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Palo Alto, CA, November 25, 2016 --(PR.com
)-- The one of the best social media marketing web based applications, BleuPage now supports Facebook groups. Now BleuPage users can manage and update groups with maximum flexibility.
Users can set up all the groups on auto posting, a revolutionary technology that automatically fetches content from more than 500 well renowned content sources and post the content to the users groups.
Apart from this, users can post discount coupons to utilize content feed email marketing post designer and video marketing features to market groups better than ever before.
Message from President MR. Lance Robinson, "We are very excited to launch this timely needed feature that will address all the problems that users face while marketing Facebook groups."
BleuPage app has been serving social media marketers for more than 4 years now and is being continuously updated with the latest trends to provide the maximum flexibility to social media marketers.


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It's the end of an era: Android Q is now called "Android 10."
Google announced in a blog post it's ditching Android's dessert names (Pie, Oreo, Nougat, etc.) in favor of numbers. As such, Android Q, which comes out "in the coming weeks," is now just Android 10.
The name change ends over a decade of dessert names for its mobile operating system.
But why the change? Google says, while dessert names were fun, they "weren’t always understood by everyone in the global community."
The tech giant says dessert names aren't as inclusive as numerals for a number of reasons: different cultures where a certain dessert may not well known, challenges for non-English speaking users to pronounce names, and confusion for new Android users who may not know which version they have on their device(s).
"For example, L and R are not distinguishable when spoken in some languages," says Google. "So when some people heard us say Android Lollipop out loud, it wasn’t intuitively clear that it referred to the version after KitKat."
Numbers are easier to understand. For example, everyone can understand that Android 11 comes after Android 10.
A new naming convention isn't the only thing Google's changed for Android. Google's polished up its own "Robot" font with rounder glyphs and tweaked Andy, the Android logo, ever so slightly by moving its eyes lower, elongating its antennae, and switching to a darker green.
Naturally, the name change has stirred up emotions from Android fans:
Android 10 name confirmed! The dessert naming convention is dead, as is my dream of Android Quince 😥
— Tegan Jones (@Tegan_Writes) August 22, 2019
Like all name changes, everyone will eventually get over it, because Google's right, Android 10 is way easier to say and understand than Android Quiche or Android Quince or whatever Q-named dessert Google would've been forced to name its new mobile OS.

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Apple Hires CPU Engineer who worked at AMD, ARM, Intel
Samuel Wan / 5 years ago
Apple Hires Mike Filippo from ARM
One of the keys to Apple’s massive success is its push for vertical integration. The company is never content with relying on outside suppliers for core components. After bringing iPhone CPUs and GPUs in-house, the next obvious target is mobile MacBook CPUs. To this end, Apple has managed to hire Mike Filippo, a CPU engineer with experience from AMD, ARM and Intel. Filippo has most recently spent a decade working for ARM’s in-house development team.
With quite the impressive resume, Filippo will be filling in for Gerard Williams III, one of Apple’s key engineers for their ARM CPUs who left earlier in the year. The fruit company has led the way in ARM CPU performance, beating out the reference designs every year. Maintaining this lead is key to ensuring the continued success of Apple. As the company continues to bring on more co-processors as well, there is a lot of design work for ARM chips for both iOS and MacOS.
Hire May Signal Pivot to ARM for MacOS
While the obvious overlap in ARM for iPhones exists, it may also signal a move to take on x86 for MacBooks. Apple has been rumoured to be already working on running MacOS on ARM CPUs. However, more recent indications show that they may be thinking of a transition more seriously, with rumours of greenlit projects. As their custom CPU cores are already desktop grade, use in a low-end MacBook may be coming soon.
Even if Apple may release MacOS on ARM anytime soon, there are still many uses, not the least of which is for use as a bargaining chip against Intel. With AMD now resurgent, perhaps a move away from x86 is not as urgent as it once was. For now, Apple may continue to integrate more and more ARM chips on Macs as specialized co-processors. Perhaps the next decade once we roll into 2020 and 2021 will we finally see ARM for Macs.


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Understanding Muslim-friendly Tourism & Hospitality
The webinar is set for this coming 19 August for government officials and private sector of the IMT-GT member states. Dato’ Dr. Noor Zari bin Hamat, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, and Chairman of ITC, will give the opening address.
Providing insightful perspectives from academia will be Prof. Dr. Mohd. Hafiz Mohd Hanafiah, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management of MARA University of Technology, who will speak on Muslim-Friendly Tourism and Hospitality from the perspective of demand and supply of products and services.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ahmad Faizal Iskandar, Director of Sales at Sunway City Kuala Lumpur Hotels, will share the hospitality group’s experiences in implementing Muslim-Friendly Hospitality, providing an industry perspective on the concept.
Mdm. Fakheezah Borhan, Senior Assistant Director, Standardisation Division, Department of Standards Malaysia, will also be presenting a topic concerning standards with regards to Muslim-friendly hospitality services.
Datuk Mohd Ilyas Zainol Abidin, Executive Chairman, Ample Prospects Sdn Bhd, on the other hand, will talk about venture opportunities, strategies and potentials in targeting the Muslim travel market for non-Muslim destinations.


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17 – 19 June 2012. Rabobank Headquarters – Utrecht, Netherlands. The Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF) 2012, was held in the framework of the UN’s "International Year of Cooperatives”, and organised in partnership with Rabobank Foundation, the Dutch international finance service provider operating on the basis of cooperative principles.
The Africa Finance & Investment Forum is one of EMRC’s showcase events, aimed at strengthening the private sector in Africa, by encouraging partnerships andattracting investments. The Forum is designed for entrepreneurs interested in securing finance for their projects, for private investors looking for projects, as well as for policy makers, financiers and bankers.
AFIF featured over 250 decision makers from around the world; African Companies and financing institutions; International and bi-lateral organisations; NGOs and foundations working in Africa. The Rabobank Foundation, Centenary Bank, Global Development Cooperative, the World Bank, GIZ (German International Cooperation Organisation), FARA and the Shell Foundation are just a few of the organisations that attended the AFIF this year. Prof Monty Jones of FARA made a presentation on "Strategic partnerships to enhance investments in Africa’s Agricultural Productivity and Competitiveness" during the Session on: Innovative solutions to address the financial needs of SMEs & Cooperatives.
Related: EMRC Project Incubator Award Session
CESACOPA is the winner of 2012 Incubator Award. CESACOPA is a coffee cooperative located in Amboim province, Angola. The main objective of the CESACOPA project is to increase coffee quality standards for export while at the same time making a clear contribution to the community e.g., employment generation and pollution abatement. The coffee is produced without use of chemicals or pesticides and the fertilizer used is organic. It is also noted that the project impacts some 6000 families as direct beneficiaries.
This year’s 2012 Incubator Award was sponsored by Hivos, a leading Dutch organisation and Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A), a global platform connecting entrepreneurs and investors throughout Africa. With two leading organisations associated to this year’s award, the winner and nominees will receive increased international recognition and the opportunity to expand their global contacts. This prestigious award will be presided by a panel of international experts and the winner will receive a cash prize of US$15,000.
The project promoter Anastácio Roque Gonçalves explained, "This project aims to obtain a coffee grader machine and installing a small coffee laboratory to help the export chain and create the proper environment for fair trade and coffee certification".


