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If you're on the fence about checking out the recently released South Park: The Fractured but Whole from Ubisoft, then the news of a free trial for the game will be right up your street.
Posted 26 days ago by Ashley Woodcock, 14 comments
Ahead of the game's full release in November, players can now download the Star Wars Battlefront II open beta from the Xbox Store and give the game's multiplayer a try.
Posted 1 month ago by Dave Horobin, 14 comments
Ubisoft released a demo for the latest installment of the Just Dance franchise, Just Dance 2018. The demo will challenge players to get their funk on and dance along to the hit single 24K from Bruno Mars.
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Today we got a look at the video for Arcade mode for Star Wars Battlefront II. This mode will be available in the open beta.
Posted 1 month ago by Dave Bricker, 14 comments
New details have been released regarding the Star Wars Battlefront II beta. EA has introduced Arcade Mode, which will be a part of the beta and will feature fast-paced action with players taking on waves of enemy AI.
Posted 1 month ago by Ashley Woodcock, 12 comments
Back in March, Ubisoft released Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands. Although the Wildlands has been released for some time, the developer officially announced the new Ghost War beta as well as new classes.
Posted 1 month ago by Will Cruz, 8 comments
The fact that you have access to part of the game from today is just as good an excuse as any to release the game's launch trailer. Check out the in-game footage in 4K as the cars tear around the track.
Posted 2 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 10 comments
Ahead of the game's full release on September 29th, fans of EA's annual football release can now download the FIFA 18 demo from the Xbox Store.
Posted 2 months ago by Dave Horobin, 6 comments
The upcoming third-person "shooter-brawler" is getting an open beta in just a few days ahead of the game's release later in the month. A new character spotlight video shows off the bare buttocks of a Prussian mercenary.
Posted 2 months ago by Sam Quirke, 6 comments
Turn 10 Studios reveal the official trailer for the upcoming title along with details of the demo that will be available on both the Xbox One and Windows 10 ahead of release. Something for fans to look forward to this month.
Posted 2 months ago by Andrew Ogley, 11 comments
Konami has been busy at Gamescom with two new trailers released for Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, as well as details for a demo for the upcoming football title.
Posted 3 months ago by Andy Mills, 6 comments
Publisher Bandai Namco has just released a bunch of information regarding the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ. We now have details on the CollectorZ Edition, story mode, pre-order offers, and the closed beta.
Posted 3 months ago by Ethan Anderson, 11 comments
A private beta test for Call of Duty: WWII begins later this month, giving players a preview of new maps and the divisions feature. Players that pre-order will be invited to participate.
Posted 3 months ago by Roland Chansen, 6 comments
Hi-Rez Studios has always been a company that doesn't stray far from the latest gaming trends. They've just announced their card game, Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics, will be coming soon to consoles.
Posted 3 months ago by Kelly Packard, 11 comments
In the latest video for Surf World Series, professional big wave surfer Tom Lowe tells us what surfing means to him as we witness the beauty of the waves themselves.
Posted 3 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 2 comments
The beta for NHL 18 is in progress right now and it's the first and only opportunity for players to try out the game before its release next month. You'll get to try out three modes from the game.
Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 1 comment
As gamers are well aware, the existence of titles containing licensed music is a fragile affair. Developer Harmonix has confirmed the Rock Band spinoff will be delisted as of August 28th, five years after its initial release.
Posted 4 months ago by Kelly Packard, 20 comments
Free trial weekends are becoming more and more of a regular occurrence for gamers in recent times. This weekend it's Titanfall 2's turn to be offered up as a free sample.
Posted 4 months ago by Kelly Packard, 12 comments
Those who are following the game closely were probably expecting beta signups for Dragon Ball FighterZ to begin on July 26th. Unfortunately, Bandai Namco has announced that these signups will now begin on August 22nd.
Posted 4 months ago by Ethan Anderson, 3 comments
Allowing players to team up in multiplayer to take on quests together, the "Comrades" expansion is the next big thing for Final Fantasy XV. Today Square Enix has announced season pass owners can try it out before launch.
Posted 4 months ago by Kelly Packard, 17 comments
If you're interested in the closed beta, you can sign up on the game's official website[/url]. It seems it'll be luck of the drop on whether you'll get in, but you can't win if you don't enter! A new trailer arrives as well.
Posted 4 months ago by Kevin Tavore, 26 comments
Title Update #6 recently went live for Ghost Recon Wildlands and included a whole host of fixes, changes and improvements to the game. A new PvP mode called "Ghost War" has also been announced and detailed.
Posted 4 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 18 comments
Regardless of whether or not you're an Xbox Live Gold member, there is a lot to do on Xbox this weekend. Microsoft has opened up Silver players' horizons even further thanks to a Multiplayer All Access Weekend.
Posted 4 months ago by Kelly Packard, 27 comments
Not taking part in the open beta for Destiny 2, which is currently open just to those who've pre-ordered a copy of the game? Then check out this gameplay from PlayStation Underground to tide you over until tomorrow.
Posted 4 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 14 comments
I sat down with Dan Sheridan, communications manager at nDreams, as he guided me through the first couple of levels of Bloody Zombies in four player local co-op and even let me have a go through a level in virtual reality too.
Posted 4 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 4 comments
EVO always brings exciting news for fighting game fans. Bandai Namco took to the stage to reveal Trunks as the next character to join the Dragon Ball FighterZ roster. There's also a beta on the way.
Posted 4 months ago by Kelly Packard, 7 comments
A new patch released recently for The Surge, Deck13's tough-as-nails action RPG, and addressed a number of issues. It made a very helpful and single tweak to the combat, too.
Posted 4 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 5 comments
A new official open beta trailer for Destiny 2 was recently uploaded. An open beta will be available from July 21st through July 23rd.
Posted 4 months ago by Dave Bricker, 8 comments
Developer Illfonic stirs up the pot as gamers are encourage to use the under as weapons in Dead Alliance. If you're interested in the public multiplayer beta, check out the full details here.
Posted 5 months ago by Will Cruz, 4 comments
The demo will allow you to play some of story mode with and against quite a few characters, including (but not limited to) Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Mega Man X, and Chun-Li.
Posted 5 months ago by Kevin Tavore, 6 comments
If positive reviews from both users and critics alike still don't have you convinced about Styx: Shards of Darkness, a demo is soon to arrive that should help you make up your mind.
Posted 5 months ago by Kelly Packard, 3 comments
After putting the game behind them, it may have been easy to for completionists to forget The Coalition announced four months ago that new difficulties and achievements are on the way -- June 6th, to be exact.
Posted 5 months ago by Kelly Packard, 134 comments
Shadow Tactics – Blades of the Shogun has received a release date as it will be making its way to Europe at the end of July and North America at the start of August. New screens and a packshot have also been released.
Posted 6 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 3 comments
With the public beta for Gwent on the way next week, the team at CD Projekt RED has provided plenty for players to watch with a discussion about upcoming changes, as well as a much lengthier stream archive.
Posted 6 months ago by Andy Mills, 0 comments
Rare have announced that, following on from the similar alpha on Xbox One, there will also be a Windows 10 Technical Alpha to test out certain aspects on PC, in particular the game's auto-detect system as well as controls.
Posted 6 months ago by Andy Mills, 1 comment
After a sizeable amount of time in a private beta phase, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game will be moving into its' next phase with the game set to enter public beta later this month, CD Projekt have announced.
Posted 6 months ago by Andy Mills, 3 comments
Accompanying the two announcements this week is a list of trailers, updates, release dates and other details that appeared over the weekend.
Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca Smith, 5 comments
A couple of weeks ago, Arkane Studios announced that their upcoming release, Prey, would receive an hour-long demo in advance of the game's full release next week, and today that promise has come true.
Posted 7 months ago by Dave Horobin, 27 comments
Somewhat of a rarity nowadays, the team at Arkane Studios are going to allow players to try out the opening hour of Prey a week or so before the game's release.
Posted 7 months ago by Andy Mills, 11 comments
Publisher Bethesda Softworks has announced that the Arkane Studios developed stealth title Dishonored 2 will be available for gamers to try out in a couple of days with the release of a free trial for the game.
Posted 7 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 7 comments
Mafia III's first story expansion, "Faster, Baby!", releases today with a launch trailer, a new location, and more achievements. A free demo is also available to download and the game is on sale with 50% off until April 17th.
Posted 8 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 13 comments
Paladins: Champions of the Realm recently moved from alpha to beta, and we've teamed up with Hi-Rez Studios to give away 10,000 Xbox One Beta codes to to the TrueAchievements community.
Posted 8 months ago by Dave Horobin, 34 comments
Just ahead of the latest DLC release for Tom Clancy's The Division, we have a full list of patch notes for Update 1.6, "Last Stand" DLC screens, details on a Free Trial for the game, and a couple of videos to check out too.
Posted 9 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 14 comments
If you're still on the fence about Xbox One's latest RTS release, Halo Wars 2, a demo has just been released on the Marketplace that might help you make up your mind. It includes the first campaign mission and Blitz multiplayer.
Posted 9 months ago by Kelly Packard, 7 comments
Ubisoft will be hosting an Open Beta for their upcoming third-person shooter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands and have announced the date the Beta will begin as well as released a couple of trailers to check out.
Posted 9 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 13 comments
As the clock ticks down until For Honor is released we have a video guide to progression and customisation and extended Open Beta gameplay footage for you to enjoy.
Posted 9 months ago by Lucy Wood, 8 comments
Frank West has returned to the Willamette Mall, his old stomping grounds, in Dead Rising 4. Things will get a little more interesting with the addition of two more difficulties, new costumes and a free trial.
Posted 10 months ago by Kelly Packard, 49 comments
Ubisoft has released new details and a trailer for the upcoming Closed Beta in For Honor that kicks off next weekend. Two more videos have also been released continuing the Heroes Series with more gameplay.
Posted 10 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 7 comments
Ubisoft will soon be allowing more people to hack their way through San Fran as they announced a free trial for Watch_Dogs 2. Lasting three hours, the trial will allow players to try out the game in whatever manner they see fit.
Posted 10 months ago by Andy Mills, 29 comments
Motiga's free-to-play MOBA title, Gigantic, has entered Open Beta and is ready for players to check out right now. During the Beta, there will be a weekly rotation of three maps and six heroes from the roster of 16.
Posted 11 months ago by Ashley Woodcock, 7 comments
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Mahindra names Manoj Bajpayee as brand ambassador for its farming advice app Krish-e
Releases DVC focussing on the benefits of the app
Krish-e, Mahindra’s new Farming as a Service (FaaS) business, today announced the release of Krish-e App & Krish-e Nidaan apps with the launch of its first ever digital video commercial (DVC) film. The new DVC is focused on the unique benefits of the Krish-e app and features Manoj Bajpayee, one of the country’s most versatile actors with family roots in farming.
The DVC highlights the challenges a farmer faces when planning and executing his farming operations and is focused on telling farmers about the unique benefits of the Krish-e app by bringing expert advisory and best farming practices across different crops and regions in multiple languages using audio & video content.
Through the new DVC, Krish-e will highlight the challenges a farmer faces when planning and executing his farming operations and how the new Krish-e apps help farmers by bringing expert advisory and best farming practices across different crops and regions in multiple languages using audio & video content.
Speaking on the occasion, Hemant Sikka, President, Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “With Krish-e’s focus on improving farming outcomes, the release of our apps today is in every sense a commitment to Mahindra’s larger purpose of Transforming Farming & Enriching Lives. By putting the power of agronomy and data-driven farming in the hands of farmers we are helping farmers improve their income per acre. We are absolutely thrilled to have Manoj Bajpayee onboard, an actor with a massive appeal given his family roots in farming. Manoj carries a superb balance of being authentic, bold and humble, qualities that perfectly fit with our brand values. With Manoj onboard, we are confident of strengthening the Krish-e brand further.”
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Facebook’s Clubhouse clone is now live in the US
Unlike Clubhouse, Facebook’s rooms have unlimited capacity.
Facebook has become the latest social platform to copy Clubhouse with its popular audio chat rooms. Live Audio Rooms is what the company is calling its competitor. The company has announced that it is rolling out the new feature to some prominent US-based public figures and groups starting today, according to a new report from The Verge.
Live Audio Rooms are a way for certain people to host large chats that can be listened to by anybody. Similar to Clubhouse, Live Audio Rooms allow Facebook users to create and host chat rooms to chat with themselves or others to an audience of interested listeners. Unlike Clubhouse, there’s no limit to the number of listeners that can join a Live Audio Room.
Facebook is building off of its existing platform to boost the success of Live Audio Rooms. The new rooms have several features, like notifications to friends when you join a room and “raise your hand” buttons to request to join the conversation.
One of the coolest features coming with Facebook’s Live Audio Rooms is the built-in charity function. Room hosts can set up their Live Audio Room with a specific charity in mind, allowing listeners to donate directly from the room.
As of right now, the feature is limited to a few prominent individuals, including singers, athletes, and certain media figures. Live Audio Rooms are also available to certain groups, where admins and moderators will have control over who can host a room.
This is interesting timing, considering Facebook is also planning on rolling out Facebook Podcasts this week. It looks like the company is still determined to add every feature it possibly can to the platform. Here’s to continuing the tradition of Facebook copying everything that gathers any sort of popularity.
- Facebook is testing ads inside of Oculus VR headsets proving everything is truly terrible
- For the love of all that is holy, don’t let Facebook live on your wrist
- Clubhouse has finally released worldwide for Android users, but you’ll still need an invite
- Discord’s new Stage Channels feature is a lot like Clubhouse


