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Lots of Chatter
Dedicated chat networks have taken off since the explosion of social media and smartphone usage. Who hasn’t used WhatsApp, Tango or a similar app to message friends?
Many of us were already very used to these types of networks, having used Skype, MSN/Windows Live or Yahoo Chat on PCs for many years; but these were run by the big western players (all American since the Microsoft takeover of Skype in 2011).
When the abundance of chat network choices arrived with smartphones a few years back the Asian influence started to spread – with Line, KakaoTalk and WeChat growing quickly out of Japan, Korea and China respectively.
Popular grew in the west for WhatsApp, formed by two ex-Yahoo stalwarts, and Tango, a 2009 start up from California.
People, it seemed, wherever they were, just couldn’t get enough chat. Or games. The two had to meet.
Whatever Kakao, Line and WeChat Can Do….
Kakao recently announced its figures for the first half of 2013. The importance of social gaming to the future of the Korean chat giant is clear already.
KakaoTalk, its messaging app, has over 100 million users; in June 2012 the company launched its game service which focused on multiplayer mobile games similar to the types played traditionally on Facebook and other social networks.
Twelve months later and 30 million users play _Kakao_’s 180 game titles, generating around $300 million, which is almost triple the revenue in the second half of 2012.
The good news for independent developers is that the majority of the most popular games were developed by small to medium-sized companies. The two most popular games are Anipang for Kakao and Dragon Flight for Kakao; they have not only attracted over 20 million users, but they have converted them into revenue too. We shouldn’t be surprised at this because the Asian mobile messaging platforms have been monetising their messaging services for a while now – they know what works with their users and how to generate virtual good sales.
At present the revenue is generated mainly within Korea but the company has plans to expand its global reach (much like DeNA and Gree, the Japanese firms).
The news from Kakao comes hot on the heels of Japanese messaging platform Line, which entered the world of gaming just before Kakao and, by March 2013, was able to boast 100 million game downloads from their 150 million plus users; Line too is looking to expand into Europe and the US, and recently added new European languages to their game offerings.
To add to this, Chinese messaging platform WeChat announced this month that it was going into testing phase for its social games.
With all this activity in the east, and the serious amount of users and downloads as chat and mobile gaming merges, it is sure to have been noticed by the gaming giants in the west and the question is how they will react. Also, are the American and European messaging platforms going to venture into games?
….Tango Can Do Too
Californian chat, call and video service provider Tango recently became the first outside Asia to enter social gaming, with two titles launched this month.
It is already a leading communications app provider with a social gamer following, and hosts around 20 million games sessions per month just from people using their text or voice services and playing along on a social game at the same time.
It is well positioned to provide its video and chat services to game makers, and plans to build its own gaming network; not developing games itself but powering the social communications side of the industry. All mobile games these days need the social communication side to succeed; it’s expected.
The company is working with a number of large and small developers and publishers, including Gameloft who will soon launch a title using the Tango communication platform as the social element of the game.
As the chat services from Asia have become social gaming networks from a communications background, Tango in the US is following suit with a similar focus; it is the reverse of the Facebook story, which has become more of a communications hub after starting out as a social network.
Leaving the last word to Tango Co-founder Eric Setton:
“In my opinion this is going to the business model for the entire mobile industry.”


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Macy’s Inc. has been fined $750,000 by the federal government after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety commission accused the company of continuing to sell children’s garments with drawstrings at the neck including sweatshirts, sweaters and jackets, after they had been recalled.
In 2006, the CPSC issued guidelines prohibiting the use of drawstrings on children’s upper outwear because they pose a strangling or entanglement risk and can lead to deaths and injuries when they get caught on playground equipment, cribs or on vehicle doors. Between 1985 and 1999, the CPSC received reports of 22 accidental deaths and 48 non-fatal accidents involving children’s drawstring clothing. The CPSC declared that such clothing is defective.
Macy’s apparently sold the clothing between 2006 and 2010 at their stores including Bloomingdale’s and Robinsons-May. Macy’s denied knowingly violating the law which requires distributors to report within 24 hours after obtaining information that a product is defective and could pose a hazard.
Washington state has as Products Liability Act which describes the legal set of rules concerning responsibility for the sale and manufacture of dangerous products to consumers, allowing an injured person to recover damages.
This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured due to defective products and the family of those killed.
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The agency shuts down five telemarketers in an escalation of its war on robocalling.
Automation improves many things in life, but for consumers, automated outbound marketing calls usually aren't one of them.
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A US District Court judge in Chicago has temporarily frozen the assets and stopped consumer-facing calls from SBN Peripherals. The Federal Trade Commission, which requested the action, says the company and associated organizations placed more than 370 million calls to US consumers in the past year.
Multichannel retailer Talbots has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $112,000 to settle the agency's claim that it failed to provide consumers with a proper opt-out option in some of its telemarketing calls.
The Federal Communications Commission will soon propose revisions to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act that it says will empower consumers to avoid unwanted phone solicitations, commonly known as "robocalls." The agency's goal is to bring its rules in line with those of Federal Trade Commission.
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Fresenius profit falls; confirms 2018 guidanceFresenius SE (FRE.XE) said Thursday that its first-quarter sales and net income declined, and confirmed guidance for 2018. The healthcare company said group net profit for the quarter excluding the biosimilars business was 450 million euros ($539 million), compared with EUR457 million the year before.
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Happy St Patrick’s Day! America braces for a multibillion-dollar hangover If New Year’s Day is the Super Bowl for partying, St. Patrick’s Day is March MadnessIf New Year’s Day is the Super Bowl for partying, St. Patrick’s Day is March Madness.
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Going beyond bourbon: You can now buy ‘mixing water’ from Kentucky Entrepreneurs offer what they call ‘a splash of perfection’Entrepreneurs offer what they call ‘a splash of perfection.’
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Artificial intelligence’s next task: Improving the taste of kale One company is using AI to grow better lettuce without chemicalsOne company is using AI to grow beautiful lettuce without chemicals.
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CLUB MED: London’s Centre for Fashion Enterprise, a fashion-business incubator, is looking to the greater Mediterranean region for a new generation of talent.
In partnership with the European Union, the CFE will be offering residencies to two fashion labels, Muslin Brothers from Israel and Bashaques from Turkey. The designers will move to London in November.
The program offers an opportunity for designers who have been in business for a minimum of two years to receive support from the CFE and extend their networks with key contacts in the U.K. that will eventually benefit their businesses in their home countries.
In total, the CFE will invite four young designers from across the Mediterranean to spend up to six months in residence.
The program includes studio space at CFE incubator in East London; business support delivered through workshops and one-to-one meetings with fashion business experts; accommodation in residential premises in London; material and travel costs.
“Fashion has no borders,” said Wendy Malem, director of the CFE. “We believe that fashion is influenced by diversity, culture and society, which drives our insatiable appetite for new ideas. For this reason we have invited some ‘new voices’ to London, talented designers from Mediterranean countries who will take up a six-month residency and join the creative fashion designer community here.”
Established in 2011 and based in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, the label is led by Tamar Levit and Yaen Levi. According to the company’s Web site, they produce two collections a year, and also create exhibitions, fashion installations and performances. They also do costumes for theater and dance companies that span a range of international platforms.
Bashaques is designed by Başak Cankeş, who weaves art, travel and cultural references into her collections. She also runs a store in Alacati, Turkey, on the Aegean Sea, where she carries international designer brands, and hosts art shows .
The CFE said it is now calling for applications for the second residencies, which will take place from beginning of April to end of September 2016.
The program is funded by the European Commission’s Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small-Medium Enterprises.


