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NVIDIA GTC 2020 goes global and digital
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will host a keynote for GTC 2020 digital conference in October. This is not the first GTC keynote Jensen hosted this year. Back in May, Jensen unveiled the first Ampere-based product called A100, a compute accelerator featuring GA100 GPU with 40GB of HBM2 memory.
Huang is will also host a GeForce Special Event on September 1st, but unlike GTC, the GeForce event will be strictly for gamers and consumers.
The GPU Tech Conference has not been a single event for a few years now. The series of keynotes have gone global where Jensen provides the latest updates on NVIDIA technology progress. Due to the global pandemic, this year’s on-site events have been canceled.
The company announced today that a series of separate events will be broadcasted for North America, Europe, Israel, India, Taiwan, Japan and Korea, promising live demos, specialized content, local startups and sponsors for each event.
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NVIDIA today announced that it will be hosting its GPU Technology Conference, running Oct. 5-9, and featuring a recorded keynote address by CEO and founder Jensen Huang.
GTC will feature the latest innovations in AI, data science, graphics, high-performance and edge computing, networking, autonomous machines and VR for a broad range of industries and government services. Seven separate programming streams will run across North America, Europe, Israel, India, Taiwan, Japan and Korea — each with access to live demos, specialized content, local startups and sponsors.
“GTC is the only conference that brings together the leading developers, top decision makers in business and government, experts from research institutions and leading platform providers to advance the state of the art in the foremost areas of technology,” said Greg Estes, vice president of corporate marketing and developer programs at NVIDIA. “We’re thrilled to be able to share the amazing work of more than 500 experts from NVIDIA and our worldwide community to solve today’s toughest challenges.”
GTC will include over 500 sessions, including live sessions and on-demand recordings. Live sessions will offer attendees the opportunity to ask questions and interact with experts in AI and other fields from a diverse lineup of companies and organizations. Many of the world’s leading technology organizations will be participating. Sponsors include AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Oracle, Facebook, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, VMware, Cisco, Lenovo, ASUS, Booz Allen Hamilton, and IBM.
GTC will also include a series of panels bringing together experts and policymakers to discuss topics ranging from national strategies to equitable AI.
Developers can strengthen their skills by registering to participate in one of 16 full-day training workshops organized by the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute. Available around the world, the workshops teach the latest skills in CUDA®, RAPIDS™, natural language processing and more.
GTC will also feature a full startup track, hosted by NVIDIA Inception, that will include presentations from the world’s leading AI startup CEOs, technical sessions with NVIDIA engineers, and panels with NVIDIA’s top executives on where AI is headed next.
See more of what GTC has to offer this fall and register to attend at www.nvidia.com/gtc.
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Virgin Trains will hold a five-day seat sale for Black Friday , it has confirmed.
The sale will cut the price of 250,000 standard and first class seats and among those will be tickets from London to Liverpool priced at just £11.
First class seats will fall from £45 to £30 in the sale, which launches at midnight on Thursday 23 November.
The Black Friday seat sale will then run for five days with seats available until they are all booked up.
Tickets will be available between Monday 18th December 2017 to Sunday 14th January 2018.
Dates you will not be able to use these discounted tickets on are Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd December. Wednesday 27th December will also be excluded as it’s a key travel date.
Other discounted routes include:
- London to Manchester Standard Class: originally £23, now £11
- London to Glasgow Standard Class: originally £30, now £18
- London to Birmingham Standard Class, originally £8, now £5
- London to Manchester First Class: originally £45, now £30
- London to Glasgow First Class: originally £60, now £37
- London to Birmingham First Class: originally £27, now £17
Sarah Copley, Executive Director Commercial, for Virgin Trains on the West Coast, said: “Virgin Trains is about connecting with friends and family, and that’s at the heart of what we do.
"With our seat sale this winter, our customers can easily make those important journeys and maybe even treat themselves with a First Class experience. We get you there quicker than the car, and with our industry firsts - such as mobile ticketing, automatic compensation for delays and our free on-demand entertainment app beam – your journey should be smoother and more enjoyable too. With 250,000 discounted First Class and Standard tickets, our passengers can look forward to their journeys even more this winter.”

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2016 BMW i3 Shadow Sport Edition Priced at $48,395
LOS ANGELES – The 2016 BMW i3 Shadow Sport Edition, which features a moonroof and sport-tuned suspension, is headed to BMW dealerships starting at $48,395, including a $995 destination charge. The special model debuted at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.
It is $5,000 more expensive than the base 2016 BMW i3 hatchback electric vehicle. The base model is priced at $43,395, including shipping.
Just 50 units of the i3 Shadow Sport Edition will be offered, BMW of North America said.
The limited-edition model features Fluid Black exterior paint and a dark gray cloth interior with blue highlights.
The 2016 i3 has an MPGe rating of 137 in city driving and 111 on the highway, according to the EPA.
Key i3 competitors include the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid.
Edmunds says: EV shoppers who want a moonroof in their 2016 BMW i3 had better check in with their BMW dealer now, since supplies are limited.


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This week has seen two books hit shelves that fans have been waiting for. Notably, the U.S. mass market paperback x of A Dance with Dragons (Order: Amazon US) was at least released after the hardcover had an astounding 88 week run on the NY Times Bestseller list.
For those of you who’ve been waiting for the paperback to read the book, now’s your chance. And for those of you who’ve already read it? You’ll find at the back of it a never-before-published chapter from The Winds of Winter. For those who bought e-book editions, there are some reports that the iBooks edition has been updated with the excerpt, so fire up your iOs device and check that out (no word yet as to whether the Kindle edition has been similarly updated).
Besides that, fans in the US will be able to get their hands on The Wit and Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister (Order: US, UK), a slim volume of Tyrion’s aphorisms illustrated by noted British cartoonist Jonty Clark. It will be available next week in the UK, as well.


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Our faithful cybrarian, Arnie Korotkin, snapped a few photos to remind us of the bounty found at Little Falls’ new Farmers’ Market.
Little Falls Marketplace is open today and every Friday at 8:30 am -open until 5pm in the parking lot of the Municipal Building (Union & Main).
Pencil in some of Fall’s upcoming events at the Marketplace. (Details after the jump.) Planning your Labor Day Weekend fun? There’s always the new Australian Outback exhibit at Turtleback Zoo, Dueling Pianos in Bloomfield, and a last splash at Montclair Pools..Check out our Calendar, and tell us what you’re up to….
September: ABC will be offering a Market basket at some of the Fridays in September… a donation to ABC will enter your name for the winning basket. Names will be drawn at 5 PM. Your name and phone number will be on the ticket… you do not have to be present for the announcement. ABC will call you.
October: Baskets will continue and there’s a special Children’s Event….. from 3:30 to 4:30 pm: Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Buy a Market pumpkin at special kid’s prices at the Market or bring your own pumpkin and decorating supplies. All entries will be on display during the Month of October. Winners will be selected on Halloween.
On Halloween they’ll have a closing of the Market Ceremony and a Halloween Costume Contest, 3:30 to 4:30 pm …. winners will be awarded prizes.


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Organizers of the boot Düsseldorf 2009 international boat show are optimistic as they prepare for the Jan. 17-25 event, despite the worldwide economic slowdown. “We expect hall capacity to be well-used and the showcase to be representative of the international offerings for yachting and water sports,” said Goetz-Ulf Jungmichel, project director of boot 2009, in…more
The marine industry is a global enterprise. Builders, dealers, marinas, equipment manufacturers and other businesses are found worldwide, and there are major boat shows on all continents.
International bluewater sailor and author Hal Roth died this fall after a long illness. He was 81. Roth and his wife, Margaret, devoted more than 40 years to sailing the world’s oceans, beginning in the mid-1960s when they quit their jobs to embark on a 19-month trip around the Pacific. The Roths sailed around the…more
Boating Writers International will hold its general meeting from 8 to 10 a.m. Oct. 31 at the Bahia Mar Hotel during the upcoming Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. BWI’s “Newsmaker” session is titled “Expanding the Boating Universe Beyond Middle-aged Males.” It will examine changing U.S. markets with a panel discussion about how to write about…more
October will be a busy month for the marine industry, as business leaders gear up for two major events that traditionally serve as key indicators for the coming year: the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference. Click here.
Edson International of New Bedford, Mass., marks its 150th year anniversary in 2009, and to start the celebration the company is hosting the Newport (R.I.) International Boat Show exhibitor party Thursday. The trade-only party starts at 6 p.m. at the Newport Harbor Hotel and is held in conjunction with the International Yacht Restoration School’s annual…more
Boat Bunkers International, a Florida-based manufacturer of an in-water mooring station that keeps boat hulls clean and eliminates the need for anti-fouling paints, established a strategic alliance with U.K.-based VersaDock International. VersaDock makes a line of modular flotation docks and drive-on docking stations. Under the alliance, the Boat Bunkers product line will be available to…more
PUMA Ocean Racing Skipper Ken Read and America’s Cup veteran and BMW Oracle Racing executive Tom Ehman will share insights about the Volvo Ocean Race and America’s Cup, respectively, in Newport, R.I.Their presentations will be delivered at the Sailing Industry Conference June 11-12. Sail America and Sail Magazine are presenting Read at the conference’s welcome…more
Manufacturers are finding the European market a needed shot in the arm during America’s economic downturn In 2006, executives at Burlington, Wash.-based Nordic Tugs began researching international export opportunities and spent a year getting the approvals needed to export three models to Europe. In 2007, the company signed its first international dealer — an outlet…more


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Google made headlines last year for its mysterious barges that were docked in Portland, Maine and San Francisco, California. Recently Google confirmed that they had sold one of those barges.
The barges were expected to be a showroom for some of Google’s latest products, as well as a place to educate people on some of those new products, such as Google Glass. Despite this, Google never officially revealed what the barges would be used for. On Thursday however, it was confirmed that one of the barges, the one in Portland, was being sold.
The reason for the selling of the barge is likely due to patent issues delaying the project that was set to launch in November. Documents related to the barge showed that it had a layout including sails that were similar to fish fins, and it was set to be four stories.
The barge had a total of 63 shipping containers and was estimated to be worth $4 million. Google also paid an estimated $400,000 in docking fees to the city of Portland since it was docked there in October. The barge has now been sold and will be taken to an unknown location.
Despite the sale of the barge, there is still one left in Google’s possession. Rumors continue to emerge about what exactly the barge might be used for, and many are hoping that it will not suffer the same fate as its brother.
The remaining Google barge is sitting idly in Stockton, California, leading to the suggestion that it may also end up being sold soon.


