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Digital TV News: Bill Livek
Comscore expands DISH Media agreement to include Sling TV
Apr 22, 2021 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has extended its deal with DISH Media to include Sling TV. The agreement continues to include cross-platform measurement of advanced advertising and content via Comscore TV products.
News categories: Comscore, DISH Media, Sling TV, Bill Livek, Kevin Arrix, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA
Comscore and Samba TV extend CTV data partnership to Australia
Feb 24, 2021 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has expanded its TV measurement footprint to Australia with Samba TV. The new connected TV (CTV) measurement solution, launched last year in Europe, has now reached this key market in the APAC region.
News categories: Comscore, Samba TV, Bill Livek, Ashwin Navin, Advertising, Australia, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV
Comscore to offer cross-platform movie measurement
Jan 25, 2021 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has announced Comscore Movies Everywhere, cross-screen measurement that will deliver daily reporting for sales regardless of release windows and platform.
News categories: Comscore, Bill Livek, Chris Aronson, Erik Lomis, Big Data, COVID-19, Digital TV, OTT, USA
Comscore announces advancements in cross-screen media measurement
Oct 26, 2020 – Comscore's (NASDAQ: SCOR) approach centers on audience- and impression-based currency, enhanced addressable advertising capabilities, outcome-based attribution, Exact Commercial Ratings and solutions solving for cookieless world.
News categories: Comscore, Bill Livek, Chris Wilson, Carol Hinnant, David Algranati, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA
Comscore expands global Connected TV footprint with Samba TV
Sep 21, 2020 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has announced that it has expanded its TV measurement footprint with Samba TV. The launch of international Smart TV measurement capabilities will begin in select European markets.
News categories: Comscore, Samba TV, Bill Livek, Ashwin Navin, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Italy, OTT, Smart TV, Sweden
Comscore introduces faster reporting of media consumption trends
Apr 14, 2020 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has announced a new series of weekly custom reporting options. The reports are tailored to highlight consumption trends in TV, digital, OTT and gaming on a more frequent and granular basis.
News categories: Comscore, Bill Livek, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, USA
Comscore research shows continuing surge in U.S. daytime TV viewing
Mar 31, 2020 – New insights from Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) reveal the extent to which U.S. households are now tuning into daytime TV viewership and how television remains a vital outlet for Americans navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
News categories: Comscore, Bill Livek, Big Data, COVID-19, Digital TV, Market Research, USA
Comscore sees notable rise in U.S. streaming usage
Mar 27, 2020 – Research from Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) finds that OTT streaming has significantly increased across Connected TVs and streaming boxes/sticks in recent weeks. The higher utilization rates are the latest example of how media consumption shifts are rapidly occurring amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
News categories: Comscore, Bill Livek, COVID-19, Digital TV, Market Research, OTT, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA
Comscore reports surge in U.S. in-home data usage
Mar 24, 2020 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) research shows that in-home data usage has jumped as millions more people work from home and American schools shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Average in-home data usage is up 18% versus the same time last year.
News categories: Comscore, Bill Livek, Broadband, COVID-19, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, OTT, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA
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The USB Promoter Group has announced that the USB4 standard for personal computing has been finalized and will be published later this year. The benefits include faster transfer speeds, better management of video and compatibility with Thunderbolt 3 devices.
Currently, there are four different versions of USB 3.2, two types of USB 3.1 and many connector types and power specs. This has resulted in immense confusion among computer users. Though not perfect, the new standard seeks to simplify the connection process.
The USB4 standard includes Thunderbolt 3, a development that was fast-tracked when Intel contributed Thunderbolt 3 royalty free to the USB standards group. This is expected to make it easier and cheaper for computer manufacturers to produce devices using the technology. It should also alleviate much of the confusion between USB and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. Both technologies now use the same USB Type-C connector.
The new USB4 standard includes a 40Gbps maximum speed, compatibility with Thunderbolt 3 devices and better resource allocation for video. This means when using a USB4 port to move both video and data at the same time, the port will allocate bandwidth accordingly, making video transfer more efficient.
Since royalty payments to Intel will end, there is a better chance of mass adoption for USB4. However, there’s a catch that could end up being a monkey wrench in the transition. Thunderbolt compatibility is not a required part of the USB4 standard, so computer manufacturers don’t have to include it.
However, USB Promoter Group CEO Brad Saunders anticipates that most computers with USB4 will be made to work with Thunderbolt 3. “We do expect PC vendors to broadly support Thunderbolt backward compatibility, because most of what they need is already built into the USB 4 design,” Saunders said. “It’s based on the same technology, so we do anticipate a high rate of adoption there.”
In addition to Thunderbolt 3, USB4 will offer backwards compatibility with earlier USB standards, including USB 3.2 and USB 2.0. However, the advantages of the USB4 protocol as a whole are constrained somewhat by cabling. The USB-C connector includes a variety of speeds and power requirements. There is not yet a labeling standard. This could still make cable selection by users problematic.
While Apple is already an adopter of Thunderbolt 3, the change will help with the creation of more accessories that will work at the higher connection speeds and have support for the standard, in part due to it becoming more widely available. Also, Intel's integration of Thunderbolt 3 into future processors, including "Ice Lake" chips announced earlier this year, will help further that support.
USB4 follows after the 2019 debut of USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, which recently underwent a somewhat confusing name change. That specification will be an upgrade from USB 3.1, now known as USB 3.2 Gen 2, doubling the bandwidth from 10Gbps to 20Gbps.
Over 50 companies are actively participating in the final stages of review of the draft specification, which is expected to be released this year in final form. Coincident with the release of the USB4 specification, the release of an updated USB Type-C specification will be made to comprehend USB4 bus discovery, configuration and performance requirements.
The USB Promoter Group is comprised of a large group of computer manufacturers.
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This week, Tesla finally dipped into the used car market, and because this is Tesla you just know it’s going to be the big toe – and it’s going to be a very different toe.
Whatever that actually means.
Back to the point: Up until now, the electric-car maker has not offered used cars to customers, firmly believing instead that the best things in life come brand new, but consumers can now get their hands on a used Tesla through their website or their stores.
Don’t expect them to come cheap though, because Tesla are predicting they won’t depreciate as badly as some rival electric cars. Damn you, Tesla!
CEO, Elon Musk, said that “we’re (Tesla) going to hit a wave of used cars.”
The wave is expected now that the Model S vehicles have come off leases, whilst Tesla are also about to introduce some new models, including the Model X, which will arrive this summer.
The used cars on sale will be certified used cars, which essentially means they haven’t been put through their paces as much as a non-certified car.
As of yet, ALG, an independent car value researcher, has been unable to project resale values for the used Tesla Model S vehicles, but a comparative rival, the Nissan Leaf, is projected to retain 36% of its original value.
Tesla though, are pretty much a mystery in the marketplace.
British DashCam Sales Soar
British high street sales of dashboard cameras are up a whopping 918% as us Brit’s go crazy for in-car videos and selfies.
Whether we’re trying to capture “hilarious” “random” crashes, or whether we want to see how cool we actually look when we’re driving and eating, it seems that we all want in on the DashCam craze.
Okay, the real reason drivers snap up DashCams is so they can provide independent footage in the event of a crash. Whenever liability is disputed, the court can turn to the DashCam.
But that just sounds pretty boring.
Still, DashCam developer NextBase says that all the UK leading insurers will consider DashCam footage in a claims process, with a spokesman for the trade body the Association of British Insurers saying: “This technology can enable insurers to adjust the cost of premiums or provide other incentives based on how individuals drive.”
Yawn. Surely it’s more hilarious to capture your husband struggling to eat a slice of pizza whilst driving? You could turn it into a Vine. Or how about someone dropping their phone whilst driving, and swearing when it smashes on the floor? That’s a good one.
New & Exciting – Porsche Unveil $100 Million User Experience Centre In America
Like the idea of a classic car gallery? How about a driver development track? What about a restoration centre too and a human performance lab? Does a driving simulator lab tickle your fancy?
If you answered yes to all the above, the brand new “Industry-first facility” developed by Porsche in Atlanta could be the next place you visit.
Christened the Porsche Experience Centre, the centre is the biggest investment outside the brand’s native Germany, and is a huge complex that combines entertainment with business.
Measuring at 13,000 square feet, the centre comes with a huge conference and event space, as well as an upmarket restaurant, named Restaurant 356.
Guaranteed to attract tourists – Porsche say an anticipated 30,000 guests each year.
Perhaps the most exciting thing about the centre is the 1.6 mile Driver Development Track that comes with 6 instructor-led driving modules. Included in the modules are Dynamics Area, Low Friction Circle and Off-road Course.
“The experience centre coupled with our HQ is truly the first of its kind in the automotive industry.”
Okay, it’s not quite Disney Land, but it still sounds pretty cool. And who knows? Perhaps there’ll be men dressed up as cute and cuddly Porsche’s.
Toyota Posts Third Straight Year of Record Profit
Toyota might not be selling exceptionally all around the world, but thanks to some serious cost cutting and bumper US sales, they’re about to post a third straight record in 2015.
Indeed, Toyota are about to report that net income surged a massive 50% in the first quarter of 2015, and it means the Japanese brand remains the planet’s top-selling automaker. Net profits for this year are expected to rise by 3.5%.
Part of the reason for the unprecedented sales growth is due to an “intentional pause” decreed by President Aki Toyoda, who foresaw the benefits of such a stammer in production. It has meant that sales have trundled along at a sustainable rate, and it has meant that Toyota has not been besieged by problems of overcapacity.
Toyoda, whose name is almost identical to Toyota, said: “I think we are at a stage where we can move on to putting into practice what we have been preparing during the intentional pause.”
The future is looking bright for Toyota in terms of profits, with the brand set to undergo a new initiative called Toyota Global Architecture, a drive which will cut development and production costs even more.
George Clooney Didn’t Get A Porsche
To all intents and purposes, George Clooney would seem to be a man who has everything – but he doesn’t have a Porsche.
It was the Hollywood legend’s birthday recently, but unfortunately his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, hasn’t got this birthday gift thing figured out just yet.
“It wasn’t a Porsche,” moaned the Oceans Eleven star, who already has an enviable collection of sports cars and motorcycles. “Did you see that? Didn’t get a blender, didn’t get a Porsche.”
We’re not quite sure whether a blender and a Porsche are even in the same price bracket (perhaps they are in Hollywood), but clearly Clooney is a man with diverse tastes.
Perhaps his wife simply found it too hard to choose which Porsche to get him; after all, does she go for the hefty Porsche Cayenne to help Georgie with his shopping, or does she go with the dynamic Porsche 911 to help him beat the rush hour traffic?
In the end, the decision was clearly too much for her to make, but perhaps next year she can take him to Porsche’s all-new user experience centre.
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Kohls-Weelborg sales representative, Joel Read, sells vehicle number 5,000
Friday, August 24, 2018
In September 1991, Joel Read began working as the shop foreman at the Ford Dealership in Redwood Falls.
Just three years later, he would move into a new role.
“In 1994 Ron (Kohls) asked me if I wanted to give selling cars a try,” said Read.
More than two decades later, Read is still working for what is now known as Kohls-Weelborg Ford, and recently the sales representative for the dealership achieved a milestone in his career.


