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Nokia Lumia (Windows Phone 7) value proposition [Oct 26, 2011]
Note: The “affordable” Nokia Lumia 710 is the one produced by Compal (the 800 is by Nokia itself). Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 @ 1.4GHz is used in both models.
From being an enemy to being a partner [China Daily, Aug 4, 2011]
Paul Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Qualcomm Inc, said the biggest challenge for him since he took over the company in 2005 was to turn Qualcomm from an enemy disliked by many industry players to a popular and amiable partner.
The company, which was founded by his father, Irwin Jacobs, in the United States city of San Diego in 1985, had been known for providing support for a digital wireless technology named Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).
Unlike his father, who closely focused on CDMA technology, the son has a much broader vision and he strongly believes in the upcoming mobile Internet, in which cell phones are going to be the devices that everybody uses and connects to the Internet.
The idea has driven Jacobs junior to expand his father’s business into two major parts – mobile phone chipset production and patent licensing. The patent licensing includes CDMA technology and European-adopted technology Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA).
Jacobs said he has witnessed some critical changes in the past six years. Instead of being caught up in lawsuits concerning intellectual rights, which used to be a common occurrence, companies have begun to regard Qualcomm as a good partner.
“Partnership was the thing we were missing,” he said in an exclusive interview with China Daily. It was great that Qualcomm had been known for two things – innovation and execution– because the company would come up with new things and would deliver qualified chips on time.
However, many companies didn’t like Qualcomm because it imposed high intellectual property royalties on its products. “They felt like they were our hostages. They didn’t like us. They resented us,” Jacobs recalled.
So in the first all-hands meeting after the son took the helm in 2005, he got up and said: “We are going to be known for three things – innovation, execution, and partnership.”
The company seemed to benefit from the decision and win back partners. Qualcomm and Nokia Corp, the world’s biggest mobile phone maker by volume, had fought for years over intellectual property disputessince Jacobs started to act as CEO.
Now the two companies have settled the lawsuits and are working together in San Diego to develop Nokia’s first smart phone running on a Windows platform.
Nokia Corp’s chief executive officer, Stephen Elop, said Qualcomm would be “an important partner” as his company is about to enter the Windows phone era.
“But Nokia still has a general strategy that we would like to have multiple partners for critical components,” Elop said at the Nokia Connection 2011 event in Singapore in June.
Jacobs said he is “very excited about that opportunity”, as Nokia eventually paved the way to adopt Qualcomm’s chips. “Our relationships are good and I think they will be even better when the first batch of Nokia phones starts to come out.”
Currently, all nine Windows phone models in the world’s markets are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, said the company.
“Qualcomm has the lead position on Windows Phone and it will take its competitors time to get up to speed on that operating system,” Jon Erensen, research director of Gartner’s mobile handset and consumer electronic semiconductors, wrote in an email to China Daily.
Qualcomm also sees good partnerships growing in the Chinese market, as China contributed the biggest revenue share of 29 percent in the company’s 2010 fiscal year, surpassing South Korea.
In China, the most important strategic alliance for Qualcomm is China Telecom Corp Ltd, the smallest telecom carrier of the country. The operator took the 3G license in 2009and runs a CDMA network in China.
China’s CDMA industry chain has flourished since 2009. Wang Xiaochu, general manager of China Telecom Corp Ltd, said the toughest time for China’s CDMA terminal industry chain had passed, since the market volume grew to 41.9 million units in 2010 from 7.67 million mobile phones in 2008.
China Telecom expects to sell more than 60 million CDMA mobile phones in 2011 and, by mid-June, about 25 million units had already been shipped.
“China Telecom is really where the center of the CDMA universe is now. It used to be more North American focused. Now I think it’s much more about China and Asia,” Jacobs said.
Qualcomm could be one of the companies that benefits most from China’s booming CDMA industry, since the company dominates the world’s CDMA chip market.
Meanwhile, the company has also cooperated with China Unicom to help produce WCDMA handsets.
Qualcomm’s relationship with China Mobile Ltd, the world’s biggest telecom carrier with more than 600 million subscribers, was relatively weak in the past. China Mobile adopted GSM technology in the 2G era and home-grown TD-SCDMA technology in the 3G era. Qualcomm had few products supporting these standards.
But Jacobs said his company’s latest chips, such as dual-core MSM 8960, are about to support various international telecommunication standards, including TD-LTE technology, which China Mobile is actively promoting.
Since China is now the world’s biggest mobile phone production country and mobile phone market, Qualcomm would really like to build up its partnerships with Chinese carriers and mobile phone makers here, the CEO added.
Wang Yanhui, secretary-general of the China Mobile Phone Alliance, said Qualcomm had signed patent licensing agreements with more than 50 mainland handset manufacturers and is setting up a research and development team of roughly 1,000 people in Shanghai.
Domestic handset makers, such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp, are all in good relationships with Qualcomm. Jacobs expected these Chinese companies to achieve a similar success with South Korea companies such as LG Corp and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
Jacobs said it was very interesting in China that because China issued 3G licenses relatively later than other countries, Chinese mobile phone makers had built up an export market first.
“Then they come back to China’s 3G market with rich experience. That’s going to help them to achieve a greater success.”
In addition to providing high-end chips, which run at a fast speed and have rich functionality, Qualcomm also focuses on low-end mobile chips aimed for the mass market.
“We are driving the price down at that low endto get the mass market smart phone because we really believe that providing mobile broadband very widely to a lot of people is important, not just because of the good business for us, but because it also improves people’s lives,” he added.
Qualcomm’s move to further cut the low-end mobile phone chips could apply more pressure on some Taiwan-based chip makers, such as MediaTek Inc, but the hundreds of small- and medium-sized mobile phone manufacturers in China would benefit from the competition.
Qualcomm’s global annual revenue rose to $11 billion in fiscal year 2010 from $7.53 billion in 2006. The company shipped 207 million MSM chips in fiscal year 2006, and the figure increased to 399 million in fiscal year 2010.
The MOU confirms MII’s support of Qualcomm’s Framework Agreement with China Unicom dated January 28, 2000, pursuant to cooperation between China and Qualcomm in developing CDMA technologies. This MOU also supports the deployment in China of a nationwide network based on CDMA technology with continued migration to advanced CDMA technology supporting higher data rates. With over 70 million mobile communications subscribers, China has become the second-largest and fastest-growing mobile market in the world. Qualcomm’s MOU with MII has laid down the foundation of long-term cooperation between Qualcomm and China’s information industry.
Under the terms of the royalty-bearing license agreement, Qualcomm has granted Huawei a license under Qualcomm’s CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell cdmaOne™ and third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 1X/1xEV network equipment. The license grants Huawei the right to use Qualcomm’s patented technology and chipsets to make and sell cdmaOne and CDMA2000 1X equipment in China and worldwide.
… making a total of 17 domestic Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturers that are now licensed by Qualcomm. Under the terms of the worldwide royalty-bearing license agreements, Qualcomm has granted these Chinese manufacturers licenses under Qualcomm’s CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell cdmaOne™ and third-generation (3G) CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO subscriber unit and/or infrastructure equipment.
Previously, on 2 June 2008, Unicom announced that it had entered into a CDMA Business Framework Agreement with China Telecom. On that same day, Unicom announced that it planned to merge with China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited (“Netcom”) (HKSE: 0906, NYSE: CN).
The total consideration, payable in cash to Unicom by China Telecom, remains unchanged at RMB43.8 billion (approximately HK$50.1 billion [US$6.3B]) and Unicom expects to realise an estimated net gain before tax of approximately RMB37.6 billion (approximately HK$42.9 billion). The net proceeds from the disposal are expected to be used by Unicom for the expansion of its GSM network coverage, the improvement of GSM customer service and the enhancement of IT support systems and platforms for value-added services, in order to lay a solid foundation for the introduction of 3G services. The net proceeds will also fund the Unicom’s working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Upon completion of the Transaction, Unicom will focus on the operation of its GSM network and prepare for the introduction of 3G services. As of 30 June 2008, Unicom had 127.6 million GSM subscribers and 43.17 million CDMA subscribers. As part of the Transaction, 29.3% of Unicom’s employees will be transferred to China Telecom.
After that restructuring – however – Qualcomm had no China Telecom related press releases at all showing clearly that the company’s focus moved elsewhere on the China market (CDMA/EV-DO tech. manufacturing or other technologies), e.g. ZTE to Develop CDMA2000 Femtocells Based on Qualcomm System on Chip Solutions [March 23, 2010] or Qualcomm Now Demonstrating Products Based on LTE TDD Technology [Sept 8, 2010].
The Changes in the Nokia relationship
– Qualcomm Initiates Patent Infringement Proceedings in the UK against Nokia [May 24, 2006]
– Qualcomm Files Complaint Against Nokia with International Trade Commission [June 12, 2006]
– Nokia’s Announced Plan to Ramp Down its CDMA2000 R&D and Manufacturing Will Not Impede the Continued Growth of CDMA2000 [June 23, 2006]
– Qualcomm Responds to Nokia’s Latest Maneuver to Delay Judicial Determinations that Nokia’s GSM Handsets Infringe Qualcomm’s Patents [March 20, 2007]
– Qualcomm Files Additional GSM Patent Infringement Suits Against Nokia [April 3, 2007]
– Qualcomm Files Arbitration Demand Against Nokia to Resolve Dispute Over License Agreement [April 5, 2007]
– Nokia and Qualcomm Enter Into a New Agreement [July 23, 2008]
Companies Agree to Settle All Litigation
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced that they have entered into a new agreement covering various standards including GSM, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMAX, LTE and other technologies. The agreement will result in settlement of all litigation between the companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia of its complaint to the European Commission.
Under the terms of the new 15-year agreement, Nokia has been granted a license under all Qualcomm’s patents for use in Nokia mobile devices and Nokia Siemens Networks infrastructure equipment. Further, Nokia has agreed not to use any of its patents directly against Qualcomm, enabling Qualcomm to integrate Nokia’s technology into Qualcomm’s chipsets. The financial structure of the settlement includes an up-front payment and on-going royalties payable to Qualcomm. Nokia has agreed to assign ownership of a number of patents to Qualcomm, including patents declared as essential to WCDMA, GSM and OFDMA. The specific terms are confidential.
“We believe that this agreement is positive for the industry, enabling the market to benefit from innovation and new technologies,” said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia Corporation. “The positive financial impact of this agreement is within Nokia’s original expectations and fully reflects our leading intellectual property and market positions.”
“I’m very pleased that we have come to this important agreement,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm. “The terms of the new license agreement, including the financial and other value provided to Qualcomm, reflect our strong intellectual property position across many current and future generation technologies. This agreement paves the way for enhanced opportunities between the companies in a number of areas.”
Nokia and Qualcomm Plan to Develop Advanced Mobile Devices [Feb 19, 2009]
Nokia and Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced that the two companies are planning to work together to develop advanced UMTS mobile devices, initially for North America. The companies intend for the devices to be based on S60 software on Symbian OS, the world’s most used software for smartphones, and utilize Qualcomm’s advanced Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) MSM7xxx-series and MSM8xxx-series chipsets for cutting-edge processing performance and ubiquitous mobile broadband capabilities. The first mobile devices based on this collaboration would be expected to launch in mid-2010 and be compatible with the forthcoming Symbian Foundation platform.
