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AT&T reported revenue of US$31.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier, with the company reporting a record gain in mobile customer additions.
If carriers were like sports teams, Verizon could be described as having a lot of momentum heading into its iPhone showdown with AT&T.
While Sprint isn't willing to give away its unlimited data plans, the carrier must also make concessions to reality.
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More than one-in-four iPhone owners now using AT&T will switch to Verizon, a U.S. consumer survey said today.
Verizon will sell and support a new version of the iPad that can directly connect to the carrier's 3G data network, according to a report by Bloomberg.
All iPhones will reportedly have the Personal Hotspot capability similar to what Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday for its iPhone coming Feb. 10.
After more than a year of rumors, Verizon announced it would start selling Apple's iPhone 4 on Feb. 10.
Some analysts said Tuesday the iPhone 4G on Verizon Wireless will cannibalize Google Android smartphone sales across various carriers including AT&T early on, while others disagreed.
Here are seven key facts you should know about the Verizon iPhone 4 before you decide to buy it.
If Verizon Wireless introduces its own version of the Apple iPhone on Tuesday, users of its network might begin to face some of the same performance problems that plagued AT&T subscribers in some areas since the rollout of the popular iPhone 3G.
Mobile operators were out in full force at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, promoting their improved data networks and unveiling new devices. But with their marketing efforts in overdrive, the operators may confuse ...
T-Mobile announced Thursday that it plans to double the speed of its HSPA+ networks and unveiled a line-up of new 4G products including tablets and phones.
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Energy company bosses have admitted they have let customers down with poor service, confusing bills and mishandled complaints.
Senior executives from the "Big Six" suppliers have also conceded for the first time that their treatment of consumers has opened them to attacks by politicians.
A stark report, to be delivered at a conference this week, admits: "Customers were taken for granted, service was poor, and no-one bothered to explain the situation to them."
The report, complied by the polling company YouGov, included private interviews with un-named leaders in the energy industry.
Executives from three of the Big Six took part - SSE, E.ON and npower - as well as some smaller companies.
Labour leader Ed Miliband wants to freeze energy bills for almost two years after the next general election.
And the document reveals: "The industry broadly accepts it helped to create the political opportunity that Miliband seized."
The report, to be presented at the Energy, Politics and the Consumer conference in London on Thursday, says the energy suppliers should take their share of the blame.
It adds: "The industry accepts that it has itself ‘prepared the ground’ for what happened: billing was often confusing, never transparent, and complaints were handled badly."
Richard Lloyd, the executive director of Which?, said: "It would be deeply worrying if energy industry leaders didn't recognise the dire state of distrust they face.
"Our latest consumer survey shows satisfaction in this market has plummeted to a new low and only one in five consumers trusts suppliers to act in their best interest."
Tom Greatrex, the shadow energy minister, said: "These comments vindicate everything Labour has been saying for the last two years on the dysfunctional nature of the energy market.
"It is unsurprising that people don’t trust the industry and won’t until the market is clear fair and transparent."

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Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic select MediaKind for IPTV
Nov 21, 2018 – MediaKind has been selected by Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic, members of the Deutsche Telekom group, to power the delivery of market-leading IPTV services to consumers in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
News categories: MediaKind, Slovak Telekom, T-Mobile Czech Republic, Angel Ruiz, Andrej Pinak, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Slovakia
Mautilus develops Olympics 4K streaming app with Slovak Telekom
Aug 5, 2016 – Mautilus, in cooperation with Slovak Telekom, has prepared the first commercial 4K streaming application in Central and Eastern Europe with Olympic Games content. The streaming is done using the MPEG-DASH protocol with an HEVC video codec.
News categories: Mautilus, Slovak Telekom, Petr Mazanec, Tomas Sustr, Apps, Digital TV, Slovakia, Smart TV
DIGI Slovakia to offer CI Plus CAM from SmarDTV
Sep 10, 2015 – SmarDTV (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that DIGI Slovakia, offering services based on Cable, Satellite, OTT and IPTV in Slovakia, is set to launch a CI Plus conditional access modules (CAM) in its network.
News categories: SmarDTV, DIGI Slovakia, Jerome Vial, Marcel Satanek, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, Slovakia, Smart TV
Zenterio OS to be rolled out in Deutsche Telekom's European footprint
Apr 27, 2015 – Zenterio has announced that they will deliver their operating system Zenterio OS to Deutsche Telekom’s seven TV markets. Zenterio OS has already been rolled out in Telekom Romania, Slovak Telekom and Magyar Telekom.
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Sep 15, 2014 – Telekom Romania (formerly Romtelecom) has announced the rollout starting from October of a new IPTV solution, with Zenterio OS – Zenterio’s software platform – as a key component.
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(Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc YUM.N beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, as strong sales at KFC and Taco Bell more than made up for further weakness at Pizza Hut, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent.
Competition between big U.S. fast food chains has intensified as Yum, McDonald's Corp MCD.N and Domino's Pizza Inc DPZ.N try to lure cash conscious customers with dollar menus, discounts and new breakfast items.
To grab market share, Yum launched several value meal offers this year that included Taco Bell’s $1 nacho fries and a $1 Triple Melt burritos as well as KFC’s “$20 Fill Up” meal.
The efforts helped the company register better-than-expected growth in same-store sales at both the chains.
“Taco Bell is just doing everything really well,” Chief Executive Officer Greg Creed said. “The value price points are spot on.”
Same-restaurant sale at Taco Bell rose 5 percent. KFC, best known for its crispy fried chicken, reported a 3 percent rise.
Pizza Hut, however, remained a dark spot, with same-restaurant sales falling 1 percent, due to declines in the United States, where it faces slowing demand.
The chain has been trying to turn itself around in its home market, ramping up promotional offerings such as the large two-topping pizza for $5.99.
But that has so far done little for the chain, which continues to lose customers to Domino’s, meal-kit companies and grocery stores that sell prepared food.
“One of the big issues for Pizza Hut is that among younger age segments – especially students – it plays third fiddle behind Domino’s and even troubled Papa John’s,” Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail said.
Pizza Hut's weak performance also undermined expectations that it would benefit most from struggles at Papa John's International Inc PZZA.O in the wake of an acrimonious split with its founder.
Company executives also called out Pizza Hut’s underperformance on a post-earnings call, with Creed saying the promotions were not distinctive enough to attract new customers.
Overall, revenue fell 3 percent to $1.39 billion, but beat analysts’ average estimate.
Excluding one-time items, Yum earned $1.04 per share, beating analysts’ average expectation of 83 cents, according to Refinitiv estimates.
Yum’s net income rose 8.6 percent to $454 million in the three months ended Sept. 30.
The company’s shares were up nearly 4.5 percent at $90.35, adding to its gains of 6 percent this year.
Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Sweta Singh
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Seniors and others struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic can receive a “helping hand” from an Alberta-based automotive group.
Wolfe Automotive Group is offering a grocery and other personal essentials delivery program by partnering with stores in Edmonton, Calgary and Canmore. Seniors and others who may not be able to leave home during the pandemic can order groceries and, through the Helping Hands program, can request they be picked up and delivered to their door.
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“Our vehicles are sanitized every time somebody comes in and comes out, so they’re arguably cleaner than any personal vehicle on the planet at this point,” said Ashley Wolfe, president of the Wolfe Automotive Group.
The automotive group, which owns Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealerships in Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore and surrounding areas, has partnered with Christenson Development, which offers housing for seniors.


