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Leave it to Victorinox to come up with a watch perfect for every situation. The company famous for the Swiss Army Knife has put together the I.N.O.X. carbon limited edition watch. Measuring 43mm, the case is made of carbon. Not only does that material make the case 50 per cent lighter than its steel equivalent, it’s also five times stronger.
In other words, there’s not much out there that’s going to take this watch out of action. The watch also comes with a special edition survival tool that matches the watch’s handwoven paracord strap (both are neon yellow, making them easy to find in tough situations). The watch also comes with a black leather strap, which is made of the same leather used to make firefighter boots. A paracord key ring and a red bumper are also included.
Victorinox knows that a watch meant for search and rescue as well as firefighters will be put through the ringer, so they took the preemptive step of subjecting the I.N.O.X. to 130 extreme endurance homologation tests. The watch will be limited to only 1,200 numbered pieces and will sell for USD$995.


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The Tired Debate About Open-Source-in-the-Enterprise Dies an Overdue Death
by Brian Timoney
The obituary appeared in the Wall Street Journal this week (ungated link).
And the lead sentence is all you need to read:
The use of open-source software is becoming more prevalent at big companies for reasons including ease of innovation and cutting the time to get products to market.
No mention of “free” or condescending references to “hackers” and “spare time”.
If you still need Fortune 10 validation, check out this quote from a General Electric VP–
Our goal is not to use open source. Our goal is to be able to develop applications in a three-to-five month time frame…
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, organizations of all sizes are now appreciating the high cost of waiting around for entrenched software vendors to innovate.

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, a developer of a user-driven service which combines streaming music with music lyrics, said Tuesday that it has received a strategic investment from NTT DOCOMO. The firm has a U.S. office in Los Angeles, but is headquartered in the British Virgin Islands with operations in Israel. Amount of the funding was not disclosed. As part of the funding, the firm said it has hired Activision vet Lawrence Goldberg as its Chief Operating Officer, and fellow Activision vet Michael Steiner as Director of Marketing. Goldberg was EVP, Worldwide Studios, Chief Corporate Counsel, and General Counsel at Activision. Steiner was Senior Global Brand Manager for Activision-Blizzard's Guitar Hero franchise.
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Costco recalled a brand of frozen berries that were linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak last Friday. The Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating the source of the outbreak.
The brand of berries is linked to a five state outbreak is Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend. The FDA and Center for Disease Control said the berry mix caused at least 30 illnesses. The mix contains cherries, blueberries, pomegranate seeds, raspberries and strawberries
In California, six illnesses were confirmed in persons who consumed the product. Five of these outbreaks occurred in Southern California. Three individuals were hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported according to the California Department of Public Health.
“People who have bought this product should discard it if still found in their home,” said CDPH Director and State Health Officer, Dr. Ron Chapman.
Several of those who fell ill bought the berry mix from Costco, according to the CDC. Costco removed the product from stores and is attempting to contact those who purchased it. Health officials are still investigating whether the berries could be sold at other stores.
The government has not announced a recall, but the CDC recommends that retailers should not serve or sell Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend. The CDPH urges anyone who has consumed this product in the last 14 days to contact their doctor.
Nine of the people sickened were hospitalized, according to the CDC. Preliminary tests from two cases suggest the strain originated from North Africa and Middle Eastern regions.
Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease. People contract it when an infected food handler prepares food without proper hand hygiene. Food contaminated with the virus can also cause outbreaks.
Symptoms of the hepatitis A virus include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, clay-colored bowel movements, joint pain and jaundice (a yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Symptoms develop two to six weeks after consuming contaminated food and can last from one week to several months. Most people recover completely, but sometimes hepatitis A can lead to hospitalization and severe illness, according to the CDPH.
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Washington, DC (NAPSI) - April 15 is a date many Americans view with some hesitation as they endure the paperwork needed to file their taxes. But with almost 75 percent of Americans receiving an average annual refund of $3,000, there is positive news for most. And many consumers find this a good reminder to annually update other financial records.
Start with records that might be less familiar. Consumers are aware they can get a free annual credit report from annualcreditreport.com. They should also know that they are entitled to other types of consumer reports that may be used if:
• Paying by check for a purchase
• Considering applying for insurance
• Planning to lease an _apartment
• Asked by a potential employer for their written authorization to get their work history.
“It’s smart to know what’s in your credit report before applying for home financing or an automobile loan. Similarly, there are times when it’s a good idea to exercise your right to check other sources of consumer information,” stated Stuart K. Pratt, president and CEO of the Consumer Data Industry Association.
Working with CDIA, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put together a list of different types of consumer reporting agencies. “While not all companies will have information on every consumer, it’s a good idea for consumers to have a complete picture of information that may impact financial decisions about them. The CFPB website has a list of companies that have specialized databases dealing with other information that benefits consumers,” Pratt said.
You can find the list on the CFPB’s website (www.consumerfinance.gov). Type “consumer reporting agencies” into the search box or go to http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201207_cfpb_list_consumer-reporting-agencies.pdf.


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Mad Jack adds new flavours
In the News
AToMiC 2019: Cannabis 101
Central Station and Cossette schooled Canadians on pot.
Central Station continues to grow
New creatives and a strategist are among the most recent additions at the design-driven agency.
Agency Holiday Cards 2017
From chatbots to customized drinks and fake conference calls, here's how the industry has been spreading holiday cheer.
Central Station caps off a year of growth
A dozen new hires have joined the agency in response to increased client demand.
Carling Black Label gets a facelift
The legacy Molson Coors value brand has a new, more premium look.
Central Station wins Molson’s Belgian Moon
The Toronto shop is now creative and strategic AOR for the wheat beer brand, newly launched in Canada.
The top agency stories of 2015
We continue our look at what shaped the industry 2015, this time through our most-read news out of the agency world.
Up to the Minute: TP1 continues to grow
Plus: Human Equation adds to its C-suite, H+K grows in three offices and more news you might have missed.
Central Station launches in Toronto
A group of agency veterans have created the new shop, merging MonkWilliams and Zebra Studios.


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|Esprit flags cloudy second half, books HK$95m income
Retailer Esprit (0330), which is continuing efforts to turn its fortunes around, booked earnings of HK$95 million for the six months to December 31. Revenue shrank by 5.5 percent to HK$12.8 billion amid store closures including those in China.
Esprit said the outlook for the second half “remains uncertain,’’ largely as a result of the transformation of the business.
Turnover from Esprit branded products dropped by 8.5 percent, the company said.
Performance of the men’s divisions is not yet stable, Esprit said, adding that the women’s divisions have stabilized.
Retail performance in Asia Pacific was weak, the company said. In the region,
retail turnover tumbled by 14.5 percent year-on-year.
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The young Tesla, which did not exist 20 years ago, now has the strongest influence on the entire automotive industry around the world, including North America. In 2021, the company produced the most vehicles in North America at its Fremont factory, among its 70 other competitors in the country.
Tesla has made huge, positive changes in the world's aging automotive industry. The company made electric cars fashionable and now its vehicles are among the most desired. Tesla has also had a big impact on the North American auto industry, and last year outsold any other competitor in the country in terms of the number of cars produced, Bloomberg reports.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always had a particular vision of what a factory should be like. He aimed for it to take up as little space as possible, be vertically integrated, use as many robotic machines as possible, and produce huge volumes of products. Bloomberg recalls that in the early days of mass production, Tesla was the subject of ridicule and mass disbelief, but a few years later, the original Tesla plant in California received a laudable title: the most productive auto plant in North America.
Tesla's Fremont plant was producing an average of 8,550 vehicles a week last year, according to the data, which is a whopping number, especially for such a young manufacturer. For example, the giant, Toyota Motor Corp., in Georgetown, Kentucky produced an average of 8,427 cars a week, the BMW AG hub in Spartanburg, South Carolina, 8,343 cars, and the mega-popular Ford factory in Dearborn, Michigan, produced just 5,564 cars. Bloomberg analyzed manufacturing data from more than 70 manufacturing plants in North America.
In 2021, car production worldwide was held back by a lack of supply chains, yet Tesla increased its global production by 83% compared to 2020 levels. Its other automobile plant in Shanghai has tripled production to almost 486,000 vehicles. Tesla is expected to announce the start of production in the coming weeks at two new factories—Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, the first in Europe, and Gigafactory Texas in Austin. In October, Musk said that the company plans to further increase production in Fremont and Shanghai by 50%.
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The International Monetary Fund recently slashed global growth forecast amid slowdown in Europe and weakness in Japan. But lackluster global growth is unlikely to snuff-out the US bright spot, said Rick Reider, chief investment officer for fixed-income at BlackRock Inc. … Continue reading
The latest non-farm payrolls report showed the US added 248,000 jobs in September. Yet the lack of wage inflation has been a real puzzle and the only missing-piece in the jobs report, said Alan Krueger, a Princeton University economics professor … Continue reading
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ProCyte Corp. completed its rebound from the 1994 failure of its leaddrug, Iamin gel, on Wednesday with the clearance of the product forwound-care applications.
The gel, a tripeptide complexed with copper, was cleared under510(k) premarket notification regulatory procedures as a Class Imedical device. The Kirkland, Wash., company is bringing on a 15-to 20-person sales team and expects a mid-year launch, said KarenHedine, ProCyte's vice president, business development andadministration. Co-distribution possibilities are being looked at, shesaid.
In addition, Hedine said ProCyte is planning trials of Iamin as awound-healing drug in Europe, and is exploring the possibility ofbringing Iamin back into the clinic in the U.S. for certain indications.Japanese partner Kissei Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., of Matsumoto, hasIamin gel in a Phase I study there and is gearing up for Phase II,Hedine said. ProCyte is running a Phase I/II U.S. study of Iamin inulcerative colitis.
The company's stock (NASDAQ:PRCY) gained 60 percentWednesday, or $1.97, to close at $5 in trading of nearly 2.6 millionshares.
"It's a company that has really started turning ship," Hedine said."Up until yesterday we were known as a R & D-based company."We're trying to be a sales and marketing-oriented company that hasbehind it a nice R & D pipeline."
Iamin is the flagship product of what ProCyte hopes will become adiverse wound care business. The company recently acquired rightsto a family of polymer-based wound care products and the underlyingtechnology.
Hedine said the testing of Iamin gel in more than 800 people,establishing solid safety data, together with the underlying science ofthe product, could differentiate Iamin in the large wound-care market.
The company's pipeline includes the peptide-copper compoundTricomin, which is in Phase II studies for male pattern baldness, andantiviral compounds in the research stage. n
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Best-selling Cornish pasty brand Ginsters has teamed up with Quorn to launch a vegan sausage roll.
According to Ginsters, the new meat-free savory pastry features a bespoke vegan sausage “peppered with herbs and spices” wrapped in dairy-free puff pastry.
Ginsters marketing director Kieran Hemsworth told The Grocer that the vegan sausage roll is a bid to appeal to flexitarian consumers. “[Fifty-five percent] of all consumers are reducing their meat intake, yet choice for vegan rolls is very limited,” he said.
He added that the pastry has “been developed to close the disparity between consumer demand and market choice.”
A Natural Progression
Quorn’s director of business development Andy Smith said that working with Ginsters is “a natural–and exciting–progression.”
This isn’t the first time the two brands have collaborated. Last September, Ginsters and Quorn launched a pasty filled with marinated Quorn pieces and vegetables.
Realizing the demand for vegan food, Ginsters also re-formulated its popular vegetarian Moroccan Vegetable Pasty with a dairy-free recipe.
“We’re really excited to be able to update our recipe into a vegan-friendly edition, whilst maintaining that incredible flavor. Within our range of products, we aim to provide options to suit everyone’s taste preferences,” Hemsworth said at the time.
Vegan Sausage Rolls
In January 2019, bakery chain Greggs made headlines when it launched a vegan version of its popular sausage rolls.
Like Ginsters’ upcoming pastry, it features a Quorn sausage. CEO Roger Whiteside said the new option helped increase sales by 13.5 percent, adding to what was an “exceptional year.” When it first launched, multiple stores reported having trouble keeping up with customer demand.
Earlier this year, Greggs introduced yet another savory vegan option: a steak bake featuring Quorn meat, diced onions, and gravy. Like the sausage roll, the positive response to the steak bake has been “bigger than anticipated,” a Greggs spokesperson told The Grocer.
Several other brands offer ready-to-eat vegan sausage rolls in the UK, including Fry’s Family Food Company, Linda McCartney, Tesco’s Wicked Kitchen, Sainsbury’s, and Iceland.
The Ginsters Vegan Quorn Sausage Roll will be available in the chilled aisle of major supermarkets starting April 15.


