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Microsoft will add helicopters and gliders to Microsoft Flight Simulator on November 11th. The 40th Anniversary Edition of the game will be available for free to existing Xbox Game Pass owners or subscribers and includes helicopters and gliders for the first time since 2006.
“In addition to helicopters and gliders, we will be introducing another very community-requested feature: a realistic airliner, a sophisticated Airbus A-310 where almost every button works as expected,” explains Joerg Neumann, head of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The 40th Anniversary Edition is a pretty big update for Microsoft Flight Simulator as it also includes seven famous historic aircraft, including the largest wooden aircraft ever made: the 1947 Hughes H-4 Hercules. Microsoft is also adding four classic airports, 10 glider airports, 14 helipads, and 20 classic missions from past versions of Flight Simulator. There are 12 new aircraft in total.
Ahead of the 40th Anniversary Edition, Microsoft Flight Simulator is also getting a German cities update today, which coincides with Gamescom (held in Cologne). The update includes improvements to five German cities: Hannover, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Bonn and Cologne.
Microsoft and Asobo have released the tenth major update for Microsoft Flight Simulator. According to the release notes, the new update adds support for NVIDIA's DLSS technology. In addition, it brings a number of improvements to DX12.
As Asobo notes, DirectX 12 support is under development and may show performance and GPU memory usage degradations compared to DirectX 11. Due to higher GPU memory consumption, the simulator may overuse memory, which negatively impacts performance.
It's also worth noting that this update adds support for DLSS 2, not the recently announced DLSS 3. Asobo will add support for DLSS 3 in a future update.
Update 10 also contains numerous fixes and stability improvements. In addition, it includes improvements and changes to the weather, UI, Devmode, SDK, and more.
As usual, Steam and the Microsoft Store will download this update the next time they launch their clients. You can find the full list of changes here.
Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator has received a major update in the form of World Update X: United States and US Territories.
World Update X adds new high-resolution satellite and aerial images to the game, as well as new 3D cities - San Diego, California, Albany, New York, Key Largo, Florida, Seattle, Washington, Olympia, Washington, and other.
The update is free for all owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. The update is also free for those who play using Xbox or PC Game Pass.
Over the weekend, Microsoft announced its plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Flight Simulator by adding historic aircraft to the game, as well as the Pelican from the Halo franchise. The 40th Anniversary Edition was announced as a free update.
During the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary and Halo Infinite-themed DLC were announced.
The free 40th Anniversary Edition update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, coming in November. It will include a selection of fan-favorite aircraft from the series' 40-year history, such as the Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, DC-3, De Havilland Beaver and Airbus A310. The update will also include helicopters, including the Bell-407, and gliders.
As for the Halo Infinite-themed DLC, it's available today and introduces vehicles from the famous shooter into the simulation context of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
If you're looking for a new kind of aerial challenge, I've got good news for you: The Top Gun add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now, it's free, and it asks you to land a ridiculously powerful fighter jet on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
The Top Gun DLC was announced at E3 last year but was subsequently delayed - not due to development issues, but because it ties in with Paramount: Maverick's Top Gun: Maverick, which was itself delayed due to coronavirus outbreak at the end of last year. However, the movie comes out this weekend, so the associated DLC is ready to go.
To access the Top Gun extension, all you need to do is launch Microsoft Flight Simulator. In the main menu you will find a new button called "Maverick Activities". If this is your first time launching the DLC, pressing the button will take you to the marketplace where you can download the new expansion - it's about 4.78GB in size if you're playing on the Xbox app.
After downloading the pack, you'll find five new low-altitude missions for the F/A-18E Super Hornet, including flying over Riffe Lake (to test out the new supersonic effects recently added by Asobo) or flying over the Yanert Glacier in Alaska.
Two advanced missions include landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego and piloting an experimental Darkstar hypersonic aircraft in the stratosphere for a coast-to-coast flight from California to Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.
The kit also includes three training missions for the Super Hornet to get you used to the power you will need to operate this powerful fighter.
A very nice touch is that while in this section of the menu, the Top Gun song plays.
The slow and relentless work of Adobo developers to improve the already stunning recreation of the Earth in Microsoft Flight Simulator continues today with the latest World Update that gave Italy and Malta a gorgeous makeover.
Today's Italy and Malta update is the ninth world update released for Flight Simulator since its launch in 2020, and follows similar updates for Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
As always, Asobo packed a whole bunch of stuff into its latest World Update, including four handcrafted airports in Italy and Malta - Palermo Airport (LICJ), Sondrio Airport (LILO), Marina di Campo Airport (LIRJ) and Bolanzo Airport (LIPB). ) - plus improvements for 100 existing airports.
This is along with 94 new points of interest for Italy and 11 more for Malta (detailed below), new terrain data, new aerial imagery, and a photogrammetry update for 12 cities. Unfortunately, there is no trailer for today's release yet.
Flight Simulator's World Update 9 is free to download on Xbox and PC (and also available through Xbox Cloud Gaming), but players will need to update their game first and then head over to the in-game market to get the new content.
The Flight Simulator update in Italy and Malta is Asobo's third worldwide update in 2022. Based on previous developer comments, we can expect at least three more updates before the end of the year, along with various new Sim updates, DLSS support, and of course helicopters. And before all of that, there's the big question of Flight Simulator's free Top Gun expansion, which Asobo recently confirmed will arrive on May 25th.
The Top Gun: Maverick add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator will be released on May 25, 2022. Developers from the Asobo studio announced this on social networks.
The DLC was originally scheduled for release in November 2021. The postponement is associated with a change in the screening schedule of the film "Top Gun: Maverick" - the premiere of the film was postponed to May 27, 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Previously, the developers presented the first screenshots showing the plane of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, the protagonist of the film. The DLC will be free.
Microsoft Flight Simulator was released in August 2020 on PC and later on Xbox. The average score for MSFS on review aggregator Metacritic is 91 out of 100 from the press and 7.2 out of 10 from users.
This week, Asobo hosted a Q&A session with the Microsoft Flight Simulator player community, where the executive producer confirmed that the game will soon receive support for AMD FSR and Nvidia DLSS image scaling technologies. In the case of FSR, version 1.0 will be implemented first, and in the future, version 2.0.
According to the developers, the testing process is now underway. There are still some artifacts on animated textures and water surface on DLSS, but Nvidia is helping to fix the problem. By the release of Update 10, both technologies should work as expected.
With support for DLSS and FSR, gamers can expect a noticeable frame rate boost at the same resolution, or the ability to run a higher resolution/ray-traced game without performance degradation.
You can watch the entire session in the video above.
Update number IX for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available for PC and Xbox users. In the latest update of the simulator, a lot of attention is paid to fixing pre-existing bugs and improving the overall user experience.
Some of the highlights of Update IX include a new event, general stability improvements, improved cloud appearance, and more.
The release notes are quite extensive, but a few nice details stand out from them. For example, it's great to see that Azure Neural Text-to-Speech is now enabled for more authentic voices. The weather has also received improvements, with ISA pressure formulas now adjusted and cloud graphical artifacts reduced at close range. The various aircraft also received many improvements, with the F/A-18 appearing to have received a lot of love from the development team. Finally, a new CFD simulation has also been added for the Cessna 172 Skyhawk G1000 aircraft, which will allow users to take advantage of the new propeller system in the simulator.
The user interface has also received some improvements. Notable changes include the ability to see the download size on the product page in the Marketplace Simulator, brand new filters, and panels no longer get distorted when the screen aspect ratio changes.
Full changelog can be found here.
Asobo Studio has released the next (already seventh) update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, dedicated to a particular region. This time it's Australia.
The developers added four more airports and increased the detail of hundreds of others using the Australian company's Orbx simulation system. World Update VII also includes 94 handcrafted attractions and 16 activities in Australia and New Zealand.
YLRE - Longreach.
YMBT - Mount Beauty.
YPBO - Parabird.
YSHL - Shellharbour.
South East Australia.
From sea to desert.
Great Barrier Reef.
Northwest coast of the Kimberley.
Uluru National Park - Kata Tjuta.
In addition, a set with variants of the Fokker F.VII aircraft has appeared in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The bundle can be purchased from the in-game store for $14.99.
Since the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator, many players have complained that the game takes up too much space and is fighting Call of Duty for control of the hard drive, but the developers have managed to fix the problem.
For the game, patch 126.96.36.199 was released, with which the developers significantly reduced the size of the game - from 170 to 83 GB. That is, the game now weighs more than 80 GB less. This is really impressive.
In addition, the patch has improved the navigation system, weather conditions, aircraft behavior and other details. Here are just some of the details:
Improved navigation systems. To do this, entered data from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
Reduced the speed of aircraft icing in different types of icing.
The density of air traffic has been increased.
Now the weather radar shows precipitation rather than cloud cover.
Improved snow tracking accuracy based on live data.
Improved performance of turboprop engines
You can read all the details of the patch here.
The game is available on PC. The Xbox release is scheduled for summer.
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Google announced a new Google Maps update that revived a feature we all thought got put back to bed in 2017. The latest version of the turn-by-turn navigation app, which is currently slowly rolling out around the world, is bringing that back to life with the Apple Watch allowing you to follow your wrist instructions.
Google Maps turned its back on the Apple smartwatch in 2017. The California search firm hasn’t made a big decision right now – in fact, they didn’t even mention the removal of Apple Watch support in the release notes for the update that deleted the feature. In a statement released after Apple Watch owners complained about the removal, Google stated, “We have removed Apple Watch support from our latest version of iOS, but we expect to return it in the future will support. “
And now Google has finally kept its promise.
Three years later, the latest version of the iOS app allows you to track routes from your Apple Watch. Unfortunately, there is no way to search for new directions from your wrist. You need to first select the route you want to take in the iPhone app and then transfer the turn-by-turn instructions to your Apple Watch. However, Google is providing an updated ETA on the Apple Watch screen so you can find out at a glance how long it will take to get to your destination.
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Google Maps on Apple Watch has shortcuts to saved destinations like work and home that currently have the exact same address for most users. Tapping these shortcuts gives you the most direct route to your Apple Watch without having to pull out your smartphone. This is useful when you get caught in a rain shower and want to quickly find out which bus, train, or road to take to get home as soon as possible.
Multiple travel modes are supported on Apple Watch, including driving, public transit, cycling, or walking directions. That makes this version a pretty solid competitor to the Apple Maps app, which comes pre-installed on all Apple Watch models. Unlike Google Maps, this watch app can display a map to put the directions in context. You can also search for a new destination by voice, scribble letter by letter on the Diddy touchscreen, or find a location associated with a contact stored on your iPhone. So you can use Apple Maps without ever pulling your iPhone out of your pocket.