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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper’s $1 billion pledge to help the auto sector is an acknowledgement that the industry will be hurt by the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal, an economist at Unifor said Tuesday.
“The timing isn’t a coincidence,” said Jim Stanford, who estimated that 20,000 of 110,000 vehicle assembly and auto parts jobs could be wiped out by the deal that removes import tariffs and lowers vehicle content requirements.
As he announced the $1-billion package on Tuesday to help the auto industry cope with the
“Look, it’s always a matter of, ‘How much?”‘ Harper said during a campaign stop in Whitby, Ont., one day after he announced the federal cabinet had already approved a 15-year, $4.3 billion fund to protect the dairy industry.
“We want these benefits to ultimately be of significant net benefit to the Canadian economy. We don’t want it to be all taxpayers doing it.”
The announcement came one day after Canada became a founding member of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, signed after five days of marathon negotiations in Atlanta.
Under the TPP, a 6.1-per-cent levy on auto imports will be phased out over five years. Cars would be allowed into Canada without tariffs as long as they have 45 per cent content from the TPP, lower than the 62.5 per cent threshold under NAFTA.
The $1-billion for the auto industry would be set aside over the next decade and is contingent on the Conservatives getting re-elected Oct. 19.
It would take effect in 2017-18, when an existing subsidy program — the Automotive Innovation Fund, which provides loans to companies seeking to invest — ends. The new program would offer non-repayable grants for new auto assembly plants, as well as existing plants that make long-term commitments to remain in Canada. The money also could be used for infrastructure, land and buildings need for assembly plants.
Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said the measures align Canada’s incentives with those offered by lower cost jurisdictions in the United States.
“It brings it in line with competition in the U.S. southeast. It allows government officials to point to their carmaker targets and say ‘look we have a fund, now let’s talk.”
Jeff Watson, Conservative incumbent in the riding of Essex, said the measures show the federal government is listening to industry’s calls for grants instead of loans to attract automotive investment.
“We would provide non-repayable grants for greenfield investments or for investments in existing facilities guaranteeing a long-term operation, such as the GM Oshawa plant. This fulfills CAPC’s recommendation to move in that direction.”
The current federal Automotive Innovation Fund offers repayable contributions to auto companies investing in Canada. The Canadian Automotive Partnership Council – an industry lobby group that also includes Unifor – has argued that jurisdictions in the U.S. and Mexico have been more successful in attracting auto investment in part because they offer grant-based incentives.
“Securing major new auto mandates will be good for our local supply chain’s future,” Watson added.
Watson also admitted that the measures are “recognition that what the TPP means for some is that they will have to become more competitive. This will enhance their competitiveness.”
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HTC EVO 4G Review
HTC EVO 4G Review – It appears that Sprint finally has a phone that may be able to compete with the capabilities of AT&T’s iPhone. The iPhone will be releasing the newest version of the iPhone, called the iPhone 4g in the coming months and many had criticized Sprint for not having a viable alternative to the iPhone. The release of the HTV Evo has given them a phone that is exactly that, and has been met by rave reviews by tech media in recent days. The phone has been described as attractive, smart, and adaptable. Sprint has said that their 4g towers are up and running in nearly thirty cities, and that the largest cities in the country will have unrivaled 4g coverage. This is something that only AT&T has been able to compete with in recent years. It was not immediately clear how much Sprint intended to expand the 4G coverage to more cities in the area.
Coverage in some cities with the AT&T’s iPhone have had problems in recent years handling the increased usage that has been placed on the towers. Sprint has been working to correct similar problems and has upgraded their technology to ensure that they will not have as many dropped calls as the iPhone commonly has. The HTC is a robust phone that will operate in many ways the same way that the iPhone does. The phone will have access to an app store that is provided by Sprint and will feature a number of different apps available to users of the HTC Evo 4g. The coverage is excellent, and the apps are even better. It has been described as a top notch phone that will give Sprint a viable alternative to other smart phones that have been rising in popularity in recent weeks.


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Terascala, an Avon-based big data analytics tech firm, said Tuesday that Intel Capital was among the investors in its $14 million Series B round announced in April.
The company said the investment is helping it "gain better market traction with major system vendors," including EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) and Dell (Nasdaq: Dell).
Terascala pairs its software — which leverages parallel file system Lustre — with storage products from EMC, Dell, NetApp and other firms.
Terascala said customers use the technology to accelerate their big data applications and improve their processing of the data, "which until now has been limited due to the lack of throughput abilities of standard file systems."
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To recall, Secure Folder made its debut on the dearly departed Galaxy Note 7 and allowed people to stash stuff like documents, contacts, and media far away from prying eyes.
The refurbished variants of the device will run on batteries that are of a smaller capacity than the ones powering the original phones, thus saving them from the risks of melting, catching fire and exploding.
We know that Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 8 in the latter half of this year. Along with that the back panel will be different given that they had to remove it to change the battery.
Five die as plane crashes into Melbourne shopping centre
Tuesday's crash wasn't the first time that tragedy has struck Essendon Airport but thankfully it isn't a common occurrence. The Essendon Airport and DFO have been completely closed for the day, however Tullamarine Airport remains operational.
Samsung plans to make good use of its huge remaining stack of 2.5 million returned Galaxy Note 7 handsets. Initially, the battery of Note 7 was diagnosed unsafe. Well, it seems the South Korean tech giant is indeed insane enough to do this, but this will reportedly be targeting emerging markets such India, Vietnam, Africa and South America as well.
Samsung sold 3.06 million Galaxy Note 7 units worldwide and has recovered at least 98% of those devices out in the wild. Last year, Samsung was ranked No. 7 in the corporate reputation rankings for the 100 most visible companies in the US.
Samsung and some other independent sources concluded that the Galaxy Note 7's battery was the only reason for its failure. AKG is an Austrian audio systems company acquired by Harman in 1994, and both companies have been acquired by Samsung in 2016. The feature was enabled via an Android app called Samsung Flow. The keyboard dock might be sold separately but if the S Pen is available with the tablet itself, then it will grant you features that were originally exclusive to the Galaxy Note series of smartphones.
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The 2018 Farm Bill, passed in mid-December and signed into law by President Trump, has been hailed as a bipartisan success for its expansion of farm subsidies, changes to the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and funding for local food programs and farmer’s markets. It expanded the legal definition of “hemp” and legalization of hemp crops grown in the United States. Senator Mitch McConnell, as unlikely as it may seem for the Republican Majority Leader, was instrumental in his response to pressure from farmers and advocacy groups.
Farming revenues are in a five-year slump, but according to analysts cited in the Washington Post, hemp production could be a $20 billion industry by 2022. Now that hemp has been officially removed from the Senate’s Agricultural Committee’s list of illegal drugs, and its definition expanded to include seeds, extracts, and cannabinoids including CBD oil, it means the product can be sold throughout all 50 states. It also means there are expanded options to choose from, including hemp water and CBD-infused water, that have heretofore been unavailable in most of the US.
While hemp-based products, containing no cannabinoids, have been around for decades in the form of lotions, smoothies, and even tanning oil, CBD water and other CBD-based foods, beverages, and topicals are a boon to cannabis advocates and patients as they can be used effectively in pain management and as an anti-inflammatory alternative to liver-damaging NSAID pain relievers such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Although it does not contain any of the psychoactive or pain-relieving effects of CBD, hemp oil is still considered a superfood high in antioxidants as well as Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids, great for use in skin care and nutrition.


