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Nano Dimension, a leading printing electronics company in the area of 3D printing, announced today that Zeev Bregman has joined the company's advisory board. Bregman, a leader within Israel's high-tech industry, most recently served as CEO and President of NICE Systems. Previously, he served as the CEO of Comverse from 2001 – 2007 and was responsible for the company's growth and transformation into a global technology leader. Bregman joined Comverse in 1987 and served in several key positions before becoming CEO.
Amit Dror, CEO of Nano Dimension, commented: "I am pleased to welcome Mr. Bregman to the advisory board. Zeev has proven experience in leading technology companies, especially companies that operate in the U.S. and trade in the U.S. market. As Nano Dimension establishes its presence in the U.S., Zeev will be instrumental in helping to guide and advance our activities in this market."
About Nano Dimension
Nano Dimension, founded in 2012, focuses on development of advanced 3D printed electronics systems. Nano Dimension's unique products combine three advanced technologies: 3D inkjet, 3D software and nanomaterials. The company's primary products include the first 3D printer dedicated to printing multi-layer PCBs (printed circuit boards) and advanced nanotechnology-based conductive and dielectric inks.


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Using a digital currency, low-income households that find banking expensive, may have an alternative way to handle wealth at an institution that can supply the majority of their day-to-day financial and product needs.
Walmart Submits Patent For Stablecoin
Look out Facebook, retail giant Walmart filed for a patent for a “System and Method for digital currency via blockchain” back in January, 2019. In essence, they have proposed their very own stablecoin. The abstract of the patent application states that the method of their digital currency will be equal to a regular currency, specifically the U.S. Dollar.
The method behind this digital currency is blockchain technology that will allow overlaying the digital currency unit with a customer’s purchase history which could also calculate savings and potentially apply those savings to the customer purchases, and to use its cryptocurrency for the purchase of physical goods and services.
Interestingly enough, Walmart’s stablecoin tries to address issues of low-income families and argues how cryptocurrency can help them. From the patent application reads the following:
This invention may provide an open-platform value exchange for purchases and for crowd source work. Customers may buy products for their households and may also buy products for others, deliver products to others, do crowd source work, for example, be a repair technician for a few hours, an associate for a few hours, a designated shopper. This digital currency ecosystem can be paired with a work board where customers, crowd source prospects, and others can post requests and offers for work.
It further expands to say that many low-income households where carrying cash or getting credit can be a problem, especially if they are unbanked or underserved by financial institutions and living paycheck to paycheck, they could utilize digital currency to overcome some of these challenges.
The idea for this patented digital currency is to also potentially make credit and debit cards obsolete by offering a blockchain-protected digital currency that could use pre-approved biometrics credit like an eye patter or fingerprint, which essentially makes the person their “own ‘credit card’ to their own digital value bank.”
Walmart is still quite new to blockchain technology. Back in June 2019, Crypto Trader News reported that Walmart and VeChain combined forces in a strategic partnership to track the quality and safety of food, and help assess and implement efficiencies in logistics from tracking and shipping to product and pharmaceutical provenance.

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Three-row SUVs are a smart choice for large families with lots of gear. The segment is filled with worthy contenders, but the Honda Pilot can seat eight at an affordable price. This midsize SUV offers enough room to carry the driver and seven passengers comfortably. In fact, third-row comfort may be where the Honda Pilot shines brightest.
The 2021 Honda Pilot is among the best eight-passenger SUVs
The auto reviewers at U.S. News recently weighed in on SUVs that seat eight. For anyone interested in an SUV that provides ample storage and seating, this list features the best vehicles for the task. The team evaluated 48 areas before making the final roster determinations.
Each contender offers something different, and some SUVs excel in certain areas better than others. But the overall agreement is that the 2021 Honda Pilot deserves a spot toward the top of the list. It stands out in a few key areas, including third-row comfort.
A comfortable fit at an affordable price
Coming in with a score of 8.4 out of a 10, the 2021 Honda Pilot is an overachiever among eight-seat SUVs. Interior quality is a significant perk — the Pilot offers roomy, comfortable seats. It also boasts 15 cupholders in case anyone wants to double up on beverages.
The Pilot feels plush and quasi-upscale with its high-quality interior materials. Plus, it’s loaded with driver aids and tech, making it appealing to anyone in the driver’s seat. Even more encouraging is the price. The 2021 Honda Pilot is one of the more affordable eight-seaters, starting at only $32,250.
Have you seen the 2021 Honda Pilot yet?
If you haven’t seen the 2021 Honda Pilot yet, you should. You can choose among several trim levels, including LX, EX, EX-L, SE, Touring, Elite, and stylish Black Edition, Edmunds shows. Most Pilot models offer eight-passenger seating. However, you can opt for the second-row captain’s chairs if you don’t need third-row seating.
U.S. News says the Honda Pilot is a top-ranked SUV offering supreme comfort and adult-friendly seating, even in the third row. The team also points out that the Pilot offers above-average cargo capacity, with 18.5 cubic feet beyond the third row, 55.9 cubic feet behind the second row, and 109.2 behind the first row in the most spacious model. Hauling people and things doesn’t get more convenient and comfortable than that.
Overall, the 2021 Honda Pilot offers plenty of value. And for anyone who needs to seat eight people at a reasonable price, you likely won’t find a more comfortable SUV.
The post Honda Pilot Drivers Can Comfortably and Affordably Carry 7 Other Passengers appeared first on MotorBiscuit.


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While the gaming world has been enamored with the likes of other Sony PS3 titles such as Heavenly Sword for some time, Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune has remained shrouded in mystery. We first saw footage of it last year during SCEA's notorious E3 press event. At the time, all we saw was a short clip for an untitled game that established that a hero in a jungle setting got a little too deep into his treasure hunting. Now, a year later, the game's got a title, a new trailer, and a playable build. We got a lot of hands-on time with the Uncharted demo, and while there's certainly some stuff that needs fine-tuning before release, we're confident that it could end up being one of the best titles to grace the PS3 this year.
Before our hands-on time, Naughty Dog president Evan Wells took the podium to present the game to the press. Citing the development house's long, storied history with Sony, Wells laid out the ideas behind Uncharted. For years, the Naughty Dog team had wanted to make a game with human characters, but the power of gaming hardware has traditionally limited what could be accomplished. With the PlayStation, the Crash Bandicoot franchise was the best that could be pulled off, given the system's limitations. With the PlayStation 2's capabilities, the dev house took a step closer, with the rise of the Jak franchise and its humanoid characters. With the PS3, Naughty Dog's vision of a heavily story-based game with realistic people has finally been realized.
Wells went on to say that the core ideas behind Uncharted's story lie in pulp adventure novels. From reading hundreds of trashy novels of treasure hunts and exotic tales, Naughty Dog formulated three ideas that drive the game: intense gunfights, an emphasis on hand-to-hand combat, and big, dangerous stunts. With the PS3's capabilities, Wells said that there is no way that Uncharted could have been made for any other system, let alone fit on a single disc. Naughty Dog plans to maximize the storage space that the Blu-ray format offers, while alternately utilizing the PS3's hard drive cache to minimize load times.
With those ideas in mind, we picked up a Sixaxis and jumped right into the action. As the hero Nathan Drake, you'll take on the role of a treasure hunter in search of lost fortune left behind by Sir Francis Drake (who might or might not be his ancestor) on a deserted jungle island. Along the way, there will be hazards, both human and natural, that will threaten to thwart his quest for loot. You'll control him through gameplay that should feel familiar to any action gamer.


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By Jeanine Poggi
Is an online viewer just as valuable to advertisers as a TV viewer? Up until now, the answer was no. Nielsen is looking to change that with the introduction today of its Cross-Platform Campaign Ratings, which will measure the number of people who watched a campaign only on TV, the number who viewed it digitally and the overlap between the two.
"This is the first time we can show the number of people who saw a campaign no matter where it lived," said Steve Hasker, Nielsen’s president of global media products and advertiser solutions.
Since traditional TV and the web typically use different metrics, it has been hard to calculate a campaign’s total reach and frequency across platforms. This effort builds upon Nielsen’s Online Campaign Ratings, which was rolled out last year to provide demographic ratings of online-ad campaigns with metrics comparable to those used for TV advertising.
So far, OCR has been used by pure online players like AOL to offer guarantees to advertisers. But beginning this fall, the CW will also adopt the measurement as a major part of its digital-advertising strategy. The CW move shows how cross-platform metrics could give TV networks more flexibility in their ad packages and a better sense of a program’s digital traction.
The network, jointly owned by CBS and Time Warner, will tag every online video ad and use OCR to offer advertisers demographic guarantees for all online campaigns of the 2012-2013 season. If these guarantees fall short, it will provide make-goods.
Last week the CW renewed summer dance docu-drama "Breaking Pointe" despite lackluster TV ratings, citing its success online. The show, which focuses on the dancers of the Salt Lake City Ballet, on average garnered only about 966,000 total viewers each week, bottoming out with about 620,000 viewers. This is low even for the CW, whose series like "Hart of Dixie" and "Nikita" had on average about 1.8 million total viewers last season. But the CW claims "Breaking Pointe" was a digital success, though the network would not reveal its online ratings.
Cross-platform ratings have been tested by ESPN, Facebook, Group M, Unilever and Hulu, but Mr. Hasker said it’s too early to tell if more ad dollars will flow from TV to online as a result.
"This is helping to equalize buying across online and TV," said Kate Sirkin, exec VP and global research director for Starcom MediaVest Group, whose clients use Nielsen’s online campaign ratings, adding efficiency and ensuring "we are not duplicating in areas."
"While having a similar metric isn’t bad, Nielsen is oversimplifying it and trying to say everything is equal," said Michael Hayes, president of digital communications, Initiative Worldwide. How people watch TV is different from than how they engage with their digital devices, he argued. "TV watching hasn’t changed for decades; it’s a lean-back mentality," he said. But consumers can use tablets in different ways. They can do research while on the car lot or while watching TV to learn more about a car ad.
"Digital buyers plan differently and buy media based on the context," Mr. Hayes said. "There are times when we are looking for the inverse of [gross rating points] — less impressions and less frequency to hit the right consumer."


