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Sabre RGB Mice launched at PAX Australia, available with optical or laser sensors
FREMONT, Calif. — October 30, 2014 — Corsair Gaming, a division of PC gaming hardware leader Corsair® dedicated to the elevation of PC gaming, today introduced the Corsair Gaming Sabre RGB gaming mice, which come with one of two types of sensors: optical and laser. Designed with input from veteran pro gamers, the new mice are engineered with a new sleek, ergonomic shape and are built with an ultralight chassis for quick, fluid, and precise movements over extended gaming sessions. Continue reading Corsair Introduces Ultralight Corsair Gaming Sabre RGB Mice
Chartboost Store Empowers Mobile Game Developers to Modify their In-app Store and Virtual Items in Real Time
SAN FRANCISCO – July 11, 2013 – Chartboost – the business engine for mobile game developers around the world – today announced the launch of Chartboost Store, the latest addition to the company’s powerful technology platform that helps developers attract gamers and make money. Today’s launch underscores the company’s core mission to provide developers with a full suite of business tools that drive their businesses forward. Chartboost Store, which joins the company’s widely popular offerings – Direct Deals, Cross Promotion, and the Chartboost Network – harnesses the power of data to give developers full control to make real-time adjustments to their in-game marketplaces.
For more information on Chartboost Store, please visit www.chartboost.com/store. Continue reading Chartboost Launches Backend Service to Power In-app Purchases in Mobile Games
New Ergonomic Grip for PlayStation Vita Now Available at GameStop
LOS ANGELES – June 26, 2012 – Leading gaming peripherals manufacturer Nyko Technologies® today released the Power Grip for PlayStation® Vita, a clip-on grip that features a built-in rechargeable battery and a sleek ergonomic design. With double the battery life and an ergonomic design that provides enhanced comfort and control, the Power Grip gives players everything they need for a marathon PS Vita gaming session. Grab your very own Power Grip today for $29.99 from your local GameStop! Continue reading Nyko Grabs Hold of Comfort with New Power Grip for PlayStation® Vita
Diversified Product Lineup for Expanded Game Audiences
LOS ANGELES – June 5, 2012 – Nyko Technologies®, the leading gaming peripherals manufacturer, unveiled their latest products at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). A stalwart exhibitor at the game industry’s headline event, Nyko this year announced a bold new product line designed to enhance our experience with the evolving range of consoles, handhelds and mobile devices that today’s gamers enjoy.
Continue reading Nyko Introduces Android Tablet Controllers and Arcade-Quality PlayStation®3 Fight Stick at E3
LOS ANGELES – June 4, 2012 – Nyko Technologies®, the leading gaming peripherals manufacturer, today announced a new line of controllers to enable console-quality gaming experiences on Android tablet devices. Nyko is creating controllers to support games optimized for NVIDIA® Tegra® mobile processors, notably the high-powered graphics capabilities of the Tegra 3 quad-core processor. Available Fall 2012, the tablet controllers will offer a future-proof gaming experience, blurring the line between mobile and console video gaming.
Continue reading Nyko Technologies Announces Gaming Controllers for Tegra-Based Tablets to Take Console-Quality Gaming Experience Mobile
Stereo Charging Dock for Vita In GameStop Stores Now
LOS ANGELES – April 24, 2012 – Nyko Technologies®, the leading videogame peripherals manufacturer, is now shipping the Speaker Stand for PS Vita, the latest in its line of accessories for the handheld console. The stand is a charging dock featuring stereo speakers that keeps your Vita ready for action while offering dynamic sound for music and movies. Unveiled at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Speaker Stand for PS Vita is available now at GameStop retail locations.
Continue reading Nyko Ships Speaker Stand for PlayStation Vita
Nyko’s line of charging stations for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 now protected by patent
LOS ANGELES – April 5, 2012 – Nyko Technologies®, the #1 third-party game accessories company, today announced it has been granted a US patent for its inventive systems for storing and charging video game controllers. Nyko was the first company to announce and market a controller charging dock starting with its Wii Charge Station in January 2007 and continues to innovate on its original design with popular controller charging docks for Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation3. As part of the process of protecting its patent, Nyko has today filed complaints against companies whose products infringe upon Nyko’s Intellectual Property.
Continue reading Nyko Technologies Granted US Patent for Video Game Controller Charging Systems
Licensed video game accessories from Nyko join new PS Vita, Kindle Fire and console peripherals
LAS VEGAS – January 10, 2012 – Nyko Technologies®, the leading videogame peripherals manufacturer, today unveiled its full lineup of new products at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas. For the first time ever, Nyko will debut licensed accessories featuring characters from the wildly popular Yo Gabba Gabba! series. New peripherals for the forthcoming PS Vita and the Kindle Fire as well as the Xbox 360 will be on display for exclusive hands-on demo. New accessories include:
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When the law fails to stop knockoffs -- most of the time, in the case of fashion -- manufacturers turn to technology. In the 1920s, couturiere Madeline Vionnet borrowed a hot tip from criminology and stamped her thumbprint on clothing labels:
This century's technologies are being put to similar use. Today's Wall Street Journal reports that luxury goods company Fendi had incorporated holograms into its labels:
Meanwhile, scientists are developing DNA technologies to identify consumer goods:
What's next -- "smart" handbags that will recognize and hail other genuine goods? Embedded microprocessors that will give the wearer access to retail VIP rooms or sample sales? Geek chic is no longer science fiction; it's fast becoming retail reality.


