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Google's AI search tool got simple mathematics wrong, a review by The Washington Post said.
The experimental tool, Search Generative Experience, was introduced in May.
Google is considering charging for some AI-powered features, The Financial Times reported.
Google's AI search tool appears to struggle when it comes to simple mathematics.
The tool was put to the test by Washington Post reporter Geoffrey A. Fowler, who found that despite extensive public testing, it stumbled over a straightforward question.
Google previously said it was "supercharging" and "improving" its search experience with a generative AI-infused version called Search Generative Experience (SGE).
The AI question-answering tool is still an experiment. But as Fowler notes in a review published this week, it might have made it "dumber."
In the blog Google posted last May announcing the rollout, it said, "With new generative AI capabilities in Search, we're now taking more of the work out of searching, so you'll be able to understand a topic faster, uncover new viewpoints and insights, and get things done more easily."
Yet in Fowler's review, SGE fed back a response that was riddled with errors. The tech columnist searched for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth, and it replied, "$46.24 per hour, or $96,169 per year. This is equivalent to $8,014 per month, $1,849 per week, and $230.6 million per day."
The figures do not add up, which might be concerning given that Google is weighing up whether it should charge users for certain AI-powered features, The Financial Times reported.
Paying subscribers will rightly expect reliable answers, especially those focused on some of the world's most well-known business figures.
The company told the FT, "With our generative AI experiments in Search, we've already served billions of queries, and we're seeing positive Search query growth in all of our major markets. We're continuing to rapidly improve the product to serve new user needs."
Google already gives subscribers of its One AI Premium plan access to its AI model Gemini in features including Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Meet.
But the company was forced to pull part of the Gemini AI model earlier this year after a series of blunders. Users complained the image-generating feature was creating historically inaccurate images of people of color.
Google didn't immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours.
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- In all, Myntra sells over 5,000 brands such as H&M, Levis, Louis Philippe, Mango, Forever 21, Urbanic, Biba, Nike, and Fossil, among others.
NEW DELHI: Flipkart-backed fashion marketplace Myntra has been witnessing strong demand for its portfolio of international brands. Over the last 12 months, Myntra has on-boarded 25 international fashion labels apart from 50 foreign beauty brands. It now retails over 400 foreign brands on the platform, with the portfolio having grown over 60% in the last two years, said a top executive at the company.
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Tiffany and Co. to expand in Kentucky
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Tiffany and Company Jewelers Inc., which operates jewelry and speciality retail stores and manufactures products through its subsidiary corporations, plans to expand a facility in Lexington.
The company is looking to expand its jeweler and polishing work, as well as adding craft and professional level services.
The company announced its project at an April 25 meeting of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority in Frankfort.
The KEDFA board granted preliminary approval Tiffany for $1.5 million in tax incentives.
Following the meeting, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced that the company will expand the operation.
The expansion would represent a $2 million investment for the company and the creation of 75 jobs, according to its filing with the state.
Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) currently employs 125 workers at a facility in Lexington’s Blue Grass Business Park.
“Beauty and grace are two words that come to mind with Tiffany & Co., but growth and success are evident here, with 75 new jobs and a multi-million-dollar investment,” Beshear said in a news release. “There are few companies in the world that can boast the type of brand recognition that Tiffany & Co. enjoys, and we are proud to have its magnificent products crafted right here in the Commonwealth.”
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HTC is ready for its comeback and to help the Taiwanese company back on the tech map is their brand new One series phone the HTC One A9. This year has seen some major handsets from the company, but with all the backlash in their choice of chipsets in the HTC One M9 plus and pricing of their portfolio along with the sheer delay in launching phones, has left prospective HTC owners with a sour taste. We purposefully waited for HTC to reveal the price before concluding our Review. So that we could include it as a major factor for this review.
The HTC One A9 does what HTC has been trying to do for a while, make a fantastic all metal phone for a considerably [...]
There’s a new leak about the HTC One A9 today on Twitter from the (in)famous @evleaks account. The new leak confirms two things – the handset will arrive in six colour variants and is definitely inspired from the iPhone’s design.
The six colours will reportedly include – Acid Gold, Opal Silver, Deep Garnet, Carbon Gray, Rose Gold, and Cast Iron.
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Costa Rican Animals Want To 'Save the Americans'
PHOTO: Rio Celeste Waterfall in Costa Rica. (Photo courtesy of Thinkstock)
Tourism to Costa Rica was a major driver in the country’s economy last year as it marked a tourism milestone – welcoming more than 1 million U.S. visitors. Costa Rica tourism experienced a growth of three times the rate of the country’s economy, making last year an exceptional one for the industry.
The country attributes the increase in North American tourism to several marketing initiatives, including several international fairs, new partnerships, activities in cities and Costa Rica’s popular “Save the Americans” campaign.
The campaign is the country’s first “inter-species campaign,” and features native Costa Rican animals warning Americans that their hectic work habits are endangering both their minds and bodies.
One of the campaign’s main concerns is the loss of family vacation time, as studies by Expedia.com show Americans leave more than 500 million vacation days unused every year. In the true spirit of a campaign, its mantra is “Costa Rican Animals for Overworked Americans,” and visitors to the SaveTheAmericans.org can listen to songs sung by the animals and featuring bored American workers. The sight also has suggested itineraries for in its “Save Yourself” section, success stories of the rehabilitated and tips for stress free travel.
And, Costa Rica isn’t just saving the American travelers anymore. New flight options now connect Europe and Costa Rica. For example, since November of 2015, Thompson Airways offers weekly nonstop flights from Gatwick to Liberia and British Airways will launch two weekly flights in 2016 from London to San Jose.
Costa Rica received more than 2.6 million international arrivals by all ports, representing an increase of 5.5 percent. In addition, flight arrivals recorded more than 1.8 million arrivals, an increase of 8 percent, maintaining its position as the main port of entry with almost 70 percent of tourists entering the country through airports.
“In addition to the country’s rapid arrivals growth, 2015 has been an exceptional year for development in the tourism industry,” said Minister of Tourism Mauricio Ventura. “We have experienced an increase in the number of airlines currently flying to Costa Rica, as well as major progress in the development of the National Congress and Convention Center. This year will also be forever marked in Costa Rican tourism history, as the industry important milestone – the arrival of over one million Americans.”
According to Ventura, four airlines began offering flights from North America to Costa Rica in 2015. New flights included service from Baltimore and Houston on Southwest Airlines to San Jose, a WestJet flight from Calgary to San Jose and a Denver to San Jose flight on United Airlines.
Tourism should remain a bright spot for Costa Rica’s economy in 2016. The eco-friendly nation, with its well-developed infrastructure and inclination toward sustainability, has wide appeal and is again recognized by publications and new sites as a top destination to visit this.
In “Where to Travel in 2016” guides, both MSN and Travel + Leisure have Costa Rica on their list of must-visit destinations.
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Doncaster shop boss sold illicit tobacco
A Doncaster businessman has been prosecuted for possessing illicit tobacco with intent to supply it, following an investigation.
Aram Abdul Karim of Chequer Road, Doncaster, was prosecuted at Doncaster Magistrates Court for possessing illicit tobacco with the intent to sell it at his store, Thorne Mini Market, 8A Market Place, Thorne.
Trading Standards officers carried out a test purchase at the shop and were sold a packet of name-brand tobacco for only £5, which was later found to be counterfeit. Two further inspections then led to the seizure of 11,000 cigarettes 4kg of rolling tobacco.
The seized products are unacceptable for a number of reasons, council bosses said. because:
■ They did not display health warnings about the dangers of smoking.
■ Some of the products di not self-extinguish when not being smoked, which is a legal requirement that reduces the risk of fires.
■ The extremely low price that illicit tobacco is sold for encourages younger customers to buy it.
Mr Karim was ordered to pay £300 towards costs and carry out 300 hours of unpaid work for possessing the tobacco with intent to sell it.
Cabinet member for Communities and the Environment, Coun Chris McGuinness, said: “Anyone involved in selling illegal tobacco is encouraging people, including children, to smoke by providing a cheap source. These products are dangerous, and offenders need to understand that they will face consequences if they choose to sell them.
“I would urge anyone with information about the supply of illicit tobacco to contact us via the citizens advice consumer helpline on 03454 040506.”
Director of Public Health, Dr Rupert Suckling, said: “All tobacco is harmful, but the supply of illegal cigarettes seriously undermines the drive to reduce smoking, fuels organised criminality and is often a gateway for young people to becoming addicted to a habit which prematurely kills over half its users.”


