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Sony Ericsson has announced its final phone of the year which turns out to be W705 Walkman slider phone. Accompanying the phone will be a MBS-900, a wireless home audio system. It will be a mid range phone having featuring a lot of entertainment features.
It is a slider phone and is design is similar to other Sony Ericsson Walkman phones. The phone will have WiFi which can also allow it to connect to MBS-900 speakers to stream songs or clips. The Walkman will have clear bass and stereo and will come with premium headphones. It will have a music recognition TrackID and shake control system to change the tracks. The phone will have a 3.2 MP camera with flash and a secondary one is also provided to make video calls. The phone has a 2.4 inch large screen having 262k colors and an accelerometer feature is there for auto rotation. It comes with Bluetooth 2.0, FM Radio and has an internal memory of 120 MB.
The W705 phone along with the MBS-900 speakers will be available in the first quarter of 2009. The pricing details is not yet known.


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Harbor Homes says the large collection of new, one-of-a-kind, designer gowns will be for sale at dramatically reduced prices, some up to 70 percent of the retail price.
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Cereal bars: Healthy image a myth - Which?
Published: 18th Aug 2012 01:20:11
The image of cereal bars as a healthy snack is a "myth", according to a study by Which?
The consumer group found all but one of the 30 bars it analysed were high in sugar, with more than half containing over 30% sugar.
One bar, Nutri-Grain Elevenses, contained nearly four teaspoons - more than in a small can of cola and 20% of the recommended daily allowance.
Other snacks it analysed were found to be high in fat and saturated fat.
The Tracker Roasted Nut bar, for example, was almost a third fat.
Meanwhile, six of the seven cereal bars targeted at children were high in saturated fat, the study found.
And Monster Puffs, a cereal bar marketed to children and described as "great for your lunchbox", contained 43.5% sugar - more than two teaspoons.
Which? compared the nutritional content of the bars using the manufacturers' information and applied traffic light labelling to see if the levels of fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt were high, medium or low.
The Nakd Apple Pie was the only bar in the study that did not contain any added sugar, while the Alpen Light Apple and Sultana was the only one to have three green traffic lights for fat, saturated fat and salt.
People often choose cereal bars in the belief they're healthier than chocolate or biscuits, but our research shows this can be a myth”
Which? is calling for manufacturers to reduce sugar and fat in food products marketed to children and for tighter controls over the way they are promoted.
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "People often choose cereal bars in the belief they're healthier than chocolate or biscuits, but our research shows this can be a myth."
A spokeswoman for Kellogg's, which makes the Nutri-Grain Elevenses bar and some of the other snacks tested, said: "We're confused as to why anyone would call a Nutri-Grain Elevenses snack a cereal bar.
"If you've eaten one you know it's not. It's a baked bar and looks and eats much more like a muffin or cake.
"We bake it like a cake and market it as a mid-morning snack.
"In fact, compared to other similar mid-morning snacks, it's one of the choices that has slightly less sugar than the norm."
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Harrisburg, Pa. — D&H Distributing, here, has been tapped to carry Hewlett-Packard’s new home entertainment platform, joining a short list of authorized distributors.
The agreement represents an expansion of an existing relationship between the two companies. Other distributors selected to sell the home entertainment program were not immediately known.
HP’s digital entertainment assortment includes media-center PCs, digital entertainment centers, HP’s Apple iPod in 20GB and 40GB versions, and HD-ready plasma and LCD TVs and DLP home-theater projectors.
The latter, formally announced last month, are part of HP’s first consumer television product line. The plasma and LCD models are expected to begin shipping this month, while the new home-theater projectors should ship in November.
D&H said it is one of the few distributors chosen by HP to carry its digital entertainment center. Both models, the z540 and z545b, are also expected to ship this month.
“The fact that HP has accumulated such a wide roster of home entertainment products clearly marks a paradigm shift we’ve been anticipating for more than a year,” said Dan Schwab, VP/marketing for D&H. “PC-based devices have become a driving force in what was once a CE-only universe, seamlessly integrating the home entertainment architecture.”
Said Bob Pechon, VP/consumer sales at HP, “We wanted distribution partners with a similar focus, and D&H not only has that but the CE/IT history and expertise to deliver high-value, high-touch services to its base of resellers.”
D&H, one of the country’s largest PC and CE wholesale distributors, services national and independent CE dealers, IT resellers and custom installers.
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Thessaloniki – Izmir Ferry Service Expected in September
A new ferry service that will connect Thessaloniki in northern Greece with Izmir in Turkey, with a stopover at Lesvos’ port, is expected to begin next month.
According to a report by Greek news site grtimes.gr, the new ferry service will launch by Levante Ferries’ with its “Smyrna di Levante” ship will begin towards the end of September.
The ferry will connect Thessaloniki with Izmir three times a week, carrying both passengers and freight vehicles.
The route will include a stopover in Mytilini, Lesvos, until October 2.
Established in 2015, Levante Ferries mainly serves the Ionian islands but sees the Thessaloniki – Izmir route as an opportunity to expand its services abroad. The company has invested 16 million euros in the new route.
According to reports, the new route has been delayed for several reasons such the Covid-19 pandemic which stood as an obstacle in the remodeling process of the “Smyrna di Levante” ship. Other reasons included technical issues such as the handling of passenger and freight traffic at the port of Alsancak in Izmir, and efforts to reduce high port fees.
Reports also said that the Thessaloniki Port Authority is currently making necessary arrangements in order for the Greek city’s port to be ready to receive Levante Ferries’ passengers and cargo from September.
The “Smyrna di Levante” ship is 160m; can carry 930 passengers and 55 vehicles; and includes 77 passenger cabins with a total of 210 beds. It can travel at a maximum speed of 19 knots.
The Thessaloniki – Izmir journey will last 12-13 hours.
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NUMECA International announces the creation of NUMECA India Software Pvt. Ltd.Tuesday, 20 December 2011
BANGALORE (IN) – The opening of NUMECA India follows the highly successful creation of NUMECA branch offices in Japan, the US and China. This rapid worldwide expansion is part of NUMECA's global strategy to bring its first-rate customer service to local markets and provide its high-tech software solutions to companies around the world.
Professor Charles Hirsch, President and founder of NUMECA International, and world-renowned expert on , proudly announced the creation of this latest branch office, stating that:
'The opening of NUMECA India marks an important moment for the even greater consolidation of NUMECA's presence on the world stage. An office in India will allow us to work more closely with local customers and will significantly reinforce the company's position in this strategic market.'
The NUMECA India office, based in Bangalore, will be officially opened on 29 December by NUMECA's General Manager, Marc Tombroff. The office will be headed by Mr Kishore Nellutla, who, together with his dedicated team, is looking forward to offering NUMECA's exceptional level of software support to valued customers in the local market.


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Everything Must Go To The Liquidators
With store chains dropping dead left and right, the past year in retailing has been as dismal as any in recent memory. Except, that is, for the industry's undertakers: the small and all-but-invisible clutch of companies that come in and liquidate leftover merchandise when a retailer shuts down or shrinks. Liquidators purchase the inventory, run the going-out-of-business (GOB) sale, and make a living on the difference. And retailing's plague year has been very good to them: In 1995, they disposed of an estimated $3 billion to $5 billion worth of goods, about double 1994 levels.
Now, as the financial consequences of the latest Christmas bust take hold, another rash of bankruptcy filings is almost certain. "The outlook for the liquidators in the next few years is pretty good, given that we still have several more years of consolidation ahead of us," says Thomas R. Rauh, national director of retail consulting at Ernst & Young.
BIG UNKNOWNS. A handful of major players, all privately held and scattered from New England to the West Coast, may be the biggest retailers no one has ever heard of. Gordon Brothers Partners, a Boston outfit, is operating 800 stores around the country, from Jamesway to Fayva. Schottenstein Professional Asset Management in Columbus, Ohio, will help close 362 outlets of Edison Brothers Stores and 198 of Petrie Stores by the end of the month. Even healthy retailers--or at least viable ones--have started calling in the liquidators to close selected stores as they cut back.
Why don't retailers just hang out their own sales banners and pocket the proceeds? For starters, liquidators pay cash for the inventory--a plus for strapped operators and their creditors--and take on all the risk. "We know what we're going to get going into the deal," says Kevin J. Kulinowski, vice-president for store operations at Jamesway Corp., who expects Gordon Brothers to close the last of the chain's outlets by mid-January. And for chains that are merely cutting back, bringing in an outside company to close stores frees management to focus on continuing operations.
Besides, running a GOB sale isn't as easy as just marking down prices. Liquidators have to have a shrewd eye for pricing merchandise. And since they take over operations during a GOB sale, they have to estimate expenses accurately--everything from payroll to phone bills to the big ad budgets needed to lure bargain hunters. A typical sale lasts 6 to 10 weeks, with markdowns starting at 20% and climbing as high as 90% in the final days. Gordon Brothers President Robert C. Sager calls his team the Green Berets of retail. "You drop them in somewhere, you give them a compass and a knife, and they have to survive," he says.
INCENTIVES. Indeed, these are not ideal selling conditions. To deal with store employees who will be out of a job when the sale ends, liquidators have to craft incentive plans to make it more profitable for staff to stay and work rather than quit or walk off with armloads of merchandise. Or worse. When W.T. Grant closed two decades ago, employees tried to block the GOB sale by emptying the cash registers. The money went into the bank, but the stores were unable to make change. And any miscalculation on what the merchandise is worth or how much traffic ads will generate can be fatal. Says David M. Bernstein, CEO of Bernstein Financial Group: "It's like having a party and worrying that nobody shows up." Or too many, for that matter. So great was the throng on the first day of the B. Altman sale in 1989 that Bernstein was forced to close the doors at 3 p.m.
Although the current retail climate has brought more opportunity, there's also more competition. That means liquidators are paying more to win jobs. And consumers, who can find half-price sales any day of the week in their local department stores, are growing inured to screaming GOB sale signs. "GOBs are losing their touch," says James L. Schaye, executive vice-president of Schottenstein. "We'll have to find something new." It may be getting harder to attract mourners, but the funerals won't be stopping any time soon.