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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bukidnon Provincial Office to revitalize the Mindanao silk industry joins the technology mission organized by Northern Mindanao Technical Working Group (TWG) to benchmark the silk industry in Negros Occidental.
The activity aims to learn more about the potentials of the industry, study the technologies needed to improve the current practices in the region, as well as explore the possibility of forging a partnership between the different agencies in Northern Mindanao and the leading silk manufacturer in the country today.
Mindanao silk drew special attention last June when President Rodrigo Duterte preferred to wear a Barong (an embroidered formal shirt considered as the Philippinesâ€™ national dress) made of silk woven by the ABAI (from Ayala Beneficiaries Association, Inc.) women loom weavers in Laguindingan during his inauguration in MalacaÃ±ang.
Key government agencies in the region, together with local designer Melody â€œMimiâ€ Parrel-Pimentel, who created the inaugural â€˜Barongâ€™ of the President, and now the Presidential Fashion Consultant, are pushing for the revival of Mindanao silk.
The TWG visited the sericulture project of the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (OISCA) Bago Training Center based in Bago City. The center is spearheaded by Director Shigemi Watanabe.
Director Watanabe reported that a minimum area of 3,000 square meters could already provide the farmerâ€™s family an additional P52,500-P57,000 gross income in a year.
The regional TWG acknowledged that region still lacks the essential machineries to produce silks, but the team is optimistic that with focused intervention for the industry, Mindanao silk would one day have its day in the sun.
Within its 26-hectare farmland and training center is its Silk Reeling Plant that produces 1-5 tons of silk yarn annually which accounts for 90 percent of the countryâ€™s total production. Around 80 percent of its silk products are sold to weavers in Aklan, and the remaining 20 percent to Manila dealers.
Their project already provided additional income for almost 200 local farmers engaged in sericulture and related activities such as taking care of mulberry fields and weaving.
According to its over-all training coordinator, Ms. Thelma Watanabe, the prospect of the silk industry in the Philippines is bright, as demand for it is growing every year. There is a large local demand for silk that is yet to be served.
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Logistics is full of innovations
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Amazon and other retailers face the challenge of keeping holiday deliveries timely as more shoppers buy online.
The holiday shopping season during this extraordinary year promises to start earlier than normal, and involve a heavy does of e-commerce. But all those digital orders could contribute to delivery delays for consumers, according to new data from Salesforce.
The company, which provides customer relationship management software and other services to retailers, said this holiday shopping season will bring 30% global year-over-year growth in e-commerce. Digital sales will reach $221 billion in the U.S. during the holiday season and $940 billion globally, Salesforce said.
But a blessing can open the door to a curse. As Salesforce puts it, up to 700 million packages will face potential shipping delays this holiday shopping season because orders are on track to exceed shipping capacity by 5%.
Not all e-commerce involves deliveries, of course. Salesforce also estimates that retailers offering buy-online, pickup-in-store services will grow digital revenue by an average of 90% over last holiday season.
Overall, holiday sales are expected to be flat despite this digital growth, with an expected $5.1 trillion in global holiday sales and $730 billion in U.S. holiday sales.
“Digital commerce won’t fully compensate for the projected brick-and-mortar slowdown, but it will be critical to help retailers close the gap this holiday season,” said Rob Garf, vice president of Industry Insights for retail and consumer goods, Salesforce. “Businesses that succeed during the holidays will use everything at their disposal to make shopping easy and safe, including convenient digital ordering, creative and efficient fulfillment, and responsive customer service.”
Retailers have to focus hard on what consumers think is important during this year of the pandemic, according to the company. As health mandates forced store and warehouse closures, many businesses early in the coronavirus outbreak encountered fulfillment challenges and struggled to maintain both product availability and the delivery windows that customers were accustomed to. As a result, shoppers’ priorities are availability, shipping and delivery time, Salesforce said.
Those trends will result in an estimated $40 billion worth of COVID-19 delivery surcharges between Nov. 15 and Jan. 15 globally, the company estimated. To deal with that, retailers are not only expanding their in-store pickup services, but will likely lean harder on crowdsourcing last-mile carriers through the gig economy to alleviate the strain placed on traditional carriers. As well, reminding shoppers to buy early and highlighting shipping cut-off dates will help shoppers avoid last-minute purchases and reduce fulfillment strains during the busiest weeks.
Earlier Holiday Season
As Salesforce put it, the combination of Amazon’s Prime Day event in mid-October and consumers eager to ensure their packages arrive on time will lead to an earlier start in the holiday shopping season.
This earlier demand could shift up to $6 billion of November’s Cyber Week volume in the U.S. and $26 billion globally to the month of October, Salesforce said. However, Cyber Week digital traffic is still expected increase 28% year-over-year — a trend accelerated by nearly ubiquitous access from mobile phones and the fact that fewer people will be rushing to stores on Black Friday.
Concerns over health and safety, anticipated product scarcity and shipping delays are also expected to contribute to the start of an earlier holiday shopping season, Salesforce said.
Returns and Hot Products
More online and mobile purchases could help spark an increase in returned merchandise. In total, $280 billion in online purchases are expected to be returned globally — 30% of all purchases made, Salesforce said.
To reduce return rates, retailers should use store associates to help guide online buyers to the right purchases via communication tools like live chat and digital concierge services, the company said. Commerce websites should also be revamped to provide comprehensive product descriptions, product reviews, videos, clear and accurate fit guides, inventory availability and expanded shipping options to minimize returns.
So what products will prove most popular for the pandemic holiday shopping season?
According to Salesforce, last year’s leading categories included footwear, general and luxury apparel, beauty and electronics and gaming. While beauty and electronics and gaming will once again be top holiday spending categories in 2020, home furnishings and decor, home fitness and toys are among the new leading categories this year. Evidence of that trend has already been seen in the latest earnings reports of certain retailers.


