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Northeastern alumna Christina Lerouge wasn’t intimidated by the near daily announcements that one business or another had shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic; instead, she saw an opportunity to start her own.
“I saw this as the most opportune time,” Lerouge says, “because as companies are slowing down, people have the time and space to think about what they really want to do—to figure out what their passion is.”
Lerouge’s business? Helping people realize their passions.
Thus was born Creative Cycle Consulting, a marketing agency designed to help new entrepreneurs and young businesses get started and stand out. Lerouge officially launched the business in November 2020, having done marketing and web design on a freelance, ad hoc basis for several years prior. Since November, she’s taken on 10 clients with businesses ranging from theater to Caribbean cuisine.
Most of Lerouge’s clients have been people who decided to focus their time and energy on building out their passion projects or their side gigs—the kinds of things people did in their spare time. And, as a side effect of the pandemic, those people often found themselves with a lot more spare time to pour into the work they loved, Lerouge says.
“With the pandemic, I think people thought, ‘Life is short, and I want to do something that makes me happy,’” she says. “I provide the services that make it possible to build out those passion projects into fully functioning businesses.”
Lerouge graduated from Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies in August 2019, after completing a program in digital media management. Lerouge comes from a line of Northeastern graduates: Both her mother and aunt earned engineering degrees at the university. The youngest Lerouge was also selected for a Martin Luther King Jr. Graduate Fellowship at Northeastern, and was featured in the university’s MLK celebration in 2018.
An entrepreneur at heart, she conceived of the idea for Creative Cycle Consulting during her very first semester at the university, she says.
Among her first clients was Mark Stock, the founder of MiniCityArt, a company that uses 3D printing to create hyper-detailed models of major cities. Lerouge designed a promotional event for the company near Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, which grabbed the attention of the executive vice president of the Boston Red Sox during her lunch break. The two spoke, and “a week later, Mark got a request from the Red Sox to design 1,000 models as a holiday gift for Red Sox employees,” Lerouge says. “From there he just took off.”
Her know-how comes from her experience at Northeastern as well as several years working in marketing in the corporate sector. Lerouge has worked in various capacities at big firms, including the insurance giant GEICO, but says she “always felt like a round peg in a square hole,” and eventually set out on her own.
Lerouge’s business is still growing—she just moved into a new office in February—and she hopes to be able to hire more employees soon, but already the work is gratifying.
“In the same fashion that I’m helping clients with their business, they’re trusting in me to get it done,” Lerouge says. “That people see potential in me as a young entrepreneur, early in my career, that’s all the motivation I need.”


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Mit Android 11 hat Google am 8. September die nächste Iteration seines Smartphone-Betriebssystems veröffentlicht. Gelöst: Hi ich hätte eine Frage, das Samsung S9 bekommt das noch Android 11? Wenn nein welches Handy würdet ihr mir empfehlen das ich. Besitzer eines Galaxy S9 und Note 9 müssen sich wohl darauf einstellen, dass ihre Geräte gar kein Update auf Android 11 erhalten. So sieht.
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As mentioned earlier, the Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, and Note 8 did not get the much-anticipated bump to Android Samsung has always been strict with its Android upgrades, reserving only two updates for each of its flagships.
The S8 duo and Note 8 came with Android Nougat out of the box and were duly upgraded to Android Oreo and Pie.
Since the devices got their promised two upgrades, Samsung inevitably kept the devices from receiving the latest version of Android — Android As we all know, the Galaxy S9 duo and Note 9, which came out in , have already received Android based One UI 2 , marking their second Android OS update.
Custom ROM developers have a knack for pulling off miracles, and they very well could try their hands on this one. Nevertheless, the good news does not end there since it seems that Samsung may also be considering releasing One UI 3.
In another alleged conversation , a Samsung support rep. As you can see, the Samsung support rep. FYI, the Galaxy S9 series launched with Android 8.
Therefore, the update to Android 10 was the second and final major OS update for these phones. We will continue to track the situation and will post an update once new details surface.
The first Nokia phone received the Android 10 update around a month after the OS was released. Users have to wait longer this time around, but the good news is that the first update has already been released.
September 28, Nokia posted its Android 11 roadmap on Twitter and then quickly pulled the post — learn more here. Regardless, you can check it out below:.
With that in mind, we expect the first Nokia phone to get the latest version of Android soon. February 2, Nokia 8. The company announced the news on Twitter.
OnePlus has always been fast with updates and the trend is set to continue with Android The company released an open beta build of the Android based Oxygen OS 11 for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro on day one.
The company has also already shipped out a stable version of the latest Android — see details below. See also: Everything you need to know about OxygenOS Although unconfirmed, we expect all OnePlus phones from the OnePlus 6 to get the latest version of Android.
After the OnePlus 8, the next phones in line to get the update are most likely the OnePlus Nord and the OnePlus 7T series.
September 8, The open beta version of Android 11 is available to download for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro — get it here. October 10, Looks like our prediction was correct.
OnePlus has announced that it started rolling out the stable version of Android 11 with OxygenOS 11 on top to the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro.
The update comes in at around 2. October 14, OnePlus has confirmed to Android Authority that the OnePlus 7 series will get the Android 11 update in December.
The OnePlus 7 series consist of the OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro. The upgrades will probably land at slightly different times, but all of them should be available by the end of the year.
December 16, OnePlus has announced that the Android 11 update for the OnePlus 7 series, which was expected to go live this month, has been delayed due to a few bugs.
January 20, The OnePlus 7 and 7T series of phones are finally getting their first Oxygen OS 11 beta builds.
The updates were expected to roll out in December but were delayed due to a data encryption problem — learn more here.
It looks like Oppo is speeding things up this year, joining a list of companies that have released a beta build of Android 11 on day one.
The company has committed to releasing the first stable update by the end of the year, and it delivered on its promise.
The first stable Android 11 has already been released — see more details below. September 8, Oppo has released the beta version of Android 11 for the Find X2, Find X2 Pro, Reno 3, and Reno 3 Pro smartphones.
You can apply to test out the software on the Color OS community. September 14, : Oppo has announced Color OS 11 , which is based on the latest version of Android.
It also revealed which of its phones will get the beta update of Android 11 and when — see below. These are simply the devices to which Oppo would commit.
September 30, Oppo has released what it calls a stable beta version of Android 11 for F17 Pro devices in India.
November 3, Oppo has now started rolling out the stable version of Android 11 to the Find X2 series, XDA-Developers reports. The update is available in several countries including Switzerland and India.
November 12, Oppo is now shipping out the stable version of Android 11 to the F17 Pro. However, the update is only available in India for now.
Realme knows that fast updates are important, which is why it rolled out a closed beta version of Android 11 on day one — see more info below.
During the launch of Realme UI 2. It shipped out the first stable update back in January, four months after Android 10 was officially unveiled.
September 8, The closed beta version of Android 11 is available for the Realme X50 Pro. To try out the software, you have to submit an application on the Realme Community.
With the One UI update, Samsung has totally redesigned the user interface of every Galaxy smartphone. The second generation of One UI, One UI 2. The company has added several exciting new features like new full-screen gestures, dark mode, refined interaction which can help us to comfortably navigate on large screen phones with minimal finger movements.
The Galaxy S9 phones are still eligible to get monthly security updates until the two-year completion of its launch.
Just a month ago, Samsung began releasing plenty of new features, improvements, and enhancements with the One UI 2. Samsung One UI 2. Aside from the UI, it adds some useful and unique features like Samsung DeX to wirelessly connect with TVs through Wi-Fi direct.
However, Samsung is unlikely to carry forward the update to the Note 9 and S9 series even with the hardware similarities. See the full story here.
In no time, our stories got picked up by the likes of Forbes, Foxnews, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge, Macrumors, and many others.
Want to know more about us? Head here. Hillary Keverenge.Android Q: Update-Liste. PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox Series S. Schade, September Dawn das Gerät kein Android 11 bekommen wird. Bekommt mein Handy das Update auf Android 11? Ob Galaxy S7, S8, S9, S10, S20 oder S Unsere Listen erklären, wie lange aktuelle. Ist das S9 echt schon zu alt um Android 11 zu bekommen? Antwort. Avatar. Thomas Fischer Dezember at Werden das Galaxy S9 und Note 9 noch ein Update auf Android 11 erhalten? Netzwelt verrät euch, wie die Chancen für die beliebten. Gelöst: Hi ich hätte eine Frage, das Samsung S9 bekommt das noch Android 11? Wenn nein welches Handy würdet ihr mir empfehlen das ich. Aside from the UI, it adds some useful and unique features like Samsung DeX to wirelessly connect with TVs through Wi-Fi direct. Xiaomi is among the companies Kiku Kanone released a beta Ferienresort Deutschland of Android 11 on the day of its release. January 27, Sony is rolling out Android 11 to the Xperia 10 II, XperiaBlog reports. 10/5/ · Performance is excellent with Android 11 as my Galaxy S9 gets almost near scores for single core on Geekbench 5, which is nearly same performance as Galaxy S10 running on Android 10 Samsung One UI. You can expect much faster performance with Android 11 GSI as it strips out bloated Samsung One UI and replaces with pure stock Android. 7/25/ · Will Galaxy Note 9 and S9 Get Android 11? Technically, both the device has exhausted their quota of receiving Android OS update and Android 10 was the last OS update, the duo received. This can be a little frustrating for the users, especially Note 9 users as they are packed with a year old OS because the current year’s Android OS release is just a month or two away. 11/28/ · Following the reports, we’ve decided to directly get in touch with Samsung officials to know about the real fact why the rep. claiming to provide Android 11 update for Galaxy S9 smartphones. Finally, we’ve reported that there are no chances for the Galaxy S9 series smartphones to collect another generation of Android elchahuistle.com: James Lee Taylor. Here’s a quick review of Android 11 running on my Galaxy S9, it runs nearly flawless. Calls work great, 4G LTE signal/WiFi works great, bluetooth works great, brightness works great, stereo speakers work good. Will Galaxy Note 9 and S9 Get Android 11? Technically, both the device has exhausted their quota of receiving Android OS update and Android 10 was the last OS update, the duo received. This can be a little frustrating for the users, especially Note 9 users as they are packed with a year old OS because the current year’s Android OS release is just a month or two away. Following the reports, we’ve decided to directly get in touch with Samsung officials to know about the real fact why the rep. claiming to provide Android 11 update for Galaxy S9 smartphones. Finally, we’ve reported that there are no chances for the Galaxy S9 series smartphones to collect another generation of Android update. Why the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 won’t get Android 11? Technically, there’s no reason why the S9 and Note 9 devices shouldn’t get Android So, it’s only down to Samsung’s upgrade policy, which keeps its devices from getting more than two Android upgrades. Unfortunately, Samsung did not confirm the same for the ‘S’ series flagships — the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+. Moreover, the Galaxy S9 duo is not listed on any One UI update timeline. So all official evidence points towards the devices not receiving Android 11, which is something we expected since the beginning.

