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The district court of Munich has prohibited Apple to use part of a press release published in December 2018. In this, the company has claimed after a judicially confirmed sales ban for the iPhone 7, iPhone 8 and iPhone X in Germany, the devices are still available from third-party providers. Apple believes that the sales ban applies only to their own Apple stores and their own online shop.
On the other hand, Qualcomm interpreted the judgment of the day in such a way that Apple had to completely withdraw the affected devices from the market. The chip manufacturer has now reached a preliminary injunction against the Munich district court, which prohibits Apple from using this part of the then press release, as Bloomberg writes.
Indication of general availability is misleading
According to the court, the allegation is misleading that the affected iPhones are still available in Germany. The wording gives the impression that the devices are available indefinitely, which, in the opinion of the court, is not the case. The court follows at least in part the interpretation of Qualcomm.
Directly after the verdict in December 2018, there were various interpretations of the sales ban: Apple believes that the affected iPhones are still available at other retailers. Qualcomm, however, has contradicted this and insisted on a complete ban on sales, which also includes third-party providers.
The decision of the district court of Munich indicates that Qualcomm's interpretation is at least more likely to follow. Apple has filed opposition to the original ruling in December. In another patent dispute between Apple and Qualcomm, however, Apple has recently been getting right. A second sales ban for other iPhone models in Germany, Apple has thus averted for the time being.


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The 32nd Annual Houston Art Car Parade Weekend
The 32nd Annual Houston Art Car Parade Weekend is the largest gathering of its kind in the world. Over the past 32 years, the Houston Art Car Parade has grown from a small group of like-minded individuals making a statement on the streets, to a celebration of personal artistic expression with over 250 mobile masterpieces from across the country rolling along Allen Parkway and downtown Houston in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators.
The four-day party, this year chaired by Glen Gonzalez and Steve Summers, kicks off on Thursday, April 11 with the Main Street Drag and Sneak Peek at Discovery Green and Avenida Houston, continuing on Friday, April 12 with The Legendary Art Car Ball, leading into the main event on Saturday, April 13 with The Houston Art Car Parade – starting on Allen Parkway and Bagby, rolling into downtown along Smith Street, and back out Allen Parkway. The weekend culminates on Sunday, April 14 with the Houston Art Car Parade Awards Ceremony at the Orange Show Headquarters, where over $10,000 in prize money will be awarded to artists in various categories.

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Online gaming content aggregator Groove Gaming has announced an “exclusive partnership” with iDoBet, designed to extend the organisations reach within Africa as well as deliver “new ammunition” within sports betting.
Through its first deal of the new year Groove Gaming states it is to strengthen its presence in “one of iDoBet’s strongholds” of the African market, following on from attending the inaugural ICE Africa in October of last year.
Facilitating its ability to deliver solutions to the continent, in addition to operators seeking to target the market, the “extensive agreement” also covers sports content, with the organisation stating it “has a team of experienced gaming professionals, working closely with a carefully-compiled cluster of clients”.
Amongst these are EveryMatrix, iGP, Digitain, Equinox Dynamic, Alpha Interactive, FairPlayBet, ProgressPlay, Alea and now iDoBet.
Yaniv Bason, chief executive officer at iDoBet, commented: “iDoBet continues to move from strength to strength, with more B2B providers choosing our platform for its robust content.
“The addition of Groove Gaming’s suite will only enhance our platform further. We work hard to maintain the balance between the quality and quantity of the content we offer, which is why we have selected to partner with Groove Gaming.”
Amongst its operation, which takes in supplying retail outlets, mobile betting, entertainment, sports-betting, software development, casino, virtual gaming, online marketing and affiliate programmes, iDoBet covers over 60,000 monthly sports events, 26,000 monthly in-play events, 1,500 bet markets and 40 sports.
Rebecca Sotomora, head of sales at Groove Gaming, stated: “Any serious operator can get into the groove with Groove Gaming and that’s why we signed with iDoBet, they are one of the strongest offerings out there, and we’ve added a lot of new sports content on our platform thanks to our arrangements with iDoBet.
“At the heart of Groove Gaming’s expertise is selecting the highest-quality content to differentiate our offering and to drive player-engagement for clients, which is one of the aspects of this important partnership with iDoBet.”


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Our 2016 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has been honored with a Gold Medal in the largest competition of American wines in the world!
After receiving more than 6,800 entries from 35 states across the country, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) has once again successfully narrowed thousands of wines down to an exclusive few.
A complete listing of the 2019 results, sort-able by price point and category, can be found at winejudging.com.
In the second week of January, over 60 skilled judges from a variety of fields including trade, education, media, retail and hospitality traveled to the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in Sonoma County to determine the best wines in the USA. Utilizing an extensive process that divides the varietals into several categories and subcategories, the event gave the panels the chance to rate entries as Bronze, Silver, Gold, “Double Gold” (equivalent to a unanimous rating by all panel members) or Best of Class. Learn more about the competition here.


