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Amazon Accused of Enrolling Users in Prime Without Consent and Purposefully Complicating Cancelation
The Federal Trades Commission is taking action against Amazon for enrolling consumers in Amazon Prime without consent—and possibly sabotaging users’ attempts to cancel. If you have been a target of such deceptive practices, you may be entitled to compensation.
As the world's largest online retailer, Amazon has revolutionized how we shop. In a post-Amazon world, convenience is king, and most people prefer to do their shopping on a personal device and have their purchases brought right to their door.
Some consumers take their business elsewhere, however, due to some controversies around the company’s treatment of their employees, with many allegations claiming that the online retailer’s lightning delivery speeds and competitive pricing come at an unfortunate cost to laborers.
But now it appears that even the customers could be paying the price for Amazon’s bottom line. The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Amazon.com, Inc., for what they believe is Amazon’s years-long effort to enroll consumers into its Prime membership program without clear user consent—while also knowingly making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions to Prime. The FTC states that this is in violation of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act.
“Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent, not only frustrating users but also costing them significant money,” said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. “These manipulative tactics harm consumers and law-abiding businesses alike. The FTC will continue to vigorously protect Americans from ‘dark patterns’ and other unfair or deceptive practices in digital markets.”
Enrollment Without Consent
One of the most concerning practices employed by Amazon is the unauthorized enrollment of consumers in Amazon Prime. Many users have reported being signed up for the subscription service without their explicit consent or even their awareness. This often occurs during the checkout process, where consumers may find themselves automatically enrolled in Prime, accompanied by ambiguous or misleading language that is easy to overlook. By taking advantage of user inattentiveness, Amazon exploits the trust placed in its platform, leading to the unwarranted financial burden of an unwanted subscription.
According to the FTC’s investigation, during Amazon’s online checkout process, consumers were faced with numerous opportunities to subscribe to Amazon Prime at $14.99 per month. In many cases, the option to purchase items on Amazon without subscribing to Prime was more difficult for consumers to locate. In some cases, the button presented to consumers to complete their transaction did not clearly state that in choosing that option they were also agreeing to join Prime for a recurring subscription.
Sabotaging Cancelation Attempts
Discovering an unwanted Prime membership is frustrating enough, but attempting to cancel it can prove to be an arduous and intentionally complicated process. According to the FTC’s complaint, Amazon uses tactics that discourage and hinder customers from canceling their subscriptions. The cancellation interface may be intentionally convoluted, making it difficult for users to find the necessary information or steps to cancel. This lack of transparency prolongs the cancellation process and creates confusion, leaving customers trapped in a subscription they never even wanted.
The FTC charges that Amazon put in place a cancellation process intentionally designed to deter consumers from successfully unsubscribing from Prime.
Consumers who attempted to cancel Prime were faced with multiple steps to actually accomplish the task of canceling, according to the complaint. Consumers had to first locate the cancellation flow, which Amazon made difficult. Once they located the cancellation flow, they were redirected to multiple pages that presented several offers to continue the subscription at a discounted price, to simply turn off the auto-renew feature, or to decide not to cancel. Only after clicking through these pages could consumers finally cancel the service.
The complaint notes that Amazon was aware of consumers being non-consensually enrolled and the complex and confusing process to cancel Prime. In the complaint, the FTC also alleges that Amazon attempted to delay and hinder the Commission’s investigation in multiple instances.
Inadequate Customer Support
Another aspect exacerbating the problem is Amazon's inadequate customer support for canceling Prime memberships. Consumers have reported difficulties in reaching a knowledgeable representative or receiving clear guidance on canceling their subscriptions. Frustrating automated systems, long wait times, and unhelpful responses add to the sense of deception and reinforce the perception that Amazon prioritizes its own interests over those of its customers. This lack of support further compounds the struggle for consumers trying to navigate the cancellation process.
The Impact on Consumers
The consequences of Amazon's unethical practices have a profound impact on unsuspecting consumers. Financially, consumers may find themselves burdened with recurring Prime subscription fees, unknown to them until after a review of their bank statements or credit card bills. These surprise charges can cause financial strain and disrupt personal budgets. Additionally, the emotional toll of feeling deceived, manipulated, and trapped in an unwanted subscription can lead to frustration, distrust, and a negative perception of Amazon's business practices.
Take Action and Demand Accountability
As consumers, we hold the power to demand ethical accountability from corporations like Amazon. Transparency and consent should be the pillars of any subscription-based service. That’s why It is important for consumers to remain vigilant, carefully review every step during online transactions, and proactively check for any unauthorized subscriptions.
At Morgan & Morgan, we strongly believe that companies must prioritize customer satisfaction over deceptive tactics that only serve their own interests. When a company breaks that trust and violates consumers’ rights, we stand as allies against injustice. For over 35 years, we have recovered over $15 billion for our clients as the nation’s largest personal injury law firm. If you or someone you love has been wronged by Amazon’s deceptive practices or interfaces, do not hesitate to contact Morgan & Morgan today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation to learn more about your options to fight back.
Fighting for the compensation you deserve not only enables you to get justice but can also help to raise awareness about these unethical practices, educating other shoppers about these risks, publicly holding Amazon accountable, and sending a warning to other companies that consumers won’t stand for such unethical dealings.


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Samsung Electronics today introduced four new Samsung ISOCELL image sensors for its 0.7 micrometer (μm)-pixel product lineup; 108-megapixel (Mp) ISOCELL HM2...
Sharp has now licensed LTE SEPs to many leading vendors and now includes Samsung. Sharp keeps expanding the number of licensees and continues to grant its SEP licenses to any other parties with fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions.
Sharp, as a Japan's leading cell phone vendor, has been providing new-to-the-world mobile handsets that create people's new life styles. In addition, Sharp has been contributing to development of core technologies on mobile communication systems including 3G, 4G and 5G.
Sharp's 3G/4G/5G SEP portfolios now include more than 6,000 patents which provide value to 3G/4G/5G products.
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AirShark lands VT's first FAA drone permit
Vermont's first federally approved commercial use of aerial drones has been granted to Burlington-based AirShark LLC, according to co-founder Jon Budreski.
Prototypes of the AirShark's unmanned quad-copters already have proven their capacity to cheaply and safely inspect hard-to reach locations such as power lines, bridges, wind turbines and solar arrays, Budreski said Thursday.
The company, founded last year, will likely begin commercial flights in mid- to late-June, he added.
Securing an exemption from Federal Aviation Administration rules took about a year to complete.
"Unlike Google and Amazon, we don't have staff attorneys," Budreski said. "I did it myself."
In a news release, AirShark's other co-founder, Ian Ray, said the company's craft would be capable of thermal imagery as well as high-definition photos and video, enabling customers to assess buildings' energy efficiency.
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The digital change made firms rely so much on digital technologies. And cybersecurity trends are holding up each year.
So, what will we see in 2021?
Let us dig deeper into that in this article.
Cybersecurity Trends to Watch Out for in 2021
The first trend to grow will be automotive hacking. Why? Because more and more wheels now have automated software. What is this?
This makes connectivity to let operators do:
- journey control
- motor timing
- door lock
- driver support
Also, these vehicles use Bluetooth and WiFi techs. As a result, it acts preparing for hackers to get into.
And that is more right for self-driving cars. As it uses a more compact tool.
AI and Cybersecurity
Many techs are now doing artificial intelligence (AI). With this, techs become more important. Like image recognition, RPA, and more.
So, it is not a wonder that using AI with cybersecurity is now growing a trend. Thus, it brought a lot of changes. Especially being linked with machine learning.
Thus, it is helping develop security systems like:
- face discovery
- natural language processing
- automatic threat detection
Also, it can help foretell new charges. Then, it will notify admins of any data crime in real-time.
Mobile as the New Target
In 2019, there was a growth in malware charges for mobile banking. Making our phones a prime spot for hackers.
But that will grow more true this year. The rise of the pandemic also meant the start of work at home. Thus, we now use our mobile devices even extra.
So, more hackers will find it to be an easier spot. Also, it has a lot of precious data. Like our photos, financial transactions, emails, and more.
IoT with 5G: New Risks
New techs mean new dangers. As 5G is rolling out faster, devices are planning to be 5G-ready.
And more Internet of Things (IoT) devices are doing so. Thus, starting up a new time of connectivity.
But IoT devices using 5G networks are open to more vulnerabilities from:
- outside force
- unknown software bug
Why is this so? Because 5G is still fresh. So, we do not yet know its whole skills and weak joints.
State-Sponsored Cyber Warfare
Even until this year, there is no type of stoppage between nations wanting to up the other. So, they are seeing for ways to be better.
Thus, lands are and will be adding on cyberattacks. Western and eastern powers will join in stronger cyber warfare.
How will they do this? By causing noise during choices. For one, they can change results on electronic votings done. So that they can change the effects.
To do this, we can assume a lot of high-profile data violations. Then, more political and industrial codes will top the cybersecurity trend this year.
So, these are some of the trends that are rising and will last to grow this year. But there are a lot more other trends other than these. Can you think of some? What are your plans?


