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Microsoft delivered a new build of Windows 10 Mobile to Insiders on the Fast ring last night, providing a first peek at key new Anniversary Update functionality: You can now sync phone notifications with your Windows 10 PC.
Here’s what’s new in build 14356.
Get phone notifications on your PC. Available previously on Android, you can now surface your Windows phone notifications on your Windows 10 PC. This includes “phone notifications and critical alerts, including messages from messaging services, SMS or social media as well as missed calls,” Microsoft says. Some features are not yet implemented (on Windows 10 Mobile), including reply from PC and phone notification muting.
Send a photo from your phone to PC. This is neat one: Now you can send a photo from your phone to your PC using Cortana. Just say, “Hey Cortana, send this photo to my PC” while viewing the photo. (Microsoft notes that this is a Windows 10 Mobile-only feature, meaning that it will not work on Android or iOS.)
Cortana listening animation update. Nothing major here, but when you tap the Microphone button in Cortana, there is a new animation that shows you that Cortana is listening to you as you speak.
Beyond that, Microsoft fixed a ton of issues (yes, by weight) in build 14356. Some of the top fixes include:
There is much more. (But you can see the full list on Microsoft’s blog post directly, or from the usual click-bait cut-and-past blogs.)
Finally, there are of course some known issues. Microsoft says that it is continuing to investigate the battery life issues that some testers report, as well as some cases where the second SIM in dual-SIM handsets don’t work. And some will notice that the Quick Actions tiles in Action Center have moved location after the upgrade; remember that you can manually fix this anytime.
Oh, and if any of the new features in this build aren’t working for you, Microsoft recommends a reboot.


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By Dipo Olowookere
Executive Director/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Olusegun Awolowo, has expressed delight in Nigeria’s entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Mr Awolowo described this as a “major milestone” for global multilateral trade, expressing optimism that “Nigeria would go ahead to domesticate and implement the agreement to the letter.”
The NEPC boss made these remarks at his office in Abuja, saying further that, “We expect remarkable outcomes for international trade through TFA, which aims to expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods including goods in transit.”
According to him, this is particularly gratifying as Nigeria submitted its ratification earlier in January through the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah.
He said the agreement will reduce bureaucracy at the borders for faster, cheaper and easier trade and is expected to increase trade and investment.
Mr Awolowo said further that the agreement promotes trade by establishing harmonized rules to further expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods crossing borders, including goods in transit.
With this in place, Mr Awolowo said there would be opportunities especially for SMEs to engage in formal export of goods, which have so far, been informally traded across borders. ]
He pointed out that with TFA, a larger number of exporters to partake in global value chains, thereby enabling all businesses to tap into the huge potentials of trade.
According to him, of particular importance for non-oil export is the commitment to accept electronic documentation (SW), test procedures and method of handling perishable/rejected goods. For Nigeria, the much-advocated National Single Window (NSW) initiative would bring about faster services at the borders for both imports and exports. It will also ensure correct revenue collection and create room for transparency in governance, better public service and modernization through e-legislation, thus creating a win-win situation for both government and business.
He promised that his agency will continue to support and work closely with the relevant government agencies, private sector and international organizations to ensure full implementation of the agreement.
He further pledged that NEPC will maximize the benefits of TFA especially to make export trade the catalyst for achieving national economic turn-around for sustainable development, enhanced annual GDP growth job creation, higher incomes, improved welfare, reduced trade costs, and ultimately landmark improvements to the ease of doing business index for the country.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook made a surprise appearance on Saturday at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, strolling the convention center floor where dozens of Warren Buffett-owned business sell their wares.
Crowds thronged around the Apple executive, who posed for selfies and shook hands.
Berkshire Hathaway is the second-largest holder of Apple shares, with a stake of close to 250 million shares, or about 5 percent. That also marks Berkshire's second-largest holding, behind Coca-Cola.
FOX Business' Liz Claman asked Cook what he learned from Buffett during the meeting.
And when asked about his thoughts on Buffett holding such a huge stake valued close to $53 billion, Cook said, "I'm thrilled."


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Employees at the Best Buy store in Nanaimo were shocked and saddened Thursday morning when they showed up to work to find they no longer had a job.
The corporate electronics dealer suddenly closed its Vancouver Island locations on Thursday morning. Nationwide the company closed seven Best Buy stores and eight Future Shop outlets.
Security guards were posted at the front doors of the outlets. In Nanaimo, one handed out Future Shop coupons to customers and escorted employees that had reported for duty into the store.
"I woke up to a text that I had lost my job," said 18-year-old Shelby Ross, who worked at the store since 2009.
In a statement released on Thursday, the company labelled the effort a "real estate optimization plan," based upon a need to reduce costs and eliminate redundancies.
Employees at the Nanaimo store were offered eight weeks pay as severance, plus one week for each year they had worked.
Nevertheless, the store's former workers felt slighted by their sudden termination.
"It wasn't really fair how they did it. It was very cold," said a five-year employee who spoke to the Daily News on the condition of anonymity. "I went to get my stuff they had to follow me around the store to make sure I wasn't going to take anything.
"I should be able to keep some dignity with it," they added. Those who reported for work on Thursday morning were escorted in the store by a security guard and told to sit and wait for their name to be called. Employees said the store was occupied by people from the head office, but store management was absent.
Workers at the store said they were not given any warning about the Best Buy's closure.
They reported sad faces among longtime employees with families. Others broke into tears.
Another employee, a 22-yearold who had worked at the store since 2009, said at first they thought it was a joke.Signs were posted in the windows that read "This Best Buy is now closed."
"It was definitely odd. I tried to go in with a bit of a positive attitude, 'maybe it's time for a change now,'" the former employee said. "They just cut and run without any thought to the people who work there, or the lives of the people it impacts."


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A Canadian company has created 3D glasses that can detect your mood and will adjust what you're watching according to how you're feeling.
Canadian digital innovations company InteraXon unveiled its latest products incorporating Thought Controlled Computing-a technology that lets users control a digital interface using simply the power of their concentration.
Their creations include thought-controlled 3D glasses that tests a person's ability to focus their mind for an extended period of time, reports Fox News.
"It's just like a heart monitor that can read your heart rate. And the software translates your brainwave data and uses it to control your virtual world," said Garten.
He called it a brain/computer interface, or BCI, and InteraXon builds it into a simple, lightweight headband.
"It (3-D glasses) gives you the ability to watch a movie or televised content, and it knows the state that you're in, whether it be scared, excited, or bored," said Garten.