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After TVS motorcycle ‘Victor’ revved up with Sachin Tendulkar endorsing it, Kinetic has now roped in India’s legendary cricketer Kapil Dev to promote its entry-level motorcycle ‘Boss’.
The company also plans to add three more motorcycle brands—two in the 110 cc executive segment and one in the 125-150 cc performance segment over the next few months. This will take Kinetic’s total motorcycle offerings to six from the current level of three.
According to sources, Kapil Dev will be brand ambassador for the 100CC motorcycle, ‘Boss’ and not for other two brands—‘Kinetic GF’ and ‘Challenger’. The move to take Kapil Dev as the brand ambassador is also part of the company’s plan to shift its focus to motorcycles. The contribution from motorcycles to the company’s total turnover is expected to grow to arond 45 per cent from the current level of around 15 per cent.
Kinetic is banking on ‘Boss’ to take the company forward in the motorcycle segment and hopes to sell 75,000 motorcycles next year. ‘Boss’ is a four-stroke motorcycle in the economy segment and was launched in June last year.


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P2i working with Network Carriers to increase device reliability
February 23, 2014
P2i working with Network Carriers to increase device reliability:
- P2i shares scientific knowledge of water damage to support network carriers to create
liquid reliability testing methods
- Good news for consumers who will benefit from more reliable devices
- “The Lab” on tour at Mobile World Congress [Booth: 6I41]
ABINGDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 23 February 2014: P2i, world leaders in liquid repellent nano-coating technology, today announced plans to provide support directly to network carriers with regards to developing liquid reliability testing methods for smartphone devices.
Consumer research shows 33 per cent of users have damaged their phone through accidental water contact. This has a significant effect on network carriers, who often foot the bill for repairs or face the potential for customers using the downtime as an opportunity to shop around.
Dr. Stephen Coulson, Chief Technology Officer, P2i said: “It’s really good news for consumers that we are seeing this kind of push-back from the networks who want to ensure that manufacturers are embedding the latest protective techniques onto their devices, thereby making sure the phones they stock are able to withstand the stresses of our busy daily lives.”
As well as replacing handsets, traditionally, a water damaged phone denotes a financial loss for the network carrier through a reduction in billable minutes and increased requirements for customer complaints handling and services costs.
“Whether it’s providing guidance on device reliability testing methods, or connecting brands with P2i to ensure particular devices pass reliability tests in time for launches into the market place, P2i is able to support network carriers,” Coulson said.
P2i is unique in that it is the only liquid repellent nano-coating technology company to gain traction both technically and commercially in smartphone high-volume manufacturing. P2i first launched into the smartphone market with Splash-proof in 2011 on the Motorola Droid RAZR and has since developed a portfolio of technologies to protect devices against varying levels of water damage.
Coulson said, “A standard water test for smartphones can be anything from 20 minutes under dripping water, to spending and hour and a half in a pressurized tank to simulate deep water scenarios. As experts in the field of protective coatings, P2i has a lot of knowledge on what it is that makes a wet phone die.
This sharing of knowledge has been particularly successful in the US. And we hope to be able to support other network carriers, some of whom are yet to introduce liquid reliability testing into their screening process, to ensure they are receiving the best standards of phones for their customers.”
To coincide with the launch, P2i is taking “The Lab” on tour to Mobile World Congress [Booth: 6I41] in Barcelona, 24-27 February. The Lab will provide a space for network carriers to experience firsthand a range of liquid testing methods including shower testing, open phone testing and IPx7 testing.
P2i is the world leader in liquid repellent nano-coating technology. It was established in 2004 to commercialise liquid repellent treatments developed by the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Now on a commercial scale, P2i’s patented process has been successfully applied to a wide range of products in a wide range of markets including Electronics, Lifestyle, Filtration & Energy, Life Sciences and Military & Institutional. Headquartered in Abindgon, Oxfordshire, with offices worldwide, the company has over 100 employees. See www.p2i.com for more information.
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HTC today announced the Inspire 4G that is headed to AT&T later this year. Neowin got its paws on the device but unfortunately was not able to turn the device on. The specs of the device are a 4.3 inch WVGA display, 8 megapixel camera out back, and will be running Android on AT&T when it launches.
Overall, the device feels solid in the hand, but not being able to turn it on was a rather large disappointment. The specs say that the device should launch with Android 2.2 but we suspect that it may actually ship with a later version of Android and that may be why we were not allowed to turn the device on. The device will launch later this year and is expected to be a top tier device for AT&T.


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As we've seen with high-profile data breaches such as the Sony Playstation breach, the hacks on the NATO e-book service as well as Distribute.IT, cybercriminals are exploiting various techniques and tools to steal customer data and then either sell it on the cybercrime underground economy or just dump it into the public domain. Depending on which country they're based, organisations can choose if they want to disclose that they've experienced a data breach, that is if the attack isn't made public by the attackers themselves! The recent spate of high-profile breaches have sparked organisations and governments to urgently re-evaluate their data management policies and tools as well as to assess whether they would be better served to fess up to any data breaches that take place.
Underground cybercrime sites have been cropping up for several years now, selling credit cards with a range of balances and verifications. In the United States, it costs a maximum of US$60 to purchase a credit card 'with fullz info' - that is, with billing address, full name, credit card number, expiry date and CVV2 - everything a person would need to steal another's identity. 'Crimeware-as-a-service' has also become increasingly popular. In Australia, it costs on average just $140 to install malware on a 1000 computers.
However, while many data breach cases in the past were motivated by monetary gain, we're increasingly seeing that cyber criminals are compromising company data for no real profitable reason. When Lulzsec (initially) announced it was disbanding its farewell statement read, "For the past 50 days we've been disrupting and exposing corporations, governments, often the general population itself, and quite possibly everything in between, just because we could". As they made their departure announcement, they also dumped data including memos, gamers' personal details, website logs and other files from AOL, AT&T, Battlefield Heroes, Hackforums.net and Nato-bookshop.org.
In some forums there has been debate as to the motivation of groups like Lulzsec as well as deliberation over the techniques they employed. Whether future attackers work in groups or as individuals, whether they undertake their attacks in a very public way, or quietly go about doing significant damage, what we have learnt is that security processes and technology within every organization needs to be reviewed and this is what we should be focused on. The recent attacks clearly highlight the need for more serious review of security inside corporations, government networks and also by consumers with and how they protect their personal information. Far more attention and focus needs to be placed on protecting personal information specifically, as well strengthening the websites and networks that store this information. Regardless of how the attacks have taken place, what it does highlight is that a lot of improvements need to be made in all aspects of security including website, database, password and network security as examples.
Michael Sentonas is Chief Technology Officer for McAfee Asia Pacific


