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Your significant other's asleep in the bedroom and you spot his or her phone lying on the couch. Would you take a peep at the text messages? According to a recent survey from consumer electronics shopping site Retrevo, there's a 38 percent chance you would if you're 25 or younger (or, one assumes, married to Tiger Woods).
Whether it's due to innocent curiosity or a serious lack of trust, there will always be those who want to spy on their mates. (I am not, of course, talking about myself, any past girlfriends, or anyone else I know personally!). But nowadays, with the help of gadgets like smartphones and laptops, it's easier than ever to snoop, especially among couples, the survey found.
Retrevo--which has previously delved into such pressing techno-social topics as the--conducted its latest survey online earlier this year by polling 1,000 men and women of varying ages, incomes, and locations in the United States.
Among respondents, 38 percent of those 25 years old or younger admitted to snooping on their boyfriend's or girlfriend's messages, and 36 percent of those who are married admitted to checking their spouse's e-mail or call history (Retrevo did not, however, say how many respondents are married, which makes it hard to gauge this figure). Overall, about 28 percent of all ages admitted that they spied on their partner.
One interesting finding is that 10 percent of young people polled actually found out via spying that they had been cheated on, compared with only 3 percent among older and married couples. The survey also indicated that men are ever-so-slightly less likely to spy on their partners than women, with 30 percent of them doing this compared to 33 of women.
Hmmm, maybe the next Retrevo survey will look at an increase in privacy protection measures in romantic relationships.


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Sony Develops Wireless Chip Connections
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New Wireless 60 GHz Standard Promises Ultra-Fast Applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-high-speed wireless connectivity - capable of transferring 15 gigabits of data per second over short distances - has taken a significant step toward reality. A recent decision by an ...
US proposal seeks to head off Internet 'fast lanes' (Update)
The top US telecom regulator proposed Wednesday to regulate broadband Internet service providers as "public utility" carriers, in a renewed effort to enforce "net neutrality" rules.
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Even if you love the iPad, you're probably not keen to write your next novel using its on-screen virtual keyboard. You may not be thrilled to type up a lengthy email with it, either.
Bioengineers introduce "Bi-Fi": The biological Internet
(Phys.org)—If you were a bacterium, the virus M13 might seem innocuous enough. It insinuates more than it invades, setting up shop like a freeloading houseguest, not a killer. Once inside it makes itself at home, eating ...
FCC to open up vacant TV airwaves for broadband
(AP) -- A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Communications Commission works out the last details of new spectrum ...
Apple begins taking iPad orders in US
Apple fans flocked online Friday to be among the first to order iPad tablet computers slated to begin shipping in the United States on April 3.
Marvell's wireless chip set to raise connection fever
Amazon debuts Siri-style virtual assistant in speaker
Internet retail titan Amazon on Thursday introduced a home virtual assistant always at the ready to answer questions, fetch news, play music or help with to-do lists.
Mobile apps still collect information on kids (Update)
Worried that toy stores, fast food chains, and other retailers are tracking your kids online this holiday season? A landmark 2013 law aimed at protecting the privacy of America's youngest mobile consumers ...
Sony opens electronic bookstore to self-publishers
Sony opened its electronic bookstore to would-be authors Tuesday in a partnership with two self-publishing companies.
Smart cars could break into mainstream
Traditionally, consumers have largely selected cars on the basis of size, color, power and price. But increasingly two new factors are influencing their choice: The kind of wireless connection it has and the kinds of mobile ...
Wifi in the sky looks set for takeoff
Wifi in aircraft, hobbled in the past by slow speeds, could soon take off as new technology enables passengers to surf the web as if they were in a coffee shop, Internet executives say.

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ASEAN firms resilient amid slowdown
The economic slowdown in Europe and US has not affected the shipping industry in Southeast Asia due to vibrant trade within the region that comprised 27 percent of total ASEAN trade last year, analysts from Frost and Sullivan said.
“People are questioning the impact of the slower growth of the economy in the US and Europe. Apparently it hasn’t had any impact on us, because trading among the countries in ASEAN is increasing. We are expecting an intra-trading increase from 27 percent to 29 percent this year,” Frost and Sullivan vice president for transportation and logistics in the Asia-Pacific region Gopal R said.
According to Gopal, there was an aggressive expansion plan for major ASEAN ports to build their capacity, which reflected the healthy condition of the industry in the region.
For example, the port of Singapore, with a current capacity of 29.9 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEU), will be expanded to 55 million TEU in 2018, while Port Klang in Malaysia is going to be expanded to 10 million TEU 2013 from the current 8 million TEU, and Tanjung Priok will be expanded to 11 million TEU in 2017 from its current 5.9 million TEU.
According to Indonesian Shipowners Association (INSA) chairperson Carmelita Hartoto, the overall shipping industry in the country and the region was still strong and many shipping companies booked profits last year.
“Few shipping companies are facing financial difficulties due to freight market that focuses on US and European countries. They are affected by decreasing demand and the high price of fuel,” Carmelita told The Jakarta Post.
Among the shipping firms that have been hardest hit by lower demand from the US and Europe are Berlian Laju Tanker (BLTA), which announced a covenant breach in its debt payments this year; Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line, which has undertaken a debt restructuring program; and Humpuss Intermoda Transport (HITS), which may soon file for bankruptcy.
“Shipping companies that focus on the domestic market and the ASEAN market generally have a positive outlook this year because the freight demand is high,” she added.
Deputy Transportation Minister Bambang Susantono said that Southeast Asia remained an important hub for cargo flow given its strategic location and the strong growth in the region.
“Due to the economic crisis in Europe and US, along with the shift of economic power from west to east, Southeast Asia will remain the most interesting region for the next 20 years. This situation means new opportunities are open for new markets, for example Indonesia,” Bambang said.
Gopal said that ASEAN had a few trading obstacles, such as a lack of border management capabilities, lack of trade facilitation and a low competency level in infrastructure.
“As for Indonesia, the priorities in port development to support the inter-trade with ASEAN members are, among other things, the improvement of port infrastructure, quality road networks between ports and strict and transparent policy in customs processes,” he said. (nad)
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Tampa-based, Florida Produce of Hillsborough County, Inc. (Florida Produce) is pursuing negotiations with the Cuban government under a new U.S. license which permits the firm to open a warehouse facility in Cuba designed to enable trade between U.S.-based companies and Cuba.
The announcement of the permit comes on the heels of revisions announced by U.S. Department of Treasury and the Department of Commerce this fall which expanded upon initial regulations introduced earlier this year. Under the guidelines, firms that fall into one of twelve designated categories will be allowed to establish a physical presence in Cuba, employ Cuban nationals, open and maintain bank accounts in Cuba, and employ U.S. citizens to work in Cuba.
The Florida Produce facility is expected to store a variety of significant supplies, equipment and much-needed everyday staples. It will also serve as a physical location which will enable parties to directly transfer title and goods upon payment, as permitted under the newly expanded guidelines.
Recently, Mike Mauricio, his Florida Produce partner Manuel Fernandez, and his legal counsel Tim Hunt with Hill Ward Henderson, met in Washington D.C. with members of the U.S. State Department. On the same day, the Florida Produce representatives met with Cuban government officials at the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C. Florida Produce presented a proposal to establish its Warehouse Distribution Facility in Havana.
After presenting the proposal, Mr. Mauricio and Mr. Fernandez traveled to Havana for the International Fair and Trade Show. During this trip, Mr. Mauricio and Mr. Fernandez participated in three days of discussions with the Cuban government regarding the warehouse which is expected to store food, drinking water, beer, wine, liquor, telecommunications equipment, building equipment, restaurant equipment and agricultural equipment.
“Our meetings with the Cuban government officials have been very positive and they are excited about the prospect of this business relationship,” said Florida Produce President Mike Mauricio. “We are expecting a response from the Cuban government in the next few weeks and hope to negotiate a lease agreement on an existing warehouse facility in January of 2016.”
Parties interested in consultation services or learning more about doing business in Cuba should contact Tim Hunt of Hill Ward Henderson, Attorneys at Law, at email@example.com, or by calling (813) 227-8451.