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Happy Valentine’s Day. By the way, did you know your copy of Windows 7 is counterfeit?
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is sending a belated valentine to Windows 7 users next week — an update to its Windows Activation Technologies (WAT).
“This update will detect more than 70 known and potentially dangerous activation exploits,” Joe Williams, general manager of Microsoft’s Genuine Windows program, said in a post on the Genuine Windows blog Thursday.
According to Microsoft, users running pirated copies of its software are at much higher risk of encountering all kinds of malware attacks — malicious code embedded with the license key breaking software — than users with legitimate copies. That’s dangerous for users, and it damages the software maker through lost revenues.
The idea of WAT is to simply repeatedly notify users when the Microsoft software that they’re running has been pirated — and not in the strong arm way that Microsoft did in earlier times.
The update, which users will be able to begin downloading on Tuesday, is voluntary. It will initially be available via the Genuine Microsoft Software page on Microsoft’s site, followed the next day by the company’s downloads page.
Later in the month, the update, prosaically named the Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7, will be offered to users by Microsoft’s Windows Update site. Unlike similar earlier updates, however — when WAT was still known as Window Genuine Advantage, or WGA — this update will be categorized as “important” rather than “critical.” That is it will not force or trick users into downloading it.
The end of WGA-style harassment?
That’s a significant change from WGA’s heyday.
In fact, WGA’s notifications that a copy of Windows was counterfeit were not only annoying, but would result in a PC that was running a suspect copy of Windows being all but shut down — putting it into what Microsoft called “reduced functionality” mode.
WGA’s annoying behaviors, such as “checking in” with Microsoft frequently, and sometimes yielding false positives, resulted in a user lawsuit against the company in 2006. That lawsuit was dismissed just a week ago.
“The [WAT] update will determine whether Windows 7 installed on a PC is genuine and will better protect customers’ PCs by making sure that the integrity of key licensing components remains intact,” Williams’ blog post said. If not, instead of shutting down Windows, it will inform and remind the user that the software is not “genuine.”
It will do so by turning off the wallpaper on the desktop, and by periodically popping up notices informing the user that the PC is not running a legitimate copy of Windows 7 and explaining how to get a valid copy. One other thing, WAT still phones home every 90 days to pass along data about any illicit copies, though Microsoft claims it will not collect any personally identifiable information.


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Tesla, one of the world's leading electric car maker, instituted a lawsuit against an ex-employee on Wednesday alleging that he transferred "gigabytes" of confidential data to third parties. The suit has been filed in a federal court in Nevada. The move comes as an aftermath of a recent mail sent by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to employees claiming sabotage by one of its workers.
Martin Tripp, former process engineer at Tesla, has been named as the defendant. The company asserts that Tripp unlawfully hacked company's confidential data and trade secrets and transferred it to third parties. In order to do so, hacking software was placed in the computers of three employees which routinely exported confidential data to third parties.
The suit also alleges that Tripp took the untoward step because he sought retaliation for not being promoted due to performance issues. Additionally, he became hostile towards colleagues. Tripp, "Has thus far admitted to writing software that hacked Tesla's manufacturing operating system ('MOS') and to transferring several gigabytes of Tesla data to outside entities," as quoted in the suit. The data includes"Dozens of confidential photographs and a video of Tesla's manufacturing systems."
Additionally, Tripp has been accused of making false statements to the media. "For example, Tripp claimed that punctured battery cells had been used in certain Model 3 vehicles even though no punctured cells were ever used in vehicles, batteries or otherwise," the suit said."Tripp also vastly exaggerated the true amount and value of 'scrap' material that Tesla generated during the manufacturing process, and falsely claimed that Tesla was delayed in bringing new manufacturing equipment online."
Countering these allegations, Tripp, in a statement to CNN Money, said, he had discovered 1,100 damaged Model 3 battery modules that were installed on the electric cars. He was being targeted by Tesla for being a whistleblower, and is currently seeking an attorney.
Tesla is struggling to ramp up production of Model 3. It has to churn out 5,000 units per week in order for the project to be commercially viable. Until then, these setbacks are adding further trouble to Tesla's existing concerns.


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Shopping centre group Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has unveiled what it predicts will be the biggest retail trends for the next decade in Europe, including that 2025 will be the experience tipping point in retail when more than half of retail space in stores will be dedicated to providing experiences.
The ‘Westfield How We Shop: The Next Decade,’ report explores how consumers in the UK and across Europe will be shopping by 2029 and has revealed five key trends that will create “seismic shifts” within the retail industry from upside-down retail to anti-prescription, as well as self-sustaining stores, retail surgery and locally-morphed retail.
Myf Ryan, chief marketing officer Europe and group director of brand and strategic marketing, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, said on the emerging trends said: “The important role of the physical store is changing and retailers need to enter another decade of reinvention to remain relevant.
“Retailers that lead on sustainability, devote more space to experience, provide free-range browsing online and in-store, deliver accurate product recommendations based on science and think local will reap the benefits.”
The trends have been identified after asking 15,700 consumers across ten countries in Europe including the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy and the Netherlands, what their needs and wants are when it comes to retail.
Retail Trends - Upside-Down Retail
One of the key trends to emerge is the concept of ‘upside-down retail,’ which states that the entire retail model and people’s shopping habits will turn on its head by 2025, with 59 percent of consumers expecting more than half of retail space to be devoted to experience rather than product.
By 2027, 75 percent of shoppers expect to see this, explains Westfield’s report, with 81 percent of customers globally adding that they are willing to pay more for experiences. Shoppers it adds want to see more creative, health and gaming experiences in-store, as well as ones that help them to improve themselves.
Westfield adds that the retailers of the future will need to trade in the business of upskilling as well as selling, as 30 percent of city dwellers are seeking workspaces and educational opportunities within stores, due to the rise of co-working across Europe. In the UK, 37 percent want more creative experiences in-store, while in London this increases to 41 percent.
Matthew Drinkwater, head of innovation agency, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, added: “The development of immersive technologies, especially within the retail space, has allowed consumers to form richer and deeper relationships with brands and their products.
“We have seen across various categories – fashion through to entertainment, storytelling has become a ‘must’ for the consumer and are shaping new business models and consumer interactions. Whether that be through technology, how a space is curated or how it can be made personal to them. This new approach is shaping the future of retail, enhancing the consumer’s enjoyment, but also the minimum expectancy.”
According to Westfield, retail is entering the age of anti-prescription, where frustrated shoppers are rejecting prescriptive retail experiences based on inaccurate recommendations, in favour of free-range browsing and impulse shopping. 52 precent of UK consumers are frustrated, rising to 69 percent in London, showing that retailers need to stay close to their customers through data.
Some of the frustration is down to retailers limiting choice, as nearly 72 percent of UK consumers said that they want to browse full ranges, not curated edits, which means that online stores that use algorithms poorly to restrict choice may find themselves struggling in the future.
To keep attracting consumers, the report reveals that smart brands that use their online space to showcase the full range, and their physical stores to “surprise and delight”, could become tomorrow’s star performers.
“The shoppers of tomorrow want more free-range browsing experiences in physical retail environments. Impulse shopping in these spaces is set to become the new normal. Consumers are also requesting that more of their loved online brands enter physical retail spaces, with the likes of streaming services Netflix, Spotify and Tinder all proving popular,” explains the report.
Westfield shares its vision for the future of retail with its ‘How We Shop: The Next Decade’ report
As consumers become more conscious of their ecological impact on the planet, they are looking to brands to help them create a more sustainable future, explains Westfield, and research shows that more than 290 million shoppers expect the stores of tomorrow to prioritise being self-sufficient.
The survey reveals that 78 percent of UK shoppers want retailers to do more to address environmental concerns, with 70 percent adding that they want brands to make products in-store whilst they wait or that are created in-store beforehand to minimise waste, marking a trend for factory stores, and 67 percent want to ban single-use plastics.
Moving to a self-sustaining store model requires significant infrastructural change for big businesses, the report notes, as they will need to reimagine their business models from the bottom up, to create factory stores that are 100 percent self-sustaining. The whole supply chain will collapse down to the point of sale.
The concept of self-sustaining stores will be easier for smaller, nimble start-ups, which the report state will “put pressure” on larger businesses to change.
The store of the future will extend this self-sufficient approach and will include allotments on the roof to grow ingredients, a 4D-printing factory and studio allowing design teams to create product on demand. In addition, shoppers will be assured of zero-waste packaging solutions that will happen in-store and will even be able to pay for goods through points programmes where customers are rewarded for their positive eco-friendly practices.
Rental retail is also a growing trend amongst European consumers, with nearly half of all UK consumers wanting to rent some products rather than buying them, while more than three-quarters of British shoppers want to rent items for their home and almost half of all Londoners would rent fashion and beauty items, making London the fashion rental capital of Europe.
“Forget retail therapy - the future is retail surgery,” explains Westfield, with retail outlets becoming more like doctors’ surgeries, diagnosing shoppers precise needs based on fact, not presumption. To succeed it notes that retailers will need to take personalisation to the next level by acting like doctors and using science to diagnose precise needs, as over a third of UK shoppers look to stores to offer personal consultations in order to identify the perfect products for them.
Retail spaces of tomorrow will become community hubs, providing everything from local brands to nostalgic community experiences, as 69 percent of UK consumers said that they want shopping centres to reflect the people who live in the area, with 50 percent adding that they would prefer local brands to well-known ones.
Shoppers also desire more locally-flavoured experiences, particularly nostalgic ones, with 42 percent of shoppers wanting future retail environments to offer nostalgic social clubs, such as gaming cafes for board games and social events for the local community. The report adds that currently, 34 percent of Londoners go to shopping centres to socialise more than shop.
Christophe Cuvillier, group chief executive officer, at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield said in a statement: “The ‘Westfield How We Shop: The Next Decade’ report is one of the largest European studies of consumers’ retail habits and is an industry first. Understanding customers’ needs today and tomorrow is part of our commitment to driving the industry forward and ensuring we provide the ultimate destinations for our visitors to enjoy and our retailers and brands to thrive in.”
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, added: “Retail is an exciting, dynamic and diverse industry which constantly pushes the boundaries of creativity and experience. As identified in the ‘Westfield How We Shop Report’, retail needs to cater to changing consumer habits and as a result the next decade will be the most innovative to date.
“With 2019 showing the worst sales growth on record, new thinking will be crucial to reversing this trend. The 2020 climate will also provide retailers with the opportunity to deepen relationships with their local communities.”
The launch of the ‘Westfield How We Shop: The Next Decade’ report follows the roll-out of Westfield, across Continental Europe, where ten flagship destinations and two future developments were rebranded in France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands in 2019 with more locations to follow in 2020.
CGI image of the Self-Sustaining Store courtesy of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield


