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Apple has had three years of remarkable success for the MacBook. Heading into 2020, Macs felt like the ugly stepchild of Apple’s flagship product lines, often ignored in favor of updates to the iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. I never would have imagined that Mac hardware would become the most exciting aspect of Apple press events in the next few years.
But as 2023 draws to a close, MacBook sales are down again, as rumors point to a lack of any new Mac releases during the holiday season. It’s clear that the huge surge of innovation and interest in MacBooks is over – even if that’s not a bad thing in the long run.
There are two primary reasons to explain the success that the MacBook has enjoyed over the past few years. Of course, COVID is the most obvious, as it has led to unprecedented growth in laptops, desktops, and PCs of all types. With employees fleeing offices, almost everyone needed an upgrade in their home office, which also led to a severe shortage of PCs. PC enthusiasts were happy to announce that the industry was at fault about the death of the PC after all.
The MacBook boom was introduced long before Apple made any changes to the lineup. According to IDC, Macs experienced 22.5% growth from 2019 to 2020. The fourth quarter, which also includes holiday shopping, was certainly Mac’s biggest quarter, but there’s no doubt that the overall increase in demand played a key role in the growth.
Apple hit the jackpot in 2020.
But that ended a long time ago. Again, according to IDC data, all laptop makers other than Apple experienced a severe decline in year-on-year growth in 2022. If you are HP, it is up to 25%. Ouch. But Mac shipments in 2022 were still up 2.5%, which means more of the growth came from remote workers buying laptops.
This is where the second big factor, Apple silicon, comes into play. In 2020, Apple began to transition away from Intel to its own M-series chips. Despite all the things that could have gone wrong, the transformation has been an undeniable achievement. Not only were the M1 Macs decidedly better than their Intel counterparts, but they offered a unique value proposition in the broader landscape of laptops. Big improvements to the MacBook Pro arrived in 2021, and just like that, the Mac became the most popular subbrand in Apple’s ecosystem. Apple managed to release a great new line of products when demand was unnaturally high.
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It’s 2023, and 2021 is far behind us. It is reported that MacBook sales have declined by 30% this year. It’s clear that we have already reached the peak of the Mac resurgence – and again, the reason for this is twofold. The natural slowdown that has brought PC sales down to pre-pandemic levels has finally reached the Mac, and the excitement around the most recent crop of Macs has waned.
Despite the fact that Apple launched a brand new Mac this year (the 15-inch MacBook Air) and updated four others, there is undoubtedly less hype about the Mac than before.
First, Apple usually holds winter or late autumn events focused on Mac and iPad. Over the years, it has been used to launch important devices like the M1 MacBook Air and M1 Max MacBook Pro. Apple skipped this event in 2022, and from what we can tell so far, it’s skipping it in 2023 as well. Furthermore, the latest reports indicate that we won’t see it Any Mac releases this fall.
A big change has happened in the world of Mac in 2020 itself.
All this gives the impression that Apple is drumming up updates and releases. But it’s really about setting realistic expectations about these products.
Big changes have already happened in the Mac world in 2020. None of us should have expected a moment of excitement and hype in the Mac world like what happened in 2020 and 2021. It was a monumental moment in the Mac world, and one that changed these devices for the better.
While there’s no doubt that devices will get faster, thinner, and longer-lasting from here on out, everything is flowing from that big change in technology. But that’s not a bad thing – in fact, it should be exactly what Mac fans want.


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Italian Minister Wants Tesla To Build Its Next Giga Factory In Italy
Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, has openly invited Tesla to invest more in the Mediterranean country. Speaking at a webinar organized by one of Italy’s largest newspapers, Salvini heavily praised Elon Musk calling him one of the world’s “main innovative geniuses”.
Salvini also discussed how he felt it was a shame Tesla is not more invested in Italy. He felt the Italian car industry would greatly benefit from Tesla and openly invited the firm to setup up its next Giga Factory in the country.
The Minister also stated that Tesla would receive the full support of the Italian government, noting how the automaker has already experienced several problems in Germany. Such issues included a “protected” woodland area on the Giga Berlin site which Tesla wanted to clear for construction. Although Tesla eventually got approval, the entire process took months to pass through the German courts.
Tesla has been selling vehicles in Italy since 2011 and currently has several hundred Superchargers scattered throughout the country.
It will undoubtedly be interesting to see what location gets chosen for the next Gigafactory, with there reportedly being several frontrunners. A Canadian Gigafactory near Montreal has long been rumored, meanwhile somewhere in Mexico could also be a possibility. Whether or not Tesla has any concrete interest in a second European Gigafactory remains to be seen.

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Imagine this headline for a moment: “Tesla Lost $1.9 Billion.” Now replace it with this one: “Daimler Lost Only $1.9 Billion Nothing To See Here.” Yes, that second one is an actual headline. It concerned Daimler’s financials last quarter. I’m sorry, what? Who loses only $1.9 billion??? And why is it not that big of a deal? I mean, I get mad when that $5 I had in my pocket comes up missing. They lost $1.9 billion and it’s okay?! Initial freakout aside, I wanted to dive into the bias that some in the media have against Tesla as well as why Daimler lost $1.9 billion and why it is not okay.
Tesla lost $1.9 billion. $tsla
Actually they didn’t but I wanted to demonstrate something.
It was Daimler who lost the the $1.9 billion.
“Nothing to see here”—Jalopnik’s headline on Daimler losing $1.9 b
— Johnna (@JohnnaCrider0) July 18, 2020
In the tweet above, I wanted to point out the striking differences between the idea of Tesla or Daimler losing any type of money.
Tesla is doing very well and is the world’s most valuable automaker today — something that took a lot of hard work, persistence, and faith to achieve. A hard emphasis should be put on persistence, especially during 2018 when everyone — except for those us who believed in Elon Musk and his team at Tesla — believed the company was going to die. Back then, Tesla’s potential (or “probable”/”definite”) collapse was the norm in mainstream reporting on Tesla.
Jalopnik reported that, despite the second quarter loss, Daimler did better than expected and the second-quarter results were not as bad as anticipated. It expected to lose $2.1 billion due to the coronavirus pandemic but instead only lost $1.9 billion. Jalopnik also said that Daimler is searching for its soul since it’s trying to decide whether or not it wants to sell a plant in Brazil and cut back on making some of its cars, such as the variants of its C-Class or E-Class, but that Daimler hasn’t really specified anything on this yet.
CEO Ola Kallenius said during Daimler’s annual general meeting that the automaker needs to sharpen its cost-cutting efforts to shore up returns. It could sell a factory in France, and already halted plans to expand a site in Hungary. It may let go of an assembly facility in Brazil, and Handelsblatt reported that it’s discussing options for plants in South Africa and Mexico. Daimler also plans to cut more jobs — more than 15,000, which is a bit more than announced in November.
Last year, I wrote about Daimler’s crisis and that the large German newspaper Spiegel wrote that it “needed something more Musk,” as a nod toward Elon Musk’s innovative leadership of Tesla. Back then there were four points that were causing the company to struggle, including new competitors such as Tesla and Waymo putting pressure on Daimler. In fact, Tesla announced its Berlin Gigafactory in November of 2019, right around the time that article by Spiegel was published.
Additionally, in 2019, Daimler’s truck sales fell 8%, and in the U.S., Mercedes-Benz’s unit sales fell 7% during the first three quarters of the year. Also, in the first 9 months of 2019, Daimler’s profitability took a major hit. Its EBIT fell 53% and for Mercedes, it fell to losses. When you add in a global pandemic in 2020, one can see just how intense this crisis has gotten for Daimler.
Other reasons that are causing Daimler’s worries are pressure from shareholders, fleeing suppliers, and employees. In regards to the shareholders, falling profit margins and a stagnating stock price are not pretty. And cutting more jobs adds to the devastation.
Nothing To See Here
If there was truly nothing to see here, as the headline suggests, then that would be awesome. It would mean that Daimler is not struggling, and if it wasn’t struggling, it would be doing something right. For it to be doing something right in a market that is demanding clean vehicles such as EVs, then we would be writing about how Daimler is succeeding in a market led by Tesla. Or, we’d be writing about how Daimler has proven to be a great competitor for Tesla. But we’re not.
My overall point, though, is just that there’s a big double standard in the industry regarding Tesla.
Additionally, I don’t want to see Daimler or the others fail, but if they don’t wake up and see what consumers are demanding, their customers will choose other options. This goes for all other automakers that aren’t really interested in making EVs. They think EVs are niche — and they are for now — but it’s clear that EVs are what’s hot and, as with hip-hop, EVs are not a passing fad.