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Nothing CEO, Carl Pei has just confirmed that the Nothing Phone (2) will be introduced in the US later this year in an exclusive interview with Inverse.
Nothing didn’t sell the Nothing Phone (1) in the US however the company did sell the Ear (1). Pei explained that the Phone (1) wasn’t released in the US because the company didn’t have the resources. US carriers demand that phones pass through certifications and mandate that specific features must be included in the software.
Nothing Phone (2) and More
In the interview, Pei carefully iterates that the Nothing Phone (2) will be more premium than the Phone (1).
He clarified, “That’s why I want to avoid calling the Phone (2) a flagship because that would mean that the Phone (1) was not a flagship. Within our own portfolio of smartphones, the Phone (1) was very much a flagship in terms of the amount of care we put into the product. That’s why I used the word ‘premium’ instead, which signifies that it’s a more premium step up, but it’s still a flagship just like the Phone (1).”
Pei also made it clear that his tweet referring to the Nothing Phone (2) not releasing any time soon was simply a response to companies “launching phones every two months and not supporting them.”
The interview also covered the phone’s software, Nothing OS. Pei mentioned that early on, there were only 5 engineers on the mobile time so work on the software had to be outsourced. Since then, the team has been expanded to include 100 people working on the software so Nothing’s Android 13 beta is made in-house.
Nothing’s growth has been pretty impressive. It started with 200 employees in 2021 which has doubled today. Additionally, its revenue has increased from USD 24 million in its first year to USD 200 million in 2022. This also explains why the company is ready to take on the US market.
Pei also mentioned that the company will open more retail stores. He also stated that the company will also need “a slightly richer product portfolio with more products”.
The full interview is actually quite insightful. If you’re interested in reading it in full, click here.
Ram found his love and appreciation for writing in 2015 having started in the gaming and esports sphere for GG Network. He would then transition to focus more on the world of tech which has also began his journey into learning more about this world. That said though, he still has the mentality of "as long as it works" for his personal gadgets.


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Jago a Finalist in The Drum Awards for PR 2020
We are so thrilled to share that we are finalists in the prestigious Drum Awards for PR 2020 in the Travel and Tourism category!
We are continually proud to be recognised for our work with Tourism NI, implementing integrated PR tactics to inspire visitors to explore the giant spirit in Northern Ireland.
The awards were chaired by Tamara Bennett, director of communications at Virgin, along with a prestigious panel consisting of experts from Diageo, Vice, BBC Global News, Burberry, Zoopla, Snap, Funko, Moonpig, Barclays, The Economist, Ben and Jerry’s, Just Eat and Instagram.
The Drum Awards for PR recognise stand-out PR produced globally every year, awarding the “agencies, brands and people at the top of the game.” We are so proud to be included within the nomination list.
We don’t have long to wait as the winner announcements are taking place this Friday (25th September) via an online ceremony. We are looking forward to joining our industry for this fantastic celebration of award-winning PR.
We have our fingers crossed!


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As you shove your way through the crowd in a baseball stadium, the lenses of your digital glasses display the names, hometowns and favorite hobbies of the strangers surrounding you. Then you claim a seat and fix your attention on the batter, and his player statistics pop up in a transparent box in the corner of your field of vision.
It's not possible today, but the emergence of more powerful, media-centric cellphones is accelerating humanity toward this vision of "augmented reality," where data from the network overlays your view of the real world. Already, developers are creating augmented reality applications and games for a variety of smartphones, so your phone's screen shows the real world overlaid with additional information such as the location of subway entrances, the price of houses, or Twitter messages that have been posted nearby. And publishers, moviemakers and toymakers have embraced a version of the technology to enhance their products and advertising campaigns.
"Augmented reality is the ultimate interface to a computer because our lives are becoming more mobile," said Tobias Höllerer, an associate professor of computer science at UC Santa Barbara, who is leading the university's augmented reality program. "We're getting more and more away from a desktop, but the information the computer possesses is applicable in the physical world."
Tom Caudell, a researcher at aircraft manufacturer Boeing, coined the term "augmented reality" in 1990. He applied the term to a head-mounted digital display that guided workers through assembling electrical wires in aircrafts. The early definition of augmented reality, then, was an intersection between virtual and physical reality, where digital visuals are blended in to the real world to enhance our perceptions.
Augmented Reality Today Total Immersion is one of the most successful augmented reality providers today, having created interactive baseball cards, a 3-D tour of the Star Trek Enterprise, and now, a new line of Mattel actions figures based on the upcoming sci-fi-flick, Avatar. Here's a quick look at how their augmented reality technology works. Take the baseball cards. Users have to first log on to a URL (www.toppstown.com) and enter a 3-D section where they enter an interactive code found on their baseball card to activate the software. Then, they can hold the card under a webcam and Total Immersion's software goes to work. continue reading...
Futurists and computer scientists continue to raise their standards for a perfectly augmented world. Höllerer's dream for augmented reality is for it to reach a state in which it does not rely on a pre-downloaded model to generate information. That is, he wants to be able to point a phone at a city it's completely unfamiliar with, download the surroundings and output information on the fly. He and his peers at UCSB call this idea "Anywhere Augmentation."
But we have a long way to go — perhaps several years — before achieving Anywhere Augmentation, Höllerer said. Augmented reality is stifled by limitations in software and hardware, he explained. Cellphones require superb battery life, computational power, cameras and tracking sensors. For software, augmented reality requires a much more sophisticated artificial intelligence and 3-D modeling applications. And above all, this technology must become affordable to consumers. The best possible technology that is available today would nearly cost $100,000 for a solid augmented-reality device, Höllerer said.


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Everyone knew it would be ugly.
COVID-19’s painful toll on carmakers was spelled out in a flurry of grim quarterly reports earlier this week about slumping sales and plunging revenue.
It took five companies—Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Volkswagen—only three months to rack up a combined $6.7 billion in operating losses. That works out to nearly $74 million per day.
Carmakers put on a brave face about the April-June debacle. They pointed out that the numbers would have been far worse if it wasn’t for diligent cost controls and astute financial management, coupled with a relatively strong demand for high-margin SUVs and pickup trucks.
Producers are optimistic that the remainder of 2020 will bring some sort of sales and financial revival. But they’re also realistic about how long it will take to return to the forecasts they were making before the pandemic broke out.
Here’s a rundown on what happened this week.
GM says its losses for the quarter belie the company’s resilience in the midst of the pandemic.
True, revenue skidded 53% to 16.8 billion. And its net loss of $758 million for the period was its first quarter of red ink since GM emerged from bankruptcy 11 years ago.
Still, its loss was relatively mild, thanks to strong demand for the carmaker’s Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks. It didn’t hurt that the average selling price of those vehicles jumped $1,500, largely because of a drop in incentive spending.
GM points out that its all-important North American operations nearly broke even in the second quarter in spite of the health crisis.
Like its rivals, GM is now rebuilding dealer inventories. If all goes well, the company says, it could pile up at least $4 billion in pretax earnings through the remainder of the year. That includes generating enough cash to pay off the $16 billion it borrowed in March.
Ford was a relative bright spot this month, surprising analysts with better-than-expected results. The company’s $1.9 billion operating loss was much smaller than the $5 billion shortfall Ford predicted in April.
That was no small feat, given that Ford’s revenue plunged 54% in the second quarter. The company lost money in every regional market, led by North America (-$974 million) and Europe (-$644 million).
In spite of those losses, the company stood out among its peers by reporting a positive net income—$1.1 billion—because of its stake in autonomous-driving software developer Argo AI.
Ford expects “no meaningful change” in current economic conditions through the second half of 2020 and expects to post a full-year pretax loss. But the company also anticipates no significant COVID-19-related disruptions to production.
FCA’s operating and net losses for April-June came to $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion respectively. Revenue plummeted 56% to $13.8 billion.
But there were victories too. In South America, the company became the industry leader in sales, hiking its market share to 15.9%, including a record 19.8% in Brazil.
The company also is counting on a three-year, $7.5 billion government-guaranteed line of credit to buoy its operations in Italy.
FCA says the pandemic only buttresses the “compelling logic” of the company’s planned merger with PSA. The carmakers still hope to complete the deal in the first quarter of 2021, even though some details may be adjusted late this year when both companies gain a clearer picture of their balance sheets.
VW’s operating loss for the period ballooned to $1.7 billion, and its net loss totaled $1.9 billion. Revenue for the three months sagged 37%.
The company didn’t comment about 2021. But it does expect a downturn in the global economy in 2020, even though signs of recovery will emerge later this year.
Nissan was in trouble long before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The company racked up a net loss of $6.2 billion for the fiscal period ended March 31.
It only got worse from there. The carmaker’s operating loss in April-June soared to nearly $1.5 billion, and its net loss rose to $2.7 billion.
Nissan says this year is shaping up as its worse ever with an operating loss of $4.5 billion or more. The company is dropping it dividend—another blow to its increasingly creaky 21-year-old alliance with Renault—and readying yet another round of cost-cutting measures as it strives to pay for developing new models and technologies.
It’s no surprise that the auto industry has taken a heavy financial hit. What’s encouraging is how well it’s handling the crisis.
The pandemic is bigger, more pervasive and infinitely more insidious than the financial crisis a dozen years ago. Yet the industry’s response to the coronavirus has been impressively well managed, considering. It’s beginning to look like the worst is over.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against General Motors Co. over claimed flaws in the company’s 8-speed automatic transmission used in 2015-2019 model rear-drive vehicles.
Chinese electric-car startup Nio Inc. is forming a manufacturing joint venture with Beijing E-Town International Investment and Development Co., which is investing 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in the business.
It’s the fifth generation of a vehicle that has been increasing in sales year after year since its introduction in 1997.