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Econet rolls out green tuck-shops
TELECOMS| Sept. 12, 2012, 10:47 a.m.
By Alfonce Mbizwo, Harare, Zimbabwe
Econet has launched its 'Green kiosks', a franchise which will see its vendors offer a wider range of the company’s products.
Econet chief executive Douglas Mboweni said the group had already started rolling out the units, which would soon eliminate illegal structures particularly in the high density areas.
To date 100 units had been deployed in Harare and outlying areas and the target would be to have 5 000 units by the end of February 2013. About seven sites had been put up in Chitungwiza, a satellite city of Harare with a reported population of more than one million, which have the capacity to operate for the full 24 hrs.
The group was working with local authorities over site mapping, approval and vendor licencing.
“We will however pick sites that are convenient to use,” Mboweni said.
Mboweni would not disclose how much it cost to set up a single unit or the capital spend to date. All he said was that the units will be given to vendors for free.
He added that the company could only disclose the cost in three months because at the moment they did not have a fixed supplier for the units.
Each unit is fully insulated with 50mm thick walls to ensure that the inside remain cool. It also has secure 14 compartment recharge station each with its own door and token for security purposes "but also to keep dust off the customers’ handsets.”
The charging compartments can charge up to 14 cellphones.
The vendors who will have the units will do all the transactions that support the company. They will offer transactions such as airtime, Ecocash, solar products and free phone recharges.
“Increased product range means increased business volumes,” he said.
Mboweni said that Econet will continue leading through innovation and they had a number of solar initiatives in the pipeline including the home power station, which he said would operate off the network through GPRS.
“This is a moving process as we will continue to look at what else we can bring under the umbrella," he said.
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Jan 23, 2013 12:35am PST
coffee to spices, instances of so called food fraud are cropping up nationwide. abc's jim avila brings us the report. >> reporter: a trip to the grocery store should be simple and straight forward. >> anything that they put in there should be listed on the ingredients label. >> reporter: but how do you know what's on the label is what you're actually getting? in a study to be released later today, the u.s. convention, an independent non-profit lab, says in many cases you can't. they're comprehensive review of food fraud finds that reports of fraudulent ingredients in our food, ingredients not labeled and used as cheap substitutes, are up 60% over last year's review. >> the food products are not always what they purport to be. >> reporter: so it's profit, or in this case, greed. >> that seems to be the driver for a lot of human actions. ground black pepper can be adulterated. >> reporter: it's enough to make you wonder who thinks of this stuff. >> stems, starches, everything that looks gray or speckled appears to be ground black pepper. >> reporter: the scientists at usp want to know what'


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The high street meltdown continues with stationery retailer Office Outlet - which has stores in Truro, Plymouth, Torquay and Exeter - being the latest big name to go into administration.
Formerly known as Staples, the high street chain revealed it had entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) proposal to restructure its UK store estate as part of an ongoing turnaround strategy in August last year.
Now, it has said that Richard Michael Hawes and Daniel Francis Butters were yesterday appointed Joint Administrators of SUK Retail Limited, trading as Office Outlet and SUK Oldco Limited (“the Companies”).
Office Outlet has 90 stores around the UK and The future of its stores in Devon and Cornwall has not yet been confirmed.
However, the firm's website is promoting a huge sale with prices on office furniture, computer accessories and stationary supplies slashed, and range of 3-for-2 details.
Back in August 2018, the chain said it had spent the past two years performing an operational restructuring which, it said, “significantly improved” store performance.
But bosses said there had been a “significant decline in footfall” at out-of-town retail parks, and so a proposal to restructure its fixed costs was needed to ensure long-term profitability.


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If media estimates of job losses is to be believed, India appears to have done far better than China. As the global economy has moved into recessions, China's exports have declined steeply, putting an estimated 15-20 million rural migrant labor in tens of thousands of small factories that undergrid its spectacular economic growth of the past two decades. In contrast, while itself being deeply affected by the global slowdown and economic growth forecasts almost halving, the extent of job losses in India is not in the same scale as in other major economies.
MIT Professor Yasheng Huang has two interesting observations on entrepreneurship in India and China, especially relevant in light of the ongoing economic crisis and its impact on job losses.
1. India never had the revolution in rural entrepreneurship as China had in the eighties and nineties. Prof Huang makes a very important point, "Its farmers, because of lack of funding and lack of basic human capital, have never been as entrepreneurial and dynamic as their Chinese counterparts. While many Western analysts bemoan the lack of highways and foreign investment in India, in reality, the true obstacle to a broad-based development in India is its deficit in rural entrepreneurship."
2. The quality of Indian entreprenership is far superior to their Chinese counterparts and their businesses are buiilt on more solid long-term foundations. Indian entrepreneurs have invested heavily in their employees, created a rudimentary human resource and financial control system, and adopted many of the basic marketing tools and principles taught at Western business schools, all of which have helped them withstand the troubled times more effectively than the Chinese.


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Blue chip General Motors (GM: sentiment, chart, options) took its turn in the earnings spotlight this morning, reporting a second-quarter loss of $15.5 billion, or $27.33 per share, as revenue dropped 18% to $38.2 billion. Excluding $9.1 billion for special items, GM would have lost $6.3 billion, or $11.21 per share. Analysts were looking for a loss of $2.85 per share on revenue of $42.6 billion. GM is expected to remain in the headlines today, with July U.S. auto sales figures slated for release.
In other earnings news, Chesapeake Energy (CHK: sentiment, chart, options) posted a second-quarter loss of $1.65 billion, or $3.17 per share. The latest results include a $2.06-billion mark-to-market loss on energy and interest-rate hedges triggered by sharply higher gas and oil prices. Excluding items, the firm earned $479 million, or 89 cents per share, on revenue of $2.23 billion. The Street was calling for earnings of 88 cents per share on $2.28 billion in revenue.
Elsewhere, Sun Microsystems (JAVA: sentiment, chart, options) this morning reported fourth-quarter earnings of $88 million, or 11 cents per share, compared to $329 million, or 36 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. Revenue docked at $3.78 billion, a decrease of 1.4% from fiscal 2007. Analysts, on average, estimated earnings of 73 cents per share on sales of $3.78 billion. The firm also announced that its board authorized an additional repurchase of up to $1 billion of the company's outstanding common shares.
Opening View: General Motors Reports 15.5-Billion Dollar Loss, Revenue Falls 18 Percent


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In China’s 618 E-Commerce Festival this month – a sort of Amazon Prime Day for all online retailers there – Babycare domestic diapers outsold Pampers, online giant Alibaba reported.
In 2020’s Singles Day, China’s biggest online shopping holiday, Genki Forest, a Chinese soft drink, passed both Coke and Pepsi in sales.
On Singles Day in 2019, domestic snack brand Three Squirrels left Nestlé’s offerings in the dust and Perfect Diary cosmetics took the lead in their category, leaving Estée Lauder and Maybelline fighting for second place.
“Foreign brands used to have an edge in the China market by representing a superior western lifestyle,” Albus Yu, China Growth Capital’s investment manager, told the Financial Times.
“Chinese consumers are now more confident in ‘China style’,” he said.
Through 2020’s first three quarters, Chinese brands of consumer staples grew 2 percent in sales while western brands shrank 6 percent, Kantar Worldpanel reported.
In the past, western brands were seen as safer and of higher quality; now, prodded by government actions against companies and their executives turning out shoddy or dangerous products, China’s consumer economy is rivaling the West for reliability and style.
“The next decade is going to be the decade of Chinese brands,” Elijah Whaley, vice-president of Asia-Pacific marketing at Launchmetrics, said to the FT. “Domestic brands will take a large share of China’s domestic market.”
Chinese companies have the advantage of being new, analysts told the FT.
Unlike western brands that have a market persona to defend or overcome, Chinese products are free to define themselves afresh, especially through social media, and can cash in on Chinese youth’s susceptibility to trends, which is even more powerful than that tendency among young people in the West, the FT said.
China’s fast-trending consumer items also tap into a new wave of national pride, fostered by the country’s growing global prominence.
The rise of Chinese consumer products is integral to the government’s “dual circulation” strategy of maintaining a strong export economy while building up the country’s domestic consumer economy, in part by fostering in-country brands that can take market share from western competitors. (See “China Announces ‘Dual Circulation’ Economic Policy,” Trends Journal, 9 September 2020.)
The strategy emphasizes economic self-sufficiency and less reliance on imports.
The growing strength of Chinese brands comes at a time when western consumer products companies are looking to China as their chief source of growth in the decades ahead.
TREND FORECAST: China’s blossoming domestic consumer economy and its challenge to western brands strengthens our Top Trend 2021 – the rise of China. As we have long said, the 21st century will belong to China because the business of China is business and the business of the U.S. is war.
Moreover, Americans, of which 70 percent are overweight and 42 percent obese and the majority of the population dressed down... the nation is no longer viewed as the “Exceptional’s” and has lost its status as the global trend setter.
With a population of 1.4 billion and nearly a half million middle class and the government emphasizing a dual circulation policy which emphasizes a self-sustaining economy, the nation’s focus will emphasize the “Chinese way” of elegance, grace, pop-culture and style.