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Sony and Microsoft are gearing up for what they say will be record launch periods for their respective new videogame machines. A key reason: they are churning out big volumes of the new consoles.
Microsoft Corp. has a lot riding on its new alien shooting videogame, Halo 4, which is part of the blockbuster Halo franchise and debuts Nov 6. (read “The Big Game Battle“). But there‘s one thing over which Halo 4â€²s creators can breathe a sigh of relief: the game‘s review score from Metacritic.com.
Metacritic, which aggregates videogame reviews from various game publications such as GameStop GME +0.04%‘s Game Informer magazine and AOL‘s Joystiq, gives videogames an averaged score ranging from 1 to 100. The ranking that a game receives is regarded as a barometer for whether a title will sell well, with many game industry veterans and analysts saying a game needs to score in the mid-80s to be a certified hit.
“I‘d be hard pressed to buy a 60-rated game,“ said Josh Holmes, “Halo 4â€²s“ creative director. “Anything below 75â€“that‘s the kiss of death.“
In a slick two-minute trailer from David Fincher, the director of “The Social Network” and “Fight Club,” a young boy is stolen from his home, turned into a surgically enhanced supersoldier known as “Master Chief,” then set loose to battle hordes of evil aliens.
The splashy preview isn’t for Hollywood’s latest major motion picture. It’s part of the elaborate build up to the release of “Halo 4,” the latest installment of Microsoft’s blockbuster videogame for the Xbox 360. When it debuts on Tuesday, the game, in development for four years, could easily end up bigger than most movie releases. Its predecessor, “Halo 3” sold $300 million worth of copies in the first week following its 2007 release.
Microsoft is pulling out all the stops to ensure that every male under 45 in America knows “Halo 4” is on its way. In partnership with PepsiCo, there will be Halo-themed Mountain Dew and Halo Doritos. Boys can wear Halo Axe deodorant while playing a Halo version of Risk.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – With only 160 shopping days left, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in some stores.
After U.S. retailers posted 10 straight months of sales declines, some chains are trying to bring holiday spirit — and revenue — to the summer with “Christmas in July” promotions.
My father can cook. Or so he says.
I grew up hearing stories of how my father wooed my mother by cooking her fabulous dinners and serving them to her over his grand piano in his tiny New York apartment.
The story, as my father tells it, was that his apartment was too small to hold a table and his piano and, being a world-class concert pianist, he chose the piano. So he bought a cover for the piano and fed his dates. I imagine he probably serenaded them, too, but the details have been lost both to time and trailing mumbled memories.
Still, what I’ve been brought up to believe is that my father can cook. And my mother – she grew up in Atlanta in the ’40s. Of course she can cook.
So what shocked my girlfriend, Laura, was that Thanksgiving this year was going to be catered by Marie Callender’s.
I said my parents could cook. I didn’t say they did.


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The rumour that Xiaomi are working on a laptop have been floating around for almost a year now, now new details have emerged detailing what the price and specifications for the device might be.
New details emerged today claiming to tell everything we want to know about the rumoured Xiaomi laptop. Apparently the device will go on sale as an affordable alternative to the new Apple Macbook with all metal body, but with a choice of screen sizes. One option will be a sub 12.5-inch model while the other a larger 15.6-inch device.
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Under the hood of the laptop insiders say we will find a Intel i7 4th generation processor, 8GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 760M GPU. The screen will feature LED backlit technology with a modest resolution of 1920 x 1080.
As for the operating system, well today’s rumours say Linux will be used, but with Xiaomi’s own UI. Think of it as a Chinese version of Chrome OS made by Xiaomi with a lot of cloud apps. However, we won’t be surprised if the laptop is also ready to run Windows 10 too like the recently released Xiaomi Mi Pad 2.
Pricing for the Xiaomi laptop is said to be just 2999 Yuan, making it a very affordable laptop, especially if it does feature an alloy body.


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When you see celebrities wear jewellery, it almost never feels accessible. They get engaged with huge diamonds, wear stacks of designer gold bracelets and showcase multimillion-dollar necklaces on the red carpet. Sometimes, they're really not like us... at all. But every so often, they'll discover an incredibly affordable jewellery brand and start getting photographed in it constantly, giving us an accessory story we can actually shop.
Such is the case of Missoma London, a British brand that makes everything from charm anklets to oversized hoop earrings - and counts Gigi Hadid, Julia Roberts, and more as fans. In fact, ultimate style icon, Kate Middleton, recently showed her support for the brand and was spotted wearing Missoma Rhodochrosite Gold Mini Pyramid Charm Hoops in London. And the best news? Everything on Missoma's site is on sale right now with 30% off, including Kate's pyramid charm hoops.
Kate's sister-in-law, the Duchess of Sussex: Meghan Markle's has also been spotted wearing Missoma's bracelets and rings since last year, while Gigi and Bella Hadid have both been spotted stacking Missoma's chains and pieces from the brand's influencer collaboration with Lucy Williams.
Even though Missoma's fan base is star-studded, the brand is still relatively under-the-radar. It's only been recently that its jewellery, most of which retails for under $200, has started making waves in the U.S., with more influencers (and, obviously, celebrities) spreading the word.