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You guys remember a few years ago how THQ was thriving as a game publisher, only to shut its doors due to too many losses and selling off its assets to other studios? Well, it looks like it's making a resurgence of sorts, under its THQ Nordic name.
The team has been building up with a number of releases, as well as announced titles like the highly anticipated Darksiders 3. But now it's made it's biggest move to date – it's brought a couple of franchises, and some studios, back under its umbrella.
THQ Nordic announced late this evening that it has managed to acquire Koch Media for around 121 million pounds. This includes the publishing team at Deep Silver, as well as development studios like Volition and Dambuster Studios. As part of the deal, it'll also re-acquire hit franchises like Metro, Dead Island and Saints Row.
We're unsure of how this will affect the publishing of the forthcoming Metro: Exodus later this year, but it will likely fall under the THQ name. Some noted that Koch Media will continue to run as a separate entity, but game labels weren't discussed at the time of acquisition.
The deal means that THQ Nordic can continue to stretch for larger game development and publishing capacity, bringing the name back to prosperity, as it was several years ago with popular titles like Darksiders II.
"Koch Media has a long history of profitability despite losses incurred from some less successful game releases," said Lars Wingefors, CEO of THQ Nordic, possibly pointing at the lacking performance of Agents of Mayhem from last year.
"THQ Nordic is convinced that the development studios of Deep Silver as part of THQ Nordic will successfully deliver at least four ongoing AAA game projects including Metro Exodus as well as the next Volition Studio AAA release and the next Dambuster Studio AAA release, together with a number of other game development and publishing titles," added Koch CEO Dr. Klemens Kundratitz. "I strongly believe that THQ Nordic is a great strategic fit with Koch Media. In addition to having long experience within games development and publishing, THQ Nordic has the skills, willingness and capital to deliver growth in the future."
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The changing marketing environment has hit new avenues in the last few years, particularly after the advent of e-commerce platforms. While the market exhibits a promising growth for all its stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, creditors or employees, it’s not evident how much research is coping with the changing market scenario. Are the consumers given enough attention in marketing research globally? How to enhance the visibility of research focused on the Indian context? How to facilitate collaborative research between industry and academia? These topics were the focus of the Marketing Round Table Conference held at Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore (ASB) on 19th January 2016.
The forum was chaired by the renowned marketing Guru Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt, Professor of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University.The forum also included the industry veteran Dr. Jayaram K. Iyer, Chief Strategy Officer, Matrimony.com; the academicians, Dr. Subhasis Ray, Professor of Marketing, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar; Dr. Ramya Neelamegham, Professor of Marketing, IIM Bangalore; and Dr. Deepak Gupta, Professor of Marketing, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore. The theme of the conference was: ‘Changing Indian Consumer – Opportunities or Challenges for Researchers?’.
The conference began with a prayer and lighting of the lamp. Dr. R. Raghu Raman, Chairman, ASB welcomed the Distinguished Speaker Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth. “Here is a maestro who truly lived his dream. He studied in India, worked with Ivy universities across the globe, inspires millions of young marketers,” Dr. Raman introduced Dr. Sheth, who is a recipient of all top four academic awards bestowed by the American Marketing Association (AMA).
Prof. Shyam A. V., Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Business, traditionally welcomed Dr. Sheth. Dr. Deepak S. Kumar, Assistant Professor, ASB, who also spearheaded the event, quickly summed up the career excellence of Dr. Sheth to the gathering.
After the welcome address, Prof. Sheth invited Dr. Raman, on behalf of ASB, to join the Academy of Indian Marketing, a global forum for facilitating research unique to emerging markets as a Charter Member. “It is a proud moment for all of us,” remarked Dr. Raman on the new achievement.
Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth began his speech by providing a glance through his own life. “I love theorizing, therefore, asked myself why these wonderful things happened to me. From that, I found efforts and grace are directionally proportional,” Sheth threw a piece of advice to the future leaders. Dr. Sheth took the crowd through the revolutions happening in the field of marketing and how it affects consumer behavior.“After the economic liberalization in India, we have plenty of options. The choices are incredible. The generation gap is now eight years. An elder sister can relate to her 8-year old younger sister. These changes have an enormous effect on consumers,” Dr. Sheth said. He carefully derived the contrast in the Indian marketing environment. “In this branded era, we have mithai walas (sweet makers). There is still a consumer generation who keeps a cordial relationship with the local shopkeepers. Multinational companies do not understand them… ‘Wants’ have become ‘needs’. E-commerce platforms have changed everything. Retailers counterbalance this trend by building their own portals. New consumers are emerging, a very smart, unpredictable consumer,” Dr. Sheth pointed out.
He also spoke eloquently on the role of internet in marketing. “Today I can influence any brand by simply responding to their behaviors on social media. The internet is the only medium that can combine print and broadcast. We are now a ‘fish in a digital aquarium’. Now, I have 24 x 7 hours people watching what I do. Even for myself to see what I did yesterday, I can simply ‘Google’,” Dr. Sheth quipped, bringing the crowd to laughter. “On e-commerce platform, everything is recorded,” he elucidated.
Connecting the thread of research, he threw a question to the students. “How many of you will decide to live with your parents after marriage?” An impressive number of students raised their hands in support. “This is why you fail. Marketing research in this matter never matches what you do,” Dr. Sheth hinted at the gap existing between the research and the actuality.
In the conference, Dr. Sheth also talked about ‘entrepreneurship’, a topic of conversation in the management domain. “Women are better entrepreneurs than men. They have hard operational capabilities,” Dr. Sheth shared.
As the discussion forum opened, other experts on the panel shared their viewpoints on the topic. Students were also enthusiastic to know about new career options, industry expectations, how to survive and thrive in the current competitive market and more. While concluding the discussion, Dr. Sheth observed that the roundtable session would definitely help the budding researchers to get clarity on key issues related to aligning research outputs with industry demands.
The program witnessed a participation of 250+ people, including research scholars, students and faculty from various colleges.
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The MooneyShares partnership, announced in a news release Oct. 16, could help buyers of the high-performance airplanes “realize never-before-seen price and cost-of-ownership advantages,” it said.
“The Mooney Ovation and Acclaim Ultras are the perfect aircraft to offer to this new and exciting buying segment,” said Lance Phillips, sales and marketing director of Kerrville, Texas-based Mooney International. “Speed and versatility make any business or entrepreneur much more competitive, and these aircraft have been designed to provide those advantages. MooneyShares brings it all together.”
Customers co-owning an aircraft through the program can “realize acquisition costs as low as 50 cents on the dollar, while having the ability to share maintenance, service and handling. Whether operating a flight department or flying for business and leisure, owners can now experience a brand new Mooney, a situation previously only dreamed of for many,” Phillips said.
Partners in Aviation President Mark Molloy said the appeal of the Ultra models to business and personal travelers made them a good fit for “buyers who in the past may not have even considered purchasing new.”
“Mooney added a pilot’s-side door to the legendary M20 design, they incorporated the very latest in avionics technology and created an interior that even Porsche or Ferrari owners will appreciate,” he said.