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E Ink today announced Advanced Color ePaper (ACeP), a high-quality, full-color reflective display. For the first time, an electrophoretic display, such as those found in the Kindle e-reader line, can produce full color at every pixel without the use of a color filter array. The initial target application for ACeP will be for digital signage.
E Ink, a manufacturer of monochrome displays, has announced it is creating a 1.73-inch e-paper screen for use with smartwatches. Offering 16 shades of greyscale, a resolution of 320x240, and low power requirements, Slashgear reports that the display will be surfacing in the Sonostar Smartwatch, due to be shown later this week at Computex.
Despite the popularity of Apple's iPad and competing tablets such as the Kindle Fire, some consumers still pine for color e-readers. Amazon, maker of the Kindle, top seller among e-readers, has flirted with the idea, but previously maintained that the technology wasn't ready yet for a quality color reading device. Now, sources tell Digitimes, color E Ink technology may finally have reached a satisfactory level of sophistication, and Amazon is said to be preparing to roll out a color Kindle in the second half of 2012.
E Ink has reported its first loss in two years following ten quarters of consecutive profit. Revenues declined by a steep 63 percent to just $131 million, while its gross margin shrunk to a microscopic 0.8 percent from a much higher 28.5 percent in the previous quarter. The decline is said to be the result of excess manufacturing capacity and being forced to move into lower margin LCD panels from higher margin Electronic Paper Display (EPD) products.
The combination of a leak and discoveries has revealed that Amazon is likely developing a unique illuminated E Ink screen. A source showing a disguised prototype in person to TechCrunch had an adjustable screen that evenly lit up with a cool light. The effect was like that of a white LED, but softer and easier to read, according to the anecdote.
Amazon may have reshuffled its Kindle Fire sequel plans again to drop an 8.9-inch model. A rumor Wednesday night spread to Digitimes had Amazon instead planning a straightforward seven-inch sequel to the current model as well as the alluded-to 10-inch version. Success with the tablet was leading Amazon to drift from e-readers to tablets, prompting the larger model, the sources claimed.
A pair of leaks Sunday night have pointed to Amazon both growing its tablet line and dipping into color e-paper for the firs time. E Ink is supposedly getting orders for a six-inch, color e-paper display, Taiwan's Economic Daily News said. The production would start very quickly, in March, with production scaling up to as much as three million a month.
Amazon's fourth-generation Kindle costs more to make than its $79 selling price, a cost breakdown has uncovered. IHS iSuppli told Main St that the e-reader costs $84.25 to build, or a combination of the $78.59 in raw parts and $5.66 in assembly. The most expensive part was the E Ink Pearl screen, at $30.50, while the circuit board was next at $30.37.
Although Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet stole the show last month at the company's launch event, the company also introduced an update to its traditional Kindle reader. The fourth-generation model brings a smaller housing and improved E Ink display, but without the hardware keyboard that was present on each of the earlier models. In our full review, we determine how the new Kindle stacks up against the earlier models and competing devices.
Amazon in the same introduction as the Kindle Fire tablet also revealed its own direct answer to the current Nook. The Kindle Touch is based entirely on an infrared-based, six-inch touchscreen with a unique interface known as EasyReach. Tapping the top quarter of the screen brings up the menu, while tapping near the left edge goes back; tapping the rest of the page goes forward.
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Cirrus creates Lightning-headphone dev kit
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has introduced a MFi-compliant new development kit for companies interested in using Cirrus' chips to create Lightning-based headphones, which -- regardless of whether rumors about Apple dropping the analog headphone jack in its iPhone this fall -- can offer advantages to music-loving iOS device users. The kit mentions some of the advantages of an all-digital headset or headphone connector, including higher-bitrate support, a more customizable experience, and support for power and data transfer into headphone hardware. Several companies already make Lightning headphones, and Apple has supported the concept since June 2014. http://bit.ly/29giiZj
Apple Store app offers Procreate Pocket
The Apple Store app for iPhone, which periodically rewards users with free app gifts, is now offering the iPhone "Pocket" version of drawing app Procreate for those who have the free Apple Store app until July 28. Users who have redeemed the offer by navigating to the "Stores" tab of the app and swiping past the "iPhone Upgrade Program" banner to the "Procreate" banner have noted that only the limited Pocket (iPhone) version of the app is available free, even if the Apple Store app is installed and the offer redeemed on an iPad. The Pocket version currently sells for $3 on the iOS App Store. [32.4MB]
Porsche adds CarPlay to 2017 Panamera
Porsche has added a fifth model of vehicle to its CarPlay-supported lineup, announcing that the 2017 Panamera -- which will arrive in the US in January -- will include Apple's infotainment technology, and be seen on a giant 12.3-inch touchscreen as part of an all-new Porsche Communication Management system. The luxury sedan starts at $99,900 for the 4S model, and scales up to the Panamera Turbo, which sells for $146,900. Other vehicles that currently support CarPlay include the 2016 911 and the 2017 models of Macan, 718 Boxster, and 718 Cayman. The company did not mention support for Google's corresponding Android Auto in its announcement. http://bit.ly/295ZQ94
Apple employees testing wheelchair features
New features included in the forthcoming watchOS 3 are being tested by Apple retail store employees, including a new activity-tracking feature that has been designed with wheelchair users in mind. The move is slightly unusual in that, while retail employees have previously been used to test pre-release versions of OS X and iOS, this marks the first time they've been included in the otherwise developer-only watchOS betas. The company is said to have gone to great lengths to modify the activity tracker for wheelchair users, including changing the "time to stand" notification to "time to roll" and including two wheelchair-centric workout apps. http://bit.ly/2955JDa
SanDisk reveals two 256GB microSDXC cards
SanDisk has introduced two 256GB microSDXC cards. Arriving in August for $150, the Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition card offers transfer speeds of up to 95MB/s for reading data. The Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card can read at a fast 100MB/s and write at up to 90MB/s, and will be shipping sometime in the fourth quarter for $200. http://bit.ly/294Q1If
Apple's third-quarter results due July 26
Apple has advised it will be issuing its third-quarter results on July 26, with a conference call to answer investor and analyst queries about the earnings set to take place later that day. The stream of the call will go live at 2pm PT (5pm ET) via Apple's investor site, with the results themselves expected to be released roughly 30 minutes before the call commences. Apple's guidance for the quarter put revenue at between $41 billion and $43 billion. http://apple.co/1oi1Pbm
Twitter stickers slowly roll out to users
Twitter has introduced "stickers," allowing users to add extra graphical elements to their photos before uploading them to the micro-blogging service. A library of hundreds of accessories, props, and emoji will be available to use as stickers, which can be resized, rotated, and placed anywhere on the photograph. Images with stickers will also become searchable with viewers able to select a sticker to see how others use the same graphic in their own posts. Twitter advises stickers will be rolling out to users over the next few weeks, and will work on both the mobile apps and through the browser. http://bit.ly/29bbwUE


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Over the past six and a half years, Customs stopped over 265 million illegal items of contraband. Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna tabled in parliament a list of objects seized by Customs. The bulk of the seized items were cigarettes: 265 million. These would have cost the exchequer €4.7 million in duty and a further €44,700 in defrauded excise.
Answering a parliamentary question tabled by government MP Byron Camilleri, Scicluna noted that over 12,500 bottles with alcoholic content had been seized. These amounted to a value €52,000 in excise. Wine and beer too were caught being smuggled into Malta: a total of 49,000 bottles and cans with an excise value of €7,200.
Earlier this year, the Customs Department’s Anti-Money Laundering Team discovered over €1m in undeclared cash since November 2018.
The Department explained that since the creation of the nine-person team almost a year ago, they had been able to control and investigate 48 positive cases of undeclared cash in the last 10 months. Collectively this totalled €1,052,436.
The Customs Department stated that this was the result of changes to the Cash Control Regulations, improved information sharing between national and international agencies and the commitment of the Customs team.


