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January 26th, 2017 by Sam Del Rowe
92 percent of consumers visiting a retailer’s website for the first time will do so for reasons other than making a purchase, according to a study from digital experience platform provider Episerver.
More than 1,100 consumers were surveyed for the report, which found that 45 percent of those visiting a website for the first time are seeking out a product or service, while 25 percent are comparing features and prices, and more than 10 percent are looking for store information. Moreover, the study found that 98 percent of shoppers have elected not to complete a purchase on account of incomplete or incorrect information on a company’s website.
The report also found that when consumers intend to make a purchase on a website or mobile app, 60 percent go directly to the item’s product page, while 18 percent first look at sale items and 7 percent consult customer testimonials.
“The content customers see and the experiences they have while interacting with a brand online are crucial to shaping their purchasing behavior, James Norwood, chief marketing officer and executive vice president of strategy at Episerver, said in a statement. “While not every consumer visiting a brand’s website is there to make a purchase, brands must consider how the experience of their websites—from navigation to checkout—supports engagement.”
January 23rd, 2017 by Oren Smilansky
At NRF’s Big Show in New York last week, Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson joined Kip Tindell, cofounder of the Container Store, on stage for a conversation.
After entering the conference hall to great fanfare, Branson, who oversees more than 400 companies in 50 countries, and employs more than 60,000 people, dove in to share some insights from 50 years of professional experience.
“It’s a tough business,” Branson said, when asked what he made of the retail industry in its current state. To break the ice, he recalled an April fools prank he tried to play, years ago, when he announced a music box which would contain all the world’s recorded albums and singles, and promised to change the industry for good. This was only a few years before Steve Jobs would unveil Apple’s iPod, putting countless record stores (including Virgin’s Megastores) out of business in the process. “Beware of jokes,” Branson warned. “They can backfire on you.”
But despite the misfortune of its Megastore chain, Virgin has flourished in a number of industries besides music (travel and hospitality, to name just a few). When asked how such a large entity keeps a loyal customer base, Branson said it was important to make sure that each venture enhanced the brand–which he described as a “way of life” brand. “By and large, I think we’ve got that right,” he said. “We haven’t succeeded in all our ventures, but I think people have enjoyed the way we’ve done it, and the passion we put into everything we do. Over the years, I think the brand has gotten stronger.” Virgin’s clients don’t mind seeing the brand trying and failing, so long as they’re not left in debt, and their reputation is intact, Branson said. And, “fortunately, we’ve had more successes than failures.”
A major failure for Virgin was its foray into the bridal business, Branson joked, suggesting that perhaps this was because there is a lack of demand for Virgin Brides.
But, joking aside, Branson attributed much of Virgin’s success to open-mindedness, and a willingness to expand into new territories, including mobile phones and video games. He stressed that “people who own retail stores should not think of themselves as forever being retailers.” Instead, “they need to be entrepreneurial and spin off business on the back of retail, maybe to make money to help the retail stores to survive.”
January 19th, 2017 by Sam Del Rowe
Although workforces are becoming increasingly mobile-savvy, they are hampered by outdated processes, according to a report by portfolio and work management software provider Changepoint. The company surveyed more than 800 global project managers, executives, and IT professionals in order to develop a better understanding of how mobile technologies have shaped today’s workforce.
95 percent of respondents reported using mobile technologies for work related tasks, with 35 percent indicating that they bring three to four devices with them to work. Additionally, the study identifies an “epidemic of multitasking,” with 97 percent of team members allocated to more than one project, and 62 percent of managers responsible for four or more projects. Furthermore, 83 percent of respondents say that their organization tracks time. Of those that do not, 81 percent said they would if it were easier.
“We use our smartphone to check the weather, confirm flight info, read the news, call an Uber, or order coffee,” said Eric Bergman, vice president of product management at Changepoint, said in a statement. “Mobile is second nature but some of the most agile, tech-forward businesses still use spreadsheets and paper to collect business-critical data despite its impact on staffing and project decisions.”
January 12th, 2017 by Sam Del Rowe
80 percent of marketing executives believe artificial intelligence will revolutionize marketing by 2020, according to a survey conducted by account-based marketing provider Demandbase, in conjunction with Wakefield Research.
Marketers identified a number of possible benefits from artificial intelligence, according to the results. 60 percent speculated that the technology will yield better insights into accounts, while 56 percent ventured that it will provide more detailed analysis of campaigns compared to current methods. Additionally, 53 percent believe that the technology will be of assistance in identifying prospective customers, and 53 percent said that it will expedite daily tasks.
Nevertheless, respondents noted several potential challenges in adopting the technology. 60 percent expressed apprehension about integrating artificial intelligence capabilities with their existing technology, while 54 percent cited training employees as a source of concern. Furthermore, 46 percent said that there could be difficulty in interpreting the results that artificial intelligence produces.
“As someone who has been studying AI for many years, I’ve recognized the promise of AI and B2B marketing for some time, which makes it really rewarding to see this vision is now shared by marketing executives,” Aman Naimat, SVP of technology at Demandbase, said in a statement. “This data reveals that in order to be successful, marketing leaders need to lead the charge and present opportunities for AI instruction and experience for their teams, to ensure implementing it into their B2B technology stacks is effective.”
January 10th, 2017 by Oren Smilansky
Last week, France introduced a new law requiring that companies with more than 50 employees establish clearly defined business hours, after which employees should not expected be to check their work email accounts. The goal of this, in part, is to reduce the burnout that results from unlimited digital connectivity.
But while easy access enabled by technology certainly has its drawbacks, it’s hard to deny that employees have benefited from its perks. According to a Forrester Consulting report commissioned by collaboration software provider Prysm, for instance, more than 60 percent of enterprise information workers work from home at least once a week. And because these workers are free from distractions, two-thirds of employers reported increased productivity from their telecommuters.
The report suggests that the consequence of not having everyone on the team in the same room, however, is that group interactions are bound to suffer. Still, 83 percent of those surveyed said that with the right collaboration technologies, they could cooperate at full potential regardless of their time and location.
According to Prysm, what is needed is a “cloud-based workspace” that serves as a repository where distributed teams can upload, review, and annotate shared files. These technologies also integrate seamlessly into the existing technology in a company’s stack. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Prysm recommends that companies seek out these technologies, and outline strategies that would help them overcome including time zone, communication,and isolation barriers.
“For a company to succeed today, it must accept that the traditional 9-to-5 in-office work day is a thing of the past. To thrive, companies must provide the right collaboration technologies to support teleworkers, mobile workers and distributed teams,” Paige O’Neill, Prysm’s chief marketing officer, said in a statement. “As the Forrester Consulting study finds, to keep employees happy and flourishing, businesses need to integrate collaboration tools that help their employees feel fully engaged whether at the office, at home or on the go. It’s a collaborate or perish kind of world today.”


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The recent Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum held in Sri Lanka drew more than 190 delegates including Sri Lankan officials, business leaders and representatives from regional chambers. Hosted by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and the Asian Development Bank, the Forum held meaningful discussions between trade partners of the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on economic opportunities and breaking trade barriers.
This could prove to be a milestone investment event for Sri Lanka as the country gears up for economic development. Sri Lankan business leaders presented their proposals to the export markets in the Asia-Pacific region and discussed the country’s instrumental role in promoting interregional trade ties.
The delegates also discussed the current economic situation of Sri Lanka that has improved due to its financial recovery and job creation that has spurred as a result of its trade activities. Shedding light on Sri Lanka’s business climate, Rishad Bathiyutheen, Sri Lankan Minister of Industry and Commerce pointed out that trade facilitation bears economic benefits for the country, which also suits its strategic geographical location. The trade delegates concluded the Forum on the note that Sri Lanka has the potential of becoming the next economic hub of Asia.

