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Mar 16, 2022
Customers have come to rely on online channels and technologies to browse, find information, and purchase. This has resulted in brands needing marketers with in-demand and transferable digital skills and knowledge.
That has also created global demand as companies seek digital talent that can help them stand out from the competition and implement strategies for the new customer journey to drive leads and revenue.
So, what does this mean for you as a marketer in 2022 and how is the job market shifting as a result of the increased need for digital know-how? Let’s look at the most important digital marketing skills and job trends this year.
For many, that change shifted the way people thought about work and highlighted the need for a better work/life balance. For others, it made them reassess what they wanted from their careers and resulted in a total career change or move to a more flexible role.
2022 is going to be an interesting year for the sector as many marketers figure out a way of working that suits them. Ultimately, it’s shifted the control to the employee as increased demand for skills offers more choice on how and where they work.
Orla Stack, HR Director at the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) believes that candidates are in the driving seat in 2022. “The world of working has changed the way we look at how candidates and employees view the market, and how employers view it as well. It's painting that picture of what it’s like to work in a remote environment, and what's available to an employee, and the supports that are there if you have a hybrid environment, what that looks like.”
Plus, it’s not just about salary or perks anymore. “For candidates looking at roles, they're looking at opportunities outside of salary and benefits. They want flexibility and career opportunities. It's going to be a very challenging year for employers. But for candidates or anybody looking for a change, they've got such a choice,” states Stack.
What does this mean for marketing professionals? Think about what you want from your career and how you want to work. Do you want to become a digital specialist in search marketing or social media marketing or do you want to become a digital marketing manager? Think about your career path and see what working options would suit your professional and personal life.
We’ve been saying for years that the demand for digital skills is on the rise, and 2022 is no different. However, this year there are key skills that companies are looking for to drive digital transformation and engage customers on the digital channels they use.
In DMI’s recent whitepaper ‘Perpetual Evolution - the interplay of talent and technology in the future of marketing’, we analyzed the future skills required in the marketplace over the next five years. As you can see, the top hard and essential soft skills for marketers are technology, creativity, analytical thinking, marketing, and openness to change.
What makes this finding interesting is that these aren’t the skills you normally associate with a marketing professional. It means that in 2022 the role of a marketer is evolving to become nuanced with a broader and more complex skillset.
That being said, companies also want solid and applicable marketing skills such as paid search, social media, analytics, website optimization and content marketing. The acceleration in online browsing and purchasing has shown that the skills in an organization need to match audience behavior and needs.
And it’s these skills alongside the future skills named above that are difficult to find. This makes for fierce competition in companies of all sizes for skilled marketers with digital skills. But there’s a flip side for candidates, the most desirable jobs are also the most sought after.
“It's a candidate's market, but getting the most desirable jobs will always be competitive,” states Orla Stack, DMI’s HR Director. So, what should people do to give themselves the best chance of landing the job they want?
Stack believes marketers need to “sit back and think about where they see their career going and look at where the opportunities are in the market. The digital space is huge and is going to keep growing, so look at where their current skillset lies. Are they looking for a change, and if so, how can they upskill?”
This new way of working has created a booming gig economy (a labor market for short-term contracts and freelancers). It’s now more than possible to become a freelance digital marketer and earn a good living in 2022.
In fact, in 2021, Upwork’s 2021 Freelance Forward survey reported that freelancers contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. economy, up $100 million from the previous year.
A study of U.S professionals by Upwork found that 20 percent (10 million people) are considering leaving full-time work to freelance. Out of that, 73 percent cite remote working and flexibility as the key reason for that decision.
The same report dug into other benefits of becoming a freelancer such as a lack of a commute, a more flexible schedule, and increased personal time. This confirms what we talked about above in relation to employees now valuing flexibility and a work/life balance above salary and other perks.
Along with a boom in freelance jobs, there’s also an emergence of companies to support those roles. “You can see businesses sprouting up such as Patreon, Substack and Lili, which is a bank that supports freelancers. They assess their credit risk not in the traditional way that banks do but look at income and average it out using a different credit risk model,” says Mischa McInerney, Marketing Director of DMI.
Another route for skilled marketers is becoming a digital nomad. This offers the flexibility of a freelance job with the bonus of moving from city to city, or country to country, while you work. Many digital nomads report earning more money than they did in a traditional 9-5 job. That’s food for thought if you have in-demand digital skills and want to change your lifestyle this year.
As you can see there are huge opportunities out there for marketers with relevant and up-to-date digital skills. The problem for many marketers is that they don’t have the skills companies need to grow and succeed in the digital space.
“When you look at the top in-demand marketing jobs, they're all digital skills-based. So it’s important to upskill and stay on top of not only new things but ensure you're up to speed on all aspects of digital marketing. It's only getting bigger and more important as a discipline, and being up-to-date is really important,” states Ken Fitzpatrick, CEO of DMI.
Whether you’re just starting your digital marketing career or an experienced digital marketer, here are five key tips to keep your skills up-to-date:
It can take time and effort to learn new skills or keep current, but it will be worth it when you land that dream job (remote or otherwise) or get that promotion you’ve been looking for.
If you’re wondering where to start, Alison Battisby, Social Media Consultant at Avocado Social has some advice. “Many professionals are looking to enhance their knowledge around things like social media ROI, social media advertising, and content creation. Those are the three areas where a lot of people feel they need to upskill, and that's where the demand is in digital marketing.”
The speed at which the marketing landscape is changing is tied to evolving digital technologies, changing consumer behavior, and the digital marketing requirements of brands - big and small.
There’s a lot of scope for success as a digital marketer and many routes you can take. The best way to figure out the next step for your career in 2022 is to think about what you want and see how you can act on that.
Is the life of a freelancer or nomad attractive? Do you want to move into management? Or, do you simply want to upskill in the in-demand areas so you can start or advance your marketing career. Whatever you choose, the future is bright for talented digital marketers.
Transform your career in 2022 by understanding the latest digital marketing platforms, trends, and technologies. With DMI’s Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing, you will gain experience in SEO, analytics, social media marketing, paid search, digital strategy, and much more. Get started today to get your career on the right track!


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The web’s most popular search engine Google has revealed plans to provide a free online email service featuring huge storage capacity, complex searching and sorting capabilities and smart adverts.
Google’s new service, Gmail, will permit users to store up to a gigabyte of data for free, enough to keep hundreds of thousands of old messages. The most popular free email services currently offer far less storage space.
Yahoo, which leads the free online email market with over 52 million users, provides four megabytes of storage space per account. And Microsoft gives each of the 45 million people who use Hotmail just two megabytes of free space. Users can pay to receive more storage.
If Gmail proves popular, and there are many reasons to suppose it will, it will require an enormous amount of storage space. For every million users Google attracts, it will have to provide 1000 terabytes of storage, although not everyone will use the maximum capacity of their account.
However, some estimates suggest it will cost Google only a few dollars per gigabyte and Danny Sullivan, editor of the search industry news site SearchEngineWatch.com, believes this is a price Google can well afford. “It’s probably something they could absorb pretty easily through advertising,” Sullivan told New Scientist.
The search company apparently intends to make money from Gmail by displaying text advertisements next to email messages, selected to reflect the content of those messages. Similar ads already appear next to Google search results.
The advantage of such an approach is that adverts can be tailored to a particular user’s interest. For example, if a user receives an email about baseball, the accompanying text ads can promote baseball merchandise.
A possible downside is that users must be willing to have their email routinely searched by Google, even though the company has promised that this will be a “completely automated” process.
“A human isn’t going to read the mail and, so far, they don’t seem to be planning to keep a record [of searches],” says Sullivan. “But they’re still reading them.”
The ability to search through messages quickly and effectively could also set Gmail apart other free email services. And many prospective users will already be familiar with the Google’s ability to perform searches of the web effectively.
“Your mail comes in. You don’t have to file it. You can just do a query based on what you remember about it,” says Wayne Rosing, vice president of engineering at Google.
“I love the idea that you could find something in your email as easily as you can on Google,” says Sullivan. “This is something we all struggle with.”
One key test for Gmail will be its ability to tackle spam, the unwanted email advertisements that clog many users’ inboxes. The “frequently asked questions” posted on the Gmail website suggest that this will depend to some extent on users reporting what messages are spam.
This could enable some sort of machine learning algorithm to predict which future messages are spam and which are legitimate messages. Some desktop email applications can already be trained in this way to recognise spam. Some even report back to a central server to help other users filter their email.
But Sullivan notes: “If a lot of people use Gmail then Google might have the jump on other people at doing this.”
Gmail is currently being tested by a relatively small number of users. The service will be launched fully once Google is confident it can support millions of users.