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Neil George, editor of Personal Finance, says food prices will continue to rise, and he recommends some vehicles for investors who want exposure to them.
The soaring cost of food isn’t just hitting families in the US; it’s hitting everyone around the world.
Prices have risen so much that [last] month, delegates from nearly all nations attended a United Nations-sponsored summit in Rome to discuss solutions for controlling prices. (It also is a big topic at the meeting of the G8 now taking place in Japan—Editor.)
During the past five years, consumer food costs have soared by more than 117%, or nearly 18% on an average annual basis. In the [past] 12 months alone, prices surged more than 52%.
This agricultural price index has stomped the general stock and bond markets over the past year, with gains this past year exceeding 47%.
The mega-investors aren’t waiting around; they’re buying into other parts of the ag business—from grain elevators to processors and distributors.
You shouldn’t be sitting on your hands, either. This food trend is going to be here for a while, so you better stake your claim while buyers still outnumber sellers.
To get a solid base for your own portfolio, start with these two index funds structured around the Deutsche Bank commodity indexes.
The first is the broad PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (Amex: DBC). The fund owns all the underlying commodities from agriculture to metals to energy and provides full participation in rising prices. Buy DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund under 45. (It closed Monday below $46—Editor.)
Second is one of the subsets of the broad commodity index that’s focused on the food segment. PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (Amex: DBA) owns and tracks corn, wheat, beans, and sugar, which comprise the core of the food market. Buy Deutsche Bank Agricultural Fund second under 43. (It closed below $40 Monday—Editor.)
After you own the underlying commodities, you need to step into companies that are serving the ag producers. This means the companies developing and selling engineered seeds, as well as chemicals and fertilizer products needed to grow more bountiful and, therefore, more profitable crops.
We owned the king—Monsanto (NYSE: MON)—for years and cashed out big. But we continue to recommend that you buy and own its better-valued peers, starting with Bayer (OTC: BAYZF). Bayer is best known for its drug and health products, but a good portion of its profits come from its ag chemicals and other related products and services. Sales surge year after year, and like Monsanto years ago, it’s still a bargain.
Although it may not be touted much now, we’ll be sitting on big profits when conventional investors start to sing its praises. Trading at a fraction of its rising sales, Bayer is a Buy under 90. It closed above $86 Monday—Editor.)Subscribe to Personal Finance here…
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Bitcoin is growing. Adoption prices are growing in each and every big metropolis and Bitcoin enterprise retains popping up in those towns. Cryptocurrency and financial tech are capitalizing globally. This priority is occurring in town of Chicago at an unlimited level. Chicago is dwelling to 4,300 money trading enterprises and generates near to a person-quarter of the world’s derivatives trading quantity. On July eleven, Chicago’s Bitcoin Center additional a bitcoin-focused incubator launched at 1871.
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“The viability of digital currency is rising.” ~ Howard Tullman, CEO of 1871
Founded in January, The Bitcoin Heart will engage with startups which might be in tune with blockchain know-how, “which offers a secure and dependable network for transmitting and transferring bitcoin and also other sorts of price,” founder and CEO Matthew Roszak claimed. The newly formed incubator has backing by a lot of leaders in the financial tech ecosystem.
Businesses backing http://jeffreymnpl187.simplesite.com/450210777 the middle incorporate Roszak’s individual Chicago-primarily based organization, Tally Capital, in addition ass DRW Investing, Chicago Ventures, plus the Washington-centered Chamber of Digital Commerce. Roszak’s Tally Capital can be a organization focused on blockchain, and Bitcoin investments. With The large expansion of $904 million in financial tech growth, Chicago’s sights are set about the electronic currency. The center’s web-site reads:
“Anybody who is interested in the future of Bitcoin, Digital Currencies, and Blockchain Technology is inspired to attend – New Consumers and Gurus are all welcome!”
The Bitcoin Center has regular meetings on the Chicago Residence of Blues, and 1871. Howard Tullman, CEO of 1871 advised the community tribune, “the viability of electronic currency is increasing.” He also claimed that 1871 now accepts payments in bitcoin, but “we’ll be speeding towards the lender to convert it to dollars,” considering that some traders are afraid of the forex’s security.
Tullman also spoke about Citicoin, Citibank’s enterprise to the blockchain earth. Tullman explained:
“If you have the most significant financial institutions on this planet beginning to acknowledge that this is the feasible forex and All people has to be linked to it, we think it’s about to have implications for our corporations”
With fiscal tech growing in Chicago at fast speeds, Bitcoin is apparently finding a natural habitat in town. With businesses such as Fundology, Kahuna accounting, and Bolstr, FinTech businesses in the area are taking over in great strides. Tally Funds and 1871 are no unique — concentrating on purchasing the electronic forex ecosystem. Tally Funds has invested in a number of leading crypto organizations, together with BitFury, BitGo, GoCoin, Kraken, and Xapo.
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Apple introduced Face ID on the iPhone X last year and it is likely that Apple will expand its implementation to more products.
Former KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed in October 2017 that Face ID would be positioned as a "key selling point" for the 2018 iPhone lineup with the removal of the Touch ID button. Earlier this year, ETNews and The Investor reported that all three iPhone models will come with Face ID. Apple is said to have diversified the suppliers for the components of the TrueDepth camera system. Purported front panels of the three upcoming iPhone models reveal a notch and no cutout for Touch ID which hints that Face ID is likely to be a standard feature.
Our thoughts: Face ID is very likely coming to the 2018 iPhone lineup since the feature achieved above 90% customer satisfaction in a study by Creative Strategies.
While Android smartphones have featured dual-SIM support for many years, Apple has not introduced it to the iPhone lineup for the past 10 years. However, this could change later this year.
Bloomberg claimed in February that Apple is considering to offer a dual-SIM model of the 6.5-inch OLED iPhone in some markets. Unlike the standard strategy of using a dual-SIM card slot, Apple is reportedly substituting it with eSIM technology. Former KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo later reported that dual-SIM support is coming to the 6.1-inch LCD and 6.5-inch OLED iPhone models. Another report by Economic Daily News claimed that the 6.1-inch iPhone with dual-SIM support will only be available in China.
The first concrete evidence of Apple bringing this feature to the 2018 iPhone lineup appeared in the iOS 12 developer beta 5 where there are references to "second SIM status" and a "second SIM tray status" in the firmware.
Chinese telcos have been teasing the launch of the first iPhone with dual-SIM support. China Mobile's poster suggests different uses for the two SIM card slots while China Telecom's poster claims that the iPhone can support dual SIM cards on dual 4G networks. This reinforces the earlier rumor that the dual-SIM model could be exclusive to China.
Our thoughts: It's a no-brainer for Apple to finally bring dual-SIM support to the 2018 iPhone lineup to sell more iPhones in a saturating market, but the rumor of it being exclusive to China is disappointing!


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Mohicans strutted down the Fendi catwalk at Italy’s fashion week on Thursday in a visually provocative show set to The Prodigy’s Fire Starter, which left the snowy world of Milan far behind. Fendi’s models emerged from behind a giant door which swung down at the start, kicking off a spectacle […]Read more ›
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Black Friday 2019 — What to Expect
Last updated on Monday November 11, 2019: We still have a little bit of time left to go until A.C. Moore’s Black Friday 2019 sale arrives. But you can scroll down the page to check out the details from their last Black Friday sale to get an idea of what’s likely to come. We’ll be posting their ad as soon as it’s leaked. Check back soon for the latest updates or signup to our newsletter and we’ll keep you informed once more news is available. Good luck and happy bargain hunting!
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For the sixth straight year, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has received the Consumer Choice Award for the Baltimore region from the National Research Corporation (NRC). Hopkins also ranked number one among consumers in the Washington, D.C. region, the second time the hospital has taken this honor. While several market areas nationally had more than one Consumer Choice Award winner, Hopkins was the sole hospital to be selected as the top choice for health care by consumers in a dual market region: Baltimore-Washington.
Each year, NRC, a firm specializing in health care performance measurement, makes its awards to hospitals with the highest quality and image ratings in national market regions, based on the firm's syndicated health care market guide survey of more than 150,000 households. This year, the sixth in which NRC has named top hospitals in markets throughout the U.S., 122 hospitals in various market regions across the nation won the award.
"We are delighted that The Johns Hopkins Hospital has been selected by
our neighbors as their number 1 choice for quality health care for each of the
six years the surveys have been conducted," says Ronald R. Peterson, president
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of Johns Hopkins Medicine. "The fact that our selection for the award was
made by health care consumers makes the award all the more meaningful."
Winners of the award are determined by consumer ratings of perceived quality and image. Of the 2,500 hospitals named by consumers in the survey, the top 122 rank highest in their Metropolitan Statistical Areas, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2001 survey queried more than 150,000 households representing more than 400,000 consumers in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.