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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly weaker open on Wednesday after Wall Street closed at record highs in the previous session.
The "Fast Money" traders explored trades in the consumer spaces of fast food and retail on Tuesday.
CNBC's Dominic Chu breaks down the rally in restaurant stocks. The "Fast Money" traders weigh in.
The "Fast Money" traders give you 6 ways to trade the consumer.
Jim Cramer compared the restaurant, retail and banking cohorts to where he thought they would be a year ago.
America's household income rose 5.2% from 2014, but restaurant stocks are still down. CNBC's Dominic Chu reports. The “Fast Money” traders weigh in.
The "Fast Money Halftime Report" traders take their positions on four stocks making news today, including Ford, Cracker Barrel and more.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wednesday, as investors remained cautious over choppiness in the oil market.
Jim Cramer shares his take on various caller stocks, including this one with movement that doesn't make sense.
Jim Cramer saw a room for opportunity with one stock that wasn't supposed to drop.
Shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store were higher after the company posted an earnings beat and declared a special dividend.
U.S. stock-index futures declined on Wednesday, as global stock markets headed lower after disappointing manufacturing data from China.
Jim Cramer dishes out his opinion on various caller favorite stocks, including this perfect play on low gasoline prices.
U.S. stock index futures indicated a lower open on Tuesday as a rebound in commodity prices ran out of steam and global equities lost ground.
Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.
"Power Lunch" hosts Melissa Lee and Brian Sullivan look at 5 stocks with analyst recommendations, including Telsey Advisory upgrading Cracker Barrel to outperform, and a bullish note on Salesforce.com.
In an industry rife with competition, casual dining restaurants are pulling out all the stops to turn patrons into loyal customers.
After doubling down on breakfast, McDonald's is eating competitors' lunch.
Third quarter GDP should be revised higher and consumer confidence could see a comeback when those reports are released Tuesday.
Stocks had their best week of the year and the upswing could continue into Thanksgiving week, usually a good one for the market.


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PepsiCo and Boston Beer partner on alcoholic Hard Mtn Dew
The new drink is due to hit shelves in the US in early 2022: coming in original, black cherry and watermelon. All are zero sugar drinks.
Boston Beer – the US’ second largest craft brewer which is best known for brews such as Sam Adams and pioneering Truly Hard Seltzer - will develop and produce Hard Mtn Dew; while PepsiCo has set up a new entity to sell, deliver, and merchandise the product.
The duo say that – as leaders in their respective alcohol and non-alcohol industries – they want to deliver ‘new break-through innovations to address the changing tastes of drinkers’.
"We know that adult drinkers' tastes are evolving, and they are looking for new and exciting flavorful beverages,” said Dave Burwick, Boston Beer's CEO.
“The combination of our experience in brewing and developing the best-tasting hard seltzers and hard teas, and MTN DEW, a one of kind multi-billion dollar brand, will deliver the excitement and refreshment that drinkers know and love."
Carbonated soft drink Mtn Dew is one of PepsiCo’s top beverage brands: which has been pushing into energy with caffeinated Mtn Dew Rise Energy (launched in March) and Mtn Dew Amp Game Fuel (launched in 2018).
PepsiCo’s move to blur the boundaries between soft drinks and alcohol is akin to that of Coca-Cola: which has taken its Topo Chico sparkling water into alcohol with Topo Chico Hard Seltzer, via a partnership with Molson Coors.


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Ratalaika Games and Kinmoku have confirmed a release date for One Night Stand on Nintendo Switch,
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With no memory of the previous night’s events, you can explore the stranger’s bedroom to find clues about their identity as you try to figure out what happened the night before – your actions determining which of the 12 endings you will reach.
One Night Stand will release on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on October 4th priced at €4.99 ($4.99).
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The Associated Press, or AP, has announced that it's starting a marketplace to sell NFTs of its photojournalists' work in collaboration with a company called Xooa. The Verge reports: It's billing its foray into NFTs as a way for collectors to "purchase the news agency's award-winning contemporary and historic photojournalism" and says that the virtual tokens will be released at "broad and inclusive price points" (though it's hard to tell what types of prices resellers will want on the AP marketplace). The news outlet says its system will be built on the "environmentally friendly" Polygon blockchain and that the NFTs will "include a rich set of original metadata" to tell buyers when, where, and how the photos were taken. It says its first collection, launching January 31st, will include NFTs featuring photos of "space, climate, war and other images to spotlights on the work of specific AP photographers." Buyers will be able to pay for NFTs from the market using either credit cards or Ethereum -- AP says the MetaMask will be the first wallet supported but that there are plans to add support for others. There will be virtual queues to buy NFTs as they're released by AP, with "Pulitzer Drops" containing more limited-edition NFTs happening every two weeks -- the FAQ says these particular images will "have increased scarcity to preserve their status." Buyers will be able to resell those NFTs on the site's secondary market. AP says that the proceeds from the NFTs' sale will be used to fund its journalistic endeavors. It'll also get revenue whenever they're resold on its marketplace -- the FAQ says there's a 10 percent fee associated with reselling, and Xooa spokesperson Lauren Easton told The Verge in an email that the two companies would share that fee. Easton also told us that the "photographers will share in all revenue collected," but didn't specify what their cut would be. The NFT marketplace is set to open on January 31st, but you can get on a waitlist now to get "priority access" and a higher waitlist ranking if you refer others to sign up.


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Verizon's LTE network is up and running again
As of now, there is no additional information about the cause of the outage, but we guess that Verizon will issue an official statement once the dust has settled.
It's rumored (and, shall we say, probable) that the said blackout caused the delay of the Samsung Droid Charge, which was scheduled to arrive yesterday. An internal e-mail states the reason behind the above-mentioned handset's postponement as "unexpected delays".
Now that Verizon's 4G network is up and running again, we will be eagerly awaiting the news that the Samsung Droid Charge is officially launched and available in the stores.
source: Verizon (Twitter)
1. dudemanrod (Posts: 39; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
so, it wasn't anonymous getting back at Verizon for having crappy phones for their 4G launch...
2. skymitch89 (Posts: 1124; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
The T-Bolt is a really good phone. The only down fall is the battery life.
3. skymitch89 (Posts: 1124; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
Didn't take them very long to fix it. I'm almost certain that the tornadoes might have taken out a power line or something that runs the main server for Verizon's LTE.
4. joey18 (Posts: 550; Member since: 20 Jul 2010)
who told you tha is not 4g is 3g verizon say one thing and you look your phone and still 3g


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More than 525 million surgical masks and N95 respirators have been produced in Montreal in two years by the Quebec company Medicom.
“Producing more half a billion N95 masks and respirators in the midst of a pandemic is a Herculean effort,” said Médicom Chief Operating Officer Guillaume Laverdure.
World leader in the production of personal protective equipment (PPE), Medicom quickly responded to the federal government's call at the start of the pandemic. In less than three months, the company transformed an old warehouse into a factory. No less than 15 mask and respirator production lines had been put into operation in July 2020.
“The Quebec company Medicom responded to the Government of Canada's call to action by offering innovative solutions to provide the personal protective equipment needed to fight the pandemic when we need it most,” said the federal Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos. The latter took the opportunity to thank the employees of the company who have worked tirelessly to produce protective equipment.
Today there are 23 production lines which produce nearly 1.5 million surgical and N95 masks daily.
“By building and consolidating our factory, we have strengthened our autonomy in the production and supply of PPE equipment in Canada and increased our resilience to the unstable nature of global supply chains,” explained Mr. Laverdure.


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Mobiles are becoming a part of our everyday activities. An average Nigerian cannot run through the day without his/her phone. This isnt actually just in Nigeria, its Global. Ask yourself, when was the last time you spent the whole day without touching your phone?
Just as mobile phones has become a part of our everyday living, the need for internet connection on our smart phones is also on the increasing level as mobile internet users in Nigeria increased by 13.6% to reach an all time number of 92.6million users during the first half of 2015. This information was made known by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
According to the report, MTN still holds the highest number of internet subscribers in Nigeria with a total of 40.4 million which is about 43.6% of total users.
Holding the second spot is Globacom as the ISP added a total of 1.7m subscribers within the last 6 months thereby resulting to a total of 19.3m which is about 20.8% of total users.
Third spot is Airtel. Airtel has been releasing new data plans off late and even though most users tend to complain of high data drainage, the ISP still has a total of 17.5m subscribers which is about 18.9% of total users.
Holding the fourth spot is Etisalat. Within the first 6 months of the year, etisalat has grew more than its competitors in terms of mobile internet subscribers as reports has it that the telecommunication network grew its subscribers base from 10m to 15.2m which is about 16.41% of total users.
In the last few years, research has made it known that an average internet user prefers surfing the net via his/her phone and following the reports disclosed above, the widely-believed phenomenon is on an increase. Mobile is very handy and perhaps, the quickest way to get things done understanding the fact that there are more sophisticated smartphones being produced these days which helps in everyday tasks.


