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BOSTON — The most successful retailers will seamlessly blend the physical with the digital in the “future store,” according to a new report from retail consulting firm Boston Retail Partners.
“Stores must now encompass both worlds — the sensory experience of the physical store combined with the personalization and convenience of online shopping,” said Ken Morris, principal at Boston Retail Partners. “Retailers can no longer afford to operate from within silos and must transform their technology, business processes and organization to align with their customers’ expectations.”
The retail industry is now in an era of significant, fundamental transformation within the store environment. In its recently released The Future Store Manifesto report, Boston Retail Partners articulates its vision of the future store while identifying the challenges and imperatives retailers face in delivering on consumer expectations.
“The technology in stores today is outdated and broken. It can’t support the real-time connection between the consumer, the associate, inventory and pricing [that’s] essential to the omnichannel experience. It’s time for change,” added Eric Olafson, senior vice president of store solutions for Demandware, which sponsored The Future Store Manifesto research.
Online shoppers are accustomed to features such as product reviews, extensive assortments, one-click transaction processing, and personalized recommendations. These expectations don’t dissipate when they walk into a physical store.
Therefore, retailers must infuse digital features into the store environment to exceed customer expectations, compete more effectively with online pure-play retailers, and offer a better, more complete shopping experience.
Attaining the store of the future is a challenge, though, as many retailers are saddled with legacy systems, inconsistent customer data, and are generally not organized in a way that supports this transformation. Retailers must thus shift their focus from channel integration to a holistic customer experience in order to evolve both multichannel and omnichannel retailing for a seamless shopping experience in the store, on the web and on mobile devices.
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Sharing Sound, LLC recently brought a lawsuit on a few different companies offering online music sales. The lawsuit was over a patent that Sharing Sound owned for the online distribution of digital music files. The companies mentioned in the lawsuit included Apple, Microsoft, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon, and Netflix. Today, however, Apple has officially settled the patent dispute.
If there’s one thing hackers love more than anything, it’s a new device to perform their trickery upon -- and this week, the focus appears to be on Apple’s refreshed Apple TV box, which appears to be possibly more hacker-friendly than the original version thanks to its iOS roots.
So you got Game Center on your iOS device. Now you have a fancy account. Now which games are available and what are their Game Center Features? We're diggin through the App Store and trying to get the most up to date information.
Now that we've had some time to shake off Steve Jobs' RDF, we discuss the latest wares announced last week at the Apple event. We also bust out the score card and see which staff member had the highest numbers of correct predictions about the event.
Then Nic gets all teary eyed for the iPod classic.
Plus, we answer your hard-hitting Facebook and Twitter questions.
Sometimes after a long weekend or extended vacation, it can be next to impossible to get back into a productive state of mind without a bit of prodding. As we slowly push our brains uphill on this post-Labor Day Tuesday, it's comforting to know that at least one person out there is willing to do a bit of thinking for us. Let's give a collective "thank you" to software engineer and former Apple employee Matt Drance for providing us some substantial food for thought. In turning your direction to Drance's blog, AppleOutsider, you'll find a well stated argument for why Ping--already a hot button topic in the Apple community--could very well end up being one of Apple's most popular and influential products.
If you've been using iTunes' new social networking service, Ping, you may or may not have noticed the volumes of spam infiltrating its walls. It's much of the same stuff you see on Facebook--links to free iPads, iPods, and iPhones, fake accounts, and even people posing as Steve Jobs.
Well, according to iPodNN, Apple has managed to expunge the service of most of this unwanted material. And, to top it off, they've added back and forward buttons to make navigating the service a little easier. Users no longer have to use the iTunes Store's menu to navigate Ping.

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NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, the City of New Orleans issued a reminder about enforcement of vending laws for Saints home games. The City's Department of Finance in conjunction with the New Orleans Police Department will strictly enforce City ordinances relative to illegal vending in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome area at Saints home games. Vendors who have not obtained City permits to sell items such as clothing, bottled water, alcoholic beverages and other merchandise will be issued summonses, and will have to appear in Municipal Court.
This measure is taken to protect the interests of business owners who have taken necessary actions to acquire valid licenses.
Prohibited activities include:
Alcohol sales on city streets or public right-of-ways before and after the game;
Sales not made from a fixed place of business; and
Clothing and general merchandise sales on sidewalks or public right-of-ways.
The strict enforcement of the vending laws will continue throughout the entire 2013-2014 Saints football season. For additional information on necessary permits and related information, contact the Bureau of Revenue at (504) 658-1637 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


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ARLINGTON — Mack Molding Company, a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, is making strides to expand its capacity and capabilities at not only its Arlington headquarters, but at the company's Cavendish facilities as well.
"We are opening whole new avenues for Mack in terms of what we can mold, metals we can cut, and the capacity to meet the needs of future customers," said Mack Molding's president, Jeff Somple. "We want to back up the quality of our people with great technology."
In Arlington the company will be adding a new, fully automated laser to be used for sheet metal fabrication. The leadership at Mack Molding hopes that the addition of the new laser will increase the company's offering by allowing them to work with copper and bronze more extensively.
Additionally, Mack's Arlington headquarters has acquired a laser marker for the finishing department in line with Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirements placed on Mack's orthopedic customers by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. As Mack is a substantial manufacturer of medical equipment, the company hopes that these additions will directly benefit their customers.
To complement expanded laser equipment in Arlington, Mack Molding has purchased a new computerized machining center to raise the company's capacity to meet customers' milling and turning demands.
Though the acquisition of new equipment at both locations is notable, it is only one aspect of a larger expansion the company has undertaken.
"It is an exciting time here, and I would be remiss if I did not mention we are hiring as well," said Somple, who made growth a priority since being namedpresident of Mack Molding in 2014. The company is already a substantial employer in the region, employing over 2,000 people at its 11 locations.
Mack's Cavendish location has also seen increased investment in capital equipment recently, with a new injection molding press weighing in excess of 250,000 pounds.
"This machine is approximately 15 percent larger than any we have had in the Company's northern operations, and in fact, we believe it is the largest press in New England," Somple said. "This new press allows us to bring in additional business, including some of the biggest molds we have ever handled. As a result, we have also upgraded our crane system at the Cavendish plant."
Though the press is still in the process of being delivered and assembled, it is expected to enter operation in June with a clamp tonnage of 2,360 U.S. tons and a robot to handle part removal.
"With the infusion of new equipment and dozens of positions being filled from the shop floor, to engineering, to the front office, the time has never been better to take a look at Mack," said Somple.
Mack Molding, founded in 1920, now operates 11 facilities worldwide specializing in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing.
For more information, visit www.mack.com.
Reach Cherise Madigan at 802-490-6471.