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The 12 months 2021 was stuffed with surprises. As chronicled in our Lessons Learned publish, Amazon launched free replacements for MFN orders, featured count-down timers on each web page, showcased influencers on Amazon Live, and offered extra private-label family and pet care objects than tech merchandise.
Amazon Manufacturers and Personal Manufacturers tabs have been out there on all pages besides the homepage.
Small manufacturers have been eligible for the Spend 10, Get 10 promo, the place Amazon gave patrons a $10 credit score.
Additionally, the Amazon app featured trending and best-rated Prime DayPrime Day was initially a one-day gross sales … More Offers all through the occasion.


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Oppo introduced its A5 budget segment smartphone series in July last year and now after almost a year, the series is going to receive a new sibling dubbed Oppo A5s soon. The Oppo A5s will be the successor of previously launched Oppo A5. The smartphone is said to look similar to the Oppo A7 which made its debut in November 2018. Its key features will include Helio P35 SoC, a 6.2-inch Dewdrop display notch and a 4230 mAh battery capacity.
The details and the image of the upcoming smartphone were shared by MySmartPrice via post. It should be noted that there has been no official word from the company yet.
As per a report by MySmartPrice, Oppo A5s will come with a 6.2-inch waterdrop (720 x 1520 pixel resolution) HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. The device will measure 155.9 x 75.4 x 8.2mm similar to Oppo A7. It will be powered by 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset with MediaTek’s 12nm Helio P35 octa-core processor clocked at 2.3 GHz and an IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU on top. The Oppo A5s will be available in 2GB/3GB/4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of storage models, both expandable via microSD card.
For optics, there will be a dual rear camera setup consisting of a 13-megapixel with f/2.2 aperture and 2-megapixel sensors while on the front there will be an 8-megapixel selfie shooter with f/2.0. It will further pack a 4230mAh battery capacity and feature a Face unlock system and rear housed fingerprint sensor. It will run on Android 8.1 Oreo with ColorOS 5.2 on top. Oppo A5s will be made available in Black, Red, Gold, and Green colour options.


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£800,000 Goes To Upskill Business
26 October 2015
The LEP skills service has now committed over £800,000 to local businesses, enabling over 250 businesses to invest in training.
Some more unusual training requests have been supported through the skills service including parametric modelling and companies are even taking the opportunity to learn Russian, Swedish and Italian, with potential to expand their business overseas and tap into the export market.
Districts with the highest number of applications so far are Leeds, Kirklees, Wakefield and Bradford.
The highest number of successful applications are still coming from the Manufacturing and Engineering sector followed by Finance and Business and Creative and Digital.
If you are interested in finding out more about the funding available from the LEP Skills service contact firstname.lastname@example.org or call 01924 302703


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16 May 2016, NEW YORK: While the presumption the Apple watch would disrupt the Swiss watch industry has now proven to be unfounded, a new trend has started to define what today’s timepiece collector now wants in his collection. It appears oversized, complicated timepieces are being set aside for the more sophisticated and sleek, ultra-thin, time-only classic mechanical wristwatches of bygone decades. Although the Apple watch didn’t quite ravage fine timepiece sales as originally predicted, perhaps the smartwatch’s minimalist design may have piqued the interest of watch collectors.
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 5:30pm Aaron Faber Gallery’s fourth annual Watch Collectors’ Roundtable will reconvene panelists to investigate this new trend — the rebirth of the elegant, dress timepiece and the demise of the complicated wristwatch. Are the days of obsessing over chronographs, perpetual calendars, retrogrades, minute repeaters and tourbillons giving way to a new era of the simpler, cleaner dial?
Moderated by Randy Brandoff, Founder and CEO of Eleven James, watch industry insiders Michael Clerizo, “Off Duty” columnist for the Wall Street Journal; Edward Faber, co-owner of Aaron Faber Gallery and author of American Wristwatches: Five Decades of Style and Design; Gary Girdvainis, editor of WristWatch magazine and AboutTime magazine; Michael Fossner, Consignment Director for Timepieces at Heritage’s New York; Pierre Halimi Lacharlotte, General Manager of Montres Journe America; and Nicholas Manousos, Vice President of Horological Society of New York will examine just what this new era of timepiece collectors want in their watches.
Watch collectors are invited to attend the Roundtable and encouraged to bring questions for the experts. The event will be held at Aaron Faber Gallery, 666 Fifth Avenue at West 53rd Street, New York, NY.
The Roundtable will be videotaped with footage available to press after the event.
For more information on the Roundtable, please contact The Lilian Raji Agency at (646) 789-4427 ext 701 or email@example.com.