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Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) announced on Tuesday that it will purchase software company Art Technology Group (NASDAQ:ARTG) in a deal worth $1 billion. Oracle is purchasing the company in an effort to boost its software applications in the e-commerce sphere.
Oracle's bid for ATG of $6 a share comes in as a 46% premium to the company’s $4.10 Monday closing price. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011.
ATG software is currently used by more than 1,000 companies to assist with transactions online, in stores, and via mobile devices. Customers include Vodafone Group (NYSE:VOD), AT&T (NYSE:T) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY). During the third quarter of 2010, the company reported sales of $50.3 million, up 16% from the year prior.


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Chinese automaker Nio on Wednesday announced completion of its 1,000th battery swapping station. The announcement was part of Nio's second annual Power Day presentation, where the automaker also announced an ambitious charging expansion plan.
The latest station is also the first to be powered entirely by renewable energy, including solar and hydro power, Nio said in a press release. The automaker said it only took 15 months to go from 200 operational stations to 1,000 and claimed it has opened new stations in China at the rate of two per day.
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Nio also claims to have completed over 10 million battery swaps, with a daily average of over 30,000 swaps per day. On average, a Nio EV completes a battery swap at one of the stations every 2.8 seconds, the automaker claims.
Nio also continues to invest in traditional charging infrastructure. During its Power Day presentation, the automaker announced plans for 500-kw DC fast chargers to be deployed across China and Europe beginning later this year, Electrek reported. Nio has partnered with Shell for both charging and battery swapping, but it's unclear if this more powerful hardware will be included in that partnership.
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Further out, in 2024 Nio also plans to start manufacturing 800-volt battery packs designed in-house, Reuters reported. The self-manufactured packs will be used for a new mass-market brand, with vehicles retailing for the equivalent of $30,000 to $45,000, chairman William Li said in a recent call with analysts. Nio may continue to source batteries from suppliers for its higher-priced models, according to the report.
These announcements comes shortly after the unveiling of a new generation of Nio SUVs, and the automaker unveiled its Tesla Model 3-rivaling ET5sedan last year. So while Nio encountered severe financial difficulties in 2019, it appears to have moved on from those and emerged a more focused company. It appears also to have shelved plans to sell cars in the United States, however.


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Nintendo of America has revealed that San Diego Comic-Con attendees will have the chance to buy an exclusive item.
The new Hot Wheels Mario Kart die-cast vehicles and track sets will be on show at the Mattel booth, and, for those in attendance, the Metal Mario die-cast car and glider ($20) will be sold exclusively at the event while supplies last.
To make that even more exciting, one out of every 10 vehicles that are sold will be a special Gold Mario die-cast car and glider.
The Hot Wheels Mario Kart replica line has 1:64th scale die-cast Mario Kart vehicles that can race, stunt, and crash on Hot Wheels Mario Kart track sets.
These are also compatible with existing Hot Wheels sets, and, at launch, the initial karts will be Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and Bowser – with Princess Peach, Koopa Troopa, Toad, and more additional characters coming soon.
The Hot Wheels Mario Kart die-cast vehicles and track sets will release worldwide in Summer 2019.


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AAPL Down With Market Despite Strong Holiday Weekend Sales
Stocks are lower today on European debt fears despite strong holiday sales. Shares of AAPL are not immune as the stock is off 1% in early trading. Upcoming catalysts for Apple include monthly NPD data (Mac / iPod business); holiday iPhone and iPad sales updates and carrier expansion (Verizon); new content revenue streams such as video, books, newspapers and social (Ping); moving iTunes into the cloud; and the uptake of refreshed Apple TV. AAPL trades at 15x Enterprise Value / Trailing Twelve Months Free Cash Flow (incl. long-term marketable securities).
Apple The Black Friday Winner With Strong Store Traffic And Sales (The Wall Street Journal)
Apple is likely the big winner of the holiday shopping season kickoff, according to recaps of the Black Friday action from analysts:
- Doug Reid at Stifel Nicolaus noted strong demand at visited Apple stores. His analysis suggests Black Friday price reductions could reduce EPS by an immaterial $0.01 to $0.03 to the December quarter. Overall our channel checks leave him incrementally more positive on the competitive position of Apple products heading into December holiday shopping.
- Shaw Wu at Kaufman Brothers says despite modest discounts, field checks indicate strong foot traffic at Apple stores and third-party retailers despite tough year-over-year comparisons. Checks indicate strong uptake of iPad, iPod and MacBook Air. While the Black Friday weekend accounts for only approximately 10% of holiday sales, he views it as a fairly important indicator of trends.
- ThinkEquity's Rajesh Ghai believes the 5-10% discounts offered on most Apple products on Black Friday, could potentially have attracted the necessary customer attention and conversion for Apple.
- William Fearnley at Janney Capital Markets says the Black Friday winner is Apple with sales and traffic appearing to be strong and brisk at Apple stores, as he expected.
- Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster spent seven hours in Apple retail stores to see what's hot. His findings: 1) the iPad is reaching new demographics; 2) Mac sales are flat year-over-year without iPad cannibalization; but 3) Apple is selling more iPads than Macs. Read more at Business Insider.
MacBook Units To Reach 1 Million Per Month In Q4 '10 (Digitimes)
Apple's global shipments of MacBook series notebooks in the fourth quarter of 2010 will reach a monthly average of one million units (up from an average of about 760,000), with MacBook Air models accounting for 20-25% of the volume, according to IDC numbers. Apple's combined shipments for the first three quarters of 2010 reached about 6.88 million units with market share in the US surging from 6.7% to 12.6%. With the Mac App Store opening in January, new MacBook Pros on the horizon and OS X Lion coming next summer, 2011 will be an interesting year for Mac users (and Apple shareholders). Read more at Business Insider.
The Mac App Store Will Tie The Store To The Finder (Roughly Drafted)
Apple not only announced plans to open a Mac version of its App Store, but slated an aggressive target to begin selling titles within three months. Since iTunes is selling blockbuster amounts of music, why not merge a store into the Finder? Apple is already twenty five years late to the software licensing party. Good thing it's still years ahead of everyone else in the desktop and mobile computing world.
The App Store Is “The Model Of The Future” (The Telegraph)
The days of packaged goods are numbered, according to John Carmack, technical director at id Software. The Apple App Store model of distribution is “the wave of the future for everything.” Especially in gaming, there's no need to cut deals with publishers. Small teams are able to create breakout hits (like Rovio with Angry Birds). On this platform, developers deal with fifteen-a-day feedback: interact with the consumers, make changes and get things out.
Apple Is Most Undervalued On Cramer's FADS CAN List (Seeking Alpha)
Jim Cramer is touting his FADS CAN list of seven stocks that have done well and will continue to do well in the future based on their value proposition and growth, including Apple. Surprisingly, Apple is the most undervalued compared to its peers on the list. Low on both a price-to-earnings as well as a price-to-sales basis. And the only stock lagging it's target price is Apple, by 15.7%.