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An agreement to promote Dell's e-commerce site is Amazon's latest step toward establishing itself as a comprehensive shopping destination on the Web without the added burden of selling a greater variety of products directly.
In addition to the Dell agreement, which will send Dell's PC shoppers to Amazon as well, Amazon is experimenting with a "Shop the Web" service that allows visitors to comparison shop for other merchant offerings in a range of goods, from clothing to toys and games. The company also recently bought an equity stake in Drugstore.com, just as the online pharmacy sector is heating up.
The Dell deal is Amazon's first venture into the PC market, and is "an important agreement in Amazon's ever-expanding world of online retailing," said Marc Johnson, e-commerce group director at research firm Jupiter Communications. "It is notable that Amazon didn't take it on themselves" to try to sell computers, he added.
Like the Drugstore.com deal, the Dell agreement allows Amazon to test the waters in different categories without committing itself to a particular market. Hooking up with Dell, Johnson said, is to some extent recognition on Amazon's part that the PC business is a difficult one to enter, and one they might not want to get into directly.
"Our vision at Amazon is to be able to become ultimately a source for our customers where they can buy anything they want on the Internet," said Paul Capelli, an Amazon spokesman. "We are continuing to look at ways to bring customers a wide selection of products through partnerships, marketing relationships, or by expanding our product offerings."
Major vendors like Dell are eager to sign deals with Amazon because of its high traffic. Amazon had more than nine million unique visitors in January, making it the most popular e-commerce site on the Net, according to Media Metrix. Neither Dell, which targets small to mid-sized businesses, nor Amazon, which targets the consumer space, would estimate how much traffic the link exchange would generate.
"(Today's deal) will enhance [Dell's] ability?to open up or tap new portions of the market that we may not reach today," said Paul Bell, senior vice president of the home and small business group at Dell.
Dell said its Web site attracts about 25 million visits per quarter. "Dell is going to be sending Amazon a much lower traffic volume but a much more transaction-ready consumer," said Johnson. "Amazon will sends mounds of traffic, but traffic that has fewer targeted customers."
Dell said it sells more than $14 million in products each day over the Web, accounting for 25 percent of its business. Dell intends to do 50 percent of its business online by the end of 2000. Amazon reported $250 million in sales last quarter.
No financial terms of the agreement were disclosed.
"This really is just a statement of direction," said Bell. "It is the first step in what we think is a very exciting opportunity.
Amazon shares were 4 percent higher in afternoon trading to 135.13 while Dell dipped 0.85 percent. Amazon stock has traded as high as 199.13 and as low as 12.79 during the past 52 weeks. Dell hit a high of 55 and a low of 15.25 during the same period.


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Japanese company Rakuten has purchased Buy.com for an undisclosed sum, Buy.com announced Friday.
The deal went into effect on July 1 and was an all-cash transaction. Buy.com is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Rakuten.
Together, Buy.com and Rakuten will offer 60 million products from 35,000 merchants worldwide.
Buy.com said it has been focusing on moving from a traditional e-commerce site to more of a retail marketplace, the company said. Third-party sales now account for 50 percent of the company's orders.
Buy.com will remain headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., as will its executive management team and staff.


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Coles is recalling a popular range of baby sleeping bags over fears infants may suffer burns due to label confusion on the clothing.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued a recall notice on Tuesday urging parents to immediately stop using the Mix Girls Heart, Boys Stripe and Unisex Cloud Infant Grow Bags – all sizes.
In the notice, customers were advised that the Grow Bags have a High Fire Danger warning label attached to them, but also have a Low Fire Danger statement on the sizing/care label.
“The Grow Bags are high fire danger items. Potential confusion about the fire danger could risk infants being burned if the Grow Bags are used around fire hazards.”
The grow bags were sold at Coles Supermarkets nationwide between 6th July – 22nd July.
Customers have been advised to return the grow bags to a Coles store for a full refund.


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EzyStayz, an Australian owned international vacation rental platform, is utilizing blockchain technology to bring down costs and improve its home rental services. EzyStayz is already a well-established brand that has been in business for 3 years with more than 155,000 properties in 34,000 cities and 190 countries worldwide. Now, the company is looking to the future by moving its services onto the blockchain. This move will provide its customers (hosts and travelers) a more transparent, cheaper, and safer means of organizing travel holidays and vacations.
The Home Rental Duopoly Problem
Currently, two huge companies, Airbnb and Expedia, dominate the home rental niche, both accounting for 72% of the bookings in this market. This duopoly creates a centralized system that puts many customers in a box since they will most likely be offered the same properties and services with little or no space for diversity. This results in poor holiday rental experience and low-profit margins for hosts.
EzyStayz Blockchain Solution
With the integration of blockchain into EzyStayz operations, the company will be able to offer its customers a myriad of peer-to-peer services not currently available in the home rental market. EzyStayz blockchain system uses a highly secure multi-signature digital wallet capable of storing a variety of cryptocurrencies. EzyStayz users will now be able to make secure crypto payments on its platform without the need for debit cards, or bank accounts. This feature will allow the company to unleash a new era of instant payments, facilitating settlement of real estate transactions on a global scale.
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“We are excited to be Australia’s only global holiday rental website that is Australian owned and we are aiming to take on the larger players like Airbnb that have existed in the market for a while.


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Cornish Bakery has expanded its senior leadership to help realise the ambition of growing its estate to 100 bakeries.
The chain – which currently has 50 branches across England, has bolstered both its board and operational teams, with owner and founder Steve Grocutt headhunting specialists as well as promoting from within the company ranks.
Ralf Goad, previously of Risk Capital Partners, Quilvest and Ernst & Young, has joined the board as finance director, offering experience of corporate restructuring, and commercial and financial due diligence. Stephen Evans-Wrobleski, formerly responsible for national operations and innovation at the Whitbread Bar + Block operation, has been promoted to director of commercial operations.
Jen Rowlands, originally a bakery manager, has risen through the ranks and been appointed to the role of head of operations. Alice Leach recently joined the company as bakery innovation manager. Tina Dicks, who has worked with Cornish Bakery for over 20 years, has been promoted to operations excellence manager, while Victoria Lintern has been promoted to head of human resources.
More roles are currently being created in property, human resources, training and across new bakery openings, the company said.
According to Grocutt, Cornish Bakery is aiming to retain its “strong culture and independence” while pushing for growth. “To keep exceeding all targets, I’ve brought an enhanced team of experienced innovators and leaders into the business, as well as recognising and promoting our in-house talent,” he said. “Together with our colleagues across our bakeries, this committed team is focused on going ‘pedal to the metal’ right across the UK.”
“We’ve refocussed our brand vision, we’re converting our younger target markets, we’re swiftly growing our estate, we’re innovating across our product range. As an enlarged, team, we’re hungrier than ever for growth, and collectively, we’re well on our way to achieving our journey towards 100 branches,” Grocutt added.


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Competition brings benefits for consumers, such as lower prices and a greater range of services. However, it is important that those selling mobile services do not overstep the mark and seek to confuse or mislead consumers via ‘slamming’, where customers can be switched from one company to another without their express knowledge and consent..
Unfortunately, there is growing evidence that a few are doing just that. Ofcom is currently receiving in the region of 400 complaints per month, a significant increase when compared to the number of complaints received at the end of 2006.
Ofcom is concerned about a significant increase in complaints since the beginning of the year relating to mis-selling of mobile phone services, involving mobile phone retailers either acting, or claiming to act, on behalf of MNOs.
Ofcom has discussed the nature of these complaints with MNOs directly and industry has responded with a code of practice which defines the best approach to promoting and selling mobile services.
The code of practice, published today by Ofcom, sets out:
- minimum business standards, including prohibited sales and marketing practices;
- how retailers must comply, including details of proactive monitoring by MNOs and possible sanctions;
- due-diligence exercises to determine which retailers should be engaged; and
- how complaints to MNOs should be monitored and handled.
- Ofcom expects to see a significant reduction in the number of mis-selling complaints in the coming weeks as a result of this initiative. If it does not, it will move swiftly to assess more formal regulatory options to protect consumers.
At the start of any telephone call with a consumer, the caller must introduce himself/herself clearly and fully and state the purpose of the call, for example: “Hello, my name is …………… and I am calling from [organisation], an authorised dealer for [network].” The expression ‘calling on behalf of [network]’ should not be used.
Representatives should not abuse the trust of vulnerable customers; e.g. those who are elderly or whose first language is not English.
“However, consumers must trust those that sell to them. We expect this new voluntary code of practice to stamp out mis-selling in mobile; if it does not, we will not hesitate to step in to protect consumers.”
The industry code of practice is published at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/ioi/mbp/cop.pdf
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J-Hood Preps Debut Album
According to a statement released by the former D-Block affiliate, J-Hood is prepping his debut album The Hood Is Back for release on November 6th. The project will reportedly feature 20 rare and exclusive tracks, although it's unclear whether any of the material will be the music he recorded while under contract with D-Block. "This is my first indie release for my fans all over," says Hood. "While this is in the stores, I'ma have The Rebirth mixtape warming up the streets...So whether your in stores or in the streets, your gonna see me!"
Hood recently made news after leaving D-Block, when he appeared on stage with former rival 50 Cent and released a video dragging his former crew's chain down the sidewalk.