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La Grande, Ore.-based Outdoors RV Manufacturing (ORV) announced expansion plans and a key personnel move, according to a press release.
In April, Outdoors RV opened a brand new state-of-the-art lamination facility and, as of just this past month, has broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot expansion that will be built just south of the existing manufacturing plant. The new plant will be producing Outdoors RV’s all new mid-profile Glacier Peak fifth-wheel along with other travel trailer brands.
Outdoors announced the addition of industry veteran Mick Pickler as director of manufacturing. Pickler will oversee all three production facilities at the manufacturing complex in La Grande. Pickler has been in the RV business for 40 years, the last 15 years as the production manager in charge of the Arctic Fox Truck Camper assembly line at sister company Northwood Manufacturing.
Pickler stated, “The Outdoors RV production team is dedicated to providing our dealers and customers the best quality and functional RV available in the industry. It is a real pleasure to be a part of the Outdoors RV Team.”
Ward King, COO for Outdoors RV, added, “I am very pleased to have Mick Pickler join the Outdoors RV Team. Mick brings tremendous experience and an incredible eye and for what a highly functional, quality RV can and should be.”
ORV Sales Manager Darin Nelson noted, “A key to Outdoors RV’s growth is due in large part to its dedicated dealer partners and the customers that are seeking out a better-built, better-insulated, better-featured RV. A main component in achieving this goal is the people that are behind the scenes and on the assembly line, hand-crafting the Outdoors RV products. The management team at Outdoors RV has over 250 years of combined RV experience.”
Northwood Investments, which operates RV builders Outdoors RV Manufacturing and Northwood Manufacturing, announced that construction of a new plant is under way in La Grande, Ore.
Ward King, COO for Outdoors RV and Northwood Manufacturing, said the expansion is a result of increased business. “Our business is picking up,” he said. “We continue to have more interest in outdoor products.”
The facility expansion will also bring new jobs to the county. “Probably a minimum of 25 jobs, but more likely all the way up to 75,” King said, noting the operations currently employ 194 hourly employees and about 30 office employees.
The expansion coincides with the introduction of a new fifth-wheel line and new database for dealers. “We’re kind of increasing our footprint in the southern market,” King said. “That includes California all the way to Colorado.”
The 50,000-square foot expansion features manufacturing space and offices at the Outdoors RV location south of the existing main plant.
“Our projection is somewhere in June we should be operational, barring any unforeseen weather,” King said.
Outdoors RV Manufacturing has partnered with Alberta-based High River Autoplex & RV to represent the BlackStone travel trailer line, according to a news release.
High River Autoplex & RV was founded 15 years ago by owners Doug McLaughlin and Jerry Howe and has grown to employ 55 workers. Situated on eight acres of land 15 minutes south of Calgary, the dealership offers a 17-bay service center, large indoor showroom, a parts department and inventory that covers the size of seven football fields.
“The BlackStone line was a perfect fit for this high quality dealership with a motto of ‘small town feel, big city selection,’” said High River Sales Manager Paul Alexander.
Jim Croxton, general manager for La Grand, Ore.-based Outdoors RV, noted, “It is always a pleasure to partner with such a professional dealership that can hit the ground running and begin retailing high end units as quickly as they were setup with the product line. We continue to see tremendous growth with the Black Stone brand. We have sold out every production run and retailed over 60% of the units that have been shipped from our production facility since we started building 10 months ago.”
La Grande, Ore.-based towable builder Outdoors RV Manufacturing delivered its 5,000 unit today (June 12). According to a press release, Broadmoor RV, Pasco, Wash., took possession of a Back Country travel trailer, marking the milestone for Outdoors RV.
The Back Country product line is one of five brands that Outdoors RV produces along with Creek Side, Timber Ridge, Wind River and Black Stone.
“The focus of Outdoors RV is to design RVs for the four-seasons climate and rugged terrain of the Northwest, mountain states and Western Canada,” said Jim Croxton, general manager of Outdoors RV Manufacturing. “Our goal is not to be the largest manufacturer in the country, nor to follow market share graphs. We simply want to design and build great RVs for our dealers and their customers.”
John Ramsey, owner of Broadmoor RV, noted, “Our goal is to provide RVers with a vehicle to create wondrous memories that they and their children will pass along to their children. We have been in business for almost two decades providing our customers with a wonderful RV journey from time of purchase to trading in for another one down the road.”
Earlier this year, Broadmoor RV was honored as the No. 1 retailing dealer for Outdoors RV for the past 12 months.
Outdoors RV Manufacturing Inc. has added Lethbridge Motors and RV as a new dealer located in Lethbridge, Alberta, representing all brands.
According to a press release, Jeff Hope, owner of Lethbridge Motors and RV, is new to the RV market and is exclusive with all brands offered by La Grange, Ore.-based Outdoors RV, including Back Country, Creek Side, Tamarack Trail, Timber Ridge and Wind River.
“I believe we cover all of the major price points with the Outdoors RV products along with offering a high quality, great looking product,” Hope said. “The four seasons package on all products alse gives us a great selling tool for Alberta’s climate.”
“Outdoors RV is excited to have the opportunity to partner with a new, young aggressive dealership like Lethbridge Motors and RV,” added Jim Croxton, general manager for Outdoors RV. “It certainly strengthens our presence in what has always proven to be a very strong RV market in Alberta.
“Jeff has been retailing products since he started and continues to increase volume at his dealership. We are excited with his success and look forward to a bright future as we partner together with Lethbridge Motors and RV.”
Outdoors RV Manufacturing Inc. recently announced that Broadmoor RV in Pasco, Wash., was named the No. 1 dealer in the state over the past year for the La Grange, Ore-based builder’s Creek Side, Wind River and Timber Ridge towable brands.
“Broadmoor RV has been in operation for almost two decades and they provide the Outdoors RV customers with a wonderful RV journey from time of purchase to trading in for another one down the road,” said Jim Croxton, Outdoors RV general manager.
He noted that the company’s towable lines are built to endure the rugged Northwest climate and accommodate four-seasons camping with features like thermal insulated cooler-sized luggage doors and Beaufloor Outdoors Tough Flooring with a 50-below zero cold cracking warranty.
“Outdoors RV Manufacturing is extremely proud to partner with great long-term dealers like Broadmoor RV in helping to merchandise our products,” added Croxton.
La Grande, Ore.-based Outdoors RV Manufacturing announced today (June 17) that Rancho RV is the newest dealer partner to sign on to carry the manufacturer’s brands in California.
“The latest dealer addition of Rancho RV to our dealer network allows us to enter one of the strongest markets in central California,” Jim Croxton, general manager of Outdoors RV, said in a press release.
James Foreman, owner of Livermore RV and Rancho RV, stated, “Outdoors RV has been a major component in our growth within the new travel trailer market for Livermore and now in Rancho RV. It has been a pleasure working with Outdoors RV. Their products fit our customer needs and they have always backed their products.”
Both locations are carrying all of the Outdoors RV brands, including Back Country, Creek Side, Timber Ridge and Wind River.
Outdoors RV started expanding in the Northwest and Canada at the end of 2010 and with the introduction of new models for 2012, the company began to expand further south, according to Croxton.
“We are excited to have this strong partner join our dealer network as we continue to expand and grow in the central California market, which is historically one of the strongest recreational vehicle markets in the west,” he said.
Outdoors RV said that the next focus will be further south, growing business in the Southern California market. Croxton noted that the company will continue to “follow our marketing strategy of allowing each dealer large trade areas and then providing exceptional sales training and support as well as providing current products across several price points that meet what today’s customers are looking for at all levels in towable products.”
Outdoors RV Manufacturing Inc.’s business has continued to grow beyond its best estimates since its startup in June 2009, even in what has now developed in to be a very challenging RV market, according to a news release.
“The key for us and our dealers has been the exceptional retail turn we have been able to achieve within our first year with our varied brand offerings across the mid and entry travel trailer markets,” said Jim Croxton, general manager for the La Grande, Ore.-based manufacturer. “Our marketing strategy has proven to be very successful for our dealers and our operations by allowing each dealer large trade areas and then providing exceptional sales training and support as well as our commitment not to develop sister (copycat) products that would deplete the value of our brands within their trade areas.
“We originally concentrated our product offerings with four distinct brands, (WindRiver, Timber Ridge, CreekSide, Tamarack Trail), and now we have recently introduced another brand Outdoors RV, Back Country, as a new entry-level product that our dealers had requested.”
Outdoors RV has continued to exceed is business growth plan by staying close with its dealers, listening to their needs and responding quickly to many of their requests enabling the company to provide them with products that meet the current customer’s requirements and providing dealers with great turning products at their dealership, Croxton said.
“Our tremendous growth encompassed with exposure through the Internet on our website (www.outdoorsrvmfg.com) has resulted in generating a tremendous amount of interest by customers outside our current basic trade areas in the Northwest and Western Canada. Our plans have always been to control our growth throughout the first year to insure that we could serve our dealers needs before we expanded to other trade areas outside the Northwest and Western Canada,” Croxton continued.
“We now believe we are ready, willing and able to begin our second stage of growth by expanding our dealer network and are currently researching for partnering dealers further south and east into areas of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. We have added industry veteran Troy Johnson to our sales team in anticipation of this growth and to maintain industry leading support to our current dealer partners.
“Our future success will continue to be based on partnering with dealers allowing for large trade areas, listening and responding quickly to dealers needs, providing innovative well featured products and great service to our customers and dealers throughout the territories that we serve.”
For more information contact General Manager Jim Croxton at (541) 624-5500, Sales Manager Darin D. Nelson at (541) 215-3902, U.S. Sales Troy Johnson at (208) 739-3735, U.S. Sales Brad Croxton at (541) 975-4367, Canadian Sales Rod Glass at (403) 391-1777 or visit www.outdoorsrvmfg.com.
Bob and Carolyn Thompson of Thompson RV in Pendleton, Ore., were recently presented with the 2,000th unit produced by Outdoors RV Manufacturing Inc. – a 2011 TimberRidge Travel Trailer.
“Thanks to dealer partners like Thompson RV, Outdoors RV Manufacturing has had an incredible first year in business and is poised for additional growth in 2011,” Darin Nelson, sales manager for La Grande, Ore.-based Outdoors RV Manufacturing, stated in a news release. “The customers of the Northwest, Mountain States and Western Canada have really taken hold of the Outdoors RV concept – rugged-designed, full-featured products. Not every customer is solely focused on inexpensive price – the Outdoors RV products have an incredible amount of customer friendly features and from the ground up are built for the rougher roads and the four seasons climate.”
Thompson RV is one of Outdoors RV Manufacturing top retailing dealers. They are a family run business that started back in 1973 and have been awarded as one of the top 50 dealers in overall customer satisfaction by RVBusiness.
Gary, Terry and Heather Sinkler of U-Neek RV Center in Vancouver and Kelso, Wash., were presented this month with a 2010 TimberRidge travel trailer, the 1,000th unit produced by La Grande, Ore.-based Outdoors RV Manufacturing Inc. The TimberRidge is an example of the company’s focus on producing rugged and durable four seasons units for the Northwest, mountain states and Western Canada, according to a news release. U-Neek RV has been building customer relationships in the RV business since 1978. “Outdoors RV is proud to partner with Gary and Terry Sinkler as our exclusive dealer for both the Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., area,” said Darin Nelson, sales manager. Pictured (from left) are Rick Hudson, assistant production manager; Terry Fischer, production manager; Paul Christensen, purchasing manager; Darin Nelson, sales manager; Gary Sinker; Terry Sinkler; Heather Sinkler (Terry’s daughter); Jane Croxton, design coordinator; Jim Croxton, general manager; Greg Johnson, shipping/quality; and Jaime Baker, product development.


