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18 Jun 2013 E3 Coverage – Gameinatrix
Shout out to Gameinatrix for allowing me to cover E3 2013!!!
Outside of being their on-air correspondent, I cracked out some cool exclusive stories for the female gamer site.
Gamers looking for an experience that takes first person action puzzles in odd and satisfying directions will appreciate Magrunner. Though the PSN and Xbox Live editions of Magrunner won’t launch until September, PC will see a release next week. Those who preorder the game on GoG get a 15 percent discount or the first 15 levels playable through early access on Steam.
No one better exemplifies that than eight-year-old Utah native Noah Graff whose game Astronaut Rescue was not only one of the best games displayed at Ouya’s open to the public tent but, E3 period. The idea came after the third grader injured his leg while free-skiing on a terrain park handrail that would put him out of commission for six months. Sadly, he would find this out after making nationals for a ski racing competition.
How does it work? According to Adams, Extra Life works just like a run, walk or bike ride. However, gamers can raise money with no core work out and can sit on the coach and play their favorite games and raise money for their local Children’s Hospital.
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Thai hotel operator Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed management agreements with Asia Investment, Development & Construction Sole for three new properties in Laos slated to open in 2020 with a combined total of 216 guestrooms.
In Luang Prabang, Centara plans to open an upper-upscale Centara Grand Luang Prabang and a midscale Centra by Centara property. The third hotel will be under Centara’s new Cosi lifestyle brand in Vientiane, the Laotian capital.
The new hotels are part of Centara’s expansion strategy, which calls for doubling the number of properties under its management during the next five years.
The management agreement comes as Laos launches ambitious new plans to promote tourism, which the country's government regards as a priority sector for driving socio-economic development. The government officially aimed to attract 5 million visitors in 2018 and increase numbers in the years ahead. A factor that may help in this effort is the country's perceived value: According to a new report from the Swiss-based World Economic Forum, Laos ranks 14th among 136 countries in price competitiveness.
“We are excited to partner with Centara to bring their trusted brands to these great cities and further promote the tourism potential of Laos,” said Pheutsapha Phoummasak, president of AIDC Laos in a statement. “Luang Prabang and Vientiane are very popular destinations for both Thai and international travelers.”
This latest development will bring Centara’s hotel count in Laos to four with a Centara Plumeria Resort Pakse already under development and scheduled to open in 2020.


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GDP is expanding by 7.9%, but high raw material costs and supply chain constraints are holding back the momentum.
The Chinese economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, according to official data, as the slowdown in manufacturing activity, higher raw material costs and new outbreaks of COVID-19 weighed on the recovery of the country.
Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 7.9% in the April-June quarter compared to the previous year, according to official data shown on Thursday, below expectations of an increase of 8.1% in a survey of economists by the Reuters news agency.
Growth slowed significantly from a record expansion of 18.3% in the January-March period, when the year-on-year growth rate was sharply skewed by the fall induced by COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020.
June activity data slowed compared to the previous month, but exceeded expectations.
“The figures were marginally below our expectations and market expectations (but) I think the momentum is quite strong,” said Woei Chen Ho, UOB economist, in Singapore.
“Our biggest concern is the uneven recovery we’ve seen so far, and for China, the recovery in domestic consumption is very important … this month’s retail sales were pretty strong and that can allay some concerns “.
While the world’s second largest economy has bounced back strongly from the COVID-19 crisis, driven by strong export demand and policy support, data from recent months suggest some loss of momentum. Higher raw material costs, supply shortages and pollution controls weigh on industrial activity, while small outbreaks of COVID-19 have kept a cap on consumer spending.
Investors are awaiting the latest announcement of central bank policy after the People’s Bank of China said last week that it would reduce the amount of cash banks have to hold as reserves.
The move released about 1 trillion Chinese yuan ($ 154.64 million) into the system to bolster the recovery.
Quarterly, gross domestic product or GDP expanded 1.3 percent during the April-June period, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which exceeded expectations of an increase in 1.2 percent in the Reuters poll. The NBS revised growth in the first quarter, from the fourth quarter of last year, to 0.4%.
NBS data also showed that China’s industrial production grew 8.3% in June from a year ago, slowing from 8.8% in May. Survey economists had expected a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent. Retail sales grew 12.1% year-on-year in June. Survey analysts expected an increase of 11.0 percent after the 12.4 percent rise in May.
“The internal economic recovery is uneven,” Niu official Liu Aihua said in a briefing on Thursday.
“We also need to see that the global epidemic continues to evolve and that there are many external instabilities and uncertain factors,” he said.
Earlier this week data showed China’s exports grew much faster than expected in June, but a customs official said global trade growth could slow in the second half of 2021 , partly reflecting the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reuters survey economists expected GDP growth of 8.6% in 2021, which would be the highest annual growth in ten years and well above the country’s official target for growth of more than 6% . China was the only major economy to avoid a contraction last year, with an expansion of 2.3 percent.
Premier Li Keqiang reiterated on Monday that China would not resort to flood-like stimuli.
However, economists in the Reuters survey expected more support this year and predicted a further cut in the bank reserve ratio (RRR) in the fourth quarter.
Investment in fixed assets grew by 12.6 percent in the first six months over the same period last year, compared to a forecast rise and fall of 12.1 percent from 15.4 percent from January to May.


