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DECADES ago, a man named Garry Davis provocatively renounced his American citizenship and declared himself a citizen of the world. Now, Tumi, which sells luxury suitcases, bags and other products for travelers, is proclaiming the arrival of the “global citizen.”
In a worldwide campaign scheduled to begin on Sunday, Tumi is saying, in effect, that it will let competitors that include Louis Vuitton go to market with famous faces like Angelina Jolie, Keith Richards, Madonna and even Mikhail S. Gorbachev. According to Tumi and its creative agency, Yard, potential buyers of Tumi’s wares are more likely to respond to less-well-known figures who, though not megastars, are still men and women of distinction and achievement.
“It just felt more interesting, more authentic” to pass up “celebrity-level people” in favor of people for whom “travel is basically a way of life,” said Stephen Niedzwiecki, chief creative officer at Yard, which is based in New York.
Dialing down the fame quotient by selecting endorsers whose accomplishments “seem more achievable” helps make the campaign, and Tumi merchandise, “aspirational,” he added.
The initial batch of global citizens, as Yard and Tumi describe them, are Alexandra Cousteau, an environmentalist and explorer who is the granddaughter of Jacques-Yves Cousteau; Paolo Ferrari, North American chairman and chief executive of Pirelli Tire; and Amanda Sudano-Ramirez, a songwriter and singer. They were all photographed in Los Angeles.
The global citizen is “our target customer,” said Alan Krantzler, senior vice president for brand management at Tumi in South Plainfield, N.J., “real people who are hyper-travelers, across time zones, across borders.”
(Mr. Niedzwiecki defined “hyper-traveler” as the 21st-century successor to the road warrior: “They’re not about schlepping anymore. It’s more about being a world traveler.”)
Mr. Krantzler described the participants in the campaign as “very reflective of our consumer base at large.” Spending for the ads, estimated at $3.5 million through the rest of the year, represents a “significant investment” for the company, he added.
The campaign includes print ads in publications like Esquire, Interview, Paper, New York and The New York Times T Magazine; video clips; ads on Web sites and blogs like the Condé Nast Digital Network, The Huffington Post, Refinery29 and UrbanDaddy; ads in outdoor places like phone kiosks, bus shelters, bus wraps and billboards; and a presence on social media like Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.
In addition to appearing in the United States, the campaign will also run in places like China, Hong Kong, Japan and Russia, Mr. Krantzler said.
“We have a lot of people very interested” in appearing in the next iteration of the campaign, he added. Mr. Niedzwiecki said, “We’re in production right now for the next round,” which will be photographed in another location that, like Los Angeles, is a gateway city for global citizens.
As part of the desire for the campaign to be deemed authentic, said George Esquivel, creative director at Tumi, it was important that the people in the ads actually be Tumi customers because “at the core of the brand is that it’s a very real brand.”
“Some of these people have been using Tumi for 10 or 15 years,” he added, and “we tried to marry the product” that appears in each ad “with what they’re using” as travelers.
Madison Avenue’s ardor for celebrities ebbs and flows, depending on factors like the economy (the rich getting richer from endorsement deals may turn off cash-squeezed consumers), whether there is a perception that too many campaigns are using stars simultaneously and whether the value of celebrity is being diminished by a spate of stars getting into trouble at the same time, as in the recent lost endorsements for Lance Armstrong, Ryan Braun, Paula Deen and Lil Wayne.
Featuring less-familiar faces in ads has been a popular trend for over a decade, particularly people who are known in narrowly focused fields. The idea is that an effective way to cultivate a cutting-edge image may be to sign endorsers known only to an in-crowd.
The relative obscurity of such people was a drawback in the past, but now the Internet makes it easy to learn more about Tumi’s global citizens or other far-from-famous ad figures.
“If you Google Amanda,” Mr. Niedzwiecki said, referring to Ms. Sudano-Ramirez, “you’ll find out a lot about her that’s extremely interesting.” Referring to Ms. Cousteau, he added, “And Alexandra’s story is also worth digging deeper into.” Such research by consumers can increase their engagement with an ad — if they decide it is worth spending the time.
Global citizens probably have lots of time for online reading, with all those delayed flights and lost luggage (Tumi or otherwise). But then, perhaps hyper-traveling means never having to say you fly commercial.


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Early next year the highly anticipated technology event CES 2023 will take place providing a glimpse at what we can expect from the upcoming technology from worldwide manufacturers. In the lead up to the conference ADATA has revealed that they will be showcasing its new 8TB PCIe 5.0 SSD, External USB 4 SSD storage solutions as well as other DRAM and SSD products.
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“ADATA, the world’s leading memory module brand and XPG, their performance and gaming arm, today announced that they will be attending the CES 2023, where they will showcase a number of new products with the theme “Make it Fusion, Make it Xtreme!” The feature product to be displayed will be the XPG FUSION 1600 W Titanium power supply developed in collaboration with Delta Electronics. Other impressive power supplies also equipped with the latest ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0, such as the XPG CYBERCORE II and CORE REACTOR II series will be shown as well.”
“ADATA will also present impressive offerings in other categories, such as the XPG PCIe Gen5 SSD which offers a patented heat dissipation design, up to 8 TB of storage space, and read/write speed of up to 14,000 MB/s. Additionally, ADATA will present other award-winning memory and storage products, as well as gaming focused products in system, chassis, special themed pc build and peripherals categories.”
“ADATA will also feature solutions for system vendors and other commercial enterprises. Tech enthusiasts should definitely keep an eye out for the CXL (Compute Express Link) memory modules. ADATA will lead the industry in delivering this revolutionary new product to market which will definitely make a visit to the ADATA/XPG booth this year worth your time.”
As soon as CES 2023 starts we will keep you up to speed on all the new hardware and products showcased during the event takes place early in January 2023.
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After having already exported around 7 million tonnes of non-basmati rice till November 2020, India is likely to export around 10 million tonnes in the 2020-21 season, said All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA). This could be a record year for non-basmati rice exports for the country, AIREA said.
India had exported around 5.04 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in the 2019-20 season. The country had exported 8 million tonnes in 2017-18, the highest export of non-basmati rice so far, B Krishna Rao, president, AIREA, said to Financial Express. “Indian prices are very attractive. The huge price difference is making exports possible,” he said.
Indian non-basmati rice varieties are around 10% cheaper than other rice exporting countries such as Thailand and Vietnam. The Indian rice is priced around $ 370-380 per tonne as against $ 460-470 a tonne for Thailand and Vietnam rice.
Vinod Kaul, executive director, AIREA, said there has been a huge demand for non-Basmati rice varieties this year and India has become a reliable supplier to many countries, including African nations, even during the pandemic. “Both Thailand and Vietnam had stopped rice exports during the lockdown, while India continued and this worked to the advantage of the country”, he explained.
Non-basmati rice exports from India rose by 123 per cent in the April-November 2020 period to 7.03 million tonnes, against 6.12 million tonnes in the year-ago period. Exports in November 2020 were higher by 159 per cent at 0.90 million tonnes, against 0.35 million tonnes same time last year, Kaul said. It is also believed that consumption of rice in African nations went up during the lockdown period because of the comfort food factor. India gained in this period since both Thailand and Vietnam had stopped supplies.


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Having initially opened discussions about a partnership arrangement, Sony Ericsson is now actively considering acquiring a majority holding in the Indian-based cell phone manufacturer, Spice Mobile, for US$165 million. Spice Mobile ships around 200,000 handsets per month to Indian resellers, while Sony Ericsson delivers around twice this volume into the country. If the negotiations are successful, then the combined volumes would lift Sony Ericsson into the number two position in India--overtaking Samsung, but still far behind Nokia which is thought to ship around three million handsets a month.
Sony Ericsson has been suffering financially in recent quarters as margins on its predominantly high-end cell phones come under pressure. This move to acquire a low-end handset maker has been suggested by market analysts as a necessary move if the company is to improve overall profit margin based upon shipment volumes.
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Twitter is experiencing a severe bug that is randomly logging out users. Some users are able to get back in after being booted, but many are not. This is a serious problem that Twitter needs to address immediately.
Twitter is currently experiencing a problem where desktop users are being logged out repeatedly. According to some users, the issue first started appearing a few weeks ago, and it seems to be impacting a lot of people. At this time, it is unknown what is causing the problem or how to fix it.
When users are browsing Twitter on the website, they are taken to the default website for Logged Out users. This page shows a curated selection of tweets and options to sign in through Google or Apple or by creating a new account. Many people say they are unable to get back into the site through any of the usual methods. It seems that if you’re logged out (or have disabling cookies enabled), Twitter takes you directly to their default page instead of allowing you back into your browsing session. We suggest checking your cookies and logging out if necessary in order to continue using Twitter
One possible solution to this problem is to create a custom code generator app and enter the code there. This will ensure that the page always refreshes and returns us to the correct Logged In screen.
Many people are unhappy with the way Downdetector functions, as evidenced by the high number of complaints that have been made on the website. It seems likely that this problem will continue to grow in popularity, until it finally reaches a boiling point and is resolved.
Twitter has yet to acknowledge the problem and there is no indication as to when or if they will. This lack of response could potentially lead to users abandoning the platform, which would be a major blow for Twitter.
There have been reports of increased user dissatisfaction with Twitter as a result of its recent transition and staff layoffs. The company has been struggling to resolve various technical glitches, including problems with the promotion of tweets by Twitter Circle which showed private tweets to the public, broken timelines, broken links and images, misfired error messages and an outage. Additionally, it is pitching itself to advertisers and creators while suggesting its future will involve becoming a super app that also offers payments. For some users this may continue to be a frustrating experience leading them away from the platform altogether.
Musk’s announcement has generated mixed reactions, with some reporters praising the idea of micropayments for content and others questioning its feasibility. Some say that it could be an effective way to monetize articles on social media, while others argue that it would have a negative impact on journalism.
Twitter’s stock price has been on the rise in recent months, but many investors seem doubtful of the company’s long-term prospects. The company hasn’t released any big plans that would change the way people use Twitter or make it more valuable, and even if it did, it’s not clear that they would gain
Your website is inaccessible to your users. You may think that this does not matter, but it does. The most important thing you can do to increase your traffic and sales is to make your website available to as many people as possible.