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You’d better be able to ski and ride like a champ if you intend to buy new snow wear next winter.
In screaming neon colors and eye-popping geometric prints, the gear being shown at the SIA Snow Show for 2011 is as attention-grabbing as it is functional. People will definitely notice you.
Designs from 30-plus companies highlighted a fashion show that kicked off the snow sports industry’s annual trade show, which ends its three-day run at the Colorado Convention Center this afternoon.
Many of the trends echo what’s going on in mainstream fashion: vibrant color and patterns that are flashbacks to the 1980s; ombre and photo-print effects; layering; belts and oversized zippers; fur trim; metallic and animal- print fabrics. Silhouettes trend to be close to the body without being constricting, in both ski and snowboard wear.
Designers are also paying attention to what’s worn closest to the skin. Forget about basic black or white long johns, or base layers, as they call them in the industry. The new way for men and women to suit up is to start with vibrant tattoo-patterned tops and tights from companies like Yellowman. The tops are fashionable enough to be worn with jeans for après ski.
Accessories, which have shown strong sales in this down economy, continue to be the way to individualize an outfit. Oversized knit hats, fur hats (both real and faux), colorful helmets, fuzzy après ski boots and DJ-style headphones are among the trendy add-ons.
This being an Olympic year, many companies showed designs that will be sported by athletes in Vancouver. Burton’s uniform for the snowboard team looks like an old-school plaid jacket and distressed denim jeans, but the fabrics are actually Gore-Tex and highly functional.
Under Armour will uniform the U.S. Freestyle Ski team in bold blue star-patterned layers and outerwear, with a different uniform for aerial, mogul and ski-cross competitors. They’re also dressing the bobsled teams.
The outerwear is constructed with a sonic welding process that involves no thread or stitches, says Nick Cienski, design director for outdoor wear and innovation at Under Armour. “After the seams are welded, tape is applied on the underside to strengthen the bond, so you end up with no seam lines.”
The nylon fabric has stretch built into it, giving the athletes a wide range of movement. Cienski said he spent 19 months working with the athletes to develop garments that would have the functional features they need.
“We didn’t want to weigh them down, so we chose a light, stretchy fabric,” he said. And while the material will be used in other garments the company will sell to consumers, the star print is exclusive to the Olympians. “We wanted it to look patriotic,” he said.
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adidas Withdraws Its Opposition to Black Lives Matter's Three-Stripe Design
The German sportswear imprint initially claimed that it was going to “dilute the distinctiveness” of its logo.
adidas filed a complaint to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, claiming that the foundation’s insignia was “likely to cause confusion” with its own three-stripe logo that it prints on its apparel and footwear products. It also argued that it would “dilute the distinctiveness” of its emblem given that it would potentially cause consumers to associate the three-striped symbol exclusively with adidas.
Adidas has taken court action to block a trademark filed by Black Lives Matter for its "Three-Stripe" logo.
Per the court filings made on March 27th, Adidas claims the Black Lives Matter stripes are too similar to its own.
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adidas has declined to comment on the situation to Hypebeast, but it’s likely that it withdrew this claim because it can be viewed as a protest the Black Lives Matter — a global organization and movement in the US, UK and Canada that is designed to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
In case you missed it, Beyoncé, IVY Park and adidas have mutually agreed to part ways after sorting out their creative differences.


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Facebook will be building a campus that will house 3,400 engineers in a single building with reconfigurable work and meeting space and a garden that extends from around the building to cover the entire roof of the structure. It will be located on ground already owned by Facebook that sits across the street from its current campus in Menlo Park, Calif., and make use of a tunnel that already links the two pieces of ground.
As for Google, it has other building plans as well.
The company also will be building an $82 million private airport terminal in San Jose, Calif., to accommodate its business jets. It would be an addition to the Mineta San Jose International Airport already located there.
Google also is seeking a greater retail presence with plans to open stand-alone shops in big cities, with the first ones expected to launch in time for the busy holiday shopping season. The idea is to give people hands-on time with current Google devices such as the Chromebook , Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet and at some point Google Glass.
Not all of Google's buildings are getting positive buzz, however.
Google recently vacated two of its Mountain View buildings because toxic vapors were emanating from the ground. Forbes reported that the leaks in the area where the buildings are located were so bad that the site was designated a Superfund priority.


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Indonesian MRO GMF AeroAsia is anticipating a revenue loss of between 25 to 50% for the quarter ended 31 March, as it outlines the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on its operations.
The MRO arm of Garuda Indonesia says that it expects a 75% year-on-year fall in net profit for the period.
It adds that the outbreak has affected line maintenance work both inside and outside of Indonesia because of reduced flight activity. GMF has also had to cut back on repair and overhaul work, as part of pandemic prevention measures.
It also disclosed that the pandemic will “have an impact on fulfilling…principal debt obligations”, but did not elaborate. GMF will be releasing its first-quarter financial results this month.
The MRO outlined measures it has put in place to mitigate the outbreak’s impact. These include prioritising business segments with better margins and liquidity; increasing its market share overseas; as well as imposing cost efficiency and productivity measures throughout the company.
It is also negotiating with vendors, partners and creditors on terms of payment and price adjustments.
GMF reported a full-year profit for 2019 of $15 million, a 47.1% decline year on year, on the back of ballooning expenses.


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Today’s column addresses denial of a restricted application for spousal benefits only, whether benefits for an ex impact a decision to remarry, the possibility of voluntarily ending disability, reinstating retirement benefits at 70 without filing retroactively and spousal benefit eligibility.
Apple‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) streaming service, Apple TV+ will debut this November, taking on the likes of Netflix and Disney’s upcoming Disney+ offering. The service will be priced at $5 per month and Apple indicated that a year of free service would come bundled with most Apple devices. Apple has ...
The Columbia River Gorge, America’s largest National Scenic Area, with its basalt cliffs boasting dozens of waterfalls and hikes of all kinds lies less than 20 miles from northeast Portland, Oregon, mere minutes, then, for Danner Boots employees looking to test out the latest in outdoor boots.
Two weeks ago Borussia Dortmund lost 3-1 to newly promoted Union Berlin and German newspapers like Sport Bild started to question head coach Lucien Favre and his relationship with certain players, first and foremost newly signed Mats Hummels. Against Barca, however, Hummels silenced the critics.
As multinational companies move supply chains out of China and into Vietnam, the Western and Chinese corporate governance models are on a collision course. Vietnam's participation in new free-trade agreements will make this an important battleground for standards and values.
The new Qualcomm Enterprise XR Program enables enterprise solution providers by connecting the ecosystem with Qualcomm Technologies’ transformative technology to help accelerate enterprise adoption of XR.
Early this year, 85-year-old Bonipak Produce unleashed an orange, 8,000-pound autonomous robot upon its California vegetable fields. It was one of the first farms to begin using the machinery to take over their farm's weeding responsibilities.
The robots are coming! The robots are already here. AI vs meat-based workers is now a thing. The idea that robots will create more jobs is a non sequitur. We all need to learn and unlearn. We all need to train and retrain. The time of resting on your education and experience is over.


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Swissport has been awarded CEIV Pharma certification by the International Air Transport Association for operations at Basel’s EuroAirport.
The Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics standard ensures airfreight customers receive the highest quality and safety standards for the transportation of pharmaceutical products.
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is Swissport’s sixth CEIV certified cargo facility and volumes for the cargo handling agent reached 47,000 tonnes in 2017 at the Franco-Swiss airport.
Since opening the warehouse in 2015, Swissport has expanded the facility, which features 7,500 square metres of temperature controlled surface, with a temperature range of between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius.
There are special cooling units for pharmaceuticals ensuring temperatures between two and eight Celsius and a unit for goods requiring temperatures of -20 Celsius.
Due to direct access to the tarmac, Swissport can move pharmaceuticals within an average of two minutes from its temperature controlled warehouse to the aircraft.
Swissport International chief commercial officer, Nils Knudsen says: “We are very pleased to receive the recognition by the CEIV for pharmaceutical logistics services at our state-of-the-art cargo facility in Basel. The CEIV certification underlines the attractiveness of our services at Switzerland’s most modern airfreight terminal.”


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How Kobe Shimbun NEXT Protects Japanese Users
Kobe Shimbun NEXT is a Japanese news site delivering local news focusing on the Hyogo prefecture and current nationwide events to a vast audience across Japan. Since its launch in October 2012, the site has featured current news in real time, from local daily information to the latest news from Japan and abroad. The company’s subscription-based revenue model requires that Kobe go the extra mile to safeguard user experience and curate a continuously high-quality, on-brand experience.
New Japanese advertising regulations, along with an influx of malicious and deceptive advertising, including fraudulent brand ads, threatened Kobe’s relationships with its users and trusted advertising partners. Kobe identified unwanted advertising which directly drove users away from the site, eventually causing them to cancel their subscriptions.
The company’s internal teams were not equipped with the resources or technology to eliminate all unwanted ads, leading to growing bounce rates and increasing user churn. To defend against unwanted ads, Kobe’s internal team had to manually track down unwanted ads, investigate them, request that all SSPs suspend delivery, and take independent measures to block bad ads on the ad server.
Kobe began working with GeoEdge’s real-time solution and immediately gained the control and protection needed to thrive in the Japanese digital advertising ecosystem. GeoEdge detects and blocks malicious advertisements on Kobe’s behalf in real-time, significantly reducing the resources previously spent on blocking ads manually. This solution allows Kobe to easily set customized blocking rules that safeguard against malicious ads before they can ever go live across all of Kobe Shimbun’s domains and affect all programmatic channels, all on a single platform.
GeoEdge has enabled Kobe’s internal teams to focus on their core business and improve their subscription rates, bounce rate, and churn rate compared to annual average rates. “Since partnering with GeoEdge, not only have ad-related issues disappeared, all user engagement metrics have improved, including churn and bounce rates. Our partnership with GeoEdge has been instrumental to our improved user experience.”
Since integrating GeoEdge’s real-time blocking service, the amount of time and effort that Kobe’s team spends on ad blocking has drastically been reduced, and reports of user complaints have disappeared. This automated protection safeguards Kobe’s users from experiencing malicious or low-quality advertisements. It also prevents brand damage to advertising partners who serve ads on Kobe’s site and don’t want their ads shown alongside low-quality ads. GeoEdge’s automation of Kobe’s ad quality process streamlines Kobe’s workflows, saving precious time and resources.
Kobe Shimbun’s team can now easily work with all of its partners, knowing that user experience is protected. GeoEdge’s advanced localization tools ensure Kobe remains compliant with local Japanese regulations, including the recent amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. GeoEdge protection supports Kobe in its mission to ensure brand safety and create an environment where advertisements can be distributed and viewed safely, even in the post-cookie era.