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Nirav Tolia’s Nextdoor has seen phenomenal growth as the private online social network for neighborhoods has expanded to 11,422 areas across the United States in two years.
Despite that rapid expansion, the CEO and co-founder said plans to make money are still more than a year away.
“We feel this is the first inning” for the company, said Tolia.
San Francisco-based Nextdoor is solely focused on attracting more users, he said. And much of that growth likely will be through word of mouth — neighbors telling neighbors about the site.
“The best services grow as a function of the value they provide,” Tolia said.
People need to trust Nextdoor and come to rely on it before the company begins to think about profits, he said.
If Nextdoor begins focusing on profits now, Tolia said, the company could lose sight of what makes the site so attractive.
A number of cities have embraced Nextdoor, including San Francisco, where 97 percent of neighborhoods use it. Other cities where the site is particularly popular include Seattle (94 percent of neighborhoods), Denver (91 percent), San Jose (87 percent) and Dallas (81 percent).
“We’re a communication mechanism to solve problems,” Tolia said.
Indeed, neighbors log onto the site for a range of uses, including finding lost pets, getting recommendations for dentists or starting chats about crime in their neighborhood.
Already police departments in Dallas, San Jose and San Diego use the site for crime alerts. And governments in other parts of the world, such as Japan, have inquired about using the site to help disseminate emergency information.
The company said soon it will start to grow overseas, where it expects it could replicate the success it has had in the United States in terms of adoption.
It won’t be until the end of 2014 that Nextdoor will start experimenting with how to monetize what it has created.
That suits its financial backers just fine. The company so far has raised $40.2 million from some of Silicon Valley’s well known venture capitalists, including Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners and Google Ventures.
When it comes time for the site to make money, there are many options, said Bill Gurley, a partner at Benchmark.
Many of the traditional vehicles for local advertising — newspapers, door hangers, flyers, yellow pages — are contracting, Gurley said. That positions Nextdoor as a potential recipient of much of those ad dollars.
He said already Nextdoor has gotten 1,500 requests for advertising on the site.


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November 16, 2004
"The pace of technological innovation has changed the seed industry and it's clear in conversations with some of our seed-company customers that the needs for capital and technology for growth have accelerated," says Carl Casale, executive vice president for Monsanto.
Casale made the comment regarding the announcement of the formation of American Seeds (ASI), a new holding company established to support regional seed businesses with capital, genetics and technology investments. "In recognizing these needs, we developed ASI as a vehicle to allow regional seed companies to gain faster and better access to capital, genetics and technology while preserving the brands and approaches that their customers know and trust."
These investments will allow the operating companies of ASI to more directly connect their customers to significant innovations in genomics-based breeding and other new technologies while continuing to operate autonomously and locally, providing great service to their customers and building the value of their brands. ASI is a wholly owned subsidiary, reporting into Monsanto's U.S. Crop Production business along with the company's existing branded and licensing businesses.
ASI acquires Channel Bio Corp.
ASI announced its first venture today, acquiring Channel Bio Corp., a leading U.S. seed company based in Kentland, Indiana.
"We view Channel as a cornerstone investment that will give us more opportunity for growth, accelerating the delivery of important technology advances to customers through the terrific relationships, local brands and quality service for which Channel and its management team are known," Casale says.
Channel currently owns and manages three successful brands: Crow's Hybrid Corn Company, Midwest Genetics Seed Genetics, Inc. and Wilson Seeds. Since the time of these additions to Channel, seed sales have more than doubled under the entrepreneurial leadership of the Channel management team.
ASI acquired Channel Monday in a cash transaction for $120 million. With one-time charges associated with the purchase, the transaction is expected to be dilutive to earnings per share (EPS) in fiscal year 2005. However, the transaction does not change the company's 2005 fiscal year EPS guidance, which is in the range of $2.16 to $2.29 on a reported basis, and $1.77 to $1.90 on an ongoing basis. The acquisition is expected to be accretive in fiscal year 2006.
Channel currently holds approximately 2% of the U.S. corn seed market in its three seed brands. Monsanto's branded seed business -- including the DEKALB and Asgrow brands -- holds approximately 14% of the U.S. corn market. Through its Holden's/Corn States licensing business, Monsanto provides germplasm and traits to independent seed companies and distributors who reach 35% of the market.
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According to the ITU, 73% of the world’s population aged 10 and over owns a mobile phone; in low-income countries, mobile phone ownership is higher than Internet usage…
On November 30th, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) referred to the global connectivity achieved so far around the world using the Internet and mobile phones.
According to a 2022 ITU report, 73% of the world’s population aged 10 and over owns a mobile phone. In low-income countries, mobile phone ownership is higher than Internet usage.
Regarding Internet use, ITU said Internet use is now more affordable for users in all regions of the world and in all income groups than it was a year ago. However, cost remains a major barrier to internet access, especially in low-income economies, although it will decline slightly in early 2022.
By early 2022, the ITU estimates that 2.7 billion people will still not be connected to the Internet. While this figure is an improvement compared to 2021, it also shows the impact of slowing internet connections due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Additionally, 69 percent of men use the Internet. The gap is even wider in low-income countries. 75% of 15-24 year olds have access to the internet, up from 72% in 2021. Furthermore, according to ITU, there is still a gender gap in digital access. Specifically, only 63 percent of women have access to the Internet, despite making up nearly half of the world’s population.
After 25 years of internet connectivity, Vietnam now has around 70 million internet users, according to Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) estimates. Statistics from Statista show that Vietnam currently ranks 13th in the world in terms of the number of Internet users. Furthermore, in Speedtest’s ranking, Vietnam’s internet speed ranks 58th and 59th in the mobile and fixed broadband network categories, respectively.
The e-Conomy SEA 2021 report released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company in November 2021 predicted that Vietnam’s Internet economy will become the second largest economy in Southeast Asia with a total value of 220 billion US dollars. Commodities to 2030.
According to the Vietnam Internet Association (VIA), between 2021 and 2025, the national digital transformation plan will be accelerated to 2025 with a vision of 2030. Targets of the plan include broadband network infrastructure. Fiber optic cables cover more than 80% of households, the digital economy accounts for 30% of GDP, and the digital divide is narrowing.


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Nigeria is perfecting plans to launch its circular economy roadmap, a policy document that will see the country promoting healthier people and a sustainable future.
Developed by the Federal Government in partnership with the European Union, ECOWAS and the Consul General of Netherlands in Lagos, the roadmap will guide the country’s transition and define the roles of both the government, which is to put policies in place to enable the private sector to drive the implementation.
A circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible.
Speaking at a recent Stakeholders Engagement Review and Workshop on Additional Sectors for Nigeria’s Circular Economy Roadmap organised by Circular Economy Innovation Partnership in Lagos, Olubunmi Olusanya, director of Pollution Control and Environmental Health at the Federal Ministry of Environment, said the plan is to launch the roadmap on March 30th before it will become a public document.
He said for Nigeria to successfully transition from a linear economy to a circular economy where things are reused and recycled, the nation needs to develop a Circular Economy Roadmap.
According to him, an initial roadmap, which was developed and adopted in 2023 covered only three sectors including waste, food system and energy sector.
He said the stakeholders requested the extension of the roadmap to other sectors such as mining, industrial sector, water and construction sectors, which was the reason for the workshop.
He added that adopting a circular economy will lead to sustainable development, create jobs, eliminate waste and lead to efficient use of resources.
On why the Netherlands is partnering with Nigeria, Leonie van der Stijl, deputy consul general and head economic department, Kingdom of the Netherlands in Lagos, said circular economy concerns multiple countries and in a global economy, countries need to work together.
She said the Netherlands is committed to assisting Nigeria with the knowledge needed for the circular economy roadmap with a focus on supporting the Dutch private sector and their Nigerian partners.
Stijl said the Netherlands has an objective to become a fully circular economy by 2050 and to achieve that, there is a need for the Dutch to work with other countries to follow that path which comes with opportunities for jobs, less waste, healthier people, and efficiency.
Defining circular economy, Koen Rademaekers, CEO of Trinomics and chair of Acen Foundation, said it means to reuse, rethink, and recycle.
He said the stakeholder engagement was to bring more sectors on board and to avoid launching a partial roadmap.
Pointing out that Nigeria will finalise the roadmap within a short time, he said, there is a need to put the legislature in place to give security to investors otherwise no investor would want to invest.
“There is a need to clarify mandates, harmonise regulations, ensure more governance, and have an inter-ministerial committee to make this happen. There is also a need for a public-private partnership to raise the finance because most African countries do not have the budget to invest in a circular economy,” he added.
On his part, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, managing director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), said Lagos generates 13,000 tons of waste daily, and much of it can be a resource that should not be thrown away.
He said Lagos wants to build a framework to develop a circular economy by working with partners such as the Circular Economy Innovation Partnership to create opportunities for people especially the informal waste collectors to be able to do their business more effectively.
He said Lagos also wants to divert organic waste away from the landfill and use it to make compose and biogas inside of burying them underground to contribute to greenhouse emissions and global warming.