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News Article | March 21, 2016
At a press event Monday in Cupertino, California, Apple unveiled a 9.7-inch iPad Pro, a smaller version of the business-friendly 12.9-inch iPad Pro announced last October. The new device borrows some important features from last year's iPad Pro, and puts them inside a more manageable form factor. The new iPad features an external magnetic interface—the Smart Connector—to which a hardware keyboard can be easily attached. The new device also gets the earlier iPad Pro's Apple Pencil stylus, which enables users to write or sketch on the screen. Apple SVP of marketing Phil Schiller called the Pencil "the greatest accessory Apple has ever made." Like the iPad Pro before it, the new iPad Pro gets two additional stereo speakers (for a total of four). It's powered by the same A9X chip used to power the 12.9-inch Pro. The new iPad gets a 12-megapixel rear-facing iSight camera that can also shoot 4K video. If it seems awkward to shoot photos from a iPad, the camera can be used for document scanning, and in augmented reality apps. The front-facing camera is 5-megapixels and HD. Schiller says display is 40% less reflective than the iPad Air 2. It's also 500% brighter, he says. The display works with Apple's Night Shift feature, which switches to warmer-color tones during nighttime hours. "It's the ultimate upgrade for existing iPad users and replacement for PC users," Schiller said of the iPad Pros. "iPad Pro is a new generation of iPad that is indispensable and immersive, enabling people to be more productive and more creative. It’s incredibly fast, extremely portable, and completely natural to use with your fingers, Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. And now it comes in two sizes," Schiller said in a statement. The new iPad comes in Silver, Gold, Space Gray, and Rose Gold, and in three storage sizes. The 32 GB version is $599, a 128 GB model is $749, and a 256GB model is $899. All models connect with Wi-Fi. No LTE models are available. The last 9.7-inch tablet, the iPad Air 2, was released in October 2014. Since then, Apple has released the iPad Mini 4 and the enterprise-oriented 12.9-inch iPad Pro. This new iPad is being unveiled during tough times for Apple’s tablet business. iPad sales have been in decline for the past two years. Sales declined 25% in Apple’s fourth quarter 2015, which included the holiday shopping season. In the previous quarter, it shipped 9.9 million iPads, marking a 19.5% decline from the year-earlier quarter, and hitting below the 10-million unit mark for the first time since Q4 2011. Apple has been unable to defy the overall shrinkage of the worldwide tablet market. IDC said in December that worldwide tablet shipments would reach 211.3 million units in 2015, down 8.1% from 2014. The new numbers, IDC said, follow three consecutive quarters of declining shipments in 2015. Can a new 9.7-inch iPad do anything to change that dynamic? In the consumer market, probably not. But the new device could be seen as the latest step in Apple’s retooling of the iPad for the business market. It may hit the bull's-eye for some buyers who liked the new business-friendly features in the iPad Pro, but balked at that device's huge 12.9-inch size.
News Article | August 21, 2016
Remember the impending Samsung Galaxy smartphones that surfaced on China's TENAA earlier in August? Now, the Galaxy On7 (2016) has popped up again, but this time it is listed in the database of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the regulatory authority in the U.S. The Galaxy On7 (2016) from Samsung bearing the model number SM-G610F has been certified by the FCC, hinting that the device's release is imminent. The Samsung smartphone's listing on the FCC does not give away too many details on the Galaxy On7 2016. However, the listing reveals that the handset will tout a powerful 3,300 mAh battery. This specification affirms the TENAA details, which also pointed at a 3,300 mAh battery for the Android-powered Samsung device. For the unfamiliar, the Galaxy On7 (2016) is the successor of the Galaxy On7 smartphone that debuted in 2015. While the FCC listing for the Galaxy On7 2016 does not highlight any essential features or specs of the upcoming handset, it sheds light on the device's dimensions. The Samsung smartphone will measure 151.5 x 74.9 x 8 mm (5.96 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches), which is in keeping with previous rumors. The Galaxy On7 2016 will also offer support for 4G LTE, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Previous leaks have hinted at the Samsung smartphone boasting a 5.5-inch TFT display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. Under the hood, the Galaxy On7 is anticipated to house an octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, which is clocked at 2 GHz. The device is also expected to tout Adreno 506 GPU and 3 GB of RAM. The Galaxy On7 is rumored to offer 32 GB of on-board storage, which will be expandable to 128 GB via a microSD card. The smartphone is also said to come equipped with a fingerprint scanner that will be embedded on the home button. The budget offering from Samsung will potentially house a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera. Selfie lovers will also have an 8-megapixel secondary camera to look forward to. The Galaxy On7 2016 will come pre-loaded with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and not Android 7.0 Nougat. Rumors also hint at Samsung releasing the Galaxy On7 alongside its smaller sibling - the Galaxy On5. There is a possibility that the Galaxy On7 might come only in Gold, while the Galaxy On5 will retail in four colors: Metallic Gold, Black, Gold and Pink. The Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 is anticipated to make its debut at the IFA 2016 in September in Berlin, Germany. With the FCC certifying the smartphone, a strong possibility exists that the handset will hit the U.S. shelves soon after. © 2016 Tech Times, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
News Article | March 29, 2016
Samsung’s latest smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, are the first handsets to support the next-generation LTE connectivity in South Korea. With the next-gen LTE, these phones have faster download and upload speeds, according to a report. BusinessKorea says on its report that Samsung started, on Sunday, March 27, implementing the 12 LTE on the Galaxy S7 edge and the category 11 LTE on the Galaxy S7, via the three mobile operators in the country. “By using the next-generation long-term evolution (LTE) for the first time in the world, Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy S7 will realize the world's fastest speed among all smartphones in existence,” says the report of BusinessKorea. Specifically, the download speed of these two phones is amped up by a whopping 33 percent. The upload speed of the Galaxy S7 edge, in the meantime, is enhanced by 200 percent, while the speed of the Galaxy S7 is improved by 50 percent, as opposed to earlier models. This means that it takes only 15 seconds for users to download a movie sized at 1 GB. As a point of comparison, other LTE-enabled handsets are able to download the same size file for 20 seconds. The report states that these smartphones are optimized for uploading video clips, plus virtual reality photos on social networking services. These newest Galaxy smartphones seem to really have raised the bar in terms of technical specs, build quality, durability and features, plus integration of hardware and software capabilities. In fact, the Samsung Galaxy S7 has been crowned as the best smartphone ever by Consumer Reports, which calls itself as an honest in-depth reviewer of electrical appliances and devices. "These new models aren't just Samsung's best smartphones, but, perhaps, the best smartphones," says the senior editor at Consumer Reports, Mike Gikas. Consumer Reports praises the handset for several aspects, including its improved camera performance and beefed up battery life. Moreover, the handset’s VR support, water-resistance and a microSD card slot add value to this smartphone. You may also want to check out our review roundup that covers what experts say about the Galaxy S7 edge and why this phone is among the best phones one can snag in the market today.
News Article | February 26, 2016
The Moto X Force, Motorola's first ever smartphone with a shatterproof display, now hits a number of physical retail stores in India. Customers in India can purchase the Moto X Force at the retail price of Rs 49,999 ($728). They can choose from three color options that include Black, Gray and White. There are also EMI options that are offered on certain bank credit cards for easy payment schemes. Initially available on e-commerce sites such as Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon, the Moto X Force can now be purchased at 400 retail stores across 15 cities in the country. These include Vijay Sales, Poorvika Mobile World, Spice HotSpot and Tata-owned Croma. The 5.4-inch Moto X Force features the so-called ShatterShield display, which is the first display in the world guaranteed not to crack or even break. Moreover, the handset is designed with a water-repellent coating brought by advanced nano-coating technology, which prevents it from getting damaged by accidental spills, splashes or even a rainy weather. The Motorola handset comes packed with a 3 GB RAM and an internal storage of either 32 or 64 GB. Customers also can opt to expand the storage by up to 2 TB with a microSD card. "Play games, stream video, and multitask at the speed of life with the ultra-powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with 2.0 GHz octa-core CPUs," says Motorola. "Get tons more space for pictures, videos, music and apps." Apart from having a heavily protected display and water-resistant case, the Moto X Force also delivers up to 30 hours of battery life with its ultra capacity 3,760 mAh battery. It also comes with an ultra-fast TurboPower charging system that brings 8 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes. Photo buffs will also be glad to know that the Moto X Force comes with a 21-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front-camera. The wide-angle selfie snapper becomes even better with the addition of the flash feature. "Capture beautiful, true-to-life images - even in low light," says Motorola. "Rapid focus with zero shutter lag and a color-balancing dual LED flash will deliver great shots every time." The Moto X Force runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and has various connectivity options that include 4G LTE, 3G, CDMA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. While it has no fingerprint sensor, it does come with NFC support.
The annual CES gadget show that officially kicks off Wednesday is expecting between 150,000 attendees and last year's record 176,000, after the host organization took measures to cap attendance. The Consumer Technology Association made getting passes tougher and charged early registration fees of $100 to $300 to people who hadn't attended shows in the past two years. It's an attempt to rein in the sprawling show and ensure attendees have a good experience. But exhibitor square footage continues to grow, to over 2.4 million square feet, up from last year's 2.23 million. That's fueled by the growth in space devoted to autos, health and fitness wearables, virtual reality, 3-D printing and drones. There are also over 500 startups at the show, up from around 375 last year. Can you really walk away from your oven? Whirlpool hopes so with its new smart oven. With a smartphone, you can start, stop and adjust the temperature from another room. You get alerts when pre-heating or cooking is done so you won't have to keep checking. And if you leave home, the app will alert you if the oven is still on—if you also have a Nest thermostat, which can detect when you're away. It isn't immediately known, though, whether there are any mechanisms to prevent you from accidentally turning the oven on while away. Manufacturers like Whirlpool are using this week's CES gadget show in Las Vegas to showcase the latest technologies in everyday appliances. As these appliances connect to the Internet and to each other, people will be able to perform many basic functions from another room with a smartphone. Whirlpool is also unveiling a dishwasher that can alert you when your dishes are done and estimate how much detergent you have left. It'll even automatically order more supplies if you've set up re-ordering through Amazon's Dash program. The CES show starts Wednesday, though companies typically unveil new products earlier. A new floor-cleaning robot from LG will respond to its owner telling it: "You missed a spot." The South Korean company's HOM-BOT Turbo+ makes use of cameras that record where it's already cleaned. If it didn't do a good job, augmented reality will come to the rescue. Using any smartphone screen, the owner can point to a still-dusty area and the robot will go there to tidy up. And unlike a human, it probably doesn't mind being bossed around. Pricing and availability weren't announced. This and other gadgets are set to be on display at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas, which opens Wednesday. Fiat Chrysler is joining the parade of automakers incorporating Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto into their infotainment services. The company says both smartphone systems will be available on some unspecified models worldwide starting later in 2016. They will be part of the fourth generation of Fiat Chrysler's Uconnect touch-screen system. Fiat Chrysler says the new Uconnect system will start faster with quicker and more vivid touch screens. Automakers have gradually been adding the Apple and Google systems to their infotainment systems, largely because customers want the screens to mimic their familiar smartphones and perform tasks the same way. On Monday, Ford also announced plans to add the systems to its Sync infotainment centers. General Motors is rolling the systems out on select models, and others are also moving in that direction. At the same time, automakers are developing their own systems to control car functions. Among the holdouts: Toyota says it has no plans yet to add Apple's or Google's system yet to its Toyota and Lexus infotainment services. The announcements come as the CES show in Las Vegas is set to open Wednesday. The move is part of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich's broader strategy to promote the use of Intel chips for new technologies—including drones, robots and a variety of sensor-equipped devices. This comes as sales decline for makers of personal computers, which are traditionally among Intel's biggest customers. The German company, Ascending Technologies, already uses some Intel gear in its flying devices. At last year's CES gadget show in Las Vegas, Krzanich showed how Ascending Technologies is using Intel's RealSense three-dimensional optical sensors to help its drones navigate. Intel has recently invested in several drone makers, including Ascending, China's Yuneec and California-based Airware. Now Intel is buying Ascending outright. Intel wouldn't disclose the sales price, but says Ascending's 75 or so employees will be offered jobs at Intel. Krzanich is scheduled to give the opening keynote at CES on Tuesday evening. Toyota will link all of its new vehicles to cellular networks starting with 2017 models in the U.S. Driver and passengers get access to selected Internet data, but Toyota's "Data Communication Module" won't be a wireless hotspot just yet. Drivers will get improved navigation and get updates on vehicle health and service. They'll be able to locate, lock, unlock and start their vehicles from a smartphone. The system will notify authorities if air bags are inflated in a crash. Eventually passengers will be able to get broader wireless access, but Toyota had no details on timing or fees. The company also plans to set up a data center to communicate with the cars, and it's joining Ford and Livio to develop the bones to link smartphone devices and apps to vehicles. Toyota says it has no plans yet to add Apple's CarPlay or Google's Android Auto to Toyota and Lexus infotainment systems. Smart TVs running Roku's streaming TV software will display better pictures this spring as Roku introduces sharper, 4K resolution and an emerging technology known as HDR. With HDR, or high-dynamic range, TVs will be able to display a greater range of color and contrast. It's a feature expected in many TV models to be unveiled this week at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas. Roku said Monday that Chinese manufacturer TCL will be the first to offer 4K, HDR sets using Roku's system. Like other Roku TVs, the new sets will not only display traditional TV channels, but also thousands of streaming services including Netflix and Hulu. It's largely the same software used in Roku's stand-alone streaming devices. Although CES doesn't open until Wednesday, many companies are unveiling their new products and services earlier. Oculus says it will start taking orders for its much-hyped Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday. The company says this is the final product that will go on sale, not a developers' kit. However, it is staying mum for now on the price or shipping date of the headset. More details are expected to emerge Wednesday. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey will also do a Q&A on social media site Reddit on Wednesday. The company, which was bought by Facebook in 2014 for $2 billion, says the headsets will come with two video games, "Lucky's Tale" by Playful and CCP's "EVE: Valkyrie." The Rift will require a fairly powerful computer. Oculus plans a certification program so consumers can look for a sticker on PCs that support the Rift. Asus, Dell and Alienware will have certified models that cost less than $1,000. Oculus was also behind a $100 Samsung VR headset. It is less powerful than the Rift and works with a Samsung phone rather than a PC. Microsoft says Windows 10 is now running on more than 200 million computers and other devices, five months after the new software was released. The company says Windows 10 is seeing faster adoption than earlier Windows versions, with 40 percent of Windows 10 devices activated since the holiday shopping season started after Thanksgiving. Microsoft made the announcement in a blog post as PC makers prepare to unveil new Windows 10 products at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week. Microsoft is hoping the new software—which runs on personal computers, tablets, game consoles and other gadgets—will help it regain ground as it battles Apple and Google for consumer loyalty. It hopes to have Windows 10 on a billion devices in three years. But it has a way to go. Analysts say the most common PC operating system is still Windows 7, which was released more than six years ago and lacks capabilities of newer releases. Ford is joining several other automakers and adding Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto to its Sync touch-screen infotainment system. The automaker also plans to install a 4G LTE wireless connection to its vehicles starting with the 2017 model year. The familiar Apple and Google systems will be mimicked on the car's screen, with voice commands available. Ford said Monday that owners of Sync 3-equipped 2016 models in North America will get a chance to update software later this year, and the systems will appear on all Sync-equipped 2017 models. Initially the wireless modem will let drivers find their cars in parking lots, unlock and start them from smart phones, and check the gas level and tire pressure. While the car is moving, smartphones will still be needed for Internet access. But spokesman Alan Hall says eventually the modems will be available for use as wireless hot spots. He says there won't be any recurring service fee for the first five years. Ford also will announce additional apps that will be compatible with Sync. Hall wouldn't comment on reports that Ford and Google will announce an autonomous car partnership at the gadget show. But he says Ford will have an autonomous car announcement. Explore further: Apple dials up effort to meld iPhone with cars