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Freecharge recently conduced blogger’s meet at its office. The meet was taken by Freecharge CEO, Mr.Govind Rajan. spoke on two key areas user interface & experience (UI/UX) and security.
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The fundamental principles that dictates UI/UX strategy for Freecharge is ‘No typing only tapping’ and the transaction should happen in less than 10 secs. The emphasis is on ‘faster checkouts’ in anything and everything consumer does in relation to payments.
Govind demonstrated this by doing a recharge on his phone in less than 10 secs, you heard it right – he uses a prepaid connection just like the majority of Indian consumers to understand their psyche.
He spoke about the features like ‘Bill Payment Reminder’ and ‘Auto Pay’ that have been a direct outcome of the fundamental principles mentioned above.
Govind spoke extensively on the aspect of security – the systems that are in place – so that consumers can have a secure payment experience.
He said that Freecharge has built its own (in-house) risky transactions management platform and has a dedicated risk & security team that looks at patterns so that they are always ready to respond to any and every kind of fraudulent actions possible. The platform has been built purely on the basis of Indian data and not global data – which makes it even more robust and trustworthy.
He added that passwords of users are never stored in the Freecharge system. All passwords are encrypted using one way non-reversible keys which makes it impossible for abuse. Freecharge has actually assigned every single bank account of the country to pin codes and have a database of risky transaction pin codes.
The eye opening fact was that in terms of risky transactions Freecharge is at 1/7th of the Indian benchmark which is better than many top financial institutions.
Govind explained that the systems at Freecharge are designed to study 500-600 parameters of the mobile phone and over time have become robust to raise flags when a suspicious transaction are recorded. Elaborating more, he gave example of the attack on Yahoo wherein Freecharge reached out to all its users who have a registered Yahoo account and made them to change their passwords.
He said that there are systems in place wherein ‘lock-out’ can happen if a consumer tries beyond ‘x’ times to login and is not able to login.
Freecharge has deployed a number of proprietary technologies to deliver best in class security. It is compliant with all major security standards such as PCI-DSS compliance. The wallet has very stringent protocols on wallet velocity, device fingerprinting, device encryption and identification and hold limits which are designed to trap and eliminate fraud.
The proprietary technology ‘On-the-Go-Pin’ (OTP) fulfills the RBI’S mandate for two-factor authentication and does not require even a single additional investment by retailers or a customer, making the transaction secure, swifter and in less than 10 seconds!
An upcoming feature, ‘AutoPay’ was also introduced. Users can now activate AutoPay and completely forget about their recharge and bill due dates. Also, the category of ‘donations’ was introduced wherein users would be able to donate money to various NGOs using the Freecharge wallet and also get the certificate to claim tax exemptions.
Varun Arora covered ‘Fraud and Risk’ in the next segment and how Credit Card theft and Account Theft are part of the game. He explained how we at Freecharge are performing high level fraud checks to minimize and tackle these attacks.
The group broke out for lunch post this. The day ended after a visit to the Customer Service team in the building across the road. They were told by Mr Velu, AVP Operations that most of the customer queries and complaints were addressed within 20 minutes that they came in throughout 24 hours of the day and 7 days a week.
This was a session to get up, close and personal with Freecharge and led by the CEO the team at Freecharge shared lot of interesting facts about Freecharge and how they are relentlessly working to give consumers the best digital payment experience in the most secured way.


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In earlier days, Samsung used to rule the market of smartphones. Reasonable price, quality features and satisfying appearance was enough for an individual at that point of time. But as and when the market started evolving, various other players entered in the industry of telecom phone and surprisingly they offered with the products which were comparatively better than Samsung in every possible comparison. But still, Samsung gave them all a tough competition and somehow managed to survive in the market. Despite other players ruling the market, there was not a drastic change in the demand for Samsung phones.
Samsung has come up with various range of phones in the market. The best range of Samsung phones has proven to be Galaxy phones. There has been crazy demand of Samsung Galaxy phones in the market. Samsung is now introducing a new range of phones which is M series. These smartphones will soon hit Indian markets all the way from South Korea market. These phones are going to be a replacement of Galaxy J and Galaxy On series. There have been many rumors about Galaxy M10, M20 and M30 phones coming out soon. But before that M40 model of Samsung Galaxy will be launching soon. M series will surely make the New Year 2019 a great one for Samsung Company.
Samsung has done enough R & D as per which they have analyzed that the launch of M series of Samsung Galaxy will enable Samsung to top the list of telecom phones. With the launch of Galaxy M series, Samsung will debut its Infinity V display design. This display has got a slight cut out up to top to house selfie camera. The display is expected to be of 6.4 inches an IPS display. The battery is going to be the best and the largest in any Samsung device to date. It is expected to be a 5000mAh cell. The chipset is said to have a 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage which is expandable with the help of a microSD card. This phone is expected to be the premium one amongst the range of other Samsung Galaxy phones.
This phone is expected to be launched by 30th January 2019. The expected price of the phone is to be Rs.12,990. It is featuring Octa Core 1.6 GHz and Samsung Exynos 7 Octa. Primary Camera will be 13 MP with LED flash and front camera will be 5 MP.


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Hit by a tightening market for online advertising and under pressure to downsize operations, San Francisco-based interactive agency Lot21 today canned 30 employees.
“We had hired optimistically for fourth quarter and due to industry market conditions in general, we have decided to streamline and realign our business,” said Kate Everett-Thorp, president and chief executive officer of Lot21.
“We feel very positive about our prospects for the future and are continuing to move forward with expansion efforts (next year),” she said in a statement released exclusively to Internet Advertising Report sister publication atNewYork.
The company declined to provide specifics of the cutbacks but atNewYork has learned that 30 employees at both locations — in New York and San Francisco — were affected. Back in June, Lot21 said its staff numbered more than 150, but executives wouldn’t stay how the count currently stands.
Ironically, the company only a week ago officially opened a full-service office in New York, after having established a “development lab” in the Big Apple back in February. The new office was to serve clients like Time and Unilever. It’s not known whether the newly-hired New York executive team will be touched by the cutbacks.
Launched in 1998, Lot21 styles itself as a digital marketing, media and advertising agency, and it has been known for being very forward-thinking in its outlook, having experimented early with new advertising media like wireless and broadband. Other clients include Sega, Palm Computing, CNET, and eBay.
*Ryan Naraine is an Assistant Editor at IAR sister publication atNewYork.com.


