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Ilari Kallio appointed Chief Digital Officer at Konecranes
Mr. Ilari Kallio (MSc, eMBA) has been appointed Chief Digital Officer at Konecranes. He starts in his new position on June 18, 2018 and reports to Mr. Juha Pankakoski, Executive Vice President, Technologies.
Kallio joins Konecranes from Wärtsilä, where he has been recently working as Director, Digitalization, for one of the marine business units. Kallio has experience from leading large technology functions, developing new digital business models and building innovation ecosystems. He has also participated in driving the Finnish industry forward in many innovation hubs, like DIMECC Oy and Click Innovation Oy as a chairman and board member. Kallio was selected Chief Technology Officer 2016 in Finland.
“Konecranes is a fantastic company and a real industry forerunner in digitalization. I'm extremely excited to learn the business, products and the people behind - the true enablers of digital business - and to see how I can best support Konecranes and its customers in accelerating their digital business transformation,” says Ilari Kallio.
Juha Pankakoski, Executive Vice President, Technologies
Tel. +358 (0) 20 427 11
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our website www.konecranes.com
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment of all makes. In 2017, Group sales totaled EUR 3,136 million. The Group has 16,400 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries. Konecranes shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki (symbol: KCR).


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First up in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is Formnext + PM South China, which returns to Shenzhen next month. Next, Lithoz won an award from Licensing Executive Society International. Funds have been awarded to an EU project that’s 3D printing cooling system components. Finally, Mutiny Shaving has introduced what it says is the first fully 3D printed steel razor.
Formnext + PM South China Fair in Shenzhen Next Month
From September 14-16, the Formnext + PM South China fair, jointly organized by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd and Uniris Exhibition Shanghai Co Ltd, is coming to Shenzhen to showcase the latest innovative trends in forming solutions. More than 150 companies have already registered for the event, with exhibitors coming from the powder metallurgy, advanced ceramics, and additive manufacturing industries in order to scale up their presence in the Chinese market. Some of the first-time participants attending the fair include YinXuan (powder metallury), Orient Zirconic (advanced ceramics), and Evonik, Digital Metal, eSUN, and BASF Forward AM (additive manufacturing).
Several concurrent events will be held during Formnext + PM South China to highlight the latest applications in these industries, including the Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing Technology Forum on the 15th, which will include topics such as the “Current Development of Mass Binder Jetting Metal AM Technology” and “Applications of Binder Jetting Metal AM Technologies within the Manufacturing Industry.” The 3D Printing Venture Capital Investment Conference will take place on the 14th, and welcomes a group of 3D printing startups to introduce their latest services and products to a panel of investors. Finally, several researchers and industry specialists will be speaking at the Shenzhen International Medical Ceramic 3D Printing Application Summit on the 15th. Several other interactive programs at Formnext + PM South China include Discover 3D Printing – ACAM; 3D Printing Technologies in Mould Making Summit; New Energy Vehicle Additive Manufacturing Application Industry Summit, and more.
Lithoz Wins “Small Enterprises” Category of LESI Award
Ceramics 3D printing company Lithoz GmbH announced that it had been voted the winner of the 2022 LESI Innovation Award’s ‘Small Enterprises’ category. The TU Wien spinoff is a leader in the global ceramics market, and its LCM 3D printers are used for a variety of applications, including dental, medical, and industrial, while its new LIS 3D printers are meant for printing dark ceramics and voluminous parts. The LESI (Licensing Executives Society International) Innovation Award is meant to recognize outstanding innovative approaches in licensing technology that lead to long-term market innovations, and to showcase recent studies in innovations and licensing. Lithoz’s winning submission was presented to the 300 attendees at the recent LESI Annual Meeting in Venice, and was voted as the ‘Small Companies’ winner by the LESI Innovation Trends Committee and LESI Board; Northrop Grumman won the ‘Large Enterprises’ category.
Regarding Lithoz’s win, Co-Chair Dr. André Gorius, on behalf of the Committee, said, “The submission, with its solid invention value creation process, impressive collaborative teamwork and partnership strategy, and clear identification of roadblocks along the whole value chain, aligned perfectly with our focus on the best way to detect and manage trends in innovation.”
Funding for CERN Project to Develop 3D Printed Cooling Parts
The European Union’s ATTRACT research and innovation scheme is committing €28 million in funding to finance 36 projects from over 20 countries. One of them is the R&D&I project AHEAD, which is working to develop 3D printing technologies to fabricate components for cooling systems. The project is backed by a consortium of nine partners, including CERN, which joined with five other partners to form AHEAD in order to find a new way to make components for next-gen cooling systems. CERN, which is the European nuclear research organization and operator of the Large Hadron Collider, has used 3D printing in the past to produce complex parts, so the organization is certainly familiar with the technology.
There’s not much information available about the AHEAD project, but it’s said that the project partners—CERN, Thales Alenia Space France, CSEM SA, LISI Aerospace, InanoEnergy, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology—will combine multiple 3D printing methods in an effort to produce cooling systems with less components that are also smaller and more lightweight, so they can be placed closer to areas that require cooling. In addition to working on better performing complex cooling systems, CERN will also be studying the potential for applying the product to “natural” refrigeration systems.
3D Printed Stainless Steel Razor by Mutiny Shaving
Finally, Welsh startup Mutiny Shaving, which specializes in 3D printed reusable razors, has introduced what it calls the first fully 3D printed, stainless steel reusable razor, the R1. The startup says the R1 was created with zero manufacturing waste pollution and 100% transparency, 3D printed from sustainable materials and totally carbon neutral. Bound metal extrusion technology was used to 3D print the new R1, which helps majorly reduce the cost of 3D printing the metal parts. Mutiny is working to break the barriers in consumer products and not only create awesome razors, but also become the world’s most eco-friendly shaving company. Plus, the startup says its R1 razor is the first commercially available consumer product to be made using bound metal extrusion.
While the R1 is pretty impressive, Mutiny Shaving also offers a range of plastic and recycled plastic 3D printed razors, such as the Rainbow Edition Hybrid. This razor features a 3D printed handle made from recycled cornstarch, which is biodegradable, and it was also designed to stand upright. The Ocean Waste hybrid razor features a handle and blade shield 3D printed out of materials made from recycled fishing nets donated by Cornish fleets. In addition, the Mutiny Hybrid, created as part of a collaboration with Newport County Football Club, is 3D printed using recycled PLA, and designed, created, printed, and packaged locally in South Wales.
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In the future, going to the public toilet will be free of charge in dozens of toilets in Berlin. From August 15, users will no longer have to pay for 50 of the 280 city toilets in the capital. This was announced by the Senate Department for the Environment, Mobility, Consumer and Climate Protection on Monday.
In consultation with Wall GmbH, the operator of the toilets, the regulation initially applies for six months. The 50 toilet facilities are evenly distributed across all Berlin districts. With existing, free toilets, 90 locations in the city can then be used without paying for them.
“The use of toilets is a basic need, so free provision of public facilities is generally desirable,” said State Secretary Markus Kamrad (Greens). “In addition to long-term financing via the budget, this also requires usage behavior that makes this possible. In the coming months we will test which way is feasible.”
At some of the new wall toilets, it is already possible to use the urinals free of charge. However, activists have long been calling for women to be able to use the public toilet without having to pay for it.
At the same time as the new regulation, the Senate and Wall are stopping the option of paying with coins in the toilets. In just two weeks, payment at all 280 locations should only be possible without cash. From now on, you can only pay by credit card, debit card, Apple Pay and other payment services or via the toilet app (“Berliner Toilette”). Physically handicapped persons are excluded. You can continue to use the toilets free of charge with a Euro key.
After the changeover, you can find out which toilets are free in the “Berliner Toilette” app and on the Senate Department’s website.
The background to the changeover is a series of burglaries in the toilets since December 2021, which have caused “high financial and material damage”, explains the Senate Department. “As part of a joint strategy to avoid breakdowns in the toilet facilities and to contain the serious damage caused by vandalism, the use of the Berlin toilets will therefore be completely cashless for the initially mentioned period of six months.”
From Monday, August 1st, the systems will be technically upgraded. “We have had very good and constructive talks with the Senate Department for the Environment, Mobility, Consumer and Climate Protection in recent weeks in order to end the series of burglaries and to permanently secure the operation of the toilet facilities,” said Wall Managing Director Patrick Möller .
After the end of the test phase in the coming year, a decision will be made on how to proceed. On the one hand, it is about the acceptance of cashless payment functions. On the other hand, it should be observed how the free access affects the condition of the toilets and their usability.
The options for paying with coins and bills in Berlin are becoming increasingly restricted. Last year, the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) stopped accepting cash payments on their buses. Since then, a ticket can only be bought with a card or smartphone.
The project met with severe criticism. The politicians in Berlin are also opposed to this. The coalition agreement of the red-green-red government states that it must again be possible to pay in cash on BVG buses. So far, however, the BVG has not changed the regulation.
It was only on Monday that left-wing politician Sebastian Schlüsselburg called for Berlin tradespeople to be obliged to offer cashless payments in the future. Especially since the pandemic, it can no longer be explained why service providers do not offer cashless payment. “I propose to consider changing the trade regulations,” said Schlüsselburg of the “Berliner Morgenpost”.