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iPhone 3GS Allegedly “Not Perfect”
I realize this must come as some shock, but seems there’s still a few bugs in the new iPhone 3GS. While most apps are loading faster, some games have some visual anomalies as featured in this comparison shot from Snowboard TnT. That’s the 3GS on the left, the regular 3G on the right.
Still not going to keep the bazillions away from picking one up, or the other remaining gazillions from daydreaming of a day when they can dispose of their 2G and join the ranks of those whose battery dies in 5 hours.
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Maps Toys enjoyed a successful Christmas period thanks to extensive media coverage for its key brands including Aeromax, Yummy Dough and the new Moshi Monster Cookie Kit.
Coverage was secured in Sainsbury's Magazine Christmas Gift Guide as well as the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph Daily Mirror, The Sun, Daily Star and Practical Parenting – to name a few.
Will Sharman, head of sales said: "We have chosen to invest in PR for a number of years now and the continuous drip-drip effect of our brands being fed to the media has most definitely paid off this Christmas. Each product range has enjoyed national coverage which has impacted on sales for our retailers.
"Maps will continue to support each range through PR and marketing throughout 2013 with new ranges and brand extensions to be launched at Toy Fair 2013 and Nuremberg."
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Harrington Hoists Inc. announced that the Pennsylvania-based company is celebrating 150 years in the hoist business.
The company was established in 1867 by Edwin Harrington, a machinist and inventor, who started a machine shop and hoist business in Philadelphia. His company thrived as a result of his innovative ideas and continual improvements to the design and production of hoists. Throughout his lifetime, Harrington obtained several patents and was best known for developing one of the first electric hoists in 1896.
In the years that followed, Harrington Hoists Inc. continued to focus on the research and development of products to create solutions to changing customer needs. The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kito Corporation in 1990, which allowed it to become the sole source for Harrington/Kito hoist and crane products in the United States.
Most recently, Harrington and Kito Corporation have combined efforts to unify the four Kito Americas Companies including: Harrington Hoists Inc., Peerless Industrial Group, Kito Canada Inc. and Kito Do Brasil. This strategy is intended to streamline delivery of quality products and enhance the customer experience throughout all Americas divisions.
“It is an honor to be a part of a business that has such a long, rich history,” said president and CEO, Carlo Lonardi. “As we enter our 150th year in business, we are proud to continue the tradition of manufacturing quality products that our customers can trust and delivering the service they deserve. We look forward to a bright future focused on providing revolutionary products for global lifting solutions.”
The company is planning a series of events and activities to celebrate the milestone.
Harrington Hoists manufactures and markets hoists, cranes, below-the-hook and material handling equipment in the U.S., Mexico and South America. The company is headquartered in Manheim, PA, with manufacturing locations in Elizabethtown, PA, Corona, CA, and South Holland, IL.


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Swizz Beatz isn’t the only music in the family with a cushy side gig. Today, Alicia Keys was announced as the new Global Creative Director of BlackBerry.
Research In Motion (RIMM) held a press conference today in New York City to debut its new BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system. RIMM has officially changed its name to BlackBerry and its CEO & President, Thorsten Heins, demonstrated the features of new products like the Z10 and Q10 smartphones.
Barron’s has been live blogging the event and mentioned the Keys announcement.
Today it isn’t just about unveiling new product, says Heins. There’s been a lot of speculation leading up to today. The company is engaging with a number of creative entrepreneurs and artists and working moms. The company has created a new position, a “Global Creative Director.” Someone who is a time Grammy award winner, a wife and a mother … Alicia Keys!
Keys comes on stage and talks about how after a long relationship with BlackBerry, she “left you for some other phones I saw at the gym that were a little sexier and had more bling” but now she’s glad to come back into a relationship. She goes into an extensive run-down of things she loves about BB10, including the time-shifting feature of the camera. Keys is going to work closely with the carriers, app developers, talk to “other super women who love BlackBerry, a big demographic. It’s a big job, a super hands-on role, but I really want to do it.”
Keys jumped on Twitter quickly after the reveal. Excited2jump right in2my new role as Global Creative Director of@Blackberry! #BlackBerry10 #keepmoving #forwardthinking,” tweeted the “Girl On Fire” singer.
“Alicia Keys has come to BlackBerry because she believes in the product and technology, and subscribes to our overriding philosophy to ‘Keep Moving’: to empower people through mobile computing and communications,’ add Heins in a press statement. “We are excited she will be bringing to us her enormous capabilities, as well as a vast network of relationships in the entertainment, social media and business communities, to help shape our brand and grow our business.”
With the rise of the iPhone and Android smartphones, the BlackBerry has fallen out of favor and has been struggling to regain users. Do you think a co-sign from Alicia Keys will help their prospects?
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The Motley Fool recently released its list of The 25 Best Companies in America, naming the best businesses the nation has to offer. Yet, even among companies that didn’t make the final cut, some stocks distinguished themselves with their high quality and promise. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is one of those companies, and it definitely deserves at least an honorable mention for its achievements.
The case for Netflix
Netflix is the top supplier of rented video and television content, now present in more than 40 countries, and serving more than 38-million paid subscribers worldwide through the fourth quarter.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)’s two main businesses are rent-by-mail DVD delivery, and streaming, though most subscribers choose to interact with the service over the Web. A growing number of competitors have conspired to chip away at the business, but with limited success to date. Of them, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) possessed an estimated 5 million subscribers as of October.
The stock is down sharply from about $300 a share in the summer of 2011, but has since rallied from lows, thanks to a sparkling fourth quarter report in which the company reported an unexpected profit despite heavy investments to grow its infrastructure and presence overseas. All this indicates that management’s prescribed strategy is working. Here’s a closer look at what that means for stakeholders.
There’s wide variance between how Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) positions its culture in a now-famous internal presentation given by founder Reed Hastings, and what employees say in reviews at Glassdoor. Only 69% approved of Hastings as of this writing.
“I had a great ride at Netflix up to the point where Reed torpedoed the company with the Qwikster idiocy. Despite the obsession with testing user experience, almost nothing was done to test consumer reaction to the Qwikster plan before it was announced (haphazardly at that),” says one former Director of Engineering.
Such comments might speak poorly for Netflix if Hastings had positioned the company as an open door. Instead, only top performers with the intestinal fortitude to navigate a complex and chaotic market need apply. “Netflix leaders hire, develop and cut smartly, so we have stars in every position,” Netflix says in its culture presentation.
For most of its history, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) has demonstrated a fervent commitment to the customer experience with its service. Look at distribution. No other company has proven so adept at creating a seamless experience across multiple devices.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Hulu Plus have made improvements in their own services, of course, but it was Netflix that beat Nintendo to the punch in bringing its own style of streaming to the Wii U console before the gamer had a planned in-house alternative — TVii — ready. Netflix has proven to be nimbler than rivals at serving customers.