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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Microsoft Thursday unveiled a new MSN Search homepage and launched an online partnership with Fox Sports.
The redesign of Seach.MSN.com is the start of what Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of MSN
While MSN Search has a new look, that's about it. The actual search results are licensed from Yahoo YHOO and its subsidiary Overture. "MSN search still has Yahoo's heart," said Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineWatch.com. "The transplant will come later this year."
The redesign has eliminated links and boxes to various MSN features and services. In its place is a slim page that out-Googles Google in simplicity. A drop down menu next to the search bar offers options for quick retrieval of stock quotes, movie information, content from the Encarta Dictionary and Encyclopedia, and shopping information.
Mehdi argues that MSN Search is more useful because a new policy prohibits advertisers from paying to have their Web sites included in results. Google also rejects paid inclusion, but Yahoo does not. There will still be sponsored links, but they will appear in shaded boxes to "ensure people clearly understand which results are advertisements," the company said in a statement.
Microsoft is offering a "technology preview" of its own algorithmic search results -- those that are purely based on relevancy -- at sandbox.msn.com.
Today also kicked off Microsoft's new deal with Fox Sports
MGM and Microsoft?
Another Microsoft item, from the New York Post. The paper says Microsoft may be interested in bidding for MGM
BW bullish on AOL
Things are looking up for America Online, according to Business Week. The online report says AOL is renegotiating contracts with network providers for its dial-up service, such as MCI MCIA. As dial-up members quit, AOL can reduce its network costs. CEO Jonathan F. Miller is credited for developing a "superstore on the Web" strategy which offers something for everyone online, from the budget minded looking for Net access for $9.95 a month, music listeners who want an $8.95 a month streaming service, or broadband users desiring news and entertainment and willing to pay an additional $14.95 a month. Stronger ad sales are giving Miller some time to implement his strategy, the report said. "We're putting in a business model appropriate to where the world is going," he told the magazine.
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BY MIKE BREZONICK
When GE broke ground on its new engine manufacturing facility in Canada a few weeks ago, it marked a significant step toward the end of one era and the beginning of the next.
In 2018, when the new plant in Welland, Ontario, goes fully online, it will mark the close of some 112 years of engine manufacturing in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Yet more importantly, GE said the “brilliant” factory being planned will help position its Waukesha and gaseous-fueled engine business for significant growth in the years to come.
“We are embarking on a new industrial manufacturing era with our brilliant factory in Welland,” said Heiner Markhoff, president and chief executive officer of the GE Water and Distributed Power Business. “At this greenfield plant in Welland, we are planning to invest $165 million. We will run three-dimensional machining simulations and use real-time analytics to better understand the operating conditions of the machines or the test cells. We’ll be digitally connected to all our global sites and engineering centers.
“We’ll be able to install lights-out machining and combine it with all kinds of advanced lean manufacturing practices and tools. This will allow us to be much more productive, competitive in a very competitive segment and bring new components and new products to the segment almost 30 to 40% faster than we can today.
“This is a cornerstone for our future. As we grow our reciprocating engine business for decades to come, this will be the backbone.”
The establishment of the Welland plant is the result of a confluence of a variety of different factors, chief among them the U.S. government’s allowing the charter for the Import-Export Bank (Ex-Im) — the federal agency that provides loans and financing assistance to U.S. companies involved in international trade — to lapse for a time in 2015.
“We have a great and growing relationship with Canada’s Economic Development Corp. (EDC),” said John Rice, vice chairman of GE. “This is a country that understands the importance of global trade and there are a few countries that we operate in that don’t understand that importance and that don’t think they need to support exporters.
“We have institutions around the world that are ready to work with us because they know the U.S. is debating whether it needs an export credit bank or not. They are rolling out the red carpet. They understand, just like the EDC does, and Canada’s federal and provincial government does, that if you want to compete in this world, that is one of the tools that you have to have. The countries that understand that are going to get more investment.
“We have institutions around the world that are ready to work with us because they know the U.S. is debating whether it needs an export credit banker or not.”
Welland also made sense from the perspective of geography. Only about an hour west of Buffalo, New York, it offers access to significant highway, rail and water transportation and it’s also in proximity to another GE reciprocating engine facility, GE Transportation, in Grove City, Pennsylvania.
The move is also an obvious outgrowth of GE’s determination to remake itself as a “digital industrial” company, one that will increasingly rely on highly integrated, high-technology, “brilliant” facilities to produce its many products. It’s hard to bring a significant amount of brilliance to a facility like the Waukesha site, where engines have been manufactured since the early 1900s.
“There’s only so much you can do with an existing facility in terms of improvements,” Markhoff said. “It’s smarter to build brilliance into a brand new factory and lay it out that way than refurbish an existing facility.
“The plant in Welland will really be a step change and we can apply all the learning we’ve seen in our factory in Waukesha and in Jenbach in Austria, where we manufacture the Jenbacher product line.
“We have a long history – 110 years of Waukesha gas engines, 50 years of Jenbacher gas engines. That’s 160 years of reciprocating engine technology experience that will be applied in Welland.”
The Welland facility will initially produce GE Power’s 275GL, VGF and VHP Waukesha engines. The multimodal design will ultimately allow production to expand to include 60 Hz versions of Jenbacher gas engines, as well and components for reciprocating engines produced by GE Transportation in Pennsylvania.
While the floor plan isn’t finalized, the facility is expected to cover approximately 450,000 sq.ft. (41,800 m3) Depending on the building construction, GE is aiming to begin moving machinery into the site next summer.
“We actually have a pretty conservative timeline for that,” said Scott Parent, senior general manager, Technology & Operations for GE’s Distributed Power Business. “We expect by third quarter of next year to be moving some equipment in and ahead of that, to start training and employing people.
“We want to be producing here by early 2018 and at full load by mid-2018. That could move a quarter forward or a quarter backwards and we’ll be keeping an eye on how things progress.
“We have a ramp-down plan with the plant in Waukesha that we’ve discussed with the labor force there. But if the segment demand comes back a little sooner, that’s something that might be adjusted as well. Again, those are things we’re keeping an eye on.”
The “brilliance” of the facility will come through new technologies aimed at driving significant gains in productivity and efficiency, Markhoff said. “It will be a brilliant factory meaning software, meaning lean and applying all kinds of analytics and new tools to really drive productivity, cycle time,” he said. “When it’s built, it will be one of the best, most efficient plants in the GE system. We have about 500 plants in the GE system and it will be a showcase.”
“A lot of the infrastructure will be created, but the equipment will also see sensor enablement that’s not there today,” Parent said. “You’ll see a lot more wireless gauges and lot less manual measurements. And then you’ll see more automation, either for safety, like heavy lifting, or for speed. This factory will have a foundation of production automation that we do have today. We started to do some of that in Waukesha but the limitations of layout and legacy processes have minimized the opportunity to optimize that.”
That, GE said, will lead to some significant gains in productivity in light of the variations that are required by the customer base for Waukesha engines, which are primarily used for gas gathering and transmission applications in the oil fields, as well as distributed power generation, including combined heat and power (CHP).
“We have three product lines and more than 100 deviations of those product lines based on applications and customer packaging needs,” Parent said. “When you want to track that amount of variation in product, you don’t want to have a lot of variation in the plant. So we look at lean ways to improve the cost of quality, cycle time, inventories, etc. — these are our key metrics to measure.
“What’s unique is that a lot of the equipment will be brought in from Waukesha and it will be re-sensored or reapped. In some cases, new control systems and sensors can be placed on older equipment that’s precise enough, but the controls don’t have the necessary level of sensor enablement and/or monitoring connectivity. The standard of IT horsepower this factory will have will be 10 to 100 times more than the structure we have in Waukesha.”
There will still be a direct connection to Waukesha, however, where the company will maintain its engineering, testing and sourcing functions for Waukesha gas engines.
“The production test labs here, which we use to run every piece of equipment before we ship it, will be connected to the engineering test labs in Waukesha,” Parent said. “Both digitally from a data standpoint and through video, to maintain a high level of collaboration. There will be real-time video interaction with engineers from the site in Waukesha to the site here, so we’re having to make investments in Waukesha as part of the work we’re doing here.”
Along with serving as a showcase for its manufacturing capabilities, the Welland facility will also include Waukesha-driven generator sets, including one providing CHP, that that will be used for peak shaving with the local utility. “We will come off the grid at least 12 days a year or when we’re requested to power our own plant,” Parent said. “We also do that at our Jenbach facility and we will be providing that same service for other GE facilities. So from a facilities management standpoint, it will give us a flexibility advantage.
“And it’s for us a demonstration to customers — they can come see the engines, see the control software that our business produces and how this allows us to manage the equipment. A lot of our customers are CHP customers so this is an opportunity to have a demonstration and show how it works and how it’s managed.”
While the first phase of construction at Welland will cost US$165 million, that number is likely to rise over time as GE is already planning for potential expansion, based on improvements to the business climate.
“We’re only occupying a relatively small part of the land in the first phase,” Markhoff said. “There is room to grow and that certainly was one of the strategic elements that led us to pick this site as well.”
And by the time Welland comes fully on line, business is expected to be better, Markhoff added. “Like other engine manufacturers, we’re going through this downturn and hoping we see some light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. “The reciprocating engine business is a strategic growth business for GE and being a multibusiness company, we have the ability to invest in a counter-cyclical way which helps us build this factory quickly and in a cost competitive way.
“When the segments come back, we should be ready to run here and so from that respect, the timing is pretty opportune.”