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Verizon Wireless is launching new wireless plans that will cost more but give customers access to more data.
Also, for the first time, customers on the new plans will be able to save unused data for the following month, a feature the company calls “Carryover Data.” The new plans and features take effect July 7.
Customers may switch to one of the new plans using the MyVerizon app. The lowest-cost plan is the S plan, which goes from $30 to $35 a month but doubles the data to 2 gigabytes (GB) per month. The M plan also goes up by $5 while the data allowance goes from 3GB to 4GB.
The L plan rises $10 a month but will offer 8GB a month of data instead of 6GB. The XL plan goes from $80 to $90 but the data allowance jumps from 12GB to 16GB. The largest plan, the XXL, also goes up another $10 to $110. The data allowance goes from 18GB to 24GB.
The company says the MyVerizon app will allow you to view your bill at any time, show you how much data is being used, and allow you to get more.
The app will also allow you to order additional devices, pay your bill, and connect with technical support.
“The new Verizon Plan puts your mobile experience in the palm of your hand with the My Verizon app, giving you greater value with new capabilities that get rid of the fear of overages, offer bill simplicity, and help you better manage your overall mobile experience with a few quick taps,” said Verizon marketing VP Nancy Clark.
Catching up to competitors
Clark adds that the app is just a way of putting consumers in charge of their accounts. If Verizon customers like the new options, they can thank many of Verizon's competitors, who adopted many of them years ago.
With the changes, you can have up to 10 consumer and business lines on an account. Some things will remain as they are: line service charges for smartphones is $20 per month, tablets and Jetpack devices are $10 per month, and connected devices are $5 per month.
But Verizon says connected devices won't count toward the limit for devices on an account, whether they’re offered by Verizon or not.


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Every person has traveled at least once in his live. But if you're looking for new impressions and adventures, if you feel yourself a great explorer and wish to open new horizons,
Lviv is continuing to develop a new major project – a tourist route called Underground city. Over 500.000 Euros, which were granted by the European Union,
Over the last 10 years the number of tourists who have visited Lviv region has grown by 50%. This information was reported by an advisor to the chairman of Lviv regional
On December 12, 2012 a culinary fest called “Bukovina hospitality 2012” will be held in Chernovtsy. This will be the 11th time top chefs will present their professional skills.
Global Spots travel community considers Ukraine to be a valuable travel destination in Eastern Europe. Foreign tourists are recommended to visit it in 2013 among other
On December 8, 2012 the new season of 2012-2013 in skiing resort Bukovel was opened. The advertising department of the resort reported that snow guns of Bukovel
Nobilis Hotel is the first world class luxury hotel located in the heart of Lviv. The classical building facade decorated with hand-paintings compliments the architectural design of the city.
Aerosvit-Ukrainian Airlines Company will open regular flights between Kyiv and Ho Chi Minh, the largest city of Vietnam, December 21, 2011, the Aerosvit press service informs.
Ukraine has been found in the list of the top 3 most attractive tourist destinations in the world for 2012, according to Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2012 ranking.


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Poema Global Holdings, a blank check company targeting technology businesses in Europe and Asia, secured $300 million in its initial public offering (IPO) in the US after pricing 30 million units at $10 each, according to an announcement.
Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of a warrant, exercisable at $11.50. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) affiliated with Princeville Capital, an investment firm focused on backing rapidly-growing technology firms around the world, offered $5 million more units than anticipated.
Poema Global plans to list on the Nasdaq and trade under the ticker symbol PPGHU.
SPACs are companies without operations that are formed only to raise capital to acquire other businesses. Merging with a SPAC has become an increasingly popular method for closely-held businesses to raise capital for growth.
“We seek to complete business combinations with companies that have validated technologies and attractive unit economics, with a particular focus on Europe and Asia,” the SPAC said on its website.
Poema Global is led by co-chairmen Emmanuel DeSousa and Joaquin Rodriguez Torres, co-founders and managing partners of Princeville Capital. They are joined by CEO and director Homer Sun, who previously served as CIO of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, and president Marc Chan, who currently serves as executive director at Amprion.
Princeville Capital, an investment firm founded in 2016, has over $1 billion of capital under management. With offices in San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Berlin, Princeville Capital currently has 13 active portfolio companies.
SPACs typically acquire firms as quickly as four to five months. They are given up to two years to seek targets. If they can’t fulfil that mandate, they will have to return all the money to the public shareholders.
Earlier, billionaires Peter Thiel and Richard Li teamed up to form Bridgetown 2 Holdings, a SPAC that is now seeking to raise $200 million in an IPO in the US. The SPAC targets new economy technology, financial services, and media companies in Southeast Asia.
The two billionaires’ first SPAC raised $595 million in October 2020, making it the biggest SPAC focused on Southeast Asia. The first SPAC was also reported to be considering a potential merger with Indonesia’s e-commerce giant Tokopedia.
Recently, Vickers Vantage, a Singapore-based blank check company formed by venture capital firm Vickers Venture Partners, announced plans to raise about $100 million in a US IPO. Tiga Acquisition and Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp, both Singapore-based, have also filed to raise $200 million and $225 million IPO in the US, respectively.


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The sustainable packaging market in Asia-Pacific is projected to have the fastest growth between 2017 and 2026 compared to other regions, according to a forthcoming report from MarketResearch.biz. High demand for sustainable packaging products from emerging economies such as India and China will drive that growth, the analysis says.
Called “Global Sustainable Packaging Market Analysis, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, Threats, Trends, Applications, and Growth Forecast to 2026,” the upcoming report estimates a CAGR percentage for the forecast period, and offers insights about trends, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges in the target market.
“Increasing adoption of sustainable packaging in various end-use industries such as FMCG [fast-moving consumer goods], and food and beverages, coupled with stringent rules by governments in developed economies for use of plastic packaging products are key factors driving growth of the global sustainable packaging market,” MarketResearch.biz says.
Increasing public awareness about environmental conservation as well as rising demand for single-use packaging products are also factors expected to drive the market during the forecast period, the report says.
Cost will be a challenge, however, since sustainable packaging products remain expensive. “Additionally, preference for cheaper plastic-based packaging products by manufacturers in emerging economies is anticipated to hamper growth of the global sustainable packaging market to a significant extent,” according to MarketResearch.biz.
A number of different firms have predicted growth in the global sustainable packaging market. Last year Research Nestor forecast the global sustainable packaging market to have a CAGR of 7.5% by the end of 2024.
Asia-Pacific currently dominates the global sustainable packaging market in terms of revenue, the MarketResearch.biz report notes. This is due to the general public increasing its use of eco-friendly packaging products, and to an uptick in preference for sustainable packaging by end-use industries in the region.
Companies mentioned in the report:
- Crown Holdings
- Bemis Company
- Ball Corporation
- Anchor Packaging
- Tetra Pak
- Silgan Holdings
- Reynolds Group
In June, Amcor reported that the proportion of middle-class consumers in India is growing, creating increased demand for product safety, freshness, effectiveness, and convenience. At the same time, more than three quarters of the total shampoo volume in the country is sold in multilayer laminated sachet packaging that isn’t easily recyclable.
“Amcor colleagues around the globe are already collaborating with each other and outside experts to develop environmentally smarter alternative formats for the small-sachet market,” the company says.


