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Facebook Connect announced
08 December 2008
Facebook has announced a service that lets its users combine their Facebook experience with any participating website, desktop application or mobile device.
The new service called Facebook Connect is now available to all interested third parties through a self-service application on Facebook Platform at http://developers.facebook.com/connect.php .
"At Facebook, we're focused on giving people more powerful ways to share and connect. We opened Facebook Platform in 2007 to enable hundreds of thousands of developers to create meaningful social experiences for users on Facebook.com," said Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook.
"With today's launch of Facebook Connect, we're extending that power to millions of entrepreneurs and developers, transforming the Web into a more social place where Facebook's users can engage in trusted social experiences with their friends."
Over 100 Websites implemented Facebook Connect during the testing period or are set to release in the coming weeks. They include Citysearch, CNET and TheInsider.com by CBS Interactive, CNN.com/Forum, ConnectedWeddings, Gawker, Global Grind, Govit, Howcast, IndieGoGo, Inside Facebook, Joost, MoveOn, MyBarackObama, Newsbrane, Red Bull, SGN iFun, SFGate, TechCrunch, TripAdvisor, Yammer, Vimeo, vLane, and Xobni; alumni associations at Oklahoma State University, University of Toronto, Oregon State, and Ithaca College; as well as services and plug-ins from Force.com, iModules, Pluck SiteLife, and Six Apart. Early results for several of these sites show that two out of three new registrations are generated through Facebook Connect, and these users have about 50 percent more engagement when compared to non-Facebook Connect users of a website.
The system uses the same APIs that have allowed more than 670,000 developers to build more than 52,000 engaging applications for Facebook users.
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- Walgreens is using Adobe and Microsoft's technology to roll out new tools to reach customers digitally.
- Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Walgreens, is using Microsoft's Dynamics 365 customer data platform to build a unified profile of each of its customers, which then connects to Adobe's Experience Cloud.
- That allows Walgreens and other stores within the company to let people to order online and pick up in-store, get personalized coupons in their emails, and track their pharmacy information easily.
- Business Insider spoke to Walgreens' CIO Francesco Tinto, and Adobe exec Stephen Frieder about the transformation underway.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Walgreens wants to be able to reach its customers in new ways, including through their phones, and it's leaning on Adobe and Microsoft to make it happen.
The partnership was officially announced at the end of June, and Walgreens and sister retail chain Boots are already beginning to release new tools — yes, in the middle of a global pandemic — that allow customers to access services and goods digitally, as well as in person.
The goal is to create a "seamless experience" for customers around health and wellness and retail, chief information officer Francesco Tinto told Business Insider, by using the wealth of information the firm already had about its customers.
Tinto is CIO at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), the result of the merger between Boots Alliance and Walgreens in 2014 that includes Walgreens and Duane Reade stores and pharmacies in the US, as well as retail store Boots, and pharmacy wholesaler Alliance Healthcare, which are mainly overseas.
The company is using Microsoft's Dynamics 365 customer data platform to build a unified profile of each of its customers — including the 100 million people using its loyalty program — which it then connects to Adobe's Experience Cloud for capabilities like allowing people to order online and pick up in store, get personalized coupons in their emails, and track their pharmacy information easily.
Tinto and an Adobe exec dished on why the new partnership is so important to the firm's future and how it came together in the first place:
How Adobe and Microsoft are powering WBA's digital transformation
Adobe and Walgreens won out in part because they were already familiar with the company's broader transformation process through pre-existing partnerships. Adobe first partnered with Walgreens in 2015 to provide analytics and customer personalization for Walgreens' mobile app. Microsoft, meanwhile, partnered with Walgreens in early 2019 to use its technology to develop new ways of providing health care, which included having Walgreens move most of its IT infrastructure to Microsoft's Azure cloud.
The foundation of the new project is Walgreens' customer data, which is centralized using Microsoft Dynamics customer data platform. Information about what a customer usually buys, their preferences, their local stores, and their medication information for the pharmacy is collected from multiple places and combined into one single customer profile. Adobe then connects that data to its digital marketing and commerce software.
For the customer, it means that if they buy Vitamin B regularly, Walgreens will automatically email them new promotions for Vitamin B and tell them when it will be in stock at their local store. They can then order online and pick it up at the store. Then, when they're picking the order up, they might also get reminders about their medication refills available at the pharmacy, or a reminder to get aat the store, alerts which are made possible through Adobe's digital marketing and commerce tools.
Those same tools allow the firm to create groups of customers to send certain information to: For example, it could send info about products to manageto any customer that it knows takes diabetes medication.
The result is a "really valuable, personalized experience" for customers to help track their wellness, Stephen Frieder, Adobe's president of the Americas, told Business Insider.
Walgreens also makes sure that this sensitive health data and customer information is private, handled securely, and not shared with third parties, Tinto said, while its tools comply with health privacy laws like HIPPA.
As Walgreens Boots Alliance keeps building out its digital offerings using Adobe, customers will get more recommendations and coupons for items they regularly buy. It only introduced the ability to buy items online and pickup in-store a few months ago, because of the pandemic, and while it's only available for certain items now, it will roll out for all goods by the end of the year.
It already seems to be paying off, though. In its most recent earnings report, Walgreens said that sales for online orders picked up in-store increased two-fold from the quarter before, while its "mass personalization" boosted sales generally, too.
Walgreens strength is that so many people live close to one, according to Tinto, while Adobe's Frieder echoed that its accessibility is especially important given the on-going pandemic, and how people get health and wellness services: "I think the role of Walgreens in general has never been more important during COVID."

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There were news flying round that Xiaomi Phone With 120Hz Display And 5X Telephoto Camera
capable of recording 8K video at 30fps.
Now with the first MIUI 11 beta out, the guys at XDA Devlopers have discovered a refresh rate toggle in the display settings which comes with a 120 Hz option.
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This confirmed that Xiaomi is indeed preparing a phone with the high refresh rate which up until now has only be featured on gaming phones like the two Razer Phones and the Asus ROG Phone II.
More so on the high refresh rate screen, it appears Xiaomi will also offer improved telephoto sensors on its upcoming devices.
The camera app menu in MIUI 11 has revealed support for a new telephoto sensor with 5x optical zoom.
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In addition to that, there is an ultra-telephoto mode that will offer up to 50x digital zoom.
Currently, there is no indication that the same phone which will offer 8K video recording at 30fps will also come with the new telephoto camera and 120Hz refresh rate screen.
We’re expecting Xiaomi to give out some official clues in the meantime.


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Facebook has confirmed that it is currently testing the option to post stickers while commenting on a post. Notably, these stickers have been only Facebook Messenger exclusive until now.
The confirmation came from a Facebook spokesperson when asked about the issue by The Next Web. "We are running a test which allows you to add a sticker to a comment on Facebook," replied the spokesperson.
The users can add the sticker in the same way like they do in the Facebook Messenger app. As seen in one of the screenshots shared by Thodoris Konsoulas (via AllFacebook), the sticker button is placed besides the camera button in the comment bar. On clicking the sticker button, the option would expand with a number of default stickers and other sticker packs purchased by the user.
Details on the global roll-out of the 'stickers in comments' feature have not been divulged yet. However, select users can be seen posting stickers under the comments section as a part of the testing phase.
Facebook last week rolled-out an update for its Windows Phone Messenger app that included the emoticon option. Users can send emoticons from within the updated Facebook Messenger app - the feature can be accessed via a dedicated button on the navigation bar. Once the emoticon bar expands, users also see the option to reach for Windows Phone Store to buy more emoticon packs.
In June, Unicode Consortium, the body responsible for standardising graphic symbols, announced its version 7.0 of the Unicode Standard.
The Unicode Standard 7.0 is said to include 2,834 new characters including new currency symbols for the Russian rouble and Azerbaijani manta. It also includes roughly 250 new pictographic emoji symbols, and 23 new scripts along with added characters in the existing scripts.


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Hillary Clinton’s latest book looks like a flop, at least compared to her previous publishing endeavours. The Democratic nominee’s new tome, Stronger Together, written with her running mate Tim Kaine and published on 6 September, has sold less than 3,000 copies in its first week on sale, according to Nielsen BookScan.
The New York Times reported that Ms Clinton’s 2014 memoir Hard Choices was considered a disappointment, despite shifting more than 85,000 units over the same period. Her previous memoir, Living History, sold approximately six times that many copies in the week after its publication in 2003.
In early 2008, when he was running against Ms Clinton for the Democratic nomination, sales of Barack Obama’s book The Audacity of Hope (published two years earlier) reportedly topped 35,000 per week.
According to its blurb, Ms Clinton and Mr Kaine’s 250-page book is essentially a detailed campaign manifesto, which “presents [their] agenda in full, relating stories from the American people and outlining the Clinton/Kaine campaign's plans.”
The book currently has an average Amazon score of 2.5 stars, with most reviewers writing either one- or five-star critiques. “Must have bought a signed copy because I got pneumonia right away,” one critic wrote. Another joked: “Really shocked that she didn't wait until after Bernie Sanders’ book, Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In, came out so she could plagiarise it.”
Ms Clinton’s supporters had kinder words, with one writing that it was “helpful to read the actual policies this team will put in place”, and describing the text as “thoughtful and well-articulated.” The proceeds from sales of Stronger Together will go to charity.
Donald Trump’s campaign volume Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again was published in November 2015. In May, the Trump campaign reportedly spent $55,055 in donations to buy several thousand copies of Mr Trump’s book, according to a filing with the Federal Election Commission. The campaign told The Daily Beast that the books were bought so they could be handed out to delegates at the Republican convention.
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A$AP Rocky is more than just a rap star. He’s also a fashion icon, and thanks to his latest partnership with Guess, folks can cop threads made especially by him.
Pulling inspiration from the 90s, the artist created a 29-piece denim collection of some of his favorite looks from the decade.
The line includes jackets, Tees, crop tops and overalls, which all have the throwback triangle imprint on the inside.
During an interview with HOT 97, the rapper said, “I brought back the Menace II Society era. You know how influential Guess was for hip-hop. People forget about that, and I wanted to show them.”
Prices range from $34 to $228, and the pieces will be available Feb. 16. Head over to Fader to check out some of the gear.