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Minneapolis has recently passed a city ordinance that requires ride-hailing companies like Lyft and Uber to pay their drivers at least $15.57 an hour, the local minimum wage. The ordinance also mandates a payment of $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute for the time spent transporting a rider, or $5 per ride, whichever is greater. This move has not been well received by Lyft and Uber, who have threatened to cease operations in the city come May 1. The city council members who supported the ordinance argue that it prioritizes workers’ rights over corporate greed, while Lyft and Uber claim that it would make their operations unsustainable.
Emmanuel Noah, a driver for both Lyft and Uber, has expressed concern over the potential loss of income if the companies follow through on their threat to leave Minneapolis. He believes that the drivers need to be heard and hopes that the companies are bluffing. On the other hand, passenger Jake Hay, who relies on ride-hailing services for transportation, believes that Lyft and Uber are making enough money to afford the wage increase for their drivers. He argues that they should prioritize fair pay for their employees over profits.
Past Attempts and Future Prospects
Minneapolis is not the first city to attempt to regulate the gig economy. The state of Minnesota previously passed a bill aimed at increasing pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers, but the governor vetoed it due to concerns about rising costs for riders. The ongoing battle between drivers, companies, and legislators has also been seen in other states like New York, where a minimum wage for delivery workers was established, and in California, where the classification of drivers as independent contractors has been a point of contention. President Joe Biden’s administration has recently introduced new standards on worker classification, which could have implications for companies like Lyft and Uber.
With Lyft and Uber threatening to leave Minneapolis and potentially other cities where similar ordinances are in place, there is a call for compromise. Some legislators are proposing statewide regulations to counteract local ordinances, while others are seeking a middle ground that ensures fair pay for drivers without driving the companies out of the market. The gig economy battle is far from over, and the outcome will have far-reaching implications for both workers and consumers who rely on services like ride-hailing. It remains to be seen how this ongoing conflict will play out in the months and years to come.


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The network already works with the brand in the US and the move is part of a global alignment. It secured the business in April 2007, following a pitch against DDB, BBDO and Deutsch.
The business will cover the UK, as well as key European markets. It will be run out of the London office. The brand spent £8 million on UK media last year, according to Nielsen.
Euro RSCG, the UK incumbent on the account, won the business in September 2006, after a pitch against Isobel and CHI & Partners.
This is the first time that Weight Watchers has used one agency across Europe and it is expected that McCann will draw up a unified advertising strategy. This is likely to cover the creation of a campaign based around retaining existing members, while increasing subscriptions by making the offering more relevant to today's dieters.
A similar concept has been implemented by McCann in the US, where the agency came up with the strapline "Stop dieting, start living" in order to promote a sensible approach to dieting.


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BMW is investing nearly R$ 600 million in construction of its first factory in Brazil, in the city of Araquari (SC). The installed capacity will be 32,000 vehicles per year and this investment will generate nearly 1,300 direct jobs and approximately 2,500 indirect jobs, including suppliers, business partners and new concessionaires.
Various factors were considered to make the decision to install our factory in Santa Catarina, although the main factor was the logistical aspect. The state has five ports and is the only one in the country with this situation, which for our operation is a strategic factor. In addition, our objective was to invest in a municipality that could develop together with the growth of our business, and the city of Araquari has all the potential to do so.
The BMW Group has been undertaking actions that demonstrate its commitment to the Brazilian Market and has reached historic sales levels in recent years. The Araquari factory will certainly reaffirm the group’s commitment to Brazil.Arturo Piñeiro, President and CEO of BMW GroupBrasil - 14/11/2013


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(Washington, DC, January 17, 2011) — The NAWBO® Institute for Entrepreneurial Development is a nonprofit educational foundation of the National Association of Women Business Owners® that strives to strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of women business owners and promote economic development within the business community. To further its mission in 2011, The NAWBO® Institute is launching the Accelerated Growth Series® sponsored by Wells Fargo—a premiere capacity-building program created by and for women business owners to help increase their business competitiveness and grow to the next level.
The 2011 program launch will take place in San Francisco, California, with two workshop offerings: Workshop 1: Assessing Your Organizational Capacity will be held April 25-26 and Workshop 2: Developing a Strategic Plan for Growth will be held June 16-17.
“We are pleased to pilot launch this educational initiative at a time when it is so critical for women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, create new jobs and contribute significantly to the overall economy. Women business owners may very well be the group that pulls us out of this recession,” says Wendy Lopez, Chair of the NAWBO® Institute.
The NAWBO® Institute is launching this program to address the unique needs and challenges that women-owned businesses face in the current economic landscape. “The Accelerated Growth Series® is designed for competitive, growth-minded women business owners who want to step out of the day-to-day, assess their organizational capacity, develop a roadmap for success and execute effectively against their long-term plan to grow their enterprise to the next level,” says Helen Han, NAWBO® President & CEO.
Program sponsor Wells Fargo recognizes the power, drive and potential of women entrepreneurs and is committed to helping them achieve continued success through programs like the Accelerated Growth Series®. “We are excited for the opportunity to partner with NAWBO® and The Institute to help women business owners achieve an even greater level of growth, recognition and appreciation for the important contributions they make to the U.S. economy,” says Joy Ott, Wells Fargo Regional President, Montana.
About The NAWBO® Institute for Entrepreneurial Development
In 2003, the National Association for Women Business Owner®s (NAWBO®) formed the NAWBO® Institute for Entrepreneurial Development, a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational foundation that seeks to provide opportunities for capacity building and organizational development for emerging and established women entrepreneurs. Through The Institute, NAWBO® aims to strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of women business owners and to promote economic development within the entrepreneurial community so that we can build a legacy of success for the next generation of women entrepreneurs.
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.2 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With more than 278,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked #19 on Fortune’s 2009 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.
Wells Fargo is America’s #1 small business lender (2009 Community Reinvestment Act government data) and a leading lender to women- and diverse-owned businesses. With the nation’s largest network of retail banking stores, and an award-winning online Business Insight Series (www.wellsfargobusinessinsights.com) including videos, webcasts and articles, Wells Fargo provides business owners with timely advice and information to educate and help them succeed financially. For more information, or to speak with a Wells Fargo banker, visit wellsfargo.com/biz or call the National Business Banking Center at 1-800-CALL-WELLS.


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The Competition Bureau approved the sale by Loblaw of two No Frills stores to Metro, and two Shoppers Drug Mart stores to the Jean Coutu Group.
Yes to, a natural skin and hair care brand, announced that its collection of products are now available to CVS shoppers across the country.
Almost a month after launching its Be Well Network loyalty program, hand sanitizer brand Purell has signed up 75% of the users it had expected for the year, according to Ad Age.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill Monday that opens up medical marijuana to treat symptoms of epilepsy in adults and children.
The annual rate of HIV diagnoses dropped by 33% between 2002 and 2011, according to a research letter in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is providing an update to key leadership positions within the Office of Generic Drugs, the agency announced.
The new KL1Plus double counts the tablets it dispenses and can then store the count data for up to 10 years.
Nestlé Pure Life recently launched the Spanish-language Drink Better Live Better Rewards Program, as a part of the brand's ongoing efforts to encourage families to live healthier lives.
Modiface launched a new iOS mobile app that lets users enhance their image in real-time video, with the iPhone or iPad serving in the place of a traditional mirror.
Tec Labs announced a packaging overhaul for its line of Licefreee products, with a focus on creating an invigorating contrast among other products, the company said.