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HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Elmira Corning Regional Airport has completed a $61.5 million renovation project “that will ease travel and promote economic opportunities for the entire Southern Tier.”
The redesigned airport features a larger terminal with about 60 percent more floor space, 300 additional parking spaces, new food and beverage options, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a news release issued Friday.
It has an additional jet bridge that will eliminate the need for travelers to walk across the tarmac to reach their planes.
The facility’s redevelopment was part of Cuomo’s Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization competition.
The project continues Cuomo’s “Southern Tier Soaring” initiative, “a comprehensive effort to promote growth and community development throughout the entire region.”
“This significant investment to modernize the Elmira Corning Regional Airport will increase terminal space and enhance the overall travel experience,” Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who attended the opening, said in the news release. “The airport was small and outdated, but with these improvements it will offer green space and food and beverage options for passengers. The transformation of the airport continues our economic development efforts in the Southern Tier to boost the economy and attract more visitors to the area.”
With the project complete, the terminal’s floor size has increased from 55,000 square feet to 88,000 square feet.
The airport now also features a new baggage claim belt to handle increased volume, as well as strengthened security measures, including state-of-the-art cameras, to better monitor passenger areas.
In addition, a Taste NY grab-and-go kiosk “promotes” New York’s food and beverage producers and provides travelers the “opportunity to purchase locally-made snacks, coffee, tea and dairy products in addition to gift items like maple, honey and concord grape products,” per Cuomo’s news release.
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GM first automaker to join green business coalition
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. on Tuesday became the first automaker to join a business coalition dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
SEC sues couple over 'highly suspicious' stock purchase
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a Hong Kong couple for generating $8.2 million in profits from "highly suspicious" purchases of Dow Jones & Co. stock before News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for the company.
- Citi CEO: Trade War Threat Could Wipe Away Business Confidence Cheddar TV
- Disney's Raises Bid for 21st Century Fox Cheddar TV
- Chicago Picks Elon Musk's Boring Company For High-Speed Airport Link Cheddar TV
- AT&T Merger Could Threaten Netflix, Amazon Competitive Edge Cheddar TV
- London First CEO On Brexit and Business Fortune
- Trump tariffs impact businesses Morning Call
- This CEO Says That Data and A.I. Are at the Center of the Modern Business Fortune
- Your Coffee from Starbucks Just Got More Expensive Fortune
- Happy connections key to success for autistic woman's recycling business KMBC
- Microsoft Buys GitHub For $7.5 billion Cheddar TV
- Internet speed insufficient for 4 in 10 NH businesses surveyed WMUR
- Trump Tariffs Draw Immediate Retaliation Threats Associated Press
- Sears Will Close 72 More Stores Fortune
- Microsoft Passes Google in Market Value Wibbitz
- CloseUP: Crochetiere wants to bring business perspective to Congress WMUR
- These Will Be the 3 Busiest Travel Days at The Airport This Summer Buzz 60
- Netflix Is Now Worth More Than Disney With Boost From The Obamas Buzz 60
- The Silicon Valley Shoe Start-up Betting Simple Is the New Sexy Cheddar TV
- Sony buys EMI to become the world's biggest music publisher Euronews
- New policies rolled out at Starbucks following controversial arrests Fox29
Kan King Wong and Charlotte Ka On Wong Leung bought 415,000 shares valued at more than $15 million in April before the bid by Rupert Murdoch's New York-based media company became public May 1, the SEC said in a civil lawsuit filed at Manhattan federal court Tuesday. Dow Jones' stock price jumped 55 percent the day the offer was announced.
Department of Education's student loan chief quits
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Department of Education's student loan office is stepping down amid growing criticism that the agency has been lax in overseeing the student loan industry.
Theresa Shaw is leaving her post as chief operating officer of the Federal Student Aid office, which she has held since 2002, the department said in a prepared statement. The office administers federal student aid programs.
Walt Disney's films, ad and TV sales boost income 27%
LOS ANGELES -- Net income at The Walt Disney Co. increased 27 percent in the second quarter, boosted by strong results from its film studio, advertising sales at ESPN and international sales of its TV shows.
The media conglomerate, based in Burbank, Calif., said Tuesday that its net income for the quarter ended March 31 was $931 million, or 44 cents a share, compared with $733 million, or 37 cents a share, in the same period a year ago.
Revenue grew slightly to $8.07 billion from $8.03 billion in the same period last year.
CVS/Caremark earnings up 24% after 2 companies merge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- CVS/Caremark Corp. said Tuesday that its earnings rose 24 percent on strong revenue growth in the first quarter as the huge drugstore chain operator absorbed the nation's second-largest pharmacy benefits manager.
Net income after paying preferred dividends grew to $405.4 million, or 43 cents a share, from $326.1 million, or 39 cents a share, a year ago.
The results include 10 days of the operations of drug benefits manager Caremark, which was acquired by Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS for $26.5 billion on March 22. The deal was designed to help the combined company compete better.
Excluding about 3 cents a share of merger and integration expenses as well as related share dilution, the company would have earned 46 cents a share in the latest period.


