that are created by the power of electricity and high-performance computers. Created by painstaking mathematical computations and controlled by millions of computer users known as ‘miners’, cryptocurrency is a form of digital public money. Cryptocurrency is not backed by any central bank system.
Basically, ‘crypto’ comes from the world cryptography, which is, in fact, a security process used to protect transactions that send the lines of code out for purchases. The creation of new ‘coins’, the term used for describing specific amounts of code, is also controlled by cryptography.
As mentioned earlier, cryptocurrency has no links with the central bank, thus government has no control over the creation of this digital currency. This is one of the reasons why they became so much popular initially. Majority of cryptocurrencies begin with a market cap in mind, meaning that their production will decrease over time. This means that any particular coin will become more valuable in the future.
Coming towards Bitcoin, it was the first cryptocoin currency to ever have been invented. We all know the bitcoins definition so far – it is a digital currency used by people to pay for items online without any additional bank charges or government intervention. People and companies buy or sell items using bitcoin as payment or currency. Companies like Microsoft, WordPress, Subway, and Virgin Airlines used bitcoin as payment to conduct their transactions online.
Till date, it is not entirely known who created Bitcoin. They first appeared in 2009 by a programmer supposedly named Satoshi Nakamoto. Since then, no one has ever heard from the developer as he has supposedly disappeared from the scene altogether by leaving behind a Bitcoin fortune.
Since it is a cryptocurrency, Bitcoin doesn’t rely on one central monetary authority and thus allows for anonymous, untraceable transactions.
Other cryptocurrencies were also created after Bitcoin. Since Bitcoin was the first ever cryptocurrency to exist, all the other cryptocurrencies that came after Bitcoin are called Altcoins or alternative coins. Some of the examples of Altcoins include Litecoin, Peercoin, Feathercoin, Ethereum and hundreds of other coins.
If bitcoins explained in simple terms then it will be known as a digital currency allowing people to buy or sell items on the internet using bitcoins as payment. One of the major advantages of using bitcoin is that a user can store it offline on their hardware. This process is known as cold storage which basically protects the currency from being taken by others. When the currency is stored on the internet, then that process is known as hot storage and it involves a huge risk of being stolen by others.
Now that you’ve known its biggest advantages, let’s find out what could be the downside of using a bitcoin. If a user loses access to the hardware containing the bitcoins, then he/she must consider that the currency is gone forever. They cannot have the access back. So far, it has been estimated that around $30 million in bitcoins have been misplaced or lost by the investors and miners. However, despite them being volatile, Bitcoins still remain to be as the most popular cryptocurrency till date.
How Do Bitcoins Work
Bitcoins do not need any banks to move and store the money. They are completely virtual coins that are designed to be ‘self-contained for their value. Once you buy bitcoins and you own them, they behave like physical gold coins. They possess value and trade just as if they were real gold coins in your pocket. By using bitcoins as currency, you can purchase goods and services online. Or, you can simply put them aside with a hope that their value will increase over the years and you will be benefited by them in the long run.
Bitcoins can be stored offline on the hardware in a wallet. A wallet is basically a small personal database that can be stored on any electronic device such as a computer (cold storage), smartphone, tablet or even in the cloud on the internet (cold storage). They are then traded from one personal wallet to another.
Another major plus point of bitcoins is that they are forgery-resistant. It requires a great deal of time, energy and finance to create a bitcoin. Therefore, the forgers would never even consider manipulating the bitcoin system.
Speaking of bitcoins business, you can also invest in them. In order to invest in the bitcoins, you need to seek help from a broker. Just like a standard currency exchange, brokers charge different amounts for bitcoin. Therefore, you need to pay an amount to brokers to start an investment in bitcoins.
On the other hand, in case you’re not interested in investing in bitcoins, then you can go for mining them. To mine bitcoins, you are required to purchase a high-tech software which could end up giving you a high electricity bill.
How to Get Bitcoins?
Bitcoins are stored in a wallet, therefore users first need to choose a wallet which is, in fact, a digital bank account protected, secured, and backed up with private keys. One of the most popular options is Blockchain.info.
Once you own a wallet, you can buy bitcoins. There’s no need of investing thousands of pounds to get a single bitcoin. Instead, you can buy a fraction of one bitcoin. For example, with £50 would currently give you 0.01 bitcoin.


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Though some of his books are still banned in Indonesia, authors like Eka Kurniawan and Itan
Paramaditha are redefining the horizon of Indonesian literature under the influence of Pram.
This is part of the Indo-Pacific vision's Asia EDGE initiative and the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN
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IT promises to be exciting as the top fashion designer, Funmi Ajila-Ladipo and popular online comedian, Broda Shaggi, join some of the country's finest stage actors as guest artistes when interesting play, ITAN
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AMD and Nvidia are like what Apple and Microsoft are to each other; fierce competitors, with each striving to outmatch the other. There has been a rather twist in events such that AMD has now surpassed Nvidia even in Graphics Cards sales. This is partly because of the new industry trend: Mine cryptocurrency.
AMD GPU sales as sold separate cards (not integrated ones) have increased by a whopping 6.5 percent. This is as per reported by Jon Peddie Research. The research is based on the q4 i.e. the last quarter of the year 2017. Not only did AMD enjoyed success in the market share as well with an increase from 27.2 percent in the third quarter to 33.7 percent by the fourth one. On the contrary, Nvidia’s shares took a plunge relatively the same amount as the AMD’s rose. The plunge was from a 72.8 percent to a 66.3 percent.
This increase can be explained by the public’s sudden interest in cryptocurrency mining. Due to the public demand, the graphics cards prices rose as well, and the company registered $776 million (£560 million, AU$990 million), in revenue in just a year. More than 3 million graphics cards were sold to just cryptocurrency owners and that’s a lot. According to the Jon Peddie research, AMD got to benefit from the cryptocurrency boom than Nvidia could.
Since Nvidia wasn’t really benefitting as much from high Graphics Card demand as compared to AMD, Nvidia started to bring out countermeasures to prevent cryptocurrency miners from getting all the graphics card before hardcore gamers could get their hands on one. They were able to do this by restricting customers i.e. most miners from getting their hands on bulk graphics cards rather than just a one or two. This hurt Nvidia since they were trying to cater to gaming community so compromised on their very own sales.
Though this does mean that whenever this boom shall go down and things will be back to normal, and gamers would be the primary users of graphics card then Nvidia shall benefit the most, since they are keeping their intimacy with their customers intact.
Getting your hands on a graphics card one isn’t easy since graphics card prices have skyrocketed not only due to the demand for more cards for cryptocurrency mining but also because of a lack of Video Memory. To be honest, the situation might even get worse this year as more and more people are thinking of alternative way or earning money through mining.
Though, currently, the matter of debate is still whether AMD would continue to outsell Nvidia or not. Only time can tell that.