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As you might know, CES 2022 is right around the corner, and we expect major announcements. CES 2022 will be kicking off with two major keynotes, one from Intel and another from AMD, during which we expect to see new CPU and GPU announcements.
According to Andreas Schilling, AMD will hold its CES 2022 press conference on January 4th, at 4 PM CET (3 PM GMT). During the event, AMD is expected to launch new Ryzen processors with 3D V-Cache, and new entry-level graphics cards for the Radeon RX 6000 series.
Ha funny I was just looking for AMDs and Intels, couldn’t find AMDs. Did they just announce this? https://t.co/hGFffTfd94
— Dayman (@Dayman58) December 3, 2021
Intel will also hold an event on that same day, but a bit later, at 6 PM GMT, lasting 45 minutes, according to @Dayman55. Intel is expected to focus on the laptop market, with new 12th Gen Core processors for laptops, as well as mobile versions of its upcoming Arc Alchemist GPUs. We may also get some early details on Arc Alchemist graphics cards for desktop.
Nvidia is also expected to appear at CES 2022, but a keynote has not been announced at this time. Recent rumours suggest we’ll see new RTX 30 series SKUs, including the RTX 3090 Ti, and new versions of the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 with more VRAM.
KitGuru says: Which keynote are you more eager to see?


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Samsung Galaxy S3 size: How big is it? One of the big questions surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S3 is just how big is it in your hand. So, we've got our hands on five pairs of um hands to test how easy it is to use the huge screen on the Samsung Galaxy S3. We measures each hand from the bottom of the palm to the tip of the middle finger, so lets test.
Samsung has formally unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S3 with the next-generation Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich handset handed an official May 30th UK release date.
Set to hit stores just days after it entered the realms of reality at tonight's 'next Galaxy' launch event, the long awaited Samsung Galaxy S3 release will see the Korean tech giant take on the Apple iPhone 4S and fellow Android powerhouse the HTC One X.
Samsung Galaxy S3 UK Release Date
Having been expected to make an appearance at MWC 2012 back in February the Samsung Galaxy S3 famously missed its long anticipated release date with a number of reports suggesting Samsung intended to take a page out of Apple's book and unveil its leading handset closer to the device's in-store launch date.
Now firmly within the realms of reality, Samsung has confirmed that a Samsung Galaxy S3 UK release date will be held on May 30th with a number of UK retailers and networks set to play host to the S2 follow-on.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs
Arguable the most impressive handset on the market, the S3 has expanded on the market-leading array of innards that made its predecessor a global success with the company's own branded 1.4GHz quad-core processor providing the grunt alongside a welcomed 1GB of RAM.
Upscaling on past models the newly confirmed S3 lines up with an expansive 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display providing hugely impressive visuals thanks to a stunning 1280 x 720p resolution and 306 pixels-per-inch image density that puts the iPhone 4S to shame.
Keeping consumers satisfied and the snap-happy grinning, an 8-megapixel camera features on the handset's rear with 1080p Full HD video recording capabilities. Adding to the handset's photographic and video capturing capabilities, the S3 also plays host to an impressive 1.9-megapixel front-facing snapper that holds its own with 720p HD video.
Further expanding its impressive specs sheet the handset will play host to Siri esque S Voice dictation and voice command software with a selection of 16, 32 and 64GB storage options that can be further expanded by a microSD card.
Maintaining the minimalist form of its predecessor whilst improving its staying power, the Samsung Galaxy S3 lines up at just 8.6mm thick with a 2100mAh battery combating the rapid power drain experienced on most modern smartphones. An accelerometer and digital compass also feature.
Setting the Galaxy S3 apart from the flurry of high-end Android competitors and the Apple iPhone 4S, Samsung has fitted it with a selection of headline grabbing features including an innovative Smart Stay characteristic that utilises facial recognition style software to keep the screen illuminated as long as users are looking at it.
Have you been holding out for the now unveiled Samsung Galaxy S3? Will you be updating to the S2 follow-on when it is made available to the public on May 30th? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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Consumer prices in June rose at the fastest pace in 40 years. Families, already feeling the pinch, are preparing for back-to-school shopping.
'IT’S DEFINITELY BEEN MORE THAN IN THE PAST'
With four kids in need of supplies, Kristina Castro got a head start on back-to-school shopping this summer.
“I have three of the four kids already done for supplies,” said Castro. “It's definitely been more than in the past, just with everything. Even the things that are considered on sale are more than what the average price was last year.”
Castro said she aims to spend about $50 per kid on school supplies and another $100 each for clothes.
“When I say $100, that doesn't include shoes,” Castro said. “My oldest is now in a grown men's shoe size.”
According to the National Retail Federation, families plan to spend an average of $864 on school items this year. That’s about $15 more than last year.
As of early July, NRF said 56% of people surveyed started buying early, looking for sales and spreading out the cost.
WHERE TO LOOK FOR SALES
“There's going to be some deals, but it's not going to be universal like it's been in the last five years,” explained Miro Copic, Professor of Marketing at San Diego State University.
Copic said some stores got a double hit of inventory while managing supply chain issues, “They had late delivered inventory that would have been winter, spring clothes. Then they've gotten their back-to-school fall lines in April because they ordered early.”
Look for sales on clothes and small household goods, products a student would take to college.
Copic also said ports are in better shape this year, “Stores may not run out as quickly as they did last year.”
Castro said she trimmed costs by reusing some supplies from last year, purchasing store-brands to save money and prioritizing the essentials on school supply lists.
"If they don't have it, then the teachers end up buying it. I don't want to put that on them because they're spending more on their family as well,” Castro noted.
Texas’ sales tax holiday starts August 5 and runs through August 7. Consumers can purchase most clothes, shoes, school supplies, even diapers without paying sales tax.
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Everyone remembers the hoopla that surrounded the fried chicken sandwich at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in 2019.
Well, it didn’t make the kind of fast food history that Popeyes enjoyed. But as it turns out, McDonald’s enjoyed a double-digit bump in weekly business, according to one measurement compiled by Placer.ai for Forbes.com
The company, which tracks retail foot traffic at various types of businesses, says that visits to McDonald’s jumped in the four days following its launch last Wednesday, compared with the same days in the week before.
The best day for McDonald’s was on Thursday, the second day the three sandwiches were on sale, when traffic was up 29.2% from the week before.
On Wednesday, when the sandwich actually launched, traffic rose 19.1%, the Placer.ai figures showed.
There was more healthy traffic on Friday, when McDonald’s visits rose 21.9%. On Saturday, last of the days measured by Placer.ai, McDonald’s traffic was up 13.8%.
Placer.ai called the traffic “impressive” and showed the traffic generated by McDonald’s promotion of its chicken lineup.
Along with boosting its weekly performance, the three sandwiches also helped McDonald’s overall business for February grow by 11.6%, compared with January.
The interest in the sandwich helped make up for the dreadful traffic drop that McDonald’s experienced in the last week of January and the first week of February, when much of the nation was gripped by cold and snow.
Visits during those weeks were down 43.1% and 42.3%, compared with the same week in 2020, Placer.ai said.
Still, the pandemic continues to take a toll on McDonald’s and the rest of the restaurant industry.
When looking at a year-over-year comparison, McDonald’s business was still down in double digits on the four days of the chicken sandwich launch. And, McDonald’s isn’t likely to achieve the record same-store increase in sales that Popeyes franchises enjoyed when its fried chicken sandwich debuted.
But the fact that McDonald’s business grew week-to-week shows that the company is “back to its recovery trajectory,” Placer.ai said.