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Delivery Agent said it has won a deal to enable Overstock to sell products to consumers directly via connected TVs using its ShopTV t-commerce platform.
The “Overstocktober” campaign, which runs through Oct. 15, will enable viewers to purchase products directly from Overstock television commercials.
“This agreement with Delivery Agent allows us to be one of the first major retailers to offer consumers the ability to make purchases directly from their televisions, and we’re excited for future possibilities of television commerce; including the potential to expand into in-show interactions,” said Overstock senior VP of marketing Saum Noursalehi, in a statement.
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Kendall And Kylie Jenner Reach Settlement Over Tupac T-Shirt Scandal
They were accused of using the rapper's image without permission.
Last year, Kylie and Kendall Jenner were in hot water after selling T-shirts with their faces superimposed over the images of rap icons. Not only were fans outraged, but the reality TV stars were hit with a lawsuit over the debacle. Now, Billboard reports that the copyright case has been dropped. Click through for more details.


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Metrodome roof to live on as duffel bags
By Mike Creger Forum News Service DULUTH -- Someone let the cat out of the Duluth Pack duffel bag a week early. Social media went abuzz late this week when word got out that the Duluth outdoor gear maker was about to introduce a duffel and shell ...
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DULUTH -- Someone let the cat out of the Duluth Pack duffel bag a week early.
Social media went abuzz late this week when word got out that the Duluth outdoor gear maker was about to introduce a duffel and shell bag made out of material once used in the roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
“It’s really blown up today,” Duluth pack President Tom Sega said Friday of online comments about the bags.
The company had planned to launch the limited line at the Minnesota State Fair that begins next Thursday. But Jim Cunningham, an announcer for the Minnesota Twins, got talking about the bags this week with a sportswriter at Target Field and soon word got around.
Cunningham and Tim O’Phelan, a businessman and son of a longtime Twins physician, bought the entire inner layer of the Metrodome roof after it collapsed in 2010. O’Phelan said he and Cunningham acquired the fabric on a “total whim” - going to the Metrodome in May 2011 on word that the roof material would be sold. He said farmers purchased much of the outside layer of the inflatable roof to use as covers and others purchased small pieces and sold them as memorabilia.
So the pair decided to shell out $4,000 for the entire inner layer of Teflon-coated fiberglass, about three acres. They found a storage facility in central Minnesota and “we kind of sat on it,” O’Phelan said in an interview.
They still weren’t sure what they might do with it all when O’Phelan toured a leather factory and noticed that the materials used there seemed similar to what they had. Then they found Duluth Pack.
“You can’t rip it. It’s waterproof. It’s kind of like the materials Duluth Pack uses,” he said.
They approached Sega several months ago, who responded “pretty cool.”
Using a piece of a historical Minnesota building was appealing, Sega said. After the coming Minnesota Vikings season, the Metrodome will be torn down and a new stadium will rise in its place. Artifacts will become hot items, the partners hope. But they still had to make a product.
“It’s tough as nails,” Sega said, adding it was good for cutting, sewing and riveting. “We found it very doable.”
But it was dirty.
O’Phelan said they tried hand scrubbing and other methods and were getting discouraged. Then they tried an industrial tile scrubber. Three decades of grime started coming off “like butter,” he said.
Duluth Pack is calling the bags a limited item. They’re available online and at the Duluth store in Canal Park only. Sega said his company plans to use the entire store of roof material. O’Phelan and Cunningham will get a percentage of sales. The duffel bag is listed at $485 and the shell bag at $160.
O’Phelan said the material has Metrodome character and they might even make some bags with the panel seams showing.
As far as the partners know, this is the first re-use of the fabric.
O’Phelan said he was glad to keep the material out of a landfill, which had been the plan before the roof sale.
“We were told it would take 1,500 years for (the fabric) to decompose,” he said. “This is a green story as well.”
Professional athletes who played in the Metrodome are likely customers, Sega said. O’Phelan said he got some interest from a curator of the old stadium display at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
For Sega and O’Phelan, the bags are about owning a slice of Minnesota life. The Metrodome opened in Minneapolis in 1982 as the home of the Twins and Vikings. Numerous concerts and truck pulls have been held there along with a Super Bowl, two Final Fours and two World Series wins for the Twins.
“What took place under this roof will never be duplicated again,” Sega said.
“The dome has been maligned over the years,” O’Phelan said. “But anyone who’s been there has at least one memorable moment.”