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Always striving to support and encourage local creativity, Golden Drum has partnered with Polish Public Relations Consultancies Association (ZFPR) and invited members of their board and great PR experts to discuss the impact of Social-Political Controversies during the 27th festival edition.
Building on our previous collaboration, ZFPR invited us to take part in their Golden Clip Awards, a competition established in 2003 with the aim to raise standards and promote the best, most creative, and professionally implemented projects in the Polish PR industry. We reviewed the most outstanding PR campaigns submitted in 2021 and select a winner who received a special award given by the festival. Additionally, the author of the winning campaign was awarded a complimentary entry fee for the 2022 Golden Drum Festival competition.
‘’The winner demonstrated quick thinking, great crisis management, and low-budget problem-solving. It has managed to tick all the boxes through the PR perspective, but more importantly, has also addressed a broader audience in a very bold, creative, and straightforward way. This amazing work reflects the necessity to support all human rights, now even more so than ever before,’’ explained Mojca Briščik, executive director of the Slovenian Advertising Chamber and the Golden Drum Festival’s president.
The campaign that showcased creative greatness and won the Clips & Drums - Special International Award given by Golden Drum at the Golden Clip Awards is titled Hejter za dychę (Hater for Ten) and was designed for brewery Browar Tenczynek by the Labcon agency.
Marta Lysiak, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Labcon, commented: ''Winning this award for us it's not only the pleasure, pat on the shoulder but a reassurance that we are going in the right direction. Not only being bold and straightforward might be the only way to manage the crises, but also do something good for real. We are not afraid to tackle difficult topics and fight for human rights - especially now in Poland, where it's needed more than ever. As the agency, every year we are taking our resources to help NGOs & charities, so creating the collaboration between commercial client and LGBT organization is the dream come true. This award is the empowerment to do more, work according to our believes, no matter what obstacles we meet. Plus, it's a great honor to be the first in history to get this award in Poland. Thank you!''
Behind the winning campaign
Doctor Brew is a craft beer brand that managed to build nationwide recognition among the "beer geeks" in Poland. In July 2021 they planned to re-launch the brand with the campaign “Z buntu najlepsze”. Hinting at the Polish saying “z gruntu najlepsze”, which means “absolutely the best”, the campaign slogan can be understood as “the best things come from rebellion”.
The campaign encouraged the audience to live on their own principles. It consisted of the photos showing the joy of cross-section in society: friends, heterosexual couples, or LGBT couples - the latter causing a hateful wave on social media. Negative comments on Doctor Brew's Facebook page were accompanied by declarations about the boycott of the brand, and the number of fans decreased quickly.
The brand decided to follow the slogan against common pressure and dealt with the haters with their own weapons – comments. The main idea was for the brand to pay to the organization fighting homophobia (Campaign Against Homophobia - KPH) 10 PLN for each hateful comment. As a result, the brand infiltrated the mainstream media, regained positive or neutral comments with likes surpassing the number of those who left, and last but not least, donated 30 000 PLN to KPH.


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Arby’s announced the completion of its nationwide conversion to Coca-Cola beverages, bringing together one of the world’s most iconic beverage companies and the world’s second-largest sandwich restaurant brand. Arby’s drink fountains now offer Coca-Cola, Coke Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, Sprite, Minute Maid Light, Mello Yello, Barq’s Root Beer, Hi-C Flashin’ Fruit Punch, Fanta Orange and Powerade Mountain Berry Blast. For a limited time, Arby’s is also offering a Coke Float to celebrate the new partnership.
“We are proud to now pour Coca-Cola products at Arby’s restaurants across the United States. They are amazing partners with amazing brands,” says Rob Lynch, President of Arby’s. “We’re known for big, meaty sandwiches and variety that is second to none in our industry. We now have an incredible range of Coca-Cola beverages that perfectly complements our menu.”
“We’re excited to welcome Arby’s to the Coca-Cola family,” adds Kathleen Ciaramello, president of Coca-Cola North America Foodservice and On-Premise. “Our two brands make a great pair and we look forward to bringing a variety of delicious and refreshing Coca-Cola beverages to Arby’s guests nationwide.”
Arby’s and Coca-Cola shared their big news in the biggest way possible: creating the Largest advertisement. The ad, which reads, “Arby’s Now Has Coke” and measures 212,000 square feet (nearly five acres), has been officially recognized by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS as the Largest advertisement. While it seems appropriate to make this announcement in a big city like New York or Los Angeles, Arby’s chose to display the ad in Monowi, Neb., the smallest town in America, population: one. Elsie Eiler, Monowi’s lone resident, mayor, bartender and librarian, has been a proud Arby’s and Coca-Cola customer her entire life.
Breaking one GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title just wasn’t enough, so prior to unveiling the Largest advertisement, Arby’s teased the big announcement by creating the Smallest advertisement in collaboration with Georgia Tech’s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN). Using a focused ion beam, Georgia Tech engineers etched “A big announcement is coming. This isn’t it.” onto a sesame seed from an Arby’s bun. The ad measured 38.3um x 19.2um, or 735.36 square micron in area, and has been officially recognized with the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title of the Smallest advertisement. The Smallest advertisement was displayed inside an Arby’s in America’s largest city, New York. Arby’s guests at the 32 E 23rd St. restaurant in Manhattan were able to view the smallest ad by using a Scanning Electron Microscope provided by Hitachi-HTA.


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Technology's big-spending trio of Google, Facebook, and Amazon.com appear to be tightening their belts — at least a notch — in a concession to cost-conscious investors and a strong dollar that's taking a big bite out of their revenue.
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Here's a riddle of the Internet age: Netflix doesn't offer its service in China, so it blocks communication with Chinese computers. Yet an estimated 20 million people in China watch movies on Netflix. How? Through some simple software that masks a...
| Jan 30, 2015
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Andrew Keen has a lot of bile to share. He hates selfies. Instagram, he writes in his latest polemic, "The Internet Is Not the Answer," "is a useful symbol of everything that has gone wrong with our digital culture over the last quarter century."...
| Jan 26, 2015
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Over the last year, Britta McKenna and students at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy have done a lot of research to help shape the design of a new innovation hub slated to open for the start of the 2016-17 school year.
Last week, the...
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Ilya Pozin's 2-year-old daughter wasn't about to abandon daddy's comfortable lap. But Pozin had to manage his successful e-cards company, so he'd entertain Paisley in his home office by playing cartoons and educational videos off YouTube on a second...
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Art Basel, Eric Garner, the Miami Heat and more are trending today -- "Gangnam Style."
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Black Friday is the name given to the shopping day after Thanksgiving. It was originally called Black Friday because so many people went out to shop that it caused traffic accidents and sometimes even violence.
This was first recorded in 1966 by Earl Apfelbaum, a dealer in rare stamps. In his ad, he said: “Black Friday’ is the name which the Philadelphia Police Department has given to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day. It is not a term of endearment to them. Black Friday officially opens the Christmas shopping season in center city, and it usually brings massive traffic jams and over-crowded sidewalks as the downtown stores are mobbed from opening to closing.”
The Police Department coined the phrase to describe the mayhem surrounding the congestion of pedestrian and auto traffic in the Center City downtown area. (Source: The Chicago Tribune, Black Friday – Why and When?)
Black Friday crowds hunting bargains can still give the police headaches. The most dangerous places seem to be in the Wal-mart consumer electronics departments. On Black Friday 2011, a woman pepper-sprayed a crowd at a Wal-mart in Los Angeles. She was trying to get a Wii for 60% off. The year before, crowds at a Sacramento Wal-Mart forced the store to evacuate when they started pushing and shoving to get deals on consumer electronics at 5:30 am. On Black Friday 2009, another California Wal-Mart, this time in Rancho Cucamonga, needed police protection from unruly crowds – again, in the early-morning hours in the consumer electronics department. The store was briefly close a few hours after another store in nearby Upland was closed.
The worst Black Friday occurred in 2008, when a man was trampled to death. Despite being 6’5″ and 270 pounds, temporary worker Jdimytai Damour died a asphyxiation when crowds stampeded into another Wal-Mart (this time in New York). At least 2,000 people broke down the doors, trapping Damour in a vestibule where he suffocated. Eleven other people were also injured, including a pregnant woman. It seems the police have a right to call Black Friday by a negative name.
Retailers did not appreciate the negative connotation associated with a black day of the week. They had a good point. For example, Black Monday was given to October 19, 1987. On that day, the Dow Jones Average fell 22%, the largest percentage drop on one day in stock market history. Another dark day, Black Thursday, occurred on October 24, 1929. It was the day that signaled the start of the Great Depression. It was followed the next week by Black Tuesday. On that day, the stock market lost 11% despite attempts by major investors to support stock prices. This destroyed any confidence investors had in the stock market, which in those days was perceived to be the economy. Many had invested their life savings, and were totally wiped out.
No wonder retailers wanted to make the name Black Friday mean something positive. And, to them, the Friday after Thanksgiving is a very profitable day. To compensate, they decided to follow the old adage: “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”
They used the name to reflect their success. Accountants generally use black to signify profit when recording each day’s book entries. Red is used to signify loss. Therefore, Black Friday means profitable Friday to the retail industry and to the economy.