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The market for sneakers is booming, driven by millennial demand and a strategic business approach by the major players. According to SportsOneSource, the international sneaker market has grown by more than 40% since 2004, to an estimated $55 billion. In 2015 alone, the athletic footwear industry in the US grew by 8%, generating $17.2 billion in sales, with unit sales growing by 3% and the average selling price growing by 5%, to $61.15, according to The NPD Group. Among just the three major players—Nike, Adidas and Under Armour—sales increased to more than $25 billion in 2013, which represented a 47% jump from 2009, The Washington Post reported. Millennials in particular are driving this dramatic growth, spending $21 billion on footwear in 2014, a 6% increase from the year prior, with the biggest category being footwear over $100. Nike’s line of Jordan sneakers alone, which retail for around $100 to $200, boasted $2.6 billion in US sales in 2014, according to SportScanInfo. Sports shoes are “expected to have the largest market in terms of volume globally from 2014 to 2020,” according to PR Newswire. Transparency Market Research said it expects the global footwear market to reach $220.2 billion in value and 10.974 million units by 2020.
The frenzied sneaker culture began with a genius marketing idea that continues to create hype in the market today. Converse sneakers were released in 1917, but it was not until 1921, after basketball player Chuck Taylor made a few suggestions, that his name became associated with the now-classic shoe. Pioneering the celebrity endorsement, Converse set a marketing standard in the world of athletic footwear that continues today. Hip-hop hopped on the sneaker culture trend long ago too, as exemplified by Run-D.M.C.’s 1986 track “My Adidas.” These branding efforts have extended into personal identity, with consumers using sneakers to express themselves. Elizabeth Semmelhack, curator of an exhibit called “The Rise of Sneaker Culture” at Toronto’s BATA Shoe Museum, found that “people find meaning in sneakers, so their choices are driven by brand identity.”
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Edelman senior advisor Joe Lockhart, also a former White House press secretary, will join a pre-lunch panel focused on brands taking a stand amid today’s complex political climate.
Other recent additions to the PRDecoded lineup include Pinterest’s head of comms Christine Schirmer; David Simas, CEO of the Obama Foundation; Maggie Fitzpatrick, SVP of corporate affairs, philanthropy, and customer engagement, Exelon; Edelman CEO Richard Edelman; and Beth Engelmann, CMO and CCO, Dairy Management.
They all join a top-level agenda that includes opening keynote Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney; closing keynote Jacqueline Parkes, CMO and EVP of digital studios at MTV, VH1, and Logo; and a first-time-ever panel featuring four members of PRWeek’s Power List.
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Some of the UK’s biggest retailers launched their Christmas campaigns this week as the high street prepares to battle over what is hoped to be the best festive sales period since 2007.
Marks & Spencer, John Lewis and Debenhams were among those to launch their TV advertising campaigns this week. M&S has taken a fairytale-inspired approach to its integrated campaign, featuring 72 general merchandise items. John Lewis spent £7m on its animated woodland advert and Debenhams was hoping to replicate last year’s record-breaking success by emphasising its exclusive designer collaborations.
Topshop launched its first global and fully-integrated Christmas campaign on Pinterest this week, with the social media site linking to the retailer’s website and staff in stores wearing Pinterest T-shirts and showing the ads to shoppers on iPads.
British luxury brand Burberry also launched its festive campaign, Burberry With Love, this week. The brand has described the ads as its “most cross-functional”, and is hosting festive activities including ’25 days of Christmas’, a programme of images and videos on Instagram.
The ads were rolled out in the week that sees 15% of consumers start their Christmas shop, according to research by customer experience management firm SDL.
However, retailers may have to hold their nerve until the last minute, with research company Verdict Retail predicting that December 23 will become ‘Mad Monday’ as click-and-collect shoppers head to stores to pick up final purchases.
Several retailers told Drapers they expected Christmas sales to come later than usual this year. House of Fraser chairman Don McCarthy said: “Christmas will probably come late, but with intensity. We need some extremely cold weather – a little sun, not too much rain – and then they’ll be out shopping.”
M&S chief executive Marc Bolland is also pinning his hopes on cold weather, saying the retailer was “well set up for the Christmas collection, with good stock levels, good availability”.
Colin Temple, managing director of footwear retailer Schuh, said the fact online orders for pre-Christmas delivery could be accepted up to Sunday December 22 “could be meaningful”.
Nick Lowe, chief executive of logistics firm Dachser, said he was expecting “a lull” in deliveries from suppliers to retailers in early December after an anticipated spike in November.
With Christmas Day falling in the middle of the week, Lowe said “the pressure would be on” to get last-minute stock into stores on December 23.
Verdict forecasts consumers will spend £88.4bn in the fourth quarter of this year – a £1.95bn rise in spend – the majority of which (3.84%) is expected to be on food, with health and beauty the second-biggest category, and clothing and footwear the third (3.15%).


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Marin Software Launches TV Sync, Powered by TVTY
Marin Software’s social platform offers a comprehensive Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter advertising solution synced with television, weather, and sports signals
SAN FRANCISCO, CA November 3, 2015 – Marin Software Incorporated (NYSE: MRIN), provider of a leading cross-channel performance advertising cloud for advertisers and agencies, today released TV Sync as part of the Marin Social platform. TV Sync, powered by TVTY, is a revolutionary social advertising solution that leverages television, weather, and sports signals to power Facebook, Twitter and Instagram advertising campaigns, amplify reach, and drive consumer engagement across screens.
According to Time Warner,1 65% of people with a smartphone and a tablet are likely to use social media while watching television. This symbiotic and complementary relationship between television and social advertising has energized the advertising industry and presents a significant opportunity to reach relevant, high-value customers at a time when their attention and engagement are high.
Using Marin Social’s TV Sync, advertisers can automatically activate social ads based on dynamic offline events including television ad flight schedules, program schedules, weather changes, or sporting events, all in real-time. TV Sync allows advertisers to amplify and extend their messages to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter users, across multiple screens.
Marin is TVTY’s premier partner for social advertising. TVTY, the ‘moment marketing’ company, allows brands and agencies to use real-time contextual data captured from television programs, sporting events, and weather sources to make their digital marketing more relevant and engaging for consumers across channels and devices. As TVTY’s preferred social advertising platform, Marin Social advertisers can now run contextually targeted advertising campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using television signals from over 400 national and local channels across 25 countries in North America, EMEA, and Australia.
“Our research indicates that people who are exposed to both TV and social ads demonstrate an increased level of ad recall, brand linkage, and likeability linkage,” said Avik Dey, EVP, Product and Engineering at Marin Software. “We’re excited for the release of our innovative TV Sync solution, since it enables social ads to complement TV ads and amplify advertising messages across screens. TV Sync has the potential to positively impact advertising results across a number of brand advertising KPIs that our Marin Social customers track and measure.”
Eliott Reilhac, CEO of TVTY, said, “With demand from brands and agencies growing rapidly for ‘moment marketing’, it was a logical fit for us to partner with the leading advertising management platform. We’re excited that Marin’s extensive client base has access to our proprietary technology and can now connect with consumers in the moments that matter.”
With this release, Marin Social offers a comprehensive Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter advertising solution that targets and optimizes to relevant audiences based on television ads, programs, live sporting events, and weather. Advertisers can now manage, measure, and optimize their TV-synced social media campaigns using the full breadth of Marin Social features.
Key Features of TV Sync:
- Sync Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter ads with live events or scheduled TV programs to appear simultaneously and target relevant viewing audiences.
- Gain competitive mindshare by having relevant social ads appear at the same time a competitor’s ads are appearing on television.
- As weather patterns shift or severe weather forecasts are announced -- such as precipitation and temperature changes -- automatically deploy relevant social ads with weather-focused creative.
TVTY enables brands and agencies to optimize the timing of their digital campaigns in context. With TVTY, advertisers synchronize their digital investments with TV spots and shows, sporting events and weather, to communicate at the right time. With TVTY's SaaS Moment Marketing Platform, users pick moments (such as TV spots) and sync their existing digital campaigns. TVTY is already integrated with leading DSPs and ad servers, and is compatible with all digital marketing channels: search, banners, video and social. TVTY is a VC backed start-up that has offices in New York, London and Paris and operates in more than 30 different countries worldwide. TVTY offers premium advertising solutions to top-tier brands such as McDonald's, O2, Coca-Cola, Ford, Samsung, Microsoft, Kia and more.
1. “What Does Second Screen Mean for Viewers and Advertisers?”, Adweek, March 31, 2013, http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/what-does-second-screen-mean-viewers-and-advertisers-148240