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Assassin’s Creed: Unity is the fifth major chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise and the first built exclusively for advanced-generation consoles.
It will also be available on PC and so far, release date has been set to q4 of 2014.Ubisoft‘s Montreal-based team, in conjunction with nine other studios from Toronto, Kiev, Singapore, Shanghai, Annecy, Montpellier, Bucharest, Quebec and Chengdu are working on the completion of the game.On March 19, 2014, images leaked for the next game, titled or code-named Unity, showing a new assassin in Paris. The screenshots show new “parkour up” and “parkour down” buttons, a new navigation mechanic as noted by Kotaku. Kotaku also stated that Unity would release in late 2014 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and would be set during the French Revolution and feature an assassin named Arno. On March 21, Ubisoft confirmed the game’s existence, having been in development for more than three years, by releasing pre-alpha game footage. They also confirmed the game’s release date of Q4 2014, and that it would release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. Ubisoft Montreal is the lead developer for the project, with contributing work from the Ubisoft studios in Toronto, Kiev, Singapore, Shanghai, Annecy, Montpellier, Bucharest, Quebec, and Chengdu.
So far, the only trailer released for Assassin’s Creed 5 is the initial teaser trailer. Using alpha game footage, the minute-long trailer shows a public execution taking place in a square outside Notre Dame de Paris with what we assume to be the game’s main protagonist watching from a rooftop above


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Google and the Open Handset Alliance have announced the free availability of the Android platform source code under the new Android Open Source Project. With this move, Google has made available an entire mobile software stack to potential mobile device designers in and open and equal manner.
The project's goal is to open the innovation to a world-wide community, which the company and organizations hopes will propel Android forward at a rate faster than any one company can do on its own. Now, the entire software stack is available for both third-party Android application developers, and mobile device and handset manufacturers alike. With the announcement, you can download the source, build it, contribute changes, and develop your own mobile device around it, free of charge (subject to the license agreement, of course).
Android is a complete, end-to-end software platform that can be adapted to work on any number of hardware configurations. Having an open source mobile platform will dramatically reduce the time and resources required to bring mobile devices to market. Handset manufactures can access a complete, full featured mobile stack without any barriers and get a head-start in creating as contemporary a device that they want to build. Developers for the first time can contribute code, with a full set APIs that allows the platform to host applications written by third-party developers and carriers can offer faster, cheaper and more innovative devices and services.
As an open source project, anyone can contribute to Android and influence its direction. It means that anyone can download, build, and run the code needed to create a complete mobile device. With an open source platform, developers, OEMs, carriers and code contributors are given the opportunity to build faster, cheaper, and more innovative devices and services.
"Open source allows everyone and anyone equal access to the ideas and innovation that can make good products great," says Google's Andy Rubin. "An open sourced mobile platform, that's constantly being improved upon by the community and is available for everyone to use, speeds innovation, is an engine of economic opportunity and provides a better mobile experience for users.


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Dying in House committee, Senate Bill 798 sought to provide an income tax subtraction, for purposes of computing Virginia adjusted gross income, for the income attributable to the sale of crops grown by a farmer …More
Review a consolidated presentation of the latest legal proceedings or filter updates by state below.
Government affairs current issues, news and announcements from the Brewers Association and members of the House and Senate Small Brewers Caucus.
On December 20, 2017, Congress passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. Learn more about how this bill could affect your brewery.
Withdrawn from consideration, House Bill 483 sought to require breweries to install flow meters to measure beer produced and sold for the purpose of tax reporting.
H.B. 541 changes the definition of “small brewery” to allow annual production up to 60,000 barrels (from the current 10,000) and would include the production of all affiliated companies and beer purchased from any other …More
Senate Bill 130 seeks to raise the allowable annual barrelage produced by multiple brewpub locations under common ownership within individual counties to 45,000 barrels from the current 15,000.
Passing the House, House Bill 98 authorizes brew pubs to manufacture alcoholic cider.
Passing initial committee consideration, H.B. 161 would require beverage manufacturer licensees to pay the beer tax on beverages sold at farmers’ markets.
A.B. 4602 and S.B. 3024 remove the requirement that limited brewery licensees provide a tour when selling beer to consumers and permits certain food consumption on premise.
Passing the Senate, Senate Bill 210 authorize the holder of a Class 8 Farm Brewery license to sell or serve any type of food (instead of only specified types of food) if the license holder …More
Passing initial committee consideration, House Bill 51 seeks to amend the liquor control act to create retail reciprocity among craft distillers, small brewers and winegrowers.
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summary : Google is set to unveil its new products and software at Google I/O 2016 developer's conference. Many tech enthusiast are looking forward this event. It is rumored the company could reveal the new Android N software, Nexus 2016 and new Nexus phones. Now, here's a guide on how to watch Google I/O live stream and details about Google I/O 2016 live blog.
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The Wall Street Journal: A U.S. jury has awarded Apple an enormous victory in its patent battle with Samsung. The jury ruled that Samsung’s products infringed on six Apple patents, and it awarded $1.05 billion in damages to Apple. They also said that Apple did not violate any of the Samsung patents at issue in the lawsuit. In addition, because the jury found that Samsung copied the iPhone and iPad designs willfully, the judge in the case could triple the damages award if she chooses.
In response to the verdict, Apple has issued a request for a sales ban of Samsung products covered by ruling. “The mountain of evidence presented during the trial showed that Samsung’s copying went far deeper than even we knew,” the company asserted.
Samsung issued a statement saying, “Today’s verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices.”


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CompuServe asked Henter-Joyce to help redesign its service to make it easier for blind people to navigate after it noticed an increase in the number of visually impaired users, according to Eric Damery, Henter-Joyce vice president of sales. "CompuServe came to us because they are finding that more and more blind people are using their service," he said.
The CompuServe package is based on Henter-Joyce's Windows application called Jaws. The software works with a voice synthesizer and sound card to give visually impaired users an audio equivalent to menus and arrows and other navigation tools.
The software interprets commands such as open mail, save, and bold, while repeating text back when users type so that they know if they've made mistakes. When users navigate the Net, the system reads aloud content and links.
"Everything is read, no matter where the user is, whether it be in email, in Word, or on the Internet," Damery said.
While the regular Jaws package costs $795, the CompuServe package is optimized to work particularly well with the online service's interface and will cost $495 when it ships in late August.
The full Jaws package works with both the Navigator and Internet Explorer browsers and major online services. While the current version is only 16 bits, a 32-bit Windows 95 version is expected to be available from Henter-Joyce by late summer.
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A healthy piece of new business.
There’s no better time to talk about eating right and getting active than at the start of a new year, right? Well, that’s exactly what we’re doing in our newest campaign for Eat Smart Western New York (ESWNY).
ESWNY is a program designed to help Western New Yorkers – especially those in low-income neighborhoods – eat healthier, drink more water, and get active. So with our help, they recently launched the first phase of a yearlong campaign called “Small changes can make a big difference.”
Our research found that one of the greatest hurdles people face when trying to get healthy is that they feel overwhelmed – you know, the all-or-nothing mentality. So we wanted to remind our neighbors that making just one small change each day can really add up. We sprinkled billboards and bus shelter posters throughout ESWNY’s footprint with these simple reminders.