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Gamblit Gaming, a leader in interactive electronic gaming, will continue to pioneer the industry at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2019 with a show-stopping Gamblit Arcade experience.
Gamblit will be debuting all-new world-class hardware, including an all-new single-player cabinet, a new bartop unit, and an incredible slate of new games!
Over 20 games will be on display at G2E 2019, including massive hits like Cookie Jam Blast, the worldwide top-grossing match 3 game from Jam City; the world debut of Deal or No Deal: Banker’s Poker based on the hit TV show; and players even have a chance to win real life prizes in a claw machine!
Other brand new game debuts include Gem Flux, a gorgeous gem-matching game that’s easy to learn but engaging for hours to play, Jumping Heroes, an adventurous treasure hunting game that takes players through caverns & jungles to find cash, Lucky Words Connect, a fast-paced update to the hit word spelling game with even more ways to win, Rob N Roll, a fantasy-themed Pachinko game with a hilarious cast of characters, Dice Arena, which mixes medieval combat with dice rolls for fun ways to win cash and an all-new Jetpack Joyride, the hit mobile game that’s been downloaded over 750 million times.
Also featured will be PAC-MAN Cash Chase, a single player PAC-MAN experience that takes the classic game we know and love and lets players win cash as they play! Rumor has it PAC-MAN himself may even drop by for some selfies….
Gamblit Gaming will be bringing the FUN back to gaming once again at booth #4423.
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There’s a lot to be expected from Google’s I/O conference on Wednesday, we already know that Google will be revealing more about Android N during the show, however, it should also have a decent focus on virtual reality.
Today, Google hinted at that focus in a tweet from Google Cardboard.
In the tweet, the Google Cardboard Twitter account revealed that the keynote from Google I/O 2016 will be live streamed, and not only in the normal way but also in virtual reality.
It will be available to watch in 360 degrees via Google’s Cardboard headset, or another headset.
Here’s the announcement tweet:
— Google VR (@googlevr) May 16, 2016
Make sure to head back here on Wednesday for all of the news from Google I/O 2016.


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Google and Apple's foray into the car space does not worry Volvo's chief information officer, who "feels confident we have a very strong strategy moving forward."
As Volvo announced its most connected car to date, the X90, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, its chief information officer Klas Bendrik spoke to Techworld about whether Apple and Google were a true threat.
He said: "What the telco industry has achieved is impacting many different industries including the automotive industry. As long as we, at Volvo, are being progressive and offering the best type of solutions to our customer base on the services and products we have, then we are confident we have a very strong strategy moving forward."
While Google and, allegedly, Apple have hired a team of driving experts to help them bring an autonomous car to market, carmakers like Volvo are focusing on technologies that can improve safety and the driving experience for drivers in 2015.
Using the Volvo Cloud, a platform hosted by telco Ericsson, Volvo is already piloting semi autonomous technologies like ice detection on the road.
The project in Sweden will see cloud connected cars use sensors to detect when a wheel hits black ice. In the event of a slippery road, the car sends its GPS location to the Volvo platform, which is in turn sent to nearby Volvo vehicles (and perhaps other car brands in the future), as well as relevant road authorities.
It is hoped the technology will be publicly available in Volvo models by the end of 2016.
Google, who announced its self-driving car project in 2013, originally set itself the target of 2017 to get a driverless car to market. But the tech giant has been mysteriously quiet about its progress as of late.
The rumour mill has been going into overdrive over Apple, which, Bloomberg revealed, will be bringing its car to the public by 2020, according to, "people familiar with the matter."
Volvo however, is two years into its autonomous car project, and is on schedule to put self-driving cars on Gothenburg's roads in the next two years, Bendrik told Techworld.
He said: "We are putting 100 drivers on normal streets of Gothenburg, driven by normal people as part of the infrastructure in the city. Our approach to autonomous driving is about integrating both our customers, our vehicles and our products into the normal infrastructure of a city".
Technology in the car industry - develop in house or outsource?
Bendrik told Techworld that the carmaker is using both in-house development as well as technology from its external partners to produce its connected, and eventually driverless car features.
The X90, which features a brand new HMI touchscreen, has been developed similarly to traditional car manufacturing methods with a hybrid approach, utilising Volvo's partners as well as its dedicated technology team.
He said: "Working in a modern economy, Volvo Cars sees clear benefits of having very good knowledge in house but also leveraging the skills set of various partners that will vary over time."


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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 19, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CandyLipz® LLC announced this week that it is the recipient of the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies GOOD DESIGN™ award. Since the product launch, the Xtreme Lip-Shaper® System has received many positive reviews, and now its design is getting noticed too.
Around since 1950, the GOOD DESIGN™ award remains the oldest and the world’s most recognized program for design excellence, worldwide.
“The museum received submissions from several thousands of the world’s leading manufacturers and industrial and graphic design firms from more than 48 countries. I am so proud and humbled to be the recipient of such a prestigious design award because awarded corporations include some of the world’s most visionary companies such as Apple Inc., Mercedes-Benz and Samsung,” Dr. Thienna Ho, inventor of CandyLipz®, says.
In addition to the GOOD DESIGN™ award, the Xtreme Lip-Shaper® System also won a gold medal for technical design at INPEX, America’s largest invention show, and, additionally, Dr. Ho was named “Woman Inventor of 2013” by Korea Invention News. The product has been featured in multiple news stories, and has also had live, on-air demonstrations on CBS Good Day Sacramento, San Diego Living, Star 94.1 FM and other media outlets.
CandyLipz® Xtreme Lip-Shaper® System is clinically-proven safe for intended use. The device uses a 3,500-year-old Chinese “cupping” method (suction) and is coupled with advanced lip-shaper technology to instantly shape, contour and enhance the lip’s appearance.
The Xtreme Lip-Shaper® System is easy to use and produces noticeable results in two minutes; results last for hours. The CandyLipz® lip pumps are available in several different designs which allow users to create single or double-lobed lips. For many users, it’s their go-to lip shaping product. In fact, there’s even a term for using it – CandyLipping.
Dr. Ho adds that the patent-pending design of her invention means that other companies can’t deliver the same product or results.
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Weyerhaeuser Co.'s wood products group incurred a $97 million pretax loss in the third quarter on a 41.5% drop in sales from the year-earlier period to $588 million, the company reported today. While still in the red, the wood products group improved its standing from the $162 million pretax loss incurred in the second quarter and the $146 million loss its reported for the July-September period of 2008.
During a conference call with analysts, Weyerhaeuser executives said they expect the wood products group's loss will deepen again in the fourth quarter due to seasonally lower volumes and recent price cuts. "Our operationg posture is to match production with demand," president and CEO Dan Fulton said. He said the recovery of the housing market appears to be under way, "but its pace is highly uncertain. We're taking steps today to manage through this time frame," including keeping a lid on employee and administrative costs as well as keeping an extremely close eye on operations.
The wood products group's performance during the third quarter improved "due to higher lumber and oriented strand board sales prices, continued cost control measures and lower log costs," Weyerhaeuser said in a statement. "Volumes were down in all product lines except engineered wood products."
Wood product sales and volumes by product:
- Softwood lumber: $226 million in third quarter (vs. $393 million in the year earlier quarter) on 803 million board feet of sales (down from 1,197 million board feet)
- Engineered solid sections: $67 million ($114 million) on 3 million cubit feet of sales (6 million cubit feet)
- Engineered I-joists: $47 million ($79 million) on 43 million lineal feet of sales (63 million lineal feet)
- Oriented strand board: $63 million ($113 million) on 363 million square feet of 3/8-inch product sales (595 million square feet)
- Plywood: $25 million ($48 million) on 84 million square feet of 3/8-inch product sales (135 million square feet)
- Hardwood lumber: $54 million ($72 million) on 66 million board feet of sales (83 million board feet)
- Other products produced: $37 million ($63 million); no sales volume figures provided
- Other products purchased for resale: $69 million ($124 million); no sales volume figures
The wood products segment incurred a $4 million charge in the third quarter for asset impairments and a $1 million charge for restructuring and closures. That's down from the $37 million incurred in the second quarter.
Weyerhauser reported these production volumes for the third quarter:
- Softwood lumber: 777 million board feet (vs. 1.11 billion board feet in third quarter of 2008)
- Engineered solid sections: 3 million board feet (6 million board feet)
- Engineered I-joists: 36 million lineal feet (60 million lineal feet)
- Oriented strand board: 390 million square feet of 3/8-inch product (585 million square feet)
- Plywood: 48 million square feet of 3/8-inch product (89 million square feet)
- Hardwood lumber: 54 million board feet (64 million board feet)
Company-wide, the Federal Way, Wash.-based company said it broke even in the third quarter from a $280 million net profit in the year-earlier period. The net loss stemmed primarily from from a $35 million income tax provision; on a pretax basis, Weyerhaeuser reported a $30 million operating profit this quarter vs. a $426 million loss last year. Net sales and revenues fell by a third from the year before to reach $1.41 billion.