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After the gavel dropped and a piece of digital art sold for $69.3 million at a Christie’s auction on Thursday, one thing wasn’t clear: who had bought it. Now we know—sort of. The buyer is a mysterious figure known only as “Metakovan” who has been hovering around the cryptocurrency space for years.
Everydays: The First 5000 Days is a collage of 5,000 pictures that artist Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, started composing every day since 2007. Besides being the third-most-expensive piece of art ever sold by a living artist, the collage is notable because it is attached to a form of cryptocurrency called a non-fungible token, or NFT, and has no physical presence. In fact, the artwork itself is available for viewing free of charge across the internet. What Christie’s actually auctioned off is a one-of-a-kind cryptographic token that acts as a sort of certificate of ownership for the collage, which can in turn be sold to someone else in the future. The buyer also received a digital file of the art and some rights to display the image, but the copyright wasn’t part of the transaction, Christie’s told Slate. NFT’s are the latest cryptocurrency craze, in which celebrities like Grimes and Logan Paul are using the technology to sell digital keepsakes for millions of dollars.
Initial reports speculated that the winner of the Christie’s auction was Justin Sun, founder of the cryptocurrency platform Tron who has been willing to spend huge sums of money on other virtual grails; he recently bid $2 million for an NFT attached to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet. However, Sun tweeted on Friday that he was outbid within 20 seconds of the auction closing by someone who had offered $250,000 more than his final $60 million bid. (There were around $9 million in fees added to the final bid.) Christie’s announced on Friday that Metakovan, who is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency investor, had actually won the collage.
Metakovan is the founder of the world’s largest NFT fund, Metapurse, and has been amassing an almost $120 million collection of tokenized art over the last several years. The collector also paid $2.2 million for another set of 20 pieces by Beeple in December using various different accounts in an apparent attempt to hide his tracks. Metakovan has been displaying the artworks in a digital museum and selling cryptographic tokens that entitle buyers to a stake in the collection. The current price of one of these tokens is currently about $20 as of Friday evening, giving the entire lot a market cap of about $195.4 million. Here’s a video about Metakovan’s B.20 Museum, which may not make it any less confusing, but looks kind of cool:
“When you think of high-valued NFTs, this one is going to be pretty hard to beat,” Metakovan said of The First 5000 Days in a press release. “It represents 13 years of everyday work. Techniques are replicable and skill is surpassable, but the only thing you can’t hack digitally is time. This is the crown jewel, the most valuable piece of art for this generation. It is worth $1 billion.”
Details about Metakovan are scant, but the investor has given a few interviews with some select hints about his identity. In an interview with Hack Crypto, he said he’s a coder who discovered Bitcoin in 2013 while trading options. He began going to cryptocurrency meetups in Canada and became more and more involved in the space. Most of his assets are now in cryptocurrency; he said he doesn’t even own a house or car. On the podcast The Defiant, Metakovan said he’s built several crypto companies and has been active in investing in both tokens and blockchain infrastructure. He became active in the NFT space in 2017 and assumed the Metakovan personality a few years later. Explaining his pseudonym, Metakovan said, “It gives you a space where you can experiment and be something you’re not, so you can learn things and you can remove all the attachment that would come with being the same person doing something else. It gives us a clean slate on the internet.” He got the name, which means “king of meta” in Tamil, from his mother. (The “meta,” in this case, refers to the metaverse, the concept of a virtual world that encompasses all of the internet and popular culture.) According to his spokesperson, known only by the pseudonym Twobadour, Metakovan has been able to fund his NFT ventures because he was such an early investor in cryptocurrencies. Indeed, he told Hack Crypto that he was in contact with one of the founders of Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, before its launch and subsequently became one of its first investors. It’s unclear how rich that would make Metakovan, but “very” is a good guess.
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But leisure travelers itching for a getaway have helped spur demand for US airlines, Airbnb and hotel chains.
Air travel is soaring
“The last three weeks have been the best three weeks since the pandemic hit,” American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said about advanced ticket sales. “We’re getting very close to 2019 levels in total bookings.”
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes echoed the optimism, saying there’s “a lot of pent-up demand.” He added: “As people are getting vaccinated, they’re jumping on airplanes to see people they haven’t seen in year.”
In a note to employees Thursday, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said it has “seen positive momentum in recent weeks,” adding that it could break even sometime soon. “This gives me optimism that a return in demand is underway,” he said.
TSA numbers are climbing
Air travel is up from a year ago for the first time since the pandemic began. About 1.4 million people passed through US airport security checkpoints on Thursday, according to the TSA, up from the 780,000 who were screened on the same day last year.
More than 8.8 million people have flown in the last seven days, and more than 1 million people were screened each of the last eight days — the longest such stretch of the pandemic.
Still, Thursday’s numbers are still at a heavily depressed level, because it’s roughly 60% of the traffic the same day in pre-pandemic 2019.
Airbnb’s top towns
Bookings for “warm weather locales, small beach towns, and access to state and national parks” are fueling Airbnb. The home-sharing website said this week that it’s seeing more bookings because of “pent-up travel dreams.”
Among the most-searched cities and regions on Airbnb are southern Maine, the Outer Banks in North Carolina, and Montana. The number of people searching for properties with outdoor spaces was 35 times higher compared with the same travel period a year ago.
The budget-minded chain has about 650 hotels across the US. The company fared better last year compared with its competitors because it was attractive to traveling medical professionals and other essential workers who had to work during the pandemic.
Disneyland is finally reopening
Disneyland is the Disney’s flagship theme park located in Anaheim, California. It has been closed for more than a year because of the pandemic.
“It’s the final sign that things are getting back to normal for the Disney company,” Robert Niles, editor of ThemeParkInsider.com, told CNN Business of the reopening. “Having Walt Disney’s original park closed, even with the others being open, was still a reminder that something was amiss.”
For now, only California residents may visit the parks because of state health guidelines, the company said. Safety measures include mandatory masks for guests over the age of 2, social distancing and use of a new ticketing system to help manage capacity.
–CNN Business’ Chris Isidore and Frank Pallotta contributed to this report.
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Here we go again. Just two days after DirecTV Now increased subscription prices on all of its plans by $5 a month, PlayStation Vue is following suit.
All of PSVue's multichannel plans will see the $60-a-year price hike, Sony VP Dwayne Benefield wrote in a blog on Tuesday.
At PlayStation, we are always evaluating the PS Vue service to ensure we are providing a compelling value to our customers. Unfortunately, we must increase the price of our multi-channel plans to keep pace with rising business costs and enable us to continue offering a better way to watch the best in live sports, entertainment, and news.
PS Vue customers will continue to enjoy the rich features that come with their monthly plan, including an industry-leading five simultaneous streams, powerful cloud-based DVR, and unique features, such as multi-view on PS4 – all at no extra cost. Customers will also continue to experience one of the most robust line-ups of channels from top networks such as Discovery, AMC, Disney/ESPN, HGTV, Food Network and Turner, as well as local broadcast stations and sports league networks. We'll also continue to offer standalone channels without the need of a multi-channel plan, such as HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and more.
We vow to continue providing exceptional service to our customers, with plans to add more broadcast stations and content that resonates with fans, as well as ongoing feature enhancements. PS Vue was recently listed as the top pay-TV streaming service by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, and our goal will be to maintain this positioning as we continue to enhance the service. As a reminder, if you do not wish to continue your subscription, you can cancel at any time, either on PlayStation consoles or online at psvue.com/subscription.
Here's how the new plans break down:
- Access ($44.99): This is the most basic package you can get with PlayStation Vue. You get 20 channels, from AMC to CNN and Fox News, to ESPN and Disney, and more.
- Core ($45.99): This package adds in sports channels like MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, and regional sports. You'll also get the Cooking Channel and additional movie channels.
- Elite ($59.99): This'll get you BBC World News and a bunch of movie channels (including some great bad movies on demand) that you never knew existed.
- Ultra ($79.99): This is everything in the Elite package, but with HBO and Showtime (east and west for both) added in. And that's not a bad deal at $10 each per month, which both of them costing more if you were to get them separately. You'll also have access to the Showtime Anytime app, And HBO Now apps.
The change will essentially take effect at the same time as DirecTV Now's — starting July 24 for new subscribers, and after July 31 for existing subscribers.
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Infographic Timeline: Ten Years of Tinder
A decade of swiping and over half a billion downloads later, Tinder still leads the market share of online dating apps in the United States at 32%.
What started as a “hook-up” app 10 years ago for college students, is now a mainstream hit that is globally used in 190 countries and 45 languages.
The graphic above highlights key moments that have shaped the app’s success, using data from Match Group’s investor presentations and news reports.
From Hatch to Match: The Early Days of Tinder
The concept of the app emerged when the original founding partners, Sean Rad and Joe Munoz, won a hackathon in 2012. Their collaboration lead to the development of Tinder (originally named Matchbox).
Marketing the app to college students was a strategic decision that quickly gained the interest of millennials. This young demographic had been traditionally underserved in the online dating world, and with the global adoption of smartphones, a mobile-only dating app hit the right spot at the right time.
Monetization began in 2015 when premium features became exclusively available for paid users. Annual revenue that year was $47 million and by 2021 that grew to $1.7 billion.
Match Group acquired Tinder in 2017, with a $3 billion valuation. But at the time, very few could predict the stellar run Tinder would have, having risen to become the top dating app in the world and one of the most popular apps overall.
This surge in popularity is also reflected in the financials — Tinder is just one of the 30 dating apps that Match Group owns, but it represents over 50% of their overall revenues. In addition, Tinder is closing in on generating $2 billion per year.
Today, Match Group is worth roughly $17 billion, and by some estimates Tinder is worth around $9 billion, over triple the price of the original acquisition.
Note: Tinder’s value is based on the valuation multiples for online dating companies as well as Tinder’s revenues as a portion of Match Group’s total.
Tinder and Technology
The swipe feature was an integral part of Tinder’s design, and it revolutionized the dating world. Gamifying dating was a novel concept when the feature was introduced back in 2012.
From the 1998 film “You’ve Got Mail” to today’s dopamine-inducing hit of “It’s a Match!,” it’s easy to see the influence technology has on the way we date and mate.
Below is a snapshot of app features that have been driven by technology and culture:
|Key Business Focus
|Gamification is the hook
|App monetization driven by user experience
|Instagram Integration & Facebook “Common Connections”
|Power to the user - “Insight to who has liked me”
|Putting user safety first
|Panic Button / “Are You Sure?”
|Putting user safety first
|The pursuit of connections post-covid
|Virtual Exploration - It’s a “Swipe Party”
|Understanding the changing demographic
The Tinder Algorithm
During the app’s early development, the discovery of a new match relied partially on the “Elo” rating system to score desirability. Attractiveness was evaluated by how often people swiped. The more selective you were with swiping, the higher your attractiveness was rated within the algorithm.
But now according to Tinder’s pressroom:
“Elo is old news at Tinder.”
Instead, Tinder’s algorithmic criteria for profile discovery depends on the users:
- Recent activity – members who are sending likes and nopes
- Profile elements such as the user’s interests
Tinder now says that proximity is a key factor in how people match on the app.
The Future of Tinder: A Changing Demographic
And keeping the app relevant to a young demographic requires thoughtful consideration that goes beyond just adding new technological features. According to research organization YouthSight, more than 90% of Gen Z’ers report having frustrations with dating apps.
Only time will tell if technological incentives such as features for the metaverse, or virtual coins that further gamify the dating app, are attractive enough for Tinder to compete against the allures of meeting people IRL.
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We visualized the top U.S. companies by employees, revealing the massive scale of retailers like Walmart, Target, and Home Depot.
The Largest U.S. Corporations by Number of Employees
Revenue and profit are common measures for measuring the size of a business, but what about employee headcount?
To see how big companies have become from a human perspective, we’ve visualized the top U.S. companies by employees. These figures come from companiesmarketcap.com, and were accessed in March 2024. Note that this ranking includes publicly-traded companies only.
Data and Highlights
The data we used to create this list of largest U.S. corporations by number of employees can be found in the table below.
|Number of Employees
Retail and Logistics Top the List
Companies like Walmart, Target, and Kroger have a massive headcount due to having many locations spread across the country, which require everything from cashiers to IT professionals.
Moving goods around the world is also highly labor intensive, explaining why UPS has half a million employees globally.
Below the Radar?
Two companies that rank among the largest U.S. corporations by employees which may be less familiar to the public include Concentrix and Cognizant. Both of these companies are B2B brands, meaning they primarily work with other companies rather than consumers. This contrasts with brands like Amazon or Home Depot, which are much more visible among average consumers.
A Note on Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett’s company doesn’t directly employ 383,000 people. This headcount actually includes the employees of the firm’s many subsidiaries, such as GEICO (insurance), Dairy Queen (retail), and Duracell (batteries).
If you’re curious to see how Buffett’s empire has grown over the years, check out this animated graphic that visualizes the growth of Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio from 1994 to 2022.
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As everyone who follows American football already knows, this Sunday is the Super Bowl, consistently one of the most-watched events each year. With hundreds of millions of people watching, companies naturally want to advertise their products, and those adverts have become part of the overall spectacle. This year, Microsoft will be there with a heartwarming advert for the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
The advert features a group of kids with different physical disabilities, showing how the Adaptive Controller had helped them to play games to the level they always knew they could. Watch this "extended" version below.
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[Funding Alert] Cashfree raises $35.3M Series B investment led by Apis Growth Fund II
Bengaluru-based fintech startup Cashfree has raised $35.3 million as a part of its Series B investment led by the global financial services investor, Apis Growth Fund II. The funding also saw participation from existing investors — Y Combinator and Smilegate.
With this fund raise, the team will be looking to scale its payment offerings, develop new product verticals, and strategic investments. The investment will also assist the company in making selective bolt-on acquisitions to further augment its geographic and product reach.
Commenting on the capital raise, Akash Sinha, CEO and Co-founder of Cashfree said in the press statement shared by the company:
“This investment is an endorsement of Cashfree's platform as well as our vision to empower customers and businesses with the latest payments tools. Over the years, we have built a strong presence among enterprises by innovating for experience, scale and security."
He added that they see payments as an evolving industry with its own challenges and Cashfree would be investing in next-gen payments as well as banking tech to make payments processing easier and more reliable.
"With the solid foundation of in-house technologies, tech-driven processes, and in-depth industry knowledge, we are confident of growing Cashfree to be the leader in the payments space in India and internationally," said Akash.
Founded in 2015 by Reeju Datta and Akash, Cashfree processes online payments for several Indian businesses. A 2017 Y Combinator alumnus, Cashfree added that it has processed over $12 billion annualised payments as of March 2020.
The press statement shared by the company said Cashfree has been profitable since its first year of operations and counts more than 50,000 businesses amongst its merchants including leading internet companies such as, , , HDFC Ergo, Ixigo, , Zoomcar, and among others.
Their bulk disbursal solution - Payouts was launched in 2016, touched over one lakh daily transactions within a year. The platform helps businesses send money instantly to bank accounts, cards, UPI, and wallets with a simple integration.
According to the press statement, this investment comes as Cashfree’s rapid growth has accelerated with rising ecommerce penetration by increasing adoption of Indian businesses and consumers. The investment will support the company’s ambitious growth plans including launching and further rolling out new products.
Joining Cashfree as a board member, Udayan Goyal, Managing Partner and Apis Co-Founder said, “As digital payments proliferate globally, the Indian market continues to represent one of the most exciting opportunities that we see in the world. Cashfree has maintained a leadership position in this space and is now going through a period of rapid growth fuelled by the development of unique and innovative products that serve the needs of its customers. We are delighted to support Cashfree on its exciting journey ahead and to back an exceptional management team who are at the forefront of the continued digitalisation and democratisation of payments in India.”
Cashfree has also introduced solutions such as an instant settlement offering on its payment gateway and a UPI Stack with 15 ready-to-use integrations for all business payment needs including collections, disbursals, and verifications using UPI infrastructure.
The Instant Settlement feature, launched in early 2020, helps enterprises access funds within 15 minutes of payment capture via its payment gateway as compared to the industry standard of two-to-three business days, helping reduce the working capital gap, especially for small to medium size enterprises.
Matteo Stefanel, Managing Partner and Apis Co-Founder said: “As an experienced investor in payments globally, we are thrilled to become a key investor in Cashfree and to partner with Akash Sinha and Reeju Datta who together have built a tremendous business in a highly competitive market such as India. We trust that our investment will further accelerate Cashfree’s growth trajectory and we are excited and proud to partner with the team as they execute their vision of transforming the Indian payments landscape and bringing digital payments to a wider audience.”
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EE faced a backlash this morning after publishing its 4G tariffs, but they were always going to be high, and for a reason.
People jumped on the fact that for £36-a-month, EE's lowest consumer tariff, you would only get 500MB of data. Even on a 3G connection this seems a bit mean.
Obviously someone took the time to calculate how much time this would give you, and according to PC Pro, at the average download speeds of 12Mbps you would exceed this low cap in just over five minutes.
Add to this a complete absence of an unlimited data option and the excitement over the UK's first 4G network launching in just under a week's times, was quickly losing its appeal.
But, what did people think was going to happen? 4G for the price of 3G? Unlimited data plans letting users download gigabytes of films and music without so much as a second thought for others on the same network?
No, what has happened is what was always going to happen once Ofcom allowed EE to create a 4G monopoly in the UK. 4G is a premium service and you will pay a premium price for it. When it becomes less premium next year when O2 and Vodafone enter the fray, maybe then we will see a price drop, but EE was never going to give away 4G for free.
EE, formerly known as Everything Everywhere, has invested billions in re-farming its own 2G spectrum to be first off the line with 4G in the UK. Its shareholders, and parent companies France Télécom and Deutsche Telekom, will want to recoup that investment, especially while it is the only player in the 4G game.
EE has announced five different 4G plans. All include unlimited calls and text, and each has a different data allowance - 500MB, 1GB, 3GB, 5GB and 8GB. Calls and texts, once the cash cow of mobile networks, will soon be all but obsolete, with data becoming the real money maker.
Therefore, an unlimited data allowance was never going to be feasible on 4G networks. Yes, there are truly unlimited data allowances on 3G networks, notably from Three, but because of the limitations of the 3G networks themselves, carriers are happy to take the hit from the few heavy users, to attract those who don't even need an unlimited plan.
However, with EE's 4G LTE network promising five times the download speeds of the current generation 3G networks, things will change.
Currently 3G networks are not fast enough to stream live TV or films in almost all cases. Therefore no one does so on their smartphone or tablet while on the move. With 4G, there will be no impediment to streaming HD content from the web, whenever you want.
No impediment that is except for the one put in place by EE with its data caps. Even at 8GB, heavy users will find themselves restricted and some will end up paying for more data every month.
Consider if EE had rolled out an unlimited plan. As well as costing EE huge amounts of money in lost data add-ons, the limitless nature of the bundle would mean users would not think about tying up the network downloads and streaming vast gigabytes of data aroudn the clock
Add to this the fact that tethering is included free with all price plans which could see you sharing your 4G connection with your laptop and consuming even more data at speeds normally seen on a decent home broadband connection.
No, unlimited data plans where never going to be feasible, and while paying £46-a-month for a decent 4G data allowance (3GB) may seem exorbitant, EE is going to cash in on its monopoly for as long as it can get away with it.
While EE's vice president of business, Martin Stiven, told us the pricing had been done to drive volume of customers to the new service, this doesn't seem likely, considering a two-year contract will cost you over £1,100 at least - and that's not including the up-front price of the phone.
Doom and gloom
However, it is not all doom and gloom. EE has also announced SIM-only price plans, which start from £21-a-month (500MB) and go up to £36 (5GB). That means that if you are already lucky enough to have purchased the new iPhone, you can get 4G access for £31-a-month with a 3GB data allowance.
You should also consider that the UK may be late to the 4G party, but our cousins in the US are still paying considerably more for their 4G access than we will be in the UK.
A two year contract with AT&T for access to its 4G network, with unlimited calls and text, 3GB of data will cost you $99-a-month (£62) - and that's before sales tax which could be 4.7 percent if you live in Utah, 7 percent in Rhode Island or up to 10 percent elsewhere
Add in an iPhone 5 handset and you'll be paying $300 up-front for the 16GB model, as well as a one-off 'activation fee' of $36.
Yes, EE's 4G price plans are expensive. But they were always going to be expensive and 4G will remain a premium product for those who can afford it and really want it. Just like all new technology, there will be a period when it seems out of the reach of most people, but within 12 months 4G should be a lot more affordable when some competition drives prices to a more realistic level.