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Playtech Inventor Teddy Sagi Builds High class Office Tower system in Cyprus
Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi is building what certainly is the second highest building within the Cypriot funds, Nicosia, regional news retailer the Cyprus Mail reported earlier right now.
The 90-meter, 22-story high end high-rise is expected to come to be completed in 2020, it also came forth. Labs Tower, as the work is known as, will be based in the heart about Nicosia and could be home towards Teddy Sagi Group’s locations in Cyprus. Aside from place of work, the turret will also option accommodation for company individuals, food and drink outlets, a health club, conference places, an exec floor plus a swimming pool with its top rated floors.
One time completed, Amenities Tower stands out as the second highest building from the Cypriot money, behind 360 Nicosia, that is definitely too at the moment under progress and will increase at hundratrettiofem meters.
Mr. Sagi provides tapped Cypriot architect Eraclis Papachristou and native construction corporation Zemco for any massive production project. According to reports from neighborhood media stores, construction from the tower will cost around € 25 , 000, 000, while the total cost for example equipment is is actually exceed € 50 trillion .
Using estimated own wealth of $3. 9 tera- , Mr.. Sagi is actually among Israel’s richest individuals. In 2009, the person obtained a good Cypriot citizenship under the island nation’s silver visa investment program.https://real-money-casino.club/real-money-casino-au/ Consequently, he is shown to have been dividing his time between Cyprus and London, uk.
Mr.. Sagi may well be best known to get the inventor of gambling tech giant Playtech . The company originated in 1999 and has consequently amassed a sizable client base that has some of the betting industry’s greatest operators.
The past few years found the Israeli businessman offload his stock shares in Playtech bit by bit up to the point he bought one last chunk around November 2018. Mr. Sagi parted the ways along with the company he previously established saying that he required Playtech ‘every achievement in the future. ’
The trader selling the third of her holding during the gambling computer firm came on the heels of a couple of profit warnings the company given within a season, citing maturing competition during the field in addition to ‘disappointing’ industry conditions around Asia, one among its key element markets.
Mister. Sagi remade the proceeds from the Playtech shares sale made into obtaining London’s Camden Market, between other business ventures. The businessman first bought Camden Industry in 2014; companies actually owned by them gradually obtained the entire spot, which as well as its brilliantly colored markets, diverse dining solutions, and contemporary music landscape, has also be occupied as a popular solutions hub lately.
Mr. Sagi’s business ventures additionally include monthly payment processing company SafeCharge Overseas Group , which he / she co-founded 5 years ago with its current CEO, David Avgi. Media emerged last month that ALL OF US payments systems firm Nuvei Corp. has turned a $889 million funds offer to get SafeCharge Mister. Sagi supports a 68. 30% stake in the business.
Food group Cipriani has unveiled plans to get more than $450 million to the redevelopment on the former San Rafael Inn in Extremo del El nuevo, Uruguay. The business plans to include hotel suite and high end residences and also restaurants, retail space, and a casino.
Typically the gaming section of the major undertaking received the other day approval through the President involving Uruguay, Tabaré Vá zquez. A businesses process meant for awarding some casino security license will be done at a in the future stage, in addition it became known. According to reports by just local multimedia, Cipriani can have a cut-throat advantage inside the race in the casino put forward.
San Rafael Hotel very first opened entry doors in 1948. It is shown to have had an instrumental task in Clavillo del Este’s establishment for a popular travel hub. Amongst other facilities, the original accommodation also ran a modern casino, which lured famous political figures, royalties, in addition to members of your global martial arts disciplines and amusement scene.
Cirpiani has joined famous Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñ oly for the focused project. Reported by a website by the group, the plan includes ‘the true reconstruction belonging to the iconic lodge, once the exciting destination for famous people and people in politics coming to Uruguay, s properly as the favorite choice regarding South Americans and world-wide visitors. ’