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As we all know, and if there are any who do not know it is rare, we are currently celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Super Mario, 35 years since the Nintendo icon made its first appearance. For this anniversary, the Big N has prepared different events such as a daily raffle for 35 days on My Nintendo, the launch of Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. where we can play different titles of the mustachioed plumber, as well as the launch of Super Mario 3D All-Stars for Nintendo Switch, a compilation that is being a success that includes three 3D titles of our birthday boys.
Mario Felino is already in the eShop
Another of the titles that will come out to commemorate this 35th Anniversary of Super Mario, is Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, a game that will be released for Nintendo Switch next February 12. As you all know, this new installment of the adventures of Mario and company is not so new, since it is a port of the title with the same name as Wii U, although with a novelty: Bowser´s Fury. Little was known about this new expansion, until a few hours ago, since finally Nintendo showed us many more details of what we are going to find in this Bowser´s Fury, and the truth is that it looks great.
It’s been a while since the eShop has a special guest running around, and that is that we could see Mario 64 in the Nintendo virtual store. And we say we could see, since to commemorate the launch of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser´s Fury is now Mario Felino the one who runs around the eShop.
The truth is that we are looking forward to being able to play one of Mario’s funniest adventures again, and more so if it is played in company. We still do not know if they will introduce cooperative online play, something that the original version did not have. Hopefully the Big N hears our requests and implements it, as it would make the game much more fun and great.