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Vail Resorts plans to change the way skiers and snowboarders rent gear at Breckenridge, Keystone resorts
My Epic Gear won’t fully launch until 2024-25 but a pilot program will be available next winter
Vail Resorts has plans to transform the way guests select and pick up rental gear with the creation of a unique program called My Epic Gear, revealing the concept in a news release on Monday.
Users will be able to select the gear they want to rent through an app and it will be delivered to them if they are staying at lodging within a resort area. If not, they will be able to pick it up and drop it off via slopeside valet service, eliminating the need to stand in line at a ski shop. They also will be able to change their gear selections throughout the season, such as choosing skis specifically designed for skiing powder on days when fresh powder is anticipated.
My Epic Gear won’t be fully available until the winter of 2024-25, but a “pilot season” next winter will make it an option for a “limited number” of Epic Pass holders at four of the company’s resorts, all in Colorado — Keystone, Breckenridge, Vail and Beaver Creek.
When the program is launched for 2024-25, users will pay a $50 up-front membership fee and $50 per day for their rentals. Details of the pilot program in Colorado next season, including what it will cost and how Epic Pass holders can participate, have yet to be announced.
“Having the right gear is essential to the experience of every skier and rider,” said Vail Resorts chief executive Kirsten Lynch in the news release. “The traditional model of gear ownership and gear rental has not changed in decades. My Epic Gear reimagines gear ownership and gear rental, whether guests want the certainty of their gear for the season or for the day, transforming the quality, service, convenience and cost of one of the most critical parts of the mountain experience.”
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Giant Food Stores is alerting customers about a voluntary recall of Velveeta Cheesy Skillet Singles, according to a news release.
Giant has followed a recall by Kraft Foods and removed the product -- Velveeta Cheesy Skillet Singles Ultimate Cheeseburger Mac -- from its shelves because of an undeclared allergen -- soy -- on the ingredient label, the news release states.
The produce it safe to consume for those who do not suffer from a soy allergy, the news release states.
The product that has been recalled is Velveeta Cheesy Skillet Singles Ultimate Cheeseburger Mac, 9 oz., UPC2100004329 with sell by dates of March 2, 2014 - October 23, 2014, the news release states.
Giant has not received any reports of illness to this date, the news release states.
Customers who have bought this item should return any unused portions and bring their receipt to Giant for a full refund, the news release states.
For more information, call Kraft Foods at 800- 396-5512. To reach Giant's Customer Service, call 1- 888-814-4268.


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What Reopening Business Means For Central Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis has outlined his step by step plan for getting businesses reopened- starting with restaurants and retail stores next week.
But what does reopening safely actually mean- and what about businesses that have to keep their doors closed for now?
Joining Intersection to discuss the shutdown's effect on business and what the post pandemic economy looks like are Dr. Dale Brill, Senior Vice President of Research and Community Development for the Orlando Economic Partnership.
And Latria Graham, president and CEO of Graham Leak Branding in Winter Park and a member of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida.


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WASHINGTON (July 15, 2021) – Yesterday in Maine, LD1503 became law -- legislation that will ban thousands of products that utilize PFAS technologies. Below is a statement that can be attributed to the American Chemistry Council.
“The American Chemistry Council (ACC) support strong, science based regulations that are protective of human health and the environment, and have a strong track record of working in a bipartisan fashion at the state and federal level to enact meaningful policies that protect consumers.
“Unfortunately, as written, this misguided law will eventually ban thousands of products that Maine families and businesses rely on without providing meaningful impact on public health. It will impact every major industry in Maine, including forest products, healthcare, textiles, electronics, and construction. In fact, it undermines effective product design, and in some cases, product safety and efficacy, including for applications that are important for public safety and public health. One critical and timely example is that this law could restrict critical materials that are essential to COVID testing, treatment, and vaccine distribution.
“This law will also adversely impact critical uses of PFAS that are important for Maine’s broader sustainability objectives, including support for alternative energy and greenhouse gas reduction efforts, which Governor Mills has championed during her time in office.
“PFAS are a diverse universe of chemistries that are essential to modern life. These chemistries provide products with strength, durability, stability, and resilience. These properties are critical to the reliable and safe function of a broad range of products that are important for industry and consumers. Importantly, all PFAS are not the same. Individual chemistries have their own unique properties, as well as environmental and health profiles. A one-size-fits-all approach to chemical regulation is neither scientifically accurate, nor appropriate. Furthermore, in the U.S., there is regulatory process explicitly established for new PFAS chemistries, under which new PFAS substances are subject to review under TSCA Section 5(e) orders before they are brought to market.
“It is our sincere hope that the legislature will realize the unintended consequences of this new law and work to fix the problems in the next legislative session. We are hopeful that since the Governor did not officially sign the bill, this could present an open door to make needed changes.”


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Fashion Week used to be focused on industry insiders getting a glimpse of the new collections ahead of the general public, but the month-long fashion fanfare is becoming increasingly consumer-facing. Burberry, which has been been live-streaming its shows since 2010, has now changed the format of its presentations, starting this September. It will merge the men's and women's collection into one show, with the pieces immediately available to buy in-store and online, straight off the runway. Other designers such as Tommy Hilfiger and Topshop are taking a similar course of action, making their collections immediately available to buy. So how do you get to see the best of what LFW has to offer?
Watch the live streams
In the office? Surreptitiously log on to harpersbazaar.co.uk to watch live streams of the key runway shows. If you'd rather head out and about, last year the British Fashion Council collaborated with Ocean Outdoor to set up 60 large screens across the UK for viewing the shows; we're hoping the same initiative will take place this year, but so far the BFC are tight-lipped. We'll keep you updated.
Join the bloggers and fashion students outside
You may not reach front row at the shows, but head to the Brewer Street carpark and join the crowd outside. Not only will you see some of the latest street-style looks, but a glimpse at the fashion editors, buyers and other industry insiders will give you some insight into the new season's trends.
Brewer Street, London W1.
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Head to London Fashion Weekend
If you miss out on the main event, you can still get an access-all-areas pass to London Fashion Weekend. From 22 to 25 September at the Saatchi Gallery, there will be a series of catwalk shows – including presentations by Preen by Thornton Bregazzi and Sibling – pop-up shops from more than 150 fashion brands, and a programme of talks offering access to some of the industry's leading figures. Tickets cost £20 for access to the shops and talks, £45 including a seat alongside the catwalk and £60 for additional access to a Q&A panel. To book, visit londonfashionweekend.co.uk.
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Marketers Agree: Gambling, eSports Are the Next Big Thing for the Americas
What: eSports and gaming are major topics of interest in sports business these days. One of the panels at Portada Miami focused on the business opportunities around eSports.
Why it matters: As companies get used to doing more business in Latin America, the potential for growth in these areas is tremendous.
While most of the sports business world is focused on the goings on around two of the business hottest topics in the United States, the growing gaming and eSports world and the world of legalized sports gambling, a key group of executives at Portada Miami last week pointed out that those in the space should probably be looking to the Latin American countries and community as a bold next step in business.
“While the United States is an obvious multibillion-dollar market depending on the ruling of the Supreme Court, we have spent a good amount of time educating Central and South American countries on legalization, and the growth there is also astronomical,” said Chris Dougan, Head of North American Communications at Genius Sports (@GeniusSports). “It’s also not just a growth area for traditional sports like soccer or even tennis, there is a great crossover into the legalized gambling of eSports properties, so we are very keen for engagement in multiple locations now.”
The future is also bright for brands that will look to combine their marketing dollars not just into traditional sports and eSports, but into multicultural adoption
The numbers and projections put forward in both sports gambling and in eSports engagement are staggering. Dougan mentioned a number of US $10 BILLION in illegal dollars that are wagered in the United States during a calendar year, while Ben Spoont (@benspoont), Founder of Team Misfits and head of eSports for the NBA’s Miami Heat (@MiamiHEAT) recounted the millions being spent on elite eSports franchises, as well as the massive online adoption that fans have and will continue to grow. And as connectivity improves and gaming companies get more used to doing business in Latin America, the market for adoption has been primed.
"In all of eSports, the fastest growing market is Latin America,” said Spoont. “The engagement for new fans is really off the charts, and working with the Heat in their investment on their Overwatch team will help that market grow in Florida and beyond."
The crossover between the two areas, eSports and gambling, presents an intriguing opportunity as well, and Dougan was quick to point out that like in traditional sports, making sure that the protection of data is tantamount for any business engagement.
“Consumers, no matter where they are, need to be assured that whatever games they are watching, and potentially betting on, are legitimate and there is no instance of impropriety,” he added. “That’s where Genius Sports comes in; being able to work with the leagues, with the game creators, to make sure that there are no issues and that everything is going on is happening in a fair and equitable digital environment.”
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Fair and equitable is what the gaming world continues to seek as it grows at a meteoric pace. Avid eSports communities have propped up in countries like Brazil, Argentina and Colombia, and the position that Spoont has helped the Heat as a brand build in eSports will be a boon for brand expansion as the market expands.
“The association, and the support of a global brand with the Heat has been a huge boost not just for our business, but for all of eSports,” he added. “It gives us the ability to talk to more people from a business perspective, and with South Florida being so multicultural, really puts is in a unique position for where we can grow in the future.”
The future is also bright for brands that will look to combine their marketing dollars not just into traditional sports and eSports, but into multicultural adoption that could be part of the mix as well. Spoont pointed to Geico as one brand that seems to have found the mix on all fronts, with more to follow. That sponsorship will also grow in value, Dougan added, as more casual fans get involved in activity in and around all sports through legalized sports gambling, be it with eSports or soccer or the NBA.
“The market is going to be very active across the Americas, it’s just a case of developing and engaging when the opportunity arises legally,” he added.
And according to both leaders, as well as moderator Adam White of Front Office Sports (@frntofficesport), that opportunity for one piece, eSports, is quickly coming into focus, while the other, legal sports gambling, isn’t that far off either.
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TransChicago Open House Provided Trucking Infoby Jake Tully - Published: 6/29/2017
Illinois-based TransChicago Truck Group, a supplier of commercial trucking parts and truck service offerings reported a summer Open House yesterday in Gary, Indiana for customers and industry partners.
In addition to opening its door to the public and allowing its service, sales and department to meet interested parties, TransChicago Truck Group also reports that its Parts warehouse is currently undergoing renovation that is expected to be completed in the following weeks.
Steve Flammersfeld, Vice President of Truck Sales at TransChicago Truck Group reported in a press release issued earlier today that the open house also served as an opportunity to dispense information about the trucking industry to attendees.
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"In addition to showing customers our progress and growth these first six months, we wanted to offer guests key industry information, to make spending their time with us worthwhile," Flammersfeld. "We held After Treatment System training seminars and gave our guests hands-on demonstrations."
TransChicago reports that Bob Dorrance, a company Truck Group Service Technician, led morning training seminars in the morning and afternoon sessions at the open house, discussing issues relating to truck maintenance, emissions, and other tech-related information.
According to the company, both of Dorrance’s information sessions saw healthy attendance numbers, and audience members reportedly praised the seminars for the information they offered.
Attendees at TransChicago’s Open House reportedly had the opportunity to enjoy lunch in an area with demonstrations and displays from the company’s partners and associated vendors.
TransChicago reports that its current relationship with partners such as Freightliner RunSmart Drivers, Alliance Truck Parts and Detroit Diesel, among others, contributed to the success of the open house.
"All in all, the day was a huge success with around 200 guests," said Flammersfeld in today’s press release. "TransChicago Truck Group will continue offering seminars at all three Chicagoland (sic) locations in Elmhurst and Shorewood, Illinois and Gary, Indiana, to provide timely information and training to our customers in all areas of the trucking industry.”


