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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Google experts will take part in the June 4 Increasing Colorado's Participation in the Global Economy seminar in Denver, organized by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) in cooperation with Sen. Michael Bennet (D.-Colo), Ex-Im Bank announced.
The event is one of a series of Exports Live! seminars held by Ex-Im Bank across the country. Google is partnering with Ex-Im Bank to help Colorado's small businesses use the Internet to take advantage of marketing opportunities across the globe.
All interested Coloradans are invited to attend the seminar, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 4, at The Driscoll Center on the University of Denver campus.
I'm glad that Colorado small business owners and manufacturers will have the chance to learn from Google and Ex-Im Bank about the immense opportunities available from exporting, said Bennet. Exporting can bring a boost to our local economy by growing our small businesses, creating jobs and opening up a whole new market.
Sen. Bennet will deliver opening remarks at the seminar, followed by a keynote address by Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred P. Hochberg, and remarks by Google Manager of Online Sales John Nicoletti. A panel discussion will inform participants about Tools and Techniques for Marketing Globally. Panelists will include David Josephson, director of Ex-Im Bank's Western Regional Office, and representatives of other trade-related federal agencies and private companies.
Our goal is to work with Colorado companies to meet the new export opportunities out there, said Hochberg. Many companies want to take advantage of these opportunities but aren't aware of the government products and services available to them. This export seminar will introduce Coloradans to those tools, including those from Google.
Ex-Im Bank is the official export-credit agency of the United States. The independent, self-sustaining federal government agency helps to create and maintain U.S. jobs by financing the sales of U.S. exports, primarily to emerging markets throughout the world, providing loan guarantees, export-credit insurance and direct loans. More information is available on the Bank's web site at www.exim.gov, or by calling 1-800-565-3946 (1-800-565-EXIM) and selecting option 2.


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EASTON — Let's say you make birdhouses. It costs you $17 to build each one. They sell for $25 each.
Not bad, right? You're making money. Life is good.
But then the price of birdhouses enters a steep decline. Suddenly, you only get $12 per house. You lose money on each one. Should you stop making the houses? Or continue and hope for a price rebound? How long can you hold out?
Those are questions facing New York's dairy farmers, who have witnessed a dramatic and historic collapse in the price they're paid for milk. Many farmers are losing thousands of dollars each month, bringing predictions of a coming wave of bankruptcies.
"This is the worst situation I've ever seen," said Tom Borden, a dairy farmer for more than 30 years in the Washington County town of Easton, about 15 miles north of Troy. "I don't think we can overstate the seriousness of the problem."
Dairy prices are generally cyclical, and at the start of 2008 farmers were getting as much as $25 per 100 pounds of milk — a record price. Consumers griped about the prices they were paying at the grocery store, but dairy farms flourished.
"Those prices were a signal to dairy farmers that we need more milk," said Mark Stephenson, a senior extension associate at the Cornell University Program on Dairy Markets and Policy. "And they responded."
But the increase in milk production ultimately coincided with a global economic collapse that dramatically curtailed demand. As a result, milk prices plunged by 50 percent, pushing farmers into the red.
Other factors are in play, too. A milk-contamination scare in China curtailed the taste for dairy in one of the industry's fastest-growing markets. And a drought that had sapped supply in Australia ended, resuming that country's dairy production as prices plummeted.
For consumers, milk prices have dropped. The national average for a gallon of milk was nearly $4 per gallon in mid-2008. On Thursday, a gallon of milk at Price Chopper cost $2.59.
But that price fall is coming at the expense of farmers. The National Milk Producers Federation has estimated that U.S. farmers will see a $12 billion revenue drop this year.
"We're borrowing money just to make ends meet," said Eric Oombs, a dairy farmer in Chatham.
Help might be on the way. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday that prices paid to dairy farmers in September rose to $12.50 per hundredweight of milk, a 50-cent increase from August.
And Congressional leaders on Wednesday announced an agreement to provide $290 million to the U.S.D.A. for emergency dairy farm help, money that will supplement existing federal programs for dairy farmers.
But how that money will be distributed — and who will benefit — remains a topic of debate, with politicians from states with big farms facing off against those from states like New York and Vermont, where farms are generally smaller.Read Full Article
Some Capital Region farmers believe more help is needed. In fact, some gathered on Borden's Easton farm Thursday to rally in support of asking Gov. David Paterson to release $150 million to New York dairies.
Attendees at the rally conceded, though, that such a measure would be only a temporary solution to a supply-and-demand problem with worldwide causes. Milk prices would need to rise to at least $16 per hundredweight for farmers to break even, leading many to worry about the future of the industry in New York.
"We'd be being pretty optimistic if we (said) we're losing $10,000 per month," Borden said. "We're cutting corners every place we can."
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Soon after Walmart-Flipkart made the final announcement of the deal, traders organisation Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced Bharat Bandh on September 28 to oppose the deal.
Further, CAIT has said that it will also be launching a nation-wide Rath Yatra on September 15 and will hold a mega rally on December 16 to protest the alleged discriminatory treatment against traders.
The trader organisations believe that the deal will create an uneven level playing field and reduce the competition due to their business module which includes predatory pricing, deep discounting, and loss funding.
CAIT decided on the Bharat bandh at the annual general meeting held at Nagpur that was attended by over 200 prominent leaders across the country.
According to CAIT secretary general Praveen Khandelwal, the deal has violated Press Note 3 of 2016 of Government, and controls and dominates the retail trade through the passage of ecommerce.
Press Note 3 is a document that spells out FDI norms for ecommerce. It restrains ecommerce companies from influencing prices.
More About Protests By Traders Organisations
Earlier, in July, CAIT had conducted large scale protests around 1,000 places in 500 cities, including cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Surat, Bhopal, etc. It was also being said that the traders organisation may move to the Supreme Court if any action is not taken to block the Walmart-Flipkart deal.
The CAIT had also written to finance minister Piyush Goyal claiming that the Walmart-Flipkart deal would be cancerous for the Indian retail industry. The body had also warned that if no action is taken, other foreign ecommerce companies like Amazon and Alibaba will also engage in companies like Flipkart.
Earlier, associations such as Centre For Indian Trade Unions ( CITU) and All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) had asked for the nullification of the deal. The traders had alleged that the deal will cause irreversible damage to small traders and endanger the jobs of thousands.
Trader associations such as the All India Online Vendors Association (AIOVA) and the CAIT appealed to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to block the deal claiming it would hamper the survival of small retailers and traders in the country.
Amid protests, and the finalisation of the deal, Flipkart is grappling with the quality of bedsheets being sold on its marketplace as complaints have risen that the products do not match the specifications mentioned on the website.[The development was reported by ET]


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Among Us is one of the most popular games of the moment in the online environment, the title “appearing out of nowhere” and generating great interest worldwide from millions, and millions, of users, especially those who make live on YouTube and Twitch.
Among Us is extremely popular, and the game’s developers know this, so try to keep the world as busy as possible with their title, so we have an official announcement that will most certainly be enjoyed by many people who play this game. Download Among Us game from AmongUsGamePc.com.
Among Us has announced a new map by its developer, and below you can see the official message that was published by the creators of the title, and the unveiling of the new map would take place on December 10, during an event dedicated to games.
Among Us will have an extremely interesting new map that will give players new reasons to explore the virtual world more closely, and find the right locations to kill those they play against as impostors.
Among Us surprised everyone with its popularity, and this in the conditions in which we are talking about a title that quickly reached the attention of all people without initially having so much promotion, but the gameplay is attractive enough.


text: Paris will be making her big screen debut in a brand new film directed by Nash Edgerton. Amazon studios is producing the movie that does not yet have a name, but the dark thriller has already got an A list cast. Paris, obviously is involved, as is Charlize Theron and Amanda Seyfried. Something tells me this acting newbie will be in good hands with that kind of support on set. Do you think Paris is about to blow up as the next big "IT" girl?