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Well, well, it looks like Twitter is finally donning war-paint and getting into the short-video wars with Facebook headlong. Not even a day after Facebook announced video features for Instargam, Twitter has shot out emails to some users informing them about Vine and its features.
For those not in the know, Vine is Twitter’s 6-second long video shooting app for Android and iOS. The app was released back in January and has seen a faithful fan following ever since. However, with Instagram being given the ability to shoot videos and apply filters to them, alarm bells are ringing for Vine and its monopoly on the short-video market.
The mail Twitter sent out to promote Vine
According to a report by The Next Web, Twitter seems to have sent a partial mail-blast to the micro-blogging site’s users who have not taken to using Vine yet. Twitter too was abuzz with news of the mail that left a lot of users surprised and several Instagram fans gloating. “I just got an email from Twitter telling me ALL about Vine. Worried about something, guys?” wrote @lissa4 while @SwurvRadio wrote, “Just got an email from Twitter about Vine hahahaha! #THATBIRDISCOOKED”
The mail that some users have received pretty much reads like Vine-for-Dummies. “A new app for creating short, looping videos,” it reads, “Vine videos are little windows into the people, places and things that make up your life.” The mail also added some examples for users to click through and experience.
Vine held quite a monopoly over the short-video market before Instagram stepped in. However, with Instagram’s impressive figures like 130 billion monthly active users and 16 billion pictures, Vine has a cause for worry. Instagram’s newest video feature allows users to create 15-second long videos, compared to Vine’s 6-seconds, and allows you to choose from 13 filters to apply to your video.
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The Logitech launched the G502 back in 2014 which at the time was a complete departure from the “Logitech” styling and quickly became their edgy styling for years. While most of the Logitech mice have moved back to a smoother style, the G502 was so iconic that its design has stuck around with Logitech updating it every few years to the latest hardware and adding a Lightspeed model back in 2019 as well. So when they announced an updated G502 lineup it wasn’t a complete surprise, but with it being a full lineup, not just one or two mice that was a surprise. The new lineup has the G502 X product name and includes a basic G502 X which is the wired version, the G502 X Lightspeed which is wireless, and the G502 X Plus which is wireless as well but has Lightsync RGB lighting as well. All three are now available in black or white as well which is a big change. The G502 X Plus is the model that Logitech sent over for us to check out and is what I have been testing for a few weeks now so let’s dive into the new design.
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Sony, NetEase, and Tencent, Asia’s largest video game developers, continue their purchase and investment sprees as they push into new forms and, in the case of the Chinese giants, expand internationally to alleviate harsher regulation at home.
Each company’s strategy differs.
NetEase bought French game developer Quantic Dream last week, establishing its first European studio. NetEase has Japanese and U.S. gaming studios.
Tencent, which has invested in smaller gaming studios worldwide, bought a share in FromSoftware. Sony invested alongside Tencent.
Sony bought Helsinki and Berlin’s Savage Game Studios last week.
Recent mergers and acquisitions in gaming starting off 2022. In January, Microsoft offered $68.7 billion for Activision Blizzard. Soon later, Sony announced plans to buy Bungie for $3.6 billion.
Three Asian gaming companies have diverse M&A objectives.
Sony’s PlayStation has reigned for years.
Console gaming’s business model has altered. It’s not enough to sell games and hardware. It’s about milking income from games through continuous updates and subscriptions.
Sony’s acquisition of Bungie demonstrates this approach.
“Their goal is to have enough content to motivate users to buy their proprietary hardware, pay a monthly charge for PS Plus, and buy the occasional digital game through the PlayStation Store,” said Tom Wijman, market head for games at research company Newzoo.
“Buying studios is the best way to assure exclusive content for their ecosystem, especially in response to Microsoft’s acquisition spree.”
Sony is expanding beyond consoles. Last week, the Japanese behemoth stated it is putting up a specialized section to handle mobile game production, a relatively new initiative for the corporation.
The mobile video game developer Savage Game Studios was also acquired.
Wijman: Sony is leaving its comfort zone to stay competitive.
Mobile gaming accounts for more than 50% of the gaming market, while consoles account for 27%. Sony wants more market share.
Sony’s acquisitions will boost its IP and game catalog as it expands into mobile gaming.
Tencent and NetEase face a tougher local market, increasing the importance of their international investments and acquisitions.
Last year, Chinese censors limited the time under-18s could play online video games and froze new releases. In China, regulators must approve games for release and monetization. In April, approvals resumed.
Covid-19’s reappearance in China and subsequent lockdowns have hampered economic progress. Some of China’s internet heavyweights, including Tencent, had their worst quarter of revenue growth.
Tencent and NetEase have sought development abroad through acquisitions and investments.
Tencent and NetEase built their gaming businesses in China. Wijman said these two companies will speed their global expansion as their home market becomes more controlled.
Tencent owns or invests in Riot Games, developer of League of Legends.
NetEase focuses on purchasing high-profile IP. The Hangzhou-based firm can publish a Star Wars game after acquiring Quantic Dream. NetEase has Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings mobile games.
For the two giants, owning studios behind international major hits in gaming is a critical strategy.
NetEase has been less aggressive than Tencent in deals, although it’s stepped up in the last year.
Both firms’ investment strategies include console ambitions. NetEase and Tencent grew by focusing on PC and mobile gaming, not consoles, which were outlawed in China until 2014.
Both companies are focusing on console gaming.
This year, NetEase hired a console veteran to oversee its Japanese gaming studio. TiMi Studio, a Tencent-owned developer, opened offices in Montreal and Seattle.
Both firms can gain console IP by acquiring and investing in other gaming studios.
Tighter regulation in China and the search for expansion could drive NetEase and Tencent’s investment and acquisition strategies.
If Chinese government regulation continues to squeeze NetEase and Tencent in their native markets, they may be interested in M&A, Wijman added. “Their global expansion plans just began.”
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One Industry Is Earning Historic Profits As China’s Economy Slows. Testing Covid
The Chinese government’s zero-Covid strategy of endless testing and lockdowns has been devastating to the country’s economy and has had a significant impact on company revenues, but it has been a boon for test manufacturers.
Twelve of the most successful COVID testing companies in China have lately reported enormous leaps in both their revenues and their net profits for the first six months of this year.
Andon Health, a company that distributes Covid test kits in both the domestic and international markets, announced that its net profit in the first half of 2022 surged by 27,728%, reaching a total of 15.24 billion yuan ($2.2 billion). It was the highest growth rate achieved by any publicly traded corporation operating in mainland China.
During this time, the company’s revenue increased by 3,989%.
The company not only benefits from China’s aggressive testing campaign at home, but also from the huge demand in the United States, as its iHealth Lab had recently won US government contracts for supplying antigen rapid tests. China’s aggressive testing campaign at home has helped the company tremendously.
Because of the robust demand in the global Covid testing market, the net income of Assure Tech, a diagnostic company based in Hangzhou, increased by 1,324%.
Other manufacturers of tests reported gains in net profit for the first half of the year that ranged from 55% to 376% higher than the previous year.
The Chinese economy has been severely harmed as a result of the never-ending Covid testings, the back-and-forth government-enforced lockdowns, and the border restrictions. The increase in GDP during the second quarter was only 0.4%, making it the worst pace in almost two years. The majority of the world’s largest investment banks have reduced their full-year growth projections for China to 3% or less, which is far less than the stated target of 5.5% that the government established earlier this year.
In addition to this, Chinese businesses have experienced one of the worst earnings recessions in their history. More than half of the 4,800 firms that are listed in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing reported a decrease in their net profit for the first half of the year. This is almost as bad as the beginning of 2020, when the majority of companies reported their worst earnings season ever.
But diagnostic companies are one of the biggest moneymakers during the pandemic. They are benefiting from the enormous demand for testing as Beijing maintains its zero-Covid policy, which involves forced quarantines, mass mandatory testings, and snap lockdowns. This policy has resulted in an enormous demand for testing.
According to the government, 11.5 billion tests have been carried out in China as of April 2022, commencing when the epidemic first appeared and continuing until that month.
It is possible that this number has greatly increased since then, as analysts working for Soochow Securities recently calculated that 10.8 billion tests had been carried out during the three months spanning April, May, and June.
The costs could end up being a significant burden on the finances of the Chinese government, which have already taken a beating due to the decline in property sales. In the month of May, officials in Beijing made it quite apparent that the costs for routine Covid testing were to be borne by the provincial and city governments.
According to a prediction made by Goldman Sachs earlier this year, the direct cost of conducting Covid tests could reach a total of 200 billion yuan ($30.1 billion) from May until the end of the year if it is assumed that large cities in China, which are home to thirty percent of the country’s population, will perform the tests twice a week.
According to Goldman Sachs, the figure may increase even further if the remaining 70 percent of the population is tested as well as if the costs of putting up testing facilities and quarantine centers are taken into account.
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Royal Caribbean is Installing SpaceX’s Starlink.
Royal Caribbean, which is a subsidiary of Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, recently made the announcement that it plans to equip its whole fleet of ships with the satellite internet service provided by SpaceX under the brand name Starlink (via TechCrunch). According to the corporation, the service will make the user’s experience of the internet when they are at sea both quicker and more reliable.
It appears like Royal Caribbean is making rapid progress in deploying Starlink; the company conducted a trial run of the service on one of its ships throughout the course of the summer, and on September 5th, it will formally debut the service, beginning with a ship dubbed the Celebrity Beyond. The business anticipates having the service completely implemented throughout its whole fleet by the beginning of the first quarter of 2023.
The announcement made by Royal Caribbean does not provide any technical details, such as the number of Starlink dishes that its ships would employ or the amount of bandwidth that will be shared among several thousand guests. Nevertheless, the business assures customers that they will have access to streaming services and will be able to engage in video chats.
Starlink Maritime, the internet service provided by SpaceX that is geared specifically at usage on boats, was just released earlier this summer. At the moment, it only covers coastal seas in some sections of North and South America (including the Caribbean), Europe, and the region around Australia and New Zealand; however, SpaceX has stated that it intends to cover the majority of the world’s oceans by the first quarter of 2023.
At the present, SpaceX has a lot of things going on with the Starlink project. Its collaboration with T-Mobile to transmit text messages and phone calls to mobile devices via second-generation satellites, which are scheduled for launch the following year, is perhaps the arrangement that is most readily apparent. Additionally, the company is collaborating with Hawaiian Airlines and the charter carrier JSX to provide in-flight Wi-Fi, which is an amenity that Delta (and most likely other airlines) are also investigating. A version of Starlink designed for recreational vehicles (RVs) was just released by the business, which is good news for those of us who live on land.
According to a more recent report, the cruise sector has been having a difficult time recuperating from the pandemic since it began. Cruise lines, like many other types of businesses, have struggled with staffing shortages, which has forced some of them to cancel voyages entirely. As financial authorities such as the Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, warn that efforts to combat inflation will “bring some pain to households and businesses,” another question that arises is whether or not people will continue to spend money on luxuries such as cruises in the face of these warnings.
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Nvidia and AMD are Ordered by the US to Halt Supplying AI Chips to China.
Two of the most successful chipmakers in the United States, Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD), have been ordered to stop providing China with access to certain components of their technology that can be utilized for artificial intelligence applications.
Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD) announced on Wednesday that they had received instructions from the government of the United States to block the export of particular high-performance chips to the economy that is the second largest in the world.
Nvidia stated in a regulatory filing that it had been informed by US officials that the restriction was imposed because there was a possibility of the products being used by or diverted to a “military end user.” This information was provided by US officials.
According to the statement, the limits will take effect immediately and will apply to any and all systems that use Nvidia’s A100 and soon-to-be-released H100 integrated circuits.
According to the filing, the action may cause Nvidia to lose revenue of approximately $400 million.
According to the document, this is exactly the amount that the technology giant located in California estimated it would make in possible sales to China last week. These sales could be impacted by the new rule.
In trading that took place after regular market hours on Wednesday, shares of Nvidia fell 6.6%, while shares of AMD fell 3.7%.
According to a recent article, Nvidia has stated that it is collaborating with “customers in China to satisfy their planned or future purchases with alternative products and may seek licenses when substitutes aren’t suitable.”
According to a recent report, AMD, which also has its headquarters in California, was informed by the United States Department of Commerce that it had been handed new requirements. These new criteria will have an impact on the company’s shipments of its MI250 integrated circuits to China.
Referring to a different line of components, it stated, “At this point, we do not believe that shipments of MI100 integrated circuits are impacted by the new criteria.” “At this time, we do not feel that it will have a significant impact on our company.”
The new rules serve as a reminder that tensions between the United States and China remain high over issues pertaining to commerce and technology.
A rare agreement between the two countries on auditing US-listed Chinese companies had suggested a breakthrough in relations last week, but experts have warned that the deal will do little to resolve other key issues. The agreement came about as a result of a rare agreement between the two countries on auditing US-listed Chinese companies.
According to Nvidia and AMD, the new directive for chipmakers includes a prohibition on the shipment of goods to Russia.
Both businesses reported that they do not now offer any products for sale in the Russian market.
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With the release of HomePod, Apple threw their hat in the smart speaker ring after seeing companies like Amazon and Google experiences success in the market. But Apple decided to approach the smart speaker from a different angle, by making sound quality the product’s primary focus instead of its voice assistant. And this created some issues that is preventing the HomePod from competing on the same level as the Amazon Echo and Google Home. And despite being on sale for well over a year, HomePod hasn’t achieved the kind of success Apple was aiming for, capturing just 6% of the smart speaker market at the end of 2018. And in this video we’re going to explore the reasons why the HomePod is failing to live up to Apple’s expectations.