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The blockchain gaming industry is one of the most promising technology sectors today. However, what’s lacking are games that can get people really excited about blockchain technology.
It all starts with this problem:
Many games are centralized around the ‘token economy’ model, which prevents us from finding accessible ways to tackle more lucrative and sophisticated blockchain gaming problems.
Here’s our proposed solution:
Solana’s goal is to change how the existing gaming industry operates by doing something differently. This article will discuss the current state of the industry and Solana’s potential to revolutionize blockchain gaming.
The global gaming market
According to Fortune Business Insights:
- The global gaming market was USD 203.23 billion in 2020, representing a stellar growth of 38.24% YOY.
- The global gaming market is projected to grow from $229.16 billion in 2021 to $545.98 billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 13.20% in the forecast period, 2021-2028.
- The shooter, role-playing, and action segments contribute to almost 50% of the entire gaming market by popularity.
Here’s what that tells us:
The mobile gaming market demonstrates unprecedented growth due to the development of 5G technology and more people owning smartphones.
- According to Mordor Intelligence LLP, more than 200 million mobile game players lived in the United States last year alone.
- In 2020, the global mobile gaming content market was worth 121.1 billion U.S. dollars and is projected to reach 169.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2025 (Statista).
Top markets by game revenues
International gaming markets show different patterns, and it is crucial to be aware of these differences and their impact on players’ demand and spending habits.
Take this tidbit, for instance:
Developing nations often contribute to a relatively high volume, but this is often at the expense of low average spending per user (ASU).
As a result, some game developers focus on mass adoption and volume rather than attracting higher-paying players by creating continuously evolving gameplay.
Now, let’s look at this table by Newzoo.
This shows that countries like the United States, Japan, South Korea, and some EU countries have the highest game revenues per capita of the internet population. As a result, these markets have the highest potential for attracting and retaining high spenders.
Moreover, there are about 2.6 billion gamers across the globe. They are constantly looking for new ways to have fun and are ready to pay for it.
At this point, we notice this issue:
The current blockchain games do not appeal to this audience, mainly attracting gamers from the developing world who see them as their secondary or even primary source of household income.
The geography of crypto
Following the top spenders in the gaming industry, it makes sense to look at the geography of cryptocurrencies.
Compared to the rest of the world, here are the shares of cryptocurrency value received by region for the period from Jul ’20 to Jun ’21. Source: Chainalysis.
- Central, Northern & Western Europe is 25%, where the United Kingdom leads by a wide margin at $170 billion, 49% of which is from value sent to DeFi protocols. France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland round out the top five. However, we need to note that large institutional transactions contribute to more than 50% of this activity.
- North America – 18%
- Central & Southern Asia and Oceania – 14%
- Eastern Asia – 14%
- Eastern Europe – 10%
- Latin America – 9%
- Middle East – 7%
- Africa – 3%
North America’s monthly cryptocurrency transaction volume grew significantly during the period studied, rising from $14.4 billion in July 2020 to a high of $164 billion in May 2021 — an increase of over 1,000% — before a slight dip in June.
Well, much of this growth was driven by the growing popularity of DeFi.
But there’s another essential factor to consider:
FTX is among the 25 biggest cryptocurrency services by transaction in North America. Therefore, this concludes that Solana-based projects are being more widely adopted and welcomed by this market, with Solana chosen as the blockchain for Serum, a new decentralized derivatives exchange built by FTX.
In Eastern Asia, FTX is among the ten biggest cryptocurrency services by transactions, indicating a very high potential for projects built on Solana to gain popularity quite quickly.
What does it mean for the Solana blockchain?
From the top markets by game revenues, we can conclude that North America, Japan, and South Korea are the markets where users tend to spend the most on gaming per capita.
But something else makes these markets even more interesting for Solana-based games:
They have the highest potential for the adoption of Solana-based projects sooner than other markets, thanks to the popularity of FTX.
What about other regions?
Germany, the United Kingdom, and France represent so far untapped markets for Solana. However, with their average spend on gaming and wide adoption of crypto, institutional investments, and the popularity of DeFi overall, those markets have tremendous potential for attracting high-spenders to Solana-based games.
Blockchain gaming market overview
The Blockchain Game Alliance reports that Blockchain-based gaming is seeing a boom that’s outpacing NFTs and DeFi:
- In Q3 2021, blockchain games had an influx of 140% more players than in Q2 2021, making it the top-performing sector in the industry.
- Games were one of the biggest drivers behind the steady rise of daily UAW, attracting 754,000 daily UAW on average during Q3 2021.
There is also a significant shift to the NFT and games categories if we look at the new dApps launched from Jan to Sep 2021:
According to InvestGame, Blockchain gaming companies raised $476M in the first half of 2021.
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75% of the funds were raised by:
- Forte ($185M)
- Animoca Brands ($89M)
- Mythical Games ($75M).
Axie Infinity keeps breaking its own records as the game became the most traded NFT collection ever, surpassing $2 billion in historical trading volume.
According to Sky Mavis:
- This game has surpassed 1.5 million active users during Q3 2021.
- During the same quarter, the game generated over $776 million in revenues, more than entire blockchains like BSC and Bitcoin.
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This doesn’t stop here:
Axie Infinity’s market cap is more than the market caps of the top 5 game tokens combined:
Image: screenshot from coinmarketcap.com
Other up and coming blockchain games
Let’s start with number one: Splinterlands.
This is a trading card game on the Hive blockchain. This game attracted 238,000 UAW in September 2021, bringing the Q3 2021 average to 108,000 unique wallets with a quarterly user growth of 1,376%.
Upland is the runner-up.
Fast-growing Upland follows Splinterlands on EOS and Alien Worlds on WAX. In September 2021, the user count of Alien Worlds was as high as that of Splinterlands.
The bronze medal goes to Farmers Worlds.
A newcomer, Farmers Worlds, an NFT-farming game running on Binance Smart Chain, broke the 40,000 DAUWs mark in September 2021.
Image source: blockchaingamer.biz
NFT gaming – an overview
Let’s see what’s in store for NFT gaming. Hint: it’s only good stuff, especially for Axie.
- NFT game space will achieve $4.3 billion in volume by the end of 2021
- Experts forecast Axie to end the year with ~$3.5 billion in total NFT trading volume.
- Axie has ~80% of the gaming market share.
- We can assume that ~37% of this NFT gaming revenue is speculative because the model of Axie means that token owners play to make money or pay scholars to pay for them. It is not the same as someone buying a Punk as an avatar or a skin in a first-person shooter.
That leads us to this conclusion:
Even with one-third of speculative volume, gaming is the largest NFT category outside of gambling, with $4.3 billion in total NFT volume forecasted by the end of 2021. However, this amount still represents ~1% of the entire gaming industry.
What current blockchain games are missing
With 43% of Axie Infinity players based in the Philippines and others in Venezuela, Brazil, and other developing economies, we can assume that the current top blockchain games target emerging markets for their volume.
Why adopt this strategy?
According to several reports, players from those markets are attracted to the potential earnings rather than the fun gameplay experience. This approach leads to speculations and a lack of diversification as in-game assets are being bought by the revenue generated in-game.
Here’s why that’s a problem:
Despite very high volumes, spendings per player are way below established economies, like North America and Europe. For example, in 2020, crypto players from Asia-Pacific generated $6.9 in revenue per gamer vs. $24,3 generated by each player in North America (+250% difference).
Why Solana is the future of blockchain gaming
The purchasing power of users from established economies shows the need to develop a competitive and fun gaming experience that encourages players to:
- Play longer.
- Buy more valuable in-game assets, and:
- Invest their income from other sources into the game to continue enjoying the experience.
But more importantly:
These users also need to trust the team behind the game and see it as a part of a large, established ecosystem.
Here’s where Solana comes in.
There is no better blockchain to build a game that appeals to passionate, high-spending gamers than Solana, backed by FTX and large DeFi projects. Despite being a relatively new network, Solana is the winner in the Layer-1 space because:
- DeFi protocols on this blockchain are securing more than $10b of assets in total value locked.
- Solana Labs is backed by a solid team across engineering and is executing very quickly and efficiently.
This is what we propose to do:
We will bring a fully immersive, realistic experience to blockchain gaming by building a metaverse on the Solana blockchain for real gamers to enjoy. The Solana ecosystem offers a unique opportunity to create exciting, competitive gameplay that leverages the economic value distributed among creators and users.
Here’s the reasoning behind this solution:
Such a model reduces the need for aggressive monetization or other intrusive practices such as pay-to-join. The goal is to have gameplay superior to existing blockchain games by taking advantage of Solana’s $5M creator fund and the ecosystem of innovative projects built on this blockchain.
And if you need other reasons, take a look at this:
- Solana is the fastest and the most scalable decentralized blockchain that exists today, making it a perfect network to build immersive metaverses, engaging gaming experiences, and NFT projects.
- It is on top of hot trends, such as NFTs, via platforms like Metaplex and Audius.
- Solana offers unprecedented ETH cross-chain capabilities with its recently launched wormhole.
- Compared to games like Axie Infinity that run on ETH, Solana has its own blockchain ecosystem and a market cap of almost 6X higher than Axie’s, thanks to the diversity of projects backing Solana blockchain.
Of course, you may want to see some background data regarding Solana. You can find information about Solana’s established and upcoming projects below:
Solana is a top-performing cryptocurrency of 2021. In June 2021, Solana secured $314M in a new funding round led by Alexander Horowitz to develop more DeFi projects.
Following Solana’s success, many projects on this network manage to secure funding even before the token’s launch.
Here are some established projects:
- Solrise Finance. Raised $3.4M in funding in July 2021.
- Serum. The project completed a $20M seed round in July 2020, with ten investors contributing funding. In the past year, the value of the SRM token – used for reducing trading fees and staking – noted a 426% price increase.
And some upcoming projects:
These three recent projects secured investments before releasing their native tokens.
- DeFi Land, a decentralized finance and gaming project, has secured $4.1M.
- Cyclos, a concentrated liquidity market maker, has secured $2.1M.
- SolRazr, the go-to fundraising and developer platform for any project in the Solana ecosystem, has secured $1.5M in seed funding.
Up and coming games on Solana
Most games being built on Solana are currently in alpha. However, similarly to other projects on Solana, they succeed in securing substantial funding despite early development stages.
Here are three of Solana’s most successful games:
- Star Atlas is still in Alpha mode; however, its market cap has reached $209M. It’s the first AAA NFT game built on Solana. Star Atlas marketplace has generated $50M in revenue for the year while the game hasn’t been launched yet.
- Ninja Game. Its native Ninja Protocol token reached $2.3M in trading volume even before the game launch.
- Aurory. This exciting project teamed up with the most valuable esports company in the U.S., TSM FTX. Secondary sales of Aurory NFTs on the NFT marketplace on Solana have already generated $64M+.
In conclusion, Solana has all it takes – and more – to conquer blockchain gaming.


