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BOWERS JOINS CHAMBERS FABRICS
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HIGH POINT, NC -Charlie Bowers has joined Chambers Fabrics as vp, sales and marketing, a new post.
Bowers, who reports to Ray Chambers, president, had been with Glabman-Himes with the same responsibilities. Chambers had been handling these responsibilities for the company among his other activities.
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Hammar at Transport 2023 in Denmark
20th-22nd April Hammar proudly participated at Transportmessen 2023 in Herning, Denmark.
Our stand featured the latest version of the Hammar 195 HC, equipped with 36-tonnes lifting capacity, stacking capacity and a versatile 20'-45' telescopic gooseneck chassis. The Hammar 195 is the top-selling model, offering high versatility and maximum payload.
Visitors to our booth also had the opportunity to see the Hammar 160 1:14 scale model presented by FC 1:14 Models from Denmark. This meticulously crafted model, equipped with fully functional hydraulics, captured the essence of our full-scale Sideloader.
The event has been very successful. We'd like to thank everyone who visited and the organizers of the show. Special thanks to K. Overdevest Transport for letting us exhibit their new Hammar.


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The latest Google Play Developer Console is out of beta, and is now the default version. The new console brings with it:
- Improvements to the publishing flow: Making it more streamlined and easier to use.
- Adds more languages to the store listings with new language-specific graphics: Ensures users around the world understand what your app is about.
- New graphs: Let you track your ratings over time. You can even break them down by device, country, app version, and more.
- Enhanced statistics page: Shows when you released each version of your app so you can see how each new version changes your installations and ratings. You can also view crash information specific to an application version. Read more
UK HTC fans are disappointed by the most recent announcement that the HTC One, scheduled to launch on March 15th, is not coming. According to one retailer on Clove Technology’s Blog, they have it first-hand from HTC UK that the HTC One won’t be released until March 29th. That’s a two week delay for those that are counting.
It is important to keep in mind that this report comes from one lone retailer and may not hold true for all retailers. So, fingers crossed…. HTC can’t really afford to let their small following down at this point, especially with the big three breathing down their necks. HTC reached a 3 year low this year, shipping only $26.9 Billion of their projected $50-60 Billion worth of smartphones in the first two weeks of Q1.
Whether you are an avid or casual Android Gamer, Humble Bundle with Android 5 has just the thing for you. As previously reported on March 05, Humble Bundle is a highly popular, fairly new power player on the Android gaming scene. Though the Humble Bundle 5 package has only been on the market for a few days now, they have already managed to raise over $1 Million in donations. In celebration of their success, the video game gurus over at Humble Bundle have just announced the release of an additional 3 awesome game titles to their already impressive lineup. Read more
With only a couple days left before Samsung reveals the Samsung Galaxy S IV, a new detail has been confirmed regarding the hardware. Imagination Technologies revealed today that the Exynos 5410 “Octa” chip incorporates the PowerVR SGX 544 core IP. We still don’t know how many cores are being used or at what speed, though sources suggest three cores running at 533MHz will be present. The use of the PowerVR IP is a change for Exynos chips which have used ARM’s Mali GPU for the last couple years.
With the Samsung Galaxy S IV being announced in just a couple days, that’s not all Samsung will be talking about. The Galaxy S III is said to get a refresh and will feature a better display, wireless charging, and 2,400 mAh battery. This news comes from Russian journalist Eldar Murtazin who more recently was reliable with providing the day Samsung would unveil the Galaxy S IV. As far as a better screen, there are no details on what resolution and the bigger battery is just 300 mAh more than what’s in the current Galaxy S III.
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I have had my fair share of tablets over the years in both the 7-inch and 10-inch varieties. With each tablet purchase, I discovered that I had a growing list apps of that I couldn’t live without. Over the years that number has increased, and while I could go through each app and its purpose, I narrowed the list down to the ten apps I use almost daily. At the touch of a fingertip they provide access to my friends, social networks, work, and news. Hit the break to see what they are.
Nuance has released an update of its Dragon Mobile Assistant app which brings new features such as location sharing and hands-free texting. Utilizing your phone’s GPS, users can let friends know where they’re at and set how long they want to share their location. Texting is now safer thanks to reading incoming messages out loud, and allowing users to easily send new text messages by voice. Another new feature connects with your calendar and will notify you before you have a scheduled call which it can then dial the number directly. Read more
We’ve been keeping up with two budget-level Xperia devices lately; the dual-core, 4.6 inch Xperia SP and the 4.3 inch, 8 megapixel-toting Xperia L. Supposedly, the launch dates for both devices were scheduled for March, but we’re halfway through the month with no word from Sony about either device.
Well, it turns out Sony Mobile Russia is holding a press event on March 18th. There’s no official word about what’s being announced at the event, but we can put two and two together, especially with the rumor mill churning around both of those devices lately. Keep an eye out for any details on the 18th, and we’ll be sure to keep you updated when anything gets announced.
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AMOLED displays have been a favorite of Samsung’s for several years and according to industry insiders, could be replaced by an LCD screen in the upcoming Galaxy Note III. Company officials have been hearing through the grapevine that Sharp’s latest LCDs are the best to date. This news comes less than one week after Samsung purchased a 3 percent stake in Sharp. Switching to a Sharp LCD will supposedly improve the experience of using S Pen which is one of the Galaxy Note’s biggest features. Whether that claim is true or not has yet to be made official by either company.
Google put everyone with less than perfect vision at ease today by announcing Glass will work with prescription lenses. Google posted a picture of Glass team member Greg Priest-Dorman sporting such a pair. This news is not exactly a surprise as a prescription lens equipped set was spotted in NYC earlier this year but it’s nice to hear something official.
Google said Glass will support both prescription lenses and frames. For the mega-stylish among you this likely means designer frames will also be a go. Unfortunately the initial “Explorer Edition” release version will not accept the alternate lenses and frames. If you wear glasses you’ll have to go with contacts or just wait. Google said the prescription version will be available later this year.
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* The economic calendar will keep markets busy
in the last trading day of the month. The S&P and Dow
industrials are on track to close their four month of gains in a
row, while the Nasdaq Composite could close its first positive
month in three.
* Data on personal consumption and income for April is due at
8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT) while May's Chicago purchase managers
index is expected shortly after the market opens. At 9:55 a.m.
(1355 GMT) the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan May
reading on consumer sentiment is due.
* S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 2 points and fair value - a
formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest
rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract -
indicated a slightly lower open. Dow Jones industrial average
e-mini futures fell 9 points and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures lost
* Equity markets continue to keep an eye on Treasury yields. The
10-year Treasury note yield rose to around 2.47 percent, near an
11-month low hit during Thursday's session.
* Apparel retailers Express and Guess forecast disappointing
profits for the current quarter amid a sluggish revival in
consumer spending. Express shares fell 13 percent in premarket
* Shares of Infoblox tumbled 32 percent in premarket trading
after the network equipment maker forecast a lower-than-expected
profit for the current quarter and said its chief executive
would step down.
* Data analytics software maker Splunk reported a bigger
quarterly loss Thursday as expenses nearly doubled.. Its shares
fell 8.9 percent in premarket trading.
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We are pleased to have the opportunity to host these upcoming seminars. As a Local Media Group and part of the Southern Oregon community we continue to strive to provide the best in local news and information.
(Vocus/PRWEB) April 14, 2011
Local Business Marketing: Harnessing the Power of Social Media is the next in an ongoing seminar series from MailTribune.com and the Mail Tribune. At this one-hour seminar, Southern Oregon businesses will learn how other businesses in their industry invest in promoting their company online, discover how local consumers use digital media to make buying choices, learn ways to increase sales through digital promotion, and gain knowledge and helpful tips for online marketing.
Borrell Associates – a leading interactive advertising and research firm – will share digital marketing knowledge and techniques with local businesses. Borrell demonstrates research and tactics which businesses can apply immediately to help acquire new customers, grow market share and gain the competitive edge needed in today’s busy and aggressive digital world. In addition to working with local media companies, the client list for Borrell Associates includes Google, The New York Times, Washington Post and Microsoft.
“We are pleased to have the opportunity to host these upcoming seminars. As a Local Media Group and part of the Southern Oregon community we continue to strive to provide the best in local news and information,” said Dena DeRose, advertising director for Southern Oregon Media Group. “We are dedicated to supporting the growth of local businesses and the information we will be able to share is highly beneficial to this community.”
Two one-hour sessions will be held Wednesday, May, 11th at the Medford Library (205 South Central Avenue • Medford) at 8:30am and 12:30pm. All attendees also get an opportunity to win an iPad 2 just for attending!
Local businesses interested in registering for the seminar can visit http://www.mailtribune.com/seminar. Space is limited, so reservation is strongly recommended.
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Financial institutions compete for customers’ and employee’s’ attention alongside advertisers, news outlets, social media and digital search. The pandemic only amplified the need for effective communication because it quickly shifted the points of engagement between customers, employees and organizations from in person, face-to-face interactions to more digital platforms.
Effective visual communication can help banks and credit unions capture their audience’s attention more quickly by connecting words and concepts. Using visual elements like video, images and graphics as part of their strategic communication plan can help marketers cut through the digital noise.
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Financial institutions should incorporate graphic design and data visualization into any form of strategic communication especially brand positioning and brand identity. Strong visual branding not only improves recognition, but it can also lead to an increase of traffic, sales and audience engagement. Companies overall estimate revenue increased by 33% if they maintained brand consistency, according to Lucidpress’ 2020 brand consistency report.
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Adtaxi—one of the nation’s fastest-growing digital marketing agencies—today announced the results of its annual Super Bowl Viewership and Consumer Streaming Trends survey. The data shows a new world of socially-distanced media consumption. Abandoning Super Bowl party traditions, 68% of respondents with plans to watch or listen to the big game report they will do so at home, either alone or with members of their household only. Meanwhile, 61% of all respondents say that after the pandemic, they plan on watching new movies via streaming services, rather than going to the theater.
“The pandemic has drastically changed how we socialize, and its latest casualty is the once coveted Super Bowl viewing party,” said Chris Loretto, EVP of Adtaxi. “With mass vaccination on the horizon, it’s important to track which pandemic habits will become the new norm. The meteoric rise of streaming appears to be one clear case, with huge implications for the future of movie theaters, content production and digital marketing.”
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Taipei, Taiwan, November 1st, 2019 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced that the newest BIOS F10 update with AGESA 184.108.40.206 B has been uploaded to the official GIGABYTE website for users to download. The newest BIOS F10 update optimizes performance to enhance the user experience.
Recent AMD platform launches have been highly acclaimed for their multicore performance and pricing. To ensure the best user experience with these new processors, GIGABYTE and AMD have been working closely to continue developing BIOS updates that optimize system performance and stability. With the new AMD AGESA 220.127.116.11 B, GIGABYTE engineers have taken the initiative in addressing potential issues by fully testing and validating the new BIOS on GIGABYTE motherboards before uploading them to the official website.
The new AMD AGESA 18.104.22.168 B microcode allows for many improvements for the experience. It offers up to a 35%* increase in boot speed and bolsters the AMD X570 chipset’s support for Raven Ridge APUs (Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G). It also enhances SATA and NVMe RAID function compatibility for the X570 platform, fixing any potential bugs or issues. GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus Technology on all GIGABYTE X570 series motherboards allows users to easily update to the new F10 BIOS without installing a processor, memory, graphics cards, or even booting up the PC.
With the release of AMD’s newest BIOS AGESA, GIGABYTE has taken the initiative to upload the newest, stable BIOS updates for users to download instead of letting users tweak a potentially unstable BIOS. GIGABYTE is focused on ensuring that users can update their BIOS, which have been exclusively tested and validated by GIGABYTE engineers, to enjoy the best performance and highest platform compatibility on their GIGABYTE motherboards.
The newest BIOS updates for the GIGABYTE X570 motherboards have already been uploaded to the official website. BIOS F50 updates for the 400/300 series chipset motherboards will also be released on the GIGABYTE official website later this month along with the updates for previous released motherboards. GIGABYTE recommends users to regularly visit the official GIGABYTE website for future BIOS updates.
AMD X570 Series New BIOS Updates List:
|X570 AORUS XTREME||X570 AORUS MASTER||X570 AORUS ULTRA||X570 AORUS PRO WIFI|
|X570 AORUS PRO||X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI||X570 AORUS ELITE||X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI|
|X570 GAMING X||X570 UD|
For more information and news on GIGABYTE products, please visit the official GIGABYTE website:
*Up to a 35% increase in boot up speeds is based on lab data, actual results may vary depending on system configuration.