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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday addressed a press briefing during which she presented the follow-up action plan on the faceless assessment of taxpayers and document identification number. Along with the slew of announcements, she also announced the action plan on easing the prosection measures for the income taxpayers. Assuring minimum human interface in the tax assessment, Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the small taxpayers with minor procedural defaults will not be prosecuted.
As per the circular issued on September 9 by the Finance Minister, here is the action plan on prosecution easing measures for the taxpayers:
Here are the salient features of Faceless Assessment, as announced by Finance Minister under the E-assessment Scheme (Section 143(3A) of the IT Act:
Addressing the press briefing, Nirmala Sitharaman said that inflation is under control and there is a clear sign of revival of industrial production. She announced a series of measures to boost the economy, adding that the inflation has been kept "very much" below 4 per cent. She also announced a new scheme -- Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Product (RoDTEP) -- in order to incentivise exporters at an estimated cost of Rs 50,000 crore to the exchequer. The latest inflation print based on the Consumer Price Index was 3.21 per cent in August. The government has mandated the Reserve Bank of India to keep the retail inflation in the band of 2-6 per cent. India's GDP growth decreased for the fifth consecutive quarter in April-June 2019 to 5 per cent.
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I believe many consumers want to replace a new machine at this time. However, the author recommends that you do not rush to change the new phone first, 4 mobile phones will be launched in 2020, the main point is that each new phone has full black technology.
The first model, OPPO Find X2
According to media reports, OPPO Find X2 will be available in the first quarter of 2020. However, OPPO has stated earlier that the development direction of OPPO in the future will be thin and light design, which means that OPPO Find X2 will not be equipped with an under-screen lens, and it is very likely to use a digging screen design.
It is worth mentioning that OPPO Find X2 will be equipped with a super-fast charge. It is expected that a 4000 mAh battery will be fully charged in half an hour. This also means that the fast charging technology of OPPO Find X2 will reach more than 100W. I have to say that in the recent period, OPPO has made great efforts in charging.
The second model, Vivo APEX 2020
As a good brother of OPPO, Vivo will also add a lot of black technology. It is understood that Vivo APEX 2020 will be released at the MWC conference held at the end of February. From the official poster released by Vivo, there is a circle of fingerprint-like design, which should not look like the fingerprint recognition module under the screen.
However, according to professional speculation, the design is likely to be under-the-lens technology. In addition, in addition to the lens under the screen, Vivo APEX 2020 is also expected to release a 120W superfast charge, it is reported that only 13 minutes can fully charge the 4000 mAh battery.
Section 3, One Plus 8
OnePlus executives said that the 120Hz screen refresh rate has been successfully developed, which means that the OnePlus 8 series is likely to be launched with a 120Hz screen refresh rate. In addition, it is reported that OnePlus 8 will also improve on the design of the screen. It is expected to add a separate chip dedicated to the MEMC frame insertion technology.
MEMC is a dynamic frame inserting technology that can smooth the display effect of the screen. It is the most commonly used chip for many TV sets. On this basis, OnePlus 8 also has the support of Samsung OLED screen, I believe it will definitely show consumers an excellent visual experience.
The fourth paragraph, Xiaomi 10
According to the previous exposure, the appearance configuration of Xiaomi 10 has been basically understood. However, as the first high-end flagship model of Xiaomi, Xiaomi Mi 10 will be equipped with the Snapdragon 865 chip, and the design of the camera will be improved again. Earlier, some media released a screenshot of 256 MP with super-strong shooting and said it was a new feature of Xiaomi 10.
The above four models are the flagship new machines that will be launched in early 2020. I have to say that each model has new black technology. I wonder which one you are looking forward to?


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Doug Ford’s waterfront fantasy meets numbers and facts
The buzz-kills over at the Globe and Mail have thrown cold water all over Doug Ford’s plans for the Port Lands. Chief among the paper’s not-so-surprising revelations is that Ford’s plans could very well require “a significantly revised environmental assessment,” which would amount to a major speed bump (read: millions of dollars) for the project. In other words, if Ford’s ideas seemed more than a touch fanciful—they did include plans for a monorail, a mega-mall, hotels, a giant Ferris wheel and a unicorn sanctuary (unconfirmed)—this piece of reporting may just provide a pretty stern reality check.
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Councillor Doug Ford’s new development scheme for the Port Lands risks a significantly revised environmental assessment, throwing into doubt the promised six-year timeline for his project while potentially adding millions of dollars in additional costs, according to several lawyers familiar with the regulations.
In short, there are significant financial and legal hurdles Ford and his allies will have to negotiate if his designs are ever going to amount to more than a few scribbles on a cocktail napkin. And to make matters worse, Ford also faces a complaint filed today with the city’s lobbyist registrar in response to his private meetings with an Australian shopping mall developer.
The Globe’s story comes shortly after the National Post touted the councillor as the city’s “Idea Man,” describing Ford’s plan to build a sports stadium on an infill a quarter mile out in Lake Ontario (which he apparently drew on the reporter’s notepad, “marking lines around the circular island stadium to illustrate lakeside bars”—heck, you could tailgate from your boat!).
The two papers’ opposing takes fit well with the narrative many have ascribed to the ongoing waterfront saga: fun ideas and private sector dollars pitted against Waterfront Toronto with its environmental assessments and slow-moving bureaucracy. Regardless of perspective, we’re pretty sure this much everybody can agree on: the whole process thus far has been entirely backward. Perhaps city hall should start looking at the logistics before it parades its grand visions out to the public.


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At a Sotheby’s auction last October, Banksy’s Girl with Balloon self-destructed moments after it was sold for more than £1 million. In the immediate aftermath there was shock. But far from reducing its worth, the shredded artwork doubled in value.
Famously, in April 1985, Coca-Cola launched a reformulation of its soda. The reaction to New Coke was negative, even hostile. Within three months, the company had reintroduced the original recipe, quietly dropping the new version.
Sometimes, when things don’t work out you need to retreat with humility and start again. And often, the very act of tearing something up liberates unforeseen opportunities.
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The advertising sector must do a better job explaining its value to society, Andy Duncan, boss of Camelot UK Lotteries told the Advertising Association’s annual LEAD summit.
Duncan, who is president of the AA, called on the industry to repair the relationship between advertisers and consumers, arguing that intrusive ads and the way personal data is used by companies is “tipping the balance” against consumers in the value exchange.
Citing research from the AA’s think tank, Credos, Duncan highlighted that 42% of the public don’t like ads, 73% view advertising as manipulative and only 34% would recommend advertising as a career, lower than banking.
Duncan said the debate about advertising’s responsibilities started a couple of years ago, but the industry is now on a “burning platform” to make things happen quickly. On the topic of responsibility and advertising, three key themes emerged:
Advertising and children
Celebrity chef and activist Jamie Oliver said brands are failing to get the basics right to help tackle childhood obesity. He cited the fact that some drinks aimed at children are still labelled with nutritional information only relevant to adults.
“Ultimately, we need to get more of our kids growing, cooking, drinking water and understanding what portion control is. That’s the challenge,” Oliver said.
He said that the advertising industry contains some of the “most incredible minds” who could potentially help solve this public health crisis with persuasive messaging: “In a life that’s becoming more and more virtual, simple things like basic awareness of food, where it comes from and how it affects your body. These are things that have been slowly eroded over the years, but are slowly being put back together. So anything the industry can do to help [is welcome].”
However, he warned that often the biggest obstacle are clients who are not ready for change. He called on them to be more experimental and take risks on campaigns that aren’t just based on “flogging a specific product”.
Describing himself as a “candid friend” to the advertising industry, information commissioner Christopher Graham delivered a series of home truths to the audience. Graham said that while digital had unleased opportunities for companies, brands must pay attention to the “tremendous risks”. He said data may be considered the “new oil” but also the “new asbestos”.
Graham warned that under new rules coming into force in mid-2018, the civil monetary penalties for a data breach will increase from £500,000 to up to €20m, or 4% of global turnover, whichever is greater.
Graham said the time, energy and money needed to re-build consumer confidence after a data breach can be as severe a punishment as the fine itself. He pointed to research his office (ICO) commissioned with YouGov that found that 20% of respondents would definitely stop using a company’s services after hearing news of a data breach and 57% would consider stopping. Only 8% said such news would make no difference.
Responsibility for data protection must lie with leaders at the top of organisations and not be left for the IT department to sort out, he said.
Diversity in advertising
Asked by ITV’s Tom Bradby if the advertising sector acted responsibly, Caroline Oakes Conservative MP and chair of the all-party parliamentary group on body image, said: “Sometimes I loathe the way women are represented in advertising, with a lack of diversity whether it be ethnicity, body shape or disability.”
Oakes condemned ads that are designed deliberately to shock and gain column inches, citing last year’s “beach body ready” campaign by Protein World, which received nearly 400 complaints. She described provocative ads as the “Trumpification of advertising” and said if she could change one thing it would be the negative representation of women.
SNP MP Hannah Bardell spoke about advertising as an art form, claiming that in the digital age it pervades all aspects of our lives. As well as race and gender diversity, Bardell said she would like to see more diversity in terms of sexuality. She hailed recent ads from Guinness and Campbell for featuring the LGBT community.
Labour MP Chi Onwurah said the advertising sector has a “huge amount of power” and needs to reflect the changing demographic make up of the UK. One challenge is the industry’s own ethnic composition. Recent data from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) found that only 8% of top roles within agencies are held by people from an ethnic minority background.
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Chain stores are the best kind of tenants — for lenders
Landlords benefit from higher property values, credit ratings with national retailers
Starbucks is the harbinger of gentrification, and once the Whole Foods appears, gentrification is a foregone fact.
But the invasion of the retail chains has as much to do with banks and lenders as it does local landlords.
That’s because banks consider restaurant chains and national retailers a safer bet than independent businesses, and properties are valued correspondingly, Bloomberg reported.
Commercial real estate is usually valued as a multiple of annual rent, but the perceived credit-worthiness of the tenant can drive up the valuation as well.
Developer Lorenzo Perez found that a retail complex he owned in Phoenix, home to several mom-and-pop shops, was valued at 25 percent less than nearby retail properties. “Because they have a Chipotle or a Starbucks or a Jimmy Johns, their valuations are on a whole different level,” Perez told news website.
In New York, landlords seek out large retailers for their perceived creditworthiness—because they look good to potential lenders. Justin Levinson, a software developer who mapped 1,000 empty retail spaces in Manhattan, found that many landlords were holding out for a McDonald’s or CVS Pharmacy.
But while perceived value of ground-floor retail has been a big factor in the recent construction boom, the glut of such spaces and rising vacancies have led some to fear a retail bubble—which only reinforces the cycle. In its July issue, The Real Deal explored if a correction was coming to New York City’s retail market.
New York City’s small businesses have been attempting to fight the retail chain encroachment for years, but no robust commercial tenant protection laws are in place. A proposal to help small shop owners negotiate lease renewals, first introduced to the City Council in 2008, has not yet come to a vote. [Bloomberg] — Chava Gourarie