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Hackers are holding Australian Apple customers to ransom by locking iPhones, iPads and Macs and demanding payment to unlock the products. Affected devices have been reported across several states in Australia displaying an error message attributing the hack to Oleg Pliss, and instructing users to send $100 (USD) or EUR100 to a PayPal account.
The ad-targeting technology from in-image ad platform GumGum earlier this month began placing ads for L'Oreal Freia and Preference Ombre products within photos across its network of 1,000 news and entertainment sites from such publishers as Tribune Co., New York Times Co., and E.W. Scripps Co. Different products are featured based on the hair color of the women in the photos.
BBC News journalists have been told not to "do anything stupid" on social media after Jasmine Lawrence's anti-UKIP tweet. According to The Guardian, head of the BBC newsroom Mary Hockaday has sent an email to staff reminding them of the corporation's "very clear social media guidance". It comes after BBC News channel editor Lawrence tweeted: "#WhyImVotingUkip - to stand up for white, middle class, middle aged men w sexist/racist views, totally under represented in politics today."
The digital special showcases some of Red's star writers including Rosie Green, Bryony Gordon, Sarfraz Manzoor and Allegra Mcevedy. From celebrity profiles and first person emotional memoirs, through to relationship insights, humour and a touch of taboo, the collection features all of the talked-about reads that make up Red's editorial proposition, say the publishers, Hearst Magazines UK.
ESPN has been fined GBP120,000 by Ofcom for not providing enough audio descriptions in its output. The media regulator ruled that the sports channel only provided the visually impaired service on 2.3% of its shows in 2012, lower than its 5% target. It also missed the target back in 2011. Ofcom stated that the rule breach was "both serious and repeated". However, ESPN insisted that live sport was "not generally suitable for audio description on television".
Netflix, the video-on-demand service behind Kevin Spacey's House of Cards, is planning a GBP100m epic about Queen Elizabeth II inspired by Peter Morgan's play, The Audience. Morgan, who also wrote the 2006 Oscar-winning film, The Queen, will team up with Billy Elliot's Stephen Daldry for the series, called The Crown, which will span the Queen's six decades on the throne.
Secretary of State Vince Cable is to officially launch the Global Digital Media and Entertainment Alliance between the UK and China at this year's Technology Innovator's Forum in China, which takes place this week. The alliance has been formed to give British companies access to an estimated GBP2bn of trade and investment opportunities in these key sectors.
Cloud firm Salesforce today announced plans for a major expansion into Europe, taking the anchor tenancy of Heron Tower in London, opening its first UK data centre and adding 500 jobs across Europe during the next year. Heron Tower will be renamed as Salesforce Tower London as the company takes on more office space for its British headquarters, while in Slough the new data centre will be opened this August, built for the firm by NTT Europe and its subsidiary, Gyron.
Metro was again the UK's fastest growing newspaper website in April with average daily traffic up 155 per cent year on year to 1,036,570 daily browsers according to ABC. The site had a "mobile first" relaunch and redesign in November 2012 and is set to be merged with sister title Mail Online. The Mail website reported traffic down month on month, but up 39.3 per cent compared with April 2013 to 10.9m average global daily browsers.
McDonalds is debuting its 'GOL!' augmented reality app which will feature 12 World Cup designs from international street artists on chip boxes - which will double as a digital activation point as well as a delicious container of salty fries. Launching on Monday May 26, customers will be able to play the game by holding up a smartphone to the front of the box, and as the device recognises the artwork, a 'futbol' pitch will appear in an AR scene on the screen.


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The holiday shopping season is super important to every retailer. And thus, it has become a survival matter for several people. 1 out of 4 businesses believes that the present holiday sales are going to determine their future. Several SMBs are investing in new tools. It includes digital payment solutions as well. Many consumers already believe that small merchants can offer at least 1 advantage over others.
The owners of small businesses are optimistic about their consumers. They are trying to maintain peace with them. Several SMBs are including 3rd-party payment solutions. And several others are trying to obtain sales through social media. They are considering the competitive and economic environment of retail. The SMBs must adapt to this.
A lot of research is going on about how merchants can drive growth with new payment techs. Things are moving around the digital payment and B2B space. The preferences of consumers are always changing. This digital payment option is a staple of the journey of the consumer. Retailers are turning to technology to meet all such demands.
Several retailers are looking for innovative post-purchase operations like shipping or fulfillment. Several retailers are investing in technology to manage inventory. They are also trying to forecast sales. A lot of stores are bringing technology to their checkout experiences and are removing friction.
Every retailer is chasing flawless payment experiences. This fueled the recent season of holiday shopping. More people are making use of digital wallets. Also, the utility of one-click payments has increased along with BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later).
Small businesses are trying to offer curated and constant experiences over every channel. Retailers need to make sure that nothing must hinder the purchasing experience. They need to offer more payment options to the customers. This will maintain a win-win for everyone.
Every time the SMBs have demonstrated their loyalty to the SMBs. And these retailers need to understand their customers and offer seamless services.