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Best Buy has Tweeted that select stores will have PlayStation 4's and Xbox One's on sale tomorrow.
Former developer of Little Deviants believes that Nintendo is missing opportunities to give the Wii U some momentum and believes that the console is in danger of becoming obsolete.
On the heels of the PS4's launch in Europe, Sony has tallied up the global sales to date with an impressive 2.1 million worldwide units shipped so far.
Sony UK exec Fergal Gara reveals that the company is actively doing what it can to replenish stock of PS4's overseas.
Amazon will be offering deals on select Xbox One and PS4 as part of their Cyber Monday sale, including exclusives like Dead Rising 3 and Knack.
The PS4 launched last night in the UK, and high demand has already sapped almost every retailer's supply of Sony's next-gen console.
Sony UK exec Fergal Gara discusses how the PS4/PS Vita bundle came to be, and reveals that the "ultimate editions" vary from store to store.
Sony has suspended redemption vouchers due to a disruption in the PSN service, but they are working hard to resolve the situation.
Capcom showcases two new stunning images of their upcoming free-to-play PS4 fantasy RPG Deep Down while also touching upon some weapon info to boot.
Time to set sail, pillage and plunder! How does Ubisoft's newest chapter of the definitive Assassin's Creed franchise stand up--is it a testament to the power of next-gen gaming, or will it walk the plank?
Every month PS Plus gamers get two new free games, and Sony has revealed what titles are in store for the month of December.
Todd Stashwick, who voiced the mysterious character in the Uncharted 4 teaser, has shown off a few pics of the game's on-set mo-cap sessions.
UK retailer GAME has introduced a PS4 bundle that includes four games, Sony's next-gen PS4, a PS Vita and a handful of games for £599.96.
Jump in to learn how you can pick up a year of PS Plus for as low as $29.99.
The online retailer Amazon is price matching Wal-Mart's $49 Black Friday discount on some of the hottest next-gen games for Xbox One and PS4.
The Playstation 4 and Xbox One are in the spotlight right now, but Valve’s upcoming Steam Box may be a larger threat to traditional consoles than most people realize.
We delve into Sony's next-gen PlayStation 4 console to examine and weigh its capabilities. Is it worth your time, and more importantly your cash? Jump in to find out.
EA is considering multi-platform releases for Titanfall sequels, hinting yet again at the possibility of Titanfall 2 being made available for the PlayStation 4.
Sony is selling its latest console a meager $18 markup.
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The model, 53, watched defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beat Italian Matteo Arnaldi and reach the quarter-finals.
She turned heads in an eye-catching white maxi dress with a colourful print across the front.
Naomi sported flawless glam makeup look underneath a pair of sunglasses, while her raven tresses were styled poker straight.
Naomi has proved she has been very busy since she recently modelled her own PrettyLittleThing collection.
Tennis: Naomi Campbell watched defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beat Italian Matteo Arnaldi during The US Open in New York City on Monday
Stunning: The model, 53, turned heads in an eye-catching white maxi dress with a colourful print across the front
The Vogue cover star looked sensational as she slipped into an array of items from her range, which will be stocked in sizes four to 30.
For one striking shot, Naomi wowed in a bronze semi-sheer mini dress that teased her incredible figure.
In another image she dared to go braless as she modelled a plunging black mini dress that also highlighted her famously long legs.
Naomi’s collaboration with PLT was announced last month, with some expressing their distaste over promoting fast fashion.
Yet hitting back at the critics, Naomi revealed it was important for her to team up with the leading fashion brand in order to help the designers she’d worked with.
She told Women’s Wear Daily: ‘I’m looking at myself as a changemaker. As a changemaker, I thought this was something that was a good thing to do.
‘I know that it’s fast fashion, and that people have their criticism. I’m not denying them. But as a changemaker, I felt this was a great way to effect change in the industry in getting my emerging designers recognized and seeing them on a global platform.’
Naomi – who has spoken openly about her issues with racism in the fashion world – also discussed her thoughts on ‘diversity’ in the industry today.
Glam: Naomi sported flawless glam makeup look underneath a pair of sunglasses, while her raven tresses were styled poker straight
Quirky style: Spike Lee was also in attendance and looked cool in a blue baseball cap and white glasses
She explained: ‘I’m so over the word. This is my point – I feel like so many people just use that word to tick a box, to make sure that they’re not called out or anything like that.
‘I don’t use that word. For me, it’s not about using the word or ticking a box — it’s about doing the action, the pure action. It’s giving a part of your platform and sharing it with someone, who is talented.’
The exclusive line designed by the British fashion icon will launch next month at New York Fashion Week.
It comes after Naomi teased that she could be appearing at Victoria Secret’s star-studded Pink Carpet event to launch their ‘World Tour’ on Prime Video.
She took to Instagram on Thursday to share a glamorous snap of herself to promote the launch event and The Tour 23 which is released September 26.
Ahead of the movie will see a celebrity-filled bash gather to celebrate the success of the campaign on September 6.
On Wednesday, Victoria Secret revealed some former and recent model’s who will be attending the star-studded event and also teased to ‘stay tuned’ to some other familiar faces which could make an appearance.
The underwear brand has launched the campaign to bring back models from the lingerie brand’s once-iconic ‘Angels’ list alongside some newer faces.
Wow: She’s one of the world’s leading supermodels. So it came as no surprise to see Naomi proved to be her own best advert for her upcoming PrettyLittleThing collection
Talented: The British fashion icon designed the new collection of statement looks and timeless pieces
The brand, which launched a new The Icon Victoria’s Secret collection in August, is so close to releasing the new film-style fashion show next month.
The campaign is part of the company’s major rebrand, after it was criticised for promoting unrealistic body image with its non-inclusive culture and accused of failing to protect its models against sexual misconduct.
Julia Fox, Adriana Lima are two stars that are not yet confirmed whether they are making an appearance at the event, VS revealed on Instagram.
VS hinted that Lila Moss, Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber and Naomi Campbell will all be making a debut at the biggest fashion event next week, which will see all former VS angels and recent angels come together in one building.