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She's conquered the Celebrity Big Brother house and the fitness DVD market.
Now Charlotte Crosby is turning her attention to the world of cosmetics- and she's coming to Ireland this week to launch it here!
Her new range "Flique" is being launched in pharmacies in Dublin and Meath on Thursday August 24th.
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Tag Archives: thief 4
Wed, Nov 13, 2013 | 18:54 GMT
Thief screenshots and concept art taken from a mission at the beginning of the game called Lockdown have been released by Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal. Plus, if you are curious as to how DualShock 4 features have been implemented, there’s news on that as well.
Fri, Sep 27, 2013 | 16:39 BST
Thief 4: Master Thief Edition is a digital download option on PC available for pre-order, Square Enix has announced.
Wed, Sep 25, 2013 | 14:12 BST
Those who pre-order Thief 4 will get the Bank Heist mission as a bonus. Video and details are below.
Tue, Sep 24, 2013 | 16:54 BST
Thief 4 producer details how DualShock 4 will be used on PS4, how AI component and stealth are intertwined
Thief 4 producer producer Stephane Roy has discusses the game’s AI component with the PS Blog, stating that thanks to PS4 architecture, the team could push the immersion further than with PS3.
Thu, Mar 28, 2013 | 21:28 GMT
It looks like Thief 4 (aka Thi4f) will have some sort of reveal on April 2, which is in five days, and right now we have a teaser for whatever that reveal is. In this instance, the teaser isn’t a complete waste of time, as it was made in-engine, apparently. Still, there’s very little here. Go inside for the 30-second clip.
Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 23:33 GMT
Thief 4 has been revealed, and its a reboot titled “Thief”.
Wed, Feb 20, 2013 | 08:59 GMT
Mon, Feb 18, 2013 | 08:47 GMT
Thief 4 has been rumoured as in-development at Eidos Montreal for some time, yet there hasn’t been a peep about it for ages. The LinkedIn CV of an employee at the studio may hint at an upcoming reveal.
Wed, Aug 08, 2012 | 12:34 BST
Thief 4 will miss out on the current generation of console hardware, according to a new report in the latest issue of OXM.
Thu, Jun 14, 2012 | 02:01 BST
Don’t get too excited but there might just be a Thief 4 trailer through the br- hey, I wasn’t done talking.
Mon, Jun 11, 2012 | 23:15 BST
Eidos Montreal boss Stephane D’Astous has finally decided to break ice regarding the progress made by the studio on Thief 4, comparing the anticipated sequel with the studio’s debut effort Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
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Thu, Apr 19, 2012 | 16:08 BST
Eidos Montreal GM Stephane D’Astous has said Thief 4 will be about more than “just stealth,” as the game is being developed much the same way as Deus Ex in that it contains classic gameplay elements mixed with new features.
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 | 21:41 GMT
In the absence of any hard news about Thief 4, we present to you this possible evidence of news soon to occur.
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | 10:00 GMT
Several LinkedIn CVs posted on NeoGAF (via CVG) have shown Eidos Montreal is using Unreal Engine 3 for Thief 4, while other profiles suggest the use of online functionality. The term “online tools” is used one of the resumes. The series has remained primarily a single-player franchise up to now, and Eidos Montreal maintaining a singleplay-only stance for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. GAF has the full lot and more.
Despite the acknowledgement of its development, Thief 4 still hasn’t been shown. That should change this year, though. Hopefully.
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 | 14:41 GMT
Four storyboard slides all related to Thief 4 have appeared online, showing series main character Garrett sneaking through what appears to be a house. There’s a second person as well, but that about it. Get the slides here. Not much is known on the sequel besides acknowledgement on its development at Eidos Montreal, but expect information to ramp up with Deus Ex: Human Revolution now out of the way.
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 00:03 BST
The Deus Ex: Human Revolution team has been ousted from its comfortable digs in the Eidos Montreal studio, to make room for the Thief 4 group.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 20:08 GMT
The 2011 tradeshow roadshow is officially go, with GDC the first to take place this year and Battlefield 3 the star in a relatively sombre games line-up mixed with some must-watch sessions.
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Portugal Economic GrowthGrowth is set to slide this year, as imports pick up and drag on the external sector. Meanwhile, fixed investment is seen accelerating, thanks to the rollout of several delayed investment projects, which should sustain the pace of expansion in domestic demand. On the flip side, private consumption is expected to lose steam amid weaker consumer confidence. Downside risks to the outlook stem from a challenging external environment. FocusEconomics analysts expect growth of 1.7% in 2019, which is unchanged from last month’s forecast, and 1.6% in 2020.
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The industrial sector showed improvement in July, with the rate of contraction easing from a revised 5.5% in June (previously reported: -5.8% year-on-year) to 3.5%.
August 30, 2019
Detailed national accounts released on 30 August confirmed that the economy grew 0.5% in quarter-on-quarter, seasonally-adjusted terms in Q2 (Q1: +0.5% quarter-on-quarter).
August 29, 2019
Consumers turned more downbeat in August, with the consumer confidence index tumbling to minus 7.8 points from a nine-month high of minus 6.4 points in July.
August 14, 2019
According to preliminary estimates released by the Statistical Institute (INE) on 14 August, the economy grew 0.5% in quarter-on-quarter, seasonally-adjusted terms in Q2, matching the previous quarter’s print.
July 30, 2019
Consumers were less downbeat in July compared to June, with the consumer confidence index climbing to minus 6.4 points from minus 8.4 points in June, marking the best reading since October 2018.