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Greggs are getting in the Christmas spirit by offering a free breakfast to Milton Keynes residents who install their new Greggs Rewards app.
Anyone who installs the app for the first time will be given the offer - which includes a free hot breakfast roll as well as a free hot drink.
There is a choice of three different breakfast rolls - sausage, bacon and omlette.
A total of 50,000 free breakfasts are available across the UK with the offer ending on December 31st.
Once downloaded, you will simply need to register on the app and the reward should appear in the next few minutes.
There are five Greggs stores currently open in Milton Keynes where you can claim the free breakfast and hot drink.
Stores are open at The Centre MK, Milton Keynes Railway Station, Beacon Retail Park Bletchley, Queensway Bletchley and Westcroft District Centre.


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In Sunset Harbor Antonio Maldonado and Jessica Londono-Sammet are aboard one of the vessels their company, The Advantaged Yacht Charters and Sales, rents out. The business recently began accepting Bitcoin.
Bitcoin may not sound revolutionary but to its supporters and users the digital global currency could be the future of payment. To regulators, it's a curiosity they're viewing with concern. And for a growing number of individuals and companies in South Florida, it's an opportunity to experiment.


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Report: Apple Notifies iPhone 13 Parts Suppliers Of Weakening Demand Nearing The Holidays
Buying an iPhone 13 since its introduction a couple of months ago hasn’t been an easy thing to do. That’s thought to be thanks to strong demand and limited supply.
Now, Apple is reportedly telling its suppliers that demand for its iPhones are weakening as delivery estimates also ease. Ordering an iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Pro today should see it land on your doorstep by Christmas.
According to Bloomberg, this has led Apple to tell component suppliers that demand is slowing.
The company has told its component suppliers that demand for the iPhone 13 lineup has weakened, people familiar with the matter said, signaling that some consumers have decided against trying to get the hard-to-find item.
This isn’t expected to prevent Apple having another bumper holiday season, however. Bloomberg notes that analysts expect sales to increase by 6% to $117.9 billion for the final quarter of the calendar year.
Apple isn’t the only company that’s head to deal with product shortages, nor is the iPhone the only Apple product that the company has struggled to get into stores. Apple Watch Series 7 launched with limited availability, for example.
But it now seems that a combination of easing delivery times and a waning demand could make it easier than ever to walk into a store and buy an iPhone — months after it was announced.


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Trade Findings and Adjustments 10-14-2021
Today is going to be a bit of an education day in regards to calendars and leap bull calls
Everyone that set shorter term trade = Bull Call, Bull Put, Bull Call Calendar, Call Calendar for JPM is getting their butts handed to them today = Options expiration this Friday, Next week and for the last week of Oct all got killed
Killed = They have taken over an 80% loss with little time to allow the trades to come back
Calendar trades = this trade work with what trend?=stagnant or very slow moving
Primary position = leap long call position = stock replace position – right to buy the stock at a certain price for a certain period of time
Leap = over a year in time
Secondary or protective position is a Short Call – This is the obligation to sell your stock at a certain price for a certain period of time
ONE of the biggest problems I see with calendar trades is that you don’t know the stock is sideways until about 4 weeks have passed
NOW If the trade starts off to the downside then you get to keep that Nov short call credit
The tricky part of calendars is to decide when to let the stock replacement strategy (long call) run for awhile without the short side in the trade
SO I usually use a Leap Bull Call
Longer than a year long call (stock Replacement) – 18-27 months
Longer than a year leap short call ( protective part) – 18-27 months
Here is the most recent JPM leap bull call
NEW trade is a SQ Leap Bull Call
We are trying to $50 while spending $17
Chip Shortage May Force Apple to Cut iPhone 13 Production Goals
Apple may slash iPhone 13 production goals by as many as 10 million units this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company wanted to make 90 million through the end of 2021 but Broadcom, Texas Instruments and other parts suppliers are having trouble delivering components.
- Apple is one of the world’s biggest buyers of chips amid a global chip shortage that has delayed production of everything from personal electronic devices to automobiles.
- Broadcom supplies wireless components to Apple, while Texas Instruments supplies display parts. There is a shortage of TI chips that power OLED displays, the Bloomberg report said. Apple declined to comment to Barron’s on the report, while the chip makers weren’t immediately available.
- The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max went on sale in September on Apple’s website but orders won’t be delivered until mid-November, just in time for the holiday season. This quarter Apple is projected to make $120 billion in revenue.
- Apple warned earlier this year supply constraints, especially chip shortages, could dent iPhone and iPad in the third quarter, which ended in September. The iPhone 13 was introduced Sept. 14.
What’s Next: President Joe Biden will meet today with leaders of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the union representing workers there, and later host a roundtable with executives from Walmart, UPS and The Home Depot after the administration unveiled a series of public and private commitments to tackle supply-chain problems this morning.
JPMorgan exceeds profit expectations on $1.5 billion boost from better-than-expected loan losses
PUBLISHED WED, OCT 13 20215:55 AM EDTUPDATED WED, OCT 13 202110:49 AM EDT
- Here are the numbers: earnings of $3.74 per share vs. $3 per share estimate of analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.
- Revenue: $30.44 billion vs, $29.8 billion estimate.
JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday posted third-quarter results that exceeded expectations on a $1.5 billion boost from better-than-expected loan losses.
The gain came after the bank released $2.1 billion in reserves and had $524 million of charge-offs in the quarter, New York-based JPMorgan said in a release.
The bank produced $3.74 per share in earnings, which includes a 52 cent per share boost from reserve releases and a 19 cent per share benefit tied to a tax filing. JPMorgan shares dipped 2.7%, giving up gains in premarket trading.
Here are the numbers:
- Earnings: $3.74 per share vs. $3 per share estimate of analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.
- Revenue: $30.44 billion vs $29.8 billion estimate.
The bank “delivered strong results as the economy continues to show good growth – despite the dampening effect of the Delta variant and supply chain disruptions,” CEO Jamie Dimon said in the statement. “We released credit reserves of $2.1 billion as the economic outlook continues to improve and our scenarios have improved accordingly.”
Dimon reiterated a message from previous quarters, which also benefited from reserve releases, that managers didn’t consider the gain to be fundamental to their business. The firm set aside billions of dollars for losses last year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and this year has been releasing those funds after the losses didn’t arrive.
Indeed, analysts have said that banks have exhausted most of the benefit from releases and must now rely on core activities like growing loans and rising interest rates to boost profits.
Companywide revenue rose 2% to $30.4 billion, mostly driven by booming fees in the firm’s investment banking and asset and wealth management divisions. Net interest income of $13.2 billion edged out the $12.98 billion StreetAccount estimate on higher rates and balance sheet growth.
Fixed income revenue dropped 20% to $3.67 billion, below the $3.73 billion StreetAccount estimate. But equities trading revenue more than made up the shortfall, producing $2.6 billion, beating the $2.16 billion estimate.
Robust levels of mergers and IPO issuance in the quarter helped the firm’s investment bank. The company posted a 50% increase in investment banking fees to a record $3.28 billion, exceeding the estimate by half a billion dollars.
For most of the pandemic, booming trading revenue across Wall Street has benefited JPMorgan’s investment bank. But that was expected to moderate in the third quarter. Last month, JPMorgan executive Marianne Lake said that trading revenue will be 10% lower than a year ago, which was an unusually strong quarter.
The firm’s asset and wealth management division posted a 21% increase in revenue to $4.3 billion on higher management fees and growth in balances. Assets under management rose 17% to $3 trillion on rising equity markets.
Companywide loan growth has stabilized and should pick up next year, driven by higher spending and increased revolving of debts by credit-card users, CFO Jeremy Barnum told analysts during a conference call.
Executives were asked about the bank’s acquisition strategy after a string of recent deals. Last month, it acquired restaurant review service the Infatuation and college planning platform Frank. That followed three acquisitions of fintech start-ups in the past year.
Barnum hinted that the bank’s deals will likely continue, saying that “acquisitions are still potentially on the horizon” next year.
Shares of JPMorgan have climbed 30% this year before Wednesday, trailing the 37% increase of the KBW Bank Index.