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Customers in the US spend less than seven minutes each year interacting with their utilities, finds a new report from US utility software maker Opower.
Titled ‘The Value of Utility Customer Engagement‘, the study aims to show how engaged customers deliver cost savings across the utility business.
The summary states: “Utilities around the world are planning or deploying massive customer engagement initiatives, and for good reason.
“According to J.D. Power, disengaged customers are less satisfied with their utility service, and low satisfaction correlates with reduced operating margins. In addition, disengaged customers are most likely to resist new utility initiatives, ranging from smart grid infrastructure updates to rate increases to a variety of other projects.
“Lastly, as energy delivery models change, with mass-market distributed generation on the horizon and energy storage technology steadily progressing, utilities have to create a sticky relationship with their customers today to stay relevant tomorrow. Successful customer engagement creates significant value for utility shareholders.
“Opower has developed a business case framework to quantify potential benefits of customer engagement through cost savings across various areas of utility operations. According to this model, each engaged household can add an incremental $40-$90 annually to a regulated utility’s bottom line. This white paper identifies the sources of this incremental value across several utility domains: program marketing, customer care, energy efficiency, and demand response.”


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Clive Organ is the sales and marketing director of shower enclosure manufacturer Lakes Bathrooms. As part of the board, Clive has driven the company to year-on-year growth for the past nine years in the face of many changes in the bathroom market.
Swimming against the tide
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For many companies the recession has sadly been deep enough to pull them under, but thankfully a few businesses aren't just staying afloat, they're swimming against the tide.
Annual statistics from the BMA suggest that the bathroom market shrank by 9%, however, according to Bank of England governor Mark Carney, a “renewed recovery is taking hold” – albeit with a measured pace that mean interest rates will stay low until the unemployment rate declines to 7%.
Relaxation in planning regulation and the Government’s Help to Buy scheme have helped the property-building market to re-inflate, and low interest rates means those with equity are encouraged to invest in home improvement rather than hold it on deposit. All helpful factors for those in the bathroom market, however, for any ambitious firm the real aim is to boost growth beyond the pace of the general market.
So how do some thrive while others struggle to survive? The answer is perhaps disappointingly simple; it's about offering better value than your competitors and positively promoting the fact. Not only that, but while others may pull in their horns, those stealing a march will continue to invest in new products and improved services, for example. Indeed, the recession has sparked a major overhaul for many mainstream retailers and customer service has been the victor in the tougher market.
Offering better value sounds simple, but it's tough to do without pinching margins – and compromising on profit isn't the best way to run a successful business. The concept is elegantly captured in the book Blue Ocean Strategy, which advocates 'value innovation' or the simultaneous pursuit of greater buyer value and lower costs.
The key to success is considering carefully what the customer values most – what matters to them, what they will pay for, or pay more for. The first step is standing in your customer's shoes and truly embracing what's best for them. Then, with that focus, operate your business to meet it, while casting aside any activity and cost that doesn't fulfil that imperative.


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Delhi-based Fitpass Business Ventures Pvt. Ltd, which operates online fitness marketplace Fitpass, has secured $1 million (Rs 6.7 crore) in seed funding from Mumbai Angels and a clutch of angel investors from Delhi and Bengaluru. Akshay Verma, co-founder at Fitpass, said the startup will use the fun...
Omnipresent Robotics, an industrial drone and machine learning solutions provider, has hired ClassVerse founder Rukaiya Kanchwala as chief business officer. Kanchwala confirmed the development but didn’t give any details of her responsibilities at the robotics venture run by New Delhi-based Om...
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New Delhi-based Spry Infotech Pvt. Ltd—which has been running ClassVerse, a marketplace providing users access to fitness studios and classes—has shut down after operating for nearly 10 months, a senior company official told Techcircle.in. Rukaiya Kanchwala, founder of ClassVerse and former dire...
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Dine Around Thompson-Okanagan is back for another year.
The festival officially kicks off Wednesday and runs through to February 10.
For the next three weeks, more than 70 restaurants throughout the BC Interior are featuring a three-course menu for $20, $30, $40, $50 or $60.
Guests can visit the participating restaurants and ask for their Dine Around menu.
In addition to Dining Around ,more than 20 hotels are offering stay packages within the BC Interior. Some include dining credits to their on-site restaurants.
"For restaurants and hotels it is really slow this year, this program was created about 15 years ago to help restaurants in what is traditionally a slow time of year. This year with the pandemic still going and people isolating more at home we are seeing restaurants are quite a bit slower than they normally are. It is probably more important than ever," said coordinator Christina Ferreira.
The BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association are also adding more incentive to the community.
By taking part in Dine Around, you can be entered to win $350 in restaurant gift cards.
A list of participating restaurants and their menus can be viewed online at www.dinearound.ca.


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Call of Duty is back, and all it took to get back on top was a little world war. Activision’s perennially popular military shooter franchise debuted a new entry last month with Call of Duty: WWII, and it is already the best-selling game of 2017 as of November 30, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. But this doesn’t tell the whole story. This Call of Duty is selling so well, that it has also outsold any other game from the last 12 months. This means that WWII eclipsed Destiny 2, and the cumulative sales of any other release since December 2016, in less than a month.
“According to NPD, based on revenues Call of Duty: WWII is the No. 1 top-selling console video game in North America this year, making Call of Duty the No. 1 top selling console video game franchise in North America for the 9th year in a row,” Activision publishing chief executive Eric Hirshberg said. “As proud as we are of Call of Duty: WWII, we’re equally proud that our talented teams have found ways to keep Call of Duty fresh, relevant and on top of the charts for nearly a decade—an amazing feat. Thanks to the greatest fans in the world for their passion and engagement with this awesome franchise.”
Fans were obviously ready and waiting for WWII, and those consumers showed up with their wallets open when it hit PC and consoles November 3. That would suggest that the decision to return to a more grounded setting in the past — after a series of increasingly sci-fi entries — was the right choice.
“Call of Duty: WWII generated more launch month consumer spending than any Call of Duty debut since the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in November 2012,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said.
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Call of Duty has finished as the top-selling game at U.S. retailers every year since 2007’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
“Call of Duty is the top-ranking revenue generating franchise in the tracked history [of the NPD report],” said Piscatella.
But the series started declining at the beginning of the PS4/Xbox One generation. In 2013, Call of Duty: Ghosts was a critical disappointment, and the games have seen fewer sales ever since. That culminated last year with Infinite Warfare, which was still a huge success, but it was also a low point for the series.
Call of Duty: WWII has seemingly turned that all around, and it looks like it is on a trajectory to finish as one of the best-selling games of this generation.
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Is that fish raised in a sustainable manner? Text to find out
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The Blue Ocean Institute has launched to help consumers make smart seafood choices. Next time you're at the seafood counter or in a restaurant and can't recall if a certain kind of fish is managed in an environmentally sustainable fashion, send a text message and within seconds you'll have the institute's take on it.
To use the texting service, send a message to 30644. In the message, type FISH, followed by the name of the seafood in question, such as tuna. The service covers more than 90 species, suggesting alternatives to options that pose environmental concerns. Aside from standard text message fees assessed by your cell-phone service provider, the service is free.