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Despite giving investors a mild heart attack during the first few days of public trading, shares of Birkenstock Holding plc (NYSE: BIRK) have been putting in a good shift ever since. In one of the more high-profile IPOs of the year, not least because of how recognizable the brand is, the 250-year-old company went public last month and promptly fell more than 15% from its opening highs.
While question marks were quickly raised about the viability of a $9 billion valuation on what is essentially a luxury sandal company, the stock has only really gone up since. It tagged a fresh high during Wednesday's session, helped in part by a run of impressive calls from analysts.
Starting with the bullish calls, the team over at Jefferies initiated coverage with a Buy rating. Analyst Randal Konik is a fan of Birkenstock's brand strength and loyal customer base and sees this underpinning the company's future growth. The business is well-positioned for top-line growth and attractive margins, both of which investors will hope to see in the company's first public earnings report.
Stifel echoed this with their own Buy rating, which came with a price target of $47. From where shares were trading on Wednesday, this pointed to a further upside of at least 10%. While the company already has a long history and a strong market presence, the Stifel team's bullish view is driven by the fresh growth opportunity in a $200 billion non-athletic footwear market. Like Jefferies, they expect strong top-line prints and margins in the quarters ahead.
These calls, along with the 20% rally currently underway, are a distinct departure from the negative headlines that came out during the first week of trading. It's been a bad year for IPOs in general, with Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARM), for example, IPO'ing in September and almost immediately sinking 30%. It was the same for Instacart (NASDAQ: CART). You could argue that much of this is tied to the wider trading environment. A soft S&P 500 that was trending down since July wouldn't make the most pleasant of environments for a company to go public.
But the benchmark index is itself having one of its best runs in months and is currently up 7% since the last week of October. This shift in sentiment is largely due to further positive signs that the Fed may have managed to thread the needle when it comes to taming inflation. This can only be a good thing for companies like Birkenstock that are very much on the consumer discretionary side of things.
Some caution urged
For all that, though, there has been some caution urged. Deutsche Bank is nonplussed with Birkenstock's growth potential and thinks it's fairly valued right around here. So, too, are the teams at Morgan Stanley and Piper Sandler, who gave the stock a Neutral rating. It seems like they're in a wait-and-see mood, but you can easily imagine this switching over to a full bullish view if the stock can move toward $50 or there are solid financial updates.
The company has a lot going for it in that department, with its vertically integrated European manufacturing process particularly admired as it drives advantageous per-pair economics. If there are concerns about the company's current valuation, where Birkenstock is above its peers with a 16x 2024 EV/EBITDA print, Williams Trading analyst Sam Poser isn't too concerned. Considering how well the company has executed over the past ten years, delivering consistent sales growth and strong margins, he has no problem giving them a Buy rating even with a high multiple.
Inser's price target of $55 might just be the highest out there right now and speaks volumes to the stock's upside potential. Even with the recent rally, that's pointing to a further upside of some 30%. For investors considering getting involved, watch for further momentum on the bid and a move to fresh highs, as this will likely unlock a fresh wave of buying, not to mention bullish calls from the street.


text: The big news Down Under today is that a major pharmaceutical company has lost its license and has sparked the biggest medical product recall in Australian history. Check out the list of products. They make just about every generic vitamin supplement on the market! In fact, newsreaders tonight found it easier to tell us which products weren’t being recalled rather than go through the whole list of ones that were. Apparently the investigation was triggered when a lot of people suddenly reported bad side effects from an over-the-counter motion sickness pill: “Some people were very, very ill and tried to jump out of planes and off ships because of the hallucinatory effect it had.” Yikes. I’ve checked through our supply of vitamins and thankfully we’re all clear. Hooray for Blackmore’s!


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An electronic recycling event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday outside the General Motors Tonawanda Engine Plant.
The site of the event, which is sponsored by Erie County, will be on the Vulcan Street side of the plant, between Tonawanda Street and Kenmore Avenue.
While recycling a television will cost $5, all other electronic items can be recycled for free. Those items include computer components, printers, cell phones, video game systems, fax machines, VCRs, universal power supplies, circuit boards and batteries.
Items that won't be accepted include fluorescent bulbs, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, kitchen appliances, household hazardous waste or pharmaceuticals.
Organizers said participants may be required to verify that materials have been generated by households.
For more information, call 858-6800 and choose option 4.