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France continues to bet on the bikes: the Ministry of Ecological Transition announced an increasing aid to purchase electric bicycles. So from now on, scrapping a polluting car means receiving up to 1,500 euros to buy an electric bicycle, or 1,000 euros if it is a cargo bike.
The French Ministry of Ecological Transition announced that it would reinforce the government aid to continue supporting "the growth of light commercial vehicles and bicycles" within the Climate and Resilience law.
At the moment, and according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition, "the government aid for the acquisition of low-polluting and low-emission vehicles is a success: more than 840,000 conversion bonuses and 330,000 ecological bonuses have already been distributed."
Concerning the bicycles, it is intended to promote its use "as an alternative to the individual vehicle, thus promoting the change towards sustainable mobility, particularly in urban and peri-urban areas." And, to achieve this, the so-called conversion premium aid has just been extended, which aims to encourage the purchase of electric bicycles or cargo bikes in exchange for the scrapping of polluting cars or old trucks. The maximum amount of this government aid will be 1,500 euros, which should not exceed 40% of the total cost of the e-bike. In the case of cargo bikes, the government aid is extended to individuals, local authorities, associations or professionals, and the amount remains at 1,000 euros.
Although some groups have criticized the measure as insufficient, in general, it has been well received in the local bicycle industry. As explained to the newspaper Le Parisien by the president of the French Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB): "thanks to these measures we not only eliminate polluting cars, but we also reduce, in general, the traffic of automobiles replacing them by bicycles ".
The fact that the aid, in principle, only goes to electric bikes and not to conventional bicycles has received criticism: "They would have to explain why an electric bicycle, with a disproportionate carbon footprint due to the use of a battery of lithium and multiple recharges, it is a great advance for the planet, "said Maxime Juriste on Twitter after the announcement. "The only real ecological energy is human energy ... the mechanical and conventional bicycle!"
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Welcome to our first Podcast! We have decided to do a Weekly Tech Podcast were we go over the reviews we have done for the week, tech news for the week and anything else that is going on in the current week.
A new website has been launched by NVIDIA called Made to Game. It teases an upcoming project that is said to be a brand new gaming platform. This new platform will be unveiled next week at an event in San Francisco.
It looks like NVIDIA is dominating the GPU market. According to the latest report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) in Q3 of 2014 NVIDIA secured 76% of the GPU market share leaving AMD with just 24%. Both Matrox and S3 are now out of the game with Matrox losing its small 0.10% market share to NVIDIA.
The GeForce GTX 970 memory allocation issue just does not seem to go away for NVIDIA. Earlier this week a class action lawsuit was filed against NVIDIA for deceptive business practices and misleading advertising dealing with the GTX 970. Now Jen-Hsun CEO of NVIDIA has made an official statement on the NVIDIA blog.
It looks like the GeForce GTX 970 memory allocation issue is not going to go away for NVIDIA. Owners of the card have put together all of the technical information and have filed a class-action lawsuit in a US Court (District Court for the Northern District of California). The lawsuit is titled, “Andrew Ostrowsky (and others in similar situation) vs. NVIDIA Corporation and GIGABYTE Global Business Corporation”. The lawsuit accuses the defendants of unfair, unlawful, and deceptive business practices, in three separate charges, and misleading advertising, demanding for Jury Trial.
NVIDIA has upset many mobile gamers by disabling overclocking on their mobile GPUs in the GTX 900M series in a recent driver update. Under pressure from any angry users NVIDIA plans to revert this change and bring overclocking back to mobile GPUs.
ASUS’s latest GeForce GTX 960 graphics card has been revealed and it is the mini version we all were hoping for. This card is of course built for compact mini-ITX motherboards. The card more or less looks identical to ASUS’s GTX 670 Mini and GTX 760 Mini graphics cards. The dual-slot card is only 17cm long and features an aluminum heatsink stack that is cooled by a “CoolTech” fan, which is a hybrid between a top-flow and lateral-flow fan.
NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 960 is here and it is really going to hit that sweet spot for gaming when it comes to the price / performance ratio. MSI of course have released a few different GTX 960 models (4 currently) and today we will be taking a look at their highest performance part the GTX 960 Gaming 2G. This card of course falls in MSI’s very popular gaming line and comes with a factory overclock bringing the core clock up to 1216 MHz and the boost clock up to 1279 MHz. The card also ships with MSI’s new Twin Frozr V cooling solution that has many new improvements that we will go over in detail. Being part of the Gaming Series this card uses MSI’s Military Class components and also comes with a great software suite. Will this be the GTX 960 for you? Read on as we find out!
Late last year we reported that AMD had cut ties with TSMC and would be manufacturing their GPU and APU products at Global Foundries. NVIDIA still uses TSMC to manufacture their chips, but recently they have moved to Samsung for 14 nm production. TSMC has just announced that they will not make any 20 nm GPUs at all, if anything 20 nm comes out of TSMC it will be low power ASICs.
It looks like many people are no satisfied with their GeForce GTX 970’s after the memory allocation controversy has been brought to light. Leading retailers have been reporting returns of perfectly functional GTX 970 cards with customers stating, “false advertising” as the reason for the return.
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The Edge Malaysia - Salary Trends in Asia (15 July 2019)
Here is some interesting data on salary-related matters gleaned from a survey by global recruitment firm Hays of over 3,000 employers, representing some six million employees, across five markets - Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Japan - in 4Q2018.
Empowering Community Programme : Towards Community-based Tourism
The Academy realises that it is necessary to upskill and reskill the local community, and reinforce lifelong learning to continually acquire new and emerging skills required by the industry. This would mould their mindset into ensuring they always give the best service to tourists, and at the same time equip them with the knowledge and skills to enable them to grab the economic opportunities existing in Langkawi.
Shifting the Local Hospitality Industry towards Islamic-Oriented Practices
Located in the middle of Kuah town, AHL is frequently visited by tourists from all over the world. In its fourth year of operation, AHL receives many international guests, mainly from Middle East, China, India and Europe, which makes up 60% of its overall guests and the rest are the locals. Although AHL is 100% Syariah-compliant, this does not deter the hotel from receiving approximately 30% of Non-Muslim guests from staying at the hotel. Another attractive feature of this hotel is the preparation of Muslim prayer set in the room for the Muslim guests. The set is inclusive of a holy Quran, Yassin and praying mat to help the Muslim guests to perform their prayers easily in the room.
The Edge Malaysia - Record Attendance at world's major theme parks (24 June 2019)
The theme entertainment industry marked a milestone last year as attendance at the attractions of the major operators exceeded half a billion visits for the first time in history, according to Theme Index and Museum Index 2018 - the definitive annual attendance study for the Themed Entertainment and museum industries published by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and the economics practice at AECOM.
The Edge Malaysia - The Future of Women at Work (17 June 2019)
Automation is transforming the way we work - offering new opportunities but distrupting the working lives of millions of men and women the world over. In a research by McKinsey Global Institute, it is found that as many as 160 million women will need to change occupations over the next decade as automated systems take over many tasks. In short, women face the new challenge of automation in addition to old challenges. What is the impact of automation on occupations for women around the world?
The Edge Malaysia - How Does Kuala Lumpur Stack Up in Terms of Quality of Life ? (10 June 2019)
Here's a peek at where Malaysia stands in terms of living standards and global prices compared with various countries and cities around the world. This is based on the 2019 edition of Deutsche Bank's Mapping the World's Prices. Compared with other cities around the world, how does Kuala Lumpur stack up in terms of consumer purchasing power, safety, housing affordability and commuting time? Check out the results here..
The Edge Malaysia - Online Shopping Habits of Malaysians (20 May 2019)
Although mobile commerce is booming globally, Malaysians still prefer to shop online using desktops. Only one out of three transactions last year was made with the use of a mobile device, according to Picodi.com. Here are some interesting figures on how Malaysians shop online, based on the global e-commerce platform's internal data last year.
The Edge Malaysia - Is Vietnam overtaking Malaysia (22 April 2019)
Vietnam has often been referred to as Asean's rising economic star and a key competitor for Malaysia to look out for. But has the socialist republic's economic numbers really overtaken the region's? The data below show how five oft-compared Asean economies have performed and changed in recent years.
The Edge Malaysia - The Future Is Here (8 April 2019)
The state of Things (IoT) has been buzzword for many industries for almost a decade. Its adoption has passed the tipping point where it has not been a question of whether or not to implemet it. How far have industries globally adopted IoT and what kind of benefits adopters have seen on their businesses?
The Edge Malaysia - Digital Around The World in 2019 (1 April 2019)
According to Digital 2019, a global digital yearbook, the big story in this year's data is the accelerating growth in internet users. More than 360 million people came online for the first time in 2018, at an average rate of more than a million new users each day.