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How Cigna and Express Scripts decided to merge amid Anthem drama
Fresh from a break up with rival and former merger partner Anthem in May 2017, health insurer Cigna Corp. wasted no time searching for a rebound. It ended up pursuing the nation's No. 1 pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, which was at the time concerned with its future as a stand-alone PBM after losing Anthem as its biggest client.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna and Express Scripts filed a preliminary registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday detailing the terms of their merger agreement, announced in early March. The filing shows that Cigna considered another horizontal merger with a health insurer in the government program space, but ultimately decided that Express Scripts' pharmacy management skills could bolster Cigna's value-based care initiatives.
St. Louis-based Express Scripts saw the Cigna deal as an attractive option at a time when the industry was rapidly consolidating and the pharmacy sector faced potential new disrupters.
The two companies plan to spend a lot of money to get the deal done: Cigna expects to spend $430 million in transaction-related costs and Express Scripts expects to spend $120 million, according to the filing. They already spent a combined $68 million in transaction costs during the first quarter of 2018.
Breaking up would be even costlier, as Cigna could have to pay $2.1 billion to Express Scripts if regulators block the deal. The companies hope to close the deal by the second half of 2018, but still must secure shareholder and regulatory approval. But antitrust experts have said the deal, which is described as a type of vertical integration, should have an easier time gaining approval than the Cigna-Anthem deal.
After the proposed merger between Cigna and rival insurer Anthem fell through in May 2017, Cigna officials began thinking about next steps, including other potential merger deals. The Justice Department challenged the $54 billion Cigna-Anthem deal, and a federal judge ultimately blocked it in February 2017 because the combination would eliminate competition for the administrative services business of large employers and result in higher prices.
The relationship between Cigna and Anthem had soured long before then, and Cigna eventually warned against the deal. The two are still fighting over a $1.85 billion termination fee and are scheduled to go to trial in 2019. After that deal crashed and burned, Cigna said it didn't receive any merger proposals from other interested companies.
Cigna briefly discussed a horizontal merger with another large, publicly traded healthcare company, but the talks never became serious. For one, Cigna's board of directors was concerned about combining with an insurer with a "highly regulated government program that requires significant capital to grow and that has periodically experienced margin pressure due to disruptive regulation and varying government reimbursement levels," according to the filing.
Cigna also worried that the deal would require too many divestitures.
Importantly, the CMS hit Cigna with sanctions in January 2016 after finding major problems with the insurer's Medicare Advantage plans, barring the company from enrolling members. It lifted those sanctions in June 2017. Cordani has told investors and Modern Healthcare that the company intends to grow its Advantage business organically—not through acquisitions.
Meanwhile, Express Scripts' was also dealing with Anthem-related drama. After a spat that lasted more than a year, Anthem sued its PBM, Express Scripts, for $15 billion, alleging the PBM overcharged it by $3 billion annually. Express Scripts countersued, and then in April 2017, Anthem announced it would not renew its contract for pharmacy benefit management services. The move was a blow to Express Scripts, as Anthem represented a fifth of the PBM's revenue.
The SEC documents show Express Scripts' management began considering the threats to the company's future as a stand-alone PBM amid rampant consolidation in the healthcare industry. It explored a potential deal with a large, unnamed publicly traded healthcare company in the summer of 2017 but had abandoned the idea by September. Cigna came to Express Scripts in October with another option.
The two companies initially considered a "white label commercial arrangement" between the two, but Cigna CEO David Cordani told Express Scripts the company was interested in combining. Express Scripts CEO Tim Wentworth played coy at first, saying his company wasn't for sale and that he believed the PBM could remain successful as a stand-alone company. But he left the door open for future conversations.
Cigna pursued Express Script with the idea that the two could further Cigna's goals of value-based care delivery by managing the medical, pharmacy and behavioral aspects of healthcare holistically. Its board of directors also saw the need for Cigna to rein in pharmacy spending, one of its main drivers of healthcare costs, the SEC documents show.
Express Scripts board of directors in December discussed competitor CVS Health' recently announced deal with insurer Aetna, as well as fast-changing healthcare environment and "the potential entry into the healthcare industry of significant new participants," which likely refers to rumors that e-commerce giant Amazon would enter the healthcare space.
In a later meeting with the board, Wentworth agreed the company should consider a transaction "given industry dynamics, uncertainties in the regulatory and political climate, the recent consolidation trends in the healthcare industry, the recent announcement by Anthem that it would not extend its contract with Express Scripts, (and) continuing competitive pressure on Express Scripts as a standalone PBM."
Under a non-disclosure agreement, the two companies scoured each other's business information and hammered out the potential merger's details over a number of months. Express Scripts said Cigna's initial offer was too low. Express Scripts also negotiated for a fee of $3.25 billion if the merger didn't pan out. The companies settled on a $2.1 billion breakup fee if the deal were blocked by regulators. They approved the merger agreement on March 7 and announced the deal March 8.
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Samsung is attempting to fold laptops, introducing the come back of foldable phones and screens. Not just once, but two times. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a UN intellectual property agency, has granted the Korean electronics behemoth a patent for a multi-foldable electronic device.
According to the patent article, the device appears to have the same size as a portable laptop, but the keyboard is removable from the display. Both the display and the keyboard appear hinged, suggesting that it can be used as a hybrid device.
To be convinced, Samsung isn’t the only player in the foldable laptop race. Asus is working on it. Lenovo is as well.
- According to Intel, collapsible laptop displays will not be available anytime soon.
- Microsoft has also patented a foldable gadget.
This device acts both as a laptop and a foldable tablet PC.
Samsung’s patent, according to LetsGoDigital, encompasses a laptop that folds customarily and can then be bent again when shut. The screen and keypad can be folded, minimizing the device’s size to roughly a quarter of that of normal laptops. Samsung’s foldable OLED technology is expected to be used for the screen. The laptop’s base forms the device’s external sides when folded, with the display being in the middle.
To enable the device to fold vertically, the motherboard, battery, and elements stored below the keypad are reportedly split into two parts. The device also claims to support handwriting with Samsung’s S-Pen stylus, as per the patent.
The device appears to be designed with a variety of functions in mind. A keyboard could be linked to the device if necessary. Or else, the device could be used as a bendable tablet PC with a display.
Is it possible for this laptop to make it to the conventional market?
It is important to remember that trademarking a device does not mean it will become a conventional product line. Lenovo patented a bizarre-looking foldable screen three years ago, ostensibly for laptops. So far, nothing has shown up. On the other hand, Samsung is one of the companies that does not experiment only for the sake of experimenting.
In any case, multiple brands will attempt bendable laptops, indicating that the time has come. Removable screens and keyboards, as well as bendable notebook PCs, are already available. A device with a removable as well as foldable (in half) screen and keypad, on the other hand, appears to be a first.
Even though Samsung will need to iron out a few flaws based on this layout alone, a line in the screen is difficult to overlook in a laptop. There’s also the question of whether a foldable keyboard is durable enough for frequent typing.
There are a few obstacles to overcome with this design. However, it is predicted that Samsung will make it accessible to the masses in a year or two.