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Scraps N Pieces is hosting the Speed Scrap at Stuff to Scrap on Thursday. They gave a mini kit called Denim and Daisies as a participation prize last year. This year, they have re-vamped, improved and doubled the size of the kit and are now giving away the entire NEW KIT as a participation prize this Thursday. Don't miss the fun!
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Quick Note: 6" Nokia Lumia 1520 Leaked Early
September 6, 2013 10:40 AM
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Evleaks once again gets the scoop on an unannounced smartphone
Earlier this week
, a screenshot of the long rumored 6" Nokia Lumia 1520 smartphone was leaked. The image showed the expanded Windows Phone 8 UI thanks to the extra screen real estate and increased resolution (1080p display).
Today, evleaks posted press shots of the Lumia 1520 showing it from the front and back. The shots also confirm the revised UI.
Nokia Lumia 1520 [Image Source: @evleaks]
When the Lumia 1520 launches later this month, it is expected to feature a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and a 20MP rear-facing camera.
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RE: So, are we happy now?
9/6/2013 2:54:09 PM
They are, they just saved me from buying books off Amazon for $10 instead of spending $15!
SuperJobs to the rescue!
RE: So, are we happy now?
9/6/2013 6:06:08 PM
"they just saved me from buying books off Amazon for $10 instead of spending $15"
LOL. You should be thankful they didn't raise it to $20
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The federal program “Cash for Clunkers” may give rise to another stimulus effort, The New York Times reported, this time called “Cash for Caulkers.” Instead of taking environmentally unfriendly cars off the road, the new initiative would work to better weatherize homes, among other things. Cramer during Wednesday’s Mad Money said that a number of companies could benefit.
Former President Bill Clinton and Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr each have proposed their own versions of a plan, both of which focus on some combination of energy efficiency and home upgrades. (Read the Times story for a full analysis of Clinton and Doerr’s proposals.) If the White House adopts something similar, Cramer said, then Cypress Semiconductor would be one way to play it.
The company’s Cypress Environsystems makes wireless devices to help save energy. Think remotely controlled thermostats to regulate temperature, as well as wireless gauge readers and battery monitors. Cramer said these new technologies were “a huge opportunity” before, but the potential government spending means they could be “even bigger.”
Also, while it may seem too obvious, nothing boosts energy efficiency like plain-old insulation. Owens Corning is the number-one seller in the US, and Cramer said the company could get “a huge boost” if Cash for Caulkers goes through.
If you need insulation, there’s a good chance you’ll buy it at Home Depot . Cramer disagreed with investors who sold the stock on Tuesday after what he called “a monster good quarter,” but that just offered the chance to buy HD at a discount. Cramer applauded the company’s restructuring and noted management’s specific mention yesterday of strength in do-it-yourself remodeling and energy-efficiency items.
The Caulkers proposal would also pay for upgrades to heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Cramer said he likes Watsco as the best HVAC play because 85% of its business is residential. Plus, the stock pays a 3.6% dividend yield. Lennox International works, too, he said, though it’s a close second with 62% of sales coming from the residential market.
Cash for Caulkers could deliver a triple threat: create jobs, improve energy efficiency and save consumers money.
More importantly, though, Cramer said, “It could generate huge gains” in these stocks.
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The day after Amazon.com abruptly terminated its Associates Program in Colorado, the Colorado chapter of the advocacy group ProgressNow, announced, "We won't be bullied." The group called on its 200,000 members to boycott Amazon.com, claiming that Amazon's action was just a stunt to deprive Colorado of much needed revenue and protect Amazon.com from competition:
"After profiting from millions of dollars in tax-free sales to Colorado residents for years, Amazon.com is determined to protect their unfair advantage over local brick-and-mortar retailers."
ProgressNow is just the latest group to get upset over Amazon's tactics. A month ago the Author's Guild denounced Amazon.com's pressure tactics against publishers that resulted in hundreds of authors getting D-listed from the Amazon website. According to the Guild, this has been a recurring practice by Amazon.com:
"Amazon's developed quite a fondness for employing this draconian tactic; it's only grown bolder with its growing market clout."
Amazon's cut-off tactics have gotten so serious that the Author's Guild has set up a special website called Who Moved My Buy Button to check into these kinds of situations. As far as the Guild is concerned, "We believe Amazon should be monitored for years to come."
The Latest Move
According to ProgressNow, Amazon.com is now "playing political football with Colorado Business Partners" by dropping them in response to a law passed by the state legislature. That law would impose sales tax-collection responsibility on online retailers that sell into the state. "They're holding these people hostage to make a political point." It is without a doubt a high-stakes game, but it seems to resemble chess more than football. Amazon appears to be sacrificing one pawn after another in order to maintain its unfair competitive advantage.
What are the stakes? For Amazon.com, the goal is to continue selling books and other goods as much as 9% cheaper than its competitors by simply not adding sales tax to the transaction. According to the New York Times, the advantage gained from this type of tax avoidance has been a major part of Amazon's business plan since the beginning. According to the Times, Amazon has even admitted as such: "In its last quarterly report, the company told investors in its discussion of risk factors that the imposition of sales-tax collection by more states or Congress could 'decrease our future sales.'"
The stakes for everyone else are just as important. For brick-and-mortar stores (one of which, I confess to owning), the reality is that they cannot compete with companies like Amazon.com as long as their own customers have to shoulder the entire burden of paying state and local sales taxes. The stakes are high for state and local governments as well, since there is a truly staggering amount of revenue lost when online sellers (the biggest of which is Amazon.com) refuse to collect taxes. According to the
We forecast e-commerce sales to rise from $3.0 trillion in 2010 to $4.0 trillion in 2012. The national state and local sales tax loss on these transactions is expected to grow from $8.6 billion in 2010, the first year following the recession, to $11.4 billion in 2012. The losses total $52.1 billion over our six year forecast horizon.
Colorado is just the latest battleground in Amazon.com's tactical war to maintain its tax-free sales advantage. The first skirmish was fought in New York in 2009, when the legislature adopted a measure requiring internet sellers with a large number of affiliates in the state - like Amazon - to begin collecting sales taxes. Amazon responded by threatening to cut off its affiliate program in any other state that did the same thing. It followed through in North Carolina by cutting off its affiliates after that state adopted a similar bill. Tax expert Michael Mazerov examined in detail the history of this tax war in a July 23, 2009, article in the journal of The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Why did Amazon.com retaliate in North Carolina and not it New York? One reason, perhaps, is that New York is a much bigger market and Amazon could not afford to lose the business the New York affiliates send its way. But there was probably another reason: California was in the process of enacting a similar law, and Amazon needed boots-on-the-ground to kill that bill. The sacrifice of a few North Carolina affiliates would be a small price to pay if it frightened the affiliates in the biggest state into action. In case they didn't quite get the message from the North Carolina experience, the California affiliates were contacted by Amazon and told they better take action. The tactic worked: Amazon's California affiliates besieged Governor Schwarzenegger's office and convinced him to veto the bill.
Why has Amazon.com now done the same thing in Colorado? It's a year later, and a similar bill is once again heading towards the Governor's desk in California. Presumably, Amazon believes that the cut-off of its Colorado affiliates will have the same galvanizing effect as last time with its affiliates in the sales-rich California market.
An Exercise in Cynicism
The entire thing is an exercise in cynicism. Amazon could easily maintain its sales-associate program in each state and simply add the sales tax to every transaction. In the short term, Amazon.com would probably make money from collecting sales tax throughout the country, because the amount of money it would make on the float each month would more than offset any administrative cost.
But instead, Amazon.com has decided to cut off its sales associates in smaller states with the apparent goal of influencing the political decision-making process in the larger states. It has taken some of its most loyal customers - the Amazon Associates - and used them as pawns. This entire episode shows the lengths to which Amazon.com will go to retain the unfair competitive advantage it gets from skirting the sales-tax system.