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Announcing the official launch of Bootprints, a free, opt-in email newsletter about outdoor sports and adventure.
Online PR News – 16-June-2012 – Fort Collins, Colo. – Matt Minich
After a year of groundwork, Bootprints, Inc. is pleased to announce that Colorado’s newest media company is officially open for business.
Modeled after successes like Daily Candy, Tasting Table, and Thrillist, Bootprints is a consumer email newsletter for outdoor sports and adventure enthusiasts everywhere. Crafted by active backpackers, rock climbers, rafters, skiers, and snowboarders, the newsletter features the very best in trails, adventures, and events each week in a concise, entertaining email.
Bootprints currently produces a national and a Colorado Front Range edition with plans to launch five additional local editions in the next 12 months.
Bootprints’ editorial staff is devoted to making sure readers never waste another weekend. Bootprints –National covers new and unique gear, skills and travel while Bootprints -Colorado sorts through dozens of trails, events and races to find the best options for outdoor sports in Colorado each weekend. Because of the quality of information, Bootprints has established an extremely loyal readership of “weekend warriors,” who look to the newsletter as their cheat sheet for adventure.
At the time of this release, Bootprints reaches nearly 6,000 subscribers and the total number of subscribers is projected to exceed 30,000 by the end of 2012.
A new targeted advertising option
Bootprints is 100 percent ad-supported, and offers ad packages that are more targeted and interactive than anything available in outdoor sports sphere today. Advertisers are given exclusive access to a group of loyal, engaged readers who regularly use Bootprints to plan both their weekends and their purchases.
The consumer email newsletter model has created success for advertisers and entrepreneurs alike in major markets like New York, and San Francisco, but Bootprints is the first company to bring the concept to Colorado, and to the outdoor adventure community.
For more information about Bootpints, visit www.bootprints.com or contact Editorial Director Matt Minich directly at email@example.com


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Australia took a big step forward on the journey towards 5G today, with the opening of our new 5G Innovation Centre at the Telstra Southport exchange on the Gold Coast. This centre will be the home for testing the next generation of mobile technologies in Australian conditions to support the early commercial deployment of 5G.
The 5G Innovation Centre is the centrepiece of a $60 million investment that we have made in upgrading infrastructure in and around the Gold Coast, to support growing demand and major events in the area in 2018, as well as to lay the groundwork for 5G.
This centre will help ensure Australia is among the first countries in the world to gain access to 5G, and is a tangible example of our commitment to build networks for the future for our customers.
5G has the potential to transform the way we all live and work. Like previous generations of mobile technology, it will deliver more capacity and even faster mobile data speeds – but on top of that it will support vastly more connected devices at very high levels of reliability and lower latency.
5G will take us from a world of connecting people to each other and the internet to a world of ultra-fast mobile speeds and the Internet of Things on a mass scale.
These enhancements will unleash a host of new opportunities – everything from smart cities and smart homes, to drones and driverless cars, to augmented reality in both entertainment and at work.
Over the past 18 months we have conducted the first 5G live field trial in Australia and the world first 5G trial outdoor data call over 26GHz mmWave radiofrequency spectrum. From our new dedicated 5G Innovation Centre we will be completing a number of other 5G firsts in 2018 to ensure Australia remains at the forefront of mobile technology.
We look forward to hosting the leading technology companies, start-ups and business customers from around the world that are developing products and services that will take advantage of 5G.
The evolution of mobile technologies
Our mobile network today operates with a combination of the third and fourth generations (‘3G’ and ‘4G’) of wireless technology.
Over the years, each wave of wireless technology has brought with it better capabilities and opened up new use cases:
- 1G established mobile connectivity for voice
- 2G increased voice capacity delivering mobile to the masses and offered low levels of data, opening up the opportunity for mobile emails and simple apps
- 3G optimised mobile data enabling mobile broadband and more sophisticated apps
- 4G delivered faster and better mobile broadband experiences, especially when it comes to streaming video and video calls.
In many ways, 5G potentially represents an even more transformative technology for industry and business than its predecessors.


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BlogWhy Fintech Startups Aren’t Killing Banks — YetWe are beyond the stage where it’s easy to get impressed by the number of new fintech startups on a chart.
InsightThe Revolution Will Be Streamed
By James Higa, Index Ventures mentor-in-residence.
InsightDeciphering the Buzz Around SecurityShardul Shah on why enterprise security is currently at an inflection point.
InsightIPOs: A how-to guide for tech startups
After a decade-long drought, there has been a rush of tech IPOs in the U.S. and Europe, and Index Ventures has been able to observe this at close hand through our investments in companies like Arista Networks, Criteo, Etsy, Hortonworks, Just Eat, King and Zendesk.
- Pure Storage Raises $225M, Valued at Over $3B by Leading Public Market Investors
With Plans for Continued Business Acceleration, Pure Storage Raises New Capital to Meet Market Demand, Expand Global Footprint and Preserve Long-Term Independence in Pioneering the All-Flash Future for Enterprise Storage.
- King Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
LONDON and STOCKHOLM -- King Digital Entertainment plc (NYSE: KING), a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 22,200,000 of its ordinary shares at a price to the public of $22.50 per share.
- Hortonworks to Extend Leadership of Enterprise Hadoop and Expand Ecosystem with $100M Funding
Hortonworks, the leading contributor to and provider of enterprise Apache™ Hadoop®, today announced an oversubscribed $100 million funding round led by funds managed by BlackRock and Passport Capital, joined by all existing investors.
- The Cambridge Satchel Company Raises $21M From Index Ventures
The Cambridge Satchel Company, the leather goods brand and maker of the original and best satchel, today announces funding of $21m from Index Ventures, backers of global brands and fashion retailers including ASOS, Moleskine, Net-á-Porter and Nasty Gal.
- The New Perimeter: Why We Invested in Adallom
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- Mobile-focused brokerage for all
With technology reshaping and demystifying all aspects of financial services, from foreign exchange and insurance to asset and wealth management, Index is very excited to be part of an early stage investment in Robinhood (www.Robinhoodapp.com), an iOS (and soon, Android) app, which is transforming the way people invest in individual stocks.
- MyOptique Group announces £8 million funding
MyOptique Group, Europe's leading online optical retailer selling prescription glasses (Glasses Direct, MyOptique), sunglasses (Sunglasses Shop) and contact lenses (LensOn), today announced it has secured £8 million in investment and appointed a new Chairman to bolster its aggressive international expansion plans.


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In a continuing effort to inform the automotive supply chain about current and future applications of automatic identification technology including those to guard against counterfeiting as well as best practices in brand protection the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG, Detriot) will hold its 12th annual Auto ID Showcase on April 18 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Mich.
The theme of the conference is Automatic Identification Technologies Unite the Industry, highlighting the integration of auto ID technologies and the use of complimentary technologies for streamlining processes and collaborations with other standards organizations (ANSI, EPCglobal, JAPIA, Odette and ISO) to unify auto ID standards.
Mark Thomas of FedEx Services will deliver the keynote presentation at 9:15 a.m. on the importance of auto ID in aiding traceability at the company.
With the automotive industry losing billions each year to bogus auto parts, AIAG?fs Auto ID Showcase will also feature a session on brand protection and anti-counterfeiting presented on behalf of the Brand Protection Alliance by Matt Goldhawk, business development executive, IIMAK Secure. He will discuss the sources of counterfeiting and grey market activities that rob companies of their profitability and brand integrity, best practices for companies in defending their brand and how auto ID can cost effectively support product authentication.
Other industry experts from Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Freedom Technologies, Inc., ToolWorx and the U.S. Department of Defense will present application-specific information and case studies, emerging technologies, as well as work toward global auto ID standards. Approximately 40 companies will demonstrate solutions in bar code, 2-D, shipping labels, RFID and other technologies on an exhibit floor.


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LONDON (Hypebot) – We7 will add 400,000 tracks from EMI later this year for both on-demand ad funded streaming and paid MP3 downloads. EMI joins WMG and Sony BMG in signing on to We7's model which plays short, targeted ads before each streamed track. Included in the deal is music from We7 founder and investor Peter Gabriel.
Douglas Merrill, President, Digital Business, EMI Music, said: "We7 represents the new and innovative digital experiments underway in the market today, giving fans another way…to experience their favorite music and providing artists with an avenue to reach new audiences. We are pleased to be a part of emerging digital initiatives, including We7."
Steve Purdham, Founder Investor and CEO, We7, said: "We7 is making phenomenal progress ahead of our full launch later in the year, there's real momentum in the industry right now and ad-funded streaming is becoming more widely accepted as a legal alternative to piracy. We're really excited to be offering great music from EMI Music's world-class repertoire of artists on We7.com, enabling fans to listen to tracks for free when they want and then buy the music they love."