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Joules is an inherently British lifestyle retailer that sells quirky country clothing, accessories and homewares through a multichannel business covering retail, wholesale and online.
The brand trades through more than 130 standalone stores in the UK and Ireland, but the recent focus had been on increasing its international presence through the online and wholesale channels. Dedicated local websites have been launched in Germany and the US, which have been established as key markets, while it also added a new rest of world platform in 2018. Joules is pulling out of its traditional wholesale operations in the US and EU in 2023 to focus on its own international websites and profitable digital partnerships.
A ‘Friends of Joules’ online marketplace was launched in 2019, bringing together “hundreds of creative businesses to give customers everything they could ever need for a contemporary country lifestyle”.
Further bolstering its lifestyle credentials, in February 2021, Joules acquired Garden Trading, the digitally led retailer of distinctive home and garden products, in a £9m deal.
Although Joules swung into the red in FY2019 as sales were battered by the pandemic, it returned to modest growth the following year, driven by its digital presence. Group sales rose 4.3% to £199.0m in the year to end-May 2021 (FY2020), with retail sales climbing 8.7% to £158.6m, as a 48% surge in online sales, driven by its own ecommerce sites, offset a 41.1% slump in store sales and the business edged back into the black.
Ex-Kingfisher and John Lewis director Jonathon Brown has taken over as CEO from former boss Nick Jones in September 2022. Jones had announced his intention to step down in May as the lifestyle retailer issued another profit warning, citing issues such as increased promotional activity, subdued demand for home and garden products and reduced wholesale demand due to stock delays.
With problems mounting at Joules, in mid-September Next pulled out of negotiations to acquire a stake in the lifestyle business. The loss of the potential rescue deal came on the back of reports earlier in the month that major credit insurer Allianz Trade had pulled cover for Joules’ suppliers. See strategy
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The Cuban government says it has prepared for a surge in tourist arrivals with an airport expansion plan and new luxury hotels under construction in Havana and popular beach resorts like Varadero. But according to tour operators, it is already getting difficult to find available hotel rooms or reserve tables at popular restaurants, especially during the high season.
As relations with the United States improve, Cuba is on the verge of a major influx of tourists, and it is not hard to see why.
Apart from the sun, sea, scenery and historic attractions the island shares with so many of its Caribbean neighbors, Cuba boasts everything from its legendary cigars to classic 1950s cars rumbling through the streets of one of the last bastions of communism in the world.
In the words of the BBC’s Will Grant: “Cuba boasts something unique in the international tourism market: that intangible stamp of ‘authenticity’ which so many visitors demand.”
And while Washington’s travel ban on US citizens visiting the island is still officially in place, it carries little weight with many potential US tourists.
Indeed, many Americans reportedly feel emboldened to visit the tourist paradise of pre-revolution days, especially after seeing their president engage in talks with Raul Castro; viewing images of music’s power couple, Jay-Z and Beyonce, strolling the streets of old Havana; and taking in Hollywood movies shot on location in Cuba.
In the past, US citizens who have travelled to Cuba illegally have done so via Canada, Mexico or the Bahamas, but since December, travel visas for Americans have been more readily available in 12 key categories, from sporting events to cultural and religious exchanges.
Charter flights to Havana from New York and New Orleans have begun, commercial ferry services have been authorized from Florida, and companies like MasterCard and AirBnB have announced plans to operate on the island.
An unprecedented rise in demand for flights and accommodation has resulted, with one New York tour operator admitting that its bookings to Cuba had jumped by almost 250% in March alone.
The number of US visitors, 600,000 annually, a figure that includes many Cuban-Americans visiting relatives, is expected to escalate. The number of non-US tourists could also double over the same period.
The number of tourists from Europe has also been increasing, fuelled in part by a sense of urgency among some European and Canadian tourists to try and experience Cuba “before the Americans arrive,” according to the BBC.


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Things on track again
Plasmablast Games is very close to re-opening the store. A new business partner has been found and the re-opening of the shop not only is imminent but will also come with a "bang": The participation in a great, new and exciting project, namely "Polyversal"
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We are really excited to announce that Plasmablast Games is part of Polyversal
, a Kickstarter project (in its second, much-improved installment) aiming to bring together many 6mm sci-fi manufacturers under the same umbrella. This partnership has been nourished over a long time and rest assured Polyversal is not just a crazy idea haphazardly thrown together: Instead, it is a well thought-out game system that will bring the universe of 6mm sci-fi miniatures and gaming hobby under the same roof. For more information visit the
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Motorola Inc. has unveiled the Motorola DSR-6000 series receivers - the first step toward enabling networks to utilize both MPEG-4 AVC and MPEG-2 compression technologies.
With the receivers, programmers can distribute content strictly in the MPEG-4 HD format, and operators can then deliver that content in either the MPEG-4 or MPEG-2 format, in either SD or HD.
The DSR-6000 series follows Motorola’s DigiCipher II secure content delivery system, which reduces operators’ and programmers’ bandwidth requirements by up to 75 percent while they deliver MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 content.
By enabling operators to receive programming in MPEG-4, and by offering more efficient modulation technology, Motorola said it can decrease satellite transponder requirements by up to 75 percent, allowing operators to deliver additional SD and HD programming.
“We see strong demand from our customers and anticipate that this innovative series of products will accelerate the adoption of HD programming,” said Doug Means, VP and GM of Motorola's IP Video Solutions Group.”


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Picked up by the eagle eyes of SamMobile and popular Samsung insider Ice Universe, Samsung has made the battery sizes of the Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11+ publicly available through the submission of these parts for certification at government testing agency SafetyKorea. And its reveals Samsung has stepped up its game.
- Galaxy S11: 4,500 mAh (Battery ID – EB-BG985ABY)
- Galaxy S11+: 5,000 mAh (Battery ID – EB-BG988ABY)
These are massive upgrades compared to the Galaxy S10 (3,400 mAh) and Galaxy S10+ (4,100 mAh) which were no slouches themselves when it came to longevity. Interestingly, SamMobile notes that the same batteries will power both the 4G and 5G versions of the Galaxy S11 with the Galaxy S11+ expected to only come in a 5G version. As such, it may be the 4G Galaxy S11 which leads the pack.
Gordon’s Top Samsung Daily Deals:
- Samsung Galaxy S10 with 128GB – Prism Black – $599.99 (save $300) – time limited deal – Amazon – shop deal now
- Samsung Galaxy S10+ with 128GB – Prism Black – $599.99 (save $300) – time limited deal – Amazon – shop deal now
- Samsung Chromebook 4 11.6-inch – from $179.99 (save $50) – Amazon – shop deal now
As for buyers on a budget, we already know Samsung is going to equip the entry-level Galaxy S11e with a circa 3,800 mAh battery (ID: EB-BG980ABY) compared to Galaxy S10e’s 3,100 mAh capacity so the whole range is leaping a new level. This couldn’t be better timed given Apple’s big upgrades and it really shows up Google’s absurd Pixel 4 folly.
Furthermore, the Galaxy S11 range is expected to launch earlier than ever before in February, so there’s not long to wait now. Just beware of the Exynos version.
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Instagram reaches 400 million users on it’s social media network
It was only 9 months ago when we told you Instagram is now bigger than Twitter, with over 300 million Instagram users.
But today Instagram is celebrating a community of 400 million users, which is a huge milestone for Instagram.
Amongst those users, over a quarter are following the Instagram profile as it hits 100 million followers!
Since Instagram first started back in October 2010 it has undergone several changes, including a new owner, Facebook. The photo sharing app was bought by Facebook for $1 Billion in 2012.
It has enhanced it’s features to include new Instagram filters, introduced advertisements on users Instagram feeds and many other features including the ability to post videos ranging from 3 to 15 seconds long.
The soaring number of users which has taken Instagram from 300 to 400 million active users, has mainly come from countries such as Japan and Brazil.
Amongst the latest 100 million users to join Instagram is the famous David Beckham, who has already amassed over 12 million Instagram followers on his profile.
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Dec 15, 2019
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider to watch a holiday movie, you are not alone. Holiday movies have become firmly embedded in Americans’ winter celebrations.
The New York Times reports a massive increase in new holiday movies this year. Disney, Netflix, Lifetime and Hallmark are now in direct competition for viewers’ attention, with both new releases and reruns of the classics.
Holiday movies are so popular not simply because they are “escapes,” as my research on the relation between religion and cinema argues. Rather, these films offer viewers a glimpse into the world as it could be.


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Italian carmaker Ferrari has started accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment option for its luxury sports cars in America and plans to expand this option to Europe as well.
The decision to accept cryptocurrencies came after requests from wealthy customers and dealers.
“Some of the customers are young investors who have made their fortunes from cryptocurrencies. Others are more traditional investors looking to diversify their portfolios,” Ferrari Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer Enrico Galliera told Reuters on Saturday.
In the first half of 2023, Ferrari sold over 1,800 cars in the wider Americas region, which includes the U.S. market. However, Mr. Galliera did not specify how many cars the company expects to be purchased using cryptocurrency.
Ferrari will accept Bitcoin, ether, and the USD Coin, and there will be no difference in cost regardless of the currency used, whether crypto or traditional. This is made possible through Ferrari’s partnership with payment processor BitPay, which will convert crypto payments into traditional money immediately.
“This was one of our main goals: to avoid direct handling of cryptocurrencies by both our dealers and us, and to shield ourselves from their wide fluctuations,” explained Mr. Galliera to Reuters.