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Amazon shutting two Whole Foods stores in UK – just three months after taking over healthy grocery chain
Amazon is shutting two Whole Foods stores in the UK – just three months after taking over the healthy grocery chain.
The internet giant, which completed its £10.7bn takeover of Whole Foods in August, plans to close branches in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, and Cheltenham.
It is understood the stores employ around 150 staff between them.
Done deal: Internet giant Amazon completed its £10.7bn takeover of Whole Foods in August
Industry insiders said the closures were probably a strategic move as neither shop could be serviced by Amazon’s online grocery service Amazon Fresh, which delivers to 302 postcodes across London, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
Steve Dresser from retail analysts Grocery Insight said: ‘It makes perfect sense for Whole Foods to close both stores from a business standpoint, the logistics must be nonsensical. I think it marks the new age from Amazon where the balance sheet is scrutinised and sacred cows in Gloucester and Scotland aren’t permissible just to “spread the brand”.’
Whole Foods, which has nine stores in the UK, claimed the move was unrelated to the Amazon merger.
A spokesman said a decision on the future of the stores will be made after the company has consulted with staff to discuss the proposal.
If they decided to close the stores the firm would ‘work with team members to explore alternative employment opportunities’, the spokesman said.
Amazon has been trying to ramp up its grocery operations in the UK and last month announced a partnership with north-of-England supermarket Booths. Under the deal ‘hundreds’ of the high-end grocer’s products will be stocked on Amazon Fresh.
Earlier this year Amazon also placed a job advert looking to recruit a boss for UK Amazon Fresh Marketplace to ‘aggressively expand’ to win new food and drink partners.
It has a growing list of independent sellers on its website that specialises in delivering high quality produce. London partners include high-end butchers Lidgates in Holland Park, Gail’s Artisan Bakery in Soho, and Rotherhithe specialist wholesale fishmonger, Murray’s Fresh Fish.
Because of the nature of Amazon’s logistics business, it requires tight turnaround times and one of its main selling points is its same-day delivery option.
The takeover is potentially hazardous for the retail industry because of the sheer scale of its business. Unlike high street grocers which operate on low margins and need to keep tight controls on costs to make profits, Amazon’s £412bn market value means it can afford to make years of losses.
- The British Retail Consortium said non-food sales fell at the fastest rate on record in October as the warm weather dented demand for winter clothes.
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The bilateral trade between Azerbaijan and Moldova made almost 1 million US dollars in the first three months of 2019, according to the National Statistics Bureau of Moldova.
Official figures suggest that Azerbaijan imported goods worth 835.1 million US dollars from Moldova in the first quarter of this year, while Moldovan imports to Azerbaijan made 95.6 million US dollars.
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Laura Rowe has set foot in a grocery store twice since March.
The Hampden Township mother of three children recently settled back into a weekly shopping routine after months of relying on Instacart delivery and curbside pickup at Weis Markets. It’s easier now that two of her children are back in school.
“We’ve been stuck at home with the kids and trying to limit our exposure,” Rowe said. “There were a lot of unknowns. We were trying to stay safe and keep everyone at home.”
A lot has changed since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic when shoppers rushed to supermarkets to stock up on toilet paper, wipes and hand sanitizer. Others, cautious about venturing out, turned to online searches for curbside pickup and delivery options.
For the first time in decades, Americans were spending more on groceries as dining habits shifted away from eating out at restaurants, sports


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Panasonic have put on hold their decision to launch any new Freesat products this year (usually in March); instead choosing to continue with the existing range of Freesat receivers and built-in televisions.
They have stated their reasoning behind this is due to waiting for the new technical details of the second generation Freesat products which all manufacturers must comply with.
Whilst Freesat are underway with plans to release this information later in the year, we suspect Panasonic are not wishing to jump in too soon following the fiasco with the early products in 2008 still not capable of accessing BBC iPlayer.
The new Freesat specification (currently nicknamed G2) is expected to include some minor hardware changes, but is largely focused on Internet based services, such as on-demand, which is expected to become common place over the next few years.
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Jingle Pay, the Financial Super-App, Announces a Strategic Partnership and a Minority Investment from MoneyGram
MoneyGram International, Inc., a global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, and Jingle Pay, a financial super-app based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today announced a partnership to enable convenient and fast global money transfers through the Jingle Pay app. Consumers in the UAE can use the Jingle Pay app – powered by MoneyGram's global payment rails and near real-time capabilities – to send money to over 200 countries and territories around the world.
MoneyGram has also announced the completion of a minority investment in Jingle Pay. Alex Holmes, MoneyGram Chairman and CEO, has joined the Jingle Pay Board of Directors as Chairman to help guide Jingle Pay's strategic path forward.
"As consumer preference increasingly shifts online, investing in digital startups around the world is a critical component of our strategy," said Holmes. "We're excited to partner with Jingle Pay, as we believe in their strategic vision to improve the key elements of traditional banking through its suite of innovative digital offerings. As the startup continues to grow, MoneyGram's direct ownership in the company will strengthen our leading position in the Middle East and further accelerate our strategic goals to lead the evolution of digital payments."
As a global trade hub, the UAE hosts nearly 9 million expatriates, constituting approximately 89% of the population and making the country a powerhouse for outbound remittances. With a focus on financial inclusion, Jingle Pay is targeting expats in the region and providing consumers with access to an extensive list of accessible financial services, such as its multi-currency card and money transfer services.
"Jingle Pay is the super-app transforming the daily financial lives of consumers seeking accessible, instant and innovative money services," said Amir Fardghassemi, Founder and CEO of Jingle Pay. "Our partnership with MoneyGram extends our network of global remittance destinations and allows us to tap MoneyGram's remittance clearing expertise. It gives our users global coverage and cost-effective rates. At Jingle Pay, we are committed to reinventing how people store, spend and send money, while furthering financial inclusion and low-cost remittance corridors."
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Foldable phones, powerful chips and giant TVs: CES 2023 highlights
CES officially kicks off Thursday in Las Vegas, but the world’s biggest electronics companies aren’t waiting until then to preview their big products for 2023. On Tuesday, we got a look at what the likes of Samsung, LG, Nvidia, and Dell will be bringing to CES 2023. : beautiful TVs, wild gaming rigs and even a concept device or two.
This page features the biggest and best news from CES 2023. It will be updated during the week. Wednesday is a particularly big day: CES is “media day,” when companies like Sony, LG, and Samsung hold keynotes showcasing their biggest announcements. Intel and Nvidia have already played their hand at CES – details below – and AMD will be going next Wednesday.
This is the first real, From 2020, CES in person – the pandemic indicated that 2021 was completely far away and that 2022 saw a 70% decrease compared to 2020. After media day, CNET will be at the show, finding the weirdest, craziest and best. preview. Here’s all the CES 2023 tech you need to know so far.
CES looks to the future
It’s easy to get caught up in the glitz and glamor of CES, but this show is all about marketing. Big companies are taking the opportunity to launch their 2023 products with lavish fanfare. But what makes CES special, and dare I say it, even fun, is your products can’t get Concept products are less likely to be “later this year” than “maybe 2033”.
CES is only a day old, but we’ve already seen a few of these tantalizing potential products.
Samsung has already introduced a number of technologies oven powered by artificial intelligence Who can tell if his food is burnt. He also gave us a look at an enticing concept phone, hybrid flex. As shown in the model above, it can tilt like the left side of the Flex Hybrid Galaxy Foldand the right side can be slid to extend.
The concept comes courtesy of Samsung Display, not the mobile arm of the South Korean megacorp responsible for making and selling phones. But a press release showing the concept promises that it will bring “innovative OLED products of all sizes, small, medium and large, to glimpse the future of displays” to CES. Samsung isn’t the only company toying with the future of phones – check out TCL’s 2020 Sliding Display – watch this space for more flip, fold and slide devices.
Another company showing its vision for the future is Dell through its Nyx concept range. Perhaps the most notable product is its Nyx game controller. At first glance, it looks a lot like another third-party Xbox controller, but with some fancy lights. Unfortunately, it is more than that. The Nyx controller has a bunch of hidden inputs that enhance the functionality of the controller.
The idea seems to be to bridge the gap between gamepad and keyboard. PC gamers can use hotkeys to have dozens more inputs than a typical gamepad, which is often limited to the options provided by the d-pad. This means they can use a wider range of attacks in an MMO, or cycle between six or seven weapons in a first-person shooter, rather than the two or three that console players have.
The Nyx controller has a central fingerprint reader, touch sensors below the shoulder buttons that let you swipe your finger for different effects, dual scroll wheels below the central area, and thumb toggles. face This last feature alone doubles the gamepad inputs.
It’s not the most dazzling concept device ever, but the humble gamepad has changed little over the past two decades. Stages like these are a stepping stone for those who enjoy playing on both console and PC.
The chip war between Intel and Nvidia
Bright screens and dazzling displays are nice, but it’s often the technology you don’t see the most.
Start with Intel’s keynote Tuesday before CES. It introduced many of the new 13th generation processors that will power a wide range of products. The main processor is its high-powered Core H-Series processor, which will be the first 24-core processor designed for use in laptops. The chip can run as fast as 5.6GHz, with eight cores dedicated to heavy tasks like gaming and rendering. At the other end of the spectrum is the Core i3 N series, which boosts performance for entry-level notebooks – arguably a more important focus. In the coming days, we will see new laptops with Intel’s new processors announced at CES.
The improvements they can bring are less abstract than chip performance. The new generation of Intel processors brings Unison, which lets iPhone and Android devices send and receive texts from your computer, as well as Thunderbolt 4, which will let you run two 4K external displays as standard, among other improvements. . Again, expect to see these features in product announcements over the next few days.
Then there’s Nvidia. Chief among its announcements are improvements to GeForce Now, a cloud gaming service that lets you stream games to laptops, phones and more. In short, the power of Nvidia’s GeForce 4080 GPU comes to the cloud. If you subscribe to the premium level of GeForce Now, now known as GeForce Now Ultimate, you can now stream games at 240Hz, use ray tracing (significantly improves in-game light rendering) and DLSS 3 (uses an algorithm for upscaling). frame rate while maintaining image quality).
Plus, GeForce Now is coming to cars. If your car has a screen on the dashboard, you can play while parking. If there are screens behind the driver or passenger seats, those sitting behind can play on the road. For starters, Nvidia has partnered with Hyundai, BYB and Polestar.
Finally, Nvidia introduced its RTX 40 series notebooks – notebooks that will run on mobile graphics cards. He pointed out that non-gaming 14-inch laptops such as the Lenovo Yoga Pro 14 and ZenBook Pro 14 with RTX 4070, 4060 or 4050 mobile chips will be available in late February starting at $999.
Thinner and lighter at CES 2023
Speaking of laptops, there will be plenty of them at CES 2023. Alienware surprised us Four new laptops ahead of CES, including the Alienware x14, which the company claims is the world’s thinnest 14-inch gaming laptop. Featuring a 2560 x 1600 display with a 165Hz refresh rate, it will be available for $1799 when it ships this winter. The larger version, the Alienware x16, starts at $3,099.
These laptops are for people who are willing to sacrifice power for sleeker designs. If you only care about brute power, the Alienware M18 might be more your bag. It’s Alienware’s most powerful laptop to date: 18 inches and up to 9TB of storage, loaded with Intel or AMD processors and Nvidia or Radeon graphics.
Here are two laptops that won’t be the sexiest at CES, but may be the best for many buyers Dell’s new G15 and G16 gaming laptops. Dell’s G-series is always a hit among budget gaming laptops, and the G15 and G16 bring some of Alienware’s plush design touches to make it even better. New models are expected in the spring, with the Dell G15 starting at around $849 and the G16 starting at $1,499.
Meanwhile, LG is touting “thin and light” with its notebooks and premium OLEDs. It showcased its new Gram Style laptop, which features a hidden touchpad that only appears when you touch the palm rest and an 11-millimeter Gram Ultraslim device. Somehow, up to 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage are packed into this tiny frame, along with a 13th generation Intel chip.
At CES, the South Korean electronics giant will battle South Korean electronics giant Samsung for TV supremacy, not laptops. LG said it’s bringing several new models to the show, including the OLED C3, the follow-up to last year’s C2, which CNET TV guru David Katzmaiar called “the best high-end TV for the price.” Samsung hopes to compete with its own QLED displays, including the QLED displays it will show at CES Extends up to 98 inches.