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The InterCom Project was presented at the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Poznan, Poland, on 16 November 2015.
Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world's largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship. Each year, it plays a critical role in encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs to consider starting up their own business. Founded in 2008, the GEW takes places in 143 countries around the world.
From the 16-22 November, Global Entrepreneurship Week inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors-introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities.


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Apple's Mac OS 'Tiger' Ready to Pounce
Events are being planned ahead of today's launch of Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" across Apple's 105 retail stores worldwide and in participating resellers such as CompUSA beginning at 6 p.m. At that time, Apple will unleash the new version of its operating system, said to include some 200 new features.
Reviews thus far have praised Tiger as being worth the $129 USD it will cost users to upgrade. Apple itself has pointed to additions such as Tiger's Spotlight desktop search and Dashboard widgets - features that will not be available on the Windows platform until Longhorn launches late next year.
The events at Apple's retail locations will run from 6 p.m. to midnight and will include demonstrations of the added features within Tiger, as well as workshops to help users understand how the new Mac OS works. Stores will also run promotional giveways, offering iPods, PowerBook G4s and other items as prizes.
Retailer CompUSA will run a promotion starting at the same time, offering a $30 mail-in rebate on Tiger for purchases over $400, as well as giving away a 1GB iPod Shuffle in all of its stores. CompUSA also has a 10 percent discount on all Apple and third-party Macintosh software.
"Features like Spotlight and Dashboard will change the way millions of people use their computers," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Our competitors will be trying to copy Tiger's more than 200 new features and innovations for years to come."


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The annual Fall Festival is scheduled for Oct. 13-15 in historic downtown Van Buren.
Sponsored by the Old Town Merchants Association, Fall Festival will have vendor booths lined up from the Crawford County Courthouse to the train depot.
More than 200 exhibitors will display fine artwork, handcrafted items, antiques and collectibles. Vendor booths are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, rain or shine.
Arts and crafts lovers will have a feast for the eyes with booths full of artwork, handmade items and antiques. Food vendors will be on hand with a variety of foods, like funnel cakes, corn dogs and sandwiches.
For the children there will be face painting and bounce houses, as well as kid-centered vendors selling everything from hair bows to clothing to wooden toys.
Fall Festival not only boasts block after block of arts and crafts, but live entertainment as well. Concerts are planned for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday as well as entertainment during the day on Saturday and Sunday.
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Brother Philippines will be holding a nationwide Trade-in Madness road show for the month of February. The leader in home and business IT peripherals will stop over at 11 malls across the country where customers can trade in their old, working or non-working printers, scanners, and fax machines of any brand and avail of a brand new Brother printer at a huge 50 percent discount.
“We want people to see for themselves Brother’s excellent line of award-winning products. Brother believes in the Filipinos’ creative and entrepreneurial potential and we commit ourselves to delivering superior service solutions and products at value-for-money costs,” said Brother Philippines president Glenn Hocson.
To trade in for a new Brother printer, scanner or fax machine, simply bring in your old machine, accomplish the Trade-In Acknowledgement Form, and present the form to the Brother Authorized Dealer to avail on the promo. You can even trade in a maximum of three units during the promo period.
The Brother products included in the promo are the MFC-J3720 InkBenefit A3 Color Inkjet Multi-Function Centre, MFC-9330CDW Color LED Multi-Function Centre, MFC-L2740DW Monochrome Laser Multi-Function Centre, HL-L2365DW Monochrome Laser Printer, and HL-3170CDW Color LED Printer.
Watch out for the Brother Philippines Trade-In Madness road show at:
- Robinsons Tacloban on Feb. 10-16,2015
- Gaisano Mall of Tagum on Feb. 10-16, 2015
- SM Megamall & St. Francis Square on Feb. 12-18, 2015
- Rockwell Powerplant Mall on Feb. 12-22, 2015
- NE Pacific Cabanatuan on Feb. 15-21, 2015
- SM City Bacolod on Feb. 20-Mar.1, 2015
- Gilmore IT Center on Feb. 21-Mar. 28, 2015
- NCCC Mall Davao on Feb. 22-28, 2015
- SM City Naga on Feb. 23-Mar. 1, 2015
- The Annex, SM City North EDSA on Feb. 26-Mar. 4, 2015
- Gaisano Mall in Iligan on Feb. 26-Mar. 4,2015
For more information on the Brother Philippines Trade-In Madness, see flyers and print ads or visit the Brother Philippines official Facebook page www.facebook.com/BROTHERatyourside. Per DTI-FTEB SPD Permit No. 1193 series of 2015.