“Nokia is very pleased to be in discussions with Qualcomm around designing mobile devices that can benefit from the high level of integration found on MSM chipsets,” said Kai Oistamo, executive vice president, Devices, Nokia. “We are eager to demonstrate to the industry the possibilities that exist when innovative and open software is combined with advanced hardware solutions.”
“Nokia and Qualcomm are leaders in advanced wireless technologies, and this new level of cooperation would bring exceptional leaps in mobile performance to people around the world,” said Steve Mollenkopf, executive vice president of Qualcomm and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “We are very excited about the possibility of the substantial synergies between S60 software and MSM chipsets.”
Qualcomm Innovation Center Joins the Symbian Foundation [Oct 29, 2009]
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC) and the Symbian Foundation today announced that QuIC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has joined the Symbian Foundation and has been appointed to the Symbian Foundation board of directors. QuIC will support the Symbian Foundation with active participation on the board of directors and each of the four councils that govern the development of the Symbian platform.
QuIC’s charter is to focus on optimizing open source software for use with Qualcomm technology. QuIC brings to the Symbian Foundation a wealth of knowledge and expertise in open source and, as a Symbian Foundation board member, QuIC is committed to working with its fellow board members for Symbian’s continued commercial success. QuIC joins wireless operators AT&T, Vodafone and NTT DOCOMO; silicon providers ST Microelectronics NV and Texas Instruments; and handset manufacturers Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Nokia on the Symbian Foundation board.
The Symbian platform comprises a complete, open source mobile operating system, user interfaces, middleware and key mobile applications used in more than 300 million smartphone devices worldwide. It includes the critical software elements a manufacturer or operator needs to build a mobile device. Symbian was built for mobile and enables mobile developers to use open SDKs to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all Symbian-based handsets.
“QuIC joining the Symbian Foundation and the Symbian Foundation board demonstrates our commitment to provide expertise and to optimize technology with the Symbian platform,” said Rob Chandhok, president of QuIC. “High-level operating systems offer the potential to unleash tremendous innovation and we are excited to help advance that process on the Symbian platform. Working as part of the Symbian Foundation, QuIC looks forward to participating in technology innovation in areas such as multi-core CPU support, Web browser and application enhancement, and CDMA and LTE support.”
“The Symbian Foundation welcomes QuIC, whose membership and board participation brings us significant wireless technology expertise and whose leadership will act as an important catalyst for the growth of the Symbian ecosystem,” said Lee Williams, executive director of the Symbian Foundation. “On behalf of the Symbian Foundation board, we look forward to collaboratively evolving and rapidly expanding the Symbian open source software platform with QuIC.”
Qualcomm, HP, HTC and Nokia Executives to Keynote at Uplinq 2011 [April 28, 2011]
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), the leading developer and innovator of 3G and next-generation wireless technologies, products and services, today announced the general session keynote speakers for the Uplinq® 2011 conference, hosted by Qualcomm on June 1-2 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. Speakers will include Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm, Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager, Palm Global Business Unit, Hewlett-Packard Company, Peter Chou, CEO of HTC and Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia.
Dr. Paul E. Jacobs will open the conference on June 1 with his keynote, “Mobile Computing: The Next Great Frontier,” which will focus on the continuing evolution of mobile and expanding opportunities for developers to take the mobile experience to new levels. In addition, Dr. Jacobs will share insights about how advances in mobile computing and other technology enablers are breaking down barriers for developers and empowering them to change the lives of people everywhere. HP’s Jon Rubinstein will follow Dr. Jacobs with a fireside chat on the opening day of Uplinq.
On June 2, the second day of Uplinq, HTC’s Peter Chou will give the opening keynote. Rounding out this lineup of wireless industry leaders will be Nokia’s Stephen Elop who will give the second keynote on Day Two of the conference.
Key message: transition from device-to-device battle to ecosystem-to-ecosystem battle
Uplinq 2011: Nokia Stephen Elop Keynote Highlights [June 17, 2011]
Stephen Elop’s keynote at Qualcomm’s Uplinq [June 10, 2011]
… There is an opportunity for a third and competitive ecosystem to emerge. …
It is not just the device, or the software on that device. These ecosystems that I described are so much more than what you are holding in your hand. Nokia will be contributing mapping, navigation and various location-based services… and you know what… all the manufacturers of Windows Phone will be taking advantage of that… I want HTC and Samsung to be successful with Windows Phone because our principal competitor is not each other, but Android. So we are contributing service elements for the benefit of everyone in the ecosystem.
Equally, Microsoft is contributing a number of services and capabilities… for example: Bing, AdCenter, Xbox, Office productivity experience, unified communications (voice, video etc.) You will have heard about the acquisition of Skype ten days ago, clearly that will be part of the Windows Phone ecosystem.
Parts of the ecosystem, as well, are the chipset and other hardware contributors. Which is why Qualcomm, ourselves, Microsoft, are all working together to deliver the best experiences for this ecosystem.
How do we take the ecosystem beyond the mobile experience? We believe that, fundamentally, we are just at the beginning of the mobile revolution. The mobile platform, with a variety of sensors and capabilities associated with a device, is giving opportunities to create entirely new and extended experiences that are only possible on that mobile device. So we are only at the beginning of mobility and have an opportunity to extend the ecosystem in different directions to make that even more compelling.
Of course, this ecosystem is not just about mobility and the smartphone, it is also about tablets, it’s about television sets, gaming platforms, automobiles and all the different places where people expect to have a fully connected digital experience.
And so we at Nokia definitely recognise the importance of delivering on this broader promise of the larger connected digital experience.
Perhaps the first and most notable of these today relates to tablets. So there’s a lot of activity and hype about tablets in the marketplace. But the market conditions are not yet optimised… Say there are 201 tablets being sold today, only one of them is being sold out a furious rate… and being very successful. The other 200 tablets… are not really landing with consumers. For Nokia, when I get asked about our tablets strategy, the first thing I say is that I don’t just want to be tablets number 202. Because, really, if we cant differentiate from that pack… then we’re not going to be successful. So as we look at it, we believe we have to do something that is fundamentally differentiated. And we have some options to do that, given our market penetration, our strengths in emerging markets… so watch this space, you will see some interesting things.
We do have the ability to reach out to very large numbers of well identified consumers. With our existing smartphone operating system we have, today, over 200 million registered users, 60 million of whom are active in our apps and store environment on a [rolling] thirty day basis. … Around the world we have tremendous reach. It is today that we are adding 140,000 new registered users [every day]… and they are downloading 5 million items a day [now 6 million]
Now part of the reason, in many parts of the world, that this has been attractive is because of the focus we have had on monetisation enablers. I mentioned earlier the operator billing relationships – we are able to measure the uplift for developers in areas where there is operating billing, compared to those where there is not. You get a three and half times uplift in the volume of money you can make when we have an operating billing relationship. The reason is simple… it is much easier for consumers to just click the button.
A lot of other things we are doing for developers: removing the registration fees to participate in Windows Phone development, all sorts of thing to make it easier to publish and distribute your application. We are also hoping you will recognise the extended opportunity, even beyond Windows Phone, to monetise your application on other platforms [Symbian, Series 40] that reach into China, India and Russia.
Nokia picks Qualcomm for Windows phone, seeks others [Reuters, May 20, 2011]
Nokia said on Friday it was negotiating with several chipset suppliers for its future Windows Phone models after deciding to use Qualcomm in its first smartphones using Microsoft’s software.
Nokia announced in February it would use Microsoft’s Windows Phone software in all of its smartphones.
Microsoft Windows Phone operating system (OS) is available only on Qualcomm’s chips, but the U.S. software giant has said it was expanding the supplier base.
“The first Nokias based on Windows Phone will have the Qualcomm chipset,” said a Nokia spokesman.
“Our aim is to build a vibrant ecosystem around Nokia and the Windows Phone OS and with that intent we are naturally continuing discussions with a number of chipset suppliers for our futureproduct portfolio,” he said.
He said one of the companies involved in the talks was ST-Ericsson.
Nokia To Use ST-Ericsson Chips For Windows Phone 8 Handsets [May 19, 2011]
In an interview at STMicroelectronics’ annual Analyst Day, [Carlo] Bozotti [the Chief Executive of the European semiconductor maker] told Forbes that ST-Ericsson will be one of two chip suppliers for Nokia’s upcoming Windows Phones.
The first ST-Ericsson chipset that will appear in a Nokia Windows Phone is the U8500, a sophisticated dual-core system-on-a-chip that has been favorably compared to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon line because it offers multiple wireless technologies like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a fast, built-in HSPA+ modem, all in a compact format. Some later Nokia Windows Phones – the company has previously said it is planning to release 12 Windows Phone devices over the course of 2012 – will run on future versions of the U8500, said Bozotti.
The 5-years long experience of close partnership with Microsoft
– Microsoft and Qualcomm to Revolutionize the Next Generation of Smartphones [May 4, 2006]
– Qualcomm’s Collaboration with Microsoft Reshapes the Smartphone Market [Oct 23, 2007]
– Qualcomm [Snapdragon] Powers Next-Generation Windows Phones [Windows Mobile 6.5] Launching Around the Globe [Oct, 2009]
– Qualcomm Becomes the First Chipset Company to Support Microsoft Windows® Phone 7 Series [Feb 15, 2010]
The Company is working with Microsoft and multiple device manufacturers on smartphones powered by its Snapdragon™ platforms and running Windows Phone 7 Series software, currently scheduled to begin launching in time for the 2010 holiday season. Snapdragon chipsets integrate high-performance, custom CPUs with 3G and powerful multimedia capabilities in a single chip.
The latest version of Windows Phone software, announced today, is distinguished by its smart design and delivery of truly integrated experiences. Combining the capabilities of Windows Phone 7 Series software and Qualcomm’s industry-leading chipset solutions will enable a new generation of devices that redefine the possibilities of mobile experiences.
“People’s lives are not a set of discrete tasks and their phones should not be either. Windows Phone 7 Series software offers a fresh approach that integrates the Web, applications and content and brings new services such as Zune and Xbox LIVE to the phone for the first time,” said Andy Lees, senior vice president, Microsoft. “We’ve worked closely with Qualcomm on Windows Phone 7 Series software and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets are an integral partof bringing to life the rich, integrated experiences on a Windows Phone in a way that conserves battery life and provides always-on connectivity.”
“Qualcomm has a long history of working closely with Microsoft on Windows Phone, and we are continuing this collaboration to support the launches this year of exciting new Windows Phone 7 Series devices based on our Snapdragon chipsets,” said Steve Mollenkopf, executive vice president of Qualcomm and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “We are very excited about the next generation of devices that will leverage the synergy of our highly integrated system on a chip solutions and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series software.”