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Henkel Opens New Technical Center in Korea
Henkel Korea, a subsidiary of the Henkel Group, officially inaugurated the innovative Henkel Korea Technical Center today. The launch strengthens Henkel’s position as the global leader in the adhesives market as well as demonstrating its focus on Korea and other emerging markets.
Henkel Korea officially launched the Henkel Korea Technical Center on January 17, 2014, reinforcing its position as the leader in the worldwide adhesives market. The state-of-the-art 8 billion KRW (USD $7.5 million) center will develop the latest technologies to provide engineering solutions for customers based in Korea, and is one of seven new Henkel sites around the world that have been set up to provide rapid, customer-focused services and support. This investment into the Korean facilities emphasizes one of Henkel’s strategic priorities: Globalization.
“The need for engineering adhesive solutions is increasing as the high-tech device industry – such as mobile devices – develops around the world,” said Michael Olosky, President of Henkel Asia Pacific. “As Korea is one of the most powerful and forward-thinking countries in technology, we strategically planned this technical center to support the demands and future needs of our major customers, including mobile phone and display manufacturers.”
The Henkel Korea Technical Center will focus on the development of lamination adhesives and structural adhesives for the display and mobile device industries, as well as performance evaluation and process implementation for these markets. As part of Henkel’s expanding network of technical centers around the world, technical teams will be able to share data and solutions to further enhance customers’ products and services.
“I am confident that establishing this technical center will allow more customers to benefit from Henkel’s expertise in adhesive solutions across a wide range of industries and applications,” Olosky said.
Investing in R&D sites all over the world brings Henkel closer to its customers and consumers. By moving its innovation capabilities closer to its growing customer-base in emerging markets, Henkel is able to provide local solutions, while leveraging global technology and systems. Henkel has actively expanded its investments in the Asia-Pacific region, including new facilities in Korea, China and India. Last year, Henkel opened the world’s largest adhesive factory in Shanghai, China, and founded an innovation center in Pune, India.


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Google announced that it has made the official agreement of $1.1 billion with HTC and HTC’s smartphone design and engineering team will move to work for Google. Though the company has not revealed details about the deal, the company’s individual brand smartphone business will carry on with at least one more flagship. Google will also acquire a non-exclusive license for the intellectual property of HTC under the agreement.
HTC and Google have a long-time partnership with each other and according to the estimation, the Pixel smartphones account for 20 percent of HTC’s smartphone shipments.
The HTC is facing substantial loss from many months and shedding the salaries of the staff. However, Google is acquiring the HTC Corp. with $1.1 billion in cash so it will give the company more breathing room.
Another reason for HTC’s decision to shut down smartphone operations is that nobody will want to purchase a phone from extinct company division. The company has many carriers and stores around the world.
But, it is expected that HTC will complete its project of a new flagship device as it has been working for a long time already.
Both companies have achieved several mobile-industry firsts, including the first Android smartphone the HTC Dream in 2010 Nexus One, in 2014 Nexus 9 tablet, and the first Pixel smartphone just last year.
Google said that they have a longtime partnership with HTC and created most beautiful, high-end devices in the market. The company is very excited to join the members of HTC team in their journey.


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17 Nov T-Mobile is passing down some of its "Uncarrier" perks to MetroPCS. The first is Music Unlimited, which is really just a rebranded version of. 17 Aug MetroPCS' Rhapsody music service is available to their customers using Android phones and who subscribe to their $60 plans. Users of MetroPCS' $60 3G plan can pick between Rhapsody or Blackberry, while the $60 4G customers pick between Rhapsody or MetroPCS' video streaming service called MetroSTUDIO. 17 Nov It's pretty much a repackaged version of its parent company's (that is, T-Mobile's) Music Freedom and comes bundled with the provider's $40, $50 and $60 plans. The carrier says it supports over 30 streaming services, including Apple Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Rhapsody and Spotify.
17 Nov MetroPCS, the T-Mobile owned prepaid wireless service, has revealed that it's launching a new streaming option called Music Unlimited. 17 Nov MetroPCS is introducing a new feature called Music Unlimited that will offer certain customers unlimited music streaming. 17 Nov T-Mobile is extending its popular Music Freedom service, which allows unlimited use of Apple Music and other streaming music services.
18 Dec Tweets from a network more reliable than ever, covering 99% of the people in the U.S. Tweet. 17 Nov MetroPCS customers can now enjoy unlimited music streaming, three times as much video, and even more data for the same monthly price. 16 Nov T-Mobile Newsroom - the official site for press releases, photos, video, MetroPCS customers will be able to stream unlimited music without. 16 Nov Free music streaming, first introduced by T-Mobile last year, is making its way to discount carriers. MetroPCS, which is owned by T-Mobile, says. 17 Nov In a press release, T-Mobile CEO John Legere says MetroPCS will start offering unlimited music streaming to all customers on a 3 GB plan and.
12 Jan Hi Androidforums, is anyone else experiencing an issue with music unlimited, whenever they use up their data high speed data, music services. 16 Nov MetroPCS, the prepaid wireless service owned by T-Mobile, is set to incorporate one of its parent company's popular service features into its. 4 Jan MetroPCS, the 5th largest wireless carrier in the United States, has announced a new where users may not be free to jump easily from one site to another.” Facebook videos are also likely blocked as are streaming music. Nick Jonas, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and many more have stopped by to play their hits in-studio. Check out past performances in the MetroPCS Music Lounge .


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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will entice more businesses from China to invest and do business in the Philippines as the country participates in the China International Fair for Investments and Trade (CIFIT) 2022.
Through its investment promotion agency, the Board of Investments (BOI) brought its “Make It Happen in the Philippines” campaign in this year’s CIFIT in Xiamen, China from Sept. 8 to 11.
The “Make It Happen in the Philippines” campaign highlights five key sectors for investments which include electronics, automotive, aerospace, copper, and information technology and business process management.
BOI said it targets to get investors from China specifically in areas of high technology manufacturing industries, such as electronics manufacturing services, medical devices, electric vehicles, battery manufacturing, green metals, hyperscale computing, innovation and start-ups, and renewable energy, among others.
“The country’s participation in CIFIT builds up the country’s standing as a preferred investment location for Chinese companies. It moreover reflects the government’s recognition of China as a priority market,” the BOI said in a statement Friday.
In the past two years, the Philippines became the guest country of honor, recognizing the long and rich history between the Philippines and China.
According to BOI, the country has bagged more than PHP506 billion worth of project proposals in its participation in CIFIT last year.
Meanwhile, prior to the opening of CIFIT 2022, DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual delivered his speech at the 21st World Business Leaders Round Table Meeting in Xiamen.
Pascual highlighted the government’s economic reforms and priorities in strengthening trade and investment ties with China and other countries in the region anchored in the goals of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.