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- Lenovo patches serious vulnerabilities in PC system update tool
- SAFECode: How to ensure you’re buying safe software
- Game on: two more crypto-ransomware threats for Linux web servers emerge
- This gizmo knows your Amex card number before you've received it
- And then there were two: Another dangerous Dell root certificate discovered
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A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission includes figures showing that in 2014 reported financial losses from scams involving hacking more than doubled.
A cold calling scam called Windows Event Viewer or `eventvwr’ is still targeting Australians, five years on from Computerworld Australia’s 2009 investigation.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is warning Australians to hang up on scammers who claim to offer smartphone and tablet tech support services.
As the year winds down, it’s time to look back at some of the financial scams that targeted Australians in 2013.
Australians are being warned to hang up on telemarketers who phone up and claim that their computer has a virus.
- CMO’s top 10 martech stories this week
- How content, personalisation and product fit into REA Group's new marketing strategy
- AANA and IAB Australia launch new native advertising best practice guidelines
- Report reveals advertising viewability in Australia lower than any other country
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AOL and Microsoft have agreed to a patent sale worth more than $1bn.
The two firms said that the deal will provide an infusion of capital for AOL while bolstering Microsoft's intellectual property (IP) holdings.
Under the terms of the deal, Microsoft will pay $1.056bn for 800 AOL patents and licence rights to another 300 patents which the company will maintain control of.
In return, AOL will be granted licences to use all of the patents it sells to Microsoft.
AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong said that the deal will help the company raise money while maintaining many of its holdings.
"We continue to hold a valuable patent portfolio as highlighted by the licence we entered into with Microsoft," Armstrong said of the sale.
"The combined sale and licensing arrangement unlocks current dollar value for our shareholders and enables AOL to continue to aggressively execute on our strategy to create long-term shareholder value."
The sale marks the culmination of a months-long effort by AOL to cash in on its intellectual property portfolio.
The company has long-maintained that a sale of its patents could bring the firm more than $1bn in revenues and the prospect of a looming sale helped executives to ward off a shareholder revolt earlier this year.
For Microsoft, the deal grants the company an even larger patent portfolio at a time when intellectual property has become a valuable commodity.
"This is a valuable portfolio that we have been following for years and analysing in detail for several months," said Microsoft general counsel and executive vice president of legal and corporate affairs Brad Smith.
"AOL ran a competitive auction and by participating, Microsoft was able to achieve our two primary goals: obtaining a durable licence to the full AOL portfolio and ownership of certain patents that complement our existing portfolio."
Michael Cherry, lead operating systems analyst with research firm Directions on Microsoft, told V3 the purchase was just the latest in what has been an ongoing patent buying spree for Microsoft which has included both revenue-generating license deals and the offering of standards-related patents under the FRAND sharing model.
The analyst noted that both types of patents would be valuable to the company at a time when intellectual property was such a fiercely-debated topic.
"It is a hotbed now of claims and counterclaims, so it seems that everyone has been tightening up their portfolios and arsenals," Cherry explained.
"I am not sure you can predict these kinds of purchases other than to say that everybody is shopping for stuff."
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Finally, Apple listened to Michael Dell: they’re giving the money back to the shareholders, exactly 2,65$ a share.
Tim Cook announced in a conference call yesterday that Apple will initiate a dividend and a share repurchasing program using 10 of their 100 billion to do so in the next 3 years.
But they didn’t talk only about this, Tim Cook, asking an inappropriate question said:
We love to announce new products, we just don’t do it in conference calls
Of course, he’s right!
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Invites go out for new iPhone 5 Event for September 12th
It’s just got a bit more official, Apple has sent out invites for people (notably the media) to attend the media
event they have scheduled for September 12 this year. We have known for some time now that Apple has
had this date scheduled and we assumed it was to unveil the new iPhone 5. That is looking more and more
likely as the day draws closer.
The image above is courtesy of Apple, it’s an official image showing the date of the event – The 12 , and in the
shadow underneath it shows the figure ‘5’ – so, will the new iPhone be called the iPhone 5? That seems pretty
likely with the way Apple have created this picture for the event. Personally I thought it was just going to be
called ‘the new iPhone’, so it’s a bit of a shock to see the ‘5’ there, but really doesn’t matter either way I guess
as it’s only a name!
The new iPhone is the most anticipated iPhone from Apple yet. IT feels like the hype and anticipation grows
each year and with each new device, the popularity of the iPhone seems to continue to grow! We already
know quite a lot about this new iPhone device, thanks to so many leaked parts and leaked information from
various sources close to Apple.
We know that the new iPhone 5 will feature a different design from the iPhone 4S, although it’s similar, it has
some nice changes in material, it’s taller and it’s over a third slimmer than the 4S. The new iPhone is also
rumoured to be much improved in terms of specifications too, with a quicker CPU and 4G LTE Networking
capabilities for super-fast mobile broadband.
As well as the specification changes and design changes, the new iPhone is also going to bring us the new
firmware version – iOS 6, this in itself is an update worth looking forward too. It boasts some incredible new
features and even a couple of all new apps from Apple. The new iOS should be available to download
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sometime between the 12 September and 21 September, probably 21 September when the new iPhone 5
hits shelves for sale.
What do you think of the new iPhone? Will you be buying one? Share your thoughts in the comments section
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The recovery was driven primarily by a higher base of store operational days - 79 percent- in Q2, as compared to 34 percent in the April-June quarter that witnessed a nationwide lockdown owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company’s total revenue recovered to 56 percent of last year, while like-to-like (LTL) sales stood at 50 percent of last year, it said in the statement.
Even in the second quarter,
A spurt in COVID-19 cases in tier iii and IV towns in the two states in Q2 impacted customer footfalls even when stores were operational.
VMart has 271 stores across 19 states across the country.
"The sequential rebound in Q2 came despite the delayed onset of the festive season starting with Navratras and Dussehra by almost three weeks into Q3," the company said.
"On the macro front, phase-wise acceleration in unlocking, pent-up consumer demand, and overall resumption of economic activity collectively supported the revival of discretionary consumption in the second quarter," it added.
The company temporarily renegotiated lease agreements with landlords, to generate rental savings of Rs 19 crore so far.
"With the onset of festive and winter season and a definite bounceback in consumer sentiment, we are maintaining a sharp focus on market and customer dynamics and trends in the current environment, to ensure our supply chain and business response is agile," Lalit Agarwal, CMD, VMart said.
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Seven-year-old Mia Bendrat's dog Marley was stolen from outside of a grocery store on Christmas Eve. But on Tuesday, Tina Cohen happened to see a man trying to sell the Cavalier King Charles spaniel on the street.
So she bought the dog from him and then called the police.
Now, 29-year-old Brandon Bacon is in custody in connection with the dognapping, and Mia has her beloved pet back.
Cohen bought Marley for $220 so she could take him to her veterinarian's office to be scanned for a microchip, but the vet couldn't immediately find the family because they hadn't registered the chip yet. It's a reminder for families with pets to do that, and watch your animals if you tie them up outside a store.
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Ruby Casino to Integrate Wazdan’s Full Portfolio
Wazdan, a leading online casino game developer, has announced a major deal with Ruby Seven Studios that will take its entire portfolio of games live at the US-facing social casino, Ruby Casino.
Thanks to the deal, Ruby Seven Studio’s is able to offer its players a variety of new, multi-genre games. This of course includes Wazdan huge library of slots, including titles such as the recently released Power of Gods: Valhalla, as well as hit games including Reel Joke, Sizzling 777 Deluxe, and many more.
Ruby Casino is a social game company that is based in Nevada. It has won several awards for its work bringing fresh content to the free-to-play market. A number of respected developers provide games to the casino, such as Aristocrat and Konami, and the casino is available as a mobile app via both the Apple AppStore and the Google Play Store. As such, the partnership gives Wazdan the chance to reach a huge new audience.
Wazdan has been working hard to expand in the US in recent months and has signed deals with RushStreet Interactive and Light & Wonder. The company has also received licenses in New Jersey, Michigan, and West Virginia.
Social casino is a huge area of interest in North America, and we’re delighted to partner with Ruby Seven Studios. We’re very pleased to bring our games to a brand new collection of players in a new demographic, and it gives us an exciting opportunity to further grow our presence in the US.
Diana Jacob, the Senior Product Manager at Ruby Seven Studios, described Wazdan’s games as featuring “immersive graphics, intense gameplay, and fantastic mechanics”. As such, she said that they are pleased to bring them to their players and believes that it will be “yet another strong integration”.
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Smartpone manufacturer from South Korea, starting today officially launched the Galaxy Note II version dual Sim Card.
In the official website of Samsung’s China, some observers expressed [...]
New news about the successor to the Galaxy S3 smartphone reappeared. This time, Samsung will release it issued on March 15, 2013.
Quoted from TechRadar, Thursday (2/7), the European market will be the first target and will be available a few weeks after [...]
Given the importance to always be vigilant when surfing the internet, here are some practical tips from Microsoft Indonesia.
- Lock your computer and other accounts with strong passwords, as well as a unique four-digit PIN on the mobile phone.
- Do not [...]
Research In Motion (RIM) has finally officially announced the event dates for BlackBerry 10.
Quoted from IntoMobile, Tuesday (11/13), January 30, 2013 will be a historic day for the latest platform’s launch.
In this event, the Canadian manufacturer [...]
iPad Mini shipments would begin on November 2.
After Apple issued invitations to a mysterious event on 23 October, rumors about the iPad Mini seems to have been confirmed.
In a simple invitation that Apple does mention “got a little more to show”. [...]
Body size approximately 20% thinner than the Macbook 15-inch retina display.
In the occasion of the launch iPad mini products, Apple also introduced two new products Macbook Pro measures 13 inches equipped with Retina Display.
The device’s most [...]
Apple is reportedly preparing a new MacBook Pro is equipped with Intel’s Haswell and will be introduced at the WWDC 2013, 10-14 June 2013 in the U.S..
Never heard about Intel Haswell? This is the latest generation of Intel processors, which will [...]
In 2013, the latest developments about the PlayStation 4 console more and more revealed. This time, a successful hardware specs leaked.
Quoted from IGN, Wednesday (01/30), the source from Kotaku say that the PS4 will use 4 pieces of AMD64 dual-core Bulldozer.
One of the advantages of this device is able to work without a hitch with Apple Time Machine
The company Western Digital announced a new version of an external hard drive My Book Studio.
USB 3.0 capability is now added to the family hard drive My Book [...]
The good news for you smartphone users had Windows Phone OS. Angry Birds can now be downloaded for free.
Quoted from Ubergizmo, Thursday (2/5), Angry Birds has changed the status of being free is the original version, that is Angry Birds first.
The key features? iPhone
Every day the number and types of smartphones is increasing. Choose the one that suits the needs of each person, require adequate information about the technology, features, and operating system. Especially considering the price [...]


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Instagram rolls out 60-second movies beginning at the moment
Instagram introduced on Tuesday that it’ll quickly start rolling out 60-second video capabilities for its customers, “one step of many you will see this yr” in accordance with the corporate’s weblog submit. The app at present has a most period restrict of simply 15 seconds. Instagram cites consumer engagement with video leaping forty % during the last six months as a contributing issue to the expanded time restrict. iOS customers will get an added bonus: the power to sew a number of video clips from their digital camera rolls collectively right into a single video.


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In response to Florida’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced an emergency order that restricted county restaurants to takeout, delivery and outdoor dining.
Thankfully, KYU Wynwood is the first eatery in Miami to implement expanded outdoor seating (pictured above). The new seating arrangement is a result of a new program by City of Miami and Wynwood Business Improvement District (BID). As part of the program, BID has worked with with the City of Miami and Miami Parking Authority for restaurants to be able to use on-street parking spaces and observe COVID-19 requirements. BID has also paid for the cost of barricades needed to separate the on-street parking spots for new outdoor dining areas.
Other Wynwood restaurants that have set up outdoor seating include Zak the Baker and Butcher Shop. BID is also helping the more than 80 Wynwood restaurants by expanding restaurant pick-up locations and working with Miami Parking Authority to offer one-hour of free, on-street parking per day.
KYU Wynwood is open for lunch and dinner. Click here for more.


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WASHINGTON — Representative Rosa DeLauro, Democrat of Connecticut, says she will introduce a bill as soon as January to create an agency with the sole mission of protecting food safety and will press for more funding to prevent foodborne illnesses.
It is unacceptable for Americans to rely on private inspectors who have ties to food companies and award positive ratings to producers whose farms and factories are tainted with bacteria, DeLauro says.
The food industry has taken over much of the monitoring role of the Food and Drug Administration in the past two decades, Bloomberg Markets magazine reported in its November issue. Inspectors, paid by food companies, have awarded safety approval to food that has sickened and killed thousands of people.
‘‘We have to go after this third-party inspection system,’’ says DeLauro, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, which funds the FDA. ‘‘This is a real opening. This is a moment where you can have an impact.’’
At the same time, the FDA, which has the resources to inspect less than 5 percent of all food in the United States, is launching an investigation of two farms in Mexico, says Michael Taylor, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods. Bloomberg Markets found unsanitary conditions at those growers, including workers defecating in the field and wiping their hands on their pants.
The FDA will also step up inspections at the Mexican border to find potentially contaminated produce, Taylor says.
Overall, 48 million Americans fall ill each year from unsafe food; 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die.


