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In conjunction with the Malaysia Day celebrations, Unifi Mobile has just introduced a new unlimited data promo that gives you 30 days of unlimited data for only RM55. This is applicable on its #BEBAS prepaid plan that offers no expiry on credit provided that the line is kept active.
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TM’s Unifi Mobile is still free to register and you can order the SIM card for free. In case you missed it, it’s a prepaid service which promises that your credit will never expire, provided there’s usage every 90 days. If you plan on signing up, TM has revised their promo and they are offering only 1/5 of what they used to offer.
Webe’s unlimited postpaid plan is no more and if you want to sign up for a new plan, your only option from TM is Unifi Mobile. The prepaid plan comes with free data and it offers no expiry on your credit as long as there’s usage.
If you’re looking for unlimited usage, Unifi Mobile has just introduced its new #BEBAS2NJOY add-ons that provide unlimited data from as little as RM3.
TM has just announced a special Unifi Mobile package for teachers which will provide them with unlimited data, calls and SMS. This Unifi Mobile “Jasa Pack” is introduced as part of TM’s partnership with the Ministry of Education to embark on a digital education transformation initiative.
Just recently, it was brought to our attention that some Unifi Mobile customers have received an SMS informing them to purchase an add-on in order to remain active. This came as a surprise since TM’s new mobile plan was all about non-expiring credits (#KreditTakMati) and you can pay at any time and only when you need to (#BayarBilaBila).
We’ve reached out to TM and they have issued us with an official statement.
UPDATE: TM has issued a statement to clarify its Unifi Mobile #KreditTakMati validity terms.
When TM introduced Unifi Mobile, they wanted to disrupt the telco space with an offering that’s different from convention. The biggest two propositions are #KreditTakMati and #BayarBilaBila which basically means your credits will never expire and you can pay at any time. With 1 million free SIMs to be given away with 20GB of LTE data, it’s an offer that’s hard to refuse.
When we first posted a quick guide on Unifi Mobile, there were a lot of questions on the plan’s validity. Do you need to top up every month? and are you truly able to keep your bundled calls, sms and data with no expiry?
According to their current FAQ on their website, it’s mentioned that your Unifi Mobile line will be active as long as there’s an outgoing usage, perform a reload or purchase an add-on within 90 days. That sounds pretty straightforward but recently there are users that received an SMS with a contradicting message.
TM has stopped offering its 20GB free data SIM offer a month after they had introduced its new Unifi Mobile service. Before this, anyone can register for a free Unifi Mobile SIM Pack which comes preloaded with 20GB of LTE data with bundled calls and SMS. On top of that, each individual can register up to 5 SIM cards and you can collect it for free at your nearest TM Unifi outlet.
If you haven’t registered for a Unifi Mobile SIM, here’s their new offer.
TM’s Unifi Mobile is now official and this replaces webe as their new mobility brand. During its launch yesterday, TM has announced that they are giving away 1 million SIM cards for free and it’s applicable to everyone including non-TM subscribers.
Here’s all you need to know about TM’s new prepaid offering.


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April 19, 2019
Worst case scenario materializes for China's ASF-plagued swine sector
ASF-induced hog mortality may exceed the combined swine inventories of the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany and Spain. Worst estimates are now just average, market signals to grow more pork are being ignored and meat imports are skyrocketing.
By Eric J. Brooks
An eFeedLink Hot Topic
It has been eight months since China's African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic broke out and authorities are nowhere near getting it under control. Denting pork production more than its consumption, China's meat import volume is rising 15% this year. Possibly killing more pigs than the combined swine populations of top pork exporting nations, ASF's supply shock is now affecting the international agribusiness economy.
The island province of Hainan notwithstanding, mainland China's provinces and regions have been hit by ASF and continue to do so. According to eFeedLink's March 2019 Livestock Tracker, "In early March, China's government declared the ASF epidemic under control but no one in the industry itself took Beijing's declaration seriously." Unofficial reports of mass hog cullings, sow slaughter and premature releases to market implied that ten to twenty times as many pigs had been infected than Beijing's official count of slightly over a million head (as of early Q2 2019).
Many farms opted to pull forward their release of ASF-infested hog herds and get full market value rather than report ASF cases and be compensated by the government, which covered less than two-thirds of hog production costs.
Shortly after Beijing declared the epidemic under control, eFeedLink's Livestock Tracker reported "During mid-March, Sun Dawu, President of the Board of Directors of Hebei Dawu Group posted a blog article claiming that its new breeder farm has lost 15,000 head within a short period and another 5,600 hogs were culled due to the ASF outbreak. Sun also claimed that someone in the industry had told him that 20 million heads of sow have died, which was over half of China's sow population of 38 million head."
Then on, April 16th, Reuters reported that Beijing had reversed itself, stating that "China will allow large-scale pig farms and breeding farms to test for African swine fever in a bid to help early detection of the disease, overturning an earlier prohibition on commercial firms carrying out their own testing." Reuters added that rather than the official number of slightly over a million, total ASF-induced mortality and cullings could total as high 200 million hogs –that is more than the entire swine inventories of America, Canada, Brazil, Germany and Spain combined!
The gravity of the situation is captured in recently revised USDA estimates –which are not based on the most recent, worst case reports. From a USDA estimated 441.6 million head at the start of 2018, China's hog inventory entered 2019 at 428.1 million head –but will suffer a whopping, cumulative 21% or 91.6 million head decline, to 350 million head by the start of 2020.
Fewer pigs invariably mean less pork: Less than two months ago in our last ASF update, we declared the USDA forecast of 54 million tonnes of 2019 pork production and 1.88 million tonnes of imports as too conservative. We forecast 50 million tonnes of Chinese pork output and 2.2 million tonnes of imports.
In the past week, the USDA was forced to revise its forecast down to 48.5 million tonnes of Chinese pork production with imports of 2.2 million tonnes. In a nutshell, pork production is falling to its lowest level in 10 years but consumption is falling to 50.4 million tonnes, which is its lowest level in five years. At this point, we consider 48 million tonnes of pork production, 50.5 million tonnes of pork consumption and a record 2.5 million tonnes of Chinese pork imports a more realistic forecast –though this too may soon be revised.
One of the reasons we are calling this a "worst case scenario" is because China's swine sector is now incapable of responding to capitalist market price signals to grow more pork. Whereas the month after Chinese New Year is usually a deflationary time, March saw China's average live hog price jumped a whopping 25%, from RMB12.05/kg (US$1.80/kg) to RMB15.10/kg (US$2.26/kg) –up approximately 50% from March 2018 levels. Post-Lunar New Year meat consumption plunged as expected, but pork production fell by an even greater amount.
--Less than 3 weeks later at the time of this article's publication in mid-April, Chinese live hogs jumped to RMB16.00/kg (US$2.39/kg). The industry consensus is that they will probably set a new price record near RMB25.00/kg (US$3.74/kg) later in the year –but with no corresponding supply-side upturn!
--On one hand, eFeedLink's March Livestock Tracker reports that "Large-scale hog farms with breeding sows enjoyed an RMB1.42/kg profit (US$.21/kg), improving prominently from February's loss of -RMB1.17/kg. (-0.17/kg)"
Similarly "After running losses for most of the last two years, backyard farms made a substantial profit of RMB0.81/kg (US$0.12./kg). This was a sharp turnaround from February's steep -RMB2.04/kg (-US$0.31/kg) loss."
Going forward, it projects that in April, large scale hog farms will enjoy an RMB2.62/kg (US$0.39/kg) profit margin while backyard farms will earn RMB2.25/kg (US$0.0.34/kg) respectively.
--On the other hand, these massive swine price increases and high profitability will fail to boost pork production, much less stop it from declining over the medium term.
March saw piglet prices soar 25% from RMB24/kg to RMB32/kg (US$3.59-4.78/kg), but swine herds cannot be replenished at any price for the foreseeable future: Breaking out after when the industry had already endured nearly two years of heavy losses, ASF accelerated a mass sow culling trend that was already underway.
From a peak of 50 million head in 2014, heavy net losses had already reduced China's sow herd to 30 million head when ASF broke out. Since then, the USDA reports that it fell by another 19% to approximately 25 million head in February, with further reductions towards the 20 million head level expected.
At this point, no matter what level hog prices and profits rise to, it will take several years to first rebuild China's sow herd and subsequently replenish plunging swine inventories. Rather than stimulating the immediate production of additional pork, high hog prices stimulated the production of other meat lines while drawing in imports.
For example, whereas broiler inventories usually fall in the months after Chinese New year, Q1 saw them rise by 5.4%. Whereas late Q1 is usually a time livestock prices fall, broilers jumped from an early Q1 bottom of RMB8.00/kg to 11.00/kg by early April.
This is 35% to 40% above the broiler price of April 2018, as Chinese consumers substituted chicken in place of increasingly scarce, expensive pork. Eager to capitalize on chicken's replacement of pork, Chinese farmers bid up AA chick prices to 208% above March 2018 levels.
The resulting higher poultry demand and broiler rearing returns forced in this year's initially projected 2.6% 300,000-tonne rise in broiler meat production to 12.0 million tonnes to be revised upward to an 8.1% 950,000-tonne increase to 12.65 million tonnes. Even so, high chick replenishment costs will hold back broiler meat production and make additional imports of chicken necessary.
Similarly, eggs had a very short spell of post-Lunar New Year deflation but were selling higher than the pre-Chinese New Year level of RMB7.00/kg (US$1.05/kg) by early April. Even though egg demand was mildly stimulated by high pork prices, layer farmers slaughtered older birds when pork price inflation boosted broiler selling prices.
With egg supplies falling just as consumers began substituting them in place of expensive pork, their price rebounded back to highs usually seen just before Chinese New Year. This is expected to cause egg production to grow at above-average rates in H2 2019.
Ironically, ASF-induced price inflation is stimulating additional production of other Chinese protein lines while leaving swine farming in a catatonic state, unable to respond to its own price signals. At the same time, ASF's supply shock is reverberating far beyond China's border's. Owning half the world's hogs and eating 50% of its pork, swine meat accounts for approximately two-thirds of Chinese meat consumption.
Hence, this steep 25% decline in Chinese swine numbers and inability to respond to price inflation cannot stimulate enough production of poultry and other meats to fully substitute for a growing domestic pork supply shortfall. Already the world's leading meat importer, ASF carries severe consequences for both China and the entire world.
Instead of rising 1.3% from 113.1 to 114.6 million tonnes as initially forecast by the USDA, world pork production is now projected to fall 4.1%, to 108.5 million tonnes. Because the pork production of exporting countries not rising by enough to bridge China's 2.5 million tonne pork supply-demand gap, all types of meat imports are rising rapidly.
With pork's high cost closing its price gap with beef, wealthier Chinese are substituting more of the latter into their diets. As a result, beef imports greatly exceeded their USDA 1.2 million tonne forecast for 2018, rising 50.6% to 1.47 million tonnes. For 2019, the world's top beef importer will boost its purchases another 14.5%, to a record 1.68 million tonnes –far higher than the 1.32 million tonnes of beef imports initially forecast for this year.
--But most Chinese will opt to substitute poultry in place of pork. Unfortunately, with AA grandparent stock imports from America currently prohibited, China cannot boost chicken output as quickly as consumers are substituting poultry in place of pork. Despite the projected 8.1% rise in broiler meat production, chicken meat import volumes are rising 68%, from 342,000 tonnes in 2018 to a USDA revised 575,000 tonnes.
China is already the world's largest importer of beef and pork. ASF has accelerated this trend towards import dependence and will make it the fifth largest chicken importer by 2020. With US meat subject to high tariffs and Australian and New Zealand red meat production faltering, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay will collectively supply 70% of China's 2019 meat imports, with Brazil accounting for over half this sum.
Most of the remaining 30% consists of pork imported from EU states including Germany, Spain and Denmark. Despite heavy import tariffs, China's pork shortage also forced it to import up to 50,000 tonnes of US pork in Q1, though that import trend depends on ongoing trade negotiations.
One thing is for sure: China had a plan to liberalize corn prices and substitute feed grain imports in place of meat imports, which have been skyrocketing ever since 2015. With pork accounting for over 55% of Chinese meat production and 40+kg of per capita consumption, the ASF outbreak effectively scuttles this plan.
We expect ASF-induced mortality and culling to impact Chinese feed demand and feed crop imports, keeping them at lower-than-expected levels. At the same time, the resulting plunge in pork production means that imports of red meat and possibly even chicken will continue skyrocketing into the early 2020s.
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iBooks 2 has been dissected by specialists over the last day, as they searched for hints regarding the next iPad. Obviously, they found something, as you might have already figured out from the title of this article. I’m talking about high resolution images, that point towards a new tablet with Retina Display resolution.
Back in 2010 these “@2x” images were uncovered and indicated that the iPad 2 could have been released with a Retina Display, but in the end that was the iPhone 4. Two years ago such images were included by mistake, but now this is not a mistake, since the iBooks 2 app shows Retina-ready pictures, with the purpose of having them displayed on a new generation of iPad. These images would show correctly on a screen with a 2048 x 1536 resolution, one that I’ve heard associated with the iPad 3 on numerous occasions.
This is double the iPad 2 resolution and gets a PPI of 260, lower than the one on the iPhone 4/4S, but still very decent. This still qualifies as a Retina Display, since the viewing distance to the iPad is greater. It’s already becoming clear what the new Apple tablet will bring and now the question is: what else?