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For the first time, a children’s picture book has won the Australian Book Industry Awards prestigious Book of the Year prize.
We are delighted to announce that Bluey: The Beach has won the 2020 ABIA Book of the Year award. Excitingly, two Penguin Random House books have also won awards in their categories: Bluey: the Beach receiving the Children’s Picture Book of the Year award and The Testaments by Margaret Atwood winning International Book of the Year.
Julie Burland, CEO Penguin Random House Australia, said ‘We are so thrilled with this award and I want to thank Ludo Studio, BBC Studios, everyone at Penguin Random House who worked so hard to make these books a success and most of all, the booksellers, who embraced Bluey and our publishing vision from the start. Go Bluey!’
Holly Toohey, Head of Brands Partnerships and Audio, Bluey’s Publisher, said 'We knew the Bluey books needed to find ways to translate the sound, movement, humour and heart of the show into a static format – to deliver a reading experience that wasn’t a carbon copy of the episodes. We selected The Beach as it gave us the ability to dive deeper into Bluey’s journey of self-discovery – pulling out key moments of struggle and growth. And of course, The Beach was the perfect title to launch with as we headed into the Australian summer. It’s been an honour to be part of the Bluey phenomenon and see the books find their place, alongside the show, in the homes and hearts of so many children – and parents!'
Bluey: The Beach has sold more than 200,000 copies since its release in November, and has spent 4 weeks at #1 on Bookscan, and 17 weeks in the top 10 on Bookscan. There are now seven Bluey books, and sales across the series are about to hit 1 million copies.
Hosted online this year, the ABIAs celebrate the achievements of authors and publishers in bringing books to Australian readers. We would like to thank the Australian Book Industry, booksellers, retailers and families around Australia for their ongoing support of Bluey and The Testaments.
Bluey: The Beach
While Mum is off for a walk along the beach, Bluey discovers a beautiful shell. She runs to show Mum and has a series of encounters that will both excite and test her in unexpected ways.
More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Read an extract here.


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Diesel links with Polygiene for virus-fighting denim
Polygiene, the Swedish company that offers stay-fresh functionality for textiles, said on Thursday that it’s linked with denim brand Diesel to introduce “an ultra-innovative denim treatment that physically halts 99% of any viral activity”.
The ViralOff application — of which Diesel has a 100% exclusive for denim — “will be implemented across a selection of the brand's Spring/Summer 2021 denim styles, aiming at a greater range of products moving forward”.
The treatment also includes Odor Crunch to protect against odours from external sources.
Polygiene said the innovation is the result of its “extensive efforts in garment protection, which began with the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s”. The coronavirus pandemic has clearly provided an even bigger motivator to apply such technology to commercial products as consumers seek anti-virus solutions wherever they can be found.
Diesel now plans to apply the treatment to a selection of denim models during the final production stages.
The technology is claimed to be "always on, and has the capacity to disable over 99% of viral activity within two hours of contact between pathogens and fabric”.
It’s said to have “shown efficacy against a comprehensive range of viruses, including Covid-19”.
So how exactly does it work? Polygiene said it interacts with key proteins, inhibiting the virus from attaching to textile fibres.
This could be hugely important as stores are forced to regularly sanitise garments that have been touched, or quarantine those that have been tried on for up to 72 hours, due to potentially active coronavirus traces being attached to them.
The company also said there’s a sustainability benefit as the treatment “lasts for the lifetime of the garment, and with lower wash cycle counts, the garment life is extended, and water and energy use are reduced”
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Read about our views on marketplace changes as well as updates on our research and event programmes.
Are you interested to find out the future legislative, technical and commercial developments in the personal data landscape? We’ve created a dynamic online timeline charting the evolution of key events over the next five years as we see it. This will be a living resource; we’ll update the projection on a regular basis and if you have any contributions or comments we'd love to hear from you. We hope it will be a really useful tool for those who are investigating their opportunities in the market and wanting to inform their strategy and approach.
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Think tank Demos has published an important report, The Data Dialogue, which concludes that, “none of the potential gains of the information revolution can be realised unless people are at the heart of any new settlement”. It highlights the agenda shift that needs to happen if businesses are to capitalise on the new wave of innovation and opportunities which we predict can be created when information becomes a tool in the hands of the individual.
Demos state, "Data and information sovereignty is the next big consumer issue. The Populus survey suggests that people share an increasing amount of information…
This week’s issue of Marketing Magazine carries a cover story written by me called ‘Beyond Advertising: Why Consumer Services Is Trumping Traditional Marketing’.
The key passage in the article goes like this:
"The simplest and most important driver of change is the basic fact of the information age. Not long ago – the pre-internet era of three TV stations for example – information/content was relatively scarce and available consumer attention was abundant. But now we’ve entered an era of information overload and clutter and the tables have turned. Power is shifting from the content/information provider to the attention owner.
According to Professor Nigel Shadbolt, the UK Government’s Information Advisor, interviewed on Radio 4’s You and Yours programme this week, the midata initiative will spur UK innovation. It will unlock and stimulate a whole range of new personal information management services to help people use their own data to support and inform them about their lives. Many of these services, he said, we can’t yet imagine, but some are on the horizon and a new UK industry will emerge.
This is what he said about what midata is aiming to address.
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Our search has started for a Junior Research and Marketing Analyst to join our expanding team. As the personal information market fast evolves – with developments in personal data stores and new personal information management services – we’re embracing exciting times and we have a fantastic opportunity for someone with the right aptitude and application to grow with us.
The successful candidate will work alongside our lead consultants and strategists on ground-breaking projects, helping businesses to capitalise on new market opportunities, and governments and international organisations to design the future personal data landscape. Additionally, they will support Ctrl-Shift’s…


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Quick Note: Sony PS4 Sells 2.1 Million Units
December 3, 2013 8:16 AM
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Sony says the PS4 is selling well
Sony says that it has sold 2.1 million PS4 consoles as of December 1. Sony also notes that PS4 owners are taking advantage of the social features of the new console, and that over 6.5 million shares have been captured using the Share button on the PS4 controller.
"PS4 delivered the best launch in PlayStation history with the North American release and we've continued this incredibly successful start in Europe, Australasia and Latin America," said Andrew House, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
"Demand remains incredibly strong and continues to overwhelm the supply worldwide, but we are diligently working to meet those growing demands and to deliver additional PS4 units to our retail partners throughout the holiday season."
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On November 29, the console was made available in Europe, Australia, and Latin America. As of now, the PS4 is available in 32 countries around the world.
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LOL, whoever downvoted you doesn't approve of inter-console living rooms.
Although I do keep my 360 and PS4 segregated on different shelves.
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It seems like any other (weekend) day at the mall at Washington Square -- only it's just past 6 a.m. and it is still dark out. And it's getting busier by the minute.
Black Friday kicked off at Washington Square (well, at least parts of it) at midnight. Just six some hours later, and nearly everything appears to be open from Macy's to the Vans and Lego store. Oh, and you can't forget the pretzel kiosk.
If you're still looking for some good holiday deals, you might want to think about heading out soon.
-- Ryan Kost


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China’s software and IT sector maintained stable growth in the first quarter of this year, with software-related business revenue growing 11.6 percent year-on-year.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that the sector’s software revenue exceeded two trillion yuan ($ 302 billion) during this period, according to the Chinese news agency “Xinhua”.
Companies in the sector generated 203.1 billion yuan in consolidated profits during the period, down 3.9 percent year-on-year, narrowing from the 7.6 percent decline recorded in the first two months.
The data showed that China’s software exports reached $ 11.6 billion in the first three months, up 4.3 percent year-on-year.
The volume of investment and financing in the internet sector in the country continued the downward trend in the first quarter of this year, influenced by the dense shadows caused by the difficult international conditions, and the resurgence of high cases of Covid-19- infection, which puts pressure on the capital market.
The results of a report issued by the Chinese Academy of Information and Communication Technology showed that the volume of investment and financing in the country’s internet industry during the first three months of this year 2022 amounted to $ 3.51 billion, a decrease of 42.6 percent on a quarterly basis, and a decrease of 76.7 percent, compared to last year.
The number of fundraising transactions in the sector fell 35.3 per cent, on a quarterly basis, and 38.3 per cent year-on-year.
Globally, the value of investment and funding revealed by the Internet industry has risen year-on-year during the said period by 4.7 percent to $ 113.7 billion, the academy, a research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said.
Revenues from major Chinese Internet companies rose steadily in the first quarter of 2022, data from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed.
Revenue from these companies rose 1.4 percent year-on-year to 323.6 billion yuan (about $ 48.9 billion) during the period.
Profit fell 10.3 percent year-on-year to 15.45 billion yuan, with the decline increasing 2.9 percentage points from that in the first two months of the year.
In the first quarter, major Chinese Internet companies invested a total of 17.75 billion yuan in research and development, a year-on-year increase of 8.4 percent. The growth rate was 11.2 percentage points higher than in the January-February period.
The term large internet companies refers to companies that focus on the internet and related services, each with an annual business income of at least five million yuan.
The Chinese economy has excellent potential and resilience, with economic fundamentals remaining attractive to long-term investors, Swiss banker Fiorenzo Manganiello said.
And the British newspaper “Financial Times” recently reported that many international investment banks are implementing ambitious plans to expand their business in Shanghai, and they will not be discouraged by the current prevention and control measures against Covid-19 in the city.
According to Manganiello, co-founder of Lian Group, a private equity firm in Europe, these expansion plans prove that China remains one of the world’s most resilient economies during the pandemic, and that its future growth potential remains stronger than most other major economies. .
In addition, the Industrial Bank Company, Ltd., said last year it issued more comprehensive loans to small and micro companies to help them solve financing problems amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The bank provided 107.5 billion yuan (about $ 16.24 billion) in new loans to small and micro-enterprises last year, 56 percent more than the previous year 2020.
During the first quarter of this year, the bank continued to increase lending to small and micro enterprises by providing 23.7 billion yuan in new loans.
By the end of 2021, the bank had postponed capital and interest payments to 19,600 small and micro enterprises with a total value of 53.5 billion yuan and exempted the listed companies from paying 150 million yuan in fees.
The latest data revealed that of the 89 companies listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange, 88 of them recorded profits last year, and the total net profit of the 89 companies has 7.25 billion yuan ($ 1.1 billion) in 2021, an increase of 23.8 percent year. on year, according to the Beijing Stock Exchange.
During the period, the companies generated 66.89 billion yuan in revenue, 31.1 percent higher than the previous year. Stock market data also show that more than half of the listed companies last year saw their net profit exceed 50 million yuan. The stock exchange said despite the complex and gloomy local and international situations, the listed companies showed strong resilience and vitality.
China’s mobile gambling sector recorded steady growth in the first quarter of this year, according to a report released by CNG, a research agency in the aforementioned sector.
The report showed that the sales revenue of the country’s mobile gaming industry exceeded 60.43 billion yuan ($ 9.13 billion) during the period cited, 2.72 percent year-on-year, and an increase of 9.28 percent over the fourth quarter of last year.
The country’s gaming market’s total revenue reached more than 79.47 billion yuan, up 3.17 percent year-on-year and 10.08 percent quarter-on-quarter.
Games developed in China generated more than $ 4.55 billion in the overseas market, down 0.54 percent on a quarterly basis, according to the report.
On the other hand, data from the Chinese Ministry of Transport showed that the volume of passenger transport in China recorded a year-on-year decline in the first quarter of this year.
The country’s transportation network handled 1.54 billion passenger journeys during the period, down 22.5 percent year-on-year, according to the ministry.
In detail, the number of land passenger journeys reached 970 million, down 26.1 per cent year-on-year, while water transport passenger volume shrank by 20.6 per cent, compared to the previous year, to 26.47 million journeys.
The data also showed that total passenger travel via public transportation in 36 major Chinese cities was 10.91 billion in the quarter, 10.7 percent lower than the same period last year.