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EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Erbert and Gerbert's® Sandwich Shops have made the decision to remove alfalfa sprouts from their entire menu in all locations across the system.
The decision to remove sprouts was prompted based on recent multi-state outbreaks of serious health issues associated with sprouts. Although Erbert and Gerbert's Sandwich Shops have not experienced any issues with their current supply of alfalfa sprouts, the system is taking a proactive approach to remove the items from the menu to prevent guests from any potential health risks.
"The decision to pull the sprouts from our menu system-wide is being made to protect the health of our guests," said Eric Wolfe, CEO/president, E&G Franchise Systems, Inc. "We value the well-being of our customers and felt removing all sprouts from our menu and sandwich line was the best way to eliminate the risk."
Over the past 12 months, the number of sprout-related incidences reported from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has increased. The bacteria known as a Shiga-toxin producing strain of E. coli, or STEC, is to blame for this outbreak. Some types of STEC frequently cause severe disease, including bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). A widespread outbreak of another non-O157 STEC was responsible for devastating illnesses in Europe last summer - a crisis that was eventually traced to contaminated sprout seeds.
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Founded and headquartered in 1988 in Eau Claire, Wis., Erbert and Gerbert's Sandwich Shop is dedicated to serving better, more flavorful sandwiches than anyone else in the universe. The system currently has 53 restaurant locations that span the country from college towns to urban downtowns to rural centers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Georgia and Texas.
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Fiat Chrysler sees smaller drop in sales for third quarter, with a boost for its minivan
The coronavirus is still a factor, but if Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' U.S. sales in the third quarter are an indication, things are trending upward for the auto industry.
After a dismal second quarter, with sales down 39% compared with the same period the year prior, FCA's numbers released Thursday were down again in the third quarter, although significantly less so.
FCA's sales for the quarter dropped 10% to 507,351, compared with the same three months in 2019. The company said strong retail sales offset ongoing softness in fleet purchases. FCA said it sold 140,265 more vehicles this quarter than last.
Interestingly, while most FCA brands saw sales declines, Chrysler and Alfa Romeo, actually experienced increases. That's a change from recent years, with Ram 1500 pickup sales leading so much of FCA's growth. The Chrysler brand as a whole was up 8%, but the brand's Pacifica minivan saw a 32% increase in sales for the quarter. Alfa Romeo, a relatively small volume player, had a 17% increase, most of that attributable to the Stelvio SUV, but with an increase also for the Giulia sedan.
FCA big brands Jeep and Ram were down 9% and 2%, respectively, although the Jeep Gladiator saw a 37% increase in sales for the quarter. The Dodge and Fiat brands dropped substantially, 31% and 53%, respectively. The entire Fiat brand sold only 1,102 vehicles for the entire quarter, a continuing trend toward irrelevance in the United States even though it remains a major player in South America and Europe.
“The results reflect the hard work our dealers have done throughout the third quarter as they worked through the COVID-19 restrictions while still improving our sales over the prior months," U.S. Head of Sales Jeff Kommor said in a news release. “Jeep and Ram are hot and we continue to prioritize deliveries to our dealers who are asking us to ship as many vehicles as we can build.”
With a bunch of new offerings on the horizon — a plug-in Jeep Wrangler, reintroduction of the Grand Wagoneer and the launch of the high-performance Ram 1500 TRX, FCA has high hopes.
“We are optimistic about the U.S. market and expect sales to remain strong as we close out 2020,” Kommor said in the release.
General Motors released its sales numbers Thursday, and Ford is expected to do so on Friday.
One thing that automakers have seen this year is an increase in vehicle transaction prices. FCA is among a few brands with substantial increases comparing this September with last September. FCA's average transaction price of $42,787 gave it a more than 7% increase over the same month a year ago, even as it saw a slight dip compared with August of this year. That year-over-year number for September compares with a 2.5% industry average, according to Kelley Blue Book.
Ford at $44,644 saw a 5% hike, and General Motors at $43,144 had a 0.6% increase. Toyota, at $36,970, had a 9% increase.
"Honda, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai and Kia, Subaru, and Toyota all reported strong, greater than 4% year-over-year gains, despite relatively little change month-over-month. Specifically, for Toyota the RAV4 was the biggest driver. They had a significant redesign this past year, contributing to an 18% lift in transaction prices year-over-year. Non-luxury and luxury vehicles are relatively flat month-over-month; however, the year-over-year story is completely different. Non-luxury transaction prices are up 3.9%, while luxury prices are down 3%," according to a Kelley Blue Book analysis.


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According to a senior executive, Samsung Electronics is aiming to increase repeat purchases from its 175 million Indian customers through a new cashback credit card in an effort to increase sales in the crucial country where it was once the top smartphone seller.
The South Korean electronics giant announced a new credit card with India’s Axis Bank on Monday to provide 10% cashback all year round to customers buying Samsung products as the country’s holiday season got began.
Such discount offers often only appear on brick-and-mortar establishments and e-commerce sites like Amazon.com Inc. during special occasions or sales.
Samsung claims to be the leading consumer electronics company in India and sells everything from cellphones to washing machines there. However, smartphones accounted for roughly 72% of its 9.3 billion dollar total India sales in 2020–21.
After losing over time smartphone market share to Chinese rivals like Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, who provide a number of low-cost smartphones in the second-largest mobile market in the world, Samsung has decided to offer cashbacks to customers through its new card relationship.
According to research from Counterpoint Research, Samsung had a 26% market share of India’s smartphone market in the second quarter of 2020. The market is currently at 19%.
“Samsung is going aggressive on the financing side of things. Financial support plays an important role in helping people make smartphone purchase decisions,” Counterpoint analyst Tarun Pathak said.


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Electric delivery vehicle developer ACE-EV has been given a $5 million boost in the federal budget and will move to initial production of its three models of small vehicles in Adelaide.
The company, which launched its first locally-assembled vehicle with fanfare in August, received the grant from the Future Fuels Fund administered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Managing director of Ace Electric Vehicles Gregory McGarvie told @AuManufacturing the company would assemble fourty of the composite-chassis, zero emission vehicles which would be placed with businesses to test their performance and ability to act as grid-storage devices when not in use.
The government funding will assist development of electric vehicles as a bi-directional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) recharging station.
McGarvie said: “We have decided to demonstrate the vehicle as an energy management solution.
“We are turning electric vehicles into a massive energy reserve for Australia.”
The vehicles will be assembled by Aldom Body Builders in Wingfield.
Available in Yewt (Utility), Cargo and Urban variants, the ACE has a capacity of 500 kgs, giving the vehicle a range of 200 kilometres.
McGarvie said following the 18 month trial, an initial production run of 300 vehicles was envisaged.
He paid tribute to independent South Australian Senator Rex Patrick who campaigned on behalf of ACE.
“It is a great effort by the government – it does show there is a future for brand new manufacturing in Australia.”
The budget confirmed $74.5 million in spending on the Future Fuels Fund.
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Natural gas has a few advantages over gasoline. First, it's much cleaner-burning. In fact, the natural gas-powered Honda Civic has the cleanest-burning engine ever tested by the EPA.
The other advantage is that natural gas is plentiful here in the U.S. In fact, we actually export the stuff. So, more cars running on natural gas would mean fewer running on imported petroleum products.
Among environmentalists, enthusiasm for natural gas cars could be hindered by the current uproar over hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a process for getting natural gas out of rocks. They fear injecting pressurized water and chemicals into the ground is contaminating the water.
A more immediate problem is simply finding a place to fill up. Natural gas stations aren't easy to find. Also, there's the issue of driving range. Even compressed, natural gas takes up much more space than liquid gasoline. That means you can squeeze in less driving range and -- in the Civic, at least -- the big tank takes up substantial trunk space.
Tesla Motors unveiled a new SUV that the automaker plans to put into production by 2014.
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Coquitlam, BC -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/01/2014 -- Premium Liquid Labs has come up with its new line of E-liquid that can hit the spot with users who want to get amazing flavors with high quality as well.
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Digital transformation – from mainframes to the ‘deeply digital’ organisation — CIO
The next generation of successful organisations will be the ones that embrace the potential of digital transformation, or so it has been said with increasing frequency in the last decade. But is the term as useful in understanding the future of organisations as its advocates claim?
While some see digital transformation as a trend that has existed since the 1950s, an alternative view is that today’s digitalisation is a distinct phase because it describes the particular way technology and data now define rather than merely support operations. Electronic transformation, then, is a term that reflects the new operational reality for every organisation.
Interest within digital change has also merged with the need to rebuild organisations after a period of disruption caused by the pandemic, supply chain and employee shortages, and economic uncertainty. However , these problems have also encouraged new thinking and problem solving. Organisations want to invest but without repeating past functional missteps.
Nevertheless, what remains up for debate is how organisations should harness the idea associated with digital modification to make such change possible. Clearly, while every organisation is electronic to a greater or lesser degree, not every company today is using advances in digital technologies as effectively.
How do organisations understand digital alteration?
As KPMG’s Global Tech Report 2022 highlights, digital change for better today will be unfolding against a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty, plus post-pandemic interruption. Customers are harder to find, as are usually the business and technical skills that have powered organisations over recent decades.
Despite these types of concerns, the particular report found that 76% of the organisations plan to adopt digital transformation technologies this kind of as the metaverse, Web3, and humanlike AI chatbots with 72% expecting to invest in emerging fields such as quantum computing. Most remain upbeat about the particular potential of digital change for their organisation, with almost all saying that it had improved the profitability or operation of their business over the last two years.
“Covid was a massive accelerator with regard to digital modification. The pace of that is not slowing down but the economy is usually, ” observed Adrian Clamp , KPMG UK head of digital transformation during the online webinar “Why becoming a Connected Enterprise goes beyond digital transformation”. “This creates pressure on CIOs to make the right trade-offs. ”
At the same time, addressing risk is an inherent part of making digital alteration work, says Paul Henninger , partner at KMPG and mind of technology consulting.
“There has been a major shift within how we think about cybersecurity. The distributed nature associated with the processing world we’ve created means that a determined attacker only has in order to get lucky once. ”
By being more distributed plus data-driven, electronic transformation produces the sort of risks that will can just be addressed through careful design. “If you possess cybersecurity experts in at the beginning to design systems that’s exactly how you end up ensuring the system is resilient. ”
Digital transformation is often taken to mean that organisations must become a lot more responsive to customers. But the issue of cybersecurity risk underlines that responsiveness must be across the board, including unpredictable events like data breaches, service outages and outbreak disruption.
Companies must do all this whilst finding a way to invest in a new era of digital technologies for example automation, AI, IoT sensors, and augmented reality without hindering the bottom line. And the particular most effective ones are investing in capabilities which span all areas associated with the customer experience to create a connected enterprise.
To find out more about how companies can achieve their objectives and unlock return on spend for electronic transformation, listen to KPMG’s webinar “ Why being a Connected Business goes past digital change for better ”.