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Don’t adjust your computer screen, you’re at the right website…and no Harley-Davidson hasn’t taken over A&R, but the Milwaukee company certainly has been busy the past few weeks. To recap, Harley-Davidson recently agreed keep its Monemonee Falls and Tomahawk plants in Wisconsin after the labor unions agreed to workforce concessions (getting paid $215,000 a head for each laid off worker in the process) and the Wisconsin Department of Commerce handed out a $20 million tax break.
That victory was offset by Harley-Davidson getting dumped last month by long-time ad agency Carmichael Lynch, with a classic “it’s not you, it’s me” press release (which if high school dating us taught us nothing, means it really is YOU). Meanwhile this week, Harley was dumped in a different fashion when Interbrand, the world’s largest brand consultancy firm, dropped the Bar & Shield brand 22 places on its T0p 100 brands list, down to 97th, and devalued the Harley-Davidson brand by over $1 billion in brand equity. This is of course nothing compared to the coup de grâce, where Harley-Davidson sold MV Agusta for €1, after buying the bankrupt Italian brand for $100 million two years ago.
Hoping to right the ship, Harley-Davidson announced today that it has created a 13th Board of Directors seat, and filled it with Levi Strauss & Co. CEO R. John Anderson.


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April may still be a while off, but that is not about to stop EVGA, NVIDIA and GearBox software from showing how at least one of its features works.
Kepler is the codename given to NVIDIA's upcoming series of graphics processing units (GPUs) based on the 28nm manufacturing process.
EVGA, Gearbox Software and NVIDIA have established a partnership, of sorts, involving it.
Gearbox Software is working on a certain game, so it teamed up with the other two in order to carry out an early demonstration of it.
Using an NVIDIA Kepler-based product from EVGA, the developer will show off the demo of a future title.
Unfortunately, this does not mean much for those hoping that NVIDIA would finally expose the official specifications of the GPU, not that leaks aren't doing this on their own.
Since the demo will happen during the weekend (February 17-19, 2012), the event will doubtlessly focus on the game itself, rather than the hardware running it.
For those that are in the area, the 19th PDXLan gathering was chosen as the occasion and will take place in Portland, Oregon.
Until then, enthusiasts can take a look at a certain laptop that will run NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 675M Graphics Chip (backed by 2GB of memory).
Samsung actually did the world a double favor, albeit by mistake, when it unveiled it, since the machine also happens to be powered by an Intel Ivy Bridge CPU.
Go here to see all about how it was posted online, and then quickly taken down, but not before Google cached it.
Of course, Gearbox and EVGA will likely have a desktop, not a notebook, running the demo, and the video card may or may not use the GK104 GPU. Either way, people who are looking forward towards something capable of overcoming AMD's Radeon HD 7000 series may wish to keep an eye on the web during that time.


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he battle for logistics space is continuing to intensify despite the cost-of-living crisis and shoppers’ return to the high street, according to new data.
Demand for warehouses soared during the pandemic as shoppers increasingly moved online.
However, new figures from real estate experts at Colliers reveal that take-up and prices for logistics space have continued to increase despite the easing of restrictions and pressure on consumer spending.
Andrea Ferranti, head of industrial and logistics research at Colliers, said the development of new sites is unable to keep up with demand, thus causing a surge in prices.
“The demand is huge and the speed of developments means we don’t see any significant change in the next 18 months,” he told the PA news agency.
“It’s really difficult to get planning for these sites and there are a lot of requirements when it comes to locations and size, so that limits the ability for growth too.
“Construction costs are soaring and there are other cost pressures on the occupiers, so this becomes the latest pressure if they want to keep up with online momentum. And most can’t afford to miss out.”
The supply and demand imbalance for industrial space shows no sign of lessening
Colliers said take-up for large units – more than 100,000 square feet – grew to a total of 11.3 million square feet in the first quarter of 2022.
The company said this represents an 11% rise on the five-year average for the quarter, and a 1.9% monthly increase.
It added that logistics site availability meanwhile has dropped by 22.4% year on year as facilities continue to be snapped up.
Len Rosso, head of industrial and logistics at Colliers, said: “The supply and demand imbalance for industrial space shows no sign of lessening despite the efforts of developers to bring new space online at a rapid pace.
“There is currently 15.5 million square feet of new space under construction but, given the strong levels of demand, this will do little to ease the pressure.
“We are also seeing large businesses investing in long-term operational efficiency.
“This will put further demand on the best of the best stock, with new space being the highest in demand.”


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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that it is building first Utah fulfillment center in Salt Lake City.
The new facility will create 1,500 full-time jobs, Amazon said in a statement.
The 855,000-plus square-foot fulfillment center will be used to pick, pack, and ship smaller customer items, such as books, electronics, and toys, according to the e-commerce giant.
“We are excited to continue growing our team with the first fulfillment center in Utah,” Akash Chauhan, who leads Amazon’s operations in North American, said in an emailed statement.
“In Utah, there are already more than 30,000 authors, sellers, and developers growing their businesses and reaching new customers on Amazon products and services. This new facility will enable us to better serve customers and improve Prime membership benefits,” Chauhan added.
Fulfillment by Amazon
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) provides storage, packaging, and shipping service to sellers on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). The service lets sellers store products in the e-commerce giant’s fulfillment centers and the company picks, packs, ships, and provides customer service for these products. The online retailing giant has built a large fulfillment network in the world.
Meanwhile, shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) were trading 1.10% on Thursday morning. The stock is up more than 28% so far this year. During the last 12 months, the online retailer’s share price has surged more than 30%.


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Shoppers at a clothing store in Tennessee confronted a suspected thief for stealing hundreds of dollars from a woman, and forced her to return the stolen money.
Shoppers at Rainbow in Frayser said they saw the woman try to steal money from fellow shopper Indria McNeal, WLOX reported.
When McNeal noticed she was robbed, she confronted the suspected thief while the other shoppers recorded the incident on their phones.
McNeal is the woman in the white shirt grabbing the other woman’s purse.
“Oh baby, you ain’t going no where,” McNeal said to the suspected thief.
One of the bystanders yelled, “If you got her money, just give it to her.”
“Ma’am can you just give the lady her money or you’re going to jail,” another bystander said.
McNeal was trying to buy jeans for herself and her daughter. When she went to the dressing room, she left her wallet on a table. By the time she came back to retrieve her wallet, she noticed $606 was missing from her wallet, WLOX reported.
The suspected thief eventually returned the money to her and walked out the store.
McNeal has decided not to press charges against the woman, and Memphis police did not file a police report, according to WLOX.
The video of the confrontation reached almost 2 million views and was shared more than 41,000 times.


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Rumors swirl as Xbox games potentially head to PS5, shaking up the gaming landscape. Microsoft’s ecosystem-focused strategy challenges traditional console exclusivity. The battle for dominance evolves.
Microsoft Xbox, February 06, 2024: In the ongoing battle for console supremacy, recent rumors have stirred up quite the commotion among gaming enthusiasts. The latest speculation suggests that Xbox exclusives may soon find their way onto the PlayStation 5, marking a significant departure from traditional console warfare.
The controversy ignited when industry insider “Nate the Hate” hinted at the possibility of Hi-Fi Rush making its debut on the Nintendo Switch. This news, coupled with reports suggesting titles like Rare’s Sea of Thieves could also venture beyond the Xbox ecosystem, left some fans feeling conflicted. However, the bombshell came courtesy of XboxEra, alleging that Microsoft’s crown jewel, Starfield, could be heading to the PS5.
While these rumors are yet to be confirmed, they’ve sparked intense debate among gamers, particularly those who invested in the Xbox Series X. Many are left questioning the rationale behind their purchase, pondering whether the PS5 might offer a comparable gaming experience.
Yet, understanding Microsoft’s strategy sheds light on the bigger picture. In 2024, Xbox isn’t just about exclusive titles; it’s about the ecosystem. Microsoft has been steadily reshaping the gaming landscape since the launch of Xbox Game Pass in 2017. By offering a subscription-based model granting access to a vast library of games, they’ve redefined what it means to own an Xbox.
In essence, purchasing an Xbox is akin to joining a comprehensive gaming ecosystem, reminiscent of the Apple ecosystem’s seamless integration across devices. It’s not merely about the games you play but how you access and enjoy them. This approach contrasts with the traditional model of console exclusivity, challenging the notion that hardware defines the gaming experience.
While some may question the wisdom of Microsoft’s strategy, it’s a testament to their confidence in the allure of Game Pass. By extending their reach to other platforms, they’re tapping into new revenue streams while ensuring gamers remain tethered to their ecosystem.
However, this shift isn’t without its risks. Exclusivity has long been a cornerstone of the PlayStation brand, and abandoning it entirely could undermine Xbox’s identity. Convincing consumers that the Xbox lifestyle offers more value than the sum of its exclusive titles will be Microsoft’s ultimate challenge.
As rumors swirl and speculation mounts, the gaming community eagerly awaits Xbox’s next move. Whether they can successfully navigate this paradigm shift remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: the console wars have entered uncharted territory.