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HTC has been producing a very well reviewed smartphones. In fact, HTC is considered one of the top smartphone manufacturers in the world. The company wants to further solidify its good reputation among smartphone fans with the release of the HTC One X. [Read more…]
The green movement is sweeping the planet. More and more users are becoming more aware of the environment and their impact on it and are taking measures to help out. Manufacturers are also slowly getting on the bandwagon and are taking their own measures to make make their own contributions as well. [Read more…]
Cameras have invaded gadgets in a big way. Practically all the gadgets that have been coming out in the last few years have a camera wedged in there somewhere. At this point, any device that doesn’t have a camera is considered an “incomplete” product. Just look at the first iPad and the flak it got for not having a camera when it was released. [Read more…]
The changes being brought about by technology has been getting faster with new gadgets and innovations being introduced to the public constantly. Because of this, certain “old” technologies are falling by the wayside and slowly becoming obsolete. [Read more…]
We’ve heard rumblings about it in the last few months and last June 7, Apple officially unveiled the latest version of their very popular mobile operating system — the iOS5. There is big reason to pay attention because iOS5 is installed in iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, combined this will mean that iOS5 is installed in a big majority of smart device, and we all know how rabid the following is for these Apple gadgets. Consider that over 200 million iOS-run Apple products have been sold worldwide and you will know that the world’s attention is on this new operating system. [Read more…]
To that, my immediate response was “No s–t, Sherlock!” Seriously, I remember a time when there were only two families in our entire subdivision who had mobile phones. There was a time when only a handful of students had mobile phones in class. And those mobile phones were not so mobile as they are now.
Way back then, the issue of increased cancer risk was already being brought up. There were studies – supposedly – being conducted. Then some years later, most every health organization in the world took the stand that the studies were inconclusive and that it was safe for the general public to continue living their lives connected to their mobile phones.
As things would have it, the tides have changed yet again. An agency under the World Health Organization has released the findings of a study on the effects of prolonged cellphone use on humans. ((LA Times)) The findings point to the possibility of increasing the chance of forming two kinds of tumors. The good news is that one is not cancerous. Called acoustic neuroma, this noncancerous tumor forms in the nerve that goes from the ear to the brain.
The bad news – aside from the fact that you have been excessively using that mobile phone in the past years thinking that you were totally safe – is that the other tumor is cancerous. This other possibility is called glioma, a specific kind of brain cancer.
The frustrating – but expected – thing is that WHO says that the study does not have definitive findings and that further tracking is necessary. The organization does, however, state that the risk for these health problems roughly doubles after 10 years (a decade) of cellphone use. So I have been using a cellphone for more than 10 years – shall I go have a CT scan or MRI now?
Seriously, though, many other researchers and scientists do not agree with WHO at this point. They belong to the school of thought that upholds studies showing that there is no link between brain cancer and mobile phone usage.
As for us mere gadget lovers/users, we can only sit back and read about what the researchers come up with. One question that I would like to pose is this: WHO being a respected body, how are you going to take their advisory about cellphone use? Will this piece of news (rather stale, I think) affect how you use your mobile phone?
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Nahhh…… not about the skimpy clothes the girl who passed by is wearing but rather the coverage of the many networks that are offering mobiles all over the place. Carriers offer mobile phone units for free in exchange for subscriptions to their mobile plans which is the norm in the industry. The mobile phone invasion has resulted in a whole generation of people who cannot exist without their mobiles that just keep on getting better and smaller.
Though most carriers have expanded their coverage areas, it is still wise to compare cell phone coverage areas for the best deal. Though dead-spots may never be eliminated, the larger the area coverage, the better, so you don’t get a no coverage message as you make an emergency call. The huge expanse of the US being one solid mass is easy to cover with satellite and land-based site antennas but even in the most developed areas, too much interference or noise as it is called can interfere with your mobile’s signal.
For those waiting to bring Mozilla’s rendering goodness with them on the go because they feel that heavy contenders for mobile browsers like Opera Mobile and Safari for the iPhone isn’t just cutting it, well, luck is on your side. The much-awaited Firefox Mobile 1.0 is finally out, but for those unlucky to not have a Nokia N900 will have to wait a bit because this new contender in the mobile browser war is available only for Maemo.
From Download Squad:
Like the desktop version of Firefox, version 1.0 of Firefox for Mobile looks to set itself apart from other mobile browsers with the inclusion of browser add-ons.
Mozilla’s Weave Sync add-on is already available for Firefox for Mobile, and in the blog post announcing the new browser’s release Mozilla point out some third-party add-ons that they anticipate will be useful in a mobile context, including AdBlock Plus, URL Fixer, TwitterBar, language translators, and geo guides.
I love the fact that Mozilla is also going to let us bring add-ons anywhere, but we all know that add-ons are the leading causes of crashes for Firefox. They give us additional functionality and make Firefox better than any other browser out there, but it perceptibly slows down the browser 30-40% on some pages. I sure hope they manage to pull off something that’ll let let us choose mobile-ready add-ons that won’t impact the mobile experience that much in terms of speed and reliability.
What do you guys think? Do you think a vanilla browser is good enough already or should we push for the full Firefox experience for mobile?
It looks like Google’s not going to let news about their Nexus One die, because specs of the much-awaited Google Phone have come out. I’m guessing this is meant to stem the steady stream of questions about the phone’s guts. I mean, how the heck are we all supposed to know if the Nexus One is going to be good if we don’t know a single thing about its hardware specs?
The good news is that the guys from Engadget have been able to get their hands on a Nexus One, and darn it’s good. The highlights of the Nexus One specs are as follows: 1GHz Qualcomm QSD (Snapdragon) 8250 processor, 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touch screen (currently non-multi-touch), quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz) GSM/EDGE and tri-band (900, 1700, 2100MHz) HSDPA support, a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, an included 4GB microSD card with support up to 32GB, 5MP camera with mechanical autofocus and LED flash, Android v2.1, and a very svelte 0.45-inch thick body.
It’s also possible that it’s going to work on T-Mobile 3g and not (the much-ranted about) AT&T 3G. That’s good.
One more thing: it’s going to be available come January 5. Yes, that soon! But it’s going to be available only for limited “invite-only” retail sales. That means you have to look far and wide into the bowels of eBay (heh) to get your hands on a Nexus One if you’re not invited.
There isn’t any word on pricing yet, but it looks like the Nexus One is indeed coming much sooner than we thought.
It all started as rumors spreading in Twitter. Apparently Google employees were given a phone to test (or “dogfeed,” as the practice is known). The employees started tweeting about how amazing it was and how it can cure cancer, solve world hunger, etc. Okay, I’m just kidding. But we all know how great the new phone is and how Android 2.1 is amazing on it.
Soon, pictures of the new phone started to leak and spread like wildfire. The “Google Phone” is running on HTC hardware and it seems to be an HTC Passion, but without the branding.
Google at first was claiming that the phone was just a mobile lab for their developers to use over the holidays:
We recently came up with the concept of a mobile lab, which is a device that combines innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features and capabilities, and we shared this device with Google employees across the globe. This means they get to test out a new technology and help improve it.
Soon it was revealed that the Google Phone is actually called the Nexus One, and it will be sold unlocked. Amazing.
Again, I don’t think I want to use the term iPhone killer. Please, it’s been overdone. But believe me when I say that only Google would have the same brand equity as Apple which would demand the same amount of loyalty. Plus the fact that the Nexus One is unlocked and can be used with any carrier is going to win them a lot of users fed up with AT&T.
Let us wait and see what will happen.
Meanwhile, here’s a video of Nexus One booting up at a less-than-impressive 20 seconds. If Google hopes to beat the iPhone, the Nexus One has got to do better than that.


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More Colours Of The Samsung Galaxy Sport Leak
Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy S10 lineup and its first foldable smartphone which is allegedly called the Samsung Galaxy F. The upcoming devices will launch at the Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event which is set for 20 February. In addition to the foldable phone and 2019 flagships, the company is also expected to unveil smart wearables.
Reports claim that during the Galaxy Unpacked event the company will also launch the Galaxy Sport smartwatch which is focused on fitness enthusiasts. A past leak exposed the white colour variant of the device and fresh leaks suggest that the company will also launch it in three other colour options.
Samsung Galaxy Sport Design and Colours
The leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy Sport exhibit that the device has a circular watch face and a metal body with a matte finish. The right side of the device has two recessed switches which along with the touchscreen display will be used to operate its features. Notably, the anticipated smartwatch does not have a rotary dial which was present on the Samsung Gear watch. Going by the leaks, the upcoming smartpwatch will be available in four colour options which are as follows:
- Teal Blue
- Pink Gold
The Samsung Galaxy Sport smartwatch was previously spotted at the FCC which revealed its key features. The upcoming smartwatch from Samsung has 4 GB of inbuilt storage, 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC support for mobile payments. Like past wearables from Samsung, the future device is also expected to run on Tizen OS which will be optimised for easy operability via the side mounted buttons.