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The Vice-President, Business Development, Dana Motors, Mr Olu Tikolo, on Saturday said that the recent call for the reduction of import duties on used cars portends danger to the 2013 Nigeria Auto Policy.
Tikolo made the call at a media parley with the media at its office, Akin Adesola, Victoria Island, on the partnership between Cars45 and Dana Motors.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cars45 provides one of a kind of platform for used cars in Nigeria, giving a private network of buyers the fastest way to find the perfect car that fits their buyers’ needs.
Tikolo, on the heels of the recent call made by some stakeholders demanding for a reduction on the tariff for imported vehicle by 15 per cent, said such reduction could derail the existing auto policy.
In a related development, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hammed Ali, had also called for same reduction by 35 per cent with an aim at curbing smuggling of vehicles into the country.
However, on the contrary, Tikolo an expert in automobile industry thinks differently on the idea, saying it is anathema to the desired economic prosperity of the country.
“We must understand the prospect of the 2013 Auto Policy by the previous government which is aimed at encouraging local manufacturing of cars in Nigeria.
“The call for the reduction in the tariff for importation of used cars portends a great danger to the economy and also for investors’ confidence in our economy.
“Only the manufacturing sector can contribute effectively to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country which cars assembly and manufacturing can contribute up to 7 per cent.
“In other advanced countries, car manufacturing contributes up to 12 per cent of their economy, examples are South Africa and Brazil,’’ he said.
Tikolo said that the influx of used cars engendered by reduction in tariff would only make Nigeria a dump site, adding that manufacturing sector would grow lean while there would be job loses.
“We don’t need to encourage dumping of all manners of used cars in the country through reduction in the tariff; the first consequence is that there will be job losses.
“We cannot say because of the short term benefit of the reduction neglect the long term effect it will have on the economy, we cannot continue to be import dependent.
“The auto policy will engender employment and create employment and also, the auto policy put in place is to attract investors to the auto sector.
“If we allow this to happen, then, it is a policy summersault which will not in any way portend a good omen to Nigeria’s economy,’’ he said.
Tikolo said that instead of reducing the tariff, government should find a way of encouraging the local manufacturers through incentives and foreign exchange intervention.
“We need to ask ourselves the reason locally made cars are expensive. The reason is simple, the foreign exchange which is high. Cars made in the country have about 3,000 component parts.
“None of the component parts for the car manufacturing are produced in Nigeria; and all these components are subjected to import duties, this explains the reason.
“Also if we can have some of the raw materials produced in Nigeria, the cost of production will be greatly reduced. The Ajaokuta steel is one of them and many others.
“Local manufacturing should be encouraged in a way to industrialise the country and not discouraging many that have put their capital on the line with policy summersault,’’ he said.


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Air Jordan 11
Regardless of how many feel, we do expect these to sellout but resell might be struggle for a few years as no one's checking for these or hyping them up in the slightest.
While we doubt adidas or MSCHF would take this matter to the mean streets of the courtroom, Nike's been in their bag bringing lawsuits to customizers, artists and up and coming sneaker designers. So don't be surprised if SHEIN gets served sooner than later.
Rumors are pointing to the return of the classic Air Jordan 11 "DMP" for the 2023 Holidays. Will you be coppin?
Fortnite is teaming up with Jordan Brand once again to celebrate the upcoming launch of the Air Jordan XI Cool Grey.
Featuring the same cool grey base with a high-cut patent leather mudgaurds, the sneakers are just as beautiful as we remember them.
Y'all should know that these will probably break apart should you even attempt to try them on as they are more than two decades old.
For those who aren't lucky enough to grab themselves a pair of the 25th Anniversary Air Jordan 11's, they'll have another chance when the pairs release to the general public come December 12th at the tune of $220.
The season of the vic is here, in sneaker form. Thieves made off with a box of unreleased Air Jordan 11’s from Niketown in NYC.
Hip-Hop please take note. Chance The Rapper is setting the bar for how the culture should give back to the community.
With the 20th anniversary of Space Jam upon us, there was no question Jordan Brand would go all out to honor the seminal film. Besides the always highly coveted Air Jordan 11 Retro Space Jam, JB has revealed an entire collection that includes an Air Jordan 1, Air Jordan XXXI and much more.
One of the most highly-anticipated sneaker releases this year is the Air Jordan 11 Retro “72-10.” The coveted shoe will now be dropping December 12, a week earlier than previously announced.


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Etika Sdn Bhd, PepsiCo’s sole bottler in Malaysia, and the video on demand (VOD) service Dimsum have partnered to provide customers with 60 days of free access to the two-month-old service. Customers who bought a carton of 330ml 7UP, Pepsi or Revive will have a chance to receive one of the 400,000 sets of limited-edition red packets containing free access codes. Each carton will have nine red packets featuring the promo code for Dimsum, the first VOD service in Malaysia featuring Asian content.
The news about the tie-up was made on 13 January 2017, which means consumers only have 15 days to avail this offer until Chinese New Year kicks in on the 28th of January. However, this promotion will last until the end of February 2017.
What Mini Me thinks
This year, Etika has done away with TV commercial for its range of beverages in favour of a partnership with the VOD service provider Dimsum. This partnership will surely resonate with the young crowds who are increasingly consuming media through iflix, Netflix, TonTon and other VOD platforms. However, there is little or no mentioning of the Etika-Dimsum tie-up on the ground.
Etika also does not seem to have made a big buzz about its new limited-edition Chinese New Year Pepsi cans. This is unlike what it did with the marketing of other high-growth segments like RTD tea (Wonda Coffee), Mountain Dew and Goodday milk.
Etika’s group marketing manager Santharuban Thurai Sundaram said during the launching event of the Dimsum partnership that “during Chinese New Year, isotonic and other canned drinks are heavily consumed.” This year, surprisingly, Revive social media page does not have any CNY posting as of 20 January 2017, which makes the author wonder if valuable marketing resources have now shifted to the growth categories.


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Just the mention of Uber brings out detractors who quickly point out how much money the service continues to lose. However, given the big-name investors and the fact that Uber opens a new city every five days, one simply cannot discount this company that loves to disrupt the status quo.
In the spring Uber introduced a flat rate of 700 rubles (currently $10.96) for travel from any of the three major Moscow airports to the centre of the city. That is easily a third of what most official Taxi drivers charge.
Facing stiff competition from Yandex (Russia’s “Google”) Taxi service, Uber came close to being driven out of Russia earlier this year. Uber steered clear of the regulatory off-ramp by agreeing to use officially registered taxi drivers and to share travel data with transportation authorities.
The Israeli-based Get.taxi (Gett.ru) is another popular app that allows Russian riders to arrange ride sharing with drivers.
Another ride sharing company that is growing rapidly is the Paris based Bla Bla Car, in which riders not only pay for the ride, but as it is primarily a city to city or region to region service, riders must promise to talk with the driver to help them stay awake on the longer distances. Thus, the “Bla Bla” in the name.
When logging in to BlaBlaCar.ru, riders can see who is traveling to the same city, and then select the driver based on the price and times of travel. For identity purposes a photo of the driver is shown.
As Russian cities have banned the practice of “gypsy taxis” over the years in which ordinary drivers would stop on city streets and haggle with hitch-hikes for the fee, these transportation alternatives have begun to gain footholds in Russian cities.
So far, officials have done little to shield local taxi companies from competition, proving yet again the power of the Internet to disrupt and innovate.