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By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU
BEIJING— Ford Motor Co. has selected a group led by China's Geely Holding Group Co. as the preferred bidder for the U.S. company's Volvo unit, marking an important step forward for what would be the most ambitious international expansion so far by a Chinese car maker.
Wednesday's announcement means that Ford and Geely, one of China's biggest privately owned auto makers, are in exclusive negotiations over Volvo, but it doesn't ensure that the companies will reach a deal. A senior Geely executive said it isn't clear how much longer negotiations might last.
Still, Ford's decision is the strongest sign of progress in Geely's years-long pursuit of Volvo, which Ford acquired in 1999 for $6.4 billion and which it decided to sell last year amid losses at the Swedish unit. The decision comes amid concerns in Sweden about the potential fate of Volvo under Geely ownership and follows recent tension in talks between Ford and Geely over how to handle certain intellectual-property rights in any sale.
In a statement, Geely stressed that it is committed to maintaining Volvo's existing production and research facilities, as well as union agreements and dealer networks, and said that the company would remain headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and be led by independent management. Geely, which said its bid is supported by Chinese banks, also promised to "enhance Volvo's access to sales networks and sourcing opportunities" in China's fast-growing market.
"We are delighted with the progress of our discussions with Ford," Li Shufu, founder and chairman of Geely, said in a statement. "Should a final agreement be reached, Geely will safeguard and strengthen Volvo's world-renowned brand heritage, ensuring its continued leadership as a premium car company with a global reputation for safety and environmental technologies."
Volvo welcomed Ford's decision. "It's good for us to have a clear indication of where the process is going so we can move forward," said Volvo Cars spokeswoman Maria Bohlin.
US auto giant Ford said on October 28, 2009 that China's largest independent carmaker Geely Automobile is its "preferred bidder" in talks over the sale of Swedish unit Volvo.
.Lewis Booth, Ford's chief financial officer, said in a statement that "Ford believes Geely has the potential to be a responsible future owner of Volvo and to take the business forward while preserving its core values and the independence of the Swedish brand." But he added that "there is much work that needs to be completed" and that "we have no specific timeline to conclude the discussions."
Ford said it doesn't plan to keep a stake in Volvo after any sale, although it would continue to cooperate with the Swedish company.
The Geely bid had recently been in danger of stalling over the intellectual-property issue, according to people familiar with the talks. At issue were questions over which technology Ford would transfer to Geely and at what price, as well as how the two companies would handle any possible disputes over technology down the road.
It isn't clear whether those questions have been entirely resolved. But a senior Geely executive said the two companies had made progress on key issues. Geely's negotiators returned to China over the weekend from Europe, where they held talks with Ford representatives.
Geely's bid is the most prominent part of a broader push by Chinese companies, many of them cash-rich, to acquire foreign brands and technology at a time when established car companies elsewhere have struggled.
Sweden's other major car brand, General Motors Co.'s Saab, is also involved in a deal involving a Chinese company. Earlier this year, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. agreed to take a minority stake in Swedish sports-car maker Koenigsegg Group AB, a consortium that includes Koenigsegg Automotive founder Christian von Koenigsegg , and help the group fund a bid for Saab. Beijing Auto aims to gain access to Saab's vehicle technology—much of which comes from GM and its Opel unit—in return for helping to revive Saab by increasing its sales in China.
Geely, whose Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. unit lists shares in Hong Kong, aims to use its Chinese engineers to conduct basic engineering tasks for Volvo like generating digital blueprints of parts designed by more seasoned engineers in Sweden, according to people familiar with Geely's plans. It has hired consultants to advise it on the acquisition, including a former top executive at Volvo.
The head of the engineering union at Volvo Cars said Wednesday he had concerns about the Geely bid. Magnus Sundemo in a telephone interview he was uneasy about another foreign owner of Volvo and questioned whether Geely would take the time to understand the company's culture and invest in the brand.