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from the here-we-go dept
Sprint PCS announced their Wireless Web service will be rolling out in September. The service will allow Sprint PCS customers with certain phones to access the web, send email, and use their phones as wireless modems for their laptops and PDAs. I predict this offering will really jump start the wireless data market in the US. More info on the service is available here.


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For a long time, we've accepted a barrage of advertising when it means we get something for free as a result. In the old days, there was television and free newspapers, now there are mobile apps and online media. But would we accept the same in a physical product?
That's what FreeWater is proposing. It's offering its packaged water for free, with advertising paying for the product. And it's not stopping at water. The company wants to create a whole free supermarket. If the plan takes off, it could be the end of the packaging design as we know it.
It could be argued that the design of many products makes them adverts for themselves, with big-name clothing brands particularly keen on using their products as mobile billboards that people pay to wear. But could they also advertise other brands to cover at least part of the cost of a product?
The US-based startup water brand FreeWater is giving this a shot with a novel proposition. Its paper cartons and aluminium bottles of spring water are free, and the company even donates ten cents from every product it shifts to charities, such as Well Aware. It's even planning to launch a free vending machine to stock the products.
The catch is that the packaging comes plastered with more ads than a city centre advertising column, reducing the brand's own presence to a small banner across the top of the packaging.
According to CEO Josh Cliffords, the aim is to get "10 per cent of Americans to save money and drink one FreeWater a day." The company says that the average American buys three or more bottles, so if 10 per cent choose a FreeWater product, it will be able to donate $1.2 billion a year to combat the global water crisis.
But it doesn't want to stop at water. Cliffords says the company is considering launching everything from free beer to free tampons. The idea is that each product would be linked to a related charitable cause. The response has been largely positive on social media, but some have valid concerns and questions.
Some are curious as to whether advertisers will influence where and to whom the FreeWater is given, since many will want their ads to reach people with disposable income rather than the people who might most benefit from free goods. Others are raising concerns that it could increase waste is people don't value the products because they received them for free. As for the packaging, one person commenting on Instagram fears the creation of "a dystopian hellscape of everything being an ad," which admittedly sounds quite bad.


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|Ericsson's new module connects consumer electronics|
Posted: 23-Sep-2009 [Source: Ericsson]
[Ericsson's new mobile broadband module, the C3607w, for e-book readers, GPS navigators, and other portable electronic devices is Ericsson's smallest, lightest and fastest mobile broadband module to date.]
Ericsson unveils its new mobile broadband module specifically designed to bring high-speed wireless connections to a new generation of consumer electronic devices. As demand increases for the freedom and mobility which embedded broadband enables, Ericsson's new consumer electronics (CE) module signifies a great leap towards an all-communicating world.
Intended for immediate implementation in e-book readers, GPS navigators, and other popular portable consumer electronics, the CE module has the potential to be integrated into media players, durable goods and more, as embedded mobile broadband becomes part of everyday life. Already with commercial wins in the consumer electronics space, Ericsson's modules are enabling manufacturers to embrace and capitalize on the connected lifestyle.
The new Ericsson CE module, named C3607w, gives device manufacturers the flexible, self-contained connectivity solution needed to create the next generation of intuitive and innovative consumer electronics by decoupling the processor and connectivity design. At only a third of the size of previous Ericsson modules, the C3607w is packaged with an extensive operator approval program and outstanding IPR protection which eases integration and shortens time to market.
"This is an exciting time for Ericsson and the industry as we announce our new CE module," said Mats Norin, Vice President, Ericsson Mobile Broadband Modules. "Our vision is clear: all devices that can be connected will be connected as the technology required for an all-communicating world is now here. This module opens a new realm of possibilities and innovation for the consumer electronics industry as they can now easily and cost-effectively integrate the power and speed of mobile broadband in today's and tomorrow's devices."
Unveiled at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), the C3607w module highlights progress in Ericsson's collaboration with Intel announced last year to bring HSPA mobile data solutions to Intel's "Moorestown" platform-based MIDs. Although compatible with multiple platforms, the CE module represents progress in Ericsson's and Intel's aim to bring together the telecom and computing industries and extend the mobile broadband ecosystem to consumer electronics.
The C3607w is Ericsson's smallest, lightest and fastest mobile broadband module to date, capable of reaching uplink speeds of 5.76 Mbps with up to 40% less power consumption than previous modules. Equipped with Ericsson's wake-on-wireless feature, enabling remote wake-up commands from sleep mode, the CE module will also enable a new set of applications for security and messaging.
"With our fourth new module in twelve months, Ericsson's momentum in the consumer electronics industry is strong," Norin continues. "What was once thought to be years away is today a reality. We look forward to seeing new and innovative devices focusing on the end-user experience by utilizing the freedom of embedded mobile broadband."
"At Intel we are working to bring the benefits of PC-like, rich and visually-appealing Internet experiences to a range of mobile devices including next generation handhelds and netbooks," said Pankaj Kedia, director of global ecosystem programs In Intel's Ultra Mobility Group. "The combination of high performance and low power innovation in Intel's next generation "Moorestown" platform, combined with Ericsson's industry-leading 3G modules, represents an exciting combination and will go a long way in helping to realize this vision."
Ericsson's C3607w consumer electronics module will be available in the first quarter of 2010.
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Well, it looks like Google's money isn't good enough for the folks at Groupon. Google reportedly offered up to 6 billion dollars for the local coupon site, but this deal wasn't sweet enough for Groupon who now reportedly pulls in around $2 billion a year in revenues.
This $2 billion figure is a lot higher than the original projections that had Groupon pulling in around $500 million a year. Groupon sees half of this amount as the other 50 percent goes to the merchant, but the full figure is counted as revenue. Three years worth of revenue obviously wasn't enough for Groupon, who is also possibly considering going public with an IPO next year.
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British consumers will have "a huge problem" buying fruit and vegetables all year round without "very pragmatic" arrangements after Brexit, Patrick Coveney, chief executive of Greencore, has said.
The businessman, who runs the third-largest food company in the UK and one of the largest suppliers of sandwiches and convenience food to supermarkets in Britain, warned of widespread food shortages in the UK without an agreement around Brexit after the UK quits the EU in March 2019.
Speaking at a conference on Brexit's impact on the agri-food sector, the businessman – a brother of the Government's lead negotiator, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney – warned that Brexit would be "catastrophic" for many Irish businesses if it were "to unfold as badly as it could".
“This idea that no deal is better than a bad deal – well, no deal is a truly bad deal,” he said.
He expressed grave concerns about the impact of a “plethora” of potential supply chain, logistical and customs checking processes post-Brexit for food importers and exporters based in the UK in the transitional period after the UK’s departure next year.
“It would take decades to put all that in place in an efficient way so we are more concerned about the near-term impact of that,” Mr Coveney told a British Irish Chamber of Commerce conference in Dublin.
“The UK retailers are very concerned about that. British consumers are used to being able to buy fruit and vegetables, in particular, all year round. Frankly, absent some very pragmatic interpretations on a transition agreement, that is going to be a huge problem from next March.”
The Greencore chief said that the Irish-based international food company was not really concerned about potential tariffs after Brexit but about “getting fresh food in and out of the UK”.
"If you end up with 50-mile tailbacks in Calais and corresponding tailbacks in Dover, it won't really matter whether there is a 15 or 20 per cent surcharge on lettuce and fruit and vegetables coming from southern Europe. It will all rot in containers and there is no good answer to that at the moment," he said.
Worst possible deal
In his address to the conference, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said that he was "concerned" about talk of "a no-deal Brexit" re-emerging in the media.
"A no deal is the worst possible deal for the agri-food sector in the UK and in Ireland, " he said. "It would almost certainly result in the imposition of significant tariffs on food exports in both directions."
In a panel discussion Mr Coveney predicted that even post-Brexit Britain, with its 60 million consumers, will have a “significant deficit” in producing food as there are “no meaningful moves to increase domestic production” despite the potential risk of food shortages with leaving the EU.
He said maintaining the employment of the 12,000 people who work for Greencore in the UK was “the single biggest Brexit risk” to the company.
Describing how the company’s products were “embedded in UK diets”, he said that half the UK population eat one of the company’s products every week, while 90 per cent eat one every month.
Greencore makes two-thirds of all the pre-prepared sandwiches made in the UK.
Mr Coveney painted a very bleak outlook about what might happen after Brexit in light of the political deadlock between the EU and the UK around solutions after the UK’s departure.
Britain was at "a pretty fragile place" on Brexit now as negotiations between London and Brussels to agree a final withdrawal treaty and a post-Brexit trading relationship have stalled, he said.
He sees the Chequers plan proposed by British prime minister Theresa May, which keeps the UK closely tied to EU rules on goods and food, as the "best working compromise".
The plan was a “pretty satisfactory way through this in some form or other if it can be delivered”, he said, but it was “under siege” from hardcore Brexiteers and hardcore Remainers.
Into the abyss
If there was “a material row-back” from the Chequers plan, it would be “very hard” to see how Mrs May could survive politically, said Mr Coveney. If she did resign, the UK would be “staring into a virtual abyss as to what political leadership would look like”, he added.
“It is very hard to see how there is any prospectively stable alternative to the current government,” he said.
Mr Coveney expects some “11th-hour” solution would be found that would “definitely be a fudge”, and describes the political situation in the UK as “very fluid now.”
“I find it very, very difficult to see how a scenario where Britain doesn’t leave the EU but I also think the likelihood of some kind of catastrophic hard Brexit is pretty low too,” he said.
Speaking to The Irish Times afterwards, Mr Creed said that he believed the Chequers proposal and working with Mrs May's plan were "our best chance of getting an agreement if you look at the alternatives", despite the EU's chief Brexit negotiator pointing out its flaws.
“It certainly has its flaws and they will be unpicked in the negotiations, but I think both the Chequers document and Theresa May and her cabinet are the best prospect of getting a deal,” he said. “The alternative is unthinkable.”


