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Yesterday we shared some of the highlights from this year's Consumer Electronics Show: All Access Weekly's Best of CES So Far
More than anything, it showed that despite the departure of Microsoft and Apple, CES is still an industry showcase worth paying attention to and also a really good indicator of where tech's going.
A lot was made of Microsoft and Apple opting to do their own quarterly (sometimes more frequent) presentations in lieu of having a presence at CES. The thing is, though, that their presence was still felt. Both companies have so much influence on the tech market that you can't help but see them on the floor. They're not the elephant in the room, either. They're right there in various tablet and smartphone displays. So really, while we didn't get the unveiling of something like Windows 8 or iPhone 5, we still got a glimpse of what's on the horizon for those two companies.
More importantly, Apple and Microsoft stepping aside only meant that other companies stepped up. In particular, Samsung may have been the star of this year's CES with its hype of their new 4K Ultra HD TV series and various other products. This comes on the heels of the Galaxy SIII surpassing the iPhone as the best-selling phone in the world for the first time in the third quarter figures that came out last month. That comes with the caveat that those figures include the period before the release of the iPhone 5, which put Apple back on top. But that's only a temporary bump.
What we've seen from the last several months and this show is that while Apple is the innovator, it may no longer be the undisputed and unchallenged leader in smartphones and tablets. And, if anything, they may actually be in danger of falling behind other emerging companies.
There are also the news items that didn't exactly make front page headlines, but will in hindsight be huge industry game changers. In particular, McGraw-Hill's announcement of its intention to transition to a software subscription service where you can access educational texts via PCs and tablets for only $19 a semester in lieu of hundreds of dollars for print textbooks. This is huge news for any student who has to factor in textbooks as an expense, but it also will have very real consequences for the print industry.And so, as we wrap up another Consumer Electronics Show, the future seems uncertain, but only in the sense that we're no longer certain that the big two are going to dominate all aspects of tech. That may not be a bad thing, either, since the greatest advancements have always come from a healthy dose of competition.
We'll have more coverage on this site and also come to you from the floor of the show on our programs all next week:• Wednesday Jan. 16th @ 1am/12c – All Access Weekly• Thursday Jan. 17th @ 1am/12c – GTTV• Saturday Jan. 19th @ 1am/12c – Playbook360And check out the latest All Access Weekly for a preview:Source: Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images


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Release Reminder: Air Max Triax 96 OG
When you’ve got a rich sneaker archive, you can’t be beating your consumers with the same old silhouettes. That’s why we’re pretty pleased to see Nike dig up some gems from their library to re-release the Air Max Triax 96 for the first time 1996.
That’s right, Nike brings out the Air Max Triax 96 for the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics, back with its original shape, colorways, and visible Air unit. Coming back in two OG colorways (Varsity Royal and University Red), each pair features lightweight mesh uppers to go with its blue and red accents with its overlays and branding. What made the Air Max Triax 96 stand out was its proportionate Air unit – an aberration when oversized Air units and full-length units were all the rage. But with it being one of the lightest silhouettes back then, the Air Max Triax 96 was a fan favorite, and proved to be a blueprint for future AM silhouettes.
The Air Max Triax 96 OG drops this Thursday, December 5th, via Nike.com and will retail for Php 6,745.

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E-commerce platform provider BigCommerce is going to be one of the first to offer its merchant network Apple Pay on the web, the company has announced.
Rumors that Apple Pay would expand from its current app iteration to the mobile web first began circulating around the end of winter, with Apple confirming the move at its WWDC developers’ conference in June. The move signals Apple’s intent to ensure that its mPayment platform is a serious competitor as digital commerce goes increasingly mobile.
For BigCommerce, it’s a big opportunity. As the company’s Chief Product Officer, Jimmy Duvall, explains in a statement announcing its support, “The single biggest challenge in mobile conversion stems from the difficulty of entering name, address, and payment details on a mobile device.” By linking all that information to the user’s fingerprint via Touch ID, Apply Pay “eliminates friction and streamlines checkout, thereby saving sales that would otherwise be postponed or lost.”
It isn’t yet clear when exactly the web app functionality will go live, but given that Android Pay recently announced its own web app expansion plans, Apple will likely hurry to beat its rival to the punch.


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St Albans beauty owners reveal frustrations as lockdown restrictions are finally eased
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After feeling like the forgotten trade and being the last ‘shop’ to be given the go-ahead from Ivory Towers, finally the news drops. Beauty salons can re-open.
A huge sigh of relief is heard by all the unaccompanied eyebrows of St Albans.
The Herts Ad spoke to some beauty salon owners about the changes they have had to make to operate safely and what treatments they can currently offer.
Salons were permitted to open from July 13 but with restrictions to any face-only services, which is deemed to be the highest risk zone.
Owner of Skin To Love Jane Lewis said she is looking forward to getting back to work, having planted enough vegetables during lockdown to feed an army.
She said: “We had extremely thorough protocols in place prior to the pandemic, but since lockdown we have further added to these.
“Currently, we can only accommodate those with pre-booked appointments so no walk-in visitors for safety and infection control purposes.”
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Skin to Love carry out more medical-type procedures rather than surface beauty treatments.
She added that people can still buy products but they need to pay first over the phone and collect by arrangement.
Eve and Adam’s owner Sally Watkins is really on the ball too. As I arrive I am asked who I am, pointed at with a temperature-taking gun type thing, then asked to wear a mask and go and wash my hands. I don’t think anybody has told me to wash me hands since the day our West Highland Terrier rolled in fox poo just before dinner in 1987.
“We were totally geared up to open on July 4,” said Sally. “We were shocked when we couldn’t.”
And then, when barbers could trim beards but a woman couldn’t get their eyebrows shaped, she felt “it was sexist; there was an unfair gender bias there”.
In the end she re-opened her doors on July 14 and will be offering facial treatments too from August 1.
However there will be masks, visors and also gloves, so no skin-to-skin contact with any treatment.
This is to protect her staff, as well as customers, who she fears will be exhausted having not worked for so long: “We are going to be so busy and it’s a really physical job.”
Sally made the most of the lockdown period and took the opportunity to completely refurbish the salon, creating more space and providing a clean, new environment for her team of five to return to: “For once I had time to think about the bigger picture, so I rebranded too. It’s a great new start for us all.”
But she is positive about the future: “It’s a lot harder for others, we’ve been established a long time.”
Frustrated customer Shirley Clark said that she really wants to be able to get her eyebrows done but can only pop into her salon to buy products at the moment.
Owner of Ginger Natural Health Suzie Vincent has also found it unfair that her industry is one of the last to be allowed to open.
“I think people fully expected to have all beauty treatments back at the same time - but it seems as though the government doesn’t really have a proper handle on the way the beauty industry works.
“There has been a huge pent-up demand with people waiting for these treatments to be made available. Now that they are we’ve had a lot of phone calls and prior booking for the next few weeks. We can do facial treatments from behind people so we are not face-to-face at all.”
She said the impact on people who have regular massage and osteopathy treatments has been significant.
Suzie agreed with Sally that it makes no sense that beards can be trimmed but brows cannot. Which leaves me wondering...how has Boris kept his brows looking so tidy over lockdown? They look better than mine. Maybe.