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The World Trade Organization is being asked to conclude a stalled negotiation which began in the autumn of 2020 to waive or modify some of its rules on intellectual property for the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a huge difference between how the negotiation began and how it might end.
The WTO’s agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property – known as the TRIPS – sets out norms that governments implement through their own laws and institutions.
In the autumn of 2020, India and South Africa proposed that the WTO temporarily waive certain of its rules as they related to the pandemic. That original proposal would have put a waiver in place for Covid-19 vaccines, medicines, testing equipment and other supplies ‘until widespread vaccination is in place globally, and most of the world’s population has developed immunity’.


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The rate of the major cryptocurrency has already fallen to the level of last July. On Friday the price of bitcoin fell from $39,000 to $36,000, yesterday the rate dropped to $34,266 in the moment, and this morning for one coin was already given about $33,500.
Predictions by experts who said the bitcoin’s support zone was the $36,000 to $38,000 range have not been confirmed. The rate continues to fall due to a large number of sellers who, in a panic, are trying to minimize their losses.
Over the past week, the rate has already fallen 12% and the market capitalization is $644 billion. For many investors there is now a great option for investment, but judging by the dynamics of the rate, sales still dominate the purchase of bitcoin.
Observers estimate that the new low could be around $30,000.
Ether (-12% for the week), Solana (-15.5%) and other coins are getting cheaper along with bitcoin.


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DCT Gdansk handled a record number of containers in 201
India’s merchandise exports increased for the fourth month in a row in December
US ports will face unprecedented operational challenges when ocean carriers on April 1 restructure their vessel-sharing alliances.
Europe's second-largest container hub, the port of Antwerp, saw above-average market growth in 2016, narrowing the gap with leader Rotterdam and pulling further ahead of third-ranked Hamburg, a trend that looks as if it will continue this year.
Creditors worried they won’t be properly compensated with the sale proceeds.
Northwest Seaport Alliance receives guarantee it said it needed to withdraw its objection to sale of former Hanjin terminal in Seattle.
US shippers hoping Uncle Sam would shine a light on the metrics that impact the reliability and costs of their containerized supply chains are bound for disappointment.
In late 2016, JOC.com spoke with the Port of Los Angeles' Christopher Chase about getting the details right when it comes to handling mega-ships.


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Endangered archives blog: New online collections – January 2015 – 4 million images now online!
Happy New Year from the Endangered Archives Programme. As we welcome in the New Year we are also celebrating reaching over 4 million images available in our online collections. The three new projects online this month have moved us over this milestone. These are EAP532, EAP584 and EAP676. They come from Nigeria, India and Nepal.


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Cohesity was founded by Mohit Aron in June, 2013. Aron was an early Google employee who is best known as one of the cofounders of Nutanix, another storage company that raised gobs of money as a startup. Nutanix helped create a brand-new data center market known as "hyperconverged."
Aron remains one of Nutanix's largest shareholders even though he had taken the unusual step of leaving that company back in 2013, just as it was starting to really wreak havoc on the data center market, and three years prior to its IPO last year.
He left because he wanted to develop the tech that would become Cohesity, but his cofounder (the CEO of Nutanix) wasn't enthusiastic about building it, Aron recently told Business Insider.
Coheisty does for a company's backup storage what Nutanix does for their main storage — it makes it easier and cheaper to grow and manage.
In the past couple of years since Cohesity's product has been shipping, the company has been growing like gangbusters. So much so that last December, Aron treated the whole company and their families to an all-expense-paid vacation to Hawaii as a thank-you for exceeding the company's sales and growth targets.
Clearly, investors liked what they saw. This new $90 million round was co-led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Sequoia Capital. Cisco Investments and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) also bought in for a stake, joining previous investors Accel, Battery Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures among others.


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Wayne State University and the League for Economic Empowerment (LEE) released their Southeast Michigan Arab American Economic Impact Study in early May.
The purpose of this one-of-a-kind study of Arab Americans in Michigan is to gauge the economic impact that persons of Arab ancestry have on Southeast Michigan such as overall earnings, purchasing power, occupational/industry breakdowns and business ownership, according to LEE’s Web site.
“The first step in this study was to identify employment of different industries in Southeast Michigan,” said Lyke Thompson, director of Wayne State’s Center for Urban Studies, where the study was conducted.
The REMI (Regional Economic Model Inc.) was used to conduct the study and crunch the numbers.
“We input the figures (employment range of industries) into the model,” Thompson said. “Then the model produces the best estimated results after putting the numbers through numerous, complex equations.”
Such a model would also be used to determine figures about the auto industry, or other aspects of the economy.
The study used employment figures from the United States Census Bureau’s Decennial Census and American Community Surveys from 2000 and 2005.
“What I think is really important to take away from this study is that Arab Americans act as great ambassadors and very important bridges for the U.S. to the rest of the world,” Thompson said.
“Some Arab Americans own their own businesses here, and in another parts of the world, most likely their home country. They help us build global relationships for the U.S., especially little landlocked Southeast Michigan.”
The model generated estimates for employment contributions, earnings contributions, and tax contributions within four counties in Southeast Michigan: Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne.


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Versace, Cavalli Moving to Sawgrass
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As if the second most popular tourist destination in South Florida – Sawgrass Mills Mall – needed another reason for tourists to make it such a favored destination, Versace and Roberto Cavalli outlet stores are slated to open there this summer. Versace and Cavalli are two of the most sought-after designer brands. And now that Sawgrass Mills has them, as they continue to build out their roster of new high-end retailers, the Sunrise mall continues its ongoing expansion of its luxury outlet wing. Who knows, it might eclipse Disney World as the number one tourist destination in Florida even though the food court is no match for Epcot Center.
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Official spy shots of the BYD pickup truck and more details about size, platform and capabilities.
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Changan launches the world's first extended range EV pickup truck. The EREV Hunter in China is now on sale.
The post Changan Hunter – the world’s first EREV pickup truck launched appeared first on CarNewsChina.com.


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Joann, an American specialty retailer of crafts and fabrics, has filed a proposed US $ 100 million initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Notably, the proceeds of the IPO are intended to be utilised for general corporate purposes.
If media reports are to be believed, the initial filing is a likely placeholder for what could be a much-expected US $ 400 million IPO deal.
It’s worth noting here that following IPO, the American crafts and fabric retailer will continue to be owned by Leonard Green & Partners.
IPOs are the toast of the town as they keep reaching record numbers. After American secondhand retailer Poshmark filed for IPO in December 2020, wherein it, reportedly, listed the offering size to be US $ 100 million, the retailer, earlier this week, announced its plans of expanding to Australia.
Besides, German e-commerce firm Mytheresa too had filed for IPO in November 2020.
Also Read: Poshmark now in Australia following IPO
It’s been a good going for Joann! After an impressive surge in DIY activity during the pandemic, the retailer further strengthened its omnichannel capabilities.
Following double-digit rise in sales in last few years, Joann saw its omnichannel sales shoot up by 369 per cent in 2020 through October. Its top-line and comparable sales rose by over 24 per cent through last October.
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Washington Shoe Company has issued a recall for its Western Chief PVC Lighted Rain Boots. The rivets used to attach the handles to the boot can detach which poses a choking hazard to children.
This affected boots were sold exclusively at Target stores and Target.com and include the Western Chief “Abstract Camo,” “Alia Silver,” and “Sweetheart Navy” Light-Up Rain Boots in sizes 5-12 for toddlers or children. The boots were sold from May 2020 through Oct. 2020 for about $25.
The boot colors include camouflage, silver glitter, and navy with hearts. The boots have handles, a light up feature in the heel of the boot and silver-gray rivets.
The recalled boots will have “Western Chief” and the model numbers printed on the inside tag of the boot. Affected model numbers include T24121725P, T24121728P, and T24121729P.
Parents should stop using the boots and return them to a Target store for a full refund. So far, Washington Shoe Company has received 115 reports of the boot handles and rivets detaching but no injuries.
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The list of technologies that enterprise-level organizations leverage continues to grow.
Each department has platforms that are essential to their jobs. Seemingly, a new technology emerges every day that purports to change the game and unlock the next level of performance.
Marketing is no different. The technology landscape is increasingly crowded. This crowding can make it difficult to ascertain what categories of platforms are necessary, and which solutions within those categories are the best of the bunch. But, the fact that there are an endless amount of platforms to choose from has not slowed Marketing’s spending on technology. Gartner has predicted that CMOs will spend more money on technology than CIOs in 2017. And IDC estimates that $32.3 billion will be spent on marketing technology by 2018.
With such a serious investment being made in marketing technology it’s necessary for organizations to have a deep understanding of the landscape. These platforms are crucial to Marketing’s success, and it is no longer viable to pick and choose solutions on an ad hoc basis. Many of these solutions integrate with one another and so it is of the utmost importance that an organization’s technology stack is calibrated to provide the best possible results.