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Each new day brings more certainty that online casinos will soon be regulated in South Africa. The proposed law calling to establish licensing and regulatory framework for online betting sites has made its way into the public light as of late – the details of which reveal a highly comprehensive piece of legislation looking more like the soon-to-be-enforced 2005 UK Gambling Act.
This week during a presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on trade and industry, the Director of Legal Affairs at South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry, Brian Muthwa, stated that licensee applications will be drawn up according to amendments to the National Gambling Act, which are currently being proposed. This means that everybody from the gaming software developers and their online casino licensees on down to key employees, equipment suppliers, manufacturers and maintenance provider will be licensed according to National policy.
According to the Department of Trade and Industry, every entity and person that is involved with the production and distribution of online gambling software and equipment will be required to hold appropriate licenses. The DTI also reinforced that all regulatory framework will equally apply to remote vendors located outside of South Africa borders.
Similar to the UK’s recently published online casino whitelist, some of the factors used to award licenses will required operators to uphold socio-economic standards and a commitment to fueling South Africa’s economy. Online casino operators will also be prohibited from extending credit to players in the interest of preventing problem gambling and financial turmoils.
New Online Flash Casino Games Unveiled by SportingBet
Sportingbet is a popular gambling brand in the United Kingdom. One of the largest takers of online bets for sporting events and casino games on the internet, SportingBet’s is frequented by thousands of visitors every day. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and has a trading value of $204 million.
That being said, when Aces was bought out by SportingBet in July of 2001, things were looking up for the all-in-one gambling site. Aces offers just about every online betting activity currently available on the Web, including a racebook, online poker room, sportsbook and online casino games. And now that SportingBet gotten its fingers in the batter, Aces has continued to stay abreast of the latest online gaming technology.
Keeping with their promise to offer the latest versions of online casino software, Sportingbet recently unveiled the latest in online casino Flash games, which are fast becoming a popular alternative to downloading entire online gaming software platforms. As Aces Casino Manager, Rene Quesada so aptly put, all it takes is the click of a mouse to engage the Flash games and begin gambling.
The new suite of no-download Flash games includes all of the casino table classics like Blackjack, Blackjack Super 7 and Roulette. For those players who are unfamiliar with Blackjack Super 7, this version of the popular casino game gives bettors the option of making a side bet on whether or not a lucky-number-seven will be dealt – A cross between craps and blackjack, if you will. Another online casino game featured on the new Flash platform is Free Ride, which is based on Stud Poker. All of the games are currently available and are a mouse-click away.


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Welcome to today's broadband and cable news roundup.
Comcast Corp., Cox Communications Inc., DirecTV Group Inc., Orange SA and Time Warner Cable Inc. have all deployed products that use the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standards for shipping "premium services" to consumer devices. The aim here is to enable pay-TV operators to deliver content and their user interfaces securely to gaming consoles, Blu-ray players and other devices that use DLNA. Among the operators, Cox expects that more than 500,000 of its subscribers will have DLNA premium content capabilities via its tru2way-based guide within a year, while TW Cable already has "millions" of boxes that support the new premium DLNA standard. Comcast is supporting the premium standard early on in its Pace plc-made XG1 whole-home DVRs, while DirecTV has added it to its new line of Genie HD-DVRs. Orange has added it to its Livebox Play offer.
While some industry analysts question whether there's much demand for Aereo Inc.'s broadband TV/cloud DVR, company CEO and founder Chet Kanojia thinks there's plenty of room for a cheaper pay-TV alternative that provides a smaller lineup of channels. "We can get 5 percent to 6 percent of the market," he told the Los Angeles Times soon after Aereo announced a new funding round and plans to expand to 22 additional markets that would extend its coverage to almost 100 million households. (See Aereo Sets 22-City Expansion.)
Apple Inc.'s next video play remains a topic of myth and rumor, but the cable guys are bracing for something big. "Knowing they're coming after us is motivating," Comcast VP of Mobile Solutions Randall Hounsell said at the Consumer Electronics Show, according to Streaming Media Magazine. "We know they are coming. We don't know what it's going to look like," he added. For its part, Comcast is already trying to stave off new video competition, including whatever may come from Apple, with its IP-capable X1 service, already launched in five markets. But Hounsell also downplayed the potential threat posed by new pay-TV entrants. "They're going to have to do something five-fold better than what's out there to get people to change their behavior around TV."
Microsoft Corp.confirmed the hiring of Sling Media Inc. founder Blake Krikorian to corporate VP for its Interactive Entertainment Business, where he'll be part of the Xbox team. The move follows Microsoft's acquisition of Krikorian's home id8 Group R2 Studios, a startup focused on home automation apps.
re: Pay-TV Majors Forge CE Links One takeaway from this year's CES (at least an observation from afar) is that cable getting a bit closer to a bring-your-own-device model.-á Granted some of this BYOD will have to be done in conjunction with a gateway,-áthough the "headless" approach means it's-ácan be hidden out of the way but still connect via the IP home network to TVs, tablets, gaming consoles, etc.-á JB-á
Understanding the full experience of women in technology requires starting at the collegiate level (or sooner) and studying the technologies women are involved with, company cultures they're part of and personal experiences of individuals.
During this WiC radio show, we will talk with Nicole Engelbert, the director of Research & Analysis for Ovum Technology and a 23-year telecom industry veteran, about her experiences and perspectives on women in tech. Engelbert covers infrastructure, applications and industries for Ovum, but she is also involved in the research firm's higher education team and has helped colleges and universities globally leverage technology as a strategy for improving recruitment, retention and graduation performance.
She will share her unique insight into the collegiate level, where women pursuing engineering and STEM-related degrees is dwindling. Engelbert will also reveal new, original Ovum research on the topics of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, security and augmented reality, as well as discuss what each of those technologies might mean for women in our field. As always, we'll also leave plenty of time to answer all your questions live on the air and chat board.


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Mastercard has enabled users to do online transactions without the need to authenticate a one-time password (OTP) — something it says has been done for the first time globally.
A new mobile-first authentication solution called Identity Check Express, rolled out by the global payments major on Tuesday, allows transactions below Rs 2,000 to be made without an OTP, with customer details automatically being provided to the seller every time after the first purchase. For transactions above Rs 2,000, a unique transaction personal information number can initially be created by the user, which later removes the need for OTPs.
Mastercard’s analysis suggests that up to 20 per cent of mobile e-commerce transactions are abandoned midway. Existing methods to verify an identity online can take shoppers away from a merchant’s website and are time-consuming due to issues such as consumers being redirected to a browser environment for an in-app payment or mobile network fluctuations.
The company says this will provide better security for online transactions and enhance ease of use. While the Reserve Bank of India had earlier mandated the use of two-factor authentication, it had relaxed the rules after demonetisation for transactions below Rs 2,000.
“With the growing spending power and aspirations of Indian consumers fuelling the growth of e-commerce in the country, Mastercard’s digital by default DNA drives us to constantly innovate to enhance the convenience and security of digital payments. On the other hand, we have foiled security breach attempts worth billions of dollars globally,” said Ajay Bhalla, president-cyber and intelligence solutions, Mastercard.
In May 2019, the company announced an investment of $1 billion over the next five years in India, in addition to its earlier investment of $1 billion between 2014 and 2019. A significant part of this investment will establish a full, on-soil domestic transactions processing centre in and for India, with the remainder being directed towards building a services hub.


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Breef has added payment infrastructure to its online marketplace that connects brands and agencies.
With this new Breef(Pay) offering that is powered by business-to-business (B2B) flexible payments platform Tranch, brands can use a buy now, pay later (BNPL) approach to meet their marketing needs, Breef said in a Monday (June 5) press release.
“By eliminating concerns around upfront costs, Breef(Pay) removes the uncomfortable budget chat between marketer and CFO,” Breef Co-Founder and CEO George Raptis said in the release. “We are modernizing how companies approach and manage spend — encouraging them to grow now, pay later.”
The Breef platform includes 15,000 agencies in 26 countries, as well as brands looking for agencies to complete any of 50 different project types, and has created $100 million in project value, according to the press release.
With the addition of Breef(Pay), companies can now find and finance agencies on a single platform, and agencies can find more project opportunities and greater payment security.
“We are energized by what Breef is doing by bringing an entire market onto one platform,” Tranch Co-Founder Philip Kelvin said in the release. “We understand the needs of businesses to be paid on time, and also give growing companies the flexibility to access additional marketing spend to pay on their terms without compromising on growth objectives.”
PYMNTS research has found that new solutions such as BNPL could help level the playing field when it comes to B2B payments, applying the same principles to the corporate sector that made it so popular for consumer transactions.
BNPL for B2B payments offers many of the same benefits as it does for individual consumers, but on a larger scale, according to “Is BNPL the Next Driver for B2B Growth?,” the March/April edition of the “Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker®,” a PYMNTS and Splitit collaboration.
For example, BNPL for B2B payments provides the benefits of a lack of interest payments, so long as all installments are paid on time; assistance in managing cash flow issues; and a method of making purchases that is much simpler than acquiring commercial loans from traditional vendors.