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BCN-43 Coca-Cola buys coffee chain Costa for o3.9 bn
Coca-Cola buys coffee chain Costa for o3.9 bn
LONDON, Aug 31, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Coca-Cola on Friday said it had agreed to
buy global coffee chain Costa from its owner Whitbread for o3.9 billion ($5.1
“Hot beverages is one of the few remaining segments of the total beverage
landscape where Coca-Cola does not have a global brand. Costa gives us access
to this market through a strong coffee platform,” Coca-Cola chief executive
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Final hours announced for the June 2023 SRCF downtimeAs previously announced, the Stanford Research Computing Facility (SRCF), where Sherlock is hosted, will be powered off during the last week of June, in order to safely bring up power to the new SRCF2 datacenter.
Sherlock will not be
Instant lightweight GPU instances are now availableWe know that getting access to GPUs on Sherlock can be difficult and feel a little frustrating at times. Which is why we are excited to announce the immediate availability of our new instant lightweight GPU instances!
SRCF is expandingIn order to bring up a new building that will increase data center capacity, a full SRCF power shutdown is planned for late June 2023. It’s expected to last about a week, and Sherlock will be unavailable during that time.
More free compute on Sherlock!
ImprovementWe’re thrilled to announce that the free and generally available normal partition on Sherlock is getting an upgrade!
With the addition of 24 brand new SH3_CBASE.1 compute nodes, each featuring one AMD EPYC 7543 Milan 32-core CPU and 256 GB
From Rome to Milan, a Sherlock catalog updateIt’s been almost a year and a half since we first introduced Sherlock 3.0 and its major new features: brand new CPU model and manufacturer, 2x faster interconnect, much larger and faster node-local storage, and more! We’ve now reached an
3.3 PFlops: Sherlock hits expansion milestoneSherlock is a traditional High-Performance Computing cluster in many aspects. But unlike most of similarly-sized clusters where hardware is purchased all at once, and refreshed every few years, it is in constant evolution. Almost like a
Tracking NFS problems down to the SFP levelWhen NFS problems turn out to be... not NFS problems at all.
SH3_G4FP32 nodes are back in the catalog!A new GPU option is available in the Sherlock catalog... again! After a period of unavailability and a transition between GPU generations, where previous models were retired while new ones were not available yet, we're pleased to...
New GPU options in the Sherlock catalogToday, we're introducing the latest generation of GPU accelerators in the Sherlock catalog: the NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU. Each A100 GPU features 9.7 TFlops of double-precision (FP64) performance, up to 312 TFlops for deep-learning...


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A prototype is allegedly out in the wild.
What you need to know
- The Xbox Series X was revealed at The Game Awards 2019.
- Windows Central reported on the specifications and ports a few days ago.
- Today, a Twitter user posted images of the prototype.
- They appear to be genuine, with a serial number valid on the Xbox Support page.
The Xbox Series X is Microsoft’s next-generation console that allegedly features 12 teraflops of computing power. The device pushes as high as 8K gaming or 120 Hz, elevating consoles far above current capabilities. We’re still unclear how the device looks like from the back, and Windows Central was able to shed some light on that recently.


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Any way you look at it, that number is simply impressive. While most of these were free downloads, the App Store has already churned out a solid $30 million in sales. After Apple’s cut, around $21 million of this will go into the pockets of iPhone developers (Atleast $2 million of which will go to Sega for its 300,000+ Super Monkey Ball sales). And asssuming if the sales stay at current pace, Apple will end up with at least $360 million by the end of the year and soon it will hit the magical $1 billion mark. I dont think anybody had seen this kind of pace of growth for software, its truly an impressive development for Apple and the industry.
Still, Apple has maintained from the beginning that it doesn’t expect to make a lot of money from the App Store. It takes just a 30 percent cut from all sales and has said much of that money would simply be used for store upkeep. Its iTunes music store is much the same way, earning Apple relatively little money, but instead driving iPod sales, where Apple makes a killing. The App Store looks to do the same for iPhone and iPod Touch sales.
Steve believes that going forward, the phone of the future will be differentiated by software and services, a similar strategy adopted by Nokia and Microsoft and Apple certainly has a great head start over its competitors. While the rest are still trying to figure out how to put the pieces together, Apple has surely found the right recipe to entice the developers to develop around the ecosystem created by them and obviously left suffient money on the table to encourage them to keep coming back for more.
This is an amazing money printing ecosystem that Apple has created where it allows any developers be it large or small to have access to Apple's global distribution channel on the internet. So now all you need to do is to come up with a good software and have it uploaded to Apple Store and make your money while sipping a hot Latte at Starbucks. Wouldn't that be ideal!! I wonder what the mobile operators are going to do about this as I m sure Apple Store will eat into their pie. I m quite certain the Operators would want a piece of the action instead of just pushing hardwares and selling data plans. Unless if they are happy to outsource that portion of the business to Apple. Probably not.... Any thoughts?
And just in case if you are unaware, Apple had already sold 3 million units of iPhone 3G in one month after it was launched according to analyst Michael Cote of the Cote Collaborative.


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GoPro (GPRO) has seen better days. Bears of GoPro stock weary of the potential to scale action camera sales, and the looming threat of Big Bad Apple (AAPL), decimated GoPro’s post-IPO highs (which initially spiked over $90). GPRO stock has fallen more than 17% so far this year.
GoPro stock’s growth story is far from over, however, as CEO Nick Woodman is sporting a few ideas to boost revenue by nearly 40% this year alone, and another 20% in 2016, while increasing earnings by 225% in the current quarter.
Driving GoPro stock toward continued growth is its market opportunity, evolution into a full-blown media platform, and competitive advantage.
GoPro Is Expanding its Relevance
GPRO hasn’t sapped its market dry in the least; the tiny Hero4 Session camera is appealing to folks put off by GPRO’s more bulky cameras, and GPRO has initiatives in virtual reality and drones that could transform the way users interact with GPRO products.
Take GPRO’s 360 degree camera array for stereoscopic and spherical capture, the former of which seems perfectly primed to make GoPro the device in demand for sharing virtual reality videos through the Facebook (FB) Oculus Rift, or as the go-to device for marketers selling vacation spots in the hospitality industry.
The most exciting catalyst for GoPro stock growth is the notion of developing a drone with a GoPro built into it, which GoPro won’t outright admit, but is most likely developing:
“Oh, people are speculating. We haven’t shared that. Headlines man! Headlines. To see what we’re doing now and what we’re accomplishing is amazing. Three years ago we had three people in product development at GoPro and we were working on how to get the next camera out. Now we’re developing multiple types of cameras. We’re getting into spherical arrays and flying machines, all while growing a global media brand that spawned from everyone’s adoption of our technology.”
As for those headlines, that’s what Wall Street likes to buy and sell on, and right now the headlines are still selling a growth story with tremendous upside in the drone market, which is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19% from now until 2020.
GoPro Media Platform
GoPro is transitioning from camera company to entertainment platform, and key to that is how well GPRO facilitates the creation and sharing of content, and the easy-to-use Hero4 Session is just the beginning.
With 3.1 million YouTube subscribers, GPRO simply needs to entice users into creating and sharing more content through easier solutions in software and hardware, the latter nailed by GPRO’s latest, the Hero4 Session.
This isn’t the first mention of Woodman’s attempts to break out of the product business and into the platform business, as he was quoted in a Feb. discussion with Fortune as saying:
“Our vision for GoPro is a big one and it’s not something we’re going to realize this quarter, next quarter or the next…this is an incremental, evolutionary thing.”
The next step in that evolution was hiring Hulu’s ex-head of original development, Charlotte Koh. Woodman tapped Koh to bring “Hollywood creatives, studios and networks” together to create original unscripted content for GoPro, such as an agreement with the NHL and ESPN X Games for athletes to wear GoPro rigs to capture the intensity of the sport live from their perspective.
GoPro Growth Still Unfettered
The rumor mill churned earlier this year on word that Apple bought patents from Kodak to develop a “GoPro Killer,” and GoPro stock fell as a result. However, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman isn’t worried about Apple:
“I’ve spoken to [Apple CEO] Tim Cook and there’s zero reason to believe those guys are developing a GoPro competitor.”
Even if Apple was developing the proverbial GoPro Killer, Woodman unpacks it very neatly in this video explaining brand awareness and why Apple, or any company for that matter, can’t start throwing their weight around an arena where GoPro’s name rings true.
Entering the action camera business isn’t as simple as making a durable camera and throwing it on the shelf. No, the action camera business is essentially the GoPro business, and as noted by Woodman in the video, over 6,000 videos per day are uploaded with “GoPro” in the title (probably more by now), something that would seem ridiculous for content created by any other device.
Is GoPro stock the “do no wrong” investment we thought it would be in the months post-IPO? No. But, now that the enthusiasm for GoPro stock has tempered, and the true reality behind the GPRO business has begun to crystallize, it’s time to start buying GoPro stock again.
As of this writing, John Kilhefner did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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by Becca London | RNN
Kanye West made quite the statement at Paris Fashion Week by wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt.
During his Monday showcasing for his Season 9 Yeezy collection, West gave a speech while wearing the shirt.
This was West’s first time taking his collection to Paris Fashion Week.
According to High Snobiety, West’s fashion show was thrown together in the eleventh hour with his clothes barely arriving in Paris on Sunday.
The fashion show comes weeks after the rapper severed ties with the clothing brands Gap and Adidas, in pursuit of going solo with his Yeezy brand.
West said the reason he cut ties with the clothing giants is because the clothes were made in China, and he wanted to “bring industry back to America.”
West got support from a variety of friends as supermodel Naomi Campbell closed out the fashion show, and then Kanye hit the runway with conservative commentator Candace Owens, both delivering a big slap in the face to the corrupt ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.…
As Candace displayed on her Instagram account, on the front of Kanye’s shirts were a stylized image of former Pope John Paul II — the legendary Cold Warrior who battled against the USSR in defense of freedom as much as he did to save souls — rather than the current left-wing Pope Francis.
West is a devout Christian who reportedly is not fond of the current Pope:
Here’s a closer look at the front of the shirt:
A friend described West’s Christian born-again experience in September 2019: “Kanye started this to really heal himself and it was a really personal thing, and it was just friends and family … He has had an amazing evolution of being born again and being saved by Christ.”
In October 2019, West said with respect to his past, “When I was trying to serve multiple gods it drove me crazy” in reference to the “god of ego, god of money, god of pride, the god of fame”, and that “I didn’t even know what it meant to be saved” and that now “I love Jesus Christ. I love Christianity.”
Liberals online are predicatably going nuts over this event, calling both Kanye and Candace “self-hating” “Uncle Toms,” and “apologists for white supremacy.”
But I think it is safe to say neither one cares much, and is satisifed at this slam at the utterly corrupt BLM organisation, the leaders of which have been exposed as funneling millions in donations to build their own personal luxury real estate empires.