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A 2019 iPhone has been. Now an analyst report speculates that one of the cameras will have a telephoto lens, while the other two will work together to perform depth mapping for AR (the same way 3D cameras do) rather than a dedicated 3D-sensing module.
That's according to Lu Jialin, a Deutsche Securities analyst, as quoted in China's Economic Daily (using Google Translate) on Monday.
The rumor follows on the word that next year's iPhones might. Add that to the pile of , though we probably have to see the 2018 models before we see this one.
Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The OnePlus Two, the successor to the highly popular OnePlus One, has been one of the most anticipated smartphones in the industry in the past year and it looks like the company is close to revealing the new smartphone according to a teaser the company posted on their Twitter page.
While the teaser doesn’t directly refer to the OnePlus Two, the teaser message that says “We’re always looking for ways to shake up the tech industry. And we think it’s time for change. Find out more June 1” as well as the accompanying illustration showing an unfinished drawing of an OnePlus One with the caption “Time to change” below all point to the reveal of the company’s next smartphone.
The teaser comes soon after the new device was spotted as part of a couple of benchmarking software. The benchmarking software, along with OnePlus CEO Pete Lau in a recent posts in his Weibo account, revealed that the OnePlus Two will feature a 5.5-inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 3GB of RAM, a 3,300mAh battery, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
While we’re pretty sure that the June 1 event will see the company unveil its new smartphones along with its official name, there’s still a chance that the company will reveal something completely different. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens on Monday.


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"Across the country, and in Maryland, this Thanksgiving weekend is expected to be the busiest for the holiday in more than 10 years", said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokeswoman Ragina Cooper Averella in a statement.
Experts say that is an increase of about 3.2 percent over a year ago.
This year is expected to see the most Thanksgiving travelers since 2005.
This would despite the fact that gas prices are the highest since Thanksgiving 2014.
Higher gas prices won't stop Floridians from hitting the road this Thanksgiving.
The company also added that according to AAA's Leisure Travel Index, travelers taking to the skies will pay the lowest average in five years for a round-trip flight for the top 40 domestic routes.Читайте также: Suspect in Mall of America stabbing identified
Gas prices jumped more than 10 percent after hurricanes Harvey and Irma, peaking on September 8 at an average of $2.67 a gallon.
"Most people have already made their travel plans, and will not cancel them for moderate shifts in gas prices", Jenkins said.
In Massachusetts, more than 1.1 million people expect to travel over Thanksgiving, and more than 975,000 of them will go by vehicle, AAA said. The numbers have been increasing every year since.
The AAA poll says a strong economy and high consumer confidence are contributing to the desire to travel, or at least provide the finances.
"Idaho has experienced a seasonal price drop, but it's been slower than in recent years", Conde said. "These factors are fueling a confident consumer, who is expected to maintain a high level of spending that should drive an increase in holiday travel".
Air travel is expected to see the biggest year-over-year increase, at 5 per cent, with about 4 million travellers expected to pass through U.S. airports over the holiday period. Nationally, Anaheim, site of the Disneyland Resort, is expected to be the second most popular Thanksgiving destination, according to the AAA.При любом использовании материалов сайта и дочерних проектов, гиперссылка на обязательна.
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VCN – Tay Ninh Customs Department has achieved revenue target 2023 of VND 1,442 billion, increasing by VND142 billion compared with the assigned target.
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VCN – On September 22-23, Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs Branch and the Southern Anti-Smuggling Enforcement Unit (Unit 3) - the Anti-Smuggling and Investigation Department under the General Department of Vietnam Customs coordinated other competent agencies to seize two shipments, including 36 iPhones 15 Pro Max smuggled across Tan Son Nhat airport.
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VCN - Dong Nai Customs Department has implemented e-tax refund for enterprises and residents in a quick manner, ensuring compliance with the tax law.
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VCN – Law enforcement forces at the border gates of Tay Ninh province have taken strict measures to control goods in transit and independently transported goods.
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VCN – Tay Ninh Customs Department has issued a decision to sanction an administrative violation against SH Logistics Co., Ltd. for making false declarations of the name of goods in transit and transporting goods without a permit.
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VCN – Regarding cases of tax evasion and illegal invoice trading cases, the law enforcement agencies in the whole country have tackled many rings with the value of infringing goods of several hundred billion to tens of thousands billions VND.
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VCN – The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam jointly held a training conference on aviation security risk management and prevention of smuggling by air on May 23 in HCM city.
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VCN – To promote the healthy and sustainable development of the real estate market, many solutions should be implemented, including tax policies. Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Chairman of Vietnam Real Estate Brokers Association spoke to Customs News about this matter.
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Charismatic creative Atul Bansal has been revealed as the latest big name to join this month’s Manchester Evening News Business Breakfast.
The co-founder and partner of interior design group Sheila Bird joins an expert panel to discuss and debate property and the future of workspaces.
Also joining the panel is Gerry Brough, interim director of place at Bolton Council.
They join Jonathan Haigh of Airport City Manchester and Tim Heatley from Capital & Centric.
Bansal, who has designed workspaces for Missguided, Social Chain and ThoughtWork, said: “I am really looking forward to bouncing areas around with the rest of the crew on stage. It’s a fascinating time for all of us, because we now consume spaces and no longer just work in them.”
Dozens of business leaders have signed up for the business breakfast event at Airport City, Manchester, on Thursday, October 18.
As businesses of all sizes look for functional locations to set up base, it is also becoming increasingly important to match brand aspirations and have a positive impact on staff.
Developers and landlords are having to acknowledge that requirements have shifted from traditional priorities like location, size and price to include
variables like sustainability, sense of place and community.
This makes for an interesting shift in balance as businesses across Greater Manchester compete and seek out the perfect workplace.
In partnership with Design Manchester 2018, the M.E.N. Business Breakfast will facilitate a topical panel discussion to explore these themes.
Hosted by commercial property writer David Thame, they will discuss the vital role that architects, developers, planners and local authorities have in shaping the future of the region.
Breakfast and networking will start at 8.30am ready for a 9am start and a 40-minute panel discussion.
You can sign up for the breakfast here - spaces are limited so please register early to avoid dissappointment.
The event follows on from the M.E.N. Property Lunch at The Midland Hotel on Wednesday, October 17.


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KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's trade is set to ride on the wave of positive trade growth between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, according to government officials and experts.
The 10-nation ASEAN overtook the United States to become China's second largest trading partner in the first half of the year, according to China's official statistics.
For Ong Kian Ming, Malaysia's deputy minister for international trade and industry, the fact that ASEAN countries have surpassed the United States to become the second largest trading partner of China "is not surprising."
The reasons he listed include the fact that China and ASEAN's economies are growing faster than the United States, which would see a larger percent increase in exports and imports among them, the increasing supply chain integration between companies operating in China and Southeast Asia, as well as the effects of trade and production diversion due to the trade tensions.
Professor Azmi Hassan from University of Technology Malaysia sees the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the main catalyst of the increased trade between ASEAN countries and China.
For him, the open policy by the Chinese government has led countries like Malaysia to conclude that the China is a more reliable trade partner. The trade data demonstrate that ASEAN countries are "buying up or taking the opportunity" provided by China that is more open to the world, he said.
According to the latest statistics by China, bilateral trade between China and Malaysia grew 10.7 percent to 57.35 billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of 2019. China's export to Malaysia increased 12.7 percent to 24.35 billion U.S. dollars while China's import from Malaysia rose by 9.3 percent to 33 billion U.S. dollars.
Based on the Malaysian statistics, Ong said Malaysia is "cautiously optimistic that total trade with China will grow at a higher percentage than the overall percentage trade growth for Malaysia."
"We welcome the initiative of the Chinese government to increase China's imports from around the globe including from ASEAN countries which includes Malaysia. We will continue to work with China on policies to increase Malaysian exports to China, including palm oil, petrochemical products, manufactured goods and agricultural products," the deputy minister told Xinhua, adding that Malaysia will be participating in the Second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai in November.
"With more investments coming from China to Malaysia and more Malaysian companies doing business with China and in China, I am confident that the total trade flows will continue to increase," he said.
China and ASEAN countries is also working toward the early conclusion of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is expected to boost trade and economic integration among ASEAN members and its six trading partners, namely China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India.
"We hope that a substantive conclusion to the RCEP agreement by the end of 2019 will quicken the process of supply chain integration among the participating countries including China and ASEAN. This will most certainly lead to an increase in China-ASEAN trade and investment," said Ong.
Oh Ei Sun, principal advisor of Malaysia's Pacific Research Center, suggested that some sort of coordination mechanism should be set up between the BRI and the ASEAN Economic Community, with an eye toward eventually broadening and deepening the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area into possibly a China-ASEAN Economic Community.
"Such a free-trade framework can be a good role model for RCEP, with those willing negotiating parties moving ahead first," he said.