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80 Percent of American Adults Go Online
November 6, 2007 1:15 PM
More and more Americans hop on the web to get a little bit of Internet fix
A new Harris Poll reveals that
four out of five American adults are Internet connected
The poll was conducted between July and October of 2007 and surveyed 2,062 adults. Its findings were that 79 percent of these adults go online making estimates of America's total online body count at around 179 million adult users. In addition, the poll found that adults spend an average of 11 hours a week on the Internet -- some
regulars spend particularly more.
Regina Corso, director of the Harris Poll, sees the usage figure as a significant milestone. "We're up to almost 80 percent of adults who now are online, or are somehow gaining access to the Internet. That's a pretty impressive figure," she said.
Surprisingly, elderly are flocking online in increasing numbers. People over the age of 65 years old accounted for 9 percent of Internet usage in the poll, while they account for 16 percent of the population at large. It looks like the elderly
use more technology than just Wiis
Some groups stayed level between the percentage of Internet users in the particular group and the total percentage of the population in that particular group. For example, 13 percent of Internet users are Hispanic, while 13 percent of America's population is Hispanic.
Young adults, between 18 to 29 years old account for 22 percent of the U.S. population and 25 percent of the estimated Internet use.
Harris Poll started collecting information on Internet usage in 1995 – at that time; only 9 percent of adults went online. Since then usage has grown more than eight fold.
The new poll showed that in 2006 that 72 percent of adults went online at home, 37 percent went online at work and 31 percent went online elsewhere. "They are finding however possible to get online ... A third of the people who are online, that's how they're getting there – some alternate way," Poll director Corso said.
Corso hopes to begin analyzing what devices the population uses to get online and America approaches a fully Internet connected adult population.
Corso feels that we will soon reach nearly 100 percent usage noting the recent gains. She says, "We're getting closer. Every year it's getting more and more like the general population picture."
While the poll indicates overwhelming usage, it does not investigate what exactly people do online; from browsing news sites like
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“Although many of the global supply chain issues improved in the second quarter, global events are still impacting the industry,” said researcher IDC. Industrial printer shipments were down slightly overall in Q2 2022 but direct-to-garment (DTG) printer shipments increased by 22% compared to the previous quarter.
Industrial printer shipments declined 1.6% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker.
"The worldwide market is still hindered by supply chain challenges and other disruptive global events," said Tim Greene, research director, Hardcopy Solutions at IDC. "While we're seeing some really strong developments that indicate strength on the demand side, the availability of products across the board is still questionable, and that is a factor for the industrial printer market in 2022."
Q2 2022 Highlights
Large format digital printer shipments declined almost 2.5% on a worldwide basis compared to Q1 2022.
Direct-to-garment (DTG) printer shipments grew 22% in 2Q22 when compared to the previous quarter. Higher end unit growth drove solid gains in system value.
Direct-to-shape printer shipments grew 5.2% in 2Q22 compared to 1Q22.
Industrial digital label & packaging printer shipments grew 10.6% compared to the previous quarter.
Industrial textile printer shipments declined 28% compared to 1Q22.
"More than any particular industry or technology segment the changes in regional markets were what drove total shipments lower for the quarter," noted Greene.
Regional results for 2Q22 include the following highlights:
Shipments in the Central & Eastern European market were down nearly 45% as more global vendors limit their activities in the region due to the war in the Ukraine.
Shipments in China declined by 17% compared to 1Q22 while shipments in Japan declined by 13% compared to 1Q22.
Shipments in North America (US + Canada) grew more than 12% compared to the previous quarter.
Modest growth in Western Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa regions helped offset some of the declines in other regions.
Uncertainty continues to be the dominant theme in the industrial printer market, according to the IDC.
“Although many of the global supply chain issues improved in the second quarter, global events are still impacting the industry. In addition to any lingering supply chain problems, inflation and a potential recession continue to cloud the outlook for the second half of 2022 and beyond. However, many of the demand drivers are positive and that has helped offset some of the market disruption caused by these global concerns.”
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker provides total market size and vendor share for five major market categories: large format, label and packaging, direct to garment, industrial textile, and direct to shape.


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Last Jan. 11, Samsung launched the newest line of smartphones called the Samsung Galaxy A (2017). It comes in two variants: the A5, with a 5.2” screen, and the A7, with the 5.7” screen. Reasonably priced with the Galaxy A5 at P19,990 and the Galaxy A7 at P23,990. You can travel without ever having to worry about missing another Instagram-worthy moment with a 16 MP high-resolution camera that can take photos even in low light. Take as many photos as you please, since there’s no need to go on a photo delete spree as both phones have an expandable memory of up to 256GB. The phone battery is also fast-charging and lasts longer with a 3,000mAh battery for the Galaxy A5 and and 3,600 mAh for the Galaxy A7.
If this doesn’t have you running to the nearest Samsung store ASAP, we don’t know what will. Get first dibs on these phones by visiting Lazada starting Jan. 14. Start booking your future trip while you’re at it; there’s no better time to test your new travel buddy than this year.


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Google has had another complaint lodged against it, this time over Android and claims that it is using the mobile operating system in “deceptive” ways to its own advantage. The complaint was made by Fairsearch Europe, composed of the likes of Microsoft and Nokia, to name a few, and comes just as EU antitrust regulators are wrapping up their look into other areas of issue with the company.
According to the complaint, Google is using Android, which is in the majority in the current smartphone market, to give its own apps and related services an advantage. The company does this, the complaint alleges, by forcing manufacturers to include Google apps on the homescreen, one of multiple actions that have received criticism.
In response, Antitrust Chief for the EU Joaquin Almunia stated that they have been looking into Android separately from the Search issue, but a specific statement on the complaint against the mobile operating system wasn’t given. He went on to elaborate, according to the New York Times, on the search inquiry, saying that Google has offered proposals in recent days.
Although the complaint has been lodged, the EU can choose not to pursue it, something that won’t be made known until a later date. For its part, Google has declined commenting on the new complaint. For now, the company is still working “cooperatively” with the antitrust regulators to settle the matter on what are said to be unfair search practices that it uses to harm its competition.
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Kate Tyrrell, events and relationships manager of my energi: “The EV Cafe has quickly become a much loved webinar across the industry. The eclectic mix of experts across the EV sector inject fun back into zoom meetings. The team continue to secure incredible guest speakers and keep us all thoroughly entertained. We are thrilled to sponsor the EV Cafe, who up until April have been self funded. Now we hope to see the team travel around more, make even more mischief and take the positive EV message to a bigger audience.”
A regular guest on the Café and a true enabler of zero emissions mobility worldwide, myenergi is renowned for designing the zappi EV charger. The first device on the market capable of utilising 100% renewable energy, myenergi is committed to minimising reliance on natural resources and decarbonising the future of transport.
Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, commented: “As businesses begin the transition towards electrification, it’s more important than ever to discuss best practice, learn from the experiences of others and ask questions to support your journey. The EV Café brings together the world’s leading experts in a collaborative environment to share insight and drive change.
“Our partnership with the EV Café will help us to spread the message of eco-smart EV charging and the benefits it can deliver for businesses and their employees. We’re really looking forward to kicking things off and joining the EV Café as charging systems category sponsor for the next year!”
John Curtis, head of sustainable marketing at the EV Café, added: “myenergi has always been a big supporter of the EV Café, so we’re excited to welcome the team on board as our first official sponsor. As a simple initiative started at the beginning of lockdown to bring the industry together virtually, the project has since become a thriving community reaching thousands of individuals worldwide.
“With myenergi on board, we can continue to spread the message of low emission transport, championing the industry with insight from our experts.”
For more information about myenergi’s first-to-market range of eco-smart technologies, visit: www.myenergi.com. For more information about the EV Café, or to become a patreon, visit: https://www.patreon.com/EVCafe.


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IMEX America increases hosted buyer programme to 2000
Strong demand from US and international associations, hotel groups and agencies to bring their top buyers to IMEX America when it launches in October 2011 has led organisers, the IMEX Group, to announce an increase in expected hosted buyer numbers. The announcement comes just four months after the show was launched.
22 February 2010 Chairman, Ray Bloom, announced that 2000 qualified buyers will now be hosted to the new Las Vegas trade show for the meetings, incentive travel and events industry - an increase of just over 30 percent on the figure announced at launch. 80% of these buyers will come from North America, with the balance attending from around the world.
Says Bloom: "Our previous figures were confident but conservative. Recent discussions with our partners and other new business alliances make it clear that that there is pent-up demand. I'm confident we will see 2000 hosted buyers at IMEX America - an increase of more than 30 percent on our previous announcement. As mentioned before, the IMEX hosted buyer program is set to be the largest of its kind for any such US trade show and unique in this regard."
IMEX America is set to follow a completely different model to any other trade show of its kind in the US due to the scale of the hosted program. Qualification for places on the program will follow the strict guidelines that have been used to build the authority and credibility of IMEX in Frankfurt. The program will bring top quality association, corporate and agency buyers from every corner of the meetings and events industry onto the show floor to do business with exhibitors. In addition, according to the 'IMEX model' they will spend longer periods of time on the show floor meeting exhibitors compared to non-hosted trade visitors.
As Bloom explains, "IMEX puts extremely high levels of effort and detail into making sure that only buyers who are active, serious and proven to place business attend as our hosted buyer guests. We already have some excellent partnerships with intermediaries who are similarly committed to these high standards and to driving serious business at the show. Together we place the strongest emphasis possible on getting this aspect of IMEX America absolutely right from the start. This is what our exhibitors expect and this is why IMEX has an unparalleled reputation. MPI, Site, PCMA and ASAE are just some of the most important organizations we will work with in the US to drive buyer attendance. They know and understand our unique model and are highly committed to it. Other US and international partnerships will be announced shortly."
Bloom sums up: "Although the first IMEX America is over a year away, we have a very clear vision of what success will look like for our exhibitors, hosted buyers and trade visitors and we have a clear plan for bringing that vision to life at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas October 2011."
Future dates for IMEX America are also now confirmed as 9 - 11 October 2012 and 15 - 17 October 2013.
Photo: Ray Bloom, chairman of IMEX.