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Photo, video apps record 29 billion downloads, $12 billion revenue in 2023
Data presented by OnlyAccount show that photo and video apps recorded 29.1 billion downloads with revenue more than triple in five years to a record of $12 billion in 2023.
This is an indication that as a key part of the social media experience, photo and video sharing has evolved over the past years.
Today, photo and video apps have more users than ever, thanks to hundreds of millions of people willing to spend money on scaling up their digital presence and creating nice pictures.
Today, many smartphone users have a soft spot for photo editing apps, making it one of the most popular and highest-grossing app categories across the App Store and Google Play Store.
The 2022 Statista Global Customer Survey showed that four in 10 smartphone users regularly use photo-editing apps, even more than basic apps like email, browsers and messenger apps.
The apps also have an army of users in the content creator’s industry but still make up just one part of the market. The photo and video app market also includes some of the biggest and most popular apps for video streaming, like YouTube and Twitch, which also had a significant role in surging revenues.
According to Statista Market Insights, the global photo and video app market grossed around $5 billion in revenue in 2019. Two years later, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, this figure jumped to $9 billion and continued growing. Statistics show last year saw an 11 per cent revenue growth, with smartphone users spending roughly $10 billion on photo and video apps. This figure is expected to jump by 20 per cent and hit $12 billion in 2023. By 2027, the entire market will hit $16 billion in revenue.
The Statista survey showed that half of the total revenue in 2023, or $6 billion, comes from in-app purchases. Advertising and paid apps follow with $3 billion and $2 billion in revenue, respectively. Statista expects the following years to witness impressive growth in all three revenue streams. While in-app purchases and paid apps revenue are forecast to grow by a massive 50 per cent by 2027, the advertising segment will see revenue surge by 66 per cent in the next four years.
Some of the most popular photo and video apps hit millions of users in weeks. In 2019, FaceApp went viral after users across social media platforms shared pictures of their older or younger selves generated by the app. The photo-editing app powered by artificial intelligence, Lensa AI, also had overnight success, reaching more than 19 million downloads in a single month after adding the Magic Avatars feature.
The surging popularity of photo and video apps has helped the total number of downloads more than double in the past five years. Statista expects people worldwide to download 29.1 billion photo and video apps by the end of 2023, 107 per cent more than the 14 billion downloads reported in 2019. However, the following year will see slower growth rates, with downloads increasing by 27 per cent to 37 billion in 2027.
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Crude oil, which is extracted from pipelines to boost international cocaine trade, is tearing oozing, poisonous holes in western Colombia’s forests, Reuters reported.
In the forests, human traffickers and paramilitaries brew homemade gasoline from oil stolen from pipelines, according to the outlet.
The illegal gasoline brewed in secret refineries is used to extract cocaine from coca leaves, an important first step in refining the drug.
Previous reports suggest that the cocaine trade is responsible for at least a quarter of annual forest loss in some Central American countries.
As Colombia’s cocaine exports soar to record numbers, oil theft at two major pipelines has tripled to almost 3,500 barrels per day in the last four years, Reuters reported.
Much of this stolen product goes to crude refineries in the jungle, which typically dump around two thirds of the oil they receive into the ground, police told Reuters.
This poisons about a square mile around the refinery by clogging the tiny pores in the land, through which oxygen can reach the underground world of roots, ants, and earthworms.
“The damage is extreme. The animals, the trees — everything is completely burnt,” Colonel Johan Pena, commander of a unit that tracks oil thieves on the Ecuadorian border, told the outlet.
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Tesla offers discounts in light of falling share prices
Tesla stock fell further this week when it announced that it would offer discounts on its two best-selling models.
- The share of the manufacturer of electric vehicles (EV) has lost almost 20 percent of its value this week alone.
- Tesla’s share price has fallen by almost 70 percent since the beginning of the year.
On Thursday, US regulators announced that they would also be investigating two other accidents involving Teslas that may have been powered by automated driving systems.
Double discount: Tesla announced on Wednesday that it would double discounts for all Model 3 or Model Y delivered before the end of the year.
- This meant an increase from $3,750 — announced on December 1 — to $7,500.
- The company also offered to offer 10,000 miles of free high-speed charging this month.
What analysts are saying: The fact that Tesla appears to be “cutting prices to increase delivery volumes doesn’t increase confidence,” Craig Irwin, senior analyst at ROTH Capital Partners, told Reuters.
This is a particular problem, “at a time when we are seeing increasing competition,” Roth added.
Musk’s opinion: Elon Musk said in a Twitter Spaces audio chat on Thursday that he expected “a severe recession” in 2023, which would cause consumers to postpone larger purchases.
Strategic concerns: Tesla’s discount decision is a “disturbing” example of how short-term appearances are prioritized over long-term results, financial advice site MotleyFool reported.
- If Tesla waited until January 1, 2023, the government would offer its own $7,500 deal as a result of the new financial rules, as we reported.
- Instead, Tesla is footing the bill for this discount itself — and the government will offer it free of charge in a week.
Why? : “Tesla’s willingness to discount its electric vehicles suggests that it’s more about meeting Wall Street’s expectations for any quarter-end delivery volume than getting an additional $7,500 for the same vehicle,” wrote The MotleyFool.
- The drop is another sign of problems for the pioneering electric vehicle company given the continued consequences of its chief executive’s controversial takeover of Twitter.
- Musk, for his part, is not apologizing: “I’m not going to suppress my views just to boost the stock price,” he said on Twitter Spaces, according to Reuters.
Bad mood: The doomsday risk for Tesla is that all the intangibles that helped make the brand feel cool and futuristic disappear into thin air and the company is traded like just another automotive company, according to Investor’s Business Daily.
Where is the damage to that? If investors treated Tesla like Ford and General Motors — companies that pour billions into new electric vehicle supply chains — company shares could fall even more significantly, Business Daily reported.
FBI: ESG is not “getting out of jail for free”
Potential environmental, social or governance (ESG) benefits won’t stop the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from preventing an illegal transaction, the head of the agency, Lina Khan, wrote in a guest post in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
- “Some American companies seem to believe that the FTC won’t challenge an otherwise illegal deal if we approve its ESG impact,” Khan wrote.
- “You’re wrong.”
Main goal: Antitrust — The FTC only has one mandate, Khan warned executives: Avoid anticompetitive mergers.
- Her job is to ensure that consumers have “meaningful choices” and business owners and workers have “real opportunities,” she wrote.
- According to a 1963 Supreme Court decision, an illegal business “is not saved because it can be considered beneficial in a final calculation of social or economic burdens and loans.”
A GOOD YEAR FOR ESG — BUT CRITICISM IS GROWING
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine drove up fossil fuel consumption, 2022 is an outstanding year for launching the ESG business, Reuters reported.
Three highlights: According to Reuters, renewable energy has become the cheapest form of new energy, and national and international regulators have introduced new rules and supervisory tools for sustainable investments.
- The world is on track to use more renewable energy by the end of the decade than in the last 20 years.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission introduced climate-related regulations to disclose financial data, joining regulators in the UK, EU and Asia.
- The USA passed 370 billion US dollars to finance clean energy this year.
Risk and opportunity: Given the rapid rise of ESG, asset managers must proactively assess the sustainability of their investments — before investors start asking, wrote Debra McCoy, partner at Bain Capital, this week.
- Around 19 percent of investors in utility companies have already set limits for the amount of CO2 emissions they are willing to finance, she found.
- “Don’t take the risk of investors evaluating your ESG results in front of you and acting accordingly,” McCoy added.
On the horizon: The UN Biodiversity Summit in Montreal last month suggested that companies would be well advised to start tracking their impact on all of nature — not just on CO2 emissions, Eva Zabey, managing director of the Business for Nature business coalition, told Reuters.
- “Those who haven’t yet assessed and disclosed their risks, effects, and dependencies need to be prepared,” Zabey said.
- Regulators recognize that “business as usual is economically short-sighted, will destroy values in the long term and will no longer be accepted,” she added.
Is it all a buzzword? While ESG and sustainable investing are popular concepts that can be converted into lucrative investment products, there is still a big difference between marketing and reality, economics professor Hans Taparia from New York University told The New York Times.
- “A real change in terms of E.S.G. would mean a drop in profits for many companies,” said Taparia.
- For this reason, “we are witnessing a mix of tiny changes and greenwashing,” says Taparia.
World Bank approves $500 million green industry loan
Brazilians in the Amazon may soon find it easier to get paid to preserve their forests as part of a new international credit program.
The World Bank announced on Thursday that it is lending Brazil half a billion dollars to meet its climate goals and build new sustainable industries.
- The money will help set up an environmentally friendly loan program through Banco do Brasil, one of Latin America’s largest banks.
- It will also pay off to help carbon-sequestering Brazilian companies sell their goods on international carbon markets.
Große Versprechen: Die Weltbank schätzte, dass das Programm 90 Millionen Tonnen Kohlendioxid von der Atmosphäre fernhalten würde.
- Dies wird unter anderem dadurch erreicht, dass es der Banco do Brasil dabei hilft, zuverlässige Technologien und Methoden zur CO2-Nachverfolgung zu finanzieren, berichtete Reuters.
- Diese werden zunehmend benötigt, um „hochwertige“ Kredite auf internationalen Freiwilligenmärkten zu verkaufen.
Schlüsselposition: Die Banco do Brasil ist laut Weltbank einer der größten Geldgeber des brasilianischen Agrarsektors.
According to environmental news site Mongabay, this sector — in particular animal husbandry — is by far the biggest contributor to deforestation in the Amazon region.
IN SHORT: A TOUGH ROAD TO ZERO DEFORESTATION
neu gewählte brasilianische Präsident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hat versprochen, die Entwaldung im Amazonasgebiet zu beenden.
However, the ongoing land rush on the edges of the vast Brazilian forest makes fulfilling these promises a major challenge, The Associated Press reported.
In a western family of rubber tappers, which traditionally rely on intact forests, only one daughter wants to enter this trade.
Her two sisters “want to cut down the forest, plant grass and raise cattle.”
Read the full story here.
Reinigen Sie die Luft Ihres Hauses mit diesem Filter zum Selbermachen
a new study, a cheap homemade filter is highly effective in purifying indoor air from viruses and pollutants.
- Die sogenannten Corsi-Rosenthal-Boxen senken die Konzentrationen potenziell für immer gefährlicher Chemikalien und Phthalate um bis zu 60 Prozent, heißt es in dem am Freitag in Environmental Science & Technology veröffentlichten Artikel.
- Die Boxen können „schnell für etwa 100 Dollar pro Einheit mit Materialien aus dem Baumarkt“ gebaut werden, sagte Hauptautor Joseph Braun von der Brown University in einer Erklärung.
Give me a picture: The boxes are a simple device that uses a box fan to push air through a filter and capture floating impurities.
- Das Design, das das Brown-Team untersuchte, erforderte vier MERV-13-Filter, einen 20-Zoll-Boxventilator, eine Pappschachtel und Klebeband, um alles zusammenzukleben.
- Wenn Sie daran interessiert sind, Ihr eigenes zu bauen, schauen Sie sich diesen Leitfaden des University of California College of Engineering an.
Irgendwelche Nachteile? In erster Linie Lärm — die Geräte erhöhen den Umgebungsgeräuschpegel
um 5 bis 10 Dezibel, was ausreichen könnte, um abzulenken, stellten die Forscher fest.
A bit of context: According to an information sheet published by the non-profit International Noise Awareness Day, ten decibels is the volume of a person breathing nearby.
Follow-up on Friday
Catch up on stories from the beginning of the week.
Die schlechte Woche des Flugverkehrs wird schlimmer
- Ein riesiger Wintersturm führte am Donnerstag zu 2.600 Flugstornierungen — mitten in einem der größten Reisewochenenden des Jahres. Der anhaltende Ansturm des Sturms hat dazu geführt, dass an diesem Wochenende Tausende von Passagieren auf Flughäfen gestrandet sind, da die Zahl der Stornierungen am Freitagmorgen auf 3.200 gestiegen ist — 500 allein an den Flughäfen von Chicago, berichtete unsere Kollegin Julia Shapero.
Hundreds of thousands face frost without heat
- böigen Winde des Wintersturms erreichten 70 Meilen pro Stunde, als er über die Ostküste wehte. Dabei fielen Stromleitungen aus und es kam zu Stromausfällen, berichtete The Associated Press. Da die Temperaturen unter dem Gefrierpunkt lagen, waren laut der Tracking-Website Poweroutage.us 170.000 in Maine, 130.000 in North Carolina, 120.000 in Virginia und 110.000 in New York ohne Strom.
In der Haushaltsvorlage haben die Demokraten die Natur im Stich gelassen: Interessenvertretung
- Wir berichteten darüber, wie der neue Omnibus-Gesetzentwurf in Höhe von 1,7 Billionen Dollar der Environmental Protection Agency eine Gehaltserhöhung bescherte und wie er den Atlantischen Glattwal zum Scheitern verurteilt haben könnte. Insgesamt haben die Demokraten ihre Chance vertan, erhebliche Mittel für die EPA, den Fish and Wildlife Service oder einen vorgeschlagenen 14-Milliarden-Dollar-Gesetzentwurf zu finden, um Amerikas am stärksten gefährdete Wildtiere zurückzubringen, argumentierte Stephanie Kurose vom Center for Biological Diversity in einem Gastbeitrag für CNNBreakingNews.
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Stewart EFI Finds a New Way to Showcase its Metalforming CapabilitiesJanuary 1, 2014
Connecticut is home to 5000 manufacturers who employ nearly 170,000 people and generate more than 12.7 percent of the state’s GDP. So says the Connecticut Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Connstep), which has developed the Made in CT Program. The newest member of the program, designed to showcase the diversity of products and services of the Connecticut manufacturing industry: Stewart EFI, LLC, a metalforming company based in Thomaston, CT. Stewart EFI, which also operates a plant in El Paso, TX, manufactures metal parts using the deep-draw, progressive-die and slideforming processes.
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The German regulatory agency known as the Bundesnetzagentur has decided that children’s smartwatches that have the ability to listen to audio are illegal because they violate the country’s monitoring rules.
The agency that oversees the regulation of telecommunications, power, and other networks stated that these watches enable parents to “listen unnoticed to a child’s environment” and that this constitutes an unauthorized transmitting system. Additionally, the agency stated that these watches allow children to “listen unnoticed to a parent’s environment.” The regulating body requested that any such devices be destroyed by the parents.
There are a few distinct varieties of smartwatches that come equipped with an internal SIM card. In a manner analogous to that of baby monitoring cameras, they feature a telephone function that makes it possible to listen in on conversations. It would appear that some parents have been employing the gadgets in order to sneakily keep an eye on their children’s teachers.
Parents can use these watches to covertly listen to their children’s surroundings by downloading an app on the device. They are to be considered restricted transmitters, “Jochen Homann, the agency’s president, said in a statement.
According to the results of our inquiry, “Parents have also utilized the watches to listen to teachers while they were in the classroom.”
Although no specific brands were named, the agency stated that it had already taken action against a number of companies who offer smartwatches to children in the age range of 5 to 12 years old. Additionally, schools have been cautioned to be on the lookout for gadgets of this kind.