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Benelli India increases service intervals, cuts service cost by up to 34 per cent
Benelli India has announced a major cost reduction in after-sales services to its existing and potential customers. This new announcement comes as Benelli India tries to regain its footing in the premium bike space in the country. Premium bike maker Benelli had announced its return to India in partnership with Hyderabad-based Adishwar Auto Ride India-Mahavir Group. Through the nationwide campaign, the company has revised service intervals from every 4,000 kms or four months periodic service to 6,000 kms or six months periodic service. With the change in service schedule, the cost of servicing has dropped up to 34 per cent.
This benefit is offered to all existing customers owning Benelli bikes - TNT 25, TNT 300, TNT 302R, TNT 600i, TNT 600 GT, and TNT 899 - Benelli India states. Benelli aims to localise 25 to 30 per cent of the components, to further reduce costs. Localisation brings in the element of reasonable and competitive pricing for customers and also gives an opportunity to export the superbikes to a few other countries in the future, it has stated.
It is looking at vendor development initiatives and an expansion of supply chain across the country. With India being the biggest market for two-wheelers and also witnessing a steady growth of the superbike segment, Benelli has strong plans to make an indigenous bike in India on the lines of the Make in India program, the company has said.
Benelli will begin with the relaunch of three of its existing models in the country. Benelli India will relaunch the Benelli TNT 300 and TNT 600i nakeds, as well as the 302R faired motorcycle in the country. The company intends to launch these motorcycles as soon as the new facility is fully operational. Subsequently, the company plans to launch more models including the Benelli TRK 502, Benelli Leoncino 500, Benelli Imperiale 400 and others.
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'My turkey is completely safe' claims Bernard Matthews
Last updated at 11:19 09 March 2007
The full-page adverts, which are signed by the turkey tycoon, say in the headline: "It's more than 10 years since I appeared in my own advertisements. Now it's time to do so again."
The adverts come in the wake of the bird flu outbreak at Matthews's Norfolk farm.
Mr Matthews, who is in his 70s, says: Because of recent events I realise that you need to hear from me," and goes on to thank the public for their support.
The adverts say: "Can it really be over 10 years? Despite being off the telly for so long, I've never stopped instilling my core values of quality, value and customer care into every Bernard Matthews product.
"But because of recent events I realise that you need to hear from me. Firstly I want to thank you for your invaluable support but also to give you this re-assurance: My turkey is completely safe to eat."
Mr Matthews says the company's products are 100 per cent safe and adds: "It's my name on the pack, but the company is bigger than me."
The adverts continue: "As a result of this scare, our products have gone through the most rigorous independent scientific tests available to confirm they are 100 per cent safe. That is why all leading supermarkets have continued to stock our products and you can continue to enjoy them.
"Our standards of hygiene and bio-security are some of the most stringent in the world. That's why we were able to detect the virus, contain it, then eradicate it within 72 hours.
"But we will not be complacent because bird flu did strike us. Together with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) we're working hard to learn all we can from this episode."
Mr Matthews says that although the firm is an international business, it is still a Norfolk-based British company and proud of it.
"From humble beginnings we now employ 3,500 staff in East Anglia alone," he says.
"Naturally, now that I'm in my 70s I rely on my strong management team, and you can too.
"I can't promise you'll see them in our ads, but I can promise they'll ensure that every pack that bears my name is safe, healthy and delicious. Bootiful in fact."
The adverts come a day after it emerged that hundreds of tons of poultry meat passed through an infected turkey plant during the bird flu outbreak in February.
Nearly 100 tons was delivered to the Bernard Matthews plant in Holton, Suffolk, from Hungary - the country suspected as being the source of the outbreak, figures showed.
A Labour Euro MP said many members of the public would have assumed that the plant had shut down completely during the outbreak and would be surprised by the revelation.
But the Food Standards Agency said none of the meat went near the shed where infected birds were found and it was processed on other areas of the site.
A spokeswoman said there had been no risk to public health.
Public health minister Caroline Flint said 850 tons of turkey and 50 tons of chicken passed through the plant and went into the food chain between February 2 - when the outbreak was confirmed - and February 12, when the all-clear was sounded.
She revealed the figures in a parliamentary written answer following a question from Birmingham Labour MP Roger Godsiff.
"The Food Standards Agency informs me that their inquiries have shown that from the announcement of the confirmation of the outbreak of avian influenza at 10pm on February 2 2007 until the resumption of production on February 12 2007, the total tonnage of raw and processed poultry meat entering the food chain was: turkey 850 tons and chicken 50 tons," she said.
"All this meat was from birds slaughtered prior to February 2 and none of it came from birds from the infected premises."
She said 757 tons of turkey was from the UK and 93 tons from Hungary, and the chicken came from Brazil.
None of the staff involved in processing the meat had handled live birds, she added.
Some 165 workers have been temporarily laid off by the company because of the effect the bird flu outbreak has had on sales of its products. At one stage, sales fell by 40 per cent.
Following an announcement of further lay-offs yesterday, the number of staff laid off from Bernard Matthews has risen to more than 200.
Labour MEP Richard Howitt, who has fought for EU support for workers, said: "I am bitterly disappointed. Bernard Matthews, having initially stated that jobs would be protected, has now held three rounds of lay-offs affecting over 200 workers.
"Bernard Matthews is splashing out £7 million on a new PR and rebranding campaign, and is receiving upwards of a million pounds of European-supported compensation, but yet they are providing derisory lay-off payments to these workers."
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Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn has proven to be a game that many were looking forward to, as its digital sales were reportedly stopped due to overwhelming demand after being officially launched sometime near the end of last month. It is also interesting to note that an earlier YouTube video ban on this particular title has been lifted, which means players are now able to post gameplay videos on YouTube without running afoul of the law. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida has already repealed the block, having announced this particular decision at PAX Prime.
It was mentioned previously that Square wanted to block monetized gameplay videos from the MMO on YouTube, and it seems that all of that is now water under the bridge, with Yoshida himself explaining, “We want players out telling the world how great our game is.” That seems like a far more sensible move, which means you can start to capture according to your heart’s content. Seriously, what is the percentage of people out there who are willing to make a living out of Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn videos alone? A little bit of pocket money on the side for gamers who love your game should be a boon granted to the masses if you ask me.
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This would have been great fun on XBLA.
Footage from a canceled GoldenEye HD remaster planned for Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) is making the rounds, and we’ve got it to watch right here.
The footage is from an emulator and runs at 4K, 60FPS (frames-per-second). It’s also over two hours long, so sit back, kick up your feet and enjoy.
The title was planned for a 2007 release on Xbox 360 as part of the Xbox Live Arcade program, but wasn’t released as a result of licensing issues. According to GoldenEye content creator Graslu00, the gamepaly was captured in PartnerNet, a sandboxed version of Xbox Live playable on dev kits.
GoldenEye was released on the N64 back in 1997.
This article may contain affiliate links, meaning we could earn a small commission if you click-through and make a purchase. Stevivor is an independent outlet and our journalism is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative.


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Verizon’s new data plans are less consumer friendly
Posted By Andy Vuong On July 6, 2011 @ 5:01 pm In AT&T,T-Mobile,Telecommunications,Verizon Wireless | 2 Comments
Verizon’s new tiered-pricing for mobile Internet data adds to its reputation for having the highest prices in the wireless industry.
The nation’s No. 1 carrier, which currently charges $30 a month for unlimited data consumption, will start offering three new data plans for smartphone users tomorrow:
1. 2 GB for $30 a month
2. 5 GB for $50 a month
3. 10 GB for $80 a month, with overage charges of $10 per GB.
AT&T added the $15 a month plan when it made the switch to tiered pricing last summer. The carrier’s 2 GB plan costs $25 a month and 4 GB costs $45 a month. Overage fee is also $10 per GB.
One positive to the Verizon change is that existing smartphone subscribers can maintain their unlimited plan even if they upgrade to a new smartphone. Previously, Verizon had said existing subscribers would only be grandfathered into the old plan if they stayed with their existing devices.
“We believe these changes are good for the industry as they tie revenues to traffic and force customers to pay for what they use,” said UBS analyst John Hodulik.
Among national wireless carriers, only Sprint still offers unlimited data usage for $30 a month.
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The debate over how to define high-speed internet services continues to cause confusion across the industry. NTL, currently advertising a 150Kbps service as 'high speed', is challenging the ruling of the Adverstising Standards Authority (ASA) on how broadband should be defined.
In April the cable company agreed to remove the term 'high speed' from advertising for a 128Kbps internet service, after the ASA ruled that the term was misleading to consumers. "We are using the term 'high speed' because everyone says we can," an NTL spokesman told vnunet.com.
"The Department of Trade and Industry, even Oftel, has no problem with the term for 128kpbs and faster." In the April ruling the ASA noted that, while Oftel defined broadband as "higher bandwidth, always-on services, offering data rates of 128Kbps and above", most consumers would understand broadband to mean a service of upwards of 512Kbps.
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Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie’s husband, recent headlines when photos from his boat excursion in Capri went viral online. On Friday, July 31, he was seen having fun with Rachel Zalis, the worldwide director of Casamigos, and the model’s Maria Buccellati and Erica Pelosini. Because Erica Pelosini decided to go braless on vacation, the photos went viral. Jack Brooksbank reportedly had a great day swimming with his pals in the Tyrrhenian Sea. After finishing her swim, Erica Pelosini allegedly dried herself without a towel so that she could get some sun.
Who is Erica Pelosini?
Aside from being a model, Erica Pelosini Leeman works as a stylist, creative director, and consultant in the fashion industry. She has a wide range of fashion styles, although she is most well-known for her expertise in couture. Starting when she was barely five years old, Erica has always had a deep interest in the fashion industry. She was an art director for Giorgio Armani, L’Officiel, and Vogue.
The Daily Mail claims that the model is friends with Israeli socialite and internet celebrity Hofit Golan. She is followed by almost 190k people on her verified Instagram account. Erica Pelosini went topless on a boat cruise with Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie’s husband. Erica Pelosini allegedly informed Jack Brooksbank about the issue. She also guaranteed that Princess Eugenie was not insulted by her husband’s female friends accompanying them on the trip since she was aware of it.
Community’s Reaction to the Viral Photo on the Internet
The model was widely criticized for her behavior towards Jack Brooksbank, and she eventually issued an apology. Erica Pelosini said in an interview with the Daily Mail that she is sorry to the royal family for the harmful assumptions made because of the article. Sorry if I embarrassed Eugenie and Jack. For that matter, I shouldn’t have been topless. I generally never go topless, but my bikini became wet, and I decided to take it off, she said, taking full responsibility for her actions. I know Jack’s family is in trouble. My heart went to them when I saw photos of him with two other women and no wife. A few months after the birth of their son August, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank had a vacation on a boat. After photos from the trip went viral, the latter came under fire for the potentially divisive nature of his visit while his wife cared for their five-month-old kid at the royal palace.
Sarah Ferguson defends Jack Brooksbank’s boat trip
Upon hearing the news of the scandalous boat excursion, Sarah Ferguson, Princess Eugenie’s mother, quickly sprang to her son. According to her, Jack Brooksbank’s trip was all business. Casamigos tequila has enlisted Jack Brooksbank as its official brand ambassador. The 35-year-old spent his weekend on Capri, a Mediterranean island, at a Casamigos-sponsored charity gala benefiting UNICEF. Jack Brooksbank was GM of the Mahiki nightclub in Mayfair. It has been said that both Prince Harry and Prince William have previously attended the club.


text: They aren’t going to forget about Johnny football that fast back at Texas A&M, but new quarterback Kenny Hill is doing his best to make that happen. The young QB threw for 511 yards and three touchdowns last night which broke Manziel’s single game passing record en route to a 52-28 blowout win over higher ranked South Carolina. Maybe more importantly is the fact Hill cost Ashley’s furniture $1 million dollars because they promised any customer who bought furniture in the month of august would get their money back if the team won by more than 10 points. They won by 24 and customers are happy , and surprisingly so is the store even though they now have to refund customers. The store was smart enough to take out insurance and actually won’t come out as bad because of it.