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Ford India Private Limited
While Mahindra and Ford have already concluded the negotiations on connected car technology and power trains with a commercial agreement, the most important and biggest contributor – sharing vehicle architecture — will be announced in a couple of months.
Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirloskar, BMW, Renault and Isuzu have already announced price hike from next month citing impact of increase in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates.
On shop floors, it’s still cheaper to employ humans but automation is the only way out for the more complex, hazardous tasks.
The decline in wholesales is the result of the poor festive sales and high inventory at the dealership. Moreover, the slow down in passenger vehicles sales is because of the high base in the year-ago period
The company sold 27,019 units in November 2017.
Under an initiative called the Emerging Market Operating Model (EMOM), Ford cut manufacturing costs by 40 percent and is developing more vehicles locally as it moves away from its "One Ford" plan, which restricted its ability to be cost-competitive and agile in a fast-growing market
Truck and bus makers, on the other hand, continued to buck the tepid sentiment with yet another month of strong double-digit growth as increasing infrastructure activity drove demand for more cargo carriers.
Ford Motor India posted a profit of Rs 526 crore in fiscal 2018, compared with a loss of Rs 521 crore the previous year, it said in a filing with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Under the definitive agreement on powertrain sharing, Mahindra Group will develop and supply a low-displacement petrol engine to Ford India for use in its present and future vehicles, starting in 2020, Mahindra said in a statement to Bombay Stock Exchange.
The company is likely to share "some updates" in "a short period of time" on five agreements that it had signed with M&M in March this year, which included development of two SUVs and a battery electric vehicle.
A sports utility vehicle (SUV) to be developed as per the agreement signed between diversified conglomerate Mahindra Group and Ford Motor company was expected to hit the market soon
Hyundai Motor India exported 71,645 vehicles from India during the five months, up 23% from the same period a year earlier when it was ranked second. Ford India’s shipments to foreign markets fell 12.5% in the period to 65,176 units.
Ford aims to turn the building into a campus of offices for up to 5,000 tech workers and software engineers focused on self-driving vehicles and ancillary technologies and services.
With losses since raising doubts about its existence here, Ford launched an initiative to correct the fundamentals of cost and capacity utilisation, and improve the brand image.
In an exclusive interview with Lijee Philip and Ketan Thakkar, Anurag Mehrotra, managing director, Ford India, said Ford's biggest challenge continues to be cost -both material and structural, stressing that the company will intensify its efforts to deliver on competitive costs by driving higher localisation and greater commonality across car lines and operational fitness.
There is a temptation to bunch India and China together, but they are dramatically different countries, Connelly said. “China is ageing more rapidly than any of other country in the world because of the one-child policy, but India is the opposite of that can get lost. You have to really break it down.
In July, a well-known but unnamed Chinese automaker made at least one offer to buy Fiat Chrysler at a price supposedly above its current market value, the industry news site Automotive News reported earlier this week.


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For years, the absence of advertising on streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ could have strengthened their prestigious image.
“No advertising coming onto Netflix – period,” one of Netflix’s co-chief executives, Reed Hastings, said years ago. “We don’t believe that the consumer experience would be a particularly good one if we had advertising on Disney+,” Disney’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy commented in late 2020, as later quoted by The New York Times.
However, both streaming companies have recently shown signs of a change of heart – and even supposedly ‘ad-free’ streaming platforms are not entirely beyond advertisers’ reach, as we have already seen with what is known as ‘product placement’.
How has product placement come about in practice?
Typically, product placement happens when brands pay streaming TV shows’ producers in order to feature on the screen.
In 2019, Econsultancy quoted Nicole Sabatini – at that time streaming service Hulu’s head of integrated marketing – as saying: “When a show is greenlit, my team immediately talks to the producers and the studio of that particular show to have a general conversation around having brand stories woven in.”
Consequently, you could have seen brands featured heavily in such high-profile Hulu shows as The Mindy Project and Four Weddings and a Funeral – with the latter portraying a wedding sponsored by the travel brand Hotels.com due to an actual deal the business struck with Hulu.
In exploring the possibility of making similar deals, your own company could come across co-promotional opportunities. This is where the show promotes the advertising brand while the latter, on its own marketing channels, promotes the show.
You might have spotted this happening with the Netflix hit Stranger Things, when Burger King ran a promotional campaign for its special ‘Upside Down Whopper’ released in honor of the show.
Does product placement really ‘work’?
To a certain extent, this depends on what exactly you would mean by ‘work’. The brand appearances can be made in such a way that they do not overly distract from the show’s overall theme and setting.
Furthermore, research findings published by the UK broadcaster Channel 4 in 2013 suggest that viewers actually appreciate how product placement makes a specific time or place depicted in the show appear especially authentic.
Where product placement does falter is in how easily it can be measured. Unfortunately, streaming platforms are often reluctant to let advertisers see viewership data, meaning that the brands could struggle to accurately ascertain what kind of reach their product placement is achieving.
Many ad-free platforms might not be ad-free for much longer
With Netflix having recently reported losing subscribers for the first time in a decade and various other companies – like Apple and Amazon – having added to Netflix’s list of competitors in TV streaming, it looks like an entirely ‘ad-free’ model could be ultimately unsustainable.
Still, however the streaming space does shape up in the near future, your brand should continue looking out for advanced TV advertising opportunities, with TV having been hailed as a powerful medium through which brands can reach their audience.


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Mcor Technologies in Ireland has added two new reselling partners to their global lineup: NE3DP in Boston Massachusetts and Pitotech in Taiwan. Mcor has been aggressively adding resellers over the past year – a move that has resulted in their sales figures skyrocketing more than six hundred percent.
The newest Mcor reseller, NE3DP, plans to sell and service Mcor's IRIS and Matrix 300+ paper-based 3D printers across New England. They will also provide rapid prototyping printing services for businesses in the area. NE3DP's founder, Don Fienman, has more than eight years of experience with 3D printing and more than 25 years of experience working with designers and engineers. "When I first saw Mcor 3D printing, I was immediately impressed with how such a sophisticated technology is so easy to use," said Don Fienman, President of NE3DP. "In addition, the cost effectiveness of using ordinary paper, Mcor's full color capabilities and ease of post processing parts vs. competitive 3D printing technologies are all game changers."
Pitotech in Taiwan also believes Mcor's paper-based 3D printers are worthwhile. "We pride ourselves on advanced technical knowledge, offering our customers high-quality 3D solutions and building long-term customer relationships," said, Daniel Chien, CEO of Pitotech. "We selected Mcor's paper-based 3D printing technology because it enables us to provide our customers with professional, full-color 3D printing at a very low cost, therefore best meeting their long-term needs. That is something our customers deeply value."
Pitotech was established in 1992 and is located in Chang Hua City, Taiwan. They are currently a leading provider of 3D technology solutions for commercial, research and educational organizations. Like NE3DP, Pitotech plans to sell and service Mcor's 3D printers as well as providing 3D printing services throughout their community.
Mcor has announced plans to continue adding reselling partners worldwide throughout 2013. The number of channel partners working with Mcor has increased 1200% over the last year and they show no signs of slowing down or stopping. Mcor's non-toxic paper based 3D printers are also making waves in hospitals and within universities throughout the United States.


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E-commerce giant Flip cartThe dates for the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale, the biggest sale of the year, have been announced. NS Flipkart Big Villion Days Sale 2021 begins on October 7th and continues until October 12th. In addition, Flipkart Plus subscribers have faster access to the Big Billion Days sale than regular users, but non-Flipkart Plus users can shop early. Sold online using Flipkart SuperCoins. The 6-day sale offers several deals, discounts and offers for different products in different categories such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, computers, TVs and audio products.
Flipkart offers an immediate 10% discount on purchases made during the Big Billion Days sale via Axis Bank and ICICI Bank cards.There is also a guaranteed cashback for those who pay via Paytm.. Flipkart announced on Tuesday the dates for this year’s Big Billion Days sale. This is the eighth edition of Flipkart’s Flash Sale in India, and this year is no exception, competing with rival Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sale every year. During the sale period, buyers will be able to use offers and Dixon on many mobile phones.Companies like Motorola, Oppo, Poco, Real me, Samsung, When Vivo We are launching a new product that will be available during Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale.
Similarly, discounts up to 80% on electronics and accessories such as smartwatches, power banks, headphones and speakers, up to 70% on smart TVs, and up to 80% on products offered by Flipkart brands such as Smartbuy and Marq. increase. .. This sale also includes a special discount three times a day and an early bird special “rush hour”.
To stay competitive, Flipkart’s rival Amazon has also stopped hosting the Great Indian Festival sale, which is said to take place at about the same time. Amazon has not yet announced the date of the Great Indian Festival Sale 2021.
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The Cloud - Still Transforming the World of Business
Cloud computing continues to be one of the hottest tech innovations that is transforming the world of business.
Cybersecurity threats are ubiquitous in our increasingly digital world. However, cloud computing is likewise becoming synonymous with security now, as most- if not all, cloud solutions in the market will come offered with high-security standards by default.
This will make it harder for cybercriminals to hack your consumer data, which, in turn, makes your business much more trustworthy to consumers.
As cloud computing continues to innovate, expect more business functions to be packaged into a cloud offering, until such a time that only core business operations are being done in-house.


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The Mobile Marketing Association announced this morning that it was purchasing the Brazilian organization, AMMB (Associacao de Mobile Marketing do Brasil). According to an MMA spokesperson, the measure lifts its total membership from around 700 to 750.
Some of the notable AMMB members engulfed by the acquisition include the mobile agency CycleLogic, broadcast company SBT, and the prepaid products brand Visa Vale. Financial specifics were not disclosed.
The agreement likely puts a bow on a globally focused 2009 for the New York-based MMA. It launched an international consumer marketing best practices initiative, as well as forging a partnership with the Interactive Advertising Bureau to establish global mobile advertising guidelines, and premiering local mobile-oriented workshops around the world.
The organization also lost a CEO for the second year in a row. Mike Wehrs announced his resignation, effective Dec. 31, last week. Laura Marriott resigned from the same position 17 months ago. MMA Global Chairman Federico Pisani has been serving as interim CEO, but no permanent replacement has been named.
In other mobile marketing news, Greystripe and Tribal Fusion are set to announce tomorrow their Web-to-mobile advertising partnership that will allow online ads to run on iPhones. According to a spokesperson, the deal lets advertisers bypass the need for mobile specific formats, and 500 such campaigns are already in play.
They're arguably the most annoying video ad formats in existence, but soon they'll be a thing of the past, at least on YouTube.
On Thursday, Twitter reported its earnings for Q4 2016, and the results have raised questions about the company's long-term future.
From its $1.5 billion air cargo hub to its growing network of contract last-mile delivery drivers, Amazon is increasingly looking like a logistics company; but shipping and logistics giant FedEx isn't sitting idly by.
Havas Group's Meaningful Brands report delivers sobering news for brands: consumers wouldn't care if 74% of the brands they use disappeared off the face of the earth.