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Boxee released a new version for Mac OSX. It will bring “Lost”, “Desperate Housewives”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and other popular ABC TV shows directly to your TV. The updated version for AppleTV is gonna be released within the next few days.
Unfortunately Linux and Windows users won’t have possibility to watch ABC on their Boxee boxes (at least now). There is no information about that on the Boxee site.
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Atlanta’s hotels have some of the top eateries in the city — and Hotel Restaurant Week is a great time to check them out.
Atlanta’s second Hotel Restaurant Week will take place from March 31st through April 7th. Ten restaurants will be offering three course prix fixe menus for $30 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.
Participating restaurants include Park 75 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown, Spice Market at the W Midtown, Paces 88 at the St. Regis in Buckhead and Southern Art at the InterContinental Buckhead.
Reservations are recommended.
For more information on Hotel Restaurant Week visit hotelrestaurantweek.com.


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One of the revealing things about a crisis is that it exposes our priorities. The things that are important to us. The things we consider essential.
And while “essential” is in the eye of the beholder, it is thought-provoking to consider that the Trump administration has placed gun shops in that category. With most states issuing stay-at-home orders and ordering businesses to close, a few outlets deemed important to our daily lives have been allowed to remain open.
You know, places such as grocery stores, gas stations and pharmacies. In Washington, that also has included marijuana shops, which certainly are essential to those who use medical marijuana and arguably are essential for many others.
The idea behind the closures, of course, is to limit human-to-human contact and slow the spread of the coronavirus. Makes sense. The better we can slow the COVID-19 pandemic, the faster life can return to normal.
Many states did not consider gun shops to be essential, despite reports of record sales, and ordered them closed. So, gun-rights activists got to work, telling the White House how essential guns are to the American way of life. As Politico explains: “The administration revised its initial guidelines and declared gun stores and shooting ranges to be critical businesses that can stay open during the outbreak — putting them on par with hospitals, grocery stores and pharmacies.” The contrast between gun shops and, say, hospitals should be obvious.


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Alex Ovechkin’s heroics in leading the Washington Capitals to the 2018 Stanley Cup has helped place the superstar to the top of jersey sales for the 2018-19 season. Ovechkin finished sixth last season when the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews topped the sales chart.
In data released this week by Fanatics, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins ranked second in jersey sales behind Ovechkin with the Vegas Golden Knights’ Marc Andre-Fluery ranking third. Ovechkin and Crosby have perennially been in the top ten for yearly jersey sales over the course of the last decade.
As ESPN reports participation in the the NHL’s outdoor games, the continuing popularity of the Vegas Golden Knights as well as the return of third jerseys for some teams have had an impact on shirt sales.
As reported earlier this week, the Capitals will soon likely join its sister team the NBA’s Wizards with alternate gaming-oriented broadcasts in the near future.


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Updated: Rocket Internet, Berlin’s incredible cloning machine, is certainly making good on its international expansion plans. And hey, why not borrow extensively from Amazon (s:AMZN) and its old site design, right?
That, as TechBerlin neatly spotted today, is exactly what the Samwer brothers’ operation has just done. The site’s called Lazada and it’s now open for business in Indonesia, selling… well, pretty much what Amazon sells.
A job ad that went up on Monday for a senior HR manager confirms it’s a Rocket enterprise, while describing the parent company in a way that almost rings true:
Our team comprises of highly entrepreneurial individuals from the best business schools and companies around the world. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to work for a highly reputed international company, which offers you a challenging, but also fun working atmosphere.
The first bit sounds right, but what comes afterwards depends on your definition of “highly reputed” and “fun.” I don’t know, is being told to sign your business plans in blood fun? Maybe for some.
TechBerlin pegs ex-McKinsey man Maximilian Bittner as Lazada’s CEO, which squares up with a recent edit to his LinkedIn profile. And, since you ask, Amazon is not currently itself operational in Indonesia.
I’ve asked both Rocket and Amazon for comment, and will of course let you know when they get back to me.
Update: Turns out Lazada’s also operational in Egypt and the Gulf states, the Philippines and Thailand, and will soon open in Malaysia. And not only that, but Rocket’s also given birth to another Zappos-esque outfit in South East Asia — this time called not Zalando, but Zalora. They sure like their Zs. Did I mention they have a heavy focus on execution?


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The World Bank has predicted the Economic Growth in the Sub- Saharan Africa region for its 2018 Global Economic Prospects.
The report states that the region, which is estimated to have a 2.4 percent growth in 2017, is projected to rise to 3.2 percent this year.
“Regional growth is projected to rise to 3.2 percent in 2018, and to an average of 3.6 percent in 2019-20. These forecasts are broadly unchanged from June, and assume that commodity prices will firm and domestic demand will gradually strengthen, helped by slowing inflation,” states the report.
Although the region is experiencing some growth, Sub Saharan Africa’s economies are facing challenges with the rising government debts.
“On the domestic front, excessive external borrowing, in the absence of sound forward looking budget management, could worsen debt dynamics and cause economic instability,” the report states.
“The rising government debt levels highlight the importance of fiscal adjustment to contain fiscal deficits and maintain financial stability.”
“Structural policies—such as improvements in education and health systems, as well as labor market, governance, and business climate reforms—could help bolster potential growth across the region,” the report continues
The region’s economy bounced back in 2017 after slowing sharply to 1.3 percent in 2016, as commodity prices recovered, global financing conditions remained favourable, and slowing inflation lifted household demand according to the World Bank. The World Bank, Global Economic Report also projected South Africa, a regional economic giant to grow to 0.8 percent in 2018. Growth in the Nigerian economy is projected to be 2.5 percent and 1.6 for Angola in 2018. The global economic growth, which was facing challenges in recent years is projected to be 3.1 percent from 3 percent in 2017.
Despite the World Bank projects Zimbabwe’s 2018 economic growth to be 0.9 percent the country’s Minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa argues this and forecasts a 6 percent growth. Chinamasa states that the growth of the economy of the economy is due to reforms by the country’s leader President Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa.


text: The Verge's interview with Neil Hunt, Netflix's Chief Product Officer, yields some interesting insights into how the streaming company sees the future of its service and what it thinks of outages. Hunt believes that streaming will be the most expedient way to get 4K content into homes since it bypasses the bureaucracies of broadcast and physical media standards. He expects the company to stream 4K within two years for content that supports it, like its House of Cards series. Another interesting anecdote is that Netflix plans on launching a profiles feature for households that share accounts. The days of my housemates' How Its Made marathons influencing my Netflix recommendations will soon be over.