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Since the economy stabilized some last year, Eurasian Development Bank's (EDB) member countries will experience decreased inflation with key rates dropping gradually, according to a bank press release.
The reduction in inflation and key rates will create even more favorable conditions for economic recovery, according to The Macroeconomic Review prepared by economists from EDB.
The report implies that Russian economic recovery will also lead to economic growth in EDB countries due to exports. Moody's has raised its economic outlook on Russia from negative to stable, while Standard & Poor's changed its rankings from stable to positive, according to the press release.
In Kazakhstan, economic recovery is also becoming more stable as inflation slows. Even so Standard & Poor's still shows a negative or "on credit watch" for a majority of the major banks in the region.
Armenia's economic activity also improved greatly over the last year.
"Overall, economic recovery in the EDB countries is going forward, but still has room for more progress," Yaroslav Lissovolik, the chief economist at EDB, said. "It is unlikely that reduced inflation and key rates will alter the medium- and long-term economic dynamics without additional impetuses. From this point of view, the recovered mutual trade between the region's largest economies and the furtherance of investments in the context of integration can both promote accelerated growth and ensure its sustainability in the medium and long term."


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PARIS — Puma SE built on its financial momentum with swift sales and margin improvement over the third quarter, adding to pressure on its owner Kering to offload the asset.
The quarterly results highlighted the success of the German sportswear company’s strategy, which includes teaming with stars like Rihanna, running champion Usain Bolt and Instagram wunderkind Selena Gomez to bolster its image.
Puma posted a gross profit margin increase of 230 basis points to 48.1 percent over the period, despite currency headwinds. Improvements in sourcing, sales of higher-margin products and price adjustments contributed to the performance, the company said.
Known for its leaping cat logo, the company’s continued upward earnings trajectory has thrust the spotlight on its owner as analysts consider how the French luxury conglomerate could shed the asset to concentrate solely on the high-end sector.
“Kering has deemed Puma a non-core asset and the group has stated clearly its ambition to become a pure luxury player,” Bernstein said in a research note earlier this month.
The analysts say it is unlikely an industrial or financial buyer would step forward purchase the company, and expect to see a distribution-in-kind of Puma shares in the coming months or year.
This would allow Kering to offload the asset by offering shares to its own shareholders before the sportswear company becomes larger, thus reducing its exposure to Puma in a process that sidesteps haggling over prices with a potential buyer.
“I think every quarter there is another article or a report saying that Kering’s selling, there’s nothing new,” Puma chief executive Bjørn Gulden said in a conference call with journalists on Tuesday. “I haven’t heard anything about it, so for me nothing has changed,” he added.
Under Gulden’s leadership, the sportswear company has positioned itself clearly as a sports brand, while drawing on fashion to shore up its appeal with younger generations. Puma plans to continue to emphasize sports compared to fashion when it comes to marketing spending, while continuing to blend the two.
“We also know that the kids of today are influenced by all things, not only the athletes, and that’s why models, singers, entertainers, social media is so important. It’s about finding the right mix,” said Gulden.
The collaboration with Rihanna, who designs the Fenty Puma line, has been key to the strategy, lifting the company’s image, even if sales from those products may not account for a large proportion of overall revenues.
Last year, Puma said Rihanna’s Fenty Puma version of the brand’s thick-soled Creeper shoes sold out worldwide within hours of hitting stores.
Four collections into the partnership, which has also included several other footwear designs, it has proven positive for the company, both in terms of sales and image, Gulden said on Tuesday.
“The relationship with her has been great, not only on her collection, but the influence that she’s had in general on the Puma brand,” he said.
“We’re all surprised on how much she was selling,” he added, noting that while sales of the Fenty line were “substantial,” they were not “major” in the context of nearly four billion euros in annual sales.
“It’s not like the company total revenue is dependent on it,” he explained.
Questioned about whether the addition of Gomez, which was announced last month, signaled a phasing out of the Rihanna collaboration, Gulden said that it had nothing to do with their relationship, noting that adding other female partners has been a normal development for the company and citing past work with Cara Delevingne.
“Rihanna is an icon, she’s one of the most creative people on this planet,” he said.
Gomez will work with Puma on different levels, using its products and helping define the company’s business with women. While the company does not track product sales in terms of gender, with much of its sportswear being unisex, Gulden estimated that it has seen growth in products specifically geared to women over the past year.
“Selena, in her function as a singer, as an actor, as a model, is very influential in the target group and we all know how important social media is,” noted Gulden.
Marketing spending at Puma will continue to grow long-term in real figures, but remain at between 10 percent and 12 percent, Gulden estimated. Trailing its larger rivals Nike and Adidas, the company has to “try to be smarter how we spend it,” he said of the marketing investments.
Bolt, who is angling to get into soccer and is not running competitively anymore, may have more time to dedicate to Puma, the company said. “I think he will be visible for the consumer now more than he has ever been before,” noted Gulden.
Sportswear companies expect global demand for their products to be fueled by the increasing popularity of sports in vast markets like China.
“We tend to speak about the Western world, but if you go to China, if you go to India, and you go to other countries with huge populations, more and more people are doing sports,” noted Gulden.
“It’s difficult to overstate the China opportunity for Adidas and Nike,” said UBS in a research note in September, citing the sportswear giants’ positions as Western status symbols, a government fitness campaign and the growing popularity of blending athletics and leisure styles that has swept markets across the world.
Puma reported 101.2 million euros in earnings before interest and tax for the third quarter, spurred by brisk sales and improved profit margins over the third quarter.
The figures, which were pre-released last week, beat analyst expectations, according to Barclays, highlighting the company’s ability to tap into the market for the athletics and leisure style mixes. “Within this context, Puma has found strong brand momentum and is taking market share,” Barclays said.
Operating expenses rose 11.4 percent over the period, due to higher marketing, selling and retail expenses, the company said.
Puma last week raised its guidance for the third time this year as it reported a 13 percent rise in third-quarter sales. Revenues totaled 1.12 billion, up 17.4 percent when adjusted for currencies, with fast growth in all regions.
The Herzogenaurach, Germany-based company targets a 14 percent to 16 percent rise in sales for the year, adjusted for currencies, as well as a significant improvement in net earnings.


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3D-printed modular building manufacturer Mighty Buildings moves toward certification of higher-strength, more sustainable glass fiber-reinforced housing panels.
Last summer, Mighty Buildings Inc. (Oakland, Calif., U.S.) officially launched Mighty Mods, its 3D-printed, prefabricated modular accessory dwelling units (ADU), which are manufactured via a combination of additively manufactured thermoset resin panels and steel frames.
Now, in addition to selling and building Mighty Mods using the company’s extrusion- and UV-cure-based large-format additive manufacturing process, in 2021 the company is focusing on UL 3401 certification of a continuous glass fiber-reinforced version of its thermoset Light Stone Material (LSM). This will enable Mighty Buildings to begin building and selling its next product: the Mighty Kit System (MKS).
Mighty Mods are 350- to 700-square-foot, single-story structures that are printed and assembled at the company’s California facility and delivered ready-to-install via crane. According to Sam Ruben, chief sustainability officer (CSO) at Mighty Buildings, as the company looks to expand to customers outside of California and to building larger structures, there are inherent transportation limitations to shipping these ready-made structures. Therefore, the Mighty Kit System will include structural panels and other construction materials shipped for on-site assembly using basic construction equipment. The Mighty House product line is the first to use the Mighty Kit System and was developed in partnership with EYRC Architects and Buro Happold Engineering.
The Mighty House line, all single-story, will range from 400-square-foot, one-bedroom ADUs up to 1,440-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath family homes. Ruben adds that contracts and orders have already begun coming in for these structures, and the company hopes to begin construction by the end of this year once all of the proper certifications are in place.
In addition, all Mighty Kits will use 3D-printed, fiber-reinforced thermoset composite structural panels. Ruben says that the fiber reinforcement enables parts made with the material to “have similar characteristics to reinforced concrete of the same size, with four times less weight and over four times better insulation.” The proprietary thermoset LSM has also been reformulated to be more sustainable, Ruben adds. This includes reducing the amount of binder, which he says allows them to reduce the total amount of polymer required to print the part, and the incorporation of recycled glass beads and other more sustainable fillers. “These allow us to deliver high performance in terms of structural quality and fire-performance while also maximizing material usage and meeting our sustainability goals,” he says.
Ultimately, Ruben says that the fiber-reinforced panels will enable the company to expand into multi-story single-family homes, multi-family townhouses, and three- to six-story low-rise apartment buildings. “We hope to start building demonstrator structures next year for these as well,” he says.
Next steps for the material include fire resistance, compression and tensile strength and temperature tests moving toward certification. Another 2021 goal for Mighty Buildings, Ruben says, is the identification of the company’s next manufacturing location — called a “Mighty Factory,” to enable the company to work more closely with builders outside of California and to manufacture components closer to high-demand areas.