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[NOTE: A slightly modified version of this article originally appeared in Commpro.biz in July 2018 and was authored by JP Laqueur, Chief Connector atBrandFoundations.us and Steve Cody, founder and CEO of Peppercomm.com.]
Let us just come right out and say it: “The Apolitical Brand is Dead.”
It used to be that a brand could avoid taking stands on polarizing issues, walking a tightrope so to speak, when it came to politics. As Michael Jordan supposedly once said – in response to criticism of his lack of political activism – “Republicans buy sneakers too.”
But that era is officially past. Today, brands are being forced to speak up. They are being forced by a president with a trigger finger on Twitter. They are being forced by a millennial workforce who puts purpose ahead of profit and expects their CEO to lead them from a moral as well as financial standpoint. They are being forced by a socially activist customer base that can rally millions of buyers to boycott or issue negative reviews in a matter of days. And they are being forced by a 24-hour news cycle that simply never ends.
So, your organization needs to be prepared to take a stand. The question becomes how and when? And the truth is, most brands are dangerously unprepared for this new polarized landscape.
The Most Painful Wounds Are Self-Inflicted
Over the past few years, we have witnessed a number of brands attempt to take a stand on polarizing political or sociological issues with a range of results. In general, the failures have outnumbered the successes. One of our companies (Peppercomm, in tandem with the Institute for Public Relations) has published a number of studies on this topic, finding that the root causes of these failures generally fall into one of these two categories:
Too Little, Too Late: Some brands become frozen like deer in the headlights, afraid to anger one segment of the market or another. When finally pushed to take a stand, it appears either too little or too late and they end up angering everyone, including employees.
Off the Cuff: In other instances, brands either respond too quickly or without thinking through their response and a well-intentioned stand ends up backfiring with embarrassing consequences.
Our research revealed a number of best practices that brands can and should follow if they want to avoid these mistakes.
Stand Up Without Getting Knocked Down
First and foremost, brands must be prepared. There is no way of knowing what presidential tweet, school shooting, political earthquake or other societal crisis is coming next… but the reality is that they are coming. Smart brands will prepare by carefully considering the all possibilities and thinking through – in advance – what stands they might take and why. Smart CCOs will engage in continuous scenario planning and running mock exercises to test their responsiveness. They will also ground their responses in a “higher purpose” and engage their employees in defining this “north star,” which not only helps guide responses but also helps ensure collective buy-in across the organization. Most importantly, brands will need to accept that they can’t please everyone and be prepared to withstand the wrath of those who disagree.
Unsure whether your brand purpose is strong enough to withstand a societal crisis? Download our self-diagnostic "How Strong is your Purpose?" and then contact us to discuss how your organization can prepare for the tough stands ahead.


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A4WP and PMA to Merge Wireless Power Businesses
The Alliance for Wireless Power and the Power Matters Alliance today announced plans to fully merge the two entities into a single organization. The two groups created separate, competing wireless charging standards until February 2014, when they agreed to work tougher on a compatible standard. Today carries the two organizations to the next logical step of merging operations around the single standard. The A4WP and PMA believe the merger will help speed up the development of wireless charging products and get them to market sooner. "One of the main objectives of the new organization is to accelerate the transition to volume economies of scale of wireless power transfer technology to benefit consumers, mobile network operators, consumer-facing commercial and retail brands, and the consumer electronics industry. Consumers will gain access to an exciting and enhanced battery charging and power management experience sooner across the full spectrum of devices in daily use." Though the A4WP and PMA are going to merge, the Wireless Power Consortium's Qi standard is still in use in mobile products around the world, such as Nokia's, leaving two competing standards still facing off against one another.
HTC 10 Re-Focuses On the Camera and BoomSound
Apr 12, 2016
HTC today announced the 10, its flagship handset for 2016. This Android phone carries forward an aluminum design, for which HTC has become known, and makes big improvements to the camera, software, and other core features.
PMA and A4WP Rebrand As the AirFuel Alliance
Nov 3, 2015
The Power Matters Alliance and Alliance for Wireless Power today announced plans to fully merge organizations under the AirFuel Alliance brand. The standard-bearers for wireless charging agreed to work together earlier this year, and today's rebranding is the final step in the process of creating a single consortium committed to improving the standards for and experience of wireless charging.
Powermat to Upgrade Starbucks Charging Mats to Support iPhone X
Sep 14, 2017
Powermat, which has deployed PMA-compliant wireless chargers at thousands of Starbucks locations around the U.S., plans to update its charging pads to support the iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 8 from Apple. At the moment, there are two competing wireless charging standards, PMA and Qi.
Facebook to Let Businesses and Organizations Post In Community Help
Feb 15, 2018
Facebook wants to make it easier for people to find and receive help during crisis and other events. The social network today said it will allow organizations and businesses post in the Community Help section so they may offer information and/or assistance to those impacted by adverse events.
Facebook Adds Dating, Story Sharing, Group Organization, More
May 1, 2018
Facebook today made a significant number of additions to its platform that will lead to more features for end users over time. For example, a new tool will allow Facebook users to post to their Facebook Stories directly through third-party apps.