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Tata impressed yet again with 94 per cent growth in January 2021 courtesy of the highest monthly sales yet for Nexon and Altroz
Tata Motors managed to sell a total of 26,980 passenger cars in the first month of the new Calendar Year as a huge YoY growth of 94 per cent was encountered along with a Month-on-Month increase of 15 per cent when compared to December 2020. The homegrown manufacturer retained the third position in the overall manufacturers’ table in January 2021.
The Nexon compact SUV’s sales numbers are steadily increasing in recent months and January 2021 was no different as it contributed to nearly one-third of the total domestic volumes for the brand. The five-seater recorded 8,225 units in January 2021 and in comparison, the growth stood at 143 per cent on YoY basis and 20 per cent on MoM basis.
The Altroz has been registering appreciable sales tally since its debut around a year ago and it finished closely behind the Nexon in CY2020 sales. The premium hatchback competing against Maruti Suzuki Baleno and Hyundai i20 posted 7,378 units last month as against 4,505 units during the same period last year with 64 per cent growth.
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In a similar fashion to the Nexon, the ALFA platform based Altroz also recorded its highest monthly sales yet in January 2021 as it crossed 7,000 units for the first time. The Tiago has been the consistent seller for Tata for nearly five years and it did not disappoint last month as well. It was responsible for posting 6,909 units as against 4,313 units in January 2020.
This led to Year-on-Year volume growth of 60 per cent and 14 per cent MoM increase in sales. The Harrier registered a massive volume surge of 240 per cent in the first month of CY2021 as 2,443 units were sold against just 719 units. The Tigor finished the fifth position ahead of Nexon EV with 2,025 units as against 891 units twelve months ago with 127 per cent growth.
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A look at the ripple effects of The New York Times paywall.
3…2…1…and…welcome to the apocalypse.
The New York Times, that stalwart of newspaper publishing, has decided to put a paywall up around its content. No longer will readers be able to freely and fully access all the articles they want, anytime they want, starting this month. It's been a long time coming, but a paywall was really inevitable.
There have been various concepts put forth over the years for how publishers like The New York Times would make money from their content. Certainly advertising has been a significant source of revenue, but really there was no way that content as expensive to create as the type of high-quality reporting from The New York Times would remain free forever.
The good news, however, is that this paywall is pretty forgiving. It's the sort of paywall that a publisher who is deeply aware of the way that online networks have changed the ways in which people keep up with what's going on and find interesting news to read.
The Details of the Wall
The NYT paywall isn't a complete block against anyone who isn't coughing up cash. In fact, the content on the site is still extremely accessible. Here are a few details from ClickZ's write up of the announcement of the paywall:
What's more, the NYT has specifically allowed expanded access to news content that comes into a person's daily lives through either search or social media. That is, if you find a NYT article as a part of a search, you won't have to pay for access, even if you've already hit your monthly limit for articles (although there is a limit for Google). I suppose this could be a loophole someone may exploit. If I have a friend paying for access, I could potentially have him tweet a bunch of articles to me every day. Or, we could see people making Facebook requests to have an article shared with them. But this would seem unlikely to be sustained, and NYT probably could cut this new-aged paperboy off.
Paywalls Create Good Neighbors
If you've followed online content over the last several years, you know that this was not an easy decision for the NYT to make, and that this move is most likely going to prompt a lot of other publications to start charging for their content, at least in some way and under some scheme. This is finally a move that points to the maturity of digital content, and that’s a good thing for advertisers as well for two reasons:
I'm sure there will be some dissenters about the coming of paywalls. There are plenty of people out there who believe that content should be free and that if someone charges for something, they will be able to find a free alternative without too much issue. That opinion is destined to be a relic of a previous era of online content. Today, we are seeing more focus on creating great content from real producers, especially for the iPad and other tablets, which means that paywalls are going to stay.
In fact, we need to get around the concept that this is a "wall," which means that it is a block to access. Instead, we should begin to talk about portals or pathways, because it is clear that a grown-up approach to content and to the creation of content is only going to make the online experience better.
Gary Stein is SVP, strategy and planning in iCrossing's San Francisco office. He has been working in marketing for more than a decade. Gary lives in San Francisco with his family. Follow him on Twitter: @garyst3in. The opinions expressed in Gary's columns are his alone.
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The largest amount of single-use plastic waste coming from the food and drink sector, so what can you do to help reduce your plastic waste?
As part of our plastic pollution series, we have spoken to people across the Midlands who are helping find a solution.
The UK uses 13 billion plastic bottles a year, yet only 7.5 billion of those are recycled. The rest is taken to landfills, incinerated or littered and it costs councils on average of £778 million a year to clear it up.
A reusable bottle can be the answer to reducing plastic bottle waste, however ITV News Central found that there were only a handful of public water fountains in the region.
Now some businesses are trying to change that by providing free refills to whoever wants one.
Nicole Barratt-Phillips runs a grocery store in Hednesford and has signed up to the refill scheme, an app that shows users where they can get a free drink of water.
Hopefully, people will use it - even if it's a bought plastic bottle, they'll use their plastic bottles to refill again and maybe not buy so many in the future. Or use their sports bottles to top up so they don't go to the shop and buy plastic bottles.
Recycling items is one way to reduce waste and the impact on the environment. Plastics can only be recycled a few times before it becomes unusable, but recycling materials still reduces plastic pollution.
Veolia, who run a recycling plant in Mansfield, are advising people to separate their rubbish properly in order for them to recycle it properly and ultimately save money in the long run.
It should be simple for the household but don't put any food waste, wet or organic waste in dry recycling because that will contaminate your recycling and ultimately it will cost the local authority more money to recycle that material and it's not good for the area.
The company is also calling for a unified recycling systems around councils across the UK to make it easier for households.
Being ‘plastic clever’
Some councils, like Gedling Borough Council, have pledged to become a 'plastic clever' authority.
This is where they aim to reduce their use of single-use plastics.
The council plans to phase out all sales of plastic, such as bottles, cutlery and straws and even provide free reusable bottles at council-run leisure centres.
We're not going to stop because there's a big money sign that says you can't do this.
Jenny Derry from Staffordshire has started running a plastic free shop online from the bedroom of her parents' home.
She decided to run 'Anything But Plastic' after growing tired of the amount of plastic packaging in shops.
The business has taken off and she's reported a £17,000 turnover in just four months.
A lot of the time we just don't know what we're buying and where plastic has come in, it's just crept up on us and we haven't really noticed. So now people are aware of it and they see it everywhere and they realise what a bad thing it is.


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We broke the news of Justin Timberlake’s plans to set up a barbecue shop in Austin way back in August of 2011.
A snippet of our original article:
Round up the posse.
We just got wind of more corporate barbecue coming to our fair city. This time we wonder if it’s just a bad joke. An outfit from New York City called “Southern Hospitality” has announced an Austin invasion.
These days we’re feeling a mite prickly. Our Texas foodways are being infringed upon by non-Texas barbecue chains, corporations, franchisees and what have you.
They’re putting their hands in the pockets of places like veteran House Park Barbecue over on 12th st. [est. 1943] and upstart smoked meat cradles like Franklin Barbecue [est. 2009].
and the full piece http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/2011/8/22/Nightmarish-News-Austin-Texas-More-Corporate-Barbecue-Is-ComingSouthern-HospitalityNew-York-City


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The acquired business, which has sales of around €93 million and employs more than 300 people, will be integrated into Calgon Carbon’s European operations and conduct business under the name Chemviron.
“I am extremely pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of the Activated Carbon and Filter Aid Business – a transaction that is a natural and strategic fit for Calgon Carbon,” said Randy Dearth, Calgon Carbon’s chairman, president and CEO. “With its complementary wood-based activated carbon and reactivation services, and its adjacent diatomaceous earth and perlite filtration media capabilities, this addition creates a more balanced and diverse global platform from which we expect to deliver incremental value to our customers and shareholders.”
Calgon Carbon paid €140.7 million (US$153.0 million) in cash and assumed €6.5 million (US$7.1 million) of unfunded pension liabilities. The cash portion of the purchase price was funded through borrowings under the company’s recently upsized US$300 million revolving credit facility.
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The latest FindBiometrics Year in Review survey saw some considerable consensus across a number of issues, with the question of standardized testing delivering some of the strongest.
Question 20 of the survey asked participants to indicate how much they agreed with the statement, “Standardized biometric testing is crucial for the industry’s future.” Fully 89 percent of respondents agreed, with 48 percent indicating that they “Strongly agree”. No one indicated that they “Strongly disagree”.
The consensus on this issue shouldn’t be surprising. Standards testing has long been a crucial component of the biometrics industry, with organizations like the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regularly evaluating biometric identification systems across clearly defined parameters. And the significant emergence of consumer-focused biometric technologies over the last several years has also seen the rise of groups like the FIDO Alliance to evaluate authentication mechanisms in more commercial products and services.
As these technologies have evolved, so have the threats that they face, with presentation attacks increasingly considered an important challenge to face down. And to that end, new standards evaluation regimes have emerged, perhaps most notably in the case of the NIST-accredited iBeta and its PAD evaluation based on the ISO/IEC 30107-3 standard. So far only one company, FaceTec, has managed to attain Level 1 certification in this particular test, but given the consensus around the importance of standardized biometric testing among the broader industry – as indicated in the responses to Question 20 of the 2018 Year in Review – there are likely to be some serious challengers stepping up to the plate in the years to come.
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This was a chance to exchange ideas with other UK and Milanese companies including factory visits to Alessi and M&Z Rubinetterie. Clifton Steel, CMA Moldform, HF Contracts, K4 Architects, Richard Snell Design and Rudd Macnamra also attended briefings by researchers from the Midland Economic Forum, the Politecnico di Milano and Birmingham City University.
"Amazing trip, truly inspirational and more than I ever thought possible beforehand," said Roger Shafi from Clifton Steel. "We would like to offer our services out to universities to help inspire the next generation of our business and help students and other designers to understand our products and production process."
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"The showrooms visited inspired the notion of designing for storage and integrated lighting," said Richard Snell. "I am also going to explore further development of ideas for a design history of the Midlands exhibition."
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General Motors executives are trying to determine the drive system of the next Chevrolet Impala.
Specifically: Should the next-generation Impala continue as a front-drive sedan? Or should it switch to rear drive to try to capture some of the sales success of the rwd Dodge Charger and Magnum and the Chrysler 300?
How important is that decision? The Impala is GM's best-selling sedan.
Chevy dealers sold 290,259 Impalas in 2004, up from 267,882 the previous year. The tally is remarkable because in the buyer's eye that car was essentially untouched for five model years. Sales slipped to 246,481 last year, but some of that drop was due to changeover for the restyled 2006 model.
GM can't afford to misjudge the public, make the wrong decision and lose, say, 100,000 potential Impala sales.
The Impala is one of several models GM is considering for its new global rwd vehicle architecture. The architecture is being developed by Holden's, GM's Australian subsidiary. The architecture previously was known as Zeta.
Within four or five months, GM will determine which U.S. brands will be tagged for rwd and which rwd model or models those brands will receive. The first car is expected to go on sale in late 2007 or early 2008.
GM insiders say the Chevrolet Camaro concept is at the top of the rwd wish list based on the overwhelmingly favorable reaction at the Detroit and Los Angeles shows. Among the other models being considered is a flagship Buick sedan. Cadillac already markets rwd cars and is not part of the plan.