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Publisher Starbreeze has announced that Overkill’s The Walking Dead’s console release has been delayed indefinitely. The cooperative shooter was slated to come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as of February 6.
Starbreeze says that it will eventually reveal information about a later release date, but it doesn’t give any specifics outside of that.
Overkill’s The Walking Dead released on PC late last year, but received mostly negative reviews, garnering a 52% metacritic score. Our reviewer Matt Miller gave it a 4.5, saying that, “In the case of Overkill’s The Walking Dead, major technical problems and connection issues, baffling gameplay systems and controls, tedious combat and stealth, and poorly structured missions all contrive to halt the fun.”
You can read Starbreeze’s short statement below:
“Starbreeze AB is currently evaluating and reviewing the performance of the game OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead on consoles. Starbreeze has decided to postpone the release date from its original February 2019 date, further information regarding the future release will be announced at a later date.”
Starbreeze has struggled financially after Overkill’s The Walking Dead’s disappointing performance, leading the company to start a cost-cutting initiative and reconstruction. CEO Bo Andersson also stepped down amid these problems.
Despite these significant hurdles, Starbreeze is still publishing Psychonauts 2 and System Shock 3. As for Overkill’s The Walking Dead, it’s unclear when (if ever) it will release on consoles.
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Disney just announced their “Let the Memories Begin” marketing plans for 2010 in which guests will become the stars of a nightly spectacular when photos taken in the park during the day become larger-than-life projections on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort or “it’s a small world” at Disneyland Resort.
Additionally, Disney guests will begin starring on television, too, as part of the new campaign. For the first time, Disney Parks is featuring the home videos and snapshots of real guests in television ads and other marketing that will allow an audience of millions to share in true-life, heartfelt moments.
“A Disney vacation is the perfect way to create family memories that will last a lifetime,” said Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, at a media announcement Thursday in New York. “We’ll spotlight those ‘only-at-Disney’ moments with family and friends during our ‘Let the Memories Begin’ campaign.”
Following is information that was presented in the official Disney press release.
‘Memories in the Making’ to be Shared on Disney Park Icons
Beginning in January 2011, some Disney parks guests will find that the memory they just made has become a larger-than-life image during a “Let the Memories Begin” nighttime experience.
At Walt Disney World Resort, the guest photos will be projected on the soaring spires of Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom. At Disneyland Resort, the iconic facade of “it’s a small world” will be the canvas for the show.
In both locations, Disney PhotoPass photographers will capture guests caught up in the Disney experience – a memory in the making – and as many as 500 photos will be used in each location every day, producers estimate.
The nighttime show will use the latest in high-intensity projection technology to create vivid visuals that seem to defy the architecture of the building. A new song commissioned for the show will provide an emotional context for these images of the Disney guest experience.
For TV Ads and More, Disney Parks Issues a ‘Call for Memories’
Beyond seeing their own projected photos in lights, guests also could become the stars of Disney Parks television commercials, online campaigns and social media opportunities that will showcase to the world the power of memories.
The campaign kicks off this week with a TV commercial created from videos posted online in social media forums.
For future TV commercials and other advertising and marketing programs, Disney Parks is asking guests to share their memories by uploading photos and videos at a special “Let the Memories Begin” online hub at www.DisneyParks.com/Memories. From a first meeting with a princess to a laugh-filled watery touchdown on Splash Mountain, Disney Parks is looking for videos and photos that capture those never-to-be-forgotten experiences.
Some memories will be shared online, while others may be selected to share in print ads, brochures and other marketing – including television ads to air across the United States and Canada.
With real visitor images on iconic attractions and home video featured in commercials, the storytellers at Disney Parks are letting guests tell their own stories in 2011, Staggs said.
“We wanted to give our guests a powerful way to share the memories they create every day in our parks,” Staggs said. “Essentially, this becomes our first user-generated show and our first user-generated marketing campaign.
“A day at a Disney park is filled with magical experiences that become cherished and unforgettable memories – and now we’re helping our guests share those memories with the world.”
More Ways to Make Disney Vacation Memories in 2011
To help make special memories last a lifetime, in 2011 Disney Parks is adding new theme park experiences in California and Florida, new vacation opportunities on the high seas with Disney Cruise Line, a new luxury resort on a breathtaking lagoon in Hawaii, and new ways to explore the world with Adventures by Disney.
Here’s a snapshot of what’s in store:
– “World of Color” (Disneyland Resort): “World of Color,” the new nighttime spectacular presented in Disney California Adventure park, brings classic Disney and Disney-Pixar animation to life with nearly 1,200 powerful fountains, larger-than-life projections, lasers, fire, music and special effects.
– Disney California Adventure Expansion (Disneyland Resort): Next up for the continuing expansion of the park is the first major attraction based on the modern Disney classic, “The Little Mermaid.” The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure will treat guests to a musical retelling of the classic motion picture as the best-loved songs come alive in magnificent scenes all around them.
– New Star Tours 3-D Adventure (Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort): Bridging that “long time ago” between the two “Star Wars” trilogies, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue will take flight in 2011 and take voyagers to thrilling destinations throughout the “Star Wars” galaxy. And it will all happen in brilliant, 3-D technology.
– Disney Cruise Line: The Disney Dream, the newest ship of the Disney Cruise Line, launching January 2011, will bring to life grand innovations and more, offering a cruise experience from stem to stern that caters to preferences of the entire family. The Disney Wonder cruise ship will “go west” in early 2011; and new West Coast itineraries for Disney Cruise Line will include, for the first time, Alaska cruises sailing from Vancouver.
– Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina Hawai`i: A first-of-its-kind Disney resort in Hawaii creates a perfect setting for family fun. The new resort, which includes traditional hotel rooms and Disney Vacation Club villas, is being built on 21 acres of oceanfront property, 17 miles from Honolulu International Airport and approximately 30 minutes from Waikiki.
– Adventures by Disney: In 2011, Adventures by Disney guests will step off of planes, cruise ships and camels into living chapters of history during seven- and nine-night Egypt itineraries. These guided travel vacations allow families to visit destinations they never dreamed possible – including Italy, South Africa and China – with the assurance of the Disney name.