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That other game’s schtick a huge success for Epic’s team title
Epic Games have been celebrating a lot recently, with good cause. Last Sunday saw an all-time record of 525,000 concurrent players on their team-based shooter Fortnite, whilst today brings the news that 10 million players are hitting the game’s recently released Battle Royale standalone mode.
That’s pretty impressive for a title to pick up so rapidly in just two weeks. The Battle Royale concept has already done wonders for the game that popularised it, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and it appears that adapting the idea has worked wonders for Epic Games.
It’s interesting to see a game, released with one concept, to then basically reinvent itself in order to pull in an audience. Let’s face it, Fortnite now has all of these players looking at the title specifically because it is no longer Fortnite, it’s Fortnite Battle Royale. 10 million players turn up in two weeks since the mode launched. The numbers do not lie. I wouldn’t be surprised if we start to see other fledgling or ailing shooters rip a page from this book.
Fortnite is currently in Early Access and launches on PC, PS4 and Xbox One in 2018.
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Belgian company Arseus buys software company in Brazil
Belgian medical equipment company Arseus purchased pharmaceutical software supplier Alternate Technologies. It also sold its dental distributors in France, according to a report published by Reuters.
Alternate Technologies is a company that supplies software for compounding of medicines. It presently has a customer base of over 3,500 pharmacies and doctors in Brazil. Its flagship products include a compounding software called FolrmulaCerta and a newly-launched online prescribing facility called Doctor-Rx, said the report.
The acquisition deal is expected to add more services to the software company's biggest business called Fagron. This business involves creation of medical ingredients for pharmacists in Brazil. Arseus also said the deal could make way for the launching of Alternate softwares in the US, the report stated.
The medical equipment company did not reveal the amount involved in the deal. But according to Alternate Technologies, the expected turnover for this year would be USD4.79 million, as reported by Reuters.


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Mission Produce, a leading supplier of fresh avocados, announced terms for its IPO on Tuesday.
The Oxnard, CA-based company plans to raise $150 million by offering 9.4 million shares (33% insider) at a price range of $15 to $17. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Mission Produce would command a fully diluted market value of $1.1 billion and an enterprise value of $1.2 billion.
Mission Produce is a world leader in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh avocados. It serves retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers in over 25 countries. The company owns over 10,000 acres in Peru, of which over 8,300 acres are currently producing primarily avocados. The remaining are greenfields that the company intends to plant and harvest over the next few years. The company has long-standing client relationships, with a majority of its top 10 customers in the FY19 having been customers for over 20 years.
Mission Produce was founded in 1983 and booked $887 million in sales for the 12 months ended July 31, 2020. It plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol AVO. BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and Citi are the joint bookrunners on the deal. It is expected to price on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
The article Leading avocado supplier Mission Produce sets terms for $150 million IPO originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital's web site renaissancecapital.com.
Investment Disclosure: The information and opinions expressed herein were prepared by Renaissance Capital's research analysts and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any security. Renaissance Capital's Renaissance IPO ETF (symbol: IPO), Renaissance International ETF (symbol: IPOS), or separately managed institutional accounts may have investments in securities of companies mentioned.
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As the pandemic grinds on, more SDG&E customers falling far behind on their bills
The utility reports a 22.5% increase since February for accounts more than 4 months past due
In yet another example of the negative economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of San Diego Gas & Electric customers who have fallen more than four months behind on paying their utility bills has jumped sharply since February.
According to SDG&E’s most recent figures, 158,803 residential customers in September were technically classified as 121 days or more past due on their payments. In February — the last month before the state instituted widespread pandemic restrictions and protocols — the number stood at 129,588. That’s an increase of 22.5 percent.
The word “technically” is used as caveat because SDG&E said about one-third of that figure includes customers who have solar energy systems, or Net Energy Metering (NEM).
NEM — customers generate their own energy and receive a financial credit on their electric bills for any surplus energy they feed back to SDG&E — have the option of paying their bills once a month or receiving their credit in the form of a “true-up” that is applied once a year. Those who opt for an annual “true-up” are counted among those whose bills are past due, even though the vast majority are not behind on their payments.
But since the percentage of NEM customers is believed to have remained relatively static throughout the pandemic, the jump between February and September is noteworthy.
“The data’s not surprising,” said Scott Crider, chief customer officer at SDG&E. “Job losses in San Diego have been quite extensive. Whether it’s food for rent or utilities, many of our customers are understandably struggling to pay their bills.”
Jason Zeller, senior attorney with the Utility Consumers’ Action Network, a San Diego-based consumer advocacy group, said the only other event in recent memory that impacted utility customers as much was the Great Recession in 2009.
“But what’s different about this situation is how rapidly and dramatically it came on,” Zeller said. “The other thing is, bills are higher now because rates have gone up (since 2009). Another thing that is probably contributing is that we had some really hot weather this summer and people’s air conditioning use was way up. So some people, particularly those living in the inland areas, are probably really struggling with high bills.”
The statistics have improved in recent months, though.
The number of customers more than four months behind on their bills has been trending down. After cresting at 174,197 in July, the figures dropped in August and September.
“I think you saw the peak in that late spring time frame and it has been slowly improving,” Crider said. “Now, as we start to look at the resurgence of COVID across the country, we’re really mindful that we still have a long ways to go.”
A possible explanation for fewer ratepayers falling behind in August and September may be due in part to a “climate credit” of $32.3 that all SDG&E customers received in each of those months.
Distributed each year, the California Climate Credit program applies to utility customers across the state and is funded by money raised by the cap and trade program that requires power plants, natural gas providers, and other large industries that emit greenhouse gases to buy carbon pollution permits.
In somewhat surprising news, the number of SDG&E customers who are one month, two months and three months in arrears was lower in September than it was before pandemic restrictions were put into place.
In February, 82,560 customers were 31 to 60 days behind on their bills. But in September, the number dropped to 60,505, a decline of 26.7 percent.
Customers 61 to 90 days and 91-120 days behind on their bills have also been moved downward in that time period, dropping 12.3 percent and 12.8 percent, respectively.
All told, 273,689 SDG&E residential customers — including NEM customers — are listed as being at least 30 days past due in paying their bills. That’s about 19.5 percent of SDG&E’s total of 1.4 million residential customers.
While the 22.5 percent increase in SDG&E customers more than four months behind is striking, it’s considerably lower than California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric. Comparing February to September, PG&E told the Union-Tribune it has seen a 51.7 percent increase (201,267 residential customers in February; 305,238 in September).
The percentage was much higher for the second-largest investor-owned utility, Southern California Edison. It logged a 112.2percent increase in the number of residential customers more than four months behind in their bills in September compared to February (179,883 to 84,756).
Regardless of the length of time, customers who are behind on payments have not had their power cut off.
Shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom instituted the first stay-at-home orders in March, SDG&E announced it was suspending all service disconnections due to non-payment, waived late payment fees for business customers and offered flexible payments for customers struggling to pay their monthly bills.
A month later, the California Public Utilities Commission ordered a moratorium on disconnections for residential customers and small businesses throughout the state. The order remains in place until April 16 of next year.
The commission in June also created an “Arrearage Management Payment” program that will go into effect after April 16. It will allow eligible customers who have past-due bills of $500 or more to eliminate their debts by making on-time payments for 12 months after that date.
SDG&E has also suspended sending out late notices.
“We understand that customers are struggling right now,” Crider said. “One thing that we always encourage our customers to do is to call us if they fall behind on their bills and we’re going to work with them.”
Zeller said SDG&E and the utilities commission “have a done a good job” thus far.
“The moratorium on disconnections is unprecedented, to my knowledge,” Zeller said. “That was done statewide but SDG&E was pretty quick to institute the measure. They’ve also done a pretty good job of letting people know about the different types of assistance programs available to customers.”
Enrollment in programs that offer discounts on power bills is up.
SDG&E reports the number of its customers signing up for the California Alternate Rates for Energy, or CARE, program and the Family Electric Rate Assistance Program, or FERA, programs has grown 11 percent since the beginning of this year.
CARE is available to customers whose total household income is at or below certain income limits, such as $52,400 for a family of four, and can reduce utility bills by as much as 30 percent. FERA is available to customers whose household income metrics slightly exceed those eligible for CARE.
The federal government also has an assistance program called the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP, that offers services including free energy efficiency upgrades and help paying utility bills for households in a crisis. SDG&E said LIHEAP has seen a 40 percent increase in payments from January through September of this year compared to 2019.
Broadly speaking, the pandemic has resulted in a decrease in electricity usage by commercial customers, largely due to the economic slowdown and millions of employees working from home. Conversely, residential consumption is up, which is leading to higher bills for some households.
Zeller thinks if the pandemic continues well into next year, the California Public Utilities Commission may consider extending the moratorium on disconnections. He also suggested the commission look into its recent decision to transition customers — including those with SDG&E — to “time-of-use” rates.
Under time of use, customers pay less during the hours when there are plenty of sources of energy feeding California’s electric grid. But customers pay a higher rate when demand on the grid is high, such as 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“If it’s 95 degrees out, you’re going to want the air conditioner on, even if you’re going to have to pay a lot of money,” Zeller said. “I think we need to examine how that rate is affecting people.”
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For Halloween this year, Fanta launched a campaign that's leveraging TikTok and putting out a costume challenge to Gen Z consumers. The Fanta Halloween campaign invites consumers to make bold choices inspired by the bold taste of the brand's soda. In one 15-second ad, a group of teens is shown at a Halloween party, where some deviate from the normal costumes with unconventional choices that inspire others to have a good time.
On the short-form video platform TikTok, users are encouraged to partake in the Cauldron Challenge from Fanta, where influencers will be encouraging their followers to share their imaginative costumes on the platform.
The campaign is running in Australia at the same time Fanta is introducing its new twist bottle.