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Apple’s followers have always been eager to get their hands on the latest versions of the firm’s trademark smartphone, and with each new release fans queue up in hopes of being the first to make that coveted purchase. The recent launch of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus was no different, and the lure of an upgrade in performance and functionality brought the Apple cult running. But when the dust settled, and everyone had time to put their new smartphones through their paces, some grumbling could be heard from Apple’s dedicated fan base. The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus promised a number of improvements, not the least of which was extended battery life. But when put to the test, the new iPhone’s battery life seemed variable at best, with some owners barely making it through the day without having to recharge their shiny new handsets.
The scandal has been dubbed CHIPgate in the trades, and it centers around the A9 processing chips used in the design of both the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. During the manufacturing process, Apple relied on two different suppliers for the chip components in their handsets – TSMC and Samsung. While the chips in question are largely the same, in field tests they demonstrated a 2% to 3% variance in actual performance. This may not seem like much on paper, but it can lead to a huge disparity in battery life depending on which chip is installed in the handset. Preliminary tests suggest the TSMC chip runs cooler and more efficiently, potentially delivering a few extra hours of use. The Samsung built chip tends to run hotter, and it could be inferred that an iPhone using this chip will experience a greater reduction in battery life. Apple has been quick to point out, however, that the 2% to 3% variance in performance falls well within the stated manufacturing specs of both the 6S and 6S Plus. This, despite anecdotal reports that the disparity can be as great as 20% between handsets.
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Of course, anecdotal evidence is just that, and it’s impossible to verify the unofficial tests that have been cited online by disgruntled iPhone customers. Still, a 2% to 3% variance can have a significant impact on battery life in daily use. To put it into perspective, that amounts to almost two and a half hours of audio playback (plus or minus) as balanced against the 80 hours promised on Apple’s own website. Apple claims these tests to be unrepresentative of normal use, asserting that “certain manufactured lab tests which run the processors with a continuous heavy workload until the battery depletes are not representative of real-world usage”, and they are “a misleading way to measure real-world battery life”. But two of the major selling points for the iPhone 6S series are its support for multitasking while delivering extended battery life. If the 6S and 6S Plus can not deliver on these crucial points, they simply fail to live up to their promise as a significant upgrade to the Apple line of smartphones. In which case, iPhone fans may well have the right to be disappointed.
As far as scandals go, CHIP gate will ultimately be little more than an unpleasant blip on Apple’s radar, and not enough of an issue to do the firm any real long term damage. Apple fans may be vocal in their disappointment, but they are also extremely loyal to their favorite tech brand. However, extended battery life is a very real concern for the public, who are increasingly demanding better, and longer lasting, performance from their smartphones. With the iPhone 6S series Apple promised just that, and initial reviews of the new line of handsets touted it as one of the most significant performance enhancements offered in the product upgrade. Failing to deliver on that promise is something of an embarrassment for the tech giant, particularly coming hot on the heels of a couple of high profile malware attacks. But in the final analysis, a 2% to 3% variance in battery life is unlikely to hamper the popularity of the new 6S and 6S Plus handsets, which have otherwise been a success on all fronts.


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This year the Xiaomi Mi A3 will be launched. It is the third generation of the Chinese brand with Android One. At the moment we have no concrete details about the launch of this model. This is going to happen in the middle of this year. But we are beginning to learn the first details about this new mid-range brand. This way, information about the phone camera, the front camera, is available. Because it seems that the brand relies heavily on it, with a sensor of 32 MP.
Xiaomi Mi A3 camera specialist?
Not many specific details about this camera became known about the Xiaomi Mi A3 and we can expect a notch on the phone. The Chinese brand will most likely use a notch in the form of a drop of water, which nowadays we see more frequently on the market. Yet, nothing has been confirmed. Of course, in the coming weeks we will have more concrete details about the cameras for this mid-range product. And this would be the first phone from the brand to have this type of sensor on the front. We are expecting confirmation of such a camera in the Xiaomi Mi A3 shortly. But it promises to be one of the most interesting features of this middle class Chinese brand.


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Flight Ads will enable airlines to reach more potential travelers based on people’s visits to other flight-related Pages, websites and apps.
Previously, airlines could use Flight Ads
to re-target customers who had visited their website or app searching for a particular flight.
Now, airlines can reach more people who have expressed interest in travel.
For example, let’s say people are looking at holiday trips to Mexico by browsing several airline sites and flight pricing apps.
Airline brands can now use Flight Ads to reach those people with tailored ads promoting relevant flight routes.
In addition, travelers that visit a travel-related Facebook Page, but have not yet chosen a trip destination may see an ad to visit an airline brand’s site. People can opt out of any Flight Ad they see by clicking on the upper-right corner of an ad.
They can also visit their Ad Preferences to manage their ad settings. And as with all advertising on Facebook, flight advertisers can reach customers without learning personal information about them.
Advertisers are already seeing results from testing this new ad solution. Air France used Flight Ads to acquire new US customers, driving targeted search volume to its site, while lowering cost per search by 66%.
And Hopper, an airfare forecasting app, saw a 20% drop in its cost per app install using this new prospecting option.


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Man allegedly caught on security camera stealing a security camera
Cape Coral Police arrested a man after a security camera caught him allegedly stealing a security camera at Wal-Mart.
According to a police report, Wal-Mart employees found an empty, opened security camera box in the store on South Del Prado Boulevard on Wednesday.
Upon reviewing security camera footage, the employees saw a man enter the electronics department and take the camera, valued at $349, off a shelf. The police report said he later took the camera out of its box, placed it into a backpack, and left the store.
The employees noticed the same man, identified as 37-year-old Alain Gonzalez, enter the store again on Thursday dressed in the same clothes. The report said they then called Cape Coral Police to report the theft.
After an investigation, police arrested Gonzalez and transported him to Lee County Jail.
He is charged with grand theft and a trial date is set for Jan. 29.
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- Google spotted testing ‘Incognito Mode’ in Play Store, to warn users of unknown app installs
The feature that was limited to just Chrome and YouTube until a few months ago reached Google Maps recently and is now said to arrive on the company’s app distribution service, Google Play Store. The feature is not yet live and has not been confirmed by Google as well. However, it has been spotted by XDA Developers in the Google Play Store v17.0.11 codes.
- Instagram on iPhones gets ‘Dark Mode’, here’s how to enable
The new design changes the entire background from White to a mix of Black and Dark Grey. While the ‘Feed’ has all Black background, the permanent bar on top is in Dark Grey. Same goes for the Direct Messages screen and the search tab as well. The profile page has a Dark Grey background colour while some buttons like Edit Profile, Promotions and more are in Black.
- Facebook is working on 'Dark Mode' for its main app, screenshot reveals new look
Researcher Jane Manchun Wong has found some codes in the Facebook Android app that suggest the company to be working on the 'Dark Mode' for the main app. The feature is already available in Facebook's Messenger app on both Android and iOS. The researcher has even posted a screenshot showing how it will look.
- This is the latest development in WhatsApp’s Dark Mode
Various traces of Dark Mode have been spotted on WhatsApp in the last one year or so, but in the past couple of weeks, the leaks are becoming more frequent which could possibly mean that the instant messaging platform could soon get this much-awaited feature.
- Twitter to roll out Lights Out dark mode for Android soon
Twitter’s VP of design and research, Dantley Davis has revealed via his official Twitter handle that the true Dark mode called Lights Off will release to the Android version of the app by mid-September. The Lights Out mode was released for the iOS version of the Twitter app back in March.
- Google Play Store now supports dark theme
Just yesterday it was reported that Gmail supports the Dark theme and now, as per a report by XD Developers, it has been spotted in Google Play Store as well. To recall, at the annual developer conference Google I/O 2019, the internet search giant announced that the dark mode will be enabled system wide but has been rolling it out slowly to its own apps.


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The 3rd Annual New York City Honey Festival returned to the boardwalk, several blocks down from where it was held last year on a newly renovated portion of the shorefront structure at Beach 86th Street that was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy last October.
Beekeepers and honey aficionados from all five boroughs swarmed onto the Rockaway Peninsula under bright sunny skies (for the third year in a row) to sample the city’s best honey and talk about beekeeping. This year’s festival included hive-making classes for children.
Long Island City’s Brooklyn Grange was there to sell some of its homemade honey and zesty hot sauce. Douglaston’s Ruth Harrigan’s honey and soaps, candles and lip balm made of honey were selling fast. Harrigan offered tastes of honey made from her hive in Douglaston, as well as other hives in Staten Island and New Jersey. Raffles were sold to raise money for local Sandy relief charities.
The festival began in 2011, after the city legalized beekeeping, and was held at Beach 96th Street that year and last year. That portion of the boardwalk remains under reconstruction.