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Wall Street can be an indecisive animal if ever there were one. First it practically pleads with the Federal Reserve to halt a seemingly never-ending string of interest rate increases.
No sooner does the Fed grant the wish than the Street is worrying that the Fed's action points to slower economic growth, which in turn can only mean lower corporate profits, thereby sending stock prices lower once again. Furthermore, rising energy prices and rising wages have the Street believing that additional interest rate increases are likely down the road. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say by October at the latest.
So where does that leave the individual investor? The nugget of information to be gleaned from the ranting on Wall Street and the reams of macroeconomic data regurgitated by the media is that the continual rise in energy prices, in combination with rising wage pressures and lower productivity, will take its toll on the economy. Yes, the economy will continue to expand but at a reduced rate for sometime, probably well into next year.
As a result, companies are going to see their income statements go on a bit of diet. Does the quality of a company deteriorate because it has a smaller slice of a smaller pie? As a rule the answer is no. However, competition will become fiercer and marginal firms are likely to go out of business.
For example, last week Toll Brothers, a luxury home builder, reported lower third-quarter sales. In addition, signed contracts fell by 50 percent. Toll Brothers still reported home-building revenue of $1.53 billion, despite a drop of 0.5 percent. Yet, the company's share price fell more than 6 percent.
However, on the same day, my local paper wrote that an area builder with more than 500 homes to his credit, including 123 homes sold in 2005, sold only four this year and is closing down.
Unfortunately, Wall Street rarely takes into account the reason for lower revenues and/or earnings before pummeling a company's share price. That is why bargains often abound, the number of which will only increase in the short term.
One of the best examples of a bargain is Starbucks [Ticker: SBUX]. When I last wrote about the company a year ago, its shares were trading at $25 after adjusting for the 2-for-1 split of Oct. 21. Last week the price was $30 per share for a gain of 20 percent.
However, the shares recently suffered their largest one-day drop in six years after the company released its weakest monthly same-store sales increase since 2001. Starbucks said sales at coffee shops open at least 13 months rose 4 percent in July, the smallest increase for any month since December 2001.
Starbucks' now famous statement -- that heavy demand for cold drinks such as the new Banana Coconut Frappuccino slowed service and reduced sales -- made for good press. Yet, the real reason is probably that higher gasoline prices and interest rates are beginning to take their toll.
So is Starbucks still a viable investment candidate? In my opinion, the company merits careful consideration. For its fiscal third quarter ended July 2, Starbucks reported revenues of $2 billion, an increase of 23 percent, and net earnings of 18 cents per share, compared with 16 cents a year ago.
The earnings-based intrinsic value of the shares, using a growth rate of 20 percent and a discount rate of 11 percent (average return on the S&P 500) is $40.30 per share. A free cash flow to the firm model yields an intrinsic value of $37.07.
My 2007 earnings estimate for Starbucks is 90 cents per share. Assuming that the multiple or P/E ratio remains relatively constant, the shares should be trading at around $36 in the next 12 to 15 months for a gain of about 20 percent. Even with a 50 percent error, you still have a 10 percent gain.
Lauren Rudd is a financial writer and columnist. You can write to him at LVERudd@aol.com or 5 Gulf Manor Drive, Venice, FL 34285. (941) 351-0508. Phone calls accepted between 9 AM and 3 PM. For back columns see RuddReport.com .


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We have posted some leaked images of the rugged version of Galaxy S4, which has been seen all over the web. This version has been named as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. Today we saw the display model of the Galaxy S4 Active in a video posted by MobileTechReview in their official YouTube account. The video shows a more clearer view of the future rugged version of the Galaxy S4, which will be a great challenge for the Sony Xperia Z and ZL series, which got some fame due to their powerful water and dust proof features.
The video posted by the source claims that this is Galaxy S4 Active is GT-I9505 while we had reports earlier that the rugged version will be codenamed as GT-I9525, we have mentioned that in our previous post as well. Moreover the specs sheet also have been refurbished with the addition of Dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor and the camera of this device is reported to be 8 Megapixel as compared to the 13- megapixel found on the original Samsung Galaxy S4.
As you can see in the very short 20 seconds hands on video the device has the hard rubber buttons on it as compared to a single home button on the official Galaxy S4 model. The rugged Galaxy S4 Active looks more identical to the galaxy S4 on the front side while the back has been totally different with a red metal cover.


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KAILUA-KONA — The 10th annual Mango Festival held Saturday at Hale Halawai was about more than just the mango or the dozens of varieties that grow throughout Hawaii.
It was, for many at this weekend’s festival, a way to promote a way of eating that is both sustainable and supports local farmers.
“You can act responsibly and sustainably to take care of the land, take care of yourself and, most of all, to be an example of what it is to live in paradise,” said Randyl Rupar, president of Sanctuary of Mana Ke‘a Gardens, the nonprofit that put on the event.
The festival put more on display than just fresh mangoes, also featuring a variety of demonstrations, presentations and vendors showing different sides of the popular fruit.
Among the presenters was Chef Stephen Rouelle, owner of Under the Bodhi Tree in Waimea, who demonstrated the preparation of a coconut-mango chilled soup, a dish that brings together the flavors of a green curry — lemongrass, cilantro, chilis and turmeric among them — blended with mango and coconut milk. All told, it’s a meal that came together in less than 15 minutes.
The weekend marked Rouelle’s fourth time participating at the Mango Festival, saying that given the festival’s support of local produce and local farmers, he loves being a part if it.
In addition to demonstrating that plant-based eating neither has to be very expensive or time-consuming, he also stressed the adaptability of the soup he prepared, explaining during his presentation how to swap out ingredients for different flavor profiles — replace the lemongrass with cumin and it takes on a more southwestern feel — or changing out ingredients for whatever’s seasonal and available at the market: mangoes in the summer, avocados in the fall.
Keying in on that, he said, gives people an opportunity to apply simple concepts to a variety of produce that they might see rotating in and out of a farmer’s market throughout the year, be it mango, avocado, sweet potato or breadfruit.
“All a recipe really is is an applied concept,” he said, “once you have that framework, you can then apply that recipe in lots of different ways.”
The demonstration was also a celebration of the bounty the island had to offer. Nearly all of his ingredients, he noted during the demonstration, came from Hawaii Island. That approach is an extension of his restaurant, he said, where 60 percent of the food they serve is produced within 100 miles.
“I like to think that I vote with my dollars,” he said. “So if I’m spending dollars on local farmers, these are my neighbors, this is my community and that money stays here on the island, rather than going off to wherever to support those crops.”
Rupar also emphasized that focus on sustainability and self-sufficiency, noting those living in the islands long ago didn’t depend on ships importing food, clothing and shelter into their communities.
“We can create whatever we want,” he said, “because we live in paradise. We lack for nothing.”
The festival was also an opportunity for people to learn to exercise their own green thumbs, with presentations on grafting and soils as well as tables where people could seek advice from groups like the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers.
“It’s really a good time to be in ag,” said Ken Love, executive director of the group, citing the work of “a really pro-active” Department of Agriculture and lawmakers like Sen. Mike Gabbard and Rep. Richard Creagan, who chair the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment and the House Committee on Agriculture, respectively.
“These guys, they really want to promote agriculture,” he said, “and not just big company ags, they’re really focused on the small guys too.”
And for Love, he said, if there’s one person that’s serious about growing a single mango tree, he said, that means less imports from faraway places like Mexico.
“So for me,” he added, “it’s import substitution.”
And furthermore, planting something like a mango tree is a chance to connect with the past, particularly a time when you either grew your food or went hungry.
Love said many of the questions he had fielded throughout the day came from people already cultivating their own mangoes and sought advice on topics like pruning. But Love noted that for anything to grow and be productive, it takes work.
“You can’t just stick something in the ground and not do anything and expect to get fruit next year,” he said. “So it requires work, but the rewards are worth it.”