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By Min-Jeong Lee
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday posted a sharply lower third-quarter net profit, as its mobile business continued to lose ground to low-cost Chinese smartphone makers where competition is expected to intensify.
The company said in its earnings statement that uncertainty remains for its mobile business in the fourth quarter because of an anticipated year-end surge in competitor smartphone launches which will require higher marketing expenses.
Net profit fell 49% from a year earlier to 4.2 trillion won ($4 billion) because of weaker smartphone sales and lower prices. The decline follows a 20% profit decline in the previous quarter.
Samsung said operating profit slid 60% from a year earlier to 4.1 trillion won, as expected. But profit for the mobile unit fell slightly short of market expectations, dropping 74% year-over-year to 1.75 trillion won, the lowest since the second quarter of 2011.
Regaining a foothold against low-cost brands will remain a challenge amid heightened price competition, analysts say, leaving the company with a bleak outlook for its mobile unit for several months.
Upstart Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi Inc. recently overtook Samsung in China as the largest smartphone vendor in the country, dealing a blow to the world's largest smartphone maker.
In the latest sign of an effort to smooth business ties within China, Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee met with China's President Xi Jinping Wednesday afternoon, Samsung Group said in a statement.
While the meeting wasn't specific to the two and took place as a part of a broader meeting of business leaders in the region, Samsung Group emphasized that it was the third official meeting that has taken place between Messrs. Lee and Xi this year.
"Samsung will actively expand its business in China in accordance with the government's policies and hope to be a loved company within China that makes contributions to its society," Mr. Lee said in the statement, making a rare public comment.
China is not only the biggest smartphone market that Samsung can't risk losing but is also a place that is expected to play an increasing role for the company's growing chip business. In 2012, the world's largest memory-chip maker unveiled plans to invest $7 billion for a new chip plant in China over the course of several years. Following an initial investment of $2.3 billion, the company began producing memory chips in 2013 from the plant in Xi'an city.
As Samsung works to reignite growth at its mobile unit, solid performance from the company's chip business will be key in cushioning any further downfalls in profit, which may go on for as long as a year, analysts say. Earlier this month the company announced plans to invest $14.7 billion to build a new chip plant in South Korea.
In the third quarter, Samsung's chip business posted higher profit than the company's mobile unit for the first time in three years. Operating profit for chips stood at 2.3 trillion won, slightly higher from last year's 2.1 trillion won.
Chip margins came in at 23% dwarfing a 7% margin for mobile devices.
Total revenue slid 20% to 47.4 trillion won for the quarter.
Analysts estimate Samsung shipped between 78 million and 81 million smartphones during the quarter ended Sept. 30. This represents a drop from the 88.4 million units shipped during the same period last year, according to Strategy Analytics.
The company didn't disclose exact shipment figures for its mobile phones.
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany urgently needs more carbon-neutral energy at affordable prices if it is to maintain its global relevance as an industrial player, the president of German autos association VDA warned on Wednesday, warning that it was already falling behind.
Hildegard Mueller, who has led the organisation since February 2020, said the energy subsidies offered so far were “not suitable or applicable”.
“This is not enough … we need more energy and consequential help for the economy,” Mueller said at the association’s annual news conference. “Other global regions are overtaking us.”
Germany has spent almost half a trillion dollars on emergency energy measures since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Reuters calculations showed, including a 100-billion euro-package capping energy bills for households and industry – but it is still far off its goals of replacing Russian gas with liquefied natural gas (LNG) or renewable energy long term.
The average electricity cost per car has risen in Europe from 300 to 800 euros ($860.24) and could jump further to 1,200, Mueller said, citing data from consultancy Berylls.
By comparison, the cost in the United States is just 250 euros, up from 130 euros previously.
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which gives tax credits to consumers buying green products made or processed in the United States or in countries with which it has free trade agreements, should be a “wake-up call” to Europe, Mueller said: “The USA has recognised what they need to do.”
The VDA said in forecasts earlier on Wednesday that it expects the global passenger car market to grow 4% this year to 74 million, still far below the 80.9 million vehicles produced before the pandemic.
In Germany, it expects a full 20% fewer vehicles to be produced than before COVID-19, at 10.3 million from 11.4 million in 2019.
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In a post on Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg states that Facebook plans for major changes in its news feed algorithm.
Facebook news feed changes will affect individual Facebook users in business, brands and media organization.
Since the last decade, Facebook becomes the inevitable part of everyday life. According to the data statistics released from Facebook in its newsroom, there are more than 1.37 billion daily active users on average for September 2017. While 2.07 billion users are active as of September 30, 2017. This means one out of five people in the world is using Facebook every second.
Additionally, there is more than 40 million small business which has active pages on Facebook. Companies are spending thousands and millions of dollars on creating the brand image and popularity to reach out to the customers via Facebook.
Thus, there is no doubt, changes in Facebook will, of course, will affect from individual users to business, brands and media organization.
Announcement on Facebook News Feed Changes
In the Facebook post published on 11th of January 2018, CEO Zuckerberg states that Facebook news feed changes will drive up the post from family and friends rather than those from pages and brands. In the same post, he added that social network is also trying to initiate more meaningful social interactions, which will be promoted above more passive activities such as watching videos.
This post was published after a week when he mentions his personal challenge for 2018 is to focus on fixing the issues which raised the feeling of anxious and divided in our society.
However, this is not the very first time that Facebook claimed to bring changes in the algorithm of it’s a news feed. But after the continuous criticism of that Facebook from the different sectors that it cannot control the fabricated news articles and a divisive message from Russian operatives to influence the 2016 United States presidential campaign, publishing the violent live videos, this time Facebook is making some big changes in its news feed.
What Will be Changed?
Right now, your news feed might have dominated by contents generated by business, brands and media and less prominent your friend, family as well as Facebook groups you are a member of.
After the changes come into effect, your news feed will be exactly altering what you have right now. You might see more post from your friends and family.
But still, it is not clear that how things are going to work. It means in what amount Facebook allow the business, brand and other media post to visible in the news feed.
Brighter Side After Facebook News Feed Changes
Individual users will be benefited from these changes. You will no longer have to see so many fake and fabricated news article, you are going to spend most of the time in Facebook with your friends, family, and groups on which you are a member of.
This is the positive side after changes come into effect.
Darker Side After Facebook News Feed Changes
As we mentioned earlier that, there is more than 40 million small business which has active pages in Facebook. Business and organization spent millions of dollars to create their community to reach out with customers after this changes those investments of the organization will shrink down. Organic reach of the business and organization post will be significantly decreased.
As well as, advertisers will going to be affected from this changes. It is definite that Ad cost for the advertiser will ramp up what they are paying right now.
Thus, for the business, brands, and organization; Facebook news feed changes will drive down their revenue and for many small businesses who rely only on organic reach, it is better to seek some other alternatives.


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Kodak Black previously wore his hair in a signature braided hairstyle. The unique hairstyle became known as “The Kodak Black” however back in January 2017, the rapper debuted a new skin-fade style that he has allowed to grow into a small afro over time.
Few weeks ago, the Florida rapper said that the legendary rapper Jay-Z, took inspiration from him , rather than the other way around and he is clearly copying his own style. Kodak meant the fact that Jay-Z is clearly growing his hair out. The rapper showed it off at the Grammy Awards this past weekend.
“@kodakblack done even inspired jayz,” reads the latest post on Kodak’s Instagram Story.
Today, Black shared a video, in which he shows off his fresh new haircut.
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Sonic Passes Detective Pikachu, Is Now Highest-Grossing Video Game Movie Ever In The US
The blue blur has raced past Pikachu at the box office.
Sonic the Hedgehog has surpassed Detective Pikachu to become the highest-grossing video game movie of all time in the United States. After this latest weekend (which was the worst since 1998), Sonic has now made $145.8 million in the US, edging out Detective Pikachu's $144.1 million.
On a global scale, it's a very different story. Sonic has made $306.5 million worldwide, which is more than $100 million less than the $433 million that Detective Pikachu made during its run. A big piece of this story is that Sonic was delayed in China due to COVID-19, so it's missing out a lot of money that Detective Pikachu had from the market. Detective Pikachu made $93.7 million from China alone.
Neither of those movies are the biggest video game movies, either, as Warcraft holds the record with $439 million worldwide. Warcraft had a very bad run in US theatres, making only $47.4 million, but it pulled in $391.7 million from international markets.
The Dwayne Johnson movie Rampage follows behind Detective Pikachu with $428 million. The 2010 Jake Gyllenhaal movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, made $336 million worldwide.
There are plenty more video game adaptations in the works, including an Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland Mark Wahlberg, as well as films based on Monster Hunter and Mortal Kombat. On TV, HBO just announced a Last of Us series.
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World of Warcraft Reaches 8 Million Subscribers
With the release of its first ever expansion pack, Blizzard's World of Warcraft has hit the 8 million subscriber mark. The popular MMO boasts over 2 million users in North America, 1.5 million in Europe, and China 3.5 million in China. With the Burning Crusade expansion hitting Jan 16th, don't be surprised to see a "9 Million Users" headline sometime soon.
"We're ecstatic that the World of Warcraft community has continued to grow steadily since we launched the game," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "This milestone wouldn't have been possible for us to achieve without the incredible support of our players. With the release of our expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, coming next week, we're looking forward to welcoming more players to Azeroth and offering even more quality content for our community to enjoy."