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Good morning! Here’s the tech news you need to know this Tuesday.
1. We’re hearing about troubles at Nest, the smart-home company Google bought for $3.2 billion (£2.2 billion). Former employees say the unit is plagued with product problems, disorganisation, and employee departures.
2. A planning board is asking Apple for more information about its secret Irish data centre. An Bord Plenála has the final say over whether the Cupertino company can build a €850 million (£657 million) data centre.
3. The Grammys snuck an anti-streaming message into the show. The president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences lambasted the rates artists are paid when their music gets played on streaming services.
4. Stephen Fry has quit Twitter. He was criticised over a joke made at the BAFTAs, and now says the “fun is over,” the BBC reports.
5. Kanye West says his album will “never be on Apple” and “never be for sale.” If someone wants to listen to it, they will apparently need to download Tidal, a streaming service Kanye has a stake in.
6. Microsoft is releasing its last Lumia smartphone. The Lumia 650 retails for $199 (£138) and is aimed at the business customer.
7. HBO is coming after Netflix using its own battle plan. It’s expanding internationally and increasing the amount of content it produces.
8. A leaked video shows off the features of the Galaxy S7, Samsung’s next flagship smartphone. It includes waterproofing and wireless charging, The Verge reports.
9. Tidal screwed up the launch of Kanye West’s new album, and people are furious. Initially, users were able to buy it, but many people found themselves unable to download it after paying — and now the option to buy it has been removed.
10. Apple says it’s working on a fix for a bug that is bricking people’s iPhones. If you set the date to 1/1/1970, the device stops working.
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Recently Reserve Bank of India or RBI made it clear that it would restrict all of his banks from providing a platform for buying any digital currency. This step was not welcomed by everyone. Especially for young investors who saw digital currency as future of the world. Maybe it is too early to say but we think that the Bitcoin or any other digital currency may replace the traditional money we all know today. But Indian government have heavier responsibilities and it doesn’t want any of his citizens to get cheated.
The government needs more time to take a firm decision about trading in digital currency. It feels unsafe with that and thinks that without any responsible party this industry is just like a soap bubble. Sooner or later it is going to burst. And due to sudden bursting, many investors may become bankrupt. This will spread a wave of disturbance in the National Economy. And Indian government doesn’t want this thing to happen. That’s the best solution for them is banning it from trading in India.
“Decentralized Currency is not reliable”.
Very few people believe in this statement. They don’t find digital currency as reliable as their own currency. In recent past, there were many cases of theft registered. This further strengthens his thought. India is somehow more stable currency with nearly stable currency value. In some Europeans countries, many times the currency crashed and people find it very difficult to the vulnerable problem. But as in case of India, there were rare cases of crashed currency or crashed market. This may be the main reason for the popularity of Cryptocurrency in the western world than in India who finds it as unsecured money.
Investors don’t like the step of Indian government of banning Banks from allowing their customers to trade in digital assets. By the step, they feel little bit unsecured. As Bitcoin was the first decentralized digital currency that means it was not under the control of any third party agency. But Indian government interfered directly into the business. It destroys their personal liberty in the market. Investors always want a real environment to work in. They want the liberty of thoughts and money.
There is a slight possibility that Indian government wants its own digital currency to get introduced in the country. Due to this, they want to remove all possible threat to their own currency. The government can introduce semi-decentralized as well as semi-controllable digital currency for their country. Due to development of Blockchain technology, it is easier to rectify errors and make the system more reliable. In coming future government may look forward to using Blockchain technology in the much broader area. Recently ICICI bank made a record-breaking growth in the field of Blockchain. This may be the milestone for the technology in India.


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Incubators can catapult your business
- From: National Features
- October 07, 2012
MOVING from a garage to an office shows a new level of business maturity - but moving into a business incubator can break open a global market with links to investors, grants and basic business lessons.
The industry has come a long way since the first incubator, thought to have had a previous life as a poultry warehouse, opened in New York in 1959.
There are now an estimated 7000 incubators around the world, and an estimated 80 around Australia, and some believe that a $14.6 million Federal Government investment in a new project in Melbourne's west may signal a new era for start-up support.
What to expect
Incubators charge low rents and offer an "easy-in, easy-out" strategy to help start-ups bridge the gap to commerciality. But the better ones provide much more than a receptionist and a board room.
Investor Kerwin Rae says ideas and networks of like-minded businesses make the difference but a new breed of venture capital-backed incubators offer a win-win situation.
"They are looking at it as a way of cornering the market but they are also linking them into a service contract," Rae says.
"I think that's going to catch a few people by surprise until the market is educated as to what to expect."
The rise of these seed or venture accelerators has been noted in the US and is being reflected here, the US-based National Business Incubation Association says.
"They operate as for-profits designed to bring a return on investment to their sponsors by providing a fast-test validation of business ideas, typically in fields such as mobile applications, gaming and related areas," the NBIA says.
They may also be backed by universities looking to commercialise technology or big names looking for synergies think Microsoft, Telstra, Optus and ANZ, to name a few.
Not-for-profits, originally aimed at creating jobs, now only account for 7 per cent of the US market.
But the chief executive of Melbourne's Darebin Enterprise Centre (DECL), Bob Waite, says the centre's not-for-profit status allows it to be more flexible about collecting expenses.
Game developer Pub Games started as a collection of university friends with disparate skills but gained a business structure and plan upon entering DECL.
The centre also set up coding contracts to help bridge cash-flow shortages as they worked towards releasing their first product, space combat game Blast Points, which is set to be approved by Apple for international launch.
Director Chris Murphy says access to years of experience and opportunities for synergy with related businesses were also factors for success.
"You can go to someone who has been in the industry for 20 or 30 years in the next office," he says.
"Also, we wouldn't have had the connections to chase down government grants."
Where to start
Business Innovation and Incubation Australia (business incubation.com.au) represents about 30 co-working spaces that foster new businesses.
Chairman Phillip Kemp says start-ups should interview the managers - especially where they are joining you as an owner of the business.
"Talk to the management team about their experience, the success they have had, what firms have graduated and if there is an opportunity to walk around the building."
Kemp is the executive director of Business Foundations, which runs Perth-based incubator Innovation Centre WA.
Analysing costs is also important to ensure your new business is not counting the cost of every photocopy when cashflow is scarce.
What will sell?
Kemp says the interview process goes both ways as incubators look for the best opportunities to invest in.
"The venture capital-backed incubators are looking for deals because they need to generate a rate of return," he says.
"They are skewed to opportunities that are scaleable, that can rapidly grow into a global market from day one."
While the structure of deals will differ, an initial 5 per cent equity stake may underpin start-up costs - with additional investments for subsequent development stages.
* Australia has no formal data on the incubation industry but looks to the US for early trends.
* North America has about 1400 incubators, up from 1100 in 2006.
* Only 7 per cent are not-for-profit, while 32 per cent are university-backed.
* Businesses are moving out sooner - 28 months, down from 33 months.
* Only 18 per cent take an equity stake.
* More than half are mixed-use, while 37 per cent have a tech focus.
* Incubators are getting smaller in size.
* The industry believes that 80 per cent of incubated businesses survive three years - compared to the 80 per cent of non-incubated businesses that fail.
* North American incubators have helped almost 50,000 businesses.
Source: 2012 State of the Incubation Industry Survey, National Business Incubation Association


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Paytm bets on local expertise to fend off rivals, aims to increase offline merchants to 15 million by March 2019Paytm is transforming into a financial services start-up with forays in banking, mutual funds and later insurance.
Aug 27, 2018
Berkshire Hathaway may invest over Rs 20 billion in Paytm's parent firm: ReportBerkshire’s investment could be clinched in the coming weeks, valuing Paytm at over $10 billion.
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SoftBank Group, Alibaba to invest around $445 million in Paytm Mall; valuation soars to $1.9 billionSoftBank Group is investing $400 million in Paytm E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd. in a funding round that will value the online retailer at roughly $1.9 billion


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New handheld music title Guitar Hero Modern Hits has been revealed for Nintendo DS.
The game and several tracks were leaked by the ERSB, which rates games for release, according to Kotaku.
The title will be a follow-up to Guitar Hero On Tour and Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, using the guitar neck add-on that plugs into the GBA slot.
Three tracks revealed were Finger Eleven's 'Paralyzer', Franz Ferdinand's 'The Fallen' and Sum 41's 'Still Waiting'.
No official announcement has yet been made.


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Well following up on a post I made on October 17 stating that the so-called downturn in technology was a media farce in Ireland here’s more evidence to suggest that things are definitely on the up again. NEC have just posted great 1st half figures, source: Irish Times, way beyond prediction and almost double that of last year. In addition Amazon have posted profits, source: Irish Times, that are not due to the holiday season sales figures. Technology and e-business are on the way back, time to start buying domain names. 🙂
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He’s generated his share of headlines over the years for bringing long-forgotten baseball cards and newly discovered warehouse stashes into the hobby. He used to set up at every major show in the country. Bought millions of dollars worth of cards and sold even more.
eBay and the internet in general created a 24/7 resource that gave the general public access to information that was once exclusive to dealers and hard core collectors.
That means the phone calls don’t come quite as often. Many people take their cards to eBay without the need of a middle man. Others chose a dealer with a bigger online presence.
In this story, New York Daily News says he’s “the last of a dying breed”.


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Spotify is carefully taking a first step into the consumer hardware space: The company has begun to test a new in-car device that lets users access music and podcasts with voice commands, it revealed in a blog post Friday morning.
“Car Thing,” as the device is being called for now, is only being tested in the U.S., with a small group of invited premium subscribers. In its blog post, Spotify made sure to point out that it wasn’t about to go crazy with hardware.
“While we know there has been some speculation about our future plans, Car Thing was developed to help us learn more about how people listen to music and podcasts,” the company said. “Our focus remains on becoming the world’s number one audio platform — not on creating hardware.”
Spotify didn’t release any specs about the device, but Car Thing seems to be a small audio adapter that connects to the car stereo system via Bluetooth, and streams music and podcasts from Spotify via a nearby phone.
The device has a small screen, as well as multiple buttons, and integrated far-field microphones for voice control. It plugs into a cigarette lighter plug for power.
While Spotify was downplaying its hardware ambitions Friday, it also hinted at plans to explore other form factors. “We might do similar voice-specific tests in the future, so don’t be surprised if you hear about ‘Voice Thing’ and ‘Home Thing,'” the company wrote on its blog.


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Israel best selling cars ranking in 2019 saw the Toyota Corolla gaining the market throne with an impressive performance, outpacing the former leader, the Hyundai Ioniq, which held 4.5% of share. The Hyundai i10 jumped in 4th place.
In 2019, the market registered a new leader, as the Toyota Corolla flew in 1st place – up 7 spots from the previous year – reaching 5.8% of share.
Indeed, the former leader, the Hyundai Ioniq, slipped in 2nd place, despite improving its market share to 4.5%.
Presented at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai Ioniq consists of: Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Electric and Ioniq Plug-in. The world’s first model offering three electrified powertrains, Ioniq will make low to zero-emission mobility accessible to everyone. The new approach of Hyundai Motor delivers an uncompromising design and driving experience through innovative technology and offers customers the latest connectivity and safety technologies.
The third place was taken by the Kia Picanto, stable at 3.4% of share, followed by the Hyundai i10 and the Kia Niro, ending respectively at 3.3% and 3.2%.
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 Models.