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WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to quash nascent competition from online video, according to people familiar with the matter.
Justice Department officials have spoken to several online video providers, including Netflix Inc. and Hulu LLC, those people said. Investigators have also questioned Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and other cable companies about issues such as setting data caps, limits to the amount of data a subscriber can download each month, these people said.
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The most basic thing you can do to make your grocery bill go away is to take a little extra time shopping.
But you can also buy cheap stuff from Amazon.com.
That’s because the company is now giving shoppers the ability to shop from its website, even if they don’t live near the nearest grocery store.
The service is available on both Windows and Mac computers, and can be used to shop at Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesale Club, and more.
In addition, shoppers can also purchase goods on Amazon Prime, a service that lets them access all sorts of exclusive, high-quality products for free.
It’s a smart move by Amazon.
In fact, the company has a new ad campaign that is meant to remind shoppers that it’s not just about buying more stuff for you, but also about helping people who can’t or don’t want to shop.
The ads start with a shot of the Amazon Prime store.
“With the Prime program, we’re making it easy for people to shop for the things they really need, without all the hassle,” says Paul Allen, head of Amazon’s global marketing department.
“We’re giving people a new way to shop and have a better experience, whether they’re in a car or on the go.”
The ads have already run in the United States, and Amazon says it plans to roll it out in the coming months.
The company says it also plans to make its shopping app available on other devices, such as Windows and Android.
Amazon has also partnered with retailers like Target, Whole Foods, and BJ’s to offer Prime members the ability buy groceries from their stores.
(The company is currently testing the service on select Whole Foods locations.)
The company has already offered the Prime members an unlimited amount of Prime Day groceries, but that offer has been limited to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.


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The popularity enjoyed by Daily Trader among the wholesale suppliers located worldwide can be gauged from the fact that more than 500 business lead become part of Leads section at the website on daily basis. Larine Harper has details.
With the recent wave of boost experienced by the hotels industry in Abu Dhabi real estate, some effects of the betterment can also be evidently seen on hotels in Dubai real estate. Dubai property market may be struggling for the while but several high end areas including the hospitality industry has shown some healthy signs.
The second Hult Venture Capital Summit was organized by the graduate students in Hult’s Finance and Investment Club, which takes place in this month at Boston’s Museum of Science. Some of the attendees will be the world’s most influential venture capitalists and Boyd Clark Resource Capital Solutions knows that VC companies will benefit by working together.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) patients including Lauren “Saige” Pruitt will participate in a Learn to Golf clinic taught by golf professionals specially trained to teach children with physical challenges. Junior golfers will learn about golf safety, etiquette, driving, chipping and putting. The clinic will take place Saturday, April 21, from 9 - 11:30 a.m. at Grayson County College Golf Course in Denison, Texas.
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The recent study connecting the tumor known as meningioma (located in the lining tissue of the brain) to radiation exposure from dental x-rays has given patients another reason to be wary of dental visits. Although the study from researchers at the School of Public Health at Yale University (as published online in the journal Cancer) was conducted by survey (a weak and sometimes inaccurate scientific method of analyzing data), the results are still an important reminder that excessive exposure to x-rays and radiation can cause damage. But how does today’s dental x-ray affect the human body?
Paul Dorris, Jr., co-founder and instructor at the Arkansas Horseshoeing School, has once again been picked as an official farrier for the annual Rolex Kentucky Event – for the 16th year.
The RAM 1500 remains a full-size pickup leader, with stand-out styling, muscle, and a level of refinement that no other half-ton matches. Whether working hard or hardly working, the RAM 1500 offers ideal features and comfort.
Avail the high quality PSD to Wordpress conversion services by India’s leading web development company – CSS chopper. Today no one is unaware with the wonderful advantages of Wordpress CMS (Content Management System).
Dr. Rich McGrath is an expert in all phases of education, particularly versed in school-wide reform of inner city schools; with experience leading a school of students with over 90% poverty and over 60% English Language Learners.
Already an online buzzword, Google Places – free listings with Google for any business with a physical location – is a must-have for brick-and-mortar shops and stores. As Google places allows businesses to be found quickly, small and big companies alike – such as estate agent offices, coffee shops, or even website design companies – cannot afford to not have one. A vast number of companies are already listed on Google Places, which sometimes take up to 70% of the results space on the first page of a Google search.
The noted Family Law firm of McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P., is pleased to announce that three partners have earned a place on D Magazine’s annual listing of “The Best Lawyers in Dallas.”
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is proud to announce that nine Firm attorneys have been named to D Magazine’s list of “The Best Lawyers in Dallas,” which will be published in the magazine’s May 2012 edition.
The Global Virtual Private Network (VPN) Router market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.6 percent over the period 2011–2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand for enterprise mobility. The Global VPN Router market has also been witnessing development of low-cost routers. However, the increasing adoption of cloud computing could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
Despite the slow economy, Americans are becoming more health conscious and active when it comes to their well-being. In recent years, yoga has become a widely practice workout, some even believing it exercises the mind as well. Endorsed and practiced by A-list celebrities like Lady Gaga, Jenifer Aniston, Adam Levine and Jon Bon Jovi, yoga offers an alternative approach to improve overall health. The benefits of yoga classes include increased strength, flexibility and a reduction in stress levels.
In Gaffney, SC. the Limestone Saints women's lacrosse team is having an amazing season. Although they have never won the national championship the Limestone Saints' head coach Scott Tucker appears to be encouraged by their performances as they head into the 2012 Conference Carolinas Tournament this coming weekend.
World renown documentary and wildlife cinematographer, Richard Kirby has launched a stunning new dedicated time-lapse website.
Singles who are looking to mingle are using the Internet more and more as a platform to meet people and find attractive and ideal romantic interests. People taking their chance at online dating are meeting a lot of people who people who misrepresent themselves on the Internet. Indeed, the need to push for that romantic spark – in a wholesome and truthful manner – has become more necessary than ever.
The Seattle Times recently ran a contest asking their readers to write a 'Silly Movie Summary' and thanks to entrant Scott Tucker's witty take on 'The Sound of Music' the newspaper now has plans to make the contest an annual event.
If you want to present your best face to the world, both literally and metaphorically, then visit a modern orthodontist and ask them to explain what they can do for you. A smile makeover will combine the whole range of treatments to give you the teeth you deserve.
Marketing methods have changed a lot over time and DCMMoguls understands this fact very well. These days, customers are paying a great deal of attention at marketing or advertising campaigns that keep them informed about the products or services they are looking for in a more detailed manner. And this is a big reason why DCMMoguls has announced its video marketing service for clients who wish to take their website or online business to the next level. This is a unique marketing method and offers several advantages to the customers. If you are looking forward to grabbing this opportunity, then DCMMoguls is all set to offer you the best video marketing services.
Payroll software provider halfpricesoft.com released the new 2012 ezPaycheck payroll software for small business. This new improved version will help business owners and HR managers handle the paychecks for both W-2 Employees and 1099 contractors.
Home remodeling can be an exhausting and expensive endeavor and many homeowners decide to do it without really thinking about the possible outcomes and challenges that they may experience.


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Thanks to a critical balance between free speech and online safety created by Section 230, user-generated content has thrived online. We are in charge of our internet experience—from what photos we post to what content we comment on.
Section 230 empowers online platforms to host our content, share our updates, and supercharge our small businesses.
Unfortunately, our lawmakers are threatening to change Section 230. The end result would take users out of the equation and turn popular internet services into the Wild West or a sanitized Disneyland.