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Nokia said that it plans to release a new line of mobile devices that support N-Gage, although the mobile firm declined to say whether it would be rolling out a dedicated mobile gaming device, something the company abandoned in 2005.
Pocket Gamer quoted another entry on the N-Gage blog disclosing September as a possible launch date, although the referenced entry currently only mentions " early 2008" as the expected arrival date for the new games from EA and Gameloft.
The original N-Gage devices were introduced in 2003 and fell far short of expectations, selling only two million of a predicted six million units.
Nokia announced in 2005 that it would be putting mobile gaming on the back burner until the technology was better-equipped to handle games.
The company said in September that it had begun development on a new gaming platform, with mid-2007 as a target release date.
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In the first few days of April, an ugly rumor surfaced in Pioneer and other upcountry Amador communities that North Carolina’s Family Dollar Stores was going to buy the Buckhorn Payless IGA grocery store and set up shop. At the April 8 Upcountry Community Council meeting, Chairwoman Lynn Morgan announced the rumor was true.
That announcement galvanized the community to action. For upcountry residents, losing Payless Grocery meant losing convenient access to fresh produce, dairy products, and meat. Grocery shopping would require an 18-mile drive for fresh, healthy food. This “simple” errand isn’t possible for upcountry residents, particularly seniors, who don’t own cars or aren’t able to drive. The trip would be inconvenient and costly for other Payless shoppers.
That night Lynn formed a task group, Save Our Upcountry Payless (SOUP), and the whir of activity began. Within days, the group printed and distributed petitions opposing the sale to both individuals and businesses. Merchants from Buckhorn to Jackson set petitions by their registers for people to sign. Volunteers staffed a petition table at the Payless store. While at the petition table, Lynn watched an elderly women walking slowly down a hill and across the street to the store. While signing the petition, this woman said “I don’t know what I’ll do if we lose this store.”
In three weeks, SOUP collected 2,400 signatures and mailed the petitions to Howard Levine, chairman of the board and CEO of Family Dollar Stores. Meanwhile, work continued to gather signatures for a second batch of petitions (the final count of signatures totaled more than 4,000). Lynn appeared on the local TSPN-TV “Open Mike” program to educate more people about the importance of Payless Grocery to the upcountry community. While the Amador County Board of Supervisors stayed silent on the issue, Foothill Conservancy sent a letter to Mr. Levine opposing the proposed sale and supporting the need for upcountry residents to have access to fresh food.
On May 30, while preparing for a community solidarity photo of upcountry residents in front of the Payless, Lynn heard the good news—the sale was off! The next day, the Sacramento Bee featured the success story on the front page of its Region section.
Lynn’s thank-you email to the community proves caring individuals and community solidarity can successfully stop actions that threaten community assets and values, even against a major corporation. “The owner of the store said that the sale being called off absolutely would not have happened without the show of support for the store from the community,” Lynn wrote.
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The Gears of War series has pushed through 19 million in sales, which is an additional one million since it the figure of 18 million was announced in July. The math comes from Microsoft via Joystiq, and while the firm would not disclose sales figures for Gears of War 3, its first week at retail saw the title move 3 million, while Gears 1 and Gears 2 were noted to have sold 12 million combined as of June 2012.
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris drops us in the middle of a story, but there’s more information incoming.
This year’s November NPD report is good news all round, unless you dislike money.
The annual winter event in Destiny 2, The Dawning, will return next week.
Fortnite has banned “thousands” of players who have cheated in Battle Royale mode.
Fortnite is the only game on consoles that offers a Battle Royale mode, so it’s no wonder it had a strong start.
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Traveltek and Flight Centre ink global cruise partnership
Travel technology provider Traveltek and Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) have signed a new global contract.
It will now see Traveltek power cruise bookings for the company’s leisure businesses in North America, the UK and South Africa.
Traveltek and FLT have partnered in the APAC region for over 10 years.
Traveltek’s Cruise API will enable over 30,000 integrated itineraries across all the major ocean and river cruise lines for FLT agents globally as part of the new agreement.
It will continue to support the leisure businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
Flight Centre’s cruise agents will get access to exclusive deals from 30 cruise lines in a single aggregated Cruise API.
Traveltek’s Cruise API will become available to additional markets in the coming months.
Traveltek’s, Chief Commercial Officer, Cressida Sergeant said: “We are delighted to extend our long-standing partnership with such a well-established travel brand. It’s been a pleasure to work with the team in Australia and NZ and we look forward to supporting Flight Centre grow its cruise business in other markets, especially North America, where we have recently seen real demand for Cruise technology.”
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A jewellery shop on Circular Road in Ranchi on Thursday. Picture by Hardeep Singh
If you have a fetish for shoes or lust for that slim and sexy laptop, hold your breath — and hold on to your wallet — for at least a month for the shopper-friendly benefits of the 2014-15 Union Budget to peter down to retail markets across Jharkhand.
Dealers of electronic goods, footwear, cosmetics and uncut stones like diamond, emerald or amethyst on Thursday categorically mentioned that customers would have to wait till their existing stocks are exhausted, news stocks procured from manufacturers and pricing fixed. Some even expressed confusion over diamond prices and said this would delay change in market rates.
“We sell products at MRP, which is decided by companies from different parts of the country. After the Budget announcements, they will conduct internal audit, prepare new bills and then send products with fresh price list. This entire procedure is time-consuming,” said Raja Singh, the proprietor of National Electronics in Sakchi, Jamshedpur. “So, for that cheaper LED or LCD television, it will be a month’s patient wait for customers,” he added.
Irfan Ahmed, proprietor of Bharat Electronics on Main Road, Ranchi, agreed. “The trickle-down effect in case of LED and LCD prices can’t be felt before mid-August. The Budget has announced duty rationalisation only for smaller monitors. Not all big companies manufacture them,” he said.
Hitesh Adeshra, a partner at Keshavji Chaganlal Jewellers in Jamshedpur’s Bistupur, said unlike gold ornaments that may see change in rates every hour, diamonds came with not-so-flexible price tags.
“The woman’s best friend comes in many varieties — cut and uncut. While a diamond ring has become expensive after the Budget, uncut varieties of the stone will be cheaper. But, effecting fresh prices after procuring them from suppliers will take a month or so. In case of some precious stones, however, the price change may trickle down to the retail market after a week,” he said.
Vishal Arya, a Tanishq franchisee at GEL Church Complex, Ranchi, lauded rationalisation of customs duty on all forms of diamonds.
“But, at this juncture, there is no clarity whether rates of diamonds will go up or not.
“Earlier, semi-processed, half-cut and broken diamonds were exempted from basic customs duty while cut and polished diamonds and coloured gemstones attracted around two per cent. To prevent misuse and avoid assessment disputes, the basic customs duty on all is being rationalised at 2.5 per cent,” he said, adding that diamonds might become slightly expensive.
Authorised retailer of Havels electrical goods and president of Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Sonthalia said cutting down customs duty to nil on import of LCD/LED panels within 19 inches and exemption of customs duty on colour picture tubes for televisions would improve the standard of living.
“The finance minister’s proposals will herald good days for the middle class. Though it may take some significant time for the prices to reflect in the actual market, life will be about good living this fiscal,” he added.
Moral of the story?
Women, rush for diamonds! Men, wait a while for the dream cart of gadgets.
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Unilever UK has launched a compressed range of female deodorants.
Available in Sure Women (rrp: £2.19), Dove Women (rrp: £2.49) and Vaseline Intensive Care (rrp: £1.86), the 75ml cans will have less gas volume than 150ml cans but last just as long. Packgaging has also been reduced by 28%.
The launch will be supported by a £12.8m marketing campaign that includes TV, online, print and digital activity.
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For a minute it looked like the revolution had arrived. Just two years after Peggy Orenstein spelled out the problems with America’s princess culture in Cinderella Ate My Daughter, a toy company with a mission of “disrupting the pink aisle” stormed the Internet.
GoldieBlox put together a hit video of three little girls, who, disgusted by the pink-princess culture in America, take their conventionally girly toys and turn them into a Rube Goldberg machine, rocking out while a revamped version of the Beastie Boys song “Girls” plays. The ad dominated Upworthy, Slate called it “stupendously awesome,” and it was given glowing reviews on the front page of The New York Times’ business section. (The video, if you haven’t seen it, is here.)
Turns out, the product doesn’t quite live up to the hype. “Why are the toys all still pink and pastel colors?” asked one Facebook commenter. “As a mom of two daughters, not sure I buy it”¦. Sticking with lego, planes, trains & automobiles,” tweeted another. “It’s a holiday purchase scam, and I am disappointed at every mom who shared that video with me!”
There’s the fact that the products go heavy on pink and purple; the fact that Goldie, the girl who “loves to build,” is thin and blond and and conventionally pretty; and the fact that GoldieBlox is still, at the end of the day, selling princesses. GoldieBlox and the Parade Float, for instance, tells the story of Goldie’s friends Ruby and Katinka who compete in a princess pageant with the hopes of riding in the town parade. When Katinka loses the crown, Goldie and Ruby team up to build her a parade float as well. Not exactly “disrupting the pink aisle”…
Narratives are a trademark of GoldieBlox toys, which CEO Debbie Sterling says are designed to “inspire the next generation of female engineers” by appealing to girls’ heightened verbal skills. “Girls love stories and characters, whereas all the construction toys are building for the sake of building,” Sterling told the Los Angeles Times. Sterling herself trained as an engineer at Stanford, where she was frustrated to see how few women pursued the field at the graduate level. That’s something she wanted to change; and to reach women early, she set her sights on the toy aisle. (She was not able to accommodate an interview request from National Journal until December.)
A post written by Deborah Siegel, proposes that GoldieBlox is practicing “Trojan feminism.” Sure the toys are conventionally girly, she writes, but the underlying concept — teaching girls to think creatively and build things — is what’s really important. It’s a valid argument, although that didn’t save pink Legos from being widely panned (they were a hit commercially).
“If putting it in a pink box can get girls interested in spacial relationships, that’s great,” said Sean McGowen, a toy analyst with Needham & Co. It’s probably not the answer to getting women in science, but it does sell toys, and there are certainly less-educational ones.
Rebecca Hains, an associate professor of communications at Salem State University, suggested that GoldieBlox may just be doing what’s required to enter the mainstream market. “I think it’s a chicken and egg thing,” she said. “Retailers aren’t going to give shelf space to an unproven company, and so the company has to prove itself. And to prove itself, from a retail perspective, they need to appeal to the largest possible audience.”
That desire has GoldieBlox talking out both sides of its mouth: an empowering message for parents and the media, glittery junk for the kids. But attract a wide audience it has. The toy line was recently picked up by Toys “R” Us and its new ad, released last week — just before Black Friday, naturally — has garnered more than 8 million views and is currently competing for an ad spot in the Super Bowl.
But even the ad has attracted criticism. The Hollywood Reporter revealed that GoldieBlox is preemptively suing the Beastie Boys to discourage any claim of copyright infringement. (The Beastie Boys are understandably vexed that the toy company has used their music without permission in service of its bottom line.) Others have complained that company hired a mostly male crew to create the complex contraption featured in the video.
Deception in marketing is nothing particularly new. We know, for instance, that the Ford Fusion cannot fly (though Ford somewhat hilariously has a disclaimer for that). The idea that girls can build a cool contraption out of their own toys, however, is not exactly an impossible scenario. “I really would have been much more impressed if I thought that thing was set up by a bunch of 8-year-old girls,” said McGowan.
GoldieBlox won’t bring the revolution overnight, but it might help build it one pink (sigh) block at a time.
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President Trump’s portrayal of an effort to funnel more Medicaid dollars to Puerto Rico as a "bailout" is complicating negotiations over a continuing resolution on the budget. "House Democrats are now requiring such assistance as a condition for supporting the continuing resolution," a position that the GOP leadership is amenable to. "But Mr. Trump’s apparent skepticism aligns him with conservative House Republicans inclined to view its request as a bailout, leaving the deal a narrow path to passage in Congress."
Facebook "outlined new measures it is taking to combat what it calls 'information operations' that go well beyond the phenomenon known as fake news" on Thursday. Facebook acknowledged that there are governments using its platform as a tool to launch propaganda information campaigns and "manipulate public opinion in other countries. ... Facebook suspended 30,000 accounts in France ahead of last Sunday’s first-round presidential election."
Democrats in the House are threatening to shut down the government if Republicans expedite a vote on a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, said Democratic House Whip Steny Hoyer Thursday. Lawmakers have introduced a one-week spending bill to give themselves an extra week to reach a long-term funding deal, which seemed poised to pass easily. However, the White House is pressuring House Republicans to take a vote on their Obamacare replacement Friday to give Trump a legislative victory, though it is still not clear that they have the necessary votes to pass the health care bill. This could go down to the wire.
Members of Congress are eyeing a one-week spending bill which would keep the government open past the Friday night deadline, giving lawmakers an extra week to iron out a long-term deal to fund the government. Without any action, the government would run out of funding starting at midnight Saturday. “I am optimistic that a final funding package will be completed soon," said Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.