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Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the decision to charge VAT on hot food served by shops and supermarkets.
Mr Cameron said that the move - which will add 20% to the cost of hot pies and pasties sold by shops such as Greggs - would defend takeaway restaurants against competition from major chains.
Chancellor George Osborne was accused of being out of touch after he was unable to recall when he last bought a pasty as he answered questions on Tuesday about the so-called "pie tax" in Parliament.
But Mr Cameron was quick to declare himself a keen pasty-eater, telling reporters he recently bought a large one from an outlet at Leeds station, adding: "And very good it was too."
Greggs chief executive Ken McMeikan has said ministers had "lost touch" and did not appreciate the impact the changes to VAT rules would have on ordinary people. The high street chain saw millions wiped off its shares after the Budget closed a loophole that has meant some hot takeaway foods, such as sausage rolls and pasties, escaped the duty.
But speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Mr Cameron said: "Many, many small businesses in this country, whether selling fried chicken or fish and chips or hot takeaway pies, are already paying VAT. What the Government has to try to do is make sure the VAT rules are fairly applied.
"I don't think it is fair that the small businessman running a fried chicken takeaway is having to charge his customers VAT but the big supermarket isn't having to pay VAT on fresh hot chicken. It's about trying to have a sensible VAT arrangement where the boundaries are sensible."
Leeds station's last pasty shop closed earlier this month. The Cornish Bakehouse concession stands empty in the main concourse. Workers said the station once had a branch of the West Cornwall Pasty Co but it shut in 2007.
Labour leader Ed Miliband talked to the press outside a Greggs outlet in Redditch, where he and Ed Balls made a brief stop to buy eight sausage rolls at a cost of £4.70. He said: "There is a serious point here which is that the Government is hitting people's living standards in every way they can."
Mr Cameron did not appear exactly sure of the details of his pasty purchase when he mentioned it during a Downing Street press conference about the Olympics: "I am a pasty-eater myself. I go to Cornwall on holiday, I love a hot pasty. I think the last one I bought was from the West Cornwall Pasty Company. I seem to remember I was in Leeds station at the time and the choice was whether to have one of their small ones or one of their large ones."


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Recently, the leading technology company, Tencent, offered its customers the opportunity to sell their NFTs within Huanhe. This comes after the Chinese company suspended its operations due to regulations imposed on it in July.
China is waging the most significant battle against cryptocurrencies, managing to ban their total trade since 2021. However, the country in Asia insists that the crypto trade is not trustworthy, it is speculative, and its mining only contributes to the planet’s deterioration. With these thoughts, it is not strange to see that Tencent, like other technology companies in the country, ceased its operations.
Although China is one of the countries that regulate the crypto market the most, there is still a flow of people who trust the technology and are looking for a way to get involved. NFTS seemed to be a good investment opportunity for the Chinese, knowing that it had not yet been regulated, but all that changed.
Now crypto investors are disappointed by the latest announcement from Tencent about selling NFT. Since last July, it had been rumored that the technology company would cease operations, which attracted negative messages on WeChat. Among these is Yeli Zhang, who would be an NFTs fan and invested around $740. Zhang said the firm could not leave without explanation, adding that it has a reputation and a commitment to its investors.
Tencent shuts down NFT operations on its Huanhe web platform
According to Tencent, the NFTs kept on its Huanhe web platform was never traded because they were intended to comply with regulations in China. Even investors within the web were limited to reselling virtual pieces. All they could do was buy and keep them in their accounts. However, this working model did not limit fans to buying various collectibles while waiting for the renewal of the policies within the company.
From what Tencent indicates, the Huanhe website will remain open, but without trading NFTs, so it only intends to make some commercial modifications. Likewise, the company director said reducing employees would not be resorted to.
Crypto trading fans believe these regulations will make more people lose interest in NFT collectibles. However, it is also good to know that the NFTs sale in China is relatively new, so this regulation will not significantly impact. However, everything indicates that China wants nothing to do with crypto in all its aspects, which could push back the technological development within the country.
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ApeCoin soared over the last few days as speculation surrounding Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Otherside mounts
ApeCoin has risen by nearly 58% in the last two days. The technicals now suggest that APE may see a brief spike in profit-taking. The gains could soon extend as speculation surrounding Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Otherside project mounts.
ApeCoin soars as Bored Ape fans await Otherside launch
ApeCoin is gaining bullish momentum. The red Bored Ape Yacht Club affiliate token is reaching new highs.
APE has gained nearly 58% over the past two days, rising from a low of $10.90 to a high of $17.20. The sudden upside momentum seems to have been fueled by speculation that Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, will use it as a currency to sell virtual land in the new Metaverse project – Otherside. Rumor has it that Otherside will sell the plots in a Dutch auction with an opening bid of 600 APE. A Twitter user known as the new developer claimed that they received information about Otherside’s drop mechanics in a tweet early Wednesday.
The development comes as Bored Ape Yacht Club, the breakout star of the 2021 NFT boom, continues to dominate the non-vessel-type market. The current floor price for an NFT Bored Ape is just over 119 ETH, worth around $370,000, almost double that of the previous top NFT collection, CryptoPunks. In March, Bored Ape Yacht Club cemented its dominance over pixelated Punk figures when Yuga Labs acquired the intellectual property rights of the collection from Larva Labs for an undisclosed amount revealed. It announced ApeCoin a few days after revealed that Otherside would drop in April.
While no details on ApeCoin’s potential utility for Otherside sales have been confirmed, the asset has enjoyed a significant boost. It appears to be positioning itself to step in. price discovery mode. However, the token can briefly retrace first to gather its liquidity to rally to new highs.
The Tom DeMark (TD) Sequential indicator has issued a sell signal on APE’s four-hour chart. The downtrend formation developed as a green nine-bar candlestick, predicting a one- to four-body correction. A spike in profit-taking around current prices could help validate the pessimistic near-term outlook.
A break above the $15.60 support could be the first sign of confirmation. If it drops below the support, ApeCoin could fall back to $14.40 or even $13.70 before it recovers and tries to make a new record high.
APE/USD 4-hour chart | Source: TradingView
It should be noted that the short-term bearish thesis is likely to be invalidated if ApeCoin prints a four-hour candlestick closes above $17.20. A break of a critical resistance level could discourage investors from re-entering the market, driving the price towards $20 or higher.
- ApeCoin Has Just Become The Favorite Among Crypto Whales
- ApeCoin (APE) Certainly Burst Into The Crypto-Scene With A Sound Plan To Earn More Revenue


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Stanford Entrepreneurship Week — which extended three days past its usual weeklong time period this year — concluded Wednesday with a joint presentation by entrepreneur Sandra Kurtzig and her son Andy Kurtzig. The duo shared their experiences founding companies, and advised those in attendance to seek out work that inspires them.
As founder of ASK Corporation in 1972, Sandra Kurtzig spent much of her career selling minicomputers — precursors of modern PCs — to businesses. ASK is best known for its ManMan brand, an abbreviation for the manufacturing management software the company sold.
Despite her success with decades-old computer hardware, Kurtzig encouraged audience members to stay ahead of trends and anticipate future opportunities.
“When everything else is trying to go into a particular market…that’s probably the time to start thinking about what the next market is going to be,” she said.
Sandra Kurtzig is currently chairman and CEO of Kenandy, a company she founded in 2010 with the intent of bringing social platforms to business and manufacturing.
“We think the next market is going to be [business to business],” she said, referring to companies such as ASK and Kenandy that sell services primarily to enterprise customers.
Andy Kurtzig followed in his mother’s footsteps on the entrepreneurial track.
“He’s really been an entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur, since he’s been a kid,” said Sandra Kurtzig, recounting a story of Andy selling balloons during a party in his childhood. “He continues to have ideas one after another all his life.”
Andy Kurtzig — currently CEO of JustAnswer, a company he founded in 2003 — then spoke about his own experiences, recalling personal stories of wanting to drop out of college to follow his entrepreneurial dreams.
“All the superstars, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, etc. dropped out of college and were super successful,” Andy Kurtzig said. He added that his mother convinced him to graduate a year early from the University of California, Berkeley instead of dropping out.
Andy shared several stories of his ultimately unsuccessful ideas to illustrate his method of testing a market. One of his early online enterprises, a website called FileFun, tried to create a resell market for music and other files online, a concept quickly ended by Apple’s inclusion of Digital Rights Management (DRM) software in its music.
Another site he created, Darester, tried to apply the eBay online auction model to sell services instead of goods. Kurtzig started the venture with auctioning off dares in a college setting, offering the example of paying someone to shove a pie in an employer’s face.
“After two months…I realized it was not the kind of business I wanted to be in,” he said, laughing at the unexpected ways people used the service.
With persistence, however, Andy Kurtzig found major success with his current company, JustAnswer.
He attributed the company’s conceptual origins to his wife’s pregnancy, when — despite her frequent medical questions — she had less frequent access to doctors for qualified and timely medical advice. Following the experience, Andy Kurtzig decided to create a service that provides personalized and on-demand help from real doctors, lawyers and other specialists.
He emphasized the lengthy hiring and verification process, which includes everything from standardized tests to software verification.
“It’s actually harder to become a JustAnswer expert than it is to get into Stanford,” he quipped.
Andy Kurtzig stressed that, more so than simply working for money, entrepreneurs have to love what they do.
“It’s really important that you’re passionate about making a difference in the world,” he said. “I get letters all the time from customers that say, ‘You saved my daughter’s life’ and things like that. That’s what we do. We help people all day.”