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Premium Brands Holdings Corp (TSE:PBH) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is C$101.29.
A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. TD Securities cut shares of Premium Brands from an “action list buy” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price objective for the company from C$145.00 to C$95.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 14th. Canaccord Genuity cut their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$110.00 to C$100.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 14th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$138.00 to C$137.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 14th. CIBC cut shares of Premium Brands from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from C$126.00 to C$82.00 in a report on Monday, November 19th. Finally, National Bank Financial cut their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$130.00 to C$95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 14th.
In other news, Director Kenneth Propp sold 2,200 shares of Premium Brands stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$98.19, for a total value of C$216,018.00. Also, insider Douglas Owen Goss bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$69.23 per share, for a total transaction of C$69,230.00.
About Premium Brands
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes food products primarily in Canada and the United States. It operates through two segments, Specialty Foods and Premium Food Distribution. The company provides premium and natural processed meat products, specialty deli products, meat snacks, beef jerky and halal, sandwiches, pastries, specialty and gourmet products, salads and kettle, entres, panini, wraps, subs, hamburgers, burgers, muffins, breads, specialty pastas, and sushi products.
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A campaign group backed by major names in fashion and retail is calling for a ‘shop out to help out’ scheme to aid independent shops out of lockdown.
The proposal is for the government to cover 50% of the cost of goods at independent retailers, capped at £10.
#SaveTheStreet is led by Ross Bailey, chief executive and founder of online marketplace Appear Here, and counts consultant Mary Portas, beauty star Charlotte Tilbury and British Fashion Council head Caroline Rush among its supporters.
“We would be kidding ourselves to think that everything will be fine for independent retailers once they reopen on April 12.
— Appear Here (@appearhere) March 28, 2021
The retail sector represents 20% of the UK’s GDP, campaigners noted, and for every £1 spent with local independents an additional 63p of benefit is created for the local economy, compared to just 40p generated by larger national retailers.
However, one in three British high street brands are predicted to disappear this year because of the COVID-19 crisis.
The retail sector has been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic, with UK stores losing £27bn during the three lockdowns according to figures by the British Retail Consortium.
Official figures from earlier this month showed there were 3mln jobs in retail, down 67,000 year-on-year.
“Our streets are under threat,” the campaigners said.
“Repeated lockdowns, with limited support, have brought independent retailers to their knees. Behind these stores are entrepreneurs whose dreams are at stake, alongside the livelihoods that depend on them.”


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Galaxy S11 is set to be unveiled by Samsung in less than a month
The next entry in the best-selling Samsung Galaxy S series – purportedly set to be called either Galaxy S11 or Galaxy S20, based on the latest rumours – looks set to be unwrapped on February 11, 2020 at the Seoul-based firm’s Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco. The Galaxy S20 is expected to come with a number of key upgrades over its predecessor, the S10, but it seems the best of the bunch might not be as good as you were hoping.
Rumours suggest Galaxy S20 will not only come with a pixel-packed 2K display, but an incredibly smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Initially, it was presumed both of these features would work hand-in-hand – for an amazing new viewing experience not previously seen on a smartphone, but a recent tweet from renowned tipster Ice Universe reveals this might not be the case.
Ice Universe posts: “It can now be said with certainty that Samsung has cancelled the WQHD 120Hz option of the Galaxy S20 series, leaving only FHD 60Hz, FHD 120Hz, WQHD 60Hz.
“This means that we can't have the best resolution and the best refresh rate at the same time.”
As explained by Ice Universe, the latest Galaxy S20 leak suggests the device will give Samsung fans a tough choice to make – either crank up the phone’s resolution to enjoy pixel-packed content or settle for 1080p and enjoy a smooth 120Hz refresh rate.
This is clearly something many Android fans didn’t see coming and has certainly divided opinion on social media. Some users have stated they’re happy to make the compromise while others are staunchly against it.
One Samsung fan said: “Still Samsung makes the best 1080p panel’s. So it's ok to have 1080p at 120Hz.”
Another tweeted: “Whatever is happening... I’m confused and obviously unhappy about this.”
A third declared: “This really does suck, but I really only use 1080p so it wouldn't affect me as much.”
Why is there such a kerfuffle about the so-called Galaxy S20’s refresh rate you ask? Well, many Samsung fans have started to crave a smoother user experience following the release of the OnePlus 7 Pro, Asus ROG Phone II, Razer Phone 2 and Pixel 4 that each boast higher refresh rate screens.
Samsung introduce the new Galaxy S10+ and Note10+
The smartphone arms race for displays is no longer about resolution, but refresh rate instead. Essentially, the higher refresh rate of a device, the more responsive, smoother and faster it’ll feel. That's because there are more frames in each animation – 60Hz (the standard until recently) is 60 frames-per-second, while 120Hz is double that. That means everything feels twice as smooth, since any jutteryness is eliminated. For reference, Hollywood blockbusters are shot in 24 frames-per-second.
The difference between even a 90Hz screen a 60Hz is truly astonishing – you really have to try out a high refresh rate display to understand why they’re all the rage. Of course, the latest Galaxy S20 rumours haven’t been confirmed by Samsung, so they’re worth taking with a pinch of salt for now.
All the details about the new flagship series are expected to come on February 11. Until then, you can read about all the best new features we’re expecting from the Galaxy S20 here.


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Celebrities from Bollywood witnessed designer Abu Jaani and Sandeep Khosla’s show at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015 at Palladium Hotel in Mumbai on August 25, 2015. Veteran stars Dimple Kapadia and Jaya Bachchan were seen in the front row along with Sonali Bendre and Nita Ambani.
Abu Jaani and Sandeep Khosla showcased their traditional collection ‘Jawani Jaaneman’ inspired by the 70s and 80s era. Other celebs who attended the event included Twinkle Khanna and Sussane Khan.
The ramp saw outfits from the disco era with golden sequin kaftans, fitted jumpsuits for women and jackets and gold trousers for men.
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An American Eagle store nestled in New York’s Soho neighborhood has become the site of a unique partnership between a traditional retailer and a sneaker resale platform.
Urban Necessities, a sneaker resale and streetwear company hailing from Las Vegas, has opened its own shop inside an American Eagle Soho store, giving fans of both businesses a one-stop shop for all their sneaker, denim and apparel needs.
The shop officially opened on Saturday to a large crowd of NYC sneakerheads—even drawing the attention of some celebrities, including retired New York Giants wide receiver and fan favorite, Victor Cruz.
The shop itself is a veritable sneaker heaven, located in the rear of American Eagle’s store on 599 Broadway. A 10-foot wall of sneakers is the first sight that greets consumers on their way in, with the priciest and most sought-after styles protected by glass cases near the front desk. Urban Necessities even managed to get its hands on two pairs of Nike Mag 2016’s—the most expensive sneaker silhouette ever made, sometimes selling for as high as $50,000.
Urban Necessities founder, Jaysse Lopez, got his start into the sneaker resale business as a way to get through hard times. In fact, his interest in the field began when he was hired to wait in sneaker release lines while homeless and busking.
“That was my introduction into sneakers and understanding that there is genuine value in things that they don’t make much of,” Lopez told Sourcing Journal.
About four years ago, Lopez and a business group of a couple of close friends founded the organization that would become Urban Necessities. Lopez said his stake cost him about $40.
Since then, the brand has been growing—leading to $20 million in sales last year and a partnership with American Eagle. This was due in large part to a “more for less” approach, reflected by a consignment rate that is the lowest in the United States and prices that, according to Lopez, are regularly 10 to 15 percent lower at his shop than on competing platforms.
Apart from its favorable pricing, Urban Necessities has a few tricks up its sleeves once customers get inside the store, including a key master machine that awards lucky customers with a pair of sneakers, as well as a monthly pinball tournament hosted by the store played on a Supreme-branded machine.
More than that, Urban Necessities wants to be a place for consigners and sneakerheads to sell their products profitably and with ease. Once sellers add their items to the Urban Necessities ecosystem, they can check their status in real time thanks to QR coded tags on each time in the store. Lopez said the company also has plans to convert that technology to NFC in the near future, allowing customers and sellers an even easier way to collect and review consignment data.
On any given day at the Urban Necessities shop in Las Vegas, between 500 to 700 items come in from resellers. Lopez said he expects this number to be about the same in New York, adding that buyers will be able to stop in by appointment or simply as walk-ins.
Still, the most notable thing about Urban Necessities in Soho isn’t just the store, its the partnership that allowed it to come about.
“It’s an iconic moment in retail,” Lopez said. “It’s the first time you have a full-blown shop-within-a-shop that has this kind of variety. American Eagle gave me their blessing to reach out and grab the inventory that I grabbed.”
Lopez credited the staff at American Eagle for handling the logistics of the operation while letting Urban Necessities focus on what it does best: provide customers with a platform to buy and sell the items they care about.
“It’s extremely refreshing to see a company as successful as American Eagle has been over the years allowing this to happen,” Lopez concluded. “They are thinking completely out of the box, I think this is a great win-win. This is retail how it should be.”
In February, American Eagle also announced the introduction of its own subscription service, “Style Drop,” which it explicitly said is designed to target Gen-Z shoppers.