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Apple Products Projected to Grab 11% of Corporate Spending by 2015 [Forrester]
The iPhone halo isn’t limited to consumers only – it also paves the way to successful penetration in the lucrative corporate market, reports the Wall Street Journal. To put that into numbers, Apple products accounted for 8% of global business and government spending on computers and tablets in 2012, up 1% compared to 2009, and that figure is projected to grow to 11% by 2015, according to Forester Research.
As Chip Pearson, chief executive of a company that helps businesses deploy Apple products, puts it, the iPhone is the “tip of the spear”. For example, at Cisco Systems Inc. Apple has been going mainstream since the company adopted a BYOD (bring your own device) policy: iPhones now account for about three-quarters of Cisco’s 70,000 mobile devices. Furthermore, the number of MacBooks is also on the rise: about a quarter of the company-provided laptops – roughly 35,000 – are Apple portables.
LG&E and KU Energy LLC, Kentucky’s biggest electric utility, shows how Apple gains a foothold inside companies, and then expands its reach.
The utility, a subsidiary of PPL Corp. PPL +1.28% , approved the iPhone for employees in 2010. It then introduced iPads, and built apps such as one to help its helicopter patrollers survey 5,500 miles of high-voltage power lines. Using an iPad’s global-positioning system, patrollers can pinpoint the location of a problem and select from a menu of common issues, such as a damaged pole or an overgrown tree.
“For years, we looked for some way to automate this and we heard all sorts of fairy tales, but we could never find anything,” said Robby Trimble, LG&E and KU’s manager of transmission-line services.
Also, there are the apps: just like Cisco, other companies have developed apps, with iDevices being the first choice of companies for such mobile applications.
Traditional makers of business software are making versions of their products for phones and tablets. Salesforce.com Inc., which offers its software to manage customer relationships over the Internet, says most of its apps are being downloaded to Apple devices.
Apple has historically focused mainly on consumers rather than corporations, but as the WSJ points out, under Tim Cook this has changed: the latest built-in features in both the mobile operating system and iOS make it easier to link portables to corporate email systems, and they also provide better data protection.