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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.
A $30 million workforce training center focused on electric vehicle technology will be built in Decatur, Ala., Gov. Kay Ivey announced Nov. 27.
For growing asset-based carriers, ensuring you have the right trucking software is essential for managing fleets, optimizing operations, and winning more higher-paying loads.
Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric trucks operated by Schneider reached 1 million zero-emission miles carrying customer freight, the carrier said
Rolls-Royce Holdings backed away from electric aircraft and said conventional propulsion will remain the mainstay in coming years as hydrogen takes time to mature as an alternative.
DP World Plc said workers’ personal information was stolen in the November cyberattack on the port operator’s Australian business.
U.S. shoppers spent $12.4 billion on Cyber Monday, a robust result demonstrating the continued resilience of consumers despite dwindling pandemic-era savings and high interest rates.
Trucking marketers looking for a leg up on social media are turning to AI software that can quickly surface the absolute best influencers in that medium to promote their brand.
The buzz around artificial intelligence has a way of obscuring the most important conversations around it.
Many fleets have adopted forward- and inward-facing cameras to coach drivers and reduce liability. Now the latest smart camera technology is taking things a step further.
Autonomous trucks could unlock safety improvements and greater freight efficiency in the coming years, but they won't be a one-size-fits-all solution for the entire trucking industry.


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One of the most sought-after colorways of the Air Jordan 4 is reportedly returning to shelves in 2021.
According to leaker accounts DJ Folk,Soleheatonfeet, and zSneakerheadz, an Air Jordan 4 dressed in the "Tour Yellow/Multi-Color/Multi-Color/Dark Blue Grey" colorway is slated to release in August '21. The reporting also included images of the "Lightning" Jordan 4 that released in 2006, which suggests that the upcoming pair could be similar. The bold '06 iteration was inspired by Michael Jordan’s Motorsports team and has gone on the become one of the most coveted Jordan 4 colorways after releasing as an online exclusive to jumpman23.com.
It's worth noting that the "Lightning" color scheme for the '06 release was "Tour Yellow/Dark Blue-Grey-White" rather than the one shared in the latest leaks, but as of now, the 2021 version is expected to be somewhat similar to the original iteration.
Official release details and a first look at the upcoming "Lightning" Air Jordan 4 have yet to surface, but we'll keep you updated with new developments as they become available.
UPDATE (04/15): Official Nike product images of this year’s “Lightning” Air Jordan 4 reissue have surfaced ahead of its rumored Aug. 7 release date. Check out a detailed look below ahead of its upcoming drop.
UPDATE (05/11): Initially rumored to return to stores on Aug. 7, @zSneakerheadz has revealed today that this year’s “Lightning” Air Jordan 4 release is now expected to drop on Aug. 28 but the release details have not been confirmed by the brand. Stay tuned to Sole Collector for updates.
UPDATE (08/14): As previously reported, SNKRS has confirmed an Aug. 28 release date for the “Lightning” Air Jordan 4 Retro via The Draw. The shoe will retail for $220.
Air Jordan 4 Retro "Lightning"
Release Date: 08/28/2021
Color: Tour Yellow/Multi-Color/Multi-Color/Dark Blue Grey
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text: By now, the mobile boom especially Smartphones, should be obvious to all of us and it is expected to explode further. What this means is that smartphones are rapidly becoming the primary method of interaction for consumers and businesses worldwide. Mobile application platforms like Android, iOS, Blackberry etc. have now become a trendy things. The market for mobile applications is growing everyday and the demand for these applications is rising as the technology is advancing.


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As the flagship smartphone models increase, so does the camera quality. One of these phones is the iPhone 11 Pro . Apple’s latest flagship has previously been compared to high-quality DSLR cameras. CNET has now combined the iPhone 11 Pro’s camera with professional video cameras.
CNET challenged its sister brand Carfection and shot a video using Apple’s latest smartphone. Accepting this challenge, Carfection went to New Forest National Park in England to shoot a video of the Ford Mustang Bullit. The video was filmed entirely using the iPhone, but for some scenes third-party lenses and fixing gimballs from Moment were used.
In order to make the comparison fit, Carfection usually uses DSLRs like the Panasonic GH5 or larger cameras like the Sony FS7.
Charlie Rose, the producer of Carfection, said the video quality was a bit complicated. Rose said the images look great in situations where the light is beautiful, but in other cases it is clear that the images were taken with the iPhone .
Rose explains the difference: harika The dynamic range is great considering it is a phone camera. However, as we begin to approach some details, the snow in the images becomes more noticeable. And you can’t get the same depth of field, you need larger sensors. ”
Rose praised the editing application Filmic Pro on iOS and said: “It’s usually pretty impressive. It’s great to set the ISO, white balance, shutter speed, manual focus on the iPhone. I wouldn’t expect to be able to do this kind of thing over a phone. ”
Overall, the experience is great, says Rose, and the versatility of using three iPhone 11 Pro, Rose said. Rose asked the question whether he would use the iPhone in regular shots, “I do not see such a possibility in regular shots,” he said.


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|Chinese mainland, Taiwan hold third expert-level talks on economic pact|
BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan Sunday started their third round of talks in Beijing to pave the way for a long-awaited pact to boost cross-Strait economic ties.
During the talks, the two sides discussed the main content of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), and goods and services trade in the "early harvest program."
A statement released by the talks said that the two sides had exchanged opinions on the ECFA's 16-article text and achieved "substantial progress."
The two sides agreed to gradually reduce and abolish obstacles to trade and investment across the Strait based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit.
To allow residents on both sides to quickly benefit from the ECFA, the two sides will start to reduce tariffs on some products soon after the agreement takes effect.
The ECFA is intended to normalize mainland-Taiwan economic ties and bring the two economies closer.
The first round of talks took place in January in Beijing, and the second two months later in Taipei.
Fan Liqing, spokeswoman of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, told a press conference Saturday that the negotiations had progressed well and were approaching completion.
Yang Yi, another spokesman of the same organization, was reported as saying in March that the two sides should work together to complete the pact in June.
Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), said on April 2 the SEF also hoped to see the signing of the ECFA by the end of June.