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- Ford’s combined sales dropped by 39 per cent with just 15,281 vehicles sold in April 2018 unlike 25,149 in the same month last year.
- Exports declined by 55 per cent with just 7,853 units exported compared to 17,531 vehicles in April 2017.
- Domestic sales stood at 7,428 vehicles.
- Launched the all-new Freestyle at Rs 5.09 lakhs in India.
Ford India had a dismal month in April with overall sales dropping by 39 per cent. The American carmaker registered a combined sale of 15,281 vehicles in April 2018 as compared to 25,149 in the same month of the previous year.
The domestic sales dropped to 7428 units from 7618 units in April 2017. The export figures plummeted hugely to 7,853 units as compared to 17,531 vehicles in the same month last year. This is owing to the new model launch preparation for Freestyle, says the American carmaker.
Commenting on the sales performance, Anurag Mehrotra, president and managing director, Ford India, said, “Increasing inflation trajectory which might weigh on customer’s access and cost to credit, coupled with increasing crude prices could lead to passenger vehicle industry growing at low single digits - so far this year”.
Ford India launched their all-new global product, the Freestyle, in India last month for an introductory price of Rs 5.09 lakhs (ex-showroom). The Freestyle is the cross hatch with a raised ground clearance, rugged body kit and a new design which will be followed in the updated Figo and Aspire. It is powered by a new 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine from the Dragon family and the same 1.5-litre diesel unit from the Figo. As of now, both the engines get the five-speed manual transmission as standard. Produced at the Ford’s Sanand facility, the Freestyle is also exported to the European market and is sold as the Ka+ Active.
Following in the wake of the Freestyle, Ford might debut the updated Figo/Aspire soon in the country. The duo will use the new 1.2-litre Dragon petrol engine with a revised styling and an updated cabin.


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Saturday, December 8, 2012
DAYTON — Terrisa and Andrew Churchill began raising goats on their Sedro-Woolley, Wash., property a dozen years ago. They prized the goat milk as a healthy alternative to cow’s milk.
“We were soon transforming all that lovely milk into a variety of cheeses and yogurt,” said Terrisa Churchill, “and even soaps and lotions.”
As development slowly encroached on their rural area in Skagit County, the Churchills decided it was time to relocate. They bought property outside of Dayton and moved there with their goats in 2007.
Today the Churchills have 60 milk-producing does and five bucks for breeding.
“We chose Saanens and Lamancha goats for our farm because of the Saanens’ ability to produce a very high volume and the Lamanchas’ high butterfat content,” Terrisa Churchill said.
The Churchills have four grown children who all now live in Dayton. They also have eight grandchildren. Andrew Churchill works for a local contractor.
The Churchills have signed up to operate the cheese-making part of their business, Grass Roots Goats, in the new Building 1 at Blue Mountain Station. This will be their first time selling cheese and yogurt commercially. They are also in the process of getting their farm certified as a Grade A dairy.
The Churchills plan to start out making gouda, chevre and feta cheeses. They will also sell yogurt, liquid milk and other goat milk products.
Terrisa Churchill is in her second year studying at Walla Walla Community college. She will receive her ag-business degree in June.
“There is so much involved in running a business,” she said. “I needed to be prepared.”


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By Get Out SLO
March 6, 2012
The 20th annual Zinfandel Festival will bring wine tasting, food pairings and a wine-related auction to the Paso Robles area on March 16-18.
More than 150 participating wineries will offer barrel tastings, winemaker dinners, vineyard tours, casual barbecues, live music and other events on the festival weekend.
The main event is the Zin Tasting & Wine Country Auction on March 17 at the Paso Robles Events Center, which will offer the wine tastings from 40 wineries and gourmet bites, plus an auction of wine tasting retreats, winemaker dinners, VIP tours and special large bottles signed by winemakers.
Tickets are $60 to $85, and ticket buyers must be at least 21.
Through the weekend, more than 150 wineries in the Paso Robles area will host their own special events.
For details, visit the festival website.


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Many medical experts stress the importance of consuming fruits and vegetables. They provide our bodies with vitamins, nutrients, fibers, and lack notoriously unhealthy fats and saturated sugars.
Many non-experts have also put together sayings along the line of “you are what you eat”, meaning that fruits and vegetables are full of life and energy and fill people up with the same attitude, while meat comes from something dead and is more likely to make someone less energetic and positive.
What’s more, we keep hearing that we live in a time when most people are well educated, health-conscious consumers who are interested in buying natural products that are healthy for their bodies. So you would assume that there’s a huge wave of change in the dietary habits of Americans. But things may not be changing quite that quickly.
A new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that most of us are in dire need of a lifestyle change as no more than one in five (1 in 5) Americans consume the amount of fruits and vegetables recommended by the government dietary suggestions – ideally people should consume somewhere between 1.5 and 2 cups of fruit each day, and somewhere between 2 and 3 cups of vegetables each day.
The experts did admit the consummation rate of fruits and vegetables varies from state to state, but on average, 87 percent (87%) of United States citizens don’t eat enough fruit, while 91 percent (91%) of United States residents don’t eat enough citizens.
California is one of the happier cases, with 13 percent (13%) of the state residents consuming an acceptable amount of vegetables each day, while Mississippi is one of the more unfortunate cases, with only 6 percent (6%) of the state residents consuming an acceptable amount of vegetables each day.
Eighteen percent (18%) of California residents also consume an acceptable amount of fruit each day, while only 8 percent (8%) of Tennessee residents consume an acceptable amount of fruit each day.
For their study, the researchers looked at a 2013 survey that examined the dietary habits of 373.000 American adults across the 50 states.
The overall results showed that only 13 percent (13%) of the subjects consumed the fruit amount recommended by the government dietary suggestions, and only 9 percent (9%) of the subjects consumed the vegetable amount recommended by the government dietary suggestions.
The researchers concluded that since fruits and vegetable consumption rates are so low across the 50 states, and they affect so many different health outcomes, the medical community need to continue their efforts to increase the demand and consumption of these products.
They suggest that in order to change the behavior in adults, experts should focus on children who tend to avoid fruits and vegetables. By education young people and getting them used to adopting a healthy diet early in life, experts believe that they will grow up maintaining this healthy diet.
The logic seems sound on the surface, but there’s just one problem with it – many people claim not to enjoy the taste of fruits and vegetables, especially the latter.
The findings were published on Friday, July 10, 2015, in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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China has announced a new cut in import tariffs but no action on U.S. complaints about its technology policy that are fueling an escalating trade battle with Washington.
The announcement Wednesday is the second cut in import taxes in less than a year in what the government says is an effort to lower costs for consumers and make the economy more competitive.
The Cabinet said import taxes on 1,585 products including construction machinery and building materials will be cut effective Nov. 1. A similar cut last November applied to food and consumer goods. Click here to read more.
Note: Canada’s overall average tariff rate is 1.6% and the rate for the U.S. is 1.7%.
- China to Cut Import Tariffs on 1,585 Taxable Items (Xinhua)
- Trump to China: ‘I Own You.’ Guess Again. (New York Times)
- China Takes a Backward Step as It Braces for the Impact of Trump’s Trade War (Business Insider)
- Xi Jinping Says Trade War Pushes China to Rely on Itself and ‘That’s Not a Bad Thing’ (SCMP)
- China Must Oppose U.S. Protectionism, Hegemony (Global Times)


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Bengaluru: Amid Sino-Indian border row, state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and The People Republic of China’s Huadian Hong Kong Company Limited recently entered a 50:50 joint venture to set up a 1,320-megawatt plant.
The company will set-up a coal-based power plant at Moheshkhali Island in Cox’s Bazar district, around 260 miles South-East of Dhaka.
This is being seen as China’s attempt to woo Bangladesh after Nepal began to toe its line. But many have warned Dhaka against this ‘debt-trap’ laid carefully by Beijing, citing examples of how Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other countries have rejected Chinese overtures and cancelled projects for fear of losing their independence to Beijing.
In South Asia, Bangladesh is currently the third-largest trade partner of China as bilateral trade between the two countries has soared to US $10 billion.
Bangladesh is trying to strike a balance between India and China, but Beijing is encouraging Dhaka with a host of concessions to woo it. For example, The Tariff Commission of the State Council of Ministry of Finance, China, has offered to relinquish 97% tariff on 5,000 items favouring Bangladesh as a “Least Developed Country” (LDC).
This will change the status of 1.05 lakhs products as duty-free. Bangladesh for long has been seeking this concession from China. Beijing took the decision soon after the gruesome Galwan Valley clash between the Chinese and Indian forces in a clear indication of the reason behind it.
This concession is in addition to the already existing 3,100 products under the Asia-pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) to remove trade and tariff barriers from commodities imported from Bangladesh. This progress will lead to a deepening of ties in the Bangla-China relations.
Despite good neighbourly relations with India, Bangladesh is wary of New Delhi after the announcement of India’s National Registry Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.
However, China’s dubious offer of tariff concession has made some people smell the rat. Many Bangladeshis staged protests in Dhaka raising slogans against China as they feel their country is closer to India because of its social fabric and democracy.
Apart from trade, China and Bangladesh have also deepened support in the field of health. This week, a delegation of doctors from China’s National Health Commission attended a farewell after assisting Bangladeshi doctors for a fortnight during the Covid-19 pandemic. In May, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, in a telephonic conversation with President Xi Jinping, had described China as “the truest associate” of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh also has a defence treaty with China as Dhaka is dependent on Beijing for the supplies of arms. This has made the Bangladesh Army a great supporter of China which also trains them.
Taking advantage of this support, China has carefully sought Bangladeshi endorsement to Beijing’s entry as an ‘observer’ into the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and also convinced Dhaka to join Beijing’s ambitious Belt Road Initiative (BRI).
Bangladesh is trying to reduce its dependence on India and open up newer boulevards of collaboration with China and other South East Asian countries. China sees in Bangladesh, having a population of 16 crore, a supplier of cheap labour and as an outsourcing destination for its manufacturing industries. This also gives Beijing a fillip to its increasing presence in South Asia.
But Bangladesh has an umbilical relationship with India. It is often termed as India’s backyard. Its strategic location ensures access to the Indian markets for its products. The dynamics of these relationships appear as interdependence on the surface, but are driven by long-term political, economic, cultural and strategic interests.