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NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland continued its growth run in August, with a step up of 25.11 percent. The CV manufacturer posted total sales of 13634 units compared to sales of 10,897 vehicles in the same month last year, according to Reuters.
Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles stayed firmly on the growth trajectory that kick started last month. MHCVs were up 28.85 percent with sales of 10567 units compared to 8201 units in August 2016.
The uptick in light commercial vehicles was lower at 13.76 percent with sales of 3067 units (2696 units).
Overall the month of August brings good tidings for the industry. Ashok Leyland recently inked a partnership with IIT Madras for undertaking R&D activities for enhancing its capabilities in battery engineering and their components to ready itself for the new era of e-mobility.
Also Read: Maruti Suzuki growth up by 24% in August 2017
It has also been growing its digital presence in the aftermarket with a slew of transformation measures to keep pace with the changing requirements of the market and upcoming government regulations


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Arm has made its living at the edge of the network, with its processor architecture powering most smartphones and many of the other devices that business users and consumers rely on in their work and home lives every day.
Now the company wants to bring improved machine learning capabilities to these devices through a new platform that includes highly scalable processors and other components designed to deliver the compute power for artificial intelligence operations within the low-power ranges these devices demand.
Company officials this week introduced Project Trillium, which includes a processor specifically made to run machine learning (ML) and neural network workloads, another processor for object detection and software to leverage such neural network frameworks such as Google’s TensorFlow, Caffe and Android.
The platform will enable mobile device users to run more than 4.6 trillion operations per second (TOPs)—though officials said the performance could be even higher in real-world use cases—and do so within a power budget of one to two watts.
“The growth of machine learning represents the biggest inflection point in computing for more than a generation,” Jem Davies, fellow, vice president and general manager of Arm’s Machine Learning Group, wrote in a post on the company blog. “It will have a massive effect on just about every segment. … Project Trillium represents a suite of Arm products that gives device-makers all the hardware and software choices they need.”
The rise of the internet of things (IoT) and the cloud are rapidly changing where and how computing is being done. The tens of billions of connected devices, systems and sensors that make up the IoT are generating massive amounts of data that businesses, governments and researchers need to collect, store, process and analyze in as near to real time as possible.
At the same time, attempting to bring all that data back to central data centers for processing is too expensive and takes too much time. So more of the compute, storage and analytics are being done at the network edge, closer to where the data is being generated.
With its low-power architecture and dominant presence in mobile devices, Arm is looking to become a key player at the network edge and in the IoT, a focus that has become even more pronounced since it was bought by SoftBank for $32 billion in 2016. Much of its TechCon show last year revolved around the IoT and included the unveiling of a platform for developing secure connected devices.
With Project Trillium, the goal is to give these devices the compute power and energy efficiency to run machine learning operations, even if they’re not connected to the cloud, Davies wrote. Initially the technologies in the platform will be optimized for mobile devices and smart IP cameras, but they will be able to scale up and down to handle such devices as sensors, smart speakers and home entertainment, officials said.
“We already see devices running ML tasks on Arm-powered devices in products such as smart speakers featuring keyword spotting,” Davies wrote. “This will continue and expand rapidly. At the high end, there is ML inference (analyzing data using a trained model) being performed in connected cars and servers, and we have an ability to scale our technologies to suit those applications too. We now have an ML processor architecture that is versatile enough to scale to any device, so it is more about giving markets what they need, when they need it.”
The machine learning processor will be able to run more than 3 trillion operations per second per watt, giving devices both the power and efficiency to run such workloads. The object detection processor will include real-time detection with Full HD processing at 60 frames per second and offer up to 80 times the performance of a traditional digital signal processor (DSP). The combination of the two will give users high-end people and face detection and recognition capabilities, officials said.
The new Project Trillium platform will be available for early preview in April and generally available in the middle of the year.
Arm’s introduction of the platform comes the same week that Google officials announced they are making their own homegrown processors for machine learning available in beta on the Google Cloud Platform.
Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are designed to deliver high performance machine learning capabilities for Tensorflow-based workloads. With the TPUs, users will be able to run train and run their artificial intelligence (AI) workloads programmed with the TensorFlow software library faster than one system with GPU accelerators and at a lower cost, according to officials.


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Saudi Arabia's Social Development Bank has signed an agreement with the National Technology Development Programme (NTDP) to allocate funding for the kingdom's small businesses operating in the tech sector.
The Social Development Bank agreed with the NTDP to operate a financing portfolio of 200 million Saudi riyals ($53.3 million) that will be allocated to emerging, micro and small technology enterprises to boost their competitiveness and contribution to the national economy, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported.
"The agreement aims to bridge the financing gap in the technology sector by providing easy financing solutions for Saudi entrepreneurs wishing to invest in the information technology sector," the SPA said.
The move is part of the kingdom's wider strategy to unlock the capabilities of promising sectors locally that can help diversify the economy away from oil and support the transformation of the country's economy in line with the objectives of its Vision 2030 initiative.
Last month, Saudi Arabia launched a new National Industry Strategy that aims to triple industrial output and increase the value of the kingdom's industrial exports to about $149 billion by 2030.
The strategy, in partnership with the private sector, will help the kingdom transform into an industrial powerhouse, contributing to securing global supply chains and exporting high-tech products globally, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who launched the strategy, said at the time.
The strategy aims to attract investment into the sector, boost economic diversification, increase non-oil exports and grow the kingdom's gross national product.
The new programme identifies 800 investment opportunities worth $266.2bn to provide sustainable economic returns for Saudi Arabia by 2030.
Saudi Arabia's Social Development Bank and the NTDP, a programme under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, signed the agreement on the sidelines of Rise Up, a large entrepreneurial summit being held at the King Abdullah Financial District.
The agreement is part of a series of deals recently signed by the bank to strengthen and build strategic partnerships with vital sectors in the kingdom, with the aim of empowering young people to become self-employed and take advantage of opportunities in promising markets, the SPA said.
The aim is to reach a wider consumer base, raise the contribution of projects to the GDP and help young entrepreneurs to reach financial sustainability by accessing new markets, it said.


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Johan Ehlers (CEO, Agri-Expo), Vernon Manuel (Dairy Specialist, DuPont and 2005 Burgundy Exchange Student), Leonard Majampa (Production Manager, DV Chocolates and 2010 Burgundy Exchange Student), Beverley Schäfer (West Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities) and Lucio Lepera (Dairy Specialist of Sacco Systems in Italy).
The biggest dairy competition in Africa, the judging of the South African Dairy Championships, takes place on Thursday 28 February 2019 at GrandWest in Cape Town. This year, 76 manufacturers entered a total of 882 dairy products in more than 100 different classes.
“These large numbers of entries are good news for the dairy industry, which is hampered by a sluggish economy and ongoing drought,” says Johan Ehlers, Chief Executive Officer of Agri-Expo, organiser of the championships since 1834.
“It is encouraging that there are several first-time entries and that manufacturers are also entering new products in other classes, which indicates a growth in product development,” adds Ehlers.
Industry recognizes excellence
According to Ehlers, the championships’ sole purpose is to recognize and promote excellence in the dairy industry.
“The championships has become the benchmark for large as well as small manufacturers to measure themselves against each other,” says Ehlers. “A team of 75 judges awards an SA Champion in each class. Only a few products of exceptional quality are awarded the Qualité mark, which is recognized as the only mark of excellence for dairy products in South Africa. The Product of the Year is determined by a panel of five experts.”
Potential of agri-processing
Beverley Schäfer, Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities, says the championships is an opportunity for agri-processors to compete nationally at a very high level of quality and innovation. “By promoting excellence, the awards stimulate greater demand and new product development that help grow this sector of our economy,” says Schäfer.
According to Schäfer, the agri-processing sector is an important focus for the Western Cape: “Agri-processing has excellent growth and export potential, which in turn will help to grow our economy and create new jobs”.
The championships provides for continuity by including younger judges, such as previous participants in the Burgundy Cheese Makers Exchange Programme, a bilateral agreement between the Western Cape Government and the Burgundy Regional Government (co-ordinated by Agri-Expo). These former students occupy senior positions in the industry today and plough their expertise back in this manner.
The 2019 SA Dairy Championships is made possible through partnerships with Lake Foods, Santam Agriculture, the Milk Producers’ Organisation (MPO) and The Dairy Mail. The winners will be announced at the Agri-Expo Qualité Awards Dinner at GrandWest in Cape Town on 29 March 2019. Interested parties can visit www.cheesesa.co.za and www.agriexpo.co.za, or contact Agri-Expo at 021 975 4440 or [email protected].