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The democratization of game development has long been touted as a fresh, original idea, each and every time a developer does it. From releasing daily public builds to frequently updated Early Access editions, it’s been done many times for many years. The difference with Dr “Herschel Beahm IV” Disrespect’s upcoming FPS project, a battle royale-cum-extraction shooter from his Midnight Society studio? You have to buy a fucking NFT to play it.
Midnight Society’s goal — currently titled “Project Moon” — is to create “the next AAA competitive PvPvE first-person shooter,” which they say they will do “openly and transparently,” via releasing what they’re calling “Snapshots.”
These are effectively vertical slice builds of a game, which would more usually be created by a developer in pre-alpha to try to secure a publishing deal, or to show off during events like E3. Such samples of what a game will offer give an idea of the developer’s ambitions, but in this case will apparently be used so backers — sorry, “Founders Action Pass holders” — can give feedback, and vote for features they’d like to see removed or included. Which is otherwise called “playtesting,” a position developers or publishers pay people to perform, often poorly.
Midnight Society describes itself as a team made up of “ambitious game industry veterans,” with its leadership team built from Robert Bowling, original member of Infinity Ward and executive producer of Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche, money-man Sumit Gupta, and Beahm himself, a former community manager at Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games. It also boasts Quinn Delhoyo, sandbox design lead on Halo: Infinite, who has also worked on multiplayer for previous Halo games and Gears Of War III, and previously had the honour of being a level designer for Duke Nukem Forever.
They’ve already put together a further team of 10 experienced developers, plus a further 12 non-development crew, amongst whom a few have the word “crypto” written through their CVs.
It’s a pretty small team to try to put together what appears to be a battle royale-meets-extraction shooter (think Hunt: Showdown meets Plunkbat), the genres via which Beahm first gained streaming fame. Yet, it’ll be very simple to see how they’re doing, given that every six weeks they intend to release a playable build to those who’ve invested in the project.
“Our high-level gameplay goals are to capture the essence of arena shooter level design,” says Midnight Society’s latest blog, “with the scale and scope of battle royale player counts, and the session-to-session gameplay mechanics of extraction-based shooters.”
The development studio previously attempted to garner attention a couple of weeks back by paying for a pricey Times Square billboard. On it was teased the name of the studio, and little else, beyond a suggestion that some sort of announcement is due July 29. This, it seems, is to be the first “Founders Event,” where those who bought in before the game existed will get to meet up in Los Angeles to, er, “discuss the first Snapshot of the game.” What a time.
Good bye NYC.
Wow wow wow wow what a city. pic.twitter.com/HPteCrguis
— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) June 24, 2022
Back in March, Beahm and company sold off 10,000 NFTs that represent these Founders Active Passes, for the not-inconsiderable sum of $US50 ($69) each. Midnight Society claims it received 400,000 applications, and clearly further rounds of selling off such passes will be an intended revenue stream. Half a million bucks for that first round won’t cover the salaries of the current team.
It’s interesting to note that in all the vague descriptions of what Project Moon will actually be, there’s no mention of further cryptoshit. Whether that’s canny marketing, to try to avoid the vast amount of negativity the topic rightly generates, is unclear. But given the hiring of crypto types, it’d not be a surprise to start to see some “Web3″ BS getting mentioned eventually.
Of course, given the promises of transparency, and that backers are allowed to make public video content from the six-weekly builds, we’ll get a fascinating perspective on the project as it goes along. Thanks to those making the odd choice to pay to perform a usually paid development role.


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It is a matter of fact that Ethiopia is becoming an emerging destination for the textile industry. Expected to emerge as a global sourcing hub for textiles within the next decade, the country is today the second largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the industry globally, after Vietnam, attracting nearly US$3.2 billion to 2016. Under the Government of Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan-II (GTP II 2014/15-2020) – a national five year plan to encourage large-scale foreign investment opportunities – the textile industry is aiming for exports to the value of US$1 billion per annum. To achieve this, it is expected to attract 150 new investments and create nearly 175,000 new jobs.
International brands and companies such as H&M or Vanity Fair have already joined the trend of investing in Ethiopia. But what can Ethiopia offer them ?
Regarding the textile value chain, it covers spinning, weaving, finishing and textile fabrics. These include :
- Apparel manufacturing is a very attractive option due to the duty free advantage to the United States, Europe and other major domestic markets.
- Textile manufacturing : there is a growing domestic and regional demand for a variety of products, including yarn, grey knitted and woven fabric, finished fabrics and ready-mades such as curtains and blankets.
- Apparel accessories : there is a growing demand for accessories such as labels, buttons, zippers, etc. Investing in the manufacture of these items locally has much potential as presently they are imported.
- Services : services like testing and buying houses, technical consultancy or export marketing can provide good return on investment.
As a conclusion, we can say that the textile sector in Ethiopia offers excellent opportunities to investors. It is now or never !


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One travel company in Smithers is working hard to bring residebts abroad home and busy rebooking other people’s vacations amid the coronavirus crisis.
“Work is just starting,” said Bill Maskiewich of Mackenzie Travel. “It is frustrating and time consuming, but it is just the tip of the iceberg for us. I’m not looking forward to the next couple of months, it is going to be difficult.”
He said his business is already suffering.
“It is taking a huge, huge, huge hit and it will take a hit for the next couple of months. Canceling trips, rebooking,” he said. You are doing a whole bunch of work. It is like painting a room three times and only getting paid for it once.”
The company has not only been rearranging people’s travel plans but also trying to get people back to Smithers.
“I have a lady who has a daughter in Jakarta and we are trying to get her home. That is what our main focus is right now, getting people home,” he said. “It is a challenge because everyone else in the world wants to do the same thing.”
He added this is an especially tough time because people are traveling for Spring Break. “If this was delayed for even three weeks, it wouldn’t be so bad for us because a good chunk of people would’ve come and gone. The amount of people who have had to cancel vacation packages is huge.”
To make things more difficult for getting people home, Air Canada has suspended flights to most Northwest destinations for the month of April including Smithers and redirecting all passengers through the Northwest Regional Airport in Terrace.
“It is asinine,” said Maskiewich. “They are still flying out of Terrace. I can see them cutting back, maybe only flying in once or twice a week, that would make more sense than cutting it off completely.”
Maskiewich has never seen anything like this before in his career.
“I remember 9-11, but just for about a week there was a hiccup. People still carried on with their daily lives. Only air travel was affected. But now travel by bus and vehicles across the borders are being stopped.”
He is worried about companies and businesses who aren’t fiscally strong enough to weather this storm.
He said it is anyone’s guess when borders will reopen again and doesn’t recommend even looking at booking anything for at least three weeks.
The Mackenzie Travel office is closed to the public, but travel agents are still working and can be reached by phone or email.


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There is growing support for the view that green hydrogen made with renewable electricity could play a key role in decarbonising heavy road transport, but it should not be seen as a “silver bullet” that will address all the industry’s carbon concerns.
Fashion retailer Next has made an art form out of integrating physical retail with its online presence, as its results for the 12 months to 25 January 2020 showed. But even it has not been immune from the impact of Covid-19.
In its 2020 progress report to the UK government on cutting carbon emissions, ‘Reducing UK emissions – progress report to Parliament’, the Committee on Climate Change has called on ministers to “seize the opportunity” to turn Covid-19 into a “defining moment in the fight against climate change”.
If one thing is certain as the UK heads to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 it is that no one low carbon technology has emerged to provide the answer to decarbonising heavy, long distance freight transport in the near term.
Road haulage and logistics is an essential but “forgotten” industry that government must do more to support if it is to address its skills shortages and help drive the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, according to Sir Mike Penning MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on road freight and logistics. But a separate survey of training providers carried out in May by Skills for Logistics has found that the training industry’s ability to resume HGV driver training after the lockdown […]
Wincanton has reported a strong set of financial results for the year to 31 March 2020, with revenue up 5% to £1.2bn and pre-tax profits up 7% to £52.9m, driven by a 26% rise in revenue from its retail grocery division which picked up a sizeable contract with Morrisons in June 2019 that has just been extended.
The DVSA has not yet confirmed when it will resume LGV driving tests, leading to fears that the transport industry will soon see a worsening of the driver shortage as no new drivers have entered the industry since the DVSA suspended testing at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown in March.
To measure the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on the transport and distribution industry, MT has put together a panel of operators across the UK to give regular feedback on their volume of work and vehicles laid up.
Abbey Logistics has reported pre-tax losses of £3.67m for the year to 29 June 2019, after a restated loss of £4.42m in the previous year.
Almost three quarters of freight forwarders are calling for the Brexit transition period to be extended if no trade deal is agreed with the EU.