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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned banks and financial institutions from trading or trading currencies in early February, citing threats to the financial system.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has joined the list of emerging markets for digital currency to reduce transaction costs and increase participation in the formal financial system.
“Nigeria has become the first country in Africa, and has introduced its first digital currency to its citizens,” President Muhammadu Buhari said in his opening remarks in the capital Abuja. “The central bank’s digital currency and its so-called blockchain technology could boost Nigeria’s gross domestic product by $ 29 billion over the next 10 years.”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that GDP will be Africa’s largest economy by $ 480 billion by 2021.
The introduction of the digital currency, called Inira, came after the central bank banned banks and financial institutions from conducting transactions in early February due to concerns over the financial system.
Since its inception, the Enaira Forum has received more than 2.5 million daily visits, 33 banks have merged on the platform, successfully producing 500 million C ($ 1.2 million) and more than 2,000 customers, Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefile said in his opening remarks. .
Central Bank digital currencies or CBCs are national currencies – unlike their crypto counterparts such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, they are awarded in part because they are not linked to the currency. Although the central bank is trying to stabilize the currency, it will meet 5.6% weak naira this year.
“The naira and the physical naira have the same value and will always be exchanged for one naira in one naira,” Imfile said.
The digital currency is expected to integrate cross-border trade and financial, streamline transactions and improve monetary policy, the central bank said.
“Along with digital innovations, CBCs can improve economic growth, increase exchange rates, improve financial inclusion and make monetary policy more effective,” Buhari said. “Digital money” will help move many more people and businesses from the formal to the formal sector, thereby increasing the country’s tax base, “he said.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on October 1 selected Bitcoin Ink as its technical partner to help create the currency that was to be introduced.
Nigeria is one of the first states in the world to join the Bahamas and the Central Bank of the Caribbean to issue national digital currencies. Earlier this year, China launched a trial version of the Digital Renminbi. Countries in Africa, from Ghana to South Africa, are experimenting with digital forms of legal tender for faster and cheaper exchanges without having to control their financial systems.


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As well as announcing the BlackBerry Bold 9790, RIM has announced another new BlackBerry device which will come with BlackBerry OS 7, the BlackBerry Curve 9380, which is a touchscreen device without a QWERTY keyboard.
The BlackBerry Curve 9380 comes with 3.2 inch touchscreen display which RIM describes as ‘high resolution’ although no details on the actual screen resolution were revealed in the press release.
The Curve 9380 also features a 5 megapixel camera, and comes with pre-installed social networking apps which include BBM, Facebook and Twitter. RIM has said the the BlackBerry Curve 9380 will go on sale around the world within the next few weeks, there are no details on pricing as yet.
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Startup news: New Zealand
April 2020 New Zealand startup news snapshot, covering New Zealand’s tech startup and funding news. News items are gathered at the country level, rather than as a country-plus-technology breakout, to provide a broad view of the overall activity in New Zealand’s startup scene.
Links below are New Zealand tech news headlines from April 2020, with each link connected to the online news source for that headline and generally covering either an individual New Zealand startup in the news or the wider New Zealand tech ecosystem in some way – VC funding, startup support, or NZ tech industry news, for instance.
Please take a moment to visit our friends/partners as well, displayed in the banner ads below; these are NZ startups or initiatives worthy of notice, support and news headlines of their own.
- New Zealand: Draw This! wins Hack The Crisis COVID-19 focused event with community connections focus, selected from 55 competing teams
- New Zealand: Aotearoa Online Startup Weekend set for May 1-3, focusing on COVID-19 solutions
- New Zealand: An intro to YieldTec, prototyping around fruit picking robotics with a focus on cost savings and ending seasonal labour shortages
- New Zealand: Hack the Crisis 48 hour challenge set for April 17th, online and focusing on 3 themes in battling COVID-19
- New Zealand: April 2020 edition of Startup Investment magazine now online, from pWc
- New Zealand: An intro to Mutu, aiming to launch an app-based peer-to-peer rental marketplace for everyday items later in 2020
- New Zealand: RealityVirtual startup gains Mega Grant from Epic Games with immersive VR work using the Unreal Engine
- New Zealand: Countdown chain opens NZ’s first purpose-built, customer-free e-Store to serve online shopping demands
- ICYMI: Opera web browser expands crypto wallet service across whole of Europe, and adds Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Switzerland to roster
- Australia/New Zealand: Startups Hiring Through COVID-19 – a live, continually-updated spreadsheet of jobs and opportunities, from Airtree VC
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The leaked information from anonymous sources who claim that the company is currently testing the update to Apples mobile operating system iOS 6, the release of which will take place over the next few weeks. According to unconfirmed reports, the new firmware will be released under a code number 6.0.1 and will bring fix several known bugs.
In particular, the update should remove the horizontal... Read More
NVIDIA, finally unveiled its first set of drivers with WHQL certification of the 300 series. Drivers came together for the first time with a new generation of accelerators GeForce 600 (Kepler), but were not available in the form of WHQL.
GeForce 301.42 bring these are not available in the original assembly manual for Kepler card functions as Bezel Peeking, Adaptive Vsync (dynamic enable /... Read More
Mandriva has announced the release of software solutions Class, for the organization of training courses in real time and marks the return of the company in the field of education.
Functional Mandriva Class platform allows teachers and students to interact in a virtual classroom. In addition to the interactive component allows participants to communicate new exchange text messages, files, and... Read More
NBC News reported that 12 million utkshih IDs Apple device UDID no relation to the FBI do not have. It turned out that the real culprit of the incident was the company BlueToad. Information published by Anonymous last week, had been stolen from the servers of the company two weeks ago. BlueToad managed to find it by comparing the stolen data with its collection of UDID mdash; 98% of the... Read More
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Dubai is currently embarked on a large scale transformation programme to become one of the smartest cities in the world. Dubai Smart city initiatives aim to improve the quality of life of its people by embracing innovation and making Dubai more efficient, seamless, safe and delivering an enriched experience through smart technology.
Du, the fastest growing mobile communications and technology provider in UAE, on its aim to help spearhead the core objectives of the Smart City plan and to support UAE’s Smart City vision, wanted to showcase a Smart future where the city is connected by the Internet of Things and powered by big data, using cutting-edge and smart technologies.
For this, Plain Concepts developed a VR Dashboard where a 3D map of Dubai is displayed together with useful real time information of the city such as traffic, fire alerts and happiness level. The user can interact with the application using Oculus rift or enjoy a multiplatform VR mobile app using a Cardboard.
During GITEX 2015, Du also launched its new smart home services as part of the Smart lifestyle initiative. To help the customers understand what an Smart Home implies, Plain Concepts delivered an immersive VR experience where the user can control the AC of a living room, music system, lights, curtains, television and also enjoy different modes (day/night) that change the room settings accordingly.
Dubai 360, the world’s largest interactive city tour, allows viewers to explore every angle of Dubai from the comfort of their own home, using fully interactive and immersive 360 degree panoramic photo, time lapse and video content.
The project showcases the very best of what Dubai has to offer, and its useful for both tourists and residents who want to explore different areas of Dubai, giving unprecedented views of certain areas of the city.
Du and Dubai360 partnered together to provide the world's greatest and most immersive way to experience the city of Dubai, by launching Dubai360 VR App during GITEX Technology Week 2015. The aim was to provide visitors at GITEX the opportunity to venture into the world of VR using both iOS and Android platforms at the Gaming Smart Home section of Du stand.
The pioneering Dubai 360 VR app was developed by Plain Concepts using high resolution 360 degree content procured by Dubai360 and the latest VR technology, to provide an unprecedented experience of certain areas in the breathtaking city of Dubai.
Users can download the app from the iOS and Android stores on their smartphone and have a fully immersive Virtual Reality adventure by inserting the phone in a Cardboard to experience Dubai from a VR perspective.


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Check Wait Times at New Mexico MVD With New App
Oct 1, 2010, 1:33 PM by Philip Berne
The New Mexico Motor Vehicles Division has released a new app for the iPhone that lets users find a local MVD location and also check how long they will have to wait in line for MVD services. New Mexican drivers who are waiting for their permanent driver's license to arrive by mail can also check on the status of their ID using the app. The New Mexico MVD receives between 2,000 to 3,000 calls each week inquiring about the status of permanent licenses.