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Although K-Pop largely commandeers Cambodia’s musical attention, Japanese youth culture is also kicking off in the Kingdom – if you know where to look. The past three years have seen the blossoming of cosplay aficionado groups in Phnom Penh, with the past-time becoming more widely known and accepted.
Cosplay, which is a portmanteau of costume and role-play that originated in Japan, describes the hobby of dressing up as characters from manga and anime series. Dedication to the impersonation ranges from simply donning a wig all the way up to ordering custom made costumes and spending hours on prosthetics. There are even cosplay celebrities within the subculture – the Japanese cosplayer Reika, named as a favourite by many Khmer cosplayers, has almost 300,000 Facebook fans and attends cosplay conventions across Asia – including a 2014 fan event in Phnom Penh.
The Kizuna Festival held at the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Centre in 2012 included Cambodia’s first cosplay event. The Narutail Cosplay Guild, a Cambodian cosplay group which currently has 30 members, was formed shortly afterwards. A Narutail guild member, who goes by the name of Kaden, has watched the rise of popularity of cosplay in the city. “Before the first event, there were only about seven cosplayers,” he says. “But around three months later, that number had risen to over 100.”
Fellow Narutail guild member Vuth Saranadanka explains the hobby’s charm. “We’re like a family,” he says. “We don’t care where the costume comes from or if it’s close to the character -- we just dress up and are happy together. Everybody is connected by anime and cosplay.”
“I know people who are really lonely and then start cosplaying and make a lot of friends. Because anime talks about real things like bullying and loneliness, anime fans know each other’s feelings well. It’s easy to communicate [with each other],” he adds.
Although the option of buying costumes online is becoming more popular, many cosplayers chose to make their own costumes or take designs to local tailors. A 19-year-old university student and cosplayer who wishes to be identified only as Mio H practices DIY. “Since I had a sewing machine at home, I thought I should learn to use it. It’s cheaper than buying costumes, and I can add detail,” she says.
“At first, my mum was against it. She thought cosplay was a weird, [especially] when I wore wigs and weird clothes and made a mess in the house making costumes. But later I explained to her about cosplay, and I improved my sewing skills, so she accepted it,” Mio adds.
A fan since 2007, Mio has also seen the Cambodian cosplay scene grow. “I’m one of the admins of the ‘Kh Anime Fanclub’ Facebook group. When I first joined the group, there was less than 200 members. Now there’s over 3,000,” she says.
However, the increase in popularity means the all-inclusive spirit of cosplay is diluting. “Some people just want to cosplay because it looks like cosplayers are famous, but they don’t even have passion for it. They just start doing it to get attention,” she says.
Since 2014, Kaden says that the Khmer cosplay community is now established enough to organise meetups and events themselves, rather than leaving it to foreign cosplay event management companies. There is even a potential commercial market for Cambodia’s cosplayers.
“We’ve been contacted by a company that would like to hire the cosplayers for a show in AEON mall,” says Khun Vateysreyleak, event planning coordinator at CJCC. “It’s expensive to hire cosplay teams from abroad so it would be better for them to hire Cambodian cosplayers. Cosplay in the future can be a business in Cambodia for performances and commercial appearances. Already, Narutail Guild has shows where they perform in cosplay and take pictures with the crowd at TK Avenue.”
It seems that despite the reservations of the cosplay purists, the once misunderstood pursuit is set to keep on growing in Cambodia.


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Foldable Phone Concept Proposed at Developers Conference
From the pocket-sized devices of the past to large surrogate laptops for work on the go, phones are multi-purpose, from pseudo TVs for watching Netflix on planes to tiny devices for editing writing, photos and graphics. Samsung, the company that pioneered the “phablet,” now proposes a newer, bigger phone that unfolds like a book to reveal a second, larger screen inside.
Samsung showed off its future-phone concept under dimmed lights at its annual developers conference in San Francisco. The phone offers a 7.3-inch flexible display for reading, watching television, or multi-tasking with multiple apps.
“When it’s open, it’s a tablet offering a big-screen experience,” said Justin Denison, Samsung’s SVP of mobile product marketing. “When closed, it’s a phone that fits neatly inside your pocket.”
For now, it’s still just a concept. Samsung declined to share a name for the product or a timeline for its release, and Denison quickly tucked the device back into his pocket after giving attendees a 20-second glance. But unlike Samsung’s earlier attempts to make a bendable phone, this one seems to be achievable. Google announced today that Android will officially support bending screen designs, promising to create a “seamless” mobile experience for this and future devices that fall into the new category of “foldables.”
For years, Samsung has pushed display technology to the edge, curving displays, shrinking bezels, and squishing pixels. Also, it proved people would buy a phone too large to hold with one hand, and changed the course of smartphone design for years to come. It is seeking to do that again with a bending phone.
Samsung has been trying to pull off a flexible phone since at least 2011, when it first showed off a dual-screen handset with a creaseless display. The pitch, both then and now, was a phone with more real estate to do the things a modern phone should do: watch television, chat with video, multitask between several apps. Two screens instead of one makes your phone even more of a pocketable computer.
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If sticker shock has stung a little more this holiday shopping season, you’re not alone: The combination of the pandemic and inflation has converted many Americans into dollar-store fans, with bargain shopping becoming something of a pandemic-era sport and five-and-dime chains making big gains.
“A lot of people are winning in this environment,” he told NBC News.
That evidently includes shoppers, who still have plenty of post-Black Friday sales to choose from, running the gamut from small brands to major retailers like, yes, Walmart and Target. Besides those and other December discounts, we’re publishing gift guides for almost every person (or pet) in your life, from picky teens to grandma.
New from Cariuma, Radley London and Outer
B Corp-certified sneaker maker Cariuma has added two new kicks to its lineup: the OCA Therma and the Caturi. The OCA Therma is a winter-ready version of its OCA High sneaker and is designed to let you handle cold weather in the city without sacrificing a classic sneaker look, according to the brand. The Caturi is inspired by the brand’s Catiba Pro but can handle winter hiking with sturdy paneling, D-rings and speed hooks. It’s 100 percent vegan and has recycled faux shearling for warmth, the brand says. Both are manufactured without the use of hazardous chemicals and carry a low carbon footprint, according to the company.
Though it’s known for its handbags, Radley London is now also in the business of making accessories for dogs. The new pet accessories from the U.K.-based brand includes bone-china bowls, pet carriers, leashes, collars, bandanas and, presumably for your more sartorially demanding pooches, bow ties. The new line caters to dogs of all breeds and sizes, and many items include the brand’s signature illustrated prints.
Winter backyard hangs tend to last longer when there’s fire involved, and now popular direct-to-consumer furniture brand Outer is warming to the idea, launching its own fire pit available to preorder. Both a fire pit and an outdoor table, it’s inspired by the communal grilling experiences of Korean cuisine, Chinese hotpot and Japanese robatayaki fireside cooking, according to Outer. It’s propane-powered and includes a reversible cast-iron griddle and stand, ceramic spheres to block wind and a removable cover that can be used as a tabletop. It’s made with a kind of cement that requires less energy to produce and lessens its carbon footprint, according to the brand.
December sales to browse today
- 1-800-Flowers is offering up to 50 percent off holiday flowers and gifts.
- SkinStore is offering up to 50 percent off select last-minute gifts.
- AeroGarden is discounting up to 50 percent off sitewide with the code HOLIDAY20.
- The Sill will take up to 50 percent off select plants, planters, holiday bundles and more.
- Through Dec. 19, select items are up to 40 percent off at The Company Store for Merry Markdowns.
- Get up to 40 percent off tech, 30 percent off kids’ clothing and more at Target.
- LifeStraw is offering up to 35 percent off through Dec. 12.
- Colgate is taking off up to 35 percent sitewide through Dec. 31.
- prAna is offering 25 percent off orders with the code HAPPY25 through Dec. 13.
- Sephora will give you 20 percent off a one-time purchase through Dec. 12 for Beauty Insider tiers during its first-ever Beauty for All Event.
- Kinsa Health is offering 20 percent off sitewide through Jan. 1 with the code CHEERS.
- Nest Bedding will take up to $850 off mattresses, sheets and more through Dec. 13.
- The Google Store is offering deals of up to $130 on select Nest home security products starting today through Jan. 2. The Nest Doorbell Battery is $50 off, and the Nest Cam Battery is up to $50 off for a two-pack.