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Workers protest at Tesla gigafactory
Local construction workers held a protest Monday, February 29, 2016, at the Tesla gigafactory construction site.
The strike was in protest of Nevada tax breaks that workers claim are being spent to bring workers from New Mexico to work at the gigafactory construction site.
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed legislation giving Tesla $1.4 billion in tax incentives to build the gigafactory in Nevada. "This legislation was passed with limited protection for Nevada's construction workers," said Todd Koch, President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada. "Nevada's tax dollars should be used to provide jobs for Nevada construction workers not New Mexico construction workers."
A Tesla spokesperson says, "Today's activity stems from the local Carpenters Union protesting against one of the third party construction contractors that Tesla is using at the Gigafactory. Their issue is not with how Tesla treats its workers. Their issue is that of the many third party contractors that are involved in the construction of the Gigafactory, many are union but the one at issue is not. The union is also claiming that this contractor is somehow favoring out of state workers. In reality, more than 50% of the workers used by this contractor and more than 75% of the entire Gigafactory workforce are Nevada residents, demonstrating the project’s strong commitment to Nevada."


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The numbers are clear. Big is getting more popular. Large screen smart phones (five-inch and above) accounted for 22 percent of the quarter billion smartphones shipped in Q3. This is the highest number ever and translates to a staggering 56 million units.
Samsung is the dominant player in the large screen segment. Breaking this down further, 66 percent of the 56 million smart phones had a five-inch display, 31 percent had screens between five and six inches while just three percent had six-inch or larger screens.
According to Canalys, the smartphone market grew 44 percent year-on-year in Q3. The top two vendors, Samsung and Apple, maintained their positions, with market shares of 34 percent and 15 percent respectively. Huawei, Lenovo and LG completed the top five.


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Lambertville Nitefare: A Food Truck Festival For All
This Thursday, June 12th, Lambertville, New Jersey, is hosting Nitefare, their first food truck festival. The free, public event runs from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be filled with food, food, and more food. Top Lambertville restaurants will be featured along with food trucks from the Philadelphia area and a Yards Beer Garden.
The Cow and The Curd will also be serving up, for the first time, its poutine, a dish that includes hand cut fries, gravy, fresh cheddar curds and hand chopped bacon to top it all off. Other food trucks include Say Cheese, Nomad Pizza, and Sweet Box. And as you eat your way through the festival, be sure to keep your ears open for the live music going on at every corner. The event will be held on four blocks of North Union Street from Bridge to York Street.


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Some Cali businesses interested in PA
Floyd Batiste, executive director of the Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation, may had not netted any businesses yet, but he definitely had some bites on his recent trip to Southern California.
Batiste and staff went to California in November to see if they could lure some businesses to relocate to Port Arthur where it’s cheaper to do business with less regulations than in California, he said.
They met with several decision-makers. In the end, Traveler’s Choice, a luggage company; Cal Tech Precision, an aerospace company; and Red Chamber Company who deals in seafood products, stressed some interest in coming to Texas.
The businesses were presented with an introductory letter why they should choose Port Arthur, Texas. Batiste said their goal is to recruit 10 businesses to come here.
Dallas Smith, a PAEDC director, asked what’s stopping the businesses from coming to Texas if they are interested.
Batiste said it takes a while to undo they ways one is accustomed to. A new law passed, however, may be working in Texas’ favor.
Proposition 9 will raise California’s minimum wage to $15. Already, workers making $15 are now asking for $18, those making $18 are asking for $21, etc.
“You can’t pass that cost on to the consumers,” Batiste said. “They need some relief.”
He cited as an example dot com businesses formerly in California moving to Austin, Texas.
“I think we’re on the right track. We’re doing it the old-fashioned way by sending out letters that explain why it’s cheaper to do business in Texas,” he said.
In other EDC business, the board passed spending $14,203 for six months starting in January 2017 for three billboards within Port Arthur to support Port Arthur Small Business Day.
The three boards will be located at Gulfway Drive and Sixth Avenue, Highway 69 and Regional Drive and Twin City Highway and Hogaboom Road.
RaNoda McClain-Lee, marketing manager/business recruitment, said this is a marketing campaign to target local businesses and to lure people to shop locally.
Batiste said the measuring stick for the billboards success rate will be looking at the monthly sales tax statistics.
Lastly, the board approved the application project of a letter of intent from Good Times next to the Baymont Hotel on Highway 73.
Owner Tony Nguyen wrote to the EDC they purchased the old Twin City Kia building at 7500 N. Twin City Highway. They plan to turn it into a seafood restaurant called Reel Cajun.
The total project for Reel Cajun is $1.7 million that will be financed by Community Bank of Texas. The total amount they are requesting from the PAEDC is $105,500.
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Comet moves into lucrative downstream graphite processing
Comet Resources is set to become a key player in the lucrative downstream processing of lithium-ion battery anode material after vending-out its Springdale graphite project to International Graphite - an Australian manufacturer of high-value graphite products for supply to global markets. International Graphite plans to list on the ASX early next year with Comet in line to own a 25 per cent stake in the graphite manufacturer after the listing.
Under an initial public offering, or “IPO” for its proposed listing on the bourse, International Graphite will seek to raise between $6 million and $8m at a price of $0.20 per share. Comet is due to receive 40 million shares as part of the IPO, valuing its 25 per cent interest at $8m.
The deal will enable Comet to gain direct exposure to a vertically integrated high-technology graphite business focused on the production of micronised, battery anode material for the booming lithium-ion battery industry.
Notably, the proposed operation also aims to churn out a variety of other industrial graphite products, presenting International Graphite - and Comet - with an opportunity to generate multiple income streams from the venture.
Springdale takes in a 15.6 million tonne resource going 6 per cent total graphitic carbon, or “TGC”, including a high-grade 2.6 million tonnes at a booming 17.5 per cent TGC.
The deposit lies less than 150 kilometres by road from Esperance in the south of Western Australia, strategically positioned to source graphite for International Graphite’s manufacturing facility in Collie, located 213km south of Perth.
As evidenced by recent test work, the high-quality fine graphite at Springdale also makes it uniquely suited for use in the burgeoning battery anode market being spurred on by electric vehicle uptake around the world.
Recent testing of a bulk sample of graphite concentrate from the deposit confirmed Springdale graphite met industry specifications for battery anode material, with purification up to 99.99 per cent graphite content achieved.
Comet’s participation in International Graphite’s vertically integrated graphite business, located in the tier one minerals jurisdiction of Western Australia, will provide the opportunity to not only unlock the value of Springdale as a mine, but to also participate in the high-technology downstream business of manufacturing high value micronised and Lithium-Ion battery anode material products. International Graphite’s business plan has already received endorsement from the WA Government by way of a $2M grant, and we believe the addition of Comet’s Springdale Graphite Project will also be very well received.
International Graphite Chairman, Phil Hearse added:
“International Graphite’s acquisition of the Springdale resource will cement our vision as WA’s first fully integrated graphite producer. Control of this high quality resource will close the supply loop ensuring we have consistent feed for our new downstream processing facility, at Collie, and ‘chain of custody’ oversight of our product, from mine to customer. This will be critical to building WA’s reputation as an ethical and reliable graphite supplier to the massive global battery market and strengthen Australia’s sovereign capability in the critical minerals space.”
International Graphite has already run the ruler over its downstream processing facility in Collie after completing a three year long definitive feasibility study on the proposed venture.
It plans to undertake staged development of the project with a medium-term strategy seeking to produce coated high purity spherical graphite for lithium-ion battery anode production.
Other products to be developed include high purity micronised graphite for use as an additive in lithium battery cathodes, alkaline and carbon zinc batteries, fuel cells and specialist lubricants.
Plans also include the manufacture of graphite foil for use in mobile phones and computer batteries, specialist sealants and gaskets.
Other opportunities include the production of expandable graphite, which is a soft and heat resistant compound used in building materials and in fire retardant insulation.
International Graphite appears to be ticking boxes in its efforts to bring the project to life with an ultra-high temperature furnace for graphite purification R&D already on site. A pilot spheroidising plant is also due to arrive at Collie soon. The company says it now intends to place an order for the operation’s production micronising line.
The project is also expected to provide a major contribution to an emerging renewables energy hub being developed in the Collie region.
International Graphite appears on course to becoming one of Australia’s first manufacturers of high-value graphite products for supply to global markets. With its 25 per cent stake in the venture, Comet could carve out its own slice of the lucrative green-technology revolution being waged around the world.
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Aston Martin has revealed a new Special Edition V8 Vantage S – the Vantage SP10 – inspired by the GT4 Race Series. Not available in the UK. But in recent years automatic gearboxes have got very clever, and the modern auto ‘box can work the cogs better than Michael Schumacher on a good day.Sat, 03 Mar 2012
Lamborghni Unica teased ahead of Geneva 2012 Lamborghini has released a teaser video for next week’s Geneva Motor Show promising a brand new uncompromising super sports car -Lamborghini Unica It looks like the Lamborghini Unica – if that is the name Lamborghini has chosen for their new uncompromising super sports car – is designed to steal some of the thunder from the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta in Switzerland next week. But what is it? We know it’s not the Lamborghini MLC SUV, because that’s not scheduled to be revealed until the Beijing Motor Show in April.Fri, 13 Jul 2012
We have video of Jaguar’s Mike Cross taking the new Jaguar F-Type up the hillclimb at Goodwood as Jaguar show off their new toy. We thought we were pretty much done and dusted with news from this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, but as Jaguar has finally managed to edit a video of the new Jaguar F-Type at the FoS we thought it worth revisiting one more time. Jaguar made a bit of a show of the camouflaged F-Type at Goodwood – its first public outing – with guards standing outside the container the F-Type was housed in to keep sticky fingers and prying eyes at bay.