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By Otsuki Yoko
High prices are anticipated for imported beef and chicken at the end of the year when demand is high. These meats are currently already being traded at high prices. In the aftermath of COVID-19, domestic inventories of imported beef and chicken are decreasing. It is possible that procurement prices will rise further due to soaring prices overseas. Restaurants have started to raise prices, and there are growing concerns about a slowdown in consumption.
Some people in the imported beef market have started to say that “procurement prices in the U.S. are likely to spike after November this year.” According to a meat wholesaler, there are widespread concerns that “restaurants and mass retailers who want to increase their inventory toward the end of the year will have to purchase imports at even higher prices.”
According to the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC), the inventory of imported beef was 121,000 tons as of the end of August 2021, a 8.5% reduction compared with the same month in 2020. There is great pushback against the accumulation of inventory in 2020, caused by the decrease in demand from the restaurant industry, but the figure is 0.6% less than that of August 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The increase in prices is due to the soaring prices set by importers. Demand for mainstay American beef is strong in the U.S. and China, whose economies have recovered from COVID-19. According to ALIC, [U.S.] exports to China from January to June 2021 increased about 11.7 times compared with the same period in 2020. Local U.S. prices in August 2021 were 50% higher than those for the same month in 2020. An import trading company official comments, “We cannot buy products with higher prices because we would not be able to sell them.” Trading companies and wholesalers are limiting their procurement to only the minimum amount necessary. (Abridged)


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OnePlus 3, the flagship smartphone from OnePlus is waiting for its official announcement and after numerous leaks and rumors over the weeks we know almost everything we need to know about this smartphone. That being said the smartphone has now passed through FCC certification once again confirming the specifications of this phone. This smartphone is said to be launched on June 14 which is just around 15 days away.
OnePlus 3 specs were kind of confirmed when the smartphone was first spotted on TENNA but the specs revealed by FCC are not quite as clear as those revealed by TENNA. FCC has mentioned the dimensions of this phone as 151×74×7mm and weight of 158.75 grams which is slightly different from those mentioned by TENNA. Further, it has been revealed that this phone comes with WiFi, unknown version of Bluetooth, 4G LTE and a 3000mAh battery along with Oxygen OS 3.1.0 ROM.


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Two entrepreneurs share what it's like to start a business in the midst of a global pandemic
Two Calgary entrepreneurs aren't letting COVID-19 stop them from new ventures
A global pandemic has caused stress and uncertainty for a lot of businesses but some entrepreneurs are not letting COVID-19 stand in the way of their brand new ventures.
There is a steady line of customers, salivating at their choices of home-made ice cream flavours offered at Abbey's Creations in Montgomery.
It's the opposite of what owner Abbey Claro was afraid of when she launched the business three weeks ago.
"We're in COVID-19, we're not going to make money, how can we survive, how can we feed our family," Claro said.
Abbey's Creations was supposed to open in March just as Calgary called a state of local emergency and closed non-essential businesses.
Claro, who always wanted to be her own boss, moved to the city from the Philippines in 2017.
She worked in various fast food restaurants, saving and planning for this moment.
Now she's starting her own venture in a global pandemic, when many seasoned businesses are struggling.
"I see at other shops, like [before] COVID-19, lining up until the door — that is what I want in my shop, too," Claro said.
Up the road in Parkdale, another new business is popping up.
Prasad Vishwasrao started serving gourmet coffee and food at Nove Nine on June 9.
Vishwasrao has a background in hotel management and accounting and said starting a new business in the middle of a global pandemic isn't that scary.
He believes after being cooped up at home for weeks, people are ready to spend money.
"So if a new business is opening, it will flourish right away instead of waiting for at least three months to start building up and those kinds of things. People are more curious now to go out and try," Vishwasrao said.
Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta, said he's happy to see new businesses.
"We've taken a huge hit to to the economy from a spending standpoint and employment standpoint, so any businesses that are willing to give it a go and create jobs and get some economic activity again, is great news."
An uphill battle
Legge said it can be difficult to market a business in a time of physical distancing, when people aren't out and about as much, so he said it's important to focus on driving demand.
"People will go to the places they trust or they know, they do have much more of an uphill battle given they don't have a track record and they have to work on building that trust and confidence."
Claro said despite her worries, she has faith in her business and a passion for making ice cream.
"This is my dream. If you have courage, go for it."


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The Meta-fication of the internet continues with the rebranding of Facebook's mobile payment platform to Meta Pay.
Customers can expect to see the name change "soon," according to Stephane Kasriel, head of commerce and financial technologies at Meta.
Available across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp since 2019, the soon-to-be Meta Pay is used by people and businesses in 160 countries for payments, split charges, gift cash, and to request money in 55 currencies.
And while the rebranding is underway, Meta is in the early stages of creating what it calls a simplified "single wallet experience" for people to represent "who they are, what they own, and how they pay," Kasriel said. That is, how users can prove their identity, store digital goods, and, most importantly, have them available in the metaverse.
"We see this as an important opportunity to bring more people into the financial system," the blog said, highlighting the importance of connecting folks to basic investment services. "We've seen first hand that when people can access financial tools, they're more empowered to support themselves and others, or start a business."
Facebook, Inc. renamed itself Meta in October last year to reflect the company's new priority on building a Ready Player One-esque virtual reality world where people live, work, and play through avatars and digital goods. The retitling, however, was not limited to jut the parent company: Products such as Oculus Quest and Facebook Portal are now known as Meta Quest and Meta Portal. It's unclear whether Facebook Messenger will follow suit.


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One of the participants of the forum XDA-Developers revealed some information about new smartphones Xiaomi.
The Chinese manufacturer began testing three devices with the code names “Pyxis”, “Bamboo_sprout” and “Cosmos_sprout”. The last two are devices for the global market, which will be released as part of the Android One program. This is said by the word “sprout” (from the English sprout) in the names. There is no information about the first device, but presumably, this is the Chinese version of “Bamboo_sprout” or “Cosmos_sprout”.
Most likely, the new Android One devices will be the successors of last year’s Xiaomi Mi A2 and Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite. The leak says they will get OLED displays with subscreen fingerprint scanners. They will also be equipped with a 32-megapixel front camera, like the Vivo V15 Pro and Qualcomm 600th or 700th series processors. Other details about the novelty yet.
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Reuben pointed me to this TIME article about the emerging Indian middle-class with its spending power.
[There] is a new breed of consumer in India young, increasingly wealthy and willing to spend on everything from mobile phones to sneakers to French fries. In the not-too-distant past, such goodies were off limits to all but a fortunate elite in India, but a rapidly changing economy is making the higher life available to more and more of the country’s billion-strong population. College graduates are landing well-paying jobs in a host of emerging industries that barely existed in India three years ago: retail chains, fast-food restaurants, mobile-phone companies and especially call centers, data-processing firms and other businesses that do “back office” work for U.S. companies. KSA Technopak, a management-consulting firm in New Delhi, estimates that these young adults command $10.5 billion in cash to burn. The spending of these college grads is rising about 12% a year more than twice the pace of the economy’s growth.
The youngsters are part of a middle-class boom in India. The National Council of Applied Economic Research estimates that the number of people living in households that earn at least $1,800 annually considered the minimum for middle-income families has increased 17% in just the past three years, to more than 700 million. At this income level, Indian families can purchase motorbikes, televisions and refrigerators. The organization expects the number to rise an additional 24% by 2007. “Income is growing like anything,” says R.K. Shukla, a statistician at the National Council. “The future is very rosy in India.”
I am not so sure about the 700 million figure. That would make it 70% of India. Considering that that is how much of India lives in rural areas where incomes haven’t gone up much, I think there maybe an error in what TIME is saying.
Anyway, what is definitely beyond doubt is that there is a great propensity to spend among the growing middle class. One can see the results: malls, multiplexes, restaurants, mobiles and the softer (dumber) stories in most of the Indian media.