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The first high street bank to launch in the UK in more than 150 years is set to open a branch in Birmingham - creating dozens of new jobs.
Metro Bank was founded in London in 2010 but so far its growing network of around 50 outlets has been focused solely on the capital and South East.
The so-called 'challenger bank' is now poised to expand into the Midlands after lodging new plans with Birmingham City Council to open on the ground floor of 85-88 High Street.
Metro Bank has agreed a 25-year lease on the units at the corner with New Street which are currently occupied by Vodafone, Card Factory and Foot Asylum.
In addition to the bank itself, which will create up to 30 jobs, there will be training facilities for approximately 200 people to serve planned future openings elsewhere in the Midlands.
The group was founded by American Vernon Hill, a former fast-food restaurant franchisee who launched a similar challenger bank called Commerce Bancorp, in New Jersey, in the 1970s.
It was later bought out and the brand dissolved.
Metro Bank offers retail and commercial banking services, but has no investment arm, and its trading hours typically mirror those of retailers.
Hours of business are seven days a week, including bank holidays, and until 8pm during the week.
It says it wants to focus on local customers and lending to small- and medium-sized businesses.
This would be the third opening of a new bank branch in this part of the Birmingham in recent months, going some way towards counteracting a trend of branch closures by companies such as Halifax,HSBC and Lloyds.
TSB chose Birmingham last year as the English test bed for its new style of bank branch, joining a sister venue in Aberdeen, where it offers the latest in smart technology services and face-to-face personal banking.
And Yorkshire Bank is currently fitting out a unit in New Street for its digitally focussed banking service called 'B' which is due to launch here in September.


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RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers strengthens its global presence with investments of over EUR 35 million: new plants in Mexico and China, expansion in Europe and North America
Investments of over EUR 35 million in business growth, sustainability and innovation. The RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers Business Area is adding significantly to its global production capacity with new construction and installations in North America, Europe and China.
“The High Performance Polymers business is highly strategic to our Group,” said Maurizio Radici, vice president and COO of RadiciGroup. “The business area is a network of production and sales units located throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia that can meet the needs of both local and global customers with a complete, innovative and sustainable product offering. This is the reason we have decided to strengthen our presence even further by setting up new and more technologically advanced manufacturing facilities, so as to increase our overall production capacity and efficiency level worldwide.”
Production capacity has been increased by 20,000 tons/year in North America, namely, at Radici Plastics USA and Radici Plastics Mexico. In particular, a new site was inaugurated in Mexico, extending over an area of 20,000 square metres, which is needed to support current and future development.
In China, work has begun on the construction of a new 25,000-square metre plant that will boost production capacity by 30,000 tons/year. The total investment of almost EUR 20 million in Suxiang District Industrial Park, in the City of Suzhou, was made in light of expectations for strong growth in the High Performance Polymers business in the Asian region.
RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers is also growing steadily in Europe: work is underway to expand production capacity by 15,000 tons/year at the German Radici Plastics GmbH site. This installation complements the enhancements made at the Italian Radici Novacips facility over the last two years. Europe remains one of the Group's core markets, especially for the automotive, electrical/electronics and consumer goods sectors.
Moreover, following the recent establishment of Radici InNova – the RadiciGroup consortium company that pools the research and innovation activities of the various divisions of the Group, in line with a sustainability strategy based on the circular economy – RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers is strengthening its Research and Development Centre, with the aim of studying innovative, increasingly more circularity-oriented materials and application solutions for markets and supply chains demanding lower environmental impact products.
“After considering current developments and future market trends, we decided to invest more than EUR 35 million and distribute the funds among various Group sites on different continents,” Mr. Radici concluded, “Our aim is to be proactive for all our customers – to be their strategic partner and develop innovative and sustainable solutions for the future by working together."


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ROCKFORD, Illinois – The River District Association is pleased to announce the second annual Melt the Blocks shopping and dining event. Held downtown, the River District encourages the
community to come downtown and celebrate the warmer temperatures and business owners who are ready to welcome them with special sales and deals.
Melt the Blocks was started as a way to accompany the long standing tradition of Meltfest, which draws crowds of up to 5,000 to downtown every spring.
“The partnership is meant to encourage participants to melt away winter and melt together the community, while shopping and playing downtown,” said Rebecca Nunes, Marketing Chair for the River District Association. “Melt the Blocks focuses on the retail portion of the event, promoting sales and in-store activities in the River District area.”
Join the fun March 23 from noon to 5 p.m. in downtown Rockford at multiple participating retailers and restaurants. Melt the Blocks fliers will be displayed in their storefronts.
Follow the River District’s social media pages (@RDARockford) for more information on specials and participating stores.


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Answering a user’s question on Twitter about whether satellite-to-cellphone net channels can also be ported in excess of to Tesla autos, Musk replied with a “of course,” indicating that it is technically feasible. So far, AT&T has been the most popular spouse for furnishing mobile connectivity inside Tesla vehicles. So considerably, no complex aspects have been shared by Tesla, or Musk, as to how precisely the electric powered cars and trucks will select up satellite world-wide-web alerts.
Once more, the strategy of satellites chatting to cars and trucks is not absolutely unheard of. Earlier this yr, Chinese automaker Geely launched nine very low-earth satellites. The company hopes that these satellites will sort the backbone of a very low-Earth orbit infrastructure that will tutorial its autonomous cars in the in close proximity to foreseeable future.
Musk only verified that Starlink connectivity is a possibility and will permit Tesla vehicle proprietors to get in touch with or text. For now, there is no tentative date for the rollout of entire satellite net connectivity on Tesla cars. On the lookout about at the competition, the hottest level of competition will come from China, exactly where electrical upstarts are leaving quite a sound perception backed by sturdy product sales and amazing tech.
Choose for instance Huawei, which has roped in above a dozen carmakers to adopt its HiCar program and form what the firm calls a “5G automotive ecosystem.” The race among the automakers to place 5G world wide web in their cars and trucks is already in superior stages, but the similar is yet to make a dent in Tesla’s household market.


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After 24 years, BENEFIT; Bahrain’s leading regional player in electronic financial transactions and FinTech solutions, unveiled their new brand visual identity to reflect the company’s ongoing evolution and its vision to shape the future of society through innovative digital solutions.
The new brand was launched at a press conference on Sunday morning, at BENEFIT’s new headquarters.
For the past 24 years, BENEFIT has unlocked vast opportunities by powering effortless payment solutions for all individuals and businesses in the Kingdom, and has created a success story for Bahrain within the financial technology domain.
The new re-branding marks a new BENEFIT both inside the company and out; and it is a testament to BENEFIT’s core mission and role, which is to develop cutting-edge business and lifestyle solutions that are essential to everyday life. The new brand narrative ‘Pulse of Bahrain’ builds on BENEFIT’s vision, which is to shape the future of society, being the foundation of life and the pulse that energises the community.


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From humble beginnings in Melbourne in 2012, SEA Electric is now an international success story with both Mack and Hino recently unveiling plans to incorporate its proprietary power system in key models
SEA Electric is motoring towards the 2023 Brisbane Truck Show with a head of steam after signing two landmark deals to supply its proprietary SEA-Drive battery-electric power system to Mack Trucks and Hino.
Founded in Australia in 2012 and now headquartered in the United States, the company is recognised as a market leader in the electrification of commercial vehicles globally, deploying products in eight countries to date, including the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia, India and South Africa.
In 2020 SEA partnered with Hino Trucks US for ‘Project Z’, Hino’s path towards zero-emissions for medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks; and, in March 2021, launched two SEA-badged vehicles in Australia, the SEA 300 EV and the SEA 500 EV, which are built on Hino chassis and sold through a network of nationwide dealerships.
In the next step in its mission to eliminate emissions from the transport sector, the company has become a Tier 1 partner to Mack Trucks in the US for the supply of its power system.
The five-year agreement will focus on the next generation of Mack’s popular MD range, which will see deliveries of the fully electrified models to Mack dealers across North America.
Specifically, the Class 6 and 7 Mack MD6 and MD7 models will be equipped with the SEA-Drive 120 and 180 power systems.
“This is a proud day for SEA Electric, and the culmination of over a decade of leading research and development that has proven the SEA-Drive power system around the world,” says Tony Fairweather, SEA founder and CEO.
“In testing, the SEA-Drive equipped Mack MD6 successfully completed a gruelling durability assessment, equivalent to more than 500,000 miles on one of the toughest and most challenging tracks.
“We are proud to partner with a brand as iconic as Mack Trucks to help them achieve market leadership in the Class 6 and 7 zero-emissions segment.
“In the future, this agreement has the potential to see significant scale, which is very exciting for the industry as it transitions to a sustainable future.”
For Mack Trucks, the partnership signals an important step forward in the company’s long-term sustainability goals, says Martin Weissburg, Global President of Mack Trucks.
“Mack established itself as an electrification leader with the heavy-duty Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle, and we’re excited to add the MD Electric to our zero-tailpipe emissions line-up,” he adds.
“This is another important step in our efforts to drive decarbonisation and a more sustainable future, and we plan to continue investing in technologies that help improve the environment and society.”
Available in 4×2 configurations, the Mack MD Electric will be produced at Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) in Roanoke Valley, Virginia, where Mack began production of the Mack MD Series in 2020.
The MD Electric’s three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor and all on-board accessories are powered by nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) oxide lithium-ion batteries, either in a 150kWh or 240kWH configuration.
The MD Electric can be charged through AC or DC charging units, with its regenerative braking system helping recapture energy from the multiple stops the vehicle makes each day.
“Building on the success of the diesel-powered Mack MD Series, the Mack MD Electric will help our customers meet their sustainability goals without sacrificing the durability, reliability and total cost of ownership for which Mack is known,” Weissburg adds.
On top of the Mack partnership, Sea Electric has also revealed a significant expansion of its existing business relationship with Hino Trucks.
The announcement paves the way for its SEA-Drive power-system to be fitted to Hino’s M and L Series.
“Hino Trucks’ products are renowned the world over for their dependability and reliability, and we are proud to be a part of the next chapter of that story,” Fairweather says.
For Hino Trucks, the announcement expands its range in a growing market.
Unveiled at Work Truck Week, held in Indianapolis March 7-10, Hino’s Class 5 M5e cab-over and Class 6 L6e conventional models will come equipped with battery capacities of 138kwH and 220kwH respectively.
Hino Trucks’ President Glenn Ellis says the “strategic collaboration” with SEA is part of its plan to provide powertrain options to meet the needs for customers and markets throughout the United States.
“Starting in 2024, Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) mandates are starting to kick off in California which are growing the demand for electric vehicles (EV), and many of our customers want to add EV’s to evaluate operational capabilities,” he notes.
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Chevy’s Cruze hatchback model, while capable, is no match for actual SUVs like the new 2017 Jeep® Compass, available now at Shuman Chrysler Dodge Jeep® Ram. The Compass has earned praise for its good value and refined six-speed automatic transmission, but it’s also got the Cruze beat in a lot of other ways. For starters,…[Continue reading]
- Bob Shuman is the third-generation owner of Shuman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Walled Lake, MI. After working as a lawyer for 11 years, Bob took over the dealership that his family started in 1955.