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ATMIA , the global trade association for the ATM industry, today announced its U.S. Withdraw Cash Wednesday consumer social media campaign is up and running. The campaign’s video, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter profiles, website and cash blog encourage consumers to visit ATMs every Wednesday to get cash for weekend spending, while providing timely information and tips about how cash helps people stick to budgets and reduce debt. The campaign is gearing up for November 22, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the Christmas holiday shopping season, hoping to significantly increase ATM cash withdrawals nationwide.
Withdraw Cash Wednesday is the brainchild of ATMIA’s International Marketing Committee. In its first year of inception, initial efforts are focused on the U.S. consumer campaign launch to get people in the habit of withdrawing cash every Wednesday. A sponsorship campaign is also underway with funds earmarked towards 2018 to gain further Withdraw Cash Wednesday momentum and traction with consumers across the country.
“There’s a lot of cash bashing going, but in today’s world, cash continues to be the number one way people choose to pay,” says Mike Lee, chief executive officer for ATMIA. “Withdraw Cash Wednesday is a super way to help both consumers and the ATM industry,” adds Lee. “I want to thank the sponsors and volunteers involved in bringing Withdraw Cash Wednesday to fruition this year, and look forward to the campaign’s success for many years to come.”
Consumers joining the campaign receive regular reminders to withdraw cash on Wednesdays, as well as no-nonsense cash spending and budgeting tips via email or text. Facebook, LinkedIn and the Withdraw Cash Wednesday cash blog contain timely articles consumers can use to budget and spend with cash to reduce debt. A convenient ATM Locator directory is available for consumer lookup on the Withdraw Cash Wednesday website.
ATM industry constituents are encouraged to support the Withdraw Cash Wednesday campaign by ordering ATM decals and signage and promoting the campaign through client newsletters and social media channels.


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New Delhi: The Black Eyed Peas singer and entrepreneur Will.i.am is all set to debut a new accessory for Apple's iPhone, named "i.am+", which is claimed to transform the iPhone's 8-megapixel camera into a 14-megapixel shooter.
This new accessory simply clips onto an iPhone, and is said to be compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5.
"We have our own sensor and a better flash. You dock your phone into our device and it turns you smartphone into a genius-phone. We take over the camera." said said Will.i.am in an interview with The Telegraph.
The i.am+ will be available in early December and the pricing details will be revealed on November 28.
"The multi-Grammy-award-winning singer and musician described how he came up with the idea for the camera attachment at a photo shoot in London in 2008." reported The Telegraph. The i.am+ will be available in early December and the pricing details will be revealed on November 28.
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GENEVA — The surge in global trade growth, which has averaged 7 to 9 percent annually in the last decade, has been strongly boosted by the worldwide drop in average tariffs, which fell to 9.4 percent in 2007 from 14.1 percent during 1995 to 1999, a World Bank report said.
The "World Trade Indicators 2008" report concludes that, while rich countries have the lowest barriers to trade, many emerging economies also have posted large declines in import restrictions since the beginning of the decade.
Hermès is launching a Laundromat pop-up shop in NYC - dubbed Hermèsmatic - where customers can bring their old scarves to be dip-dyed by an expert. Get all the details on WWD.com. #wwdnews (📷: @donstahl)


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SquadStack, a SaaS-enabled Talent Marketplace for Sales, on Tuesday announced that it has raised Rs 140 crore in a Series B round led by Bertelsmann India Investments, along with existing investors Chiratae Ventures and Blume Ventures.
The company said in a statement that the funds will be utilised to hire top talent to bolster its team for expansion, along with executing its plans to increase its base of sales experts and further expand into new verticals.
SquadStack was established in 2017 with the aim to provide access to skilled work for anyone, anywhere. The Noida-based start-up deploys a combination of data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and a decentralised network of sales experts to help consumer businesses scale with better conversions.
“We’re working towards revolutionizing the Rs 80,000 crore Indian telesales industry that lacks innovation. Our combined solution of technology and human expertise solves a negative ROI problem for businesses and financially uplifts sales talent across the country,” said Apurv Agrawal, co-founder-CEO, SquadStack.
“We’re looking to significantly expand our team. We believe that in the long run, great products & profit are the byproduct of a great team and work culture. We’re excited to partner with the BII team who have deep experience in scaling large platform businesses globally,” he further added.
Rohit Sood, Partner, Bertelsmann India Investments said, “We have a strong bullish thesis on ‘future of work’ and SquadStack fits strongly in that as their technology provides ownership and flexibility to the large, diverse and distributed sales talent in the country. We instantly formed a connection with the founding team as we have strong convictions in their data and product driven approach to this complex problem. We are excited to partner them in this journey to transform the sales outsourcing landscape.”
“SquadStack is solving massive and persistent problems of the sales industry. By productizing sales services to manage the challenges of fragmented supply, SquadStack’s tech-driven solution is truly revolutionizing the industry,” said Venkatesh Peddi, Managing Director, Chiratae Ventures.
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Fino Payments Bank's initial public offering (IPO) will open for subscription on October 29. The fintech company's public issue will include a fresh issue of Rs 300 crore and an offer for sale of up to 1,56,02,999 shares by the promoter Fino Paytech, according to the draft red herring prospectus filed with the market regulator. The public issue will close on November 2.
A total of 75 per cent of the primary market offering has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 15 per cent for non-institutional investors and 10 per cent for retail investors.
The bank will utilize the net proceeds from the fresh issue to augment its Tier - 1 capital base for meeting future capital requirements.
Fino Payments Bank was founded as Fino Fintech Foundation Limited in the year 2007. It rebranded itself as Fino Fintech Private Limited in 2015 and started operations in June 2017. Fino Payments Bank offers financial products and services, primarily through the digital route. Rishi Gupta is the managing director and chief executive officer of Fino Payments Bank.
Among other fintech companies set to tap the primary markets, PayTM and MobiKwik have already filed their IPO papers.
The promoter Fino PayTech is backed by marquee investors such as ICICI Bank, Intel Capital Corporation, International Finance Corporation, Blackstone GPV Capital Partners (Mauritius) VI-B FDI and Bharat Petroleum Corporation.
Axis Capital, CLSA India, ICICI Securities and Nomura Financial Advisory Services are the book running lead managers to the issue of Fino Payments Bank.


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Samsung has launched Galaxy S21 FE 5G at the Smartphone and Tab Expo 2022, held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital's Agargaon.
Galaxy S21 FE 5G is the latest offering from Samsung that comes with top-notch features and promises powerful performance along with a 5G network, according to a press release.
The smartphone gives immersive viewing with a 6.4-inch dynamic Amoled 2X Infinity-O display and a refresh rate of 120Hz with a touch sampling rate of 240Hz.
Equipped with an octa-core processor, Galaxy S21 FE supports 5G network to enable users to experience any adventure.
The phone featured four cameras, including a 32MP fixed-focus f/2.2 selfie shooter, a 12MP ultrawide, a 12MP main camera, and an 8MP stabilized 3x tele camera.
Galaxy S21 FE 5G also has a 4,500mAh battery, 8GB of RAM, and 132GB of ROM.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G costs TK69,999.
Smartphone users can pre-order this phone at TK64,999 from the Smartphone and Tab Expo and also get free Buds+ as a gift.
While purchasing this phone from the expo, buyers can enjoy an exchange bonus amount of Tk5,000.
Muyeedur Rahman, head of business at Samsung Mobile Bangladesh, said, "We are introducing our latest 5G phone, Galaxy S21 FE to our fans and users who want to reap the benefits of the advanced technology. To make their experience all the more rewarding, Samsung is delighted to come up with offers and discounts."


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A beauty salon owner says she risks losing her home as the industry is shut down again under another lockdown.
Rachael Kirkwood opened The Mama Sanctuary, which offers hairdressing and beauty treatments alongside a pregnancy and motherhood hub, in Stockport last year.
The mum-of-six is just one of countless beauty business owners impacted by lockdown - people who she says have been forgotten since the pandemic began.
"So many salons are closing and it's really sad," she said.
"So many people have said: 'I'm just going to pack it in.'
"I've spent so much money on my place I can't let that happen.
"If it fails, my house is on the line. I would lose my home."
Salons have already endured months of closures since the first lockdown in March.
While hairdressers were allowed to reopen on July 4, close contact beauty services such as eyebrow and eyelash treatments were not allowed to resume until August 15.
"Men were allowed to get their beards trimmed but women couldn't get their eyebrows done," she said.
"I don't know if it's sexism but I don't get it at all.
"We're one of the cleanest industries anyway - we had all the hygiene measures in place even before this.
"Nothing has really changed apart from obviously we wear masks - but a lot of people already wore masks in nail bars. It's really frustrating."
Lockdown is set to be lifted on December 2, followed by a return to tiered restrictions.
But many in the industry worry about what could happen if closures could drag on longer, like they did last time.
"We had to close last time and we thought it would be a month then, and it just went on for so long," said Rachael.
"We put everything in place and now we've got to close again.
"Hopefully they will say we can reopen in December because it's one of the busiest times of year and we've already got lots of bookings.
"The last time we were one of the last [industries] to be able to reopen."
Rachael welcomed the extension of the furlough scheme, which was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week, but said the government support still did not go far enough.
Businesses forced to shut can claim grants of between £1,334 and £3,000 for every month they are closed, depending on the rateable value of their premises.
But it's not enough to cover overheads for businesses like Rachael's.
"Our rent is £1,600 on its own and pensions and National Insurance contributions are another couple of grand," she said.
"That all keeps adding up and we've got bills and loans to pay.
"I spent £120,000 opening this place last December. I spent all that only to go into lockdown a few months later. It's really gutting.
"The first few months were amazing. We were a high-growth business and were on track to turn over half a million pounds in our first year.
"We were looking at franchising and stuff like that.
"Then we went into lockdown and went from that to nothing - and we still have bills to pay."
While the hospitality sector has been supported by schemes like Eat Out to Help Out and a VAT reduction, she believes the government has failed to recognise the value of the beauty industry to the economy and support it accordingly.
"The amount of money the beauty industry makes for this country is ridiculous," she said.
"So many salons have been there for years and years and years, it's quite a secure business.
"Women aren't going to stop getting their hair and nails done.
"I think they need to acknowledge how much our industry is worth.
"I just don't think there's enough support and I think it's all a bit sexist towards women and we're just a bit left out of it.
"I know it's hard in general for most businesses but a lot of these [beauty] businesses are single women on their own, literally putting everything into it and often being a mum as well. It's not easy."
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She added: "The Eat Out to Help Out scheme the hospitality industry had - what did we get? We just get a huge VAT bill," she said.
"I think businesses should have VAT scrapped whilst this is happening.
"How can we pay VAT when we're still catching up on paying rent, bills, National Insurance and pension contributions from the last lockdown?"
Rachael is now busy preparing to launch a new online course for mums-to-be, which she hopes will be a lifeline - both for her business and for pregnant women and new mums, who have had limited access to services and support this year.
Building on the resources previously available in person at The Mama Sanctuary, The Pregnancy & Motherhood Manual includes modules on prenatal nutrition, labour and birth, hypnobirthing, baby first aid, breast and bottle feeding information, sleep and weaning.
"So many mums in lockdown told us 'I can't wait for you to open back up'," said Rachael.
"They would just come for a chat and to meet other mums.
"You can't do that now, you have to be in and out."
For more information visit her website at mumtobe.com.