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Toronto, Ontario, August 19, 2020 – Tiidal Gaming Group Inc., an esports and entertainment organization, is pleased to announce they have entered into a sponsorship agreement with XP Sports, a leading supplement brand specializing in formulas made specifically for gamers and esports athletes. XP Sports will partner with Tiidal’s esports division, Lazarus.
The partnership will evolve over the 2020-22 gaming season, with dual sponsorship of upcoming gaming events and tournaments. Additionally, XP Sports will be working with and sponsoring the individuals & teams on the Team Lazarus’ extensive esport athlete roster as well as a number of content creators in the LZR network.
The esports and gaming sector continues to gain traction from non-endemic brands looking to market and create awareness for their brands through new and innovative platforms. Coming off a record 2019 which saw Lazarus Esports rank first overall in Canada and third overall globally in 2019 for esports earnings, the team has built a world class organization consisting of some of the best athletes in North America. Lazarus team members are confident that XP Sports can ensure their team members are fuelling their training and gameplay with a leading supplement for optimal performance. XP Sports umbrella of scientifically formulated products deliver key benefits paramount to achieving success in the gaming space, including energy, focus, enhanced performance and eye health support amongst others.
“We are pleased to partner with XP Sports as they look to enter the esports market through Team Lazarus,” said Charlie Watson, CEO of Tiidal Gaming Group. “XP was looking for a Canadian gaming partner that would enable them to market their world class energy supplement brand to a growing and younger demographic. After careful review, XP decided to work with the number one ranked esports team in Canada on growing activations and creating content to assist them with raising awareness around their leading supplement brand.”
“Capturing the attention of this audience is becoming increasingly challenging, but the team at Lazarus provides a unique way for us to generate the attention of this growing demographic,” said Barry Alexander, Senior Director of Marketing at Iovate Health Sciences, the makers of XP Sports. “We could not be more excited to partner with and leverage the extensive Lazarus network to enable the growth of our brand.


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THE JAPANESE tyre-maker Bridgestone says it intends to set up a new commercial branch, Bridgestone Slovakia. The company also announced new commercial branches in Romania and Latvia, the SITA newswire reported. According to Bridgestone Europe, the company's European arm and the official founder of the new branches, these will be responsible for sales and marketing activities in the respective countries and will also focus on improving services to clients.
The vice-president of Bridgestone Europe for sales and marketing, Gerry Duffy, said Bridgestone's sales in Romania, Slovakia and the Baltic states have shown considerable growth recently. The time is ripe, he said, for further market expansion, for boosting the company's position and for improving services to company clients and users. The newly-established branches should start operation on July 1 this year.
Bridgestone Slovakia will be the company's first branch dedicated to the Slovak market. Currently, Bridgestone provides sales support and services to Slovakia from its branch in Vienna.


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What Time Do Liquor Stores Open In Texas? House Bill 1518, which goes into effect Wednesday, expands the hours of alcohol sales in Texas. This expansion applies to grocery stores and convenience stores, where beer and wine can now be sold from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday.
What time can you buy alcohol in Texas? House Bill 1518, which goes into effect Wednesday, expands the hours of alcohol sales in Texas. This expansion applies to grocery stores and convenience stores, where beer and wine can now be sold from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday.
Can you buy liquor before noon in Texas? The law amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code which previously required grocery stores and convenience stores wait until noon to sell beer and wine. During weekdays stores can sell beer and wine from 7 a.m. until midnight Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. Saturday until 1 a.m. Sunday.
How early can you buy alcohol in Texas on Sunday?
At what time can beer and alcohol be purchased on a Sunday in Texas? The law allows retailers selling beer and wine to begin those sales at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Whats the earliest you can buy alcohol?
On-premise hours are 6 A.M. to 1 A.M. (Monday – Saturday) 9 A.M. to 1 A.M (Sunday.) You can buy beer in wine in grocery stores. Wine with ABV > 15.5% must be sold in state contracted stores. Alcohol sale is not permitted after 1 A.M.
Does alcohol have to be in a bag when purchased in Texas?
Does Alcohol Need To Be In A Bag In Texas? recent bag ban doesn’t allow most stores to offer single-use bags but, they point out, there isn’t a law that stipulates that beer or wine must be bagged and no one is required to buy bags.
Can minors drink with parents at restaurants in Texas?
Notes: In Texas, a minor may consume an alcoholic beverage if it is in the visible presence of the minor’s adult parent, guardian or spouse. Internal possession is not explicitly prohibited. Purchase is prohibited, but youth MAY PURCHASE for law enforcement purposes.
Why can’t grocery stores sell liquor in Texas?
Lawyers for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said the law is in place to make liquor less readily available and curb its consumption. “The law precludes large corporations from using their economies of scale to lower liquor prices and increase the density of liquor outlets in the State.
Why are liquor stores closed on Sunday in Texas?
Texan liquor stores, much like Chick-fil-A, are closed on the Lord’s Day. This is due to what’s commonly known as “blue laws,” which forbid the sale of certain items on Sundays and started out as a way to highlight Sunday as a day of worship or rest.
What time can you buy beer in Harris County Texas?
Beer and wine can be sold from 7:00 AM until midnight Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM until 1:00 AM on Saturday, and from 10am until midnight on Sunday.
Does Walmart sell liquor in Texas?
Walmart can sell beer and wine, and is the largest retailer of wine and beer in Texas. But under Texas law, the company cannot obtain a permit to sell liquor. Walmart’s suit says the law is discriminatory.
What was the blue law in Texas?
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, commonly known as the “Texas blue law,” was enacted in 1961 as a way to regulate shopping on Sundays and observe it as a day of worship or rest. It prohibited the sale of 42 specific items including cars, liquor, knives, pots, pans and even washing machines.
Are liquor stores in Texas closed on Sunday?
Texas liquor stores are closed on Sundays, as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. If Christmas or New Year’s falls on a Sunday, they have to remain closed on Monday.
Is Cali alcoholic?
A line of clear, non-alcoholic malt-based beverage with fruit flavors and slight fizz. Cali has three variants: Cali Classic Sparkling Pineapple drink, Cali Apple and Cali Light (low-calorie).
Can u buy alcohol on Easter Sunday?
It is forbidden to sell alcohol on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, unless it comes with a meal. This means you can drink at a bar if you’re also eating, but you can’t buy a six-pack from a liquor store.
Can you buy alcohol after 2 in California?
The sale of alcoholic beverages in the state of California can occur weekly between the hours of 6 a.m. and 2 a.m. every day, including Sunday. Note: Even in states where returns are legal, stores are not required to accept alcohol returns.
Can a minor sit at a bar in Texas?
TABC says minors are legally allowed in bars, clubs in wake of Level Night Club shooting. LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission told EverythingLubbock.com that people under the age of 21 can enter a bar.
Can bartenders drink behind the bar in Texas?
As commonplace as it may be, bartenders cannot drink on the job and this is against Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code policy. The TABC even has a suggested form for all bar employees to sign, stating explicitly that they won’t drink on the job at all.
Is Texas a dry state?
Texas. Of Texas’ 254 counties, 5 are completely dry, 196 are partially dry, and 55 are entirely wet. The vast majority of entirely wet counties are in southern border regions of Texas near Mexico, or in the south central portion.
Can passengers drink alcohol in a car in Texas?
Can a Passenger Drink Alcohol in a Vehicle? No. In Texas, open containers are prohibited in any seating area of a vehicle, including the driver’s side, passenger side or backseat. It’s illegal to knowingly possess an open container of alcohol in a vehicle on a public highway.
How much is a liquor license in Texas?
Liquor license costs range from $25 for a Temporary Auction Permit, all the way up to $17,451 for someone with more than five business locations getting a Manufacturer’s license. The average cost for a beer license in Texas is around $2,081, while the average cost for a license for any other type of alcohol is $2,283.
Can you walk around with alcohol in Texas?
Consuming Alcoholic Beverages in Public. Contrary to popular belief, there is no general statewide prohibition on public consumption of alcohol in the Texas Penal Code. In other words, Texas law allows a person to drink a beer while walking down the street (or while standing in an alleyway) unless an exception applies.
What state has the lowest drinking age?
As you can see, it quickly gets confusing when it comes to the minimum legal age and liquor. There are only five states with no exceptions to the federal law: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and West Virginia. Forty-five states have exceptions, and these exemptions vary widely and are worth further discussion.