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FUKUOKA (Kyodo) The once-buoyant camera and electrical appliance discount chain Doi has started court-supervised bankruptcy procedures for winding up its operations, the firm’s court-appointed administrator said Wednesday.
The Tokyo District Court authorized Doi, which once ran a network of Kamera-no Doi stores in Tokyo and other cities, to start procedures on March 8, the administrator said.
Doi, which in August 2003 secured court protection from creditors under the Civil Rehabilitation Law, had been seeking to revive its performance under a court-approved restructuring and rehabilitation program.
But the program itself stalled amid intense competition with rivals, leading Doi to decide to terminate the rehabilitation efforts.
The company, whose legal headquarters is located in Fukuoka, had amassed 5.5 billion yen in debts before the court authorized the start of the rehabilitation program, according to Teikoku Databank.


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Gold and Silver Mario Amiibo will be arriving to the trans-tasman region, Nintendo of Australia have confirmed.
Firstly the Gold Mario Amiibo – which has been sold in North America already – will be available in Target retails store across Australia and New Zealand. At the moment, Nintendo of Australia has not revealed the release date of the Gold Mario Amiibo.
Meanwhile, the Silver Mario Amiibo will be exclusive sold at EB Games and will be hitting store shelves on May 30.
Both Gold and Silver Mario Amiibo will have a purchase limit) for consumers to avoid scalpers buying the Amiibo in bulk. One Gold and Silver Mario Amiibo per costumer!
The two metallic Amiibo will functional exactly like the normal Mario Amiibo from the Mario Party series; the difference is purely aesthetic.
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The prototype for Clark Crew BBQ has opened, the first of several new concepts the company says it will unveil by Jan. 1.
The high-flying company plans to add two Jaggers units to the two that already open.
Diversification into new concepts is sweeping through casual dining in particular. Here’s a rundown of who’s trying what.
Its namesake brand will focus intently on dinner, a bid to build on the success of a new chicken line, while the parent operation tweaks Holler & Dash and works with Punch Bowl Social.
The polished-casual operator intends to stay in the high end of the casual market with a new steak and seafood venture.
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Welcome to the broadband and cable news roundup, Hump Day edition.
Verizon Communications Inc. is giving existing FiOS Internet subs a way to upgrade to the company's entry-level Quantum tier (50Mbit/s down by 25Mbit/s upstream) for an additional $10 per month … without having to change their bundles or sign up to a new TV package. That will, of course, improve ARPU on the product and set subs on a possible path toward the company's higher-speed Quantum tiers (150/65 and 200/65), which launched last June). And Verizon is giving subs ways to upgrade without a truck roll. For example, FiOS TV customers can opt in after tuning to channel 500, via the company's customer Web portal, and through the MyFiOS app.
Following a recent heads-up from the ZatzNotFunny blog, Suddenlink Communications has brought forth more detail about its rollout of the TiVo Inc. Mini, an IP HD client box that feeds off the primary TiVo Premiere box and gives customers access to a whole-home DVR set-up. Suddenlink, the first MSO to offer the TiVo Mini (the device isn't even offered at retail yet), has made it available in more than 100 communities in seven states, including Jonesboro, Ark.; Branson and St. Joseph, Mo.; and Bryan-College Station and Tyler, Texas. A Suddenlink spokesman says the operator is charging a lease fee in the range of $6 to $7 per month for the new device. The launch follows Suddenlink's debut of the TiVo Stream, a transcoding device that delivers live and recorded video to tablets and smartphones. (See Suddenlink Activates TiVo Stream.)
Rogers Communications Inc. is giving cable modem customers a chance, albeit temporarily, to move off a metered broadband plan and go unlimited, so long as they don't mind paying a little extra, reports DSL Reports, noting that the offer is set to expire on March 31. Triple-play customers can get unlimited data for an extra $10 fee, or $30 if they subscribe to one or two Rogers services.
The weekend appears to be prime time for a new feature from Comcast Corp. that lets customers download shows and movies to iPads and other portable devices. The feature, offered on the Xfinity TV Player app, is seeing the most usage on Saturdays and Sundays, "the same days customers are using the record function most" on the new app, company SVP of Product Design and Development, Technology & Product Development Charlie Herrin notes on the Comcast blog. On most days, usage of the app "tops out" at about 10 p.m., he says. Comcast added the download capability to the app in December 2012. (See To Xfinity & Beyond!)
Penthera Partners, a vendor believed to be playing a behind-the-scenes role in Comcast portable video efforts, has hired former Insight Communications SVP of Programming and Video Product Melani Griffith to EVP of business development, a move that reunites her with Michael Willner, the former CEO of Insight and the current president and CEO of Penthera. (See Who's Behind Comcast's Video Downloader? )
Netflix Inc.'s decision to spend more energy and money on original programming has been a shrewd move early on. Its House of Cards gambit is making customers more loyal, with 86 percent saying they're less likely to cancel because of it, according to a survey from Cowen and Co. But Deadline.com notes that the results are working off a small sample -- just 346 of the 1,229 of U.S. consumers surveyed were Netflix customers, while another 223 were non-subs who somehow had access to the streaming service. Still, 10 percent of that combined group viewed at least one episode of the series in the first 12 days after its debut, the survey showed.
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re: Verizon FiOS Offers $10 Quantum Speed Leap Just FYI, we made lots of MDU ONTs for Verizon and at least on BPON...they never deployed any of them. -áWhat they actually did is put ONTs inside apartments.
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re: Verizon FiOS Offers $10 Quantum Speed Leap It nice that Verizon is pushing it Quantum Speed but they still a main issue and that is with those customer that are have mdu those speed will not see anything close to what those cust with there own ont. I also hope that verizon will plan to make a data price plan for those customer that just like to save money and used the internet for there tv viewing. Plus this will not help them if they are leting verizon wireless try to take there customer away .
re: Verizon FiOS Offers $10 Quantum Speed Leap Maybe when/if Google Fiber tries to expand into FiOS territory.-á VZ's tested 1-gig and even 10-gig, anyway.-á VZ's-ápolicy blog tap danced-áaround that kind of-á question recently.-á If I had to boil it down, they say: Not until there's evidence that there's a greater demand for that kind of speed and an abundance of-áapps and services that require 1-gig.-á-áBut here's where you can read it: -áhttp://publicpolicy.verizon.co...
A CSP's digital transformation involves so much more than technology. Crucial – and often most challenging – is the cultural transformation that goes along with it. As Sigma's Chief Technology Officer, Catherine Michel has extensive experience with technology as she leads the company's entire product portfolio and strategy. But she's also no stranger to merging technology and culture, having taken a company — Tribold — from inception to acquisition (by Sigma in 2013), and she continues to advise service providers on how to drive their own transformations. This impressive female leader and vocal advocate for other women in the industry will join Women in Comms for a live radio show to discuss all things digital transformation, including the cultural transformation that goes along with it.


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That last bit is significant. For a good chunk of the last year, the common wisdom was that the traditional headphone jack was living on borrowed time.
Apple famously ditched it with the iPhone 7 in an effort push people toward wireless headphones. The move upset a lot of people, and it hasn't magically fixed Bluetooth's issues, but Apple devices live in their own world. If the break had to happen, at least it was relatively clean. If you're a headphone manufacturer, you can make wireless cans or Lightning cans and know you'll have all iPhone users covered from now on.
With Android, though, the situation is sloppier. For the past several months, Intel and others have been pushing USB-C — the do-everything port that's replacing older USB ports on more and more devices — as the 3.5 mm jack's replacement. USB-C is a digital connection, so it could bring the same enhancements as Lightning, but it's also an open standard, so nobody has to pay Apple a cut to use it.Over the past few months, the likes of Motorola, LeEco, and HTC have jumped on the bandwagon.
Being open, though, means a higher chance of fragmentation. And with the flagship phones from the world's most popular Android device maker sticking with the 3.5 mm jack, that seems likely to stunt USB-C's chances of being a replacement for a little while longer.
While the Galaxy S series on its own doesn't outsell the iPhone — Samsung's market share is high because it sells many phones at many price points — it's still Android's biggest high-end device. Without it onboard, there's less incentive for headphone companies to make USB-C pairs. The fact that other recent Android flagships like the LG G6 have also kept the jack — and the fact that the bulk of Android's affordable phones still have it — doesn't make adopting USB-C any more attractive. Motorola and HTC aren't setting the sales charts on fire.
Yes, the Galaxy S8 has a USB-C port for charging, so it still technically supports USB-C headphones. But with the headphone jack still there — and with Samsung throwing a $99 pair of traditional wired earbuds in the box — it's hard to see people choosing something that's generally pricier and doesn't allow you to charge your phone and listen to music simultaneously.
To be clear: Samsung sticking with the jack is a good thing. Nobody enjoys using a dongle. And again, to truly hear the benefits of a USB-C connection, you'll likely need to pay a bit more than you would for a simple, good-enough analog pair. The move also gives Samsung a very easy selling point in its ongoing blood feud with the iPhone (for whatever that's worth).
On a higher level, the headphone world is still moving toward wireless pairs and so-called hearables. The Galaxy S8 isn't stopping that; if anything, it's expediting it by being the first phone with Bluetooth 5 and making it easier to stream wireless audio to multiple pairs of headphones at once. And by 2018, Samsung may ditch the jack regardless.
But for now, giving people the option to adapt USB-C without banning the alternative is a friendly move. Just don't expect to see many more headphone makers go all-in on USB-C because of it.
This article was originally published on January 27 and has been updated to reflect the launch of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.