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Historically, the franchising business has been dominated by men: according to the International Franchising Association’s latest data from 2019, less than one-third of franchises (30.6%) are owned by women. But that’s a statistic that Wetzel’s Pretzels is looking to change through its new Access to Equity program, which aims to increase franchise ownership for women and minorities through financial assistance, as well as educational and mentorship opportunities. Led by the Pasadena, Calif.-based snack brand’s first female CEO, Jennifer Schuler, the equity program will be launching with its first two franchisees within the next month.
“Most franchisees in this business are predominantly male—either white American male or male immigrants,” Schuler said. “[…] Women and people of color structurally have a harder time getting loans, or they usually get lower loans with higher rates. That makes it more challenging to get the investment dollars together to be able to start up a business and it puts a higher threshold on the performance of that business.”
The Wetzel’s Pretzels Access to Equity Program has been in the works for two and a half years. The lightbulb moment for the company happened — like for so many Americans — after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, especially since the woman who recorded his death was an employee at Wetzel’s Pretzels. Between the pandemic and the social justice movement sweeping the nation, Wetzel’s Pretzels wanted to take a step back and figure out ways to contribute to change beyond just the typical big dollar donations. And what better way for a quick-service restaurant brand to do that than to empower women and BIPOC to become entrepreneurs?
Although franchise education programs for women and minorities exist already in many larger restaurant and retail chains, Schuler said that she believes their franchise equity program is unique because it tackles several hurdles women and people of color might face when trying to start a business, including financial, educational, and access to networking.
Schuler is hoping that the program becomes a copycat model for other companies in the industry.
“If we can create a model that works and it works for other franchisors, then the rising tide will lift all boats,” Schuler said. “When you support the underserved entrepreneur and help them grow, it supports your business too.”
As the program launches, right off the bat, women and people of color get a discount on their franchise fee. For people who might be a good cultural fit for Wetzel’s Pretzels but may not have access to capital or their credit score may not be quite up to par, they move on to the second level of the program, which gives them access to business training and education in partnership with financial empowerment nonprofit, Operation HOPE. Besides Operation HOPE, Wetzel’s is working with other partners including major banks and Brookfield Property Partners to help teach entrepreneurship classes on how to negotiate a lease.
Then, after they brush up their Business 101 skills, Wetzel’s puts program participants in touch with grant financing partners to navigate business loans, and pairs them with franchisee mentors within the company to guide them on their entrepreneurial journey. Additional financial boosts include a discount on royalties’ fees for the first year, as well as vendor discounts on initial product orders like Pepsi.
“You can teach someone to fish, but they also need a pole,” Schuler said. “I saw a lot of folks teaching fishing and not enough people handing them poles. […] I want to keep striving to find more capital partners in this area. I want to keep striving to work with our vendors to keep costs down.”
The first franchisees will be “graduating” from the franchisee equity program to store ownership next month, Schuler said, including Daintry McFadden, a Black entrepreneur who will be opening her store inside a Macy's in Oak Brook, Illinois. Other franchisees will be operating out of food trucks or other small-format stores, which are more accessible financially and operationally than larger format stores.
“This is a new program so we are just making sure we get people the right support they need to be successful, not just at launch, but years later too,” Schuler said. “The way we’ll know we’re successful is if in two years from now, Daintry McFadden has her business loans paid off and she’s getting ready to open her second store.”
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BEIJING - A quarter of imported children's milk bottles and teats failed a
recent random quality test in southeast China, Xinhua news agency said on
"Do you think foreign brands mean high quality?" the report asked, before
detailing the findings of the survey in coastal Fujian province.
The results "should attract the highest attention from children and their
parents", it added.
"These products are not up to standard for safety and hygiene reasons, and
may harm children's safety and health," the report added.
The products came from Japan, Germany, Britain, Singapore, Thailand,
Indonesia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Xinhua said, adding "most of them were
China blamed the media on Thursday for stoking fears about the safety of the
nation's food and drugs, but senior officials acknowledged that it was not
realistic to expect a 100 percent quality guarantee.


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Proactively engaging with e-commerce portals for delivery of essential goods: Delhi police
To facilitate smooth movement of essential goods, Delhi police on Wednesday said they are proactively engaging with e-commerce portals for "seamless delivery" of essential commodities to residents of the national capital.
To facilitate smooth movement of essential goods, Delhi police on Wednesday said they are proactively engaging with e-commerce portals for "seamless delivery" of essential commodities to residents of the national capital. The move comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days from Tuesday midnight, asserting that social distancing is the only way out for the country in its decisive battle against the novel coronavirus.
Police also held a meeting with e-commerce website representatives in the regard where they shared the problems faced by them in movement of essential goods. "We have set up a platform for e-commerce websites where they can share with us difficulties faced by them, so we can solve them," said Mandeep Singh Randhawa, Delhi police PRO. Curfew passes have been issued to them and police have assured the delivery agents associated with e-commerce of ensuring smooth movement of essential goods, he added. Delhi police will be live on Twitter where in a one-hour session, they will respond to queries related to lockdown.
"Hi! Delhi. Today is Day 3 of #Lockdown. Please comply with directions issued by Govt. If you need any clarification, join us today in: #LockdownQuery Session 2. Timing: 5 - 6 PM. "Just tweet your question with hashtag #LockdownQuery and we will answer it," Delhi police tweeted using its official Twitter handle. A similar Twitter session was held by the police on Tuesday, when they responded to several queries raised by people. "To assist the Emergency and Essential Vehicles in their unhindered and quick movement, we have also dedicated lanes with proper signages. #IndiaFightsCorona #StayHomeIndia," DCP (South) Atul Kumar Thakur tweeted.
The court, in its interim order, said that prima facie, the defendant was permitting other third-party sellers to "latch on" to the best sellers in one particular segment of products and directed the defendant to disable the feature in relation to the plaintiff and restrained it allowing any third-party sellers from "latching on" to the mark and product listings of the plaintiff.


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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told the NYT that Apple's recently revealed iPad is really just "a bigger iPod Touch".
Guess he wasn't impressed either, then.
"It was a bigger iPod Touch," he said.
"There were no surprises for me."
"I question whether those features would be enough to get people to buy new machines."
This week, it was rumoured that Iwata had seen tech from 3DV Systems for a new basis of motion control for Wii.
He refused. That same tech later went on to be the basis for Natal.
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Hello guys Welcome to Shannonnews today in this article we are talking about Android Users In The US Will See Ads At Lock-Screen. Advertisements on your home or lock screen will be caused by an app. You will need to disable or uninstall the app to get rid of the adverts. If the ads pop up every time you use a certain app, it is probably that app that is causing the problem.
There’s been a rumor running rampant on the interwebs that yet another new advertising platform for the Android operating system and Jack Wallen looks into the rumor and concludes that (at least on the surface) it is nothing but that… a rumor.
Glance, the lock screen content platform is reportedly coming to Android devices in the U.S., and we can say within the upcoming two months about the launch deadline.
Previously, Google updated its in-built password manager, and this new update includes many new enhancements and a shortcut for the Android smartphone homepage.
Also read this : WhatsApp to enable Android users to hide their online status
Android Users In The US Will See Ads At Lock-Screen
Android phone users could be faced with ads on their Lock Screens soon enough, with one company already working with wireless carriers with plans to launch personalized content on a number of devices starting next month.
The tech, created by Glance which is a company owned by ad outfit InMobi, is already pushing content to 400 million Lock Screens across Asia according to a TechCrunch report — and now it’s setting sights on the United States. But don’t worry, iPhone users. This is only going to affect Android phones.
According to the company itself, they have zero intentions of bringing advertising to the Android lock screen. But I do get it… companies have to keep the lights on, and ads have always been the easiest (although not always most successful) means of monetizing just about any online thing. However, recent news about the Android lock screen concerned me more.
Before I continue, know that Glance has responded to many accusations that have been springing up around the globe. Their responses are thus (taken directly from their site):
Content will include “media and current affairs content” as well as casual games right to Android Lock Screens, according to the report. It seems like a small jump from a news article to an ad, though.
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The government in an attempt to increase revenue from food and accommodation sector is planning to launch a mobile app for real-time collection of general sales tax (GST) charged by restaurants and hotels all across the country. The mobile app will send an instant receipt to the consumers to confirm the tax collected by restaurants and hotels. By integrating the mobile app with the tax mechanism, the government will collect taxes right away.
The finance ministry of Pakistan wrote a letter to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) informing them that all the luxury hotels and restaurants in the country are collecting GST beside their usual bills. There are many restaurants who do not provide a computerized bill to the customers and are still charging taxes to them which is not causing any benefit to the government.
The letter added, “It is unconfirmed whether the tax, charged by hotels and restaurants, is actually deposited in the national treasury within the prescribed time limit or not”.
By transferring the taxes directly to the national treasury the government will reap maximum benefit instantly. Moreover, it will also ensure the consumers that their tax payment has entered the national treasury and not in the pockets of restaurant and hotel owners.
The regional tax office of Islamabad, which is currently working under the authority of FBR, has recently installed a web-based invoice mechanism throughout the capital. The system helps FBR to regularly monitor tax payments received by the restaurants in the city. Though the data received by this system the regional tax office in Islamabad classify the restaurants in different categories and charge taxes, according to the amount of electricity and gas bills they receive.