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by Greg Klein | November 19, 2015
Electra Stone’s (TSXV:ELT) first jade sale marks an important milestone in building a vertically integrated business, the company announced November 19. Three customers in the People’s Republic of China bought a total of 1.8 tonnes of nephrite jade that was sourced in British Columbia and shipped to Shanghai in September.
“We are establishing a presence in Asia while providing an efficient, secure structure for the transport, storage and sale of nephrite jade from Canada into China,” said president/CEO John Costigan.
Earlier this month Electra announced plans to launch a subsidiary in Hong Kong to sell B.C. jade to the PRC. Longer-term plans involve selling finished jade products from China to the global market. That would have the company involved in every aspect of the trade, including exploration and extraction. Back in B.C., a summer field program confirmed jade on two of Electra’s six properties.
The company also quarries chalky geyserite, or aluminum silica, from its Vancouver Island operation for a cement manufacturer in Washington state.


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LAFAYETTE — The final piece in the puzzle known as the extreme makeover of South Boulder Road could be falling into place, as redevelopment plans take shape at the bowling alley-anchored Coal Creek Sports Center at the corner of one of Lafayette’s busiest intersections.
Last month, the city approved an economic development agreement with Armstrong Capital Development that will rebate the Centennial-based developer 50 percent of sales tax revenues generated by the project for a period of 10 years and will waive certain building permit fees. If Armstrong’s final plans meet with the city’s approval, shovels could be turning dirt on four new retail buildings at the 7-acre site by the beginning of the year.
With the possibility of a restaurant, an automotive center and a pair of multi-tenant retail buildings fronting the property, Lafayette Planning Director Philip Patterson said the project could rejuvenate an aging strip mall while giving a boost to nearby shopping centers that have recently undergone their own renaissance.
“With Waneka Marketplace being active again and with Jax taking Plaza Lafayette and turning it into a very successful shopping center, this is the last place on South Boulder Road — between South Public Road and U.S. 287 — that needs attention,” Patterson said Thursday. “It’s one of the early shopping centers in Lafayette. It needs some new energy. It’s at a prime corner; there’s no doubt about that.”
Jarrett Armstrong, a partner with Armstrong Capital Development, said the southeast corner of U.S. 287 and South Boulder Road serves as a “gateway” to Lafayette and, as such, presents a major opportunity for someone with the right vision to make a real statement there.
“We think it’s a great intersection that provides terrific visibility,” he said. “We will put that corner in a whole new light.”
Coal Creek Sports Center has certainly seen better days. While the bowling alley draws a steady business, the center is beset by empty storefronts, and its parking lot looked discouragingly empty Thursday afternoon. Rita Helgoth, marketing manager for the bowling alley, said she has league play every night of the week and youth league activities on Saturday mornings.
“We’ve got the biggest game in town,” Helgoth said.
But she said there’s no doubt that Coal Creek Sports Center, which would be re-christened as Lafayette Crossings under new ownership, could use some sprucing up.
“Anything they can do to dress it up and bring more people in, the better off we’ll be,” said Helgoth, as customers steadily rolled games behind her Thursday. “Dressing up something after a period of time is important.”
The bowling alley celebrates its 25th anniversary in November.
Armstrong said his firm hasn’t yet purchased the part of the site where the 55,000-square-foot shopping strip — with the bowling alley, a cell phone store, a massage parlor and a payday loan center — is situated and thus has no plans for it yet. But he said “all options are on the table” regarding the property, including maintaining the only bowling alley between Longmont and Broomfield.
First, Armstrong said he needs to finalize the purchase of 3 acres on the periphery of the site where the new buildings will go. That is expected to close at the end of the year. If all goes well, Armstrong said new construction could be completed by the end of 2014.
Lafayette Crossings would be the latest redevelopment initiative along South Boulder Road, which just a few years ago was littered with massive empty spaces and slowly dying stores and restaurants. The long-vacant Albertsons and Walmart buildings are now occupied by Flatirons Community Church, and Ace Hardware was replaced by Jax Mercantile.
The former Plaza Lafayette, half empty and looking worse for the wear earlier this year, now boasts more than half a dozen new businesses and a popular second Jax store as its anchor.
Patterson said the new shopping center would not only benefit from what has already come to pass on South Boulder Road, but itself could serve as a catalyst for the entire corridor going forward. It could also increase sales tax revenues from the site by 600 percent, according to city estimates.
“Having it be successful only breeds more success from the other shopping areas nearby,” he said.
Armstrong said Lafayette Crossings could be the icing on the cake of a makeover effort that has breathed new life into a part of town once left for dead.
“We think this is a linchpin in that effort that kind of ties it all together,” he said.


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A new piece of malware is targeting point-of-sale (POS) systems at retailers, hotel chains and other businesses worldwide.
According to Seculert, the malware—known as “Dexter”—has been used in hundreds of attacks during the past two to three months. The malware has hit systems in 40 different countries, with the largest percentage (42 percent) in North America and 19 percent in the United Kingdom.
“Instead of going through the trouble of infecting tens of thousands of consumer PCs or physically installing a skimmer, an attacker can achieve the same results by targeting just a few POS systems with specially crafted malware,” blogged Seculert CTO Aviv Raff. “Dexter is one example of such malware.”
Retailers and their POS systems are being targeted increasingly by attackers. In October, federal authorities announced they were investigating a massive fraud operation discovered at 63 Barnes & Noble stores across the United States where PIN pad devices were tampered with as part of a scheme to steal debit and credit card information. The investigation was launched after Barnes & Noble revealed that a PIN pad in each of the affected stores had been compromised. In response to the discovery, the chain discontinued use of all PIN pads in its nearly 700 stores nationwide.
It is not clear if the attacks on the Barnes & Noble stores are linked to Dexter, and Seculert did not name any of the businesses affected.
“How POS systems are targeted is yet to be known for sure, but by observing the administration panel of Dexter … Seculert was able to identify that over 30 percent of the targeted POS systems were using Windows Servers,” Raff blogged. “This is an unusual number for regular ‘Web-based social engineering’ or ‘drive-by download’ infection methods.”
According to Raff, the malware steals the process list from the infected machine while parsing memory dumps of specific POS software-related process in search of Track 1/Track 2 credit card data. The data will most likely be used by cyber-criminals to clone credit cards used on the targeted POS system, he said.
“POS systems are often the weak link in the chain and the choice of malware,” said Mark Bower, vice president at Voltage Security. “They should be isolated from other networks, but often are connected. And as a checkout is in constant use, they are less frequently patched and updated and thus vulnerable to all manner of malware compromise.”
This is why the PCI Council supports point-to-point encryption, he said, adding that for most merchants, the solution of dealing with risks of this kind is to encrypt payment card data before it gets to the POS or checkout. With Format-Preserving Encryption (FPE), mag-stripe data such as credit card numbers are all protected while retaining the track and primary account number structure and format, he said.
“If the POS is breached, the data will be useless to the attacker,” he said. “The trick is getting it right so that even though the data is protected and secure, it’s still compatible to the payment applications in the merchant’s systems and in the POS itself. That’s where Format-Preserving Encryption (FPE) comes in—the NIST-recognized FFX mode AES [Advanced Encryption Standard] in particular.
“The good news is that savvy merchants are already tackling this risk and giving the malware nothing to steal through solutions that also have a dramatic cost-reducing benefit to PCI compliance,” he added.