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Square Enix will radically overhaul its foundering massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy XIV in a year's time, it said on Friday.
The alterations that Square Enix says it will make to "Version 2.0" are dramatic and extensive: a new graphics engine, redesigned maps, a totally new server system and a redesigned user interface, among other changes.
Square Enix described the changes, accompanied by several PDF files full of details and concept art, in a message to users on Friday.
The PlayStation 3 version of the game, originally announced by Sony as scheduled to be released in the holiday season of 2010, is now slated for early 2013. The Version 2.0 upgrade and a beta of the PS3 port are currently scheduled to go out in September or October 2012.
After a disappointing launch of the original version of the game last year, Square Enix has not yet charged users any monthly fees. It said that it would end the free period in late November or early December of this year.
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Samsung has announced a new app, called Samsung Wallet, at its keynote presentation during Samsung Developer's Day event at Mobile World Congress. The app is a place to store all of your event tickets, boarding passes, coupons and membership cards in one place for easy access. If this concept sounds familiar, it's because Samsung Wallet seems to be a near identical copy of Apple's Passbook, which was unveiled as part of iOS 6 last September.
Just like Apple's Passbook, there's nothing to show in the app yet, since the power of Samsung Wallet will be with developers integrating their own apps to work with the wallet. App developers can request access to the Samsung Wallet API from Samsung's official developer page, but the company won't be providing access to the app until March 7th. It'll be more than two months before the public gets its hands on the app, as the general launch is scheduled for May of this year.
Until then, Samsung has an overview and specs for the new app on the developer website, allowing app builders to prep for its upcoming release. However, if Apple's Passbook app is any indicator, Samsung may have some trouble acquiring high user adoption. The new Samsung Wallet app doesn't even take advantage of NFC, despite the company's new partnership with Visa's PayWave service, which would have provided a desirable advantage over Apple's Passbook. According to The Verge, Samsung isn't ruling out future integration, but developers shouldn't base their apps around this functionality.
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Michael Spiar, Member Engagement & Communications Specialist | Alberta Broker, April 2016
Insurance, perhaps more than any other industry, thrives on information. This was true as long ago as the 1600s, when Lloyd’s Coffee House in England was the de facto place to be for the reliable shipping news. Sailors, ship owners and the forerunners of modern underwriters gathered in droves to stay informed and, of course, negotiate insurance policies. It is telling that the establishment’s legacy of information gathering, and not coffee brewing, is what survived through the centuries to become the venerable Lloyd’s of London.
With demand for current, accurate information always high, it is no small wonder that conversations in our industry invariably turn to technology — specifically, the growing number of wireless, smart devices. Just a few years ago, the thought of plugging a telematics device into a personal vehicle was considered controversial in the extreme. Now, consumers strap a FitBit or Apple Watch onto their wrist without a second thought.
This network of connected devices representing a treasure trove of data for our industry is commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT), and we have only just begun to tap its potential.
Convenience is King
In order for our industry to benefit from the IoT, consumers must consciously choose to be monitored. Initially, this was an extremely difficult idea to sell. The allure of lowering one’s auto premium with a telematics device was at odds with a desire for privacy — what costs more, a few dollars or the freedom to speed or take a tight corner every now and then? As journalist David Booth of driving.ca put it in 2013:
This entire system must be an authoritarian’s ultimate dream. No longer will it be necessary for insurance companies to rely on the police to catch miscreants in the act of breaking the nation’s traffic laws before raising their rates; said scofflaws will simply volunteer the proof of their misdeeds themselves. Thank you very much and your premium will be going up by 20 per cent this year, sir.
Three years later, popular opinion has turned, according to Intact Insurance. “Our UBI product, currently available in Ontario and Quebec, has seen good adoption by consumers in these provinces,” says Jennie Moushos, senior vice president, western division, “and we are looking forward for it to be available in Alberta. We believe this program will do what is intended — encourage safe driving amongst our customers that will help reduce the frequency of accidents.”
The reason why this is the case — and why personal tracking devices such as FitBit are so popular — may lie in the success of iTunes. Before its introduction, songs and albums were essentially free via illegal downloads, yet iTunes convinced consumers to part with their money anyway. Simply put, downloading music is easier with iTunes than it ever was on Napster, and consumers decided that convenience was well worth a dollar a song.
Convenience is king. And as connected devices promise to make all aspects of life easer, the future looks bright for the IoT.
Opportunities for Insurance
Connected devices have already evolved far beyond telematics. According to Accenture, 39% of insurers globally have already piloted programs to track data from connected homes, tracking anything from security to humidity to overall maintenance.¹ John Hancock Financial in Boston was the first company in America to offer life insurance discounts to customers who allowed the company to tap into their FitBit data.
Commercially, the IoT could be of even greater benefit. It is already common for companies to use tracking devices internally to monitor equipment performance, security and other areas of concern, but the data collected is often strictly for internal use. With access to that information, particularly in real time, insurance brokers could dramatically increase their value as expert advisors, able to offer more nuanced risk management advice than before. The broker channel maintains over 90% market share of commercial insurance in Canada, and the IoT could be invaluable in maintaining or even growing that strength.
Research from Cisco indicates that the IoT will include 26 billion units by 2020,² generating data in any number of forms including numerical, text, audio and video. At just four years away, that future will arrive sooner than we think.
IoT Not Without Risk
As with everything, the IoT is a double-edged sword, and despite its potential to improve both everyday life and the way our industry does business, security remains a critical issue. In the technology sector’s heedless rush to develop exciting new devices as quickly as possible, it often ignores basic safety protocols and allows criminals easy access to connected devices.
Even when password-protected, a connected home’s wireless network can be hacked if an individual device connected to it lacks the proper security protocols. Researchers at a 2013 security conference demonstrated how any number of devices can be hacked with relative ease, successfully taking control of a “smart” bidet, turning a child’s camera-equipped toy into a surveillance device and even changing the code of a wireless, smartphone-controlled door lock.³
Imagine the insurance adjuster assigned to a case of robbery with no sign of forced entry, all because a door lock was picked electronically.
Future of the IoT
Despite the risks, consumers show no signs of slowing their adoption of smart devices – the value of the North American market for smart home security alone is projected to be $14.1 billion US by 2018,4 an 11.5% increase over its 2014 value. In response, the Canadian Underwriters Laboratory has turned its eye to this growing sector, offering to certify various home monitoring products in an effort to improve consumer safety.5
The IoT may yet be in its infancy, but the sheer volume of data it can provide makes it impossible for the broker channel to ignore. The Lloyd’s Coffee House of 2016 is digital – it’s time to wake up and smell the data.


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Asparagus product recalled due to listeria concerns
Pictsweet Co. has recalled an asparagus product due to potential health concerns.
Pictsweet Farms 8-ounce Steam'ables Aspargus Spears could have listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, according to a recall announcement posted by the Food and Drug Administration. Healthy individuals can experience high fever, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other issues.
The recall pertains to nearly 1,900 cases for certain products with a "Best by Aug. 1, 2020" date and distributed in the following areas:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Customers who bought the product can get a refund. For more details, click here.