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Triton is back
Founded by George Lewin in 1975, Triton is one of those brands that are etched into the Australian psyche as very much a native species, despite the fact that its ownership went offshore to the UK some years ago.
With its distinctive orange livery, the Triton range came to include workstations and accessories, and later on a range of power tools and benchtop machines. In particular the Triton router (TRA001), released in 2001, sparked another revolution with its power and above-tabletop bit changing capability.
The good news is that Triton is back and now distributed in Australia by woodworking specialist retailer Carbatec.
Locally the range will launch with the 2400 watt TRA001B router and also Triton’s dust bucket, which runs off a workshop or household vac. Later gear to follow will include benchtop sanders, Triton SuperJaws and workstation.
Learn more at www.carbatec.com.au/brands/triton


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$FLS' bookings for 2015 decreased by 19.1% from last year. The decrease included negative currency effects of about $377MM. The decrease was primarily driven by the oil and gas industry, and to a lesser extent, the general and chemical industries, and was more heavily weighted toward customer original equipment bookings.
$SBUX launched its annual “Starbucks for Life” competition in the U.S. and Canada. The winner of the competition will receive a credit of one drink or food item per day for a duration of 30 years.
$T shares rose 1.8%, as a big boost for the S&P 500. The company said its new streaming television service DirectTV has so far exceeded expectations.
$TXMD flying high.. anyone here to catch..?
$CMG crashing. There seems to be nothing good to read about this company.


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Last year, Carfection reviewed the Audi RS6 Avant by taking it on a road trip across America. This year, they’re taking another road trip, except this time it’s in the UK and with an Audi S3 Sportback. And it begs the question: is the Audi S3 essentially half of an RS6?
It actually sort of is, at least on paper. It’s an “S3” and three is half of six. It’s about half the size of an RS6, as well. It also has a 2.0 liter four-cylinder engine with a single turbocharged, which is exactly half of the RS6’s 4.0 liter eight-cylinder engine with two turbochargers. So, oddly enough, the Audi S3 Sportback really is half of an RS6. At least on paper.
What about in the real world, though? Is the Audi S3 half of the exciting driving experience? On a road trip through the UK, Carfection’s Henry Catchpole recently found out.
On the road, the Audi S3 Sportback is a good car to drive but, as we already knew, isn’t particularly special or interesting. It’s quick, with around 300 horsepower and a snappy seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, but it’s never going to light your hair on fire or give you a fizz. It also sports sharp steering, quick turn-in, and a decent ride. However, it does lack an excitement that maybe its rival from AMG has.
Still, it’s a good car and, as Catchpole notes in the video, makes us excited for what the next Audi RS3 can be. This new S3 might not be the best car in the segment, nor is it truly half of an RS6, but it’s a big step up over its predecessor. So if the Audi RS6 cant be a big step up of its own, maybe it can be half of the RS6 on the road.


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Video from a fishing trip that ended in tragedy earlier this week was posted to an outdoors website sometime before the boat capsized. It's believed Andrew Rose sent the video to the website, ‘Black SwampMore >>
It's believed Andrew Rose sent the video to the website, ‘Black Swamp Ohio Outdoors'.More >>
As Veterans Day approaches, it's a great reminder to retire worn out American flags - in the proper way.
This weekend, The Andersons stores around Toledo are sponsoring "Operation Respect," where people can bring their faded, old, or damaged American flag to have them retired in the right way. Flags will be respectfully disposed of in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code.
Event organizers hope to stress the importance of retiring a flag correctly.
"If you're not sure if it needs to be retired, take a hard look at it. If it does, please bring it to The Andersons, we'll be very glad to take it off of people's hands, and then certainly replace it. And definitely on Monday, which is Veterans Day, we'd love to see as many bright flags flying as we possibly can," said Major Jim Nowak.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Many businesses offer special deals to veterans (and often active duty military) on Veterans Day. Here is a sampling from the many deals available.More >>
Many businesses offer special deals to veterans (and often active duty military) on Veterans Day. Here is a sampling from the many deals available. Don't forget to check with your favorite local place, they may also offer Veterans Day deals.More >>
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Xiaomi today announced that it has sold more than 2.3 million or 23 lakh units of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 smartphones in India. Xiaomi claims that it the bestselling smartphone in the country online till date. According xiaomi’s tweet, the company has sold 1 Redmi Note 3 smartphone every 7 seconds.
As we know, redmi note 3 was launched back in March in India and start selling through Mi.com and Amazon.in at starting price of Rs. 9999 and was in huge demand since it was available only through flash sale. Later Xiaomi started selling the phone on Flipkart and Snapdeal as well through open sale
If we talk about specifications, the device features a 5.5 inches Full HD display along with snapdragon 652 chipset inside. The phone was launched with 4100 mAh massive battery and Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. The base model of this device comes with 2 G RAM and 16 GB internal storage which goes up to 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage for top variant. Still redmi Note is best phone under sub 10k Price Range.


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It is a rather common trend for accessories to have a “his & her” version, a trend that has eventually stretched into the smart accessories category. It makes sense though as smartwatches tend to be rather gargantuan to accommodate more screen real estate, resulting in big and bulky devices that don’t go well with everyone’s wrist.
Huawei has caught on this trend as well, as there are reports coming in that there will be a “for women” version of their new Huawei Watch. While it is unlikely that there will be any upgrades on the internals of the smartwatch, there will be aesthetic differences because the new watch will apparently be rounder.
Yep, rounder than a round watch.
Apparently the new Huawei watch will sport a modified “rounder and more elegant” watch case to match the supposedly more feminine-looking bands that will be bundled with it. If they plan on following the generic his/her accessories trend then the device will likely be smaller in both their bands as well as the watch case itself. It should probably also come in gold and maybe pin-uh sorry, Rose gold as well.
The existing Huawei Watch is no small device as it has a rather thick case to go along with that premium hefty feel. This definitely won’t go down well with delicate wrists, so a smaller and especially thinner design language will be much appreciated. This “made-for-women” Watch could see a launch during CES next year.
Talk has been going around that the Chinese manufacturer’s second-generation smartwatch is already in the works and could see its way into the market by the second half of next year. There are hardly any details on this smartwatch at this point in time, but 9to5Google reports that they could be working on a cellular version of the device. This is unsurprising news though as Android Wear now officially supports cellular connectivity. The regular, non-cellular version of the Watch should also see improvements to battery life and performance.
Announced during the Mobile World Congress this year, Huawei’s first generation Watch was only recently launched in Malaysia, alongside the Nexus 6P. We were mighty impressed with its premium feel and we thought it was one of the best-looking smartwatches of the year. For more information on the device as well as its launch, head on over to our announcement post.


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the Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) of Russia has ordered the company OOO “T2 mobile” (Tele2) to undo the recent rate increase. As noted in the Department message, the operator unnecessarily increased the cost of communication services – an average of 10% for more than 11 million subscribers.
In the FAS reminded that on may 12 Tele2 “increased cost of providing communication services from 20 to 100 rubles to the cost of various categories of tariff plans on average by 10%.” The operator began to receive complaints, and the economic justification of increase of tariffs the company is not presented, added in the Antimonopoly service.
Now, Tele2 is obliged to return tariffs to their previous level set until may 12. Execute the warrant, the company shall, within two weeks.
“the Increase in tariffs, given the situation with the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and the absence of technological, economic and other justification, violates the interests of consumers in terms of imposing contract terms unfavorable to him,” – commented the decision of the Deputy head of the FAS Anatoly Golomolzin.
In March, cellular operators have warned the Russians that communications services to the end of the year will inevitably rise, perhaps by 20%. The company associated concerns with the fact that they can not offset the cost of free subscribers ‘ access to socially significant sites.


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Harare – Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate in the month of November surged 31 percent, gaining 10.16 percentage points from 20.85 points in October, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency shows.
The statistical agency attributed the rise in annual inflation rate for November mainly to food inflation which carries a 31.98 percent weight on the total CPI basket.
The year on year food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation prone to transitory shocks stood at 42.71 percent against 26.8 percent in October 2018.
Zimstat data also show that the month on month Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages inflation rate stood at 14.53 percent in November 2018, dropping 5.59 percentage points on the October 2018 rate of 20.12 percent.
According to the data, food items whose inflation increased include oils and fats (58.02%), bread and cereal (37.88%) and meat (57.61%).
Other significant increases include vegetables (32.80%), fruits (35.52%) and milk, cheese and eggs (35%).
Also contributing to the quickening, the annual inflation was inflation in the transport services accounting for 9.8 percent of the total CPI basket which rose to 22 percent in October 2018 from 19.6 percent recorded in October 2018.
Spares and accessories surged 51.7 percent while fuel and lubricants surged by 6.83 percent.
For clothing and foot wear, clothing material prices went up by 109.25 percent, according to Zimstat’s data.
For non-alcoholic beverages, mineral waters and soft drinks rose by 29.83 percent in November whilst alcoholic beverages were up to 21.41 percent.
According to the statistics agency, month on month inflation rate in November 2018 was 9.2 percent decreasing 7.24 percentage points on the October 2018 rate of 16.44 percent.
The month on month non-food inflation rate stood at 6.5 percent, losing 8.16 percentage points on the October 2018 rate of 14.66 percent.
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