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California and Asian Health Services report finding unsafe levels of toluene, a solvent linked to neurological, reproductive, and endocrine damage, and other chemicals, including one that has been banned by the FDA Air Max Ice Pack
Nail salon workers may be at heightened risk of health problems because they are exposed to the chemicals on a daily basis. However, Quach points out, the toxins are in the nail care products, which means that customers are exposed as well, albeit to a much lesser extent.
"This really explains why we have been hearing from salon workers about the health problems that they have," study researcher Thu Quach, PhD, MPH, says of the Vietnamese women who make up most of the salon workforce in California.
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In addition to the acute symptoms that salon workers suffer, Quach is concerned about potential long term health risks.
The research team recruited 80 workers, all of whom were Vietnamese women, at 20 different salons half of them in Oakland, Calif. to participate in the study. Each of them wore a monitor attached to a shirt or coat collar. Over the course of each shift, the monitor would measure concentrations of toluene, ethyl acetate, and isopropyl acetate.
The study is published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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In a surprise move Greece has been bought by venture capital firm Scorched, Earth and Profit for a pound. It’s the first time an entire country has been sold to be broken up and could prove the way forward for pointless nations such as Austria.
The move will leave millions of Greeks redundant and homeless. Each family will be offered either a donkey or a goat and given a week to vacate the premises. Most will have to apply to become Turkish or Romanian or even one of the Yugoslavian countries which keep changing their name. Eurostar have announced they will be running extra long trains to allow for the influx of illegal immigrants hiding underneath their carriages.
The Italians have expressed interest in the olive oil and cheese reserves which they plan to repackage for sale in overpriced delis up and down the UK. A conglomerate of American states hopes to buy up all the Greek history for export to the US as there is a definite shortage over there.
Some of the up and coming Eastern European countries are hoping to pick up the sandy beaches as a quick way into the holiday business. While Dubai is interested in the Greek islands which will be towed to the Gulf and resold to millionaires as holiday homes.
British car accessory chain Halfords have already signed a £5 million deal to take over the Greek wine industry which will be used to make screenwash fluid. Wine connoisseurs have welcomed the move.
And finally Spain will buy all the fishing boats which they will use to blockade UK waters while they plunder all our fish.