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The best of both world
LiHO Singapore has just launched a new series for their drinks. Beat the heat with the new ice cream tea and you can enjoy a 1-FOR-1 promotion from now till 6 March 2022.
To redeem the offer, simply:
According to LiHO Singapore, they will be using cheese ice cream for the topping.


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By: Tom Laskawy
With the rumors swirling that Michelle Obama is a big fan of former FDA Commissioner David Kessler’s new book The End of Overeating, it seems reasonable to check in on the science behind an “addiction model” for salty, sweet, and fatty processed food (an assertion at the core of the book). As it happens, a group of researchers from the independent, not-for-profit Scripps Research Institute has just released a new peer-reviewed study on the subject. The conclusion: the brain responds to junk food the same way it does to heroin:
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. Pleasure centers in the brains of rats addicted to high-fat, high-calorie diets became less responsive as the binging wore on, making the rats consume more and more food. The results, presented October 20 at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, may help explain the changes in the brain that lead people to overeat.
“This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings,” says study coauthor Paul Johnson of the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Fla.
Johnson offered one group of rats a broad range of processed food, from bacon and cheesecake to Ho Hos while another received a “high-nutrient, low-calorie chow.” There was an immediate difference:
Rats that ate the junk food soon developed compulsive eating habits and became obese. “They’re taking in twice the amount of calories as the control rats,” says Johnson’s coauthor Paul Kenny, also of Scripps.
The researchers also tested the responsiveness of the animals’ pleasure centers:
After just five days on the junk food diet, rats showed “profound reductions” in the sensitivity of their brains’ pleasure centers, suggesting that the animals quickly became habituated to the food. As a result, the rats ate more food to get the same amount of pleasure. Just as heroin addicts require more and more of the drug to feel good, rats needed more and more of the junk food. “They lose control,” Kenny says. “This is the hallmark of addiction.”
And here’s where things get ugly. The rats wanted their junk food fix so badly, they were willing to tolerate electric shocks if that’s what it meant to keep eating the stuff.
To see how strong the drive to eat junk food was, the researchers exposed the rats to a foot shock when they ate the high-fat food. Rats that had not been constantly exposed to the junk food quickly stopped eating. But the foot shock didn’t faze rats accustomed to the junk food — they continued to eat, even though they knew the shock was coming.
“What we have are these core features of addiction, and these animals are hitting each one of these features,” Kenny says.
Because a study like this isn’t complete without a sinister postscript, I give you this:
Scientists are interested in determining the long-term effect of altering the reward system. “We might not see it when we look at the animal,” says obesity expert Ralph DiLeone of Yale University School of Medicine. “They might be a normal weight, but how they respond to food in the future may be permanently altered.”
Eating junk food for a while could leave your brain’s response to food “permanently altered”? How. Nice.
Kinda puts industry calls for preserving consumer “choice” regarding the foods we eat into perspective, doesn’t it? When it’s an addiction, choice is the last thing we have. Besides giving ammunition to those wanting to restrict access to these foods for children (well, for anyone really), this study certainly ensures that I will never look at a Ho Ho the same way again.


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California businesses face reality of electrical outages
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — All types of businesses, from hardware chains to coffee shops, are dealing with a new economic reality of electrical outages in Northern California.
Many struggled to keep their businesses open on the second day after the nation’s biggest utility Pacific Gas & Electric cut off power to more than a million people to mitigate the risk of wildfires as heavy winds sweep through.
Home improvement chains Lowe’s and Home Depot said their stores have been busy with people seeking generators, batteries and flashlights. But for many mom and pop outlets, it was even more of a struggle as they can’t rely on sophisticated distribution centers to keep restocking shelves. Plenty are turning to creative ways to serve customers like tabulating sales on scraps of paper.


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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A staff wearing a face shield sells fish at Japan’s supermarket group Aeon’s shopping mall as the mall reopens amid the coronavirus disease (covid-19) outbreak in Chiba, Japan May 28, 2src2src. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) – A majority of Japanese firms expect to freeze or cut wages in the next year even as many see profits rising, a Reuters poll found, illustrating how Japan Inc’s legendary thrift threatens Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s drive to revive demand.
More broadly, the survey underscores the most persistent problem of the world’s No.3 economy after decades of deflation: static wages that create a damaging spiral where consumers hoard cash and the economy doesn’t grow.
Kishida has said he wants to see wealth more broadly distributed and has called for companies to lift wages by 3% or more to boost consumer spending. A draft tax plan on Wednesday showed the government may deny tax breaks to companies that don’t hike wages and increase deductions for those that do.
However, the Reuters Corporate Survey – which was conducted before details of the tax plan emerged – showed companies may resist pressure to raise wages, given uncertainty over the pandemic, rising global commodity prices and a weaker yen.
A total of 54% of companies expect to keep total employee wages including bonuses flat next fiscal year, while 4% plan to cut them. Some 42% expect to increase wages.
In contrast, 5src% of firms see profits increasing.
“We want the government to support companies hit hard by the fallout from covid-19 until they recover strength to raise pay,” a manager of a service sector firm wrote in the survey on condition of anonymity.
In a glimmer of hope for productivity, the survey showed three quarters of firms would spend profits on capital spending, followed by research and development.
Only 22% picked wage hikes as an option.
The Corporate Survey canvassed some 5srcsrc Japanese large and midsize non-financial corporations during the Nov. 24-Dec. 3 survey period. Around 24src firms responded to the survey.
The results are also notable because last month’s corporate survey showed a slim majority of firms plan to or have already passed on higher costs to customers, suggesting prices could rise before wages.
OECD data shows Japanese employees’ wages have hardly grown over the past 3src years, during which Japan suffered “lost decades” of stagnant growth and grinding deflation.
The average annual wage in Japan was $38,5srcsrc in 2src2src, below the OECD average of $49,2srcsrc and most G7 countries.
Since taking office in October, Kishida has piled pressure on Japanese firms to raise wages, urging those whose profits have returned to pre-pandemic levels to raise pay by 3% or more.
When asked to give a specific breakdown on the amount of a planned hike or cut, only 9% said they would raise total workers’ wages including bonuses by 3% or more in the next fiscal year.
In a Reuters survey conducted in February, 45% of companies expected to keep total wages steady this fiscal year, 35% said they would raise them and 21% said they would cut.
“There’s no future for this country unless the whole Japan heads to raise wages,” wrote a manager at an industrial rubber manufacturer. “Curbing wages have left behind problems such as a declining birth rate.”


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Tablet shipments finally drop in Japan
Convertibles have been slowly killing traditional tablets since 2014 in most markets, although Japan and some emerging markets continued to grow during this period. However, a recent report shows that the Japanese tablet market dropped for the first time so far in 2016, although it is also expected to bounce back soon.
According to local MM Research Institute, quoted by DigiTimes, "There were 8.51 million tablets shipped in Japan in 2016, decreasing 9.8% on year, and marking the first annual decrease." When talking about brands, these are the figures reported by the same source:
- Apple - 41 percent
- Huawei Technologies - 21.6 percent
- NEC/Lenovo - 8.5 percent
- Asustek Computer - 5.4 percent
DigiTimes also highlights that business tablets sales in Japan "have been disappointing" and the education sector is expected to be the main force behind the anticipated recovery of this market. Remains to see how soon can this comeback happen, but we will keep you posted as usual.