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Toyota to announce action on Prius
Toyota has said that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan.
Toyota Motor Corp has already had to recall more than seven million other cars in the US, Europe and China over a faulty accelerator and floor mats that can get caught in the pedal. Those problems and criticism of Toyota's response to them have sullied the stellar reputation for quality long enjoyed by one of Japan's corporate icons.
Separately, the company has told dealers in the United States it is preparing to repair the brakes on thousands of Prius vehicles there, according to an e-mail sent by a company executive. It was unclear whether Toyota planned a formal US recall.
"We will make an announcement soon on the action we plan to take," spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said, commenting on media reports that the company has decided to issue a Japan recall. Takeuchi did not confirm those reports.
The Prius is the world's top-selling petrol-electric hybrid and its fuel efficiency has drawn intense interest amid concerns about global warming and dependence on fossil fuels.
Toyota decided on a recall in Japan covering its latest Prius model and has notified domestic dealers, Japan's largest newspaper, the Yomiuri, reported without naming sources. It said Toyota would announce the move early this week after consulting with the Japanese government.
Japan's Kyodo News agency and TV Asahi carried similar reports. Kyodo said Toyota had started notifying dealers and that at least 170,000 vehicles in Japan would be subject to the recall.
Prius drivers in Japan and the US have complained of a short delay before the brakes kick in -- a flaw Toyota says can be fixed with a software programming change. The lag occurs as the car is switching between brakes for the petrol engine and the electric motor -- a process that is key to the hybrid's increased mileage.
The brake problem affects about 270,000 Priuses that were sold in the US and Japan starting last May. The company blames a software glitch and says it has already fixed vehicles that went on sale since last month.
Bob Carter, a Toyota group vice president, sent an e-mail message on Friday night to US dealers saying the car maker is working on a Prius repair plan and will disclose more details early this week.


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Google’s campus bike program has a significant theft problem – so the Silicon Valley behemoth is cracking down.
Stroll through Mountain Valley, Calif., and you’ll probably notice some funky-looking bikes out and about. Red baskets, yellow frames, and green-and-blue wheels are telltale signs you’re looking at a “GBike.”
And if you do see one, there’s a good chance it’s stolen. That[s according to a Wall Street Journal report claiming the complimentary campus bikes for Google employees go missing at a rate of up to 250 per week.
According to the report, Google has generally written off the pedal-pilferers. But the uptick in theft has the Silicon Valley behemoth adding GPS trackers, hiring a bike recovery team, and – for the first time – considering locks.
Stolen Google Bikes
Google’s enormous Mountain View campus plays home to about 1,100 of the multi-colored GBikes. That’s because the company’s sprawling left-coast headquarters comprises more than 3.5 million square feet of office space alone.
Needless to say, the bikes are tantamount to a necessity for the 20,000 employees stationed there. But the brand has so far resisted security, opting instead for convenience and a “Don’t Be Evil” culture (after its famous former motto).
But despite posted instructions explaining how and where the bikes should be used, the colorful cruisers continually wander off campus. Employees report bringing them home for the night, while locals say it’s not uncommon to find the bikes left in their yard. In fact, two of the Gbikes found their way atop the roof of a local pub.
In light of the ongoing malfeasance, Google hired a retrieval team that scours the streets around Mountain View and pick up wayward sets of wheels.
Plus, Google last year began installing GPS trackers in its bikes. Since then, the company discovered missing Gbikes traveled as far away as Fairbanks, Alaska, and on down to Mexico.
In all, Google estimates it successfully recovers about two-thirds of the bikes. While it doesn’t put a dollar estimate on replacing lost bikes, similar cruisers retail between $100–400.
Hopefully, Google can update its bike security as well as its browser security.
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Best Buy is about to employ its new strategy of more – but smaller – storefronts, the Pioneer Press reports. The electronics giant aims to open new 2,500-square-feet Best Buy Mobile locations this fall, in Roseville, Woodbury, Stillwater, Maplewood, Richfield, Brooklyn Center and Burnsville.
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Twitter, IPO bound, outshines Facebook, Google in mobile ads
So what? For years, everyone in the advertising-supported Web industry has preached the gospel of transitioning to mobile. And investors listened. Case in point: It wasn't until Facebook began making inroads in its own mobile advertising business that its shares began shaking off the hangover from its own problematic IPO.
Ads on mobile devices like phones and tablets will account for more than half of Twitter's ad sales this year, Bloomberg said, citing an EMarketer Inc. study. Facebook took in 41 percent of its revenue from mobile ads last quarter and Google is expected to get slightly less than one quarter of its revenue from mobile, the study said.
While Facebook and Google are in a position of adapting their existing, PC-oriented advertising strategy to the mobile environment, Twitter's DNA is mobile. It's 140-character restriction on posts was based on restrictions for wireless text messages.
Rather than paste banners on the margins of a mobile display, Twitter's ads are integrated into the stream of tweets a user sees.
While Twitter's mobile ad revenue forms a larger slice of a smaller pie, vis-a-vis Google and Facebook. Google is No. 1 in the global mobile ad market, Facebook ranks No. 2, while Twitter sits at No. 5.
Greg Baumann is editor in chief at the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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During an interview with Walt Mossberg at AllThingsDigitial’s D11 conference, Google executive Sundar Pichai spoke about Google Play All Access.
Pichai said that the service will come to iOS in the form of an app. It’s something iPhone and iPad users haven’t had while Android owners get to enjoy the service. Google Play All Access is similar to Spotify (if that’s unfamiliar, think of it as Netflix for music.) You stream unlimited music for about $8 a month.
It’s ad-free, and will can make musical selections based on your tastes. According to TUAW, it will allow for the storage of 20,000 songs on the cloud.


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Warren Spector is already planning his exit strategy, according to a recent interview with Eurogamer. The 52-year-old game designer believes that he will work on a maximum of five more games during his career, "more likely probably three given how long they take."
In the interview, Spector also discusses Deux Ex 3, which will be the first of the series which Spector will have no input on. Although he has not been in direct contact with developer Eidos Montreal, Spector expresses concern over the Deus Ex franchise, claiming it to be "delicate" and hoping that the third title might in some way correct some of the mistakes made in Deus Ex: Invisible War.
Though no details are given about Spector's newest project -- which is being developed for Junction Studios owner Disney -- Spector does state that the hardcore gaming community will undoubtedly lash out in response to the eventual announcement, and he anticipates claims that he has sold out. According to Spector, it will be "glorious. Just glorious."
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Mobile remittance gains ground in the Philippines
Rod Durmiendo is a software developer in Manila, and like many Filipinos, he sends money back home to family members living outside of the capital. In Durmiendo's case, he sends money to his brother in the southern city of Davao.
But instead of wiring the money or sending a cashier's check, Durmiendo uses his cell phone to channel funds.
"I don't have time to go to the bank to wire. Usually, the bank hours are only from nine to five, and I can't leave work at this time. It also takes time to queue, which wastes my time. With cell-phone remittance, I can go to any center in a mall and remit the money," Durmiendo said.
He is one of the growing number of time-strapped people who are attracted to what major telecommunications group are offering when it comes to sending money back home. Durmiendo first goes to a shop that is tied up with a carrier, and taps in the amount to be handed over onto his handset. His brother then receives a text message that alerts him of the cash that has been handed over, and he in turn can present that notification to a store that has an agreement with one of the telecom companies that will give out the cash.
In this archipelago of more than 80 million people, roughly 32.9 million owned mobile phones as of 2004, compared to just 6.4 million in 2000. That means about two out of every five Filipinos has a handset, according to a 2005 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development study. It is expected to grow, as aggressive pricing and subscriber growth tactics by mobile operators lure even the poorest to get a cell phone.
Moreover, many Filipinos working abroad in countries like the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are sending money back home. Or as in the case of Durmiendo, sending money within the country.
As a result, the remittance market in the Philippines is huge. Many of these overseas Filipinos work as skilled professionals like doctors, nurses and engineers, while a large portion also work as domestic helpers, caregivers, drivers and ship crews. The Asian Development Bank estimates that around $14 billion to $21 billion is remitted by Filipinos abroad to those back home.
Granted, many overseas Filipinos still prefer to ask their friends and family to remit money, or through traditional ways like banks and companies like Western Union. However programs such as SMART "Padala" (loosely translated as "bring my money") and Globe Telecom's G-Cash are gaining in popularity, as many Filipinos are starting to realize the benefits of using cell phones for money remittance. Ads featuring popular matinee idols like local action star Robin Padilla often tout these money remittance services, in order for these to gain widespread acceptance.
There are also variations. Aside from mobile-phone money remittance, there is also a popular service where prepaid subscribers ask their friends and family to "loan" them pre-paid credits. A local service by one of the telecom companies calls itself "Pasa-Load," as in to pass a load of credit. This service has become popular to students and low-wage earners, who comprise most of the prepaid subscriber base.
Sending money via cell phones has other benefits too.
For one, it is prevalent, as many establishments now honor it. "It's also cheaper, around 1 percent of the total amount," Durmiendo said.
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THE issue of wholesale fuel prices in Orkney is to be taken to the Office of Fair Trading, according to a story in the island’s local newspaper Orkney Today. The report said the situation had been
highlighted after a fuel supplier in Caithness was able to supply petrol stations in Orkney cheaper than they could buy fuel locally.
Petrol station owners said they could buy petrol cheaper from Caithness, even when paying the extra freight charges with the road fuel tankers coming by boat. There are two petrol wholesalers in Orkney, Highland Fuels and Scottish Fuels. Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael told Orkney
Today: “News that some of the larger petrol retailers in the county have been able to obtain fuel at a cheaper wholesale price is very welcome and has seen the resulting decrease in the pump prices at these garages.
“The question which now arises is, if one wholesaler can do it, then why can the other wholesalers not achieve at least as good as, or a better price?
“Information has been given to me in confidence that some of the practices by fuel wholesalers and distributors may be such as to exclude proper market competition. If true this is wholly unacceptable and the Office of Fair Trading must act swiftly and decisively.
According to Orkney Today, one local fuel retailer said: “You do not have to go far to see that keeping a petrol station viable is very difficult. When you travel down the A9 you can see only a fraction of the petrol stations still in operation than you could 20 years ago, and we do not want to see that happening in Orkney.”