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ArcRevo World Tour Announced by Arc Systems Works
Arc Systems Works announced that the ArcRevo World Tour will begin with qualifiers this fall and will culminate next year with the finals in North America.
The ArcRevo World Tour 2018-2019 was announced today by Arc Systems Works during EVO 2018 with an explosive trailer. Players all around the world will be able to compete against each other for over $100,000 in cash prizes.
Starting later this year during the fall, qualifiers will be held all over the world in the regions of North and Latin America, Europe, Japan, and Asia. Winners from these qualifiers will compete next year during Fall 2019 in the finals that will take place in North America.
The trailer states that this year’s titles include Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, BlazBlue Central Fiction, and BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. Arc Systems Works also announced at EVO 2018 that quite a few DLC characters that will be released next week on Tuesday for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle with a trailer that you can check out here.
You can watch the entire announcement trailer for the ArcRevo World Tour below. More information should be available soon, so definitely stay tuned.


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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Jeremy Levine is the owner of Vault Athletics and Fitness in Virginia Beach.
He says his business has been shut down since March 23 because of COVID-19. He says this has already drastically affected the fitness industry and was disappointed in Governor Northam’s plan for Phase 1 of opening the state.
“We have the ability to control our cleanliness how people enter our facilities and putting policies and procedures in place to prevent the spread of the COVID virus,” said Levine.
According to Northam’s plan for Phase 1, gyms must remain closed but can have limited outdoor classes. They must be limited to 10 people and people must be at least ten feet apart.
“Moving outside is a small solution, but because of the climate here in Virginia Beach, we could be limited by an outdoor workout and limited by the amount of space and gyms have parking lots and they’re in shopping centers,” he said.
Levine says he feels gym owners and personal trainers don’t have a voice in this. Levine says if his business was able to reopen, cleaning and sanitizing of equipment would be a top priority, something they’ve already prepared for.
“Secondly, our facility is 13,000 square feet. A lot of the other facilities in the area have large spaces too and just like a restaurant or a barbershop or hair salon, we can open up at social distancing low capacity to start our cash flow going,” said Levine.
He also thinks with social distancing guidelines in mind, that personal trainers could still work safely with clients.
“We have the ability to control our cleanliness how people enter our facilities and putting policies and procedures in place to prevent the spread of the covid virus,” said Levine.
He worries if limitations continue, fitness facilities will go out of business.


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The CarWale group recorded 21.09 million visits in the month of July 2015, registering a 47% growth over the same period last year. Of the total visits, CarWale recorded 16.34 million visits, while its two-wheeler counterpart BikeWale clocked 4.74 million visits last month.
Comparing numbers from 2014, BikeWale is evidently on a roll with a whopping 60% YoY increase in traffic. CarWale maintained its growth story with a 43% YoY increase in traffic.
Hyundai’s new compact crossover Creta was the most researched car on CarWale last month, with a staggering 2.9 million page views of research. Close on its heels was the recently launched premium hatchback Honda Jazz with 2.6 million page views of research.
CarWale has also launched a new offering called CarWale Guarantee in July, which is arguably India’s most comprehensive warranty on second-hand cars. The company is confident that the product will consolidate CarWale’s market leading position in India’s automotive space.
CarWale, India's largest automotive portal is owned by Automotive Exchange Private Limited and is a part of the Axel Springer group. CarWale has been recognised by IAMAI as the Best Auto Website in India, twice in a row (2011 and 2012), among several other awards from Red Herring, Business Week and PC World magazine for its contribution to the Indian automotive industry.


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Japan based Kyocera, in collaboration with Sprint, is going to roll out a dual-screen smartphone called Echo. The phone will be exclusively available on Sprint from April 17, 2011 and will cost $200 with a
two-year contract. Interested buyers can place their orders for the phone starting from March 26, 2011. On the launch day, the phone will be available at Sprint stores and online.
Each of the screens measure 3.5 inches. It folds down to a standard sized phone which means it can easily fit into your pocket.
An Android 2.2 based phone, the two screens of Kyocera Echo can act as separate screens running separate operations. When pulled out, the two-screens, latched together, gives impression of a mini-tablet PC.
You can watch YouTube on one screen and browse your email on the other. Check your Facebook status on one screen while text your friend on the other. The operations are seamless. To take advantage of the phone’s dual-screen, Sprint worked with Google and created special apps. For example, you can watch Google Maps and see the expanded video of the map on the other screen.


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Broadcast and cable giant NBCUniversal has doubled down on digital media pioneer Buzzfeed. The Comcast-owned division invested $200 million to expand a strategic partnership that has already seen the two companies collaborate on signature programming like the Olympics and follows a $200 million investment in August 2015.
BuzzFeed will help NBCUniversal step up production of digital video content created for advertisers and also help the broadcaster improve distribution of those videos on social media. So-called sponsored content has become increasingly important to media companies as audiences have splintered across the web and marketers have found cheaper ways to reach them than through media sites. Since its founding in 2006, BuzzFeed has built its business around using technology to gauge audience trends and respond quickly with video.
NBCUniversal will help feed BuzzFeed's ad inventory to advertisers.
The deal is only the latest in a series of investments that established media companies like Time Warner, Disney and Hearst have been making in digital startups, as the older companies look to new models for help riding the wave of changing media consumption habits.
"Over the past year, BuzzFeed has proven to be a valuable partner across our business. From the Olympics to the record-breaking launch of Secret Life of Pets, BuzzFeed has helped us engage millennial audiences with our content and extend the reach of our clients' campaigns to new platforms," said Maggie Suniewick, president of NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises, in a statement. " We are looking forward to using the power of our brands to collaborate in more innovative ways that drive value for both companies."
BuzzFeed had 71.4 million unique visitors in October, putting it about even with fellow pure-digital player Vox Media, and behind Huffington Post, which had 83.4 million unique visitors, according to comScore.
“The investment allows us to remain a fully independent company but have access to and resources from the strongest and best media company there is,” said Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed CEO and Founder, in a statement.
News of the impending deal was first reported last month in Recode and the Wall Street Journal. The $200 million investment reportedly valued BuzzFeed at $1.7 billion, or roughly the same value it had in 2015.