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If you buy a computer from Apple, chances are you're a more satisfied customer than those who bought other brands.
That's according to a survey of 842 recent PC buyers by the Tempkin Group, which found that Apple computer buyers reported a higher level of satisfaction across five stages of the buying experience -- getting information on choosing the right model, the purchasing process, setup and use, customer service and the performance of your new computer -- than buyers of PCs made by H-P, Dell and others.
By far Apple's biggest edge comes in customer service, where it was rated high by 77 percent of respondents, versus 64 percent for PC buyers. Apple also ranked much higher in providing information for selecting the right machine, at 77 percent versus 69 percent for PC sellers.
But when it comes to the actual product, the scores were much closer. Apple scored high-satisfaction ratings of 82 percent each for ease of setup and actual computer performance, while PCs scored 77 percent and 79 percent, respectively.
In a summary of the report, Tempkin Group said, "Apple is the leader across the buying experience but Dell and HP are not far behind."
Also of interest, Tempkin Group writes:
* Apple consumers care more about customer service than PC buyers
* Consumers (who) buy PCs directly from the manufacturer are more satisfied than those (who) buy at a retailer* Best Buy employees are more helpful than those at other retailers.


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Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Huawei and Honor launch ICT Competition to discover and develop ICT local talents in UAE
University students in UAE may register for the program that seeks to better equip countries in the region for a fully connected, intelligent world
Dubai, September 20, 2018: Building on the huge success of its 2017 debut in the region, the second edition of Huawei Middle East ICT Competition, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Huawei and Honor launched the competition in UAE and invited universities and students to register before Sep.25th.
The competition is designed to prepare the next generation of ICT leaders and uncover the local talent who will lead UAE into an intelligent world by pursuing Vision 2021 for digital transformation.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation aims to develop specialized sectors of the economy by focusing on building the skills of the UAE’s human capital and concentrating on securing employment opportunities for young Emiratis in the private sector. The cornerstone of the Ministry’s strategy is to collaborate with all relevant partners to establish a comprehensive human resources ecosystem. In the past 30 years, the Ministry has made many efforts to train ICT talent by teaming up with educational institutions, industry associations, and partners to build an enablement platform for ICT talent to empower the rising generation, refine their talent and shape the country’s future.
The year’s edition of the competition will run in 10 countries, particularly in the United Arab Emirates, as it aims to increase national ICT competitiveness and promote innovation and creativity, a staple to build knowledge-based economies. Throughout the competition phases, participating students will gain knowledge and experience in the latest ICT technologies through course material on advanced IP and IT and offers them a glimpse of 5G technology which is set disrupt the way business is carried out. The competition will also allow the participants with the opportunity to conduct field experiments at Huawei’s specialized labs and research centers to equip them on how to tackle complex challenges in areas such as cloud computing, IoT, and network security.
“Over the years, we have been committed to knowledge transfer in the markets in which we operate through several CSR initiatives that train and support the youth. As we pursue our new vision for an intelligent world where every person, home and organization is fully connected, it is time to nurture a generation of ICT leaders that are capable of moving their countries into the next stage of digital transformation,” said Mr. Spacelee, the President of Public Affairs and Communication, Huawei Middle East.
The top skilled teams will advance to the Nationals stage, which will take place between October and November. National winners from each country will receive an all-expense paid immersion trip to Huawei’s global headquarters in China. This will give them an unrivaled exposure to leading global ICT expertise, an opportunity to meet the brand’s leadership and a priceless cultural experience and knowledge exchange. The international winners will receive certificates, trophies and cash prizes, in addition to employment opportunities at Huawei for the most outstanding candidates.
In 2017, the winners were selected following a grueling six months of qualifying rounds that saw participation from more than 10,000 students from 121 universities across the Middle East. This year, Huawei ICT competition engages Honor to be one of the Sponsors. Honor was envisioned as a young, energetic and internet-centric brand, and it will bring the competition a brand new look.
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Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and improve efficiency through a better connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler for the information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei’s 180,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises, and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products, and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world’s population. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.
For more information, please visit Huawei online at www.huawei.com or follow us on:
Honor is a leading smartphone e-brand under the Huawei Group. In line with its slogan, “For the Brave”, the brand was created to meet the needs of digital natives through internet-optimized products that offer superior user experiences, inspire action, foster creativity and empower the young to achieve their dreams. In doing this, Honor has set itself apart by showcasing its own bravery to do things differently and to take the steps needed to usher in the latest technologies and innovations for its customers.
For more information, please visit
UAE Online Store: https://www.hihonor.com/ae
KSA Online store: https://www.hihonor.com/sa


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Race for the top slot in the Indian luxury car market is hotting up with Mercedes-Benz closing in on German rival Audi in the fiscal 2014-15.
Mercedes launched a refreshed version of its entry-level, compact car -- B-Class -- and it plans to increase sales of such models by 50% this year.
In FY15, Audi India sold 11,292 units, up 11.51% over the year-ago period. In the same period, Mercedes-Benz India sold 11,213 units, up 17.5% year-on-year. BMW, say industry sources, sold around 7,000 units.
Even as the domestic market for luxury cars remains static, with sales of around 35,000 units, SUVs are lifting the sentiment for manufacturers.
Slow economic growth coupled with corruption crackdown orchestrated by Xi Jinping, has dampened sales and profits in the luxury cars segment in China.
The company used to be the market leader in the luxury car space for many years in the country before Audi stormed the market in 2008 and unseated it.
A broad phalanx of products — from compact luxury hatches with a new design language to high-performance AMG cars — have helped Mercedes become appealing to the Indian youth.
German automaker Volkswagen says it will invest $1 billion to expand its plant in central Mexico, where it plans to produce a version of the Tiguan sport utility vehicle that will hit the market in 2017.


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EA Pins Battlefield 5’s Dismal Launch on Late Release Date and Lack of Battle Royale Mode
EA has acknowledged that it made a variety of different errors before launching Battlefield 5 in 2018.
Battlefield 5 launched in November of 2018 and while the finished product was pretty good in its own right, the game itself quickly failed to sell like EA had hoped it would at market. Mere weeks after Battlefield 5 released, it was already seeing many heavy discounts at retailers in the pursuit of selling more units. All in all, it was a rough release for both EA and DICE.
Today, EA has explained a bit more about why it thought that Battlefield 5 struggled out of the gate in its quarterly financial call. Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson touched on BF5 almost immediately in the call and addressed why he thought the game didn’t perform like they thought it would. Wilson cited that the delay of the game from its original October release date to November as one of the biggest causes for why Battlefield suffered. He also stated that failing to release without the game’s promised battle royale mode was a mistake.
“Unfortunately, the later release date meant the game launched deeper into a competitive holiday window where heavy price discounting was a big factor. In addition, we also made the decision to prioritize other features, including a single-player experience, at launch over a battle royale mode,” Wilson said of the Battlefield 5 launch. “As a result of these decisions, we struggled to gain momentum and we did not meet our sales expectations for the quarter.”
Later on in the call, EA also acknowledged that it stumbled out of the gate with the reveal of Battlefield 5 and as a result, they were never able to catch up to the competition such as Call of Duty and Red Dead Redemption.
Despite the mistakes made though, EA continued to state that it believes in the future of Battlefield 5 and envisions it doing well in the long-term. Next month’s addition of the battle royale mode Firestorm was specifically pointed to as a reason why they believe the game will bounce back. “We’re responding to our players in Battlefield 5 by delivering the content they want most into the live service, on a cadence that will fuel the community with fresh new experiences for many months to come,” Wilson said.
Lastly, EA cited the ever-massive Battlefield fanbase and community as yet another reason why they think BF5 will have a long tail. Currently, Battlefield 1 continues to boast a user base of around 4 million players while Battlefield 4 still actively has around 2 million players. EA believes that Battlefield players stick around for a long time, and they expect that to be no different with Battlefield 5.
Honestly, I’m very interested in seeing how Battlefield 5 does as we move forward in 2019. I’m looking forward to seeing how Firestorm plays and what other new features DICE continues to add over time. Whether or not any of these new additions to the game though will help it bounce back from a poor launch though remains to be seen.
Battlefield 5 is out now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.