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"2021 marked a strong step forward for the worldwide AR/VR hardware market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director, IDC's Augmented and Virtual Reality team. "Despite the pandemic, consumers and enterprise users have warmed to the notion of what this new technology can do on both a personal basis and a professional basis. Layer on top of that the growing curiosity around the metaverse in recent months, and vendors will find themselves in the valuable position of establishing and growing the market and reap strong growth in the years ahead."
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Assemble your squads, Arizona. Taylor Swift is coming to town.
The singer-songwriter announced the initial dates for her 2018 Reputation tour, which will kick off on Tuesday, May 8, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
The announcement follows a great weekend for the pop star. Her new album sold around 700,000 copies in the U.S. on its first day of release, putting it on track to be Swift's fifth No. 1 album on Billboard's charts.
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It's an impressive feat, considering the controversy that's dogged the singer recently — from her feud with Kanye West blowing up in her face to the public's mixed reactions to Swift's single “Look What You Made Me Do."
But with strong album sales and a well-received music guest spot on SNL, it looks like Taylor Swift still has both feet firmly planted in the pop firmament. And local fans will get a chance to bask in her full Swiftian glory in May.
Tickets for the show will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, December 13, via Ticketmaster.
Fans have a chance to purchase tickets in advance of the public sale via Taylor Swift Tix (a site powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan). Registration for Taylor Swift Tix is currently open and runs through November 28.


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Amazon starts testing an autonomous liver robot near its Seattle home in the northwest of the United States. The "Scout" is a six-wheeled all-electric trolley that reaches just above knee height. The robot has the size of a small cool box and rolls over the pavement at walking speed.
Deliveries with the robots will take place from Monday to Friday and only during daylight. The trolleys will autonomously follow a set delivery route, but will initially be accompanied by an Amazon employee. The technology giant ensures that the devices "can safely and efficiently navigate around pets, pedestrians and any other object in their path".


text: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has improved the accessibility of Android. Ice Cream Sandwich is not available on all Android devices but will become more widespread through out the coming months. Google has added a feature to Android called Explore-By-Touch. The new built in screen reader allows users to navigate on screen items without seeing the screen. The new addition will enable disabled users to use the many thousands of Android devices. While Google is attempting to compete with Apple's iOS software in accessibility the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch still offer more accessibility options for disabled users. To learn more about VoiceOver click here.


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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – DNA Genotek announced that its Oragene Dx collection device has become the first salivary DNA collection and stabilization device to receive 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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In Science this week: role for epigenetic in neuronal excitability, and more.
The new Office of Research Integrity director is grappling with complaints from her staff, according to ScienceInsider.
Italian researchers link SNPs in the PDSS2 gene to coffee consumption in a new paper.
A gene-editing ban has been interpreted to include mitochondrial transfer, Technology Review reports.


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laptops haven't exactly been relying on their looks
to get noticed, but the company seems to be trying to change that, recently introducing a new "3D" paint job option for those wanting to stand out in a crowd. According to The Register, the laptops make use of a special metallic paint which, "when surrounded by a magnetic field," magically displays a "hologram-style" pattern. Otherwise, the laptops appear to be thoroughly ordinary, boasting a 15.4-inch display and your choice of AMD Sempron or Turion 64 X2 processors. Not surprisingly, they're also only available in Japan, where they apparently start around the $860 mark.


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Q&A with angel investor Jamie Waller
Jamie Waller founded the debt collector JBW in 2004. He left the business last year, having sold his holdings for more than £33m. He also started the London-based software company Hito, selling it last year for £9m.
Waller, 39, now invests in businesses that have been “overlooked by others”. He has backed the plastics company, Interface Polymers, and car website, We Buy Cars Today. His book, Unsexy Business, is published in June.
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An investment [pitch] that says a business is going to be a global sensation, or will be sold or floated for $1bn in five years. That will usually get put in the bin.
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The first selfie park is opened in Minsk!
November 9, 2018 at 11:00, an incredible place for Belarus opens: the first selfie park!
Every day a lot of people are looking for suitable backgrounds and perspectives for unique photos in their social networks, and sometimes they build entire constructions for the most unusual photo shoots, but now it's all to nothing: at Revolutsionaya str., 30 there are more than 20 different locations for every taste: from a pool with marshmallows and a mirrored room to rooms with giant sweets and meadows with fluffy pink sheep. The new selfie park will appeal not only to lovers of selfie, but also to children who love bright flowers and cartoon characters, and adults who want to plunge into the atmosphere of childhood.
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On April 9th Rakuten Inc said that it had received the go-ahead from Japan's ministry of communications to offer mobile services through the use of its own infrastructure as of October 2019. It currently operates as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), offering wireless services using infrastructure belonging to NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's largest mobile operator.
The e-commerce giant will deploy 4G services using the 1.7 GHz frequency band through its subsidiary, Rakuten Mobile Network Inc. In December 2017 Rakuten shared plans to independently operate 4G mobile services in Japan. Launched in 2014, Rakuten Mobile currently has over 1.4m subscribers. By operating its own mobile network, the company aims to increase its user base to at least 15m.
While Rakuten Mobile will raise up to ¥400bn (US$3.5bn) from banks and other financial bodies, the parent company will raise up to ¥200bn through equity and debt. Of this amount, about ¥200bn will be invested by 2019. The company's focus on the cellular services business comes amid an increase in competition in the e-commerce sector.
in the mobile-services market, Rakuten will now be competing with KDDI and SoftBank Corp, besides NTT DoCoMo. These three operators so far control almost all of the Japanese mobile market. With nearly 166.3m mobile subscribers in 2017, Japan is the seventh-largest mobile market in the world.
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London’s technology firms are attracting more venture capital financing than ever before, as investors rush to fund in tomorrow’s major global companies.
More than US$682m (£462m) venture capital financing was secured by the capital’s technology companies during the first three months of the year, more than at any point in the past. The amount is more than was received during the entirety of 2012, and marks a 66pc increase compared to Q1 2014, according to promotional company London & Partners. The previous record was $411.6m in the fourth quarter of 2014.
WorldRemit, a London-based company that enables online money transfers, raised the most funding in the period, securing a $100m round led by Technology Crossover Ventures.
Fashion retailer Farfetch, augmented reality advertising firm Blippar and music technology company Shazam were among the other firms to announce significant funding details.
Ambarish Mitra, chief executive and co-founder of Blippar, said the company was well on its way to a billion dollar valuation thanks to London and the support provided by the Government.
“The city has been a springboard for Blippar to open 10 offices in six countries and grow threefold year-on-year since we started three and a half years back,” he said.
“We’ve recently raised $45m in Series C funding, which will further accelerate our breakthrough in technology and our fast growth. We have enjoyed great support from the British Government throughout our rapid global ascent to date and give credit to them for introducing policies favourable for British tech startups.”
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ST. LOUIS, MO (BRAIN)—Retailers probably won't mind the dark morning rides into work if it means the extra daylight (DST starts this Sunday) translates into more cash in their registers.
"The weather starts to change along with Daylight Saving Time (DST)," said Dirk Sprogue, manager of St. Louis' Big Shark Bicycle Company. "The two go hand-in-hand. Usually it means more foot traffic and people kicking tires."
Big Shark seems to be doing just fine in the dark. Mild weather over the last month has meant that Big Shark is "ahead of where we were last year." Sprogue said road and tri—with athletes preparing for the season—are doing especially well.
Bokoo Bikes in Chanhassen, Minnesota, said typically after DST, the shop sees more commuters coming in. "The extra light helps commuters out a lot," said Jeremy Budd, general manager for Bokoo Bikes.
Hybrid bikes are doing well, along with "pretty much anything that has a sale on it." However, for shops like Bokoo Bikes that specialize in "on-demand inventory," it can be challenging with cost conscious consumers sniffing out storewide bargains and blow out sales.
Most retailers realize that DST can only mean one thing: "Once the time changes people start thinking about summer. How can that be bad?" said Dave Guettler, owner of Portland's River City Bicycles.
River City's January and February sales are up from last year. "We're very optimistic," Guettler said. "Portland's a great place to sell bikes."
It most definitely is when the previous weekend you sold two $6,000 tandems.