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Two years after the travel industry was turned on its head, things are finally turning to a resemblance of the pre-pandemic era.
While long lists of health and safety protocols have been the norm for air travel over the last 24 months, some rules are beginning to be relaxed.
So much so, there are some airlines that no longer require you to wear a mask.
Whilst rules vary from flight to flight and country to country, here’s just a few of the airlines that are longer mandating masks.
In a statement issued by London’s Heathrow Airport, the onboard face-covering policies have been revamped and those travelling won’t be required to wear a mask in public transport facilities such as railway stations and airports. To welcome the move, Virgin Atlantic has removed the mandate of face coverings however, they are encouraging passengers to be respectful and put on a face covering when a passenger is asked. Depending on the destination you’re travelling to, the rules apply accordingly.
For more information visit virginatlantic.com
British Airways is no longer mandating masks. The airline has stated that it’s up to the discretion of the traveller on the decision to wear a mask or not. However, it’s also been stated by British Airways: “You may be required to wear a mask on board or at an airport, depending on restrictions at your destination.”
Low-cost airline Easyjet has dropped the face mask rule but only on selected routes, making it mandatory for a small number of destinations. It’s no longer a legal requirement, however, wearing a mask is optional and everyone’s choice is respected. The cabin crew will need to follow the same rules that apply to passengers and wear masks where it’s legally required.
For more information visit easyjet.com
The temporary requirement to wear face masks onboard has officially been lifted by Scandinavian airline Norwegian for the first time since June 17, 2020, as per their latest release. All the local requirements for passengers’ final destinations must be checked before travelling to comply with the required standards.
For more information visit Norwegian.com
Dutch airline KLM no longer requires passengers to wear masks. The airline announced on March 23, 2022, that they would be forgoing the mask mandate. Despite the announcement, the rules don’t apply to all routes worldwide, so make sure you check protocols before travelling.
For more information visit klm.ae
British low-cost airline Jet2 announced on their website, it was no longer a legal requirement to wear a face mask at the airports or onboard during the flight. The budget carrier became one of the first major airlines that no longer mandates travellers to wear face masks on its flights to and from England and Northern Ireland. It was also the first major British airline to relax the rules on wearing masks.
For more information visit jet2.com
On TUI, for flights to and from England or Northern Ireland, it’s not mandatory to wear a mask unless passengers are travelling to and from a country where it’s essential to follow the protocols. The airline is still recommending passengers to wear masks, but it isn’t mandatory.
For more information visit tui.co.uk
Iceland Air announced face masks were no longer mandatory to be worn on-board some flights unless the authorities of your flight destination require you to wear them. As per the latest rules, it’s mandatory to wear a mask on board all the flights to and from Canada, the US, and Germany, except Frankfurt and for flights to Paris. Additionally, passengers who have a disability or a medical condition can be exempted from wearing it in a mandatory situation, however, a valid doctor’s certificate will be required during check-in and boarding.
For more information visit Icelandair.com
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Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX raised 27.5 million dollars from companies such as Fidelity, Bitmain, Consensys, and Nasdaq Ventures in a Series B funding round according to a press release published by Business Wire.
“ErisX is receiving additional support from existing investors including CTC Group Investments, Digital Currency Group, DRW Venture Capital, Pantera Capital and Valor Equity Partners,” the press release said.
In addition, ErisX will offer investors the ability to trade Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum cryptocurrencies on spot and futures market starting in 2019.
“Closing this second round of funding enables us to continue building our modern platform and expand our team,” said ErisX Chief Executive Officer Thomas Chippas. “With increasing financial support from leading edge firms, ErisX stands to provide the most robust, secure and regulated digital asset offering available to both institutional and individual participants.”
According to Joseph Lubin, CEO of ConsenSys, they are expecting ErisX to “drive significant growth in institutional flows in both spot and futures digital asset markets in 2019.”
Previously in October, US broker TD Ameritrade, investing company DRW Holdings and high-speed trader Virtu Financial invested in ErisX. DRW and Virtu agreed to be market makers for ErisX.
“Our retail clients are seeking to access and trade digital currency products in the same way they do with traditional capital markets – through a legitimate, regulated and transparent exchange,” said Steve Quirk, executive vice president of Trading & Education at TD Ameritrade. “That is precisely why we chose to invest in ErisX – to make digital currency products more accessible to retail clients.”
Signature Bank, a New York-based institution, launched a digital payment platform using blockchain technology to conduct real time payments called Signet, according to a press release published by the bank.
Beginning January 1, 2019, Signed will allow bank’s customers to make payments 24/7 in real time with no fees and top security. The money will go from peer to peer, not intermediaries included. Signed will be allowed to clients with an account balance of $250,000.
“Typically,” the press release says, “in the case of real-time payments, funds are transferred between two different institutions. With Signet, funds are transferred in real-time between commercial clients of Signature Bank, eliminating any dependence on a third party.”
Signet has the approval for use by the New York State Department of Financial Services, with deposits secured by the FDIC insurance.
According to Scott Shay, chairman of Signature Bank’s board, “Signet puts Signature Bank on the cutting edge of commercial digital payments.”
Circle’s crypto exchange Poloniex announced new institutional trading services with minimums order size of 250,000 dollars starting Tuesday. The exchange supports crypto trading pairs.
“Institutions large and small can enjoy the benefits of our large curated selection of crypto asset trading pairs, dedicated support and robust API services,” the press release said.
Poloniex offers “higher withdrawal limits and professional customer support from a dedicated team of Account Managers in our Client Services department.”