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The European car market posted significant growth in September 2019, as 1.28 million cars were registered. This increase was to be expected given the large drop posted in September 2018, when the market was down by 23% on the previous year due to the introduction of WLTP and the issues that came with it. Overall, there is a positive net effect when comparing the combined registrations of August-September during both years, as volume jumped from 2.29 million units in 2018 to 2.35 million in 2019 – an increase of 2.6%.
“The overall growth posted in August-September indicates that, despite the market’s new challenges, consumer demand continues to be strong in Europe. This is a good sign for the coming months, when the looming CO2 targets become even more pressing for the industry,” commented Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.
When examining the breakdown by countries for August and September, the data shows 14 European markets posted growth during the two months, with notable results including Germany and Italy growing by 9.1% and 6.5%, respectively. Even the UK market grew, as volume rose by 0.7%. Spain was the exception, as the growth it posted in September (+19%) was not enough to offset the big decline it posted in August (-30%).
“Despite the negative views about the state of the industry, the data shows that we still have a healthy European car market – although there are many challenges heading its way, of course,” continues Munoz. This is especially true when looking at demand for SUVs. In September 2019 they counted for 39% of total registrations, as their volume increased by 23% after posting a timid decline of 3% in August. In fact, September 2019’s result marked a 10% increase on September 2017 – confirming that SUVs have been a long-term source of growth for the European market.
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This was probably one of the weirdest things we've seen Donald Trump do, and he's done a lot of weird things since he became US President.
In short, FIFA President Gianni Infantino had a meeting with Trump in the White House, in which he proceeded to explain how yellow and red cards work.
After Infantino explained that a red card was for 'kicking someone out' of a football match, Trump decided to jokingly showed the red card to the media.
To the surprise of no-one, Donald Trump doesn't know how cards work— Off The Ball (@offtheball)
Trump had had a fractured relationship with the media, often referring to some sections as 'Fake News', in particular CNN and The New York Times.
However, watching him try to throw the card at them instead of simply brandishing it caused a few giggles.


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Ancestors Legacy will be launching on May 22, and Xbox One players for the game will get a special treat. The game will be launching with native 4K support for Xbox One X players, meaning they’ll get the best visual experience if they play it on Microsoft’s new superpowered console.
The game is an RTS, and it will be coming to PC as well as Microsoft’s console. Polish studio Destructive Creations has also confirmed to WCCFTech that they are looking at enabling cross platform play between the PC release of the game, and the Xbox One version. While this will not be possible for now (since initially, the game is only launching on PC via Steam), they did say it is something they would like to consider once the game hits the Windows Store.
For now, if you are on PC, you can check out the game’s beta, and you can also check out a trailer for the game below.


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The 2021 edition of the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics (ITRPV) was published today by German engineering association VDMA. The report, which forecasts technology trends across the solar industry, expects PERC to maintain its position as the dominant cell technology and notes that large wafer formats are here to stay.
In an update to its International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics, the German engineering association the VDMA said that solar module sizes of up to 4.0m² may be brought to mass production in the future.
Orders fell more than 70% in the second quarter but China’s economic recovery is providing the basis for cautious optimism.
Plus, there is hope of a bright new dawn with proposed legislative changes in Europe and the U.S. even as the solar equipment industry hits new lows and cyber attacks reportedly increase in frequency.
Industry body the VDMA said business fell 55% from the final three months of last year to the first quarter of this year for the worst retreat since 2012. The nature of the order book and sales figures can both be explained by the global progress of Covid-19, according to the organization.
German engineering association the VDMA expects a difficult year because of the Covid-19 crisis. Sales had already dropped considerably last year and the current order intake level offers no glimpse of hope. However, the public health crisis may offer business in new markets determined to break a dependence on Chinese panels.
The 11th edition of the German document which tracks solar price falls and efficiency improvements has considered the role bigger wafers are playing in cost reduction.
In an update to its International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics, German engineering association the VDMA notes standardization of wafer size is a topic of great interest to the country’s PV equipment manufacturers, and modifications to lines will be needed to process wafer pieces larger that 161mm.
This week, pv magazine headed to Marseille for the 36th edition of the EU PVSEC conference and exhibition. During the week-long show, leading universities and research institutes presented their latest results to the industry and public. As the conference heads into its final afternoon, we’ve put together five key takeaways from this year’s event.
The VDMA says Europe can restart a solar production sector that can compete on price with Chinese imports by reducing transport costs – provided a Euro supply chain can be established.
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Adolf Hitler's wife's undies have sold at auction for US$4600 (NZ$7300).
Eva Braun's single pair of pale pink knickers sold at Humbert and Ellis Auctioneers on Thursday, the Washington Examiner reports.
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They were silk and monogrammed with her initials.
"There continues to be a perennial interest in personal artifacts from such notorious high-level WWII figures and accordingly such items, even without provenance, command high prices," auctioneer Jonathan Humbert told the Examiner.
The anonymous phone bidder also bought Braun's cotton nightie for more than US$3300 (NZ$4794).
Hitler and Braun both died by suicide in 1945 as the allied forces closed in on Berlin.
The sale of Nazi historical artifacts has long caused controversy. An auction of Hitler's dishes in Paris in 2014 was criticised at the time.
French Jewish groups said the auction was "harming the memory of victims of Nazi barbarity" and it was cancelled after the first advertisement.


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If you had to pick one legacy series or film that needs to be part of this service in order for you to subscribe, what would it be?
Disney and LucasFilm are working on a live-action Star Wars television series for the company's planned streaming service, set to launch by the end of 2019. According to reports, around 7000 episodes of Disney television and 500 movies will be available on the new service, the exclusive home in the US for subscription-video-on-demand viewing of the newest live action and animated movies from Disney and Pixar. Iger's newsy bombshells late Thursday sent slumping shares reversing higher, despite the media conglomerate's unexpected profit and revenue declines that initially hit the stock. Disney says its service will include 500 plans from its popular library - including Star Wars and Marvel movies - and about 7,000 episodes of Disney TV. He said the new service will be separate from the ESPN service it is now developing and that ESPN content won't be accessible on it whatsoever.
CEO Robert Iger said positive results in parks around the world including Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris, and Tokyo, show that the company has "ample opportunity to continue to invest and continue to expand those businesses".
In addition to offering the newest Disney Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars feature films after they play in theaters, the service will also have four or five exclusive feature films each year, Iger said. "We're going to launch big, and we're going to launch hot".
Will your Star Wars TV binge save you more money than a Stranger Things marathon? Also since Marvel TV and Netflix have not announced any series after The Punisher, there are good chances it could be their last. "But I think what you'll see is a ramp-up over time of production spending that will start with a product that we believe is representative of the great brands and franchises that we have, between Marvel and Disney and Pixar and 'Star Wars, ' and then grow from there".
Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed the news during an investor call, saying the new series will be exclusively shown on Disney's streaming service, which is set to debut in 2019. There are no details yet about any of these shows or when they will premiere.
Star Wars TV series have existed and thrived before, most notably the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels series, but despite demand there's never been a live action counterpart.