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General Motors is asking 3,000 Chevrolet dealers to prepare for the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze by buying competitor vehicles and keeping them on their lots for test-drive comparisons. The 2011 Cruze will go on sale later this month.
Margaret Brooks, Chevrolet small-car marketing director, said that the company is encouraging its dealers to buy the Toyota Corolla and the Honda Civic so prospective Cruze buyers can immediately measure the difference between its segment rivals. Brooks said that Chevy is planning a major marketing blitz for the 2011 Curze sedan, but declined to give specific details about the campaign or its budget.
GM released a lengthy press release yesterday showing how the Cruze is a better bang-for-the buck over its competitors. Check it out here.
Refresher: The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze”s base LS model is powered by a 136-hp 1.8L 4-cylinder engine, while the Eco, LT and LTZ model get a 1.4L turbo 4-cylinder Ecotec engine making 138-hp and a maximum torque of 148 lb-ft. The 1.4L turbo models are expected to have a cruising range of more than 500 miles and the Cruze Eco is estimated to get an EPA fuel-economy rating of 40 mpg on the highway. All 2011 Cruze models will be available with a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission. Prices start at $16,995 for the base model.
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8th > December > 2008 Archive
Google is the latest to partner with Salesforce.com on application-level integration between different clouds.
ReviewTo the masses a monitor is a monitor. For those who spend hours staring a screen, response times and colour reproduction can be important. But for most, screen size and price are the deciding factors.
The co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, David Ross, has resigned, after failing to notify the board that he used his shares in the company to underwrite personal loans.
Mini PollIf IT were a religion -and to some it may be - who are the high priests? In many organisations, it would be those who hold the key information, those who reserve the right to change the charts on the walls, or those who update the standards which all others must follow. Such beings go by various names, but these are less important than the information they maintain.
Square Group Limited, the Apple reseller, has bought Gordon Harwood Computers, an Apple dealer based in Alfreton and Derby.
Windows Live may be hosted from Portakabin-style data centre compounds if Microsoft's 4th generation data centre plans come to fruition.
Intel's 32nm Atom chip - aka 'Medfield' - has popped up on the chip giant's roadmap with a 2010 release window.
Sony Ericsson has unveiled the latest addition to its Walkman line-up, which although on the small side will generate lots of consumer appeal - or so the company hopes.
Stein Bagger, the boss of bankrupt Danish IBM reseller IT Factory, who has been on the run after being linked to a huge alleged fraud, turned himself in at a Los Angeles police station on Saturday.
Sony’s PlayStation Portable has had its ups and downs of late, but an executive from Atari has labelled the handheld console a “vibrant platform”.
The great Aussie firewall is coming apart at the seams, as opposition mounts, and critics have a field day dissecting inept government plans for testing their shiny new filters.
AMD's HyperTransport 3.0 chipset, 'RS880', may have been put back a quarter.
EMC and NetApp are growing disk storage revenues faster than any other supplier, with IBM the biggest loser, according to IDC's third quarter disk storage tracker report. Dark horse Sun could be catching the leading pack up.
Microsoft has reneged on its promise to rerun a Black Friday promotion with HP.com after many failed to benefit from it because of a cockup with the MS Live Search Cashback program.
Stuck wondering what you're going to stick into your new PC's eSATA port? Memory specialist OCZ has the answer: a USB-style eSATA thumb drive.
Security researchers are struggling to combat a sophisticated brute-force attack against SSH servers.
Speculation’s rife that Nokia has developed a stylish touchscreen talker, following publication of a leaked teaser image.
AMD doesn't appear to have said as much itself, but one report claims the chip maker has today formally announced its Phenom II processor.
CommentReports from the House of Commons last week suggested that the police took their time returning Damien Green's PCs to him.
An Australian man has lost his appeal against child pornography charges for possessing images of the Simpsons characters having sex.
Onyx Group bought the Edinburgh reseller Dundas IT last month for a "six figure sum".
Microsoft is today expected to release what promises to be the first, and possibly only, beta for its next BizTalk Server ahead of final release next year.
Fail and YougOS, the brain trust behind the failed $200 Linux-based “gPC” at WalMart, has seen fit to throw the dice one more time, introducing an operating system called Cloud that lets your computer boot into a browser. I, for one, welcome this innovation. I've always been a fan of neutering the most versatile machine in human history, restricting its use to only a small subset of the intended functionality. Yeah, this one's a winner from the start.
Microsoft has got into the fashion biz by plastering Bill Gates' jailbird fizzog on a new range of t-shirts.
ReviewIf the conventional webcam has a failing, it's the lack of an ability to let you wander about and look at things out of the fixed view of the camera. The Rovio aims to correct this limitation.
One of the three botnets cut off by the shutdown of rogue ISP McColo is back in business. The Mega-D botnet is back on its feet and throwing off huge volumes of spam, net security firm Marshal8e6 reports.
The Identity and Passport Service has cut down its shortlist for the biggest contract within the National Identity Scheme.
OpinionIn a bizarre repeat of history, reports have it that the Royal Air Force is once again seeking to take over the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy - a sure sign that the economy really is in desperate trouble. Just as it has meant more than once in the past, a successful RAF bid to grab a greater share of the taxes in tough economic times is likely to mean soldiers and sailors dying unnecessarily in years to come.
UpdatedThe 29 students of a computing class at a school in Lincolnshire have all failed to gain their diploma because their teacher told them to save their coursework in Microsoft Word format, which is not accepted by the exam board.
Santa Live isn't any more, as the iPhone application that bribed punters for good reviews is pulled from the Application Store for suggesting that Rudolf played his part in the homicide of Grandma.
A Micro SD card with an integrated Near-Field Communication (NFC) capability for wireless payments has been unveiled.
If the excitement of Christmas Day fizzles out by lunchtime, grab yourself a Pina Colada, stand in front of Memorex’s new karaoke crooner and get the whole family singing along to your iPod collection.
UK e-tailers are scrambling to remove images of the Scorpions Virgin Killer album which led the Internet Watch Foundation to ban much of Wikipedia yesterday.
'Leccy TechFiat's latest take on the electric car, the Phylla, has been revealed at the Turin Environment Park.
Mini PollWe've been chatting around the subject of business productivity and trying to find out what's going on inside your organisations. Now it's time to nail this stuff statistically. Fancy taking our mini-poll to tell us what's really happening on the ground? And what you expect to happen next?
Nokia smartphone sales fell during Q3, marking the phone giant's first global smartphone sales decline, market watcher Gartner said.
Google has started selling an unlocked version of the G1, at $399 a pop, that can be used on any network anywhere in the world - though the search giant will skin you for another $200 in shipping if it gets the chance.
If you buy your iPhone 3G in Egypt, don't expect it to help you navigate the trackless wastes of the Sinai or Akabat.
And the most popular netbook in Q3 was... the Acer Aspire One, closely followed by - surprise, surprise - the combined collection of Asus Eee PCs.
Sun Microsystems' board is getting some fresh blood with two new independent directors, after its largest investor stepped up involvement in the company.
Inadequate cybersecurity is posing an unacceptable risk to US national security, according to a report released Monday that recommends President Elect Barack Obama create of a new White House post to fix the problem.
Google is now spewing desktop text and image ads directly onto the Apple iPhone and the T-Mobile G1, an unattractive and uninspiring piece of plastic that runs Google's open source Android OS.
It's now a virtual certainty that you'll soon be able to pick up an iPhone 3G at America's biggest retailer.
AMD will get a smaller stake in spinning-off its manufacturing arm into a separate wafer fab company and get less cash from the investment firm injecting funds into the deal.
A month ago, IBM and the University of Illinois broke ground for the data center that will eventually house the Power7-based "Blue Waters" massively parallel supercomputer. The data center, it turns out, is as tricky to design as the processor and server that will be humming along inside it.
ReviewAfter a long wait, JavaFX 1.0 trundled onto the Windows and Mac stage last week and took an awkward bow.
Three men have been indicted for fraud in the US over accusations they used customised Trojan horse malware to plunder online banking and brokerage accounts.
A new variant of the Koobface worm has returned to menace users of Facebook.
First Psystar, now OpeniMac. It appears that Apple's lawyers may soon be playing Whac-A-Mole with upstart cloners.
Intel researchers are claiming "world record" performance with their latest push in silicon photonics — or chips with friggin' laser beams.