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Vapers Digest 28th April
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
THREE from Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
The German Government plans to triple the price of vaping liquids and the World Vapers’ Alliance says this will have a “catastrophic effect”. Introspective policies such as this ignore the experience of other nations such as Italy where ex-smokers were forced back to tobacco use until the politicians saw sense.
Europe placed an evidence-free, arbitrary cap on the volume of nicotine in e-liquid. Latest evidence shows higher nic levels work and reduce carcinogen exposure. The findings come as the UK government is considering what changes need to be made to vape legislation and brings to mind the sage words of the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) in 2016.
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) launched an online logistics survey for the vaping industry on Monday 26 April. The Association is concerned about a growing number of reports from different distribution companies who have stopped carrying shipments of vaping products for various reasons.
Smokeless sales, driven by the spitless segment, are trending up at convenience stores with help from ongoing innovation in the segment.
Dollar sales in the convenience channel rose 8.9% for the 52 weeks ending Feb. 27, 2021, totaling $7.37 billion, up from $6.77 billion for the previous year, according to data from NielsenIQ. Unit sales for the same period rolled in flat (0.8%), a dip of 0.1% over the previous year.
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Asia accounts for the majority of the world’s smokers and also for the most deaths related to the smoking epidemic which remains unabated. Asian smokers, bereft of options, are sprinting—into the abyss.
The region is home to 4.1 billion people, representing two-thirds of the global population, according to the United Nations estimates
The vaping sector supports nearly 18,000 jobs in the retail supply chain and is contributing £805 million per annum to UK GDP, as the UK reaps the benefits of its far-sighted investment in vaping and other alternative nicotine products, according to a new report.
Alternative nicotine products – including vaping products (i.e. e-cigarettes), tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches and tobacco heating products – deliver nicotine without the need to burn tobacco, making them potentially less risky than traditional combustible tobacco products.
Guy Bentley, Reason Foundation
For a time in 2019, the U.S. media was flooded with reports suggesting people were suffering vaping-related lung injuries. But there were reasons to doubt these claims. Although e-cigarettes had already been on the market for over a decade, never before had there been an outbreak of injuries and deaths resulting from the use of these devices. Additionally, there weren’t claims of similar outbreaks in other countries where e-cigarettes were also widely used, such as the United Kingdom.
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Five-starred red flags line the Nanjing Road pedestrian road in Shanghai, China, on June 22, 2021. This yr marks the 100th anniversary of the Communist Bash of China.
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GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese authorities have introduced a slew of legislation in the past couple of months, largely aimed at the tech sector — a transfer which is spooked traders and wiped out billions of pounds in benefit from the country’s world-wide-web giants.
The legislative onslaught began in November past calendar year when the massive preliminary community presenting of billionaire Jack Ma’s money know-how organization Ant Group was suspended.
Considering that then, regulators have introduced anti-monopoly laws targeted on the so-known as “system economic climate” which broadly refers to web organizations functioning a variety of companies from e-commerce to food shipping. Regulations have also aimed at bolstering important details protection and security legislation.
As a final result, superior-profile technological know-how corporations have confronted investigations and punishments.
E-commerce titan Alibaba was fined $2.8 billion in an anti-monopoly probe, and China’s major experience-hailing firm Didi was forced to prevent person registrations while regulators conduct a cybersecurity overview of the company, just times following its U.S. listing.
But with most of the landmark legislation handed and visibility raising on the needs of corporations, traders are now wanting to know if it is time to soar into Chinese technology shares.
Nonetheless, sentiment remains blended.
“I feel of the recent sentiment towards Chinese tech shares, at minimum among English-talking investors, as break up between two extremes: those who see sorts of regulatory changes / dangers as an case in point of why they will not invest in Chinese stocks compared to other traders who see this as a shopping for prospect in higher excellent Chinese names whose true long term earnings will be impacted much a lot less than the magnitude of this year’s promote-off,” Tariq Dennison, prosperity supervisor at Hong Kong-primarily based GFM Asset Management, informed CNBC.
So what are the hazards for traders in Chinese tech shares forward?
When China has handed a great deal of marquee guidelines, there is nonetheless a hazard of the market getting surprised, foremost to uncertainty.
“The wave of new laws has cascaded and grown because the initial reaction to the Ant Group IPO,” Brian Bandsma, emerging marketplaces fairness and Asia-Pacific portfolio manager at Vontobel High-quality Advancement, advised CNBC. “At the time and into the subsequent months, there was no indication this would expand in so numerous unique instructions. Every time it appeared like we were in close proximity to the end, anything new came along.”
“So I would say it is dangerous at this stage to bet that the worst is powering us,” he claimed.
Previous 7 days, Chinese technology stocks saw a large 1-working day rally. Funds less than Ark Expenditure Management, which is started by Cathie Wooden, acquired some shares of JD.com very last 7 days. Following the rally, tech shares fell again on subsequent buying and selling times, highlighting the careful method from buyers cautious of regulatory dangers.
“Plan uncertainty continues to be [in] the forefront. There is some calmness in the Chinese marketplaces now from the lack of destructive news. However, self esteem is particularly fragile now,” Dave Wang, portfolio manager at Nuvest Capital, instructed CNBC.
“Hence, if the Chinese authorities continue to launch bits and pieces of damaging news and even worse a different unpredicted policy, we could see a renewed sell off.”
Chinese technologies firms have been caught in the geopolitical struggle concerning the U.S. and China because the administration of President Donald Trump.
Gaming giant Tencent, TikTok owner ByteDance and telecommunications business Huawei, were being all dragged into geopolitics and that remains a hazard for Chinese technological innovation organizations.
A single threat is “international governments imposing far more sanctions on Chinese stocks,” said Dennison from GFM Asset Administration.
Meanwhile, Chinese businesses detailed on U.S. stock exchanges could deal with stricter listing and auditing procedures.
Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) told Bloomberg this 7 days that Chinese companies now stated in the U.S. have to have to superior inform investors about regulatory and political dangers.
Several U.S.-listed Chinese firms together with Alibaba and Baidu carried out secondary listings in Hong Kong to hedge in opposition to these hazards.
There are also issues that technology businesses will have to alter their enterprise procedures ahead of landmark procedures coming into outcome. These types of regulations consist of individuals aimed at info collection tactics, on the net written content and the use of algorithms to focus on end users.
When Alibaba was fined in an anti-monopoly probe previously this year, regulators explained they ended up investigating a apply that forces merchants to opt for 1 of two e-commerce platforms, instead of letting them to operate with equally. China’s sector regulator explained the observe stifles competitors.
“Corporations will undoubtedly have to be substantially a lot more cautious about certain routines,” mentioned Bandsma from Vontobel.
“Acquisitions, specially of corporations that could be perceived as a aggressive menace, will be scrutinized more. Exhibiting pricing power, specifically with little retailers or shoppers, will be extra tricky to employ.”
But it truly is continue to unclear whether this could have a significant impression on organization types, and in the long run profit.
Brief expression pace bumps may possibly be ahead for China’s world-wide-web corporations.
Finally, analysts reported, these tech giants — which have a historical past of swiftly adapting to new regulatory environments — will be in a position to manage the slew of new procedures.
“The additional diversified giants know how to cope with new information regulations greater than everyone, and know-how to pivot to distinct means of monetizing their customers than any person,” Dennison reported. “On the upside, a lot more Chinese principles will further safeguard Chinese tech firms from any aspiring foreign level of competition.”
This kind of polices could also present an opportunity to long- and brief-expression investors.
“There are a range of corporations on very robust footing and can engage in the extensive sport. Regulations are broad-based and eventually will increase the obstacles to entry much too. Investors who have affected individual cash will advantage considerably in picking the appropriate ones,” Nuvest Capital’s Wang said, referring to very long-phrase funds.
“Qualified traders who are considerably shorter phrase can also seek to gain on the volatility and volatility rates that appear with it.”
A person pro warned, however, that the regulatory uncertainty could signify foreign capital is not as keen to fund Chinese technologies firms. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son explained this month that the corporation would minimize back on new investments in China.
“Now, what would that suggest in phrases of the ongoing sustained competitiveness of the Chinese tech market, or even other industries, if foreign capitals are turning out to be much more and extra conscious of the dangers, that will be included, and then they are pulling back now?” Charles Mok, founder of Tech For Fantastic Asia, a tech advocacy group, explained to CNBC’s “Beyond the Valley” podcast.
“I would consider that that is an concern of concern in the long phrase.”


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Two days ago, on 5th November this year, Palo Alto Network researchers published an announcement that they have come across a new malware infecting iOS and Mac OS X software applications. The malware seems to be spreading out of a Chinese application store.
WireLurker Spreading out of Chinese Maiyadi Application Store
The malware is called WireLurker and what it seems to do is gathering sensitive data like call logs and phone contacts information from the affected users’ Apple iOS devices. It is known to be spread out of a third-party Chinese software store called Maiyadi that has about 467 Mac OS X and 180 Windows executable applications available. Amongst these are “The Sims 3”, “Pro Evolution Soccer 2014” and “International Snooker 2012”.
“WireLurker was used to trojanize 467 OS X applications on the Maiyadi App Store, a third-party Mac application store in China. In the past six months, these 467 infected applications were downloaded over 356,104 times and may have impacted hundreds of thousands of users.”, the researchers state.
“It seems Maiyadi is widely used by consumers because it offers some applications for free,” Palo Alto Network’s threat intelligence branch director Ryan Olson, said in an interview two days ago.
Three Versions of the WireLurker Malware
He also announced that the Palo Alto researchers have analyzed three versions of the malware, each one an improvement of the previous. It also looks like that they have caught it during its development as it seems the only thing it currently does is just gathering users’ information.
WireLurker’s technique is unusual as it seems to use a Mac desktop application as part of the iOS attack. So if a user downloads desktop application from the Maiyadi store, the malware will be installed all along. What it does next is standing still until somebody connects an iOS device to the Mac via a USB cable.
Then the second version of the malware activates, checking if the device is “jailbroken” – a term used to describe devices with removed Apple restrictions. If this is the case it looks for certain applications (Taobao, Alipay or Meitu (a picture-editing program)) installed on the iOS, copies them on the Mac, infects them with the malware and pastes them back to the iOS.
The third variant is the most precise one. Using a digital certificate which Apple usually issues to enterprise developers, it targets devices that are not “jailbroken”. The certificates are issued to developers working on in-house applications not available on the Apple stores. Downloading such, a message for a third-party application installation will appear on the device but once approved it downloads the malware altogether.
Apple are aware of the issue, Olson confirms. There is no security breach according to them, but they would like to research the malware and how it works and may release an update for its detection in XProtect.
In the meantime iOS users can check their devices with a detector found in the GitHub web-based hosting service.


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Eva Longoria & Samantha Barks: 'Le Passe' Cannes Premiere!
Earlier in the day, Berenice and her co-stars hit up a photo call for the film.
FYI: Samantha is wearing Dior. Eva is wearing a Zuhair Murad dress and Damiani jewelry. Doutzen is wearing Atelier Versace. Berenice is wearing Monique Pean earrings at the premiere.
15+ pictures inside of Eva Longoria, Samantha Barks, and more at Le Passe premiere…


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Even if Battlefield 4 was revealed to the world earlier this week, new leaks are still happening, this time concerning the first multiplayer gameplay video of the first-person shooter, which is apparently scheduled to appear tomorrow, March 30.
Battlefield 4 is eagerly awaited by millions of fans from around the world and quite a lot of them were impressed this week when Electronic Arts and DICE showcased a 17-minute gameplay video with footage from the single-player campaign.
Now, an EA employee has apparently confirmed to a Russian website that the first multiplayer gameplay video of Battlefield 4 will be showcased tomorrow, March 30.
No other details were given, but it seems that the source is reliable, as he also posted some correct details about the single-player video that appeared this week.
It's pretty weird to see EA release a gameplay video during the weekend, especially since Catholic Easter starts on Sunday, so take this report with a grain of salt.