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SCOTTISH automotive design guru Ian Callum has joined a panel of experts advising the World Car Of The Year judges.
The Dumfries-born former Aston Martin and Jaguar creator joins half a dozen other design aces from across the globe for the prestigious role.
The panel’s job is to review all vehicles that are up for the World Luxury, Performance, Urban and overall Car Of The Year categories.
From this, they will recommend a shortlist of finalists for the 2020 World Car Design Of The Year award that highlights new vehicles with innovation and style.
The World Car Awards’ 86 journalist jurors, from 24 countries all around the globe, then vote on their individual choices.
The World Car Design winner will be announced on April 8 at the opening of the New York International Auto Show.


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Cyclists participating in the Kremetart road cycle race will be able to win in more ways than one when the event takes place in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo on June 9.
A ride that covers 175km for the elite men and a 140km distance for the elite women is sure to attract some of the country’s top cyclists.
Already the women’s race is set to be well-contested, with Cape Town Cycle Tour winner Kim le Court, South African road champion Carla Oberholzer and Lynette Burger of the Demacon Ladies team competing.
With HEAD Bikes SA as its equipment sponsor, the team has been in dominant form this year, winning multiple events on the South African calendar.
Besides the prize giving after the race, one lucky cyclist is also in line to take home a highly prized Westfalia bike rack – valued at just under R6 000 – at the closing ceremony.
The prize has been donated by South African company Positive Sports Solutions, who have negotiated a number of deals to make top-rated cycling equipment from Europe available to local consumers.
Apart from the Westfalia bike racks, cyclists in South Africa are able to purchase HEAD bicycles through the company, while the Italian-produced Gipiemme wheels will be available in the second half of the year.
Positive Sports Solutions salesman Jaco Smit said there had been a spike in the cycling fraternity’s interest in the Westfalia rack option.
“There’s huge interest in a good-quality bike rack at an affordable price and that is exactly what we can offer,” said Smit.
“It’s a German product and if you compare it to any other brands you will notice that it gives you excellent value, and it comes with a five-year warranty.”
Smit said the giveaway, valued at R5 999, would take the form of a lucky draw, with all competitors having a chance to put their numbers in a box after the race.
“We will be present at the event and will do the draw, along with emcee Johnny Koen, at the potjiekos and prize-giving.”
He added that Positive Sports Solutions would have a gazebo at the race with a display of their products.
“There will be HEAD bicycles and the Westfalia BC75 ZA bike rack on promotion at the event, so you can view all the products under ‘one roof’.
“We are aiming to create awareness of what we offer and the Westfalia bike rack giveaway is not just about promoting the quality of the product, but also its value [R5 999], which includes VAT and delivery in SA.”
One lucky cyclist at the Kremetart road race in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo on June 9 will take home a top-quality Westfalia bike rack in a lucky draw at the prize giving. Picture: Supplied
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The 2013 427 Convertible is the most potent factory drop-top Corvette ever produced. Backed by a 427 CI (the name says it all) LS7 V8 cranking out 505 ponies, this will be the convertible of all convertibles. But Chevy doesn’t want you to get too caught up on what the new model has in it. It’s more about what it doesn’t have that makes it so special, at least according to a new video that just popped up on Chevy’s YouTube site. Check it out above.
It’s true that the new Corvette convertible will be the epitome of America’s favorite sports car. A combination of the beloved Z06 and ZR1 models brings a 505-horsepower engine to the table capable of cranking out 470 ft-lbs of torque. Talk about feeling the wind in your hair!
Other 427 Convertible amenities include a standard six-speed manual transmission (in fact, the convertible model will only be available with a stick-shift gear box), Magnetic Selective Ride Control, lightweight Cup wheels wrapped in Michelin PS2 rubber, and weight-reducing carbon fiber components. The only thing this Corvette doesn’t have is a roof.
And we certainly don’t see anyone complaining about getting slapped in the face with 505 ponies worth of wind, do we?


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Do consumers want a more social side to video? Some $8 milllion to Chill, an online-only video service that works via Facebook, says they do. The cash comes from venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, talent firm William Morris Endeavor, and others. Chill allows people to watch videos and comment on them in groups, live. The cash should help it grow faster, while the relationship with William Morris, a new investor, should help it reel in more content partners, a spokesman said. Its current partners include celebrity-news service TMZ and TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live, it said. About 18 million registered users have signed up with Chill, and around 10 million are regular visitors, the company said.
LiveShare, the brainchild of Palo Alto startup Cooliris, is currently available as an app on iOS and Android mobile devices. But the company has now created a presence outside of these mobile platforms by launching a Web-based platform, which makes the service a bit more independent.
The website, which went live today, is targeted mainly at students, digital moms, young professionals and ex-pats who want to communicate effectively, Cooliris co-founder and Chief Executive Soujanya Bhumkar said. The app, in particular, has some streed cred amongst the ex-pat community.
For Matt Murphy, partner with influential Silicon Valley Venture fund Kleiner Perkins and point person on the firm’s iFund, old-school is still the way to go.
During an interview at the Reuters technology summit, the VC said picking the right startups to back was tough, given that he had received 8,000 business plans for iFund, which invests in iPhone and iPad applications.
The onslaught of business plans from app developers escalated to almost 500 per day when the fund expanded to $200 million in March.


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THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Negros Occidental improve their product designs as part of the efforts to level up the one town, one product (Otop) program.
Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations Group Demphna Du-Naga, who spoke at the Otop Next Generation Screening, Assessment and Triage (SAT) session at Planta Hotel here Wednesday, October 18, underscored the values of persistence and aggressiveness which entrepreneurs need to possess to continue improving.
Speaking before 17 participating MSMEs in the province, Du-Naga shared her experiences as an entrepreneur who failed thrice yet was able to recover.
She also conducted site visits in different enterprises in the city, including Yssas Crafts, Handmade Gallery, and The Negros Showroom at SM City Bacolod, to see more of Negros products and how these are made.
Participating MSMEs from the province are the second batch of recipients of Otop Next Generation program in Western Visayas this year.
The first batch comprised of enterprises from different provinces in the region, including 25 from Negros Occidental.
Lea Gonzales, provincial director of DTI-Negros Occidental, said that with a huge number of producers in the province, they catered to second batch of recipients given an available funding.
She said they hired designers to evaluate products from food and non-food sectors based on the set criteria.
“They will assess the products of participating enterprises whether there are areas for further improvement,” Gonzales said, adding that these products will also be screened to move on to the next program.
Last September, the DTI-Negros Occidental also conducted marketing and branding session at Sugarland Hotel here.
The activity, participated by the same group of MSMEs, is still under Otop Next Generation program.
It will be followed by a product development session and participation in a trade fair, also within the year.
Gonzales said the DTI is pushing for provision of focused-assistance, which means being able to reach more enterprises and without being so much confined with geographical location.
“Otop was started three years ago thus, we want to have it leveled up to thwe next generation," she said, adding that "if the product is good and there is market, we will provide assistance to improve even for possible export opportunity." (EPN)