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Kim Kardashian lands the first ever cover for Cosmopolitan magazine in Armenia! Cosmopolitan is known for being the bible of sex, fashion, and beauty so it was obvious that Kim Kardashian would be on the cover. Kim is famous for being the ultimate sex tape queen with former boyfriend Ray J, endorsing diet pills and beauty products, and more importantly not being seen in public without false eyelashes and at least an inch of makeup! Cosmopolitan had the right idea! Also, Kim is an understandable cover choice coming from a long line of Armenian heritage thanks to her late father, Robert Kardashian. Kim recently blogged about the new success on her official site and how excited she is to be a part of this new venture.
Cosmopolitan announced that the magazine would launch the new edition March 2011. "The Cosmopolitan brand has been very successful around the world and we're pleased to be rolling out our 63rd edition this spring in Armenia," president and CEO of Hearst Magazines International Duncan Edwards told the Observer. In using Kim Kardashian for the cover, it is on going effort for Cosmopolitan to gain ground and have their name realized across other countries like Mongolia and the Middle East where they have recently released international editions. The magazine will have an initial circulation of about 5,000 in Armenia.
Armenian women now have the opportunity read articles like: “75 Crazy-Hot Sex Moves”, “Why Bad Sex is Shortening Your Life”, and better yet “30 Things to Do to a Naked Man”- is Armenia ready? Who knew riots for democracy in the Middle East could bring opportunities like this?!?!Enter now for Kim Kardashian Sex Tape
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Because I have become such a Microsoft fanboy over the last year, I was perusing the latest Microsoft News using the very nice News Bento Windows 8 app when an article about a Finnish music video caught my eye. Now, normally tunes from Finland aren’t my thing (not being able to understand the Finnish language for one thing), but it piqued my curiosity since it was filmed entirely with a Nokia Lumia 1020 Windows Phone, which can take photos at an eye-popping 41 megapixels and is supposedly far-and-away the best smartphone on the market today for professional photographers.
I was particularly delighted to see where it was filmed. A dead giveaway were the Fountains of Bellagio at 0:33 in the video. “I was just there!” I exclaimed to no one but my kitties. It appears that Kristal, the Finnish pop star, was doing a tour of Americana. She was even equipped with a Dodge Challenger rental car and started with Vegas, the City of Lights.
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EA is ending support for The Sims 2, and offering free copies of The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection to everyone who owns the digital version.
Based on data from the closed Beta, Visceral Games’ lead multiplayer designer, Thad Sasser, has posted a list of fixes and tweaks on the Battlefield Blog.
EA presented a developer's video for the prequel to Mirror's Edge at E3 today, giving us our first look at one of E3's most anticipated games.
During Electronic Arts' E3 2014 presentation today, the studio announced that a next-generation Mass Effect game is, indeed, in the works. The studio also announced a new IP in the works.
Despite a ton of recently leaked footage hitting the Internet, we have finally gotten our hands on the first official trailer for Battlefield Online.
Mythic Entertainment, the studio behind games like Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes and the mobile version of Dungeon Keeper, has been shut down by EA.
More new videos that show off the new features in The Sims 4 keep trickling out, giving us more to look forward to in the upcoming life sim.
Russia drops the Iron Curtain on The Sims 4 because of its controversial law that is against any form of promotion or presenting of same-sex relationships to minors.
Be prepared to see at least six new games from EA at E3 next month, with Star Wars: Battlefront being one of them.
The developers at Ghost Games have just announced that there will be no new Need for Speed title released in 2014.


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Use of the Android devices has risen up to a great extent and most people prefer to have Smartphones and tablets based on the Googlea??s mobile operating system. Even many users have switched from iOS to Android just because of use-friendly and handy features of the latter.
According to analyst firm Gartner,
a??Google Android will reach one billion shipments in the year 2014, while the sales of the Windows PC will decline.a??
Figures of Gartner shows that global shipments of the total devices including tablets, smartphones and PCs will reach 2.35 billion in 2013, this is a 5.9% increase from the last year. However, the sales of PCs are expected to drop by 36 million to 305 million, this is a 10.6 percent less than the previous year.
Between Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows, Android showed the biggest growth according to the Gartnera??s report. According to this particular report, Googlea??s mobile operating system has jumped from 505,509 devices dispatched in 2012 to 866,781 devices shipped in the current year (2013).
The analyst firm has forecasted that 1,061,270 devices will be shipped in the year 2014. This will be a wonderful achievement for Google because no other mobile OS has reached this huge sales volume. Users prefer to use a tablet or phablet instead of a regular-sized smartphone. Thata??s why tablet shipments will help Android to increase its number of shipments.
With this increase, competition will become tougher for the competitors like BlackBerry, iOS and others. They need to adopt workable strategies in order to keep up reaping higher profits. Otherwise, they might not be able to sustain in the market. Android never compromises on the quality of functions and features that they offer to their consumers. Thata??s the reason why they are on top of the pile when it comes to the best Mobile OS.


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FOREX brokers usually offer many different trading platforms for their clients. Several key players in the market have formed collaborative partnerships with IT suppliers to facilitate the integration of different products. These facts have been extracted from AMA Research’s report ‘Electrical Wholesale Market Report – UK 2015-2019 Analysis’, available from or by calling 01242 235724. The global 3D technology, products and applications market is expected to reach $227.27 billion in 2016 at an estimated CAGR of 15.81% from 2011 to 2016. Finance Minister Thierry Breton said last week he expects a “very strong” fourth quarter, with growth between 0.6 percent and 0.8 percent. Cables, circuit protection & switch gear and lighting remain the largest product sectors within the electrical wholesale market, accounting for around 56% of market value. It gives users access to actionable business news, financial information and market data. The outlook for the UK wetrooms market in 2015 looks positive with good growth anticipated into the medium-longer term.
LONDON (Reuters) – Fear of instability in the European Union and of decades of global stagnation sent stock markets sharply lower on Wednesday as Britain’s pound sank below $1.30 for the first time in more than three decades. The methodology for predicting and trading these trends is simple and straightforward: monitor the economic calendar and trade the news. Facilities outsourcing within the corporate market is also considered to be mature across most sectors, with around 75% of services by value thought to be outsourced in some way. The app keeps its users up to date with breaking news alerts that are pushed through even when the app is closed. Besides watching the television broadcasting business news in India, you can access the same information, in fact in a more detailed perspective, at a news portal.
Similarly another news – Sensex has gone down by 60 points and Nifty has gone down by 30 points, basically means on an average the 30 shares and 50 Shares have performed negatively. History has thrown a handful of men together this week with a task that they themselves might have brushed off as unthinkable just days ago: Give the U.S. financial system its biggest makeover since the 1930s. Last week’s stock market news was not good as the US stocks fell even as Obama took his oath as the President of United States. The market set-up continues to be very constructive and the bull trend is definitely intact.
The new platform would have helped GM price cars competitively in a market like India where buyers prefer low-cost cars and which is dominated by Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai Motor. Its first drone, dubbed the Karma, hit the market last week, a strategic moonshot aimed at carrying the struggling company beyond the increasingly saturated market for cubic cameras in a plastic case. The forex news trader is basically a forex trader who makes his decisions to trade based on news and reports that are released daily.
Nevertheless there remains sustained pressure on margins, reflecting consolidation in the market and greater numbers of larger FM contractors who are intent on ensuring they win enough business to satisfy their capacity. It is estimated that the market for construction chemicals will continue to grow at a modest rate of between 3-5% until 2019, to reach a value of around £620m. The factory automation market is expected to grow from $120.0 billion in 2010 to $185.0 billion in 2016, at a CAGR of 7.58% from 2011 to 2016. Certain news releases consistently produce 30 to 50 pip moves in a predictable direction. These facts have been extracted from AMA Research’s report ‘Household Textiles Market Report – UK 2014-2018 Analysis’, available from or by calling 01242 235724. The private care home market in the UK is highly fragmented with a mix between several larger operators and a wide base of small providers – 80% of providers own just one care home.Tags: forex, learning, seven, steps, trade


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The $30 trillion emerging market growth opportunity in the technology sector
Consumer demand for technology goods in emerging markets has increased dramatically in the last decade and will continue to ramp up, according to a new white paper titled “Path to Growth: Shaping Tech Sector Supply Chains in Emerging Markets.”
Combined with the fact that emerging markets in Asia-Pacific (particularly China) are by far the largest manufacturers of technology products in the world, it is clear that emerging markets will play a key role at both ends of the global technology supply chain.
The white paper makes it clear that a “regionalized global supply chain” model is emerging as the new paradigm to meet global shifts in demand. Regionalized supply chains, shortened product life cycles and shifting demographics characterize the challenges and opportunities for the technology sector in emerging markets.
For the technology sector, capturing its slice of the $30 trillion emerging market growth opportunity will require developing a scalable, flexible supply chain that meets the regulation and policy standards of every local market and is precisely engineered to support the divergent needs of these highly individualized markets.
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FDI found the person they were looking for in Herm Haffner. Mr. Haffner was previously vice president of marketing and sales for Nor-Cote from 1979 to 1993. For the last nine years, he and his wife have run their own successful consulting business, helping companies with their planning, strategic marketing, sales and customer service.
For Mr. Haffner, coming back to the ink industry, and especially to Nor-Cote, was an easy choice.
“I loved the industry while I was here, and when the opportunity came to return to Nor-Cote, I jumped at the chance,” Mr. Haffner said. “Once you get ink in your blood, it’s there.”
Nor-Cote’s strength is in niche UV screen applications, and the company has been successful in these markets, with estimates placing its annual sales at $20 million. Mr. Haffner said these segments will remain Nor-Cote’s focus.
“Over the years, we have carved little niches for ourselves, and we are really good at these areas,” Mr. Haffner said. “Our focus will be on retrenching in our core businesses for industrial graphics, industrial screen printing and industrial rotary screen printing of labels. We focus on these niches and follow them worldwide.
“In the time since I left Nor-Cote to start my own business, there have been dramatic innovations in radiation curing,” said Mr. Haffner. “I look forward to bringing these technologies to our customers, focusing on their business needs to help them increase their efficiency, expand their abilities, and ultimately increase their sales. In addition, Nor-Cote has kind of overlooked digital technology, and we need to find the right partner, which is something we are working on.”
Working with FDI will also provide Nor-Cote International with opportunities. FDI has a wide variety of interests, including wireless and electronic technologies, which are an area of strength for Nor-Cote as well.
“Nor-Cote is the kind of company we are looking for. The strength of its product line along with its international presence in the marketplace, are key factors that will contribute to the expansion of Fortune Diversified Industries’ manufacturing and distribution segment,” said Carter Fortune, CEO of Fortune Diversified Industries. “We are very excited to do this deal so we can keep Nor-Cote International’s innovative technology and talented employee base in Indiana.”
“Fortune Diversified Industries has a very diversified group of companies, yet there are some hidden synergies,” Mr. Haffner said. “They have a lot of contacts with consumer electronics companies, and we also service these companies with our products, such as inks for overlays, printable conductive inks and inks for CDs and DVDs.”
“Utilizing Fortune’s financial strength along with the synergies of its existing companies will allow Nor-Cote to expand its worldwide presence from a sales and marketing standpoint,” said Norman Wolcott, founder of Nor-Cote and its present chairman of the board of directors. “It’s a better way to service our global perspective.”
Mr. Haffner said he has learned much from Mr. Wolcott. “Over the years, Norman has been very helpful to me,” Mr. Haffner said. “He’s a good man.”
Above all, Mr. Haffner knows that he has a strong team at Nor-Cote International.
“You can have the best formulations, but if you don’t have good people to back them up, you can’t go anywhere,” Mr. Haffner said. “You have to have the best R&D people to produce the ink, and technical people to service the customers. Our company has been very good at that. We have some new products coming down the pipe that will definitely have a positive impact.