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New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Indian taxi aggregator Ola celebrates its first anniversary in Patiala after a successful year. Ola introduced citizens of Patiala to the convenience of booking a cab through a mobile app. Ola has seen tremendous acceptance and growth in the city and has scaled up from 50 to 200 cabs in just one year, growing at over 400 percent.
Today, users in Patiala can get an Ola cab in less than five minutes of booking through the app. The growing student population in Patiala is amongst the heavy users of Ola with popular areas like Railway Station, General Bus Stand, Colleges and Shopping Malls accounting for the maximum bookings.
Celebrating its first anniversary in Patiala, Ola has plans to treat customers with a special offer. For a week starting from tomorrow, Ola will provide its customer 100 percent cash back on rides paid through Ola Money.
Deep Singh, Business Head – North at Ola said, “We are thrilled to complete an exciting year in Patiala and take this opportunity to thank customers and driver-partners in the city. While Ola continues to gain more acceptance in the city from customers, we have on-boarded hundreds of driver-partners, who are committed to our mission of enabling mobility for everyone. We will continue our focus on Patiala and other cities in the region and further build scale to ensure a seamless experience for our customers, every single time.”
Ola continues to nurture entrepreneurship for driver-partners to address the burgeoning demand for convenient, reliable and affordable transportation options across the country. (ANI)


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AMD's desktop and laptop CPU sales will decrease by 6.6 percent year over year in 2023, while consumer GPU sales will decrease by 7 percent. In total, this market segment will net the company about $675 million less than in 2022.
Richard projects that the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S will all be powered by AMD SoCs. The company's game console revenue will only increase by $400 million, or about 8 percent YoY, according to Richard. This figure is significantly lower than his previous projection, which predicted a $740 million increase.
Xilinx's earnings are expected to fall by 6.4 percent next year, according to AMD. The semiconductor company mainly sells FPGAs and CPLDs.
AMD's enterprise revenue might fare even better, with an increase of 55 percent YoY, or about $3.1 billion. AMD's EPYC server CPUs are "at the top of the stack next year," according to Richard, thereby reducing the impact of declining sales in its other market segments.
The analyst also slightly reduced his price objective for AMD's stock from $97 to $95. The company's stock price is currently sitting at $73, after losing about 30 percent in the past month.
AMD, Apple, and Nvidia are planning to reduce their wafer orders from TSMC due to a drop in consumer demand for high-end electronics earlier this week.


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The barcode printer maker warned it remained “cautious” about future conditions and said sales in parts of Europe and China for the 12 months to October were below their level in the previous year, as customers cut capital spending.
Pre-tax profits dropped by 6pc to £53.9m on revenues which slipped 1pc to £312.1m.
The FTSE 250 company had already said in March that it was unlikely to see sales growth this year, due to the economic problems in Europe and the Chinese slowdown. Its China sales were also affected by a counterfeit manufacturer passing off its printers under the Domino brand, causing a “distraction” for the local team.
“We entered our financial year 2012 with a backdrop of uncertainty in world economies,” said Nigel Bond, group managing director. “Our results for the year reflect these more challenging economic conditions.”
In both China and the UK, expansion projects have been placed on hold, but Domino said it will shortly start work in India to increase its capacity.
The company announced a final dividend of 13.39p a share, payable on April 9, giving a total payout of 20.63p, up 10pc.


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Android 11 Go is now available
After launching Android 11 for select devices, now Google has released Android 11 Go for low-end devices. This OS can work on devices with 2GB of RAM or less.
Google claims that Apps will launch 20 percent faster on Android 11 Go than they did on Android 10 Go. That means improved performance. Google has added gesture-based navigation in the UI.
Android 11 Go comes with features like grouped notifications from chat apps, granting apps one-time permissions for camera or microphone, and more. It comes with Safe Folder in Files by Google to keep personal files and folders password protected.
Google said that it will be available sometime next month but it is not clear if it will be available in new devices or will also be coming to existing Android Go devices.