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The FTSE 100 fell 0.2%, while the midcap 250 index slipped 0.1%
UK stocks fell on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected jobs data supported the case for a big interest rate hike next month and as shares of online furniture retailer Made.com plunged after an earnings forecast cut.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.2% in morning trade, while the domestically focussed midcap 250 index slipped 0.1% tracking Wall Street’s move overnight.
Britain’s unemployment rate held at 3.8% in the three months to May and the number of people in work rose by the most since the middle of 2021, data showed, suggesting the cost-of-living squeeze has not yet hit demand for staff.
Traders were pricing in an 86% chance of an aggressive 50 basis point rate hike next month, with consumer prices and retail sales data due later this week likely offering fresh clues on inflation and health of the British consumer.
Investors will be surprised if they (BoE) don’t do a 50 basis points (bps) rate hike in August, said David Madden, market analyst at Equiti Capital.
For the June meeting, they only hiked by 25 bps. This time around, all the central banks around the world are not only hiking, but doing large hikes. The cost-of-living crisis is the absolute number one story in the UK, he said.
Among individual stocks, UK-listed shares of BHP Group slipped 1.2% after the global miner joined rival Rio Tinto in warning that a tight labour market, supply-chain snags and inflationary pressures would continue through fiscal 2023.
Money transfer company Wise jumped 12.7% after posting strong revenue growth.
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace Plc added 7.4% after it raised its full-year profit margin forecast on the back of steady customer growth.
The biggest decliner on the small-cap index was Made.com, which slumped 39.5% to a record low, after the company slashed its sales and earnings guidance for 2022, saying it did not expect an improvement in demand for big-ticket items any time soon.


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Surgical Scalpels announced today that their near-future multiplayer shooter, Boundary will be arriving on Playstation 4 and PC, courtesy of a deal with publisher Huya. They are looking at a PS4/PC launch of Q1 2020 and will bring zero gravity firefights and low-gravity operations to both platforms. Boundary is designed as a 5v5 light MOBA style game and will offer plenty of customization options and modes, such as Deathmatch and Free-For-All.
Boundary will also include Facility Capture and Orbital Purge game modes. Multiplayer maps aim to provide a mixture of space installations to fight amongst, including the wreck strewn debris field of a Space Elevator that will be revealed later this year. Additional features will also be revealed in the coming months.
“Our publishing agreement with Huyagives us the much needed time to line up a simultaneous launch across PlayStation 4 and PC platforms and moves us out of the traditionally competitive last quarter. While any delay to a well-received concept is never ideal, we want to use the additional time we have to invest into a solid product that our supportive fans and growing community deserve.” said Frank Mingbo Li, CEO, Technical Director and Founder of Surgical Scalpels.


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After last year of Peugeot RCZ Asphalt and this year with the new 2011 Peugeot RCZ Asphalt LE, and what the differents of both of it? This brand new car is only limited into 75 units for right hand drive at UK and the goal is 500 unit at end of this year. The price of this 2011 Peugeot RCZ Asphalt LE will be at £29,995 or around $48,000 at the current exchange rates. From the sneak peak, 2011 Peugeot RCZ Asphalt LE edition will be distinguished by a special matte Telluric which have fancy for gray body and can be ordered only with the top of the range GT trim version.
The brand new 2013 Nissan GTR was get its new engine which powered 560 Horse Power. As like oldest one, this 2013 Nissan GTR gets better and better every year and will no exception fot this one. As we know the first version of GTR was launched in 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show delivered a total of 473 HP. The 2012 models was got impressive 530 HP and things aren’t slowing down for the Japanese automaker which prepare the next model year (2012 in Japan, 2013 in USA) will deliver an impressive 2013 Nissan GTR 560 HP.
Behind Audi completely new ideology behind this electric R8 and the normal gasoline version, they serious about bringing this Audi R8 E-Tron to the market. And after the E-tron Detroit Show car, Audi has brought us the e-tron technology platform based on the 2013 Audi R8 E-Tron. The supercar form of R8 was made an easier job for the Audi engineers to develop an electric version of this Audi R8 E-Tron. Mid-engine design of the 2013 Audi R8 with E-Tron technologies provides the perfect location to store heavy batteries without distorting the weight balance that Audi wanted to achieve.
2013 Chevrolet Malibu the first global version of the popular mid-size Chevy, has finally been revealed in 2011 New York Auto Show. 2013 Chevrolet Malibu was revealed one day before at 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu concept will take all of modernism of car design include exterior and interior of the car. Like 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T in New York 2011 Auto Show, the Chevy got many eyes look on its beautiful modern design style. The new Malibu is 4.5 inches smaller in wheelbase at 107.8 inches, and it’s 191.3 inches long–but an inch wider.
From the exclusive blockbuster movies at hollywood and have appeared in a growing number of them that involve superheroes, from the Batman Dark Knight Rises a Lamborghini Aventador become a new Batmobile. The supercar hollywood movies has strated from Iron Man that trend when Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., was seen riding the Audi R8 a few years back. That trend made another superheroes movie adapted the supercars like Audy R8 Spyder on Iron Man 2. Ferrari 458 Italia and Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 was used on Transformers: Dark of the Moon and The Dark Knight.
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The future volkswagen beetle was revealed on New York 2011 auto show which become another icon that gone under the knife and emerged, well, only slightly differently iconic. The future volkswagen beetle was made superficially slight by its producers. This future volkswagen beetle was revealed simultaneously in New York, Berlin and Shanghai. Just like 2011 [...]
From the exclusive blockbuster movies at hollywood and have appeared in a growing number of them that involve superheroes, from the Batman Dark Knight Rises a Lamborghini Aventador become a new Batmobile. The supercar hollywood movies has strated from Iron Man that trend when Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., was seen riding the [...]
Become most of favorite coupe car, BMW 1-Series M Coupe was tested by lot of tuning company. Todays number of tuning companies are already lining up to get their hands on the BMW 1-Series M Coupe and short of saying, a tuning race of sorts has began to release the best possible aftermarket program for [...]
The stealthy upgrade of the 2011 Ford Focus RS which developed by Anderson Germany was stabbed their own program by another German Company for the American hot hatch. MR Car Design was developed the another 2011 Ford Focus RS design which to be the latest in a long line of performance kits for the Focus [...]
The german tuning company Novitec Rosso building a fabulous works with 2011 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider which stands on top of tuning specs and modification style. Featuring 2011 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, Novitec Rosso gave the fastest and the most powerful Alfa Romeo even more another fast cars. This 2011 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider powered [...]
After tuning an Audi R8 V10 Coupe which providing a smooth package for the V8 version at 2010, today German based tuner, Wheelsandmore dressed up an R8 V10 Spyder for their latest project. Tuning an 2011 Audi R-Stream V10 Spyder which give a similar package as the previous two with optimized performance and an exceptional [...]
After released the concept of 2012 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR at Los Angeles Auto Show in 2007, today Dodge was give the full review of this brand new sport cars. They say this 2012 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR bringing what would essentially be the last model presented before a whole new breed of Viper comes [...]
On New York 2011 auto show, Dodge was revealed the new 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T. The 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T models will be distinguished by the rest of the Avenger type of Dodge cars. 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T will show its future sporty design with a sportier look that includes a unique body-color grille with [...]
SR Auto Group was releasing their brand new tuning concept name Project Zeus. This project was completely awesome which more promising with some powerful and aggressive tuned cars. This project used a 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia and once they called the Father Gods and Men like who Zeus are. This 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia offers [...]
After unveiled the first 2012 Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, Maserati unveiled their new GranTurismo MC for American type at the 2011 New York Auto Show. This 2012 Maserati GranTurismo MC is not exactly the street legal machine found with the Stradale nameplate, though. The 2012 Maserati GranTurismo MC American [...]