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Almost 25% of the 149 million smartphones shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2011 were iPhones, according to market research company Juniper.
The quarter saw Apple regain the smartphone marketshare lead from Samsung (on 21.7%), the top-seller in the Google Android camp.
Apple recently reported sales of 37 million iPhones in its December quarter – nearly double its previous record.
Old models bolster share
The boom was fuelled by the new iPhone 4S.
However, Juniper notes that Samsung’s strong rise - the Korean giant has increased its market share four-fold since the fourth quarter of 2010 – is “forcing Apple to continue offering older models to keep ahead.”
Although the 4S led the way, continued sales of the older iPhone 4 and 3GS at “rock bottom prices” bolstered Apple’s market share.
Both Apple (doubling profit to $US13 billion) and Samsung (earnings up 17% to $US3.3 billion) have recently reported strong quarterly results.
Apple said its iPhone and iPad now account for 73% of its revenue.
Samsung said its handset sales were up 30% on the back of strong demand for its “Galaxy” series of Android smartphones. (Although the picture is more shaded for the Korean giant, which produces a broad array of consumer electronics devices and components - including the memory chips used in the iPhone).
Juniper noted that Apple and Samsung - embroiled in a series of patent suits - have jockeyed for the number one position for the past three quarters. The market seems more and more like a two-horse race.
Best of the rest
Taiwan-based HTC was the only other member of the top five to see significant year-on-year growth. Juniper estimated that the company shipped 12.1 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2011 for just over 8% of the global market.
Other phone makers, including Nokia, Sony and BlackBerry maker RIM have struggled.
Nokia’s smartphone shipments were down 31% year-on-year by Juniper’s count, although the company is poised for a potential comeback with its “Lumia” series of Windows Phone-based handsets.
The Finnish company recently said it has now shipped more than 1 million Lumias.
The Lumia series has yet to see New Zealand release. Australian release is slated for March.
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On Thursday, Asian stocks went down after losses on Wall Street, although trade was subdued due to the fact that market participants waited for business polls in the European Union and were mostly on the sidelines ahead of the long Easter weekend holiday…
EU equities rebound from trade conflict sell-off
On Tuesday, European equities moderately rebounded, recovering after trade tensions that sent stock markets down because market participants got rid of risky assets.
The European STOXX 600 ascended about 0.3%, although they didn’t manage to offset all the previous trading session's 2% losses. The index kept to its lowest value since mid-April.
Meanwhile, in Germany the exporter-heavy DAX that has been the most sensitive to trade clashes, headed north by 0.4%.
The sectors that were heavily affected by the trade-related sell-off appeared to be Tuesday's top-notch performers, with basic resources, oil stocks and financial institutions leading the way. As for tech equities, they revived too.
The automotive industry demonstrated a 0.5% jump having reached a fresh 9 1/2 month minimum on Monday. Fiat Chrysler became the leader of FTSE MIB.
As for multinational consumer companies LVMH, Richemont, Kering and Swatch, they all tacked on too.
Worries as for trade have gripped financial markets worldwide for the last weeks.
Trade disputes as well as slower economic surge have impacted European equities, with the STOXX 600 losing 3% year-to-date as well as euro zone equities diving 2.4%.
British satellite company Inmarsat went down 6.3%, thus demonstrating the worst outcome on the STOXX 600.
Eutelsat equities headed north about 2.9%.
Meanwhile, bid speculation spurred French payments processor Ingenico, so it demonstrated a 4.2% right after Bloomberg posted on Monday that the company was drawing preliminary interest from a number of private equity companies.
The biopharma testing and good company Eurofins rallied 5.4% having told it was increasing its revenue objective for the year, after getting antitrust clearance for its acquisition of American food company Covance.
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On Tuesday, Asian shares went up, keeping to a nine-month peak because expectations for stabilization in the Chinese economy helped traders to neglect Wall Street's underperformance, which followed downbeat bank gains…
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Japan's March real wages went down at the fastest pace in nearly two years, weighed by minor nominal pay lifts as well as a moderate ascend in consumer prices, thus posing a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tries to revitalize the Japanese…


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Olga Vidisheva spoke to BOE’s Tatiana Kombo about entrepreneurship, paths less travelled, e-commerce, and making waves in the world of fashion by bringing unique boutique shopping online.
When Olga stumbled upon a unique pair of shoes in a boutique in France and found that none of her friends were able to buy equally unique pieces, she saw the opportunity and decided to do something about it. Her research revealed that independent boutiques knew how to select and produce merchandise, but not necessarily photograph, track and ship, and they often lacked online presence. In a completely unique spin, Olga Vidisheva filled a gap in the online retail market.
Contributing to the shifting landscape of online shopping and focusing solely on unique boutiques, Olga’s idea is revolutionary. Shoptiques offers a unique experience and a curated selection, standing out from other e-commerce and online merchandising platforms. By bringing clothing selections online, small boutiques saw their businesses stirred away from seasonality. “We really see our boutiques as partners,” states Olga. Olga also views clients as true artists who express themselves through clothes. Shoptiques bridges the world of boutique and online shopping with creativity and originality – creating the visual and experience element of shopping boutiques online through images of boutiques and a Boutique Spotlight section which adds a flavour of spontaneity and fun to the online shopping. The fact that the items on Shoptiques range between $ 50 and $ 300 makes everything affordable, reaching a wide audience.
Olga moved from Kyrgyzstan to the United States when she was seventeen and studied maths and economics while working as a model, after which she worked at Chanel, Goldman Sachs, and attended Harvard Business School, where she streamlined the idea for Shoptiques.


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New Protectionist Rules in Colorado Showcase Arizona’s Foresight, Putting Patients First
THC products such as Delta 8 Oils are currently and will continue to be legal in Arizona thanks to legislative foresight and updated regulations in 2020.
Recently in Colorado, the Marijuana Enforcement Division of the Department of Revenue issued a clarification to Colorado licensees concerning THC products derived from industrial hemp. Within the past year, multiple producers in Colorado had begun to develop and sell delta 8, delta 9, and delta 10 THC products made from CBD isolate. This “clarification” now renders these products illegal in Colorado to the detriment of the patients who were benefiting from them, the jobs created by these new producers, and the marketplace that benefited from the competition.
By contrast in Arizona, marijuana regulations were updated in 2020 precisely to allow for innovative cannabis solutions to be made available to Arizona marijuana patients. Specifically, the “seed to sale” rule requiring a batch number to be assigned at cultivation was amended allowing a batch number to be assigned during manufacture and preparation for sale. This amended rule is exactly why Delta 8 Oils has been able to bring its innovative THC/CBD blends to Arizona before any other state. We are able to legally bring in our premium CBD isolate and use it to produce products containing THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids under the umbrella of Arizona’s patient-centered medical and recreational cannabis regulations.
Of equal importance, we are able to provide products to our dispensary partners and their patients without the fear of a Colorado-style “clarification” knowing that Arizona already clarified this regulation months ago to the benefit of their citizens and the marketplace instead of billionaire industry protectionists.
Be assured that Delta 8 Oils is and will continue to be produced under the strictest quality and legal standards and will always be at the forefront of both.


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Google’s Android Wear platform will indeed receive some major improvements later this year. The search giant on Friday laid out the juicy details on its blog, detailing things like offline music playback, GPS support and the addition of downloadable watch faces. With Android Wear gaining many more suitors this week at IFA, smart watch hopefuls will have a lot to look forward later this year.
There aren’t many surprises here. Google is hitting some of the early criticisms people had with Android Wear. Offline music playback and GPS support are two major additions, and will be especially welcome by runners and bikers. You can now leave your phone at home, but still listen to your favorite album right from your watch while linked up with Bluetooth headphones. And if your smartwatch includes a GPS sensor, you’ll be able to track stats like speed, distance and the exact route you took around the neighborhood.
The other major update will be the ability to enable downloadable watch faces, allowing consumers to more easily customize their device. The current crop of Android Wear devices already offer some pretty slick watch faces, but the addition of third-party alternatives will definitely be a liked feature by those who enjoy tinkering and getting the exact look they want. Google previously said it would provide tool kits to developers, who will then make their watch faces available on Google Play.
All of the recently announced (and existing) Android Wear devices will get the updates, so there’s going to be an even playing field.
“We’re also working with our partners on even more improvements, which means your device will continue to get better, with updates provided directly to you,” said David Singleton, Engineering Director for Android Wear.
It’s clear Android Wear needs to be improved, and it sounds like Google is working quickly to introduce new features. Google doesn’t say exactly when the updates will go live, though we’ve heard it could be as early as next month.