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Mobile phones and similar products, however, report an increase in buyers !
New Delhi – There is tension between Chinese and Indian armies on the Indo-China border at Yangtse in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Against this background, a social organisation viz. ‘Local Circle’ conducted a survey wherein it was observed that out of ten people, 6 have boycotted Chinese products in India during the last year.
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) December 17, 2022
1. This organisation recorded the opinions of more than 40,000 people from various cities in 319 Districts across the country.
2. People were asked the reason for the decrease in the purchase of Chinese products, and 58% of people stated that they boycotted Chinese products due to the continuous tension with China.
3. Cost, quality, and good customer service were stated to be the reasons for switching to Indian products by 28% of people in the survey. 11% of people stated that they buy Indian products after checking their quality and cost; 8% of the people said that they preferred to buy foreign products while 8% of the people said that products of their choice or products of renowned companies were not available online, therefore, they had to buy Chinese products.
4. In the survey, 35% of the people said that they bought Chinese electronics gadgets last year and 14% of people said that during their festive shopping, they purchased illuminating lights from Chinese companies.
5. There was no Chinese app on the phones of 59% of people, while on the phones of 29% of people, there was one or more than one Chinese app.
6. As per the survey, the sale of Chinese mobile phones or similar gadgets is still high in India, and is increasing.
It is observed that there are no proper indigenous options for Chinese mobile phones and similar gadgets, therefore, Indians are still buying these Chinese products ! Indian Government needs to encourage entrepreneurs for manufacturing these products in India !


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Investing volume at one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has plummeted by 40 per cent in a few days soon after it briefly stopped opening new person accounts.
South Korea’s Bithumb trade – which experienced a $31 million hack in June – stated in a site article on July 31 that it will suspend the opening of new shopper accounts from Aug. 1 as it is going through a “support advancement process” pertaining to so-referred to as virtual shopper accounts.
Though the trade did not give even further particulars as to the cause for the suspension, a report from Small business Korea on Tuesday cited banking market resources as stating that the trade was compelled to into the suspension for the reason that its banking spouse, NH Nonghyup Financial institution, has nevertheless to renew Bithumb’s deal subsequent the hack.
20-4-hour buying and selling volume on Bithumb was close to $350 million on Tuesday, according to archived CoinMarketCap data. Still, more than the past a few days, volume has declined to close to $200 million (as of push time on Friday), reflecting an more than 40-per cent fall.
The trade has not responded to CoinDesk’s ask for for comment on the buying and selling volume fall and the banking problem.
Though new accounts are suspended for now, Bithumb stated that buyers who by now have identity-linked virtual accounts – correctly, sub-accounts that url personal consumers back to the exchange’s financial institution account – can nonetheless use them for deposit and withdrawal providers, the report provides.
Bithumb reportedly stated it has a “consensus” with Nonghyup Financial institution on the renewal of the deal and is “planning to iron out our unique sights on some legal expressions and start out issuing virtual accounts soon.”
Ought to a ultimate agreement not be reached, Business Korea states that Bithumb can nonetheless acquire support shopper deposits and withdrawals through what is actually referred to as a “hive account,” even though the solution would be far fewer convenient for consumers.
Along with the much more adverse information for the trade, it also announced Thursday that deposits and withdrawals in 10 cryptocurrencies will be reinstated this coming Saturday, like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and XRP. The system stated the transfer will come soon after it had finished safety checks and improvements soon after the June breach.
It even further famous that, soon after observing a 10 per cent disparity concerning prices on Bithumb and these on exterior exchanges, it will hold off reinstating providers for yet another batch of cryptocurrencies until eventually prices stabilize.
South Korean regulators mandated the use of so-referred to as authentic-identify virtual accounts from the stop of January more than fears that the nameless accounts permitted beforehand furnished bigger threat of dollars laundering.
Subsequent modern hacks and other challenges, the place is also going to even further regulate crypto exchanges, with a quantity of new payments getting ready by lawmakers throughout the political spectrum.
On July 26, an government at the Economical Services Commission referred to as on politicians to go a monthly bill regulating cryptocurrency exchanges “as soon as doable.”
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Game development is a complex process that sees so so many different teams and people come together to use their expertise to create a magical experience for hundreds, thousands, and even millions of players around the world. As talented as all the people are who work on these games, though, there’s no hiding the fact that sometimes things don’t go to plan.
A game-breaking bug pops up in QA, or the game just doesn’t play the way the team had envisioned it would. As 2022 draws to a close and 2023 begins, we take a look at 7 games that will probably get delayed over the next 12 months.
For the record, we don’t perceive delays to be a bad thing here at Twinfinite. As disappointing as they can be for fans of the IP, a delay can often be just what a game needs to enable it to deliver on expectations or to push a game from great to amazing. Sure, those extra few months’ wait are a pain, but we’d rather that than another buggy mess á la Cyberpunk 2077.
Sure, Blizzard just announced Diablo 4 to be releasing on June 6 at this month’s The Game Awards, but that doesn’t detract from the less-than-ideal development of the game, nor its mobile predecessors’ rocky… nay, abysmal reception by critics and players alike.
Diablo 4’s game director and game designer, Luis Barriga and Jesse McCree, have both departed the studio since the game’s development began in 2019 following a lawsuit regarding the pair’s behavior in the workplace. Following that, the game was announced not to be released in 2022, with “high employee turnover” being cited as the reason.
These are two major positions in any development team, and so it’s likely the effects of their departure — while absolutely warranted — will have negatively impacted the development of the game. Toss into that the less-than-stellar reception to Diablo Immortal earlier this year for its predatory microtransactions, among other things, and there’s also the chance that Blizzard won’t want to risk putting out another disappointing entry in one of its flagship franchises.
Hogwarts Legacy (PS4 & Xbox One Versions)
Hogwarts Legacy, for a variety of reasons, can’t seem to catch a break. For wannabe witches and wizards around the world, it looks like the closest we’ll get to living out our Hogwarts fantasies, but it can’t step out of the controversial shadow of the Wizarding world’s creator right now.
While the game is certainly shaping up nicely, we have recently received the news that the PS4 and Xbox One versions are set to release months after the PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 SKUs. The reasoning for the delay was to ensure the development team can “deliver the best possible game experience across all platforms.”
Now, perhaps we’re being cynical, but given WB Games just recently axed the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Gotham Knights because they wouldn’t be able to deliver the experience the development team wanted. We can’t help but feel there may be more delays in store for the last-gen versions of Hogwarts Legacy.
Or perhaps we’re way off the mark, and WB Games will pull it out of the bag. Only time will tell… or a clairvoyance spell… anyone know one?
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
I was a huge fan of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order when it was released back in 2020, and so I’m eagerly anticipating getting my hands on Survivor, the sequel to Cal Kestis’ debut adventure. However, given we only saw the debut cinematic teaser for the game in May this year, a release date less than 12 months later feels a little… too good to be true?
Games have been unveiled and released in short timespans before, with Fallout 4 arguably being one of the most notable, being officially unveiled at E3 in June 2015 and released five months later in November of that year. That leaves me with some hope, but given we’ve also had COVID to contend with in recent years, wreaking havoc on developers as they tried to transition into a work-from-home model, there’s a sneaking suspicion lying deep inside me that just tells me we may have to wait a few months after its currently slated March 17, 2023 release date to get our hands on it.
Dead Island 2
Ah yes, the sequel to a game that was released in 2011 and initially began development under Yager Development in 2012, before being shifted over to Sumo Digital in 2016-2019, before being taken on by Dambuster Studios from then until now… what could possibly make us think Dead Island 2 will suffer another delay?
Currently, due to release on April 28, 2023, Dead Island 2 sees the undead shuffle their way into an open-world rendition of Los Angeles and San Francisco. While it’ll retain elements of its predecessor, such as the rage and crafting systems, combat has apparently been given an overhaul, which will (hopefully) make your swings with melee weapons feel that little bit weightier.
Dead Island 2 may have already suffered a delay from Feb. 3, 2023 to April 28, but given the game’s troubled development cycle over the course of 10 years, we’re just not confident it won’t need that little bit longer to ensure it lives up to fan expectations.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
I don’t think I need to remind you of just how long we had to wait for that final release date for Breath of the Wild all those years ago. Now, five years after the Switch launch title was finally released, we’re sitting here eagerly counting down the days until May 12, 2023.
As excited as we are to see what Tears of the Kingdom has in store for us, we’re also not holding our breath to be playing it in May. Given the sky-high standards Nintendo sets for its Zelda titles, there’s always the chance that Tears of the Kingdom will suffer from a delay or two more, just as its predecessor did due to issues with its physics engine (which was pretty significant given the powers of your Sheikah Slate).
Fingers crossed Nintendo’s got things down to a tee this time around, and without another ‘next-gen’ Nintendo platform to develop and release the game on — as Breath of the Wild did with the Switch and Wii U SKUs — hopefully there won’t be any last-minute issues that need resolving.
Final Fantasy XVI
Look, Final Fantasy XVI, it’s not you; it’s your extremely delayed predecessor. The same predecessor that had an entire livestream event to announce the release date, only to get delayed after the fact. Yes, yes, Final Fantasy XV, which started out in the development incubator 10 years earlier as Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
Perhaps I’m being slightly cynical, but given director Hajime Tabata cited the reason for those delays as a result of the team trying to reach the “highest possible quality,” we can’t help but feel a last-minute delay for a final bit of spit and polish could be inbound for Final Fantasy XVI, too.
Baldur’s Gate 3
I can already hear (… see?) the messages in the comments: “Look at this dumbass, doesn’t know that Baldur’s Gate 3’s technically already out.” Well, I do, so fight me.
For those not trying to rip my throat out in the comments and wear it like some sort of creepy bangle-like trophy, Baldur’s Gate 3 is currently in early access, allowing players to check out the game’s first act, equating to about 25 hours of gameplay. Currently, it’s due to leave early access and release its 1.0 build in August 2023.
Given there’s no set date yet, there’s a good chance that Larian Studios may still be working through feedback, addressing QA issues, and polishing the game up, with no set timeline in place to get the game’s first full build out the door. We’d argue that’s a good way to go about game development, following a mantra of “it’s done when it’s done,” though for those who have spent countless hours in the first act via early access already, that will come as no comfort.
Starfield’s already suffered a delay, getting pushed into the first half of 2023 from an initial November 2022 release, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen again. In fact, there’s a number of reasons to suggest the game could get pushed back later into the year.
First off, let’s talk about Bethesda Game Studios’ track record with major RPG new releases. Skyrim, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and plenty of others have suffered from major performance issues, bugs, or glitches that have severely hindered its reception with critics and players alike. Some will argue that a little bit of Bethesda jank is part of what makes these games what they are, but following the Cyberpunk debacle of 2020, it’s unlikely the developer/ publisher will want to test its luck with players by releasing something less-than-stellar.
Tied into this, but also more significantly, is that Starfield is running on an entirely new game engine from the one that Skyrim and Fallout 4 were running on. Don’t get us wrong, Bethesda RPGs were long overdue for an engine upgrade, given the Creation Engine was showing its age graphically. However, with Starfield being the imaginatively-named Creation Engine 2’s first outing, it’s likely there might be a few rough edges Bethesda will want to buff out before it rolls this mammoth sci-fi RPG out to the masses.
Finally, with this now likely to be one of Microsoft’s big Xbox console exclusives for 2023, the publisher will want to ensure Starfield delivers on expectations and (hopefully) then some. If another delay into that ‘peak period’ of October/ November 2023 is what that takes, there’s little doubt that’s what Microsoft will do.
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Brian Tong breaks down all the good and bad inside the world of Apple with his unique style. It's th
CNET editor Sharon Profis takes Apple Pay, Google Wallet and PayPal for a test drive and compares the options.
Apple will switch to the TLS encryption standard after disclosure of vulnerability that could expose encrypted data.
Officially launching today, here are all the banks, apps and businesses that currently accept Apple Pay.
One promised feature is MIA, one makes the app harder on the eyes, and one lets anyone have his way with your Roku boxes.
A purported note to app developers obtained by Android Police claims Google's mobile OS will lick its way to devices next month.
Struggling to figure out how to use Apple's new NFC payment system on your iPhone 6? Jimmy Kimmel has the definitive guide.
Apple's new iPads make it easy to switch carriers, Will.i.am debuts his version of a smartwatch, and CBS joins HBO with a standalone Web TV service.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and VP Phil Schiller unveiled the iPad Air 2 at an event on their Cupertino campus. Not only does Apple say it's thinner than any other tablet on the market, but it features an improved camera and a built-in fingerprint sensor.
The most important things to know when shopping for a new laptop, hybrid, or Windows tablet.