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Microsoft unveiled a handful of new devices at a New York City event Tuesday, ranging from a potentially groundbreaking new laptop to a revamped version of its fitness tracker. Taken together, Microsoft says its new devices are all about boosting productivity. “We make things that help you make things,” said CEO Satya Nadella.
Here’s what you need to know about Microsoft’s new hardware and other announcements.
Microsoft Surface Book
Microsoft saved the best for last, but this wrapup doesn’t have to. The Redmond, Washington based company has been trying to replace your laptop with its Surface tablet lineup for years, but now it’s aiming to redefine the laptop entirely. The Microsoft Surface Book is a high-powered laptop with a detachable 13.5-inch touchscreen display, running Windows 10 and powered by Intel’s i5 and i7 processors.
If the Surface Pro lineup is Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s MacBook Air, the Surface Book is aimed squarely at taking on the MacBook Pro. Microsoft’s first laptop is an impressively designed piece of hardware that goes on sale Oct. 26 starting at $1,499.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4
For Surface fans not looking to drop a grand and a half on a new machine, there’s the Surface Pro 4. The 12.3-inch Windows 10 tablet is the thinnest and lightest Microsoft’s ever made, a follow-up to the well-received Surface Pro 3. The company also says it’s 30% more powerful than its predecessor. A new Surface Pro cover, meanwhile, brings a bigger trackpad and a fingerprint scanner for Surface Pro 3 users.
The Surface Pro 4 is on sale Oct. 26 starting at $899.
Microsoft Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 550
Microsoft’s new high-end Windows 10 smartphone comes in two flavors: The 5.2-inch Lumia 950 and the 5.7-inch Lumia 950 XL. The smaller 950 runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexacore processor, while the bigger 950 XL packs a Snapdragon 810 octacore heart. Both share the same 20 megapixel camera. The Lumia 950s start with 32GB of storage, but SD card slots mean you can expand that to up to 2TB, once cards that big become available. Microsoft also says the phones are liquid cooled, but didn’t provide further details about how that works.
By far the most impressive feature of the new Lumia smartphones, however, is Microsoft’s Continuum. Basically, Continuum lets users plug their smartphones into full-size PC monitors, opening up a desktop-style experience powered by a mobile handset. This is a core feature of Windows 10 and could be a big selling point to help Microsoft breathe life into the struggling Windows Phone category.
The Lumia 950 and 950 XL will retail for $549 and $649 respectively starting in November. There’s also the $139 Lumia 550, an entry-level device first hitting certain European markets.
Microsoft Band 2.0
Microsoft’s fitness tracker, the Microsoft Band, got a big refresh, but it’s still known as the Microsoft Band. A new curved display looks to solve what was many customers’ biggest gripe about the device: It just didn’t look all that great. A new barometer sensor measures elevation gains for hikers or stair-climbers; there’s also GPS, heart rate monitoring and other features you’d expect from a high-end fitness tracker. The Microsoft Band is on sale later in October for $249.
Microsoft says there’s now more than 110 million devices running Windows 10. The company also said the hotly anticipated developer’s kit for its HoloLens augmented reality headset will be available in the first quarter of 2016 for $3,000.
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Commission welcomes General Court judgment upholding its decision against Intel
The European Commission has welcomed the judgment by the General Court (case T-286/09) which fully upholds the Commission's 2009 Decision which found that Intel had abused its dominant position and which imposed on Intel a fine of €1.06 billion (see IP/09/745). The judgment is significant because it confirms that the Commission was fully justified in pursuing the anticompetitive conduct in question in a major worldwide market. The Commission will continue to vigorously pursue abuses of dominant market positions, which restrict competition in the Single Market to the detriment of consumers.
On 13 May 2009, the Commission adopted a decision prohibiting Intel's anticompetitive conduct under Article 7 of the EU's Antitrust Regulation (Regulation 1/2003). The decision concluded that Intel had, in breach of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (ex Article 82 of the EC Treaty), engaged in two types of abuse of its dominant position in the x86 CPU market – i.e. essentially, the market for computer chips. These were:
(1) granting rebates to 4 PC and server manufacturers (Dell, HP, NEC, Lenovo) conditional on them obtaining all or almost all of their supplies from Intel, and payments to one downstream computer retailer (Media Markt) conditional on it only selling PCs with Intel CPUs ("conditional rebates"); and
(2) granting direct payments to 3 computer manufacturers (HP, Acer and Lenovo) to halt, delay or limit the launch of specific products incorporating chips from Intel’s only rival, AMD (so-called “naked restrictions”).
In its decision, the Commission found that the conditions and payments relating to these abuses were not generally written in any contracts and that Intel had tried to conceal them. The Commission found that Intel's conduct had undermined competition and innovation. The decision ordered Intel to put an end to this behaviour, to the extent that it was ongoing, and imposed a fine of 1.06 billion Euros. Intel appealed the decision to the General Court.
The General Court has today fully confirmed the Commission's findings. In particular, it found that:
(1) The Commission had correctly demonstrated the existence of Intel's conditional rebates and naked restrictions;
(2) The Commission had correctly demonstrated that Intel had attempted to conceal the anti-competitive nature of its practices;
(3) The Commission had correctly demonstrated that the practices in question were an abuse of Intel's dominant position; and
(4) The fine imposed by the Commission was appropriate.
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Dubai is the haven of shopper’s, travellers and people who seek leisure with luxury. Being the most –visited destination, Dubai offers amazing surprises to visitors each year.
Dubai has something to offer everyone, ranging from the entertainment sector, theme parks, food, shopping malls, retail, adventure sports, medical tourism etc. Interestingly, the hotel industry is set to boom in the coming months and years.
Dubai Expo 2020 poised to attract millions of visitors (Estimated around 25 Million) from across the globe to UAE. This means Dubai will welcome visitors of over millions, overnight, every year. Dubai is already a testimony as it is home to some of the largest, amazing and magnificent hotels, resorts and restaurants in the world.
Although, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel occupancy had taken a huge toll. Despite that, Dubai received millions of visitors right after it reopened its border to overseas tourists and Dubai hotel industry is aiming to receive more travellers in coming months.
Categories such as travel accommodation, events, restaurants, theme parks, cruises, transportation and also medical tourism fall within the ambit of hospitality.
After nosediving to less than 25% in April 2020, Dubai hotel occupancy rates have steadily increased as a result of strict implementation of COVID protocols and various hygiene measures implemented by the authorities.
DED offers quite many activities which fall within the ambit of hospitality industry in Dubai
Hotel Apartments Rental
Vacation homes rental
Restaurants and coffee shops
Ready-made Garments Trading
Department of Economic Development (DED)
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM)
The government of UAE has rolled out several initiatives for tourism and hospitality:
Dubai Tourism Strategy – to attract over 20 million visitors annually. Dubai government is all set to host World Expo 2020 and has built several tourist attractions.
Sharjah Tourism Vision- The Sharjah Government tends to attract more than 10 million visitors from all over the world. The Sharjah Tourism Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) along with Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021 is set to develop tourism by end of the year and welcome visitors across the globe.
Ajman Strategic Plan for Tourism – The plan aims to focus on emirate’s tourism development and make Ajman as the destination for all tourists.
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E-CARE gives Arlington residents an opportunity to safely get rid of hazardous materials like paint, solvents, garden chemicals and items containing mercury. It is also is an opportunity to recycle items that usually aren’t accepted during the weekly residential recycling collection, like electronics, bikes, small metal items, shoes, eyeglasses, and durable medical equipment.
Anybody who drops off household devices that contain mercury, like thermometers and barometers, is eligible to receive a $5 gift card courtesy of trash-to-electricity company Covanta Energy. Fluorescent lights are excluded from the gift card offer.
The event is being held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 at Thomas Jefferson Middle School (125 S. Old Glebe Road). E-CARE is open to Arlington residents only — not to businesses or to residents of other jurisdictions.
More than 1,000 residents disposed of 36.8 tons of hazardous material and recycled some 16 tons of electronics at the Fall 2011 E-CARE event, according to the Arlington County Department of Environmental Services.
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Type Cases are finished
Ed Thompson wraps up the production of the last of the typecases, shipping is next, and Florida for the winter after that. Ed's running out of fashion statement jackets, and it's getting colder every day in the plant, so what may be the world's last production facility for letterpress type cases and related wood products is shut down for the winter. Ed added a couple of shots of planer mallets and wood line gauges.
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Car Spares Factors has taken delivery of a new fleet of vans.
The ten Ford vans sport CSF’s updated logo and sign-writing. Five of the vans replace older vehicles, while the other five are an expansion to the fleet.
“We have changed a few old vans and have added five new vans so total in the fleet is now 30 vans and eight bikes” explained co-owner Sanjiv Shah.
CSF has been on an expansion drive in recent months. In September last year we attended the opening event of the firm’s Waltham Abbey branch where we saw a nuber of suppliers from the Rapid buying group putting around £400k of stock in to the new branch. At the time, Mr Shah said he was keen to open further branches if the right sites could be found.