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Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is back for 2023 and the opening keynote speech is happening right now. Here’s how to watch Apple WWDC 2023.
Watch it live here:
Here are all our stories from the event so far:
Apple’s latest watch software can run on most older Apple Watch models – from Series 4 onwards.
The list of supported iPads is fairly extensive, but there are still a couple of omissions this time around
Apple’s latest iPhone software is available for you to download – find out if your iPhone can run it
New iOS 17 feature automatically lets people know when you make it home safely
This new iOS 17 feature transcribes voicemails in real-time.
Your Apple Watch gets even better with watchOS 10, available now
iOS 17 is now officially available for all recent Apple smartphones
These great features will arrive later this year on most Macs.
Apple’s latest Mac software has been unveiled, but which devices make the cut?
Apple reckons that Vision Pro is the “most advanced consumer electronics device ever”
Plus a bunch of feature refinements.
Plus feature tweaking, performance upgrades, and more.
$3499 delivers 4K microOLED panels in each eye, plus direct access to the Apple ecosystem.
Apple’s Pro machine gets the M2 treatment with new release.
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Throughout the rest of the week, Apple hosts workshops with developers for its new software. The entire schedule is available to live-stream for those with a developer account. But similar to WWDC 2022, there will also be an in-person event on 5 June for the keynote that selected media attend. And this main event is streamable for anyone.
At this WWDC, it looks likely we will get some new hardware. Apple has, on occasion, launched new products at the developer event, such as the Mac Pro in 2019. That device is of particular significance because it’s the only computer Apple still needs to upgrade to an Apple silicon hardware, which may happen this time around.
Rumours suggest we will definitely get some new Macs, most likely a 15in version of the MacBook Air. A mixed reality headset, called Apple Reality or Reality Pro should also debut. We believe it will be announced at this event pending a later release so developers can work on apps. Considering work on the new device has been ramping up recently, it’s looking more likely than ever. Thankfully, we don’t have to wait long to find out.
Apple always unveils its latest version of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS at this event, too. We’re expecting to see iOS/iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS 14 (with a location-based moniker). Apple is also due to launch is revamped version of CarPlay. All this software is most likely going to be available in September – per the usual timeline.


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Medical Marijuana Bill Clears Senate Committee
A bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana in the state has cleared the Alabama Senate Committee. The bill allows people to be prescribed medical marijuana for 15 conditions including cancer, anxiety, and chronic pain. Cannabis products would then be purchased at a licensed dispensary.
The bill, however, would not allow for products sold to be consumed by vaping or smoking, just in the form of pills, skin patches, gels, and creams.


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Note – The TLOU update 1.11 is now available for download. Read full patch notes here.
The Last Of Us Remastered update 1.10 is now rolling out for players. According to the Last Of Us Remastered version 1.10 changelog, the latest update resolves some minor issues and added gameplay changes. Apart from this, the Last Of Us Remastered patch 1.10 also includes stability and performance improvements.
Previously, an update was released with various fixes. Unfortunately, since the last patch, many players were experiencing a number of performance issues. Today’s, the Last Of Us Remastered 1.10 patch is expected to fix all these errors.
Check out more details here.
Naughty Dog is also shutting download it’s multiplayer servers for the Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3, and The Last of Us PlayStation 3 at 5pm PT today.
Uncharted The Lost Legacy update 1.10 for is now available for download.


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Posted on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 11:30am PDT By X17 Staff
More bad news for the Kardashian clan!
It seems Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian did not achieve their "rock hard" bodies by using QuickTrim diet pills alone, and now some of their fans are filing a $5 million lawsuit to call then out on their false claims.
The Kardashian sisters are featured on just about every product that QuickTrim sells, and the advertisements typically feature “photos of one or more of the Kardashian sisters in a bikini or other revealing attire,” according to the lawsuit filed in NY by Bursor & Fisher.
The diet pills claim to achieve significant weight loss because the main ingredient is caffeine, but according to the suit, "The FDA has determined [caffeine] is not a safe or effective treatment for weight control."
The suit also states that the celebrity sisters' spread lies to the public through commercials, magazines and social media since 2009. Kim once Tweeted, "Our QuickTrim cleanse will be massive! Khloe has already lost so much weight."
The defendants claim they never would have purchased Quicktrim if they had known the truth about the product.
The Kardashian camp has yet to comment.
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Today's the day! The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus made it into the hands of millions of eager Apple fans -- and one robot -- today.
It's iPhone 6s Eve, and all around the world people are happily awaiting the arrival of the latest iPhones. We have other news, too:
A look at some apps, some localization fun, and a bad move on the part of Microsoft in today's news:
Just three little stories for this last day of summer:
It's Monday, and not only did we get an Apple Watch update, but a lot of news, too:
A short news update for a rushed Friday afternoon:
Lots of fun little news items on today's podcast:
iOS 9 launch day didn't go off without a hitch, but things smoothed out quickly and there's a lot of Apple News as a result:
It's iOS 9 Eve (not to mention watchOS 2 Eve), and lots of developers are busy getting their updates in ahead of the official launches tomorrow. Here's what we have for the news today:
Maybe everyone was sleepy after staying up early Saturday morning to order a new iPhone, but it was a slow news day. Today we cover:
A little bit of news for our listeners and viewers on this lovely late summer Friday afternoon:
The aftermath of yesterday's amazing Apple Event continues:
Today's AWT News Update covers all of the announcements made at today's "Hey, Siri" event, including:
A big event tomorrow, and a lot of news today. Be sure to give a big thank you to this month's sponsor, MacPaw.
A short news update before we head into the long US Labor Day weekend:
Movies, rumors, rumors and rumors. Oh, yeah, and iTunes and Apple Music need work. That's all in today's AWT News Update:
Today's AWT News Update is brought to you by... well, nobody. But please let us know if you'd like to be a podcast sponsor and your product will be blasted out to about 4K listeners a month.
The first day of September brings a request from Apple World Today as well as some fun stories for today:
Short and sweet news blast from the AWT News Update:
Today's news is right here, for your listening or reading pleasure:
Here are some of the top stories from the world of Apple today:
A bit of a slow news day for Apple today... which is why we look at competing products:
What a crazy day for the stock markets around the world, with Apple getting pummeled and then recovering. There's more to that story, as you'll find out:
For a Friday, it's quite a busy Apple news day:
Today was a rather slow news day, but here's what we dug around and found for you!


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Over the past few months we have come across a handful of reports stating that Apple will be moving away from LCD displays and include OLED displays on its future iPhones. Now, according to a latest report from Japanese newspaper Nikkei, the iPhone 7s which is likely to release in 2017 will come equipped with OLED displays. Also Read - PUBG New State receives over 17 million pre-registrations as closed alpha testing endsAlso Read - iPhone selling in LG stores? Apple is apparently in talks for a new deal
The report further states that Apple is in talks with LG and Samsung to ink a $12 billion contract for producing OLED panels. The 2017 goal for OLED display on iPhone 7s seems possible as Apple refreshes its smartphones every alternate year. While the design and dimensions remain the same, improved internal components, sensors and new features are added in the s version. Also Read - Apple CEO Tim Cook claims iOS is more secure than Android
OLED displays are currently used by Samsung and LG among others. These displays are known to offer deeper blacks, vivid color reproduction and are slightly energy efficient compared to the LCD panels. Also, switching to OLED display will also allow Apple to produce thinner handsets. From what we have come across so far Apple is also working on holographic iPhone displays at its secret lab Taiwan lab.
Apple will be launching the iPhone 7 this year. The smartphone it is expected to come with new features and slightly improved design over its predecessor. An iPhone 7 Pro version with dual-camera setup is also expected to launch alongside iPhone 7 and iPhone 7s.