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Would this compensate for the US not getting the next Focus RS?
When Ford announced its decision to kill off all non-SUV models except for the Mustang, a huge portion of the enthusiast community mourned the loss of cars like the Fiesta ST, Focus ST, and Focus RS. The next generation Focus RS is rumored to be a 400 horsepower hybrid hot hatch but of course, the US won't get it. Instead, Ford will work on building ST-badged SUV models like the new 2019 Edge ST.
At the launch event for the new Edge and Edge ST, MotorTrend spoke to Ed Krenz, the Chief Functional Engineer for Ford Performance, about the future of Ford's performance SUVs now that the company has turned away from sedans and hatchbacks.
When asked about a crazy idea like an Edge RS, Krenz already seemed to have his own ideas on what such a model would be like. "Now that would clearly be a bit of a white space vehicle, so it's not something we'd go and say, 'Let's go copy X, Y, or Z. '" Krenz said.
"We'd be able to create kind of that segment of non-premium, ultra-high-performance SUVs. What would we like it to be? The RS would have to bring more power. The RS would have to bring additional vehicle dynamics. That could be done through even more aggressive tires, more aggressive suspension setup, active dampers, torque vectoring. Those are things we definitely know how to do if we decide that we want to do it," he added.
Krenz didn't go into the specifics but the Edge ST already produces 335 horsepower from a 2.7-liter twin-turbo V6. An Edge RS could potentially pack close to 400 hp from the F-150's 3.5-liter V6. As for the transmission, a manual isn't completely out of the question.
"I think there is definitely a manual transmission enthusiasts group," said Krenz. "It's something on a Mustang product that we refused to walk away from, the manual transmission. You know, the Fiesta and Focus ST traditionally have had that capability. I think we're gonna learn a little bit, whether or not this segment really requires that."
If internet comments are anything to go off of, nearly everyone refuses to buy a car that doesn't come with a manual transmission, so Ford should definitely offer it on its SUVs. In case you didn't catch our sarcasm there, we should note how few people actually go out and buy a new car with a manual. So the next time a company like Ford offers a trio of manual-only hot hatchbacks, go out and actually buy one.


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Everyman IPO supports big screen ambitions
AIM is helping Everyman Media Group plc to achieve its big screen ambitions. The independent cinema group launched its IPO on AIM in 2013, raising £8m in growth equity, to support its ongoing expansion to operate more than 20 Everyman venues across the UK.
Fever-Tree finds IPO a tonic for business growth
According to Tim Warrillow, co-founder and CEO of Fever-Tree, an IPO on AIM has allowed the premium tonic water business to sustain its long-term growth ambitions whilst keeping control of the company’s destiny.See their story
Smart Metering Systems uses IPO to fuel expansion
Utilities connections business Smart Metering Systems' 2011 IPO on AIM has allowed it to fund new acquisitions using its own shares as currency, CEO Alan Foy explains.See their story
Hotel Chocolat finds a recipe for growth on AIM
Gourmet confectioner Hotel Chocolat built a luxury brand over two decades before deciding the time was right for an IPO on AIM. Co-founder and CEO Angus Thirlwell explains how a managed approach to growth has paid off and catapulted the brand.See their story


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40% of broadband households in Germany and Spain own a smart TVTuesday, September 30th, 2014
Parks Associates: More than 40% of broadband households in Germany and Spain own a smart TV
New European entertainment and Internet of Things research from Parks Associates shows more than 40% of broadband households in Germany and Spain own a smart TV, while U.K. adoption of smart TVs is 33%.
Parks Associates will address the changing landscape for connected CE, pay TV, and OTT services at the ninth-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Monetizing Strategies for the Connected Home,18-19 November in Amsterdam at the Mövenpick Hotel.
Parks Associates’ latest European consumer research also reveals 54% of Spanish and 38% of U.K. and German broadband households connect a PC to the TV.
“European consumers continue to seek ways to watch online content on TV,” said Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates. “Google’s Chromecast has recently launched in several European markets, and the use of PC-to-TV connections is far higher in Europe than in the U.S.Unfortunately, this approach has produced a fragmented user experience. Players in the video market, including pay-TV providers, have a real opportunity to differentiate themselves via a compelling, easy-to-use, unified user experience for consumers.”
Emerging Power of IoT in Europe finds 54% of broadband households in Germany and more than two-thirds of broadband households in Spain and the U.K. have a connected CE device connected to the Internet. These connected devices include smart TVs, Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, set-top boxes, DVRs/PVRs, and streaming media devices.


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Mobile marketing is far from new, but recent developments overseas promise to finally establish handsets – particularly smartphone leaders the iPhone and Blackberry – as an essential marketing platform. The big question is, are we ready to make the same leap here in Australia?
In the UK – the most sophisticated and saturated mobile market in Europe – marketers spent almost £29 million on mobile advertising in 2008, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Mobile Marketing Association now expects total spend to reach £1 billion by the end of 2009.
In the US, ad spend on mobile is expected to reach $US6.5 billion by 2012. And although in Australia the medium remains in its infancy, growth is poised to almost treble with communications specialist Telsyte forecasting that spend will grow to $20 million by the end of 2009 from just $7 million in 2008.
Furthermore, over the next five years mobile advertising spend is projected to surge to $250 million. That’s a fair slice of Australia's $12 billion media and advertising market.
Mobile advertising is gaining traction in Australia, mainly driven by advances in multimedia handsets such as Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry.
And while Australia’s mobile market may be a little behind that of Europe’s and the US, big brands are catching up fast as applications become a right of passage for the Gen Ys.
Optus has jumped on the bandwagon not just with its contract to sell the iPhone, but by becoming the first telco in Australia to release its own mobile applications store last week. The store works on a wide range of Symbian, Google Android, Blackberry, Windows and basic Java phones – but not the iPhone.
Apple and its iPhone need no help at all, however. The Apple Store has already proved its popularity with more than 100,000 apps now on sale. In fact, downloads via the Apple store topped one billion globally this April.
But, despite the number of apps available – and this is everything from branded games, virtual pints of beer and social networks – 80 per cent are never even downloaded. Therefore the chances of a brand making a successful, engaging and above all else useful iPhone app is slim.
However, there are a number of brands and advertisers that have got this new form of marketing spot on. Online auction site eBay, for example, has just revealed that it's iPhone application has resulted in more than $US400 million in extra sales. More than 4.6 million people worldwide have downloaded the app since June.
Pizza Hut has also had a positive return on investment with its app. After being live in the Apple Store for just three months, the Pizza Hut app that allows customers to order and create their own pizzas on their touch screens has been downloaded more than one million times, resulting in the company earning an extra $1 million in sales in the US alone – a relatively simple idea and some good results considering brands can get away with developing a mid-level iPhone app for just $US10,000.
Following its huge success with the iPhone, Pizza Hut is now said to be in discussions with other smartphone platforms such as BlackBerry, the Google Android and the Palm Pre as the fast-food chain believes that the app is driving sales it may not have otherwise had.
Domino's in Australia have since followed in Pizza Hut’s footsteps, and its new iPhone application even features in its new television campaign. But will it have the same success here as Pizza Hut has had in the US?
Australia simply doesn’t have the same penetration that the rest of the world does when it comes to the iPhone. And although Apple and Optus won’t release official figures of sales, by January this year 125,000 handsets had been shipped downunder.
Therefore, 63,000 downloads of Melbourne’s Metlink application is an impressive figure. Metlink's iPhone app gives users times for trains, trams and buses throughout Victoria. It is rated the fourth most popular free travel app behind Google Earth, Urban Spoon, Kayak Flight and Hotel Search.
And last month, as the grocery wars heated up, Coles released an app to lure in customers away from number one rival Woolworths. The Coles Shopmate app quickly found success reaching more than 30,000 downloads in a just a few weeks of its release and earning it second place in the 'Top Free Apps' list.
Even Qantas has turned to mobile with an app that allows users to search and view all Qantas timetables and information about airports. While the app only has basic functionality, Qantas is looking to expand the app to include the ability to book tickets and display electronic boarding passes.
The potential for reach via mobile is an enormous opportunity for brands and advertisers as well as mobile handset manufacturers given there are now nearly four times as many mobile phones globally as there are computers.
And the marketing potential is not just in terms of brand awareness, but in the handset's ability to communicate relevant information to consumers in a way that they will understand and, importantly, in any environment they choose.