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There is no doubt the payments industry is evolving at a very fast pace, and giants are beginning to appear from every corner of the world.
However, varying speeds of adoption of digital and the resistance of local payment methods show that global giants still need to contend with local preferences and strive to understand local markets and newer technologies.
The payment landscape is still very fragmented with local solutions holding their own against global giants and new technologies such as AI and blockchain keeping the payments market very enterprising.
Mobile payment methods are set to revolutionize the landscape even further. With mobile banking set to replace online banking by 2023, paying with a smartphone will become common practice.
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Brits are complaining about panic-buying supermarket customers after France blocked UK trade traffic.
After a new mutant strain of COVID was reported in London, multiple countries responded by banning UK travel.
And France responded by blocking English travel and also incoming and outgoing freight shipping.
Now panic-buying is being reported across the UK amid fears that there could soon be a food and supplies shortage.
Dozens took to Twitter to vent their rage. Many complained about lengthy queues, stripped shelves and lack of social distancing.
Shoppers are stocking up as panic sets in
One disgruntled shopper complained: “The shops in town have full car parks. Total chaos. #panicbuying.”
While another shopper ranted: “Tescos was mobbed at 8:00 am #PanicBuying at Christmas.”
And a third shopper lamented: “Just popped to the shop for bread and the shelves are bare from panic buying. #panicbuying #BorisHasFailedTheNation #COVIDIOTS.”
Then a fourth user fumed: “Been told don’t panic about there being no food for Xmas.
— President-elect Herbert James 🏴 (@matthew57200220) December 21, 2020
“People are panicking and buying all the food. Now it’s carnage in the shops. Be safe, be kind folks. #christmasisnotcancelled #COVID20 #panicbuying.”
Whereas a fifth user begged: “Can everyone stop #panicbuying please. As NHS staff are still working up until Christmas & work Christmas Day. They will then need to buy food.”
Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s has warned that they may run out of fruit and vegetables supplies if the French borders continue to shut out British trade.
Sainsbury’s warns shoppers over fresh produce
A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “All products for the Great British Christmas lunch are already in the country and we have plenty of these.
“We are also sourcing everything we can from the UK. And looking into alternative transport for product sourced from Europe.
“If nothing changes, we will start to see gaps over the coming days on lettuce, some salad leaves, cauliflowers, broccoli and citrus fruit. All of which are imported from the Continent at this time of year.
Before adding: “We hope the UK and French governments can come to a mutually agreeable solution. That prioritises the immediate passage of produce and any other food at the ports.”
However, Transport Secretary Shapps predicts that any shortages will be so slight, most customers won’t notice.
Mr Shapps said: “The supply chain is pretty robust in as much as you get variations in supply all the time. For the most part, people won’t notice it.”
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A US woman has caused an explosion at car wash after trying to vacuum up spilt petrol from her car boot.
CCTV taken on October 10 at Shuttle Car Wash in Titusville, Florida shows a woman using an industrial vacuum cleaner to suck up petrol from the boot of her car when the flammable liquid causes the motor to explode.
The woman stops to observe the fire for a moment before leaving the car wash.
"It was a heck of an explosion. It just burnt everything up," carwash owner Billy Barnwell told Florida’s News6.
The owner said it will cost $500 to repair the cleaner.
The woman in the video has not returned to the car wash since the incident.
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A few beneficiary groups are scheduled to receive their first round of $500 monthly direct payments starting in January.
They arrive as Cook County, Illinois, has already distributed the first round of its 3,250 resident beneficiaries' universal basic income payments.
Here are the cities that will be receiving monthly payments in January; however, some of them lack precise dates.
Up to $400 for Chelsea, Massachusetts The city recently began the second phase of its UBI programme,
where it will provide up to 700 additional residents with monthly payments of up to $400.
2,000 households in Massachusetts received monthly payments from November 2020 through August 2021 as part of the Chelsea Eats program's first phase.
The chosen individuals' funds will be loaded onto debit cards.
Payments will be made up until March 2023.
The ARISE programme in Alexandria, Virginia, which will provide 170 people with $500 in monthly payments for two years, began operating in October.
175 residents will receive $500 each month for a full year.
Income must be at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level in order to qualify.


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Cyberpunk 2077 will likely replicate The Witcher 3’s model for DLC15th October 2019
Cyberpunk 2077 will likely follow in the footsteps of The Witcher 3 when it comes to paid downloadable content (DLC) and microtransactions.
It is CD Projekt Red’s latest venture and one of the most highly anticipated games in years.
The Polish studio hasn’t released a major title since the aforementioned fantasy role-playing game, with the new futuristic IP set for launch in 2020.
The Witcher 3 is one of the most critically acclaimed games of a generation and has set a benchmark that no game of the same genre has quite been able to match since.
Unlike many of its counterparts, it did not feature microtransactions and instead released a series of free DLC alongside two paid for expansions that added a minimum of 30 hours onto the vanilla game.
This model led to much success for CD Projekt Red and it is one that might be followed for Cyberpunk 2077.
During an interview with GameSpot the head of its Krakow office, John Mamais, revealed that he thinks it’s a “bad idea to do microtransactions after you release a game”.
“It’s probably a hard decision for the guy that runs the business to decide if we should do it or not. But if everyone hates it, why would we do something like that and lose the goodwill of our customers?” Mamais explained.
He continues to illuminate on how The Witcher 3’s model worked ‘pretty well’ for the company and that he doesn’t see why it “wouldn’t try and replicate that model with Cyberpunk 2077”.
“We’re not talking about that yet, but it seems like that would be the smart way to go,” he added.
Interested in reading more Cyberpunk 2077-related stories? Discover more about how all of the quests in the game will be ‘handcrafted‘.


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Read the statement from Coles.
Coles is dedicating two Community Hour shopping periods per week to emergency services and healthcare workers, who are essential to protecting the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting this Thursday 26 March, the first hour of trade on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be for emergency services and healthcare workers including doctors, nurses, paramedics, hospital and ambulance staff, police, firefighters and emergency service workers who hold an AHPRA card, have a workplace ID or are wearing their work uniform.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday Coles Community Hours will continue to be dedicated to vulnerable and elderly customers who hold a government-issued Pensioner Concession Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Companion Card, Seniors Card, Disability Card and Health Care Card.
Coles is open 7am to 8pm every day.
Coles would like to assure the community that it is an essential service and its supermarkets, petrol stations and liquor stores will remain open every day across Australia as the COVID-19 outbreak continues. Coles’ distribution centres are also open and the team is working with suppliers and partners to get more stock to stores as fast as possible.
The first hour of trade on weekdays at Coles supermarkets is exclusively for Coles Community Hour. Supermarkets will also close no later than 8pm to give our team members the time and space to extensively clean stores and replenish the shelves for customers the next day.


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The five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of revenues from mobile internet access subscriptions and content/advertising spending will approach 50% in some global markets, according to data from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Saudi Arabia Leads in Mobile Access, Content Revenues
The Saudi Arabia/pan-Arab market offers the highest CAGR for both mobile internet access subscriptions and content/advertising spending between now and 2014. Saudi Arabia’s CAGR for internet access is more than 40% and its CAGR for content/advertising approaches 50%.
Mobile Revenue CAGR in Other Countries Varies
The US is second in internet access CAGR, which is expected to reach 40% in the next five years. However, the US content/advertising CAGR is only about 15%, placing it last in the eight global markets covered.
The UK has the second-highest content/advertising CAGR, a little less than 30%, with China trailing closely. Five-year mobile CAGR estimates are generally low in Japan and Korea. Both countries have internet access growth rates of less than 5% and content/advertising growth rates not much higher than the US.
Wireless Subscription Not a Revenue Driver
Every global market shared one characteristic: low expected revenue CAGR from wireless subscription revenues. China led in this category with a five-year CAGR of approximately 7%, closely followed by Saudi Arabia. In the US the CAGR was below 5%, and it was non-existent in Italy. Rates in the UK and Germany were negligible.
- 500 million people accessed the internet via mobile device globally in 2009, up from 100 million in 2005.
- By 2014, 1.4 billion globally are expected to have mobile internet access.
- In South Korea, more than 20 million people watched TV via mobile device, a number expected to reach 30 million by 2014.
In Japan, more than 60% of internet access spending in 2009 was generated via mobile device.
28% of US Mobile Web Users Go Online Daily
Twenty-eight percent of US mobile phone users access the mobile internet at least once a day, according to a recent consumer survey conducted by ABI Research. Overall mobile internet access rose between December 2008 and February 2010. The percentage of mobile phone users who have mobile internet access but don’t use it fell from about 30% to about 20%. In addition, the percentage who don’t have mobile internet access on their phone fell from about 28% to about 22%.