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Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, has opened the 136-room Cambria Hotel Phoenix near Chandler Fashion Center.
The Chandler property features a pool with cabanas, fitness room, lounge area and 1,300 square feet of multi-function meeting space. It also has onsite dining, featuring a menu designed by Chef Michael DeMaria, who used to run M Catering and the DC Ranch restaurant Heirloom.
The new hotel is located at 3165 W. Fry Road and is part of the Chandler Viridian, a 25-acre mixed-use development project that includes office space, luxury apartments, retail offerings and a pedestrian promenade to the Chandler Fashion Center.
“We are thrilled to see this mixed-use project come to life in Chandler with the newly opened Cambria Hotel providing an additional option for travelers lodging in our growing city,” Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny said in a press release.
This is the second Cambria hotel to open in metro Phoenix. In December 2017, the Cambria Hotel North Scottsdale Desert Ridge opened in north Phoenix.
“The Cambria Hotel Phoenix Chandler — Fashion Center property continues our expansion in key markets across the country, as we develop hotels that meet and exceed the needs of the modern traveler,” said Janis Cannon, senior vice president, upscale brands at Choice Hotels. “The Phoenix market is growing rapidly with increased corporate demand and tourism, and we’re thrilled to work with Hines and Concord Hospitality Enterprises to bring another Cambria property to the thriving area.”
The project was devolved by Concord Hospitality Enterprises, which worked with real estate firm Hines, architect DLR Group and general contractor Layton Construction.
“Cambria Hotels & Suites are known for providing amenities and superior service to make guests feel at home, and we feel that value is augmented by the location advantages of this new property,” said Mark Laport, president and CEO of Concord Hospitality.


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GENEVA – Long before he started working as a bicycle mechanic at the age of 16, Bruce Heidlauf knew he wanted to own a bicycle shop when he grew up.
"As a kid, it was your freedom," he said of his love of bicycling. "You could go anywhere on your bike."
His dream came true 30 years ago when he opened Mill Race Cyclery in Geneva. He was a junior in college in 1983 when he took the plunge into his business venture, which continues to thrive today at the corner of E. State and N. Bennett streets. To mark the 30th anniversary, Heidlauf said a celebration is being planned this summer, which will likely be an event paired with a bike sale.
Heidlauf, who grew up in St. Charles, started his own bike repair shop – Bruce's Bike Repair – out of his parents' garage at the age of 17 and been self-employed ever since.
"It was really fun," he said. "When I started Bruce's Bike Repair, it was something I really had a passion for. It grew every year."
That business paid his way through college and gave him enough leverage to jump into bicycle sales. He started out as a partner with the Mill Race Inn Restaurant running a bike rental shop.
The following summer, Heidlauf bought out his portion of Mill Race Cyclery and has been on his own ever since. He started out in a 2,400-square-foot space, and 19 years ago he built a 7,500-square-foot building next door to the original location.
In the last 30 years, Heidlauf watched as the popularity of biking and bike trails exploded throughout the area. He said the Tri-Cities have two unique features that espoused the popularity of cycling.
"You've got the open roads west of town, yet you still have the charm of the Fox Valley," he said.
He said 25 or 30 years ago, most bikes in the market were road bikes. Today, there are many more specialized markets, he said, including mountain bikes, triathlon bikes and children's bikes.
But despite the progress he has made, Heidlauf stays true to his roots, still renting out bikes to area visitors and handling repairs for those on the trail. Heidlauf plans group rides that range from 25 to 100 miles long. Those who go on group rides typically grill out afterwards, he said.
"It's very social-oriented," Heidlauf said. "It's fun. It's what biking's all about."


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Deliveroo are celebrating London Pride in the tastiest way possible, and re-branding themselves in the process.
The delivery service, which will change its name for the big day, has partnered up with restaurants around the capital including Yo! Sushi and Bubbledogs to create special one-off dishes inspired by the event.
Visitors will be able to give the treats a taste at Trafalgar Square on the big day, and for those unable to make it, many of the dishes are available nationwide on the app.
For example, if you order one of the limited edition burgers from MEATLiquor, the restaurant will give £1 of the cost to LGBT+ charity Stonewall. So you can eat something delicious AND help the community - what could be better?
Dan Warne from Deliveroo said: “Pride in London is such a fantastic event to be part of and really sums up the spirit and energy of Londoners. We’re a London start-up ourselves and we always look forward to the parade as an annual event, so we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to get involved.”
The delivery service is also making sure all the behind the scenes volunteers at the event are fed and watered, in order to keep everything running smoothly backstage so you can all enjoy celebrating who you were born to be.
Polly Shute, Pride in London’s Development & Partnerships Director commented “We’re delighted to have the support of Deliveroo for this year’s Pride in London and salute their commitment to the equality cause. We’re looking forward to seeing them in action in the parade on 8th
Check out the full list of brands taking part in Deliveroo's campaign below:
- Yo! Sushi’s Rainbow Sushi
- Crust Bros’ Heart-shaped pizza
- Byron’s Pride in London bundle order, accompanied by a specially-created ‘Proud’ beer
- MOTU: Motu’s Rainbow feast: Prawn biryani, raita and rainbow pappadums
- Burger King: The Proud Whopper
- MEATliquor’s Dead Happie burger
- Bubbledogs’ Purple Rain hot dog


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Tesla has begun taking reservations for its Cybertruck in China, a strategic move to gain early insight on the market’s interest for an all-electric heavy-duty utility vehicle.
The company has opened up its online ordering process for the Cybertruck, giving interested parties a chance to reserve the futuristic pickup truck for RMB 1000 or roughly $141. Sharing similar terms with US consumers who placed $100 deposits to reserve a place in line for the Cybertruck, Tesla is offering a fully refundable cancellation policy as part of its pre-sale agreement.
As the Elon Musk-led company continues to deepen its roots in China, with the continued expansion of its Shanghai production plant and ongoing partnerships with local logistics and supply chain companies, having an early understanding of regionalized demand for pickup trucks is paramount for successful long-term execution.
China is currently the world’s second-largest pickup truck market. In a country that has seen more than a decade-long economic boom fueled by an increased appetite for mainstream consumer products, rapid construction has led to an increased demand for commercial utility vehicles – a market that Tesla would unquestionably want to tap into with the Cybertruck.
Combined with an easing of government restrictions for foreign companies to take up shop in China, U.S. manufacturers like Ford and GM continue to explore opportunities for expansion into the world’s largest automobile market – an advantage that Tesla has already secured.
While it’s still too early to tell if consumer demand for the massive Tesla Cybertruck will hit its stride in China, local hobbyists have shown interest in the futuristic-looking vehicle by creating life-size replicas as social media fodder.
Tesla Cybertruck will be offered in three variants ranging by range, performance, and towing capacity. The most affordable Cybertruck will start at a cost of $39,900 for a single motor, rear-wheel-drive configuration that will have 250 miles of driving range. Tesla is also offering dual-motor and tri-motor all-wheel-drive version that will be priced at $49,900 and $69,900, respectively.
Tesla Cybertruck production is expected to begin in 2021 from the company’s main factory in Fremont, California. The company is currently in the final stretch of finding a second location for a “Cybertruck Gigafactory” manufacturing facility that will supply east coast buyers.


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The market for buying and selling dealerships has been in a deep freeze this year. But last week's round of financial results from public retailers suggests that things may be loosening up a little.
AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson said that if a desirable store is available at a good price, "we will do what it takes to get it."
The six largest retail groups all posted profits that increased from the third quarter of 2008. AutoNation, the largest group, said it will boost spending next year to update and buy stores. Still, Jackson was cautious.
"There's a backlog of sellers that are waiting," he said. "But we think there needs to be more movement on price before we're ready. The seller still has this idea that everything's going to go back to the way it was."
Jackson added: "We're perfectly positioned to go on the offense rather than go on the defense."
Group 1 is nearly ready to purchase more dealerships, CEO Earl Hesterberg said. But he added, "Pricing in the market hasn't come down enough to offset the reduced profit potential of many of these stores."
Penske Automotive Group will consider acquisitions.
"We're going to be opportunistic, especially in markets where we have contiguous operations," said CEO Roger Penske. "But it's not a priority. We're not going to take big steps like we did in the past because we want to get the SAAR up to 14, 15 million."
Sonic Automotive posted its third straight quarterly profit last week, just seven months after warning of possible bankruptcy. CFO David Cosper said Sonic isn't ready to start buying dealerships, but it is reconsidering plans to sell some stores.
Sonic had put 15 dealerships on the market when it was facing bankruptcy. It sold three but now plans to leave only five or seven for sale.


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TeamQuest to simplify optimization while Aquto offers mobile data
TeamQuest and Aquto are releasing new platforms aimed at engagement and efficiency for mobile and online businesses. Here are the details:
First, TeamQuest's new release is aimed at taking businesses to the next, efficient level. Called Optimization in a Box, the new service from TeamQuest offers online brands performance data and automation routines to help them determine how to improve customer service, experience and general operations.
"IT operations are critical to the success of any company, whether it be a Fortune 500 company or a mid size enterprise, however, in order to do so, companies need to have the resources on hand to ensure their systems are optimized for today's hyper-competitive atmosphere," said TeamQuest Director of Global Services Per Bauer. "We have created a method for all organizations looking to tackle mission-critical technology decisions associated with running cloud, mobile, SaaS, and other platforms, all in the name of improving business efficiency."
Meanwhile Aquto is launching the MoVE Zero platform aimed at helping brands better use mobile data to increase engagement and conversion rates. Brands using the platform can reward customers who engage with ads and content. Through the platform mobile publishers and developers can sponsor mobile data, encouraging interaction from consumers, while still offering a seamless experience.
"People are spending more and more time engaging with content on mobile devices; approaching - and in some markets surpassing - the time spent with television or on their computers," said Susie Kim Riley, CEO of Aquto. "For advertisers, mobile is a huge opportunity, but the effectiveness of mobile campaigns still lags when compared to online. MoVE Zero helps advertisers get maximum value from their mobile campaigns by using mobile data to reward engagement and improve conversions."
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As always, this year's Apple's World Wide Developers Conference will be all about new software and developer tool updates. However, the Cupertino-based company often provides sneak peeks of some of its upcoming products. And if that's the case in 2024, there is only one thing I'd want to see: the Apple Smart Ring.
Scheduled for 10 to 14 June 2024, the event will be held online, with a special event at Apple Park on 10 June. Although, in the usual Apple fashion, virtually no information is available about anything related to WWDC 24, we can't help but speculate on what we'll see at the event.
On top of my wishlist is the Apple Smart Ring, which I hope we'll catch a first glimpse of at WWDC 24, similar to how Samsung announced its Galaxy Smart Ring at the end of its by-annual Samsung unpacked event in January.
I don't expect Apple to give us full details of the new smart ring – or anything else – but it would be nice to have some clarity about what the wearable might be capable of.
I assume it will play nicely with iPhones and Apple Watches; that's a given. Apple has always done an excellent job of ensuring all its products play nicely together, so it wouldn't make sense for the Apple Smart Ring not to do the same.
It's not impossible to imagine Apple's smart ring will work seamlessly with the Apple Vision Pro, too. Many patents and rumours suggest the Apple Smart Ring will be able to function as a quasi-controller for the Vision Pro.
Is there anything else? Smart AI assistant functionality is not off the table, especially given how advanced machine learning algorithms are these days. Just look at the WIZPR RING, which has a built-in microphone and understands commands in six languages.
However capable the Apple Smart Ring might end up being, we'll just have to wait and see. For now, I'd be happy if I could just have a quick glance at the upcoming wearable in June. Until then, I'm sure we'll see more rumours surfacing soon!