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Friends, family, dignitaries and Silicon Valley elite have reportedly been invited to Stanford Sunday night for a memorial service for Apple's Steve Jobs.
Apple would not comment on the service other than to say the Sunday evening event is private.
Gov. Jerry Brown is reportedly on the guest list. He issued a proclamation on Saturday declaring Sunday Steve Jobs Day throughout California.
Brown said the products Jobs introduced "changed the way the entire world communicates."
"To call him influential would be an understatement," Brown stated. "His innovations transformed an industry, and the products he conceived and shepherded to market have changed the way the entire world communicates. Steve Jobs embodied the California dream."
Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak.
Jobs was the mastermind behind devices most of us touch several times a day including the iPhone, the iPad and most recently the iPhone 4S.
He died Oct. 5 at age 56 at his home in Palo Alto after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
There is also a memorial service scheduled at Apple's Cupertino campus on Wednesday. Apple stores in the Bay Area will open one hour later that day so that employees can watch a live stream of that memorial. It is only open to Apple employees.
No public memorials were planned for the Silicon Valley icon.


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Abercrombie & Fitchuation
Emerging from relative obscurity to the pages of WSJ.com, Abercombie & Fitch made news recently with a statement urging Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his Jersey Shore cohorts to stop wearing its duds. The company even went so far as offering the Sitch money to wear a different brand.
Memo to Abercombie: Wake up and smell the Fierce. This isn’t 2002 and you can no longer afford to be picky about who wears your muscle tees and whore-shorts. Your biggest brand ambassador is sitting on the MTV goldmine, so I suggest you encourage the man to wear your shit before he jumps ship to American Eagle. Hell, you don’t even have to pay him to do it—he’s wearing it voluntarily!
Gone are the days when A&F stocked its stores with good-looking brand reps, kids in their late teens and early 20s who looked like they leapt from the pages of those infamous quarterlies. Now the only people in the stores are chicks who weren’t cute enough to work there back in the day and dudes with an unhealthy proclivity for adolescent girls. On the plus side, this is the first time I’ve thought about Abercombie since my own graphic tee-wearing high school days.
Genius PR stunt, perhaps? We think yes.
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Those extra helpings of gravy and dessert at the holiday table are even less of a help to your waistline than previously thought. According to a new research report recently appearing online in The FASEB Journal, a diet that is high in fat and in sugar actually switches on genes that ultimately cause our bodies to store too much fat.
This means these foods hit you with a double-whammy as the already difficult task of converting high-fat and high-sugar foods to energy is made even harder because these foods also turn our bodies into "supersized fat-storing" machines.
In the research report, scientists show that foods high in fat and sugar stimulate a known opioid receptor, called the kappa opioid receptor, which plays a role in fat metabolism. When this receptor is stimulated, it causes our bodies to hold on to far more fat than our bodies would do otherwise.
According to Traci Ann Czyzyk-Morgan, one of the researchers involved in the work, "the data presented here support the hypothesis that overactivation of kappa opioid receptors contribute to the development of obesity specifically during prolonged consumption of high-fat, calorically dense diets."
To make this discovery, Czyzyk-Morgan and her colleagues conducted tests in two groups of mice. One group had the kappa opioid receptor genetically deactivated ("knocked out") and the other group was normal. Both groups were given a high fat, high sucrose, energy dense diet for 16 weeks. While the control group of mice gained significant weight and fat mass on this diet, the mice with the deactivated receptor remained lean. In addition to having reduced fat stores, the mice with the deactivated receptor also showed a reduced ability to store incoming nutrients.
Although more work is necessary to examine what the exact effects would be in humans, this research may help address the growing obesity problem worldwide in both the short-term and long-term. Most immediately, this research provides more proof that high-fat and high-sugar diets should be avoided. In the long-term, however, this research is even more significant, as it provides a new drug target for developing therapies for preventing obesity and helping obese people slim down.
"In times when food was scarce and starvation an ever-present threat, an adaptation that allows our bodies to store as much energy as possible during plentiful times was probably a lifesaver," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "By taking that opioid receptor off the table, researchers may have found a way to keep us from eating ourselves to death."
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Travel firms are insisting that “everything will remain the same” for holidaymakers after Brexit.
Warnings were issued last year about potential restrictions for foreign travel in the event of the UK withdrawing from the EU without an agreement.
These included passports needing to be valid for six months after the end of trips and passengers not being allowed to use border queues designated for EU passport holders.
But Mark Tanzer, chief executive of travel trade organisation Abta, told the PA news agency that the transition period means there will be no changes when Brexit happens at 11pm on Friday.
Travelling after #Brexit? Valid passports can still be used, #EHIC cards will still be valid and the same gates can be used at border check points. Visit https://t.co/uQZIOCYdWj for the latest @ABTAtravel advice pic.twitter.com/lMllwkX5u5
— ABTA (@ABTAtravel) January 23, 2020
He said: “Because the UK is set to have a deal with the EU when it comes to travel, everything will remain the same after January 31 so people can continue to travel as normal.
“Travellers will still be able to use their UK passport at EU gates at border check points for now, at least until the end of December 2020.
“Also, holidaymakers and business travellers won’t need to have six months left on their passports to travel to the EU.
“Passports do however need to be valid for the whole of any trip.”
Holidaymakers unsure how Brexit will affect travel plans can visit www.abta.com/brexit for Abta’s latest advice.
A survey of 2,004 UK adults commissioned by the ferry industry earlier this month indicated that more than two-thirds of people (68%) were not sure what changes will apply for travel to EU countries after Brexit, with 30% incorrectly believing they would need a visa.
Trade organisation Discover Ferries director Emma Batchelor said: “It is clear that there is a lot of confusion around travel to EU countries this year, resulting in many people delaying their holiday plans.
“I would therefore like to reassure anyone looking to travel by ferry this year that there are no changes. All valid passports, EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) cards and pet passports will still be authorised for travel to the EU and there will not be any new requirement for visas to Europe or passports to travel to the British Isles.”
A spokesman for Airlines UK, which represents UK-based carriers, said inbound and outbound flights will continue as normal during the implementation period.
He called for a standalone air services agreement on aviation to be negotiated “as soon as possible” to protect flights from 2021 onwards.
“This will ensure our industry can continue to thrive and provide vital economic connections and tourism links to the advantage of UK and EU passengers,” he said.


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The conference call date for Apple’s latest quarterly numbers was finally announced this week as being at Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. PDT. The biggest question isn’t about profit or sales, however, but who will be doing the speaking: Could it be Steve Jobs?
Jobs was last heard on an Apple (s aapl) conference call in October 2008. While no reason was given for his presence then, it could be argued that his participation was designed to assuage concerns about his health. In January, Jobs took a leave of absence to deal with those health issues, and was later revealed to have undergone a liver transplant. Since returning to work at Apple in June, his highest-profile appearance has been as a spectator at a concert. Even if Jobs is not at the call, expect analysts to ask about his health. But that won’t be the only topic discussed.
- In terms of revenue and profit, the consensus is around $1.15 EPS on revenue of around $8 billion. As Apple has a history of setting the bar low on guidance, expect the company to beat that.
- Mac sales estimates are all over the place. IDC and Gartner have Mac sales down and flat, respectively. Individual analysts are projecting numbers from just over 2 million to as high as 2.5 million. Estimates have been trending up based on higher than expected sales of the new 13″ MacBook Pro. For the same period last year, Apple sold 2.496 million Macs.
- iPod sales are thought to be in the range of 11 million units sold, same as last year. However, the iPod touch has been doing increasingly well for Apple, selling approximately the same number of units as the iPhone in recent quarters.
- iPhone sales will likely be down or flat from the previous quarter, which saw nearly 3.8 million sold, the reason being anticipation of the iPhone 3GS. Sales of the original iPhone dropped by more than half in the quarter immediately before the release of the iPhone 3G.
Since the iPhone 3GS went on sale during the current quarter, Apple may comment on sales beyond the first weekend of one million units sold, but probably not. Don’t expect the company to be forthcoming about the rumored tablet for October, either, though there will no doubt be pejorative remarks about netbooks. As always, what is said, and who says it, will be reported by TheAppleBlog.