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One of the biggest marketing conferences in the world is coming up fast—SXSW Interactive. It’s early yet, but let’s look at the popularity of the official event hashtags and the Interactive sponsors these past two weeks. We’ll be updating our analysis of the digital buzz as we get closer to the event.
We set up a listening query for “SXSW.” In it, we are tracking “SXSW,” as well as “SXSW Interactive” and “SXSW AND [sponsor]” (which includes all the SXSW Interactive sponsors).
The overall hashtag, #SXSW, is trending far and away more than the Interactive one—naturally, as it encompasses the three separate conferences of Music, Film, and Interactive. The breakdown of the SXSWi query is very telling in how well the sponsors are tracking in the lead-up.
These mentions are being picked up on social as well as across the web. 80% of people are mentioning these SXSW topics on Twitter; 8% in blogs and comment boards; 4% on Facebook; 3% in the news; 3% on Instagram. SXSW is very Twitter-heavy!
More relevant to our industry is the breakdown of the “SXSW Interactive” query, as well as the Interactive sponsors and which ones are doing the best in the lead-up to the conference.
The top trending keywords for SXSWi are: interactive; march; cancer. Most of these are self-explanatory. Looking deeper at “cancer,” though, a press release made waves last Tuesday. “‘Breast Cancer? But Doctor…I Hate Pink!’ Blogger Ann Silberman and Healthline’s David Kopp to Lead SXSW Interactive Session on Finding a Breast Cancer Cure” had been picked up across News and Blogs, with only two mentions of the story on social. The spike in SXSWi news mentions is evident when you look at the graph of SXSWi’s distribution of mentions—the News peaks on February 17th.
The highest peak so far was on February 28th, when Mashable tweeted an article: “SXSW Interactive returns to Austin in two weeks. But has it jumped the shark?” The catchy headline was shared widely on social.
Sponsors keeping it free
I clicked through the sponsors’ mentions to look for trends in the data that would point to a promoted campaign or trending creative of some sort. There isn’t much so far, but there are trickles of campaigns, all hoping to keep it weird.
Many sponsors are offering tickets to SXSW, some with airfare included. Mashable ran a contest with Esurance called the “SXSW My Way Twitter Contest.” They asked followers to answer questions about how to make the most out of SXSW. The three most creative answers were awarded a private session with Mashable on curating the perfect list of panels, roundtrip airfare, $500, and access to VIP events throughout the conference.
Sponsors keeping it local
Pepsi is teaming up with a Texas convenience store chain, Stripes, to offer locals free tickets.
This is the one mention of the campaign so far to the Stripes page’s 149k fans, and the sweepstakes hasn’t been shared by Pepsi itself. (In fact, this post is one of the least-engaging posts on Stripes’ wall.) In these last two weeks, Pepsi has only been running a local campaign–will they choose to make a nationwide splash closer to the event?
Sponsors keeping it exclusive
People on Twitter are buzzing about the “IFC Fairgrounds” after IFC announced this year’s list of performing bands and opened its RSVP list. People are sharing the news of the 2015 Fairgrounds and asking IFC for information on entry.
Sponsors keeping it weird
Mazda promoted a post on SXSW.com called “Your Guide to Austin’s Weird Side,” which has generated a healthy amount of shares in the lead-up to the conference so far.
With 868 likes on Facebook and an editorial partnership with the SXSW blog, Mazda is keeping it weird pretty well. This is the strongest piece of content marketing between the sponsors so far.
The Austin Chronicle is hosting a few panels, and reporting on any bands, films, or tech personalities who are being added in to the schedules. They are deeply rooted in the content of the panels throughout the three conferences, and no doubt will receive plenty of traction that way.
With a listening project solidly in place to track what’s trending through the next two weeks, we’ll get a thorough idea of what is working well for these sponsors. Stay tuned for Falcon’s ongoing analysis of the SXSWi digital buzz, as well as our curated list of not-to-miss panels.


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The incoming Florida crop of organic blueberries will likely be similar in volume to last year’s numbers.
“Florida should have very good quality this year,” says Teddy Koukoulis with Wish Farms in Plant City, Fl., who notes that it’s already begun picking its Misty Organics berries at its Alturas farm where the fruit is grown under tunnels. “We’re very happy with what we’ve seen in terms of quality and what we’re going to see.”
Florida will compete with the end of the Chilean crop as well as volumes from Mexico. While Florida generally directly competes with Mexico, Chile should wrap up likely at the end of March. “Mexico will have higher production than last season. They’ve got some plantings coming on and it’s a big growing region so I expect there’ll be some Mexican pressure in the marketplace,” says Koukoulis. “Hopefully a lot of the Mexican production stays West of the Mississippi so we’re able to fill East coast demand from Florida.”
Meanwhile demand for organic blueberries still continues to grow. “I think it’s increasing. Conventional demand is also climbing. But as an industry, we’ve got to do more to create more demand and more avenues for people to eat blueberries,” says Koukoulis.
This may include things like promotions, which can be limited amongst organic product. “Organics has less elasticity—so when we call a retailer on the conventional side and do “two for one deal” or something like that, very rarely will you see an organic product advertised like that,” says Koukoulis. “And while you don’t get as much shelf space for organics as you do conventional as well, I do feel like I see more space in the organic aisles.”
Overhead drone shot of the farm under tunnels. Located in Alturas, FL.
As for pricing this season, Koukoulis, who notes that “pricing has not been terrific in the last year or two”, believes that pricing will likely be about the same. “But hopefully, even a bit higher,” he adds.