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In the past couple of days, Bitcoin value has shot up to nearly 28% in reaction to the much-feared cryptocurrency split being averted. On July 20, the value had touched $3,000, which is a tremendous increase in value and it indicates the powerful influence of the impending August 1 SegWit activation.
Earlier in the week, miners gave the nod for BIP91 solution, which carries a middle line between SegWit and SegWit2x (Silbert Accord) by Digital Currency Organization.
Taking into account that technical instability was a challenging issue with BIP91, it still became an option of last resort for the Bitcoin community to avoid the network split, resulting in two different Bitcoins and Bitcoin Blockchains.
How does this new turn of events affect users looking to trade their bitcoins at CEX.io?
Is the exchange ready to meet the challenge of SegWit activation?
Before going into the semantics, let us first look at how BIP 91 came about in the wake of SegWit and SegWit2x.
Why SegWit and BIP 91 happened?
Bitcoin has reached a stage where an upgrade is vital. The limited transactions due to small sized blockchain led to higher fees and slower confirmation times. SegWit is a soft fork scaling solution that aims at larger transaction volume with benefits like higher multi signature transaction security, linear scaling in sighash operations, versioning of script and much more.
The scaling solution hit a wall when it came to fixing transaction malleability. The bug fixes introduced to ensure secure transactions led to the miners’ fees being deflected to the payment channels. As a result, this encouraged the opposition to SegWit proposals including BIP141 and later BIP148.
The miners responded with BIP91, which is developed by James Hilliard an engineer at Bitmain Warranty. BIP91 is fully in accord with the New York Agreement and earns support from several mining pools and Bitcoin companies. Its compatibility with BIP148 is another plus. BIP91 is a miner-activated soft fork and locks in at a threshold level of 80 percent in contrast to 95 percent required from mining hash power. This level surpassed to 83.3 percent on July 18 resulting in the nod for BIP 91 activation by mining pools like BTCC, Bitfury, Antpool and more.
What activation means for CEX.IO users?
SegWit activation will cause optimization of 75% of the Bitcoin blocks and reduction in transaction fees. The Bitcoin scalability and SegWit benefits have caused prices surging to nearly $3,000 in just a week.
CEX.io being one of the trusted and safe Bitcoin exchanges functioning since 2013, is well-equipped to deal with the outcome of SegWit activation, whether or not the split happens. It has all mechanisms geared up to support any fork the market chooses, even if the coin split goes ahead including generation of new wallets and keys.
August 1 activation and its impact
SegWit activation on August 1st is a highly anticipated event by the bitcoin community and users looking to safeguard their investments. When a split was considered a possibility users and the Bitcoin community went into a tailspin.
The repercussions of a split could result in a huge drop in the value of bitcoin and higher transaction fees. Many leading wallet services including Blockchain are requesting a fee amount of 90 satoshis/byte in case of transactions of medium size. This amounts to a range of $0.5 -$0.9. Earlier this year the Bitcoin fees were more than $5.
With the good news of split being avoided, Bitcoin trade is all set to increase to new heights and CEX.IO is well prepared for it. If everything happens smoothly by the middle of November a newer Bitcoin version will be in place with more transactions occurring in a block and lesser transaction fees. And this successful upgrade signals the development of more such software upgrades that can make bitcoins more stable, standardized and widely accepted than now.
CEX.IO users are on the safe side
CEX.IO exchange is one of the fastest and allows users to trade in fiat currencies (Euro, British pound and US dollar) and Bitcoins. The flat fee of 0.2% for trade, sell or buy transactions is a low one when you look at the bitcoin price. The exchange does not levy fees for bank transfers but you have to pay for card payments.
With the exchange involving 400,000 active traders over a 30-day span, the users have more opportunity to increase their profits with the exchange. With a huge Bitcoin exchange like CEX.IO, which has solid security measures and well-optimized software to meet user needs the imminent SegWit activation will actually give the users an upper hand. The activation without a split is a much-anticipated one which will enable transactions to be more efficient and also profitable.
Transactions will go ahead as usual
While trading may be halted for some time before the activation, the Bitcoin exchange will provide instant notification to the users of the events and keep them updated. In spite of the split not happening there could be fluctuations in Bitcoin value before August 1st and after it. The users need not fret as the exchange will continue its operations.
Since Bitcoin is a fairly new and innovative software model there is still much uncertainty over its acceptance. Just as any new technology, Bitcoin will also undergo several tweaks in future to make it a more robust model. With SegWit proposal getting the approval now, investing in Bitcoin is certainly looking more and more profitable and a better one while trading at CEX.io.
However, volatility is a given thing in this market considering the huge difference in the value in the past week alone. This state of affairs is set to continue in the following weeks until the activation is completed successfully. On August 1st CEX.IO will be operating as usual. No halts or limitations are going to happen any time soon. The users are free to make fast and secure transactions as before..


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Shopify Inc.’s recent expansion into physical distribution is looking prescient, as surging digital sales during the coronavirus pandemic boost demand for the e-commerce technology company’s fulfillment services.
The Shopify Fulfillment Network that handles the storing, packing and shipping of goods for online sellers “enrolled more merchants and increased our fulfillment volume…by two-and-a-half times over Q1” in the second quarter, Thomas Epting, director of the network, told The Wall Street Journal. “We’re seeing good in-year growth and certainly ample demand.”
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Although Google's Android has made some impressive leaps forward over the last two years, roughly half of its users aren't seeing those improvements because 50.8 percent of Android devices are still running Android 2.3, known as Gingerbread.
Android sales have declined in the U.S., helping iOS regain the top spot among smartphone platforms sold in the three-month period ending in October, according to the latest research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
Smartphone shipments to retailers worldwide this year are expected to total 717 million, 45% more than shipped in 2011, IDC said Tuesday.
Apple has begun seeding iOS 6.1 beta 3 to developers this week, with bug fixes and improvements.
Hewlett-Packard has filed a complaint against display manufacturers Chunghwa Picture Tubes and Tatung Company of America, seeking to recover damages it claims it suffered as a result of their involvement in a price fixing scheme.
Mobile network operator Orange will install Lookout's Mobile Security application on some of the Android-based tablets and smartphones it distributes starting in 2013, aiming to protect millions of subscribers in the first year alone.
As Apple prepares to launch its iPhone 5 in China, some analysts expect the product to sell well in the country and possibly even top sales for Apple's previous iPhone models in the country.
Apple is set to launch its iPhone 5 in more than 50 additional countries including South Korea, Brazil, China and Russia this month, the company revealed in a press release today.
Apple's patent license agreement with HTC will not be put entirely under seal, except for the pricing and royalty terms, a court in California ordered in a patent infringement lawsuit between Samsung Electronics and Apple.
Samsung remained the most popular phone maker in the U.S. in the third quarter, but Apple is slowly closing in, the latest comScore MobiLens report finds.
Apple is planning to launch a new iTunes music streaming service called 'iRadio' in 2013, according to new reports.
There was. It couldn’t have been more different from the Apple of today, according to the man behind the iPod.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 and Note 3 could be the first smartphones to market with flexible displays.
Apple has announced the iPhone 5 will reach retail in South Korea on Dec. 7 and another 54 countries later this month.
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OTN aims to build e-biz awareness
Oman TradaNet (OTN) plans to open an ‘E.Commerce Awareness Centre’, in a bid to generate more interest in e-business in the country.
Oman TradaNet (OTN) plans to open an ‘E.Commerce Awareness Centre’, a resource aimed at helping Oman’s companies become more familiar with e-commerce and its potential benefits.
The centre will have two physical areas. One is described as a reception and display area, where e-commerce products and services will be shown off. The other is a conference and training area, which will hold sessions for vertical industries such as oil, retail, government and financial services.
Alan Livingston, OTN’s CEO, believes that the centre will help organisations that want to take advantage of e-commerce but don’t really know where to start. “The centre will help organisations through the maze of ‘hype’ and will concentrate on what is real and deliverable today,” he says.
The facility will open later this year and will be located in the heart of the Muscat business district in Ruwi. OTN will manage the centre and sponsors will be invited to contribute to operating costs. Government organisations are also being invited to become involved.
An additional function of the centre will be to promote Oman as a location for new businesses and investment. Omani corporations developing Web projects will also be able to promote their initiatives to fellow businesses through the centre.