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A new freight train left Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, for Uzbekistan Friday morning.
The train carried 53 containers of goods valued at 23 million yuan (3.6 million U.S. dollars), including textile machinery produced in Shandong. It will travel about 7,300 kilometers for 13 days to arrive at its destination in Uzbekistan.
This is the first China-Asia freight train service launched in the city, which will bring new opportunities for Jinan's development, said the local railway bureau.
The province has eight international freight train routes. A total of 70 China-Europe and China-Asia freight trains departed from the province in the first three months of this year.


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Japanese carmaker, Nissan Motor plans to introduce its e-power hybrid technology car in Tunisia, its Africa head said on Tuesday, as part of plans to test demandfor electric vehicles.
Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due toelsewhere in the world, the global motorization average is 182 vehicles per 1,000 people versus 42 per 1,000 in Africa.
But, like in many countries globally, electric vehicles (EVs) are currently priced out of the reach of most domestic consumers, while some countries in Africa, including South Africa, struggle with power outages and logjams on railways and at ports, making it difficult for global executives to invest in EVs on the continent.
“Electrification might take some time in Africa, but we have a plan on how to introduce electrification, especially with our technologyin some of the markets that are ready for this technology in Africa,” Sherief Eldesouky, Nissan Africa Managing Director told Reuters.
Nissan’s e-Power technology system includes a petrol engine with a power generator,battery, and an electric motor. The electric motor delivers power directly to the wheels, using energy stored in the battery pack.
“We launched it in Morocco with the Qashqai (last year) and in Egypt in February with the X-Trail and we’reto to Tunisia after that with the Qashqai,” Eldesouky said on the sidelines of Nissan’s Navara Africa expedition launch.
“We’ve been leveraging our technology because Africa is not ready in terms ofof electricity,” he said.
South Africa is making some inroads afteran electric vehicle policy roadmap last steps to support the transition to EVs, such as government incentives.
Japan’s third-largest carmaker by sales wholly owns manufacturing plants in Egypt and South Africa and has been in Africa for more than 60 years.
This year Nissan will export the South African-built Navara pickup trucks tomarkets Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, and Egypt, Nissan Africa Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said.
The automaker is also planning to introducegrades like the mid-grade automatic transmission vehicle in Sub-Saharan Africa and an entry-level double cab in South Africa, he added.


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Tourism Australia has appointed Fox Sports chief operating officer
Tourism Australia plans to spend a record $200 million promoting the nation to overseas travellers this year. Under the Tourism 2020 plan, it wants to increase overnight visitor spending by at least 44 per cent to between $115 billion and $140 billion by the end of the decade, up from a current $80 billion. To date, the industry is on track to meet the lower end of the target. Mr O’Sullivan, a former chief executive of Events Queensland, was appointed to the role on Tuesday, more than a month after
Tourism Australia executive general manager international Frances-Anne Keeler will continue as acting managing director until Mr O’Sullivan takes up his role in late March. Tourism Australia chairman
“John has an obvious passion for our country and, combined with his deep industry knowledge, experience and skills, is ideally suited to lead an already strong team," Mr Dixon said.
Mr O’Sullivan will step down from the Tourism & Transport Forum’s national advisory board next week as a result of his new role.TTF chief executive
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Mr O’Sullivan said he was privileged to have been given the opportunity to head the Tourism Australia team.
“Having the opportunity to take on this position at such an exciting and pivotal time for the industry is a great honour," he said.
“I am looking forward to working with the team at Tourism Australia and across industry stakeholders, continuing to build on the momentum created to drive opportunity and growth towards 2020," he said. “Tourism is rightly starting to be acknowledged as a key driver of our country’s future growth and prosperity and I look forward to being part of that exciting journey."
His appointment came as Tourism Research Australia issued new research showing that 90 per cent of 3600 Chinese visitors interviewed for a study were satisfied with their trip to Australia.
Chinese visitors were particularly happy with personal safety and security (96 per cent), the friendliness of locals (94 per cent) and Australia’s attractions (77 per cent). Wine experiences (72 per cent) and food and beverages (69 per cent) also rated highly.
However, Australia rated lower in “value for money and shopping", with only 50 per cent of the Chinese visitors satisfied with shopping in Australia. Satisfaction levels were higher for independent travellers from China than for group tourists.
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Halal MUI Certification
November 15, 2019
Our flavour export unit in Mumbai is now certified by MUI Halal Indonesia. This certification was a significant step for flavours business and will enable us to service Indonesian market. The site audit which required ardent preparations, HAS 23000 compliance, internal training, internal audits were carried out successfully by our Halal Management Team.
Keva Flavours participated in Gulfood Manufacturing, 2019
November 4, 2019
Team Flavours participated at the Gulfood Manufacturing 2019 in Dubai from 29th to 31st October 2019. Gulfood Manufacturing is the region’s biggest food and beverage processing and packaging industry event. We partnered with our distribution partner Reda food Ingredients for the participation. The event garnered footfall from manufacturers across Middle East, Africa & South Asia.
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October 25, 2019
Keva Flavours participated at the Fi India 2019 show. The exhibition took place in Mumbai from 22nd to 24th October 2019. Since health with indulgence remains one of the core focus areas, many such products were showcased at the show addressing the new trend. The application team utilized this opportunity to showcase many new concepts in bakery, chocolate confectionery and […]
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No, you’re not looking at a new Bentley or Rolls-Royce in the works. Rather, this stubby, high-sided sedan is the next presidential limo for the Russian state.
Referred to as Project Kortezh, the sedan is the result of Russia’s request for a locally-developed car to transport dignitaries, including current President Vladimir Putin.
Three other vehicles are being developed as part of Project Kortezh; a long-wheelbase sedan, an SUV and a van. Early concepts for the four vehicles were presented in 2014 (shown below).
Our spy shots of a prototype reveal that the production version of the Kortezh will closely resemble one of the early concepts. The rear is reminiscent of Bentley’s Mulsanne while the front looks like a mashup of the previous-generation Chrysler 300 and a Rolls-Royce.
Russian presidential limousine concepts (Image via RG. RU)
Most of the engineering work is being handled by a consortium of Russian automakers including Sollers, GAZ, KAMAZ and ZiL. Porsche is believed to have been tapped to help develop the powertrains, one of which is tipped to be a twin-turbocharged V-12.
The prototype being tested is, naturally, fitted with armor protection. This is evident by the reinforced, eight-lug wheels wrapped in what’s likely to be Kevlar-reinforced, run-flat tires. A similar combo is featured on our own presidential limo known as the Beast.
Putin is expected to take delivery of the first Kortezh in late 2018. Approximately 200 of the vehicles will be enlisted to the Russian state’s fleet.
Eventually, civilian versions of the Kortezh vehicles will be launched. They will undoubtedly be a big status symbol across Russia, though for some we’re sure the cars’ protective abilities will be more vital.


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Microsoft seems to be on a roll, with profits reaching record levels thanks to its cloud business reporting a 50 percent year-over-year growth. This again has much to do with the pandemic that brought about a quantum shift in the people’s lifestyle, which includes working and learning from home. This again led many businesses to shift to the cloud, leading to a huge surge in Microsoft’s Azure revenue.
The company, on the whole, reported revenue of $43.1 billion for the December 2020 quarter. Net income stood at $15.5 billion for the same period. Both of these figures mark an improvement of 17 percent and 33 percent, respectively.
Another area where the Redmond based company reported immense success is its gaming revenue, which made it past the $5 billion figure mark for the first time ever, which makes for a 51 percent year-over-year growth. The company had launched the new Xbox Series X and the more affordable Series S consoles in the last quarter. Both went on to be a huge hit, with the Xbox content and services revenue growing by 40 percent on a year-over-year basis.
The personal computing segment too returned impressive figures of 14 percent year-over-year growth. Its Surface revenue increased by 3 percent, while Windows Commercial products and cloud services revenue grew by 10 percent. What is also impressive is that Microsoft also benefited from Bing search ad revenue that increased by 2 percent. All figures mentioned applying on a year-over-year basis.
Similarly, revenue from LinkedIn increased by 23 percent year-over-year while Teams too has emerged as a huge hit, recording 60 billion daily active users on mobile devices alone.