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The "Convenience, Mom And Pop Stores
Global Market Report 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Local Mom and Pop stores
can benefit by running a promotional Dealslivery campaign to entice new customers interest and increase revenue.
After spending big bucks at big box retailers during Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales, consumers have turned their attention to the other side of retail for Small Business Saturday, a day which encourages shopping at the more local and small-scale mom and pop stores
The Indian retail market size is USD 600 billion and about 12 million mom and pop stores
capture 90 percent of the total trade.
"From all the Mom and Pop stores
you put out of business.
GoEZ, headquartered in New York, has been an early entry into the e-commerce discount buying service and a depot warehouse that sells to urban mom and pop stores
. GoEZ offers online daily deals, primarily targeting underserved markets.
Any New York library or collection strong in New York architecture or retail will find photographer Paul lacy has done something special here, capturing disappearing Brooklyn mom and pop stores
which have been part of Brooklyn's look for decades.
And so will many mom and pop stores
located in buildings under repair with unsightly sidewalk bridges on top of them.
"Oregon, like a lot of other states, doesn't allow manufacturers to sell beer and wine cheaper to big customers (Costco, Wal-Mart) than to small customers (mom and pop stores
Bodegas are small mom and pop stores
replete with products from snacks and drinks to sandwiches and hair gel.
It is true that some Mom and Pop stores
have been relegated to the side streets and less expensive neighborhoods, but this number is less than expected.
Jack Taylor, a member of Board 6, said he's concerned the plan could be the deathknell for so-called mom and pop stores
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Just three months ago we saw the start of the cloud storage price wars when Google slashed its prices. Today Microsoft has retaliated by offering a massive increase in the amount of free cloud storage available to OneDrive and Office 365 customers. The company's recently renamed storage service jumps from 7GB of free space to 15GB -- although those with reasonable memories will recall that it is not all that since SkyDrive customers were given 25GB free of charge. But it doesn’t end there. Every version of Office 365 will now come with 1TB of free space as standard.
The figure for OneDrive has not just been plucked out of the air. "Our data tells us that 3 out of 4 people have less than 15 GB of files stored on their PC. Factoring in what they may also have stored on other devices, we believe providing 15 GB for free right out of the gate – with no hoops to jump through – will make it much easier for people to have their documents, videos, and photos available in one place."
Microsoft's timing on a blog post released today, provocatively titled "Outlook Web App provides more efficient calendar delegation and management than Gmail," is rather ironic. That's because I was gathering some thoughts on the areas in which this tool still needs improvement and is lacking. So while Microsoft is busy tooting it's own horn, I'm going to turn up the heat a bit for a reality check on the part of 365 I spend the most time in daily, which is OWA.
Don't get me wrong -- I absolutely love OWA in Office 365 and have been using it primetime since my IT company ditched Google Apps late last year. But it's not without its rough edges.
Growing up, I watched a lot of television -- hey, thats what we American kids did in the 80s. One of my favorite things to watch was old episodes of the Andy Griffith Show. You see, it was fun to see how people lived in simpler times. Plus, it was interesting to see a sheriff and deputy keep the peace without hardly ever needing a gun.
Unfortunately for Andy and Barney, there were no computers back then in Mayberry. While the internet would have disrupted the simpler lifestyle, it also would have helped them solve crimes. Heck, they could have implanted GPS in Otis the Drunk to keep track of him. Today, technology is abundant and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has adopted Microsoft's Office 365 to assist them in official business. Yes, Office 365 has been deputized!
Microsoft’s new Office for iPad apps are very good, and hugely popular. A month after release and Word is still the number one free app in the App Store, with Excel sitting at number 8, and PowerPoint at number 16. If you own an iPad, and are an Office 365 subscriber, they’re pretty much essential downloads.
At launch we were promised additional features were on their way, and today Microsoft introduces the most requested one –- the ability to print Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
Today, after the closing bell, Microsoft disclosed results for fiscal third quarter, during most of which freshly-minted CEO Satya Nadella captained the ship. Of course, he carries a course set for him by predecessor Steve Ballmer, and his real impact is really quarters away. But there's a fresh presence behind the wheel and a new hat hanging in the captain's cabin. That's reason enough for Wall Street to forgive any storms the good ship Microsoft sales -- eh, sails.
For the three months ended March 31, Microsoft reports $20.4 billion revenue, flat year over year. Operating income: $6.97 billion. Net income: $5.66 billion, or 68 cents a share. All figures are GAAP.
Microsoft made Office Mobile available for free since launch, on both Android and iOS. But, in order to take advantage of its features, users had to tie the app to an Office 365 subscription. So it was free, but not void of additional costs.
Yesterday, Microsoft launched Office for iPad and announced a subscription is now no longer necessary to get the best out of Office Mobile, which was just updated on both platforms to reflect this decision. While this only applies to home users -- which means a subscription is still needed for non-personal (commercial) use -- it is certainly a welcome change. But, it also means Windows Phone just lost one of its most important advantages over its main rivals.
It’s taken a very long time, but today, finally, Microsoft unveiled Office for iPad. Despite the name, Office for iPad is three separate apps -- Word, Excel and PowerPoint -- which are individually available in the App store.
The apps have a familiar interface, with the same Ribbon interface and layout. But at the same time, they’re not just a port of the regular desktop version. Menus have been optimized for touch; objects can similarly be dragged, rotated or resized with a swipe; Excel has a special formula keyboard to help you enter data quickly, and everything scales properly in both portrait and landscape mode.
It's fun to remember. When old friends get together, nostalgia often takes over, and conversations turn to "remember when". Recalling years past can bring back feelings of yore -- old girlfriends, your first car, your first kiss -- all that jazz.
However, do people look back on old software with the same fondness? Microsoft seems to think so, as it looks back at Office 2003. The Office Suite will die the same day as Windows XP -- April 8th, 2014. You see, on that date, Office 2003 will still work, but the company will end support for the popular software. Microsoft would like Office 2003 users to switch to 365, but should they?
Choosing a large-scale software solution is a difficult thing. Obviously, in these tough economic times, cost savings are a huge deciding factor. However, saving money up front can lead to future headaches down the road. In other words, if the software causes the employees to be less productive, you may as well flush your cost savings down the toilet. Hell, it may cost you more in the long run.
Microsoft is a dependable name in software solutions, and Office is one of the most powerful software suites bar none. One county in the state of North Carolina has realized cost savings and increased productivity thanks to Office 365 and Surface tablets.
Successful people often go everywhere with a pad and pen. After all, you never know when an idea might materialize. However, as the technology age progresses, paper and pen is being replaced by smartphones and tablets. This is ideal, as it is easier to organize digital notes than paper ones -- syncing across devices and computers.
Many companies offer software solutions for idea retention and note taking. For example, Google offers Keep and let us not forget about the wildly popular Evernote. Microsoft also offers an amazing solution called OneNote, although it does not get the attention it deserves. Microsoft intends to change that, as today it announces a few major changes -- there is now a Mac version which will be free. Also free is the Windows version. Clearly, these moves signify Microsoft declaring war on competitors -- but is it enough?
Office 365 Home Premium is a great value product for families. For the Leave It To Beaver market, it is a great way to save money as it provides five licenses. Wally, Beaver, Mom and Dad can all have Microsoft Office for a paltry $99 per year. Hell, they can give Eddie Haskell the extra license.
However, what about the lonely bachelors and single ladies of the world that do not need five licenses? Maybe a person only owns one computer and only needs one license. It is a sin to pay for five licenses and have four go to waste. Today, Microsoft announces a new option for the Juan Pablo's of the world -- Office 365 Personal. It offers potential cost savings to individuals.
Service Pack 1 has just started to roll out to Office 2013 users, but Office 365 users have been left out in the cold. You might think that as a subscriber your software is kept constantly updated -- and this is true to a point. But talking to Paul Thurrott, Microsoft reveals that a "handful of updates are totally new in SP1" and these have not all made their way to Office 365 yet. Unless you follow the little trick that Paul has shared, that is.
Unlike many applications Office 365 does not have a built-in means of forcing an update check -- so we have to force a forced update! The steps are very quick and simple to follow, and you can grab yourself a copy of SP1 in next to no time.
Microsoft has released a service pack update for the latest version of Office. Service Pack 1 (SP1) promises greater stability, expanded functionality, and security enhancements for Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Exchange Server 2013, as well as improved compatibility with Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
The service pack contains all of the public and cumulative updates released since Office 2013 first became available, as well as numerous unreleased fixes and updates that reflect recent changes. SP1 improvements include:
The existence of a paperless office and the overall death of paper has been greatly exaggerated. Anyone who has been in an actual company office recently knows that paper is still haunting the corporate world. Sure, there is less of it being used, but even one sheet is too many.
What can be particularly annoying is signatures. Printing and signing something feels archaic. Hell, you might as well chisel your name into a cave wall. Today, however, Microsoft and DocuSign join forces to bring eSignature to Office 365. While the partnership won't single-handedly kill paper, it is a start.
It seems you can’t have a platform these days without an attached store, and Microsoft Office is no exception. There are many useful tools and templates that users can add to Word, Excel and other programs contained in the suite.
Now Access will be joining the party. A report today claims that as of February 3, Microsoft has given the green light to apps for the database program. Microsoft’s Matt Evans reports that “Access apps have been part of Office 365 subscriptions since Office 365 General Availability was announced in February 2013. Until now, Access apps were in preview and weren’t supported under the Office 365 service-level agreement (SLA) and compliance standards”.