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2023 Cadillac XT5 Configurator Live3
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Per previous GM Authority coverage, the 2023 Cadillac XT5 drops three colors that were previously offered for the 2022 model year, including Satin Steel Metallic (paint code G9K) Dark Moon Blue Metallic (paint code GLU), and Infrared Tintcoat (paint code GSK). Replacing these colors are Radiant Red Tintcoat (paint code GNT), Opulent Blue Metallic (paint code GTR), and Argent Silver Metallic (paint code GXD). Argent Silver Metallic is a no-cost paint option on the XT5, whereas Radiant Red Tintcoat and Opulent Blue Metallic respectively carry price premiums of $1,225 and $625.
The 2023 Cadillac XT5 was originally set to receive a brand-new second generation for the 2023 model year, however, the generational overhaul was then delayed until the 2024 model year. The current first-generation crossover made its debut for 2017, with a refresh coming three years later for 2020. That means this will be the final model year before the XT5 gets a comprehensive redesign for next year.
As many GM Authority readers will already know, the Cadillac XT5 is offered with either the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine, which is rated at 235 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, or the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX gasoline engine, which is rated at 310 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque. Both engines mate with the GM nine-speed automatic transmission. The crossover rides on the GM C1 platform, with production for North America taking place at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.
The 2023 Cadillac XT5 began rolling off the assembly line on June 10th, 2022. Readers can access the online configurator for the crossover at this link.
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That sound you don’t hear is people giving a crap about this car being available now
The photos of the 2024 XT4 refresh which includes
a whole new interior like large screens similar to the Escalade and Lyriq looks fantastic. I’m assumong the new 2024 XT5 will get the same interior treatment as well as the 2024 XT6.


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The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI) is hosting its annual International Rawal Expo starting from the 7th of August — but this time it’s being held virtually.
The renamed “Virtual International Rawal Expo 2020”, or VIRE2020, is a flagship trade show of RCCI, which is the leading business chamber in Pakistan, established in 1952. The organization is a network of over 8000 businesses and takes a proactive approach for increasing trade and business activities not only for the benefit of the region but the Pakistani economy as well.
VIRE 2020 offers businesses a unique opportunity to find new markets, make international connections, find investors, sell products, and several other benefits; while the audience is given a spectacular look at products and services, along with info sessions and bilateral trade webinars.
The Expo is held each year to great success; last year, it was visited by around 500,000 people and approximately 200 companies exhibited their products, including 40 companies from China, 8 from Indonesia, 3 from Afghanistan, and 2 from Sri Lanka. The event garnered national and international media attention, and RCCI hopes to recreate similar success this year by taking things virtual, which became a necessity due to the ongoing pandemic.
Audiences will be able to interact with businesses at the Expo through chat and video, and experience all activities such as product demos and showcases in real time. Like last year, the Expo will feature several recreational events and activities, and these include an auto show, pet show, cooking show, yoga & health sessions, and B2B webinars with Japan, China, etc.
Federal Minister Asad Umar extended his congratulations to RCCI for its innovative approach of taking the Expo online, and said that the initiative is in line with PM Imran Khan’s vision of a “Digital Pakistan”. The same views were also expressed by Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar and Special Adviser to PM on Commerce, Textile, and Investment Adul Razak Dawood in separate messages.
The expo will be inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. Arif Alvi, the President of Pakistan, on 6th August 2020 at 3:00 PM. VIRE2020 will start on Friday, 7th August, and end on Sunday, 16th August.


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The BBC has denied rumours that they are about to move into "serious" gaming.
Reports fromScotland on Sunday
had suggested they were about to announce a gaming push and possibly offered downloads via the iPlayer service.
It was thought that Simon Nelson, boss of BBC Vision, would use his keynote address at this year's Edinburgh Interactive Festival to announce the move.
The Beeb has told GamesIndustry.biz that Nelson's address will not discuss any such plans.
"The presentation will not reveal a major move into the games industry and is in fact just reflective of the way in which various sectors of the entertainment industry are now converging and can learn from each others methods of working", said the BBC.
"The focus of his speech is on what the BBC can learn from the gaming industry and vice versa," offered the broadcaster.


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Applied Micro: Recent Developments Fuel Heavy Skepticism Excerpt:
"Also, it's kind of interesting that Applied Micro is misleading investors by claiming FinFETs will be coming out in 2014 from the foundries. I remind everybody that this is likely a 2016 event, based on the fact that Taiwan Semiconductor believes that its 20nm planar node (i.e. non-FinFET) is coming in 2014 (probably late if the timing of the 20nm node is similar to that of the 28nm node):
And enough discussions have taken place with enough customers with large requirements to lead us to believe that in both its first and second year of production, in both the first and second year production of 20 SoC and that first year will be next year, 2014. The second year will be a year after that, 2015.
It is extremely saddening to see Mr. Gopi mislead investors in this way.
Finally, it is foolish to assume that Applied Micro, with its very limited experience at actually designing general purpose micro-architectures, can out-design Intel. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) hasn't been able to come close in nearly 10 years (after briefly catching Intel off guard in 2003), so it stands to reason that a threatened Intel is unlikely to cede the design prowess to Applied Micro, a company whose "Titan" CPU design (which also had suspiciously amazing specifications and even got to tape-out) went down in flames.
Where Are The Design Wins?
It was widely speculated that Applied Micro would announce a design win with Facebook at the OpenCompute conference, and that Facebook "wants to go all ARM." Well, no, that didn't happen. Applied Micro contributed a few reference designs to the OpenCompute project, and Frank Frankovsky from Facebook congratulated Applied Micro for getting some silicon out. However, that was it. No design wins, just a PR in which Mr. Frankovsky said that Facebook was excited to be able to test the X-Gene (among other SoCs).
While I'm sure that Applied Micro will get some design wins, I remain skeptical that the product is actually any good and will be the panacea that so many who believe in the "ARM In Servers" party line expect."
[So, we have the ARM world being probably two years off in their projections of when their half-step to 14nm will arrive. In the meantime, TSMC really needs to have volume production at 20nm by June of this year in order to lock up a big deal with Apple. It will never happen. It will be another year before it happens if then. This leaves Apple hanging and the door wide open for Intel to start locking up some new and very big deals to use up all of that huge state-of-the-art capacity that only they have. There is only one conclusion here and it's that ARMs fading fabrication is starting to snowball on them. FinFET will prove to be a disruptive technology that will totally change the competitive landscape, leaving Intel in complete control while ARM tries desperately not to become the AMD of mobility...]
Microsoft's Surface is a mess/failure becuase Intel's chip is a power hungry mess! 4 hours is a joke! ARM tables are getting up to 10 hours battery life-ARM is doing much better! Ashraf is now a full on intel fanboy, expect full intel bias from him, it's pretty obvious.
Anyone who thinks that MSFT created two products for the same audience and are targeted for the same market don't understand what MSFT was doing or they are intentionally spreading disinformation. Did you know that the Pro was targeted at MACbook Air and not the iPad?
"In selling the Surface Pro, Microsoft’s marketing team has a big challenge. The new tablet is essentially an Ultrabook in a tablet’s body. But most customers are going to look at it and think “iPad competitor.” We already compared Surface Pro to the iPad, but perhaps a more appropriate comparison is to the MacBook Air. Let’s see how their specs – and other features – compare."
"Surface Pro has the higher-capacity battery, but actual uptimes may be similar. Both likely last about four to five hours with a medium to heavy workload.
Though Surface Pro’s battery life is perfectly respectable for an Ultrabook, customers see it as a tablet. Four hours for a tablet is abysmal. Again, Redmond’s marketers have their hands full."
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Mazda engineers are working on a rival to the Chevrolet Volt. According to senior sources, Mazda is working on a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery back which powers the wheels through an electric motor. It’s unclear yet whether Mazda is using lithium-ion battery technology.
Insiders are saying that an MPV prototype us currently under development using a rotary engine. Executives are said to be very enthusiastic about the project and look forward to put it into production.
No dates have been discussed as of yet but in the meantime Mazda will be incorporating other fuel-efficient technologies in its models like the start/stop system.