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Rick Ross goes all out for his first car show.
On Thursday, the 46-year-old hip-hop mogul took to Instagram to show off the latest – and possibly the biggest – addition to his already expansive fleet. Video taken at Ross’ “Promise Land” estate shows a military tank being unloaded onto the rapper’s driveway. The armored vehicle featured artillery, custom camouflage paint and Louis Vuitton leather seat covers.
“MY TANK HAS BEEN DELIVERED! Ross captioned the post. “THE TOYS ARE STARTING TO ARRIVE! »
The tank will likely appear at Ross’ highly anticipated Car and Bike Show at Promise Land in Fayetteville, Georgia. The event will take place on May 21 and will include food and drink vendors; live musical performances; and, of course, a huge collection of bikes and cars belonging to Rozay and his famous friends.
The Maybach Music boss has been highlighting the event for the past two months, showcasing some of the classic whips that will be featured at next month’s event.
You can read more about Ross’ car and bike show here.
Before the event, Rozay filmed himself on the streets of New York looking for a potential business partner. The comedy clip shows Ross talking to a random stranger who clearly had no interest in the offer.
“You? You want to be a business partner with the boss,” he told a man. I don’t even know. It’s all good, though. There’s a lot of people who turned their back on me, didn’t believe the vision. That’s fine.”
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The Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas last week was described by the New York Times as “a deafening showcase for tablets, thin TV screens, superthin laptops and Android phones”.
Gadget Zone: The blog
Regular dispatches from AccountingWEB gadget devotees including executive peripherals editor Nigel Harris, community correspondent Rachael Power, community manager Henry Osadzinski, and Accountants Power Tools' Kevin Salter.
This year's Gadget Zone Christmas Countdown Gadget of the Year Awards ceremony certainly lived up to the hype. Yes, just me, my laptop and a mug of decaff!
While we collate readers' nominations for the gadgets of the year, Nigel Harris offers his review of what's hot at the moment on planet Gadget.
While AccountingWEB members have been contemplating the cutting edge of dumb USB-connected Christmas presents, we at GadgetZone managed to get our hands on a far more practical de
Christmas is coming, and that can only mean one thing - it's time for 2011's annual gadget countdown, so nominations are now open for your favourite gadget of 2011.
Gail Purvis reviews this year's Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (Ceatec) conference in Japan.
You might be forgiven for overlooking last week's new iPhone launch, which was overshadowed a day or so later by the sad news of Apple founder Steve Job's demise.
John Stokdyk adds his own thoughts to the tributes coming in following the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs this morning.
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(WSPA) – Are you comfortable with sharing your internet? If you use an Amazon device, chances are right now you are doing just that.
The company quietly launched its new shared network called Amazon Sidewalk on June 8. It gave users eight days to opt-out before their devices connected to create the new service.
Some cybersecurity experts are concerned and why they say Amazon “primed” you to do nothing about it.
Whether you know your neighbors, chances are right now your Ring camera and Echo speaker are linked to their devices through a new shared network called Amazon Sidewalk.
No text or email notifications went out to customers like the Orszaks in Greenville, South Carolina.
“It’s the first I heard of it is when you came up. I think it’s wrong,” said Midge Orszak.
“It seems like they should have emailed everybody and told them about the change. It shouldn’t be opt out, it should be opt in,” said Jeff Orszak.
Cyber security expert John Sinderman, the CEO of Pivotal IT, couldn’t agree more.
“I think what they’re counting on is the laziness of the user because they figure they’re just not going to turn it off,” said John Sinderman, the CEO of Pivotal IT.
Before we talk security, what exactly are users who don’t opt out getting?
Amazon says Sidewalk creates a new network using existing Ring and Echo devices that now share a portion of your internet bandwidth. The service not only ensures your products still work, even if your internet goes down, but it also provides more connectivity to products outdoors like lights and motion sensors.
“I don’t see the need for it. I’m able to get everything I need without this sharing,” Orszak said.
Amazon is quick to point out that Sidewalk “does not share your WiFi,” but Sinderman says while technically correct, that’s splitting hairs.
“They’re putting a device on their network that now will allow other devices from as far as a mile away to connect to that device on their network. In our world that is a potential vulnerability, it could allow access into your network from a network that’s not trusted,” Sinderman said.