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Three saves customers £1.3bn in roaming charges
Three's Feel At Home service has saved its customers more than £1.3bn in roaming charges in the past two years, the operator has claimed.
The feature, which allows customers to use their phones abroad at no extra cost, saves users an average of £330 a year, according to the network provider.
Feel At Home was launched in 2013 and is available in 18 destinations including France and Spain, the two most popular holiday destinations for Brits.
The average Three customer now uses 500MB of data on each overseas trip.
Two million Brits used their phone abroad at no extra cost on Three in the last two years. In June alone, 538,000 people benefitted from the service, the company said.
Lianne Norry, director of brand and communications at Three, said: “Three was the first UK network to allow customers to use their phones abroad at no extra cost, to banish bill-shock and improve peoples’ holiday experiences.
“We continue to lead the way in making roaming charges fairer.
“The fact that we’ve saved our customers a whopping £1.3bn proves the true extent of the great roaming rip-off, people are being treated unfairly by other networks, so we will continue to make it right for them with Feel at Home.”
Three’s announcement came as the network revealed its financial results for the first six months of 2015.
The company added 391,000 new customers in the first half of the year, taking it to a total of 8.8m.
Three inTouch – a free app which allows users to call and text over wi-fi – is now used by 1.2m customers.
'Unfair roaming charges'
More than half of Three’s customers are using 4G, with the average data use per customer rising to 4.65GB in June 2015.
Three said it is continuing to invest in its network and will focus on improving rural and indoor coverage in particular. Voice coverage will also be extended with the introduction of 4G calling.
CEO Dave Dyson said: “We continue to focus on giving our customers the best possible experience.
“Our network is already providing a quality, reliable service to customers and this will be further enhanced in the next six months with the introduction, for the first time, of our low frequency 800MHz spectrum.”
Chief financial officer Richard Woodward added: “Our performance in the first half has been built on the strength of our network and the plans and benefits we provide.
“We passionately believe that financial success starts and ends with providing the best possible customer experience and fixing industry issues like unfair roaming charges.
“This is our absolute focus and we are seeing the results with customer satisfaction consistently improving, more people joining us and existing customers staying longer and spending more.”
Feel at Home is available in 18 destinations worldwide: Spain, France, Switzerland, Israel, Finland, Norway, USA, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Macau, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Austria, Hong Kong, Sweden, Denmark and Republic of Ireland.
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Future Skully AR-1 owners will have to continue waiting for their helmets, as Skully has once again pushed back the delivery date of its heads-up display powered helmet.
The announcement is another blow for the San Francisco based startup, as Skully has gone from the media darling to full-blown vaporware-pusher over the past two years.
We say this because Skully first launched in 2013, with promises of helmets in the hands of consumers by the end of 2014. That date was then pushed back to May 2015, in conjunction with Skully’s Kickstarter campaign launch. That date would be revised again, this time to the end of the year 2015.
Now well into the fourth month of 2016, Skully is pushing back its delivery date again, though it isn’t giving a firm timeline when the production units will finally reach purchasers. It should be noted that as of this date, only a handful of pre-production units have made it the hands of specially chosen


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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Sportsheets International Inc., which offers a rainbow of restraints, sexual positioning products and strap-on harness products, said that it has won its battle with Amazon.com Inc. over its trademark.
Amazon had challenged the company over its “Under the Bed Restraint System” trademark, claiming that the collection of words describing the restraint were “too general.” Amazon made its complaint at the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
“It has been a long 18 months of continuous back and forth with regards to Sportsheets getting one of their trademarks, that is legally due to them, recognized by the world’s largest online retailer,” Sportsheets Marketing Director John Turi said.” On May 28, Amazon recognized the legal trademark ‘Under the Bed Restraint System.”
Turi said the U.S. government awarded a U.S. trademark — No. 86087238 — to Sportsheets in 2013.
“You can’t fault us for our item being a genericization, just like you can’t fault the brand Band-Aid for being the common term for a bandage,” Turi said. “What this means for Sportsheets moving forward is that it will be much easier to go after companies who have violated our trademark. It protects our brand name and products from counterfeiters. This is very important for all our retailers.”
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The metaverse's first book launch to take place in DecentralandVeröffentlicht am Donnerstag, März 31, 2022 04:49pm (GMT +7) auf Blockee
Decentraland will host the first book launch event inside the metaverse with the official launch of Parallel Metaverses, a book by the founder of China Money Network, Nina Xiang. With the rising popularity of metaverses, companies are now embracing the concept by holding fashion shows, product launch events, developer conferences, and more inside the platforms.
Nina Xiang's book launch will be the first-ever book launch event in the metaverse. It will feature a virtual author meet-up, a lucky draw where participants can win free copies of the book, and giveaways of Proof Of Attendance Protocol (POAP) tokens. POAP tokens are tokens on the Gnosis Chain that serve as evidence of having been participating in an event. These tokens are popular in Decentraland events, with more and more users interested in collecting them.
The award-winning journalist and author said that this event is going to be a different book launch event than what she's done in the past. "Three years into the Covid pandemic, authors need to find new ways to connect with readers. I'm excited to meet everyone inside a lovely comfy parcel on Decentraland for a brand new experience that will probably redefine future book events in our 3D virtual world future," says Nina Xiang.
On Tuesday, Parallel Metaverses: How the US, China, and the Rest of the World was launched online in both paperback and ebook. However, the official book launch, which will be accompanied by a virtual book launch in Decentraland, will be held on 3 April from 9 to 10 am Hong Kong Time. Nina Xiang's avatar will interact with participants and answer questions during the event.
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SDI Celebrates Black History Month
Firm Addresses Black American Business Spend and Employee Contributions By Adriene Bruce, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion First, let me start with: I believe...
Hardik Bhatt, SDI’s President is a featured interviewee for the book Rising Together: The Story of Chicago’s Innovation Ecosystem. Authored by Chicago Innovation, the book is available for purchase on AMAZON.
Given the renewed emphasis placed on growth and innovation throughout the Chicago region, the book is relaunching with a focus on how local companies are working together to create a thriving network and community centered around innovation and entrepreneurship. Hardik’s insights are featured throughout the book.
On the subject of Chicago’s differentiator when compared to cities like New York, San Francisco, and Detroit:
As Hardik Bhatt, former State CIO explains, “One key thing I have seen is how the innovation ecosystem is as diverse as the industry base. We have consumer tech, gov tech, bio tech, fintech, and more.”
Additionally, the book re-launch is taking place at an in-person event, the 2022 Nominee Celebration. The event details are as follows:
The event will host hundreds of members of the Chicago Innovation Ecosystem.


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Round-Up - The Politics of Orange Juice?
Brazil and the US are on the cusp of a trade row, after a banned fungicide was discovered by The Coca-Cola Co on oranges imported from the South American country. Here's just-drinks' coverage of the matter.
The European Commission has said it will review the US testing of orange juice imports from Brazil following an alert by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it is examining imports for traces of a fungicide banned in the US.
Is it a coincidence that the fungicide saga has emerged less than a year after the US lost a World Trade Organisation case against Brazil over orange juice imports?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended shipments of imported orange juice after The Coca-Cola Co reportedly found a banned fungicide in its supplies, according to reports.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice that it is testing orange juice for traces of a fungicide banned in the US.
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There's a problem with the Pixel 2 XL screen serious enough that Google says: "We will consider adding more display color options through software if that makes the product better."
Amid criticism for poor security moderation in its Play Store, Google is offering security researchers a $1,000 bounty if they can successfully hack apps on its Play Store and help fix them.
With Google's Pixel 2 XL, the Android-maker has removed the gloves, thrown down the jacket and is ready for a straight-up fight with Apple, despite the ramifications of competing with partners.
Using the company's Android-based OxygenOS, OnePlus smartphones are leaking a considerable amount of users' activity data without their permission, according to a U.K.-based software engineer.
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