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Rapper RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan is up to something unconventional again.
The rap group will release eight songs from its upcoming 20th anniversary album, A Better Tomorrow, on Nov. 14 via a portable Bluetooth speaker called a Boombot REX.
Only 3,000 speakers will be manufactured, and each will be sold for $79.99. Further, one of the eight songs will be available exclusively on the speaker, and will not be released as part of the album (though someone will likely upload it illegally online for the masses to hear). The released date for the full album has not been set.
"There's something transcendent about being able to physically hold music," RZA said in a statement. "Back in the day, holding a vinyl helped you appreciate just how much time and sweat goes into creating a single track, let alone an entire album. Over the last decade, we've lost that sensation. With this project, we hope to strengthen the bond between fan and artist."
Earlier this year, the Wu-Tang Clan announced it would sell only one copy of another album — reportedly for millions of dollars — that the group had been secretly recording — The Wu — Once Upon A Time In Shaolin. Just 51 seconds of that album is available online, as the rest of it is only available to hear during a listening tour at museums, galleries and music festivals.
The anniversary album's non-traditional release continues the group's head-scratching strategies.
In an Instagram post, below, RZA emphasized, "Music should only be heard through something as loud and as strong as the message inside."
Boombotix, which is selling 1,000 of the speakers, noted that the Boombox REX will not only house the new music, but it will also still function as a Bluetooth speaker so buyers can listen to other music from their iPods, smartphones, tablets and laptops on it. The other 2,000 speakers will be sold in Zumiez stores.