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Kaia Gerber, 16, poses in her first campaign for Chanel's Spring 2018 handbag collection, Daily Mail has learned.
The 16-year-old daughter of Cindy Crawford posed in glorious black and white photos for the famed French fashion house's Spring 2018 handbag collection.
The young ingenue showcased her natural beauty in a white satin ruffled cocktail dress.
She changed into another light colored party gown that had a strapless feature and ruched fabric. The third photograph had the darling cover girl wrap herself in a floral embroidered a jacket as she lay on a couch.
Her trademark brunette tresses were pinned back in a messy bun as the loose tresses cascaded over her petite shoulders. A
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Government Affairs Albany UpdateApril 12, 2001
The New York State Construction Industry Council (NYSCIC), an affiliate of The Business Council of NYS, Inc., has finalized its agenda for its May 14th Construction Workforce Forum. The Forum, which will highlight the workforce problems and challenges being experienced in construction and construction related industries, will take place on Monday, May 14th from 12 noon to 4pm in the Empire State Plaza.
The forum will hear from several members of NYSCIC and some invited guests who will discuss the economic importance of construction, workforce education issues and apprenticeships, secondary and post-secondary construction education, skilled and professional trade concerns, and the image of the industry. Our key note speaker will be the newly appointed NYS Commissioner of Labor, Linda Angello.
The fee for the four hour event and luncheon is $79. To register or obtain event/registration flyer contact Ellen Muir at 1-800-358-1202.
Legislation has been introduced in both houses that would impact a wide range of products containing mercury, including but not limited to electrical equipment, lighting, medical equipment, thermostats, gas regulators, and apparel. The key bills – S.3084 (Balboni) A.4209 (Brodsky) – differ in structure, but are similar in content. Both would require the labeling of products containing mercury; impose a ban on the manufacture and sale of most "mercury-added products" by 2004; prohibit the disposal of most mercury-containing products; and require manufacturers to set up collection and "take-back" programs for the mercury-added products they produce. It would also ban the sale of "mercury added" toys, games, cosmetics and apparel; ban the sale and distribution of mercury-containing thermometers; and ban the use of mercury-containing testing equipment. It would also require that mercury-containing gas pressure gauges and regulators be removed from service (commonly used in natural gas service.) The bills would also impose new limits on mercury discharges from municipal sewage treatment plants.
The Senate bill is in the Water Resources Committee; the Assembly bill has advanced to Codes.
Since the state has not focused on mercury legislation over the past several sessions, we urge you to look at these proposals, and assess their impact on your manufacturing or service activities.
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Reconciliation Australia has dropped Telstra from its elite Elevate leaders group in the wake of the company admitting it had breached consumer law by selling post-paid mobile products to Indigenous customers.
Optus mobile users now have the option of paying $5 for 24 hours of unlimited data when they need it.
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Worcester Warriors fans are easy to spot any days of the week, wearing the gold-and-blue with pride – but now they can be spotted at night, too.
That’s because Warriors’ Sixways Store has started selling special light-reflective scarves and dog leads.
The glow-in-the-dark accessories have a special Scotchlite yarn woven into them, meaning they look normal during daylight but become highly-visible at night.
They’re made by a textile firm at Kibworth Beauchamp, in the heart of Leicester Tigers country, which also manufactures reflective school scarves, blankets, dog coats and ropes for the emergency services.
“The first consignment of dog leads sold out in a few days, and we’re expecting the scarves to be very popular too,” says Sixways Store manager Jane Fudger. “The kids will be able to wear them on the way to and from school, as well as the ground on match-days. Anything that improves the safety of our supporters has to be a good thing.”
Warriors fan Nicola Tredwell is just one on Jane’s satisfied customers.
“It’s great that the club’s able to offer supporters something like this,” the season ticket-holder says. “Stay safe and show you care about the Warriors. What more could you ask?”
When Dale Rasmussen came to have a look at the scarves in the shop, it caused a stir, with several volunteers stepping forward to model it with him.
Season ticket-holder Cathy Troth eventually won the chance.
“The scarves are a really good idea,” she said. “It certainly looks good on Dale!”
The retro reflective safety scarves and dog leads can be bought from the club shop, please visit or call 01905 459308.
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Sporting Innovations scores big NBA client
A piece of Kansas City innovation has made its way into the National Basketball Association.
The Utah Jazz launched a mobile app built on Sporting Innovations LP's FAN360 Uphoria mobile framework, offering fans an interactive game experience and the organization lucrative marketing potential.
Available on Android and iOS devices, the app delivers live game stats, shot charts, player stats, Jazz news and live audio streaming.
For the team, the app also provides the Jazz valuable data on their customers' behavior, allowing it to tailor sales and marketing.
"Our direct experience in the sports industry provides us with a unique perspective that helps teams like the Jazz determine the best strategic approach for utilizing advanced technology to enhance the fan experience," Sporting Innovations Managing Partner Asim Pasha said in a release. "The response from Jazz fans following the launch has been tremendous. We have just scratched the surface here though. There is much more to come in future releases."
The Jazz is the first NBA organization to adopt the mobile technology, which has been positively received thus far. It recently was featured among the "Top 5 Free Sports Apps" on the Google Play store and has garnered more than 1,000 downloads. As of Thursday morning, it's received a 4.2 out of five-star rating based on 50 user reviews.
"So much better than the old app," Lance Rowley wrote in a comment on the Google Play store. "I love being able to listen to games. Everything works as advertised, which I couldn't say about the old app."
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Huawei will be introducing its first-ever smartphone with three rear cameras, called the Huawei P20 Pro in India within next few hours. It will also be taking the wraps off its P20 Lite smartphone at the event in New Delhi. The P20 Pro that was introduced earlier this year during MWC 2018 conference, is the company’s flagship for this year. However, the P20 Lite did not see the light of the day at the event so there are no details about its specifications.
Out of the two, the ‘Pro’ model has top of the line specifications and is expected to be priced equally ‘premium’. Nonetheless, the two smartphones are already being teased by Amazon India, indicating it to be exclusive to the particular e-commerce website. The Huawei P20 Pro is set to go on sale in India for ₹64,999 ($995), which is the same as that of the Galaxy S9+ in the subcontinent. Meanwhile, the P20 Lite will be available in the country for ₹19,999 ($305). Both phones will be up for sale starting May 3, and will be exclusive to Amazon India. We’ll know more about launch-day offers on May 3.
Huawei P20 Pro
As far as specifications are concerned, the P20 Pro flaunts a 6.1-inch full HD+ OLED display with an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. It is powered by Huawei’s AI-based Kirin 970 octa-core SoC with a neural processing unit (NPU). The NPU is basically used for object recognition, and automatic screen recognition when clicking photos. There is also 6GB of RAM onboard, as well as 128GB internal storage.
The P20 Pro’s talking point however is the triple-camera setup at the back – a first on smartphones. The setup includes a 40-megapixel primary RGB sensor, an 8-megapixel 3X telephoto secondary sensor, and a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. The cameras are Leica branded with apertures ranging from f/1.6 to f/2.4. The P20 Pro also lets you record 960fps slow-motion videos in HD resolution.
The rest of the features on the P20 Pro include a 24-megapixel front camera, face unlock feature, 4,000mAh battery with SuperCharge fast charging technology, and IP67 certification for water and dust resistance. Connectivity options include dual-SIM card slots, 4G with VoLTE, Bluetooth, GPS, and Wi-Fi. On the software front, the smartphone runs Android 8.1 Oreo with a layer of EMUI 8.1 on top. The Huawei P20 Pro is set to go on sale in India for ₹64,999, which is the same as that of the Galaxy S9+ in the subcontinent.
Huawei P20 Lite
The P20 Lite is a stripped down version of the P20 Pro for those looking to buy a Huawei phone on the cheap. But that’s not to say, that it’s lacking in terms of all-round feel and core hardware. It shares the looks — although it’s not glass but plastic and has a fingerprint scanner on the back — as well as the notch of the P20 Pro, as also sports a 24-megapixel front camera with portrait lighting feature, like the P20 Pro. It will be available in two colours: klein blue and midnight black.
The P20 Lite comes with a 5.84-inch Full-HD+ IPS LCD screen with a 2280×1080 pixel resolution, an octa-core Kirin 659 processor, 4GB RAM and 64GB storage (expandable), Android 8.0 Oreo-based EMUI 8, and a 3,000mAh battery.
Unlike the P20 Pro, the P20 Lite has a dual camera system on the rear consisting of one 16-megapixel sensor and another 2-megapixel sensor for depth sensing.The P20 Lite will be available in the country for ₹19,999.


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When it comes to smartphones, HTC is more or less a history now. Granted, they have released a couple of smartphones that were aimed towards the more affordable spectrum, but they didn't really manage to gain the attention or to help HTC solidify its spot in the market. Well, today, we have heard that there could be another affordable HTC Wildfire E Lite very soon, but we are not sure if it is going to help HTC in any way, considering how the market is already swarmed with budget phone options.
HTC Wildfire E Lite Shows How HTC Has Lost its Vision as a Smartphone Manufacturer That Was Once Praised
The leak is coming from @evleaks who shared a render of the HTC Wildfire E Lite, showing the device from the front and the back, and it looks a lot like an iPhone 7, which, well, is very old at this point. Not just that, the phone also reminds us a lot about the design of the OnePlus 5, and at this point, I'm not really surprised. For your consideration, you can take a look at how the phone looks below.
Yes, if you are disappointed, you will not be the only one. For starters, the phone looks like it is out of 2016 with those bezels, and the giant chin and forehead. Not just that, the design looks blatantly ripped off from older smartphones as well, which makes little to no sense and considering the name of the phone, we highly doubt that this is going to be a flagship phone, at least it does not look like one from any angle.
Don't get me wrong, I admire HTC for everything they used to be. My first Android smartphone was HTC Desire, to begin with. But over the years, the company has lost its direction after releasing phones that looked good but had a very mediocre hardware and software experience.
There is no other information available at the moment, but we would be keeping you up to date about what the HTC Wildfire E Lite is supposed to bring to the table.