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The 2012 M6 Convertible online configurator/builder has gone live and is online at the BMWUSA.com website, with all options/packages and their prices.
The 2012 M6 Convertible starts at a base price of $113,995 in the U.S.
Browse the just recently released BMW M6 Coupe and Convertible catalog (international version) inside. Full version in PDF format.
Site member hkyplaynazn was recently in Germany for european delivery and as part of the experience was given a tour of the BMW M Studio at M Headquarters in Garching, Germany. Garching is always a treat for BMW enthusiasts as there is not only the cool M cars and Individual displays within the M Studio, but also prototype/testing cars parked on the premise or driving around the neighborhood.
On this particular visit, hkyplaynazn was able to get a first look at an M6 convertible in Singapore Grey … CONTINUED
The 2013 M6 coupe and 2012 M6 convertible have now made their world premieres and North American premieres, which brings us to the M6 Gran Coupe as the next M6 variant in the pipeline.
We’ve already seen plenty of the spy photos/videos of the M6 Gran Coupe, which together with the already revealed production 6-series Gran Coupe (photos 1, photos 2), gives us a very accurate idea of what the M6 Gran Coupe will look like. We previously posted some front and rear renders (reposted below) and … CONTINUED
We had the chance to speak to BMW NA M Brand Manager Matt Russell and BMW M Marketing Director Thomas Schemera at the 2012 NYIAS about many things M. We covered some hot topics/models, including the M5, M6, M3 (current and future generation) and M Performance Automobiles.
M5 / M6
Can you tell us about the changes to the 2013 M5 from the 2012 M5? Why the wait for the 2013 model year for the US market?
It’s nothing major. It’s small things; it’s electronics underneath, little computer things. … CONTINUED
Live from the 2012 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), we’re happy to share more photos of the amazing 2013 BMW M6 Coupe and the 2012 BMW M6 Convertible. Powererd by the 560hp 4.4-litre TwinPower Turbo V8 internally dubbed S63 and mated to a 7-speed double clutch transmission, the 2012 M6 Convertible will be the first new M6 model to hit US showroom floors in June and the M6 Coupe to follow in September. The stunning colors seen are sakhir orange on the coupe and san … CONTINUED
On the occasion of the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), BMW has announced U.S. pricing for the 2013 BMW M6 Coupe and the 2012 BMW M6 Convertible. Including destination and handling, the all-new BMW M6 Coupe and BMW M6 Convertible will carry a MSRP of $106,995 and $113,995, respectively.
Compared to the last U.S. price (2010 M6 models) of $102,350 and $108,150 respectively, that’s a price increase of $4,600 or 4.5% for the M6 Coupe and $5,800 or 5.4% for the M6 Convertible.
The 2012 M6 … CONTINUED
Over the past four days BMW has been wining and dining the lucky recipients of sales awards (including site sponsor Ryan Amico of Steve Thomas BMW) at the BMW Sales Award 2011 event. The F12/F13 M6 convertible and coupe were on hand as well as the F10 M5.
This represents the first showing of the F12 M6 convertible, which will make its auto show debut next week at the 2012 NYIAS. Hotlap rides were given in the F10 M5.
Check out the event photos … CONTINUED
We previously reported that the 2013 M5 (F10) US pricing will be announced upon the 2012 NYIAS which takes place the first week of April. We’ve now learned that the 2013 M6 Coupe and 2012 Convertible [official info] US pricing will also be released at the same time.
The 2012 M5 was recently announced for the Canadian market at a starting price of $101,500 CAD. Expect the US pricing for the 2013 M5 to be somewhere in the high-$80k to mid-$90k range. And if the previous generation … CONTINUED
Check out our walkaround video of the 2013 BMW M6 coupe from its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Also see the impressive attention to detail on the M6 coupe by BMW with its functional underside/rear diffuser.
The all new 2012 BMW M6 coupe (official info thread) is the star of the BMW display at the 2012 Geneva Motorshow, based on our affinity for the car and how swarmed the car was. It’s no wonder given the M6′s hard-to-miss Sakhir Orange color, sculpted carbon fiber roof, and very aggressive bodywork.
And the F13 M6 coupe has got the performance to match its looks. Its 560hp/502 lb-ft torque propels it from 0-62mph in only 4.2 seconds (compared to M6 convertible’s 4.3 sec and M5′s 4.4 … CONTINUED
The 2012 M6 coupe and convertible were recently announced and revealed by BMW, but this is the first live public look yet at the M6 coupe in production guise. Even while parked, the M6 and its very aggressive bodywork looks fast!
The upcoming flagship M car – the M6 Gran Coupe, has now begun cold weather testing in Sweden.
It will directly challenge the 2012 Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG by utilizing the best BMW has to offer in terms of quality of materials and powertrain. The M6 Gran Coupe will be powered by the 4.4L twin turbo V8 S63Tu engine, but may very well feature a power bump from the standard M6 coupe and cabrio’s 560hp (maybe in the range of +20hp or so) in order to give … CONTINUED
The new 2013 BMW coupe (F13) and convertible (F12) have been priced for the German market.
The M6 coupe will start at EUR 123,600 and the convertible at EUR 131,000.
To give other markets an idea of how much the M6 may be priced, the M6 coupe’s German starting price is 20% higher than the F10 M5, which starts at EUR 102,800.
For a little math fun and speculation, how much might the M6 coupe and convertible cost in the US? Any guess would be very speculative since … CONTINUED
If you haven’t already seen, the 2013 BMW M6 web special and visualizer has come online (@ http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicle…isualizer.html).
Now you can preview what your favorite F12/F13 M6 combination may be by choosing among the M6′s available color palette and wheels options.
The colors to be made available will be Alpine White, Black Sapphire, Havanna, Silverstone, Space Grey, Imperial Blue Brilliant Effect, Singapore Grey, Sakhir Orange, and San Marino Blue.
Wheels choices are 19″ Style 344M and 20″ Style 343M wheels.
As with any new model release, it’s very interesting to see how the new model fares against the predecessor. We were curious how the stunning all-new BMW M6 Coupe (F13) and Convertible (F12) compare to old M6 (E63/E64), so we’ve compiled a photo and specs comparison. Big thanks to member HKS786 who put together the comparison photos.
First videos of the 2013 BMW M6 coupe (F13) and convertible (F12). BMW M’s sporty new coupe and convertible looked great in photos, but look even better in motion. Check it out via the “VIDEOS” tab inside.
The debut of the all-new 2013 BMW M6 models also marks the debut of the long-awaited M Carbon Ceramic Brakes option. Details are limited so far but we’ve compiled what’s known so far:
The M Carbon Ceramic Brakes have bigger rotors at the front axle (410mm vs 400mm standard), reduce the unsprung weight by 19.4 kg or 42.8 lb, and obviously increase fade resistance. While the standard brake calipers for the M6 models are painted in dark blue metallic, the carbon ceramic brakes are painted in a … CONTINUED