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Auto News For Monday, January 25, 2016 – Genesis G90 Production Increased Already
Here are the seven must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Monday, January 25, 2016.
Too soon to call it a fiasco? Since Chris Evans was appointed as the successor to Jeremy Clarkson – who has moved to Amazon with his co-hosts and a much larger budget – new Top Gear host Chris Evans has been featured all too often in the news. And not usually for the right reasons. Now comes news that Evans has been so frustrated so many times that the notion of quiting isn’t far from his thoughts.
Hyundai’s Genesis brand, a spin-off which essentially began with the first-generation Hyundai Genesis sedan but will launch in North America with the Genesis G80 (now known as the Genesis sedan) and the G90 (a second-generation Equus), is already being forced to build more copies of the G90 than first anticipated. That’s not a bad thing.
The question is quickly switching from, “Who at Volkswagen knew about the diesel emissions cheat?” to, “Who at Volkswagen didn’t know about the diesel emissions cheat?”
REVIEW Top Gear’s Tom Ford: “All Porsche 911s are turbos now… Yes, but not all Posche turbos are Turbos.” And the Turbo, upper-case T, is so very, very fast.
This is not the first time certain New Yorkers have snowboarded through Manhattan, being towed by a Jeep Wrangler. And no, it’s probably not the wisest thing to do. But what a great way to not let a storm get’ya down. Listen carefully to the police.


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Kendall Jenner: Striking a Pose for Vogue
Posted Wednesday May 14, 2014 10:30 AM GMT
She's taking the fashion industry by storm, so it's no surprise that Kendall Jenner reportedly took part in a fashion shoot for Vogue.
According to E! News, the 18-year-old was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for an upcoming editorial in the popular magazine.
Kendall's sister Kim Kardashian made headlines in March when she struck a pose on the publication with her notorious fiance Kanye West.
Representatives for the magazine have not commented on the report.


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It looks like BlackBerry had some very good reasons for sending its enterprise customers a letter this week letting them know that it was still alive. AllThingsD flags a new research note from Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair claiming that BlackBerry’s recent failed attempt to sell itself has created even more uncertainty around the company and helped drive some of its corporate customers into the arms of hated rival Apple and its iPad tablets.
“The iPad has similarly moved into the enterprise as tablets have continued to replace notebooks for consumers and enterprise workers alike,” Blair writes. “Our recent work points to tremendous momentum for iPad in the enterprise over the last few months and we believe that this may be one of the most important trends for Apple as we move into the New Year.”
Blair says that the iPad may have as much as a 90% tablet market share in the enterprise and that neither Android nor Windows has done much to assert itself in the enterprise tablet mix. This could certainly change over the next year, of course, since Microsoft in particular has strong relationships with enterprise customers and will be aggressively pushing its Windows 8 tablets as a more work-friendly alternative to the iPad.
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Imagine a glass window that’s tough like armor, a camera lens that doesn’t get scratched in a sand storm, or a smartphone screen that doesn’t break when dropped. Except it’s not glass; it’s a special spinel that the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has been researching over the last 10 years.
“We’re convinced that manufacturing in Italy provides real value, and believe it to be both a possibility and a duty for all businesses in our country,” said Paolo Mongardi, president of Sacmi Imola, as he commented on the group’s 2014 annual report.
INTERTECH 2015, the international conference on superabrasives (industrial diamond, CVD diamond, nanodiamond, cubic boron nitride, polycrystallines) and their applications, will be held May 19-20 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Ceramic manufacturers can blend creativity with output flexibility to improve ceramic tile processes.
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Almost as if it were a perfectly choreographed dance, Continua+ transforms raw materials into finished objects,” said Ronan Boroullec, international designer for the Boroullec Brothers, who was recently listed in Wallpaper magazine as one of the world’s top 100 designers.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015, the Chem Show is where process engineers, production/plant personnel and executives from companies across the Chemical Process Industries (CPI) come to see the latest technology for their process operations.


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The Omicron variant of COVID-19, which emerged in late 2021, illustrated how the travel, tourism and hospitality industry will likely remain at the mercy of the pandemic for some time.
Although many countries did not impose the strict lockdown measures that took place at various stages throughout 2020 and 2021, travel restrictions based on vaccination status and testing requirements ensured travelers remained nervous or unable to travel.
Still, numerous digital travel brands reported considerable upticks in their performance year-over-year in the final quarter of 2021.
Many also disclosed ongoing improvement in revenues as they moved through 2021, despite Q4 traditionally being a slower three-month period than earlier in the year.
Noteworthy mentions include Uber's record $5.7 billion quarter, $2.9 billion for Booking Holdings and $2.3 billion for Expedia Group, as well as $500 million and $907 million for Sabre and Amadeus respectively.
PhocusWire first produced its visualization of digital travel company quarterly revenues going back decades in November 2019.
The chart begins in 1995. We've recently added revenues from Uber, Lyft, Sonder, Vacasa and Grab.
Several companies in international markets only report earnings on a half-year basis, which means their revenue numbers on the chart only change twice a year.
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In time for Australia Day, KFC have just released what is perhaps their greatest creation since the Golden Gaytime Krusher made it’s way onto the fast food giant’s menu; the creation: Lamington krusher. The limited edition shake is being added to their range to go head-to-head with it’s Golden Gaytime counterpart, with KFC encouraging Australians to vote for their favourite and decide on which Aussie classic shall best the other.... Read More | Share it now!
If a typical Aussie backyard BBQ is your main game for the Australia Day public holiday tomorrow then you may want to make sure you’ve got UberEATS on your smartphone. The delivery service have announced that instead of the usual messina and puppie bringing, their fleet of on-demand drivers will be heading around all serviced areas across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide and delivering bags of ice. ... Read More | Share it now!
Yep crowd sourcing start-ups aren’t going anywhere anytime soon as people are heavily influenced by the innovative model of services like Airbnb. It’s led to some creative ideas in the past, and Melbourne-based start up CaterNow seems to be no exception, allowing users both corporate and consumer to easily find local caterers without having to fork out bucketloads to the big guys. ... Read More | Share it now!
70 years in and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts are still at the forefront of premium travel around the world. And as one of the leading hotel brands, it only seems right that they celebrate such a milestone by connecting many of their finest properties around the world through one celebratory cocktail menu, fashioned as the “Worldly Classics Collection”.... Read More | Share it now!
As they approach the end of what has been a tremendous year of growth, hospitality juggernaut Urban Purveyor Group have announced a merger with Neil Perry’s Rockpool Group to create what is now known as Rockpool Dining Group. It’s a coup for the Quadrant Private Equity backed group, who have employed global hospitality veteran Thomas Pash to serve as Chief Executive Officer in collaboration with Perry, who will moving into a new role as Head of Culinary. ... Read More | Share it now!
In a bizarre but super convenient promotion for Halloween, UberEATS will be helping their customers, both old and new, get involved in the ghoulish celebrations by offering “trick or treat” packs in collaboration with M&M’s. Today anyone in the UberEATS cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney will be able to open up the app and tell a driver to fang it on over to them with a bag of treat-sized chocolates (we’re making the educated guess that M&M’s will be in there among other things) and a Halloween costume, seemingly picked at random or from a selection via the app.... Read More | Share it now!
UberEATS seem to understand that torn feeling millennials now have to choose between saving for their very first home and tucking into a fund-draining, home-destroying smashed avo breakfast. The food delivery service, which recently launched all across the country is but the latest to weigh in on the #SmashedAvo debate that was sparked earlier this week when commentator Bernald Salt claimed that overpriced smashed avo dishes were preventing young people from saving for a home. ... Read More | Share it now!
As of today, Uber’s food delivery service UberEATS has officially spread throughout Australia. After launching in Melbourne earlier this year, and Sydney a few months later, UberEATS emerged as a fierce competitor on the local food delivery circuit, providing a service powered by and connected to Uber’s official smartphone app that allows users to order food and drink from some of the best restaurants in that city for an estimated delivery time of 10 minutes of less. It has proven to be a popular method of exploring each city’s rich food scenes, with the convenience that has made Uber a household name over the years. ... Read More | Share it now!
To cap off yet another busy Bar Week, the industry came together last night at the 16th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards to celebrate the past 12 months of outstanding bars across Australia. Always an authoritative lens through which to examine the massive scale of quality bars across the country, the awards ceremony celebrated those who have performed extraordinarily across a large number of categories, providing a comprehensive snapshot of where the industry is at right now, and which drinking dens have been kicking all the right goals.... Read More | Share it now!