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Offset is still a viable technology for in-plants
Lake Tahoe, Nev. – RMGT will be sponsoring the 53rd annual Association of College & University Printers (ACUP+) conference, which will be held April 29 – May 3, 2018, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Offset technology is still used in more than half of all in-plant operations, according to a 2017 In-plant Graphics magazine article. And RMGT is the perfect choice for operations that want all the benefits of large, modern offset press, in a compact footprint.
“It’s Simple Math,” said Kian Hemmen, Western Region Sales Manager—RMGT, Print & Finishing Solutions, who will be representing RMGT at the event. “Offset has continued to evolve right alongside digital presses, and today the tipping point for profitable runs can be just a few hundred sheets. And RMGT presses are more affordable than most shops might suspect. I am looking forward to connecting with the attendees of ACUP+ and helping to educate them on the options on the market today.”
Hemmen will be on hand at the event to educate attendees on how digital and offset presses complement each other, as well as demonstrate the cost savings in-plant printers can enjoy with the right press. He will be available to answer questions about the RMGT presses and technologies, as well as discuss how offset is still a vibrant and profitable technology for in-plants across the country.


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Maruti Suzuki has announced that its Ciaz midsize sedan has managed to cross the 2.7 lakh sales milestone since its launch in India market five years ago. This comes days after the automaker reported cumulative sales figures of one million cars and SUVs through its Nexa sub-brand, which was established back in 2015.
For the past three fiscal years, the Ciaz has proven to be the market leader in the midsize sedan segment, beating the venerable Honda City, Hyundai Verna, Toyota Yaris, Volkswagen Vento and Skoda Rapid. It managed to amass retail figures of over 46,000 units in financial year 2019, and as such, the Ciaz currently commands a market share of over 30 percent in its class. Adding credence to its premium positioning, Maruti has further revealed that the top-end Alpha trims contribute to 54 percent of its sales, with over half of the total units sold in metros and Tier-I markets. Moreover, the Ciaz’s signature Nexa Blue body colour has turned out to be a popular paint finish among buyers, with a share of over 30 percent of total sales.
Commenting on the achievement, Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “Since its launch, Ciaz has witnessed a resounding success in the highly competitive premium sedan market. With 17 percent contribution of automatic variants and Smart Hybrid technology, Ciaz is testimony of customer preference for a comfortable, spacious, technology-driven and feature packed sedan. This reinforces our commitment to bring contemporary and greener technologies for our customers.”
Originally launched under the standard Maruti network in 2014, the Ciaz began to be retailed out of the premium Nexa channel from April 1, 2017. The sedan received a mid-life facelift last year that brought with it cosmetic upgrades and a new 105hp, 1.5-litre, K15 petrol engine. The automaker even added an in-house developed 95hp, 1.5-litre diesel motor to the line-up earlier this year to supplement the Fiat-sourced, 1.3-litre diesel engine that puts out 90hp. Notably, only the petrol and smaller capacity diesel offerings come with Maruti’s mild-hybrid technology, with the former even getting the option of an automatic transmission on the higher variants.
With the country’s largest automaker having already announced its plans to axe diesels from its line-up prior to the April 2020 BS6 deadline, only the petrol-powered Ciaz will be upgraded to the more stringent emission norms in the coming months. This BS6-compliant motor has already been introduced on the Ertiga. It will be interesting to see if the Maruti sedan is able to maintain its lead moving forward, especially with Honda working on bringing the next-gen Honda City to our market next year.