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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Instead of presents, many found pictures in those prettily wrapped boxes last December - pictures of holiday gifts ordered over the Internet.
"It didn't get here yet" became as common a refrain as a Bing Crosby hit.
After luring seven million new households to the Internet last Christmas, many e-tailers became overwhelmed - unable to fulfill the crush of orders in the last few weeks before Christmas.
And with at least 11 million new households expected to do their holiday shopping online this year, "fulfillment" has become the retailers' rallying cry as they fight to survive holiday 2000.
"Fulfillment is an issue. They basically have one chance during the year to get fulfillment right, and if they don't, they stand to lose customers," said Liz Leonard, an analyst with Gomez Advisors.
Making sure orders are delivered on time, that customers are kept up to date on the status of their orders, proper billing and a dozen other "back-end" operations that occur behind the crisp-looking Web site are often ignored by e-tailers.
"If you keep it really simple - does your site checkout and search function work well? Is your site very fast? Do you have a big brand? That's not all that's necessary, but that's the key - keeping it simple," said David Cooperstein, an analyst with Internet research firm Forrester Research.
Holiday nightmare for Toysrus.com
Sounds simple enough, but those are lessons John Foster, chief operating officer of Toysrus.com, learned the hard way.
Toysrus.com (TOY: Research, Estimates) rated second among toy retailers in 1999 for number of holiday shoppers, according to Internet research firm Gomez Advisors. Yet as Dec. 25 approached, online orders surged leaving the company struggling in vain to keep up with the demand.
The company averaged two million customers through September, but as the holiday season hit, the number jumped to 49 million between October and the end of the year.
"What happened was this was the first full season of this business, and quite frankly, the response to our business was quite dramatic," Foster said. "... We thought we were well prepared for it ... We stopped taking orders on Dec. 10 when the back end became overwhelmed."
When Toysrus.com realized that a slew of orders would not make it in time for the holidays, officials sent customers a refund plus an additional $100 in store credit.
"It's not ideally what people wanted, but we thought it was the right thing for the product unlike a lot of competitors who just swept it under the rug," Foster said.
The widely publicized troubles, coupled with angry shoppers, put a damper on the company's prime retail season.
In the months since then, Toysrus.com has invested millions in shoring up its operations in hopes of avoiding a repeat of last year's fulfillment problems.
The company now has about a million customers, compared with 300,000 in the first quarter of 1999, Foster said. In February, Toys 'R Us announced that Japanese venture capital firm Softbank Capital Partners would invest $57 million in the company to help develop the Toysrus.com Web site.
Additionally, the company plans to open two new distribution centers by year's end in Chambersburg, Pa., and in Ontario, representing a combined 1.9 million square feet of space, Foster said.
David Cooperstein, an analyst with Internet research firm Forrester Research, said demand beyond the company's expectations coupled with its failure to coordinate sales between Toys 'R Us stores and the Web site contributed to the problem.
A valuable lesson Cooperstein said other retailers also learned last year.
Good planning key for fulfillment
Tom Bazzone, president and chief operating officer of online retailer RedEnvelope.com, said his employees delivered 4,000 orders on Christmas Eve and another 800 orders on Christmas Day. The key to meeting demand is preparation followed by more preparation with a healthy dose of even more preparation.
"You have to plan. What is your peak hour, peak day going to look like?" Bazzone said at a retail shopping forum sponsored by e-commerce research firm Jupiter Communications in Chicago this month.
Heather Dougherty, a Jupiter analyst, said the market can drive demand beyond retailers' thresholds, reflecting the importance of strategic advertising.
Speaking at the Jupiter Shopping Forum earlier this month in Chicago, Sam Taylor, vice president for International operations at Land's End (LE: Research, Estimates), said companies should either develop their own back end operations or outsource it to any number of burgeoning companies that specialize in fulfillment.
"If you can do it yourself, you should," Taylor said. "The goal is to build up your base of customers."
Ting Piper, a program manager for Internet market research firm IDC, said companies that provide the so-called "back-end" fulfillment for e-commerce, which can include everything from customer data management to gift-wrapping to delivery, has seen tremendous growth over the past two years.
"In this dot.com industry, in the B-to-C (business-to-consumer) area, it's so easy to click here and click there. But the logistics services after the "buy" button has been clicked, order management, fulfillment services, gift-wrapping, delivery services, that process has really been ignored by a lot of service providers," Piper said. "There has been a lot of consumer frustration with service orders."
SubmitOrder.com is one of those new companies that markets itself as an e-tailers' back office. Barely a year-old, the company does nothing but handle such functions as shipping packages, mining data for trends and even gift-wrapping in some cases. Its growing list of clients includes Bluelight.com, the e-commerce site for Kmart (KM: Research, Estimates) and toy retailer ZainyBrainy.com.
"Submitorder is really tailored in a similar fashion to Federal Express if you will in that it delivers a package," Dennis Spina, said chief executive officer of Columbus, Ohio-based SubmitOrder. "We marry the Internet with distribution, and that's really what has to happen if we really believe everybody is going to settle on the Internet. What we do is provide the ability and the distribution and the back-end fulfillment."
But whether outsourced or in-house, the key to order fulfillment is to keep it simple.
Retailers should set a realistic target date beyond which it cannot guarantee on-time delivery of merchandise.
"Like every other retailer, they (Toysrus.com) didn't have a fall-back," Cooperstein said. "One would have been to say we can't fulfill these things, and realize that before Dec. 15," Cooperstein said.
Jim McCann, chief executive officer of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (FLWS: Research, Estimates), agreed.
"Certainly it seems like it's better to leave business on the table rather than take on something you can't handle," McCann said.
And when things go wrong as they inevitably will, offering customers what one analyst called "make-good" gifts, can go a long way toward retaining a customer.
Many times companies offer disgruntled customers gift certificates such as Toysrus.com did.
RedEnvelope took a new approach and began delivering fresh-baked cookies to its customers whose orders it could not fill in time for the holidays.
"Communication with customers is key," said Dennis Honan, vice president for Sears (S: Research, Estimates) online. "Trying to understand what their issues are, let them know what's going on. They really, really appreciate that."
Don't dismiss bricks and mortar
Another idea to emerge in the last few years is for retailers to integrate Internet sales with e-commerce initiatives.
A recent Jupiter Communications study indicates that U.S. consumers will spend more than $632 billion in off-line channels after doing their initial research on the Internet. In contrast, consumers are expected to spend $200 billion over the Internet in 2005.
That, analysts say, means retailers need to do things like install Internet kiosks in stores so if a customer can't find it on the shelf, they can walk over and order it online.
Partnering between pure-play Internet-only companies and traditional bricks and mortar retailers will become more common as both learn more about how consumers use the Internet to shop, Jupiter analysts said.
Already several popular pure-play retailers have either folded or are in trouble. In May, Walt Disney Co. (DIS: Research, Estimates) ceased operations on its Toysmart.com site, and European e-tailer Boo.com also folded. Additionally, cash-strapped Internet grocer Peapod.com (PPOD: Research, Estimates) had to be rescued from oblivion by Dutch conglomerate Royal Ahold.
Others such as Best Buy (BBY: Research, Estimates) and giants Wal-Mart (WMT: Research, Estimates), Kmart and Target are all developing ways of integrating sales between their stores and Web sites.
Borders Group (BGP: Research, Estimates) is another company whose Web presence has lagged, but has now latched onto the integration idea.
"It just took a long time for the world to understand that now the pure-play Internet model is being scrutinized like never before. You're seeing, I think, a sea change in the perception of the Internet," said Richard Fahle, site editor for Borders.com. "...What we're seeing now is that we're at the front portion of the wave of the next generation of the Internet, one brand, multiple sales channels, satisfying your customers."
Fahle said Borders is banking on integration to give rivals Barnesandnoble.com, Booksamillion.com (BAMM: Research, Estimates) and even Amazon.com (AMZN: Research, Estimates) a run for their money.
"We see the Internet as being a huge growth area. The way we're constructing our model - if you sit home and spend 20 minutes browsing our site, then drive to our store and buy the book you found on the site the night before, that is a converted sale," Fahle said.
Shakeout spurs start-ups
The battle among retailers to survive the dot.com shakeout has spurred the appearance of dozens of start-ups that help retailers drive customer traffic to their sites.
One of these companies is Larkspur, Calif.-based Xippix, whose ImagePump software providers Internet shoppers with an interactive three-dimensional view of products.
For instance, a customer thinking about buying a gold watch from a Web site can use the ImagePump software to zoom in on a picture of the watch to see details and rotate the image to get different views.
"Robust imaging must be a part of every e-commerce site where image detail is essential to the sale," Edward Miller, CEO of Xippix, said.
Another company is New York-based dash, which has developed software that will automatically guide shoppers to the Web sites of their partner retailer such as J.C. Penney (JCP: Research, Estimates).
The dash software plants a bar at the bottom of a shoppers' computer screen and allows them to search one of the company's 150 retail partners such as J. Crew, Reel.com, L.L. Bean and J.C. Penney.
If a customer goes to a non-partnered site, Brooks said, the dash bar has the ability to pull that customer away and bring them to one of their partner sites offering the same product. Users agree to these terms before downloading the free bar.