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Shoppers visiting a Wrexham store were soon in the pink thanks to the self-proclaimed King of Swing. As part of a Breakthrough Breast Cancer fund-raising campaign, M&S staff in Wrexham welcomed professional vocalist Alan Burton into the store to serenade shoppers.
Store Manager Carole Davies says Alan, who performed at the entrance to the store, helped raise a mountain of cash thanks to generous customers donating loose change into special pink buckets.
She said: “Alan was perfect and sang just the right sort of songs. As ever, our customers were really, really generous and, as a result, the two day event significantly boosted our fund-raising for the month-long Breakthrough Breast Cancer Campaign.
“As a store we have a number of events taking place all aimed at raising a significant amount of money for the charity. I think Alan was particularly well received and our customers and staff really enjoyed his music.”
Vocalist Alan Burton, of Wilmslow, Cheshire agreed to spend two days singing for cash donations at the M&S store through the charity Sing For Life.
He said “Basically, I spend a few days each month singing for charity at various locations. It’s not always for Breakthrough Breast Cancer but I have to say this is one of my favourite charities.”
Alan performed songs by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and even Michael Bublé over the two days he performed at Eagles Meadow.
Section Co-ordinator Wai Lam said “It’s not the sort of music I normally listen to but it has been good. It’s quite nice having someone sing mellow songs while you work and the event has gone down really well with our customers too.”
Customer Assistant Karen Large said “Many of the customers I have spoken to have really enjoyed listening to Alan perform. His songs have been perfectly suited to the store and our customers have been really generous. Like many of my colleagues I’m thrilled we are raising funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and I hope we raise a huge amount of money over the month-long campaign.”
Meanwhile, the nearby Debenhams department store is donating 50p from the sale of every bra in October. Breast Cancer Awareness Month has attracted the support of celebrities like Tess Daley, Donna Air, Sadie Frost and Lauren Goodger. The campaign is also being backed by Eagles Meadow manager Kevin Critchley who is hoping other stores will join in.
Kevin said “What we are trying to do is turn Eagles Meadow into Pink Meadow because that will hopefully make the whole population of Wrexham aware. It’s a very important campaign. Cancer is an illness that many people will recover from with the right treatment.
“Nowadays, with early enough diagnosis, people can be 100 per cent cured with treatment or surgery – or a combination of both. There are a huge number of women who work and shop at Eagles Meadow and unfortunately it’s absolutely certain that a proportion of them will have cancer in one form or another. So, we owe it to them to try and help and reduce the problems caused by cancer.
“Apart from treatment, the key thing is raising awareness. You always think it will never happen to you but of course it does. People sometimes know there is a problem and hope it will go away but it never does unless you do something about it. The more people are aware of the dangers the better. Everybody has a story about how their mother, grandmother or aunty has been affected – or somebody they know – has suffered from breast cancer. If we can stop one person suffering unnecessarily from breast cancer, it’s worth it.”


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Concerns over weaker global economic growth appeared to outweigh a pair of strong reports on the U.S. economy Tuesday, nudging stocks to a tiny loss.
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Home Depot may be the latest retailer to suffer a credit card data breach. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer told The Associated Press Tuesday that it is looking into “unusual activity” and that working with both banks and law enforcement.
U.S. manufacturing grew in August at the strongest pace in more than three years as factories cranked out more goods and new orders rose.
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is spending about $2.5 billion to buy Compuware and take the software developer private.
Halliburton says it has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a substantial portion of plaintiff claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
U.S. home prices rose in July but at a slower rate compared with earlier this year. The moderating price increases could help support sales.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc. is buying Harry & David for $142.5 million to help broaden the assortment of foods that its customers can choose as gifts.
Norwegian Cruise Line is sailing into the luxury sector, spending about $3 billion in cash and stock to acquire the high-end Prestige Cruises International.
Dollar General upped its bid for the rival Family Dollar chain and addressed an earlier roadblock, saying it will more than double the number of stores it would shed to tamp down the antitrust concerns of its takeover target. The newest bid is worth $9.1 billion.
A court has issued an injunction barring ridesharing service Uber from operating in Germany, the latest shot in a fight with the country’s taxi drivers.
The Hershey Co. is rolling out a new corporate logo that features a freshly stylized version of one of its most famous chocolate products.
Tesla Motors has five states bidding to attract a $5 billion factory that will make batteries for a new generation of electric cars.
United Way President Search: The board of trustees of the Lake Area United Way recently accepted the retirement notice of president and CEO Lou Martinez, according to a release from the organization. Martinez has been on staff at the Lake Area United Way since May …
JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s biggest bank by assets, is working with law enforcement officials to investigate a possible cyberattack, though the bank isn’t currently seeing any unusual fraud activity at the time.
Olive Garden’s parent company Darden Restaurants said it is postponing its annual meeting to give shareholders enough time to review its proxy materials.
After a bleak start to the year, the U.S. economy grew at a brisk annual rate of 4.2 percent in the April-June quarter, the government said Thursday, slightly faster than it had first estimated.


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Hershey wins case against copycat marijuana suppliers
Hershey has won a trademark lawsuit against two marijuana suppliers
Hershey has won a case against two marijuana companies after the confectionery giant claimed they sold products that infringed its trademarks.
In June, Hershey sued Colorado-based TinctureBelle and Seattle's Conscious Care Cooperative, claiming the businesses were selling edible marijuana products that mimicked Hershey's product names.
Hershey has since settled with both companies. Part of the agreement requires the companies to stop any further sales of the products and destroy remaining inventory and packaging.
In an email to just-food today (21 October), a spokesperson for Hershey said: "We are pleased to settle both cases and to see that both companies have acknowledged their unauthorised use of our iconic trademarks, including agreeing to not infringe on our trademarks again.
"This resolution sends a powerful message to other companies that we are diligent about protecting our valuable brand names and will take action when necessary to protect them".
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Kinect cracked and running on the PC
It has barely been out in the UK a day and already Kinect has been cracked and showed working with the PC.
In fact, there are now drivers available on open source that will allow adventurous Kinect owners to experiment with using the device with their PCs.
The NUI group are working on a Windows driver and SDK to explore the device's capabilities on the PC.
Meanwhile one European hacker, Hector Martin, managed to connect Kinect to his PC and take a video feed from it within three hours of release.
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- Tetsuya Nomura leaves Final Fantasy XV to concentrate of Kingdom Hearts III


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In some consumer markets, there are giants who dominate an industry for years, only to be thrown aside by newcomers. In the console gaming market, for example, Sega was in a two horse race with Nintendo for years, but, with the entries of Sony and Microsoft (News - Alert) into the space, Sega found itself losing ground and, eventually, pulling out of the console-manufacturing market altogether. This is just one cautionary tale among many that BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (News - Alert) can consider as they move forward in the smartphone space. RIM does not want to become Sega and, to try to remain relevant; the Canadian company is trying to build an early buzz for an upcoming release.
BlackBerry (News - Alert) was once king of the smartphone realm but, with the rise of the iPhone and the growing popularity of Android-based devices, the company has been losing market share in the US for quite a while. But at the end of this year, RIM is releasing its latest smartphone, the BlackBerry 10, fervently hoping it will be a smashing success. Now, to start the hype machine rolling as early as possible, the company plans to distribute 2,000 prototypes of the device at a company-sponsored event in Orlando.
Getting your hands on a new smartphone is pretty exciting. Of course, that excitement could dim a little when you realize the smartphone doesn’t actually make calls. Nor can it access wireless networks. To many, that would seem to take both the “smart” and the “phone” out of the smartphone.
It may seem like an odd move for the company to hand out a device that is so incomplete – it doesn’t even have the full version of the operating system, subbing in a stripped-down version of the user interface for these prototype models. But RIM hopes that reviewers will look beyond what is missing and focus on the features that are new and, hopefully, exciting, features that the company wishes to highlight.
First of all, there are design features. The new BlackBerry has a larger screen than the iPhone, 4.2-inches compared to 3.5-inches on the Apple (News - Alert) device. It also sports dual microphones, which the company says will make for better voice quality on calls – when the calling features become available, of course. Perhaps to keep in line with competitors, the device does not include a keyboard, which is typically a BlackBerry staple.
Another area where RIM hopes to compete with Apple and Android (News - Alert) is through innovative apps. BlackBerry devices have always trailed behind competitors in the variety and quality of available apps, and RIM hopes to coerce developers into creating more and better apps within the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. The prototype phones are loaded with few apps, though, so it remains to be seen if this will be the case when the fully-loaded devices are released to the public.
The impetus for the free prototypes is likely RIM’s experience with its PlayBook tablet. Sales of the device were tepid but, after giving away thousands of the devices, the company experienced an uptick in app development. RIM is clearly hoping to build positive buzz for the phone’s eventual release, perhaps hoping to achieve Apple-like mania, which often involves die-hard Apple zombies lining up for hours or days to secure the latest device.
Ultimately, the stripped down version of the phone won’t give anyone a clear picture as to the quality of the final product but, when you are the last dog in the sled race, your view rarely changes, so the company has to try something. As reviews start to pour in and we get closer and closer to the actual release, we’ll have a better idea if this new BlackBerry is sweet or if RIM will be tasting the bitter sweet of disappointment once again.