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Metro-North's eTix electronic ticketing service will begin on the Harlem Line on Monday morning, according to lohud.com.
The service will begin with the 4:26 a.m. train out of Southeast, the report said.
As previously reported , the service that allows commuters to purchase train tickets from their smartphones made its debut earlier this summer. The service will be available to New Haven Line riders in August.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to all of the east of Hudson lines before the summer concludes, lohud reported.
MTA's eTix app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
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Infosync Reports: “The FCC has done it again: Motorola has now received approval for its new A920 tri-band GSM/GPRS/UMTS phone which runs on Symbian OS, sports GPS, and has a digital camera.
Although Motorola has previously experimented extensively with various solutions to enable advanced functionality in it’s mobile devices, a recent decision to use Linux in its new A760 smartphone caused a bit of a stir. The decision rapidly lead to speculations as to whether Motorola would remain dedicated to Symbian consortium for which it was a founding member – but the latest turn of events are sure put an end to those speculations.
U.S. regulatory organ FCC has now approved the Motorola A920, a tri-band GSM/GPRS/UMTS 900/1800/1900/2100 MHz device which runs on Symbian OS with the UIQ platform atop: the exact same combination as used in Sony Ericsson’s P800. According to the user manual found on the FCC web site, the Motorola A920 is first and foremostly aimed at 3G operator Three (3), and is unlikely to be released on any other 3G network prior to 3’s. ”
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in Mar 2018, Bitcoin Private (btcp) is a community-driven cryptocurrency that was forked from Zclassic and Bitcoin. The most active exchange that is trading Bitcoin Private. Richard Heart tweeted, Have you heard of a pump and dump before? Specifically, what bitcoin private is implementing or, rather, reinstating is similar to zcashs founders fee, a line of code that allocates 20 percent of the cryptocurrency generated by mining to the zcash development team. Yet, the cryptocurrency has garnered a significant amount of interest, for distributing new, free coins to users of, not just one existing blockchain, but two: zclassic and bitcoin. 21 Million 280 Stars 122 Watchers 121 Forks 20 Contributors 96 Merged Pull Requests 94 / 106 Closed Issues / Total Issues BTC ETH We're indexing our data. Bitcoin Private (btcp) price for today.285022 with a 24-hour trading volume of 2,082.99. Plus, a number of crypto enthusiasts have become irate at the rate of hard forks, using only slight variations of long-established cryptocurrencies names, which many think are confusing the industry and exacerbating scams. Coincheck follows a host of virtual currency exchanges that have veered towards institutional investors in launching an OTC trading desk. As Creighton puts it, No one has ever done a fork like this. Following the announcement of the fork, zclassics price shot up, peaking at 199.26, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
It seems to be a key piece to the technology. The big experiment with airdropped coins was that theyll just fail, and if people are getting free coins, theyll just immediately sell them and it will dump down to pennies, said Rhett Creighton, whos leading the bitcoin private effort. But what shook out was a cryptocurrency that failed to keep pace, its wallet causing so many problems it was shut down by exchange Bittrex recently.
The much-discussed launch finds the cryptocurrency being created from a copy of the zclassic cryptocurrency (itself a copy of zcash, which was a copy of bitcoin). USD, bitcoin Private (btcp) is a cryptocurrency or a form of digital asset. Btcp supports zk-snarks, which masks sender and receiver information while verifying transactions on a public blockchain. Yet, in a number of cases, that notion just didnt pan out. Forks and spoons image via Shutterstock.
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Motorola has applied for a patent for a tiny microphone that is tattooed to users' throats. (AP graphic)
(CNSNEWS.com) – First there were Google Glasses, which allow wearers to view a tiny computer hidden in a futuristic-style headset without having to pick up a smartphone.
Google-owned Motorola has also applied for a patent for a tiny wireless microphone tattooed to users’ throats that can be programmed to light up when they are lying.
Motorola Mobility, Inc. of Libertyville, Ill. filed the patent application for an “electronic skin tattoo capable of being applied to a throat region of a body. The electronic skin tattoo can include an embedded microphone, a transceiver for enabling wireless communication with the MCD (mobile communication device), and a power supply configured to receive signals from a personal area network associated with the MCD.”
The tattoo mics, which will come with a micro signal processor that screens out other noises, will be powered by either rechargeable batteries or a miniature solar panel, according to the application, which was filed in May of 2012 and published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) on Nov. 7th.
A controller “can be configured to execute programs or instructions to enable communicative coupling of the electronic tattoo to external electronic devices such as a smartphone, a gaming device, a tablet computer, [or] a wearable computer,” according to the patent application.
Woman wearing Google Glasses (AP photo)
Additional nano-circuitry will make them capable of “analog-to-digital conversion” and “data compression” as well.
But that’s not the only potential application of the tattooed mic as imagined by its creators. The gizmo could also be programmed to light up whenever the user says a certain word or pattern of words:
“It is also contemplated that the display may be instructed by the processor to illuminate visually upon the electronic skin tattoo meeting a criteria, recognizing a voice pattern, or surpassing a frequency threshold. That is a certain word can be spoken that will enable the display to illuminate when the electronic skin tattoo senses the pattern or frequency corresponding to the spoken word or utterance.”
Or whenever the user is not telling the truth:
“Optionally, the electronic skin tattoo can further include a galvanic skin response detector to detect skin resistance of a user. It is contemplated that a user that may be nervous or engaging in speaking falsehoods may exhibit different galvanic skin response than a more confident, truth telling individual.”
Motorola spokeswoman Danielle McNally declined to answer any questions about potential abuse of the device or when throat mics might be commercially available. “We won’t be providing any comments on the filing. Thank you,” she said in a text message to CNSNews.com.


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Netflix has lost more than $54 billion in market value as its stock price plummeted over 35% on Wednesday, a day after the company announced its first loss of subscribers in over a decade.
The stock price of Netflix, a US-based global streaming service and production company, closed Wednesday at $226.19 per share on the Nasdaq – down 35.12% from its previous close of $348.61 a share.
While the company had a market capitalization of $154.77 billion on Tuesday, this plummeted to $100.42 billion on Wednesday – a $54.35 billion loss in market cap.
The sudden decline came after Netflix reported late Tuesday that it had lost 200,000 subscribers during the first three months of 2022, marking its first loss in users since October 2011.
The company cited account sharing, revenue decline, and rising competition as major issues.
More than 100 million households use a shared password around the world for the company’s service, with over 30 million of those in the US and Canada, according to Netflix.
“Our revenue growth has slowed considerably … a large number of households sharing accounts, combined with competition, create revenue growth headwinds,” the company told shareholders after the release of its first-quarter financial results on Tuesday.