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November 14, 2007 |
NEW DELHI: Global consultancy and research firm JD Power Asia has ranked car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) as the best four-wheeler manufacturer in the country in terms of customer satisfaction for the eighth consecutive year. MSIL, which scored 838 points on a 1,000 point customer satisfaction index, was far ahead of the industry average of 777 points primarily on account of innovative service offerings like doorstep pickup and delivery of cars for servicing for its lady customers, JD Power said in a statement.
September 3, 2013 |
MUMBAI: General Motors India, the US carmaker's Indian subsidiary on Monday, announced a "voluntarily recall" of 4,000 units of the hatchback and notchback diesel variants of the Chevrolet Sail, in what they alluded to a "potential engine issue which is not safety related". The announcement closely follows the decision to recall 1.14 lakh Tavera multi-utility vehicles, in July. ET, in its edition dated July 30, had reported that the US carmaker was likely to recall Chevrolet Sail.
January 30, 2003 |
CHENNAI: MRF, along with the world's No 1 tyre company Bridgestone, has emerged a joint leader in customer satisfaction for the second time in a row. This was revealed in the JD Power Asia Pacific 2003 India Tire Customer Satisfaction Index (TCSI) Study released in Singapore on Tuesday. The study, in its third year, examines customer satisfaction with original tyres at 12 to 18 months of ownership. About 2,700 owners of more than 20 different vehicle models from India's major cities participated in the survey, conducted from July to September '02. Overall tyre performance was assessed on 15 attributes, grouped into four weighted factors: appearance, wearability, traction and highway performance.
October 3, 2013 |
BANGALORE: India's second largest software services company Infosys said it has signed a multi-year contract with Toyota Motor Europe. The four-year contract will see Infosys managing the automakers technology applications across Europe, including its core automotive processes such as supply chain, manufacturing, after sales etc. The Bangalore based firm said it will support over 150 applications for Toyota across Europe through a...
November 15, 2013 |
Name of the book: The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Author: Brad Stone Publisher: Little Brown and Company Pages: 384 For most people, being the most successful online books retailer would've been enough. Not for Jeff Bezos. His vision was to turn Amazon into 'The Everything Store' which offered, well, pretty much everything, and at highly competitive prices. This book is the story of how Bezos built Amazon to be the powerhouse it is today.
July 25, 2013 |
MUMBAI: As part of its HorizoNext strategy, auto major Tata Motors today launched 'Tata Motors Service', a comprehensive and renewed service programme for achieving deeper customer engagement . Besides, the company, which has been facing steep fall in sales for the past many months, also rolled out 11 distinctive service offerings across its 800 service networks spread over 500 locations. "As a part of our greater focus on customer delight in our HorizoNext strategy, these service initiatives harness technology and our network to take service to a higher level of customer satisfaction," Tata Motors passenger vehicle business unit head Ranjit Yadav said after unveiling the new brand identity for the company's new service programme.
May 4, 2006 |
NEW DELHI: India's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors has topped the customer satisfaction survey in the medium and heavy truck category by TNS. In the first ever TNS Truck Track customer satisfaction study 2006, the company has been accorded highest index of 90 in the Tractor-Trailer category, a company statement said. In two axle 18 ton medium truck category it has been rated 81 while in 25 ton multi-axle vehicle segment it got 82.
August 17, 2011 |
New Delhi: Kyocera Mita India Pvt Ltd (KMIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the $12-billion Japanese Kyocera Group, has announced the acquisition of the copier division of Kilburn Office Automation Ltd , one of the well-known companies for marketing and servicing of photocopier, multi-functional products and printers in India under the Kyocera brand name. This acquisition will enable Kyocera Mita India to provide products and document solutions to the Indian customers through the direct sales team and as well as through channel partners.
October 1, 2013 |
NEW DELHI: Suzuki Motorcycle India on Tuesday posted 9.04 per cent rise in its sales at 41,734 units in September 2013, as compared to 38,271 units in September 2012. "We have received a good response from the market for all our products. The growing customer satisfaction has led to positive word-of-mouth in the market. We will continue to give the best to our customers," Suzuki Motorcycle India Ltd Executive Vice President Atul Gupta said in a statement.
November 25, 2013
New Delhi: Ricoh India, one of the leading resellers of Microsoft, has announced it has won the award for 2013 Microsoft's Best Value Added Reseller-North & East of the Year in India. The award was achieved as a result of Ricoh India demonstrating exceptional business success by optimizing the use of Microsoft Licenses to deliver innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations and surpass business goals. This recognition was presented at the Microsoft Annual Partner Meet at a Conference , the company's annual premier partner event, which took place this year in New Delhi.


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New Delhi: In a bid to ease liquidity for MSMEs, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday proposed to increase the National Automated Clearing House (NACH) mandate limit from Rs 1 crore at present to Rs 3 crore for TReDS related settlements.
“Keeping in view the requests received from stakeholders and to further enhance the ease of financing the growing liquidity requirements of MSMEs, it is proposed to increase the NACH mandate limit from Rs 1 crore at present to Rs 3 crore for TReDS related settlements,” RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy today.
The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) facilitates the financing of trade receivables of MSMEs. Transactions in TReDS are settled through the NACH system. TReDS is an electronic exchange that allows transparent and online selling of receivables by MSMEs.
In TReDS, the seller gets multiple financiers to choose from, options of various interest rates, and without any collateral helping the seller to get the best deal in a transparent manner. The government has taken several measures to promote TReDS by mandating big corporates and public sector companies to register on TReDS. Based on the current macroeconomic situation and outlook, the rate-setting panel led by Governor Shaktikanta Das unanimously decided to keep the key policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent.
The MPC also decided by a majority of 5 to 1 to continue with the accommodative stance as long as necessary to revive and sustain growth on a durable basis and continue to mitigate the impact of Covid 19 on the economy while ensuring that inflation remains within the target going forward.


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On Monday, Diageo announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Aviation American Gin with Astral Tequila, Sombra Mezcal and TYKU Sake by acquiring Aviation Gin LLC and Davos Brands LLC. European beverage company Diageo said monday it has reached an agreement to acquire Aviation American Gin for an estimated $610 million. This follows the announcement on August 17, 2020 that Diageo has reached an agreement to purchase the brand. Reynolds, who starred in the Deadpool films, agreed to remain the face of Aviation as part of the deal for the next 10 years. Ryan Reynolds reacted very insolently to the recent sale of his Aviation American Gin to European beverage company Diageo, as part of an estimated $610 million deal. In 2017, he bought George Clooney Casamigos` tequila brand for $700 million. In 2014, he partnered with P Diddy to buy DeLeón Tequila, having already struck a deal with the rapper to market Cîroc vodka in the United States. Diageo is a global company whose products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO).
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Dear members of the HVTT community,
It feels almost unreal. All traces of the previously so rigorous Chinese Covid regime are completely gone. Society is back to normal. It will take years until we know which policies around the world were more efficient in combating the pandemic outbreak.
One serious effect of the Chinese strict control was that very few foreigners visited China in the past 3,5 years. The media reporting in the West focused on negative issues, which left many with the impression that China was standing still or even stagnating. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Although the economy took a severe beating last year, in the progress has continued unabated. Innovation, new regulations, modification of regulations, distorting business models and so on have all developed uninterrupted. It is sometimes said that the speed of one year in China corresponds to three years in the West. If that is true, foreign visitors will find a China that has jumped one decade during the pandemic. Certainly the sudden appearance of for example Chinese electric passenger brands in the European market feels like one such jump. Allegedly the quality of these products is surprisingly good.
Also in our field of High Capacity Transport (HCT) there has been noticeable progress, maybe not a decade jump, but nevertheless positive developments. The powerful semi-governmental automotive research institute CATARC is publishing this year a feasibility technical research report on double-trailer road train. The Ministry of Transport is preparing new standards to support the use of long vehicle combinations. This year they will issue a White Paper on Safety Specification of Double-trailer Road Train operation on Road (including 25.25 m), laying down the technical requirements of CMS (Chinese Modular system) vehicles’ structures and configurations for pilots operating on the designation roads.
Many leaders at the Chinese Ministry of Transport stand behind this development and one official who has been active in this field, whom I recently met again, was quite optimistic and expected that 25 meter road trains could be completely legal by 2025/2026. That would be very good news for the environment and it would be good news for increased transport efficiency, and it would mean less wear and tear on Chinas excellent highways. We need to keep engaging with China to give all support for this to happen.
I had the privilege a few weeks ago go on a private road trip in the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi. The state of China’s highway network is impressive. We drove 1500 km in four days and it was both comfortable, safe and very beautiful. But these highways are more than so…
In many of its highways and in 20 cities, China has already made preparations for V2X communication. This is set to reshape how vehicles travel on the roads and how they are connected to infrastructure, to business system, to other vehicles and to entertainment systems. The intelligent communication systems built in in the above mentioned Chinese electric passenger cars that now enter the European market are advanced and are prepared to provide even more services.
After Covid, meetings and conferences resume on a big scale. I like to give impressions from two meetings that took place in the past month.
The first conference was the Dutch NGO Smart Freight Centre, who has been active in China since 2015, and its new initiative: ZEFI (Zero Emissions Freight Initiative). Finally, all stakeholders, government, industry associations, academia, forwarders, carriers, vehicles industry, software companies, journalists etc could again meet physically. ZEFI presented its 2022 Zero Emissions Road Freight Development Annual Report. In this constellation, just like in the HVTT community, the goal is to ensure that all stakeholders take a holistic view in the continuous reduction of CO2 from road transports. The report as well as the conference presentation demonstrated how this is being achieved. Only in this way can suboptimization be avoided. One powerful tool in this context is the intelligent use of data in the complete transport and logistics supply chain. By gradually adding autonomous driving where it makes sense the CO2 impact on each ton-km can be further lowered.
The second important conference was the annual EV100 meeting. This non-profit organization was founded in 2014. It is a think tank with the purpose of boosting the development of EV industry. By providing a platform without boundaries among all stakeholders, it promotes the convergence and collaborative innovation across multiple fields through research and communication.
EV100 started out with a focus on passenger cars and since its founding in 2014, China has risen to become a global giant in electric cars. Since a few years back commercial vehicles are also included in the scope of EV100. At the April 2 Forum on Commercial Vehicle Sustainability it became clear that a similar development within electric CV can be expected. The different players in the supply chain seem surprisingly aligned, yet with sufficient space for continuous iterative development. It was also obvious from many of the presenters that the Chinese industry, upstream and downstream, has global ambitions.
There has been a lot of talk about decoupling from China in recent years. It is hard to see how this can happen. In her recent major China policy speech and during the joint visit to China in April together with French President Macron, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said: “I believe it is neither viable – nor in Europe’s interest – to decouple from China”.
This is a welcome message. We need China as much as China needs the rest of the world. Foreign companies need to be in China for China and in China for the world, and the same goes for academia, NGOs etc. This is not least true for the field that HVTT is focusing on – High Capacity Transport.
In China, regulation, truck technology, energy systems, information technology and so on appear to be coming together to put in place increasingly efficient transport solutions where infrastructure, vehicles, drivers and the goods itself interact in new ways.
As customary, a final note on the weather. The warm and humid southerly winds are finally winning over the cold and dry Siberian winds. The sun is warm, days longer and the cherry blossoms shine pink and the air is full of the scent from lilacs. But another weather phenomena has come back that is typical for this time of the year. Sand storms. This year we have already been struck by three sandstorms that make the air yellow and so thick that you can look straight into the sun. Spring is here!
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Help end tax haven 'shame', PM urged
Campaign: Charities are maintaining their pressure on the Prime Minister to ensure Britain's overseas territories end their status as tax havens
David Cameron has been urged to use this week’s summit with Britain’s Overseas Territories to ensure they abandon tax haven status.
Territories such as the Cayman Islands and Bermuda have already signed up to an agreement between G8 nations to exchange information on tax with one another.
The move prompted the Prime Minister to say it was no longer fair to label such countries tax havens.
But campaign groups, including Christian Aid and Oxfam, said the Overseas Territories should follow Britain’s commitment to publish details of the beneficial owners of companies registered here.
They say that a lack of transparency facilitates tax evasion and money laundering.
‘The meeting this week is a golden opportunity for Britain’s Overseas Territories to take a big step towards shaking off the shameful status of being tax havens,’ said Oxfam’s Claire Godfrey.
The Foreign Office said progress on beneficial ownership was being made. ‘All of the Overseas Territories with financial centres have published action plans on beneficial ownership,’ it added.
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Gucci Launches New In-Store Payment Method Accepting ApeCoin
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Gucci is another luxury brand that combines Web3 and crypto in its development.
Italian high-end luxury fashion brand Gucci announced Incorporating ApeCoin (APE) as a payment method in its stores across the US. ApeCoin is the native cryptocurrency of Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC) NFT collection.
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On the same day, BitPay shared a Press release announced the integration of ApeCoin and Euro Coin (EUROC) into their services.
Commenting on this integration, BitPay CEO Stephen Pair said:
We added ApeCoin and Euro Coin because customers of our luxury merchant partners requested them. They asked and we delivered.
Gucci started integrating cryptocurrencies as early as May 2022. Then the company announced its plans Accept 11 cryptocurrencies at 111 stores across the US.
The luxury brand is currently accepting Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH)Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE)and five US dollar stable coins.
Customers can pay with cryptocurrencies e.g scan the QR code in their BitPay crypto wallet.
Gucci has also made its way to Web3. In February 2022, Gucci announced its collaboration with vinyl toy brand SUPERPLASTIC to launch the “SUPERGUCCI” NFT collection.
Later in March, the brand launched another NFT collection called ‘Gucci Grail’.
The Bored Ape Yacht Club community has been supports this integration. Underneath the official announcement tweet, many community members responded by using fire emoticons, writing “dope,” “boss moves” and “HUGE” to show their excitement.
The news comes just days after Tiffany & Co exempt their first collection of NFTs exclusively for CryptoPunks holders called NFTiff.