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On the first day of, Christmas Genus ABS Sales gave to me, great tech-no-log-y…
More and more of our customers are looking to use data and technology to help manage and progress their farms. 2020 has seen an increase in Breeder Tag sales with record sales each month through autumn. Sexcel® sales are continuing to increase rapidly, with over 3 million units sold globally to date.
Breeder Tag Sytem
The sharp increase in Breeder Tag System sales, with record numbers throughout Autumn 2020, has been driven by the increased interest in technology. In particular, there is growing interest in how technology can be used to monitor the health and welfare of herds. Greater welfare standards and a healthier herd lead to greater profit for our farmers. The flexible option of purchasing the system outright or leasing it over five years gives our customers the adaptability to add health and welfare monitoring, whilst doing so at very affordable monthly fees. Customer feedback on the Breeder Tag System so far has indicated exceptional accuracy.
With a recent AHDB survey of breeding companies showing that for the first-time farmers are buying more sexed dairy semen than conventional semen, it is no surprise that our own unique sexed semen technology, Sexcel®, is seeing rapid increases in sales. Since the launch three years ago, we have sold over 3 million units of Sexcel® semen globally! As Sexcel® sales swiftly increase, it is important that our customers and their results continue to be outstanding and that we constantly drive for improvement ensuring our results get better and better! Sexcel® sales, as a percentage of overall dairy sales, continue to increase; we have seen more of our customers moving over to 100% ‘Sexcel® and Beef InFocus™’ strategy rather than using conventional dairy semen, this helps to drive genetic improvement and profit. We have seen this strategy being used in our block calving customers, with them trying Sexcel® for the first time in 2020.
As our customers needs become more focused around technology, it is important that our sales team at Genus ABS can meet those needs. So, the success and outstanding results we have seen in 2020 from Sexcel® and Breeder Tag System are a great achievement!
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Microsoft has announced the general availability of Immersive Reader, an Azure service that can help make text-based apps more inclusive.
Recent Dev Stories
Epic revealed today that Apple is terminating its developer accounts and cutting off the firm from its iOS and Mac developer tools.
Thanks to native emulator support, it’s possible for the first time to completely develop Android apps using just a Chromebook.
Apple has been quietly waging war against its own developers for years in an effort to grab as many revenues as possible from its ecosystem.
Google today released the third and final beta of Android 11 and says that the final Android 11 release is coming very soon.
Google today announced the release of Flutter 1.20, the next major release of its cross-platform app development framework.
Google today provided an update on its progress bringing Flutter app development to the web, inarguably its biggest potential target market.
At its Alexa Live 2020 virtual event today, Amazon has announced dozens of new features for developers targeting the Alexa voice assistant.
With the release today of WinUI 3 Preview 2, Microsoft has effectively delayed the final release from November 2020 to sometime in early 2021.
Google today announced a free new online course for people without programming experience to learn Android app development with Kotlin.
UWP apps like .NETpad natively support Windows 10’s Dark and Light app modes (themes), but we need to tweak that support just a bit.
Today, we’ll implement .NETpad’s Auto Save functionality, which will work nearly identically to the way we did it previously in WPF.
I think I’ve finally found a reliable way to prompt the user to save an unsaved document if they try to manually close the app.
Microsoft has been collaborating with Google so that their tools interoperate and can help developers get their PWAs into the Play Store.
This time, we’ll implement .NETpad’s text zooming capabilities, fix the application name, and add a new application icon.
For this installment of our UWP project, we’ll implement Find, Find Next, Find Previous, Replace, and Replace All with a fun new custom dialog.
With File Open and the Save prompt out of the way, we can move forward to the other app commands that involve file operations: New, Save, and Save As.
In this fourth installment, we’ll get started on file operations and custom dialogs, both of which occur asynchronously in UWP.
In this installment of the UWP Notepad project, we’ll implement the non-font user settings and a workaround for a UWP weirdism that had me stumped for days.
Google today announced the availability of Android 11 Beta 2 and the platform stability milestone at which its APIs are finalized.
Google announced today that it is partnering with Ubuntu maker Canonical to bring Linux desktop app support to its Flutter developer environment.
In this second installment, we’ll use C# to implement user settings related to fonts, word wrap, the command bars, and auto save.
After far too many struggles, I think I’ve finally gotten the UWP version of .NETpad to the point where I can document how I created it. Again.
Apple today released the second developer betas for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7, paving the way for the public betas.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced today that its CodeGuru toolset for web developers is now generally available.
Based on my first experiences using Power Apps, I can already see that it’s possible to build sophisticated apps with literally no code. And that is blowing my mind.


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Battle Creek Youth Ripped-off
An internet shoe buy went bad, Thursday in Battle Creek, when a juvenile was ripped-off after posting his shoes for sale.
The transaction took place at the Lakeview Square Mall, where the juvenile sold the shoes to the buyer and unknowingly received a counterfeit one-hundred dollar bill.
After realizing that he had gotten ripped-off, his friend saw an ad on Facebook offering the shoes for sale. The victim then set-up an appointment to buy the shoes on Friday, at the Lakeview Square Mall, and contacted the Battle Creek Police.
The police arrived at the mall and met with the suspects, retrieving the stolen shoes, along with marijuana and crack cocaine.
Three males ages 18, 19, and 20 were arrested on drug charges. One male age 19 was arrested for possession of stolen property.
A warrant request is being submitted on a fifth male age 20 for the original fraud using counterfeit money as he was not in the vehicle.


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The Cheeky Panda smashes crowdfunding target with £1.3m raise
Sustainable products business The Cheeky Panda has exceeded its crowdfunding target by over £250k less than 48 hours after the campaign’s launch.
Specialising in environmentally friendly bamboo tissue products, the green firm launched a crowdfunding campaign on equity platform Seedrs with an aim of attracting £750k in investments.
The Cheeky Panda co-founder Chris Forbes commented: “We were aiming to raise £750,000 at a £25m valuation, so when we had £1.3m allocated after just 48 hours, it was a bit of a surprise as we had hit our stretch target!”
Founded in 2016, the business has secured distribution deals with several national retailers including Boots, WHSmith, Ocado and Morrisons and online marketplace Amazon, capitalising on the increased consumer demand for sustainable products.
The company plans to use the funds raised to accelerate growth and expand on its international footprint, with its products already being stocked 20 countries around the world.
Julie Jen, co-founder of The Cheeky Panda, added: “Increasingly consumers are integrating products that offer sustainability into everyday life. Our products enable consumers and companies to take a step towards a more eco-lifestyle without compromising on quality.”
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now or in the near future, the Nissan Armada could be a great purchase.
What is the Nissan Armada?
The Nissan Armada is described by U.S. News as being the, "largest model in Nissan’s broad SUV and crossover lineup." The car can seat either seven or eight people total, depending on if you choose the model with a second row bench or second row captain’s seats.
The newest 2021 model of the Nissan Armada is definitely improved from its previous models. The car comes equipped with a sleek new exterior and impressive interior updates, like a 12.3 inch touchscreen system for navigation, a WiFi hotspot, and quilted leather appointed seats.
This large SUV is marketed by Nissan as having room for, "crew, cargo, and more" and as being the perfect car for anything from
U.S. News gave the Nissan Armada a 91 out of a possible 100 for reliability rating. The Armada comes in an entire point higher than its second place competitor, the 2021 BMW X6.
U.S. News determines the reliability ratings of new cars like the 2021 Nissan Armada and the 2021 BMW X6 by examining the predicted reliability determined by J.D. Power. The predicted reliability score is based on the car model’s last three years historical initial quality and dependability. These factors are decided by data from J.D Power’s Vehicle Dependability Study and Initial Quality Study.
The 2021 Nissan Armada has ranked highly since 2021 in terms of quality and dependability, which earned the car its top spot on the list.
Nissan Armada compared to other SUVs
While the Nissan Armada performed well in the most reliable SUV category, it didn’t score as highly in other U.S. News ratings.
, the Nissan Armada came in at the bottom of the list, ranked number five out of six. While the Armada is described as having a nice, powerful engine, it lost points for not being as spacious as many of its competitors. It also had bad fuel-economy ratings and unwieldy handling.
But, the top two cars on the overall best large SUVs list, the 2021 Ford Expedition and the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban, both don’t even make the list of most reliable SUVs. While both cars are ranked highly overall for their impressive engines, comfortable and spacious seating, and massive cargo storage space, neither even come close to the reliability of the Nissan Armada.
Alexandra Maloney is an insurance writer who specializes in vehicle rankings and basic insurance topics. Alexandra’s mission is to create articles that help car owners select the best vehicle and insurance coverage for their lifestyle, budget, and drive. Alexandra has written more than 300 articles for Jerry, ranging from vehicle safety topics to vehicle maintenance costs. Before joining Jerry, Alexandra studied journalism and business administration at the University of Richmond.