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Netflix could possibly be about to make its video games library accessible on TV units, with smartphones stepping in because the controllers.
In keeping with traces discovered inside the cellular app’s code, Netflix is laying the groundwork to carry the ever-improving line-up to the largest display in the home.
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Bloomberg stories on findings from app developer and common snoop Steve Moser, who noticed a immediate to make use of the telephone as a pad for TV-based video games.
“A recreation in your TV wants a controller to play. Do you need to use this telephone as a recreation controller?,” the code says. It’s not clear when the function may roll out and the way Netflix will enact it, nevertheless it’s a transparent signal we’re getting Netflix video games on TVs.
The performance would match that supplied to customers of the now-defunct Google Stadia cloud gaming platform. Presumably you’ll be capable to use one other gamepad suitable together with your TV set too, however that continues to be to be seen.
Presently, you possibly can solely play Netflix video games in your cellular system by downloading the sport to your handset and logging in to your Netflix account. It’s a fairly clunky expertise contemplating Netflix pioneered streaming within the residence.
A report earlier this month did appear to clear the best way for Netflix to maneuver nearer to a cloud-based mannequin that might open up the suite of video games to all gadgets in the best way Microsoft, Nvidia and extra have loved success with.
“We’re very early in that aspect of our journey. We do consider that cloud gaming will allow us to offer that quick access to video games on any display and be frictionless and supply the accessibility into gaming experiences,” Leanne Loombe, Netflix’s VP of exterior video games instructed The Verge and different reporters throughout a briefing.


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Till May, prices of teas within the Indian auctions rose by a whopping 43.69 per cent over Jan-May 2020.
This occurred due to the common prices rising to ₹166.94 a kg from ₹116.18 in Jan-May 2020, reveals our evaluation of the most recent data out there with the Tea Board.
In different phrases, each kg of tea offered to this point this year has fetched, on a median, ₹50.76 greater than in Jan- May 2020.
The improve was extra in North Indian auctions than within the South.
In the North, common prices rose to ₹180.72 a kg from ₹123.20 in Jan-May 2020, marking a acquire of ₹57.52 per kg or 46.69 per cent. The common price within the South Indian auctions rose to ₹138.08 a kg from ₹98.06, posting a rise of ₹40.02 per kg or 40.81 per cent.
Last year, many auctions couldn’t be held as a result of lockdown within the nation’s struggle in opposition to Covid-19 pandemic however this year, the disruption to this point had been minimal.
Traders stated that prices rose due to elevated demand arising from a common perception that tea helps to construct immunity particularly throughout the ongoing pandemic.
Besides, teas have been purchased to be used within the value-added immunity boosting merchandise together with turmeric, ginger, Ashwagandha, tulsi and different natural teas.
The purchases by Government purchaser wings for inclusion within the Covid relief packages as additionally ration retailers in several states additionally helped prices to rise.
Another issue for the price rally was the exporters lending sturdy help to pick out grades within the totally different auctions.


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SECOND WRIGLEY FIELD SHOW ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND
JULY 29 SOLD OUT
JULY 30 TICKETS ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 AT 10 a.m. CT
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Having instantly sold out their July 29 return to Wrigley Field, Foo Fighters have added a second Concrete and Gold Tour date at the storied ballpark.
Tickets for the newly announced July 30 show will be on sale to the public as of Saturday, November 18 at 10 a.m. Central Time.
Capital One Cardholder Pre-Sale tickets will be available as of Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 10 amlocal market time. Pre-Sale tickets will be available until Monday, November 13, 2017 at 10 am local market time or until they are sold out. Pre-Sale tickets are limited to (4) tickets per card. While supplies last.


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Things are apparently not going so well for Anthem, BioWare’s new online RPG released last month on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The game received worse reviews than Mass Effect: Andromeda, BioWare’s previous game that was also plagued with issues at launch, and Anthem is unfortunately not faring any better on the technical front.
Yesterday, Kotaku reported that many PlayStation 4 players have been complaining that Anthem can cause their consoles to randomly shut down. Worse, one PS4 owner claimed on Reddit that his console has been completely bricked following a shut down that happened while he was playing Anthem.
Forbes video games journalist Paul Tassi, who recently reviewed Anthem on Xbox One X, said that he experienced similar shut down issues while playing the game on Microsoft’s console. He explained:
Like the PS4 crash, my crashes on Xbox didn’t just restart the console, they act like someone yanked the cord out of the wall completely. My Xbox is usually on “sleep” mode as in, when it’s off, it’s not really off as you can boot it quickly to get back to what you were playing. But both times when Anthem crashed during a mission and shut off the console, it was off off, as in the entire console had to restart from scratch. Xbox does not do the disk-checking animation like PS4 does when it shuts off involuntarily, but it was a similar situation. I have literally never seen this happen with any game on Xbox before, and thought it was bizarre, but didn’t think too much of it until I saw what a widespread problem it apparently was.
The good news is that EA has already acknowledged these shut down issues and has asked affected gamers to share their crash data reports with the company. Still, this is terrible PR for the company and we hope the company will be able to quickly provide a fix.
We’re aware of a crashing issue some of you have been reporting for #AnthemGame. We’re investigating and ask that you share your crash data reports when prompted. If you have, we’ll be reaching out to gather info; if not, please reply to this thread on AHQ:https://t.co/36P21YFjYL
— EA Help (@EAHelp) March 4, 2019
Anthem isn’t the only game to have shipped in a broken state over the past couple of months. Fallout 76 was a huge disappointment for Fallout fans, forcing developer Bethesda to quickly discount the game and offer some free DLCs to early adopters. EA’s situation with Anthem is more worrying as this is a brand new IP from BioWare, a talented studio that doesn’t really have a lot of experience with Destiny-like loot shooters. Anthem received praise for its beautiful graphics (the game runs in 4K on Xbox One X), but most reviews have pointed out the insane loading times, repetitive missions, and lack of true solo mode.
EA and BioWare took quite a big risk with Anthem, but in this “games as a service” era the game could look quite different in the near future. Have you been disappointed by Anthem so far, and do you think BioWare can still fix the game? Let us know in the comments below.