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Popular holiday company Tui has confirmed it won't be handing out any last-minute, low-price deals this summer. It's Chief Executive has said the decision comes following a recovery in customer demand.
Fritz Joussen confirmed the company will continue to offer its current pricing, which marks a big contrast to previous years. He told reporters: "There will be practically no last-minute deals for this summer. Over the past six weeks, we’ve seen demand beyond 2019.
"We want to keep that momentum but aren’t going to suddenly shift to discounting.”
According to the company, the pricing for its summer holidays has also risen by 20 per cent, but bosses placed emphasis on the fact that this was down to factors such as longer holidays and more expensive trips, including five-star hotels. It's said this year marks the first time many people are looking to travel since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The announcement comes as the company more than halved its losses for the past six months, as the rebound in customer numbers sped up and bookings leaped. TUI reported an earnings loss of 614.5 million euros (£525 million) for the half-year to March 31, following a 1.3 billion euros (£1.11 billion) loss for the same period during the previous year.
Manchester Evening News reports Tui pledged to shareholders that the company could return to profit by the end of the year as a result, and also claimed it predicts a “strong” summer. So far the company has already seen 85 percent of the booking levels reached during the summer of 2019, before the tourism industry really saw the impact of the pandemic.
The holiday provider also said the latest quarter was “significantly improved”, as the easing of Covid-19 restrictions has helped to encourage people to book more holidays with its UK operation “continuing to lead the way” for summer bookings which, at the moment, indicate a 11 per cent increase against the levels seen in summer 2019.
TUI said it ultimately predicts its bookings for the summer to “almost reach” levels from 2019, and noted that it has seen a lot of holidaymakers want to book “more at short notice”. It's also claimed people seem to be willing to splash more cash on each trip.
Additionally, revenues for the past half-year have leaped more than five-fold to 4.5 billion euros (£3.8 billion) when compared to the same period 12 months earlier. As little as a year ago the holiday giant was still struggling with coronavirus restrictions.
Mr Joussen said: “The high demand for travel and the very good business performance confirm our forecasts. 2022 will be a good financial year. Capacity almost reaches pre-corona level of 2019. After two years of crisis, we expect Tui to become profitable again in the current financial year with a significantly positive underlying EBIT (earnings before interest and tax). This is the basis for new growth.”


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A new Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite game leaked before a Nintendo Direct rumor. According to various rumors from various sources ranging from believable to hogwash, a new Nintendo Direct is happening this month. When this month is the time when many rumors and reports diverge, with some even claiming that this week will be a magical week for Switch and Switch Lite fans, who haven’t marveled at a good Nintendo Direct since the release. E3 in June. Whether any of these rumors are credible remains to be seen, but a new leak not only suggests they are, but could reveal when this Nintendo Direct mystery will occur.
On September 17, Barcelona, Spain-based studio Lince Works will release Aragami 2 via PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. There has been no word on the upcoming game on Nintendo Switch, which is odd as its predecessor has arrived on the platform Nintendo, well after its first release.
That said, amid the aforementioned Nintendo Direct rumor, the IMDA, the Singapore Review Board, rated the game for Nintendo Switch. Of course, this note could be a mistake, but it’s unlikely. The bigger question now is whether the Switch version will be ready for the game’s launch later this month. If so, it will need to be revealed very soon, and if it’s being held that long, you’ll assume it’s for some reason, like perhaps a stealth release from Nintendo Switch, a common occurrence during Nintendo Switch. a Nintendo Direct. Right now that last item is speculation, but connecting the dots doesn’t require much.
It’s not only possible that this memo leaked the Nintendo Switch version of the game, but when the Nintendo Direct rumored will be, that is, on September 17th, or at least the week of September 17th.
At the time of publication, none of the parties involved have touched this rating leak and the speculation it has created with any type of comment or form of acknowledgment. If that changes, we’ll be sure to update the story accordingly. In the meantime, for more information on all things Nintendo Switch, click here.


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Throughout our time in the marketing industry, whether on the professional side, or the academic side, the concept of sales has been routinely brought up as a contentious point.
It is true that when consumers are shopping, they love ‘finding’ the deals. They want to feel like they are ‘winning’ the against businesses and getting the services and goods that they want at a lower price. That is one of the major reasons why Cyber Monday (now, Cyber Week, it seems), Black Friday and so on are so big. Consumers are sitting on their cash waiting for brands to slash prices.
Why should marketers be content that people refuse to buy their products at full price? There’s something more going on there.
During a CNBC interview, a former CEO of JC Penny said that “sales have become a cancer” for department stores. Stores, instead of focusing on the right product and the right target market, are relying on sales to move products and drum up business.
Rather than spend time to truly figure out what consumers want, brands are too worried about bringing in cash. So brands cheapen the value of their products in the eyes of the consumers, and issue sales.
In theory, sales and discounts should be offered on few occasions:
1) Provide an incentive for immediately responding and buying
2) Clear outdated inventory and provide space for new and seasonal product
3) Get rid of otherwise defective products
4) Provide a reason to come in and see other products not for sale that the audience may be interested in
As in most cases, the reality of the situation is different than the theory.
It is not being said that sales are bad. Sales and discounts can be used very effectively. But sales and discounts are used best when used sparingly. Marketing is supposed to provide reasons why our goods and services make the lives of our target audience better. Slashing prices at will for the sake of getting people in all the time, takes away from the message.
There is a rising population trekking to this school of thought.
For example, fashion retailer Kenneth Cole announced earlier in November that it is planning to close all of its outlet stores, and focus on its full-priced boutiques and online presence. It should be noted that the brand is still doing sales online, but Kenneth Cole is also promoting its latest fashion line. So it fits the traditional sales process, while maintaining the integrity of the brand.
On the flip side, you have those brands that paraded the “everyday low prices”, like K-Mart, Sports Authority and others, closing their doors or filing bankruptcy, because competing solely on sales and prices is a very hard thing to do (unless you create economies-of-scale like Wal-Mart, but that’s a different story).
As more consumers become digitally savvy, stores will have to continue reinventing the in-store experience. Online, brands have to find ways to accurately showcase the value of their offerings, so consumers spend regularly, without the need for a sale.
Our marketing community needs to get louder and refuse offering sales and discounts for sales’ sake. We need to do better at protecting the value of the brand.


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Meat e-tailer Licious expands ops to more cities
Licious, an online platform which sells meat and fish, has expanded its operations to Mumbai and Pune.
Licious co-founder Vivek Gupta said in a statement that the Bengaluru-based company had zeroed in on these new markets based on their nature and scope.
"The consumers here seem spoilt for choice, yet there is a huge unmet demand for hygienic and fresh, meat, fish, seafood and meat-based products," Gupta said.
The announcement comes four months after co-founders Gupta and Abhay Hanjura had told TechCircle that the company was eyeing more cities in addition to Licious’ existing operations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi-NCR. Apart from Mumbai and Pune, they also said that Chandigarh and Chennai were on the radar.
In all, the company plans to set up shop in at least seven cities this year.
The four-year-old startup had raised $25 million last December in a Series D round led by Japanese conglomerate Nichirei Corporation. Other investors such as 3one4 Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments, Vertex Ventures, UCLA Investment Company and Sistema Asia Fund also participated in the round.
Founded in 2015, Licious operates 11 warehousing centres in Bengaluru and not only procures fresh produce but also processes, stores and delivers it. It claims to have a customer base of 60,000 with 90% repeat business on a monthly basis.
The company works directly with livestock farmers and fishermen for their sourcing requirements. Licious delivers orders within two hours of receiving them.
Besides, the company also claims to use technology across all stages of its cold-chain processes that includes processing, packing and Internet of Things-powered refrigeration technology.
“Right now, there are only two options -- unhygienic and unreliable wet market or the unappetising and unhealthy frozen alternative. Lucious operates on the hub-and-spoke model that starts from procuring the fresh produce through green channel sourcing to processing, storage and delivery at the customers’ doorsteps,” Gupta added in the statement.
Licious competes with the likes of Gurugram-based DSM Fresh Foods Pvt. Ltd, which runs a similar platform called Zappfresh. In March last year, Zappfresh raised Rs 20 crore ($3 million) in a round led by Amit Burman, vice-chairman of consumer goods major Dabur India Ltd.