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Motorcycle owners gather in Goshen for vintage bike show
Sunday was a gorgeous day to go kickstands up and hit the road on the motorcycle and classic bike owners gathered in Goshen for a vintage bike show.
There were prizes and trophies in four categories of motorcycles, including American, Japanese, Britain, or competition stock. One of last year's winners says shows like these aren't just about showing off who has the loudest, fastest bike.
"It's sort of a reunion, a family environment. People that you've been acquainted with for years -- it's an opportunity to see them again," said Daniel Holmes.
The show was free, but some cash could get you vintage bike parts at the swap meet going on at the same time.


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Australia is a car-loving nation and when it comes to buying a new vehicle, most put a lot of thought, effort and money into their motoring choices.
Whether it’s a choice of the interior, the colour, or if it’s a manual or automatic – there’s a lot to consider before handing over the money. But did you know your age and personality can help determine what car you’ll go home with?
New research from Allianz Australia has revealed the relationship between personality types, demographics and the types of cars and features that people prefer. From wanting your car to make a statement and turn heads, to prioritising safety features and practicality, it’s clear that one’s personality and behaviour has a direct correlation to their unique car choices.
Peter O’Connor, Allianz’s behavioural insights advocate, said as consumers we tend to make purchases not only based on what we need, but also based on who we are and what we value.
“When purchasing a car, our research demonstrates that consumers with different personality traits choose cars in predictable ways,” he said. “Our car preferences match who we are, what we value, and how we wish to be viewed by others.”
So, what does the research say about older Aussies? With the days of driving around in sports cars no doubt behind you, it probably comes as no surprise that practicality and ease of use are the top priorities in vehicles for seniors.
In fact, those aged 55-plus were named as the leading age group that spend very little to maintain their vehicles and don’t really care about what the vehicle looks like. The research found that a whopping 90 per cent of 55 to 69-year-olds prefer automatic transmission over manual.
Older Aussies are also stricter on their passengers, with only 50 per cent allowing them to eat in the car, compared to 75 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds.
On the other hand, young, egocentric males prefer cars of luxury status and favour the colour red. They’re also more likely to take better care of their vehicles than neurotic types.
The study also found that conscientious and agreeable people have a slight preference for the colour silver, whereas technological features such as rear cameras are most important to parents who have an active social life who prefer SUV’s over station wagons.
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Five-door Suzuki Jimny ‘Long’ due in 2022 with turbo power, sub-$35,000 price – report
Reports out of Japan claim the five-door Jimny ‘Long’ will launch next year, with turbo mild-hybrid power and a mild price rise over today’s three-door.
The hotly-anticipated Suzuki Jimny five-door will arrive in 2022, according to new reports out of Japan, bringing more power and practicality to the popular baby off-roader.
Japan’s MOTA claims the five-door Jimny will wear the ‘Long’ moniker, with a debut slated for sometime in 2022 – intended to allow Suzuki's resources to be devoted to responding to booming new-car sales demand, and to solve ongoing global supply issues (including the semiconductor shortage).
The off-roader’s wheelbase will reportedly be stretched by around 300mm – as estimated from spy photos of a long-wheelbase three-door prototype spied in March – with "significantly increased" rear-seat legroom and boot space.
Answering calls for more power from enthusiasts and buyers alike, driving the Jimny Long is said to be a turbocharged petrol engine, assisted by a fuel-saving mild-hybrid electrical system.
Power, torque and fuel economy figures are not yet known, however MOTA claims the turbocharger will be added "to compensate for the weight increase" – though a safe estimate would peg outputs as approaching 110kW and 250Nm.
Visual differences between the three- and five-door models – aside from the aforementioned set of rear doors – are claimed to be minimal, though the latter is slated to gain a flagship "high-end specification reminiscent of the... Mercedes-Benz G-Class", with a unique grille (featuring a sole horizontal slat) and machined-face alloy wheels.
MOTA claims the five-door Jimny will be priced 300,000 yen (AU$3500) higher than an equivalent three-door model in Japan, which costs from 1,793,000 yen (AU$21,100) to 2,057,000 yen (AU$24,200) in its home market.
Applying that increase to Australia would suggest a local list price of around $32,700 with a manual transmission, or $34,500 with an automatic – though both figures remain estimates (before on-road costs), with Suzuki unlikely to release pricing until one or two months prior to the car's Australian launch.
The 2022 Suzuki Jimny Long five-door will be unveiled in Japan in 2022, according to MOTA.
Given the three-door Jimny launched locally around six months after its global unveiling, expect the five-door version to arrive Down Under by the end of 2022 – should the Japanese publication's information prove true.
While Suzuki Australia has yet to confirm the Jimny Long's existence – let alone an Australian launch – it has previously indicated interest in such a model, with local boss Michael Pachota telling Drive in early 2020: "Suzuki Australia does have its hand held high if there is ever a possibility of this variant in future."
In the meantime, orders continue to flow in for the Japanese brand's three-door off-roader faster than its factories can keep up, with lead times extending to 12 months – though internal restructuring measures, along with more production capacity opening up for Australia, promises to cut wait times to six to eight months.


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National Student Day celebrates social responsibility by students! Are you a student that volunteers as a Big Brother or Sister? Help at a homeless shelter? Then this day is for YOU!
On Oct. 9, campus stores across the US and Canada will hold in-store celebrations thanking their student customers for the good they do. Events will range from flash sales and free food to contests and live music.
Also an all-new student contest is coming this year. Look for details this summer, in the meantime snap & save pictures of your volunteer work!


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Info Edge (India) Ltd, the parent of jobs portal Naukri.com, has invested Rs 12.5 crore ($1.9 million) in Hyderabad-based International Educational Gateway Pvt. Ltd, an education services startup that operates under the Univariety brand.
The acquisition will help the company diversify its presence into a new line of business within the internet services industry, Info Edge said.
Incorporated in 2015, Univariety offers education counselling to students and related services to schools and colleges. It offers its services offline as well as through its own website and third-party portals. It posted revenue of Rs 4.4 crore for the year through March 2017.
Info Edge operates a slew of internet properties, including real estate portal 99acres.com, matrimonial website Jeevansathi and education services portal Shiksha. Besides, it holds stakes in several technology firms such as food-tech firm Zomato, coupons site Mydala, online insurance policy aggregator PolicyBazaar and e-learning firm Meritnation.
The company has been making follow-on investments in its other portfolio companies as well.
In November, Info Edge increased its stake in Delhi-based lifestyle products company Happily Unmarried Marketing Pvt. Ltd to 47.2%.
In September, it had increased its stake in Bengaluru-based online photography startup Canvera Digital Technologies Pvt. Ltd by investing Rs 8.6 crore.
In July, it had made a follow-on investment of Rs 8 crore in another portfolio firm, Green Leaves Consumer Services Pvt. Ltd, which runs beauty services marketplace BigStylist.
In the second quarter of 2017-18, Info Edge reported a 7% increase in operational revenue to Rs 225.2 crore. However, its net profit declined to Rs 78.6 crore from Rs 80 crore a year earlier.


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Average premiums lowest for seven years
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The average price paid for motor insurance in the first quarter of 2022 fell by five per cent to its lowest level in nearly seven years.
According to the Association of British Insurers Premium Tracker, the average price paid for comprehensive motor insurance was £416, the lowest average premium since the third quarter of 2015.
The fall follows the introduction in January of the Financial Conduct Authority new pricing rules, which ban insurers offering cheap prices to new customers to attract them and then raising premium prices for customers renewing policies.
The ABI found that the average premium paid for a new policy in the first quarter was £105 higher than for renewals. The average premium for new policies was £480, up £34, on the same quarter in 2021, while the average for renewed policies, at £375, fell by £55.
James Dalton, director of general insurance policy at the ABI, said: “Like other sectors, motor insurers face rising costs. While it is going to be extremely challenging for these to be absorbed, insurers are doing all they can to keep prices as competitive as possible as millions of household cope with the cost of living crisis.
“As the FCA has said, the impact of their reforms to pricing rules introduced on 1 January this year could lead to some consumers paying higher prices if they used to benefit from significant new business discounts. For some it could still pay to shop around for the policy that best meets their needs.”


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For decades, inventor George Carter watched as Americans wobbled down highways on low tires.
For over 10 years, an itch on his nose had been annoying Henry Evans.
Mulligan got the idea after creating a small robotic boat for his last company to help the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration monitor marine mammals.
The fastest human butchers can fully debone about 150 chickens per hour.
Do you have trouble pacing yourself while running?
I prefer to walk, and know a lot of other people who prefer to walk,’’ said Lee, an avid golfer who is chief executive and chief designer at Wakefield-based FTR Systems Inc., which this week launched the CaddyTrek – an electronic caddy built with robotic technology – at the PGA Expo in Las Vegas.
Joe Posner: “A month ago Marketplace told me they’re doing a weeklong special called “Robots Ate My Job”
Building a robot that can pick up random items with the dexterity of the human hand is surprisingly difficult and expensive.
They realized intersections will change not just because they’ll need to accommodate driverless cars, but because driverless cars will make intersections much more efficient.


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Three days after crypto exchange Coinbase opened its door in India, the company stopped the sale of cryptocurrencies here. This happened when Mobikwik pulled its payments support from all crypto exchanges, including Coinbase probing another major setback for India’s cryptocurrency landscape.
Currently, Coinbase has shut down all purchase options for crypto. However, users can still sell their holdings using the IMPS option as a payment method.
Notably, Mobikwik wallet, which had partnered with major crypto exchanges, has stopped supporting crypto trading. Further, only a few exchanges are currently allowing crypto trading using bank transfers.
Coinbase made an official launch in India in its maiden event on April 7, 2022.
On March 26, reports suggested that Coinbase has begun rolling out UPI and IMPS support for its users in India after Indian users noticed the addition of the two payment systems (UPI & IMPS) on Coinbase’s app.
Nasdaq-listed Coinbase started testing UPI payments a few weeks ago, indicating that it is working to broaden its product offerings in the country.
Notably, the day Coinbase launched the option to include UPI as a payment option, the National Payments Commission of India (NPCI) released a statement, noting that it was not aware of any crypto exchanges using UPI.
“With reference to some recent media reports around the purchase of Cryptocurrencies using UPI, National Payments Corporation of India would like to clarify that we are not aware of any crypto exchange using UPI,” NPCI said.
“Coinbase Ventures has already invested $150 Mn in home-grown Indian technology companies in the crypto and web3 space, and is constantly identifying new opportunities to help Indian founders scale,” Armstrong said in his company blog post on April 4, 2022.
Of course, these plans now are in limbo as Coinbase scrambles to look for its options.
In a statement, the crypto exchange clarified, “We are aware of the recent statement published by NPCI regarding the use of UPI by cryptocurrency exchanges. We are committed to working with NPCI and other relevant authorities to ensure we are aligned with local expectations and industry norms.”