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It’s all part of the company’s “Make Your
The retailer is now preaching the fitness message in surround sound by promoting the “Make Your Move” mantra via T.V., print and digital advertising and in its stores.
As part of the campaign, the retailer has also partnered with bloggers from FitFluential, a network of fitness enthusiasts, who share health and wellness tips with Kohl’s followers on
For consumers, health and wellness “is not a trend anymore, it’s a way of life, whether you’re wearing yoga pants to work with a blazer or making healthier food choices, like making [fresh] juice in the morning on your way to work, or using your sleep app at night,” Gass said.
“It’s not just about how fit you are anymore. It’s how good you feel, how happy you are and how productive you are. We see a lot of people looking for those answers.”
By tapping into a trend that’s moved from the margins to the mainstream,
WSL Strategic Retail’s Wellness Uprising Study of 2,000 consumers last year revealed that “what began as a fringe movement of people interested in organic food, yoga and shopping at Whole Foods has turned into a national trend, driven by a broad constituency of consumers of all ages, incomes, ethnicities and genders. They’re knowledgeable and passionate about taking care of their own and their family’s health,” according to a blog on the study by the retail consultancy. “This uprising has the potential to create long-term profitable business opportunities.”
"Make Your Move" capitalizes on that trend, and is also one facet of Kohl's “Greatness Agenda” revival strategy.
Outlined last May, the agenda is designed to increase sales transaction per store guided by “pillars” such as “amazing products,” “personalized connections” and “incredible savings.”
Kohl’s is showing signs that it’s reversing a multiyear rough patch, fixing strategic missteps such as an overreliance on in-house brands versus national brands.
The retailer’s holiday sales, when stores generate a disproportionate amount of their business, exceeded analysts’ expectations. For the most recent quarter ended Jan. 31, sales rose 3.9% on $369 million in earnings.
Although Kohl’s doesn’t necessarily come to mind as a fitness and wellness resource, Gass said the retailer outshines competitors’ assortments in the category and its active apparel and footwear mix even gives stores like Sports Authority a run for their money.
Unlike other department stores, “we are in all these businesses,” she said. For one, “we have a top-share [U.S. retail sales] position in the active apparel category today with partners like Nike, Adidas and Fila, as well as in food prep products.”
What might come as a surprise is that Kohl’s shoppers “over index in terms of how much they’re active — walking, biking, camping,” Gass said.
Hence, Make Your Move is designed to "amplify" Kohl's health-and-wellness image across product categories — from apparel and fitness to home and beauty — with expanded product lines, marketing and in-store presentations.
On April 23, the retailer brings high-profile yoga brand Gaiam to a wider audience with the launch of an exclusive apparel collection. Kohl’s already carries the company’s yoga mats and DVDs. Today, “20 million people practice yoga,” Gass said. “We create access, as 56% of America shops Kohl’s.”
This month, the retailer added Bliss, the prestige spa-orientated skincare and “well-being” brand, which reflects its focus on both health and beauty.
Kohl’s has also been beefing up its health-and-wellness merchandise in the home department with an expanded assortment of items like Omega juicers and Ninja food processors.
For a department store, the retailer was ahead of the fitness-wearables phenomenon, and it’s paid off, Gass said.
“We saw a year ago how hot this $2.5 billion category was,” she said. Kohl’s launched Fitbit last fall in stores “and it far surpassed all of our expectations. We’ll be one of their top retailers this year.”
Gass joined Kohl’s following a 16-year run with Starbucks in several senior leadership positions, including global strategy, marketing and category management.
Asked how her time at Starbucks might make its imprint on Kohl’s, she pointed to her role in launching healthier fare at the coffee giant. “Starbucks was ahead of the curve in evolving its offerings into healthier items” like oatmeal and salads, and was ahead of its time in labeling calorie counts, she said.
And Gass is aiming for Kohl’s to undergo a similar brand evolution in the minds of shoppers. “We’re extending what you may think of what would be expected of a traditional department store,” she said.
“At the highest level, it’s about fostering that relevancy [with shoppers] and making that emotional connection.”
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB/CNN) -- Papa John's CEO Rob Lynch has responded to accusations by founder and former CEO John Schnatter, telling CNBC in an interview that the recipe for the pizza has not changed.
"No, actually, nothing has changed." Lynch said.
Papa John's founder John Schnatter said he has eaten 40 pizzas in 30 days and believes the product has gotten worse. Schnatter didn't literally eat 40 pizzas, but he typically orders and serves Papa John's when making public appearances.
"The way they're measuring the pizza, the way they're putting the pizza together is just not fundamentally sound to what makes a Papa John's pizza," Schnatter said.
But Lynch disputes Schnatter's claim.
"I've never been a part of a system that takes more pride in what goes into the food that we're making and how we're making it," he said. "We feel great about the food that we're putting out there. We haven't made any changes to the way we make it or to what goes into our products."
In an exclusive interview with WDRB's Stephan Johnson in November, Schnatter accused the company of changing the way the pizzas are made.
Schnatter also criticized Lynch.
"He has never been a CEO. He has no pizza experience," Schnatter said. "He has never been in the pizza category. He doesn't really know quality. Probably most important, he doesn't have a passion for people."
Lynch said that Schnatter is "entitled to his opinion" and that he "can't comment on how he feels or what he thinks."
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These grocery stores are open on Thanksgiving Day. By Jennifer Sorentrue - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer.Several grocery store chains are open on Thanksgiving Day. Many have limited hours, so it is important to shop early. There are a handful of grocery stores open on Thanksgiving.Stores Open on Thanksgiving 2017 Walmart, Best Buy Money. Thanksgiving 2017 - thanksgiving 2017 live stream - earthquakes, swing music, macys parade, and dog show. live: macys thanksgiving day parade 2017, new Stores open on Thanksgiving Day. Bi-Lo: Closing at 6 p.m.(Source: WTOC). Savannahs southside Kroger will close their doors for good on March 23rd. The grocery store has been operating at the Savannah Place shopping center for 26 years. Which Grocery Stores Are Open On Thanksgiving. Grocery store hours this Thanksgiving.Grocery and Drug Stores will be opened on Thanksgiving day |Grocery Stores open on Thanksgiving 2016.
Several grocery store chains across the country will be open on Thanksgiving for at least for part of the day. Here is a list of Thanksgiving Day openings, closings and store hours for national grocery store chains. Reminder: Some stores do not follow national opening/closing hours. Check out some stores and restaurants YOU should know are open on Thanksgiving day!Grocery / Convenient Stores: [Most local grocery stores close early on Thanksgiving Aside from Walmart, the following stores are open, but have modified hours] Big Lots, Dollar General, Kmart Tracy Clemons has a list of grocery stores open on Thanksgiving Day (AP Photo/David Duprey). Heres a handy Thanksgiving Day Survival Guide for a host of last-minute emergencies: which grocery stores are open (and closed), who to call with a question about cooking the bird, where to pour that extra grease and — catastrophe! — where to dine out if your whole meal goes up in flames. We answer the question, "What grocery stores are open on Thanksgiving in Houston?". Kroger is among the grocery stores that will be open on Thanksgiving.Here is a list of Thanksgiving Day openings, closings and hours for grocery stores chains and other stores where you can pick up last-minute items. Several grocery store chains across the country will be open on Thanksgiving for at least for part of the day. Here is a list of Thanksgiving Day openings, closings and store hours for national grocery store chains. Forget something for your Thanksgiving Day plans? Or maybe you just want to shop til you drop after your big meal? Here are the Houston-area stores open today. You may want to call ahead to make sure these hours apply to all locations. Grocery store hours There are plenty of regional and grocery and pharmacy chains that stay open on the holiday to rescue hosts in the event of these and other catastrophes. Weve included the complete list of supermarkets, food stores, and pharmacies open on Thanksgiving 2017 below. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, weve put together a list of grocery stores and restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving Day. Grocery Stores Open on Thanksgiving.
Its early on Thanksgiving Day and the ingredients are laid out on the kitchen island. Guests are slated to arrive in a few hours and youre knee-deep in22.11.2017 Have no fear if you forgot to pick up something for your Thanksgiving dinner - there are plenty of grocery stores open on Thursday. Youve been prepping for Thanksgiving all week, but suddenly youve forgotten the one ingredient you need! Are the grocery stores open on Thanksgiving? Most area Foodarama stores will be open from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. The Ella location, pictured, and Beechnut store will close at 2 p.m.Most people have planned out holiday menus and done the grocery shopping well in advance of the big day. But if you havent -- or more likely you Click here to see a list of grocery store hours for Thanksgiving Day.Well, weve compiled a list of local store hours for the holiday in case your turkey burns. Stores open on Thanksgiving Day. Open thanksgiving day 2017 pharmacies grocery drug. What supermarkets and stores are open on thanksgiving.Grocery stores and restaurants open on thanksgiving in. Wed like to say were taking a break from the outside world on a day like Thanksgiving, but the reality is that stuff happens. You forget the cranberry sauce, burn the turkey, or drop the Jell-O mold. Stores Open Thanksgiving Day 2016. 638 x 400 pixels. Photo International Business Times.- ABC15 Arizona. How late are grocery stores open on Thanksgiving Day?. New York City is stocked with wonderful grocery stores that are open on Thanksgiving Day for all of your last minute (and forgotten!) purchases. Justin Chapple, Food Wine Deputy Test Kitchen Editor, is back this week with another killer Mad Genius Tip—an ice cream cake made of store-bought ice cream sandwiches, that requires just minutes of prep time. (00:56). Dont worry, there are still some grocery stores open on Thanksgiving Day in the Portland area. Whole Foods - Pearl District, Fremont, Hollywood, and Laurelhurst locations: Thanksgiving Day hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.
m. Walgreens drug stores are open during their regular hours and 24/7 locations will still be open 24/7 on Thanksgiving Day 2017.The following grocery stores are open Thanksgiving Day 2017: Albertsons: most stores open with shorter hours. Youve been prepping for Thanksgiving all week, but suddenly youve forgotten the one ingredient you need! Are the grocery stores open on Thanksgiving? Grocery stores and restaurants that are open on, we d like to say we re taking a break from the outside world on a day like thanksgiving but the reality is that stuff happens you forget the cranberry. Several supermarkets in the Miami area are open on Thanksgiving Day if you need a last minute ingre.nt for your dinnerJust in case you have to make a last minute trip to the grocery or drug store on Thanksgiving Day, here are the hours for our local stores Stores open on Thanksgiving DayStores closed on Thanksgiving DayCostcoPublix.If you find yourself needing to run to the store for a last-minute addition to your holiday meal, weve compiled a list of local grocery store hours on Thanksgiving Day. Youve been prepping for Thanksgiving all week, but suddenly youve forgotten the one ingredient you need! Are the grocery stores open on Thanksgiving?Sprouts Farmers Market: Open 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Getting healthy and organized were 2017s most popular New Years resolutions, according to Google data collected by iQuanti. Whether youre heading to the grocery store for a bunch of kale for your new diet or grabbing some extra items for a New Years feast Hannaford: New England- and New York-based grocery chain Hannaford will be open Thanksgiving Day. Safeway: Safeway stores are open on Thanksgiving Day. Check individual locations for store hours. This Thanksgiving an estimated 1 million people will be spending at least part of their holiday at a store — and it wont only be for the deals. Banks, grocery stores, liquor stores and more. AL.com - 22 Nov 2017 Parkway Place Mall (Huntsville) - Closed Thanksgiving, stores with entrances directly to the outside may open early.What Portland-area grocery stores are open on Thanksgiving Day? Thanksgiving 2017 grocery store hours. Kelly Bazzle.Trader Joes: Closed on Thanksgiving, open Friday. More info here. Costco, BJs and Sams Club: All locations are all closed on Thanksgiving Day. Also, a last minute disaster could be fixed if the grocery stores are open. To sum it up, those are two reasons as to why grocery stores should be open on Thanksgiving Day. I hope you understand too! Grocery Stores: Knowing what grocery store locations will be open could make or break a Thanksgiving meal.Retail: Because Black Friday takes place the day after Thanksgiving, many stores stay open on Thanksgiving Day. Stores open on Thanksgiving DayStores closed on Thanksgiving DayCostcoPublix.If you find yourself needing to run to the store for a last-minute addition to your holiday meal, weve compiled a list of local grocery store hours on Thanksgiving Day. grocery store hours when are stores open on thanksgiving day. costco isn t the only store closed on thanksgiving day houston.black friday shopping starts on thanksgiving nbc news. grocery store restaurants open on thanksgiving day kwes newswest. The best of whats open on Thanksgiving Day in NYC.The city that never sleeps is also the city where stores are open no matter what holiday it is, and weve rounded up the restaurants, liquor stores, drug stores and grocery stores that are all available to you on Turkey Day. Several grocery store chains are open on Thanksgiving Day. Many have limited hours, so it is .Just in case you have to make a last minute trip to the grocery or drug store on Thanksgiving Day, here are the hours for our local stores. Several local grocery chains will be open on the holiday. Below is a list of Thanksgiving Day hours at local supermarkets. BI-LO: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Stores that normally open at 7 a.m. will open at their normal time). 2017 Thanksgiving Hours: What Stores And Restaurants Are Open On Thanksgiving Day.There will need to be some additional grocery shopping and getting ready, but some people arent looking at it as a time for family and togetherness. Best Grocery Stores Open On Thanksgiving In Every Neighborhood, What Stores Will Be Closed Thanksgiving Day 2014, South Florida Grocery And Liquor Stores Open On Thanksgiving Day New Times Broward Palm Which Grocery Stores Are Open On Thanksgiving Image GalleryGrocery stores open thanksgiving day in the oak lawnHow late are grocery stores open on thanksgiving day If you are missing a few ingredients for your Thanksgiving feast, there are a few grocery stores open. rick. Creative Commons 2.0.Publix - A statement on their website says, "All stores and pharmacies will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, so that our associates can share the day with Just in case you have to make a last minute trip to the grocery or drug store on Thanksgiving Day, here are the hours for our local stores. Many grocery stores will be open in the morning, but some are closed all day. Whatever your reason, its possible to get lucky with some Sacramento businesses that stay open on Thanksgiving Day.Since food is usually the reason people head out on Thanksgiving, the majority of Sacramento grocery stores do stay open with limited hours. Several grocery store chains across the country will be open on Thanksgiving for at least for part of the day. Here is a list of Thanksgiving Day openings, closings and store hours for national grocery store chains. Numerous grocery stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day. Below is a listScolaris Opem 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. (hours may differ from store to store). Trader Joes Closed. Walmart Most are open 24 hours.