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Commencement Eve Dessert Reception Keynote Speaker Jeff Knauss ’07 addressed December graduates and their families Dec. 11, 2015, in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom. Knauss shared stories about his journey from graduation to his current position as owner of The Digital Hyve, a digital marketing agency specializing in website design, search engine optimization, social media and online marketing, based in Syracuse, N.Y.
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This week, internet security researchers woke up to disturbing news. An attacker had installed malware on as many as half a million Asus-brand computers running the Windows operating system. Reports of large-scale malware infections have become almost routine, but what made this one notable was how it was accomplished: the attacker compromised the Asus servers used to send periodic operating system and security updates to customers. In other words, as far as the customer could tell, the malicious software came directly from the manufacturer, complete with its digital stamp of approval.
Subverting a software update system (a type of “supply chain attack” in security parlance) is usually associated with international espionage and intelligence operations — not with run-of-the-mill attempts to steal credit card numbers or banking passwords — and for good reason. It requires considerable resources and skill because the hardware and software companies’ systems that have to be compromised are generally better managed and more carefully secured than those of individual consumers. But when they are successful, attacks against the supply chain are an especially powerful threat: They rely not on repeatedly fooling each user into, say, opening the wrong email attachment (a common way malware is spread), but on the trust that users naturally and reasonably place in the suppliers that sold them their hardware and software. It’s a dangerously effective way for the attacker to reach many thousands of victims (or a few carefully selected targets).
Fortunately, while the Asus attack exploited the vendor update mechanism to install unauthorized software on many thousands of computers, it appears that the malware itself was designed to affect only a few hundred actual targets and was relatively harmless to everyone else. But that still leaves us with the uncomfortable fact that a software update mechanism — a critical system intended to protect users — was turned on its head and used to attack them instead. And it’s not just Asus; almost every other major software and hardware vendor offers an update mechanism for its products, sometimes enabled by default.
To protect against the insidious threat of malicious updates, it might be tempting to immediately disable these mechanisms on your computers and smartphones. But that would be a terrible idea, one that would expose you to far more harm than it would protect against. In fact, now would be a fine time to check your devices and make sure the automatic system update features are turned on and running.
The reason for this counterintuitive advice has to do with the fragile nature of the software that makes modern computing and the internet work. In spite of decades of steady technological progress that has made computers better in almost every way, virtually all software still suffers from bugs — the small programming defects that can manifest themselves as everything from minor unexpected behavior to outright system crashes.
Some of these bugs have security implications; they can be exploited to do harm, for example, by exposing sensitive information to attackers. As systems become larger and more interconnected (as they inevitably do), the number of bugs, and our exposure to exploitable vulnerabilities, only increases. In other words, every computer, every smartphone, every piece of software is delivered to the user with a plethora of hidden security flaws preinstalled. We just haven’t found them yet.
Over time, of course, these vulnerabilities get discovered and used against users. The only viable protection is to fix them as soon as they’re found. That’s where the vendors’ software update mechanisms come into play. The most important updates quietly repair newly discovered security flaws that have already been, or will soon be, used to attack end users.
In other words, security in the modern internet can be understood as something of an ecosystem, where survival depends on continually adapting to protect against ever-evolving new threats. Vendor software updates, applied at regular intervals, are, for better or worse, the only large-scale method we have for adapting our defenses. Those who fail to update become prominently attractive targets, with their computers succumbing to automated attacks that might do anything from steal personal information to installing “ransomware” that holds important files hostage until payment is made. As the “Internet of Things” puts connectivity (and complex software) in everything from home security systems to light bulbs, the consequences of these attacks, and the need for regular software updates to prevent them, will only grow.
Therefore, the most potentially damaging aspect of the Asus attack isn’t whatever malevolent behavior it might have directly exhibited. It is that people might be frightened away from installing the critical software updates that keep life on the modern internet relatively safe. The calculus is simple: Allowing updates subjects us to a small risk of falling victim to a sophisticated supply chain compromise. But disallowing updates brings a near certainty over time that we will be successfully attacked. The danger here lies in overreacting to a small risk in a way that exposes us to a much more likely — and even more undesirable — one.
So what should we do? The main responsibility lies with the industry. Asus will no doubt be criticized for allowing its servers to be compromised and for failing to detect that it had been distributing malicious software to its customers. Other vendors should take note and harden their own systems. And especially as the Internet of Things turns our appliances into computers, lawmakers and regulators should increasingly understand computer security — and the requirement for high-integrity software updates — as a basic consumer safety issue.
Meanwhile, on the internet, it’s update and evolve, or die.
Matt Blaze (@mattblaze) is the McDevitt Professor of Law and Computer Science at Georgetown University, where he studies security and privacy technology and its implications for public policy.
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This year, people in the U.S. will come down with about 50 million cases of flu and about a billion colds. Although the misery of cold and flu season might be inevitable, one thing is changing: where we look for relief.
Research indicates that many of us are turning away from the over-the-counter medicines we grew up with and toward natural cold and flu remedies, like vitamin C, zinc, echinacea, and others.
WebMD's bloggers are an outspoken bunch, offering their expert insights on everything from the health risks of thong underwear to the joys of Girl Scout cookies.
Find out which subjects really piqued the interests of WebMD users in 2007.
The year's top 10 blog posts:
1. Caffeine Facts
2. The Dangers of Sleeping Naked
3. How Tension and Relaxation Are Important to Women’s Orgasms
4. Missed Your Period but You’re Not Pregnant?
5. The Pain of Being Overweight
6. Girl Scout Cookie Delirium
Last year, we spent more than $1.5 billion on supplements to boost immunity and help ward off colds and the flu.
The market for these supplements appears to be growing more than twice as fast as the market for over-the-counter cold and flu drugs.
Experts aren't surprised. "From a conventional medical standpoint, there's just not much that's effective for cold and flu," says David C. Leopold, MD, director of integrative medical education at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in San Diego. "People are trying to find something else that will work."
The incentive may be particularly strong now, given recent FDA reports about the ineffectiveness -- and even risks -- of over-the-counter cold and flu treatments in children.
But do alternative treatments offer the relief that pharmaceutical companies can't? There's growing evidence to suggest that some might -- at least to a modest degree. WebMD turned to the experts to get the details.
Natural Cold and Flu Remedies: How Good Is the Evidence?
First things first: cold and flu viruses are not the same thing. Although colds are a drag, flu is much worse.
The symptoms of flu are more severe; they include fever and body aches along with congestion.
Flu can be dangerous, too; flu kills more than 30,000 people a year.
But because there's some overlap in symptoms, treatments are often lumped together.
How well do natural cold and flu remedies work? Paul M. Coates, PhD, director of the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health, says that possible benefits appear to be small. But that's a good thing, in a way.
"If a supplement has a big, positive effect, then we worry about an equally powerful negative effect," Coates tells WebMD. Experts agree that popular natural cold and flu remedies seem to be safe for the average person. That's important when dealing with unproven treatments. As long as there's little risk in trying a supplement, the evidence of a benefit doesn't need to be quite so strong.


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ElementsOfMemory.com, an established leader in an internet based memory training course, announced that it is giving away free access to a subscription for a video series entitled “Fast Memory Fundamentals". People interested may get instant access free by visiting http://www.elementsofmemory.com. —
Trevor Ponder, author of ElementsOfMemory.com, said the company decided to release the video series to people who are aging baby boomers, students and business people who need to process and retain a lot of information regularly.
"I wanted to show people simple and effective ways to remember just about anything they want to without all the technical lingo often times given in personal development courses," said Ponder. "This free video series is designed to help people learn at their own speed and is internet based. They can discover simple methods for improving memory whether on the road from their smart phone or from the comfort of their own home."
Some of the topics included in the video series include protecting the memories that someone has through increased attention skills, learn what foods to eat and what to avoid and find ways to improve memory while having fun.
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GREENSBORO, NC – ATI Decorative Laminates appointed a new vice president of operations and a new marketing director.
ATI selected Charles Walker to be vice president of operations in which he is responsible for the company’s profitability, processes and management methods. He also oversees ATI’s information technology and quality department.
Walker joined ATI in 2004 as IT manager. During his tenure, Walker expanded his role to head the quality department, where he led the company’s ISO 9001 certification efforts. By 2008, he also was in charge of the human resources department.
“We’re quite confident in Charles Walker’s abilities, and pleased to promote him to vice president after ten years of service with the company,” said ATI Decorative Laminates President Tara Burgio,
In addition, Crystal Henson joined ATI as corporate marketing director, responsible for advertising, public relations, marketing communications, trade shows and social media. Henson has spent the last 16 years in corporate and nonprofit marketing and publication roles, including most recently as the marketing and publicity director for Kids Exclusive, Century City, CA.
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Endo International plc ENDP announced that Novitium Pharma, LLC, a partner of its subsidiary Endo Ventures Limited, secured an approval from the FDA for a room temperature stable, AB-rated, generic equivalent of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum's Orfadin (nitisinone capsules).
These capsules are indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1) in combination with dietary restriction of tyrosine and phenylalanine. Global sales for Orfadin were approximately $85M over the last four quarters.
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., Endo's operating company, expects to distribute the product through specialty pharmacies beginning this month. HT-1 affects at least 1 in 100,000 patients worldwide with approximately 150 patients alone in the United States.
Earlier in the week, Par Pharmaceutical began shipping an authorized generic version of Merck's MRK Noxafil delayed-release tablets, 100 mg. The shipping was started after Endo Ventures Limited entered into an exclusive U.S. supply and distribution agreement with a unit of Merck & Co., Inc., of Kenilworth, NJ, thereby allowing Par to launch and distribute an authorized generic version of the product.
These new launches will boost Endo’s dwindling business. Meanwhile, generics base business plummeted significantly due to the loss of marketing exclusivity of a few products. Moreover, the business line is facing competitive pressures. Product discontinuances and pricing pressure from an increased competition impacted the same.
Notably, Endo has been in news of late due to the ongoing opioid litigation cases. Last month, the company reached a settlement in principle with the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio, the County of Summit, Ohio and specific persons in connection with the pending lawsuits at various U.S. District cases. The settlement will resolve the Track 1 Cases regarding claims related to the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, supply, sale, prescribing, use and/or abuse of branded and generic opioid medications. The cases are scheduled to go under trial in October 2019.
Per the settlement terms, Endo will pay a total sum of $10 million and provide up to $1 million of Vasostrict and Adrenalin products free of charge. While the company still has many pending litigations related to opioid drugs, investors seem upbeat about the settlement terms of these cases. The settlement relieves Endo of a major hangover, giving its investors some respite. Notably, shares of the company have slumped 66.6% in the year so far against the industry’s 6.1% growth.
Last week, Johnson & Johnson JNJ received an unfavorable ruling in the court case filed by the state authorities of Oklahoma pertaining to the abuse of its opioid-based drugs, namely Duragesic, Nucynta and Nucynta ER. The Cleveland County District Court has ordered the company to pay $572 million to the state. Allergan AGN too has settled with two counties of Ohio for almost $5 million, thereby resolving all claims against itself in relation to the federal multidistrict litigation for opioid drug abuse scheduled in October.
Endo currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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In addition to the companies you read about above, today you get details on the newly-legalized industry that’s tapping into a “habit” that Americans spend an estimated $150 billion on every year.
That’s twice as much as they spend on marijuana, legally or otherwise.
Zacks special report revealing how investors can profit from this new opportunity. As more states legalize this activity, the industry could expand by as much as 15X. Zacks’ has just released a Special Report revealing 5 top stocks to watch in this space.
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Revenue growth may have slowed last year at Apple's retail stores, but the division remains one of the world's strongest and a key strategic focus of the tech giant's future. With revenue exceeding $20 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 28, Apple's brick-and-mortar unit exceeded the total annual revenue at big-name retailers such as Nordstrom, Gap and AutoNation. The stores are practically hallowed ground for entrepreneurs who supply accoutrements for Apple's "iOSphere." They say the cache and cash flow at Apple's retail outlets combine to make it a unique and unrivaled platform for introducing their products.