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On December 3rd local time, Italian Prime Minister Conte held a press conference and announced the next phase of epidemic prevention and control measures to be implemented.
Conte said that Italy’s current hierarchical prevention and control policy has worked. While avoiding a comprehensive blockade, it has successfully curbed the spread of the epidemic. At present, the number of effective virus infections nationwide in Italy has dropped to 0.91. Therefore, the government will continue to implement hierarchical prevention and control, and continue to continue from 22 a.m. every night to 5 a.m. the next day. National curfew.
Regarding the upcoming New Year’s holiday, Conte stressed that relaxing vigilance may lead to a third outbreak. To this end, the government will implement further restrictions from December 21 to January 6 next year, prohibiting people from traveling across regions except for necessary reasons such as work and health and returning to their places of residences and residences. December 2 On the 5th, 26th and January 1, 2021, non-essential cross-mune travel is prohibited, during which people entering Italy must be quarantined and observed.
Other measures include that ski resorts will be closed to the public until January 6 next year, and cruise operations in Italy will be suspended; stores will be open until 21:00 until January 15, shopping malls will be closed on weekends and holidays, canteen services will be available in low-risk areas from 5 to 18:00, and hotels and hotels are It is usually open, but only room service will be provided on December 31 to prohibit New Year’s Eve dinners.
Conte said that the government strongly recommends that people avoid visiting relatives and friends and spend the holiday at home as much as possible. “This will be a different holiday from the past. We need to wait for the implementation of the vaccination program and the arrival of therapeutic drugs.”


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Samsung Galaxy S5 screen specs rumoured to include Sharp
There has been a lot of speculation regarding the next flagship smartphone from Samsung, which if a Samsung executive is to be believed could be launched next month. Now there is a new report talking about the screen specs for the Samsung Galaxy S5 with a rumour it could use a Sharp display.
We have heard a lot of rumours recently surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S5 that have included a possible launch date timeframe, and this has also included the possible specifications of the device with talk of the processor and the RAM being mentioned, but it’s been the upcoming handsets display that has been taking centre stage recently.
Now a new report is claiming that the device will be using a LTPS LCD display that is made by Sharp instead of a Super AMOLED screen made by Samsung itself. We have heard before that the company could be ditching AMOLED displays for something different this year, and this latest report is citing production issues with 2K AMOLED displays.
The company is reportedly looking to bring flexible AMOLED displays to the mass market by 2015, so has decided to use Sharp displays for the Galaxy S 5 allegedly. Samsung has supposedly recently purchased a small stake in Sharp so there is nothing to say that there may not be some truth in this rumour.
We have heard recently that the production of 5.25-inch displays for the Galaxy S5 has supposedly got underway, which if the handset is due to make its debut next month is highly plausible.


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Earlier the Samsung launched its first ever smartphone with Quad camera set up at the back. It is the Samsung Galaxy A9 which was featuring four rear camera lenses of 24MP+8MP+10MP+5MP. The Samsung Galaxy A10 will be a successor of Galaxy A9. So here are the price details, release date and specifications of the smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy A10 Features
The company is launching its new upcoming smartphones with new innovative features. Earlier they launched the Samsung Galaxy A8s with a punch-hole display which is also known as an infinity-O display. Recently the Chinese tipster posted a tweet saying the Samsung Galaxy A10 will feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. If so then this will be the company’s first smartphone to have an under-display fingerprint sensor.
From the tweet, it is known that Samsung is working on its upcoming Galaxy A series smartphone and it will come with a flagship chipset of Snapdragon 845 Processor.
Samsung Galaxy A10 Expected Specifications
The Smartphone will run on the 6.4 inches with Infinity-O Super AMOLED display. It will be having the chipset of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa-core Processor which houses 6/8GB of RAM with an internal memory of 128GB. The storage can be expandable by using microSD card.
The phone could come with a quad rear camera of 24MP+8MP+5MP+10MP with LED flash and an in-display selfie camera of 25MP. It will run on the latest operating system of Android 9.0 Pie. Further, the phone will come with a battery of 3500mAh with fast charging feature. The smartphone will also come with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Samsung Galaxy A10 Release date and Price details
There is no official confirmation when the smartphone will launch. But it is expected to be launch in Q2 of 2019.
Currently, the Samsung Galaxy A9 smartphone comes with a price tag of Rs 36,990 approximately (530 USD). So if the rumors suggestion of Galaxy A10 featuring with a chipset of Snapdragon 845 and in-display fingerprint sensors. The smartphone would be expensive and could come under Rs 45-50K.
Will be updating the article if there is any news or leaks of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A10 smartphone. So stay tuned.


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DOUBLE SUCCESS FOR VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTERS OLD AND NEW AT 2020 WHAT VAN? AWARDS
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has claimed two top accolades at the What Van? Awards 2020, including the Best Medium Van title for the T6.1 and the Used Van of the Year award for the Transporter.
VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PROVIDES THE KEY FOR NEW PRISONER VAN
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has revealed a new prisoner transport van for police forces based on the Volkswagen Transporter.
NEW TRANSPORTER 6.1 DEBUTS AT THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRADE FAIR FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES
Following the world premiere of the Multivan 6.1 in February, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is showing the new Transporter 6.1 for the first time today in Munich.


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Strikes planned at ports across Australia threaten to cripple imports ahead of Christmas, potentially leaving shelves stripped bare of toys, electronics, furniture and food.
The Maritime Union of Australia has launched industrial action at Patrick Terminals sites in Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney, in a bitter feud over pay and working conditions for employees.
Wharfies plan to strike in Sydney's Port Botany next weekend and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Melbourne for the month of October, which could spark major supply chain disruptions.
The mass walk-outs could lead to months-long delays on stocks ahead of the festive season in a double whammy for local businesses already reeling from the Covid pandemic.
The Maritime Union of Australia has launched industrial action at Patrick Terminals sites in Brisbane, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. Pictured: The Port Botany shipping freight terminal
Patrick Terminals CEO Michael Jovic described the protests as 'bewildering', with wharfies across the country on average earning upwards of $150,000-a-year.
He says the company has been negotiating with the union since February 2020 and has held nearly 70 meetings to finalise a new enterprise agreement.
They have offered the union a 2.5 per cent annual pay increase for members over four years.
'We have bargained with the MUA for over 19 months and provided a very generous pay increase, guaranteed no redundancies and provided a commitment to preserving jobs,' he said in a statement on Monday.
'They clearly have no intention of reaching a deal. They just want to cause maximum damage to the company and the economy.'
Mr Jovic said the strikes will have ramifications for all Australians in the lead up to Christmas, given more than 40 per cent of all container freight comes through Patrick terminals.
'The MUA's actions are frankly bewildering. It seems to have completely lost the plot,' he said.
Patrick Terminals CEO Michael Jovic said the strikes will impact Christmas stocks for businesses already reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic (stock)
'This blatantly aggressive strike action demonstrates that it has no regard for the suffering of everyday Australians who have felt the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns, job losses and restrictions over the past 18 months.
'It seems that the union is trying to starve the Melbourne public of Christmas presents after all that Victorians have gone through ... it is truly mind-boggling.'
In Sydney, wharfies on a 35-hour roster earn an average $172,124 yearly salary and work less than 200 days a year, while those in Western Australia pocket an average $166,464 per annum for around 180 days of work.
For the same number of weekly hours, Brisbane wharfies' wages are on average $153,880-a-year working 173 days, while Melbourne employees work less (162 days), and take home a $151,048 average annual salary.
The MUA has been contacted for comment.
The strikes could spark lengthy delays, possibly leaving shelves stripped bare of furniture, toys, food, and electronics. Pictured: Bare shelves at a Kmart store in July
Meanwhile, massive issues in China could lead to supply shortages over the festive season, with Australians urged to do their Christmas shopping early.
Covid's deadly Delta variant is hitting manufacturing plants across Asia causing another wave of lockdowns to close factories and send supply chains into crisis.
Everything from furniture to toys and electrical goods is being affected with waiting times blowing out to a year for some products as imports face long delays.
'Even if you are buying it eight to 12 months out, the chances of it arriving on time is zero,' warned Super Retail Group chief executive Anthony Heraghty last month.
'If it's not in the shed or on the shelf today, for Christmas this year I think the chances of it being in stock come that peak time are incredibly remote.'