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Ford and AT&T are bringing high-speed connectivity to customers this year---with plans to connect more than 10 million customers to Ford SYNC® Connect within the next five years.
After more than a year of building test vehicles for development of its self-driving technology, General Motors recently announced it will build production versions of its Cruise AV at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan.
Aside from all the announcements about autonomous driving tests and driverless ridesharing services coming down the road, some automakers are moving one small step at a time toward connecting cars for practical reasons for drivers.
Ford is advising owners of certain additional North America 2006 Ford Ranger vehicles with Takata non-desiccated airbag inflators to stop driving their vehicles and contact their dealers immediately for repairs.
Adaptive Cruise Control, Blind Spot Information and Collision Mitigation Braking Systems are just a few of the Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) in vehicles today.
OEConnection LLC (OEC) distribution networks recently announced the issuance of US Patent No. 9,747,481.
While the car and light truck population on U.S. roads climbed by 19 million between 2006 and 2016, the number of domestic nameplates moved in the opposite direction. The domestic nameplate light vehicle population fell by 18 million over this 10-year span.
OEConnection LLC (OEC), the leading automotive technology provider for original equipment manufacturers’ (OEM) distribution networks, announced that Kia Motors America has added CollisionLink to its collision parts marketing program.


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Last week, the Case-Shiller home price index and FHFA house price index each showed home values are continuing to increase. In addition to home price appreciation, homeowners are occupying their homes longer. The average homeowner occupancy time of a home sold in Q2 2017 was eight years compared to just four years in the mid-2000s. Homebuilders are facing challenges as well with rising costs of construction materials and labor shortages. These combined factors have created the most profitable seller’s market in over a decade.
According to ATTOM Data Solutions, homeowners who sold in Q2 2017 saw an average profit of $51,000 for a 26% return. The most profitable metros included San Jose, CA and San Francisco, CA, followed by Seattle, WA, Modesto, CA, and Denver, CO. The Pacific Northwest and Western regions have been leading home price appreciation as well. In May, the Case-Shiller index reported the strongest gains in Seattle, Portland, and Denver. The Pacific region also led increases for the FHFA house price index.
Home values are expected to continue to climb as demand outpaces supply. According to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) existing home sales report total “for sale” inventory is down 7.1% from one year ago, and at today’s pace, it would take 4.3 months to exhaust all supply. The average time on the market is down to 28 days from last year’s 34 days. Buyers are acting fast.
"While it's the most profitable time to sell in a decade, it's also extremely difficult to find another home to purchase, which is helping to keep homeowners in their homes longer before selling," said Daren Blomquist, senior vice president at ATTOM Data Solutions.


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Washington state overall health regulators voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to impose a short-term ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and marijuana vaporizer items, creating it the second state immediately after Massachusetts to ban cannabis vapes in some kind.
The Washington Board of Overall health voted 7-1 in favor of adopting the 120-day emergency ban, which is set to take impact Thursday.
The board’s choice to target flavored vaporizer cartridges is anticipated to have a important influence on the Washington state market place for marijuana vape items, especially producers and retailers that make and sell the accessories.
According to information supplied by Seattle-primarily based information analytics enterprise Headset, at least five of the leading-15 promoting cannabis vape cartridges in Washington state in 2019 have been flavored.
In September, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee ordered overall health officials to impose an emergency ban on flavored vaping items for each e-cigarettes and these containing THC.
The Board of Overall health applied its emergency authority at its meeting Wednesday to stick to by means of on the governor’s order.
Regulators can decide on to renew the ban beyond the 120 days.
The ban offers state legislators the leeway to take up the vaping concern in 2020.
@WASBOH voted to adopt the emergency rule that will ban the sale of flavored vaping items, like flavored THC vapor items, in WA. The rule is successful for 120 days and becomes successful instantly upon filing w/ the code reviser’s workplace. pic.twitter.com/LwHZEGzDkQ
— WA Board of Overall health (@WASBOH) October 9, 2019
“A flavor ban is a prudent preventative step to assist lessen youth access and use of vapor items for the duration of this outbreak,” according to the Board of Health’s internet site.
Washington state regulators define “flavored” as something other than the “taste or aroma of tobacco or marijuana.”
Banned flavors include things like but are not restricted to:
- All fruit
- Alcoholic beverage
Investigation Editor Eli McVey contributed to this story.
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Manhattan Luxury Rentals Outperforms the General Market
Luxury rentals in Manhattan remain a popular commodity among those looking for more space and better amenities to allow them to work and play at home.
In July, there were 767 luxury leases, representing the most expensive 10% of new leases signed in Manhattan during the month. The number of new leases has climbed nearly 54% from a year ago, according to a report by Douglas Elliman released Thursday.
The average price for these luxury rentals has hit $ 10,160 per month, a level that has not been seen in the past two years. The median price for these luxury rentals was $ 8,499 per month, up 6.3% year on year and 9.7% from June, according to the report.
The luxury segment is faring better than other segments of the market, all of which have shown lower prices compared to a year ago. The entry-level, accounting for 30% of the cheapest leases, saw the biggest price drop, 11.8% year-on-year in July, according to the report.
Overall, 7,656 new leases were signed during the month in Manhattan, the highest number on record for July since Douglas Elliman began tracking in 2008, according to the report. The median rental price slipped 3.4% year over year to $ 3,208 per month.
âThe large volume of new leases continued as price trends moved closer to pre-Covid levels,â said Jonathan Miller, author of the report and CEO of property valuation firm Miller Samuel.
Elsewhere, luxury rentals in Brooklyn and Queens have also seen more deals and higher prices.
In Brooklyn, the top 10% of leases, 187 of them, had a median monthly price of $ 6,350, up 5.8% from July 2020.
The 40 new luxury leases in Queens had a median price of $ 5,536 per month, up 20.3% from the same month in 2020, according to the report.


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Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Andeavor Logistics (NYSE:ANDX) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Wednesday morning. They currently have $61.00 price target on the oil and gas company’s stock.
According to Zacks, “Andeavor Logistics LP engages in the ownership, operation, development and acquisition of crude oil and refined products logistics assets. It operating segments consist of Gathering, Processing and Terminalling and Transportation. Gathering segment consists of crude oil, natural gas and produced water gathering systems in the North Dakota Williston Basin/Bakken Shale area and the Uinta, Vermillion and greater Green River basins. Processing segment consists of gas processing complexes, including an interest in Green River Processing LLC, which owns fractionation facility and gas processing complexes. Terminalling and Transportation segment consists of regulated common carrier products pipeline running from Salt Lake City, Utah to Spokane, Washington and a jet fuel pipeline to the Salt Lake City International Airport. Andeavor Logistics LP, formerly known as Tesoro Logistics LP, is headquartered in San Antonio, TX. “
A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on ANDX. Bank of America assumed coverage on Andeavor Logistics in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. They set a buy rating on the stock. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on Andeavor Logistics in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. They set a neutral rating and a $48.00 price objective on the stock. BidaskClub cut Andeavor Logistics from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 20th. Mizuho restated a hold rating and set a $56.00 price objective on shares of Andeavor Logistics in a research report on Friday, October 20th. Finally, SunTrust Banks restated a buy rating and set a $62.00 price objective on shares of Andeavor Logistics in a research report on Friday, November 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $54.33.
Andeavor Logistics (NYSE:ANDX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 8th. The oil and gas company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $444.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $414.69 million. Andeavor Logistics had a return on equity of 21.26% and a net margin of 21.85%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 44.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.46 EPS. sell-side analysts expect that Andeavor Logistics will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current year.
In other news, insider Steven Sterin acquired 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $45.53 per share, for a total transaction of $63,742.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 9,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $442,278.42. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff A. Stevens acquired 1,144 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $46.75 per share, for a total transaction of $53,482.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $104,205.75. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. IndexIQ Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Andeavor Logistics in the third quarter valued at $103,000. Ffcm LLC bought a new stake in Andeavor Logistics in the third quarter valued at $110,000. Penserra Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Andeavor Logistics in the third quarter valued at $131,000. Barnett & Company Inc. bought a new stake in Andeavor Logistics in the third quarter valued at $136,000. Finally, First Manhattan Co. bought a new stake in Andeavor Logistics in the third quarter valued at $150,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 34.86% of the company’s stock.
About Andeavor Logistics
Andeavor Logistics LP, formerly Tesoro Logistics LP, is a full-service logistics company operating in the western and mid-continent regions of the United States. The Company operates through three segments. Its Gathering segment consists of crude oil, natural gas and produced water gathering systems in the Bakken Region and Rockies Region.
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May 13, 2011 -- Quartix has equipped one of the United Kingdom’s major portable toilets providers with online vehicle tracking.
The real-time system is saving Toilets+ as much as £400 per month in fuel costs, cutting engine-idling times throughout its 40-vehicle fleet.
Managing director Mick Bowman said: “Through the system we discovered some staff were reaching a site and leaving their vehicle’s engine running, often for very long periods.
“In fact, they are required to switch off and remove the ignition key on arrival.”
Currently, Toilets+ has 32 of its vehicles – mainly Mercedes Sprinter vans – equipped with the Quartix InfoPlus option, and plans to equip the remainder over coming months.
InfoPlus’s many real-time benefits include one-minute vehicle updates, tailored daily and weekly management reports, real-time geofencing alerts, speeding and driver behaviour reports, a vehicle route replay facility, a fleet management organiser, a system configuration control, and Google Maps with satellite view.
Toilets+ is particularly impressed with being able to guide vehicles to new sites using the Google mapping facility on the Quartix system.
“We also use the Quartix service to check drivers’ start and finish times to aid the monthly payroll. It is helpful for monitoring the bill from TFL for congestion charges as mistakes can be made,” Mr Bowman said.
Toilets+ first approached Quartix six years ago, following a very unhappy experience with a major telematics provider, now no longer trading.
Mick Bowman explained: “We like Quartix’s transparent pricing and approach, and have always found the system reliable and easy to use. Furthermore, Quartix’s after-sales service is extremely good.”
Andy Kirk, Quartix sales and marketing director, said: “Toilets+ is a highly professional organisation and we are pleased to know our telematics system is playing an important role in its continuing success.
“We look forward to working with Mick Bowman and his team for many years to come.”
More about Toilets+
Founded by its managing director, Mick Bowman, Toilets+ has provided portable toilets throughout East and South-Eastern England for more than 20 years.
From depots in East Anglia, London and the South the company supplies the events industry, weddings, the Ministry of Defence, police forces, fire brigades, farms, the construction industry, private homes – and much more.
With 50 employees and a multi-million-pound turnover, Toilets+ has its headquarters at Wymondham, Norfolk.
More about Quartix
Founded in 2001, Quartix (www.quartix.net) has grown to become one of the UK’s most successful vehicle tracking service providers.
Today, more than 2,500 customers across a wide range of sectors – including government organisations, housing associations, construction, hospital trusts, the emergency services, SMEs and large British brands – use its award-winning online service, with the company’s unique, own-design tracking unit currently installed in vehicles.
The Quartix system provides users with a fast, efficient, 'point-and-click' source of real-time information, together with tailored e-mail reports. The highly-flexible service has scope to meet the needs of large corporations and owner-managed businesses alike.
Quartix has offices at Cambridge and Newtown, Powys.
For further information contact Andy Kirk, Quartix sales and marketing director, on 0870 013 6663, email Email Contact