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Business improvement company BSI has teamed up with the FinTech Delivery Panel to launch new guidance on improving engagement between FinTech companies and financial institutions.
The first of its kind in the UK, the guidelines aim to accelerate FinTech growth and reinforce the UK’s place as a global centre of innovation in financial services.
Financial institutions expect an 82 per cent increase in partnerships with FinTech companies within the next three years, demonstrating a clear increase in appetite for collaboration.
Investment in British FinTechs remains high, with the £12.2 billion invested in the first half of 2018 representing over half of that invested across Europe and more than a fifth of that invested globally.
The new guidelines have been developed through sponsorship from the government-backed FinTech Delivery Panel – an initiative run by Tech Nation – and are part of HM Treasury’s Fintech Sector Strategy.
The document has been jointly created by the UK’s top retail banks Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds Banking Group, and Santander, sitting on the FinTech Delivery Panel. Leading FinTech companies including MarketInvoice, The ID Co. and iwoca also contributed.
The Publicly Available Specification clarifies the process for FinTech companies and financial institutions, with the aim of reducing time, cost and risk for all parties.
It will be freely available to the 1,600 FinTech companies currently operating in the UK as well as international FinTech companies wanting to engage with UK-based financial institutions.
Key points including communicating as clearly as possible the problem identified and how the product provides a solution to it; the longer-term market opportunity it provides and information about the company.
The guide also provides an explanation of both the commercial considerations and the necessary checks and controls that need to be satisfied to meet business and regulatory demands.
“The UK is a trailblazer in FinTech but to be the best in the world we need to make it as easy as possible for newcomers to collaborate with the bigger players,” said Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen MP.
MarketInvoice CEO and co-founder Anil Stocker said: “In August this year, we partnered with one of the sponsoring banks in an industry-first collaboration to give their business banking customers access to our invoice finance solutions.
“We took a number of learnings during the creation of this PAS to help marshal our relationship with our partners.
“There is a lot of guidance that can really help young FinTechs. For me, culture is key. Both parties need to know and agree on a central mission in partnering.”


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The 2023 Toyota GR Supra has become a focal point of manual transmission enthusiasts in the United States. According to a recent confirmation by a Toyota spokesperson to Road & Track, a significant “shift” towards manual transmissions has been observed in this year’s Supra sales. Out of the total 1,216 GR Supras sold since the introduction of the manual transmission for the 2023 model year, an impressive 47% have been equipped with the coveted three-pedal setup. This statistic serves as a testament to the power of consumer demand, as the GR Supra was initially launched in 2019 without a manual transmission option.
The story behind this shift in transmission preference adds depth to the narrative. Originally, the GR Supra was not designed to offer a manual transmission variant. However, the relentless enthusiasm and requests from devoted enthusiasts managed to sway Toyota’s decision-making. Responding to this fervent demand, Toyota engineers embarked on a journey to develop a six-speed manual transmission for the GR Supra.
In an interview with Road & Track, engineers revealed that the manual transmission’s casing stems from the BMW 3-Series, while the gearing draws inspiration from the M3. The transformation doesn’t stop there—the shifter, linkage, and even Toyota’s proprietary i-MT rev-matching software have been meticulously crafted. Accommodating these changes required adjustments to the center console and a higher final gear ratio in the differential, increased from 3.15 to 3.46.
After we drove the new GR Supra with the manual transmission we knew Toyota was onto something as it then became one of our favorite vehicles in the segment. The surge in popularity of the manual variant of the GR Supra reflects a long-standing aspiration among driving enthusiasts, and hopefully more manufacturers will realize such to keep the manual transmission around a bit longer. Automotive enthusiasts love the level of driving engagement that a manual transmission brings to the table and such a feeling just cannot be replicated or even emulated. Maybe the newfound take rate for manual Supras will help usher in Toyota’s idea of having a manual electric vehicle – we just wonder how much “fun” those would be.
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June 16, 2016
Mercedes-Benz just proved that the rumors about its alternate-fueled car were right by introducing a new hydrogen-powered fuel cell GLC vehicle. When the car company begins producing the car next year, it will be the first plug-in hydrogen-powered vehicle. The big news regarding this car is that it will feature a rechargeable 9-kWh lithium-ion battery. In addition, owners of the Mercedes GLC will be able to recharge the battery via a plug. According to the luxury car manufacturer, the GLC F-Cell can travel about 31 miles on battery power alone. This means that many owners will be able to go long periods without requiring the car’s hydrogen element to kick in. A number of cities are supporting the turn to hydrogen power by installing fueling stations. This step may increase sales of these types of cars. To produce the Mercedes GLC, the car company spent years researching and developing it. Because of the auto manufacturer’s extensive testing, the vehicle will feature numerous benefits. For instance, in the finished product, the car’s fuel cell system is 30 percent smaller. This permitted the development team to add the drive unit’s components to the engine bay. In addition, the fuel cell system has 90 percent less platinum, which decreased manufacturing costs. The GLC’s 8.8 pounds of hydrogen is held within two carbon fiber tanks that the design team found room for within the vehicle’s floor. One is underneath the rear seats while the other one is in the center of the floor. The electric motor, charging unit and battery are installed at the vehicle’s rear. According to Mercedes, the fuel cell units and the battery offer 311 miles of range. The company also reported that owners of the car could refill its hydrogen tanks in just three minutes. The car company developed the fuel cell stack in Vancouver with a joint venture operated by Ford. Mercedes confirmed that between its Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid and the GLC’s F-Cell, the car company has driven its green energy vehicles more than 7.46 million miles on fuel cell power alone. While Mercedes has yet to list a price for the green automobile, reports say that it will be around $76,000. This makes the car about 50 percent more than the conventional model. A few years ago, Mercedes began leasing its B-Class F-Cell conventional car at a pricey $849 a month. The car company included free refueling and insurance with the lease price to tempt green-minded individuals with a penchant for luxury automobiles into a contract. According to estimates, the car company has invested billions of dollars into fuel cell technology, and it’s been doing so for more than 15 years. Clearly, Mercedes is committed to developing earth-friendly vehicles.


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Our LATEST industrial IoT product for meteorological monitoring will make its debut at the 2020 Guangzhou World Agricultural Expo
Come join us at the 12th China Exhibition on Technology of Meteorology Science 2020 in Shanghai, China from August 19th to 20th! Our LATEST industrial IoT product for meteorological monitoring will make its debut!
SenseCAP LoRaWAN sensors now works on the Helium Network, and users can use LoRaWAN devices in monitoring and gathering data for various applications.
Seeed IIoT product SenseCAP played a role in monitoring environmental data for AiCU Team to grow cherry tomatoes at the optimal use of resources.
On Jan 30~21, 2020, Seeed participated in The Things Conference, the World's largest LoRaWAN Conference organized by The Things Network, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Seeed showcased SenseCAP, the industrial IoT LoRaWAN series products, hosted a workshop, gave a keynote speech, and received an interview at the conference.


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American artist Daniel Arsham has produced a new range of sculptures as a part of his ongoing collaboration with Dior.
Arsham has applied his signature disintegration technique to a stone basketball, an old-fashioned telephone, and a copy of Je Suis Couturier, an out-of-print Dior book from 1953. The pieces, first seen at Dior's spring show, have been minimized and stand alongside Dior lettering, which also appears to be glitching and disintegrating.
Dior's artistic director Kim Jones first tapped Arsham for a collaboration in the Dior SS20 show, joining the artist with the brand's other artistic collaborators Hajime Sorayama, Raymond Pettibon, and KAWS.
There is currently no information about where the pieces will be available for purchase, but prices are available on request.