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Is Publishing Dead? Wubbit’s Founder Says No
CINCINNATI—Jan. 17, 2011—Over the course of just a few years, the $40-billion industry has hit hard times. Most fingers point to the birth of e-books and e-readers as the source of the industry’s woes, but Blaine Loomer says the real culprit is the antiquated business model used by most of the nation’s publishers.
“Many authors gave up on making money on their books a long time ago,” says Loomer, creator of Wubbit.com and an author himself. “They use their books to promote their businesses and to obtain speaking engagements, not as a moneymaking tool. When the checks are being handed out, they’re at the bottom of the totem pole.”
Loomer believes the publishing industry would be better served by advocating for authors—after all, these are the men and women who drive their business. What’s more, he believes it’s possible for them to do so while getting back in the black—without cutting jobs or sending them overseas.
His solution? Wubbit.com: the first e-commerce platform of its kind to connect customers, authors and bookstores all in one place.
Loomer says he came up with the idea when, after 20 years in the commercial software business, he decided to change gears and write a book.
“I quickly ran into a sales and distribution model in the publishing industry unlike anything I had ever seen in all my years in business,” says Loomer. “What I discovered was a convoluted system designed to benefit a few large companies and squeeze every penny out of consumers, authors, and small bookstores. Instead of living with the current system, I gathered some software heads together to see if we could change it, and Wubbit.com was born.”
But to understand exactly how a new business model will benefit the industry, it’s important to first understand exactly where its problems exist. Below Loomer provides a blow-by-blow description of the factors threatening to sink this industry:


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NSG:s lobbying are not improving public health
Markus Lindblad, Head of Communications at Haypp Group, urges Helena Stjerna, Secretary General of the organization Non-Smoking Generation, not to focus "on taste regulations and marketing bans". In a debate article in Dagens Opinion, Markus Lindblad responds to Helena Stjerna's argument in an article about influencers and snus. In the article, Helena Stjerna expresses her concern about new types of products and their use. Markus Lindblad, however, believes that NSG gets lost in its criticism.
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A woman in West Philadelphia is making it easier for Muslim American families in our area to find accommodating religious meals at the grocery store.
Lavaughn Jones converted to Islam in her 20s and was struggling to find a quick meal to make for her two kids that upheld their religious beliefs while also combining their American roots.
"I'm going to make an easy halal tasty meal for single parents, busy moms," she said. "There's a lot of misconceptions. People think that Muslims are just foreigners but no, you have millions of Muslim Americans that were born in America."
Jones's best friend and business partner Danieltta Pantoe says out of all the frozen meal options at stores just 5% are halal.
"Halal is a method of slaughtering," Pantoe said. "Halal means permissible."
Jones's halal meals cater to the growing number of Muslim American families wanting a home-cooked style meal.
"Although Islam is our religion, we still have an American culture," Jones said.
After working with a ShopRite business incubator program, Aruba's Halal Kitchen meals finally hit the frozen food section in April inside 10 grocery stores.
Baietto: When people walk through the frozen food section and see this meal, what do you want them to know?
Jones: I want them to know that it's made with love.
It's a meal that Jones is making sure can also be affordable to working-class Muslim families.
"So, I wanted to have that option to go into the grocery store and buy this meal with my food stamps card," Jones said. "I've experienced it. I know other parents have experienced the same thing. Here you go girl, or here you go dad. I know the struggle. This is for you."
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2The Design Is Obviously Much Better
Apple’s new iPad Air comes with a far better design than the previous model. The bezel on either side of the screen is now much thinner, and Apple has added a chrome-like finish around the border. And at just 7.5mm thick, the iPad Air is about as thin as a pencil. From a design perspective, it’s a step up over most tablets on the market right now.
3Light Weight Makes It Highly Mobile
Mobility has always been a concern for Apple, so it’s no surprise that the company’s latest slate is even easier to carry around. As mentioned, the device is 20 percent thinner than the previous model, and at just 1 pound, it’s also extremely light. The 9.7-inch screen makes the tablet a bit tall, but beyond that, it’s easy to fit in any bag.
464-Bit Architecture Matters Greatly
If Apple and other tablet makers want to eventually deliver a device that can match the performance of a notebook PC, they need a 64-bit architecture. That’s precisely why the iPad Air is such a compelling option. The A7 processor in the iPad Air allows developers to create more powerful applications and ensures that built-in programs that support the technology load more quickly, can handle more sophisticated tasks and get the slate one step closer to matching notebooks.
5Better Wireless Means Faster Web Browsing
Apple has bundled 802.11ac WiFi in the iPad Air. With that addition, Apple is able to not only increase the range of the tablet’s WiFi signal, but also increase its throughput. According to Apple, 802.11ac will deliver up to twice the WiFi speeds found in its previous model. That’s a big selling point for enterprise users, especially.
6Apple’s Built-In Apps Are Top-Notch
Apple has come a long way in the development of its built-in applications. Apple’s iWork suite, for example, now provides a strong experience across word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. Apple’s 64-bit A7 processor also allows for enhanced GarageBand functionality, like setting up more band arrangements. The built-in apps available in the iPad Air are actually useful.
7The App Store’s Broad Appeal
Apple’s App Store has over 1 million applications, including 475,000 programs designed exclusively for the iPad. That is an important selling point. If customers are buying a tablet, they want to know that they’ll get expanded functionality through software. Right now, the best place to get that is in the App Store, thanks to the sheer number of programs available.
8iOS 7 Is Indeed an Upgrade
Although the iOS 7 reviews are somewhat mixed, as more people get their hands on the platform, they find that it is indeed an upgrade over iOS 6. There’s no debating that the software has a learning curve, due mainly to its new design, but its enhanced notification handling, inclusion of Control Center and better multitasking make for an all-around better experience.
9Enhanced Graphics Performance
Thanks to the addition of the A7 chip, the iPad Air comes with serious graphics power. In fact, the company claims that the iPad Air is capable of delivering twice the graphics performance of its previous model. What that means is customers can expect better gaming, enhanced capabilities with video editing and overall better performance on streaming videos.
10Apple Hasn’t Gone Crazy on Pricing
With all of its upgrades, Apple could have justified a slight price increase on the iPad Air. The company, however, decided to keep pricing the same, starting the iPad Air out at $499 for a WiFi-only 16GB option. The 128GB model with LTE is a little pricey at $929, but between those two extremes, customers should find a version that will fit into their budget.
11Apple Has to Count for Something
Why buy an iPad Air? Perhaps the answer is far simpler than any of the device’s components: Apple built it. Apple has for the last several years delivered tablets that are, in some cases, head and shoulders above the competition. Apple also generally provides extremely reliable products and is renowned for its customer support. The fact that Apple is behind the iPad Air should count for something, right?


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Facebook’s recognition among the many 13- to 17-year-old set dropped as soon as once more this 12 months, in line with a brand new report by Frank N. Magid Associates Inc. out yesterday.
Customers, or “people,” in that demographic dropped to 88 p.c, from 94 p.c in 2013.
“Facebook stopped discussing teen utilization on its earnings calls after final 12 months’s disclosure alarmed traders. Whereas the difficulty was all however forgotten as the corporate’s promoting income reached new highs, it’s an even bigger concern now, in line with Tero Kuittinen, a managing director at Magid in New York,” stories Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
What’s the issue? Teens cite the rationale that they don’t discover Facebook as reliable or enjoyable as among the different social websites and apps.