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Vodafone is to replace a swathe of top execs at Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW), with chief exec Gavin Darby and CFO Ian Gibson among those on the way out.
Struggling CWW was plucked from the brink of disaster by Vodafone earlier this year for £1.04bn and has since been delisted from the London Stock Exchange.
Insight’s EMEA business has turned in a massive 31% increase in hardware sales, which pushed the firm to Q2 sales of $459.7m, up 14% year-on-year.
Cost cutting is still on the agenda at Arrow as the distie looks to do its bit in-house to improve its position as it continues to cope with a difficult economic picture across some of its key markets.
Microsoft has got its tablet strategy badly wrong and will have to act soon to repair its relationships with the PC vendor community, damaged after it launched its own tablet hardware.
Microsoft has appointed Westcoast and Ingram Micro as part of its service provider licensing agreements (SPLA) network after it concludes a review of how it use the channel to sell cloud services.


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Personal details of Sephora's online customers in eight markets have been leaked.
In an email sent to the French cosmetics giant's online users in New Zealand, Australia and Southeast Asia yesterday, the retailer said a data breach that affected "some customers" had resulted in personal information "exposed to unauthorised third parties".
The data breach compromised the online users' name, date of birth, gender, email address, encrypted password and their beauty preferences.
Sephora said no credit card information was accessed.
The breach also affected users in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Hong Kong.
"Please be reassured that no credit card information was accessed, and we have no reason to believe that any personal data has been misused," the retailer said in the email sent to staff.
"We are sorry for any concern or inconvenience this may cause you. As a precaution, we have cancelled all existing passwords for customer accounts and have thoroughly reviewed our security systems."
Sephora said it would offer a personal data monitoring service through a third-party provider to its customers affected by the data breach at no cost.
Beth Glancey, Sephora Australia and New Zealand country manager, said the retailer had indentified the security incident over the last two weeks, and had no evidence of its customers' personal information being misued.
"We have reached out to our affected customers to explain what happened, and what steps they should take. We are also offering personal data monitoring services to all customers, where available and at no cost to them, through local third-party providers," Glancey said in a statement.
"Being transparent and protecting the safety of our customers' information is our utmost priority."
The Herald has contacted Sephora for further comment.
Sephora has been operating an online store in New Zealand for three years.
A spokesman for Privacy Commissioner John Edwards said Sephora had informed his office about the breach.
A revamp of the Privacy Act, currently working its way through Parliament, will make data breach disclosure mandatory.


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The survey agency VGChartz released data on the console sales market for the first week ended October 8. The Nintendo Switch is estimated to be the best-selling game console, with 272,442 units sold in a week for a total of 113.83 million units.
The data shows that Sony PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 238,430 units, bringing its total sales to 24.23 million units; Xbox Series X|S sold 171,434 units, bringing its total sales to 17.4 million units. Compared with the same period last year, PS5 sales increased by 1%, and Xbox X/S increased by 24.3%. In terms of cumulative sales, Switch ranks first in sales with over 110 million units.
But PS5 sales were down nearly 37,000 units compared to the 275,222 units sold in the same week of PS4 in 2015, while Xbox Series X|S increased by more than 60,000 units compared to the 110,936 units sold in the same week as Xbox One .
In addition, PlayStation 4 sold 1,836 units, Xbox One sold 140 units, down 93.2% year over year, and Xbox One down 96.8%.
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NEW YORK (CBS/AP)— Hostess Brands Inc. said it likely won’t make an announcement until Friday morning on whether it will move to liquidate its business, after the company had set a Thursday deadline for striking employees to return to work.
The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread had warned employees that would file a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to unwind its business and sell off assets if plant operations didn’t return to normal levels by 5 p.m. EST Thursday. That would result in the loss of about 18,000 jobs.
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A spokesman for Hostess, Lance Ignon, said the company would likely make an announcement Friday after assessing plant operations Thursday evening.
Hostess bakeries in Illinois are located in Schiller Park, Hodgkins in the Chicago area and Peoria downstate, and the flagship Hostess product, the Twinkie, was invented by Schiller Park bakery manager James Dewar in 1930 under a precursor company, Continental Baking Co. Twinkies were originally banana-flavored until banana rationing during World War II prompted the company to switch to vanilla cream.
Hostess, based in Irving, Texas, has already reached a contract agreement with its largest union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. But thousands of members in its second biggest union went on strike late last week after rejecting a contract offer that cut wages and benefits in September. Officials for the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union say the company stopped contributing to workers’ pensions last year.
Striking Hostess workers standing in solidarity outside the company’s Schiller Park plant say, after taking pay cuts in 2004 and 2011, they can’t do it again.
“It’s just so much that we’re just tired,” BCTGM Local 1 president Donald Woods tells CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot outside the Schiller Park bakery, which employs nearly 200.
Lance Ignon, a spokesman for Hostess, said that production at about a dozen of its 33 plants has been seriously affected by the strike. He said that a decision on whether Hostess will have to move to liquidate the company may not come until Friday morning, after it’s had a chance to assess plant operations at the end of Thursday.
The Teamsters meanwhile is urging the smaller union to hold a secret ballot on whether to continue striking. Citing its financial experts who had access to the company’s books, the Teamsters say that Hostess’ warning of liquidation is “not an empty threat or a negotiating tactic” but a certain outcome if workers continue striking.
The Teamsters also noted that the strike put its union members in the “horrible position” of deciding whether to cross picket lines.
Hostess, a privately held company, filed for Chapter 11 protection in January, its second trip through bankruptcy court in less than a decade. The company cited increasing pension and medical costs for employees as one of the drivers behind its latest filing. Hostess has argued that workers must make concessions for it to exit bankruptcy and improve its financial position.
The company, founded in 1930, is fighting battles beyond labor costs, however. Competition is increasing in the snack space and Americans are increasingly conscious about healthy eating. Hostess also makes Dolly Madison, Drake’s and Nature’s Pride snacks.
Hostess said it will file the motion to liquidate Friday, with a hearing scheduled for Monday. If the motion is granted, Hostess would begin closing operations as early as Tuesday.
Chicago-area Hostess fans feared the worst could happen.
“I hope that it don’t last much longer because I need my Twinkies. Without them, the world wouldn’t be the same,” Michael Provenzano tells CBS 2.
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Lantiq and Intel have added a new LTE module option enabling manufacturers of home gateways to add 4G wireless connectivity at up to 300 Mbps in their home routers. The LTE router option has been growing rapidly in emerging telecommunications markets and in some rural markets.
Comcast has been beta testing Transport Security Layer (TSL) encryption for email and plans on rolling it out for Gmail users over the coming weeks. A Comcast spokesman said that the beta testing took place with some large Internet websites and some smaller ISPs.
Time Warner Cable Business Class will start offering business data customers its TWC WiFi Hotspot solution for no additional charge. The service, which will be available across Time Warner Cable’s footprint, includes a free Wi-Fi access point installed and managed by Time Warner Cable Business Class (TWCBC.)
In an attempt to curry favor with regulators, AT&T Inc. said Tuesday that if it's allowed to buy satellite broadcaster DirecTV, it will be able to afford an expansion of fiber connections into more homes to boost their Internet connection speeds. Expanding broadband access and raising speeds is a federal policy goal, so AT&T's offer could interest regulators at the Federal Communications Commission.
Boingo Wireless and Time Warner Cable have signed a bilateral Wi-Fi roaming deal that will allow their subscribers to tap into each other’s hotspots across the nation. The deal marked the first time a cable operator has inked a roaming agreement with Boingo.
Cablevision’s video content is going mobile thanks to an update to its app that allows its subscribers to watch more than 100 networks out of their homes. The cable operator has integrated a new “TV to Go” feature into its Optimum App for on the go viewing of TV Everywhere services from HBO Go, Watch Disney and WatchESPN, among others.
RCN has started offering its subscribers the TiVo T6 HD DVR that comes with six tuners and a 1 terabyte hard drive for storage. In addition to being able to record six HD shows simultaneously, TiVo Stream is built into the T6 box to allow subscribers to stream live TV and recorded shows to other TVs and devices within a home.
Following up on a carriage agreement with corporate cousin Time Warner Cable earlier this year, Bright House Networks is now serving up four channels of Epix to its digital subscribers. The service, which started on Sunday, includes linear and on demand programming from Epix, Epix 2, Epix 3 and Epix Drive-in with online access coming soon.
Movie and music piracy web operations are thriving by using deceptive practices to lure legitimate advertising from companies like Comcast, Google, Microsoft, Walmart and Ford, often concealing their illicit activities so advertising brands remain unaware.
Espial and Samsung Electronics have combined the latter’s RDK-based IP set-top box and home media gateway with the latter’s STB Client, which is built using HTML 5, to provide a multi-platform environment capable of supporting a rich user experience and new service features.
Vubiquity is offering the service, called LiveVU, as a means for cable operators who are now delivering video in MPEG-2 to migrate gradually to MPEG-4 delivery by enabling them to deliver channels in both formats. Americable is the first customer.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that a company is not liable for inducing patent infringement if someone other than the company carries out some of the steps leading to infringement. That case plus a decision in another case put limits on so-called patent trolls.
The OTT broadcast and video streaming equipment market grew 5.6 percent worldwide last year thanks to increased spending on content delivery networks (CDNs.) On the flip side, spending on contribution encoders and VOD playout servers declined last year, according to a recent report by Infonetics Research.
While Apple was busy trumpeting its new home automation software platform yesterday, which is called HomeKit, Comcast provided an update on new features for its Xfinity Home service. Apple announced that HomeKit would give users the ability to adjust their thermostats, lock doors, control and dim lights, among other home automated features, by using the new iOS 8 on their iPads or iPhones.
Taking a page out of its residential playbook, Comcast Business is offering a dual band Wi-Fi gateway for small businesses. As part of its neighborhood Wi-Fi initiative, last year Comcast started deploying gateways with dual SSIDs, which is the same tack its taking with the new business wireless gateway.