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Keep on truckin'
DO TWO examples make a trend? On the heels of My Mexican Cousin comes Gumbo Kitchen, a food truck focusing on the Cajun food of New Orleans, particularly the spicy stew traditionally served with rice, which gives this eatery on wheels its name. For the brainchild of Michael Cotter and Patricia Stanton, whose visit to New Orleans this year sparked the idea, Gumbo Kitchen's chef Elvin Ho (MoVida Aqui and Bar Idda) will also turn out po'boys and the fried cornmeal dumplings known as hush puppies. Find them on the usual social networking sites, including Twitter. At the end of last month, Cotter relaunched Camberwell's Bar None, which was closed for renovations for almost a year after a fire ripped through the roof.
Southbank's new Emperor
SOUTHBANK stalwart Red Emperor, one of two original tenants left after 19 years, looks to be on the move. The well-regarded Chinese restaurant is set to head downstairs to a smaller, mid-level space, claiming the retail centre's management tried to force a major rent hike, along with the stipulation to take over several neighbouring shops it had been unable to lease. Co-owner Christine Yong says the Dexus Property Group also demanded the removal of Red Emperor's mezzanine level. While the deal hasn't been signed, the move is likely to take place after Chinese New Year in late January and will result in Red Emperor's capacity being reduced from 250 to 150. However, Yong says she and her partners are looking on the bright side. ''I think it's going to be a blessing in disguise,'' she says. ''It's probably going to get better when we go smaller.'' The new space, vacated by the Deck when it moved recently to a smaller space in the centre, will be overseen by designers Blackmilk, responsible for the Atlantic nearby at Crown. ''We've been criticised for looking a bit tired but we were discouraged from renovating by management because they kept telling us they wouldn't necessarily renew our lease when it expired this year,'' Yong says. ''We're looking forward to freshening it up.'' A Dexus spokesman wouldn't comment on the details but said ''we're in advanced discussions and will have an official announcement to make soon''.
Oh, do be Hive
JOHN Lawson will remain executive chef when Maze and Maze Grill is rebranded as Mr Hive Kitchen & Bar in the new year. The change comes after Crown stepped in to run the restaurant at its Metropol Hotel following the voluntary liquidation of Gordon Ramsay Holdings Melbourne in late August. A remodel by Maze architects Bates Smart will also create a designated dessert bar to be run by pastry chef Daniel Fletcher. The Raymond Blanc-trained Lawson stepped up to the top job when Josh Emett decamped the troubled enterprise.
IS CARLTON coffee institution Brunetti about to move to the Lygon Street site vacated by the Borders bookshop after parent company REDgroup Retail went into receivership this year? ''Nothing has been approved yet,'' a spokesperson for the cafe, cake shop and bakery told Espresso, adding: ''There are a few interests at the moment. We're not even necessarily moving.'' Lygon Court owner the Banco Group is clearing out the shop site, which stretches from Lygon to Drummond streets, dwarfing the impressive Brunetti site on Faraday Street, where it sprawls across five shopfronts.
PIERRE Roelofs has signed on to devise desserts for catering company Rue Cler Market, established by former Scorched and Royal Mail Hotel chef Andrew Pye. Pye's team includes Conchi Batson, who was events co-ordinator at the Royal Mail for four years, while head chef is Samuel Cowan, formerly of Friends of Mine in Richmond. See rueclermarket.com.
TWO years after selling their Mansfield restaurant Magnolia, Kim and Christian Bergmoser have returned for a second bite of the cherry. After operating Magnolia for 10 years, the duo sold the restaurant and B&B at the start of last year but bought it back following its closure. On Friday and Saturday nights, Austrian-born chef Christian is once again cooking a regional menu influenced by the food of his homeland and is hoping to start a small cooking school.
Roast with the most
A CELEBRATORY dish that teeters on the brink of comedy, the turducken's popularity is - inexplicably - on the rise. A deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck stuffed with a deboned chicken, the turducken is an 18th-century creation resurrected by the gimmick-friendly American festive season and slowly gaining a foothold in Australia. Here in Melbourne, you might be able to order your own turducken (above) at the Queen Vic market, while a handful of Sydney butchers has reported an increase in interest, including the super-trendy Victor Churchill, which is selling a deluxe 10-kilogram version for $290. The jury is out on its culinary merits but as anonymous Twitter wag Ruth Bourdain commented last week: ''Is there anything more erotic than boning a chicken, duck and a turkey at one time?'' And on that note, Merry Christmas to Epicure readers.


text: The National continues to get questions and hear rumors about the upcoming 41st National scheduled for July 28-August 1, 2021 at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. We are at the mercy of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) which has published metrics describing when large conventions may be held in the state. We know that attendees and exhibitors are waiting to make arrangements for travel and hotels for the National. Based upon this we will continue to follow the IDPH guidelines and make a decision on the July dates on or around June 1, 2021. Should the National be postponed we are currently looking at October dates as a backup. Exhibitors and attendees will have the choice of a rolling over booth deposits/ticket revenue to the postponed show or may request a refund.


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Justin Mahlik, left, and Kayne Grau were among the founders of Drivin.
Drivin, an e-commerce platform for dealers to buy and sell used cars, is being bought by KAR Auction Services, one of the biggest operators of auto auctions for $43 million in stock.
The company was launched in 2015 by Kayne Grau, former chief technology officer at Cars.com, Chicago tech investors Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky, and Justin Mahlik, an investment banker.
Drivin expanded from Chicago to St. Louis, Charlotte, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, helping dealers buy or sell inventory without resorting to auctions, which can be less lucrative for sellers. It also built a data-analytics platform that would show dealers what types of cars were selling well in their markets, helping them decide what inventory to buy or sell, based on data from 23,000 dealers.
KAR, based in an Indianapolis suburb, is best known for auto auctions such as ADESA and Insurance Auto Auction, which has several locations in the Chicago area. The company sells about 5 million used vehicles a year.
"We partnered with Drivin from its early stages," says Don Gottwald, KAR's chief operating officer. "They proved the model worked. We expect to grow and syndicate their analytics capabilities to better match supply and demand for commercial sellers."
The deal reflects continued shifts in the car business, which is becoming more sophisticated and reliant on data. Phoenix-based Carvana, a used-car site for consumers, has filled for an initial public offering that would value the company at $2 billion.
Grau will continue to lead Drivin, which has about 55 people, mostly in product and engineering jobs, and will continue to grow. He'll also lead an innovation lab for KAR in River North.
KAR sees the acquisition as a way to strengthen its presence in Chicago and deepen its tech bench, particularly in data science and analytics, two of the hottest parts of tech.
Drivin shares space in 600 W. Chicago Ave. with Uptake and Tempus, two data-intensive starts launched by Keywell and Lefkofsky, respectively.
"We like that they're based in Chicago and have access to talent," Gottwald said. "The data science talent and incubator hotbed they've got is very attractive to us."
KAR has about 500 employees in Chicago, mostly at its IAA auto auction in Hoffman Estates. Westchester-based IAA was acquired in 2005 by private-equity firm Kelso and later was merged with KAR.
In addition to Lefkofsky and Keywell, Drivin's investors included investment fund Columbus Nova Technology Partners and Cars.com founder Mitch Golub.


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Millions of brands to choose from, but new media users only loyal to five
New media adoption explodes, but companies need to incentivise to earn followers as consumer expectations are on the rise and competition gets tougher
Even as new media adoption explodes – up 48% from 2009 – loyal followers can be hard to come by for companies trying to reach consumers online.
That is one of the findings in a survey from US research company Cone. The survey found that, with the world’s most popular brands a click of the mouse away, new media users still choose to demonstrate affinity (e.g., “like” on Facebook, “follow” on Twitter or subscribe to an RSS feed) for an average of only 4.6 companies online, making this club one of the most exclusive to which a company can hope to gain access.
Need to incentivize
Consumers are more open than ever to engaging with companies via new media (86% vs. 78% in 2009), but it still takes a big effort on the part of the company to reach the upper echelons of the consideration set. To stand out, Cone says companies need to incentivize new followers. Before deciding whether to engage with companies online, 77% of new media users look for free products, coupons or discounts. And they expect to find them in the following places:
• Social networks – 48%
• Mobile devices – 20%
• Message boards – 20%
• Blogs – 13%
• Online games – 12%
“Marketers are being more aggressive than ever with attractive promotions designed to generate likes, followers and subscribers,” said Cone’s director of new media, Mike Hollywood. “But attracting new media followers is like starting a fire – coupons are your gasoline, and engaging content are the logs that keep the fire burning. Consumers’ affinity can only tolerate five brands, so companies need to think beyond the coupon or clever widget to figure out how to develop long-term relationships with real staying power. The best new media strategies are those that balance relevant content with timely promotions and ongoing company-consumer dialogue.”
It may be difficult for companies to get to the top, but it’s even harder to stay there. Nearly two-thirds (59%) of new media users say they are satisfied with their online experiences with companies, but that doesn’t mean they won’t hesitate to punish companies by disengaging. More than half of users will stop following a company if it acts irresponsibly toward its consumers (58%), over-communicates with them (58%) or provides irrelevant content (53%). Under-communicating (36%) or censoring user-generated content (28%) is also grounds for falling out of favor.
Companies that can deliver high-quality customer experiences are richly rewarded. Users who engage with companies via new media are more likely to:
• Share information about the company across their own social networks – 62%
• Feel a stronger connection to the company – 61%
• Feel better served by the company – 60%
• Purchase the company’s products or services – 59%
As new media usage grows, so too do the myriad touch points. No longer satisfied to sit still, users are increasingly taking their online experiences on the go, as nearly one-in-five (18%, up from 13% in 2009) look to interact with companies via their mobile devices. Other touch points include social networks (38%), message boards (16%), online games (15%), blogs (13%), photo-, audio- or video-sharing sites (11%) and microblogs (3%).