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The fight against counterfeits and the need for IP enforcement has increased dramatically in the Middle East during the past few years. Recently, counterfeit ARCANCIL cosmetic products appeared in the Jordanian and Iranian Markets. In this regards, we were asked by Laboratories Valdon to conduct a market search to ascertain the source of products and the main dealers in order to take suitable action.
Our investigations ascertained that the source of the fake ARCANCIL products in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and that they are exported and distributed in Jordan and Iran.
Laboratories in Valdon decided to take immediate action and, accordingly, we filed a criminal case against several main dealers in Jordan. A seizure order was obtained and successful police raids were carried out resulting in the confiscation of the said counterfeit good.
The significance of police raids is that it acts as a deterrent against any dealers of fake goods even if they were not included in such raids. The confiscated goods are now being held at the court’s custody pending the issuance of the criminal case decision.


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Pizza is an Italian delicacy, which is loved by people worldwide but when you tasted pizza for the first time, what would have been your reaction, you probably do not know that but a video of a kid on social media is going viral, which taste pizza the first time and now its reaction is going fiercely viral and so far the video of this video has received more than 11.9 million views and 1.1 million likes.
This viral video of Kid has been shared on Instagram on a page called ’emotional.babies’, in which it can be seen that a baby is sitting on a dining chair when his mother brings pizza to him. As soon as the baby takes a bite of pizza, his reaction is as if he has got to eat the most delicious thing in the world. Netizens are giving their different reactions after watching this video and are very fond of the reaction of this child. After chewing the bite, she tastes pizza for the first time and closes her eyes to relish the taste. The baby’s cute expressions make the mom laugh. Netizens could relate to the girl and said they know the feeling.


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Blackcircles Partners With RAC in Online Tyre Deal
Leading motoring organisation RAC has teamed up with Blackcircles.com to create RAC Tyres, an online tyre retail portal offering “hassle free online tyre service” to RAC’s seven million members and any visitors to the RAC website. Blackcircles.com will power the motoring organisation’s new tyre retail operation, RAC Tyres (accessible at both www.rac.co.uk and www.ractyres.co.uk). The service will enable visitors to order tyres through the website and have them fitted at any of the over 900 garages in the Blackcircles network.
Announcing the news, company representatives described the agreement as a “landmark deal” and pointed out that the move follows a period of sustained growth for Blackcircles.com. According to an interview with the Financial Times published in early April, company founder Mike Welch believes the recession could benefit Blackcircles as customers seek a lower cost tyre alternative.
Blackcircles.com has grown to a turnover of in excess of £10 million since it was launched in 2001. In the earlier report, FT quoted Welch as saying sales were as much as 80 per cent up year-on-year. While year-on-year sales growth is currently quoted at 60 per cent it remains nonetheless impressive.
Kwik-Fit has announced that it has been awarded the highly acclaimed Beacon status from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) for its further education training programmes.
The award was given following a successful Ofsted inspection in which the automotive repair company’s effectiveness, quality, leadership and management for its Train to Gain and Work-Based Learning programmes were graded outstanding.
Goodyear Dunlop has announced the appointment of new HiQ director Juergen Titz, the man who masterminded the successful Goodyear Dunlop ‘4Fleet Group GmbH’ fleet business division in Germany. Titz has also been responsible for leading Goodyear Dunlop Europe´s consumer fleet activities as well as its European Retail approaches. In total, he has 11 years experience within the Goodyear Dunlop group, and has been a key advisor in the growth of the HiQ franchise programme as part of his pan-European role. He will now move to the UK on a full-time basis with his wife and two children.
Mark Brickhill, Group managing director, stated, “Juergen’s experience of fleet management and retail development across Europe will play a key role in Goodyear Dunlop’s drive to grow our own HiQ National Franchise Programme in the UK [covered extensively on Tyrepress.com throughout 2008]. The continued growth of HiQ is a core element of our vision to build strong retail and servicing partnerships across the country”
TWG: 1H 2008 a Record Year for UK Tyre Wholesalers…
When the NTDA’s increasingly Influential Tyre Wholesalers’ Group (TWG) met for its annual lunch in November, the event brought with it news of import quality checks, an update on the current market situation and a polite request for not manufacturers to take advantage of the UK’s detached geographical position when it comes to pricing.
However, in his role as chairman, Ashley Croft began by giving the audience representing the majority of leading manufacturers and wholesalers an overview of how the economic climate is affecting tyre wholesale markets:
Scotland’s leading independent courier firm is equipping its delivery vans with winter weather Autosocks in a bid to cope with the treacherous winter road conditions in Aberdeenshire and the Highlands. Eagle Couriers has invested in the revolutionary new equipment and plans to use the tyre socks to ensure their drivers are as safe as possible on snow-covered or icy roads.
The company carries out many deliveries in the north of Scotland during the winter, and already uses safety equipment such as tyre chains, which they fit to their vans when they need to drive through heavy blizzards and snow drifts. However, by using the “tyre sock” technology, which was devised in Norway, they hope to improve their vehicles’ grip on the road when faced with less extreme weather conditions such as sleet and ice – which are less suitable for chains.
Trax JH Ltd has announced the appointment of Martin Blakey in the new role of international business development manager. Blakey’s appointment has been made in support of the company’s growth and export market development ambitions, which aim to propel Trax into a leading position in the field of European manufacturers of balance weights.
Tyre Chomping Cheetah Helps Itself to Backyard Snack
Akea is a cheetah with an appetite for things black, chewy and round….After sneaking out of Hamerton Zoo in Cambridgeshire, the six-foot long African feline headed for the home of the Taylor family, who live nearby. Upon arriving, Akea helped itself to a generous serving of bicycle tyres in their back garden.
The unexpected diner was discovered by nine-year-old Toby Taylor, who initially received a measure of scepticism from his mother. “I thought he was pulling my leg but he was white, shaking and shrill,” said mother Jules. “We peered out of the kitchen window and there it was, sitting bang in the middle of our lawn, looking at the house. Mother and son waited 20 anxious minutes, watching Akea gnawing on the tyres of Toby’s bike, until keepers dispatched from the zoo arrived.
The TAC-Scan, a kind of laser scanner designed to record and predict tyre wear, is being launched at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas. While it is not the first device that claims to be able measure tyre wear to minute levels of detail, what sets this invention apart is its handheld design and realistic price-tag (TAC-Scan will reportedly market at around £1000 in the UK). As a result, the new device is likely to appeal to fleets and high performance tyre dealers who want to demonstrate the effects of tyre wear to customers. TAC-Scan has been developed by Oxfordshire based company, RL Automotive in association with US based Tire Profiles Inc.
Stapleton’s (Tyre Services) Limited has agreed to buy 56 Central Tyre stores from Pirelli UK Limited. The deal, with a price-tag to be determined when the transfer of Central’s properties is completed, sees the tyre retailer and distributor expand its retail operation from 45 stores to a new total of 101 throughout the UK. The proposed transaction includes both retail and commercial tyre fitting outlets and the existing Central Tyre workforce is expected to transfer across to Stapleton’s upon completion of the sale. Initially Stapleton’s plans to concentrate on integrating the new stores into its network, meaning the company will be responsible for STS Tyre Pros, STS Tyre & Exhaust and now Central Tyre-branded outlets. It is not clear if and how this might change in the future.
Online tyre retailer Blackcircles has appointed Unipart Automotive as its preferred parts supplier. As part of the new partnership it will promote the Unipart brand and product range to its network enabling the garages to tap into better pricing on parts which can be passed on to customers. Revenue is reportedly up 40 per cent this year while visitors to its website are said to have increased by 55 per cent.
The partnership agreement also has benefits in terms of customer confidence, a key area for online businesses. Under the new deal, Unipart will conduct a 10-point quality check, on behalf of Blackcircles.com, for all garages within the network, which will provide a mark of excellence designed to create a new consumer confidence and encourage greater use of independent garages.
Mike Welch, managing director of Blackcircles.com, said: “In Unipart we are partnering with a proven and trusted name that will enable us to support our garage relationships across the UK at a crucial time for the industry. Block Exemption creates an excellent opportunity that will ultimately benefit consumers. We are confident that this new deal will increase consumer confidence and highlight the many benefits of using local independent garages to the general public whilst educating people about Block Exemption.”
Unipart Automotive marketing director, Wendy Williamson, commented: “By sourcing our service products, the garages can be more confident about the quality they are offering their customers. This will increase customer satisfaction, generating higher sales for the garages involved.”
According to the company, Blackcircles.com has developed the largest network of fitting outlets in the UK during the course of the last six years and is currently recruiting more garages to join its UK network.
Sadly, some garages are still patronising in their treatment of the ‘fairer sex’, and greeting female customers with a leer before steering them towards an expensive and unnecessary purchase is not always just an occurrence from back in the bad old days. Businesses where this sort of behaviour is considered acceptable, however, won’t be recommended by one particular new website. The site, foxychoice.com, has been launched with the aim of helping motorists do their garage buying homework for MOTs and car servicing, and in particular identifying the best female friendly garages and dealerships in the area. Answers to important everyday questions are answered within the site, and motorists looking for female friendly local garages can search to suit the work required then compare qualify features and facilities before making their final choice.
Staffordshire based TPCATS specialises in the manufacture of stainless steel manifolds, front pipes and catalytic converters to OE standards. Production to an OE standard of course ensures a high level of quality, and the company comments that its stainless steel products are far more efficient and reliable than ceramic alternatives, yet they are available at comparable prices. And as TPCATS has confidence that its products will not break, rattle or fail an emissions test, it is happy to offer a three-year warranty as standard on its constantly growing range. The result, says TPCATS, is fewer returns, less failures and less hassle for customers. TPCATS boasts a valid warranty claims rate of less than 1 per cent, far below the aftermarket standard of 4 per cent.
In recent years the online tyre market has swollen in size (as observed in other retailer sectors). Whilst the proportion of the total market controlled by this sector remains limited, the fact that the number of different e-tail platforms is continually proliferating means online sales could already account for as much as 3 per cent of the European replacement market. With this in mind, knowing more about how these businesses operate is of interest to everyone in the tyre trade.
The latest insight is that the average tyre offered for sale online costs consumers around £69.14, meaning the myth that ‘virtual’ margins are too thin to make business sense could be evaporating. However, the most commonly offered tyre online is characterised as a mid-range brand costing around £60. It seems making money online is all a question of business model.
Grouptyre has appointed Karl Naylor as Managing Director following the departure of Peter Harries, who has left to take up a key opportunity elsewhere within the tyre industry. During 14 months with Grouptyre, Harries has worked on processes designed to build upon the company’s leading role in the tyre wholesaling industry. In this period Grouptyre has enjoyed sales growth of over 15 per cent.
GiTi Tire is looking to increase its market presence in the truck tyre segment by implementing a TBR service network. The company has since 2006 built up a comprehensive truck and bus tyre product portfolio incorporating two premium quality brands – GT Radial and Primewell – both of which have been QS9000, ISO9001 and TS16949 accredited and are specifically designed and manufactured to meet the ever-changing demands of today’s European commercial vehicle operators. The entire TBR range is carefully selected to ensure the correct pattern is available for each application: regional, long haul, mixed service or municipal. In fact, such is the growth of the company’s sales presence in both TBR and PCR that two strategic business units have been formed to cope with the demand.