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As always, we’ll also continue to bring top-notch entertainment experiences to local audiences like the recently announced StarHub TV Anywhere app to build on the growing list of popular entertainment experiences that are open to anyone, with or without an Xbox Live Gold membership.
We’ll also continue to improve the Xbox One experience through regular system updates and we’re continuing to listen to fan feedback to implement the changes fans want to see most.
And the Xbox experience isn’t limited just to the console. The Xbox team is continually working hard to expand and improve the experience across myriad devices – including home gaming PCs, soon to be powered by Windows 10.
2015 is going to be an amazing year for gamers. Stay tuned for more news!


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Batteries Plus, the nation’s largest franchise brand for batteries, light bulbs, key fobs, and maintenance, announced intentions to expand into areas in Southern Florida. This year, the company continues to surpass its franchise development ambitions, having already signed on 35 outlets for 2022, including 10 in South Florida. This follows a record-breaking year for Batteries Plus in 2021, which comprised 88 signings between organic expansion with current franchisees and multiple multi-unit agreements. The seasoned businesspeople Cecilia and Jorge Mattei, Cory Barrow, Jazz Singh, Jim Lipps, and Greg Stai intend to rapidly expand Batteries Plus’s services and product line throughout the South Florida region.
The broad experience of Batteries Plus’s recently signed franchisees in South Florida underlines the company’s ability to attract impressive businesspeople. The Matteis are seasoned franchisees who own eight McDonald’s restaurants. They will now operate three Batteries Plus businesses with high school teacher Cory Barrow. Jim Lipps, a veteran with years of restaurant management experience, and his fiancee have invested in two sites. After selling his $8 million logistics company, Greg Stai will operate three Batteries Plus stores and a UPS location. And hardware store owner Jazz Singh will use his electronic sales and repair expertise to handle two Batteries Plus locations.
According to Batteries Plus Franchisee Cecilia Mattei, it is an honor to serve Floridians with the required supplies. Communities in Southern Florida rely on dependable energy supplies, especially during severe weather seasons. To give to the community in such a way is humbling, and she hopes that residents of South Florida will feel secure in the knowledge that Batteries Plus has the resources they need to maintain their energy sources.
Boca Raton, Miami-Dade and Broward Communities, Miami, Naples, and Fort Myers are among the cities in southern Florida that anticipate a Batteries Plus store launching soon. Singh, Barrow, Lipps, Stai, and the Matteis all share a passion for the Batteries Plus brand and a desire to assist their fellow Floridians in powering their daily lives in their development ambitions. The investment made by these franchisees in their multi-unit agreements represents the assistance Batteries Plus provides to its franchisors through its success rates, services, and available resources.
Joe Malmuth, vice president of Franchise Development and Relations for Batteries Plus, considers it an honor to observe the brand’s tremendous market success in Florida. During severe weather, this region depends on reliable power sources and equipment. Mattei and Singh’s zeal as franchisees is a direct reflection of Batteries Plus’ mission to increase the accessibility of life-sustaining materials in communities worldwide. They anticipate growing their footprint and delivering crucial goods and services to South Florida, a region in need.


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Intersoft’s Do-Ra Module Turns a Project Ara Smartphone into a Geiger Counter
We still don’t know for sure when Google’s Project Ara will make its way to store shelves, but when it does arrive it will have some nifty options. In addition to a cornucopia of CPU, screen, camera, and other options, Project Ara owners will be able to add a radiation sensor.
The Russian company Intersoft unveiled a prototype dosimeter-radiometer sensor at the second Ara developers conference (in January, but it only crossed my desk today). The DO-RA.Modul takes Intersoft’s existing sensor tech and shrinks it down to about the size of a postage stamp:
Intersoft’s been working on the module since at least last July. They’ve also developed an Android app to control the sensor, and they’re hoping to have both available at the end of the year.
And given that the new module is only about a third the size of Intersoft’s existing products, I’d say that they’re going to pull it off. The current dosimeter-radiometer sensor is designed to plug into a smartphone’s headphone jack (iPhone, for example) and feed data to an app. It launched last summer with a price around $150.
Speaking of nifty modules for Project Ara, Lapka is alsoranging from CO2 to an EKG to a glucometer.
As you may know, this company has its own modular sensor platform, and it’s using its past experience and know-how to turn a Project Ara smartphone into an honest-to-goodness tricorder:
I can’t find any way to tell whether those are functional models, and not just a concept mock up, but it’s nifty nonetheless.
I learned of Lapka’s plans a few weeks ago, and while I can’t wait to see them come to market I do have to wonder about the practicality. Sure, the above concept is nifty, but did you notice that the CPU and battery modules are missing?
I think that could make it a little hard to use all those sensors, don’t you?


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text: SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There's nothing fishy here. USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), a global nutritional company, announced today that one of it's most popular supplements, BiOmegaTM, has been evaluated and approved by ConsumerLab.com, LLC, a leading provider of independent product test results. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120807/LA53885LOGO) In a recent study, ConsumerLab.com determined that USANA's BiOmega TM contains its labeled amount of Fish Oil, EPA, DHA and Omega-3s. This study tested similar products from various nutritional supplement manufacturers to determine whether they in fact contained the amounts of these compounds stated on their labels. Problems were discovered in 30 percent of the other Fish Oil and Omega-3 supplements. The review can be found on the company's website at www.consumerlab.com. In light of new FDA warnings against potentially unsafe supplements available on the market, studies like this help consumers and healthcare professionals make better decisions and more informed recommendations when it comes to supplements. "We did it again. This is the fourth year in a row that USANA products have received high marks from ConsumerLab.com," says Dan Macuga, USANA Chief Communications Officer. "Previously we've earned approval for our Chelated Mineral, Mega Antioxidant, and Visionex ® supplements. We're proud of how well our products have performed in independent testing from reputable third-party organizations." "We take quality control and testing very seriously at USANA," states Dr. Carsten Smidt, USANA Vice President of Research and Development. "There is a lot of research and development that goes into each of our products. We use the highest quality ingredients possible." Recently, USANA was named the #1 Rated Overall Merchant Based on Customer Satisfaction and the #1 Rated Direct Sales Merchant Based on Customer Satisfaction in the 2011 ConsumerLab.com Survey of Vitamin and Supplement Users. Since 1999, ConsumerLab.com has tested more than 3,200 products, 350 different brands and nearly every type of popular supplement in order to help consumers and healthcare professionals identify the best quality health and nutrition products. ConsumerLab.com is also the only third-party verification group that freely publishes its testing methods and quality criteria/standards. For more information about USANA's products and company, visit www.usana.com.