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Harley Raffle Returns
Prince George, B.C.- Prince George Fire Rescue is revving up for another fundraiser. The annual Harley Davidson raffle is back.
“We’ve been doing this raffle every year for at least the past 25 years” says PG Fire Rescue member Mark Dorval. This year, the proceeds of the raffle will go to the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation to purchase a mobile ventilator.
The grand prize ( to be awarded in March) is a 2017 Harley Davidson Road King. ( shown in image at right)
“We figure that over the past 25 years we’ve raised about a million dollars” says Dorval, who adds the annual raffle has always been a sell out with 3500 tickets snapped up for the draw.
Members of the Prince George Fire Rescue will be at Costco today selling tickets.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
FastSoft Acquired By Akamai
Pasadena-based FastSoft, the developer of Internet acceleration appliances, has been acquired by Akamai, Akamai said Thursday afternoon. Financial terms of the cash buy were not disclosed. FastSoft's technology is based out of Caltech, and was originally developed to accelerate traffic on the next generation Internet, Internet2. Akamai said the buy will help it enhance rich media delivery, as well as in mobile applications and the cloud. FastSoft was venture backed by Miramar Venture Partners, Caltech, ICCP Venture Partners, and others.


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Ocado Technology has deployed machine learning in a fraud detection system that, it claims, has already improved fraud detection on the Ocado Smart Platform by a factor of 15. The system uses a machine...
Oracle claims that Oracle Autonomous Linux can tune and patch itself without human intervention
And not for the first time. In July, the Windows 7 security update was also found to have installed telemetry onto users' systems
Google plays catch-up after Mozilla announced plans to introduce DNS-over-HTTPS by default in Firefox
Seventeen 'critical' vulnerabilities patched, while 62 were rated as 'important'
New triple-camera iPhone 11s, Apple Watch 5, updated entry-level iPad and new games and TV services showcased


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There's a new dog in town
We are watching the development of a new machine in the recreation space. The "Tinger Dog" has come out from a Russian manufacturer.
The Tinger Dog reportedly offers a choice in Engine Brand, has a hard cover and a plow attachment available.
We will be watching this closely as it makes its way to North America. More information can be found here via the Canadian Distributor for Tinger Dogs.
Update: we are now excited to offer Tinger Dog Canada DIY KITs!


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In a statement released today, Seiko Epson Corporation said it had reached an out-of-court settlement with DCI.
As part of the deal Epson said DCI ‘has ceased to manufacture new cartridges which are compatible with Epson printers’.
Epson Europe vice president Robert Clark added: ‘We invest heavily in research and development to ensure that our customers receive the best possible imaging results from our products.
‘As a business we are committed to protecting our investments, assets and our resulting products and technologies, the world over.’
A spokesman for DCI, which is based in Boston, Lincolnshire could not be reached for comment.
On its website, DCI describes itself as ‘Europe’s leading manufacturer of compatible and remanufactured inkjets and toners’.
The agreement was reached ahead of a trial due to begin in the High Court, said Epson.
Other terms of the settlement have not been released.


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As Pallet-Track looks to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2024, one of its founding members is marking twenty years of service in 2023 to one of its customers.
H Crabtree Ltd, which has depots in Derbyshire and Wiltshire, has been transporting pallets of wall ties and fixings for the construction industry on behalf of family-owned Tec-Ties since 2003, when it was formed.
What started as two to three pallets a day has now grown to 15 to 20 pallets a day.
Tec-Ties, which offers next day delivery on most of its goods, was founded by Bob Wood and Diane Morlidge-Wood, and soon after Bob’s son, Chris Wood, joined the firm.
Its products are manufactured on site at its New Mills factory and are used throughout the UK.
Diane said: “When we formed Tec-Ties we immediately needed a pallet carrier and as we had worked with H Crabtree Ltd in previous employments it was the obvious choice for us.
“As Tec-Ties has grown over the years we have continued to use H Crabtree Ltd due to the excellent service and also wanting to support local businesses like ourselves.
“We’ve always had a strong working relationship with H Crabtree Ltd and very rarely do we have a problem; they respond quickly and efficiently to all of our queries.”
H Crabtree LTD, formed in 1961, joined Pallet-Track in 2004, making it one of the network’s founding members. It’s thanks to this partnership that H Crabtree Ltd has been able to win new business by standardising its nationwide corporate
service with sophisticated delivery tracking.
Diane from Tec-Ties added: “We do like to have full tracking on the pallets as customers often ring during the day asking for an ETA on their deliveries and life is so much easier when you can check on screen whilst you are speaking
Steven Hall, from H Crabtree Ltd, said: “Our relationship with Tec-Ties is a great example of longevity between two businesses built on mutual respect and trust.
“In that time, we’ve seen the number of pallets we transport for them on a daily basis increase by as much as 650 per cent.
“Thanks to Pallet-Track’s vast network, we can keep up with the ever-growing demand from our customers for consignments to arrive next day or even, same day.”
To learn more about Tec-Ties, visit https://www.tecties.co.uk/,
while to learn more about H Crabtree Ltd, visit www.hcrabtree.co.uk.


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Written by Andrew Hwang
Wired Magazine recently ran an article ranking and analyzing the gadgets of 2010, taking into consideration the stage of development, the spec tweaks, the price point, and, of course, sales. Understandably, the iPad takes the proverbial cake, and we’re not surprised to see new and improved Apple products (Macbook Air, iPhone 4) basically book-ending the list. However, we were pleasantly surprised to see the Kindle finally out of its “beta” stage. Also, Microsoft’s Wii-hunter, Kinect. Check out the rest of the well-argued ten over at the Wired site.