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Dell has launched the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 laptop in India, months after unveiling the same earlier this year at CES 2019. Dell claims that the Latitude 7400 is the world’s smallest commercial 2-in-1 laptop and is now offering the notebook to enterprise customers in India for a starting price of Rs 1,35,000 (excluding GST).
The new Latitude 7400 2-in-1 is the world’s first PC to use a proximity sensor which is enabled by Intel’s Context Sensing Technology. The 2-in-1 device uses ExpressSign-in to detect user presence and thus wakes the system and immediately scans for facial recognition to log in with Windows Hello. Additionally, the machines come with ExpressConnect for Bette WiFi connections and ExpressCharge for faster battery recharging.
The Latitude 7400 comes with a 14-inch screen inside a 13-inch machined aluminium body that weighs in at 1.36 kgs. In terms of design, the laptop comes with a hairline brushed design, diamond-cut edges and magnesium alloy bottom cover. It’s also Dell’s first Latitude hardware to use recycled ocean plastics packaging.
There’s a gyroscope built on to the notebook which offers automatic detecting of the position of the laptop to switch it to tent, tablet or closed modes for longer battery. Dell says the Latitude 7400 will be able to last users to up to 24 hours on a single charge through the 78Whr battery. Dell ExpressCharge will be able to charge up the system to up to 80 percent in an hour. Connectivity options include Cat16 Gigabit LTE and WiFi.
Speaking about the latest product, Dell India Client Solutions Group Brand Director, Vivekanand Manjeri said “We are extremely excited about the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 and some of the exclusive ‘Express’ features that will help our enterprise customers experience productivity faster and without interruption. Building on our commitment to deliver thin and light products, this new 2-in-1 will be the smallest 14-inch commercial 2-in-1 with a smaller footprint. This has been made possible by an innovative new design with a drop hinge that allows for a narrow bezel on each of the four sides. This is one of the many unique features, and it maximizes the productive screen space. To deliver a device that is loved by today’s professionals, we have designed the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 keeping in mind everything that is needed in a dynamic work environment”.
Dell India Client Solutions Group Senior Director and GM, Indrajit Belgundi also commented saying “Today’s multi-generational employees want the latest technology at work; they not only desire a portable and productive device, but also look for one that is responsive and aesthetically designed. In Dell’s recent Gen Z survey, 91 percent of respondents said that technology would influence their job choice when looking across similar employment offers. At Dell, we are focused on delivering faster and smarter user experiences that get people productive more efficiently, and help them stay there, no matter where or how they work. Dell’s Latitude portfolio is a testimony to our commitment of offering the most secure, manageable and reliable products for the last 25 years”.
The Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 laptop will be available to enterprise users in India for a starting price of Rs 1,35,000 (excluding GST).


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Toyota saw its net profit almost double to JPY1.88 trillion (US$17.8bn) in the financial year to 31 March, boosted by the weakness of the yen which has fallen by almost 18% against the dollar since the start of last year.
The yen’s weakness boosted profits by nearly JPY900bn in the financial year to 31 March, the company said. But the profit was slightly lower than its February forecast of JPY1.9 trillion.
Operating profit in the year jumped 74% to a record JPY2.29 trillion and the highest figure since before the start of the financial crisis in 2008.
The company is predicting another record breaking year for the 12 months to March 2015 with an operating profit of JPY 2.3 trillion and revenues of JPY25.7 trillion, though it predicted a 2.4% fall in net profit for the period.
Toyota president Akio Toyoda told the company’s annual results conference that the improved performance came on the back of increased vehicle sales, mainly in Japan and North America, and group wide cost reduction activities.
Vehicle sales were 9,116,033 units, an increase of 245,369 units compared to the previous financial year.
In Japan, vehicle sales totalled 2,365,410 units, an increase of 86,614 units. Operating income from Japanese operations increased by JYP933.8bn to JPY1.51 trillion.
In North America, vehicle sales totalled 2,529,398 units, an increase of 60,594 units. Operating income increased by JPY104.1bn to JPY326bn, including a loss of JPY15.5bn due to valuation gains/losses from interest rate swaps.
In Europe, vehicle sales totalled 844,003 units, an increase of 44,918 units, while operating income increased by JPY31.7bn to JPY58.2bn.
In Asia, vehicle sales totalled 1,608,355 units, a decrease of 75,223 units, while operating income increased by JPY19.6bn to JPY395.7bn.
In other regions, which including Central and South America, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East), vehicle sales totalled 1,768,867 units, an increase of 128,466 units, while operating income decreased by JPY91.1bn to JPY42.5bn.


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There will be an estimated 12.1 million digital-only bank account holders in the UK at the end of 2020, and they're posed to number 19.5 million by 2024—or 36.1% of the population.
Our technology makes it possible, easily and safely. And if you want to speak with us, we’re always just a phone call away. JP Morgan to launch digital bank in UK Monday 23 November 2020 14:19 CET | News. The company secured regulatory approval to launch its UK digital banking venue in the UK. If the digital bank is linked to a branch network through its parent company, then branch access can not be celebrated as a main selling point (e.g., Capital One 360). After all, one of the fundamental strategies of a digital bank is to reduce costs by eliminating the brick-and-mortar channel. Israel's new digital bank set to shake up the banking sector Interested parties can join the bank's waiting list on its website www.digibank.co.il. JP Morgan is understood to be launching a range of savings and loan products under its Chase brand in the UK over the next few months, Sky News reports.
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What: SodaStream International (SODA) were bubbling higher today, jumping 24% on an impressive first-quarter earnings report.
So what: The at-home soda-machine maker's results seemed to indicate that its business was finally stabilizing after several quarters of decline. The company has been focused on rebranding itself as a sparkling-water company, rather than just soda, and the new strategy appears to be gaining traction.
SodaStream blew past analyst estimates, posting a per-share profit of $0.29, more than double the consensus at $0.11, while revenue ticked up 10.4% to $100.9 million, crushing expectations at $89 million. CEO Daniel Birnbaum said the results demonstrate that "The growth plan is starting to take hold." He noted that sales in Europe were particularly strong as revenue increased by 15% in Western Europe, the company's biggest region. The new manufacturing facility in Lehavim also contributed to increased efficiency and operating performance.
Now what: In another important indicator of growth, sales grew in all three of SodaStream's selling categories-starter kits, flavors, and CO2 refills. In recent quarters, flavors and starter kits had been on a the decline. While growth across those categories was modest, it does show that the company is attracting new customers via starter kit sales, and that its sparkling water rebranding is delivering results through increased sales of the two types of consumables. The rebound in flavors seems to indicate that consumers are opting for flavored water and soda, and not just plain sparkling water.
SodaStream did not provide guidance, and the company has been a difficult one for analysts to forecast, but the strong results should pave the way for promising year. With operating income jumping nearly six times from the quarter a year ago, I'd expect analysts to soon bump up their full-year estimates, which could provide another boost for the stock.


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Online app retailer launches a real-world store
Now that virtually all the bricks-and-mortar retail world has established at least some sort of presence online, it’s become increasingly common to see the flip side of that phenomenon occurring. Case in point: Openspace, an online marketplace for mobile apps, recently launched what may well be the world’s first physical app store.
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The idea of staycations became popular during the recession when cash-strapped families opted for cheaper holidays on home soil rather than venture abroad.
But it seems the lure of better weather overseas is beginning to win over the most hard-pressed households as latest figures suggest a sharp rise in the number of Britons travelling abroad for their annual holiday this year.
The number of Britons traveling abroad during the first three months of this year jumped 4 per cent to 13.5 million, according to the Office for National Statistics.
A survey of more than 6,000 travellers by TripAdvisor showed just 38 per cent planning a stay-at-home holiday in 2011, compared with 45 per cent last year.
Emma O'Boyle, a spokesman for TripAdvisor, said: “This year looks more positive for both travellers and the travel industry. Britons intend to travel more often and will spend more money doing so, but will still proceed with caution. Despite lingering economic fears, we are seeing a trend towards travellers making savvier holiday choices, such a selecting destinations based on a favourable exchange rate or travelling in shoulder season, rather than sacrificing a holiday altogether.”
She added: “We won’t see the end of the staycation altogether though - British travellers are still enjoying shorts breaks in the UK, but unlike in recent years, for many this will be in addition to, rather than instead of, a foreign holiday.”


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A new cryptocurrency accounting and audit company named Verady, is working on a partnership with a CPA-led business that is nationally recognized named Aprio. The company Aprio is based out of Georgia.
Jagruti Solanki, the Assurance Senior Manager at Aprio stated that “with the assistance of the Very Team and the VeraNet platform, we were able to efficiently complete our financial statement audits, including a complete reconciliation of the bitcoin transactions and bitcoin assets held by our customer. Through our partnership with Verady we will now be able to provide a wide array of financial assurance services to companies and their third-party intermediaries that use cryptocurrencies or the blockchain in their everyday business.”
With the understanding of blockchain, the company has helped to align their principles with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) which is one of the necessary additions for adoption on the various cryptocurrency platforms. The founders of the company have been working on becoming the leaders in the industry and intend to keep that notion going.
Nathan Eppinger, the CTO of Verady stated that “the idea for VeraNet was developed four years ago as an audit solution to verify bitcoin asset control, transaction volumes, and historical balances. With cryptocurrency not having widespread adoption yet and a market cap of under one billion, the timing wasn’t quite right then.”
The market capitalization of Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies associated with blockchain technology have surpassed a staggering number of over $175 billion. According to Kell Canty, the CEO of VeraNet, “the growth of allc cryptocurrency has been very exciting to see this past year, but the use of cryptocurrency comes with challenges. We created Verady to assist companies with the challenge of financial accountability associated with the use of blockchain assets.”