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While two of the Detroit Three have no new models to unveil at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford Motor Co. stayed in and will show off a revamped midsize car that is an example of how serious it is about gas mileage and about clawing its way back into the car business.
The 2010 Fusion and its Mercury counterpart, the Milan, get new aerodynamic front and rear sheet metal, more powerful yet more efficient engines, six-speed automatic and manual transmissions and vastly improved interiors as Ford aims at the top-selling Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.
Ford also is introducing a revamped Mustang at the California show, refreshed in an effort to compete with new muscle car competitors – the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger.
GM originally had planned to unveil a new Buick LaCrosse sedan in Los Angeles but pulled out to focus on the company's cash-flow problems. It also said introducing the car at the Detroit auto show in January would get better Chinese media coverage. Buick is popular in China.
But Ford, which also has cash issues, went ahead with its scheduled model releases.
Besides upgrades of the conventional models, Ford will roll out new hybrid gas-electric versions of both the Fusion and Milan. The Dearborn-based automaker says they will get 39 miles per gallon in the city, which it says is best in the midsize class and 6 mpg better than the current Camry hybrid.
The base model Fusion will get 33 mpg on the highway, beating comparable 2008 versions of the Accord and Camry by 2 mpg.
"When is the last time we saw a domestic that's leading the top two Japanese sellers on fuel economy and performance at the same time?" asked J.D. Shanahan, chief engineer on the Fusion, Milan and their Lincoln counterpart, the MKZ.
In the mid-1990s and into the current decade, Ford focused mainly on trucks and sport utility vehicles when gasoline was cheap, neglecting its car lineup to the point where its small offering, the Focus, received little attention for eight years.
Then, this spring, the world changed and gasoline spiked toward $4 per gallon, housing prices tumbled, construction slowed, and the economy ground to a near halt. Truck and SUV sales tumbled as people switched to cars.
In response, Ford announced plans to bring a family of small cars to the U.S. from Europe in 2010. It also increased production of the Focus, revamped for 2008. But the company is hoping the Fusion, Milan and MKZ will be successful until the new cars arrive, and even beyond.
Shanahan said the Fusion is a big opportunity for Ford to take market share from competitors in one of the largest segments of the U.S. market, one that likely will grow as people continue to switch to cars.
"For us, our biggest opportunity yet is volume," he said.
So far this year, Toyota Motor Corp. has sold 386,000 Camrys in the U.S., while Honda Motor Co. has sold 333,000 Accords. But Ford sold only 128,000 Fusions.
The base Fusion/Milan comes with a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine and either a six-speed automatic or manual transmission. Previous generation transmissions had only five gears and were less efficient.
The resulting improvement to 33 mpg, versus 29 for the current version, ties the car with several midsize offerings from General Motors Corp. Even with the efficiency gain, the base model has 175 horsepower, an increase of 15 over the current version.
The Fusion also has a 3-liter, V-6 engine available, as well as a sport package with a 3.5-liter V-6.
Shanahan said Ford tried to make the Fusion more fun to drive by moving the rear suspension closer to the center of gravity for better handling. The current generation of Fusion and Milan, built on the same platform as the Mazda 6, generally have been given high marks for handling.
The company also put in a laminated windshield, thicker side glass and took other measures to make the Fusion and Milan quieter than their predecessors without adding weight.
Shanahan would not reveal how much the new cars will cost but conceded the price will be higher than the current Fusion's base of $18,135 because of the new features and upgrades. But he said the vehicles will be a value when compared with its competitors.
The company emphasized quality in the new products, trying to preserve the Fusion and Milan's good standing in quality surveys. The two cars were among the most reliable family cars in Consumer Reports magazine's most recent rankings.
The hybrid version, which includes new instrumentation that helps drivers squeeze more mileage out of their cars, can drive for about a mile on solely electric power, reaching a top speed of 47 mph. After that, the four-cylinder engine kicks in to power the car and recharge the battery. The hybrid can go 700 miles on one tank of gas in city driving, the company says.
The cars, which are built in Mexico, are expected to arrive in showrooms sometime in March.


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The Finnish industry will meet at the Alihankinta industrial subcontracting trade fair in Tampere on 21-23 September, 2021. The event attracts 1,000 exhibitors from over 20 countries and 20,000 visitors from around 30 countries. Held since 1988, the annual Alihankinta subcontracting trade fair showcases Finnish industry and its leading companies. A total of 17,188 industrial decision-makers and other experts attended the event last year.
The objective of the Subcontracting Fair and the AlihankintaHEAT start-up event, held at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre, is to achieve strong internationalization in the coming years. New technologies, innovations, and future industry and sustainable manufacturing generated widespread interest and debate.
Opening times: Tue-Wed at 9-17, Thu at 9-16.


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BBB Warns: Scammers Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that COVID-19 has led to a rise in online fraud. Scammers are expected to be active through the 2021 holiday season. This article will tell you more about the increase in scam activity and help you with a secure high risk merchant account.
Online Fraud Is on the Rise
In today’s increasingly digital age, scammers are getting more sophisticated about online purchases. Did you know that online scams now make up over 1/3 of all scam reports filed with the BBB? Four out of five consumers reporting this type of scam lose money. Thus, online purchasing scams have become the riskiest scam type, as the 2020 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report shows.
Risks are also associated with social media ads on social media platforms and seasonal employment opportunities.
The BBB isn’t the only body warning about online scams. According to the Oklahoma City FBI Division, the public must be wary of online fraudsters aiming to get access to your money and sensitive information. Acting Special Agent in Charge Alvin Winston says that if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Protecting Your Business Against Fraud: High Risk Merchant Account
Recent research from the cybersecurity company Bitdefender has revealed some interesting facts. E.g., Black Friday deals on Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses were some of the most widely spread lures used in phishing emails registered in early November.
Since the move to the online shopping space has accelerated due to COVID-19, you should anticipate more online purchases this holiday shopping season. How are you going to protect your online transactions? One thing is certain: you should use a highly secure merchant account to accept payments from your customers.
Thankfully, there are reputable payment processors that provide the latest fraud prevention and chargeback mitigation techniques for merchants. So, turn to an expert merchant processor to get the safest and cheapest solutions geared towards protecting a low and high risk merchant account.
Warning: Scammers Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
The holiday shopping season is picking up. The Better Business Bureau warns consumers about a rise in online scams. Make sure to use a safe merchant account from a reputable provider.
Author Bio: Blair Thomas has been a music producer, bouncer, screenwriter and for over a decade has been the Co-Founder of eMerchantBroker, the highest rated high risk merchant account processor in the country. He has climbed in the Himalayas, survived a hurricane, and lived on a gold mine in the Yukon. He currently calls Thailand his home with a lifetime collection of his favorite books.


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Lady Gaga will take over CES 2010 at 12:00 Pacific Time, which is about now.
Lady Gaga is going to be at a big press conference today with Monster Cable.
The event is streamed live on CNET.
Lady Gaga announced to join Bono's Project RED with a release of special RED Lady Gaga HeartBeats headsets.
As reported Lady Gaga is very involved now in gadgets. The relationship with Monster started last year. At the CES 2010 Polariod announced that Lady Gaga is now their Creative Director At Polaroid for Specialty Line of Polaroid Imaging Products.
CES 2010 is here and with it tons of hot product announcements. Stay on top of the huge amount of CES 2010 news and highlights with I4U News. Read all about CES 2010 now. Follow I4U News on Twitter.
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Kona-based coffee company wins two Good Food Awards
On Friday, April 21, it was announced that Pacific Coffee Research was a winner for the Good Food Foundation’s annual Good Food Awards Coffee Division.
They won with their 100% Kona and 100% Kaʻū roasted coffees, grown by Aloha Star
Coffee Farms and Wood Valley Coffee Farm, respectively.
The awards ceremony took place at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon, where Pacific Coffee Research was invited to speak on behalf of the coffee awardees. Pacific Coffee Research sourced and roasted these coffees which were rewarded on cup quality and their commitment to ethical business practices.
Pacific Coffee Research is the first Hawaiʻi-based company to win in this division and this is the first time a Kaʻū coffee has won a Good Food Award.
Madeleine Longoria Garcia, co-owner, said she “congratulates the growers of these fantastic coffees, Karina and Armando Rodriguez of Honomalino and Rus Kuznetsov and Alla Kostenko of Wood Valley.”
Brit Horn, Pacific Coffee Research’s co-founder, added, “this win stems from a mission that is rooted in collaborative efforts and trusting partnerships. We continue to be inspired by and in
awe of the Hawaiʻi coffee community and our small but mighty team at Pacific Coffee
Good Food Awards are given to companies showcasing tasty, authentic and responsible products.
Pacific Coffee Research is a specialty coffee lab, roastery and consulting company
based in Kailua-Kona.