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Crowdfunding law to change VC strategy on startup funding
A new law that takes effect in 2013 will allow companies to solicit investments using online “crowdfunding” sources similar to Kickstarter. While the SEC is still writing the rules, experts say venture capital firms may start their own crowdfunding sites to test the feasibility of startups before they invest.
The return of the tech IPO
While tech initial public offerings haven’t had much success lately (see: Facebook, Zynga), at least two Puget Sound-based companies are hoping to buck the trend. Seattle’s worst-kept secret is that data visualization company Tableau Software intends to make an IPO soon, likely in 2013. Not to be outdone, Bellevue-based traffic data company Inrix is expected to go public next year as well.
Big data will get bigger, draw VC funding
The cloud may have dominated 2012, but “big data” is the tech term to know as we head into 2013.
Big data refers to the massive amount of data collected by all types of sources. And everyone from drug researchers to car makers to bloggers is interested in what’s possible with all this online information.
Many Seattle companies, from startups to the big guys, are jumping into big data.
Amazon Web Services sells space on its cloud servers and recently made the genetic codes from 1,700 people available to researchers for free.
Mid-sized company Medio helps tech companies track app usage, and startup Atigeo helps health insurance companies analyze medical records for more accurate billing.
Venture capital is flowing to big data. Madrona Venture Group listed it as a 2013 focus. Startup Opscode saw $20 million in funding in 2012.
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New Microsoft Surface vs. iPad Ad
In Microsoft’s continued efforts to point out the iPads shortcomings, they’ve released another ad stating the spec differences between the two devices. Despite their best efforts the Surface has had weak sales and Microsoft has even dropped the price by $150. What do you think, are these ads successful in convincing you to purchase a Surface? Let us know in the comments below.


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Bank of America begins contactless push, reissuing cards in major markets
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In another major step towards contactless adoption in the United States, Bank of America plans to reissue contactless credit and debit cards to all current cardholders in select cities this year.
Last month, Bank of America began its rollout of contactless cards to customers in New York, Boston and San Francisco. Cardholders in these cities will receive a contactless version of their card by mail.
This method is different than the contactless rollouts conducted by other major issuers, like Chase and Wells Fargo. Their adoption process is incremental: contactless cards are issued to new customers and to existing cardholders when their current card expires.
With its more proactive plan, Bank of America will be at the forefront of contactless adoption in their targeted cities by simplifying the process for millions of cardholders looking to make the switch.
New York, Boston and San Francisco were chosen as the test markets for Bank of America’s contactless rollout “based on a number of factors,” according to a representative from the issuer. “These are major markets for us, so we could reach a large, significant number of cardholders. We also took into account the density of contactless-enabled merchants as well as recent moves of local mass transit systems to accept contactless cards.”
This rollout doesn’t necessarily mean Bank of America will follow with a nationwide contactless push, though. Success, based on transaction volume and implementation in these three initial cities will likely determine whether adoption rates justify a more widespread approach.
If you are a Bank of America cardholder in one of the three markets involved in the pilot program, look out for a new card to arrive by mail if it hasn’t already.
Contactless credit cards, along with mobile wallet digital payments which use the same technology, can be processed in seconds and are much faster than dipping an EMV chip card. But they’re just as secure as the EMV cards consumers have become familiar with over the past few years, as they use the same NFC (near-field communication) technology to complete payments.
While countries like the United Kingdom and Canada have seen widespread adoption of contactless payments for a while, the U.S. is just beginning to catch up. According to Visa, 80 of the top 100 merchants by transaction already allow contactless payments. Visa also expects 100 million contactless cards to be issued in the U.S. by the end of 2019.
As consumers become more aware of the benefits of contactless, mass transit systems across the country make them convenient and merchants and issuers continue to increase accessibility, experts believe we’ll see widespread contactless adoption take off in the U.S. over the next few years.
If you’re interested in contactless payments but haven’t been issued contactless-enabled card yet, you can contact your issuer or test the contactless waters yourself by connecting your current credit card to a digital wallet like Apple Pay or Samsung Pay.


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Bodycote A Winner?
“Interactive Investor” is a UK firm which describes itself as the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform. The firm like many around the world is making predictions about which companies are going to survive and prosper after COVID-19. One which the company mentions is commercial heat treating giant Bodycote and their stated reasons are below-basically they feel that some of Bodycote’s competitors will not survive the current crisis. A condensed version of their thoughts are below with the complete article available at https://www.ii.co.uk/analysis-
“A team of city analysts name the companies they think will emerge stronger post Covid-19. Heavily-sold shares in JD Sports Fashion (LSE:JD.), Auto Trader (LSE:AUTO) and Paragon Banking Group (LSE:PAG) were today among 32 stocks backed by a City firm to “survive and thrive” in the Covid-19 markets crisis. Peel Hunt’s list of companies it expects to emerge from the pandemic with stronger market positions and growth prospects covers 11 sectors, with Bodycote (LSE:BOY) and Avon Rubber (LSE:AVON) among the industrials and Dunelm (LSE:DNLM) and ASOS (LSE:ASC) the other two stocks from the retail category. The broker uses seven themes to determine its “clear winners”, including balance sheet strength, technology adoption and potential exposure to significantly increased government spending. It also looks for companies focused on opportunity rather than survival. On Bodycote, Peel Hunt noted that the heat treatment firm’s competition was made up of local private companies that might not last a protracted crisis. This would provide the opportunity to acquire high-class assets in an industry where meaningful M&A is rare. Bodycote, which is in the interactive investor Aggressive Winter Portfolio, is tipped to rise from 582p to 800p. The third industrials stock on the list is performance materials business Coats.”


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Churchill Downs Inc. reported late Tuesday that it swung to a third-quarter loss from a profit in the same quarter last year.
The horse racing venue operator said it had a third-quarter loss of $3.8 million, or 29 cents a share, including impairment charges at its Ellis Park racetrack totaling $6.2 million, or 34 cents a share. In the year-ago period, the reported a profit of $7.9 million, or 59 cents a share.
Revenue fell 1.4 percent to $122.2 million.
Separately Tuesday, Churchill Downs said it has sold 19 percent of the Kentucky Downs racetrack to Kelley Farms Racing for $3.2 million in Churchill Downs stock.
The sale reduces Churchill Downs' ownership in Kentucky Downs to 5 percent.
Also as part of the deal, the company redeemed 539,489 shares of its stock from Kelley, valued at $19.9 million, in exchange for a convertible promissory note.


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Zekulin said, “The inability of the Ontario government to license retail stores, right off the bat, has resulted in half of the expected market in Canada simply not existing.”
- He noted LPs should accept responsibility for the initial supply shortage that forced Ontario to shut down REC retail licensing, but concluded, “The fact is: there are not enough stores [in Ontario…] and the inability to get more stores rolled out is dramatically hurting the sector.”
- Canopy president Rade Kovacevic said, “The Canadian market is 6-12 months behind where we thought it would be because of (slow) store openings.”
Canopy CFO Mike Lee said the company assumes Ontario will begin licensing 40 new stores per month beginning in January.
- Saying the company believes the province could support 1,000 retailers, Canopy predicted “The number of stores serving [Ontario] consumers could approach 600 within 12 to 18 months.”
- BMO Capital Markets analyst Tamy Chen said Ontario could not possibly open enough stores in the next year to accommodate the sector’s expected production.
Canopy took “a restructuring charge of $32.7M for returns, return provisions, and pricing allowances primarily related to its softgel & oil portfolio”—two products unpopular with consumers.
- During the last quarterly earnings report in August, Canopy took an $8M gross revenue adjustment on “oversupply of certain oil and gel-cap formats in certain markets.” Retailers reported they were “just not selling.”
- Responding to this quarter’s news, the Financial Post‘s Vanmala Subramaniam said, “Those were disaster products for Canopy.”
- Zekulin connected low oils and gelcap sales to the shortage of stores, insisting, “There is still interest in soft gels and oils.”
Inventory writedowns could become more widespread as wholesale prices decline and LPs that estimated the value of their “biological assets” at far greater than the present selling price are forced to adjust.


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43% Decline in Trade With US
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s commercial exchanges with the US stood at $17.2 million during January-April to register a 43.97% decline compared to the corresponding period of 2019.
Latest data released by the US Census Bureau show Iran exported $2.9 million worth of goods to the US during the four months to April 30, indicating a 480% year-on-year hike.
Imports from the US stood at $14.3 million in the four months, down by 52.65% YOY.
Bilateral trade in April amounted to $1.7 million, down 85.95% YOY.
Iran did not have any exports to the US during April, while imports reached $1.7 million, indicating an 85.95% decrease YOY.
Iran-US trade amounted to $74.5 million in 2019, registering an 84.97% decline compared to the year before.
Iran exported only $1.4 million worth of goods to the US last year, down by 98% YOY.
Imports from the US totaled $73.1 million in 2019, down by 82.83% YOY.