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59K+ Pounds Of Frozen Chicken Nuggets Produced In Texas Being RecalledPilgrim’s Pride of Waco is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with rubber.
Some Jeep Cherokees Being Recalled To Fix Transmission Problem That Can Cause Power LossTransmission problems that can cause certain model SUVs to lose power unexpectedly, has resulted in Fiat Chrysler recalling almost 95,000 Jeep Cherokees.
More Than 42K Pounds Of Ground Beef Sold At Walmart & Other Stores Recalled Because E. Coli FearsMore than 40,000 pounds of ground beef -- sold to stores nationwide -- is being recalled over fears it may be contaminated with E. coli.
Hood Latch Problem Causes Nissan To Recall Nearly 1.9M CarsFor the fourth time, Nissan is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars to fix a latch problem that could allow the hood to fly open while cars are moving.
Lime Scooters Back On City Streets With Free Rides For Medical WorkersOne of North Texas' biggest suppliers of electric scooters -- Lime -- has relaunched a limited fleet and is offering a discount to health care workers.
Ford Recalls 250K+ Cars In U.S. States With High Temperatures To Fix Door LatchesThe Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 250,000 cars in the U.S. to fix doors that could open unexpectedly or may not close properly.
Toy Tool Kits Recalled For Excessive Lead, Safety StandardsThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more than 20,000 Grizzly Children's Tool Kits due to excessive lead levels.
IKEA Recalls More Than 800K Kullen 3-Drawer Chests Because Of Tipping DangerIkea is recalling 820,000 three-drawer chests because they can tip over and crush kids.
Astrochef LLC. Recalls 'Mega' Pepperoni Stuffed Pizza Sandwich ProductsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has recalled about 7,363 pounds of pepperoni stuffed pizza sandwich products from Rockwall-based company Astrochef LLC.
Browning Recalls Pistol Holsters Due To Injury HazardBrowning recalled 1,265 leather pistol holsters Thursday because the design can change the position of the safety switch on firearms.
Suspension Part Problem Leads To Recall Of 240K Ford SUVs And CarsThey say a suspension part can break and increase the risk of a crash, now the Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 240,000 SUVs and cars.
US Company Recalling 14,000 Baby & Toddler Carriers Because Of Falling HazardSome 14,000 soft infant and toddler carriers, sold at Amazon Target and Walmart, are being recalled because of a fall hazard.
USDA Recalls Frozen Egg Burritos Branded As 'Chicken'Culinary International, LLC is recalling chicken burrito products after it said they were misbranded as egg burritos.
More Than 6 Million Honda, Toyota Vehicles Recalled For Air Bag ProblemsIn all, more than 6 million vehicles worldwide are being recalled by Toyota and Honda for two different air bag glitches that present different dangers to motorists.
CPSC Issues Recall For Baby Trend's Tango Mini StrollersThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for a brand of baby strollers sold at Target and Amazon.


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Although you might not guess it from their website, Geeksphone is to stop making and designing smartphones.
A press release, which is tucked away in the forums, states ..
After having developed six smartphones in less than six years, the company has reached the end of a cycle.
It seems that this is due to competitors creating mobile phones which, if we’re reading through the translated press release properly, are becoming “bland” with little concern for the needs of users.
It seems that despite their best efforts, the more individual and unique phones generated by Geeksphone, and lauded by their followers, are not what the greater market are interested in.
Geeksphone has always worked for its users, trying to listen to their needs, in order to bring innovation, freshness, quality, style and to differentiate their mobile needs.
However these arguments currently have few followers in the mobile phone industry.
Sadly, it seems that delivering phones that keep some of the people very happy isn’t a great business model. What’s that old saying? You can please some of the people all of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time? Either way, it’s kinda sad to see Europe’s first smartphone maker effectively shutting up shop.
A lot of staff have already moved over to Silent Circle’s Blackphone, with Co-Founder María Alzola leaving completely. Rodrigo Silva-Ramos and Angel Sánchez Díaz have created geeks!me, which will be developing wearables.
If you’re still after one of their phones or want to know more about the history of this Spanish company, read our coverage here.
Full details on the press release below.
Geeksphone leaves in the hands of its Users’ Community the development of their Multi OS platform.
– After having developed six smartphones in less than six years, the company has reached the end of a cycle.
– Our Customer Technical Support Service will continue to operate as usual.
-Geeksphone, jointly with some of its partners has created geeks!me, a new brand focused on the development of wearables.
Madrid, 20 June 2015.- It’s been almost six years since Rodrigo Silva-Ramos and Javier Agüera founded Geeksphone in 2009.
During all these years, Geeksphone has been the first Spanish company to develop a smartphone, the first European company to launch an Android based phone, the first global brand to launch a Firefox OS mobile device together with Telefónica and the Mozilla Foundation, besides being the first global project in the mobile environment to have believed in the free code, encouraging it as its core philosophy.
In addition, the Company embarked in 2013, on a joint venture with Silent Circle in order to create Blackphone, a project that has leadered security and privacy issues and which has garnered many successes and awards, and has even been exhibited in several museums around the world.
“When we started the Geeksphone project, we never imagined that we would develop six smartphones in just five years,” says Rodrigo Silva-Ramos, Geeksphone’s Co-Founder. “We are very grateful and proud of having achieved so many professional and personal success and, above all, we are extremely proud to have received great recognition from both the Industry and the users”
Geeksphone has sold several thousand terminals, has reached business figures of great importance in relation to the environment of European technology startups, and has facilitated independent investment in other projects undertaken by Geeksphone’s founding partners.
Now the time has come for a new cycle. The reality of the company today is very different from what it was in the beginning, since the concept of innovation based on a passionate geek community, talented and creative, has now much less sense and it is a differentiation, which currently generates little interest in the mobile environment. in relation to the 2009 date of our creation.
“Mobile telephony has changed a lot in recent years,” comments Rodrigo Silva-Ramos. “Our perception is that it is now a sector with great actors who have come to be where they are without much concern for innovation and without being concerned by the needs of its users.”
Geeksphone has always worked for its users, trying to listen to their needs, in order to bring innovation, freshness, quality, style and to differentiate their mobile devices.
However these arguments have currently few followers in the mobile phone industry environment, and it is very difficult for a company to maintain its viability and business with this philosophy. Therefore, and for the moment, Geeksphone will not undertake new projects and future development will be in the hands of users.
Geeksphone has made available to the entire community of users all the tools that we are legally able to spread, for further development, since the company also has licensing agreements with third parties who may not be made public.
“This Company has always complied, and will continue, with the law regarding the rights and property of our partners. But we have always tried to find the best balance concerning the values of open source and community development,” says Rodrigo Silva-Ramos, Co-Founder of Geeksphone. “In short, everything that belongs to Geeksphone belongs to its users.”
In compliance with the commitments made to users in terms of warranty and support, Geeksphone’s Customer Technical Support Service will be maintained and it will operate in the same way it has done so far.
Moreover, all the engineering talent has passed to Silent Circle’s Blackphone, in order to continue opening new avenues for innovation along with Ana Gay-Puente and Javier Agüera, who are also Geeksphone partners.
María Alzola, also Geeksphone member and Co-Founder, leaves the company.
Finaly, Rodrigo Silva-Ramos and Angel Sánchez Díaz have created geeks!me, a new brand focused on the development of wearables and it will launch its first product in the upcoming months. It will be an activity bracelet that will allow users to carry a healthier pace of life, in harmony with the environment.


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The Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that online nominations are now open for the 2019 Business & Community Awards Gala.
The public is invited to nominate a business, individual or farm family until July 7th.
The categories are: Business of the Year, Non-Profit of the year, Farm Family, Citizen of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and People’s Choice for Customer Service (Individual and Business).
The public will be able to vote online for their ‘People’s Choice’ in individual and business categories from July 19th to September 13th.
The nominees and award winners will be recognized at the 2019 Business & Community Awards Gala on Saturday, Oct. 26th 2019 at 5:30 pm at the Lacombe Memorial Centre.
Tickets cost $75 each or $500 per table and are on sale for the general public at the Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce office, 6005-50th Ave., Lacombe, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on our website at www.lacombechamber.ca.
To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 403 782 4300.
-Submitted by the Lacombe Chamber of Commerce


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As per the Global Industry Analysts report, printed textiles market is projected to touch 29.8 billion square meters by 2020, due to the technology enhancement aimed at improving print speeds, design and efficiency. This is gathering momentum in the Middle East and Africa region as well.
Just to give you an example the UAE stands as the world’s fourth largest trading centre of textiles, generating an approximate $17.5 billion annually. SGI Dubai 2017 will serve as the ideal platform to explore this new and potential business opportunity.
Screen printing continues to hold a major share of the global textile printing market, in terms of production volume of printed textiles. Growth in the coming years will also be driven by the new digital textile printing market. Some of the areas to be considered are;