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Apple introduced the MagSafe external battery with wireless charging function for all versions of the iPhone 12. The device is currently only available for pre-order and only in white. The recommended battery price is $ 99. MagSafe has also appeared on Apple's Russian website at a price of 9,490 rubles, but its delivery option is not yet available. In the US, buyers will be able to purchase a new product from the corporation towards the end of July.
Apple's new battery can be used as a wireless stationary charger and can be powered from the mains while the iPhone is being charged. MagSafe also has a reverse wireless charging feature. This means that the device can be charged by the iPhone as long as it is connected to a standard wall charger.
Less than a year later, Apple has finally released the MagSafe external battery for the iPhone 12, the price in Russia is RUB 9,490.00. (US $ 99.00) pic.twitter.com/g30x1z6M2J
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The MagSafe capacity is 1460mAh. This should be enough to fully charge an iPhone 12 mini and almost fully charge an iPhone 12. MagSafe works on smartphones running iOS 14.7 or later.
The Apple battery is magnetically attached to the back of the iPhone. MagSafe does not interfere with cards and key fobs. The charge status is displayed on the lock screen. For wired charging, the manufacturer recommended purchasing a 20W or higher USB-C power adapter and a USB-C Lightning cable.
Wireless MagSafe is priced twice as much as third-party counterparts. The 5000mAh batteries from Anker and Mophie cost $ 45-50.
In the spring, enthusiasts were able to hack Apple's AirTag wireless beacon and spy on its owner. Meanwhile, the Russians do not have the opportunity to take advantage of most of the functions of this gadget. This is due to the fact that the use of Ultra-wide Band (UWB) technology is prohibited in the Russian Federation, which extends the range of AirTag up to 300 meters and allows you to more accurately determine the location of the beacon.
In July, Apple threatened to withdraw from the UK market amid litigation with patent holders for technology used in the company's smartphones. An English court could force the IT giant to pay $ 7 billion for violations.
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Tough and ready to perform - the Teufel CAGE is the professional headset for all those who take gaming seriously.
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Teufel Steaming now supports Spotify Free.
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Teufel’s new mini Bluetooth speaker BOOMSTER GO accompanies you anywhere and ensure for a heavy sound, perfect for creating that party atmosphere.
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Raumfeld Brings True High Fidelity Sound to the UK with its Multi-room Streaming System.
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Berlin's audio specialist Teufel has added a number of innovative audio streaming products – expanding its product selection through the purchase of Raumfeld GmbH. This new product line will help ...
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Our series of Christmas gift guides continues with a look at tech toys for the home.
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A direct sales model has enabled the German speaker-maker to sneak under the radar, but now it’s making a noise.
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Berlin’s leading audio direct seller presents three new speaker models for music lovers.
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Transform any 5.1 multimedia speaker set into a comprehensive surround system.
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The perfect equilibrium between uncompromising sound quality, ergonomics and economics.
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Teufel takes further step into UK market with new webshop
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German loudspeaker vendor celebrates its 30th anniversary with a stereo speaker that represents "the absolute pinnacle of Teufel’s technical abilities".
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A truly astonishing loudspeaker experience. Teufel Ultima 800. The last word in stereo speakers.
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Epic cinematic sound. Teufel announces the launch of the Theater 100 home cinema and Hi-Fi speaker set.
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A complete home cinema in one incredible package.
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Experience the pinnacle of pristine sound with Teufel’s Reference line.
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In the market for a 2.0 PC speaker system? We take a look at a solution from Germany's most successful loudspeaker vendor.
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Teufel, Europe's leading direct seller of loudspeaker systems, today launches the Impaq 40 mini stereo with hi-fi speakers.
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Teufel, Europe's leading direct seller of loudspeaker systems, is pleased to announce the launch of the Omniton 202 – a universal loudspeaker designed to provide hi-fi quality sound in any ...
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Teufel announces the launch of the iTeufel Radio
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According to Reuters:
"Some of the biggest names in technology and retailing are aiming to create what they say is a better way to identify the "greenest" purchases in consumer electronics."
"The effort is being led by the industry-backed Sustainability Consortium, which plans to develop standardized criteria that will be used to label devices, starting with computers and monitors."
"The initiative includes retail giants Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Best Buy Co, and technology leaders Hewlett-Packard Co, Dell Inc, Intel Corp and Toshiba Corp."
If accurate, these labels could go a long way towards providing consumers with vital information about how the products they buy affect the planet.


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Did the Muppets Boost Google+ Growth?
If you aren't using Google+, perhaps the Muppets can persuade you to join the social network by Google. In a move to promote its social network, Google showcased the Muppets rocking out with Hangouts on Google+. While there is an element of fun involved, the ad also demonstrated how easy it is to conduct a video conference call using Hangouts.
According to statistician Paul Allen, Google+ is looking at 62 million users as of 27th December 2011. His team from elance has been running multiple queries on various surnames, which has been tracked since July 2011. The model was revised based on the announcements by Google when Larry Page revealed that more than 40 million users are on Google+ on 13th October 2011.
Allen noted that approximately 24.01% of Google+ users joined in the month of December, around the time when this particular Google+ ad with the Muppets was shown. While we are inclined to believe that these cute puppet characters have a positive effect on the Google+ growth, it's more probable that the ad, alongside a combination of the holiday season with people having more time to experiment on new technology, new Android users downloading the Google+ app and actively using it, or even positive word of mouth that contributed to the accelerated growth.
By Allen's forecast, Google+ might see nearly 85.2 million users by February 2012. Though the numbers might not be estimated through an exact science, its undeniable that as more users sign up, the network will grow stronger, as evident in the network effect.
One thing's for sure: the Muppets have a soft spot for Queen, seeing how they've also covered Bohemian Rhapsody in an earlier video.


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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Letter to FCC Chairman Highlighting Importance of Net Neutrality to Women Across America
In letter, Senators urge Chairman to reconsider proposal undermining online protections for consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a group of 14 Senators, led by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), in sending a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai highlighting the importance of net neutrality to women across America and urging him to reconsider the proposal he outlined last month to roll back critical online consumer protections by dismantling current net neutrality rules.
The letter was also signed by Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Kamala Harris (D-CA).
“The Internet is a powerful tool for civic engagement, as well as a means for economic and social mobility. We cannot overstate the importance of a free and open Internet to our nation’s economy, innovators, entrepreneurs, and consumers – including women and girls,” the Senators added.
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should provide equal access to all applications, content, platforms, and websites. The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to provide a level playing field and protect against content discrimination, and these rules went into effect in June of 2015.
A copy of the letter is available below and here.
May 8, 2017
The Honorable Ajit Pai
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street Southwest
Washington, DC 20554
Dear Chairman Pai:
We are extremely concerned by your recently announced proposal to roll back critical consumer protections by dismantling the Federal Communications Commission’s current net neutrality rules. This announcement comes mere weeks after President Trump and Congressional Republicans eliminated key online privacy protections for Americans. A free and open Internet is vital to ensuring a level playing field. By preventing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from discriminating and blocking content, net neutrality helps provide the opportunity for every voice to be heard and every business, no matter how small or new, to thrive.
Net neutrality is particularly important to women, as it affords women-owned businesses and startups an even playing field when competing with more established brands and content. Between 2007 and 2016, while the total number of firms increased by 9 percent, the number of women-owned firms increased by 45 percent – meaning that over this period the number of women-owned firms grew at a rate fully five times the national average. This growth mirrors the emergence of the Internet as a platform for economic growth. The online sales platform, Etsy, is another example of how women thrive under a free and open Internet. Under the current net neutrality regime, Etsy has empowered sellers in every state across the country, 87 percent of whom are women.
An open Internet is also vital to providing a platform for elevating voices that are underrepresented or marginalized in traditional media, an experience many women in media know well. When turned away by traditional media outlets, many female creators have found a home and an audience for their stories on the open Internet. The vast array of online media platforms enabled by net neutrality give creators permission-less access to viewers, providing autonomy for women of every color and creed to tell rich, compelling stories in their own voices.
The net neutrality protections you seek to undo were adopted after a lengthy notice and comment period in which a record-setting 4 million people participated. These rules have withstood legal challenges, and despite claims from net neutrality opponents, investments in broadband have remained at record highs. We hope that you will listen to our constituents who oppose changing the free and open Internet to a “pay-to-play” system with Internet fast lanes and slow lanes. Rather than rolling back protections that help provide an essential platform to creators and innovators, we urge you to instead focus on finding ways to bring more American consumers online with faster and better quality broadband.
As champions of women and girls, the families they support, and their economic opportunities, we will continue to fight for Internet freedom and online fairness. Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.
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Mike Ramsey is an automotive reporter working in Detroit. He primarily covers Ford Motor Co. and Asian automakers' North America operations. He also writes about electric vehicles and alternative powertrains.
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors reported a wider third quarter loss and trimmed its forecast for Model S deliveries this year, citing delays to a planned factory overhaul, but insisted demand remains strong.
Ford Motor Co. is facing a fresh round of legal complaints about sexual harassment and discrimination at two plants in Chicago, where the auto maker already has settled two previous cases related to similar issues.
Takata Corp., the Japanese auto-parts maker at the middle of a 7.8-million vehicle recall over its air bags, has committed to opening two new manufacturing lines to produce replacement parts by early next year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.
Ford Motor issued a regional recall for about 205,000 model-year 2007-2008 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX sport-utility vehicles in North America for possible corrosion where the fuel tank is mounted to the vehicle.
Tesla Motors Inc. likely delivered about 3,274 Model S sedans in North America in September, boosting its domestic third quarter deliveries to about 4,900 vehicles, according to equity analyst Brian Johnson of Barclays.
Ford said third-quarter income fell 34% from a year ago to $835 million as lower truck production and higher warranty and recall costs hurt results in its core North American operations and losses in Europe widened.