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It's still September, but it snowed along the east slope of the Rockies last week and some parts of Alberta could see snow this week.
With that in mind, have you thought about putting snow tires on your vehicle?
"I'm going to be doing mine this week on all of my own vehicles, just to beat the rush" stated Jordan Harper of Harper's Tire in Drumheller. "You're not the first one doing it as we're already starting to do it for other customers."
"The rubber composition is completely different: traditionally, a winter tire is going to be made of a softer, or more silcon based rubber compounded product," he explained. "(They're) more pliable at colder temperatures, which gives you better braking control, better traction (and) better responsiveness."
While there was a definite move away from separate summer and winter tires years ago when all weather tires came out, Harper thinks people are starting to go back to the old ways.
"The manufacturers did some a good job of marketing this new fangled thing that they called the all season and winter tire (sales) declined," he told 99.5 Drum FM. "Now we are seeing more and more people every year, as they start to experience the benefits and safety of what a winter tire is capable of doing."
Harper says it shouldn't take more than an hour or so to install and balance winter tires, but you should still call ahead and book a time.


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FIA World Rallycross and DTM champion Mattias Ekström has been signed as a development driver for the Cupra e-Racer and the brand’s ‘e-ambassador’.
Ekström, who currently competes with his own team running Audi S1 cars in FIA World RX, will be presented as a Cupra brand ambassador at the brand’s stand in the IAA Frankfurt International Motor Show next month.
He will work on the Cupra e-Racer project and development of the brand’s future electric race cars. The Cupra e-Racer, which was revealed early last year, has been the backbone of the nascent ETCR platform.
“Joining Cupra is a natural move for me,” said Ekström.
“After a career dedicated to the racing world where I had explored all combustion engine formats I wanted to transition to electric racing with Cupra, wich has been a pathfinder in this segment since its creation.”
Cupra has hinted at plans to develop further electric race cars and is set to have a large presence at the Frankfurt show in September.
“Electric propulsion is going to be at the core of Cupra’s racing strategy,” commented Antonino Labate, its director of strategy, business development and operations.
“We will leverage on Mattias’ racing experience and innovation skills to reinvent the future of racing and develop new experiences around global motorsport.”
At the last Geneva Motor Show is presented the first road car model developed fully by Cupra away from its parent brand SEAT, the plug-in hybrid Formentor.
Since then, SEAT revealed the el-Born, a fully electric concept car based on the same platform as the upcoming Audi Q4 e-tron.


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Antera Software USA’s Link CRM Advance for Promotional Products August 25th, 2014 – In recent years, Antera Software USA has specifically focused on custom software solutions for the Promotional Products vertical market.
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Over the past 10 years, the promotional products industry has been a stronghold for Antera Software's business automation products, and the evolution of Link CRM Advance continues to bring distributors, suppliers, and customers closer together.
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Announcing Ocular Character Recognition (OCR) Software designed for automatically extracting data from Restaurant Comment Cards and processing reports based on this data.
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Antera Software has released Link CRM Advance, a new software module combining enterprise level CRM with an online electronic order processing system for the promotional products industry.
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This month, Antera Software announced the introduction of its new Development Partner Program.
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Antera Software, the Dallas-based company, has developed a document and information management system specifically for the hospitality industry. Corporate management offices can now accept, manage, and store information paperlessly and easily.
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Antera understands that budgets have been restricted and layoffs have been made. The current economy has slowed down the rate of business activity, and management is finding more time on their hands, attempting to invent new ways to drive revenue.


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FedEx’s profit jumped 67% in its latest quarter, as online shopping soared among customers avoiding stores and shipments between businesses improved.
The delivery giant reported Tuesday that it earned $1.25 billion during the three months that ended Aug. 31, FedEx’s fiscal first quarter. That was up from $745 million a year earlier.
Its revenue rose to $19.32 billion, up 13% from $17.05 billion in last year’s quarter.
“The growth that we expected to see over a period of three to five years happened in a period of three to five months,” said Raj Subramaniam, president and chief operating officer at FedEx, in a conference call with investors.
Delivery of large packages, furniture and high-value electronics to homes increased, said Brie Carere, executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. Shoppers who are over 65 years old “finally moved to online,” and “from an e-commerce perspective I do not anticipate that these buying behaviors will revert back” after the pandemic, she said.
FedEx’s earnings amounted to an adjusted $4.87 a share. That was well ahead of the $2.70 per share expected on average by Wall Street analysts polled by FactSet.
FedEx’s stock jumped 8% in after-hours trading.
Many people are shopping online during the pandemic, which is helping some delivery companies despite widespread economic pain.
“Not all facets of the economy are great right now, far from the case, but when you think about the rising tide that is e-commerce, it’s definitely a powerful thing for a company like FedEx to harness, given the delivery network they have that’s ready to go,” said Matt Arnold, industrials analyst for Edward Jones.
But delivery to homes is less profitable than those between businesses, and business deliveries slowed as the pandemic dragged on and some establishments remained shuttered. FedEx also saw some expenses increase as it purchased personal protective equipment and enhanced cleaning routines to keep its workers safe.
The Memphis-based company did not provide an outlook for the full 2021 fiscal year.
“While business demand improved in the first quarter, continued uncertainties cloud our ability to forecast full-year earnings,” said Alan B. Graf, Jr., FedEx’s chief financial officer.
Revenue in its core Express segment grew to $9.65 billion in the quarter, up from $8.95 billion at the same time last year. Its Ground service grew to $7.04 billion in revenue, up from $5.18 billion at the same time last year.
FedEx is raising its shipping rates by 4.9% for its Express, Ground and Home Delivery services and 4.9% to 5.9% for Freight, beginning in January.
“We’re going into the so-called peak delivery season for the holiday, and we’re seeing e-commerce growth that looks like the holidays, so it’s giving them confidence that they can raise their prices,” Arnold said.
FedEx also has said it plans to hire up to 70,000 seasonal workers to handle extra holiday deliveries, a jump from 55,000 last year.


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Market access update
Market access update
Here’s our round up of healthcare market access news from Canada over recent months.
Coming into effect July 1, 2020 the new regulations are expected to:
The PMPRB is now re-drafting its guidelines in response to this change and undertaking a consultation.2
The news of the Canadian healthcare pricing reform follows several months of pricing and reimbursement developments, including:
The National Pharmacare plan conversation progresses with the June release of the final report of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare.3
This reiterated the interim report’s three key recommendations underpinning the creation of a universal, single-payer public system:
The government will now consider the recommendations. We will monitor the developments and see if/how these recommendations are adopted following the federal elections in late 2019.
British Columbia (BC) announced in May it will seek to expand the use of biosimilars to allow spending on other therapies.4 BC PharmaCare patients will be required to switch to biosimilars from the reference products by late November.
“We know that our use rates can be much higher,”5 explained BC Minister of Health, Adrian Dix. “For example, the biosimilars for infliximab (known as Inflectra and Remsima) have a combined 5–10% use rate in Canada after four years on the market, compared with Norway (98%), United Kingdom (90%) and Scotland (85%). As a result, in 2017, Canada spent over $1.1 bn on the original biologic drug called Remicade.”
For the planned HTA re-assessment procedure, CADTH6 has outlined:
CADTH has noted that in the future, outcomes-based reimbursement agreements might also mandate reassessments
Digital transformation in market access
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CheapAir began Bitcoin acceptation back in 2013. It was a first global travel industry player to accept cryptocurrency.
We were recently informed by our processing partner, Coinbase, that they will no longer support 'custodial' solutions for merchants, and are removing a number of the tools and features that we rely on to accept bitcoin from CheapAir.com shoppers. These changes are scheduled to occur in a matter of weeks.
As company says, covertation of crypto to fiat is a key to companies ability to accept crypto. Traditional airlines and hotel services accept only fiat currencies as payment.
It is also noted that it will accept other cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin Cash, Dash and Litecoin as potentiotial options.
Our one giant concern is that Bitpay does not support 'non-payment protocol wallets' (wallets that aren't BIP-70 compliant). So if you do not have a compatible wallet, you would have to get one and use it as an intermediate stage for your Bitcoin payment.
However, while CheapAir said the integration with Bitpay has already completed, it foresees the adoption may not be smooth.