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HP will Acquire Autonomy Corp
Hewlett-Packard Co (Palo Alto, CA, USA) are working on acquiring Autonomy Corp. Plc (Cambridge, UK).
HP has confirmed the discussions with Autonomy for possible buy, reportedly for about $10.0 billion which is a premium of 60.0 percent. The acquisition is to be paid in cash.
Autonomy, the UK’s second-largest software company, was founded in 1996 by CEO Mike Lynch, who owns an 8.0 percent stake in it. The company offers programs used in database search, and its clientele includes Coca-Cola Co., Nestle SA and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In its second quarter, Autonomy reported sales of $256.0 million.
After he took charge at HP, Chief Executive Leo Apotheker had indicated plans to expand software and services business, especially in cloud computing – whereby shared resources and software are provided to computers over the Internet.


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Cooperation between QSTP and Skolkovo will significantly improve the technology and environment initiatives for both Russia and Qatar and strengthen trade and economic relations between the two countries.
The new initiative is part of QSTP’s ongoing efforts to play a key role in the global technology sector.
The partnership will see QSTP and Skolkovo work together to facilitate their first market entry into each other’s markets through bilateral trade, cultural and educational events.
QSTP-based Startups will be able to join the Skolkovo soft-landing program which provides an in-depth understanding of the Russian market specialty, preparing for the start of foreign entry into the Russian market and obtaining full details on successful conditions and processes including Skolkovo Innovation Center.
Organizations will also look to create a dedicated technology acceleration program to provide current start-ups based on group markets.
In partnership with Skolkovo, QSTP – Qatar’s prime minister’s center for technology development, innovation, and business – will also introduce exciting new programs to local and international technology firms and will increase employment in the health and biomedicine industry, energy, resource development, telecommunications, telecommunications and telecommunications. cyber security and digital technology.
“As a QSTP, the Skolkovo Foundation is committed to assisting the leading projects in the science and research industry in the development of new technological products, services and businesses in the core of its operations,” noted QSTP executive director Yosouf al-Salehi.
“Together, we have an important task – to promote the exchange of ideas and to be able to promote an environment in which thinking and creativity can develop. Global business partnerships are critical to the success and prosperity of industry-based industries and businesses. Our collaborative efforts will have a positive impact on technology development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in both Qatar and Russia, while benefiting consumers and consumers of fruit-based products and services. ”
Founded in 2010, the Skolkovo Foundatio
n is the main company responsible for the Skolkovo Innovation Center, a major scientific and technological center for the development and trade of advanced technology.
Arkady Dvorkovich, chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation, said, “Since its inception, the Skolkovo Foundation has begun to help entrepreneurs and young researchers identify business potential in their projects, among other things, by helping them develop their projects and enter global markets. This has been achieved by building a comprehensive network of international partners.
“The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with QSTP today supports this strategy. In addition, it is part of our vision for the development of international technology networks that we see as vibrant and important today, more than ever, to achieve sustainability and stability.
“I am confident that signing the memorandum will be an important time to change the nature and quality of the joint venture projects we will undertake with QSTP for the benefit of beginners in our natural areas,” added Dvorkovich.
“The theme of this year’s conference – education and science – is underpinned by Russia’s declaration of 2021 as their ‘Year of Science and Technology’, as well as a strong effort to strengthen economic, investment and trade relations between our countries, providing a valuable milestone in our promising partnership with the Skolkovo Foundation,” he added. al-Salehi.
The QSTP team at SPIEF ’21 is part of Qatar’s overall participation as a ‘tourist destination’ – one of the largest business teams for the international forum of this scale and scale.


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If you’re concerned about Facebook’s privacy scandals or worried that it’s listening in on your phone calls, you’ll likely be disturbed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments at Harvard.
Despite the fact that Facebook is under fire from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and facing more skepticism from the public about its business practices, the tech giant’s chief executive officer discussed the company’s research into a brain-computer interface that would allow people to use their mind to navigate through augmented reality.
Even though this might sound creepy, don’t worry, Zuckerberg said they have no current plans to develop surgically implanted chips. The idea would be to produce some type of external device, perhaps glasses, that allows users to control digital additions to the landscape without speaking or typing anything.
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When Syracuse University School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Anthony Rotolo heard an interesting social media based story from a friend, he decided to create a public teaching moment out of it, generating a public buzz that reverberated to the mainstream media.
Rotolo’s unnamed friend tweeted an unfavorable comparison of the grocery store Price Chopper to its competitor Wegmans. Reacting, in Rotolo’s opinion, rashly and inappropriately, a Price Chopper public relations representative reported the tweet and tweeter to his employer, commenting that the tweet could damage professional relations between the two companies. The employee also responded to him on her private Twitter account.
“What it all boils down to is that we all work for someone,” Rotolo told students in his Social Media in the Enterprise course. “What Price Chopper did in this situation suggests a failure to understand even the most basic principles of social media. It did not address the customer’s concerns or attempt to build a relationship. Instead, it chose to carry out what appears to be a vindictive and mean-spirited attack designed to silence a detractor.”
Rotolo, social media strategist for Syracuse University, saw his friend’s incident as a way to open up a dialogue for his students and others about how organizations should respond to public criticism. What followed was indeed the public dialogue he was hoping for. Students, community members, and even Price Chopper’s head of public relations discussed the impact of the employee’s action on the chain’s social media brand.
“We had no knowledge of this situation until we received tweets just a short while ago. We are currently looking to get details regarding the post,” wrote Price Chopper’s Director of Consumer Insights Heidi Reale on Rotolo’s blog. “Thank you very much for bringing this to our attention. Please be assured we take this situation very seriously.”
After an inquiry, the rogue employee posted on Rotolo’s blog as well, saying, “I want to take this opportunity to accept full responsibility for this situation. I am the Price Chopper employee who triggered this chain of events. I’ve worked in the public relations department at the company for the last two months and I saw the negative tweets and responded through my personal twitter account. This is not the way that Price Chopper normally handles critical comments on Twitter or other social media.”
Rotolo and his class, as well as the outside community, discussed the employee’s response, as well as the official company’s response on the original blog. Some posters defended the notion that individuals are always as representatives of their organization while others noted that it, if the businesses were unrelated, an individual should be able to comment on a bare produce section or voice a public complaint using social media without it reflecting on their employer.
The conversation winded its way to several blogs and online communities. Chris Brogan, the author of “Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust” tweeted “Hmm. Price Chopper might’ve handled this differently, methinks” with a link to Rotolo’s original blog post to his more than 150 thousand followers. The Syracuse Post Standard, Albany Times Union, All over Albany, Consumerist and others also summarized and reported on the story.
Rotolo has also invited Price Chopper’s Consumer Insight team to discuss the issue in person during one of his classes. They have accepted the invitation and plan on attending his October 5 class.