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Hamilton & Waikato Tourism is responsible for marketing the region to domestic and international visitors who now pour $1.57 billion annually into Hamilton city and the wider region.
Up until now, unlike Northland, Queenstown, Bay of Plenty and Auckland, the Waikato has lacked a single, strong consumer brand identity to help attract visitors. This was identified as a key weakness in the regional tourism plan adopted in 2016, and developing a consumer brand was prioritised as one of five 'game-changing' projects for the visitor economy.
Hamilton & Waikato Tourism (HWT) chief executive Jason Dawson says the Mighty Waikato brand was developed in partnership with local tourism operators who helped fund the work privately alongside HWT, Te Waka and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. All up, including research, stakeholder consultation and development, the two-year project cost $60,000.
Initial work was done by Principals, which also developed the Waikato Story, with implementation and roll-out the responsibility of Hamilton agency, King St.
Dawson says Mighty Waikato was 'soft-launched' to operators six weeks ago and was already in use, including at Hamilton Airport. It reflects a strong, passionate region with a powerful history and natural beauty, he says.
'Early feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Our city and region needed something unique to differentiate our offering from other parts of New Zealand. We’ve got a strong story to tell and the industry wants to tell it – this gives us the platform to do that and do it well.'
Dawson is backed by Tourism New Zealand chief executive Stephen England-Hall and Tourism Bay of Plenty chief executive Kristin Dunne.
'Developing a strong consumer brand is really important and needs to be done well to resonate with both domestic and international visitors,' says England-Hall.
'Regional differentiation is key to our national visitor strategy and ensures visitors understand the unique aspects of a destination. The Waikato region has a huge amount to offer and the new regional visitor brand will really help to showcase this.'
Dunne agrees a defined visitor brand is important.
'Each region has something different to offer and a clear unified story helps to showcase a region’s unique proposition to potential visitors.'
Waikato’s economic development agency (Te Waka) supports economic plans that focus on building regional and local identity and chair Dallas Fisher says Te Waka supported the brand.
Hamilton mayor Andrew King says Hamilton remains the 'capital of the region so this will be great for our city.' Hamilton Central Business Association general manager Vanessa Williams also gives it the thumbs-up.
'As a major hub for accommodation, retail, hospitality and events, Hamilton, and our CBD, is always going to be a winner from any enhanced visitor promotions and increased visitor numbers so we're very happy.'


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WeTHRIVE, a Virtual Executive Development Program for Women-Owned Businesses
Leigh Spencer of Alabama Sawyer has been selected by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) to join a national cohort of women-owned businesses in the WeTHRIVE program. WBENC is the nation’s largest certifier of women-owned businesses and a leading advocate for women business owners.
WeTHRIVE is a virtual executive development program tailored to help Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) survive the uncertainty of today and grow and thrive for the future.
“WBENC is committed to helping women-owned businesses not only survive through the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic challenges, but also grow and thrive well into the future,” says Pamela Prince-Eason, WBENC President & CEO. “Our WeTHRIVE program does just that, meeting women leaders where they are and helping them position their companies for future success in a truly interactive and innovative virtual delivery model.”
WBENC launched WeTHRIVE in the summer of 2020 to support WBEs through the uncertainty and unprecedented economic challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The feedback from the first 2 cohorts and nearly 400+ WBEs who have participated has been so overwhelmingly positive, we are excited to host WeTHRIVE Summer 2021 July 27 through September 23, 2021.
All participants are assigned one of three course tracks (Survive, Grow, or Thrive) based on a personal and business assessment completed during the application process. The program offers virtual live learning sessions across five disciplines, including Leadership & Communications, Financial Management, Business Strategy, Operations & Human Resources, and Marketing & Sales, as well as interactive and engaging peer groups discussions.
To learn more about WeTHRIVE, visit www.wbenc.org/wethrive


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Cell phones are, essentially, two-way radios that emit low levels of radiofrequency (RF) energy both during stand-by mode and when you're using them. Scientists have found that exposure to RF over a prolonged period of time (22 hours a day in animal experimentation) can cause adverse health effects by heating up body tissue. As for humans? According to the FDA, "The available scientific evidence does not show any definitive health problems associated with using a cell phone." Then again, the FDA website also points out there's no proof that wireless phones are absolutely safe, either.
Bottom line: The jury's leaning heavily toward feeling safe, but it's still out. Our educated guess? Talk on.
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In line with its commitment to provide products that enhance Sri Lankan consumers’ lives with Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Nestlé has launched ‘NesprayFortiGrow’, a Hi-Calcium milk drink designed to support the nutritional needs of school-aged children.
‘NesprayFortiGrow’ is developed with the support of scientists at the Nestlé Research Center, which is the largest R&D network of any food company in the world. Made with the goodness of high quality Sri Lankan fresh milk collected from close to 20,000 farmers across the country, ‘NesprayFortiGrow’ offers a delicious vanilla tasteand is enriched with calcium and other essentialnutrients like iron, protein, B-vitamins, zinc, andvitamins A, C and D.
“Using our global expertise in child nutrition and the most stringent quality control procedures, we’re pleased to introduce ‘NesprayFortiGrow’ to the Sri Lankan market,” says Ruwan Welikala, Assistant Vice President – Dairy for Nestlé. “It is a nutritionally enhanced milk drink, tailor-made to address the nutritional requirements of school-going children. We are proud to offer Sri Lankan mums a milk product rich in nutrients that supports the needs of children, continuing Nespray’s legacy of nourishment and goodness.”
”Nespray is a brand that has been trusted from generation to generation and has a strong brand equity amongst mothers in Sri Lanka. We believe that ‘NesprayFortiGro’w provides a solution for Sri Lankan mothers seeking to find a product that supports the nutritional needs of their school going children,” said Shivani Hegde, Managing Director for Nestlé.