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Fashion sales edge up at John LewisSubscription
Fashion sales at John Lewis edged up by 0.7% for the week to 11 August, according to the retailer’s latest figures.
Younger customers 'support department stores'Subscription
A survey of more than 1,200 adults has found 16-24 year olds visit department stores more often than older people, despite an overall preference for shopping online.
Fashion sales down again at John LewisSubscription
Fashion sales at John Lewis fell by 2.9% for the week to 4 August.
Fashion sales drop at John LewisSubscription
Fashion sales at John Lewis fell by 2% for the week to 28 July.
Six trends redefining the store spaceSubscription
Following a spate of spring and summer store openings in the UK and internationally, Drapers looks at the key trends driving new shopfits and designs.
Fashion sales fall at John LewisSubscription
Fashion sales at John Lewis fell by 3.5% in the week to 14 July, as the hot weather dulled footfall.
Mark Felix exits John Lewis Subscription
John Lewis director of online trade Mark Felix is leaving the business after three years.
John Lewis unveils plans for major revampSubscription
John Lewis has unveiled plans for a massive overhaul of its stores as it fights falling sales and dwindling profits.
John Lewis appoints new non-execSubscription
The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Andy Martin as non-executive director of the partnership’s board.
John Lewis launches new own-brand label Subscription
John Lewis will launch its largest own-brand label, called John Lewis & Partners, this autumn, in the retailer’s “most significant fashion investment to date”.


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NEW YORK – Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT) Monday said sales at stores open at least a year fell 4.6 percent in the November-December period — an improvement from declines earlier in the year.
The company said it expects net income for the two months, which encompass the key holiday selling season, to be up 10 percent to $250 million, excluding asset sales and bankruptcy expenses.
Its shares rose about 2 percent in early morning trade.
"We are pleased with the significant improvement in the rate of our same-store sales decline," Chief Executive Aylwin Lewis said in enting numerous initiatives to grow sales and increase profits in 2005."
The Troy, Mich.-based company said that because of its cash balances and cash generation, it has terminated the balance of an existing credit agreement that, except for letters of credit, has been undrawn for its entire life.
Kmart, which emerged from bankruptcy in May 2003, said it expects its cash balance to be about $3.2 billion at Jan. 26, the end of its fiscal year, up from $2.1 billion at the end of the previous fiscal year.
The discount retailer said in its statement on Monday that it expects its proposed $10.3 billion merger with Sears, Roebuck & Co. (S) to close by early March 2005. The deal, announced in November, will be the fourth-biggest retail merger ever and will create the third-biggest U.S. retailer with $55 billion in annual revenue.
Its shares, which more than tripled in value over the past year, rose to $101 on Nasdaq (search).


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Spotify Technologies S.A. said Wednesday it was acquiring two podcast tech platforms—Chartable and Podsights.
Chartable is a podcast analytics platform, while Podsights is a podcast advertising measurement service.
Spotify said it plans to solve the pain point of measurement and attribution through the acquisition of Podsights.
The company said it would be able to “help advertisers understand how podcast ads drive actions that matter to their businesses.”
Why It Matters
Podsights and Chartable allow podcasters to include tags in their shows, which can be utilized to track who listened and to gauge the effectiveness of advertising, according to a report from The Verge.
The acquisition of Chartable is reportedly more focused on podcasters than advertisers due to its SmartLinks technology.
Spotify said that it had been reinforcing its podcast tool arsenal by strengthening Megaphone, a podcast tool company it acquired in November 2020, through the recent purchase of Whooshkaa and its broadcast-to-podcast technology.
Earlier in the month, Spotify reported fourth-quarter revenue of $2.69 billion, a rise of 24 percent year-over-year. Monthly Active Users (MAU) rose 18 percent year-over-year to 406 million, while premium subscribers were at 180 MAU in the period. Ad-supported MAU stood at 236 million.
Last year, Spotify said it was ahead of rival Apple Inc. in the United States in terms of listeners.
The company has been in the eye of controversy lately over some Joe Rogan’s podcast episodes on its platform featuring racial slurs and alleged COVID-19 misinformation.
By Shivdeep Dhaliwal
© 2021 The Epoch Times. The Epoch Times does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.


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Netflix has struggled to get the business model right in Indian. However, according to new data from Penthera, its download technology is more than up to the challenges of India’s mobile network.
Netflix adapts to the Indian market
Netflix has struggled to reach audiences in India. As recently as the middle of last year, the company had less than 2 million subscribers in a country with a population of 1.3 billion. What’s more, it is far behind market leader Hotstar, which likely has 20-times more paying customers.
Aside from price, Netflix had another problem in India. The service is optimized for connected TVs, but few homes have one. Instead, close to 400 million Indians have a smartphone with most using it to watch video. Netflix has now fixed this problem by introducing a cut-price smartphone-only plan.
Now Netflix India is cheaper and targeted to the correct connected screen, it seems poised for significant growth. According to new data from Penthera, one marquee feature should set it apart from the competition.
Indian’s enthusiastic streamers, downloaders
In the new free report India Mobile Streaming Behavior Survey, Penthera talked with 300 adults aged between 18 and 50 across India. It is fair to say the group is enthusiastic mobile viewers. 70% of the survey group streamed video daily, and 93% streamed at least monthly. Nearly three-quarters said they streamed video when on a trip, and 2-in-5 said they streamed while commuting or when “out-and-about.”
Downloading is a very popular feature of the video streaming services used by the survey group. 4-in-5 said they download videos at least weekly, and 2-in-5 download daily. Flexibility is the primary reason people download, with two-thirds saying it allows them to watch when and where they want. Avoiding network problems like buffering was a concern of 2-in-5 survey respondents. Other significant reasons cited included avoiding mobile data usage and not worrying about if they are on a Wi-Fi network.
The mobile network often not up to the streaming task
Mobile streaming performance is a challenge in many countries, including the U.S. India is no exception. Slow video startup times and rebuffering topped the list of frustrations with the mobile streaming experience.
Buffering, which is public enemy number one for streamers, was reported as being very common. Three-quarters of respondents said they experienced buffering events more the 25% of the time they streamed video.
Slow startup times also plague video streamers. Half reported having to wait an average of five seconds or more for their video to start. Conversely, only 1-in-10 said they had to wait three seconds or less.
Alarmingly, 2-in-5 respondents said they experienced some frustration with the streaming experience half of the time they stream! 1-in-10 experienced frustration almost every time they stream.
Netflix a download market leader
According to the new free report TV in Your Pocket from nScreenMedia and VideoNuze, no company is better prepared to deal with the vagaries of Indian mobile network connectivity problems than Netflix. Its download support is the most feature-rich of the 80 services tested for the report. Moreover, Indian users will appreciate features like automated download of the next episode and autodeletion of watched episodes.
Why it matters
The Indian market is dominated by mobile video streaming.
The mobile network is fraught with problems such as slow video starts and buffering.
Netflix’s market-leading download facility defeats the mobile network problems and will set it apart from competitors.
 This is a small sample for a survey and readers should use it for guidance only.


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Two new Final Fantasy games headed to PS3.
At Square Enix's E3 press conference today, the company announced that it's currently working on Final Fantasy XIII for PS3. The game is being created by the team behind Final Fantasy X, and runs on the White Engine (we know that means absolutely nothing to anyone outside the company, but you need to know these things!).
The company also announced Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and action game billed as a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII. The Kingdom Hearts II team is behind development of that title.
No release date for either Final Fantasy XIII was announced.
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Realme X7 Pro launched in India alongside the Realme X7 earlier this month. The smartphone already went for the first sale. Now, the next sale of the Realme X7 Pro has been set for tomorrow (Feb 17) and will be available for purchase on Flipkart, Realme.com. It comes in a single storage variant and Fantasy, Mystic black color options.
Additionally, the next sale of the standard Realme X7 will take on Feb 19 at 12PM. The Realme X7 comes in two storage configurations and the price starts at Rs. 19,999.
Realme X7 Pro Price In India And Sale Offers
The sale of the Realme X7 Pro will take place at 12 PM on Feb 17. The single variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage option of the device will cost you Rs. 29,999. Flipkart is offering five percent unlimited cashback using Fliapkrt Axis bank credit card.
Realme X7 Pro Features
The Realme X7 Pro comes with a 6.55-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 5th-generation Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The Dimensity 1000+ chipset handles the processing on the X7 Pro which is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The handset has a 4,500 mAh battery along with 65W fast charging support which claims to charge the full battery in less than 35 minutes.
The phone runs Realme UI based on Android 10 and it gets a quad-cameras at the rear panel. It has a 64MP primary sensor which is accompanied by an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a pair of 2MP portrait, and macro shooters. For selfies and videos, the X7 Pro sports a 32MP snapper at the front.
However, there is no telephoto lens and it also skips microSD card slot. On the connectivity front, the Realme X7 Pro supports dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, and a USB Type-C port.
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