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The company reversed its discount strategy despite growing competition. It’s now struggling in a shifting global EV market as hybrid sales surge
Apple’s latest AI outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4 in contextual understanding: Its ReALM AI model could redefine user experiences across its fast-growing Services segment. But antitrust pressure poses a barrier.
Deleting billions of data records is a first step to restoring user privacy but could come at the expense of crucial advertising data.
Its latest AI model clones voices from short clips for varied applications. OpenAI is taking a cautious approach and leaning on partners to ensure ethical use.
Perplexity to integrate ads in its AI search: The startup is aiming to draw bigger advertisers and compete with giants like Google.
On today's podcast episode (part 1), we discuss what publishers can do about GenAI that summarizes answers, how to strike the right ad load balance, and who has the best 'what-to-do-about-social-media' strategy. "In Other News," we talk about what social app BeReal's next move will be and why X (formerly Twitter) is pivoting to CTV. Tune in to the discussion with our director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and analyst Daniel Konstantinovic.
YouTube is the best platform for ad engagement, but others are rising: Our Industry KPI data found that YouTube, X, and podcasts delivered the strongest attention metrics.
Microsoft to spend over $100 billion on Stargate: It’s partnering with OpenAI on a data center that could provide enough power to build an AGI. But the project faces real-world barriers.
There’s strong demand for physical retail spaces: That’s driving up rents and occupancy costs.
Microsoft uncouples Teams from Microsoft 365 globally in reaction to the EU’s antitrust probe—proving how regional rules can have a global impact.
The state’s largest remaining insurer dropped 72,000 policies, leaving California’s insurance commissioner scrambling to assure insurers they can be profitable there.
Ad blockers gain popularity despite ad policy strides: Google blocking billions of ads isn’t enough to stop consumers' increasing demand for unobtrusive, fast web experiences.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how the Apple monopoly trial could change the smartphone market, whether Aldi can take on Walmart, if gambling ads will get banned, the impact of Amazon's "Big Spring Sale," how seriously we should be taking drone delivery, where the happiest people in the world live, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Blake Droesch and vice presidents of content Suzy Davidkhanian and Paul Verna.
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Yesterday, The Home Depot hosted its first in-person retail media marketing summit, InFronts, where it introduced its revamped retail media network, Orange Apron Media. In addition to the new name, the retail media network will expand its services to include a unified on-site/off-site platform, a data clean room solution, and new media partners.
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Good morning and welcome to the BusinessLive Breakfast blog for Thursday, December 12.
I'm Jonathon Manning and I'm running the live blog today, to give you an early morning round-up of the most important events taking place in the business world.
This morning fashion chain Superdry has revealed it has made a los of £4.2m for during the first six months of the year despite the firm having already launched ts turnaround plans.
Sales dropped 11% during the period, but the firm's founder Julian Dunkerton said he was still happy with the company's progress.
Meanwhile the boss of PZ Cussons, Alex Kanellis, is set to retire at the end of January.
Mr Kanellis has led the company since 2006 but has announced he will stop down after PZ Cussons warned that its profits have declined.
If you'd like to contribute to the blog, you can contact me via Twitter at @JonnyAManning or drop me a line at email@example.com.
You can also keep in touch with the BusinessLive team on Twitter at @businesslive.
Everything you need to know...
That’s all from me and the Business Breakfast Blog this morning.
It’s election day today so we’ll likely have a host of reactions tomorrow morning when we find out how the Government will look and who will be our next Prime Minister.
But until then we will have our regular gluttony of business news stories to read.
Here are some of our top stories (including our General Election Live blog):
Federal Reserve leaves benchmark rate the same
The US Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone and signalled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year.
The Fed’s decision follows three rate cuts earlier this year.
It reflects its view that the US economy has so far withstood the US-China trade war and a global slump and remains generally healthy.
Its benchmark rate, which influences many consumer and business loans, will remain in a low range of 1.5% to 1.75%.
In a sign of the Fed’s confidence about the economy, its latest policy statement dropped a phrase it had previously used that referred to “uncertainties” surrounding the economic outlook.
That suggests that the Fed may be less worried about the impact of the US-China trade war or overseas developments.
Financial markets moved slightly up soon after the Fed issued its statement.
Dixons Carphone slashes its losses
Dixons Carphone has managed to slash its losses during the first six months of the financial year despite tough conditions in the market.
The firm made a loss of £86m, which is a vast improvement on the £440m loss the firm made during the same period last year.
However, on an adjusted basis, stripping out the effects of new reporting standards, profit before tax more than halved to £24 million from £60 million last year.
Chief executive Alex Baldock said:
We’re on track to deliver what we promised this year, and with our longer-term transformation.
In a tough UK electricals market, we’ve gained significant share and strengthened our market leadership.
Good progress, yes, but all of us at Dixons Carphone are shareholders and conscious that our business is still nowhere near its full potential.
We’re determined to realise that potential and confident we’re on the right path to do so.
Yorkshire & Humber: Clugston Group interest outlined by administrator KPMG
Interest has been expressed in the collapsed Clugston Group, administrator KPMG has confirmed.
The Scunthorpe construction giant called in the recovery and insolvency specialist last week, with 150 jobs lost immediately.
Losses at the 82-year-old firm have been blamed on a number of large and complex energy from waste contracts, “accentuated by the insolvency of a key sub contractor”.
The huge schemes, around the country, were valued up to £90m.
Despite negotiations with key stakeholders to resolve issues, mounting pressures led the directors to bring the administrators in on Friday .
Director David Clugston had told how the management team was dong all it could to protect jobs on key projects, and protect creditors. He is due to take over as chairman of the privately-owned business from his father John in the new year, marking a third generation.
James Clark and Howard Smith from KPMG’s restructuring practice were appointed to oversee the group, with Mr Clark and Chris Pole overseeing Clugston Services Ltd.
Read more here.
One of Wales' biggest holiday parks has been acquired
One the biggest holiday parks in Wales has been acquired.
John Fowler Holidays has bought Llanrhidian Holiday Park.
The value of the deal for the park, on the Gower Peninsula has not been disclosed. The Devon-based holiday park group now operates 12 parks throughout Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Wales.
The park has 400 privately-owned caravans and lodges and employs 35 employees. There is currently no letting fleet.
However, John Fowler Holidays intends to add a letting fleet over the coming years which is anticipated to attract a significant number of visitors to the area each year.
Llanrhidian Holiday Park was previously owned by the Richards family for more than 27 years.
Read more here.
PZ Cussons boss to leave as profit dips in tough six months
PZ Cussons is to part with its long-serving chief executive after warning that profit and revenue fell in the first half of the financial year.
Alex Kanellis will step down from his role at the Imperial Leather maker at the end of January, after 13 years in charge.
His retirement will come just days after the company is due to present its results for the six months to the end of November.
In a trading update on Thursday, management warned that challenging market conditions in some of the company’s key areas have pushed revenue and operating profit lower in the first half.
It came in a period when PZ Cussons sold its Greek and Polish businesses in an attempt to streamline operations.
But challenges on the UK high street “adversely impacted overall revenue and profit”, it said.
The next six months are expected to be better, unless economic conditions worsen.
However, “full-year revenue and adjusted profit before tax is expected to be modestly below the prior year on a like-for-like basis”, the company said.
Mr Kanellis said:
I am proud to have worked with so many fantastic people across the business over many years.
The company has a stable of great brands and enjoys strong long-term relationships with partners across all regions.
Profits fall at Big Four accountant KPMG despite revenue increasing to £2.4bn
An active year for mergers and acquisitions helped Big Four accountant KPMG to boost revenues by 3%, but the company was hit by a drop in profits.
The company, which has 23 offices across the UK, has announced financial figures for the year ended September 30, in which overall revenues rose from £2.34bn to £2.40bn.
The firm said a busy M&A and restructuring market fuelled the firm’s deal advisory practice, which grew sales by 3% sales, while KPMG’s audit practice posted growth of 10%.
Meanwhile, continued geopolitical uncertainty and widespread regulatory change saw its tax, pensions and legal practice grow by 3%.
But operating profit fell from £466m to £308m and average partner distribution fell to £640,000 from £690,000 in the financial year 18, a 7% decrease.
KPMG has come under scrutiny during the last year after its involvement in audting a number of firms that collapsed, including Carillion and Conviviality.
The firm said it had made investment in core areas of the firm, including £45m as part of a planned £200m investment in audit by the end of 2020.
The firm has established new hubs in Leeds and Glasgow, following growth in managed services triggered by major contract wins within the financial services sector.
Read more here.
FTSE and pound update
The FTSE-100 index opened at 7216.25.
The pound at 8am was 1.3220 dollars compared to 1.3175 dollars at the previous close.
The euro at 8am was 0.8426 pounds compared to 0.8420 pounds at the previous close.
Superdry makes £4.2m loss despite turnaround plans
Fashion retailer Superdry has made a loss of more than £4m during the first six months of the year despite the company having already launched its turnaround plans.
The company made a £4.2m loss during the six months to October 26 2019.
Sales dropped 11% during the period to £368.1m.
But despite the poor results Superdry’s founder Julian Dunkerton said he was please with the progress of the changes happening at the firm, which he said will take around two or three years to implement.
Mr Dunkerton said:
At this halfway point in our financial year, I am pleased with the progress we have made to comprehensively reset Superdry.
We’re doing this through our product and brand, our physical and digital retail operations and a renewed focus on the retailing basics.
We are only eight months into a process that will take two to three years, but I have great confidence in the strength of our new executive leadership team.
He added that the fall in sales was due to focusing on having fewer promotions in an attempt to sell more items at full price, with higher profit margins.