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Why is cinema advertising revenue growth a big deal?
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With total ad spending growing 6.5%, cinema advertising saw a 12.7% revenue increase during the last fiscal year. 2010 marked an earnings of $658 million reported the Cinema Advertising Council. All revenue reported included commercials airing before the previews, lobby digital video, sampling, audio programming, special events, concession-based promotions and other lobby-based promotions.
Total revenue was broken out between national and regional ad sales and local ad sales. Local claimed about 19.8% while national and regional garnered about 80.2%.
Why is cinema advertising revenue growth a big deal? It shows that in a financially tight economy, enough people are seeing the movies to warrant advertising dollars being funneled towards cinema ad sales. In fact, it was said that enough 18-34 year olds go to the movies on Friday and Saturday nights, that cinema advertising would be the largest TV network.
Be sure to visit Ruth Burke & Associates’ blog to find the latest in media news and receive helpful tips to make your advertising campaign successful...


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Of all of the mainstream companies, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has perhaps seen the most speculation about its potential foray into the cryptocurrency space. In the past, rumors have swirled, particularly when news becomes available indicating that the e-commerce giant bought up digital currency-related domain names. It's possible that the reason for all of the hype is that, given Amazon's size, growth and influence over businesses across many different sectors, it could quickly and powerfully sway the digital currency game should it ever get involved. Now, yet another rumor has begun to circulate: Will Amazon accept bitcoin payments in the near future?
According to Daily HODL, an anonymous software engineer at Amazon has indicated that the company has discussed accepting bitcoin payments "multiple times," with the primary hesitation related to how the business would deal with returns and refunds. Bitcoin's price remains highly volatile, and it could be difficult for the company to accurately refund customers the same value that they paid into the system.
No Official Word, But Plenty of Signals
For its part, Amazon has remained quiet when it comes to the possibility for cryptocurrency payments. Still, there are many signs that CEO Jeff Bezos' team is interested in exploring options surrounding digital tokens.
A subsidiary of the company called Amazon Technologies Inc. recently received a patent for a streaming data marketplace with cryptocurrency implications. The patent goes so far as to cite bitcoin specifically as a potential use case. Further, as indicated above, the company has purchased three cryptocurrency-related domains in the past several months, including amazonethereum.com, amazoncryptocurrency.com and amazoncryptocurrencies.com. The company already owns amazonbitcoin.com, a site that currently automatically redirects to the company's main site.
Further, Amazon Web Services offers blockchain solutions. AWS Blockchain Templates announced recently that "these templates will let you launch an ethereum ... or hyperledger fabric (private) network in a matter of minutes and with just a few clicks."
This is all to say that, although Amazon has yet to formally jump in to the digital currency world with, say, its own mainstream coin, the company has numerous times flirted with the possibility of getting involved.
Investing in cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings ("ICOs") is highly risky and speculative, and this article is not a recommendation by Investopedia or the writer to invest in cryptocurrencies or ICOs. Since each individual's situation is unique, a qualified professional should always be consulted before making any financial decisions. Investopedia makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or timeliness of the information contained herein. As of the date this article was written, the author owns bitcoin and ripple.


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Stop Over-Regulation of Murfreesboro Small Business Signage
The Murfreesboro Planning Commission is proposing changes to the current sign ordinances, which are set to be passed on to the Murfreesboro City Council. While the majority of proposed changes help simplify current regulations, one proposed change effectively eliminates a business owner's ability to control the signage in their own building.
The proposed sign ordinance creates a "safety zone," an area that spans from three feet above ground level to six feet above ground level. The ordinance prevents business owners from posting any signage inside of the "safety zone," including business names, logos, and hours of operation, as well as signage for local community events and non-profit organizations. The proposal prevents businesses from promoting both their own services and community events in this zone.
Advocates of the proposed restriction on small businesses cite the need for visibility into local businesses as the catalyst for change, which allegedly provides safety for police and fire officers. However, the measure fails to adequately provide such visibility because it does not limit curtains, shades or interior displays, which may entirely cover the interior of business windows. Even if the proposed visibility did promote safety, this ordinance guarantees no such visibility.
Local business owners who oppose further government regulation of their businesses see the proposed ordinance as a governmental overreach, which limits the marketing ability of Murfreesboro businesses. In practice, the proposed ordinance regulates space that is owned and paid for by private citizens and creates a burden on local business owners who already have signage and advertisements posted in their businesses. If passed, the ordinance will take effect immediately and businesses will have 1 year to comply; the proposed changes will not grandfather current business signage. Further, the proposed ordinance raises questions about the First Amendment free speech rights of local business owners, as the ordinance allows the government to tell a business owner where they can and cannot post certain signage.
We ask that you join the discussion about the rights of small business owners and the overreach of local government into the private conduct of local businesses.


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- The Stacks crypto can climb to $0.77 by the end of 2023
- Stellar crypto can surge to $0.022 by the end of 2023
- Pomerdoge can spike by 40x at launch
Stacks (STX) Price Potential
The Stacks (STX) price is currently at $0.599069. It holds a total market cap of $837,225,721 and ranks 48th on the top 100 crypto list. Moreover, the STX token has a trading volume of $16,805,371, which is a decline of 17.82% in the last 24 hours.
According to a Stacks technical analysis, the cryptocurrency has increased in value by a total of 40.2% within the past year. According to the on-chart data, its weekly low point was at $0.586053, and the Stacks price at its highest level was $0.635986.
Moreover, it’s clear that Stacks is now attempting to break past the $0.06 price barrier, and when it does, according to a Stacks price prediction, it can reach $0.77 in value by the end of 2023.
Stellar (XLM) Price Movement
Stellar (XLM) can also spike in value according to analysts. Subsequently, the XLM token trades at a value of $0.161937 as of July 28, 2023. It has a market cap of $4,415,066,352 and ranks at the 20th spot in the top 100 crypto list.
Subsequently, as for its 24-hour trading volume, it is at $302,703,555, marking a 26.47% decrease over that time frame. However, looking at its weekly performance, its low point was at $0.140943, with its high point of value at $0.167063.
As a result, it’s clear that the Stellar price now has to pass the $0.20 price barrier. In addition, according to a Stellar price prediction, this upward momentum and trend is a possibility, as the crypto can reach $0.22 by the end of the year.
Pomerdoge (POMD) and How It Can Spike By 40x
Pomerdoge (POMD) with its ecosystem can completely change the way players earn when engaging with a blockchain-based project.
In this case, it’s built on Ethereum, and features a Pomergame. Here, players build characters to play with and create their own custom items for their avatars. In addition, there’s the Pomerplace. This is a dedicated marketplace where anyone can buy, sell or trade items of value that they get in-game.
Uniquely, a collection of 7,777 NFTs will soon be released in August and September. Only POMD token holders can buy them.
Besides, at its current presale stage, a single POMD token trades at just $0.007. The Pomerdoge game will launch in Q4 of 2023, and early adopters can become a part of weekly giveaways.
Similarly, there is a total of $150,000 in terms of a giveaway planned for early adopters of the Pomerdoge project. Based on analysts, Pomerdoge can spike by 40x when it launches.
Find out more about the Pomerdoge (POMD) Presale Today
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April 15th will mark the launch of my latest high-end Ready-to-Wear collection “I by Aiisha” under the title of “Mirror”. The launch will be in a form of a fashion show and a video campaign featuring celebrities from the Middle East, North Africa and Bollywood, who will attend the fashion show.
On that day, my guests and I will be surrounded by everything beautiful!
Infiniti G37 Convertible
This is a very special line to my heart and I’ll tell you its story after the fashion show. For now, I want to thank my partners, Infiniti (Arabian Automobiles), Blackberry, … Read more...
Evian hosted the first water tasting event in the region with Dominique Laporte, who is the best Sommelier in France. The weather was fantastic as the event took place on the ‘O’ De Squisito boat at the creek in Dubai.
EVIAN Team and Aiisha Ramadan
When it comes to water, I’m a heavy drinker. Don’t know if its the heat of the UAE or maybe a biological thing, but water is my best friend. I’m like a fish!
I learned a lot about water that day, I never knew that still water prepares the palate to receive food and sparkling … Read more...


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If something in your car goes awry, you do not want it to happen in North Carolina.
North Carolina is the most costly state when it comes to car repairs, with costs 8.65 percent higher than the national average, according to a CarMD report outlined in the Christian Science Monitor.
The average cost of check engine system repairs in the nation's auto shops was $392.49. In North Carolina, the same repair cost an average of $426.25. To put that into more context, the same repair would cost $323.57 in the state reported to have the lowest repair costs, Nebraska.
Other states named for the highest costs, in descending order, were Massachusetts, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. The most common cause for repairs, according to the study, was faulty oxygen sensors.
To read the full story at the Christian Science Monitor, click here.