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Amazon Ups Layoffs To 18,000
The world’s largest online retailer also is planning the U.S. tech industry’s biggest round of layoffs to date.
Amazon plans to cut more than 18,000 jobs this year as the retailer faced an “uncertain economy,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo Wednesday night. “We don’t take these decisions lightly or underestimate how much they might affect the lives of those who are impacted."
Jassy said most of the headcount cuts would come from its consumer retail business and human resources. While the layoffs only represent 1% of Amazon’s global workforce — which spans some 350,000 corporate employees — it remains the single largest mass layoff announcement since tech companies began making large headcount cuts last year, Bloomberg reported.
Earlier this week, Salesforce announced it plans to cut 10% of its workforce, and Facebook’s parent, Meta, announced plans to lay off 11,000 employees in November. In all, tech-driven companies have been cutting staff at a rate faster than any time during the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Amazon’s cuts also are capping more than a year of Jassy leading the company after founder Jeff Bezos stepped down to become Amazon’s executive chairman in July 2021. Under Jassy's leadership, Amazon’s stock (which had already been split) reached a high of more than $183 per share in November 2021. It has since dropped to a value below $90 per share this month.
The stock performance has at least one analyst questioning whether Bezos would return to the CEO role in an attempt to reverse corporate performance.
Earlier this week, lenders including Mizuho Bank and National Westminster Bank handed Amazon an $8B, 364-day term loan with the possibility to extend for an additional 364 days, Retail Dive reported.
“Given the uncertain macroeconomic environment, over the last few months we have used different financing options to support capital expenditures, debt repayments, acquisitions and working capital needs,” an Amazon spokesperson told Retail Dive.
Amazon has been cutting back on expenditures over the past year. The retailer shuttered experimental or unprofitable business divisions, including telehealth service and delivery robot plans, according to Bloomberg. And after a massive run-up of industrial leasing during the pandemic, Amazon has begun to scale back its use of warehouses, subleasing more than 10M SF across its portfolio.
“Amazon has weathered uncertain and difficult economies in the past, and we will continue to do so,” Jassy wrote. “These changes will help us pursue our long-term opportunities with a stronger cost structure.”


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A face mask you can use while eating? Japanese restaurant shares method
A discarded face mask is shown on the floor of a foodcourt in a shopping mall in Montreal, Saturday, July 18, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. (Photo: The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes)
TORONTO -- A Japanese restaurant chain has developed a new method that can transform an ordinary face mask into one that could be used while eating and drinking.
Saizeriya Co. shared the new face mask tip in a YouTube video on Friday. The company uses origami paper-folding techniques to combine an existing face mask with a regular paper napkin.
In the video, a company official folds a mask in half to expose the wearer’s mouth. A napkin is then tucked inside the mask just enough so that it’s able to hang over like a handkerchief.
He then shows how the mask works by bringing a spoon up to his mouth.
According to The Japan Times, company president Issei Horino said in a news conference that the technique can prevent droplets.
Japan was highly praised for their initial success in containing the COVID-19 outbreak, but has recently seen a spike in new cases. As of Aug. 7, the country reported 12,629 active COVID-19 cases which is up from the 1,806 cases that were reported a month prior.
As the country braces for a potential second wave, new personal protective items and methods like the paper napkin face masks are sought to help curb new infections.