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In Zero emission vehicles, published today, MPs on the Transport Committee deliver a set of recommendations to Government to boost the production and purchase of electric vehicles as the net zero deadline approaches.
Questions remain on whether the Government’s current plans are enough to deliver the public charging infrastructure needed across all regions of the UK and whether it will benefit everyone, says the report.
Accessible and reliable charging infrastructure must be available by 2030 but drivers who live in rural or remote areas or who don’t have off-street parking risk being left behind.
Unless charging habits change, or the National Grid is strengthened, concerns exist that the charging needs from millions of new electric vehicles will cause blackouts to parts of the country.
The Government must:
- Work with the National Grid to map national coverage to eradicate ‘not-spot’ areas and identify locations where the Grid will not cope with additional usage
- Make public charge provision a requirement of local development and provide funding for local planning and transport bodies to hire staff with a mandate to deliver charging infrastructure
- Protect the consumer from excessive charges and multiple accounts when charging in public
- Address the discrepancy between the 5% VAT incurred for home charging and 20% VAT for on-street
- Insist that industry uses price to change consumer charging behaviour to a ‘little but often’ approach and at times when the National Grid can meet total demand
- Boost the manufacturing and sales of new electric vehicles by requiring those who sell the fewest electric vehicles to buy credits from those who produce the most; such credit to then be used to reduce the purchase price of electric vehicles (the ‘ZEV Mandate’).
With charging at home substantially cheaper than on-street charging, pricing must be fair for people who charge their electric vehicles in public spaces. The Committee welcomes the Government’s commitment to regulate interoperability between charge points and pricing transparency for public charge points later this year. However, mandating industry to use pricing to move consumer behaviour towards a ‘little and often’ refuelling habit will also help.
Government must also introduce a zero emission vehicle mandate as a matter of priority if it is to hit its target of 100% new zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035. A ZEV mandate would incentivise car manufacturers to steadily increase sales of zero emission vehicles towards the 2030 target for all new vehicles to have ‘significant zero emission capability’. This would bring ZEV vehicles within reach of more consumers encouraged by cost-effective ways to support purchases compared to taxpayer-funded incentives. A stronger marketplace generated by an increased vehicle supply from global manufacturers to the UK market would also bring down costs.
Chair of the Transport Committee, Huw Merriman MP said: “As car usage returns to pre-pandemic levels, we must keep our sights locked on the target: all new cars and vans should be electric by 2035 at the latest. To help consumers see their route to a zero emission world, choosing to run an electric vehicle must be as seamless as possible. Today we offer a set of recommendations to help Government hit the accelerator on its ambition.
“Putting guarantees in place on infrastructure is crucial but one report after another flags concerns to Government about the provision of electric car charging infrastructure. Let ours be the last: it’s time that ministers set out the route map to delivering a network of services for everyone across the UK.
“The Government’s inclusion of a ZEV mandate in a recent consultation is welcome but not enough on its own. Charging electric vehicles should be convenient, straightforward and inexpensive and drivers must not be disadvantaged by where they live or how they charge their vehicles. Shifting the subsidy from the taxpayer to the manufacturer will incentivise those who deliver the fewest electric vehicles in our showrooms to up their game.
“Unless the National Grid gains more capacity, consumer behaviour will have to alter so that charging takes place when supply can meet the additional demand. The alternative will be blackouts in parts of the country. We also cannot have a repeat of the broadband and mobile ‘not spot’ lottery which would mean those in remote parts cannot join the electric vehicle revolution.”
The report notes that the move to electric vehicles can only be one strand in the UK’s net zero ambitions. The Government has now published its Transport Decarbonisation Plan and further papers are expected. Having considered zero emission vehicles, the Committee will turn its attention to road pricing. The Committee will continue to scrutinise government work in this area, particularly in the run up to the UK hosting COP26 in the Autumn.
Chris Pateman-Jones, CEO of Connected Kerb said: “Without reliable, affordable and accessible public charging, households without off-street parking will be left behind. With the 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles fast approaching, it’s crucial that we act now to ensure this doesn’t happen. This means ramping up the installation of on-street charging solutions across the board – from densely populated urban to remote rural areas. We have to ensure that where someone lives isn’t a barrier to driving electric.”
Tanya Sinclair, Policy Director UK & Irelands at ChargePoint said: “We welcome the Transport Select Committee’s report into zero emission vehicles, which highlights where government and industry can do more to accelerate the transition to e-mobility.
“Our global experience shows that Zero Emission Vehicle mandates (ZEV mandates) directly increase the numbers of EVs on the road, not only driving down transport emissions but giving much-needed confidence to the charging sector, which supports thousands of skilled jobs in the UK. We support the Committee’s recommendation that a ZEV mandate should be introduced in the UK without delay.
“We also welcome the Committee highlighting how much more drivers can pay to charge if they do not have off-street parking. Software-led charging providers like ChargePoint can deliver solutions to these issues today, and we will continue to deliver charging solutions which put the EV driver at the heart of the charging experience.”
Jack Cousens, head of roads policy for the AA, said; “For most drivers, the opportunity to charge an EV in their garage, on their driveway or in a dedicated parking space offers cheaper running costs. However, for the 30% of homeowners with no access to dedicated off-street parking or workplace charging, they have no choice but to pay the rates set on the public charging network.
“On the road to electrification, we cannot allow one group of drivers to benefit while others struggle – in effect, a two-tier system of have and have-nots. An independent body overseeing the fees being charged on the public network would help reassure drivers that they are paying a fair price.
“Rather than focusing on tying manufacturers up in red tape to meet EV sales targets, we need to improve the incentives offered to consumers to buy electric vehicles. Scrapping VAT would be the most influential policy to help spark the electric revolution*.”


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Thousands of post offices face the threat of closure following a government decision not to renew a £1bn contract, according to the head of the organisation representing many of Britain's subpostmasters. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has told Royal Mail that it will not renew the Post Office account card contract, through which more than 4 million people are paid pensions and benefits, when it expires in 2010.
It is feared that as well as costing Royal Mail badly needed revenue, the decision will result in fewer customers buying other retail products from Britain's 14,000-plus sub-post offices.
Colin Baker, the general secretary of the National Federation of SubPostmasters, said yesterday: "I was disgusted when I found out. This is very serious. I believe this will close thousands of post offices and restrict people's choice - a choice they fought to preserve. The government has to make up its mind about what it wants from the Post Office. I will be taking this up at the very highest level."
He said inner city post offices as well as parts of the rural network would be at risk.
Yesterday Royal Mail declined to comment, but senior executives are understood to be furious over the DWP decision. The business suffered a financial blow when the department introduced the option of making pension and benefit payments directly into bank and building society accounts. Previously all benefits had been paid through post offices - a service which generated £400m a year - the network's biggest single revenue source.
Yesterday a DWP spokesperson said: "The Post Office card account ... is one of 25 or so accounts that can be used to access benefit and pension money over the Post Office counter. Seventy-five per cent of our customers already have benefits or pensions paid into a bank account. Any change will be phased in. We will be working closely with the Post Office to ensure customers are fully aware of developments and continue to have a range of choices in how they access their money."


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Last year, Samsung landed into a controversy after the Galaxy S23 Ultra was found to be faking Moon shots. The phone captured non-existent details on a blurry photo of the Moon shown on a monitor. The firm explained this as AI enhancement of images. Now, amid talks about the Galaxy S24’s AI-powered Generative Edit feature, a company executive said that every photo is fake. “There is no such thing as a real picture,” Samsung EVP Patrick Chomet said.
Samsung executive says there are no real pictures in the age of AI
Smartphone cameras have gotten better with each new generation. However, the camera hardware isn’t the real deal. It is the software processing that helps achieve photographic perfection. Phones use various technologies to enhance the details in images and improve the quality of the output. Multi-frame capture techniques reduce noise in photos while improving the brightness, white balance, dynamic range, and other parameters.
Mobile devices also boast scene AI-powered recognition technologies. They can recognize scenes in the frame and adjust everything from colors and contrast to skin tones and textures to give you the best results. In a sense, the photos you get aren’t a true representation of what you see. Advanced software algorithms and AI play a big part in enhancing the quality and making images look more attractive than what the camera hardware captures.
Patrick Chomet talked about the use of AI-powered camera tools in a recent interview with TechRadar. He started with last year’s controversy, referring to a video from YouTuber Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD. “There was a very nice video by Marques Brownlee last year on the moon picture. Everyone was like, ‘Is it fake? Is it not fake?’ There was a debate around what constitutes a real picture. And actually, there is no such thing as a real picture.”
Chomet, who is Samsung’s Head of Customer Experience, added that “as soon as you have sensors to capture something, you reproduce [what you’re seeing], and it doesn’t mean anything.” He reiterated that there is no real picture. “You can try to define a real picture by saying, ‘I took that picture’, but if you used AI to optimize the zoom, the autofocus, the scene – is it real? Or is it all filters? There is no real picture, full stop.”
Galaxy S24’s Generative Edit is a way to create a new reality
The Samsung executive also talked about Generative Edit. It is a suite of AI tools that allow Galaxy users to artificially enhance images by erasing imperfections or recomposing a scene by adding non-existent details. So, not only do you have real-time optimization of the scene, but also the ability to further refine the output later. Chomet says all of this is necessary in today’s world where people have created a new reality on social media.
“When people go on Instagram, they add a bunch of funky black and white stuff – they create a new reality. Their intention isn’t to recreate reality, it’s to make something new. So [Generative Edit] isn’t a totally new idea. Generative AI tools will accelerate that intention exponentially in the next few years,” he said. “There is a big customer need to distinguish between the real and the new,” the Samsung SVP added.
To that end, Samsung’s Generative Edit feature automatically adds a watermark to the images you edit or generate using AI. It also edits the metadata of the image. Chomet said the company is “working with regulatory bodies to ensure people understand the difference” and is “very aligned with European regulations on AI.” The Samsung official noted that governments are right to express concerns about the potential dangers of AI.
“The industry needs to be responsible and it needs to be regulated,” he said, adding that Samsung is actively helping regulators with that. “Our new technology is amazing and powerful – but like anything, it can be used in good and bad ways. So, it’s appropriate to think deeply about the bad ways.” Samsung plans to roll out the new AI features to over 100 million Galaxy devices this year.
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GENEVA - Nissan Motor Co. has suspended development of its heavy-duty pickup and may scrap the program.
It also will abandon some of its body-on-frame SUVs, replacing them with lighter, more fuel-efficient crossovers when those SUVs are scheduled to be replaced. The Infiniti QX56 and the Nissan Pathfinder and Armada use body-on-frame construction.
"Not all but part of the SUVs are going to shift to monoque, unibody," Carlos Tavares, Nissan's product development boss, said in an interview at the auto show here. No timetable was given.
"We suspended our heavy-duty truck program because, from a business perspective, we thought that the risk was too high," Tavares said.
Sales of heavy-duty versions of the next-generation Titan truck platform were to begin in 2009 or 2010. Three-quarter and one-ton models were slated, say supplier sources.
A heavy-duty pickup requires a dedicated frame, suspension and transmission to handle higher weight loads, Tavares said. A diesel engine would be mandatory.
"If the market is so-so, you could lose a lot of money," he said. "There are a lot of places in the world where we can spend our money."
Maybe, Tavares said, "we don't have to do that one." No timetable was given for a decision.
Toyota had been expected to launch a heavy-duty pickup in 2009, using a vehicle developed by its Hino Motors Ltd. affiliate. But suppliers say the project has been halted indefinitely.