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Top Trends Driving the Future of Fraud Mitigation: 2020 and Beyond
We regularly host webcasts on topics such as fraud prevention, security best practices, and tech innovation, to provide guidance on how to protect against cyberfraud. If you missed our latest webcast, Top Trends Driving the Future of Fraud Mitigation: 2020 and Beyond with Julie Conroy, research director for Aite Group’s Fraud and AML practice, here is the 5-minute summary. The full presentation is available on-demand.
Financial institutions (FIs) are under constant attack by organized crime rings. Digital channel fraud is fast moving, automated, and perpetrated with sophisticated tech tools designed to bypass traditional fraud controls. For fraud teams, keeping current and sharing information among industry peers has never been more important.
To help fraud teams understand how to evolve their institution’s defenses and address fraud challenges, Aite research director Julie Conroy joined OneSpan to present seven top trends to be aware of right now:
- Data breaches continue to fuel a multitude of attack vectors
- Online/mobile channels continue to be key targets
- Regulation is creating new risk vectors
- Business email compromise continues unabated
- Banks' use of cloud-based detection and authentication is increasing
- We are seeing the rise of the fraud/authentication hub
- FIs are harnessing data and applying advanced analytics
These trends are driving fraud detection and authentication strategies for financial institutions globally, as well as tech investments over the next 12 months.
In this blog, we explore three of these trends and invite you to watch the full presentation on-demand for the rest.
Security Trend #1: Data Breaches Continue to Fuel a Multitude of Attack Vectors
Since 2013, 14.7 billion data records have been breached. The sheer number of large-scale breaches, such as Equifax (143,000,000 records), Marriott Hotels (383,000,000 records), Twitter (330,000,000 records), and Yahoo (500,000,000 records), means that financial institutions need to build their defenses with an understanding that malicious actors already have their customers' data.
“The breached data includes PII, login credentials, and in the case of the Facebook breach, it’s even data related to religion or political affiliations, and recent search history. This has so much utility as organized crime rings work on social engineering-based attacks,” Conroy explains.
Once the data is breached, it is sold on the Dark Web. From there, it is quickly monetized using tools that automate credential stuffing attacks, like Sentry MBA. This in turn leads to account takeover.
Credential stuffing attacks are one of the top challenges for financial institutions and e-commerce merchants. These types of attacks are getting worse, because sophisticated tools make it easy to quickly test login credentials against hundreds or even thousands of online properties to see where they’ll work. This is such an effective tool, because many consumers re-use the same credentials across multiple websites. Cybercriminals love this kind of poor password hygiene.
According to Conroy, credential stuffing tools have become so sophisticated that they can slow the speed at which credentials are entered into an application to better impersonate a genuine consumer inputting their data. These tools can also spread the attack across multiple IP addresses and proxies, bypassing any controls that might look for a series of username/password inquiries coming from a single IP address. Some even have an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capability to bypass CAPTCHA. This underscores the extent to which organized crime rings are leveraging technology against banks and financial systems -- and adds one more reason why it’s so critical for FIs to quickly put the latest technologies to work against them.
Security Trend #2: The Increasing Use of Cloud-based Detection and Authentication
Threats are growing in sophistication, speed, and automation, but there is good news. There is a lot of technology available to help address cyberattacks, and it’s increasingly cloud-based. In a 2019 research study where Aite interviewed over 40 financial executives across five continents about the evolution of their fraud detection platforms, Conroy was surprised to see cloud adoption gaining traction.
“Cloud has typically lagged in financial crime (fraud and AML) versus other parts of the bank just because there’s so much personally identifiable information involved. Many institutions have been reticent to send that to the public cloud. However, in speaking to executives, what we’re seeing is that 70% of deployments are on-premises, but 30% are now in some version of cloud – either private or hosted, or hybrid cloud. I think we’re going to continue to see gradual movement toward cloud,” Julie Conroy says.
The benefits of cloud deployments include:
- Automatic upgrades: As fast as fraud is moving, banks and merchants can no longer afford to be two or three versions behind on the vendor’s capability set, because they are still waiting in the IT queue to get the resources to upgrade. The benefit of the cloud is the organization gets the upgrade as soon as it is deployed by the vendor.
- Scalability: FIs can leverage Amazon’s or Microsoft’s scale on-demand to account for peak periods. Instead of purchasing and deploying new hardware, an organization can simply provision additional resources from their cloud provider. This elasticity allows organizations to scale their capacity to match their current demand.
- Expense efficiencies: Cloud resources provide maximum flexibility. Organizations do not need to make significant capital expense (capex) purchases. They can factor in a predictable operational expense (opex) and leverage the resources they need, when they need it.
When it comes to the cloud, executives still have concerns related to data security and customization (e.g., can the cloud support the level of customization I have on-premises?). But the benefits are beginning to outweigh some of the concerns, especially as some FIs recognize that the security available in many of the instances of public cloud is actually superior to what they can provide on-premises.
Security Trend #3: The Rise of the Fraud/Authentication Hub
In Q3 2018, Aite surveyed financial executives to understand their plans to implement a fraud or authentication hub in the next two years.
- As many as 18% already had it implemented or were in progress.
- Another 52% responded that they were very likely and 15% likely to do so.
Fraud and authentication hubs solve several key challenges at the same time, so it is no surprise that Aite is seeing such momentum.
As Conroy explains, “With a hub, you have one API that goes to one vendor. That vendor has relationships with a number of different fraud detection and authentication vendors behind it. As you build out your layered solution, you can effectively address your detection needs as well as your customer authentication needs.
"You can have one API call that gets you all of that layered solution you need. So you can get to your device fingerprinting vendors. You can get to your behavioral biometrics capabilities. You can get to your one-time passwords (OTP). You can have the risk engine.”
Many fraud and authentication hubs bring all of these different inputs into a risk engine that can help aggregate alerts into one unifying score. Fraud teams would no longer have to individually manage five vendors and all of their separate alerts.
And in some cases, the hub vendors will even have contractual relationships, so that it’s not just one API call. It may be only one contract. This can prevent banks from wasting precious time and resources going through a lengthy vendor risk management process to onboard a new vendor.
“This is why we are seeing so much interest, because it really does help with so many of the challenges that slow down many banks and merchants ability to be more nimble in the face of changing attacks. And it also helps you to swap out different authentication mechanisms more quickly – because you’re not necessarily having to implement a net-new vendor if you want to move from KBA questions to one-time password. It’s just adjusting some settings within your authentication hub,” Conroy says.
The Cybersecurity Arms Race Continues
Fraud attacks around the globe continue to grow and evolve at a rapid pace. Organized crime rings are successfully using automation and new technologies combined with massive amounts of compromised data readily available on the Dark Web. The result is rising account takeover, card not present (CNP), new account fraud, and application fraud, which in turn leads to increased losses for banks, merchants, and fintechs alike.
At the same time, expectations from regulators and consumers are rising as well—in starkly conflicting manners. While consumers push for seamless customer experiences, regulators around the globe are establishing new requirements. If not properly implemented, these can inject unnecessary friction into digital banking processes. The resulting balancing act for any bank or merchant is a challenging one.
The good news is that sophisticated technologies, such as machine learning, orchestration platforms, and digital identity analytics, represent opportunities for the good guys to keep pace with the criminals, and potentially even get a step ahead.
Explore the Other Top Trends Impacting the Future of Fraud
Though this article only covers three of the top trends driving the future of fraud mitigation, it is important to understand how the rest of these trends will impact financial institutions. For a full report, listen to this 60-minute webinar with fraud experts from OneSpan and Aite Group. They examine each trend in detail and discuss what security best practices can help mitigate fraud in 2020 and beyond.