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When Siemens snapped up Camstar last year to round out its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) business, some analysts played down the manufacturing execution (MES) systems Camstar was best known for, instead focusing on a more obscure offering that provided Siemens PLM Software with an entrée into cloud computing and big data analytics.
At the time, Gartner, in particular, called the Omneo quality management platform “the most valuable aspect” of the Camstar acquisition, providing Siemens with the ability to drive a “feedback loop from customer usage aftermarket services into product and process design for end-to-end product quality management.” Omneo, which launched in April 2014, was still in its infancy at the time of the Siemens acquisition and was actually run as a separate startup within the broader Camstar organization.
“When we acquired Camstar, we saw Omneo as a foundational opportunity,” said Bill Boswell, Siemens PLM Software’s senior director of cloud services marketing business strategy. While the rest of Camstar was brought under the manufacturing wing of Siemens business, the Omneo piece was carved out and put under the new cloud services team to create an enterprise product that would fit with the rest of Siemens’ cloud strategy, Boswell explained.
Performance Analytics Enable Proactive Problem Solving
That vision is starting to become a reality as Siemens launched its first application built on the Omneo platform earlier this month to address what it calls Performance Analytics. Available as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, Omneo Performance Analytics is designed to monitor data across the entire supply chain and customer experience. It can analyze billions of data combinations in seconds (under three seconds, in fact, according to Siemens officials) to discover hidden intelligence that can help organizations proactively pinpoint the source of product issues as opposed to finding them months, maybe even years after a product has been in use in the field.
The solution draws data from a variety of sources — for example, CRM, ERP, PLM and other enterprise platforms along with field service and manufacturing systems and Internet of Things (IoT) data — creating the basis for intelligence into product performance that was previously unattainable with traditional business intelligence solutions, Boswell says. Via its discovery capabilities, Omneo PA rapidly combines and analyzes all possible data sets, helping companies clearly identify and display the highest contributing factors to data anomalies and get answers to questions they previously had no capacity to ask, he explains.
“Today, companies are making decisions on a pretty short set of data because traditional business intelligence can’t take advantage of all this big data,” Boswell said. For example, an electronics manufacturer might be able to look at the design of a hard drive in the PLM system to drill down into performance issues, but that’s a far more limited view than being able to see all the performance aspects of all the hard drives out there in the field among all of its customers. “This field quality data combined with engineering data helps them ask a different set of questions,” Boswell said. It lets them start looking at everything from identifying supplier quality issues leading to costly recalls to improving the customer experience by spotting trends and addressing them in future products, he added.
Along with the discovery capabilities, Omneo has a graphical monitoring capability that provides a complete view of product performance across the value chain while letting companies track current and emerging trends related to their products. The user-friendly dashboard workspace lets non-data scientists create custom data analytics definitions and key performance indicators (KPIs), which help deliver insights far more quickly than having to wait days or weeks for answers.
Watch this video to learn how the Omneo Big Data technology can help manufacturers build better products.
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At 67 years old, the CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, has built an empire of grocery stores. He does, however, have at least one regret: He has no children.
"I just love children," Mackey told Freakonomics Radio host Stephen Dubner in an episode released Nov. 4.
How does Mackey think he would have been as a father?
"I guess it depends upon how old I was when I had the kids, right?" Mackey told Dubner. "Because I'm a lot more conscious as I've gotten older than I was when I was younger. I'm sure if I started at age 20 or 21, I'd have had more energy, but I'd lacked the wisdom that I would have had when I got older."
Mackey had a complicated relationship with his own father, Bill Mackey, who could be exacting. Bill was the Chairman and CEO of the LifeMark, a hospital-management company that was merged into American Medical International in 1984, and an accounting professor at Rice University. He died in 2004.
"I remember when I was growing up, for example, bringing in a report card one time, all As and one B, and I was really proud of it. And my father said, 'What are you going to do about that B?' And that was devastating, because I thought he'd be proud of me," Mackey told Dubner.
"In the short run, I was first hurt, and then I was angry. It's like, I can never make him happy," Mackey said. "I experienced him mostly criticizing me."
Still, Bill was one of the first investors in Whole Foods, according to Freakonomics. In 1978, Mackey raised $45,000 from family and friends to open the first store located in Austin, Texas. A college dropout, Mackey had a passion natural food. The single storefront grocer eventually expanded across the country, opening hundreds of retail stores. But in recent years, Whole Foods was plagued by competition and expensive prices. In 2017, Amazon swooped in and acquired the struggling chain for $13.7 billion, turning the artisanal, pricy grocer into a more streamlined and arguably more corporate business as a tentacle of Jeff Bezos' empire.
Despite Mackey's regret about not having children, the CEO says wouldn't change the course of his life.
"If I could do it all over again, would I make a different choice? And the answer is no, because I married the most amazing woman. And she has helped me so much. She's made me so happy. It's been such a great partnership, 30 years together. And so, if I could go back into the past, I wouldn't change that," Mackey says.
His wife, Deborah Morin, is a yoga practitioner and teacher for 25 years, and Morin did not want children, according to Mackey.
"I would not go back and replace my wife with a woman who wanted to have kids, because I have really scored well on that one," he said.
Still, Mackey does have other regrets, too.
"There are a lot of other things I regret that if I could go back, I'd change them. For example, if I could go back and never have posted anything on the Yahoo! bulletin board, trust me, I would do that now," he says.
Between 1999 and 2006, Mackey made anonymous postings in an online chat forum under the pseudonym, Rahodeb, which is an anagram of "Deborah." The messages were supportive of Whole Foods and casting a shadow on Wild Oats, a competitor that Whole Foods later acquired. The messages were disclosed in court documents filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Another regret Mackey mentioned was "what I said about unions," he told Dubner. "I'd go back and remove that from history." In the early 1980s, Mackey said "the union is like having herpes. It doesn't kill you, but it's unpleasant and inconvenient, and it stops a lot of people from becoming your lover."
The fact that Dubner brought up the union comment, frustrated Mackey. "I really don't like where this interview is now going," he told Dubner. "I don't want to defend all the things that I said 20 years ago, 30 years ago, 40 years ago. Because that's a very small part of my life. And these, are scars."


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Xiaomi has already achieved the celebrity status with its device like the Mi 3 and the Redmi 1S. It has seized a major chunk of the smartphone market after becoming both famous and infamous for its flash sales. Xiaomi is steadily closing in the gap when it comes to total smartphone shipments.
The rumors have shed light on a new screen grab of a GFXBench listing which shows that Xiaomi is testing a tablet with a 9.2-inch HD screen. Codenamed as Xiaomi 2014811, the tablet is powered by a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor along with Adreno 306 GPU and 1GB of RAM. It hints towards just 8GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot. It is expected to run Android 4.4.4 KitKat and plays host to the usual bunch of connectivity options.
It is still unclear if this tablet supports voice calling facility and if it does we are sure that it has enough grunts to disrupt the tablet markets. We feel that this tablet will be accompanied by a smaller 7 inch sized version as well.


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Mahindra & Mahindra, the country's largest utility vehicle maker, has officially announced its venture with the Central Bank of India for financing facilities for its complete line-up, except the two-wheelers. Confirming he alliance, in an official statement, the auto maker said that it has “Entered into a preferred financier tie-up with Central Bank of India.”
Expressing his views at the launch ceremony, the Chief Sales and Customer Care Officer (Automotive Division) for Mahindra & Mahindra, Arun Malhotra was quoted as saying, “At Mahindra, we always look at options to provide the best schemes to our customers and give them the power of choice. This strategic tie-up is a step in the same direction. With highly competitive schemes for car loans, three-wheeler loans and commercial vehicle loans, we are hopeful of a good response from our dealers and customers.”
According to the agreement, the customers of Mahindra will be offered with a chance to avail loans for buying its passenger cars and commercial vehicles. It must be noted that the venture between Central Bank of India and Mahindra & Mahindra will facilitate both of them to cash upon the brand value of each others' network of more than 4,300 branches and 250 dealers, respectively. Malhotra further said that the Central Bank of India has planned to offer innovative services to Mahindra customers at affordable rates.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India, Mohan V Tanksale said, “Central Bank of India is continuously expanding its operations in commercial and passenger vehicle financing, duly suiting to the needs of all segments of customers through its various tailor made loan products.”