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The £200 million redevelopment of Oxford’s Clarendon Shopping Centre has been unanimously approved by the city council.
Lothbury Investment Management expects work to start this year on turning the centre, built in 1983, into a mix of offices, laboratories, student accommodation, retail outlets and restaurants in a scheme totalling 250,000 sq ft.
There will also be a new public square and pedestrian/cycle access through to Frewin Court.
Oxford City Council’s planning committee approved the plans at its April 12 meeting.
Adam Smith, executive director for Lothbury Investment Management, which has managed the centre since it opened, said the firm is able identify long term trends and base its investment decisions on future growth rather than immediate investment returns.
The changing retail scene was a key factor in the redevelopment proposals.
Mr Smith went on: “The changes have been accelerated in recent years and were felt acutely at the Clarendon because of the increased supply of retail units brought about by the opening of the Westgate Centre.
“What all of this means is that the Clarendon needs to change and we at Lothbury believe that our proposals are not only good for the Clarendon and the city centre, but for Oxford as a whole.”
He said new high-value jobs will be created ‘in the heart of the city centre, not in suburbs or out-of-town research parks’.
He added: “Similarly, the offices will add to the vibrancy of the city centre with new employees adding to both the day and night economies with the new student beds, effectively providing on-campus accommodation, thereby releasing much-needed private rental accommodation back to the market.”
Cllr Alex Hollingsworth commended the architects and said it is unusual for the committee to be deciding on a scheme which improves the city’s historic skyline rather than reduces it.
And he suggested the new route through Frewin Court is to be welcomed.
He added: “Anyone who is familiar with the current use of the stub of Frewin Court, will note that its primary use is as a toilet and a place to take illegal drugs. I think the difference between what is there now and what this development will bring is dramatic.”
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Catalogue retailer Argos has barred users from downloading ActiveX controls and Java applets from the web under a new security policy at its Milton Keynes headquarters, writes Steve Ranger. Argos is...
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Apple’s smartwatch portfolio is getting a new member this year, one that’s all about ruggedness and is targeted at extreme sports enthusiasts. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is going big and bold for its upcoming sturdy smartwatch slated to debut in the fall. However, buyers might also have to pay a pretty penny for it — possibly $700 or more.
Talking about the core upgrades, the wearable in question will offer a 2-inch display, the biggest ever on an Apple smartwatch so far. The Tim Cook-led company gave a screen real estate bump to the Apple Watch Series 7 last year, which came armed with a 1.9-inch screen.
The screen resolution on Apple’s upcoming rugged smartwatch will reportedly sit at 410 x 502 pixels, and it will offer all the bells and whistles of its more mainstream sibling. Aside from the larger screen, the glass on Apple’s tough smartwatch will offer a higher degree of shatter resistance.
The material of choice for the casing will also be sturdier compared to the recycled aluminum found on Apple’s current-gen smartwatches. Battery size is also going up, ensuring that fitness enthusiasts can go longer with their fitness regimen without having to place their smartwatch on a charging puck.
Just like the vanilla Apple Watch Series 8, its rugged sibling is also said to offer a temperature-sensing feature that will tell users if they need to get checked for a fever. Some improvements are also being made on the software side of things. The report, which comes courtesy of the ever-reliable Mark Gurman, notes that the beefy smartwatch will also “improve tracking metrics like elevation during hiking workouts and data while swimming.”
It is no hidden secret that the Apple Watch’s debut killed a certain upstart named Pebble. But so far, the Apple Watch hasn’t really been the go-to choice for performance athletes, a segment where the likes of Garmin and Polar have made a name despite offering far fewer features compared to the Apple Watch.
Take for example Apple’s latest and greatest, the Series 7. It comes with a water-resistance rating of 50 meters as per the ISO standard 22810:2010. To put it in simple terms, the IP6X-certified watch is fit only for shallow-water activities such as swimming in a pool or ocean.
Taking it for a deep-sea dive is probably not a good idea. Apple actually warns against wearing a Series 7 smartwatch for “scuba diving, waterskiing, or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth.”
For extreme sports enthusiasts, that’s seriously limiting. Marrying the smarts of the Apple Watch Series 8 with a longer-lasting battery and a rugged build capable of handling the aforementioned scenarios sounds like a sure recipe for success.
With Apple’s polished software complemented by the industry-best portfolio of fitness services, the rugged Apple Watch edition already seems like a winner. Whether those upgrades warrant a potentially eye-watering price remains to be seen, but it sounds like we won’t have too long to wait before we find out for sure.
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The ostensibly pro-consumer "Do Not Track" specification under development now mandates that it be an "opt-in" feature. Ryan Singel at Ars Technica:
The latest proposed draft of the Do Not Track specification published Wednesday requires that users must choose to turn on the anti-behavioral tracking feature in their browsers and software. That means that Microsoft IE 10, which the company announced last week will have Do Not Track turned on by default, won’t be compliant with the official spec. Which means that tech and ad companies who say they comply with Do Not Track could simply ignore the flag set by IE 10 and track those who use that browser.
Most browser makers have big stakes in the advertising business: Google makes its money from ads, Microsoft is serious about Bing, and Mozilla is financed by search engine affiliate cash (i.e. Google and Bing). Wouldn't it be something if Apple ended up seen as web privacy advocates, simply because their bet is on apps and they have much to gain at others' expense by marketing privacy as a desirable consumer product? Unless I'm very much mistaken, and forgive me if I am, Safari is already the only browser to block third-party cookies by default.
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Egypt legalizes vaping products
South Africa plans to develop new e-cigarette regulations
Malaysian government requires the sale of e-cigarettes to be certified
Philippines bans flavored e-cigarettes
Singapore customs intercepts shipment of smuggled e-cigarettes
Thailand's parliament is reviewing new legislation to legalize e-cigarettes
LANAVAPE successfully participated in the 2022 IECIE Overseas Joint Exhibition - Electronic Cigarette Exhibition in Penang, Malaysia。
Some people successfully quit smoking through the use of electronic cigarettes, and thus choose electronic cigarettes. Some people also have certain misunderstandings about electronic cigarettes and believe that electronic cigarettes are as harmful to human health as cigarettes. caused.
On August 28, 2018, the State Administration of market regulation and the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau issued the announcement on banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.
There’s currently been a huge quantity of research study into vaping. Public Health England, the health and wellness arm of the UK federal government, has evaluated the research into vaping as well as has ended it goes to the very least 95% safer than smoking.
E-liquid flavors can be greatly influenced by the taste of freebase nicotine. Nicotine salts, on the other hand, allow vapers to appreciate a far better flavour prole that is more accurate to what the supplier meant.
of What’s Ahead tackles the mortally misbegotten campaign against electronic cigarettes. The attacks are factually false. Contrary to the antivaping narrative, e-cigarettes are the best, least harmful way for smokers to give up tobacco. By discouraging smokers from switching to e-cigarettes, antivapers are consigning hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of people to painful, premature death. While a growing number of teenagers vape, they are not moving on to cigarettes. In fact, cigarette smoking among teens has plummeted.
Michael Mosley investigates the dramatic rise in e-cigarettes and what 'vaping' really does to your health.
Changing from a standard freebase nicotine mix, you'll notice the distinction right away. Nicotine salts aren't rough on the throat like freebase nicotine.


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Apple VR/AR headset could have 3000ppi display, says report
What you need to know
- Apple is reportedly working on an AR/VR headset.
- A new report claims it is looking at a display of 3000 pixels per inch.
- The company is apparently looking into MicroOLED technology.
A new report claims an Apple VR headset could have a 3000ppi display.
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Apparently, Apple is looking into laser drilling holes to make way for more pixels, and is also exploring use of MicroLED technology, using smaller pixels that have faster response times:
We know Apple is working on a virtual reality headset, with rumors indicating it could be very expensive. A previous report from The Information tipped Apple to include not one but two 8K displays in its VR headset, stating the headset could cost $3,000.
The project has been described by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman as a "pricey, niche precursor" to Apple's more ambitious Apple Glass project.
The Elec has a very limited track record when it comes to Apple's future plans, but we do know Apple has a headset in the works and we've previously heard the company is definitely not backing down when it comes to the devices display quality.
The news comes as the company prepares to announce its new iPhone 13, expected to be the company's best iPhone yet, alongside a new Apple Watch Series 7 and AirPods 3.
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Get ready; it's a biggie.
Angels Online recently announced news of its first big expansion for the game.
Angels Online (http://ao.igg.com), a new MMORPG from IGG (www.igg.com) has attracted tons of players since it was first announced. With the Totem Battle going smoothly and more players surging into the game, players are increasingly focused on its first expansion which will come by next month.
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