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Express News just received a copy of the Finance Bill of the new budget for 2014-15 and according to their first highlights from the report run on their news channel, 17 percent sales tax imposed on CNG. While 10 percent Federal Excise Duty on locally made 1800cc and above cars is proposed to be taken back, meaning Toyota Fortuner may get cheaper. Perhaps the local automakers are lobbying with the government in full swing.
Moreover, the budget proposes an additional tax of 10,000 rupees on airline passengers of first and business class.
General Sales Tax (GST) on Tractors is proposed to be reduced from 16 percent to 10 percent.
These propositions would be implemented after approval by the parliament. The correspondent of Express News say that government is going to put forth the bill in the parliament for discussion within two days and to get it approved.
We’ll try to bring more information on cars in the budget.
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St. Louis-based cataloger/retailer Bakers Footwear Group took a major hit in its bottom line during the third quarter ended Nov. 3. Net loss totaled $15.3 million, nearly six times more than the $2.6 net loss for the same period in 2006. Net sales fell 4.2%, to $40.3 million, compared to $46.6 million for the same period in 2006. The company’s same-store sales sunk 16.6%.
Bakers CEO Peter Edison addressed the shoes merchant’s performance in a statement: “We are disappointed with our third-quarter results, which reflect a more aggressive clearance of sandals given the unfavorable response to this segment of our business early in the quarter, as well as unseasonably warm weather that led to lower levels of store traffic and affected boot sales during the latter half of the period.”


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The UK government commissioned Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship highlighted that women entrepreneurs are underrepresented in the most productive sectors of the UK economy, and that female entrepreneurship could add a further £250bn to the UK economy.
The Review recommends that encouraging young women to study Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics i.e. STEM subjects, is key to increasing female start-up rates in those sectors.
The Review says that the UK STEM skills gap would reach 1m new professionals by 2020, if not addressed. It also suggests that such skills would assist women to improve productivity and scale up their business.
It is widely accepted that the lack of visible female role models in the STEM industry contributes to the low number of females taking up STEM related careers.
This campaign, is an opportunity to identify inspirational female business owners in STEM, who can act as role models to the future generations.
In conjunction with Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), and Natwest/RBS, this campaign seeks to identify a selection of inspirational female business owners in the STEM sector.
– Are you an inspirational business woman in STEM?
– Do you know an inspirational business woman in STEM?
– Do you/they own all or part of the business?
– Has your/their business been trading for more than 12months
All selected finalists will be showcased through various channels, and celebrated at an event in London on 11 March 2020.
Kelly Tolhurst MP
Member of Parliament for Rochester & Strood
Minister for Aviation, Maritime, and Security
Former Minister for Small Business
Former Entrepreneur and Woman in STEM


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Prudence required if exports to resuscitate economy
ECONOMICS: IRELAND IS an exporting laggard and big doses of front-loaded austerity are the best medicine for economies recovering from recession. Either or both of these statements may surprise, but last year’s “rich world” export performance – illustrated in the accompanying graph – suggest both are true.
Start with the austerity story. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia suffered even deeper depressions than Ireland and even more brutal austerity. Now they are surging ahead.
Estonia’s GDP grew by a blistering 7.6 per cent last year, Latvia’s by 5.5 per cent and Lithuania’s by 5.9 per cent. The three were – by a considerable distance – the fastest growing economies in the developed world.
They are in that enviable position in large part because their exports are doing so well. The three were at the top of the developed world export growth league last year.
Estonia, which adopted the euro on January 1st, 2011, recorded an off-the-chart 25 per cent rate of export growth. Its Baltic neighbours enjoyed double-digit growth, and did so without the benefit of exchange rate depreciation (they have long pegged their currencies to the euro). Latvia, the worst affected of the trio, exited its EU-International Monetary Fund bailout at the end of last year, having regained control of its public finances.
Those who declare with infinite certainty that spending cuts and tax increases cannot work, or that there is no example of an economy cutting its way out of recession should take a closer look at the Baltics.
But that is not to say that austerity guarantees recovery. Look at Greece, which continues to undergo a considerable fiscal consolidation. It posted one of the worst export performances in the developed world last year. And this despite the shrinking of its domestic economy, which might have been expected to enhance competitiveness by reducing domestically-determined input prices.
But even that has not happened and its exports actually fell last year.
If the effects of fiscal stance on economic growth are uncertain, the claim that Ireland is an export laggard was more true, last year at any rate. It would appear that the 25 per cent contraction in domestic demand since 2007 in Ireland has not given the competitiveness boost that might have been expected. Last year, Irish exports were among the slowest-growing in the rich world and, as a result, Ireland is losing world market share.
As the graphic illustrates, Irish export growth of 4 per cent in 2011 put it in 21st place among the EU 27, well below the EU average growth rate of over 6 per cent. But this headline figure masks a difference in performance between services exporters and their goods-making counterparts.
Irish exports are extremely unusual in that almost half are accounted for by services (one-fifth is a more normal share for a developed economy). Last year Ireland’s comparative position in services exports was good, with annual growth of 5 per cent, exceeding the EU average of 4 per cent.
Goods exports, by contrast, did less well. A growth rate of just 3.4 per cent was half the average, putting Ireland in 25th position among the EU 27.
This may cause eyebrows to rise, particularly as analysts at home and abroad tend to laud Ireland’s export sector. A number of factors help reconcile last year’s comparative performance with most analysts’ views on the sector.
First, Irish exports weathered the Great Recession in 2009 better than all other peer economies. Second, after a low point in late 2009, strong export growth was achieved until the middle of last year. Third, the value of export receipts continued to break records last year. Fourth, exports as a percentage of GDP in Ireland are among the highest in the world and the percentage continues to rise. Fifth, the balance of payments with the rest of the world moved back into surplus in 2010 and stayed in surplus (just) last year.
Finally, when measured by the contribution of net exports – exports minus imports – to economic growth, Ireland was much higher up the EU league table.
But that was because Ireland was one of only five EU 27 countries to record a fall in imports last year. A quirk of national accounting means that a fall in imports causes GDP to rise, even if falling imports is not necessarily a good thing.
Ireland has a large and vibrant export sector, but it may be flagging.
An even sharper focus on the competitiveness agenda may be needed if the export engine is to drag the domestic economy off its knees.


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New Jeep Commercial.
The Jeep® brand has partnered up with the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy to develop a multi phased development program to expose students to programs and events designed to enrich and develop their educational path. The Jeep brand is committed to giving back to the community in which it lives and conducts business and this multi phased development program is designed to expose students to programs and events that will help to enrich and develop their educational path.
O.k, Helfman Body-Shop completed a JK-8 conversion on a Wrangler. Here’s the video below.
Sales of Jeep® brand vehicles rose 61.8 percent in Europe (the 27 member states of the European Union, plus the four European Free Trade Association countries) in 2011 versus 2010 – compared to an industry decline of 1.4 percent – according to numbers released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
In 2011 in Italy, Jeep sales increased 117.6 percent versus 2010, with registrations increasing 71.7 percent in France, 124 percent in Germany, and 21.2 percent in Spain.
It’s a good read, so head on over to The Wall Street Journal
So we mention in a post back in December that Amp would introduce an All-Electric Grand Cherokee at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Well they’ve done just that. This 100% electric vehicle is by all means still a Grand Cherokee. Amp has managed to incorporate the electric drive and power storage systems without altering the vehicles appearance. Aside from the 100% Electric logo on the outside, you can’t distinguish it from the factory version. The introduction of this vehicle generates a lot of questions, i.e. when will it be released, how much will it cost. Fortunately Jim Motavalli with the New York Times answers many of these questions in a recent post. So head on over to the Times to read his post for more info. You can also see the vehicle in action below.