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Apple might have to scramble to obtain enough OLED panels for the 2019 models
Starting on July 4th, Japanese exporters shipping these materials to South Korea will need to apply for permission to export these supplies. This is a process that takes as long as 90 days; currently, these materials receive preferential treatment by the Japanese government. And because Japan produces 90% of fluorinated polyimide and resist globally as well as 70% of etching gas, this is going to have an impact on South Korean manufacturers like LG and Samsung. And considering that the latter two companies produce OLED panels for the Apple iPhone, the U.S. tech giant could have problems sourcing enough displays for the 2019 iPhone models. The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max are expected to feature OLED screens.
The two countries are bickering over a court ruling made last October by the South Korean Supreme Court, which ruled that South Koreans who were forced to work for Japan’s Nippon Steel during World War II must be compensated for their labor. Japan, calling the ruling “unthinkable,” says that this issue had already been resolved back in 1965 when diplomatic ties between the two countries were restored.
This news comes on the heels of the G20 meeting among world leaders in Japan late last week. During the summit, U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to a truce in the current trade war between the two countries. That led Trump to announce that U.S. companies are once again allowed to sell supplies to Huawei. For Apple, it also means that for now, the company won’t have to pay a 25% import tax on each handset it imports to the U.S.
The last year has been tough one in some regards for Apple. Facing slumping sales on its most important product, it had to pull off a last-second deal to guarantee a supply of modem chips from Qualcomm for a 5G iPhone expected next year. Then, it had to wait and see whether tariffs would be imposed on the iPhone and iPad. And now, it might have to scramble to obtain enough OLED panels for the 2019 iPhone models that should be unveiled in less than three months. Perhaps a diplomatic resolution will be reached.


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Panera Adds Work From Home Options | PYMNTS.com
In many ways, life seems to have returned to normal in much of the United States. Restaurants have reopened, live events are back, and people are reconnecting with friends and family. However, many aspects of consumers’ lives may never return to what they were before March 2020. For example, having become accustomed to the workflow from home, many people who previously spent the entire work week in the workplace. office are now sticking to a remote or hybrid model. With this change in routine, Panera Bread is adapting its restaurant business to this new normal.
Since the bulk of those catering orders come from businesses and educational institutions, CNBC reported, the company is adding options for these institutions to host events in which attendees will participate remotely. The Virtual Events option makes it easy for businesses to order catering meals to send to people’s homes, by billing the event organizer.
âWhen some people come on certain days and others don’t come at all, how do you maintain this culture, this collaboration, this relationship? Asked Chris Correnti, senior vice president of the company’s offsite chains.
The program is available to members of the chain’s loyalty program, MyPanera. Additionally, Forbes reported, another feature, Panera Day at Work, allows workers to each order their own food through their company, earning a discount on group orders. Currently, 250 companies are benefiting from this program.
Such programs could be the key to the success of restaurant businesses in the future. Data from the PYMNTS The New Digital Consumer: How the Pandemic Has Refused Consumers’ Shopping study found that 39% of consumers have moved from working in the office to working from home, and 83% of those workers intend to continue. to do their homework at least a little as often as they do now, even after they are cleared to return to the office.
âWe monitor and assess the changing needs of our customers. Catering is very important to Panera. The good news is we see it coming back, but not like before the pandemic, âCorrenti told Forbes. âIt’s a new world and the work has changed. It means finding a way to meet the needs of traditional, hybrid and remote workers. “
These two programs blur the lines between dining and the traditional restaurant experience, as across all food categories, previously separate routines work together, forming a connected food pillar. As Karen Webster wrote in a recent article on consumer behavior in today’s connected economy, âEat is a new ecosystem that reflects the way businesses and individuals use connected devices, applications , payments, and other technologies to meet the very basic consumer need to get and consume. food.”
Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) that have catering businesses are just starting to see orders coming back, adapting their digital presence to facilitate that return. As Panera integrates catering into its loyalty program, Moe’s Southwest Grill recently spoke with PYMNTS about how its desktop site helps consumers order for events, while its mobile app is designed for individual orders.
Plus, it’s not just restaurants that are adapting to bring foodservice into the 2020s. Boston-based foodservice market ezCater recently announced its Relish Flex program, which allows businesses to incentivize businesses to return to the office with individually ordered meals at participating restaurants. Companies can set a range of different parameters on grants.
As it grows, the company favors loyalty over speed in order to perpetuate its innovations. As Stefania Mallett, co-founder and CEO of ezCater, told Webster in an interview in 2019: âEven though it’s just a handful of extremely loyal customers, who would scream and picket [at] your house, and toss things up if you take away their services, then you know you have a business.


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Gibson Patio Shop opens near Nashville
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Eddie Gibson, owner of Gibson Furniture in Gallatin, Tenn., teamed up with Danny Shrum, who has more than 25 years of experience as a casual furniture manufacturer’s representative, to open Gibson Patio Shop.
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It's been an interesting week. In the UK new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn crowdsourced his questions for Prime Minister's Question Time. In the US a 14-year-old boy was arrested for making a digital clock, and then invited to the White House by President Obama. And in Cupertino, a bug so devastating it can't be allowed to escape means the watchOS 2 update didn't happen as planned. It's an OS-updating, Fido-feeding, Ford-finding Week in Tech!
Installing 9 saves time
Fancy a better battery, a faster phone and sleeker, more beautiful hair? iOS 9 can help with at least two of these things. The update is out now and as Matt Swider says in his in-depth iOS 9 review, it's much better than its predecessor. Only Apple Maps prevents it from being "the perfect update": it's got better Siri, a better keyboard, iPad multitasking and it's compatible with devices going back to the iPhone 4S. Once you've got it, check out our 50 killer tips for iOS 9. There are lots of new goodies for you to try. There's a new version of the Apple Watch OS too – watchOS 2 – but sadly you can't download that just yet: its release has been pulled at the last minute due to an enormous but unspecified bug.
Control your Ford with your fingers
Are you wearing the future of Fords on your wrist? If you've got an Apple Watch or Android Wear device and a Ford electric or plug-in hybrid, you might be. Ford has updated its MyFord Mobile app for both iOS and Android to bring a whole range of features to your wrist. You can manage the climate control, lock and unlock the car, check its charge status, and even get directions to where you've parked. For now it's limited to the C-Max Energi, Focus Electric and Fusion Energi, but Ford's keen to bring it to more vehicles in the not too distant future.
Uber: let's dump drivers
Uber, the infamous ride-sharing firm that's not entirely popular among taxi drivers, has a bright idea: self-driving cars doing absolutely everything. Our in-depth look at the technology behind the startup is fascinating enough, but what's really interesting about Uber is the ambition it's bringing to that technology: its goal is "to provide transportation for everyone and everything everywhere" – not just people, but groceries and packages too. It thinks driverless cars will be key to that, and while it's not saying when it expects to transition to self-driving vehicles, it's clear that for Uber it's a case of when, not if. The article's fascinating and a little bit frightening too.
Morpheus sleeps with the fishes
Bad news! Project Morpheus is no more! Good news! It's been renamed, not killed! The VR system known as Project Morpheus is now the much duller-sounding PlayStation VR. Thrilling it ain't, but it's probably easier to sell. Sony announced the change at this year's Tokyo Game Show alongside a Bloodborne expansion, Everybody's Golf for the PS4 and another Assassin's Creed: Syndicate trailer. We've rounded up the most interesting TGS announcements right here.
Snapchat's instant playback is whack
Bad news for Snapchat replay fans: replays on Android now cost real cash money if you want to see more than one per day. James Peckham says that's a sign that Snapchat has no idea how to grow: "Flailing its arms in the air, the company has now decided to charge users for one of the apps most limited features," he says. "Even sticking in a quick advert for a film inside my Snapchat window would be better than charging ridiculous money for a feature that should come free."
Facebook: would you like a dislike?
Facebook is working on a dislike button that means you'll be able to share sadness as well as happiness. As Cameron Faulkner says, "Basically, Facebook doesn't want you to troll people with the new dislike button, but to rather use it to 'express empathy,' as Zuckerberg stated. I feel like I know how this will pan out already." The button hasn't even been launched yet but Matt Swider is already hammering it. "Facebook is playing right into the hands of this snarkiest generation in history, motivating 20 and 30-year-old millennials to downvote posts without ever reading beyond the headline… it spurs a new form of laziness. It's a shallow way to show feeling without ever expressing true empathy."
Amazon Echo says: feed fido!
In Silicon Valley's ongoing quest to automate everything its parents used to do, Amazon has given petcare firm Petnet a big pile of cash to create products that integrate with Amazon's Echo home hub to feed pets. Petnet's first device is the SmartFeeder, which uses an app to track feeding frequency and how much food is left inside and remind the owner to feed Fido. To think, in the olden days people had to check bowls and remember to put dog food in them. The horror!
The Fire rises
Amazon also announced a brand new Fire TV box - one that supports 4K streaming. The new box will be rolling out on October 5 and brings a faster processor and improved controller with it. There's also a new Fire TV Stick, but this one is just getting voice commands and won't be getting the same resolution upgrade.
Finally, the company announced a new 7-inch Fire tablet that costs an incredibly low £50/$50. However, to subsidise the price, Amazon will give you adverts on the lock screen - unless you pay a little more to get the tablet without them.