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"How Do I Get A Girlfrend": Escort Says She Made Close To 1 Million Servicing Young, Rich Men In There 20's From Silicon Valley.. Where Big Companies Such As Apple, Google, Facebook & More Are Headquartered! "
"Tech companies in the Bay area such as Facebook and LinkedIn have gone public and made their early employees wealthy. Increasingly, the young, rich employees are spending their fortunes on prostitution. CNNMoney's Laurie Segall interviewed sex workers in the Bay area, as well as local authorities. All of them said prostitution was on the rise and technology is powering it. It has increased the list of clients, and it's making the prostitution business more efficient. One sex worker says she uses Square, Jack Dorsey's mobile credit card swiper, to charge clients before visits. "As far as Square knows, it's a consulting business," the woman told Segall. Another sex worker says she's made "close to $1 million" servicing young, rich men. Segall says they're from "a number of major tech companies in the area, places where the IPO money has been flowing." " - CNN


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T-Series sues Roposo for alleged copyright infringement
The music label has sought a permanent injunction to stop Roposo from using its copyright material
Music label T-Series has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Roposo, a short-video app owned by advertising technology company InMobi.
The lawsuit, filed in the Delhi High Court and reviewed by ET, alleges that Roposo is “blatantly, extensively and wilfully” infringing on T-Series’ copyrighted works.
The music label has sought a permanent injunction to stop Roposo from using its copyright material. When contacted, Roposo declined to comment.
“The app is infringing content under the user-generated content,” said T-Series president Neeraj Kalyan. “They are offering our music in their library and enticing users to upload our content in exchange for cash rewards. Their venture capitalists have not done due diligence, they are hand in glove.”
The lawsuit has also named Roposo investors Tiger Global and Bertelsmann.
T-Series has alleged that Roposo is actively providing and populating its app with the music label’s copyrighted works through the provision of a specially curated ‘Music Library’ and extracting songs from user devices and using such songs for commercial gain.
It has also alleged that Roposo is removing the rights management information pertaining to its copyrighted songs in the ‘Music Library’ and knowingly distributing, broadcasting and communicating to the public infringing copies.
T-Series recently signed a licence agreement with regional language social media platform ShareChat. It already has a similar deal with Facebook and Instagram. Last year, T-Series had filed a copyright infringement case against ShareChat.


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Ford BlueOval City Mega Campus set to Manufacture New Ford F-150 Lightning
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Michael Chambliss (Golden Circle Ford General Sales Manager) says, “today is just a great day, because it’s day one of production. They are finally starting production of the f-150 lightning today.”
Ford began production for its first ever all electric pick-up truck today and sales for the model are already breaking records says Golden Circle General Sales Manager Michael Chambliss. Michael Chambliss (Golden Circle Ford General Sales Manager) explained, “Ford has over 200,000 sold orders. We have a good amount of them here.”
We would love to give you a firsthand look at the truck, but due to the high volume of preorders no ford dealerships in America even have a model to show customers today. The new advanced features are a huge selling point for many consumers. Michael Chambliss (Golden Circle Ford General Sales Manager) told 39 news, “the lightning has a lot of standard features like a truck, but with not having an internal combustion engine in the front. One of the biggest differences is what they call a frunk.”
Michael say’s the frunk can store up to 400 cubic feet, but that isn’t the only feature that is attracting customers. With gas prices at nearly $4 a gallon an electric pick-up truck would save drivers hundreds in gas. Michael Chambliss (Golden Circle Ford General Sales Manager) stated, “the vehicle will charge overnight. So, you’re looking at pennies on an electric bill vs. Going and spending, I mean now to go fill up a truck maybe $100 or more.”
The pick-up truck is already catching the eye of some big names. President Joe Biden was even pictured test driving the new model. Ford dealerships are hoping to have this model in within the next couple months.