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The global 5G Substrate Materials Market is projected to grow at an impressive rate through 2028. This can be ascribed to the growing investments toward the adoption and deployment of 5G communication across the globe. Globally, China and the United States are significantly ahead of other nations in their 5G rollout, with a combined 652 cities, with 356 cities in China and 296 cities in the United States respectively.
Besides, the growing need to develop high-performance advanced materials enabling the rollout of 5G technologies is expected to support market growth in the coming years. Furthermore, a surge in the number of internet users worldwide and edge computing devices is expected to foster the growth of the global 5G substrate materials market. In 2021, the number of internet users worldwide was 4.9 billion, up from 4.6 billion in 2020.
Growing Demand from Various End User Industries
The increasing demand for 5G substrate materials from various end-user industries such as automotive radars, 5G base station antennas, and smartphone antennas is expected to drive market growth in the coming years. Similarly, the growing trend of miniaturization across electronic devices is further expected to support the market growth for 5G substrate materials. Also, increasing demand for nanotechnology and high-end computing system is further expected to boost market growth in the coming years.
Increasing Investments in Deployment of 5G Network
Various countries across the globe are making heavy investments in order to deploy and increase their 5G network. In the race of deploying a 5G network, countries are pushing toward advanced 5G plans and building a more comprehensive core network of base stations and equipment. Various countries such as China, the United States, the Philippines, and South Korea, among others have made significant strides toward 5G deployment. As of April 2022, the number of cities in which 5G is available in the Philippines was 98, and that in South Korea was 85. China is leading across the globe in terms of 5G deployment owing to the initiatives taken by the government and various players operating in the market.
The global 5G Substrate Materials Market can be segmented based on material, application, and region. Based on material, the market can be categorized into polytetrafluoroethylene, polyimide, liquid crystal polymer, and others. Based on application, the market can be segmented into smartphones, base stations, and others. Regionally, the market can be categorized into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America. China holds a significant position in the 5G substrate materials market owing to the growing number of 5G base stations and the presence of various smartphone manufacturers such as Huawei and Apple.


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Editor's Note: This post was originally published in January 2017 and has been updated with the most recent information.
At the Detroit auto show earlier this year, the German carmaker unveiled a new concept van called I.D. Buzz, which looks like a modern interpretation of the original minibus, but with a high-tech twist.
While the rounded body and V-esque lines on its “face” recall the vintage design, I.D. Buzz represents Volkswagen’s new push into electric vehicles. The all-electric car would have a driving range of 270 miles, a fully autonomous mode where the driver’s seat can turn 180 degrees towards the rear, as well as a head-up display with augmented reality.
Since introducing the concept, the company has apparently seen so much interest that it went ahead and confirmed the new model at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance car show in Monterey, California last weekend.
“After the presentations at the global motor shows in Detroit and Geneva, we received a large number of letters and emails from customers who said, ‘please build this car’,” said Volkswagen brand CEO Dr. Herbert Diess in a statement.
According to the company, the the production version of the electric Microbus will return in 2022. And when it does, the model will also come with a cargo version aimed at urban deliveries and services.


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When it comes to controllers, Sony has always been ahead of the competition. The one hiccup over the years was the addition of motion-sensor controls (something most developers ignore) instead of rumble in the PS3 SIXAXIS controllers that shipped with the console. Now Sony has gone back to the drawing board and added rumble functionality on top of the tilt-functionality, delivering vibrations to PS3 hands around the world.
With support for up to seven controllers, these wireless Dual Shock 3s offer the best of both worlds. Those game companies that support SIXAXIS will still reach gamers and now explosions and pot holes will be felt by PS3 gamers for the first time. These sleek wireless devices feel just right in your hands and power up through the USB ports on the console. It’s been a while coming, but it’s nice to see the rumble finally debut on PS3.


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Some worry that the new money the Federal Reserve has created is beginning to show up in the form of higher prices for food, gas and commodities. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains how the Federal Reserve has created this money.
“There is an old joke … among economists — probably not very funny to other people — … that the Fed should actually print money and just fly helicopters around the country and just dump the money out and that is how to get the money in the hands of people and get it spent. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. It is all done electronically now, as most things are.
“What happens … is if the Fed wants to increase the money supply, the amount of money in circulation, they will do it through the accounts the banks (have) with the Federal Reserve, and any bank has an account with the Federal Reserve Bank. And what happens simply is that if the Federal Reserve wants to increase the money supply, they will simply adjust upward the amount of money in each bank’s account. Now they will actually take something back from the bank in compensation. They will take back some investments called treasury securities. So it is simply done with a click on a mouse or a click on a keyboard. And it increases the money supply.
“Now since the recession began, the Federal Reserve has upped the money supply by over $2 trillion. And the other thing that people should realize about the Fed is they can alter the money supply very, very quickly. Some people are worried that the Fed has actually created too much money — that it has resulted in inflation. Once the Federal Reserve perhaps changes its attention to inflation, they can pull back. That is, they can reduce that money supply again with the click of a mouse.”


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HTC is rumored to release an Android Tablet in Q1 of 2011. More details surface.
A couple days we reported about a rumor that HTC will release an Android 3.0 Tablet in Q1 of 2011. Digitimes adding some more details about the HTC Tablet in a new report today. Taiwanese notebook maker Pegatron Technology is supposed to build the HTC Tablet.
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The HTC Android Tablet is supposed to run on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform. Features of the HTC Tablet would include 1,280x720px resolution, 32GB SSD, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and GPS.
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The Android community has high hopes that Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) is making Android Tablets competitive with the Apple iPad.


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WashingtonAnd the November 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – President and CEO of the American Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) Patrick Atage Sent a letter today to the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration Robert Cliff Urge approval of hemp seeds as an ingredient in animal feed.
The message comes after a widespread presence Webinar hosted by NIHC and the American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). The meeting brought together officials from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the FDA, industry stakeholders, and policy makers from across the country. The August webinar highlighted the science related to animal nutrition and was attended by more than 1,000 government regulators, veterinary professionals, and cannabis industry advocates.
Atagi points to the numerous clinical trials on hemp seed components in animal feed by Land Grant Universities and others that have been submitted to the FDA that all show the same result, that there is no transition of hemp into the country’s food supply chain from animals raised on hemp seed meal. These results were consistent across different animal species, including laying hens, pigs and dairy cows.
As Ataji pointed out, The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said earlier this year Hemp seeds are not considered a controlled substance.
“Cannabis is an environmentally responsible, locally grown alternative,” Atagi said. “Given the high costs associated with grain shortages worldwide, a sustainable American hemp crop is a nutritious source for animal feed and can lower the cost of agricultural feed inputs. This will be good news not only for farmers but for consumers who are now struggling with rising costs of milk, meat and eggs.”
You can show a copy of the NIHC letter to the FDA over here.
The National Industrial Hemp Council of America provides high-quality networks and resources to its members, from farm to consumer. Its leadership consists of senior international professionals, federal, private sector, and government professionals across the sector. The organization is dedicated to promoting market development, assisting members in entering the industry, and educating consumers on industrial hemp and its applications. For more information, please go to www.nihcoa.com.
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For obvious reasons, Sony’s games and gaming-related products are almost always exclusive to the PlayStation, but that might not be the case with the company’s upcoming virtual reality headset. Known as the PlayStation VR, this headset is significantly cheaper than its competitors, which is why it was so exciting for PC gamers to hear Masayasu Ito, the senior vice president at Sony Computer Entertainment, claim in an interview with Nikkei on Sunday that support for PCs might be added to the PlayStation VR in the future. It would definitely be a smart move on Sony’s part, because being $200 and $400 cheaper than the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, respectively, would give the PlayStation VR a big advantage.
PC gamers holding out for a cheaper VR headset than the freshly-launched Oculus Rift might someday get their wish from Sony’s PlayStation VR. In an interview with Nikkei, Sony Computer Entertainment Senior Vice President Masayasu Ito suggested that the PlayStation VR could get PC support in the future. For now, Sony will require a PlayStation 4 console to use with the headset. “Since Playstation 4 shares a lot of its internals with PCs, the possibility is there,” Ito said, as translated by SegmentNext. “At the moment we are focused on games and we are not ready to make any announcements at this stage, but I’d say there will be an expansion into various fields.” Sony plans to release the PlayStation VR in October, and pre-order bundles quickly sold out last week. The headset itself will sell for $399, far less than the $599 Oculus Rift and HTC’s $799 Vive headset. The cost of a PlayStation 4 console, currently $350, is also much lower than a Rift- or Vive-ready gaming PC, which start at around $950. Despite being much cheaper than the competition, Sony is selling the PlayStation VR at a profit, Game Informer reported earlier this month. If PC support ever happened, it’s possible the price won’t change much even though Sony won’t have the same console ecosystem to lean on.