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The PC presentation at E3 2017 featured a lot of guests, a lot of VR games, and few esports offerings – but the esports did come with some pretty big announcements.
First up was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which we saw last night at the Microsoft presentation. The game has long been playable on PC, so that’s nothing new, but the ability to climb up and over fences and walls is a new feature that will add more mobility options for players who want to find new places to hide or set up massive ambushes in this battle royale survival game. The developer also added a feature that changes the weather within the game, which will greatly affect player visibility.
Next up was a long presentation from Intel in which they announced a major partnership with ESL and the new Intel Grand Slam for CS:GO teams. The partnership is a win for esports as it makes the stakes quite a bit higher for teams who are competing in the minor tournaments this year.
Strategic card game Shadowverse, a title that has been making inroads on the esports scene recently, also announced a new expansion during the presentation:
During all of these presentations, we look for games that could be “the next big esport”, and it looks like Lawbreakers may be the one to watch. Designed by former Epic Games designer Cliff Bleszinski, the shooter features a variety of roles for players (tank, healer, dps) in a team environment, while also providing a lot of interesting movement and what looks to be very satisfying gun play. It appears to be Halo/Destiny combined with Overwatch, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The trailer shown during the presentation features Twitch streamers trying out the game and raving about it, so have a look:


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Contxto – Not even Chile’s multimillion dollar salmon industry is immune to the disruptive blockchain revolution. Just this week, Chilean IT company BLOQS4 and telecommunications firm Telsur joined forces to introduce blockchain technology to national salmon companies.
Transparency, reliability and conservation
For optimization and effective management purposes, the project intends to make the sector more trustworthy and transparent. On top of this, partners aspire to make the salmon industry less environmentally harmful, particularly around Southern Chile.
As the world’s second-largest salmon producer behind Norway, this nutrient-rich fish is a pillar of the Chilean economy. Despite being a lucrative industry, it’s also controversial. Issues primarily pertain to “salmon farming” that has allegedly caused environmental damage and health concerns around Chile’s Patagonia region.
Taking this into account, BLOQS4 and Telsur intend to introduce blockchain technology to improve industrial processes. Food exporting organization MultiExport Foods and the waste management company Atando Cabos are reportedly participating as well.
Chilean salmon blockchain
Collectively, the objective is to create a 100 percent traceable salmon supply chain. Thanks to blockchain technology, collaboration as well as coordination will be streamlined. Even better, the fact that blockchain data can’t be altered is what makes this project so trustworthy.
“With the use of blockchain, the transparency of the aquaculture sector can be increased by providing a means to track and record the entire salmon supply chain,” said Guajardo.
Along those lines, this will also allow traceability all the way from cultivation to distribution. In turn, those in the supply chain will be able to monitor salmon until they arrive at their final destination.
In my opinion, this project certainly marks yet another milestone for Latin American blockchain initiatives. Since many believe that aquaculture is one of the most viable solutions against food scarcity, this solution could really have a global impact. Even better, Chilean salmon exports are steadily growing.
According to reports, this alliance could bring about an effective circular economy model via disruptive supply chain tracking methodology. In the end, product origins will be more reliable, not to mention traceable, sustainable and ecological.
With the incoming implementation of blockchain, companies will be better able to offer quality products to customers. In the long run, these decentralized services could do wonders for brand loyalty.
“This will undoubtedly allow companies to increase their competitiveness in international markets and provide more information to their end customers,” said Guajardo.


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US consumers’ appetite for streaming video continues to grow, and they have no qualms shelling out cash for original content, according to Deloitte’s 12th edition of the Digital Media Trends Survey. The report found that 55 per cent of US households now subscribe to at least one video streaming service, a 450 per cent increase since 2009.
The survey found, on average, Americans watch 38 hours per week of video content (39 per cent of which is streamed), nearly the equivalent of a full-time job. With over 200 SVoD options in the US, the average streaming video subscriber is paying for three services resulting in US consumers collectively spending $2.1 billion per month on SVoD services. High-quality original content appears to be driving an increase in streaming with nearly half (48 per cent) of all US consumers streaming television content every day or weekly, up 11 per cent year-over-year.
Conversely, the report found pay-TV subscriptions declined for the first time in recent years with 63 per cent of households still subscribing to a traditional pay-TV service, down from 75 per cent. Pay-TV’s decline is especially pronounced among Generation Z (ages 14-20), Millennials (ages 21-34) and Generation X (ages 35-51).
“Consumers now enjoy unparalleled freedom in selecting media and entertainment options and their expectations are at an all-time high,” said Kevin Westcott, vice chairman and US media and entertainment leader, Deloitte. “The rapid growth of streaming services and high quality original content has created a significant opportunity to monetise the on-demand environment in 2018.”
Pay-TV penetration declines
With video streaming enabling unprecedented choice and access to content, consumers perceive a widening gap between their expectations and what pay-TV companies deliver, according to the report:
“As video streaming and demand for original content continue to grow, traditional and premium cable broadcasters will continue to rethink their business models,” continued Westcott. “Media companies are increasingly going direct-to-consumer with their own digital streaming services and snackable content. Ultimately, one challenge we see is that consumers may be reluctant to pay for exclusive content on top of their other paid subscription services and this may lead to some form of re-aggregation as limits on consumer spending could potentially hinder the growth of content platforms.”
The emergence of MilleXZials: 50 is the new 20
This year’s data indicates a convergence of media behaviour across three key demographics. Gen X emerged as cutting-edge adopters of digital media embracing the digital media behaviors already adopted by Gen Z and millennials. Deloitte calls this combined demographic group “The MilleXZials.”
“Millennials were the first generation to embrace streaming media and watching video content on smartphones,” said Dr. Jeff Loucks, the executive director, Deloitte Center for Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Deloitte. “Some hoped that as millennials got older, they would settle down and watch pay TV. Instead, their Gen X parents are acting more like millennials, using streaming services, watching TV shows, movies and sports on smartphones and binge watching.”