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The Street Toolz Digital Centre, SDC, in partnership with Digital Marketing Institute, Ireland has announced a free digital marketing Masterclass in Nigeria to help marketing firms, advertising agencies and brands reinvent themselves in today’s digital marketing economy.
This is part of its commitment to a digital Nigeria and contribution to the Integrated Marketing Communications industry, IMC, Street Toolz Digital Centre, SDC, in partnership Digital Marketing Institute, DMI, will be offering free tailored Digital Marketing Masterclass to PR, Media, Advertising and Marketing Executives to understand the digital marketing landscape, digital PR, digital strategy, digital trends, search marketing, mobile marketing, social media marketing, digital budgeting, content marketing, agency deliverables and brand expectation.
According to the centre, with about 65 per cent of marketing and advertising job roles are expected to change in the next five years, yet approximately 80 per cent of advertising and media executives struggle to reinvent themselves in the digital marketing space.
The Centre’s Director of Training, Babajide Alaka, disclosed that participants would have the opportunity to take a practical digital diagnostic test to benchmark their current skills with global industry standards and to determine their individual digital skills level, and thereafter custom training solutions will be advised and recommended for the agency or individual.
He further explained that agencies and brands such as Dana Airlines, KIA Motors, Golden Lite, Property Mart, Renault Motors, Fuel Communications, Verdant Zeal, Eslia Communications, TBWA, Creative Xone, Mediacraft Associates, and Brand Journalist Association of Nigeria (BJAN) amongst others have benefited from the centre’s masterclases Chief Marketing Officer of the centre, Jerry Oche, noted that the centre aims to reinvent marketers and change the phase of marketing and advertising in Nigeria with digital talents and strategic insights of Street Toolz and the teaching modules standard of DMI Founder and President of DMI, Ian Dodson, said, “Street Toolz, with its knowledge of the industry and the numerous subject matter experts was a prime candidate for Digital Marketing Institute’s partnership”.
“Street Toolz is trying to prepare the nest generation for the business opportunities that are continually opening up on the continent,” Dodson added.
Business Director of TBWA, Mr. Osibo Imhoitsike, commended the effort of the Centre, adding that the training has shown him and his agency that there needs to be a digital revolution in their midst instead of a digital culling. “Those that are here already know the agency mindset and how it succeeds, but they need to do the same jobs with new tools as Street Toolz Digital Centre has clearly showed.


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Indian government has amended the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 to check the import of goods from Chinese e-commerce companies through gift route. Such duty-free imports will no longer be cleared by Customs, the government said in a notification on Thursday.
“Import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where Customs clearance is sought as gifts, is prohibited Excepts for life saving drugs/medicines and Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi). Import of goods as gifts with payment of full applicable duties is allowed,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.
Indian media had reported on Chinese e-commerce businesses including Club Factory, Shein and Aliexpress avoiding customs duties and taxes by exploiting the gift route, keeping the prices at a minimum. Indian government doesn’t slap import duties on gifts up to Rs 5000. The provision was put in place to let NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) send goods and chattels back home without the burden of the tax.
It all started as a discussion thread in an online consumer forum of LocalCircles last July. Scores of consumers claimed they did not receive invoices for deliveries from Chinese e-commerce platforms. The absence of MRP labels on products also raised a few eyebrows. LocalCircles acts as an interface between consumers and government departments including the Department of Consumer Affairs, Railways and Department of Urban Development.
When a consumer orders a product from a Chinese e-commerce app, it is generally delivered at his/her doorsteps via China post and India Post or sent with the consolidated shipment through a courier logistics company and an importer on record in India, said a report by LocalCircles.
Gifts, commercial samples and low-value dutiable consignments (commercial shipments upto worth Rs 100000 and liable to be charged duty) were cleared faster through an express route


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If former Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Brilliant Khuzwayo is serious about his ambitions of one day becoming a club owner, he is already looking the part.
The 29-year-old was recently spotted wearing a luxury Rolex worth over R95 000.
Fans may no longer be seeing The Brilliant One, as he refers to himself, in playing kit following the untimely news of his retirement earlier this year.
However, the Umlazi-born keeper has certainly stepped up his fashion game off the field and often dazzles in his designer formal outfits.
In one of his recent Instagram posts, Khuzwayo was spotted rocking a Rolex Submariner Steel two-tone gold and black watch.
According to the designer watchmaker’s website, the timepiece is valued at $6400 (R95 800).
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Aldi reports record Christmas sales
Aldi’s festive trading was boosted by the popularity of its premium products which helped it to achieve its best ever Christmas sales.
In the four weeks to 24 December, the supermarket’s sales rose by 10.6% compared with the corresponding period in 2019.
Aldi’s premium Specially Selected range performed particularly well. Popular items included the Specially Selected Exquisite British Hand-Finished Chesham Bronze Turkey, Specially Selected Damson Plum and Pink Gin Pudding and its Specially Selected Mini Mince Pies.
In addition, the supermarket saw growth in its online wine and special buy offering, with sales of the products rising by 75% in December. There was also strong demand in-store for beers, wine and spirits .
Aldi recently announced that it will be spending an additional £3.5 billion a year with British suppliers by 2025 as part of its expansion plans. It is also expecting to open an average of one new store every week over the coming years as part of plans to have 1,200 stores in the UK by 2025.
Giles Hurley, chief executive Officer at Aldi UK, said: “We had a record Christmas with unprecedented demand for our award-winning products as customers pushed the boat out more than ever before.
“We are expecting significant sales growth this year as we open new stores and bring Aldi to more locations across the UK. With the vast majority of our grocery products now coming from British suppliers, our growth will lead to additional jobs and investment in our UK supply chain.”
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Mitigation of Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud planned by banking and payment authorities
APP fraud is skyrocketing, up 70% in six months, and is expected to be in the billions of dollars soon. No one is surprised to learn that the Bank of England, Pay.UK and UK Finance (The Collaboration) have joined forces to define a new data model to mitigate authorized push payment fraud and reduce friction in the payment process. payment process, eg misdirected payments (1).
The question is whether all banks will implement the procedures voluntarily, because you need everyone to really mitigate APP fraud?
The use of the international data standard ISO 20022 for message formats is the opportunity to allow The Collaboration to:
- Payer to know exactly where the payment is at all times
- Beneficiary to receive complete information on the actual payment
- Payor will receive payee information to identify suspicious payments faster
What is needed is a synthetic entity and for this example, let’s call it SCAM. It is displayed in a high level logical data model (HL LDM). The SCAM is at the same level as the Bank, the Client and the Counterparty.
Bank scams come in many disguises and are inextricably linked to the counterparty, commonly referred to as the payee in a bank payment transaction.
Also, it is well known that the Bank owns its accounts and authorizes the client to use them. In cloud tech jargon, it could even be referred to as a bank account as a service or BaaS, as monthly fees or a subscription become the norm. Apart from some competing banks, incumbents mainly charge account maintenance fees to use their bank account service.
Professional cybercriminals have set up their own cloud subscription service to compete with BaaS, and it’s RaaS or Ransomware as a Service to attract the new rulers of the universe – the crooks.
Now two Goliaths are at the top of the table, so let’s consider their deal. Bottom and voila, BaaS and RaaS are looking for money from bank customers.
What’s interesting about these two Goliaths is that one harbors the other – it’s kind of like a parasite using the host for food. In order to run scams on bank customers, the scammers themselves need bank accounts.
Therefore, in the development of efficient payment technology to deal with APP and bank fraud, it is of the utmost importance to Know your beneficiary.
The payment confirmation, CoP, shows who owns the bank account but is only used by 5% of banks and not by a bank doing international transfers (the IBAN does not show who owns the bank account).
The problem is like COVID. If you are not vaccinated (non-vaxx) you are more likely to spread the virus than those who are vaccinated. Banks with CoP have to pay non-COP banks and this is where scammers, like COVID, hang out. Without the industry as a whole providing data to identify fraudsters, the cost of fraud will continue to rise. Fraudsters revolve around the weakest link, the non-CoP bank.
The collaboration will result in a new standard of access to the right information that would definitely mitigate APP fraud only if used by everyone in the banking and payments community. Even if a few in the community do not participate, they will become the bank accounts of choice for fraudsters.
The CoP was mandated by the first six banks because they represented 85% of the volume of payments. The fraud was then evenly distributed throughout the payment stream. Since then, the 15 percent of payments received by non-COP banks now account for 50 percent of industry fraud and growing.
Employees must ensure that the community as a whole implements their recommendations in order to strongly mitigate fraud while making the process even smoother.
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A new £500,000 service station aimed at tourists travelling on one of Devon’s busiest roads has been proposed.
The plans for Whiddon Down Farm Shop and cafe have been submitted to West Devon Borough Council. They included details of how they want to attract more than 1,000 vehicles a day.
Developers say the farm shop and café that would champion local produce and provide an alternative to the large national food chains built on the edge of the A30.
Five full-time jobs, and five part-time jobs would be created, and statements submitted with J W Mann (Farms) Ltd's application say that 25 local businesses have already expressed an interest in supporting the farm shop.
It adds: “The farm shop aims to champion local Devon food, harness transiting tourist trade and provide economic stimulus to the local area and provide a new route to market for localised suppliers and food producers.
“The shop will promote its use of local suppliers and producers, as well as dealing directly with farmers to ensure the shop champions the best produce from the local parishes.”
The statement says that an average of 28,000 vehicles drive past Whiddon Down on the A30 daily, with numbers expected to increase by 29 per cent by 2040.
It adds: “The opportunities for people to stop are limited, not just in number, but in offering, as the majority of large national chains have very little local benefit.
“The shop’s aim is to attract tourist on the A30 to use the site as a rest stop and shopping experience and to attract 0.5 per cent of the passing vehicles.
“The layout of the site is designed to reflect the relaxed feel of the Whiddon Down Farm Shop and will maximise the expansive views of the surrounding countryside. The site is easily accessed from the A30 and makes it an ideal location for a farm shop.”
The development could cost £500,000, but would boost the economy by £1.4m a year, the statement claims, adding that the new shop and café could prove essential in maintaining the future vitality of the village of Whiddon Down.
A community payback scheme where a percentage of profits will be gifted to the local community and a profit share scheme with local farmers is being discussed.
The statement concludes that the proposal represents an opportunity to create a valuable community asset for Whiddon Down.
West Devon Borough Council planners will determine the fate of the application at a later date.
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I write about the intersection of retail and consumer trends.
The big national chains weren’t just pushing bargains this Black Friday weekend. Retailers including Target Target, Macy’s and the Gap Gap wanted to get shoppers to do something, egging them on with myriad requests via Twitter – from calls for selfies to gentle pleas to peek into their shopping bags.
It’s a sign of the times. Retailers are feeling their way through the era of social shopping, where consumers mouth off on the stores they shop and the products they buy, and solicit feedback from “friends” on sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.
In turn, retailers are increasingly inserting themselves into the digital conversation to up their cool quotient and engage their customer base in a dialogue – a tack some pundits deem crucial to staying relevant amid the rise of social networks.
At the same time, retailers are finding discreet ways to pump their audience for some free market research.
Here’s a look at a handful of stores’ Twitter asks over the Black Friday weekend.
Target and Macy’s appealed to shoppers’ narcissism by asking them to Tweet selfies.
Hipster discounter Target employed the shorthand of social hipsters, dangling the possibility of a shopper selfie going viral (woo hoo!)
“Good deals are worth a selfie (or two.) Hashtag your #TargetHaul and let the regrams begin…” Target Tweeted.
Meanwhile, Macy’s selfie request seemed designed to summon the excitement of a live sporting event, and what shopper wouldn’t want to get their mug out there to prove that they were part of the action?
Over the Black Friday weekend, Target was also looking to extend the digital social buzz to the brick-and-mortar environment.
It comes as little surprise, as retailers are looking to replicate online communities offline.
“In line on #BlackFriday? Tap to start a conversation and make some friends [at] https://twitter.com/Target,” Target tweeted.