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A total of 30m NFC SIMs were shipped globally by members of the SIMalliance in 2012 — an 87% increase on 2011. The Japan/Korea region was the largest market with 21m NFC SIMs shipped, followed by Western Europe at 6m. SimAlliance members, who account for 90% of the global market, shipped a total of 4.6bn SIMs in 2012, up 6% on 2011.
- Second generation NFC Ring seeks funding
- BNP Paribas pilots cards with dynamic security codes
- Samsung Pay gets seven city US promo tour
- Starbucks takes mobile ordering to the UK
- Clear2Pay adds certified testing solutions for US move to EMV


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TI's wireless haptic development kit enables easy tactile feedback prototyping in a wide range of applications
World's 4th Largest Exporter of Machine Tools Will Be Represented by More than 80 Companies; Press Conference & Panel Discussion Will Take Place Sept. 10
IMTS 2014 - MHI Develops "GE10A" Dry-cut Hobbing Machine Enabling High-speed, High-precision Machining of Small Automotive Gears
-- New Offering to Debut in Chicago at IMTS 2014 To Attract Sales in the North American Market --
IMTS 2014 - FARO® Releases FARO® Edge ScanArm HD with Fast Scanning Speed and High-Definition Data Clarity
The power of the new high-definition 3D scanner combined with the flexibility of the FARO Edge measuring arm creates the world's most affordable, high performance contact/non-contact portable measurement system on the market - the FARO Edge ScanArm HD.
Breaking Through the Price Barrier for LiDAR Sensors, Velodyne Introduces 3D Real-Time 'LiDAR Puck' at $7,999
Affordable, Next-Gen Sensor Seen Fueling Robotics, UAV and Automation Markets
Perception Neuron's Virtual Reality Motion Capture System Sails past its $250,000 Kickstarter Goal and announces Stretch Goals
With over half of its Kickstarter campaign completed, the world's smallest, adaptive and most affordable motion capture system has reached its funding goal and released news about its stretch goals.
Jenny Wu works with stratasys 3d printing to create dazzling jewelry with unique geometries and designs
Stratasys collaborates with Jenny Wu and unveils LACE, a new ready-to-wear 3D printed jewelry collection available in Autumn 2014
Release sets new standards for machine vision---- Preview at VISION 2014 in Stuttgart
The global mobile robotics market was valued at USD 6,249.6 million in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.6% during the forecast period from 2013 to 2019.
ModuleWorks, the leading supplier of CAD/CAM components for 5-Axis machining and CNC simulation, will show the latest version of its CAM components, version 2014.08 at IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014, (booth E-3133) in Chicago from 8-13th September 2014.
The demonstration marks a significant milestone in a partnership between the university and Lockheed Martin that began earlier this year.
The Robotics Alley Conference & Expo, in partnership with the Minnesota High Tech Association, has named its 2014 STEM scholarship award winner.
ReWalk Robotics plans on selling 3.35 million of its shares in an IPO that will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RWLK." The pricing terms were not disclosed. Barclays Capital and Jefferies will serve as underwriters. Based in the U.S., Israel and Germany, ReWalk is a maker of wearable robotic exoskeletons for individuals with spinal cord injury. Its backers include SCP Vitalife Partners. Yaskawa Electric Corp. Israel Healthcare Ventures, Pontifax and Previz Ventures.
From 3D printing and Xbox to robotics and digital currency, Minnesota's plans to host Expo 2023 puts our innovative culture center stage. Wendy Meadley, communications lead for Expo 2023: The Minnesota World's Fair, invites Minnesota state fair attendees to stop by the booth and experience 3D printing, and Bitcoin's digital currency first hand.
Website Development & Marketing Firm AIMG announces the launch of a robust responsive, branded, and fully customized content management system website it developed and designed for Kawasaki Robotics, a leading global supplier of industrial robots and robotic automation systems.
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Universal Robots is a result of many years of intensive research in robotics. The product portfolio includes the UR5 and UR10 models that handle payloads of up to 11.3 lbs. and 22.6 lbs. respectively. The six-axis robot arms weigh as little as 40 lbs. with reach capabilities of up to 51 inches. Repeatability of +/- .004" allows quick precision handling of even microscopically small parts. After initial risk assessment, the collaborative Universal Robots can operate alongside human operators without cumbersome and expensive safety guarding. This makes it simple and easy to move the light-weight robot around the production, addressing the needs of agile manufacturing even within small- and medium sized companies regarding automation as costly and complex. If the robots come into contact with an employee, the built-in force control limits the forces at contact, adhering to the current safety requirements on force and torque limitations. Intuitively programmed by non-technical users, the robot arms go from box to operation in less than an hour, and typically pay for themselves within 195 days. Since the first UR robot entered the market in 2009, the company has seen substantial growth with the robotic arms now being sold in more than 50 countries worldwide.


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New Delhi: Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) Monday reported a 27 per cent increase in its domestic sales to 17,202 units in March.
The company had sold 13,574 units in the domestic market in March 2018, HCIL said in a statement.
The company also exported 38 units last month, it added.
Honda Cars posted sales of 1,83,787 units in 2018-19, up 8 per cent as compared with 1,70,026 units in 2017-18.
"Strong sales efforts from the dealers and company during the prevailing tough market scenario resulted in this growth rate, which is ahead of the industry," HCIL Senior VP and Director-Sales and Marketing Rajesh Goel said.
One of the growth drivers for the company was the all new Amaze, he added.
"The launch of our global bestsellers Civic and CR-V reinforced Honda's premium product line-up," Goel said.
HCIL exported a total of 4,794 units during 2018-19. The company also expanded its sales and distribution network across the country during the last fiscal to 381 facilities in 264 cities.
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Uber hack flap is adding to its already daunting list of lawsuits -- here's a rundownhttp://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/18/uber-faces-big-legal-threats--lawyers.h
Uber keeps adding to a growing list of lawsuits, with recent filings over the ride-hailing company's undisclosed 2016 hack — a trend that continues to plague the company's cultural reversal.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has made clear and sweeping changes since being tapped for the position in August to rid the company of scandal tied to founder Travis Kalanick.
The company has made efforts to improve working conditions for drivers and has played nice with city officials who wanted to ban the service from operating in London. Japanese investment giant Softbank is eyeing a $48 billion stake in the company, and Khosrowshahi has hinted at an IPO as early as 2019.
While most of the pending litigation facing Uber is carried over from its former CEO, a laundry list of suits could stand as a hurdle to the company's financial and cultural turnaround.
Here are seven of the biggest legal threats ahead for the company, updated from our previous list that ran in June.


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Seagate Technologies hopes to make a big splash for its first-ever foray onto the International CES show floor.
The company decided to go for a full-blown booth this year instead of its usual meeting room setup so it could draw attention to the larger role storage is now playing in the CE and computer worlds.
“We want to reach a wider audience, more than retailers and OEMs,” said Rob Pait, Seagate’s global marketing director. “We want to see if we can stimulate interest from those attending so they can see what you can really do with storage.”
To show the important role Seagate sees storage playing in everyday life, it has created a series of videos featuring filmmaker Spike Lee and fashion photographer Albert Watson, among others, that has these individuals discussing how storage has made their jobs better and easier.
The new consumer products Seagate will show are a 160GB portable hard drive and a 500GB external hard drive with a serial ATA interface. The 160GB model is not quite pocket portable, Pait said, and uses Perpendicular Magnetic Recording technology that increases the amount of data the platter can hold.
For the OEM sector, the company has the EE25 drive for the automotive market. Pait said Seagate is receiving a huge amount of interest from a wide variety of manufacturers for hardened hard drives. These include auto makers, navigation firms and even a gas pump manufacturer who would like to place a drive in a pump so drivers could download media while they fill up, he said.
Seagate will have several concept products on hand, such as a wireless USB networking/storage device and the Tornado Drive. The latter is an external storage cartridge about the size of an old eight-track cassette that can be used to share content between computers or between a computer and a CE product. Pait said the user would download programming stored on a computer onto the cartridge, and then the cartridge would drop into a docking station that would then connect to a TV for viewing.
Seagate is also working to have the docking station integrated into the TV itself or a set-top box, Pait said.


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Target Nixes “Uncomfortable” Phone Survey
Target found itself apologizing this week when a survey e-mailed to hundreds of customers caused numerous complaints, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday.
The survey, distributed to customers on June 8, asked responders to agree, disagree, “strongly agree,” or “strongly disagree” with a variety of statements, including “My partner is likely to reject me at some point unless I am better (smarter, better looking, etc.) than any other potential mate,” “I could disappear from the face of the earth and no one would notice,” and “I’m not known for my generosity.” After customers complained about the personal nature of the questions, the survey, which was conducted through Nielsen Net Ratings, was pulled.
“We recognize that some of the questions made our guests uncomfortable. We apologize for that,” Target spokewoman Lena Michaud told the Journal-Sentinel.