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The Canadian plant food manufacturer will build the largest pea protein factory for Food, Nutrition and Health markets.
Specialty food ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients producer Roquette has announced an investment of more than $400m CAD to build a new pea protein manufacturing site in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
The company is one of the largest global producers of plant based food ingredients. They hope the investment will address increasing global demand for plant proteins, driven by consumer concerns over health and sustainability.
Pea protein as its production is considered environmentally friendly and offers applications in glutenfree, vegetarian foods, sports and slimming foods, senior nutrition and clinical nutrition.
It is intended to help the develop specialties for Food, Nutrition and Health markets and to accelerate its global growth.
Canada is the world’s largest producer of peas, growing around 30% of the total global production. Roquette claimed that Manitoba’s strong logistic infrastructures and sustainable hydroelectric energy make the province a very attractive environment for the new facility.
Construction is expected to start in the second half of 2017, with production beginning in 2019. The site will employ around 150 people, mostly recruited locally.
Chair of Roquette Edouard Roquette said: the investment will “support the future of Manitoba’s agriculture industry and help address the growing global demand for innovative Food, Nutrition and Health products.”
Jean-Marc Gilson, CEO of Roquette, added: “This investment confirms our commitment to the highly promising pea protein market. We have been a pioneer in plant-based protein specialties with more than 40 years’ experience in research and production.”
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said: “This new facility will create jobs and establish stronger markets for Canadian farmers while benefiting our province’s economy for decades to come.
“It also demonstrates to Canada and to the world that our province is open for business and ready to compete for investments in agricultural production and innovation.”


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Red Bull could manufacturer its own engine under F1's future power until regulations, if the cost of such an endeavor is within its means.
Red Bull is on the verge of deciding its engine plans for 2022, when current partner Honda departs F1.
The energy drink company is expected to bring the Japanese manufacturer's engine program in-house at Milton Keynes if F1 agrees to a development freeze from 2022 until the end of the present regulation cycle which is set to conclude at the end of 2025.
However, if F1's future engine platform - which could be introduced a year earlier than expected - allows for a less sophisticated and significantly cheaper power unit, Red Bull could opt to build its own engine according to Helmut Marko.
"If the hints become true that the new engine is much simpler in design, that the MGU-H is eliminated, and that it remains innovative but the annual cost limit is somewhere around 50 million, then it's no longer such a complex issue as the current engine," the Red Bull motorsport boss told Motiorsport.com.
"That means you could then do the development for such an engine with the paraphernalia we will have in Milton Keynes. Whether on our own or in cooperation, that's a matter of negotiation then, I would say."
In the interim, Marko said that talks are still ongoing with the F1 and the FIA about the prospect of the governing body imposing a freeze on engine development from 2022.
While the jury is still out, Marko considers the chances of a freeze becoming effective at "around 80, 85 percent".
The alternative would be a renewed partnership as mandated by the FIA between Red Bull and Renault. However, Marko insisted that Red Bull's focus "is fully on the Honda project".