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A recent campaign started on a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/fairfx) has resulted in many cost-conscious holidaymakers posting photos of poor exchange rates at various locations. The biggest culprits to-date include bureaux de change at Gatwick and Heathrow airports as well as overseas locations like France.
Stephen Heath, CEO at FairFX.com said: “It’s interesting to see this development in the use of social media effectively providing more transparency for consumers in a marketplace which is sometimes confusing.”
“Recently, we’ve seen many travellers voice their dissatisfaction and uploading photos of the rates onto our Facebook page. So far, the worst rate we’ve seen was offered by a travel money booth at Gatwick Airport – $1.48 for £1 when the mid-market rate was over $1.63 – that’s £50 profit for every £500 exchanged.
“Perhaps the use of social media sites like Facebook will finally shame airports into doing something about this raw deal. In the meantime, many savvy travellers are pre-purchasing their travel money using prepaid currency cards which provide much better value and convenience.”


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this week on the behind-the-scenes demands to make Bill C-11, the
current copyright bill, more like SOPA has attracted considerable
attention with mainstream (National
Presse) and online media (Mashable, Wire
covering the story. The music industry alone is seeking over a dozen
changes to the bill, including website blocking, Internet termination
for alleged repeat infringers, and an expansion of the "enabler"
provision that is supposedly designed to target pirate sites.
Meanwhile, the Entertainment Software Association of Canada also wants
an expansion of the enabler provision along with further tightening of
the already-restrictive digital lock rules.
The concern with expanding the enabler provision is that overly broad
language could create increased legal risk for legitimate websites. As
a result, new online businesses may avoid investing in Canada for fear
of potential liability or costly lawsuits. My post
cited concerns about SOPA being used to target sites like Youtube and
the danger that that could spill over into Canada. Industry lawyer
Barry Sookman responds in the National Post
article, arguing that it is "inconceivable" and "not remotely
the law could be used to shut down a mainstream site like Youtube.
Millions of Internet users certainly hope Sookman is right, yet recent experience
suggests that the content industry is open to using these kinds of
provisions in massive lawsuits against sites like Youtube. For example,
consider the ongoing Viacom lawsuit against Youtube/Google.
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text: SAN JOSE, Calif. (11/10/09)--Heartland Payment Systems and VeriFone Holdings are in a legal spat over their merchant processing terminals, with merchants are caught in the middle. Any problems with transactions at the merchant level could seep into the payments transactions from the merchants to financial institutions, including credit unions. Both the Princeton, N.J.-based Heartland Payment Systems and San Jose, Calif.-based VeriFone have filed lawsuits against each other in recent weeks. VeriFone claims that a design for processing terminals in Heartland's new end-to-end encryption system infringes on one of its patents. In turn, Heartland's suit says VeriFone is using unfair trade practices to keep its business (ISO&Agent Weekly Nov. 5). The two companies have worked together for years. But in January, Heartland announced a large data breach that compromised millions of cardholders accounts. The breach and its continuing impact on Heartland's finances have prompted a drive toward tougher encryption of its payments processing system. As a result, Heartland decided to use its own end-to-end encryption platform. VeriFone said it told Heartland that it will terminate its "support relationships" affecting joint customers on Dec. 31. Roughly 75% of Heartland's customers in the retail, restaurant and petroleum markets rely on VeriFone systems, said VeriFone (Finextra.com Nov. 3). But on Nov. 3, VeriFone offered to provide "alternative support" for its Heartland merchant clients. To use the VeriFone support service in 2010, Heartland merchants must register by Dec. 15 with VeriFone. If the two companies can't solve their differences to ensure a smooth transition for merchants, problems could arise during transactions and in the payments system. Heartland last week reported a $13.6 million third-quarter loss, compared with net income of $13.4 million for the same quarter in 2008 (Reuters Nov. 3).


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March 13, 2022
After several years of chip shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic, manufacturers prep for yet another hurdle, invasion. As Russia has invaded Ukraine the industry is threatened by the potential loss of two suppliers of key materials in production. These key production components include neon gas needed for lasers used in production and metal palladium. Russia and Ukraine might be the two most key suppliers of these materials with between a quarter and a half of the neon used in production coming from these countries, and a third of the palladium coming from Russia. These facts are particularly alarming when in the context of recent events in the industry. Coronavirus caused widespread chip shortages that are still being resolved.
However, the recent shortages could be a saving grace for semiconductor companies. A key development has been companies developing alternative suppliers during the pandemic. This has resulted in many companies having a reserve of materials to last six weeks to a month. An example of this adaptation comes from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. which is the world's largest semiconductor maker. The company was able to switch its neon supplier as invasion looked inevitable and now is reporting that it does not suspect supply problems.
Coupling the industry's experience during the pandemic with a past event, Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory Crimea in 2014, leads to the industry as a whole feeling prepared to combat the supply shortages that could result from the Russian invasion.
Although the industry seems sure that it is prepared current stock prices of many semiconductor companies are down, which is to be expected with the current unrest. One thing is for sure, these companies may experience supply issues but are far more prepared than if this situation would have happened in the past.


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JCI noted on a high note on last Friday’s trading session amid rupiah appreciation. Investors also oversaw the subdued tension arising from the global trade war. Top Gainers: Infrastructure (+2.19%), Misc. Industry (+2.07%), Trade (+1.39%).
Global markets rallied on Friday, 09/14/18, as the technology, particularly semiconductor, was the top performing sector. Investors oversaw President Trump plan to impose new additional tariff on Chinese goods.
Today’s Outlook: Re-Arising Global Tension
Today we estimate JCI to be sluggish with the support range of 5890-5905 and the resistance range of 5955-5966. From the global outlook, the negative sentiment comes from the U.S. new tariffs of USD200 billion on Chines goods to be imposed as early as this week. The new tariffs re-heighten trade war tension between the U.S. and China and cause Asia’s markets to be sluggish this morning. Another to the re-escalating trade war tension, the yields of U.S. government’s bonds hiked into 3% show the lingering uncertainty of the pace of the U.S. benchmark hikes.
From the domestic outlook, investors keep their wary eyes on August’s trade balance to be published at noon. After July’s deficit of USD2 billion, August’s trade balance is estimated to post a slightly lower deficit.
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A look at how 106-year-old Brisbane car dealer AP Eagers plans to survive the auto industry transformation
to Courier Mail article - May 30, 2019 - Glen Norris
When American Edward Eager arrived in Brisbane more than a century ago to set up a car dealership selling US-made Willys Overlands, he chose
Breakfast Creek Rd at Newstead to hang up his shingle.
Eager had earlier taken an Overland across the Egyptian desert to the Sphinx to prove its ability to handle the tough conditions similar to
what it would face in Australia. The Overland, which sold for £375 and boasted an adjustable windscreen, electric horn and lights, was soon
selling like hot cakes.
After arriving as parts packed in wooden crates from a factory in Ohio, the cars were assembled in the company’s rapidly expanding workshops
at Newstead that included a paint shop, body building department and garage.
Eagers, now called AP Eagers after a merger with rival auto group Alan Piper Motors in 1992, is today still selling cars on the same busy
strip of road, albeit from an assortment of flashy and modern showrooms.
But in April in a harbinger of looming changes in the car industry, Eagers announced it was offloading a large chunk of its Newstead land in
a sale and lease back arrangement.
As part of the sale of its Newstead holdings, Eagers will move its main headquarters to a new location at Brisbane Airport Automall by 2020.
AP Eagers chief executive Martin Ward. Picture: Mark Cranitch.
The previous month, Eagers launched a $2.42 billion bid for Perth-based Automotive Holdings Group (AHG) to create Australia’s largest auto
group. The takeover is seen as a move to allow both firms to be better able to compete in an increasingly tough market. New vehicle sales
dropped almost 8 per cent in the first quarter of the year.
In the changing auto market, Eagers predicts large traditional showrooms will be increasingly augmented by smaller more cost effective
boutique outlets in shopping centres and high street locations. “For more than 100 years, we have been selling cars the same way,” says
Eagers chief executive Martin Ward, a dapper Englishman who has been with the company for 15 years. “We had a great location (at Newstead)
doing that for a century, but for perhaps the last four or five years it hasn’t been so great.”
Newstead was gentrifying and becoming more congested, with the old warehouses and shops being replaced by inner-city apartments, cafes and
restaurants. Customers in an age of click and buy were demanding more convenience and choice when they purchased a new car.
“It was becoming harder for our customers to park, with meters up and down every street,” Ward says. “It also was getting an expensive place
to operate from.”
Overland Whippets on the assembly line. Picture: AP Eagers
Eagers has been preparing for the coming changes to the auto sector for some time. Two years ago, it opened a second-hand car dealership
called Carzoos inside two major shopping centres in Brisbane. Instead of an expansive showroom containing fleets of vehicles, customers
browse online catalogues of used vehicle inside a small store. Once a person choses a car, an app works out a discounted set price that is
guaranteed and does not involve haggling.
Eagers chief operating officer Keith Thornton says the Carzoos model of smaller, boutique-sized showrooms is set to be copied across the
industry in the coming years.
“Where there used to be these massive showrooms on main roads there will be an evolution to smaller sites. These locations in shopping
centres will probably take up 1800sq m and contain up to eight different brands. There will be a place in the centre where finance can be
organised while there will be service bays on the roof of the centre.” He said technology will be increasingly applied to the business of
selling cars, including apps.
“One of the reasons the auto industry has been slow to adopt apps is that if you have a stand-alone Holden dealership on one road, people
don’t need to use an app to contact you as they can just pick up the phone,” he says. “Now it’s about building a network of locations and
apps will become important.”
He says selling cars will become more about providing an experience for customers. Eagers’ planned HQ at Brisbane airport will include a
test track, restaurants and cafes. It will evolve over the next 20 to 30 years.
E G Eager & Son advertisement from 1917.
Picture: AP Eagers
“It is all about destination retailing and making it exciting.” As a way to engage customers, people who buy a car from Eagers will receive a
free car wash for the life of the vehicle at the new airport location.
“The old model would be that people would buy a car from you and you would maybe see them once a year for a service,” he says. “This
(providing a free car wash) is a way to engage them.”
Thornton concedes the current environment is challenging for the auto industry but Eagers is using the tough trading environment to push
back on traditions.
He says the planned merger with AHG will allow greater economies of scale and the ability to roll out changes on a bigger stage.
An Overland Tourer outside Eagers at Newstead, circa 1921. Picture: AP Eagers
Ward says the arrival of mass market electric cars, ride sharing and subscription models will shake up the sector. “Maybe we are not always
going to sell a car,” he says. “Maybe people will want to take out a subscription for a car. The reason that Amazon and others are winning
in retailing these days is they are making it exciting.”
He says some large car showrooms will remain but in a different form. “Out at the airport, we will have 64,000sq m of space,” he says.
“It’s on a junction of major routes going north and south and is close to the city. We would have had to go 50km either north or south of
Brisbane to get something similar.”
IBISWorld senior industry analyst James Thomson says car dealers are attempting to differentiate themselves from their competitors and cut
costs at the same time.
“So we are seeing dealerships get larger in outer suburban areas and at the same time there are small showrooms and pop-up dealerships in
inner-city locations,” Thomson says. “Dealers are trying to provide easier access for potential customers and making the buying process
easier. These services offer consumers the convenience of transport without the burden of maintenance costs, insurance and parking costs,
particularly in inner city suburbs,” he says.
“As these services continue to grow in popularity they may have a larger effect on the auto sector.” Back at Eagers, Ward thumbs through a
book produced for the company’s centenary in 2013 which note the landmark occasions in its history, including ditching old marques like the
Overland and embracing then emerging brands like Holden. The changes coming to the car industry will be more evolution rather than
revolution, he says.
“The founders of Eagers were always innovating and adjusting for the future.”