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Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media, hit 6 million monthly active users (MAU) across its markets in March this year.
The figure represents a 50 percent growth from 4 million users as of November 2016.
Since its launch in October 2015, Viu has been made available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt and Bahrain.
Janice Lee, managing director, PCCW Media Group, said, “We are excited with the rapid expansion of Viu around the region both in terms of the number of markets we serve as well as the speed of market penetration. It is indeed very encouraging to see the high engagement with our users who spend almost 100 minutes a day viewing their favourite content on Viu. This stickiness helps propel the business of our telco partners, benefits content providers, drives subscriptions and boosts the consumption of online advertisements for advertisers who leverage Viu’s regional platform to reach the Millennials who are more receptive to digital advertisements.”
Viu operates on a dual model of an ad-supported tier and a premium subscription tier of service. “Benefiting from the overall market growth of online video consumption and based on a strong product and content proposition, Viu’s subscription and advertising revenue growth has exceeded the industry’s estimate of market growth,” added Lee.
As part of its ongoing endeavour to be the preferred OTT video entertainment platform in Asia, Viu is introducing Viu Originals as a creative initiative to further enhance user engagement, adding value for both telcos and advertisers.


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Microsoft is prepping to change the software landscape with Windows 10, and one of the main focal points of the upcoming operating system is that Microsoft has plans to focus on gaming this time around and the Xbox is going to play a part in it all.
Double Jump recently published a piece that sets up the excitement for the launch of Windows 10. They explain how on January 21st, head of the Xbox brand, Phil Spencer, will unveil some exciting new content for the long-running platform and introduce PC gamers to some long-awaited attention.
According to Spencer...
This glimmer of hope that a bridge between Windows gaming and Xbox gaming has stirred the pot of interest once more. Chatter and talk about possibly playing Xbox games on Windows began bubbling up in hardcore gaming discussions, especially after a new Xbox app was leaked for Windows 10.
This isn't the first time these talks have cropped up, though, and this isn't the first time Microsoft has sought to bridge to the two platforms. Originally Microsoft tried with Windows Vista and the OG Xbox and Xbox 360. They first ported over Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, the latter of which was a Windows Vista OS exclusive. These titles were followed by games like Viva Pinata and even Gears of War. They were part of Microsoft's initiative called Games For Windows Live.
Unfortunately, Games For Windows Live didn't work out. However, Microsoft is showing a renewed interest in the PC gaming and this makes us question if Xbox games will be playable at some point on Windows?
Well, as Spencer mentioned... the company will be making announcements throughout the year regarding their new gaming initiative for Windows 10, so even if nothing comes out of the January 21st announcement, it doesn't mean they may not have something to reveal later in the year.
Of course, the most obvious question in all of this is: how viable is it for Microsoft to make Xbox games compatible with an OS like Windows 10? Well, from a purely technological point of view, running Xbox One games natively on a mid-ranged PC wouldn't be a problem, hardware wise, since the core architecture is x86 based. A lot of the Xbox One's technology is based on mid-range PC tech from 2013, save for the eSRAM and 8GB of RAM. But, as mentioned, the games would have to be able to run natively in Windows 10 and not through any kind of virtual software or hardware emulation due to the amount of system resources required for emulation.
Also, given that Xbox One games are designed for x86 architecture, it makes it easier than ever to port games over compared to the Xbox 360, which was PowerPC based. Standard PCs run x86 hardware, so the instruction sets are mostly the same.
As far as software compatibility goes... Microsoft has already made it known that they are already capable of running Xbox One games on PC. In fact, last year during a demonstration for DirectX 12, Microsoft showed off the capabilities of the API by having Forza Motorsport 5 run at 60 full frames per second on an Nvidia Titan GTX, as noted by GameCrastinate. The reason they were able to run Xbox One games on Windows 8 is because part of the three layered OS of the Xbox One is based on Windows 8, or more accurately... it is Windows 8.
Last year there was a breakdown of the three-layer OS that explained how the Xbox One handled software operations during the Build Conference, explaining how a little time and some tweaks from software engineers allowed Xbox One games to run on a Windows system.
It's not necessarily whether or not the software and hardware is capable, so much as it is will Microsoft ever commit to making it happen? The reality is that they've just now started making a comeback in the console market after an abysmal PR campaign in 2013, and slow sales throughout most of 2014 until the holiday season. But with the price-cut and a smorgasbord of bundles, the Xbox One now has a very strong sales presence in the U.S. Would Microsoft really jeopardize their newfound sales momentum by announcing that games you could only previously get exclusively on the Xbox One would be playable on PC as well? There would be no reason to buy an Xbox console if you could play Halo and Forza on a decent $400 - $500 PC.
If the Xbox One's sales slump continued, it would seem a lot more likely that we could see Xbox One games making the leap to PC with Windows 10. It could be a fallback plan to maintain some market grasp on the core gaming audience, while making up for the loss of Xbox One sales. However, under the leadership of Phil Spencer, they've managed to rebound with mindshare and marketshare. So it seems unlikely Microsoft would throw that away when they could capitalize on it by continuing to secure and release exclusive software on the Xbox One.
However... is it possible Microsoft could use Windows 10 as a platform to allow people to digitally download OG Xbox and Xbox 360 titles on PC? Microsoft did previously mention that they were looking into backwards compatibility solutions, though not necessarily through the cloud. Enabling PC gamers to play old Xbox titles might be a way to reach a new audience from the core sector of PC gamers. Of course, that would still eat into software sales of the Xbox 360, and I doubt Microsoft would want that.
But this circles back around to the headline: will Xbox games ever be playable on Windows? If the Xbox brand can gain back its luster, I doubt it. If the Xbox brand can't quite get back to where it was during seventh gen, I wouldn't put it past Microsoft to start migrating Xbox exclusives to Windows 10.
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Youtube is probably everyone’s most commonly visited video site, so Windows Phone owners will no doubt be disappointed to hear that Google is now blocking Microsoft’s Youtube app. But this isn’t a spontaneous decision by Google, the two companies have been arguing over Microsoft’s app for a little while.
The spat began after Google discovered that Microsoft’s original app didn’t included ads, and also came with a built in option for users to download Youtube videos to watch offline. Obviously this would mean that Google was losing out on revenue, and so the company asked Microsoft to remove the app from the Windows Phone Store.
However, Microsoft instead decided to simply update the app to remove the offending download button, and the latest version now includes ads as well. Sounds simple enough, and the problem should be resolved. However, Google has now taken issue with the way in which Microsoft has implemented the ads, but it seems that Google isn’t providing Microsoft with sufficient information to implement ads in the same way as the iOS and Android Youtube apps.
We’ve asked Google to provide whatever information iPhone and Android get so that we can mirror the way ads are served on these platforms more precisely. So far at least, Google has refused to give this information to us.David Howard
This is where the whole situation becomes a little complicated, as it also seems that Google has asked Microsoft to build its Youtube app on HTML5, which currently isn’t used by the existing iOS and Android apps. Microsoft is reporting that there are technical limitations in Windows Phone that prevents Microsoft from building the app how Google would like, and now feels that Google is deliberately making up reasons to block Microsoft’s app.
The roadblocks Google has set up are impossible to overcome, and they know it.David Howard
At first glance it sounds like Google is being a little difficult, but there are a couple of things to consider. Firstly, Google built the iOS and Android Youtube apps itself, so the company has previously been able to build the app how it wants and control the code base. Microsoft wants to develop its own app for Windows Phone, to keep the experience on par with the Android and iPhone equivalents, but that may explain why Google is hesitant to hand over certain pieces of information, and instead wants all third party Youtube apps to be built from HTML5.
That’s not an unreasonable demand, considering that Google relies on advertising revenue, and Google can’t really be blamed for a lack of HTML5 compatibility with Windows Phone. Even so, perhaps Google could be a little more sympathetic to Microsoft’s situation. But the biggest problem here is obviously for Windows Phone users, who could be locked out from using a Youtube app for months whilst the two companies try to come to an agreement.
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“didn’t INCLUDE ads, and also came with a BUILT-IN” I’m a horrible person :)/:(
This is an interesting article, I believe this is one of the many problems Microsoft has with the windows phone OS due to the lack of HTML 5 apps, my question is how the html5 apps compare to the apps in the App store and play store?
That is one thing that turned me off of WP… No flash I get, mobile flash is basically dead, but html5 is only growing right now. Failure to include it in WP is yet another decision by Microsoft that makes no sense…
“who could be locked out from using a Youtube app”
Not much of a concern because us WP user still can use third party apps such as Metro Tube. We don’t get ads and the best thing is we can download the video too. Sure official app will be appreciated but until then third party apps still provide a very good experience.
I’m sure that will get shut down soon. Not exactly a “very good experience” for the hardworking YouTube video makers whose livelihood depends on ad money that they aren’t getting from users who use ad-blocking apps.
Tell you what, only Youtube app developed by MSFT shows ads and Google shut them down. Even without the app, WP user still can watch the video through browser and there is no ads as well. Google already stated that there is not much of WP user for them to be concerned to make official app so why should they concern now if these few number of WP user watching Youtube video without any ads?
Because it’s illegal. Meanwhile, Google not developing an app for WP isn’t illegal.
Which part is illegal? Afaik, they are not intentionally block ads, instead they don’t have the necessary data to let the app shows ads. If because of that behavior it’s considered illegal, then Google in the first place should ban using any ads block add-on from their Chrome web store.
hahah it’s stopped working now too….I do hope you get a refund lol :D
nah, still working great XD
microsoft has historically played like this forever now. it’s good that there is some sort of a payback by someone at some point of time. was waiting for such a day!
The Scroogled campaigns aren’t exactly helping either.
I hate them both equally anyway.
Exactly. They’re taking pot shots at Google and expecting Google to not retaliate?
I mean, that’s not how business works, I’m sure Google doesn’t care and just wants to ad money. But still, easier to think of it that way.
..and obviously Google is not going to make a WP app for them. That just makes sense, w response to Bing vs Google ads, I appreciate that they’re intentially blocking them out of the market.
Wait, wait, wait… What is this “Windows Phone” you speak of?
I don’t think I even need to type anything else – my work here is done.
Good ,, GTFO
Get the facts straight! An HTML5 based app is not possible on ANY of the three platforms. YouTube on Android and iOS are NOT HTML5 based so why MUST it be HTML5 based on Windows?
Microsoft is finally getting a taste of their own medicine. In Microsoft’s twisted mind, it’s okay to treat other players like this. Does Netscape, OS/2, and WordPerfect ring a bell? They’re just suffering because their mobile market share is crumbling.