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July 3, 2023
Relax Gaming, a leading B2B supplier of mobile casino games, has amplified its portfolio through a brand-new alliance with Realistic Games, a fast-rising game studio. Through this agreement, Realistic Games' content will have seamless access to Relax Gaming's extensive list of customers.
Realistic is a fast-rising game development studio based in the United Kingdom. The company has recently embarked on an exciting mission to upgrade its brand, improve the quality of its gameplay, and introduce innovative math models that are quickly becoming renowned features of its mobile casino games.
In late 2022, the studio began solidifying its goal of becoming a slot development leader after releasing Gorilla Riches and Book of Charms. This trend has continued into 2023, with titles like Chilli Master and Catch 22 reaching players worldwide.
Realistic Games currently has a high-quality portfolio with more than 120 slots and table games, with the company planning to increase the pace of its releases throughout the rest of the year. Its soon-to-be-released slots, Shinobi Moon and Fortune Fortress, are set to benefit from integration with Relax Gaming's platform, making them available to customers on the best mobile casino apps worldwide.
This agreement with Relax Gaming will likely boost Realistic Game's ambition of broadening its market reach. The company will immensely benefit from Relax Gaming's first-class operator associates and operators licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority.
Relax Gaming is popular among players and operators for its swiftness in introducing new and innovative products to the iGaming market. The Powered by Relax program offers brands an excellent platform to reach more players.
Commenting on the agreement, Shelley Hannah, Director of Casino Products at Relax Gaming, remarked:
“Realistic Games has a rich history throughout the industry, creating innovative and engaging content that has resonated with audiences across regulated markets. To be able to add their content and expertise to our platform will only strengthen the offering that we present to our players.”
Ashish Tawakley, the CCO of Realistic Games, added:
“All of our teams at Realistic Games are delighted to see this landmark deal finalized. As we continue to diversify our product offering, Relax will be a key strategic partner in facilitating our distribution across new and existing regulated markets. The Relax platform has grown to become a landmark of the industry and the team there is a pleasure to work with. I couldn't have been more excited to see our partnership grow.”


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Lidl Switzerland has worked with the Swiss Federal Laboratories For Materials Science and Technology (Empa) to develop a cellulose protective coating that will make fruit and vegetables stay fresh for longer.
The partners said they hoped the novel coating, which is made from so-called pomace – squeezed fruit and vegetable peels – could reduce packaging and prevent food waste.
At Empa's Cellulose & Wood Materials laboratory, researchers reportedly spent more than a year developing the protective application for fresh produce.
During tests, the shelf-life of bananas was apparently extended by more than a week.
'The big goal is that such bio-coatings will be able to replace a lot of petroleum-based packaging in the future,' commented Gustav Nyström, head of the Empa laboratory.
According to Empa, the idea is to process so-called pomace into fibrillated cellulose.
The coating is then either sprayed on the fruit or applied to the produce as a dip, which is said to be easy to wash off.
“As it is harmless to the consumer, it can also be consumed without harm,” added a spokesperson. “The potential of cellulose coatings is by no means exploited yet; there is the possibility of adding additives such as vitamins or antioxidants.”


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Rising Media is announcing a new Inside 3D Printing show! Along with international trade fair planning and staging company Deutsche Messe, they are launching the first-ever Inside 3D Printing Istanbul, a new event taking place February 9-12 of 2017. It’s sandwiched between Inside 3D Printing Düsseldorf on February 2 and 3, and Inside 3D Printing Singapore on February 14 and 15.
Rising Media is the global events and media producer of the Inside 3D Printing, RoboUniverse, and Virtual Reality Summit trade shows, specializing in Internet and technology-related events. The Inside 3D Printing Istanbul 2017 Conference and Additive Manufacturing Area will be part of the WIN EURASIA Metalworking event; both will be held at the Tüyap Fair and Convention Center in Istanbul. This new conference is designed to serve the Turkish and surrounding region markets, to help facilitate a better understanding of the business opportunities and constraints of additive manufacturing technology.
“With the launch of Inside 3D Printing Istanbul 2017, we’re pleased to bring our leading series of additive manufacturing events to the key industrial market of Turkey, along with surrounding markets,” said Matthew Finlay, CEO, Rising Media.
“WIN EURASIA attracts 30,000 attendees from across Turkey, CIS, Middle East and parts of Asia, many of whom are beginning to explore the potential of additive manufacturing in their industries. We’re also very excited to be partnering with the world-leading industrial trade show producer, Deutsche Messe.”
Deutsche Messe is headquartered in Hannover, Germany and ranks among the five biggest trade show organizers in the country. They have a network of 66 representatives, subsidiaries, and branch offices, making them present in over 100 countries.
Inside 3D Printing Istanbul 2017 is concentrated on medium and large manufacturing companies, their suppliers, and specialist industrial producers. There will be both local and international experts in attendance, to discuss the latest industrial application of 3D printing, including recent materials developments. They will also be holding introductory sessions for those who have been hesitant to warm up to the technology.
Turkey is no stranger to 3D printing: just think about Istanbul-based 3D printing company 3Durak and Roboze’s recent expansion efforts into Turkey, with the help of Turkish 3D technology reseller Yenasoft. This conference will be a big help in shining more light on the region.
Inside 3D Printing Istanbul will have two full days of conference sessions, and a pavilion on the expo floor. The pavilion will host guided delegations of manufacturers from Turkey, along with several international hosted buyer groups. So event exhibitors will be able to demonstrate their technology and explain its stand-alone benefits, and its ever-increasing role in integrated manufacturing processes. If your company is interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the Inside 3D Printing Istanbul conference in February, please contact Rising Media. If you’re interested in seeing an Inside 3D Printing conference before the new year, be sure to check out their conference in San Diego next month — 3DPrint.com will be on the scene! Discuss in the Inside 3D Printing Istanbul forum at 3DPB.com.
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October 1, 2021
In case you missed it, the Des Moines Business Record published its Made in Iowa edition this week. This special edition focuses on one of Iowa’s core industries – manufacturing. It highlights manufacturing companies that are members of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, as well as the 2021 Legends in Manufacturing who continue to lead efforts in promoting manufacturing careers in our state.
Made in Iowa also highlights the benefits of being a member of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. ABI is here to promote Iowa business and we are proud to represent not only the manufacturing community, but also our members in other industry sectors.
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Change for week 49 (4th December 2017 –10th December 2017): 5.3%
Change for week 49 Year-on-Year: -4.1%
ShopperTrak Retail Index – Retail Park Weekly:
Change for week 49 (4th December 2017 –10th December 2017): -0.2%
Change for week 49 Year-on-Year: -3.4%
The ShopperTrak National Retail Index is reporting an increase Week-on-Week of 5.3% and a -4.1% Year-on-Year decrease. The weekend showed a decrease of -4.5% Year-on-Year. The Year-to-Date trend reports -2.7% compared to the previous week. Furthermore, the figure recorded is worse than last year, -2.4%.
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Long Beach, California 2021-04-08 20:32:59 –
The Port of Long Beach terminal operator moved 840,387 20 feet worth of units in March, making it the busiest month in 110 years of history, staff said Thursday.
Record figures for March, usually one of the latest months of the year, show an increase of 62.3% compared to the same month in 2020. This is the largest year-on-year increase in a month. The previous record of 815,885 TEU processed in one month was set in December.
This is the third time in the history of the port that it has processed more than 800,000 TEU in a month.
“Although pandemics are receding, consumers are spending less on their trips this year and are looking to an unprecedented number of online retailers to buy exercise equipment, office furniture and home refurbishments.” Secretary-General Mario Cordero said in the announcement.
Imports increased 74% to 408,172 TEU, but exports decreased by just under 4% to 139,710 TEU compared to March 2020, when some shipping operations were suspended due to the advent of COVID-19. Empty containers passing through the port surged 112.5% to 292,505 TEU.
For the ninth straight month in March, the port set its own cargo movement record.
The port moved 2,376,128 TEUs in the first three months of this year, up 41.2% from the same period last year to a record first quarter and second quarter after last year’s fourth quarter. The previous record was 481,251 TEU set in 2018.
“Demand for e-commerce is growing faster than expected, but we will continue to work with industry stakeholders to keep up with the unprecedented volume of cargo at the gateway.”