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Geeky Tech, a worldwide SEO PPC digital marketing company with offices in Guildford, UK, has released a post on transitioning from Universal Analytics to the new Google Analytics 4.
Geeky Tech, a digital marketing agency specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Paid Media (PPC), has released a post on how companies can optimize the transition from Google’s Universal Analytics (UA) to Google Analytics 4 (GA4).
In the new report, Geeky Tech notes that this transition is critical to avoid any gaps in reporting when UA is discontinued in 2023. Introduced in 2012, UA has become the standard tool for digital marketers to track and measure user behaviour. However, it is based on an increasingly obsolete measuring methodology, which is why it is being replaced by GA4.
The Geeky Tech report provides five specific tips for switching to a Google Analytics 4 account. While basic information is available directly from Google’s GA4 Migration Guide, Geeky Tech’s tips will speed up the transition and ensure that reporting is set up in a manner that makes the most sense for an individual business.
Each tip is explained in depth through step-by-step instructions and explanatory videos, with reference links where appropriate. The post begins with the most important step in the process–adjusting the data retention period–and continues with information on adding filters, linking to the Google search console, enabling Google signals, and setting up conversion events.
Geeky Tech was originally formed to offer outbound marketing services via email and SMS. However, the team quickly came to realize the importance of SEO and PPC. While several agencies offered these capabilities, the Geeky Tech team realized that most did not understand how SEO and PPC worked and how they could be most effective.
As a result, Geeky Tech decided to build its internal staff of professionals that would focus on the elements that drive the digital marketing process, with special attention to keyword strategy and paid advertising. Following this methodology, the Geeky Tech team has gained expertise in SEO and PPC and has helped clients realize increases in web traffic as high as 700% and ad conversions as great as 1400% within 12 months of implementation.
“We would have remained buried in Google page obscurity if it weren’t for Geeky Tech’s help,” said Rick Brownlow, CEO of one of Geeky Tech’s client companies. “We are so grateful we invested in the right SEO company to help us reach the right customers.”
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Swiss Airline Edelweiss will be starting flights direct from Zurich to Male’ from 26th September 2020 on wards.
According to the Chief Commercial Officer of Edelweiss Patrick Haymann “Over 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean with its crystal clear water offer divers and snorkelers a breathtaking backdrop. Almost nowhere is there so much privacy as on the many beautiful, small islands,”
Bookings has now been open on all sales channel and http://www.flyedelweiss.com. The airline has noted that bookings would between September 2020 till September 2021.
Switzerland is considered to be the highest 13th highest performing market in terms of tourist arrivals to the Maldives. The country is expected to grow with new airlines planned to recommence operations in coming months.