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Companies listed on the country's major exchange reported surging profits in the first three quarters, pointing to strength in the overall economy.
Nearly 100 companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange have released their Q3 results, reporting combined revenue of more than 450 billion yuan (67.9 billion U.S. dollars) for the Jan. to Sept. period, up 20 percent year on year.
Combined profits of these firms surged 47 percent to more than 50 billion yuan.
In breakdown, cyclical industries including steel, coal and non-ferrous metals reported fast expansion, as overcapacity cuts in these industries boosted market demand and raised prices.
Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd, for example, saw its revenues up 80 percent year on year in the first three quarters, while profits jumped 284 percent thanks to inventory cuts in the tungsten industry.
Emerging sectors, including pharmaceutical manufacturing and information services, also maintained the fast pace of expansion in Q3, as China shifts to a sustainable growth model that relies more on innovation and services.
A total of 11 Shanghai-listed companies in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry reported combined profits of more than 6 billion yuan, up 20 percent year on year.
Shenzhen Goodix Technology, a company that specializes in man-machine interaction and biometrics authentication, earned profits of 763 million yuan, up 26.6 percent year on year.
The robust Q3 results were in line with a stabilizing Chinese economy, which expanded 6.9 percent in the first three quarters, well above the government target of 6.5 percent for the year.


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"As a small soap company, we know we can’t clean up the world’s oceans," Method's release explains. "But we can raise awareness about the issue and use our business to demonstrate smart ways of using and reusing the plastics that are already on the planet. We think the best way to do that is by proving that solutions exist, even at a small scale."
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Apple is set to kill the century old headphone jack when it unveils the iPhone 7 during an event on September 7th, which is bad news for your favorite pair of wired headphones, but great news for accessory makers like Griffin.
The popular iPhone accessory maker is already prepared to cure your headphone jack woes this fall with the introduction of its newest adapter that gives your old headphones new Bluetooth 4.1 powers.
New EarPods equipped with a Lightning connector have appeared on video again ahead of the iPhone 7’s launch this fall. Their design is slightly different to that of previous leaks we’ve seen, leading us to believe these ones could be real.
A video has surfaced online, alleging to show Apple’s next-gen Lightning EarPods on an iPhone running iOS 9.
While we’ve heard rumors that the iPhone 7 may ditch the headphone jack, and have even seen blurry (and not-so-blurry) photos appearing to confirm the same thing, this is the first time a video has appeared to show off Apple’s forthcoming EarPods in all their 3.5mm jack-free glory. Check it out below.
Photos of an alleged iPhone 7 adapter that will allow owners to connect regular 3.5mm headphones to a Lightning port have surfaced out of Asia today.
The new dongle has been rumored for months and will supposedly be included in the new iPhone so that customers aren’t forced to buy new headphones. Images of the adapter look very similar to the style of Apple’s other adapters, and in a video it appears to only work on iOS 10 devices.
New EarPods equipped with a Lightning connector have again been pictured ahead of the iPhone 7’s launch this fall. It’s thought Apple’s next-generation devices won’t have 3.5mm headphone jacks like all their predecessors, but these EarPods could ease the pain of that loss.
Apple might be going back to black with the iPhone 7, making it the darkest iPhone since the days of the iPhone 3Gs.
We got a major crush on the deep blue iPhone 7 earlier this month, but now that mockup artist Martin Hajek has whipped up this Space Black creation, we’re torn between what Apple’s new iPhone color should be.
Transitioning to a future when iPhones no longer come with 3.5mm headphone port is going to be a lot easier thanks to one Apple supplier that is ready to make Lightning headphones a thing.
Cirrus Logic, which makes analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, revealed that it has created a new headset development kit that will allow accessory makers to quickly develop Lightning-headphones that are made for iPhone and iPad.