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Have YOU been sold a TV that guzzles power? Samsung and LG accused of cheating in tests that show how energy efficient sets are
- Technology in sets meant they performed better in efficiency tests than real life
- In some cases, guzzled twice amount of power than the manufacturers claimed
- Means customers may have overpaid for TV they thought was energy efficient
Millions may have been misled into buying power-hungry Samsung or LG TVs, after the firms allegedly ‘cheated’ in tests.
The companies are embroiled in a Volkswagen-style scandal, after technology in their sets meant they performed better in energy efficiency tests than in real life.
In some cases, they guzzled twice the amount of power than the manufacturers claimed, research found.
Millions may have been misled into buying power-hungry Samsung or LG TVs, after the firms allegedly ‘cheated’ in tests
The discrepancy means millions of customers in Britain and around the world may have paid over the odds for their TV, as they believed it was energy efficient.
As a result, their energy bills are higher than they should be. TVs sold in Britain, America and Europe effectively ‘recognise’ a ten-minute video used by laboratories to test energy performance.
When the video is played on Samsung and LG TV sets, the backlight dims and the TV uses far less energy than it would normally.
The problem was first found in 2015, in sets sold in the US. But now a UK lab is running a £350,000 probe into TVs sold in Europe – including Britain.
The European Environmental Bureau, which commissioned the UK research, said it wanted to find out if the distorted tests were down to a ‘cheat device’.
US scientists found that Samsung and LG TVs were recognising the test video thanks to ‘motion detection dimming’ software – designed to improve the picture for viewers.
The companies are embroiled in a Volkswagen-style scandal, after technology in their sets meant they performed better in energy efficiency tests than in real life
‘(It) reduces power consumption by reducing screen brightness when the picture on the screen is in motion,’ Samsung says on its website.
But it also kicks in when the test video is played, putting Samsung and LG TVs in line for energy ratings they would not otherwise deserve.
The EEB, which ordered the probe into the TVs sold in Europe, said it wanted to establish whether this was a ‘convenient side-effect’ or a deliberate attempt to rig the tests.
Both firms previously denied deliberately trying to mislead US customers. They declined to comment on the accusations in Europe.
Noah Horowitz, director at the Natural Resources Defence Council, which first identified the US problems, said while the ‘under-the-hood’ changes ‘may not be illegal, it smacks of bad-faith conduct’. The EEB probe is set to publish results in the spring. Samsung TVs cost between £369 for a 40in smart TV, to £5,600 for a 78in model.
A 32in LG TV costs £200 at John Lewis, but this rises to £4,600 for a 65in set. According to the US study, the motion detection feature alone would add around £165 to the owner’s electricity bill over ten years.
Volkswagen was forced to pay £15billion to 500,000 US customers after it cheated in emissions tests.
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Chinese commercial inquiry platform Tianyancha shows that Beijing Siyue Star Network Technology Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Youyaoqi, registered an official change with the country’s Industrial and Commercial Administration. Its original shareholder Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co., Ltd. withdrew, adding Shanghai Magic Electric Information Technology Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of leading video sharing website Bilibili, as a wholly-owning shareholder. The legal representative of the company was changed from Luo Xiaoxing to Zheng Binwei.
On November 19, 2021, according to an announcement at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange issued by Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co., Ltd., Bilibili has wholly acquired its subsidiary company Youyaoqi, an original cartoon platform. The purchase price was 600 million yuan ($94.6 million). According to the announcement, the main business with Youyaoqi includes an original comics website and the operation of a “Youyaoqi Comics” app, the publication of online comics, animation and the operation of comic work copyright.
Founded in 2009, Youyaoqi is one of the earliest online original cartoon platforms in China. By 2021, the firm had accumulated over 32 million users, gathered more than 70,000 original cartoonists and serialized more than 45,000 original comic works. It has gathered top seller works and intellectual properties such as “One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes,” “Rakshasa Street,” “BEE” and “Duan Nao.”
Bilibili, on the other hand, has been closely related to animation since its establishment. According to iResearch’s 2020 China’s ACG Industry Report, the platform invested in 26 animation-related enterprises in the three years from 2017 through 2019. In addition, animation works adapted from several leading cartoons by Youyaoqi were also broadcast simultaneously on Bilibili, among which the broadcast volume of Rakshasa Street in Bilibili exceeded 300 million in the second season of 2021.
Li Ni, vice chairman and COO of Bilibili, said, “Youyaoqi is home to many popular original works, and we expect these head works will demonstrate in a diversified way in the content ecosystem of Bilibili.”


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One of the largest drugstore chains in America, Rite Aid Corp. and its affiliates, has agreed to pay $1 million to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the drug store chain also agreed to take corrective action to improve policies and procedures to safeguard the privacy of its customers when disposing of pill bottle labels and other health information.
The settlements apply to all of Rite Aid's nearly 4,800 retail pharmacies and follow an extensive joint investigation by the Office for Civil Rights and the FTC.
The Office for Civil Rights, which enforces HIPAA rules, opened its investigation of Rite Aid after television media videotaped incidents in which pharmacies were shown to have disposed of prescriptions and labeled pill bottles containing customers' identifiable information in industrial trash containers. Film footage showed the trash receptacles were accessible to the public.
The incidents were reported as occurring in a variety of cities across the United States. Rite Aid pharmacy stores in several of the cities were highlighted in media reports.
Such disposal is not compliant with several requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and exposes the individuals' information to the risk of identity theft and other crimes.
A similar investigation and settlement involving another national drug store chain happened in February of 2009.
"It is critical that companies, large and small, build a culture of compliance to protect consumers' right to privacy and safeguard health information," said Georgina Verdugo, director of Office for Civil Rights. "We hope that this agreement will spur other health organizations to examine and improve their policies and procedures for protecting patient information during the disposal process."
Among other issues, the investigation into Rite Aid indicated that Rite Aid failed to adequately train employees on how to dispose of protected health information properly, and the company did not maintain a sanctions policy for employees who failed to properly dispose of patient information.
Under the resolution agreement, Rite Aid must implement a strong corrective action program that includes policy and procedure revisions, training its workforce on the new requirements, conducting internal monitoring and using a qualified, independent third-party assessor to conduct compliance reviews and render reports to Human and Health Services.
The agreement and plan can be found at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/index.html.oration


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Court papers allege that somebody fraudulently obtained more than $1 million in parts from Dell Computers by making hundreds of calls while pretending to place orders for Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories in New Mexico.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the alleged fraud reportedly started in 2007 and continued until 2010.
The case was turned over to the Secret Service that year after a Dell security investigator contacted Albuquerque police.
Two Albuquerque men were indicted last May on 131 state counts each of fraud up to $20,000. Ronald Campus and Allan Friedt have pleaded not guilty.
The newspaper reported that a caller who identified himself as Andy Tyler made more than 600 calls to Dell between 2007 and 2009, using serial numbers of the lab computers to place orders.
It appears a Dell Computers security agent broke the scheme.
According to the affidavit obtained by the newspaper:
The U.S. Secret Service got the case in February 2010 from the Albuquerque Police Department, which had been contacted by Don Samuels, a Dell security investigator.
Samuels had been looking into fraudulent orders requesting replacement parts for computers that had been shipped to valid Dell customers. The primary account holders were Sandia and Los Alamos national labs — even though the computer parts were being shipped elsewhere.
Dell became aware of the fraudulent orders in October 2009, but they had been going on since Feb. 6, 2007. Dell stopped all shipments to the suspect addresses and credited the accounts of valid customers. Dell also absorbed the cost of the shipped parts.
The shipped orders went to two Albuquerque addresses by private carrier —where almost 2,700 orders were shipped to a southwest Albuquerque business and 396 orders were sent to a computer business on Menaul. In all, according to the affidavit, about $896,000 in parts were shipped to the addresses.
The newspaper reported that Dell thought it had ended the fraudulent activity by stopping deliveries to the two addresses, but the orders resumed in May 2010.
According to the Journal story, “they continued the pattern of mainly using Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratory computer serial numbers,” but asked that they be shipped to a new address, a business complex on Washington SE. This time, the surname Thomas was used repeatedly — 59 times with the name Lee Thomas, a dozen times with the name Jim Thomas, and others with 13 other first names.
The Secret Service began surveillance of the Washington street business and linked up vehicles with the Campos addresses.
By July 2010, Samuels had found an additional 1,287 orders shipped to Campos’ home over a four-year period ending in 2006 and totaling $389,611, and $13,000 in orders from March through July 2010.


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Los Angeles’ Fatburger, dubbed ‘The Last Great Hamburger Stand,’ is opening a new location in Chatham, located at 825 E. 87th St.
This will officially become the only Fatburger in Illinois following the permanent closure of the Beverly location. Franchise owner Jackie Jackson tells What Now Chicago she expects to open the new restaurant by the end of 2022. The new Fatburger will move into the former home of Seaway Bank, which has since moved down the street to 645 E 87th St. This is great news for anyone who has ever had the chance to try Fatburger, which Lovie Yancey founded in 1947. The next closest Fatburger can be found in Winchester, Kentucky.
This new Fatburger will also serve as a Buffalo’s Express, where guests will find authentic buffalo-style wings. The company, which first opened in 1985, uses medium-sized wings to consistently deliver great texture and taste, slathered in 13 different house-made sauces. As for Fatburger itself, guests can expect a simple menu featuring the namesake Fatburger, plus other classic burgers such as the turkeyburger, impossible burger, a chicken sandwich, and more. As for sides, there are several different fries and hot dog options to choose from. To top it off, Fatburger offers hand-scooped milkshakes made with 100% real ice cream.
This isn’t the first time Fatburger has attempted to make its way into Chicagoland. In 2007, Kanye West’s restaurant company, KW Foods LLC, signed a deal to open 10 locations in Chicago. Two years later, only two locations opened: Orland Park and Beverly. In 2011, Fatburger bought out the Beverly location, the last-standing restaurant from the KW Foods LLC deal. That location eventually closed down a few years after the acquisition.
This new location will put Chicago back on the map for Fatburger, which has locations throughout the world. In the United States, most locations are found in the Southwest, from Louisiana to California. The company also has locations in China, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Fiji, Indonesia, Iraq, and more. The company’s increasing success has led to partnerships with several high-profile celebrities, including Pharrell, Queen Latifah, rapper E-40, Montel Williams, and Magic Johnson. Now, Jackson gets ready to bring the company back to the windy city by year-end.
“[I’m going to] take this building that has been in the community for ten years and transform it into something for the community,” Jackson told The Chicago Sun-Times. “I’m really, really excited about the brand, and I think it’s something the community will appreciate.”