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Apple is reportedly working on self-driving car software as well.
(TNS) -- The latest vehicles topped by camera equipment and sensors to cruise around the Pittsburgh region are helping to build up Apple's competitor to Google Maps and may also have a role in future autonomous cars.
White vans branded with “Apple Maps,” carrying camera equipment on all four sides of the roof, have been spotted around Pittsburgh, with a webpage for the Cupertino-based tech giant saying that the vans are gathering data around the United States, England, France, Italy and Spain “which will be used to improve Apple Maps.”
Some of the images and data they gather — with faces and license plates blurred for privacy before publication — may be used in future updates to the Apple Maps app, the company said. The vans will be in parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties at least through Aug. 13, according to the website.
While the data could be used to help Apple build something analogous to Google's “Street View” feature, which has been available in the United States since 2007, Mashable.com's Lance Ulanoff reported that the vans also have LIDAR sensors, similar to what help autonomous vehicles detect distance between them and other objects. Those sensors, Ulanoff wrote, could help Apple build three-dimensional maps into its apps, either to make a more immersive “street-level” experience or even create virtual reality applications.
Apple CEO Tim Cook also told Bloomberg Television in June that the company was working on self-driving car software as well.
Google's own fleet of vehicles collecting imagery for Street View, which is occasionally updated to refresh views and expand coverage, are also listed as coming to parts of Allegheny, Butler and Westmoreland counties between July and October.
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Samsung is going to build a new chip development facility in Japan
The South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly going to develop a new chip facility in Japan. To resist competition from the Chinese and Taiwanese markets, this highly significant project will unite semiconductor companies from Japan and South Korea. According to reports, the new chip development facility will cost around JPY 300 billion (around $222 million). The new plant will be established southwest of Tokyo. It is in close vicinity to Samsung’s R&D Institute Japan. However, the development unit will function individually.
However, the development unit will function separately. As of now, the details are unknown. It might be that Samsung will construct a production line for a prototype semiconductor chip device and concentrate on the rear end of chip production. It will begin operating sometime in 2025 and will have several hundred employees.
Samsung will work in close association with chip material and equipment companies in Japan
Normally, the process of chip-making is concentrated on the front end of production. It is carried out via extreme reduction of the size of transistors and electrical circuits. In contrast, several professionals believe that this approach is limiting. Instead, they prefer the back end of the chip production that involves stacking multiple layers of wafers.
When it comes to the top manufacturer of materials and equipment required to manufacture semiconductor chips Japan holds the top spot. For this reason, Samsung is using this approach to attain innovation in the chip production process. Furthermore, the South Korean company might receive tax breaks and financial incentives worth JPY 10 billion (around $73.6 million) offered by the Japanese government. These incentives are offered to companies that are ready to invest in the semiconductor sector.
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, and Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, are promoting cooperation between semiconductor companies in their respective nations. While Kishida visited South Korea last week, Yoon visited Japan in March 2023. They will get together once more the following week on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan.
Besides Samsung, TSMC has also invested in Japan. Previously, Japan was one of the international leaders in the memory chip segment. It is trying to regain its position with the help of foreign investment. In addition to TSMC, Micron (American memory chipmaker) has also invested in Japan and taken tax incentives.
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United Airlines Has Expanded Free In-flight Service Options To More Flights!
Now flying with United Airline is easier for streaming in-flight entertainment options on your personal device. Last week, the Chicago based Airlines has announced that it is upgrading it’s Wi-Fi in-flight streaming service for people using their own devices. And it is also providing some free content on all jets with more than 70 seats.
The US carrier between February and April added the in-flight service options to more than 200 aircraft that already are equipped with seatback screens and DirecTV. But now it is available on every plane equipped with Wi-Fi.
This allows customers to use a personal laptop, Apple iOS device or Android device to access a library of complimentary movies and TV shows as well as unique content such as curate music video playlists from VEVO. They still have the option of buying DIRECTV to view live programming on suitably equipped aircraft.
The airline plans to distribute free cardboard phone stands over summer that will allow people to prop up their devices and watch them hands-free. This will make life easier for those using their personal devices. The airline is also continuing to install in-seat power outlets so that customers can keep their devices charged.
The United vice president of marketing Mark Krolick said, “Whether it is seatback on-demand, DIRECTV or personal device entertainment, we offer customers hundreds of hours of programming to enjoy during their travels.”
He also added, “We are excited that we are expanding our personal device entertainment offering to a number of fights, which has been a popular option amongst many of our customers who tend to bring their own devices when they travel.”
The airline also takes some new initiatives that include a new main menu category on seatback on-demand systems. This is for the passengers with disabilities and labeled Accessible Entertainment.
This Seatback on-demand facility is available on United’s 757, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft and the carrier offers about 20 movies and TV shows that are audio descriptive and more than 50 that include English closed captioning.
The airline said that select DIRECTV channels also include closed captioning when the TV station makes it available.
To access personal device entertainment on Apple or Android mobile devices, passengers need to download the latest United app. They can see entertainment options on the airline’s website.
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(CNN) - Did you have a credit card when you were a kid?
Chances are you didn't, but that doesn't seem to be the case with today's youth.
A new report finds more and more parents are trusting their children with plastic.
But how much credit should you let your child use?
According to a study, 8% of parents with kids under 18 say that at least one child has a credit card. That is according to a report released by CreditCards.com
21% of parents said their children used their credit cards without their permission at least once. This statistic may not come as a surprise, but the report also found the more a parent makes the more likely a child is to have plastic.
13% of parents who make more than $80,000 have a credit card carrying child. That is compared with 5% of parents in the under $40,000 category.
The survey found location may also play a role.
13% of children with credit cards live in the northeast.
8% live in the south, and 5% live in the midwest.
As you know, underage children can't apply for their own credit cards. But they can be added to their parents' card accounts as authorized users.
Experts say they can make unauthorized purchases and ruin their parent's credit.
However, there are benefits to giving your child a credit card. Experts say it gives them a head start on building their credit and learning how to manage their finances.