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An Albanese Labor Government will give a boost to businesses that play fair, ease the cost of living and help drive down prices for Australian families by tackling anti-competitive behaviour.
Better competition means cheaper prices.
With the costs of living rising faster than your pay, competition and cheaper prices are more important than ever. But under the Liberals, too many businesses and consumers still face rip offs and activity that sabotages honest competition.
When power companies lie to customers about the reason their charge is going up, or when booking platforms only pretend to show their best deals, it's Australian consumers who pay the price.
We want to see businesses who provide great service, respect their customers and develop valuable products rewarded.
But when they’re up against companies that have found ways to boost profits by doing the opposite, good businesses fall behind, new players can’t get a start and customers ultimately pay more and get less choice.
Labor will ensure that anti-competitive conduct is deterred by putting in place stronger penalties.
An Albanese Labor Government will strengthen Australia’s competition laws by increasing penalties for anti-competitive behaviour, ensuring the price for misconduct is high enough to deter unfair activity that takes money out of Australian families’ pockets.
By increasing the maximum fine from $10 million to $50 million, Labor would bring Australia’s penalties closer to international best practice.
Labor’s changes will not only be good for consumers but will also support the majority of Australian businesses that are playing fair. There’s nothing worse than playing by the rules against a competitor who’s doing the wrong thing because they’re not scared of the penalties.
Alongside increasing penalties, Labor will move to establish a ‘Super Complaint’ function within the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
This measure will mean trusted consumer groups, such as CHOICE, and business sector advocates will be able to enlist the competition regulator to investigate serious complaints of behaviour that’s hurting Australians.
This will ensure the competition commission is even more responsive to the needs of Australian consumers and Australian businesses.


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Amazon is finally making its move here in Singapore.
The company today launched Amazon Prime Now for Singapore customers, which they can shop via a mobile app for a selection of products including groceries, cosmetics, electronics and household needs.
Hundreds of items are being made available at the moment and there’s no doubt the product range will continue to grow over the next few months.
Strangely, Amazon did not kick off their business here in Singapore with a website but instead opted to go mobile first. They have, however, purchased a few domains including amazon.com.sg and primenow.sg, both which redirects visitors to download the Prime Now mobile app (available for both Android and Apple devices).
Amazon Prime Now Singapore offers blazing fast delivery similar to what’s being offered in the USA, ensuring orders will be delivered within a 2-hour period between 10am and 10pm.
Free delivery applies for orders above S$40, otherwise, a S$5.99 fee applies. Customers can also choose to have their orders delivered within the hour for S$9.99.
As part of the launch in Singapore, Amazon will be offering a couple discounts for first-timers (minimum S$40 order):
- VISA Cardholders – Enter promo code VISA20 to enjoy S$20 off first order
- $10 off first order – Enter promo code PRIMENOW10 to enjoy S$10 off first order


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Lamborghini India is looking at nearly tripling its volumes with the launch of the Urus SUV next year.
“Ideally, for sportscars, India should be a much bigger market than what the number reflects but it’s not. However, demand for SUVs is high given the challenges we have with infrastructure. So with the Urus coming in, we see our volumes growing by 2.5-3 times,” Lamborghini India head Sharad Agarwal told Autocar India in an interview.
At present, Lamborghini leads the Indian super sportscar segment that comprises cars with pricing upwards of Rs 2.5 crore. Of the 70-odd cars sold in the segment in 2016, over 30 were Lamborghinis.
The ‘Super SUV’ as Lamborghini calls the Urus, has already brought about a significant ramp up in the company’s production capacity at its plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, doubling it to 7,000 units a year.
Interestingly, the performance carmaker is beefing up its service network across the country in an effort to prepare for the launch of the Urus. This is because it anticipates a five-fold jump in the distance covered by Urus customers as compared to those owning its supercars.
“A lot of customers will be driving the Urus around 10,000-15,000km a year. Currently, our supercars average around 2,000-3,000km annually. So that will be a big jump. This vehicle will be used widely and customers will have to get their cars serviced faster,”Agarwal said.
Lamborghini also plans to expand its dealerships across India to five by 2018, from three at present. A larger footprint will enable the Italian marque, which currently has dealerships in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, to get more customers under its fold.
At the time of going to press, the Urus had not yet been revealed. A teaser that you see here suggests the SUV remains nearly true to concept. It set to get a four-wheel steering system like the Aventador S and a traction control system with six settings: Strada (road), Sport, Corsa (track), Sabbia (sand), Terra (dirt), and Neve (snow).


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From New York Times:
How people spend their discretionary income – the cash that goes to clothing, electronics, recreation, household goods, alcohol – depends a lot on where they live. People in Greece spend almost 13 times more money on clothing as they do on electronics. People living in Japan spend more on recreation than they do on clothing, electronics and household goods combined. Americans spend a lot of money on everything.


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Gameloft has announced that its Asphalt racing franchise has been downloaded more than one billion times.
It launched in 2005 with Asphalt Urban GT, which was released on Nintendo DS, Nokia N-Gage and Java mobile phones.
The most recent version is Asphalt 9: Legends, available on the App Store, Google Play, Microsoft Store, Nintendo Switch and macOS.
A version will also launch on Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S consoles, with cross-play and cross-save support for Windows 10.
"Just over 15 years ago we kicked off a franchise that has remained a core series to us, Asphalt," said Thomas Aurick, VP of Creation at Gameloft.
"We transformed Asphalt into the most readily accessible racing franchise in the world.
“This is only just the beginning for Asphalt, and with the impending launch of Asphalt 9: Legends on the Xbox platform, we further commit to bring anyone, on whatever gaming platform, a racing experience beyond imagination."


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Google has unveiled the second generation of its smartwatch software, which will place artificial intelligence (AI) in the company’s wearables for the first time.
Android Wear 2.0, which will begin rolling out to all current Android Wear smartwatch users “in the coming weeks” as an update, will include Google Assistant, the tech giant’s AI virtual helper which responds to voice commands.
Google also revealed the first two new devices that would run the software – the LG Watch Style and Watch Sport – as the tech giant looks to take on the Apple Watch.
“While traditional watches tell the time, Android Wear watches make the most of your time,” Android Wear’s engineering chief David Singleton said.
“In an instant, you can check when and where you’re meeting a friend, whether you’ll need an umbrella tonight, or how many minutes you’ve been active today-all without reaching for your phone.
“Today, we’re launching Android Wear 2.0 to give you watch faces that do more, better ways to work out, more ways to stay in touch, new ways to use apps, and on-the-go help from Google Assistant.
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“We’re also introducing two new watches featuring Android Wear 2.0.”
As part of the Google Assistant integration, users will be able to add items to their shopping lists, set reminders and make restaurant reservations directly from their watches.


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The release of “My Next Fix”, an exclusive downloadable track honoring the newest addition to the Stillhouse portfolio – Stillhouse Black Bourbon.
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Investing Partner + Co-Creative Director, G-Eazy has taken the charts by storm with ‘Him & I’ – his duet with romance and pop maven Halsey which recently reached #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 Chart, and ‘No Limit’ featuring A$AP Rocky and Cardi B – both of which have gone platinum.
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Renowned for its unbreakable stainless steel can and award-winning American whiskey, Stillhouse announced earlier this month the first release of Stillhouse Black Bourbon (80 proof / 40% ABV) – the first ever bourbon rested and mellowed in roasted small batch coffee beans.
The bourbon joins Stillhouse’s diverse whiskey portfolio of clear, all-natural, gluten-free expressions. Continuing to go against the grain, the bourbon is encased in a matte black stainless steel can fitted with a heavy duty solid steel cap, putting a new spin on Stillhouse’s one-of-a-kind packaging.
Hitting shelves this month, limited quantities of Stillhouse Black Bourbon 750mL cans are available in all markets that distribute Stillhouse. It’s also available online at ReserveBar.com* and will be available in the 375mL “Roadie”, a pocket-sized flask perfect for traveling on-the-go, by summer 2018. Suggested MSRP is $29.95 for the shareable 750mL can and $19.95 for the 375mL can. Visit Stillhouse.com/MyNextFix for more information on how to redeem the exclusive track.


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Beijing says its trade with Africa is on track to top US$100-billion this year as it benefits from investments in mines, farms and factories on the continent, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.
Trade between China and Africa jumped 65% year-on-year in the first half to $61.2-billion, China’s Ministry of Commerce said, according to official news agency Xinhua.
China-Africa trade fell to $91.1-billion in 2009, down 14.7% from $106.8-billion in 2008, the report said.
More than 1 600 Chinese businesses are investing in Africa in the mining, processing, commerce, agriculture, construction and manufacturing sectors, the report said, citing the ministry.
Beijing ceased levying tariffs on 60% of imports from the 26 least developed African nations in July, the report said.


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Kochi-based hardware startup Exploride has raised over $380K, nearly 4 times its initial target, from its IndieGoGo campaign.
"We have launched our pre-order campaign in IndieGoGo. Our initial target was to raise $100,000 via pre-orders, but we reached that goal in 5 days," said Sunil Vallath, Founder and CEO of Exploride.
The company had developed a head-up display(HUD) for cars through which you can access maps, listen to music, calls, text, access infotainment etc. The device is equipped with a quadcore processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, IR sensor, microphones and an OBD II adaptor to access dashboard metrics from the car.
According to the company's IndieGoGo campaign, the pre-order for the device can be made starting from $269 with an estimated delivery in January 2016.
Exploride, founded by Sunil Vallath and is based out of Startup Village in Kochi, and has so far raised around $65,000 in seed funding from a group of angel investors.