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Remote work is on the rise like never before as companies are pressured to sustain operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. But even before massive business disruptions, remote working has been a growing trend. Many have been enjoying work-from-home setups with the help of the right tools. This article is a list of our favorites. For […]


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"This year's survey results contain great news for legitimate marketers. When executed effectively, and with respect for consumer preferences, email has a dramatic impact on purchasing behavior, not only online but also in stores, catalogs and through call centers," said Court Cunningham, Senior Vice President, DoubleClick. "The results highlight the importance of measuring the impact of marketing activities over time and across multiple channels. They also underscore what we've seen with our own quarterly trending data: email marketing is an incredibly effective retention and upselling tool."
Impact of Email on Commerce
The 2002 study shows that, as a result of receiving permission-based email, 68% of consumers have purchased online, 59% have purchased in retail stores, 39% have purchased through catalogs, 34% through call centers and 20% through postal mail. According to the study, 78% of online shoppers have made a purchase after clicking on an email. Of this year's online shoppers, one-third (33%) have clicked through an email and purchased immediately, while another third (35%) have clicked through and purchased later online, and another 9% have clicked through and purchased later offline.
This year's study has shown that permission based email is an incredibly powerful communication tool for marketers and publishers. Consumers respond to emails not only in the online world, but increasingly, offline too.
Because consumers often click through an email but purchase at a later time online or offline, this activity may go unaccounted for unless the marketer is analyzing email performance over time and across all of these channels. Two thirds (66%) of online shoppers plan to use email to purchase during the holiday season, while 48% plan to use email to assist in purchasing for birthdays. Eighty-six percent of online shoppers have purchased from the same merchant more than once (consistent with 2001 results), and almost half (46%) have used a coupon or code when shopping online during the past year.
The study also shows that customization of email can be a further driver of a consumer's decision to make a purchase. Sixty-two percent of consumers 'always' or 'sometimes' request customized content in their permission-based email, with the vast majority (91%) preferring content based on interests that they have specified. Of those customers that request customization, a third (35%) are more likely to make a purchase as a result.
The volume of email that consumers receive has grown 60% over the past year. On average, respondents now get 254 emails in their inbox each week as compared to 159 in 2001. Unsolicited promotional email (SPAM) is the number one consumer concern regarding email usage (90%) and only 5% read these messages to determine their interest in them, down from 18% in 2001. Consumer's second largest concern, while significantly lower (28%), is the frequency that they receive permission-based emails.
Half (49%) of all respondents report using a feature of their email program that automatically sorts their email into a "bulk" or separate email folder. Mail that is sorted into bulk folders often remains unopened. Three quarters (76%) of respondents that use a bulk folder rarely or never read emails in this folder.
The increasing volume of emails consumers receive is the biggest impediment to its effectiveness as a marketing vehicle. Permission-based email marketers need to carefully test for optimal frequency and differentiate their email from unsolicited communications to prevent them from ending up in bulk mail folders.
Perhaps reflecting consumers distaste for unsolicited email, the study found that the 'from' line is the most important factor motivating consumers to open emails (60%). Thirty five percent cited the 'subject' line. This reflects the power of permission-based email in branding and enhancing customer loyalty. Within the subject line, discounts and news are what appeals most to consumers. While a discount was the most compelling motivational factor for making an immediate purchase after clicking on an email (70%), merchant recognition was significant (60%) underscoring the impact of branding on consumer sales.
Email was cited as consumer's preferred method of communication from merchants (75%), followed by postal mail (20%), with 0% preferring telemarketing. Email is also replacing the telephone for customer service. Seventy-eight percent of consumers have communicated by email with customer service representatives during the past year. Of these, 57% prefer communicating with customer service by email, versus 38% that prefer customer service communication via the phone.
The 2002 Consumer Email Study is the third in an annual series sponsored by DoubleClick and conducted by Beyond Interactive and Greenfield Online. One thousand consumers that use email at least once per week (statistically representative of 94% of the US online population) were polled in September 2002. There was an equal segmentation of men and women and the average age was 44.3.


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Wow! Stuff joins Mojo Pitch 2020
Toy and game inventors will be able to pitch concepts to Wow! Stuff at this year’s Mojo Pitch event.
Forming part of the Play Creators Festival, the three-day Mojo Pitch will take place virtually this year, hosted at a dedicated Mojo Pitch platform from Tuesday September 8th to Thursday September 10th.
The event will welcome toy and game designers (both seasoned professionals and talented amateurs), invention houses and design agencies from across the world as they pitch exciting new toy and game concepts to a range of companies, each on the lookout for new products.
It was only very recently that Wow! Stuff, known for their prolific in-house scientists at the core of their New Product Development team, turned to the inventor community to drive their toy innovation to new heights.
“We are returning to the Mojo Pitch this year as it was so fruitful for us last year,” said Wow! Stuff’s Head of Inventor Relations, Dr. Jim Wyatt.
“We loved it and I hope the inventors got a lot of useful feedback too. This last year we have worked with more inventors than the previous 10 years combined. We want to continue to grow and strengthen our inventor base and be a first port of call for inventors who love the big licensed brands as much as we do; and not just the traditional blockbuster movie brands, but also those streamed on SVOD.
“It is the greatest thrill to work with creators that bring us exciting and innovative toys that are on brand and in universe. We love toy innovation that takes kids into the universe of the movies and shows they love. Toy innovation and bringing ‘WOW!’ to kids and families is our passion and it’s why we win so many awards for the stuff we bring to market. If you’re an inventor reading this please visit our website to get a flavour of who we are and the brands we work with, and please do book a slot at Mojo Pitch with us!”
Richard North, CEO of Wow! Stuff, added: “For those who’ve not met Jim, he’s pretty unmistakable with his tall of stature frame topped with a mohawk! Jim’s background was as an inventor himself before we acquired his company some years ago. He loves talking to inventors, working with inventors and seeing how together Wow! Stuff and an inventor idea can make a formidable partnership.
“The rewards for inventors can be stellar too. We can surpass sales of even the biggest toy companies on the planet as it’s not all about being one of thousands of toys from a top three toy company; with us you’re one of a few carefully selected and curated innovations that we feel madly passionate about. And we love winning awards with your toys and will be honouring these inventors who help us do that! Whoops, that’s my pitch to inventors just done!”
If you’re a designer, inventor or design agency that would like book in a meeting with Wow! Stuff and other companies attending this year’s virtual Mojo Pitch, email Mojo’s Billy Langsworthy on firstname.lastname@example.org
If you’re a company that would like to join Wow! Stuff in meeting with designers and inventors at this year’s virtual event, email Adam Butler at email@example.com
For more details on the wider Play Creators Festival, head to: www.playcreatorsfestival.com
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A Korean packaging paper manufacturer, OKPack, does overseas marketing Promoting products for export in 2021 through Search Engine Optimization, SNS marketing, etc.
Mar 31, 2021, 03:30
OKPack, a Korean packaging paper manufacturer located in Haman-gun, is planning to sequentially publish online articles including company and product introductions, various news, etc. through the online platform Online-prnews of Hanmir, a Korean marketing company.
And OKPack plans that the articles are exposed when potential buyers search for keywords related to OKPack on Google.
In addition to posting online press articles to support OKPack's online marketing, Hanmir will do Search Engine Optimization that revises OKPack's website to be exposed to the top when searching for keywords on search engines such as Google, and also use Facebook for SNS marketing like creating the brand page, and uploading posts of product introduction.
Meanwhile, OKPack has been expanding its business fields to industrial packaging such as wrapping paper and hemp paper, as well as rust prevention paper such as film and powder through continuous technology development since its establishment in 2003.
It is very difficult for companies to survive and develop in the reality of endlessly soaring raw materials, increasingly fierce competition, constantly changing corporate environments, and strict environmental regulations.
For customers who are concerned about these difficulties in the field of rust prevention and packaging, OKPack continues to provide better products through continuous investment in development and R&D.
OKPack has been striving for better products and services based on unity among employees and cooperation with customers with the spirit of “We Are One” for more than 20 years.
In particular, OKPack has three technical commercialization records such as anti-rust absorbent manufacturing technology, and has been recognized for its expertise by acquiring three patents, including vaporizable anti-rust packaging materials and manufacturing methods. With excellent technology, sales are continuing.
For more information on OKPack, visit http://www.okpack.com.
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