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Fielding was based in the company's Switzerland headquarters. She will leave in the summer to return to the UK.
Before joining Kraft, Fielding was commercial director at Independent Newspapers and before that she was a senior executive at Ogilvy.
Fielding will be replaced in the summer by Chrystel Barranger, who will take on the new job title of vice president snacking and marketing services at Kraft.
Barranger is currently vice president marketing for the biscuits category at Kraft.
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
Annie Leibovitz explained the art of bringing a story down to a single moment, and shared the inspiration behind the campaign she created with Disney making tales as old as time relevant to today. We heard from Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at Google (yes, really) reinforcing the importance of storytelling in driving audacious invention. Mother warned us to hang on to the joy of craft and keep our brains happy in order not to become advertising douchebags. And Facebook discussed scalable creativity.


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From Business OregonOregon has been awarded $300,000 in a third round of federal grant funding to help Oregon companies promote their products to customers around the world through the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Program.
Since 2012, STEP-funded export promotion grants totaling $594,000 helped 170 Oregon companies achieve immediate sales of more than $21 million. These sales were a direct result of attending trade shows and other foreign activities with the grants. These grant recipients also reported estimated future sales of more than $80 million as a result of the connections made at the shows.
“Selling into these foreign markets brings new revenue into the hands of small businesses, and new dollars into Oregon’s economy,” said Business Oregon Director Sean Robbins. “That’s serious ROI, $594,000 in and $21 million back in return with another $80 million potentially down the road. Pairing our staff’s foreign market expertise with individual grants of $5,000, these companies have already realized an incredible return on the state and federal investment.”
The grants play a large part of Business Oregon’s global trade strategy, as do trade missions, such as one currently planned for Asia in October, where Business Oregon will join the Port of Portland and others to lead a group to China, Hong Kong and Japan. The mission will promote Oregon goods and services as well as in-bound investment.
Oregon’s trade with Pacific Rim remained paramount in 2013 with significant exports to Japan and South Korea as well as Canada. Oregon exports were valued at $18.6 billion in 2013, and trade with China grew 27% over 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division. The increased trade with China was highlighted by 122% growth in manufactured machinery exports and 36% growth in computer and electronic goods.
The third year of STEP funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration will become available on October 1. The funding supports the participation of Oregon small businesses in international trade shows and trade missions through individual export development grants of up to $5,000.
These new grant funds can be used for activities through September 2015. More information available here.
Disclaimer: Articles featured on Oregon Report are the creation, responsibility and opinion of the authoring individual or organization which is featured at the top of every article.


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MSI puts Turing GPU on an ITX PCB
It appears that MSI thinks there is a market for high-end graphics cards on an ITX form factor and has decided to squeeze an RTX 2070 on a smaller PCB as a part of its Aero ITX series.
High-frequency 16-core/32-thread SKU
AMD has unveiled yet another Zen-based EPYC CPU, the high-frequency EPYC 7371.
Affordable RTX comes to workstation professionals
Nvidia has announced its latest Quadro RTX series graphics card, the Quadro RTX 4000, which will bring RTX to workstation professionals at a rather affordable price of under $1,000.
Phantom Gaming gets another member
It appears that ASRock will remain true to the Radeon graphics card lineup as the upcoming Radeon RX 590 Phantom Gaming has been spotted online.
Red Dead Redemption ships over 17 million units
Take-Two Interactive has officially released its Q2 FY19 financial report, showing some impressive numbers with $493 million in revenue, as well as impressive shipped and earning numbers for GTA 5, NBA 2K19, and the recently released Red Dead Redemption 2.
The same RX 580 Nitro+ Special Edition design
Sapphire's RX 590 Nitro+ Special Edition has been spotted online and comes with the same design as the RX 580 Nitro+ Special Edition - confirming earlier reports that we are looking at just a die shrink of the original Polaris chip.
Quite low considering all graphics improvements
Blizzard has officially released PC system requirements for Warcraft III: Reforged, a remastered version of the original Warcraft III strategy coming sometime next year.
Radeon Instinct MI60 and Instinct MI50
At its dedicated The Next Horizon event, AMD has reiterated its total commitment to datacenter market, both with the 7nm EPYC Rome CPU based on the brand new Zen 2 architecture, as well as with its new 7nm Vega-based Radeon Instinct graphics cards, promising significant improvements in the enterprise accelerator market.
Single-socket beats Intel's best-in-class dual-socket Skylake
AMD has announced its upcoming EPYC "Rome“ CPU, the world's first 7nm datacenter CPU based on Zen 2 architecture and packing up to 64-cores/128-threads.
It was pulled at the last minute
It appears that Diablo 4 announcement was actually planned for BlizzCon 2018 and could have eased the online reactions regarding the Diablo Immortal game.