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Outpace Consignment Center, www.outpaceconsignmentcenter.com a renowned consignment company, is making a significant investment in Irving, TX, as it transitions from research and development to establishing a local facility. This facility will offer a new approach to Selling and Buying Items online, utilizing various popular marketplaces like eBay and Craigslist. The move to Irving represents an important step for them as it expands its operations and introduces innovative solutions to enhance the online selling and buying experience for customers.
Outpace Consignment Center, originally based in California, has reached a significant milestone in its growth strategy with the opening of a new storage facility in Irving, TX. Covering an impressive 53,000 square feet, this facility marks an important milestone for them as it expands its operations and prepares for the next phase of its growth journey. Located in Irving, northwest of Dallas, the facility positions Outpace Consignment Center to better serve customers in the region and facilitate their consignment needs. This expansion showcases their commitment to providing top-notch services and meeting the increasing demand for their consignment offerings.
Mike Connelly, Outpace Consignment Center senior director of strategy and business development, expressed the company's success in offering nationwide consignment services to both Sellers and Buyers. “This accomplishment has paved the way for our company to invest in expanding its chain of facilities to cater to a broader customer base. The new facility in Irving, TX, will play a crucial role in providing localized services and targeted Inspections in different cities across Texas and beyond. With this expansion, we aim to enhance our service offerings and meet the unique needs of customers in specific areas, further solidifying our position as a leading consignment company.”
Outpace Consignment Center has established a diverse range of services, focusing on promoting sales across various marketplaces like eBay and Craigslist. A significant factor contributing to their success in the consignment industry is their competitively low-priced commission structure. This commission model has significantly enhanced the popularity of their services and has led to a steady increase in successful transactions year after year. With their customer-centric approach and attractive commission rates, they has been able to consistently improve their performance, experiencing growth rates of 30% to 40% annually. This continued success is a testament to their ability to meet customer demands and deliver value through their efficient and cost-effective consignment solutions.
Outpace Consignment Center provides two additional core services to enhance the customer experience. The first is the "Motors Listing Service", which includes an objective assessment of the vehicle's fair market value, professional photography showcasing the vehicle inside and out, and the creation of a compelling eBay or Craigslist listing. A detailed description of the vehicle's features, attracting potential Buyers and maximizing the chances of a successful sale. Outpace Consignment Center also offers a valuable "10 Day Money Back Guarantee" service, ensuring that all vehicles or Items stored in their facilities and subsequently sold are supported by a professional and reliable company that prioritizes customer satisfaction. This guarantee provides peace of mind to both Buyers and Sellers, reinforcing the trust and confidence customers place in their services. By backing their Transactions with this Guarantee, they emphasizes their commitment to ensuring a secure and transparent Buying and Selling process for all parties involved. From expertly crafted listings to a reliable money-back guarantee, Outpace Consignment Center goes the extra mile to deliver exceptional service and instill confidence in every Transaction.
They provide an "Apraisal and Pick-Up" service, offering convenience by personally visiting customers' homes or offices to identify valuable Items for online selling. They meticulously research each Items's value and transport them safely to their storage facilities. Expert photography and compelling listings are then created to attract potential Buyers, simplifying the selling process for customers.
Outpace Consignment Center is your trusted expert in packing and shipping, regardless of the size of your Items. With their "Shipping & Packing" services, they ensures that your valuable, or large Items are securely packaged and transported. Their team are certified specialists with extensive expertise in Packing and Shipping. You can rely on them to handle your Items with the utmost care and professionalism, providing you with peace of mind throughout the shipping process.
“Texas, being at the heart of the South Central region of the United States, presents a significant opportunity for Outpace Consignment Center. With millions of potential customers seeking a convenient way to sell their items without the burden of handling listings, shipping, and payment processing, Texas stands out as a lucrative market. Approximately fifteen percent of all Outpace Consignment Center transactions in the United States involve customers from Texas, indicating a strong demand for their services in the state. Recognizing the potential and attractiveness of the Texas market, Outpace Consignment Center has strategically focused its efforts on serving customers in the region. In an interview with the San Antonio Business Journal, Outpace Consignment Center representative Thompson expressed that not only does it make logical sense to target Texas due to its high volume of transactions, but it is also an appealing place to conduct business overall.
Outpace Consignment Center carefully evaluated multiple cities in Texas before selecting the ideal location to establish their storage facility.
According to Thompson, Outpace Consignment Center found cities like San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas to be highly attractive options for their operations. Irving, specifically in the Dallas area, stood out as the ideal location for Outpace Consignment Center, offering a perfect combination of favorable factors and opportunities.
Thompson confirmed Outpace Consignment Center's plans to expand their presence by opening another facility in San Antonio. This future facility is expected to employ around 15 to 20 individuals, including operators, shift leaders, and trading assistants. This expansion highlights Outpace Consignment Center's commitment to further serving customers and meeting the growing demand for their services in the San Antonio area as well!!
Outpace Consignment Center
353 Sacramento St,
San Francisco, CA 94111


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Apple's alleged restriction on workers' Slack use sparks labor complaint
Information about Apple's alleged restriction on workers' Slack use sparks labor complaint
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By Julia Love
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple has restricted employees’ use of workplace messaging app Slack, hampering workers’ ability to engage in protected speech and organizing, a former employee alleged in a complaint to a U.S. labor regulator filed on Tuesday.
Slack, which allows individuals to create on-the-fly group conversations, was rolled out a few years ago by Apple and has become increasingly popular as a discussion forum during the pandemic, multiple employees have said.
Apple employees who advocate for pay equity, remote work and other causes in the company have used it as well. On Oct. 25, according to the complaint by former worker Janneke Parrish to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, Apple introduced moderation rules for the platform.


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The Chicago Board Options Exchange's legal settlement with former members of the Chicago Board of Trade is flawed because some seat holders weren't treated fairly, objectors told the Delaware Supreme Court. Eight groups appealed Delaware Chancery Court Judge John Noble's June approval of the accord, valued at $614 million at the time. Noble’s global supply chain was designed to support the U.S. military and government worldwide. Our customers can access more than 1 million products from 11,000 established suppliers, including many of the most recognized brands in the MRO and construction industry. CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In new research published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers found that Noble high schools boost achievement sharply for students ... Noble is a leading provider of integrated supply, procurement, and logistics solutions to Government and businesses worldwide. Noble has been streamlining the procurement process in support of our customers since 1982. Originally incorporated as Noble Sales Company, Noble Supply & Logistics has evolved to become a full service Government Contractor and a preferred fulfillment partner to ... “Noble Desktop has always been my “go to” for Adobe training. After taking most of the classes in the Web Development program, I’m convinced that Noble Desktop should be everyone’s first choice for these, too. It’s amazing how easy it is to take what you learn in class and immediately apply it to your own projects.” MaryRose Devine
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