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In a move to increase lunch traffic, First Watch, a daytime-only restaurant chain, is launching a “2 for You” weekday deal that allows customers to choose two items from a menu of half-portions of sandwiches, salads and soups. The $6.89 deal, available Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., is being offered at 78 company-owned restaurants. Chris Tomasso, First Watch chief marketing officer, said the breakfast-and-lunch-only concept conducted 12 months to 18 months of ...
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MIAMI, Aug. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whether it's learning about Miami's most indulgent spas and thriving music scene, or where to buy everything from books to beers from around the world at Miami International Airport, you can read all about it in the summer issue of MIA Connections. The latest issue of the airport's official digital magazine, available online now, also features local attractions and special events around town, including family-friendly activities.
"Our newest issue of MIA Connections is filled with valuable information, fun facts and alluring photos about the best Miami has to offer," said Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. González. "It serves as a comprehensive yet exciting travel guide for people visiting our airport and community."
Whether traveling through MIA or planning a future trip, readers worldwide can explore the best dining, shopping and entertainment options available inside MIA and throughout Miami-Dade County with the free digital magazine, which is accessible while inside the airport via MIA's wireless network, online at www.MIAConnex.com or the hashtag #MIAConnex.
MIA Connections is the first airport digital magazine in the country available in both English and Spanish, with tourist-friendly content from HCP/Aboard Publishing, the custom publishing arm of the Miami Herald.
Miami International Airport offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other U.S. airport, is America's second-busiest airport for international passengers, and is the top U.S. airport for international freight. MIA, with its general aviation airports, is also the leading economic engine for Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida, generating business revenue of $33.7 billion annually and welcoming 70 percent of all international visitors to Florida. Through a partnership with FPL Services, MIA is home to the Sustainability Project, one of the largest energy-saving programs in the eastern U.S. MIA's vision is to grow from a recognized hemispheric hub to a global airport of choice that offers customers a world-class experience and an expanded route network with direct passenger and cargo access to all world regions.
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Mahindra claims that FCA's case to ban the Roxor's import into the United States is without any merit as the SUV has been derived from Mahindra vehicles sold in markets, where FCA's own automobiles are sold. "Nor did any of these past agreements grant any rights to manufacture, sell, or advertise vehicles, such as the Accused Products, incorporating the Jeep IP in the United States", FCA had said it is filing with the USA authorities.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has filed a US trade complaint seeking to block Indian manufacturer Mahindra from selling the Roxor, an off-road vehicle that looks a lot like the original Jeep. The Roxor features Jeep's signature "boxy body shape with flat-appearing vertical sides and rear body ending at about the same height as the hood", said the company. Mahindra has not yet been served with the complaint and we prefer not to comment at length on the dispute at this time.
Mahindra, which began by assembling the Willys in India under license in the 1940s, makes no bones about that and says its long-standing relationship with Jeep began "with the original agreement with Willys and continues to this day". According to The Detroit News, Mahindra responded to the complaint Friday, calling it without merit given past agreements between the company and FCA. Mahindra had also signed another agreement FCA's predecessor, Chrysler LLC in 2009.
"Our actions, products, and product distribution both honour the legacy of the relationship and the terms of our agreements with FCA". "Mahindra has been co-existing with FCA (and the Jeep brand) for over 25 years in India and in many other countries".
Mahindra plans to invest about US$600 million (RM2.4 billion) in November for its Roxor manufacturing facility.
Mahindra, whose auto business began 70 years ago with a license to build Willys vehicles for Asia, has their presence in several industries in USA, including information technology and mobility. Instead, the Roxor competes in the side-by-side segment against vehicles from companies like Polaris and Yamaha.
"Mahindra's 70-year automotive history has been forged by making authentic, rugged, purpose-driven vehicles; Roxor is the embodiment of this history and our brand", he said.


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Honor has just launched the Dual Camera Honor 6X for $250 at CES 2017, ushering in a new smartphone that has a dual camera setup with a mid-range device cost. While it’s not unprecedented for Honor to offer up smartphones with competitive specs at a more affordable price compared to other brands, dual rear cameras are something that are usually reserved for devices with a higher price tag, which is what will likely make the Honor 6X a more compelling device to consumers. While $250 is the price for consumers in the U.S., Honor states that the phone is also launching in the UK, as well as in Europe, with a price point set for the UK at £225 at vMall, as well as through Three UK near the end of the month. For Europe, the price will be €250 and will be available vMall as well as Amazon, while pre-orders in the U.S. will start today and will be available from Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, and hihonor.com with sales of the phone going live on January 15th.
The Honor 6X focuses on giving consumers a great camera experience with a dual rear camera setup that features 12-megapixel and 2-megapixel sensors, complete with phase detection autofocus and LED flash. Honor boasts that the device is capable of providing better quality low-light images using what they call Deep Trench Isolation, a method for suppressing the blur by isolating pixels, as blur can sometimes be found in images when the shutter has to stay open longer to let in more light in a low-light situation. For the front camera Honor has used an 8-megapixel sensor for video chat and selfies.
In addition to the camera setup, the Honor 6X is also equipped with a 5.5-inch FullHD display with 2.5D curved glass as well as a fingerprint sensor, and it’s powered by the Kirin 655 octa-core processor which is paired with 3GB of RAM as well as 32GB of internal storage space which is expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card. Honor will also offer a 4GB RAM model which doubles the internal storage up to 64GB, which Honor states will be available sometime in the first quarter of 2017 at a price of $299 in the U.S., and €299 in Europe although they don’t mention specific European markets. Honor has fitted the device with a rather sizable 3,340mAh battery that they state can last the user up to 2.2 days which, although becoming more common, a 2-day battery life is still not a standard that most people can expect out of their smartphones these days. The Honor 6X is running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and features Honor’s EMUI 4.1 on top, with a split screen feature and a newly integrated EMUI feature called Wi-Fi Bridge, which basically turns the phone into a Wi-Fi range extender to help other devices connect to your local Wi-Fi network that may not have been able to before due to a weaker signal. The Honor 6X will launch in three different colors, which include Grey, Silver, and Gold. While the Honor 6X is just now being made official as of today, it’s not the first time there have been bits of information surrounding the phone, as Honor recently teased the device on January 1st stating that they would have a new “epic” phone to show off at CES this year, which was originally speculated to be a U.S. version of the Honor Magic.