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Leonia Resorts have allegedly been collecting GST charges from customers but failed to forward them to the government from July 2017
Hyderabad: On Wednesday, Leonia Resorts Chairman and Managing Director, GS Chakravarthi Raju was arrested for tax evasion. The resort had failed to pay the government tax dues worth Rs 13.8 crore worth of GST. The Directorate General of GST Intelligence arrested Raju after he allegedly did not cooperate with the investigation despite being served several notices.
Authorities also attached the details of five bank accounts of Leonia for tax evasion as evidence.
According to reports, Leonia Resorts have been collecting GST charges from customers but failed to forward them to the government from July 2017 when the GST came into effect. The tax collections were allegedly diverted for private use.
The reports also claimed that the Leonia management intentionally avoided paying the GST amount to the government despite several notices sent by the service tax department.
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) authorities claimed that Raju admitted during the investigation that Leo Meridian Infrastructure Projects & Hotels Ltd, which owns Leonia Resorts, has not been paying GST amount after collecting them from customers.
According to the GST law, if any service provider collects the Goods and Service Tax from the customers and fails to remit the same to the government beyond a period of three months and if the amount involved is more than Rs 5 crore, it would be considered as a GST (non-bailable) offence. Any individual who commits such an offence would be imprisoned for a term of five years and a fine will be imposed.
In January 2018, Raju was arrested by the CBI in a Rs 54 crore bank fraud case for defaulting on loan payments.
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Indochino is putting a lot of steam behind their retail strategy. It appears retail locations are working out very well for them to compliment the online business. It makes sense: Many customers like to go and touch the fabric, talk to someone in person, have the security of being measured by someone who knows what he or she is doing and to have someone to go back to in case of problems. Later purchases can easily be made online, as your measurement profile is stored with your Indochino account.
You can find more info on Indochino's showrooms here:
Indochino is now opening stores in malls, and there are currently two locations in Canada. One in Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre, another one just very recently opened in Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. More Canadian mall locations are to follow, and also international expansion plans exist for up to 150 more stores. The mall developments are part of Indochino's big growth plan following the $30 million investment of Chinese Dayang Group back in March 2016.
Dean Handspiker, Senior Director of Retail at Indochino, said: "Interestingly, our current showrooms are primarily appointment based but, with Square One first, and now Yorkdale, we’re seeing nearly half of our sales come from from passersby who walk in completely new to the brand". He went on to say, " Shopping Centres are now recognizing the uniqueness of our approach, that we are part of the next generation of retail, and thus a desirable tenant offering a point of differentiation in the market." via Retail Insider


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After months of stealthy operations, solar cell maker HelioVolt Corp. has delayed by two years its job creation projections and released details about the company’s manufacturing timeline.
HelioVolt has begun production of its thin film solar cells and plans to have them certified by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. within the next couple of months. The company’s product is also being tested internally, and early samples are being shipped to select customers, company officials said.
Meanwhile, HelioVolt has altered an agreement with state officials 18 months after it received $1 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund. The original agreement called for creating 158 jobs in return for that $1 million in two equal payments. But the amended agreement extends the target date for creating that many jobs from December 2010 to December 2012 and extends the amount of time the company must maintain those jobs from January 2016 to January 2018, according to Gov. Rick Perry’s office, which oversees the Texas Enterprise Fund.
The changes were needed because the global recession has decreased the demand for solar cells, creating a glut, Vice President of Business Development Iga Hallberg said.
Heliovolt employs fewer than 100 people now, but Hallberg declined to give an exact number.
“We had to do more with existing jobs, and that had an effect on our hiring schedule,” she said. “We had to adjust our plan and capital spending and where we were internally.”
The updated agreement with the state comes six months after the company replaced its founding CEO with technology veteran Jim Flanary. The previous CEO, founder B.J. Stanbery, is now the company’s chief strategy officer and board chairman.
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America’s worst corporate citizen strikes again! Today, the New York Times features a stunning investigative account of how, throughout the ’00s, Walmart became a huge player in the Mexican economy. They opened stores and gained influence the old-fashioned way: they bribed anyone and everyone who stood in their way.
It’s quite a story. According to Times reporters David Barstow and Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab, Walmart was quite bold and inventive in its corruption and villainy:
Wal-Mart de Mexico was not the reluctant victim of a corrupt culture that insisted on bribes as the cost of doing business. Nor did it pay bribes merely to speed up routine approvals. Rather, Wal-Mart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited. It used bribes to subvert democratic governance — public votes, open debates, transparent procedures. It used bribes to circumvent regulatory safeguards that protect Mexican citizens from unsafe construction. It used bribes to outflank rivals.
Through confidential Wal-Mart documents, The Times identified 19 store sites across Mexico that were the target of Wal-Mart de Mexico’s bribes. The Times then matched information about specific bribes against permit records for each site. Clear patterns emerged. Over and over, for example, the dates of bribe payments coincided with dates when critical permits were issued. Again and again, the strictly forbidden became miraculously attainable.
I strongly urge you to read the entire article. It’s a truly ugly story, but fascinating. On top of its other sins, Walmart managed to defile such national treasures as the pyramids at TeotihuacÃ¡n and the BasÃlica de Guadalupe, where the Virgin is said to have appeared, by constructing its eyesore stores close by. During a wonderful trip I made to Mexico several years ago (seriously — if you’ve never been, you must go! it’s an amazing place, and dirt cheap to boot), I stayed at a B&B in the neighborhood of the BasÃlica, and noted the ginormous local Walmart with dismay.
By 2006, Walmart’s upper level management in Bentonville had gotten wind of the bribery schemes, but they quickly shut down an internal investigation. The Times reports that the company is current facing investigations by the U.S. Justice Department, the S.E.C., and Congress for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and by Mexican authorities for violating Mexican law. It would be highly salutary if any of those investigations led to Walmart being brought up on charges, but I’m not holding my breath. Walmart appears to be the proverbial 800 pound gorilla in the room, and sadly, our elected officials generally let it do pretty much whatever it wants.
Kudos to the Times, though, for some great journalism.


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The Nintendo Switch 2 rumors are all the hype these days. Ever since the reports of it being demonstrated at Gamescom circulated we’ve been repeatedly hearing about the next-gen handheld. But it seems that Activision was briefed on the Nintendo Switch 2 a long time ago, according to The Verge.
Activision Was Informed Of The Switch 2 Last Year
According to the source, Activision got the briefing for Switch 2 last year, as indicated by internal emails from the FTC hearing. Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick, and other executives sat down with Nintendo in December 2022, and a summary was prepared tagged as ‘Switch NG (Next-Gen)’.
While most of the summary has been heavily redacted, some performance details can be made out. According to the source, the Nintendo Switch 2 will perform similarly to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Which in theory is a huge step up from the first generation.
According to reports from Gamescom, the Switch 2 ran an upgraded version of Zelda: BOTW at a much improved FPS. In addition, Matrix: Awakens (Built-in UE5) was also showcased reportedly used DLSS and had ray-tracing enabled, indicating a much more powerful device.
Nintendo briefing Activision about the Switch 2 last year indicates that they could be looking to launch the handheld soon. Reports suggest a 2024 release date, and it seems that could be true.
What are your thoughts on this news? Let us know in the comments below.


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Innovative hemp and cannabis corporation Marijuana Company of America (OTC: MCOA) this morning announced the release of hempSMART™ Full Spectrum Pet Drops, a natural product line formulated with 250mg of full spectrum non-psychoactive cannabidiol (“CBD”) derived from industrial hemp. Per the update, in addition to naturally-occurring CBD, the specially-formulated product contains full spectrum hemp extract, fractionated coconut oil and a rich bacon flavor. “Our new hempSMART product is a natural option for pet owners who care about supporting their animals’ healthy energy levels as well as optimizing their health,” Donald Steinberg, CEO of MCOA, stated in the news release. “Our hempSMART product line will continue to expand to other popular areas of consumer interest to give our affiliates what they need to succeed.” According to industry data, natural pet supplement sales nearly doubled from 2008 to 2014, and the market is expected to record significant and continuing expansion moving forward. Projections call for an annual increase of up to five percent in the retail sales of pet supplements and nutraceuticals in the coming years, bringing the market to $1.6 billion.
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