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If your mobile phone runs out of battery and there is no electric point around, IIT-Delhi's green-ion charger can prove to be a life-saver. A student at IIT-D is working on an eco-friendly charger that runs on kinetic energy. Simply put, it can produce an electric current when moved. So wearing it on the knee and walking ahead will be enough to charge your phone. "The internal mechanism of the device is ready and it can produce a current of up to 5 volts, which is enough to charge a mobile phone. I am planning to design this device in the form of a pen. It will generate a current whenever the user moves forward, Also, one can just move it in a particular way with hands to charge a phone while travelling" said Gulmohar Khan, a first-year student pursuing master of design.
Khan's project was one among several innovative ideas and research works put forth by IIT-Delhi on Saturday, 21st April, 2012, in its eighth edition of 'Open House'. Nearly 400 projects were on display at the event, which had about 2,000 visitors. "The response to the projects has been good this time considering the rush of visitors”, said IIT-D director, R. Shevgaonkar. The responsive camouflage textiles developed by Muksit Ahamed Chowdhury from the department of textile technology attracted many visitors. The fabric made by Chaudhury changes colours and produces heat. He said the fabric was ideal for defence operations and can be used for making garments, tents or safety spots. The ceiling fan developed by Naveen Kumar and his team from the mechanical engineering department was a huge draw. "This fan can be used even in winters as it will keep the room warm. We have attached heating coils to the blades of the fan, which are connected to power supply through separate connections. The fan will make the air warm when its blades rotate," said Kumar. The coils can be detached to use the fan in summer. "It will cost only around 500 more than a normal fan," he asdded. A team of five from civil engineering department is attempting to use wastepaper to build bridges. The students insist that waste paper and an adhesive mix can be joined in a unique way to form a light-weight bridge.
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The Statistician-General of the Federation, Simon Harry, says the present fuel crises being experienced across the nation may have an adverse effect on the inflation rate.
He said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at a media conference to announce the January 2022 Consumer Price Index, CPI.
Harry said that the fuel crisis would create an artificial shock in the economy and that the shock was capable of shaking the economy.
He added that because the economy was strongly being driven by the private sector, the shock may affect a good number of private businesses as they may not be able to run effectively as expected.
He, however, said that the February inflation rate could not be predicted based on the present fuel crisis as the numbers were still being collected.
On the present rate, the statistician-general said that CPI for January was 15.60 per cent from 15.63 per cent recorded in December 2021.
However, on a year-on-year basis, it was 0.87 per cent points lower than the rate recorded in January 2021 (16.47) per cent.
Harry said that the headline index increased by 1.47 per cent in January, 0.34 per cent points lower than 1.82 per cent recorded in December 2021.
According to Harry, core inflation for January was 13.87 per cent, the same with that of December 2021, while food inflation for January was 17.13 per cent compared to 17.37 per cent in December.
He also said that the urban inflation rate stood at 16.17 per cent year-on-year in January, same as that of December 2021.
Harry added that composite food index rose by 17.13 per cent in January 2022, compared to 20.57 per cent in January, 2021.
The rise in the food index was caused by increases in prices of bread and cereals, food product such as potatoes, yam and other tuber, soft drinks, oils and fats, and fruits.
He said that the highest increases were recorded in prices of electricity, liquid fuel, wine, tobacco, spirit, solid fuels, cleaning, repair and hire of clothing.
Others are shoes and other footwear, other services in respect of personal transport equipment, other services not elsewhere classified and pharmaceutical products.
For food inflation, on state by state basis, Harry said on a year-on-year basis it was highest in Kogi with 22.61 per cent followed by Enugu with 19.84 per cent and Akwa-Ibom 19.67 per cent,
Meanwhile, Sokoto had 14.18 per cent, Bauchi 14.63 per cent and Kaduna 15.01 per cent as the lowest in January.


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E3 kicks off in just a week, right now, giving gamers a great look at the games they’ll be playing over the next year or two. This year already promises to be one of the better ones in years. It has a new Fallout and a new Deus Ex, the combination of which is a recipe for my own personal happiness. It’s also set to be the biggest E3 in years, with so many more industry players keen to win hearts and minds by showing off their wares. Square-Enix and Bethesda have joined in this year’s press conference gauntlet, while PC Gamer and AMD have teamed up to bring PC gamers their very own PC Gaming show. Here’s where and when you can watch it all…if you can stay up late enough, that is. Curse you, international timezones!
Here’s a list of the conferences, along with when you’ll be able to watch them plus a handy list of streaming partners for you to watch it all. We’ll also have every conference embedded on the site for you to watch and participate with us in our liveblog. The handy-dandy list of everything comes courtesy of NeoGAF user dex3108, via VG247.
Remember, in addition to these links, you’ll be able to find the conferences on Lazygamer.net’s front page, where you’ll also be able to follow our Live Blogs of each event. Also, you can find all of our E3 content on our E3 hub, which is constantly updated with shiny new E3 things.
Bethesda E3 Conference
Sunday, June 14 – 7pm PDT/10pm EDT/3am UK/4am South Africa (Monday morning for the UK and SA)
What we expect to see: Lots of Fallout, tons of Doom.
Microsoft E3 Conference
Monday, June 15 – 9.30am PDT/12.30pm EDT/5.30pm UK/6.30pm South Africa
What we expect to see: Gears of War, hopefully some Crackdown and Scalebound. Oh, and Halo.
Electronic Arts E3 Conference
Monday, June 15 – 1pm PDT/4pm EDT/9pm UK/10pm South Africa
What we expect to see: Sequels! Star Wars Battlefront! MESS EFFECT!
Ubisoft E3 Conference
Monday, June 15 – 3pm PDT/6pm EDT/11pm UK/Midnight South Africa
What we expect to see: Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six and –deity willing– Beyond Good and Evil 2.
Sony E3 Conference
Monday, June 15 – 6pm PDT/9pm EDT/1am UK/2am South Africa
What we expect to see: Uncharted 4, Morpheus stuff, and hopefully some new first party exclusives.
Nintendo E3 Digital Presentation
Tuesday, June 16 – 9am PDT/12pm EDT/5pm UK/ 6pm South Africa
What we expect to see: A lot of Amiibo. Zelda. Please?
Square Enix E3 Conference
Tuesday, June 16 – 10am PDT/1pm EDT/6pm UK/7pm South Africa
What we expect to see: Just Cause, Deus Ex, Hitman and some Final Fantasy stuff.
PC Gaming Show
Tuesday, June 16 – 5pm PDT/8pm EDT/1am UK/2am South Africa
What we expect to see: Free-to-play games, MMO’s and Star Citizen.
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Hey LG, are u guys goin to be doin an article on the geekXP quiz night that was held on Saturday? Lol don’t know where else to ask this?
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E3 Hype, can’t wait. Haven’t been THIS excited for an E3 in years. 2015 really is a great year!