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According to a new study from The Nielsen Company, with almost 100M US viewers watching timeshifted TV, these viewers grew at a much faster year-over-year rate than the number of traditional in-home TV viewers.
According to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, in a new study, the public knows basic facts about politics and economics, but struggles with specifics. Few are aware of inflation rate, TARP, the deficit, or who's in charge. The quiz is composed of 13 multiple-choice questions about current events.
According to Scarborough Research, examining households planning holiday purchases of HDTVs, Smartphones and MP3 players, Best Buy and Walmart are neck-and-neck for household technology shopper penetration.


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Middle Tennessee Hemp Company halts sales due to partner dispute
Due to a business dispute, Middle Tennessee Hemp Supply at 1370 W. Clark Blvd. in Murfreesboro is temporarily closed, said a spokesman for the business told The Daily News Journal.
A sign on the front door at the shop reads:
"To all our good folks and loyal customers of hemp and CBD products: We are dealing with a partnership dispute that forbids us from serving you. We hope to have everything resolved as soon as possible."
The hemp dispensary is located inside Mid TN Hydroponics and Gardening supply store, which has operated there since 2014.
Pending the resolution of the dispute, customers will not be able to purchase CBD or hemp products there, the spokesman said. The spokesman said he had no idea when the conflict would be resolved, but hoped it would be sooner rather than later.
However it is business as usual for MTHG, which is owned by MTSU soil science graduate Jason Chambers and his wife, Lori Chambers. Doors are open for customers to purchase the gardening and brewing supplies, the spokesman said.
When CBD and hemp sales return, the company will operate under a different name.
Reach reporter Nancy De Gennaro at 615-278-5148 or firstname.lastname@example.org, and follow her on Twitter @NanDeGennaro.
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Mumbai, 19 September Personal computers manufactured by global companies have overtaken local Indian-made PCs in terms of sales and growth rates, an industry research body said today.
Indian branded vendors such as HCL Infosystems, Zenith Computers , Wipro and PCS account for only 14% of the Indian desk-based computing market and six percent of the Indian mobile-based computing market in the first half of 2007, Gartner Inc said in a release.
“Unable to withstand the pressure of the marketing blitz and the reach of the MNC brands, the local brands have almost exited the consumer segment and are rethinking their strategy to focus more on government, education, and small and mid-size business (SMB) segments,” said Diptarup Chakraborti, principal research analyst for Gartner’s client computing group.
Personal computer makers in India are divided into three groups - those made by multinational companies, local brands and assembled product makers.
Indian vendors’ sales rose 18% in 2006 while those of overseas companies rose 73 %, it said.
The statement said foreign bands are also dominating the mobile-PC segment in India.
Gartner has suggested that Indian brands can improve local market share by improving product line-up using cheaper processors and increase brand visibility.


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Digital TV News: RTVE
Spain publishes HbbTV receiver specifications
Sep 19, 2012 – One year after its audiovisual industry reached consensus on the use of HbbTV for interactive television, Spain's Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo has published agreed technical specifications on its digital television website.
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial
EBU Members offered free applications to 'fast-track' launch of HbbTV
Feb 2, 2012 – European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Members will be offered generic applications to deploy Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) during the Olympics and the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), when audiences peak.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Apps, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, HbbTV, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
EBU drive will bring Hybrid TV into European homes in 2012
Dec 1, 2011 – More than 20 EBU Members have agreed to collaborate to unlock the full potential of Hybrid TV for a European rollout of the technology in 2012. The announcement came as the EBU opened its 67th General Assembly, at the EBU headquarters, in Geneva.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, DVB-MHP, Finland, France, Germany, HbbTV, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, MHEG-5, Middleware, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, OTT, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart TV, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
Xbox 360 Teams Up With Entertainment Leaders to Transform TV
Oct 5, 2011 – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced plans to roll out the next generation of TV entertainment on Xbox LIVE. Nearly 40 TV and entertainment providers will begin rolling out entertainment services to consoles, in more than 20 countries.
News categories: Xbox, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, OTT, Portugal, Russia, Spain, UK, USA
BRAVIA™ Internet Video to arrive in Europe
Sep 2, 2009 – Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) has announced its European launch plan of new BRAVIA™ TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and Blu-ray home cinema systems with a new feature, BRAVIA™ Internet Video.
News categories: Sony Europe, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Europe, IFA2020, OTT, Smart TV
PlayStation 3 upgrade adds optimised BBC iPlayer
Aug 18, 2009 – Sony (SCEE) has announced that a PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system enhancement will give access to TV websites including the UK's BBC iPlayer on September 1st, followed shortly by Spanish, German, Dutch and Australian sites.
News categories: PlayStation, Australia, Gaming, Germany, Netherlands, OTT, Spain, UK
Pay-TV pilot on DTT in Spain
Oct 23, 2007 – Six companies have joined forces to launch a pay-TV trial on Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) in the village of Alcázar de San Juan, with plans to introduce pre-paid pay-per-view content, mainly football events and films, throughout the country from next year.
News categories: Mediapro, Siemens, SIDSA, SDIdigital, Telecom Castilla La Mancha, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Spain, Terrestrial, TV Services
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- PlayStation 5 launches this November
- BrightLine launches connected TV ad solution
- FIH and NAGRA launch Watch.Hockey app
- Gracenote enables cross-platform search and discovery for sports content
- VR headset market expected to grow despite short-term decline
- Pay TV in Portugal grows 4.1% YoY in 1H 2020
- Liberty Puerto Rico launches Hub TV powered by TiVo
- Verizon Media offers header bidding-like solution for OTT publishers
- Watch Brasil launches SVOD Smart TV app with Accedo
- ViacomCBS global streaming service to be called Paramount+
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- Disney+ launches in eight more European countries
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- Broadpeak powers NPVR service for Orange France


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Capcom have announced that Dragon’s Dogma Online is to get a new patch which will be released in December 15. Players can expect two new maps, an 8th class warrior, new creatures and other updates to the game.
2P are reporting that the update, patch 1.2 which will arrive December 15 will include the floating city of El Doradoas as well as Bouto, which is associated with gold. There will be two bosses at El Doradoas with the first two being Alchemized Griffin and Goliath. The third is known as “Gold Awakening”, but Capcom are yet to reveal details about this boss.
The new class warrior coming to the game will be a tank class. It will also feature beserker like qualities, as the more damage it takes, the more dangerous it becomes leading it to be a more reckless style of class to use.
Dragon’s Dogma Online is a free-to-play online RPG available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC. It was released in Japan at the end of august but has yet to make its way to the west. With the release of Dragon’s Dogma on the PC this could be a sign of good things to come for fans of the games. If sales are good, it could even lead to a possible release of Dragon’s Dogma Online in the West.
That may be wishful thinking for fans though who are eager to see the localised version make its way to North America and Europe territories.
Would you like to see Dragon’s Dogma Online make its way to the West? Let us know your thoughts below.


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Not a April’s Fool’s joke btw… We’ve confirmed that JCW (MINI’s tuning arm) will be releasing a a full fledged factory JCW model based on the current MINI Cooper D. However what will shock most is that the engine will come from the current BMW 120. That’s right MINI engineers have successfully slotted in the 2.0L lump into the MINI’s engine bay. According to Autocar, look for the first of these new up-rated MINI diesels to have around 150bhp (with loads more torque) and feature start-stop technology.
Future versions could include the BMW 123d twin turbo engine which features 200 bhp and (gulp) an unbelievable 295 ft lbs of torque! Whether that is the standard JCW model or even a GP diesel we won’t know for awhile.
Look for MINI to debut the new diesel next year at the Geneva Motor Show and launch the cars around this time next year.
+ MINI Plans Hot Diesels / Autocar