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The Russian war on Ukraine has disrupted global oil supply lines, driving gas prices up to ever-increasing record highs, and everyone is feeling the pain at the pump, perhaps especially those who drive for a living.
To help its drivers stay afloat during this difficult time, leading rideshare company Uber announced on Friday that it will start levying a fuel surcharge on customers from March 16. The fee amount will be either 45 or 55 cents per Uber trip, and either 35 or 45 cents per Uber Eats delivery order, depending upon location.
“This is temporary for at least the next 60 days, when we’ll reassess,” Uber wrote in last week’s news release.
Uber said that the surcharge amounts it settled upon are based on calculations of average trip distances and the rise in gas prices in each respective state and that 100 percent of the surcharge fee will go directly into its drivers’ pockets to help offset their fuel expenses.
One exception: trips that begin in New York City or orders delivered in the Big Apple will be excluded from the nationwide application of fuel surcharges, since NYC Uber drivers just received a 5.3-percent increase to the city’s minimum earnings standard on March 1. This, the company said, covers its contractors’ increased operating costs, especially since the vast majority of NYC delivery workers cycle, rather than drive.
“We know that prices have been going up across the economy, so we’ve done our best to help drivers and couriers without placing too much additional burden on consumers,” Uber said in its release. “Over the coming weeks, we plan to listen closely to feedback from consumers, couriers and drivers. We’ll also continue to track gas price movements to determine if we need to make additional changes.”


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Rentis, a car rental company based out of Poland, has expanded to Lithuania with three new locations (Vilnius, Kaunas and Druskininkai).
Last year, Rentis extended its rental car service into the Czech Republic.
Currently, Rentis has 60 locations in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. Vehicles types include Toyota, Lexus, Mini and BMW.
For more information, visit www.rentis.eu.
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It does not matter how much you paid
It might have cost you an arm and a leg, but Apple does not expect its shiny toys to last longer than three to four years.
New model will be an S
It looks like Apple has no plan to rescue its awful iWatch. Word on the street is that the next model will be an S which will basically mean it is the same as one which failed to interest people last year.
Welsh underdog proved IWatch was fragile
The fruity cargo cult Apple cult has suddenly found itself having a taste of reality when a Welsh bloke successfully sued Apple and forced the company to change a misleading Apple Watch product description.
Just a minor update
Hopes that the fruity cargo cult Apple would save its moribund iWatch with a bold new wearable device, which did what everyone though the first one would do, are looking less likely.
Allows fanboys to defect
Search engine outfit Google is offering Apple fanboys a way to get a proper smartwatch without losing the only product that Jobs’ Mob makes – the iPhone.
Wall Street fears iPhone not doing as well as marketed
The Fruity Cargo cult Apple is facing problems with Wall Street analysts who are refusing to repeat what its marketing department is telling them about the iPhone.
There is a market after all
Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer has found that there was a market for an expensive smartwatch if you were not Apple.
Waste of money
More than half of dissatisfied Apple users dump the Apple Watch within two weeks of buying it, according to a shocking survey.
$295 for Android Wear
Fossil's first Android Ware smartwatch has gone on sale for $295.


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Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced the next-generation Palm OS, calling webOS 2.0 the “most significant upgrade” since the mobile platform was introduced in 2009.
HP’s new Palm Pre 2 smartphone, which will first be available on Friday in France from wireless carrier SFR, will be the first to ship with webOS 2.0, HP said. The Palm Pre 2 will become available in the coming months in the U.S. through Verizon Wireless and in Canada.
The Palm Pre 2 has a 3.1-inch screen, runs on a 1GHz processor and will include a 5-megapixel camera, a company spokesman said. It weighs about 145 grams (5.1 ounces) The spokesman declined to comment on the phone’s pricing.
HP has said that webOS 2.0 will go into many other devices besides smartphones, such as tablets.
The new OS has many new features such as multitasking, HP said. Users will be able to run and easily switch between multiple applications. It also features a new “Just Type” feature from which users can search for data on a device or the Internet, and also start writing e-mails or update status messages before opening an application. Customized shortcuts help enable these actions.
WebOS also supports Flash 10.1 and HTML5 for users to watch video on the Internet. A feature called Synergy can automatically connect and populate the smartphone with data from e-mail services like Microsoft Exchange, or from websites such as Google and Facebook.
Applications including Skype Mobile will also run on the OS, and users will be able to call other Internet users, or land lines and cell phones at low rates. It also integrates Google Docs, and includes Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite, which will allow users to view Microsoft Office files. It also allows users to connect to VPNs and access their corporate networks.
WebOS will compete in the mobile OS space against competitors from Apple, Google and Microsoft, which last week introduced Windows Phone 7.
HP completed the acquisition of Palm in July.


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5G/Innovation Summit 2019, an event focusing on empowering innovation in the 5G era organized by Taipei City's Department of Economic Development with support from Digitimes, will take place in Taipei on November 25.
AboCom to invest more for ramping up VCSEL chips
Wireless networking solution provider AboCom System has begun shipping VCSEL chips for 100G and 200G optical transceivers and plans to ramp up output in the third quarter of 2020 with an additional investment of NT$100-200 million (US$3.279-6.559 million), according to company chairman Chi Cheng-Hsi...
The scale of 5G commercial services will gain momentum in 2020, fueled by new business opportunities arising from the growing 5G FWA (fixed wireless access) market and significant growth in the number of end market devices in terms of product categories and styles supporting 5G communications, according...
Foxconn to invest NT$10 billion in Asia Pacific Telecom
Foxconn Electronics has announced that it will invest NT$10 billion (US$327.23 million) for new shares to be issued by Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) through private placement for development of 5G networks and related applications.
Samsung growing 5G network equipment biz
Samsung Electronics has managed to become a leading provider of 5G network equipment, with its global market share reaching nearly 28% in the first half of 2019, according to Daijun Zhang, president of Samsung R&D Institute China-Beijing (SRC-B).
Accton appoints Edgar Masri as CEO
Accton Technology has announced that it has appointed Edgar Masri to serve as its CEO, effective November 12, 2019. Company chairman Frank Kuo and president Lee Chih-chiang will continue playing their roles in the company.
Wi-Fi 6 to share spotlight with 5G
A recent Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) announcement saying that it has granted an Wi-Fi Certified 6 verification for Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 10 heralds the arrival of a high-speed transmission technology along with the advent of the 5G era.
AboCom ramping up revenues on VCSEL shipments
Wireless networking solution provider AboCom System has disclosed its monthly sales increased 19.78% on month and 20.55% on year to hit a record high of NT$163 million (US$5.36 million) in October, driven by shipments of its VCSEL chips.
Sercomm, Compal Broadband voice optimism for 2020
Networking device providers Sercomm and Compal Broadband Networks both have expressed optimism about their business outlook for 2020 despite posting mixed results for the most part of 2019.
LandMark Optoelectronics, a specialist for epitaxial wafers and VCSEL components, has disclosed it has begun shipping 25G products for 5G base stations, with shipment volume to expand significantly starting the first quarter of 2020.
China kicks off 5G commercial operations
China has officially kicked off commercial operations of its 5G networks starting November 1.
The emerging AI and 5G applications will be triggering the next phase of growth in the global semiconductor market, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have completed most of their plant relocation and their present focus is to improve production yield rates and reduce costs at the relocated facilities in a bid to retain clients, according to industry sources.
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam is optimistic about the development of the 5G and AI combination, likening 5G to an airplane's engine and AI the pilot. He believes the combination will help the airplane - cloud computing - take off.
Samsung sees profit improve sequentially in 3Q19
Samsung Electronics has reported KRW 62 trillion (US$53.37 billion) in consolidated revenues, rising 10.45% sequentially but dropping 5.28% on year. Its third-quarter 2019 operating profit came to KRW 7.78 trillion, up 17.8% but down 56.16% on year.
Taiwan-based telecom operators Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) have stepped up their ambitions for 5G services by tying up with convenience stores to launch smart retail solutions, according to industry sources.
Global demand for infrastructure equipment such as base stations, active antenna units, transceivers in the next-generation 5G era will increase 10-fold as compared to those required in the 4G networks, Covestro, a Germany-based supplier of specialty chemical and plastics materials, has estimated.
LG Innotek has announced it has developed an automotive communication module based on Qualcomm's 5G chip.
Huawei has announced that during the first three quarters of 2019 it generated CNY610.8 billion (US$86.05 billion) in revenues, an increase of 24.4% on year. The company's net profit margin in the period was 8.7%.
Transceiver maker PCL reports robust sales for September
Optical transceiver module maker PCL Technologies has reported revenues of NT$233 million (US$7.6 million) for September, up 25.9% on month and 59.6% on year, driven by increased shipments of 32G transceiver products.
Taiwan to auction off 5G spectrum in December
Taiwan's government will start the bidding process for the release of related frequency bands to telecom operators for 5G services on December 10, and the auctions would likely to be carried out without plans to reserve a dedicated frequency band to be available for other private enterprises or entities...
The optical communication equipment industry is expected to resume growth momentum in 2020 after three years of lackluster demand, as new 5G infrastructure construction projects kicking off in late 2019 are expected to spur upgrades in optical fiber networks, according to Taiwan-based Ezconn, a supplier...
Highlights of the day: A good year for TSMC
It is not just application processors vendors that have been scrambling to secure production capacity for making their 5G offerings at TSMC's 7nm node, which is also catering to AI processors developers, such as Nvidia, Xilinx and Bitmain...
Demand for sub-6 GHz 5G chips to gain momentum
Global demand for 5G chips supporting the sub-6 GHz standards is likely to gain momentum as telecom operators in China, which has the potential to become the world's largest market for 5G phones, have given the priority to the development of related sub-6 GHz technology instead of mmWave one, according...
Taiwan's IC-design houses including MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductors have been placing more orders for testing gauges such as IC test sockets as these IC vendors are ready to ramp up their output of Wi-Fi 6 wireless chips, according to industry sources.
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2019
Taiwan's notebook shipments rise 1.8% sequentially and 8.6% on year to come to 34.14 million in the third quarter of 2019.
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2019
Third-quarter-2019 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors came to 210 million units, down 1.8% on quarter and 9.4% on...
Global server market – 3Q 2019
Global server shipments grew 11.2% sequentially in third-quarter 2019 with inventory depletion that began from the second-half...
Global LCD panel shipment forecast, 2020 and beyond
Global small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments are estimated to drop from 2020 to 2024, while large-size ones will continue...
Global mobile device shipment forecasts, 2020 and beyond: Smartphones, notebooks and tablets
Notebooks, smartphones and tablets are expected to see mixed shipment performances in 2019. Notebook shipments will grow mildly...
Taiwan semiconductor foundry sector, 2Q19
According to Digitimes Research's observation, with global market demand on a moderate increase in second-quarter 2019, Taiwan-based...