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HONG KONG—Beijing is considering allowing Wall Street firms to run their own investment-banking businesses on the mainland, according to people briefed on the discussions, a long-awaited step that would give them more access to China’s hard-to-crack domestic market.
The move is being discussed as part of a new U.S.-China trade and investment framework. Firms such as Goldman Sachs Group and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. potentially could operate investment-banking business in China on their own. Currently, the firms must pair with domestic brokerages in joint ventures.
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SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – China-based mobile phone makers are likely to shake up the mobile industry in South Korea, a stronghold of the smartphone industry, as Chinese brands are gearing up for pushing in this nation well known for Samsung and LG.
The rumor that Huawei Honor 6 would be released in South Korea turned out to be true as Honor 6 (Model: HW-H60-J1) has acquired the certification of conformity from the National Radio Research Agency (RRA) in South Korea, RRA reported on September 11.
Honor 6 costs around US$300-400, equivalent to 310,000-443,000 won, outside China. The budget phone is less than half the cost of the Korean smartphones that have nearly identical specifications, yet probably edging them out in a few categories.
The mobile phone industry expects that the Honor 6 will debut in the Korean market this October since a product that has acquired the certification of conformity tends to be released within one month.
The rumor that Acer, a Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation, is about to unveil its latest 4G long-term evolution (LTE) smartphone in South Korea has leaked out. Last June, Acer already released a Liquid Z5 (3G) smartphone, costing about 200,000 won (US$ 200), into the Korean market through KT.
An official in the mobile industry stated, “Foreign manufacturers are ramping up their effort to expand the smartphone market share in South Korea, as the sales of Pantech phones are slowing down.”
He further said, “Chinese manufacturers will be able to expedite the sales of their budget phones in the Korean market since customers can receive discounts when purchasing a foreign phone, thanks to the government regulations to better distribute phones that will take effect in October.”
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Glossier has released a new iteration of its bestselling Balm Dotcom. It’s by no means the first time the brand has expanded the range — recent additions have included a mango flavour and a berry one that leaves a gorgeous pinky-purple tint on the lips. But the newest limited edition flavour is possibly one of most exciting yet, at least for fans of Biscoff.
The Cookie Butter balm smells just like the famous speculoos biscuits, aka spicy and sweet, and also promises to give lips a caramel tint. Sounds like it could be a great addition to autumnal make-up looks, all while keeping your pout cared for as the weather gets colder. It’s a limited edition product, but here’s hoping it joins the ranks of the core flavours sometime soon.
Also out this week are some great skincare buys from the likes of Decleor, Cultured, and Monday Muse, along with a great hair find from Bouclème, which is ideal for sore or suffering scalps.
There are also some brilliant sets from The Body Shop and Keys Soulcare that are simply too good to save for Christmas.
Keep reading to find out more about each new beauty product out this week.
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EaseMyTrip IPO Review: Market Guru Anil Singhvi predicts at least 50% listing gains
EaseMyTrip IPO Review: The Easy Trip Planners IPO (Initial Public Offer) is available for subscription from 8th March and will remain available till 10th March 2021.
EaseMyTrip IPO Review: The Easy Trip Planners IPO (Initial Public Offer) is available for subscription from 8th March and will remain available till 10th March 2021. Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi has suggested IPO bidders to 'Subscribe' EaseMyTrip IPO for bumper listing gains as the EaseMyTrip IPO size is very small and the EaseMyTrip IPO price band is also low that attracts IPO enthusiasts. The Market Guru categorically said that when he says bumper listing gains it means at least 50 per cent EaseMyTrip IPO listing gains that a bidder can expect on the EaseMyTrip IPO listing date.
Speaking on the EaseMyTrip IPO review Anil Singhvi said, "One should bid for the EaseMyTrip IPO for bumper listing gains and when I say bumper listing gains it means at least 50 per cent premium on EaseMyTruip IPO listing date. It can go to 75 per cent or may be 100 per cent or more, but it's for sure that people have a good opportunity to make money on the EaseMyTrip IPO listing date."
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On why he is so bullish on EaseMyTrip IPO listing gains, the Market Guru said, "The IPO size of Rs 510 crore is very small and the price band of the IPO is Rs 186-187 which is quite attractive for the IPO investors. Apart from this, the company has quite healthy profit margin that has grown from 19 per cent in March 2021 to 38 per cent in March 2021."
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However, he said that company has challenge coming in from IRCTC as the Indian Railways' PSU is planning to foray into the air ticket booking business.
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Undeletable Facebook – many Samsung users don't know they can't get rid of Facebook
So, here's some old news – many Samsung phones come with the Facebook app pre-installed and you can't delete it, just merely "Disable" it. However, in light of recent revelations that many Android apps may be phoning Facebook with personal user data without any consent, the issue of Facebook coming preloaded on some phones with no option to remove it is again coming to public attention.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, photographer Nick Winke shares his concerns about the situation. Winke bought a Samsung Galaxy S8 when it was introduced in 2017. The phone came with the Facebook app preloaded, which he, like most people, didn't mind. He used Facebook for some time to get in touch with friends and share his works with others, but at some point, Winke decided to get off of Facebook and tried to remove the app from his phone. Only he couldn't outright delete the app, just disable it.
Naturally, the photographer was confused as to what "disable" meant and whether this entailed the app ceasing all functions. And if it did, why couldn't he just remove it from his phone?
“It just absolutely baffles me that if I wanted to completely get rid of Facebook that it essentially would still be on my phone, which brings up more questions,” Winke said in a Bloomberg interview. “Can they still track your information, your location, or whatever else they do? We the consumer should have say in what we want and don’t want on our products.”
Of course, this is old news to long-time Samsung phone users — at least to those who've tried getting rid of Facebook — as the app comes preloaded on certain models, even non-carrier specific unlocked units and it can't be deleted.
The newly-sparked interest in Facebook's deal with certain phone makers to include a "permanent" app on their phones has prompted many to question the real reasons behind this, other than "to save you the trouble of downloading Facebook."
According to a Facebook spokesperson, who commented on the matter, "the disabled version of the app acts like it’s been deleted, so it doesn’t continue collecting data or sending information back to Facebook." The company further claims that whether the app is removable depends on pre-install deals Facebook has made with various phone manufacturers, OS providers, and carriers. What this means exactly is unknown, but Facebook says it is meant to give the consumer "the best" phone experience right after opening the box. The company has also declined to provide a full list of its partners, saying availability varies by region
Whether this renewed interest in Facebook's permanent app agreements with various companies would prompt a reaction from the biggest social networking platform, remains to be seen. Facebook has been under fire over the last year over multiple security breaches and data privacy scandals, and the permanent app issue is now being brought to wider attention on social media.


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Masha and the Bear postcard case set for new trial
The Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine has partially upheld the claim of Masha and Medved LLC to an individual entrepreneur for collection of UAH 36,540 of the compensation for violation of proprietary copyrights. It was found that a representative of the plaintiff had purchased for UAH 12.35 in a shop owned by the respondent Masha and the Bear greeting card containing, without the plaintiff’s authorization, images of the cartoon’s audio-visual work. Referring to the fact that the number of postcards sold to the plaintiff is, according to the evidence produced, only one copy, the courts did not take into account the fact that the mentioned circumstance by which the plaintiff confirmed the existence of just the fact of the copyright violation, gave no reason to believe that the violation of the rights was limited by this sale. The Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine overturned the decisions of the courts, and ordered the case be heard in a new trial.
Deutsche Bank is fined for violating US sanctions
Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank, has agreed to pay a fine of USD 258 million to American regulators for having violated US sanctions against Syria and Iran. Under the deal, the bank’s management will also have to conduct an independent inspection and dismiss the six employees involved in the scheme to get around US sanctions.
The US suspected Deutsche Bank of “performing non-transparent actions and using non-transparent practices” back in 1999–2006, when conducting transactions amounting to USD 10.9 million with enterprises from Iran, Libya, Syria, Myanmar and Sudan.
Currency peg in loan declared illegal
The High Specialized Court of Ukraine has declared the currency peg in a loan agreement between Porsche Mobility LLC and a borrower to be illegal.
The contested transaction was closed in the period the ban on consumer loans in foreign currency was in effect, and so the terms of the loan agreement regarding determining the currency of payment at the exchange rate equivalent to USD contradicts part 1 of Article 11 of the On Consumer Rights Protection Act, which was rightly taken into account by the Ñourt of Appeal. Moreover, the Court sent for review the decision of the Court of Appeal, which cancelled the loan agreement. The borrower borrowed UAH 145,200 at 9.9% per annum for 60 months, and it is necessary to understand what debt is to be repaid.
Foreign currency consumer loans were banned in 2011, but leasing companies and financial companies affiliated with importers and developers granted car and real estate loans with a currency peg.


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Are you confused about the recent changes to the rules governing certain kinds of demolition waste wood?
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is holding two interactive online workshops from next week to answer any questions you may have about the removal of RPS250.
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has today announced the speaker line-up for its high-level Waste Wood Market panel discussion, taking place at next week’s RWM Expo in Birmingham.
Recycling and reprocessing company, Timberpak Limited, has unveiled its new site in Leeds following a multi-million pound investment into the six acre site on Cross Green Industrial Estate.
Blue Machinery (Central) Ltd are hosting an open house at their headquarters in Cheshire on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th September 2023.