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Bugatti, which can be said to be boutique production, produces only the Chiron model in a small number. But even though it has a production strategy consisting of a single model, Bugatti knows very well to diversify the vehicles produced with many different versions. Bugatti recently added a new one to these versions. A new option has been added to the family these days when Chiron's production is completed. The new version, called Chiron Pur Sport, has quite exciting looks and features.
Equipped with a more sophisticated aerodynamic package than the Chirion model, the Chiron Pur Sport lowered suspension system and new wheels with a diameter of 20 inches at the front and 21 inches at the rear have both a better performance and a better appearance. Meanwhile, Bugati has increased the road control of the vehicle thanks to the hardened suspension system and renewed brakes of the new Chiron Pur Sport version. Following the improvements, Chiron Pur Sport has been reduced by 19 kg compared to normal Chiron.
Bugatti, which has not made significant changes under its hood, has only made an innovation in the vehicle's transmission ratios. The Chiron Pur Sport is capable of producing 8 horsepower thanks to its 16-liter, W1.500 four-turbo engine.
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The third largest broadband provider in the UK could be created if Sky completes a £450 million takeover of Tiscali.
An initial bid is thought to have been tabled by Sky for the Italian-owned company, which has fallen on hard times.
Carphone Warehouse were at one stage involved in the bidding process but have pulled out, leaving Sky as the main takeover contender.
Should Sky acquire the company, is would become a bigger operation than rival Carphone Warehouse, behind only Virgin Media and BT in the UK broadband stakes.
Commenting on the news, James Ashton of the Times pointed out that up until now Sky has marketed broadband as a part of bundled TV offerings.
He said: "The purchase would also mark a strategic departure for the company, which has only offered broadband to date to customers who also subscribe to its television package."


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Proposed federal regulations to limit health claims on food labels, which won`t even be officially released until next week, are already stirring controversy in the food industry, food manufacturers and a leading industry trade group said Friday.
The primary sticking point in the proposed regulations is a provision that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to approve health claims for specific products before they can be used by manufacturers.
''That`s just totally unworkable,'' said Allen Goldberg, spokesman for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the trade group for major food manufacturers. ''If we have to wait for approval on tens of thousands of products with health claims, it could be terminal for (making them).''
The new rules will allow health claims to be made in six areas-calcium and osteoporosis, salt and hypertension, fat and heart disease, fat and cancer, fiber and cancer and fiber and cardiovascular disease. All other disease claims will be prohibited.
What worries the food industry is that, under the new rules, the FDA can take as long as it needs to review the health claims in those six areas.
''We need to get these regulations in a form that we don`t have to go down to Washington, hat in hand, to get pre-clearance for every product with a health claim,'' said Luther McKinney, vice president and corporate counsel for Chicago-based Quaker Oats Co.
After publication in the Federal Register next week, the FDA will take comment from companies and individuals for 60 days and then begin drafting the final regulations. Two food labeling bills are also pending in Congress.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group, also dislikes the proposed FDA pre-clearance on health claims, but that`s because the proposed rules would allow manufacturers to keep making health claims during the FDA review, said legal director Bruce Silverglade.
''There`s no time deadline for the agency to complete its (health claims) reviews in these six categories,'' he said. ''Conceivably, the process could go on forever while consumers are still exposed to misleading information.''
''We`re concerned about this pre-clearance and the fact that it is likely to take an inordinate amount of time,'' said Michael Mudd, a spokesman for Glenview-based Kraft General Foods, a subsidiary of Philip Morris Cos.
''(Food manufacturers) shouldn`t have to wait 10 years for the government to say grace over something,'' he said.
However, Kraft General Foods, Quaker Oats and the Grocery Manufacturers Association said they were pleased to see uniform labeling regulations proposed by the White House and FDA. Under a policy promulgated by the Reagan administration in 1987, health claims for foods had been unrestricted.
Health claims-for everything from oat bran cereals to oat bran beer-mushroomed to the point where, in the first half of 1989, 40 percent of all new products reportedly carried them.
One-third of the country`s estimated $3.6 billion in annual food advertising carries some kind of health claim.


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The Honda CR-V is getting a thorough update for 2023 in the U.S. market, and Honda has released a teaser image for us to talk about while we wait until July 12, 2022, for more details. Honda uses the term “all-new” for the 2023 CR-V, which means we are not entirely sure if it’s a 6th-gen model or simply a 5th-gen model with significant updates. Either way, July 12th is not too far away.
The teaser image is of the interior, of course, especially of the dashboard. And if you’ve seen any latest Honda models, such as the 11th gen Civic lineup and the 2023 HR-V, the 2023 CR-V teaser doesn’t really tease you or surprise you in any way, because it looks very familiar now. That said, it’s a fairly contemporary and chic-looking dashboard, so why not re-use it for all new models? But anyway, notice red contrast stitching on the seats, steering wheel and on the shift gaiter as well, suggesting that we’re looking at a sporty variant.


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The Yokohama Avid S34 has been selected as original equipment on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. It will be supplied in size 235/65 R17 104T, a fitment that will cover the US, Canadian and Mexican markets.
The Avid S34 is an all-season passenger car tire offering improved fuel efficiency and high levels of driveability. It features the same basic design and materials technology used in the company’s BluEarth global tire brand, which is based on the concept of environmentally, human and socially friendly products.
Yokohama Rubber is aggressively pursuing tire development based on its advanced BluEarth tire technology, and the resulting tires are increasingly being adopted as original equipment on many new model eco-cars and hybrid vehicles.
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The Diary’s desk is covered in promotional junk, ranging from a rubber chicken to a broken Osbournes mug and even some elbow-pads. Of late, the hard-pressed cleaners have been complaining about the mess. The Diary urgently needs to get rid of some of it and a competition would seem to be the fairest way of […]
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Sports radio station TalkSport chief Kelvin MacKenzie has renewed his attack on Rajar, this time over an unexplained decline in radio listening figures in London during the World Cup. MacKenzie claims TalkSport suffered a 37.6 per cent fall in male London listeners for the quarter ending June 2002, but that outside London, male listener numbers […]
Other Creative, the branding company, has designed a logo and identity for the charity Ataxia UK.
GET, a brand consultancy and marketing agency, has been launched by Karen Hendry, a former marketer at Marks & Spencer, Arcadia and Oasis.
Parcelforce has appointed Soup to handle its consolidated advertising and direct marketing business, after a six-way pitch. The budget for the account is between £1.5m and £3.5m. Soup, which was the incumbent on the direct marketing business, pitched against Draft Worldwide London, Joshua, Interfocus, Perspectives Red Cell and Proximity London (MW July 25). Lowe had […]
RTL Group has acquired the TV and radio assets of the German publishing group Georg von Holtzbrinck.
JJB Sports has launched the JJB Sports Golf Club, a storecard reward scheme that has added customer benefits for golfers, including loyalty points.
Publicis Networks has created and designed an online game for the Prostate Cancer Charity, to promote awareness of the prostate gland and the role it plays in sex.
For event organisers, the show itself is a small part of a project. There is much to be done both before and after, in briefing exhibitors, signing up visitors and then ensuring that both parties keep in touch afterwards – and return next yea
The British Retail Consortium reported that July retail sales were up by 3.8 per cent year on year – 0.2 percentage points below the June rate and half the peak of growth reached in March.
Sainsbury’s has appointed a Coca-Cola marketer to be its new brand guardian, overseeing advertising and the development of own-brand ranges. Jeremy Schwartz, Coca-Cola innovation director for Europe and Eurasia, takes up his role as brand marketing director in November. He will report to assistant managing director Sara Weller. The supermarket has been searching for a […]


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FEFPEB Meeting Highlights Central Role for Wooden Pallets and Packaging in Circular Economy
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The 67th Congress of the European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) was held this year in Brussels.
Delegates heard that renewable business systems are going to be at the heart of the European Union’s economic policy. To underline this, FEFPEB president Rob van Hoesel gave a welcoming address in which he cited wood pallets as a leading light in renewables, standing apart from all other raw materials as a perfect example of the growing ‘Circular Economy’ which the European Union is aiming to achieve.
Unlike other materials such as iron or steel or plastics, wood is a truly sustainable resource, with managed and regulated forests already run under EU legislation. “In the EU as a whole the stock of timber is still growing and most forests are sustainably managed under FSC or PEFC certification schemes,” Van Hoesel said. He added that as wooden pallets can be repaired, reused and ultimately recycled for a range of uses, such as biomass fuel, this sector is “the ultimate example of circular thinking”.
The president added that the industry had to overcome the negative publicity it is facing from various groups and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) which were inaccurately associating these ecologically sound products with the tragic depletion of tropical softwood forests.
He stressed that the FEFPEB would have to work harder to emphasise the true facts to politicians and civil servants, who were increasingly listening to the nay-sayers rather than acknowledging the indisputable facts coming from their own sustainable industry.
Further information on the European Union’s stance on renewables and its intention to reduce its own ecological footprint was provided by MEP Jan Huitema. He said that this policy would increasingly affect EU legislation and that the wooden pallet and packaging industry, with its proven record, was in the perfect place to benefit from it.
Continuing this chain of thought, a presentation on wooden pallets at the heart of the circular economy in the context of ‘the seven pillars of the circular economy’ was given by Patrice Chanrion of the French association Sypal.
Chanrion stated that the industry must look to its inherent advantages, and he suggested a seven-point action plan. These key points were that the industry must ensure it secures renewable raw materials into the future; that it must ensure long-term traceability on all woods; that it must continue to improve pallet quality and encourage innovation in wooden pallet design and performance; and finally that it should constantly strive to improve and explore new recycling options for its wooden products.
Following this theme, presentations were given on the industry’s state-of-the-art technological innovations, including the way in which microwave technology can protect wood against mould and bacteria, that spectroscopy can verify heat treatments in accordance with regulatory standards and information on the very latest in robotic pallet production lines.