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Your go-to guide to a post-SFUO world
As we approach Dec. 24, when the termination of the agreement between the U of O and SFUO is set to take effect, many questions remain about the future of federation bodies, student healthcare, and shops run by the SFUO.
The Fulcrum has put together a list of alternative shops that students can go to if the SFUO ceases to be able to fund its businesses on campus—or, if you are just looking to support non-SFUO initiatives.
The SFUO’s Pivik
Located on the ground-floor of the University Centre, Pivik is a convenience store owned and operated by the SFUO. Offering everything from cheap sushi to limited electronics, the store is an accessible option for students who need something in a hurry.
The Fulcrum’s alternative: Circle K, located at 120 Osgoode St., provides shoppers with everything that Pivik has to offer at a similar price.
Alternatively, if you’re willing to go for a longer walk, Metro and Loblaws have an even wider selection of goods than both former stores, and have a 10 per cent discount for students on Tuesdays and Thursdays. While they are situated at 245 Rideau St., and 363 Rideau St. respectively, adding a ten minute walk to your day, Metro and Loblaws boast even cheaper prices than both Circle K and Pivik.
The SFUO’s Café Alt
Café Alt, located in the basement of Simard, might be one of the biggest losses for caffeine-lovers on campus. The cafe, which promotes environmentally friendly initiatives, and hosts numerous campus activities, is at risk of disappearing if the SFUO cannot secure student funding.
The Fulcrum’s alternative: Fortunately, there are lots of alternatives around campus. For students who need a quick caffeine-fix, check out the Second Cup located at 153 Laurier Ave. E, if you’re on the north end of campus, or the various Tim Hortons locations at the south end, not to mention the forever busy Starbucks in Desmarais.
Alternatively, if you are looking for more of an adventure, try going through Sandy Hill or the Byward market for a cup of joe—there are tons of great options that give Café Alt a run for its money.
The SFUO’s 1848
If Café Alt will be the most missed place to grab a drink on campus, chances are, 1848 will be the least missed. The student bar, which has been the SFUO’s least profitable business in recent years, is located in the University Centre above the library.
The Fulcrum’s alternative: While many students may be unfamiliar with 1848’s existence, you likely know another bar that sits outside of campus and has been a staple for after-lecture beer, and after-beer breakfast—Father and Sons.
Father and Sons, which is independent from the U of O, has daily specials that include $6 doubles on Tuesdays and $13 pitchers on Fridays nights. Plus, unlike 1848, Father and Sons can boast large crowds on its activity nights—like its Wednesday night Karaoke session.
The SFUO’s Agora bookstore
Agora bookstore, located on 145 Besserer St., is the last SFUO owned and operated business which may face an uncertain future in 2019. Unlike the student bar and cafe, however, Agora bookstore turned a profit in 2017, and may be able to sustain itself without the student funding.
The Fulcrum’s alternative: If students are looking for an alternative, they can find their textbooks at the campus bookstore, or even online at shops like Amazon.
Since Amazon offers students a discount on their prime service, students who do not want to face a textbook monopoly at the campus bookstore, but also do not—or cannot—shop the SFUO bookstore, can take to the web to find their learning materials.


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The Estes Park Town Board approved an agreement on Monday night with Level 3 Communications LLC that will allow the Brighton-based telecommunications and Internet service providing company to lease six of the town’s fiber optic fibers for the next five years.
The lease agreement calls for the firm to make a lump sum payment of $35,000 and monthly payments of $1,665. The agreement also allows for an additional five-year option at the discretion of Level 3.
The new agreement begins immediately.
The agreement ends two years of negotiations between the town and Level 3.
Estes Park Town Attorney Greg White explained to the town board trustees, before they voted to approve the agreement, that the town and ICG Telecom Group, Inc. originally entered into an agreement to lease six of the town’s fibers in September, 2005.
Level 3 subsequently acquired ICG. Since that acquisition, White said, Level 3 used the licensed fibers. However, that agreement ended on Sept. 5, 2010.
White said Level 3 has continued to use the licensed fibers without an agreement with the town. White said the town and Level 3 have been working out details of a new agreement to reach a payment for the use of the fibers between 2010 and now and a monthly rate going forward.
White said a negotiated lump sum payment of $35,000 was agreed upon.
“I feel very lucky to get this,” White told the board.
In addition, White said since Colorado Statutes place limitations on the town’s ability to license its fiber to third parties, it was decided to charge Level 3 the same monthly fee it charges Century Link – $1,665 a month.
In the agreement, it states that Level 3 will have the ability to lease four fibers of the licensed fibers in the town’s facilities. In addition, Level 3 will have dedicated access to two fibers in the town’s facilities for use as maintenance spares.
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Just because you’ve pre-ordered yourself a Google Stadia Founder’s Edition, or Premiere Edition, doesn’t mean you’ll get the service on launch day. That’s right, some Google Stadia pre-orders may not arrive on launch day.
With the service launching on November 19th, it was presumed that those who pre-ordered the physical package of Google’s streaming service would get access to the product on launch day.
With two versions of the streaming service’s proprietary physical packages – Founder’s Edition and Premiere Edition – available for customers, it was expected that players would be able to play as soon as the service goes live.
Unfortunately, these physical packages will only start arriving on Stadia’s release date. Google has told The Verge that the product is being shipped out in a “first come, first serve” manner. Even if you put down your money months ago, you may not get it until after release.
Google is also shipping out Stadia kits in the order that the company has received them. This means that those who have already purchased the Premiere Edition will probably not be able to experience the service’s premiere.
That's a wrap! Stadia Founder’s Edition has completely sold out. We can’t wait to welcome all of our Founders to play Stadia on November 19.
Stadia Premiere Edition is now available for pre-order in all launch countries. Get yours today > https://t.co/FvgaT3vE15 pic.twitter.com/7Zo952wVDv
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Google’s promises that they won’t keep purchased kits away for long. The company expects all Stadia kits to be delivered within two weeks of the service’s launch.


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News – Waitrose Sponsor the Lichfield Half-Marathon
The second annual WAITROSE LICHFIELD HALF MARATHON takes place on Sunday May 6th at 10.30a.m and the supermarket giant has come on board to support what it sees as a very important sports event for Lichfield in this Olympic year as department manager Richard Davis of Waitrose Lichfield is quick to point out:
We are delighted to be sponsors of the Lichfield Half Marathon this year, it’s a prestigious event for the city and is also a major occasion for the wider community. We want to seen to be supporting events which promote positive messages and benefits associated with a healthy lifestyle.
Kevin Wilson of organisers KP Events is also keen to see a partnership with Waitrose grow this year and into 2013 and beyond:
The Waitrose brand is synonymous with quality and high standards so for them to be a partner with us to support the link between fitness and exercise and healthy nutrition and lifestyle is fantastic and in 2012 with the Olympics coming up we’ll have Waitrose with us at the Half Marathon and at the Florette Lichfield Dash on June 30th when the Olympic Torch comes to Lichfield along with our special guest Olympic medallist Roger Black


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Nintendo Finances Continue To Improve As Wii U Finally Breaks 10 Million
Nintendo has reported its financial performance for the first quarter of its 2016 fiscal year. The company has Amiibo and Splatoon to thank for better than expected results.
The company reported a 20.8 percent increase in sales over this quarter last year. The ¥90.2 billion ($730.5 million) in revenue with 1.62 million copies of Splatoon shipped and continuing strong performance of Amiibo.
Operating income of ¥1.1 billion ($9.3 million) for the quarter showed a marked increase over last year, which saw an operating loss of ¥9.5 billion ($76.7 million). Nintendo also has reason to celebrate the Wii U finally reaching a long overdue milestone.
As of this quarter, the console has finally reached the 10 million units shipped mark. Unfortunately, quarterly sales of the system have dropped year over year from 510,000 to to 470,000.
Nintendo’s fall lineup also appears in the supplemental information. Highlights include Super Mario Maker, Yoshi’s Woolly World, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Star Fox Zero, and Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.
For more on Nintendo, you can read a recent feature exploring how Nintendo might address its leadership following the tragic death of CEO Satoru Iwata.
If you had asked me a year ago what I expected from Splatoon, it wouldn’t have been this kind of overwhelming success. As I’ve mentioned previously, it’s a pleasant surprise and one that evidences the kind of unique charm that Nintendo can bring to established genres.
While it’s good news that the Wii U has finally reached the 10 million unit mark, the drop in sales quarter over quarter is troublesome. Without a heavy hitter for the masses this fall in The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo can and should fall back on titles like Mario Kart and Smash for bundling purposes.


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Lastminute.com on the move
LASTMINUTE.COM is to put terminals in kiosks at Heathrow and at the Bhs store in London's Oxford Street so people can shop with it when they are on the move.
The experiment comes as gifts, together with food, make up an increasingly important part of lastminute's business, less than half of which is now in travel tickets, co-founder Martha Lane Fox said today.
She said the e-tailer was on track to break even by the end of next year. Net loss for the third quarter to 30 June, at £8.9m, was 4.3% to the good, on improving customer conversion, transaction values and cash outflow.
Chairman Allan Leighton said the fourth quarter 'will see us exceed £45m total transaction value for the first time'.
Chief executive Brent Hoberman added: 'The July total transaction value was up 60% on June 2001.'
Lastminute shares were steady at 34 1/2p.
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