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Madison, Wis.-based craft brewery Ale Asylum is partnering with creative and branding agency Planet Propaganda, also of Madison, to get in on the hard-seltzer trend (Nielsen reports hard seltzer sales grew 193 percent in 2019 from 2018). Launching its own brand of hard seltzer, Stray Forth, Ale Asylum hires Planet Propaganda to promote the beverage ahead of its Aug. 8 release in Madison-area liquor stores, groceries and bars. The agency is tasked with developing the product’s full branding and design story, including naming, logo, packaging design, audience definition and marketing strategy. Planet Propaganda will remain a partner to Stray Forth—coming in flavors “Enchant-Mint, Clairvoyance, Safari and Walkabout”—as it looks to expand beyond the Madison market.
PMK*BNC and Rogers & Cowen unite
Rogers & Cowen merges with PMK*BNC, creating a new global agency for talent management, PR and integrated marketing that spans more than 500 clients, represented by a team of 350 people. Alan Nierob becomes chairman of the agency’s entertainment division. Shirley Hughes will be president. Bill Rosenthal becomes chief operating and financial officer. Brad Cafarelli and Fran Curtis are both vice chairmen in L.A. and New York, respectively. The combined entity will unveil a new name in the coming months.
The wins of the week
Richards/Lerma, a full-service Hispanic-focused agency, has been selected by Ocean Spray, a maker of dried cranberries and juices, for its launch into multicultural markets. The agency, through creative and strategy, is tasked with driving awareness of Ocean Spray’s products in new consumer segments including younger and multicultural demographics.
The Gate New York, part of the global Gate Worldwide network, won the creative and media buying and planning account of online auto retailer Carsation, following a three-month review. The agency will also be responsible for a full rebrand of the company including a new name, identity and communications. The first work from The Gate New York is expected to debut sometime later this summer.
Some hiring highlights
WPP’s Grey promotes Diego Medvedocky to president of the network’s Latin America region. Medvedocky is Grey Latin America’s chief creative officer and president of Grey Argentina, both roles he retains. Medvedocky joined Grey Argentina as executive creative director in 2013 and was elevated to chief creative officer of the Latin America division a year later. Under his leadership, Grey Argentina has doubled its revenue and clients, while Grey Latin America was named the Cannes Lions Regional Network of the Year in 2017 and 2018. “The truth is that I did not expect this but it makes me very happy,” Medvedocky says.
Interpublic Group’s Campbell Ewald elevates Kari Shimmel to chief strategy officer. She will oversee a strategy team comprised of Chris Marchegiani, who becomes group director of brand and integrated strategy, and Ashok Sharma, who comes to the agency as group director of integrated content and channel strategy. The team will be run in Detroit, New York and Los Angeles. Suzanne McGee, who has been running PR for Campbell Ewald since June, will also be taking up earned media strategy duties for clients at the agency. McGee used to lead communications for MullenLowe.
Match Marketing Group, a self-proclaimed consumer engagement agency operating in the U.S. and Canada, hires Brian Cohen as CEO. Cohen succeeds Michael Dill, who will be leaving after picking up the post in 2017 and who says he be will announcing his next move sometime in 2020. Cohen hails from Epsilon Agency, part of the data-marketing conglomerate Publicis recently acquired for $4.4 billion, where he was chief operating officer for nearly two years.
Wavemaker appoints Pedro Laboy as the GroupM network’s chief precision marketing officer in the U.S. Laboy hails from Critical Mass where he was chief data and innovation officer. In the new gig, Laboy will focus on leveraging precision marketing for Wavemaker’s clients and connecting its audience-planning skills to search, social, programmatic and commerce. “As marketers shift to more audience-centric strategies, agencies must enable seamless connections from audience data and insights to cross-channel activation and commerce,” says Wavemaker U.S. CEO Amanda Richman, who Laboy reports to.
FCB New York adds Sy-Jenq Cheng as executive creative director and head of art, a new role created by Chief Creative Officer Ari Halper. For the past several years, Cheng was freelancing as a creative and design director and prior to that was a senior art director for Wieden & Kennedy London and Amsterdam, working with clients like Nike.
Creative shop Blue State hires Rob Trono from digital agency FullSix London as a creative director in the U.K. Trono brought in clients Pernod Ricard, Nokia and Sainsbury’s while at FullSix. He also spent six years as a digital creative director for Publicis Chemistry, leading work for Aviva, Dove and Baileys.


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Amazon.com Inc. aims to open as many as 1,500 small warehouses across the U.S. — many of them in suburban locations — as it raises the stakes in its battle against Walmart, according to report.
The Seattle-based retail giant, which was caught flat-footed during the pandemic when it couldn’t keep up with demand for basic items like toilet paper and milk, is ramping up its delivery capabilities with more hubs in cities and suburbs, according to a Bloomberg report.
Amazon AMZN, -2.47% chief executive Jeff Bezos is investing billions in these new warehouses and in improving the company’s transportation capabilities, Bloomberg said.
As demand for online goods surged in the early days of the pandemic, Amazon struggled fulfill its two-day delivery promise to Prime members. But it has since hired 175,000 workers who have gotten the company back on track.
Walmart WMT, -0.80% and Target TGT, -0.72% have also upped their game with same-day delivery via their vast network of stores, with Walmart recently launching Walmart Plus, its answer to Amazon Prime. Walmart Plus costs $21 less than Amazon’s $119 yearly subscription price, but requires a $35 purchase minimum for free delivery.
While Amazon looks to pad its real estate portfolio, it’s not interested in abandoned department store space, according to the report.
Struggling department stores that are closing sites, including JCPenney, are an “option of last resort” for the Seattle-based giant, according to the report, which cited anonymous sources.
In the New York metro area, Amazon bought two former Fairway Market stores in New Jersey, but it’s unclear what those spaces will be used for as Amazon did not disclose that information in court filings in the Fairway bankruptcy case.


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Just 17 per cent of businesses who trade with the EU have registered for an Economic Operator and Registration Identification (EORI) number, new figures have revealed.
The report, published by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), shows that as few as 40,000 businesses have registered for an EORI number since October, when letters were issued reminding businesses to apply.
EORI numbers are currently used by businesses who trade with the rest of the world (not including the EU). Up until now, agreements between EU member states mean that an EORI number is not required.
However, if the UK were to leave the EU with no deal in place, UK businesses will need to apply the same processes to EU trade that apply when trading with the rest of the world. This means registering for an EORI number.
The latest figures suggest that some 145,000 VAT-registered businesses, as well as an additional 95,000 non-VAT registered businesses, need to start their preparations and take immediate action.
The Government said the first step is registering for an EORI number to continue trading with the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The second step is considering how businesses want to make customs declarations (most business owners appoint a customs agent to take care of all their customs obligations).
The final step for businesses is that they can now register for new Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP), to allow businesses to import without having to make a full customs declaration at the border, and postpone paying any import duties.
Commenting on the report, Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mel Stride said: “We want businesses to be able to continue trading with minimal disruption in any scenario but we also know that people tend to leave things until the last minute and we would urge against that.
“We are specifically advising businesses to take some simple steps to be prepared – the first thing they need to do is register for an EORI number – it is free and takes less than 10 minutes.”
If you need help registering for an EORI number, please get in touch with us.