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – IBM is making another attempt to sell its IBM Watson Health business, according to a report from Axios.
“IBM has resurrected its sale process for IBM Watson Health, with hopes of fetching more than $1 billion,” Axios reports, citing “people familiar with the situation.”
The news site points out that IBM tried to sell Watson early last year with the help of Morgan Stanley.
“Sources say [Watson] continues to lose money,” Axios adds, noting that IBM has invested some $4 billion in the group with a number of acquisitions.
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“With more than 20 years of experience, Kevin has brought us unwavering technical savvy, strategic thinking and firm leadership,” said Bill Swislow, Cars.com’s Chief Information Officer. “As Cars.com looks to deliver the most innovative and efficient car shopping and selling experience for dealers and customers alike, Kevin was the clear choice to lead the charge.”
Steele joined Cars.com in late 2010 after consulting for the company for six months. Assuming responsibility for architecture, project management and vendor management within the IT organization, Steele quickly produced results that led to a broader role that included oversight of enterprise tools. Steele led the technology group’s broad restructuring efforts, designed to bring better products to market, faster.
“I am working with an extremely talented team,” said Steele. “Our technologies are a major part of what makes us an industry leader and we have an incredible opportunity to up our game and develop the most innovative products for car shopping and selling.”
Prior to Cars.com, Steele was the Director of Internet Marketing Technology at Allstate Insurance where he was responsible for the Allstate.com platform and consistently creating and delivering technical capabilities to enable business growth and customer value via the website.
Cars.com is an award-winning online destination for car shoppers that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay for a car. Cars.com offers thousands of new and used vehicle listings, consumer reviews, side-by-side comparison tools, photo galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools. Cars.com put millions of car buyers in control of their shopping process with the information they need to make confident buying decisions. Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned by leading media companies, including A.H. Belo (NYSE: AHC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).


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In 2019, 5G is moving from a technological concept to a commercial one, and Kirin chips have also appeared in many Huawei phones. Recently, Huawei reviewed the performance of 2019 Kirin chips.
In 2019, Kirin released a variety of chip products that continue to evolve 5G and AI technologies.
Driven by chips such as the Kirin 990 series and Baron 5000, Huawei Mate 30 series, Honor V30 series, Huawei nova 6 series, Huawei Mate X, Mate 20X 5G versions have all been listed on the market.
Kunpeng 920: The industry's highest performance ARM-based processor
Barron 5000: industry benchmark 5G multimode terminal chip
Kirin 810: the first mobile AI chip with Huawei self-developed DaVinci architecture
Ascend 910 & MindSpore: the most powerful AI processor and full-scene AI computing framework
Kirin 990 series: Huawei's latest generation of flagship mobile phone chips, the first 5G SoC Kirin 990 5G brings fast connection
Kirin A1: The world's first BT / BLE dual-mode 5.1 wearable chip
2019 is the first year of 5G commercialization. In just one year, 5G has entered every 5G mobile phone from a distant technology concept, which has gone through a lot of industrial tests and business verification.
Among them, Barron 5000, as the industry's benchmark 5G multimode chip, is the first to jointly carry out tests with important instrument and meter manufacturers and operators in the industry to comprehensively accelerate the development of the 5G industry.
Barron 5000 and Keysight demonstrate 3.3Gbps high-speed download
China Mobile successfully opened the 2.6GHz frequency band based on Baron 5000 chip and centralized SA architecture end-to-end 5G First Call
Rohde & Schwarz successfully debugs 5G NR mobile phone signaling test solution based on Baron 5000
Huawei and China Unicom complete the first 5G terminal chip based Baron 5000 business application verification
Anritsu successfully implements 5G SA and NSA signaling calls based on Baron 5000 chip
Barron 5000 joint industry activates GCF's world's first 5G terminal conformance certification
Anritsu takes the lead in completing 5G RF compliance testing in the industry based on Huawei Barron 5000
Huawei cooperates with Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. to complete end-to-end services and interoperability testing based on 3GPP R15 standard using Baron 5000 chip
Barron 5000 is the first to pass the China 5G enhanced technology R & D test terminal chip test organized by the IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group
Huawei and China Mobile jointly complete the world's first 2.6G NR 2CC CA test based on Barron 5000 chip
Barron 5000 takes the lead in passing air interface interoperability testing in China's 5G enhanced technology R & D test
Huawei Mate 20X equipped with Baron 5000 chip opens the world's first 5G VoNR (voice + video) call
Barron 5000 Receives 5G Enhanced Technology R & D Test Certificate from IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group
In 2019, Kirin chips won many industry-leading awards for their outstanding 5G, AI technology, and excellent comprehensive performance experience.
Kirin 980 wins TD-LTE Global Development Initiative (GTI) mobile technology innovation breakthrough award
Barron 5000 and Kirin 980 both won the authoritative award of the World Smart Mobile Terminal Industry Summit "Product Technology Progress Gold Award"
"China Telecom Terminal Insights Report (2018-2019)" released, Kirin 980 helps Huawei Mate 20 Pro to become the AI model with the best comprehensive communication capabilities and the most satisfied users for the price above 3500 yuan
"China Mobile 2019 Intelligent Hardware Quality Report (Phase 1)" was released, Barron 5000 won the first overall evaluation of 5G chip performance, Huawei Mate 20X equipped with Kirin 980+ Barron 5000 became the best 5G mobile phone
Kirin 980 and Kirin 810 win SAIL Excellence Awards
At IFA 2019, Kirin 990 5G won the "Best of IFA" awards from a number of overseas authoritative media such as Android Central and Newsweek
"China Telecom's 2019 Terminal Insights Report" was released, Kirin 990 5G won the first comprehensive AI capability, and Kirin 810 performed best in sub-flag chips
The authoritative consulting agency of the technology industry, Linley Group, released an analysis report and highly praised the Kirin 990 5G. It believes that this chip can fully win both the 5G and AI that symbolize the future, and its comprehensive strength is leading in the chip industry.
Kunpeng 920 won the Leading Scientific and Technological Achievement Award of the Sixth World Internet Conference
Kirin 990 5G Annual Best Terminal Solution Award awarded to 5G Terminal Innovation Summit 2019
"China Mobile 2019 Intelligent Hardware Quality Report" was released. Kirin 990 5G ranked first in 5G multi-antenna throughput performance, typical scenario power consumption performance, chip weak coverage performance test, and comprehensive performance test.
Titanium Media awarded Kirin 990 5G 2019 cutting-edge technology product award
"China Mobile 2019 Intelligent Hardware Quality Report (Second Phase)" award ceremony was held, Kirin 990 5G won the best 5G chip award, becoming the only 5G chip winner
Based on the continuous pursuit of superior user experience, from the perspective of the user, Kirin Chip faces the forthcoming future of 5G and AI technology. Kirin Chip will continue to rely on its outstanding 5G connection strength and AI wisdom to bring more mobile users faster and more Powerful 5G terminal experience.