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Africa Solar, for its second edition, invites solar energy specialists to meet from May 23 to 25, 2019 in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The event will give the host country the opportunity to showcase its solar energy potential in order to attract potential investors.
The second edition of Africa Solar will be held from May 23 to 25, 2019 at the Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. For the organisers of this meeting and for the Rwandan government, Africa Solar is a new way to present this East African country as a “key” destination for doing business in renewable energy. Rwanda is one of the countries with the most important solar resources in the world.
For this second edition, more than 2,800 participants from 15 countries are expected. The exchanges will be conducted over 72 hours around the following main themes: solar panels, rural electricity production systems, compact systems for residential, commercial and industrial electrification, batteries and accessories, solar emergency lighting, solar heating….
Participating in the fair offers the opportunity to:
– Find new buyers or distributors in East Africa
– Promote the identity and brand image of companies in the solar energy sector and expand their customer portfolio
– Launch new products or services.
The first edition was held in Rwanda in November 2017 and had a high participation rate of more than 2800 experts from 15 countries around the world.
By 2018, Rwanda ranked 5th in the world in terms of promoting renewable energy, according to a study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Rwanda’s progress in this ranking is due to the expansion of off-grid energy on the ground. In addition, by 2017, 185,000 domestic solar lamps and 300,000 solar lamps had been installed throughout the country.
Rwanda has high ambitions in the energy sector. With regard to access to electricity, for example, the government has decided in recent years to ensure full coverage by 2024 (in 2018, only 30% of the population had access to electricity). A goal that it intends to achieve by focusing on solar energy.


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American Express and Coupa Expand Partnership to Bring Virtual Card Payments to the U.S.
American Express virtual Card payment option within Coupa Pay is now available globally, enabling businesses to pay smarter and simpler
First announced in 2019, Coupa and American Express are taking their partnership to the next level as U.S.-based customers can now use American Express virtual Cards as a payment option with Coupa’s business-to-business (B2B) payments solution, Coupa Pay. This news builds on the initial availability of American Express virtual Cards in the U.K. and Australia, and simplifies outdated, complex, and inefficient payment processes for businesses around the world.
Demand for the American Express virtual Card payment with Coupa Pay is continuing to grow across the U.K. and Australia, with customers streamlining how they pay suppliers for all spend that goes through the Coupa Business Spend Management (BSM) Platform. As many companies continue to accommodate largely remote workforces for the foreseeable future, the expansion into the U.S. continues to help meet the demand of customers who need a virtual way to pay suppliers and ensure their business continues to be operational.
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“The pandemic has created widespread work from home policies, meaning previously fragmented and manual business payment processes are no longer an option,” said JR Robertson, vice president of Coupa Pay at Coupa. “With Coupa Pay, Coupa and American Express are making it easier for our joint U.S. customers to thrive in this challenging environment by empowering them to pay using virtual Card technology. Now, every transactional step in the business spend management process can be done smarter and simpler.”
Using the American Express virtual Card solution in Coupa Pay is easy. Once the business’ eligible American Express account is tied to Coupa Pay, virtual Cards can automatically be sent to authorized suppliers and can be used for quick and easy payments for in-demand items, providing greater visibility into payment details.
“Our expanded partnership with Coupa is the latest step in our strategy to accelerate investments in the B2B payments space to better serve our customers and offer best-in-class digital payment solutions,” said Trina Dutta, vice president and general manager of B2B Payments Automation, Global Commercial Services at American Express. “By integrating American Express virtual Card capabilities into the unified buyer and supplier experience of Coupa’s fast-growing BSM platform, we’re addressing our customers’ need to digitize payments and thereby becoming more essential to their operational needs.”
Additional benefits of this integration include:
- Extended pre-approvals for card spend, which increases visibility into spend across the organization.
- Enhanced security when paying suppliers using virtual Card technology that generates a unique American Express Card number for each transaction.
- Increased visibility into the full payment process while automating invoice matching and reconciliation to improve efficiency.
- Streamlined payments and greater visibility into payment details for suppliers.
- Use of the card’s payment cycle to better manage working capital for buyers.
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The banner, which had a picture of a cat and a dog with a ball, was in honor of Major League Baseball's 2009 All-Star Game that was hosted by the city on July 14, 2009.
Purina has called St. Louis home for more than a century. The company plans to use the banner again if the St. Louis Cardinals reach the playoffs.
New shelter data casts doubt on whether the pet population and pet ownership are truly growing.
While the pandemic caused unprecedented suffering worldwide in 2020, the disruptions to dogs, cats and other pets adoption numbers may normalize in 2021.