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As announced in our previous press release dated September 12, “Artmarket.com adds Ethereum and Bitcoin to Artprice’s multi-currency databases to meet the needs of its customers and prepare for the future of Web 3.0“
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In the context of a severe global energy crisis (which is likely just beginning), Artmarket.com has been closely following the transition to a completely carbon-neutral blockchain. This is now a reality with Ethereum 2.0 after the “merger”. According to founder Vitalik Buterin, “The Merge” — switching from “Proof-of-Work” (PoW) to “Proof-of-Stake” (PoS) — will follow 7 years of development and successful beta testing reduces power consumption by more than 99.95% (Source: https://ethereum.foundation/).
Even before the switch was implemented, Ethereum (ETH) managed to gain the interest of Web 2 giant, Google, whose Web 3 team, motivated by the Ethereum initiative, scrambled to publish a doodle with a countdown to “merging.” This move by Google represents a great victory for the cryptocurrency and a real “Knighthood” for Ethereum 2.0.
In a global context where concerns about what might be called an “energy war” and about global warming have reached massively inflated levels, this news is absolutely vital. As a result of this initiative, Norway’s central bank – a country where environmental concerns are a top priority – announced the establishment of MNBC (central bank digital currency) on Ethereum, meanwhile Bank of America now sees Ethereum as a solid investment and refers to it as a “green giant.”
The art market can only benefit from the “merging” of the French newspaper Le Parisien Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum quotes: “[…] Many digital artists and collectors are hesitant to acquire digital artwork associated with burning so many fossil fuels… With this shift, these concerns recede and interesting projects will move straight to the production of the first post-merger blockchain to start. This will release a tremendous amount of creative energy.”
Lupine adds:It won’t directly affect gas and oil prices in Russia, but it sends a powerful message to the world if we replace energy-intensive mining with a structure that uses the electricity needed to make a cup of coffee. It is a profound change that will happen as simply as an automatic smartphone update.”
Therefore, Artmarket.com anticipates an exponential growth in artistic creation specifically in the NFT art market. A number of famous artists have already switched to art NFTs, as have a number of major art museums. Over the past year, Artmarket.com has expressed its preference for the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain, particularly during its AGM and in various financial press releases, and has invested all of its IT and HR resources in confirming its success with NFTs and Metaverse – the backbone of Web 3.0. The world-famous Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is considering an upcoming sale of artwork through Sotheby’s for approximately $70 million, with an opportunity to invest proceeds from those sales to purchase NFTs. This was advised by a team of experts tasked with tracking the NFT markets and finding the most promising artists there.
Thierry Ehrman, CEO and founder of Artprice by Artmarket explains: “In crypto history, the September 15, 2022 merger marks an irreversible founding date for Web 3.0 and technical NFTs and could lead to ‘volatility’, with Ethereum overtaking Bitcoin by market cap in the coming months.. “
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Artmarket is a global player in the art market. The company owns, among other structures, the Artprice division, the world leader in collecting, managing and exploiting historical and contemporary information on the art market in databases containing more than 30 million indexes and auction results for more than 787,000 artists.
Artprice from Artmarket, the world’s leading provider of art market information, aims to become the world’s leading NFT platform for fine art through its single global marketplace.
Artprice Images® grants unlimited access to the world’s largest database of art market images. It contains at least 180 million digital images, photographs or engraved copies of artwork from the 18th century to the present day, which our art historians have explained.
Artmarket, through its Artprice division, continually collects data from 6,300 auction houses and generates key market information for major press and media agencies (7,200 publications). Its 5.4 million “Authorized Members” have access to advertisements posted by other members on the web and access to the (Global Standardized Marketplace®) network which is now the world’s leading standard marketplace for buying and selling artwork (fixed price or bid); Auctions are governed by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article L 321.3 of the French Commercial Code.
In November 2018, Artmarket (and its Artprice division) was awarded the “Innovative Company” quality mark for the second time for another 3 years, awarded by the French bank Publique d’Investissement (BPI); BPI supports the company and its project to strengthen its position as a global player in the art market.
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Apple plans to use sapphire displays in upcoming smartphones, said GigaOm on Thursday . iPhone maker reserved a 3-year supply of protective glass, which was calculated in the company Canonical.
Rumors that Apple intends to produce iPhone sapphire screens, have already appeared in the press. Now this information was confirmed Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth .
«Apple bought a 3-year supply of sapphire displays that we wanted to use for Edge», – said Shuttleworth . We are talking about Ubuntu Edge – smartphone , which has become the most ambitious project in the history kraudfandingovym Kickstarter, but never managed to gain the necessary amount. The device had to get protected with a sapphire crystal screen diagonal of 4.5 inches. As you know, rumors confer next flagship smartphone Apple larger screen than that of a 4-inch iPhone 5s.
Earlier it was reported that the company GT Advanced Technologies, specializing in the production of sapphire crystal , got the necessary equipment for the manufacture of components for Apple. Currently, GT Advanced Technologies has 518 systems, which allow to produce between 103 million to 116 million 5 – inch displays per year, in the future the company should get another 420 such systems.
Sapphire screens will display iPhone stronger. It is possible that these screens will be one of the main features of the new model of Apple smartphone .
By the way , Apple was among the first ( luxury vehicles are not considered) began to use sapphire crystal in their smartphones , so far it is limited to the protection of the camera button and the new iPhone.


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A couple of years ago two guys with a tricked-out food truck serving gourmet burgers parked their mobile kitchen off Paradise Road, hoping to catch the hungry late-night gay bar crowd, as well as patrons from the Double Down Saloon. Legally, they could do this. And when a nearby business owner, who also served food, called Metro to the scene, Metro saw the paperwork and agreed.
Too late. Colin Fukunaga, co-owner of now-famous food truck Fukuburger, didn’t want to stick around where he wasn’t wanted. He took his business to Chinatown, made a name for Fukuburger and then expanded into other parts of the Valley and a full restaurant in LA.
But that’s only the beginning of a larger story playing out in cities across the country as the food truck/ restaurant turf war grows. It’s a battle fueled by brick-and-mortar restaurants complaining that food trucks parked nearby steal customers without having to pay the same taxes and overhead.
Officials in other cities have discussed everything from restricting duration of food truck stays to mandating minimum distance from restaurants to banning them from commercial districts to giving neighborhoods the say on the number of mobile vendors in their areas.
Last week, the Las Vegas Planning Commission, driven by protests from a select group of restaurant owners, proposed changing the distance—from 150 feet to 1,350 feet (the equivalent of roughly four and a half football fields)—that food trucks must be from stationary restaurants.
But should that proposal move forward, who will really lose out? After all, food trucks aren’t just grabbing passersby. Their social media efforts draw packs of hungry locals to areas where they park, and they often feed crowds late into the night after many restaurants have closed.
In Boston, the mayor praised food trucks for enlivening public spaces, and the city has devoted links to food trucks on its website.
Fukunaga, who says he now gets permission from restaurant owners before parking, shares the same belief: “Some people don’t get what brings business, what inspires people and what keeps people in an area. We’re up for the bigger picture. You got to realize this is helping.”


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By Lisa Johnston
New products on display at the American International Toy Fair, held in N
Eight months after it pulled out of the U.S. PDA market, Sony has ceased production of the CLIE in Japan and is exiting that market as well.
A spokesman for Sony here said, “Sony is reassessing the direction of the conventional PDA market, and Sony will not introduce any new CLIE handheld models in Japan. Sony is taking this time to examine the conventional PDA business and how it will transition into the future.
PDA sales in general have fallen dramatically as the market shifts over to smartphones. According to NPD Techworld, Reston, Va., U.S. PDA unit sales were down 42.8 percent in December and down 29.3 percent for 2004.
Sony, Sharp and Toshiba have exited the PDA market in the United States over the past year.
This TWICE webinar, hosted by senior editor Alan Wolf, will take a look at what may be the hottest CE products at retail that will be sold during the all-important fourth quarter. Top technologies, market strategies and industry trends will be discussed with industry analysts and executives.


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APE CELEBRATES ITS FIRST SEVENTY YEARS
THE LARGEST APE RALLY TO TAKE PLACE IN ITALY THIS YEAR, IN SALSOMAGGIORE TERME, FROM 21 TO 23 SEPTEMBER
Milan 6 August 2018 – Registration is now open for EuroApe 2018, the biggest Ape rally, which will be held in Salsomaggiore Terme over the weekend of 21-23 September.
The 2018 edition, organised with the support of the city of Salsomaggiore Terme, is set to be particularly engaging as it will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the world's best-loved commercial three-wheeler as well as the arrival of the new Euro4 Ape 50.
EuroApe is a rally that brings together enthusiasts and lovers of the Ape brand on an annual basis, allowing an increasing number of Ape fans the possibility to meet up and share their passion for an extremely fun vehicle that, throughout seventy years of history, has been a symbol of industriousness, friendship and life in the open air, while also becoming a cult object and collector's item.
The EuroApe 2018 event will open on the morning of Friday 21 September and will include highlights such as the arrival of the convoy of teams taking part in the “Apeggiando per l’italia” tour as well as many scheduled excursions and guided visits that seek to uncover and promote the area and its rich heritage. The party will centre around the Ape Village and the Ape Club Lounge, open from the morning of Saturday 22.
No commercial vehicle anywhere in the world can boast a history to rival that of Ape. A three-wheeler that has always moved with the times, transporting a working Italy, and that now enjoys significant international distribution, across both European countries and emerging Asian markets, thanks to production in the Piaggio factories in Italia and India.
For seventy years, Ape has been a legend, a vehicle without equal in the world, always ready to amaze. A truly original vehicle, able to stand out thanks to its unique personality. More than two and a half million examples across five continents are testament to the success of the three-wheeler, which has turned versatility into its greatest strength. Designed during a difficult but exciting period in which small-scale businesses worked to get back on their feet, Ape has always been ideal for goods transportation, even in the most restricted of urban environments. Today, an infinite range of personalisation options make for an extraordinarily versatile vehicle. Over the years, Ape has also made a name for itself as an alternative vehicle for the mobility of people, even in recent years, as demonstrated by the success of versions such as the Ape Calessino, used as a rather posh form of individual transportation.