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The Australian legal services giant has defended the majority of claims brought on by Epson, but is it over?...
Xerox’s AltaLink® devices are the first MFPs to be certified by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP)....
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There are now 4.1 billion mobile subscriptions in the world, a global penetration rate of 61.1 percent: This compares to 1.270 billion fixed line subscribers, corresponding to a penetration rate of 18.9 percent. The really impressive part is the growth rate of mobile subscribers over the last 10 years, which can be seen in the graph below. These figures were released by the International Telecommunication Union, which released its ICT Development Index (IDI) for 2008. More information here.
The index includes access and use of fixed and mobile telephony and households with computers and internet, and found that access is growing much faster than actual usage. The strong increase in the number of mobile subscribers in developing countries has helped narrow the gap between countries in the "high" ICT group and those in the other groups. Mobile isn't the only thing increasing countries' rankings though?strong movers such as Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, China and Viet Nam also have an an increase in internet users.
here has been a lot of talk about the benefits of mobile technology to developing countries, and the uptake has been rapid (Reuters notes that "while just 1 in 50 Africans had a mobile in the year 2000, now 28 percent have a cellular subscription"), but while voice calls and text are incredibly useful the real benefits will come from more sophisticated digital technologies?and they are on the way?thinks like mobile banking, mobile health assistance and so on are just beginning to take off, and the next ICT Development Index should show a strong increase in the level of access to digital information and services through the mobile networks in developing countries. However, it seems to combine different types of digital access, so I think it needs to be careful to take into account people that access the web and digital services only through mobile devices, but nevertheless have access to the services they need and want.


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Apple homepage gets iPhone X makeover ahead of Friday preorders — Apple has updated its homepage [pictured above] with dynamic graphics and links touting various iPhone X features like the TrueDepth camera and Face ID to advertise the handset ahead of a start to preorders this week.
Apple iPhone X app switching mechanics shown off in short video — As the launch of iPhone X approaches, videos showing off Apple’s new flagship smartphone are making their way to social networking sites. The latest offers a brief look at the revamped app switcher, a multitasking UI element that lets users cycle through full-screen apps.
Apple denies the rumor that it’s easing Face ID accuracy to improve iPhone X production — Apple is allowing suppliers to reduce the accuracy – “if only a little” – of Face ID to speed up production of the iPhone X, according to Bloomberg, quoting unnamed sources. But Apple denies this.
Apple acquires wireless charging specialist PowerbyProxi — Apple on Wednesday local time announced the purchase of PowerbyProxi, a small New Zealand-based firm specialising in wireless charging technologies based on the Qi wireless standard. In a rare comment confirming the acquisition, Apple SVP of Hardware Engineering Dan Riccio said the “team will be a great addition as Apple works to create a wireless future,” according to Stuff.
Microsoft kills Kinect just as Apple dives into facial recognition with iPhone X Face ID — With days until the launch of the iPhone X and its Face ID camera array, Microsoft’s own motion sensing and facial recognition system for Xbox, dubbed Kinect, has been officially discontinued after a long period of languish. AppleInsider explains how Apple and Microsoft’s separate facial recognition technologies – one failed, one upcoming – both share common roots.
How to turn on the long exposure Live Photo effect — A cool new feature that Apple introduced in iOS 11 is different Live Photo effects. Live Photos were introduced in iOS 9 with the iPhone 6s/6s Plus. When you take a Live Photo, the iPhone’s camera records data before and after the shot. Then, when you 3D Touch the photo, you see some brief animation. Here’s how to turn on the long exposure Live Photo effect on iOS. You can also edit Live Photos on macOS High Sierra.
Honda’s 2018 Gold Wing is first CarPlay-compatible motorcycle — Honda’s Gold Wing has a reputation among motorcycle enthusiasts as a gadget-laden – read bloated – trailer on two wheels. For 2018, the company is looking to sharpen the edges while retaining many of the comfort-forward features for which the platform is known, which for 2018 includes Apple CarPlay compatibility.
Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for iOS in November — Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Tuesday announced that an all-new Animal Crossing game is slated for release on iOS and Android in late November, bringing with it a condensed version of the franchise’s popular elements.
Comparing HEVC versus H.264 video file sizes — It’s time now to run a comparison of HEVC versus H.264 file sizes. Chances are, you’ve heard about the H.265 video codec, otherwise known as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). You’ve likely heard that it is, in many ways, superior to H.264, its predecessor. If you hadn’t heard about those factoids before, you have now, but they were first talked about in reference to the Mac during the macOS High Sierra announcement at WWDC 2017. HEVC is also the default recording mode for iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra. Any videos you record with your iPhone running iOS 11 will use the new H.265 codec. One of the goals of this new format is to create smaller files, but does HEVC live up to that claim?
Messages now has all sorts of added features — MacObserver has a rundown.


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With their unique airbags for urban cyclists, the Swedish company Hövding has revolutionised the world of cycling. Now, the company wants to help turn London into a cycle-friendly city. By using a digital button, cyclists will be "giving a beep" to show the Mayor of London that the city’s dangerous streets are in need of improvement.
London is a great city. It’s also one of the world’s busiest cities, but a lack of high quality cycle lanes and dangerous road layouts and junctions can make London feel like a very unsafe place to travel around by bike. Surveys have shown that hundreds of thousands of people want to cycle, but are too scared. This is something that Hövding, with the support of Mynewsdesk, wants to change with their initiative ‘Give a Beep’. The initiative will collect data about hazardous streets and junctions for cycling in London, by providing cyclists with a digital button to put on their handlebars or directly on their clothes.
“As a world metropolis, London should be a safe city to cycle in. More people should be able to cycle and feel safe while doing so, but today’s infrastructure doesn’t allow it. Therefore, we’d like to highlight the issue and push the campaign for safer cycling, letting cyclists themselves to report the places that need improving. It’s important for us to contribute to a safe cycle-environment – with the perspective of the cyclists as a focus”, says Anna Katarina Skogh, Marketing Director at Hövding.
The button is connected via Bluetooth to the cyclist’s phone through the app, ‘Flic’. When the cyclist presses the button, their location is instantly pinpointed on the campaign site. The purpose is to highlight all of the unsafe streets and junctions in London. Every time they press the button an email is sent to the Mayor to make him aware and encourage him to keep his promise to ‘make London a byword for cycling’ by making it safe and enjoyable for everyone to cycle.
As a first step, 500 digital buttons will be distributed to members and supporters of the London Cycling Campaign, the world’s largest urban cycling campaign, who, with 12,000 members, and 30,000 supporters, lobby for better conditions for cycling in the capital.
By committing to the London Cycling Campaign’s Sign for Cycling pledges, the new Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has promised to make cycling in London safe and enjoyable for everyone. “The 500 Londoners giving him a beep will hopefully remind him to get on with fulfilling those pledges, as a matter of urgency”, says Amy Summers, Campaign Coordinator, London Cycling Campaign.
Follow the campaign here: http://giveabeep.org/
For more information, please contact:
Anna Katarina Skogh
Phone: + 46 (0)76-046 44 32
Phone: +44 0)797 9757 100
During the last three years, Hövding’s airbag helmet for cyclists has been launched internationally and is now on 15 markets in Europe and Japan. Hövding is sold in över 600 stores and on hovding.com. Just in Sweden, Hövding is available in more than 100 stores. The company has 22 employees in Malmö, Sweden. Hövding was noted on Nasdaq First North on June 16th 2015.
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