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The American economy, consumers, and even automakers are adjusting what they do and how they do it in light of rising gas prices.
I was recently at the Atlanta Car Show with my 7-year-old son and noticed something I’d never seen before: Automakers were giving their most prominent positions to their most fuel efficient vehicles.
For example, Lincoln was pushing its MKZ hybrid with 40 miles per gallon; Nissan was pushing its poorly selling Leaf; and Ford had its CMax hybrid and the Fusion hybrid, which both get 45 or 47 mpg — though Consumer Reports puts those mpg ratings at closer to 40.
So there’s big shift where that price of a gallon of gas will mean less and less to you going forward. As we get hit over the head with higher gas prices year after year, we change what we do when it’s time to change what you drive.
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feature phones, according to a report by Financial Express.
The talks are at their initial stage however the report said that the company is eager to introduce 4G VoLTE feaure phones and has asked for engineering samples from the Chinese contract manufacturers.
Lava had earlier introduced its 4G Connect M1 feature phone which was priced at Rs 3333. Indian handset makers such as Micromax
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The 4G feature phones will allow Jio to capture a sizeable market and will also enable it to expand its userbase by tapping users that do not want to shift to smartphones and at the same time want to avail 4G VoLTE benefits.
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Stock index futures were lower ahead of the opening bell Thursday, though losses eased after the government reported a larger-than-expected drop in weekly jobless claims.
The Labor Department said jobless claims dropped 19,000 in the past weekto 457,000, against expectations of drop of 7,000.
New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods fell for the first time in six months in May but the drop was less than expected.
Durable goods orders fell 1.1 percent, the sharpest drop since August 2009, the Commerce Department said. Analysts were expecting a 1.4 percent decline after a 3 percent gain in April.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to close fractionally higher Wednesday in the wake or the Fed's pledge to keep its core interest rate on hold for a prolonged period. But the central bank’s muted expectations for growth and disappointing data from the housing sector weighed on the overall market with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing lower.
The Fed statement "confirms that the U.S. policy makers are worried about what's happening in Europe," Marco Annunziata, global head of economics, fixed income & FX research at Unicredit, told CNBC.
"They're worried about the European financial crisis and its impact on financial markets, but they're also very worried about the rush to fiscal austerity in several European countries," Annunziata said.
Housing continued to weigh on the market, after builder Lennar reported a quarterly profit as the homebuyer tax credit wound down, but new orders slowed and cancellations rose. Shares fell 1.6 percent in premarket trading.
European stocks were lower with mining shares giving up early gains. The miners had initially been higher on hopes Australia's new Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, would soften plans to tax the sector. Asian markets closed mostly lower.
On the economic front, jobless claims for the week ended June 19 will be release at 8:30 am New York time with analysts expecting a decline in first-time claims for unemployment benefit to around 460,000.
Also at 8:30 am, May's durable goods data will be out, with analysts expecting a decline of 1.4 percent in the total value of orders for durable goods placed with manufacturers for the month.
Elsewhere in earnings, ConAgra reported profit of 20 cents a sharethat missed analyst expectations, while McCormick also is scheduled to report. shares fell 1.4 percent in light premarket trading.
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The drop in Amazon shares we’ve seen could be just the beginning, especially as concerns mount over the costs facing the tech giant and the growth potential of its top line of business, an analyst at Amazon has warned. veteran tech.
“In our mega-cap coverage, we believe Amazon is in the least advantageous position due to its exposure to headwinds that have generated cost inflation and have the potential to slow consumption,” Jefferies technology analyst Brent said. Thill, in a note to his clients. “We show that a bearish scenario of $60 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at a minimum multiple of 9 times would produce a stock of $51, implying ~45% downside. compared to current levels.
Thill, who reiterated a long-term Overweight (Buy Equivalent) rating on Amazon, citing its leading position in e-commerce, added that “investors need to be confident that operating income estimates have bottomed out before stocks can mark a turning point.”
The flow of news about Amazon has fueled a bear market in recent months.
On October 27, Amazon missed analysts’ estimates for the third quarter as growth in its main line of business continued to cool and costs remained high. For the fourth quarter, Amazon estimated revenue of between $140 and $144 billion, instead of the $155 billion that analysts had projected.
The next day, the shares suffered a drop of almost 10%.
Earlier this month, Amazon began laying off 10,000 workers in an effort to rein in its cost structure.
However, the shares have continued to fall: in November they are down another 10%.
“Now the macro economy is starting to affect fundamental analysis of Amazon and we are cutting estimates by 20-30% in 2023 and 2024 operating income,” EvercoreISI technology analyst Mark Mahaney wrote in a recent note.
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LONDON: France Telecom-owned mobile phone operator Orange has entered into an agreement with Sony Ericsson to launch the latter’s new Walkman phones across Europe. The arrangement includes a nine-month sponsorship deal with pop diva Christina Aguilera.
Orange is wanting to introduce add-on services like music and video downloads through its mobile phone service as alternative sources of income. The agreement will cover the entire operational area of Orange in Europe, which includes Britain, France, Spain and the Netherlands.
Sony Ericsson Walkman W810i and W300i models will be customised to work with Orange’s Signature framework, which enables users to have the service irrespective of the handset maker.
Aguilera, Grammy award winning artist with Sony BMG, will feature in marketing campaigns for the proposed services under the sponsorship arrangement. This will cover her upcoming single, album and European tour. Customers to Orange’s services will be given access to exclusive re-mixes, ringtones and videos.
Mobile operator 3 had recently contracted pop singer Madonna for a similar deal.
Orange had 71 million customers in 17 countries at the end of 2005.
Orange said it will facilitate its subscribers to transfer music files downloaded from its Orange World music stores to PCs after it enables this facility in coordination with its sister company, internet service provider Wanadoo.


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First dedicated DJI-Hasselblad store outside Asia to open in the UK August 8
The world’s leading drone company is set to launch its first dedicated DJI-Hasselblad Concept Store outside of Asia later this month, with tomorrow’s opening of a two-story retail showcase in the UK.
Brexit notwithstanding, the outlet in the UK city of Birmingham is billed as the first shop in Europe dedicated to DJI drone tech and Hasselblad camera gear. The Shenzhen-based UAV giant currently has 12 stores featuring the cutting-edge photography equipment made by the Swedish firm it acquired in 2017 – all of those in major cities of mainland China, with the exception of one each in Hong Kong and Bangkok, Thailand.
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Set for opening August 5, the new UK DJI-Hasselblad space will occupy 2,800 square feet of retail space on the ground and basement floors of a six-story building mobile phone company Vodephone freed up three years ago.
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Indian Railways’ search to empanel creative agencies has ended as six new names have come on board to handle the creative duties, according to senior sources in the industry.
According to the sources, Ogilvy & Mather, Triton Communications, Crayons, Mudra, Interpub and Pressman are the six agencies that have been officially contracted for a period of two years.
The agencies are expected to build the identity of the Indian Railways in the most effective way and the work should be able to connect it with the people of India.
It may be recalled that O&M had helped the Indian Railways to come out with a large-scale corporate campaign, which was scheduled for release on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010.
Rajat Sharma who was recently elected as President of the NBA talks about his plans for the industry body
The Country Sales Manager Media at Akamai says that technology seems to be taking over all possible spaces and people considering it in both positive and negative ways
The India Marketing Lead of Skyscanner believes that with the acquisition by Ctrip they have reached the market leader status
Our typical marketing budget is usually 10 per cent of the topline spend
The BBC carried out a survey along with Globescan to see how the world looks at the issue of ‘fake news’
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Deal allows airline to pay off all its outstanding senior secured notes as well as an outstanding US$300-million term loan.
Airline representatives from nearly every country in the world will vote on an accord this week that, if approved, will be the first global emissions pact ever reached for a single industry
The airline says the new service announced Friday during the visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will create about 200 new jobs
United Continental Holdings Inc. rounds out its management team by hiring president Scott Kirby away from the same position at American Airlines Group Inc.
Southwest Airlines Co. and WestJet Airlines Ltd., Boeing's biggest customers for its Max 7, have asked for seats to be added to the model, according to reports
Approval clears the way for delivery to Swiss International Air Lines by end of the month with the carrier scheduled to put plane into commercial use starting in July
Used-jet imports to North America jumped 29 per cent last year: 'If you’ve got excess things with wings, you are probably trying to sell it in the U.S. right now'
Ben Smith, Air Canada's president of passenger airlines, talks about competition, Porter's 'monopoly' at Toronto's city airport and international expansion in a Q&A with Karl Moore
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BlackBerry says it will no longer be making its own hardware internally, instead opting to outsource any future devices. It's time for a trip down memory lane
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Flickr is killing its 1TB of free storage in favor of a no-cost plan where you're limited to 1,000 photos or videos, no matter the file size. The move comes amid a raft of changes at the photo hosting service, which SmugMug bought from Yahoo earlier this year.
If you're on the free plan, you have until January 8th to download all but the 1,000 photos and videos you'd like to keep on your account or upgrade to a Pro subscription. If you're over that 1,000 threshold after that date, you won't be able to upload any more items. If you're still over the limit by February 5th, Flickr will start deleting your files, starting with the oldest ones, until you're down to 1,000.
Flickr says it's making the switch because "'free' services are seldom actually free for users," and you often end up paying with your time or your data -- SmugMug says it doesn't sell user data to advertisers. It claims it would rather be transparent with its members.
Pro users now have access to unlimited video and photo storage once again. The paid plan also includes in-depth stats, ad-free browsing, discounts on other services and 5K photo support. Starting early 2019, you'll be able to upload videos up to ten minutes in length, up from the current three-minute limit. A Pro account will set you back $50/year, though if you upgrade before the end of November, you'll get a 30 percent discount on your first 12 months.
Meanwhile, as of January, Flickr will no longer require you to log in using a Yahoo account. CEO Don MacAskill wrote in a blog post that Flickr has new measures in place to tackle spam too, and claimed that, once Flickr has fully migrated from Yahoo's servers to Amazon Web Services, it will be faster than ever.