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Cremer Thermoprozessenlagen has announced the addition of 250 m2 in office space at its headquarters in Düren-Konzendorf, Germany, giving the company capacity to add a further ten design engineers.
The company is a global manufacturer of sintering furnaces for a wide range of Powder Metallurgy applications, including Metal Injection Moulding (MIM), Hot Isostatic Pressing, heat treatment and conventional press and sinter.
Established in 1968, Cremer celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018. One of the companies most successful furnaces has been the MIM-Master, a continuous sintering furnace for Metal Injection Moulding based on the walking-beam technique. This furnace has played a key role in the continued use of MIM technology for over two decades and an updated version was recently introduced in the new MIM-Master Neo, offering an increased production capacity with a smaller ecological footprint.


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by Marc Bastow | April 11, 2013 5:11 pm
Markets managed to shrug off a big hit to tech stocks as investors instead focused on better-than-expected weekly jobless claims and some good news on retail same-store sales.
As a result, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 once again rose to new highs. The Dow finished ahead 0.42% at 14,865.14. The S&P 500 also surged ahead, closing 0.36% higher at 1,593.37, while the Nasdaq managed to squeeze out a fractional gain to close at 3,300.16.
But in the retail sector, off-price discounter Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) rose to a six-month high, moving ahead nearly 6% on a 2% increase in comparable-store sales in March and a solid profit forecast for the current quarter.
Gap (NYSE:GPS) also reported better-than-anticipated same-store sales — although a 1% year-over-year decline — sending its shares up just under 2%. The overall good news also lifted sector mates Limited Brands (NYSE:LTD, +4.32%) and TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX, +2.59%) to even higher gains on the day.
Drugstore chain Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) reported its first profit in six years as well, sending its shares up over 18% on the day. Also, Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) reported earnings in line with estimates and even better-than-expected revenue, but shares still lost just over 2% on the day.
Notable earnings releases for Friday include JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC).
Marc Bastow is an Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. As of this writing he is long MSFT.
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On Saturday, April 7, a crowd gathered outside the doors of Mullumbimby Woolworths. This time it was not to protest, as it was all those years ago, but to celebrate.
Some 12 Woolworths stores throughout the country, including Mullumbimby, will stop offering single-use plastic bags as of today. Woolies will join a range of shops in Mullum that have already stopped offering the polluting products.
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"Apple's famous brand, loyal fan base, deep retail presence and extensive apps ecosystem will ensure healthy uptake for its watch," it said.
Apple's smartwatch – positioned both as a fashion accessory and tech gadget – is widely expected to be launched at a media event in San Francisco on March 9.
While the tech giant showed off the Apple Watch at its iPhone launch last October, the company has since held its cards close, revealing minimal information about the wearable device.
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According to Reuters, the watch which will let consumers check their email, pay for goods at retail stores and monitor personal health information.
So far, the company has only disclosed the price tag of the sports model of the watch, which will cost about $350. The higher-end model, which features an 18-karat gold casing, could cost as much as $5,000, according to analysts.
Industry game changer
Market intelligence firm Tractica agrees the Apple Watch will be a game changer for the entire smartwatch market.
Apple's biggest new product introduction since the iPad is anticipated to stimulate a surge in consumer awareness and adoption of smart watches, Tractica said.
The Apple Watch will contribute 16.7 million units to the annual total of 24.4 million smart watches shipped during 2015, it predicts.
"2015 will be the year of the smart watch," said Aditya Kaul, research director at Tractica.
"Since Apple's announcement, there has been a flurry of activity among competitors trying to position and reposition themselves, and we expect a high degree of experimentation in terms of form factor, functionality, and operating system, offering consumers a wide range of options."
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Suzanne Callander reports on moves to tackle the growing problem of fake PPE entering the UK market
The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) believes that the problem of fake and illegal PPE products being manufactured and sold within the PPE industry is an increasingly common problem and that many products made using substandard materials have entered the UK marketplace.
To tackle the problem, the BSIF created the Registered Safety Supplier scheme. Companies displaying the scheme logo have been required to sign a binding declaration that the safety equipment they offer meets the appropriate standards, fully complies with the PPE regulations, and is appropriately CE marked.
In addition, revisions to the current European PPE Directive are underway. Although the Directive revisions were originally intended to simplify the law, it is hoped that they will also result in retailers and distributors taking on greater responsibility for ensuring that products they sell meet the required safety standards. Today, this responsibility falls solely on manufacturers.
The final stages of agreeing the text for the revision of the PPE Directive, which originally came into force in 1989, are well underway. “The PPE Regulation is the subject of three-way negotiations in Europe between the Parliament, Council and Commission, and it is just possible that they will complete their work in time for it to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in September, a few months ahead of the expected timetable,” explained Frank Angear, general manager of the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF).
Shortly after publication it will become part of UK safety legislation. “There will be a two year transition period before the Regulation is operational. This will allow all interested parties time to familiarise themselves with its requirements and prepare for any changes that are necessary. There will then be a further year during which both the Directive and the Regulation can be used, and only after this third year will the current Directive be repealed,” continued Angear.
So, it looks like it will be possible to choose to work to the new Regulation from late in 2017, and it will be fully applicable, with the current Directive gone, by the latter part of 2018.


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By Jordan Thomas
Businesses are bought and sold every day in the U.S. In North Carolina, every day, there is a new business owner unlocking the front door for a venture he/she never knew they might take. Maybe they never knew they could take. It’s exciting. It’s exhilarating. Right?
Yes it is!
But according to Business Brokerage Press in 2014, there was a decline throughout the U.S. in businesses being sold. Why? Some might say it was the obvious state of economy in that given area. Experts say it was across the board. But not in Charlotte. Businesses being sold grew at a rapid rate. Let us dive into some of those reasons businesses don’t sell so you stay ahead of the curve.
- Lack of financing available to the Buyer is the first of a few reasons. If you want to avoid being the Buyer’s bank, sell when banks are lending at affordable rates.
- Economic Forecasts can cause Buyers to be timid, maybe unwilling to take the first step or plunge.
- Unrealistic Price Expectations is common as Sellers may be unwilling to accept market price for their volume/profit. We all believe our house and our car are worth more than they truly are. Same goes for businesses. But it is in everyone’s best interest that the business being sold is priced correctly so that the Buyer can obtain outside financing and the Seller can enjoy the next chapter in life with a wad of cash rather than a lengthy note.


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Sony who announced a $3 Billion plus loss last week is pinning their future, on a brand new processor which some are speculating will lead to a new Playstation 4.
What we have been told is that Sony is working on a very fast processor which is being developed with IBM, who was the original architect with Sony and Toshiba of the Cell processor, which has been used by both Sony and Microsoft to power their gaming processors for nearly 10 years.
IBM sources claim that the new multi core PowerPC processor, which Big Blue, has spent several years developing is now part of a joint development project with the Japanese Company.
Sony recently moved to buy back the Toshiba Cell factory in Nagasaki for $600 million with some tipping that this will be used to manufacture the processor for both Sony Toshiba and IBM devices.
The new 32nm Cell processor is tipped to be capable of up to 16 SPEs which is twice as fast as the current Cell processor according to IBM leaks.
Japanese sources claim that Sony is gearing up to manufacture the Cell processor in bulk with some analysts tipping that the new processor will also appear in Sony notebooks and built into new Sony Bravia TV’s.
Intel sources have said that they are also working on a new processor that will be ideal for future gaming consoles as well as for use in devices that are both gaming console and media hubs.
At a recent Sony conference call in Japan the head of the Companies Networked Products & Services division – which develops for the PlayStation brand and Sony PCs hinted that it was working on the PlayStation 4 but would not give any details.
“For the home equipment the PS3 still has a product life,” said Sony’s Masaru Kato who hinted that development work for the PS4 was currently underway”.
He added “It is no longer thinkable to have a huge initial financial investment like that of the PS3.”
“But this is a platform business, so for the future platform – when we’ll be introducing what product, I cannot discuss – but our development work is already under way, so the costs are incurred there.”
At the recent CES show a senior Sony executive told me that the Company had speculated as to whether they needed a new Playstation console. “What we need is a fast processor that delivers content including gaming and 3D movies to a display screen. That processor could be built into a TV a media hub for connection to non-Sony display screen with content delivered over an IP network”.
“We will always need a means by which people can access content other than via an IP network, because in many Countries there is no fast broadband infrastructure. This is where Blu ray will have a life after markets like Europe and the US has moved onto fibre networks”.
As to when the new processor will appear Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Ray Maguire told Tech Radar recently. “The online side is very interesting and is a big part of our business going forward. But in terms of what sort of technology we’ll be using, it’s far too early to say yet because we’re only half way through the lifecycle of PS3 – there are many years to come on that machine.”