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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison just unveiled a design for a series of biodegradable computer chips that are made almost entirely of wood. There is currently an immense need for a more sustainable way of manufacturing computer chips due to the staggering amount of electronic waste that is accumulating each year. A biodegradable chip is therefore a clever new way of trying to cut back on electronic waste.
Researchers designed the new part by replacing the support layer of the computer chip with a cellulose nanofibril material that is made of wood. Not only does the material make the computer chip stronger and more flexible, but cellulose nanofibril is also completely biodegradable. The researchers argue that once the chips have expended their use, they will be safe enough to be used as a form of natural fertilizer.
Testing also shows that these biodegradable computer chips perform just as well as other computer parts, making them a practical, yet environmentally friendly option for consumers.


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BMW has launched a new M-Performance model in the form of a hot X4 M40i. The SUV has made its public debut at today’s Detroit motor show and will go on sale in the UK during the first quarter of 2016.
The BMW X4 M40i sits at the top of the BMW X4 line-up. Although the UK price has yet to be determined, it is likely to be pitched above the existing £49,295 X4 xdrive35d M Sport, according to highly placed BMW sources.
The Munich company vows that the X4 M40i will “set the benchmark in its segment for outstanding driving dynamics”.
Power comes from a newly developed M Performance TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder in-line petrol engine. The three-litre unit produces 355bhp between 5800-6000rpm and generates peak torque of 343lb ft. The BMW X4 M40i covers the 0-62mph sprint in 4.9sec and can achieve a restricted top speed of 155mph.
By comparison, the turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder diesel powered X4 xDrive35d M Sport hits 62mph in 5.2sec, with a top speed of 154mph.


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Britain becoming hydration nation
With water drinks driving beverage market growth around the world, plans have been announced for the 28th annual UK Water Drinks Conference on 24th March 2020 in central London.
Speakers include the global heads of sustainability and hydration research from international market leaders Nestlé and Danone along with Chief Executives from Danone, Harrogate, Highland Spring and Nestlé.
Other speakers from Kantar and Zenith Global will focus on market developments and prospects. Innovation will feature strongly, with topics including cannabidiol waters and biodegradable bottles.
“So many of the changes in consumer drinking choices from alcohol content to sugar content are pointing in the direction of water,” commented Richard Hall, Chairman of food and drink experts Zenith Global. “Our theme of Hydration Nation reflects the goal of healthy living while also addressing demands for sustainability.”
The event is designed for business leaders, innovators, retailers, suppliers and advisers to gain a complete overview of consumer and market trends along with the most promising opportunities. Organised by Zenith Global and sponsored by Angel Revive, full programme details and online booking are available on www.zenithglobal.com/events, with discounted rates up to 14th February.
Zenith Global will also be launching its 2020 UK Water Drinks Market Report at the conference, with insightful commentary and statistics from 2014 and projections to 2025, including figures on segments and packaging, companies and brands, distribution and foreign trade.
Notes for Editors
1. 2020 Zenith Global conference dates for the diary:
Mar 24 UK Water Drinks Conference London
May 13 UK Soft Drinks Conference London
Jun 15-17 Global Dairy Congress Laval near Paris
Sep 22-24 Vertical Farming World Congress London
Oct 20-22 Global Water Drinks Congress Gleneagles
Nov 24-25 Dairy Vision São Paulo
Dec 7 Beverage Digest Future Smarts New York
2. For further information, please contact:
Alice Schofield, Event & Awards Manager, Zenith Global Ltd
7 Kingsmead Square, Bath BA1 2AB, United Kingdom
t +44 (0)1225 327900


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Systems upgrade = all online services interrupted
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 6:00am - Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 8:00pm
- Ventura County Library will be conducting a computer systems upgrade that will impact all online access and computer use at the Ventura County Libraries.
- Starting early June 21 through June 22, 2011, all online services will be unavailable.
- This includes the online catalog, express checkouts, wireless and database access. All public internet labs will be closed.
- Access to the Ventura County Library website, www.vencolibrary.org will not be interrupted, but the online catalog and databases will be unavailable.
- While online services will be interrupted, Ventura County Libraries will remain open and library staff will be available to assist during the downtime.
- The libraries impacted by this are: Avenue, Fillmore, E.P. Foster, Meiners Oaks, Oak Park, Oak View, Ojai, Piru, Ray D. Prueter, Saticoy, Simi Valley and Soliz-El Rio.