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Electric cars are becoming more popular and becoming part of the UK’s motoring landscape.
As each new car is released, drivers are learning more about how they compare to petrol and diesel cars, where one is more favoured than the other fuel-type.
As the UK heads into an uncertain winter, filled with storms and snow, you might think that in the event of a flood or heavy rain, an electric car would suffer.
Some people believe the latest electric cars would react like smartphones being dropped into a bath, that they would simply shut off.
According to the motoring editor of Motors.co.uk Steven Edwards, this isn’t the case and how you think electric cars behave in water is far away from reality.
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Mr Stevens said: “As we leave the summer behind, one question drivers may be wondering is how effectively do EVs perform in the rain?
“People may come to the conclusion that there is an added risk when driving an electric vehicle in adverse weather conditions such as during heavy rainfall and potential floods but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
“It could be said that due to electric cars not having an exhaust or an air intake system where water can enter, they are actually safer than combustion engine vehicles when driving through water.”
The reason for this, said Mr Stevens, is because of the stringent and thorough tests electric cars must go through before they are put on sale.
He said: “In fact, EVs often go through more stringent tests because they contain so many electric batteries and some might argue they are therefore actually safer than petrol or diesel cars when driving through water.“
“Before each and every electric vehicle leaves the factory, they have to meet strict safety standards.
“When it comes to water, every vehicle must pass a soak test to ensure that no matter how heavy the rain is, the inside of the vehicle remains dry.”
The batteries themselves are also tested to their limits to make sure that nothing can put the driver in danger.
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Mr Stevens added: “In terms of the electric batteries in EVs, different models have different designs. In some configurations the batteries are behind the rear seat, insulated from rain and water intrusion.
“While in others, the battery packs are enclosed in a metal shell that is completely sealed as a safety precaution.
“Design modifications such as adequate wading depths are implemented in EVs so that when an electric vehicle does go through puddles the floor has enough wading depth to avoid any water infiltrating the car.
“The specific depth will however vary depending on the make and model of the car. Should water ever manage to enter the car, they also have built-in systems that automatically shut down the power and isolate battery packs. It is however important to remember that no car should be driven on a flooded road and EVs are no different.”
Electric cars are not only capable when the road is wet but when it disappears altogether.
Teams like Audi are using the technology to compete in the famous Dakar rally, an event which returns this January.
The electric technology – combined with an onboard petrol generator – used by the company in their RS Q e-tron has seen their dune-dominating prototype conquer rivers of water and sand.
The hope is that the lessons learned from this car will one day enter electric road cars at some point in the future.
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Fintech News Today: Top 10 Fintech News Stories due to the Week Ending February. Read more
The three hot themes in fintech information this past week ended up being crypto, SPACs and buy then pay later, comparable to lots of months so far this season. Allow me to share what I think about to be the top ten foremost fintech news posts of the past week.
Tesla buys $1.5 billion for bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment offered by CNBC? We kicked the week from which has the huge news from Tesla that they had acquired $1.5 billion of bitcoin contained January; bitcoin predictably soared on the information.
Mastercard to support Some Cryptocurrencies on Its Network coming from The Wall Street Journal? More great news for crypto investors as Mastercard indicated it will support several cryptocurrencies immediately on the network of its as more people use cards to purchase crypto and also utilizing cards to spend the crypto of theirs.
Bitcoin to Come to America’s Oldest Bank, BNY Mellon from The Wall Street Journal? The nation’s oldest savings account allows us a trifecta of huge crypto news because it announces that it is going to hold, transport and issue bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on behalf of its asset management clients.
Fintech News Today – Mobile bank MoneyLion to travel public through blank-check merger of $2.9 billion deal offered by Reuters? MoneyLion becomes the newest fintech to go on the SPAC camp as they announced a $2.9 billion package with Fusion Acquisition Corp.
OppFi is actually the newest fintech to go public through SPAC coming from American Banker? Opploans announced a rebrand to OppFi as they will additionally go public by merging with FG New America Acquisition Corp., an Illinois based SPAC. (I am going to have more on this and also the MoneyLion SPAC next week).
Ex-SoFi CEO Starts Blank-Check Company to Raise $250 Million offered by Bloomberg? Mike Cagney has decided to become a member of the SPAC soiree as he files documents with the SEC for Figure Acquisition Corp. I and intends to increase $250 million.
Klarna’s valuation set to triple to $30bln, tells you report from Fintech Futures? Privately held Swedish BNPL giant is reportedly wanting to increase $500 huge number of in a $25b? $30b valuation. In addition, they announced the launch of savings account accounts found in Germany.
Inside The Billion-Dollar Plan to be able to Kill Credit Cards offered by Forbes? Good profile on Max Levchin, co-founder and CEO of Affirm, as well as the original days of Affirm along with how it became a BNPL juggernaut.
Survey Reveals a hidden Customer Exodus in Banking from The Financial Brand? An intriguing global survey of 56,000 consumers by Bain & Company demonstrates that banks are actually losing business to their fintech rivals while as they continue their customers’ core checking account.
LoanDepot raises just $54M wearing downsized IPO out of HousingWire? Mortgage lender loanDepot went public this week inside a downsized IPO that raised just fifty four dolars million after indicating at first they will boost more than $360 million.
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Some Mac owners are reporting that after they installed macOS Monterey and hoped to take advantage of the update’s latest features, they ended up facing a ‘memory leak’ problem. In some instances, some users state that their Mac is giving a warning that the system has run out of memory.
This Problem Has Also Affected Mac Owners Who Are Running 64GB RAM on Their Systems
For those that do not know, a memory leak is when a specific macOS program consumes way more RAM than it is supposed to, which is why users are seeing warnings on their Macs that it is running out of memory. According to MacRumors, the issue has also affected the 2021 MacBook Pro models, which can be configured with up to 64GB of unified RAM.
One Mac owner Gregory McFadden said on Twitter that his machine configured with 64GB RAM was running into a memory leak problem, where the Control Center alone was consuming a whopping 26.50GB of RAM. That is far more than what some games utilize on Windows 10.
So glad I got 64GB of memory on my new Mac so I can use 26GB of it for control center... Wait... what. pic.twitter.com/inCOPaii1o
— Gregory McFadden (@GregoryMcFadden) October 28, 2021
Another Mac user has reported that Mozilla Firefox is consuming 79.20GB of RAM. What is strange about this issue is that the memory leak problem is popping up with minimum usage, which would no doubt infuriate owners when they would constantly view the message that their system has run out of memory, disrupting their workflow. Apple certainly has its work cut out for it, but given that this issue is widespread, news of this problem would have reached the company’s headquarters.
Firefox has a memory leak!
macOS 12.0.1 (21A559)
Firefox 93.0 (64-bit)
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— y (@y80481629) October 27, 2021
Earlier today, we reported that macOS Monterey was bricking older Macs for some users. So, even if you managed to successfully install Apple’s latest Mac update and boot it without a problem, chances are you will run into the memory leak issue. It is possible Apple addresses this problem with the release of macOS Montery 12.1. The only downside to this update is that it might not be available to download for at least a few weeks.
When the fresh update is available, we will inform our readers as soon as possible, so stay tuned.
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Swedish-backed operator Tele2 and Dutch company Aerea entered into a machine-to-machine / Internet of Things partnership in the Netherlands, making Aerea the exclusive Sigfox network operator for the Netherlands.
Sprint confirmed it will shut off service on its mobile WIMAX network on or around Nov. 6, 2015, giving further clarity on its network evolution.
Sprint's pledge of unlimited data is looking increasingly less sustainable, as the carrier maneuvers to rein in network traffic generated by its heaviest data users and ensure quality of service for the majority of its customers.
Telrad, which bought Alvarion's WiMAX business about 14 months ago, is gearing up to sell production TD-LTE networks soon. But a company executive contends many of Telrad's customers are actually in no rush to deploy TD-LTE.
Drexel University in Philadelphia has joined a handful of other universities using WiMAX technology in an effort to meet the data transfer demands of U.S. research institutions.
A new report from Signals Research indicates that the transition from WiMAX to TD-LTE is occurring much more quickly than originally anticipated.
Sprint expects to shutter at least 6,000 cell sites as it makes plans to shut down WiMAX service by the end of 2015. Sprint has long said it would maintain WiMAX service through 2015, but has not given many details on what exactly it will do with the network after that date.
Sprint, the nation's third largest wireless operator, is largely finished with the mammoth Network Vision network modernization project it started more than three years ago. The result, however, is an LTE service that only covers around 200 million people and is, by most measurements, the nation's slowest. Compare this to T-Mobile, which covered roughly the same number of people with LTE in half the time as Sprint with speeds that often rank at or near the top. And T-Mobile is enjoying significant momentum thanks to its "uncarrier" branding. Nonetheless, Sprint executives are arguing that 2014 is "th e year" for Sprint. I think that remains to be seen.
In the eyes of many, WiMAX is old news in the United States, marked by the decision of Sprint's Clearwire unit to shift its focus from WiMAX to TD-LTE. However, Telrad Networks just announced that its equipment will be used in a new 3.65 GHz WiMAX network in Ohio.
Sprint may be bringing back the Nextel brand to lure enterprise customers back into the fold, according to a TechCrunch report. The report, which cited an unnamed source familiar with the company's plans, also said that Sprint may merge its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile prepaid brands into a new brand dubbed "Sprint Freedom."


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Mastercard And Visa Networks Will Be Initial Focus For Commission Under New Act
Under the new Retail Payment Systems Act 2022, the Mastercard and Visa credit and debit card networks will be the initial focus of the Commerce Commission’s work to promote competition and efficiency in the retail payment system.
The Act allows the Commission to monitor the retail payment system, and regulate designated retail payment networks, for the long-term benefit of New Zealand businesses and consumers who rely on it every day to buy and sell goods and services.
The Mastercard and Visa credit and debit networks have initially been ‘designated’ by the Act – which allows the Commission to regulate those networks to require greater transparency, determine how prices can be set or expressed, and allow other participants to access aspects of the network.
The Act sets pricing limits on the interchange fees charged by these two networks. Interchange fees are generally the largest component of the fees charged to businesses when consumers make certain types of payments. The Commission will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing these pricing limits when they come into force on 13 November 2022, six months after the Act came into force.
In addition, the Act gives the Commission power to issue merchant surcharging standards for any network to require consumer surcharges for payment services such as credit cards or contactless payments to be appropriate.
Commission Chair Anna Rawlings said, “A well-functioning retail payment system will provide long-term benefits for business and consumers.”
“Price limits on interchange fees will put downward pressure on the merchant fees paid by businesses and ultimately the charges paid by consumers, and the first priority of the Commission will be to monitor and enforce these limits.
“We expect the limits on interchange fees will have an impact on surcharges that consumers pay for some Mastercard and Visa payments. If needed, the Commission will be able to issue standards to require that surcharges charged by businesses reflect the actual cost of providing that payment option.”
As well as tools to regulate designated networks, the Act also gives the Commission powers to monitor the wider retail payment system. This includes networks such as bank transfer networks and digital wallet networks.
If the Commission, through its monitoring identifies areas in other retail payment networks that could be more competitive or efficient, it can make a recommendation to the Minister to ‘designate’ those networks.
“As this is a new role for us, we will be working with network participants, merchants and consumers over the coming months to better understand the retail payment system and how it works. This will help inform where to focus our monitoring efforts to deliver long-term benefits for consumers and merchants,” says Ms Rawlings.
The Commission has established a new team in the Market Regulation branch to carry out the Commission’s responsibilities under the Act.
More information can be found on the Commission’s website here. Links to the Act and more information on the background to the legislation can be found on the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment website.


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Sony music download service to launch in June
Will only support own-brand music player
Sony today confirmed that it will launch its European digital music download service, Sony Connect, in June.
Connect will be made available to music buyers in the UK, France and Germany, who will have the pick of over 300,000 songs. The catalogue includes bands signed to independent labels as well as Sony's own roster of artists. Sony already has physical distribution deals with a number of small labels, so it's likely these arrangements will be matched in the digital domain by Connect.
"We will offer a unique catalogue proposition for each country which includes not only international but also a wealth of local artists," said Robert Ashcroft, senior VP at Sony Network Services Europe, which is running Connect.
Each song will be offered in Sony's ATRAC 3 format, the compressed digital music technology that's the basis of the company's MiniDisc products. While tracks will be initially downloaded to a PC, they can only be transferred to "secure Sony portable audio products". Indeed, Sony is using the service to tout its Hi-MD high-capacity MiniDisc players.
Prices will start at 79 pence in the UK and 99 cents in Europe, Sony said. Tracks are copy-protected using Sony's own Open Magic Gate (OpenMG) DRM system, and users will need to download songs through the company's SonicStage jukebox and CD burning app. A new version, 2.0, will be required to use Connect. At this stage, it's not clear how many times songs will be allowed to be burned, copied to Sony MD players or shared with other, local PCs. Sony bundles SonicStage with its Vaio PCs. We somehow doubt it will offer a Mac version.
Sony Connect is expected to launch in the US in due course. The arrival of the European store will be keenly awaited by a number of digital music companies and market watchers who believe Sony will not allow other players to offer its catalogue of songs until it has launched its service.
Many observer says the European Commission will examin the launch of Sony Connect in its investigation of the music company's proposed merger with Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). ®