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Soon after the iQOO Z5’s launch, the iQOO Z5x development started doin rounds online. The company recently confirmed the upcoming model’s launch on October 20 via an official post on Weibo. The device has been subject to numerous leaks since then and has also been spotted at a couple of certification websites. After confirming the design, the company has now revealed the processor details.
iQOO Z5x Processor Details Confirmed
iQOO has shared another teaser via its official Weibo handle that confirms the Dimensity 900 processor powering the iQOO Z5x. This has been tipped via recent leaks including the TENAA listing. The octa-core MediaTek 5G chipset is built on 6nm architecture has two Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.4GHz and six Corte-A55 cores clocked at 2Ghz.
The processor will have ARM Mali-G68 GPU support. This new teaser by the company has only confirmed the processor details. Other features have been revealed courtesy of previous leaks and rumors. And going by the leaks, the iQOO Z5x seems a toned-down version of the vanilla iQOO Z5 launched recently.
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As mentioned above, the iQOO Z5x will have slightly downgraded hardware compared to the vanilla iQOO Z5. The handset is said to feature a 6.58-inch TFT display instead of the 6.67-inch LCD panel of the Z5. The screen resolution here will be 1080p FHD+ and a 90Hz/ 120Hz screen refresh rate is also likely.
The display will have a centrally aligned punch-hole housing an 8MP selfie snapper. The iQOO Z5x will have a dual-camera module with a 50MP main camera. The device is also said to feature a 2MP additional sensor for depth mapping. The configurations tipped are 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB storage configuration.
The iQOO Z5x is expected with Android 11 OS and also a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for security. The leaks have also pointed at a 5,000 mAh battery along with 44W fast charging. That said of the features, the pricing along with its availability details for the global markets including India is yet to be announced by the company. We are expecting some announcements during the October 20 China launch and will keep you posted with the details.
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A testimony to the severe fragmentation in the Android space, Marshmallow is still the most popular version of Android. Google released android 6.0 back in 2015. That is a really long time ago.
Google periodically updates the OS distribution charts. In the latest update dated 08 January Marshmallow has a market share of 28,6. This is more than the 26,6% commanded by both versions of Nougat. Most of those devices were released 2 years ago. For most manufacturers that means the devices are now out of their support lifetime.
Fragmentation has long plagued Android. Google promises to improve the situation with Android 8, Oreo. However, up to now, the latest version of Android has a market share of just 0.7%. This means even though updates will faster, the changes will only apply only to those on Oreo. And it’s going to take a while for that to happen, with manufacturers still releasing phones on Nougat. Maybe Google should put restrictions on that as well.
Android manufacturers also don’t take part in the battery gate, unlike Apple. Android users tend to not see a value in upgrading their phones. Phone capabilities have also plateaued. An Android phone from 2015 is still plenty capable for most users. And a camera from that era? Still good enough for everyone.
Google hardware partners are reluctant when it comes to updating the operating systems of their phones. When Google releases a new version each device manufacturer has to test it on their own hardware. This does not go down well with them, considering you have already pay them.
In terms of capabilities, the OS is still okay as well. Google can bring some newer functionality through updates to Google Play Services. This brings new capabilities to older versions, encouraging users to remain on those for longer. Still, the sweet features of the new operating systems cannot be backported. And no one will know about those.


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Houston — If tariffs stemming from US-China trade tensions remain in place in 2019, they will affect US petrochemical industry sales, the Chief Financial Officer of Westlake Chemical said Tuesday.
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"So far, the tariffs have not had a material impact on our sales volumes," Steve Bender said during the company's third-quarter 2018 earnings call. "This is due to our product mix, markets that we serve and pro-active mitigation actions that we've taken. However, these tariffs will have an impact on the industry and our business in 2019 if they continue on their current path."
If trade tensions ease, "it will be broadly positive for global trade, our industry and our business," he added.
In July, August and September, the US imposed three rounds of tariffs on Chinese goods worth a cumulative $250 billion, nearly half of the $506 billion in goods the US received from China in 2017. China retaliated at each round with tariffs imposed on US products worth a total of $110 billion.
The goods the US imposed tariffs on included 1,517 Chinese chemicals and plastics imports, while China's lists included more than 1,000 US chemicals and plastics, according to the American Chemistry Council.
Bender said Westlake has sought to mitigate the effects of higher costs from tariffs by scouting alternate sources for materials used in its petrochemical manufacturing and building products businesses.
"I'm sure it will be an effort that we and many others in the industry will take a look at to mitigate the impact of these tariffs by changing sourcing as need be," he said.
Westlake on Tuesday reported net income of $308 million, or $2.35 per share, up 46% from the third quarter of 2017. The company attributed the increase to higher sales volumes, lower taxes and a one-time gain from a settlement of pension liabilities.
Bender noted the potential impact from tariffs was not the only headwind facing the company. Stronger ethane and ethylene prices offset the benefits of higher caustic soda and polyvinyl chloride sales in the most recent quarter, and that volatility is expected to continue amid a squeeze on the infrastructure for processing and transporting the ethane to feed new crackers.
"We expect to see continued volatility in ethane prices as prices may reflect the effect of new demand from the startup of new ethylene production facilities, which will be partially offset by new ethane fractionation capacity," Bender said.
Since September 2017, three US crackers with a cumulative capacity of 4.5 million mt/year have started up, with another 4.7 million mt/year set to come online later this year and in 2019, including Westlake's joint-venture 1.2 million mt/year plant in Louisiana with South Korea's Lotte Chemical. Westlake has a 10% stake in that plant with an option to increase that to 50%.
In May, US ethylene prices fell to 12 cents/lb FD USG alongside US ethane prices at 25.875 cents/gal as new derivative plants were slow to absorb additional ethylene capacity. Ethane demand rose as more cracker capacity came online, but a lack of NGLs processing and pipeline infrastructure helped push ethane prices to 61 cents/gal on September 18, the highest level since July 2012. Ethylene rose in tandem to 23 cents/lb FD USG on the same date.
Ethane and ethylene prices have since retreated, with US ethane prices assessed Monday at 33.625 cents/gal, and US spot ethylene assessed at 20.25-20.75 cents/lb FD USG.
In addition, Enterprise Products Partners' Shin Oak 250,000 b/d NGL pipeline from West Texas to the company's Mont Belvieu hub is slated to start up in the second quarter of 2019, and new fractionation capacity is planned by Enterprise and Phillips 66 in 2020. On Tuesday, Enterprise announced plans to add 55,000 b/d of fractionation capacity at its facilities in Texas and Louisiana by the third quarter of 2019 as well.
Westlake CEO Albert Chao noted that the US petrochemical industry has limited ability to switch between ethane and heavier cracker feedstocks, such as propane and naphtha. He said up to 80% of the industry is purely ethane-based. But he sees ethane volatility being temporary, particularly given plans to add processing and transportation infrastructure to move more to markets.
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