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LONDON — It’s been quite a summer for Harrods, which is morphing from one store into four, and boldly introducing new concepts in the face of COVID-19, a crisis in retail and still shaky consumer confidence.
On Sept. 17, the retailer will tug open the curtain on its first stand-alone beauty store, H Beauty, at a shopping mall in Lakeside, Essex, England, while a second location is set to open in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, next spring.
Although plans for H Beauty were revealed almost a year ago, months before the coronavirus burst into Europe, aspects of the 23,000-square-foot space have been tweaked with social distancing and new hygiene standards in mind.
Harrods is promising a “wonderland” of premium and luxury brands, technology such as the Light Salon, an at-home LED light therapy system, and services such as the Dior Le Salon facials suite.
There will also be bespoke fast facials from Sisley, and product personalization from Dior, Givenchy, and Atelier Cologne.
The store will offer new names, such as Iconic London, a trend-led makeup brand that sells mostly online, and those already on offer in the recently refurbished Harrods beauty halls such as Chanel, La Prairie, Creed, Huda Beauty and 111Skin. Brands including Gucci and The Ordinary will be exclusive to Lakeside.
Annalise Fard, Harrods’ director of beauty, fine jewelry, watches and home, described the space as “a destination, a beauty emporium offering experience, makeup, skin care, hair care and fragrance.”
Fard said she sees beauty as the entry point into luxury “and it’s very exciting to be able to take the excitement and engagement for beauty and really deliver it to a customer on a wider platform.”
She added that by opening the first H Beauty store in Lakeside and the second one in Milton Keynes, “we are bringing beauty to an incredibly responsive community of existing beauty lovers. Although the brand portfolio will be similar across both locations, the edit will be slightly different according to the culture of that location, city or that particular client and will allow H Beauty to be the central beauty hub in each destination.”
The newly refurbished beauty halls at Harrods were a major inspiration behind H Beauty, according to Fard. “The level of engagement with beauty went to another level,” who said that younger audiences — and men — have been particularly enthusiastic shoppers.
“It really led us to think ‘Why not speak to a wider audience with the credible and authoritative voice that we have? We knew we were in a unique and privileged position” to make that move, she said.
Harrods was prescient in choosing both locations: Both are a short drive from London and rely on wealthy, aspirational, and makeup-loving locals — rather than international tourists — for business.
Asked why Harrods chose Lakeside and Milton Keynes in particular, she said the store had been looking at the data from its rewards program, and it offered a picture of who was buying beauty. “We thought, ‘Why not bring the magic of Harrods to that local customer?’”
Asked about the challenges of luring a post-lockdown audience into a physical shopping mall, Fard said there were none so far.
She said that Harrods in Knightsbridge is starting to come alive once again with local shoppers returning from their holidays, while the Lakeside mall is busier than ever. She said she’s been visiting regularly to check on the store’s progress, and often has trouble finding a parking spot.
She added that Lakeside is also a destination: “It’s a day’s entertainment — you can hang out, eat there, spend time outside by the lake.” She added that shoppers have also been peppering her with questions about when the store will open.
Harrods’ Knightsbridge flagship reopened in June but has been suffering — like every other central London retailer — from a lack of tourism, especially from China and the Middle East. Over the summer, the store revealed plans to lay off 14 percent of its staff due to a lack of footfall in London.
Mia Collins, head of beauty at Harrods, said the H Beauty concept has “really bold ambitions, but they’re ones that are entirely befitting of this amazingly vibrant and dynamic category that is beauty. To have the opportunity to pair this with equally vibrant and dynamic communities across the U.K. is nothing short of epic.”
She said the retailer “can’t wait to debut this concept in Essex — home to some of the U.K.’s most discerning beauty consumers.”
Collins isn’t kidding: Anyone who’s ever watched the British reality TV show “The Only Way Is Essex” knows how the locals love their spray tans, nail bars, hair and eyelash extensions.
She said the store has planned “a packed calendar of exclusive brands and pre-launches and a raft of names that simply won’t be available anywhere else in Lakeside — cue Charlotte Tilbury, Byredo, Dr Barbara Sturm, IGK and Huda Beauty.”
The space features a Skincare Station that offers facials; magic mirrors allowing customers to virtually try on different makeup products and colors — and e-mail looks to themselves — and a Playtable offering access to dry hair styling and makeup demos and consultations.
It was designed by Virgile + Partners with an eye to being “playful, accessible, and interactive.” The store façade has a curvaceous, suspended canopy while inside there are changing beauty display areas and pop up areas showcasing a mix of art and beauty in a bid to keep the space fluid and dynamic.
Virgile + Partners, which specializes in retail, hotel and restaurant interiors, has long been a go-to design firm for Harrods and Harvey Nichols as well as for retailers such as Burberry, John Lewis, Harrods and Space NK.
Carlos Virgile, director at Virgile + Partners, said the interiors are meant to foster H Beauty’s dual spirit of “elegance and casual quirkiness.”
“Throughout the space, customers will feel the modernity of the H beauty concept transpire,” he said. “From simple concrete washed walls to the terrazzo tiled flooring in the central space with chips in light blush and grey, there is a peaceful ambience as well as a space for self-expression and experimentation.”
He said the coffee-to-Champagne bar is meant to act as a “social focus” and its design becomes a “beacon” through a central light installation and multiple reflective surfaces. Virgile said it would be an “Instagrammable magnet and a welcomed pause for a drink and a chat.”
H Beauty will also be offering a click-and-collect service from late September for customers who shop online at harrods.com. They can pick up and apply their purchases in the changing rooms.
There is also a Champagne Bar, with a menu of patisseries and cocktails created by the Harrods food and beverage team. Going forward, the store plans to introduce eyewear styles from the David Clulow Sunglasses boutique.
The retailer is taking its anti-COVID-19 responsibilities seriously: There will be various sanitizer stations throughout the store for both customer and employee usage, and all customers will be asked to sanitize their hands prior to touching any product or receiving the in-store beauty treatments.
Harrods said the store’s 23,000 square feet will allow for 130 customers to be present at one time. Outside the entrance, security will be present to manage social distancing for those waiting to get in.
Tester products will not be available for trial on beauty counters, although customers can request to try products themselves with a member of the team advising from a safe distance.
No makeup brushes will be used and, where sample palettes are not possible, disposable single-dip testers will be available for customers who wish to try on makeup, Harrods said.
All tester products will be thoroughly cleaned before and after use, while hygiene stations are being set up for customers’ use. They can wash their hands and faces, and clean and sanitize their makeup brushes.
There will also be temporary, high-quality Perspex screening at major till points and at the Champagne Bar.
The digital ad campaign for H Beauty broke on Thursday and even that was created in the spirit of social distancing — and diversity. Fard said that the models — a mix of men and women of various ages — were cast from the street and asked to do their own hair and makeup and create their own looks.
Called My Beauty, it looks to telegraph a sense of individuality, personality and authenticity, said Fard, adding that H Beauty wants to be led by the consumer and that the product mix will be tailored to certain locations and demographics.
Harrods is on a retail opening roll: In July, the retailer opened the doors of the first Harrods Outlet, a concept store at Westfield London that is currently selling spring 2020 stock across men’s, women’s, children’s, beauty and accessories. The store is set to remain open until the end of March 2021 and also plans to sell fall sale merchandise as the seasons evolve.
Located in the former Debenhams space at Westfield, the Harrods Outlet spans 80,000 square feet over two floors. Conceived and built in five weeks, it was designed with social distancing in mind. The space is brightly lit, spare, easy to clean and with simple display units that are spaced far apart. Some 120,000 product units from 100 fashion and accessories brands will be stocked in the new space.
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With a surprising lack of fanfare, a new version of Sony’s PlayStation 5 console has started popping up in games retailers around the world.
This new model of the PlayStation 5 is more akin to a slight improvement rather than a mid-generation refresh, as it only features a few mild improvements over the design of the original console which was released late last year.
Potentially the most interesting feature of this new model of the console is a new screw, which tells you a lot about how exciting the changes are. The new screw, which is used to attach the console to its stand so you’re not faced with the dilemma of which way up it goes, can now be adjusted by hand, rather than a screwdriver. It’s truly riveting stuff.
If a new screw wasn’t enough for you, then this new model of the PlayStation 5 is also slightly lighter than the launch model reportedly clocking in at 3.6kg, according to Press-Start, which is 300 grams lighter than the console as before.
While these changes are welcome improvements, the real reason to be excited is for more PlayStation 5 stock, as using slightly different components, hopefully, Sony will be able to alleviate some of the hardware issues which has been plaguing the tech industry throughout the past year and a half.
Sony has previously stated that they have enough semiconductor chips in order to fulfil their plans of selling 22 million PlayStation 5 consoles, however, there are still expectations that supply won’t be able to keep up with demand for some time still to come.