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Big, but not so surprising, news: According to a number of studies, the most common BPA-free plastics, BPS and BPF cause the same type of endocrine disrupting effects that originally sparked consumers to demand a safer alternative. That’s right, the supposed safer alternatives to BPA, BPS and BPF caused major hormone disruption (altered levels of estrogen and testosterone), which led to premature births, low sperm count, thyroid problems, DNA damage and brain defects. You can read the results of several revealing studies on BPA-free plastics here. Long story short, “BPA-Free” is not an indication of safety but simply a new brand of poison with the same old effects, disguised as a safe alternative.
While none of these studies has gone as far as to blame estrogen mimicking plastics for the rise in cancer rates, several of the researchers have alluded to their suspicions. And it would seem that the results of one study were so alarming that a researcher claims to have thrown away all of her plastic food storage containers and switched to all glass food storage.
Ok, now that I’ve scared the daylights out of you, I’ll give you some good news. The research has also shown that these plastics are metabolized very rapidly in the body and you can be rid of them in a very short time…if you eliminate your exposure. So, this is your chance to save yourself if you haven’t taken action yet. Do yourself a favor and just make one change to reduce your exposure to plastic NOW. Replace your child’s plastic bottles and cups or maybe throw away your plastic food containers and buy some good glass versions. Unfortunately, most have still have plastic lids, so don’t cook with the lids on. And if that’s just a little too drastic for you, maybe try dumping your food out of your plastic container and onto a plate before microwaving. Just do something! And speaking of the good old microwave, I’ll be discussing the many downsides of microwave cooking in an upcoming post that you won’t want to miss. Until then, remember that the effects of plastics are cumulative, so try to keep your dosage as low as possible by avoiding items or choosing plastic-free alternatives whenever you can.


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One-Stop COVID Platform With First-of-its-Kind On Demand Health & Travel Concierge Service Launched
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 8:00:00 AM
- Pandemic travel is made easier for Canadians thanks to Citizen Care BOOST!™ a new digital platform for COVID testing, tracking and proof of vaccination with global access to 24/7 health and travel support. -
Citizen Care Health Solutions (a leader in COVID-19 health technology services and testing solutions), announced the launch of an innovative new digital health platform, Citizen Care BOOST!™ ('BOOST!™'). BOOST!™ provides one convenient online destination for travellers to source and book COVID-19 tests with experienced nurse supervision by Nursesimple, store health and safety documents (like proof of vaccination and test results) and access a 24/7 concierge team for all their health and travel needs for the duration of their trip. BOOST!™'s round-the-clock concierge service is recognized as the first-of-its-kind to be offered alongside COVID testing and support.
"We've seen how disjointed and difficult travelling during COVID-19 is. From navigating testing options to accessing testing results and proof of vaccination documents, we knew there was a more convenient and accessible approach to offer Canadians who want to travel safely and with confidence," says Carl Demarco, CEO, Citizen Care Health Solutions.
"BOOST!™ has been created with one goal: to eliminate the challenges of information-gathering and planning for pandemic travellers. The bonus of using the BOOST!™ service is that not only can you easily access COVID tests and results, but we are providing a more seamless and convenient overall travel experience with our innovative health and travel concierge service," he added.
Whether it is a COVID-related health or logistics concern, post-testing support, or a general health ailment like a stomachache or fever, the BOOST!™ Customer Care health team and travel representatives are always available on demand via toll-free phone, text, or online, wherever users might be in the world.
"We are proud to provide this first-of-its-kind service which goes beyond COVID-19 concerns to provide our users with trusted medical support and guidance on all of their health issues. By helping direct people to their most appropriate level of medical support, we are confident that thanks to our unique offering, travellers will receive the best care until they are safely home," says Omar Ahmad, CEO, Nursesimple.
SOURCE: Citizen Care Health Solutions Inc.


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You can't judge a book by its cover, so why should home buyers have to decide whether they'd like to tour a house based solely on a picture of its exterior?
Starting this week, Web-based real estate listing service ListingLink will give shoppers an inside view of the homes featured on its site, http://www.listinglink.com, using a new technique for taking panoramic pictures.
That should make house-hunting much more efficient, said Stephen Bedikian, vice president of marketing and strategic planning for the Santa Monica real estate firm (in which Los Angeles Times parent Times Mirror Co. is an investor): "Agents believe this could cut down on walk-through traffic by 50% or more."
The technology that makes this possible comes from a San Jose start-up called Be Here. The company has devised a dual-mirrored contraption that attaches to a camera like a zoom lens and captures a 360-degree panoramic photo with one click. Once the image is posted on the Internet, Web surfers can use a virtual reality viewer like QuickTimeVR or RealSpace Viewer to choose where they want to look.
Such panoramic pictures are usually constructed from a series of still photos and blended together with a digital editing program such as Adobe Photoshop. But it's a time-consuming process, and visible seams between individual photos can sometimes be distracting. Be Here's Portal S1 system offers a simpler solution because it can capture all sides of a scene in a single photo.
The Portal S1 sells for $9,995, and the PanImage software costs an additional $500. Be Here has sold 12 of the devices since they went on sale in June, said Mark Hilton, the company's vice president of marketing.
ListingLink is one of Be Here's first customers to use the technology in a systematic way. The other is Associated Press, which used its Portal S1 to photograph time trials for the Indianapolis 500.


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Debbie Hagstrom was a happy woman on Saturday – she sold her biggest coin early.
Judy Griffin was happy too – she bought a pair of colorful fabric shoes in the mola tradition. And Roberto Quintero was happy because he sold him the shoes.
Happiness was everywhere around the Art Festival in Thornebrook on Saturday, the first big show in Gainesville since the COVID-19 pandemic canceled everything in the spring of 2020.
“It’s going well and I feel good going out for the first art festival. I love arts and crafts festivals. I really missed them, ”said Griffin, of Alachua. “The weather couldn’t be better. Now is a good time to buy Christmas stuff.
This was the 36th annual festival at Thornebrook Village in northwest Gainesville.
Joe Dorsey, owner of Hoggtowne Music and president of Thornebrook Village Association, said about 70 vendors have signed up.
The artists were particularly excited because many of them lost their income and the fun of socializing at a performance.
“The artists just needed us to tell them where and when to be and they’ll take care of everything else. It’s their show, ”Dorsey said. “The artists were hungry to have a show to collect income.”
Quintero lives in Pennsylvania but jumped at the chance to come. Quintero came to a past art show in Gainesville, where his shoes and bags sold well.
Mola is a textile craft of indigenous women from the San Blas Islands of Panama. The shoes sold by Quintero included flats, sandals, boots and sneakers.
“They’re all handmade and hand-sewn. I would say tennis (style) is probably the most popular I have now, ”Quintero. “I started doing art exhibitions in July and wanted to come here.”
Many artists come from Florida. Mary Lee, a certified origami instructor, came from Tallahassee to sell folded paper jewelry.
The designs have symbolic meanings – butterflies for luck and flowers for harmony and friendship, for example.
“I use tweezers because they are small. People love the little things, ”Lee said. “I come to Gainesville once a year for a show. It’s a cool place.
Hagstrom, from Ocala, has mixed paintings and artwork of all sizes. Some figures include cats, dogs and goddesses in a whimsical style.
“I have already sold my biggest piece so I’m happy,” Hagstrom said. “When I left this morning I was so excited. I haven’t been to a show (since COVID-19) and I was just sitting going crazy. It’s so nice to start over. “
The show continues on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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The launch date of Windows’ next big version has already been announced. While it’s not as big an upgrade as Windows 10, Microsoft’s Surface changes (pun intended) are enough to pique people’s curiosities. Of course, there are underlying changes as well, but at least one major advertised feature of Windows 11 won’t be available at launch time. Microsoft is pushing back the ability to run Android apps directly on Windows 11 PCs, with the final feature release slate probably sometime in mid-2022.
Of course, there are already various ways to run Android apps on Windows 10 today, ranging from virtualization technologies like BlueStacks to OEM-specific integrations like those from Samsung. They are, of course, all indirect methods that require more than just an extra layer between Windows and Android. Microsoft promised a seemingly native experience, but early Windows 11 adopters won’t be able to experience that immediately.
In its launch date announcement for Windows 11, Microsoft casually mentioned that Android apps integration would “start with a preview for Windows Insiders over the coming months.” Given the normal timeframe for feature testing, that definitely won’t arrive in time for the big October 5th date. Earliest would be sometime in 2022, perhaps mid-2022, in time for the general rollout of Windows 11 for all eligible users.
Microsoft doesn’t give any explanation for the delay, but it’s not hard to imagine running into some technical issues that it needs to resolve together with Amazon and Intel. Running Android apps “directly” on Windows 11 will still need some layers of software that could affect performance. There’s also the consideration that Amazon’s implementation won’t have direct access to Google Play Store apps and services, which could affect the functionality of apps that rely on those.
The delay might be for the best since most Windows PCs won’t be getting the Windows 11 upgrade immediately anyway. That October 5th launch date only marks the start of a phased and measured rollout, so the majority of users will still have to wait next year to get their turn. By then, Microsoft, Amazon, and Intel will have hopefully ironed out the kinks to provide an Android on Windows experience that Google and Samsung would be jealous of.