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The New York Times says that China’s state-controlled media has admitted that “one of China’s biggest dairy producers received consumer complaints about its baby milk formula as early as December 2007 — much earlier than previously thought and nine months before the producer ordered a nationwide recall because of concerns that the formula had been adulterated with a toxic industrial chemical.”
The chemical, melamine, is the same chemical that was responsible for the pet food recalls last year, and has caused 53,000 illnesses in children — including nearly 13,000 hospitalizations and 4 deaths.
The NYT says that there is widespread speculation that the contamination was being covered up due to government pressure tied to the Olympic games.
The delays have led to widespread speculation in China that the Sanlu Group and some government officials were attempting to cover up the scandal during the Olympics because Beijing had pressured Chinese journalists and companies not to release negative news.
22 companies have been caught producing melamine tainted dairy products, leading to something of a panic in China. The substance, used in the manufacture of plastics, looks like protein when tested and was used to artificially increase the protein count of the milk.


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Aug 9, 2013 Since 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been collecting consumer complaints and helping people resolve their disputes with companies. Richard Cordray, the newly confirmed CFPB director, talks about using his organization as a resource.
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Aug 10, 2012 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today proposed new rules for the companies that service your mortgage. The proposed reforms seem to mandate a big upgrade in customer service.
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Why beauty brands are responding to the ‘wellness’ great awakening
When Barbara Close founded her holistic health beauty company Naturopathica back in 1995, goop was considered slime, charcoal was for the grill and cannabis was for 4/20.
“When I opened Naturopathica, ‘wellness’ was seen as a luxury for those who had the time and resources to be discerning about ingredients and self-care,” says Close. Now, wellness — the squishy term given to nearly everything beauty, nutrition and lifestyle-related — is everywhere. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop empire is valued at $250 million, meditation apps hover near the top of the App Store’s most popular charts, and both new brands and legacy brands are clinging to the feeling that the good life is the healthy, sustainable and mindful life.
The $445 billion beauty industry is ground zero for the wellness revolution. While previously known mostly for cosmetics and styling products, the industry wasn’t always the most progressive. It engaged in practices like animal testing and preyed on female insecurities with “problem-solving” products. But now, brands like Naturopathica, which uses natural ingredients in its skin care, body care and herbal remedies, are the new norm. Beauty is no longer about concealing flaws on the surface, but highlighting one’s best self through wellness.
Leilah Mundt, founder of beauty brand development and sales agency, Crème Collective, says the confluence of wellness and beauty goes back to the organic food movement, which started in the 1940s and began seeping through public consciousness in the early 2000s, thanks to Whole Foods.
“There was a great awakening that happened around what we were putting into our bodies. Women were often the ones doing the grocery shopping, so it’s hard to be engaged in that side of wellness and then look at your makeup and see the same kind of ingredient lists as you would in packaged food,” says Mundt.
Celebrity-backed companies, like Paltrow’s, popped up, including Jessica Alba’s Honest Company and Miranda Kerr’s Kora Organics selling clean and organic beauty products, and this summer, even 81-year-old beauty company Physicians Formula doubled down on its “good for you” ingredients message trying to reposition itself in the new wellness-meets-beauty world. Even NFL star Tom Brady is getting into the act with his TB12 health brand.
“Feeling beautiful is no longer about ‘beauty secrets,’ says Close. “As an industry, we’re seeing less reliance on quick fixes like Botox and plastic surgery, or the latest hyped-up miracle cream, and more interest in the quality and integrity of both products and the companies that stand behind them.”
Indeed, the old beauty standards of negative marketing to women have been replaced with a focus on health and happiness. Think of beauty magazine Allure declaring that it was no longer using the term “anti-aging” in its pages as of August 2017, signaling that the beauty industry was no longer singularly focused on what’s wrong with a woman’s appearance.
“Feeding your skin like an organ with plant oils or extracts has become more important than slapping something on your skin in order to perfect yourself,” says Mundt, who works with wellness brands like bio-fermented, ingestible line The Beauty Chef and natural lip balm and skincare company Love + Sage.
The Global Wellness Institute values the wellness industry as a $3.7 trillion market and beauty accounts for $999 billion of that. While some players like Naturopathica are rooted in wellness at its core, others are definitely jumping in on the business and marketing opportunity. At the BeautyX Capital Summit in late August, L’Oréal Luxe USA group president Carol Hamilton, who was recently tapped to oversee acquisitions, said on stage that wellness was the biggest opportunity in beauty right now. “I think the wellness phenomenon is just at the very beginning of its growth spurt and it’s going to fundamentally change so much about beauty,” she said.
As such, the wellness-meets-beauty movement has allowed entrants into the space to dabble in the trend through product and marketing without necessarily committing to a lane, thereby greenwashing customers. Think about possible beauty ingredient messages, which use words like “natural,” “clean,” “organic” or “sustainable.” Currently, the FDA doesn’t have a definition for the word “natural,” meaning it has also not established a regulatory definition in cosmetic labeling.
Conor Begley, co-founder and president of Tribe Dynamics, explained that despite the confusion, wellness is largely about transparency. “People want to know that what they are using is not bad for them,” he says. He points to clean beauty brand The Ordinary, which became one of the most sought after lines in 2017. The Ordinary prided itself on “honesty,” not only from a price perspective but also in regards to being clean.
“If you look at brands like The Ordinary and why have they done well, it’s because it shined a light on these dark holes in the market,” says Begley. “Wellness is as much about being clean as it is telling the truth.”
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By Mark Schlosberg
There’s no better example of why the organizing we do is so important than the repeated loss of GE food labeling at the polls, this time in Washington State.
Pesticide manufacturers—like Monsanto, DuPont Pioneer, Dow AgroSciences and Bayer CropScience—and junk food peddlers like PepsiCo, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, General Mills, ConAgra—spent more than $22 million to buy Washington state’s election this week in order to prevent consumers from having basic information about their food. This infuriating outcome provides yet more substantial evidence that a small handful of mega corporations wield way too much power over our food supply and our democracy and they must be stopped.
In an off year election, while these giant corporations had to spend record sums in order to mislead consumers, the “Yes” side was supported by contributions of over 15,000 individuals and, the campaign projects, won 49 percent of the vote.
The food industry may have won this battle, but the fight to label genetically foods comes out of Washington stronger than ever. In the last year, legislation requiring labeling of GE foods passed state legislatures for the first time, in Connecticut and Maine, and other robust campaigns are under way from New York to Illinois, New Jersey to Florida and elsewhere.
In the coming year, Food & Water Watch will continue to work with allies old and new at the national, state and local level. We need to organize in key legislative districts and hold our elected officials accountable. They are elected to represent the vast majority of Americans who want to know what’s in their food, not the big chemical and junk food companies that spent record sums this year and last to mislead consumers in California and Washington.
Consumers want to know what is in their food and I am confident we will ultimately win labeling across the country. But what elections like California and Washington really highlight is our broken democracy. As we fight for important policy goals like labeling of GE foods, we also need to look towards lasting reforms including overturning Citizens United, that are needed to curtail the power of corporations in our political system.
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Several dentists around the world are pulling off fairy teeth, and even permanent ones, since they contain stem cells that can be used by researchers for the creation of new teeth. This would mean that in the future, it would be possible to repair bones and organs.
“I’m very excited about its potential use for different types of tissue regeneration,” said Dr. Jeremy Mao, StemSave science adviser, a NewYork firm that freezes and stores stem cells for later use. However, performing the procedure requires a significant financial effort, since the initial payment is $ 590 and $ 100 per year in order to store stem cells from up to four teeth for two decades.
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has not yet approved the procedure, so it will take years for these cells to be used in practice “it is still in clinical testing phase and it will not be ready for general use for at least five years” said Art Greco, chief executive of StemSave.
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