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ZTE looks to be cutting up to 3,000 jobs
The smartphone market remains as competitive as ever and tough times call for tough measure. According to industry sources, ZTE is preparing to shed some 3,000 jobs after seeing a drop in its share of the Chinese handset market.
Allegedly, ZTE plans to cut around 10 percent of its handset workforce in China, which equates to around 600 jobs. A manager at one of the company’s overseas branches also states that his department will lose around 10 percent of its staff by the end of January as well, so the cuts appear to be widespread.
The news compounds recent troubles for ZTE. The US Commerce Department has been holding off on a ban on exports from US companies to ZTE, after the company allegedly broke a sales sanction placed on Iran. The ban has not yet gone ahead due to a series of reprieves, the latest of which expires at the end of February, but the uncertainty has been weighing heavily on the company. If the ban is ever enforced, ZTE could face severe problems with is supply chain, as US companies like Qualcomm and Intel are essential for around a third of the components sourced by the manufacturer.
During his New Year speech, chairman Zhao Xianming allegedly stated that the company had “encountered its biggest crisis in its 31 year history” in 2016. The company is looking to streamline, see restructure, its management operations in order to improve profitability. We’ll just have to see how these cuts end up impacting the company’s smartphone business.


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Oliver Peoples to open standalone store in East Hampton
Oliver Peoples announced on Friday the opening of a permanent retail location in East Hampton located at 53 Newtown Lane.
The East Hampton store will replace the luxury eyewear brand’s pop up store in the same location, and it is slated to open on Memorial Day Weekend. The Los Angeles-based brand called on fellow Los Angeles architecture firm Marmol Radziner to transform the temporary space into a standalone store. The store features references to the East Hampton beach lifestyle with grey wood floors, grey ash casework and a patchwork rug.
Oliver Peoples opened its Hamptons pop up on Memorial Day Weekend in 2015, and the pop up is being transitioned to a permanent store following its success last year.
The eyewear brand currently operates three stores in New York City, two on Madison Avenue and one on West Broadway in SoHo. The company has 14 global stores in San Francisco, Malibu, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa and San Diego in California; Chicago; Short Hills, NJ; and Tokyo, Nagoya, Daikanyama and Tokyo Gallery in Japan.
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc persuaded a federal appeals courtroom on Friday to throw out a $234 million damages award in favor of the College of Wisconsin’s patent licensing arm for infringing the varsity’s patent on laptop processing know-how.
An Apple emblem is seen in a retailer in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Recordsdata
The U.S. Federal Circuit Courtroom of Appeals in Washington, D.C. stated no affordable juror might have discovered that Apple’s processors infringed the patent, primarily based on proof introduced in the course of the legal responsibility section of the 2015 trial.
It stated Apple deserved judgment as a matter of legislation within the case introduced by the Wisconsin Alumni Analysis Basis, generally known as WARF.
Legal professionals for Apple and WARF didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
WARF had sued Apple in 2014, contending that processors fought in Apple’s iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus infringed a patent describing a way to enhance processor efficiency by predicting directions that makes use of of units will give.
About $213 million of the decision had been primarily based on a discovering that Apple was vicariously answerable for Apple-branded merchandise manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co.
In July 2017, U.S. District Choose William Conley in Madison, Wisconsin ordered Apple to pay one other $272 million of damages, for a complete of $506 million, primarily based on its continued infringement via the Dec. 2016 expiration of WARF’s patent.
Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Enhancing by Marguerita Choy


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WEST YARMOUTH — A police investigation after the arrest of Karl Remy, a 21-year-old Dennis man, for an unarmed robbery at the Tedeschi Food Shop in West Dennis on Monday resulted in the arrest of a second man Tuesday for three other convenience store robberies last week in neighboring Yarmouth.
Kenneth James, 46, of Boston, was arraigned Tuesday in Barnstable District Court on three counts of unarmed robbery.
According to the police report in the court file, James robbed three stores along Route 28: Walgreens Pharmacy in South Yarmouth on Thursday and Cape Cod Farms in West Yarmouth and Hess Gas Station in South Yarmouth on Saturday.
During the course of the Tedeschi robbery investigation, Dennis and Yarmouth police went to South Cape Apartments in Dennis to talk to Remy's girlfriend, Kiara Smith. The officers spotted a purple baseball cap on a table bearing the same sticker design as the one worn by a short black male on surveillance video from the Yarmouth stores that were robbed, the report says.
Smith, who was taken to the station for an interview, told police she knew Remy robbed the Dennis store, the report says. Police then took out some photos from the surveillance recordings at Cape Cod Farms, and Smith identified the men in the pictures as Remy and Kenneth James, the report says.
James, she said, was staying at her apartment.
Smith gave police consent to search the apartment, according to the report. During the search, the police found clothes worn by Remy and James that matched clothing worn by suspects recorded on the surveillance systems of the stores that had been robbed, the report says. Officers found James hiding behind a bathroom door in a friend's apartment down the hall, the report says.
James was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail. A probable cause hearing was scheduled for Sept. 16.
Police are still investigating charges against Remy for involvement in the Yarmouth robberies. At his arraignment in Orleans District Court on Monday he was ordered held on $2,500 bail on one count of unarmed robbery. He is scheduled to return to court Sept. 11.


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Chris Larsen, the co-founder of Ripple made his place in the Forbes 400 rich list for 2018. Chris is the 383rd richest person on the earth. The interesting thing about Chris is, he is the first person who earned his wealth solely from cryptocurrencies.
Last week Forbes released its latest Forbes 400 list for the year 2018. According to the list, the estimated net worth of Chris Larsen is $2.1 billion. Chris is a business executive and angel investor who is known for co-founding several technology startups in Silicon Valley. In 2012, Chris co-founded Ripple Labs, Inc. The company developed Ripple, a software which enables instant and direct transfer of money between two parties. He is the advocate of financial privacy in California, in 2001 Chris co-founded the coalition California for Privacy Now.
In January 2018, Forbes declared that the net worth of Larsen is $59 billion. In the list of world’s richest people by Forbes, he was at the fifth place. Chris even left behind the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. In February 2018, Forbes named Chris Larsen as the richest person in cryptocurrency. Now again he is topping the list and maintaining the status of the richest man of the crypto industry. Founder of e-commerce giant Amazon, Jeff Bezos topped the list with $160 billion of net worth. Jeff gained $78.5 billion of net worth in a single year and left behind Bill Gates. The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates was holding the prime position from last 24 years.
Chris owns around 5.1 billion Ripple cryptocurrency (XRP) tokens along with shares in XRP’s parent company Ripple. Currently, the worth of XRP tokens is $0.47 which makes the net worth of Chris $2.1 billion. There is a huge volatility in the cryptocurrencies so the net worth of Chris is also highly volatile. The CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse had a net worth of $9.5 billion in January but because of the high volatility of cryptocurrencies his net worth is fallen below the threshold limit which is needed to get a place in the list of Forbes 400 list.
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TSMC plans ‘risk production’ of 3nm chips as it looks ahead to 2023 iPhones
Apple A-series and M1 chipmaker TSMC is planning to carry out what is known as risk production of 3nm chips later this year. A 3nm process will be used for future iPhones, although likely not until 2023.
Risk production is the stage at which a foundry has carried out purely internal testing, and believes that it is now ready to try the process on customer designs to see whether those can be successfully produced …
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Nindies on Wii U, NSMB, Mega Man, another 3D SEGA Classic and more
Update: Stretchmo is now also available as a free download from the 3DS eShop. Original Article: It's that time again, North American gamers, with another Nintendo Download update to deliver some digital goodies on Wii U and 3DS. This week brings some pro
S.T.E.A.M., GBA Mega Man classics, 3D Thunder Blade and Wii U Nindies
Another week begins, which means it's time to gaze upon the download treats heading to Europe this week. It's a pretty strong line-up, with two encouraging Nindie arrivals on the Wii U, two GBA Mega Man titles, another SEGA Classic, the latest 3DS retail arrival from Intelligent...
Twin-stick Robotron homage launching on the Wii U eShop soon
Curve Digital has confirmed that Puppygames's Ultratron is launching on the Wii U eShop on May 14th. A loving tribute to arcade shooters like Robotron and Smash TV, Ultratron is a twin-stick blaster with a retro-futuristic soundtrack and "slick, stylised graphics." It even has a filter...
More "insane announcements" coming in the next few weeks
Curve Studios is already one of the most prolific publishers on the Wii U eShop in the latter half of 2014, but has now announced yet more projects coming to Nintendo hardware; this is hot on the heels of OlliOlli being confirmed for Wii U and 3DS in early 2015. As per that previous...