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John C. Stame's "Precipio" Blog
We are seeing more being written about Cloud computing and cloud platforms
today, and there is strong validation that the future of computing will
include significant innovation and value in web/cloud platforms.
Microsoft’s Cloud strategy is materializing, and as part of our overall
Software plus Services strategy, our Cloud Platform vision is coming
Back in December 2007, I wrote a post on Cloud Services that was prompted
after I read an article in Business Week on another companies ambitions and
“wisdom” in the clouds. Today, we are seeing more being written about
Cloud computing and cloud platforms, and there is strong validation that the
future of computing will include significant innovation and value in
A leading industry analyst firm has listed Cloud Computing as one of the
“Top 10 Disruptive T... (more)
The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), one of those public interest media
watchdogs that never cottoned to the whole Yahoogle business, has asked
Senator Herb Kohl, chairman of the antitrust wing of the Senator Judiciary
Committee, to tell the Justice Department to “either oppose or ensure
meaningful safeguards” are attached to the pending Google and Yahoo online
It said in a letter to Kohl dated Thursday that the axis “raises very
troubling consolidation and monopolistic issues” given advertising’s
“emerging core role as the principal means of supporting online editorial
content” and unmodified will inflict “serious competitive harm…on this
vital sector of the US economy.”
It figures payments to newspapers will be reduced and journalism will suffer,
an argument that the Paris-based World Association of Newspapers made last
week in opposing ... (more)
Recent remarks by Scot Wingo, chief executive of ChannelAdvisor, a
Morrisville, N.C. e-commerce consulting firm, at a financial conference
indicated that he thought Google would be launching against PayPal later this
Now Google CEO Eric Schmidt has denied this intention in a sort of non-denial
fashion, stating that Google does "not intend to offer a person-to-person,
stored-value payments system." He did say that the company is developing
"payment services (that) are a natural evolution of Google's existing online
products and advertising programs."
Google has created a subsidiary named Google Payment Corp. One analyst said
he believes Google will develop a service to complment its Froogle
shopping-comparison service, rather than develop something that could
potentially compete with eBay's PayPal across the board fo... (more)
Microsoft this morning made a $44.6 billion hostile bid for the floundering
Yahoo, striking at a point when it has become evident to all and sundry that
Yahoo doesn’t have a pray of turning things around on its own let alone
Yahoo’s first official reaction was basically to say it’ll think
about it. It said it would evaluate the offer “carefully and promptly
in the context of Yahoo’s strategic plans.” It did not give a
timeframe for a response.
Although it looks pretty boxed in, it could of course try for more money.
Microsoft’s move throws open the door to rival bids, but Microsoft
thinks Google’s hands are tied. Its market share would raise
insuperable antitrust issues, Microsoft said, to a counter-offer.
Yahoo is the most visited site on the Internet, though it has failed to
monetize its popularity a... (more)
At the end of this month, at its Professional Developers Conference,
Microsoft intends to unveil something that CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday
referred to as "Windows Cloud." Ballmer explained that "Just like Windows
Server looked a lot like Windows but with new properties, new characteristics
and new features, so will Windows Cloud look a lot like Windows Server."
Speaking at an IT event in London, Ballmer explained that Microsoft
recognized the need for a new operating system designed for the cloud.
"We will introduce one in about four weeks," Ballmer said, adding:
"We’ll even have a name to give you by then. But let’s just call it for
the purposes of today ‘Windows Cloud’."
Such a move by Microsoft has been long anticipated, though at this stage
experts don't know whether Microsoft's plan is to release a version of
Windows Server built to manage the special needs of ser... (more)
Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva Inc. today issued the following statement.
“The news that Google acquired mobile advertising player AdMob for $750
million confirms the legitimacy of the mobile advertising industry, and
overcomes any skepticism of whether small screens can offer big opportunities
to reach mobile consumers,” says Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva Inc., which
operates a mobile ad serving platform and mobile ad network. “The fact that
Google has placed a premium on owning a mobile ad network is very notable.
The market has definitely matured to the point where it makes sense for
online behemoths to try to combine networks, analytics and delivery
technologies in the hopes of capturing a share of this growing market.”
Gwozdz, one of the nation’s most qualified mobile ad experts, has
tremendous insight into the mobile advertising industry and can speak
directly to t... (more)
Cloud Expo on Ulitzer
Ulitzer.com announced today "the World's 30 most influential Cloud bloggers,"
who collectively generated more than 24 million Ulitzer page views.
Ulitzer's annual "most influential Cloud bloggers" list was announced at
Cloud Expo 2009 West, which took place at the Santa Clara Convention Center,
Cloud Expo 2009 West drew more delegates than all other Cloud-related events
put together worldwide.
"The world's 50 most influential Cloud bloggers 2010" list will be announced
at the Cloud Expo 2010 East, which will take place April 19-21, 2010, at the
Jacob Javitz Convention Center, in New York City, with more than 5,000
expected to attend.
Detailed information on how to become a Ulitzer blogger can be obtained
Ulitzer New Media Power Panel at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA,
during Cloud Expo 2009 West.
"Ulitzer New Media ... (more)
Cloud Expo on Ulitzer
SYS-CON Events (http://events.sys-con.com) announced today that the "show
prospectus" for the 5th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo
(www.CloudComputingExpo.com) is now shipping.
5th International Cloud Expo will take place April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob
Javits Convention Center in New York City with more than 5,000 delegates and
over 100 sponsors and exhibitors participating in the conference.
Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event and is held five times
a year, in New York, Silicon Valley, Europe, Japan, and Brazil.
Over 200 corporate sponsors and 10,000 industry professionals became part of
Cloud Expo since its inception, more than all other Cloud-related events put
"Cloud Expo was announced on February 24, 2007, the day the term ‘cloud
computing' was coined," said Fuat Kircaali, founder and C... (more)
Teresa Ragan, in an exclusive guest editorial for MX Developer's
Journal, writes: Aside from the sheer excitement of digging into new
technology, why bother designing and developing with rich media in mind? From
a business standpoint, does it really pay off? According to key
organizations, the response is an absolute "yes," and the data is rolling in
to prove it.
Previously regarded as experimental, expensive, or difficult to implement,
rich media-centric Web sites are now critical to companies' business
strategies. Gartner's research found "Companies that emphasize customer
experience as a strategic objective enjoy up to 60% higher profitability and
are twice as likely to exceed analyst expectations." A university study
concluded that products displaying interactive features are 70% more likely
to be purchased than products with static images. And for companies doi... (more)
SearchForce, a leading provider of on-demand paid search marketing solutions,
has formally unveiled its flagship product that optimizes online advertising
campaigns. SearchForce's Search Marketing Management Platform empowers
companies to optimize keyword selection, manage large-scale campaigns,
control bid management, and create landing pages for pay-per-click (PPC)
marketing. SearchForce's Search Marketing Management Platform stands apart
with its optimized algorithmic keyword bidding, extensive automation, and
centralized functionality to support advertisers' complex requirements.
"We were impressed with the breadth of functionality and lower total cost of
ownership that SearchForce's system provides," stated Sherman Hsieh, Group
Director for Web Marketing at Siebel Systems. "Using SearchForce, we expect
to realize an increase of 50% in our search marketing ROI and... (more)
According to Associated Press reports, confirmed by Reuters, Google will
propose at a meeting of European policymakers in Strasbourg, France today
that national regulators agree on a basic set of global privacy protections.
Peter Fleischer, Google's Chief Privacy Officer, will argue that the future
health of the Internet, the global economy and Google's own business agenda
depends on the world's success in moving beyond the current patchwork of
conflicting privacy rules.
As Reuters' Eric Auchard explains:
"Google has recently stepped up a push for policy changes and industry
self-regulation to fend off criticism over the unprecedented access to
personal information the Web provides.
Because its stated mission is to organize the world's information and make it
universally accessible, Google has come under fire for the threat its
services pose to privacy.
A recent move ... (more)


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When ProGuides pulled the covers off of its service earlier this year, the young Los Angeles-based startup intended to give gamers a way to train with professional and semi-pro esports players from around the world.
But as users signed on to the service, it became clear that they weren’t looking for training necessarily… Instead, what players wanted was a ringer.
“After we launched the beta, we found some interesting user behavior,” says Sam Wang. “We found that gamers were experienced already and wanted experienced players who are better than [the matches] the game can provide… At the end of the day you do get to play with someone pretty awesome and is something that I think can make games better.”
That’s right, ProGuides is pitching a marketplace for experienced gamers so that its customers aren’t randomly matched with some noob if they can’t game with their usual partners.
“Our tagline is ‘Play with pros’ now,” says Wang. “We already have over 5,000 sessions that were played in the last two months.”
The professional gamers who list their services on the site charge an average of $10 per session and ProGuides takes about a 25% cut. The company lowers its rates for popular gamers or gamers who are willing to spend more time on the platform either selling their services or actually coaching esports players.
Wang says that pros on the platform are making anywhere from $750 to $2,500 per month and that there are currently 250 coaches on the platform.
A typical session on ProGuides lasts around 45 minutes and players are available for Fortnite, League of Legends, Super Smash Brothers, CS:GO and Hearthstone.
ProGuides raised $1.9 million in pre-seed funding last June. The company is backed by Amplify, an LA-based early-stage investor and company accelerator, Quest Venture Partners, Greycroft Tracker fund and the GFR Fund.
The LA-based company also has some venture-backed competition on the East Coast. Gamer Sensei, which has raised roughly $6 million (according to Crunchbase) has a similar proposition. It’s backed by Accomplice and Advancit Capital.