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BlackBerry's share of the U.S. smartphone market fell to a record low in April, accounting for just 5.1 percent of smartphone users, down from 5.9 percent in January.
At its peak in January 2010, BlackBerry accounted for 42.6 percent of the U.S. smartphone market.
Reston-based comScore Inc. said Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained ground, while Android, still the dominant smartphone operating system, lost a little market share.
Google Inc.'s Android holds 52 percent of the U.S. smartphone market as of April, down from 52.3 percent in January. The iPhone's share rose 1.4 percent in that same period to 39.2 percent share.
After BlackBerry, phones running Microsoft Corp.'s operating system fell to 3 percent market share from 3.1 percent in January.
Based on hardware, the iPhone remains king, in the hands of 39.2 percent of smartphone users.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is next at 22 percent, followed by HTC Corp. at 8.9 percent and Motorola Mobility LLC at 8.3 percent. The iPhone and Samsung gained market share between January and April, while HTC and Motorola both lost ground.
As of April, 138.5 million people in the U.S. owned a smartphone for a market penetration of 58 percent, up 7 percent since the beginning of the year, according to comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR).
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Springville-based Nestlé Prepared Foods has reportedly recalled a batch of meal products, the LEAN CUISINE Baked Chicken means specifically, weighing nearly 92,206 pounds. These products might be adulterated with extraneous materials, comprising white hard pieces of plastic, and were produced and packaged on September 2nd, 2020, stated the FSIS (Food Safety and Inspection Service), U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For ensuring food safety, the USDA has the power to initiate product recalls under three categories: Class I constitutes a health hazard situation with a reasonable probability that the consumption of the product will lead to serious, adverse health consequences or death. Class II represents a situation where there is a remote probability of severe health consequences from product usage, and Class III constitutes the category where the consumption of the product will not lead to any adverse health consequences.
As cited by sources, the FSIS has not received any reports of illness or injury from the consumption of Nestlé’s chicken meal products and has requested consumers to contact a healthcare provider in case any such issue arises. The authority has also expressed concerns over some product that might be frozen in the freezers of consumers and has urged purchasers not to consume these products, and either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
For the uninitiated, FSIS conducts timely recall effectiveness checks for verifying that the recalling companies notify their clients regarding such issues and they undertake necessary steps for ensuring that the product is no longer available to customers.
The recalled products reportedly bear the “EST. P-9018” establishment number and were shipped to distributor and retailers across the nation. Further, the issue was discovered by Nestlé on December 18, 2020, after getting five consumer complaints regarding the presence of hard white plastic in the baked chicken meals. The mashed potatoes included in the baked chicken meals had plastic conveyor belt pieces that broke off in the production process, clarified the company.


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The Xbox 360’s performance in Japan has been rocky, to say the least. The numbers aren’t great, and Japanese games seem to reject all but a few of Microsoft’s offerings. Most pundits have all but written them out of Japan’s gaming history.
But Microsoft hasn’t given up. They still put on a solid show at the Tokyo Game Show, sold out the special Blue Dragon combo pack and received high scores from Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. But, there’s still a problem: Sony and Nintendo are already ahead, by far, despite the Xbox 360’s one-year head start.
Blue Dragon debuted on December 7, 2006, and Microsoft expected to sell 200,000 copies in Japan, elevating them above punch line status, and it looked like their predictions were right. Approximately 80,000 copies sold on day one, and 30,000 people bought a 360 in that week. To date, more than 133,000 copies of Blue Dragon have made it into Japanese homes, more than any other Microsoft-published game ever has. Unfortunately, other games aren’t experiencing the same success. Capcom’s Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, while it sold over a million units in the U.S., hasn’t performed nearly as well.
Why does the 360 sell so terribly in Japan? It’s not a hardware issue. The machine performs admirably, and Xbox Live works just as well in Japan as it does elsewhere. It’s not advertising, either. Microsoft aggressively made its presence known months before release, just like everywhere else. Their ads are all over Japanese cities, encouraging gamers to “step in.”
But they can’t, and this is why.
The first problem is Microsoft’s reputation. Let’s face it, when Microsoft entered Japan with the original Xbox, they had no idea what they were doing. They gave Japanese gamers absolutely no incentive to stick with their system. Microsoft boasted an exclusive contract with Tecmo, but beyond that, every company the average Japanese gamer holds dear was firmly entrenched elsewhere. What’s worse, their internal teams, Microsoft Game Studios, weren’t ringing anyone’s bell. Rather than trying to cater to the new demographic, MGS translated the games American players loved and expected the money to roll in. It didn’t; in total, 475,000 Xboxes ended up in Japanese homes.
And then there’s the elephant in the room all too many forum denizens are willing to discuss: prejudice. Microsoft is the first American company to take a major shot in the console business, and they’re attempting to make a go of it in Japan. While a lot of Westerners love Japanese titles, Japan seems to have a much harder time appreciating some of our stuff – like shooting Nazis. An Xbox signifies American games, and even with support for Japanese gamers, it’s still an American console.
Microsoft went blindfolded into a console war in Japan. Now, they’re taking another shot, a little older and a little wiser, but with a black eye the size of a manhole cover. But it’s not all bad. Blue Dragon at least intimates Microsoft has finally gotten their act together. And they plan to keep on keepin’ on. They’ve signed on with respected RPG developers like tri-Ace and tri-Crescendo to keep luring Japanese gamers to their camp.
In the end, Microsoft has all but won the hardcore console war in Europe and North America. Japan is all that stands between them and global dominance. While that would be nice, they can afford an incomplete victory. But we’re talking about Microsoft, here; when have they ever admitted defeat?
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It’ll be business as usual at Lenovo Group’s headquarters on May 2. However, the day will hold special significance, marking the first anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s Personal Computing Division.
Since the closing of the $1.25 billion deal on May 2, 2005, the “new Lenovo,” as the company often calls itself, has plotted a course that it hopes will broaden its customer base and ultimately hoist it upward in the ranks of the world’s top PC makers.
To date, the companya distant third in market share behind Dell and Hewlett-Packardappears to be steadily, if slowly, advancing toward its goal.
It’s already in better shape than HP was one year after purchasing Compaq, for one. But the new Lenovo still has work to do, analysts say.
Granted, Lenovo’s and IBM’s businesses, which essentially focused on China and the rest of the world, respectively, were more complementary than those of HP and Compaq.
But Lenovo management is credited by analysts and customers as having kept up its product quality and service standards and for having maintained the bulk of its large customers. Some customers say it has also become more aggressive on pricing, particularly in large bids.
“There was a certain amount of trepidation” about the deal, said Robert Rosen, president of the IBM user group Share, of Chicago. But, “The bottom line, from everything I’ve seen … nobody notices a difference, which is good news.”
But even though it saw solid growth in the first quarterit shipped 3.4 million units, up 10.5 percent, versus market leader Dell’s growth rate of 10.2 percent, according to Gartneranalysts expect more from Lenovo.
“The step to demonstrate, now, is to start growing market share,” said Richard Shim, an analyst at IDC, in San Mateo, Calif.
Lenovo faces both perceptual and legal challenges. It must continue to establish its brand name as well as counter challenges such as that from the State Department, which has moved to quash an agreement reached by CDW to sell the agency $13 million worth of ThinkPads due to security concerns.
Ray Gorman, a Lenovo spokesperson in Purchase, N.Y., said the company believes that CDW has already gone over the implications of its deal with the State Department. Before that, its acquisition of IBM’s PC arm passed muster with the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States, which reviewed the deal in March 2005.
Lenovo’s more practical concerns revolve around its efforts to gain market share. It shipped 3.4 million units in the first quarter of 2006, versus Dell’s 9.6 million and HP’s 8.7 million, according to IDC.
Lenovo’s strategy, in part, centers on its Lenovo 3000 brand, an all-new line of computers that rolled out in February to target SMBs (small and midsize businesses).
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Over time, Lenovo aims to sell to three sets of customers worldwide, as it does now in China. It plans to target larger businessesa traditional IBM ThinkPad strongholdas well as SMBs and consumers, according to Mark Cohen, executive director of Lenovo’s Notebook Business Unit, in Raleigh, N.C. To that end, the company plans to add some products to the Lenovo 3000 line as well as to develop a consumer product line.
“We’re starting to work on bringing [the consumer line] into selected markets, first in Asia and then looking at where it’s applicable outside of that … in order to further extend our reach and capture opportunities that are out there,” Cohen said.
Indeed, “the biggest challenges it’s going to face, going forward, are going to be go-to-market,” said Leslie Fiering, an analyst at Gartner, in Stamford, Conn. Lenovo “needs to get the Lenovo brand into the channel. This is not an area where it has had to play seriously before. There’s a learning curve there,” Fiering said.
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