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What if the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation didn’t die out, but moved to another galaxy, where they are waiting to be rediscovered?
That’s the theme of Indus, a homegrown battle-royale shooter game due for release by the end of the year. Being developed by Pune-based SuperGaming, Indus is targeting players of Fortnite and Battlegrounds Mobile India; it has had three million preregistrations so far.
Elsewhere, Mayanagari, by Bengaluru’s Hypernova Interactive, aims to offer a homegrown alternative to Grand Theft Auto. Players must complete missions, fight rival gangs, and stay out of jail, while earning the trust of locals, to grow in power. The game is set in a fictional city recognisable as an amalgam of Mumbai and Goa.
Mumbai Gullies, by GameEon Studios, also an open-world adventure game, has a similar plot. It is set in a very recognisable Mumbai. Players get around using local trains and black-and-yellow taxis, interact with vada-pav and pani-puri vendors. There’s a virtual in-game currency and side activities involve saving up enough to invest in the Bombay Stock Exchange. Both Mayanagari (early access) and Mumbai Gullies are scheduled for release next year.
Meanwhile, in Hyderabad, two studios are drawing on Indian mythology in different ways. Ogre Head Studio has announced Yodha, a single-player, deck-building strategy videogame in which players are Indian warriors who must craft a unique deck of cards which can be used as astras or weapons against demons. And Occult Chambers by BornMonkie is an action-horror videogame where players follow the protagonist through the Himalayas, solving puzzles in a quest to find his father while learning about ancient occult practices and rituals.
In a country where mobile games still make up 94% of the leisure gaming market, these games are being created for the laptop / desktop and console, in a shift that could be viewed as a sign of a maturing market.
PC and console games are more complex and expensive, providing a stable revenue model for studios. India as a market is primed for this shift. The country currently has 507 million gamers, of which 120 million are paying users, according to a 2022 report by the gaming investment company Lumikai. As the gaming market booms (at an estimated compound annual growth rate of 27%), per capita expenditure is expected to grow too.
Currently, according to a 2021 report by consultancy KPMG, average revenue per user in India stands at about $1 to $3 for PC and console games. By comparison, this figure stands at $200 to $220 in the US and South Korea, which are considered mature markets because PC and console players also account for a significant majority (70% to 80%) of the playing population.
The hope, say gaming studio heads in India, is that lushly produced Indian games with unusual settings and storylines will find paying customers in India, and will find takers abroad too.
“Almost half our preregistrations are from the US, Europe and Latin American countries, which indicates that there is considerable interest in such content in the West,” says Roby John, co-founder and CEO of SuperGaming.
The overseas interest did prove crucial for India’s biggest home-grown videogame success so far: the PC and console game Raji: An Ancient Epic. Released in 2020 by Pune-based Nodding Heads, it offers players a unique and richly detailed world that won it a Best Debut Indie Game nomination at the prestigious global Game Awards that year.
“We are grateful that Raji became profitable in the first five months of release, because the number of takers for PC and console games in India is very minute. However, it is now steadily growing,” says Avichal Singh, co-founder and game director of Nodding Games.
The effort now is to replicate that level of success. Indus, Mayanagari and Mumbai Gullies have all been in production since 2020.
India’s gaming studios have traditionally serviced AAA titles (videogames with large budgets, distributed by major publishers) such as Elden Ring, State of Decay 2, Just Cause 3, providing art, animation and visual effects support. Now is the time for the next step, says Nikhil Malankar, founder and CEO of GameEon.
“More people took to gaming seriously in the pandemic. Growing investment opportunities over the last couple of years indicate the scope for growth in this field,” he adds.
SuperGaming raised $5.5 million in a first round of funding in 2021, and is hoping to raise over $15 million in a second round. GameEon received an investment of $25,000 through the MegaGrant program run by American videogame developer and publisher Epic Games.
But money can only go so far. Building a good game takes skilled experts in graphics and immersive audio, seamless gameplay and game design, sound engineering, software engineering and animation.
Quietly, a young India had been preparing for this. “We get at least 60 applications a week from game designers, compared to about 20 applications a month when we set up shop in 2019,” says VK Samhith, founder of BornMonkie. “Experience doesn’t matter to us, as much as one’s portfolio. It’s the burning passion for videogames that we are on the lookout for.”
Mumbai Gullies has over 55 people working on the development of its in-game environments and narratives. Mayanagari has collaborated with rappers and musicians Dopeadelicz and Rapper Big Deal to create two unique tracks so far, with two more planned.
“We’re essentially creating a grand universe like Bollywood films do but as a videogame — a story like KGF that you can play,” says Mayur Bhimjiyani, co-founder of Hypernova Interactive. A game that’s like a movie with exciting Indian stories will be ideal for cross-border cultural exchange, he adds.
Indus, meanwhile, is set in an Indo-futuristic world of tall monuments shaped like mythical creatures such as the demigod Jatayu. Players can climb these and use them as vantage points. There are interstellar travellers; mercenaries called Mythwalkers; and a strange new planet rich in an immensely valuable time- and space-altering substance called Cosmium. “The process has felt akin to planning a real city,” says John.
We are still a few years away from making AAA games in India, says K Narayanan, who writes on film and gaming.
“What is important now is to focus on the passion and intent to create innovative games in the country,” he adds, pointing out that the popular Stardew Valley (2016) was created by a single person — American Eric Barone — over four-and-a-half years. “Dedicated post-release support would help, since that’s something that AAA companies don’t always prioritise.”
A massive market is swirling into shape in India, adds John of SuperGaming. “What’s the point of being one of the world’s biggest consumers of games if we aren’t able to develop our own?”


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CHARLOTTE (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) — Multiple tech publications have mentioned Charlotte as just one of the finest metropolitan areas for tech companies in the nation. And a person specific sector is now garnering a lot of interest.
“It’s genuinely just been a sequence of dominoes in Charlotte that has set us on the earth phase as a FinTech spot,” mentioned Tariq Bokhari, a Charlotte Town Councilman and Executive Director of the Carolina FinTech Hub.
FinTech, or Economical Technological innovation, is the know-how that aims to contend with conventional economical providers.
Bokhari states five several years ago he could not bring FinTech corporations to Charlotte. But now there is been a growth of firms relocating to the Queen Metropolis.
“We’re truly staying equipped to convey to successes. Like Greater.Com bringing a thousand work opportunities in this article. Which then led to Robinhood coming,” explained Bokhari.
The most important FinTech success domestically transpired last 7 days. AvidXchange, a payment computer software business based mostly in Charlotte, grew to become a publicly traded company.
“The other metropolitan areas in this nation, we are undoubtedly on their radar as a big pressure that they are getting rid of their companies and their expertise that are coming here,” reported Bokhari.
It is not just the U.S. possibly. Charlotte skyrocketed up the 2021 Global FinTech rankings, jumping 13 places to the 28th best place in the globe. The exact rating shown the Queen Metropolis as the 10th best metropolis for FinTech in North The united states.


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In the latest interview with Nikkei Trendy, Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda discusses about the company’s successful year and future plans with home consoles, mobile gaming and e-sports. He also teased that they are planning to announced a new Japanese role-playing game for consoles later this year. When asked about the reveal, Matsuda explains that their E3 is already quite booked with big Western titles like “Rise of the Tomb Raider” and “Just Cause 3”, so it’s very likely we will be seeing the new game at Tokyo Game Show – alongside many other things. In 2014, Matsuda promised Square Enix will reveal a new JRPG for consoles by the end of the year, and it turned out to be a brand new SaGa game for PlayStation Vita. The game is scheduled for release in 2015, but the Western release is still under consideration.
Earlier this year, Matsuda also published “A New Year’s Letter from President” where he discusses about Square Enix and how their 2014 was: the company started to use new business models, advanced network infrastructures and focussed on cloud gaming. He also talked about enriching the company’s content by publishing brand new experiences for the customers and expanding their content to emerge new regions such as China. For 2015, Matsuda promised that Square Enix will be announcing and releasing new blockbuster titles in 2015, including Dragon Quest Heroes, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Just Cause 3, Rise of the Tomb Raider and now this new JRPG.
Yoshida Matsuda became CEO of Square Enix in June 2013 after former President Yoich Wada announced his resignation on March 26, 2013. This year it will become two years since he started working as Square Enix’s current leader.
That secret ending is just asking for a new Type game in a new setting. But that’s not likely to show until Tokyo Game Show if it shows this year at all. Other possibilities include a new Dissidia, a totally original game, X-3, SaGa, Drakengard, Hitman, or any one of dozens of active and dormant franchises.
Announce a Chrono game already. If that sucky saga series got a game, where is CT?
Have you ever given a chance for SaGa games? Story and gameplay-wise they have been more experimental than Final Fantasy games in the past – and if they were given a bigger budget, I am sure they would be up there with Final Fantasy games as adored and appreciated JRPG titles. Even the first Final Fantasy games – FFLegends – were SaGa games originally but renamed for the West to appeal for a wider market.
Either this is an entirely new series or a continuation of one – i do know that (from what i’ve heard from alot of people) – that there’s this secret ending for Type-0 which hints at a possible sequel – so perhaps it could be that?
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Nokia has just teased on Nokia conversations about “Something BIG landing here tomorrow“. Though only thing which we know is due for launch is Lumia 625 with biggest display ever on a Nokia phone. But, will it make a cut tomorrow. Let’s see as it may be some new Asha device as well, as last time around Nokia announced Asha 210 in similar fashion.
Anyways, tomorrow you have to be up at 9 am UK time to catch it live!!
Read more about Lumia 625 here.