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SEATTLE, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Starbucks hopes to give its sluggish revenue forecast a caffeinated boost by delivering coffee and treats to your door or desk. Beginning next year the coffee mega-chain will begin offering deliveries to customers in select areas.
"We are playing offense," said company CEO Howard Schultz, referring to a strategy to adapt to changing customer habits, including a move to online shopping and away from stores, though he offered few details. He envisioned in a talk to investors, however, a "standing order" of daily coffee for an army of workers. "That's our version of e-commerce on steroids," he said.
The delivery service will be available through Starbucks Corp.'s mobile app, which currently lets customers use their phones to pay at Starbucks stores.
The delivery plan was announced as Starbuck revealed disappointing fourth quarter results below Wall Street expectations. Revenue rose 10 percent to $4.18 billion, short of the $4.24 billion analysts predicted, sending share prices tumbling.
In another Starbucks change, workers are being told to leave their jewelry at home, and some employees have taking to social network sites to complain. It's part of a new dress code that will allow most tattoos and even nose studs. Most jewelry, especially larger pieces, won't be allowed, according to the company, because Starbucks plans to introduce several new food items, and the guidelines are based on the FDA food safety requirements.


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By Emmanuel Elebeke
Tayo Oviosu, CEO & Founder of Paga, and Jay Alabraba, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development, have been selected as Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Endeavor now supports 1,793 entrepreneurs leading 1,124 companies in 33 markets around the world.
Endeavor Entrepreneurs have a significant track record of impact, creating 1.5 million jobs and generating $15 billion in revenue in 2018 alone, and helping to build sustainable growth models in their home countries.
Endeavor selects entrepreneurs using a mix of criteria relating to candidates and their companies, including their commitment to advancing an ecosystem of entrepreneurship.
As Endeavor Entrepreneurs, the two Paga top executives will gain access to thousands of mentors including investors, serial entrepreneurs, and professionals who are proven business leaders in a range of growth markets and industries. They will also gain access to customized products & services that will be helpful to Paga on the journey to scale, across the company’s capital raising, talent management, market entry, and business expansion needs.
According to Eloho Omame, Managing Director of Endeavor Nigeria, “We are proud to welcome Tayo and Jay into Endeavor’s global network and look forward to working with them.
“They join a select group of very inspiring founders, leading some of the most innovative companies in the world. “We are looking for high impact Entrepreneurs – we refer to them as ‘Big Bubbles’ – that combine bold ambition, business track record, scale potential and critically, a give-back mindset that will benefit the next generation of entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
“Our goal is to help Endeavor Entrepreneurs become even more successful, pushing them to think bigger, make better business decisions and multiply their personal impact. We provide radical feedback, guaranteed capital, unparalleled business, mentor networks, and structured services to help solve many of the common challenges successful entrepreneurs usually face.
“It’s an extremely high bar; over the last 20 years, less than 3% of candidates Endeavor has screened have made it this far. We look forward to supporting more Endeavor Entrepreneurs in Nigeria.”
Speaking on the selection, Oviosu, said “Both Jay and I are much honored to be selected as Endeavor Entrepreneurs. We decided to go through the rigorous process to join Endeavor because we believe it is exactly the kind of organization that can help us in scaling the impact of our work in Nigeria and in the new countries we expand to.
“Our selection is truly a testament to our 280-person strong team, their dedication to our purpose, and the results of our work as the leading mobile money platform in Nigeria.”


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FreeAgent has launched a new feature to help customers stay on top of their business cashflow.
The new functionality uses data from FreeAgent accounts - including invoices, bills, salary and upcoming tax liabilities - to automatically build a near-term cashflow forecast and proactively warn users about any financial issues that may be on the horizon.
Cashflow issues can have devastating impacts on SMEs, with Hiscox finding that unaddressed problems relating to cashflow are the top reason for business failing within the first 18 months of trading. For small businesses, the ability to have clear visibility on their financial health and near-term projected cash flow is vital if they are to plan more strategically - especially during the current, challenging economic conditions.
As well as forecasting how customers’ bank balances might fare over the next 90 days, FreeAgent’s cashflow feature will also alert users when it appears their finances could dip below zero. This enables business owners to plan ahead and take early action if needed.
Ed Molyneux, CEO and co-founder of FreeAgent said,
“Small businesses don’t always have the luxury of very stable income streams or large amounts of savings available to use when there is an emergency. So it’s vital that they are able to effectively monitor their cashflow and deal with problems as quickly as possible.
“With many SMEs juggling the impacts of COVID-19, the challenge of maintaining a healthy cashflow is more prominent than ever and many small businesses desperately need help with managing their short-term finances. Service providers such as FreeAgent therefore have a responsibility to step up with relevant solutions that can alleviate some of this pressure and help small businesses through these challenging times.
“We hope our new feature will help do all the heavy lifting associated with cash flow projection, which in turn will help our customers be better informed about how to keep their finances in good health. And it’s all part of our wider strategy of providing business owners with the tools to be proactive - not just reactive - about their business finances.”


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Boskalis Subsea is once again aiming to boost its north-east workforce, just a year after unveiling new offices in Westhill.
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North-east firm Boskalis Subsea Services (BSS) said yesterday its rapid growth was creating new opportunities for the supply chain.
A giant Moray Firth windfarm developer has confirmed it found nearly 20 unexploded bombs (UXO) following a survey at the site.
Dutch marine firm Boskalis has set up a new subsea services base in Aberdeenshire.


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Whether it's food or gas prices, daily goods and services cost a lot more. The Biden administration and the Federal Reserve insist that the economy is not in a recession.
Government figures show the gross domestic product fell at an annual rate of 0.9% from April through June. This marks the second straight quarter the economy has contracted, falling 1.6% at the start of the year. Experts say this typically indicates a recession.
President Joe Biden met with a group of corporate executives Thursday as signals flashed of an economic downturn. He said the slowdown is necessary to tackle rising prices.
On top of the rising prices, Americans are dealing with higher interest rates, which make it more expensive to borrow money. Eyewitness News spoke with one business owner who shared how they're making ends meet.
Visiting Spruce Street Harbor Park is like a mini getaway in the city, but an owner at the park says the fun and shade are no escape from growing economic pressures.
The current economic landscape is leaving business owners to consider tough decisions -- raise prices or cut back on employees.
"First, it was the milk that went up," French Toast Bites Owner Charisse McGill said. "Then it was the eggs that went up and a month ago, our bread went up for the first time since 2017."
McGill owns the stand French Toast Bites at Spruce Street Harbor Park. She hasn't had to raise prices yet, but she says the cost of her supplies has gone up.
"The difference with this summer is the cost of operations has increased about 20% due to the rapid rise of food supply," McGill said.
Local residents like Norman Kane say cutting back on eating out can help.
"You have to be smart. Spending, you just have to be smart right now, no matter what it is, whether it's food, expenses," Kane said. "Whatever it is, you just have to be smart."
But McGill says small businesses are being impacted as more people are choosing to stay in and save.
"We haven't raised our costs yet and I haven't cut our staff's hours yet or anything like that yet," McGill said. "We're navigating through the inflation."
McGill says she's making it work for now, but come next summer?
"I think we're about a season away from upping the cost just a little bit because we still have to function," McGill said.
Many families shared with CBS3 that they're making tough decisions on ways to cut down, but experts say people shouldn't fret.
A weekly trip to the grocery store has hit many with sticker shock.
The brand-new grocery outlet Bargain Market in Sharswood held its grand opening Thursday in an area known as a food desert. The owner hopes to keep prices affordable.
"We pass on the savings because our buyers buy at such a low price," Bargain Market owner Donta Rose said. "We get to pass that on."
Other big concerns are interest rates climbing and the cost of housing.
"Like most families, Philadelphia Housing Authority residents are pressed to make ends meet," PHA President Kelvin Jeremiah said. "You have the inflation and higher interest rates."
Jeremiah says the current economic issues are only temporary.
"This won't last forever. There is hope," he said. "Who doesn't want a great deal in this environment? I do and definitely, the residents do as well."
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By Daniel Newman
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey provides timely insight into the condition of the country’s small business sector as economic conditions continue to evolve. This analysis primarily covers data from November 29th to December 5th.
Here are five things we learned about the small business economy this week:
- Though supply chain issues have ebbed somewhat in recent weeks, disruptions and price increases continue to burden the small business sector. More than half of small businesses experienced common disruptions overall last week, with domestic supplier delays most prominent. Nearly 44 percent of small businesses reported domestic supply delays, down slightly from the peak share of 46.3 percent recorded in mid-November. Disruptions and other difficulties are most impactful in those industry sectors highly reliant on raw materials and complex supply chains such as manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, construction, and accommodation, and food services.
Nationwide price increases are further compounding these challenges. Nearly three-quarters of small businesses indicated they are grappling with large or moderate price increases for goods and services relative to before the pandemic. The rising cost of doing business is nearly uniform across the three most highly-impacted sectors: manufacturing (91.4 percent), construction (89.6 percent), and accommodation and food services (88.6 percent).
- Unfilled job openings continue to challenge small businesses, particularly in the accommodation and food services, health care, and manufacturing sectors. Nearly one-third of small businesses (31.7 percent) have experienced difficulty hiring amid a tight labor market, with record-high job openings and jobless claims falling to a 50-year low. Since late summer, employers experiencing difficulties hiring paid employees have consistently outnumbered those employers who have not struggled to hire; however, the share of small businesses facing difficulty hiring paid employees has ticked down and is now nearly equal to the share that has not faced hiring difficulties. Small businesses in the accommodation and food services (57.9 percent), health care and social assistance (41.1 percent), and manufacturing (39.8 percent) sectors have indicated the greatest difficulty hiring paid employees.
- More than half of businesses have adapted in some way to the changing economic realities of the pandemic. Just over half of small businesses have changed their operations to adapt to pandemic-induced circumstances. The most common adaptations have been to change their overall strategies, adopt or expand the use of digital technologies, and change their management practices.
One of the most visible aspects of the evolving business landscape has been the rise of remote work. Nationally, 15.2 percent of small businesses reported that there was still a moderate-to-large increase in the number of hours that employees spent working from home the week ending December 5th. This shift is more prevalent in some industries than others—greater shares of employees are still working from home relative to pre-pandemic times in white-collar sectors including professional services (32.9 percent), educational services (31.8 percent), and information (29 percent).
- The share of small businesses requiring proof of vaccination has plateaued in recent weeks, although requirements vary widely among states. Just over 12 percent of small businesses required proof of COVID-19 vaccination before coming to work in the past week, amid growing uncertainty over the severity of the Omicron variant and the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. The patchwork of rules and regulations that has developed across states, counties, and other local governments in recent months has generated a stark variation in the share of businesses requiring vaccinations across states. Small businesses in Western states and those in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are much more likely to require proof of vaccination to work in person.
- A growing share of small businesses thinks that operations will never return to levels seen before the pandemic. The share of small businesses reporting a return to normal operations (19.5 percent) continues to lag behind its summer peak when almost one-quarter of survey respondents felt that current conditions resembled pre-pandemic operations. Troublingly, the share of small businesses believing that a return to pre-pandemic operations will never be achieved ticked up slightly to 12.3 percent last week. This figure is nearly double that of December 2020, when only around 7 percent of businesses feared they would never achieve a full recovery. This sentiment was strongest among small businesses in the education sector.