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Hong Kong, 19th August 2010 - - Chinese brands are poised to crack the global dominance of their Western counterparts, the results of a detailed new brand value study show.
Brands such as China Mobile, ICBC and Midea now have almost as much financial value as household names Verizon, Barclays and Whirlpool, reflecting not only the strength of the businesses they represent in the domestic Chinese market, but also their increasing presence in the international marketplace.
The new study, BrandFinance® China 100 Brands, published today by Brand Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd, indicates that many Chinese brands currently known largely inside the country are poised to have a significant impact on international consumers in the near future.
The total brand value of the top ten China 100 Brands in the report is US$117.795 billion, equivalent to 36.4% of the total US$323.8 billion brand value for the top ten global brands as measured by the BrandFinance® Global 500 survey released earlier this year.
Brand Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd director Anthony Pettifer said: “The results of this study indicate that for China’s brands there are rich enough pickings in the domestic market to build significant brand value at a faster pace than elsewhere. But as they continue to mature at home, some of China’s leading brands are already achieving growth and making their presence felt in overseas markets. While there are only a small handful of truly international brands among the China 100, these brand owners are reporting increasing international sales.”
Of the 100 companies covered by the survey, China Mobile has the highest brand value, at US$22.6 billion. That positions it just below the top three global telecoms brands, currently Vodafone, AT&T and Verizon.
China’s biggest bank, ICBC, ranks second in the list, with a brand value of US$16.9 billion, from where it is set to break into the top 10 in terms of global banking brand value. Third is China Construction Bank, which comes right behind ICBC in the Global 500, at number 55. Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), which listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai in mid-July, entered the China 100 league table at number 5, with a brand value of US$11.4 billion.
At number 17 in the China rankings, white goods manufacturer Midea has a brand valuation of US$2.3 billion, putting it only slightly behind the US giant Whirlpool (US$2.4 billion) in the Global 500 valuation. Haier, Whirlpool’s biggest competitor in terms of current US sales, has a brand value of $1.4 billion, and ranks at number 34.
A further measure of the untapped global potential for Chinese brands is that Haier, which sponsors the NBA in the USA, now claims to be the global leader in its sector by market share.
At the same time, the top ten brands in China account for an aggregate of US$1,483 billion in enterprise value, fully 74% of their global counterparts. This further underscores the potential for future increases in the strength and value of China’s brands and the companies that own them, as well as the certainty that some of these brand names will feature in the upper ranks of global league tables in the very near future.
China’s fascination with brands, underpinned by rapidly-increasing middle class wealth, has already proven massively lucrative for luxury international brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dunhill, Rolex, Mercedes Benz and BMW (including their Mini and Rolls Royce brands). But it is clearly now also creating growing financial value for Chinese brands as yet largely unknown outside China, such as Snow Beer (#49), electrical retail group Suning (#21), and life insurer PingAn (#13).
Pettifer added: “As Chinese companies extend their brands into new markets there is little doubt we are approaching the point when names like Sinopharm (#54) may become as well known internationally as Pfizer or Roche”. “If you don’t know yet about Yingli, then you didn’t watch the World Cup, where the NYSE-listed solar panel maker was one of the events’ sponsors, reaching out to customers in its main markets of Europe and the US. It is also noticeable that Alibaba (#78), whose registered B2B customers are already twice the size of the population of Australia, continues aggressively expanding its international reach. Other brands such as BYD (#24), Gree (#29) and the recently rebranded Li Ning (#55) are names to watch out for in the future too.”
In common with all Brand Finance league table studies, the China 100 Brands report uses the royalty relief methodology to establish brand value. This valuation method assumes a benchmark royalty rate that would be payable to a third-party if the company did not own the brand. The royalty rate is applied to an estimate of future revenue - based on historical growth from company data, Institutional Brokers’ Estimate System (IBES) and GDP forecasts - to determine an earnings stream that is attributable to the brand. The brand earnings stream is then discounted back to a net present value.
Only Chinese brand-owning companies with a stock market listing are included, so that, for example, Huawei, recognised internationally as a leading telecoms supplier, does not figure in the rankings.
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The 2021 model Asus ROG Zephyrus G15
promises a lot in a slim, lightweight package. Combining power and portability, the 15.6-inch gaming laptop weighs in at less than 4.2 lbs. Crucially, an AMD Ryzen chip and Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics ensure that it’s no slouch. Dolby Atmos audio from six speakers promises to immerse gamers in surround sound designed to enrich every experience, too.
The ultra-slim, notebook-style gaming laptop has already received several prestigious accolades, including a globally renowned iF World Design Guide
Product Design Award. The device also runs Windows 10 Pro and boasts a refresh rate of 165Hz in its costliest configuration. Here’s everything you need to know about the Republic of Gamers-branded Zephyrus G15 from Asus.
Meet the 2021 Asus ROG Zephyrus G15
Asus revealed ROG Zephyrus G15 earlier this year. However, the flagship Zephyrus G15 costs $2,499.99.
This buys gamers an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card, for example, over the still very capable GeForce RTX 3060 in the less expensive, sub-$1,500 model. If buyers spend an extra thousand dollars, they will get Windows 10 Pro, more RAM, and twice as much storage.
The latest Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 is lighter and more compact than its predecessor. Despite this, its screen remains the same size at 15.6 inches. Asus has even managed to squeeze in a touchpad that’s 20 percent larger.
Available in two signature Republic of Gamers colors that Asus calls Moonlight White and Eclipse Gray, there’s no doubt that the manufacturer has worked hard to create a gaming laptop that’s both sleek and sophisticated to look at. For example, its reinforced metal lid is precision cut with a dot matrix design.
A prismatic film beneath then adds a subtle shimmering effect that sets the 2021 model Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 apart from almost everything else on the market. Practicality doesn’t suffer, either, thanks to the addition of various carefully considered touches, such as its 180-degree hinge for completely flexible viewing.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 buyers will receive a cutting-edge gaming laptop with some truly impressive performance figures. In addition, the laptop includes an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU. Buyers can upgrade the standard 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD to 48GB and 2TB apiece, too, as necessary.
It’s capable of running Windows 10 Pro, which is included at this price. Also on offer is a genuinely exceptional anti-glare, Pantone-validated display with a largely unsurpassed 165Hz refresh rate and a 3ms response time.
Six Dolby Atmos speakers add to the experience, with twin tweeters, force-canceling woofers, and more promising fully dynamic and immersive audio. Of course, it’s a combination designed for gaming at its heart. However, the 2021 model Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 is suited to life as a computing workhorse more generally.
Whether gaming, creating content, studying, working, or doing something else entirely, the GA503’s expertly considered components promise a high level of sustained performance not previously seen in such a compact device.
Cooling, Portability, and Connectivity
Cooling is always important when it comes to gaming. The intelligent cooling philosophy
central to the wider Republic of Gamers line-up from Asus takes care of this in spectacular fashion. Meanwhile, the device is portable thanks to the notebook-style gaming laptop’s lightweight, slimline construction.
The latest high-speed charging technology from Asus promises to allow owners to top the flagship ROG-branded laptop’s battery up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes. Moreover, it can last up to 14 hours in total under everyday usage.
Connectivity-wise, the 2021 model Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 gets integrated and fully certified super-fast Wi-Fi 6 support for lower latency connections everywhere. A wide choice of ports allows buyers to drive a second display
, easily connect a projector, or hook up other peripherals as they wish.
It does lack a built-in webcam, but that’s perhaps the only minor fault anyone is likely to pick with that’s ultimately among the very best gaming laptops currently available for sale.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 Warranty
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 is well worth its price tag of $2,500. However, the device is still susceptible to damage. For premium protection, purchase an extended laptop warranty
. Upsie protects your device from:
- Liquid spills
- Manufacturing defects
- Power failure
- And more
Not only that, Upsie’s warranties cost up to 70 percent less than warranties from competitors. Customers with Upsie warranties can also make unlimited claims up to the purchase price of the device. And, if repairing the device doesn’t make sense of the first claim, Upsie will replace it for you.
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According to R.L. Polk, Germany, global new car sales are expected to fall by 19 percent this year, totaling just 52.8 million units, with GM expected to bear more of that burden than VW because of its exposure to the US market.
The US market alone is expected to be down more than 34 per cent this year (as compared to 2008) with some analysts expecting GM’s production to decrease some 31 per cent by the year's end.
However, VW is much less susceptible to fluctuations in the US market, resulting in a predicted 15 per cent decline in new vehicle production this year. Accordingly, VW will pass GM to become the world’s second largest automaker.
VW has its sights set on becoming number one by early next decade and having just last year displaced Ford's number three spot, it would seem the German manufacturer is well on its way.


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Agent Provocateur sets pulses racing in the City with sales leap as credit-crunched Britons seek solace in the bedroom
Erotic lingerie firm Agent Provocateur today said it was 'going from strength to strength' as Brits keep recession at bay in the bedroom.
The company has grown total sales by 8 per cent since the end of March last year, despite the increasing pressure on retailers elsewhere.
Chief executive Garry Hogarth said: 'Agent Provocateur is going from strength to strength. Despite the challenges of the global economic environment, we continue to trade strongly.'
Feeling good: Agent Provocateur lingerie sales are soaring
The firm, which employs 130 staff in the UK, was founded in 1994 by Joseph Corre - son of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood - and his wife, Serena Rees.
It was bought by private equity company 3i in November 2007 for £60 million.
Agent Provocateur has opened 13 new stores and concessions since the deal, bringing its total outlets to 43 in a 'period of significant investment'.
It is likely to more than double this number over the next three years, as well as boosting internet sales.
The company is also extending its well-known brand from lingerie into fragrance and beauty accessories.
Mr Hogarth added: 'This significant investment programme, including new store openings in some of the most exciting locations in the world, has given us the platform to grow the business.'
The group now trades in 18 countries including Hong Kong, Dubai, Bahrain and the US.
The firm's results for the year to March 2008, posted at Companies House, showed a 26 per cent rise in total sales to £20.7 million, although underlying earnings slipped 19 per cent to £2.2 million as the firm invested in new stores.
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Last year, Honda and General Motors joined forces to mass produce a next-generation hydrogen fuel cell system by 2020. This time, the two auto giants has extended its collaboration to develop new advanced chemistry battery components for electric vehicles (EV).
Under the agreement, the two firms will work together based on GM’s battery system, while Honda will source the battery modules from GM, mainly for the North American market. The Honda-GM partnership targets to produce EV batteries with greater energy density units, smaller packaging, and a quicker charging system.
This joint venture intends to support each other’s respective vehicles. Both companies are putting their best efforts in moving several steps forward to a sustainable society and advanced mobility with the help of these joint projects.
Meanwhile, Honda also partnered up with Hitachi to establish a new joint EV company to produce EV motors and parts last year. With this in mind, there’s a high chance that this new battery project will most likely power up the the Honda EVs, such as the Urban EV concept that was revealed at the 2017 Frankfurt Show.
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Speaking of Nokia switcheroos…
Microsoft just bought ’em. Not the handsets, the whole company. Because it worked so well when HP bought Compaq? Or when Compaq itself bought DEC? Heck, we’re still waiting to see if Google buying Motorola pans out. Of course, it was a Google exec who said “two turkeys don’t make an eagle,” back when Nokia first committed itself to the Windows Phone platform. Google later turned around and paid $12 billion- yes, billion- for the carcass of Motorola.
There is speculation, though, that Google had ulterior motives in buying Moto. The phone company’s deep patent portfolio may come in handy for legal battles. So far, though, I’m not seeing any subtext in MS+Nokia. Just looks like two turkeys in a mating ritual.
Meanwhile, some 25-year-old we haven’t heard of may have the future in their garage. Some future technology we may not have heard of, either. I say, bring on the future, not the past.
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Sales of Apple’s iPhone have now reached a global scale for the past few years. Samsung has been known as the top manufacturer when it comes to its Android smartphones and tablets. The manufacturer usually surpasses Apple’s iPhone devices in smartphone sales. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is catching up with Samsung in smartphone sales with its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales.
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have had strong sales since its release late last year. If sales continue to grow for the devices, Apple could push Samsung out of the top spot for smartphone sales. That would bring Samsung down to number two for smartphone sales. It’s also been rumored that smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi could also surpass Samsung sales as well.
Ironically, Samsung provides 75 percent of the chips that Apple uses in its newest iPhone, a South Korean-based Maeil Business Newspaper reported on Monday. The report was cited by people who know of Samsung’s future plans. Samsung will continue to produce the chips for the Apple iPhone, which is believed to be dubbed as A9. The chips are produced at its factory in Austin, Texas, according to the report. The financial terms for the arrangement have not been disclosed.
However, the money that Samsung can make off the iPhone is not negligible, according to CNET. Recent research firm HIS Technology reported that Apple spent $30.3 billion on its processors for its products in 2013. In September, HIS reported that Apple pays $20 per unit for processors used on its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which costs cheaper than older models which use legacy chips. In its fiscal fourth quarter during September, Apple sold 39.3 million iPhones, including the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Apple isn’t just selling more iPhones around the world, it’s also selling the most expensive phones in the world. According to MarketWatch, the iPhone 6 Plus costs $100 more than Apple’s previous model. Apple is also prompting its customers to upgrade to its more expensive iPhone models that offer more memory and larger data plans.
If Apple continues to rely on Samsung for making chips for its iPhone devices, that means that Apple’s own in-house chip-producing work isn’t working out as planned. Samsung does one up Apple when it comes to having quality chips. As Apple and Samsung continue to compete, it may destroy their agreement. Samsung could drop Apple because of its massive profit dip, but the deal generates too much money for the Korean manufacturer.
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