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The global hospitality company Hakkasan Group has announced it will be partnering with KAJA Group and Alila Hotel and Resorts to open two new venues at The Cliff at Alila Villas Uluwatu. The destination resort will host the world’s first OMNIA Dayclub and luxury Japanese restaurant Sake No Hana in Bali.
The developments will be the largest investments of their kind in Indonesia and will create 150 jobs when they open in 2017, as well as 250 additional jobs through the construction site. The partnership and investment from KAJA Group in both Jakarta and Bali comes to a total of $38 million.
This is the next stage in the partnership announced last year, which will also see Sake no Hana, OMNIA Nightclub and Hakkasan restaurant opening in partnership with KAJA Group and Alila Hotels & Resorts in Alila SCBD Hotel, Jakarta. When complete, the three luxury experiences will bring 339 jobs to the city.
The announcement follows the Indonesian Government’s recent plans to attract 20 million tourists annually by 2020. The increase in tourists will help boost the demand for luxury hospitality.
Neil Moffitt, Hakkasan Group CEO said: “Two in every five tourists visit Bali while in Indonesia and the country’s young, and increasingly urban population makes it one of the fastest-growing consumer markets in the world. These factors create a unique opportunity for Hakkasan Group to enter the market at this time.
“For Hakkasan Group, choosing like-minded partners has always been key for us. Alila Hotels & Resorts has the same focus and passion for excellence in culinary experiences and impeccable service while KAJA Group has enabled us to bring this luxury experience to visitors to Bali.”
In the future Hakkasan Group intends to expand within Indonesia and across South East Asia, creating luxury projects in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.


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Zonk from the must-stop-from-snickering dept.
simoniker writes "Former Infinium Phantom 'console' developer and current Lapboard accessory creator Infinium Labs has revealed multiple new details in financial filings, including the fact that it's changing company name to Phantom Entertainment, as long as shareholders approve. But with the SEC prosecuting former CEO Timothy Roberts, 'accumulated losses since inception of $69,331,794', and _another_ former CEO, Kevin Bachus, now suing the company for back pay, will the company ever release a product?"
The reason that every major university maintains a department of
mathematics is that it's cheaper than institutionalizing all those people.


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PLANS to give new life to Gibraltar’s shopping experience have been shelved after communication with businesses along Main Street broke down.
The Gibraltar Parliament passed the Business Improvement District (BID) into law last year.
But disagreement about payments forced the company that was running the project to close down.
‘Downtown’ will give full refunds to all the companies that subscribed to the BID scheme, it said.
The government stopped taking payments from companies in October forcing Downtown to dismiss its five employees.
BID chairman George Russo told GBC that the project could still work out but not under the Downtown company.
He said he was disappointed that the BID had fallen through.
The government had supported the scheme, which planned to create a whole new shopping experience along Main Street and nearby streets.
It was supposed to set up better signs, attract quality businesses, and improve networking and training.
But a large number of businesses opposed the plans, in particular bigger stores like Trends, ultimately dooming the project before it even got off the ground.
Brexit and COVID-19 also occurred during the last year, further stalling plans.


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The Arkansas Insurance Commission has issued a consumer alert to be on the lookout for scammers in the weeks leading up to the open enrollment period of the Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchange) related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which begins October 1, 2013 and runs through March 31, 2014.
Specifically, the Department warns:
- Enrollment does not open until October 1, so you cannot enroll in coverage until then.
- Coverage does not begin until January 1, 2014, so if someone promises coverage before then, that is a red flag.
- You should not response to unsolicited phone calls of any kind, especially ones asking for personal financial information, personal health information, or money.
- There is no fee to create a Marketplace account or to enroll for health insurance through the Marketplace.
- Scammers often put a small twist on a popular insurance company name. Just because it sounds like an insurance company, doesn’t mean it is.
- There are already fake exchanges on the internet which may pop up during an online search.
- Use http://www.arhealthconnector.org or http://www.healthcare.gov to stay informed.
The Department is currently training licensed insurance agents and brokers, who will be known as “Guides” or “Navigators” to assist consumers with the open enrollment. These trained assisters will be licensed by the department and their names will be available on the ARHealthConnector.org website. They will assist consumers at no charge, once they are trained and licensed.
If you suspect fraud, it should be reported to the AID Consumer Services Division at 800-852-5494.


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Muscat: Bilateral trade avenues, utilisation of Omani ports and cooperation in metrology were some of the issues discussed by the trade and industry ministers of the Sultanate and Paraguay on Wednesday.
Dr. Ali bin Mas’oud Al Sunaidi, Minister of Commerce and Industry received in his office on Wednesday Gustavo Leite, Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Republic of Paraguay.
The two sides discussed the possibility to import livestock and animal feed from Paraguay and exporting urea fertiliser and fuels to that country.
The talks also touched on cooperation in the fields of metrology and standards, besides discussing means of enhancing trade between the two countries by using the Omani ports.
The Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce is visiting the Sultanate currently, on invitation from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to explore means of commercial cooperation between the two countries and to hold meetings with the Omani officials and businessmen.


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Trying to make up with the smartphone race in the Indian market, Panasonic has again come up with their second smartphone called P11. The standard sized phablet is already up for pre-orders in Flipkart at an intermediate price of Rs. 16,690. Moreover, the e-retailer claims the release date of the device to be on the third week of July. But now the same retailer says the product to be "Out of Stock".
However, talking about the specs, the Panasonic P11 comes with a 5.0-inch IPS and capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM.
To look at the camera section the P11 comes packed with an 8.0-megapixel auto-focus camera accompanied by a LED flash at the back and a 1.3-megapixel front camera. The internal storage capacity comes with a 4GB which can be further expanded up to 32GB with the help of microSD card. The Panasonic P11 also supports dual SIM functionality (GSM+GSM) and apart for it connectivity section include 3G, WiFi, USB and Bluetooth.
The phablet is powered by a 2,000mAh battery and comes with an interchangeable back covers which the retailer says is "Out of Stock" when you click the pre-order tag. Not only that but Panasonic is also trying to increase their smartphone portfolio as one more device has been spotted with the name of Panasonic T11 on the same e-retail site under the coming soon tag.
However, this one sports a 4.0-inch WVGA IPS display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels. The handset is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and backed by 1GB RAM. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean platform. The smartphone comes with a dual SIM support (GSM + GSM).
The T11 also comes with a 5MP rear camera which is loaded with autofocus and LED flash along with a 0.3 megapixel front facing camera. The Panasonic T11 is expected to be a mid-segment device. Connectivity sections include 3G, WiFi, USB and Bluetooth.
Other features include a 4GB internal storage that can be expandable up to 32GB via microSD card and comes with 1,500mAh battery. Perhaps, the two handsets are really gonna bring the Panasonic up to the limelight and specially these handsets will join the quad core gang in the Indian smartphone market with the likes of Xolo Q series. Most of the homegrown devices are going to be quite adverst to these latest handsets.
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