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Amazon is reportedly entering an agreement with HTC to have the Taiwanese phone maker manufacture Amazon-branded smartphones.
Devices bearing the Amazon logo could be showing up on the online retail giant's website as early as next year, The Financial Times reported Tuesday.
The move would greatly benefit HTC, analysts said, which has been struggling for consumer attention while trying to compete with smartphone giants Samsung and Apple.
Amazon has long been rumored to be considering entering the smartphone arena.
A partnership with Amazon would not be the first such arrangement for HTC; the company joined with
It also linked up with
An Amazon/HTC phone is not a sure thing, The Financial Times said, pointing out the timeline for launch "has been changed before and Amazon may yet decide not to release the device."
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Mitsubishi North America is to allow potential buyers to "test drive" its new 2011 Outlander Sport remotely from November 2.
The firm's new "Live Drive" website will allow drivers to remotely control the Outlander SUV within a circuit, "seeing" the course through a camera hooked up to the driver's seat.
The car has been modified with remote drive technology that will enable drivers to control it using the arrow keys on their computers, although GPS devices have also been fitted to ensure that drivers can't stray outside the circuit in South California.
US residents who want to have a go at driving the Outlander remotely can register from October 15 to get 90 seconds with the car between November 2 and November 10 - although participants must be 18 and holds a valid driver's license.
Mitsubishi says that drivers will be able to experience many of the Outlander Sport's deluxe features while performing the test drive, as well as collecting vehicle "features" as a challenge.
The promotion immediately conjures up images of Pierce Brosnan driving Bond's BMW 7-Series using the video screen of his smartphone in Tomorrow Never Dies - and German researchers actually produced a working version using an iPhone and Dodge minivan in 2009 - but Mitsubishi says it's the world's first online test drive of its kind.
The Outlander Sport is released in the US from November priced from $22,995 (€16,500).
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Mobile gaming is booming as more and more people prefer to play games on the move, instead of being stuck in front of their computers. By some projections, the online gambling market this year is expected to be worth £23.8 billion in gross winnings, while almost a third of that number would supposedly come from mobile gaming. This clearly shows how mobile gaming has been developing over the years and how it has been gaining on popularity as well.
However, one of the main reasons why mobile casino industry has noted such a significant jump is the determination of online casino game developers to provide as good mobile gaming experience to players as possible. Each year leading software providers invest millions in developing new mobile gaming technologies as well as in improving their current products. The result has been amazing and thus players now can play thousands of high quality mobile casino games that feature amazing effects and user-friendly interface.
Let’s, for example, take Playtech and see what the company has done over the years with its mobile gaming platform. First, back in 2011 the company acquired Mobenga for €15.8 million and then it started its well established Mobile Hub a year later. Mobenga is, in fact, a Swedish company that is specialised in providing cutting edge mobile betting solutions. Playtech and Mobenga worked continuously on improving the Mobile Hub, which is built on HTML5 technology and supports all kinds of mobile devices. Playtech invested into Intelligent Gaming Systems Limited too, a company it acquired for 734,000 several years ago. This was yet another firm with a strong mobile gaming platform that Playtech saw worth pursuing. Today, Intelligent Gaming is popular for its Neon Mobile platform that supports iOS powered devices.
As one of the world’s leading casino game developers, Playtech can boast with an impressive mobile games selection that includes slots, table games, video poker titles and even live dealer tables. Playing at Playtech powered mobile casinos is one of the best experiences players will ever have thanks to the smooth running platform, sharp graphics and clear sound effects. Playtech employs a team of 300 mobile developers that have all the resources they need in order to further improve the mobile gaming experience offered to Playtech fans.
Three other online casino game developers that have invested millions into mobile gaming platforms are NetEnt, BetSoft and Microgaming. NetEnt is known for its NetEnt Touch platform that comes with many exciting bonuses and can be found at numerous mobile casinos. For example, an extensive list of NetEnt Touch powered mobile gaming destinations can be found at http://www.netentertainmentcasinos.co/netent-mobile.php. This platform is fully integrated into the NetEnt CasinoModule, it supports iOS, Android and Windows devices and it’s built on HTML5 technology. Naturally, this investment paid off since NetEnt has been constantly generating huge profits from its high quality mobile product; plus, the operator has received many prestigious awards including “Innovation in mobile” and “Mobile supplier” at the 2015 EGR Awards.
Similarly to NetEnt, BetSoft has developed a mobile gaming platform as well. The platform was given the name BetSoft ToGo and currently it’s one of the best known when it comes to mobile gaming. The company’s trademark is 3D effects and thus its mobile platform is recognisable thanks to the fantastic 3D graphics. BetSoft ToGo slots and table games come with real life like animations and authentic sounds that simply can’t be found at other platforms. Microgaming, another leading casino software provider, also saw the potential in mobile gaming and hence it regularly invests funds into developing new and exciting mobile gaming products. Aside from its fantastic mobile casino game catalogue and easy to navigate platform, the company has been focusing in development of wearable mobile gadgets such as smartwatches and virtual reality glasses. Microgaming has always been a pioneer when it comes to new and innovative mobile gaming technologies and thus its interest to invest in cool projects is everything but surprising.
All this being said, what we can expect in the future is many exciting innovations that will only further improve players’ mobile gaming experience. Online gambling giants are not afraid to pour millions into mobile development and since that worked out good for them we can expect the mobile gaming industry to continue with its constant growth. Some of the things that probably will hit the market are simpler to use platforms, products that seamlessly work on various devices and a countless number of cool features.


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What was first thought to an NFC chip on the iPhone 5 now appears to be the earpiece speaker.
With the announcement of the iPhone 5 less than a week away, the rumor mill is in full swing with proving and disproving the various rumors that have been popping up. Late last month it appeared that an NFC (Near Field Communication) chip had been found on the front panel, but it was shot down the very next day.
That left everyone wondering what exactly the mysterious chip was, and it now appears to be the thrilling and captivating earpiece speaker. Sonny Dickson posted some new images that showed the part in far more clarity, and after consulting with some third-party iPhone repair folks, they all concur it is indeed the new earpiece speaker.
Unexciting? Yes. Essential to the use of any phone? Of course.
Of course, there is every chance these are fake parts, but at this point, and based on the sheer volume of parts that have surfaced, we have to believe that the iPhone 5 has been fully leaked at this point.


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Largest shareholder Alibaba will invest $50 million, while Mirae Asset will put in $59.9 million and UK government-owned CDC Group will invest $40 million, it said.
The deal was first reported by ET on February 8.
BigBasket’s differentiation lies in its private labels play and supply chain integration for fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats businesses, which others struggle to fulfil due to deep reliance on kirana stores in a marketplace model.
The round gives BigBasket firepower to aggressively venture into new cities and categories such as micro-delivery. It also helps maintain market leadership against Amazon, Flipkart, and Grofers, which are trying to establish a presence in groceries to take advantage of the segment’s highly repetitive and habit-forming nature.
In February 2018, BigBasket operator Supermarket Grocery Supplies closed a $200-million round led by the Alibaba Group. There was also a $100-million secondary component in the deal. Currently, Alibaba holds about 24% in BigBasket, with Ascent Capital at 15.5%, Abraaj Group at 16.2% and founders and promoters holding 11%.
For FY18, BigBasket’s revenue went up 35% to Rs 1,605 crore, while losses narrowed 60% to Rs 272 crore, say regulatory filings.
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