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I also completely understand the need to take a measured approached based on the other inflationary, financial pressures UK PLC now faces.
However, after months of consultation and deliberation, the government has, I believe, missed a golden opportunity to create a cohesive, UK-wide approach to producer responsibility for packaging waste.
Under the revised Defra proposals published last month (March), the UK’s delayed EPR scheme now features key significant differences across the devolved nations that takes us further away from an efficient, cost-effective approach to managing waste and encouraging far greater use of recyclable packaging.
A fragmented approach can only result in additional costs to national businesses as they are forced to adopt regional strategies, and confusion for consumers on where and how they should dispose of waste packaging.
For instance, some industry consultation responses raised concerns about glass collection via reverse vending machines (RVMs). They made the case that this form of DRS infrastructure potentially posed a greater safety hazard to consumers transporting glass to collection points; could result in poorer quality, crushed mixed glass than that currently collected through kerbside recycling, plus increased handling costs, equipment, and collection complexity.
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The result is that there’s still a disparity between how the four nations intend to deal with glass bottles, despite them remaining in-scope of EPR: England has abandoned the inclusion of glass in any DRS scheme, while Northern Ireland will keep the issue under review until DRS is fully operational to ensure glass drinks containers meet the required recycling targets.
Significantly, Wales has decided to keep glass in-scope for DRS. This is partially because it recognises the continued advance of digital DRS technology solutions could, in time, allow bottle deposit return via existing kerbside collection. Separately, Scotland already includes glass in its delayed, DRS, – now set to begin August 2023.
Wales’ pragmatic approach based on its understanding of the role digital solutions can play is one I support. Our digital ‘tag and trace’ technology, enables brands to ‘tag’ their packaging using a scannable QR-type code. The Polytag platform allows each tagged package to be tracked at each stage of the recycling stream and reprocessed in an optimal way to ensure high-value materials, such as glass, are retained.
The ERP response also underlines the distinct lack of clarity over the government’s definition of ‘recyclability’ – the premise on which the ERP scheme hangs.
The government doesn’t appear to have shared any explicit methodology that will allow it, industry, and consumers to understand what and whose packaging is actually being recycled. Additionally, there doesn’t appear to be any solution for capturing and analysing current supply-chain packaging composition or recyclability. Even businesses themselves don’t necessarily have this information and there’s certainly no consistent, standard reporting format.
Expensive manual sampling
This means that the modulated fees the government intends to charge manufacturers based on the ‘recyclability’ of packaging will rely on laborious and expensive manual sampling at recycling facilities.
These issues could also be easily addressed by Polytag: unique packaging tags – linked to the Polytag platform – that allow businesses, governments, and consumers to understand how packaging is managed post-consumption. This information is particularly useful to sustainability leads in FMCG, but also to HMRC, the Treasury and local authorities to understand how much packaging is in circulation, where it is, how much new product is made from recycled materials and how much is returned to the circular economy.
It is encouraging that the government response leaves the door wide open for digital solutions that can help automate the various processes proposed, particularly when it comes to reporting and sampling – and potentially digitising mandatory, on-pack recycling labels.
A digital describe, tag and trace system would not only take the strain out of administering the EPR, particularly significant when industry is already under severe financial pressure, but also offer and end-to-end solution.


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A consumer survey showed the popularity of the iPhone 6 has driven Apple's market share in China to its highest ever while Samsung has continued to lose ground.
I never would have considered writing this review on my iPhone if I hadn't upgraded to Apple's new operating system, iOS 8.
Apple is in talks aimed at getting hold of content for a pay-television service, technology news website Re/code reported on Wednesday.
The scores of new features in Apple's software update for mobile devices can be boiled down to one word: unity.
Apple broke its sales record for an opening weekend of a new iPhone model, delivering 10 million in three days and boasting it could have sold more if it had them.
Apple unveiled its long-anticipated smartwatch Tuesday, introducing a device that aims to put many of the functions of a smartphone onto a smaller screen that's never more than an arm's length from the wearer's eyes.
Apple and thousands of mobile software developers are feasting on people's ravenous app-etite for apps.
New phones from Samsung and HTC will be available in U.S. stores starting April 10.
It's easy to dismiss Apple's new iPhones as merely catching up to Android.


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Strathmore RCMP have charged six people in relation to incidents that occurred at cell phone retailers in Okotoks, High River, Olds and Strathmore recently.
On December 27, Okotoks RCMP were called to a report of an assault at The Source on Southridge Drive in Okotoks. According to police, three black males entered the store and after an employee spoke to them, one of the males allegedly assaulted the employee before they fled the store.
RCMP also responded to reports of thefts of cell phones in Strathmore and Olds in January. In both of those incidents, police say several black males entered cell phone stores and allegedly stole phones before fleeing.
Then, earlier this week, on Monday, February 5, High River RCMP were called to a report of an attempted theft at Foothills Mobility on Centre Street. Police say six black males tried to enter the store and, after they were unsuccessful due to locked doors at the business, fled on foot. A short time later on that same day, Strathmore RCMP responded to an incident at the Bell Mobility Store on 3 Avenue in Strathmore where five black males allegedly attempted to force their way into the store by kicking the locked glass doors. They fled to a waiting vehicle.
With help from witnesses, and with the use of surveillance photos and forensive evidence, Strathmore RCMP say they located the vehicle and arrested the six male suspects.
According to RCMP, 19-year-old Kareeba Joseph of Calgary, 19-year-old Rauch Bang of Calgary and four male youths face a total of 34 charges, including theft, wearing a disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence and failing to comply with a recognizance.
They have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear in court.
"These arrests are an excellent example of the public working with us to reduce crimes," Strathmore RCMP Cpl. Jay Salmon says, in a release. "By locking the doors of these businesses, employees were able to prevent further crimes from taking place. Furthermore, information sharing between businesses and police agencies was vital in identifying and arresting these individuals. We are very grateful for the public's assistance with these investigations."
RCMP say they are continuing to investigate and additional charges are possible. Anyone with information is asked to contact Strathmore RCMP at (403) 934-3535 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) by internet at www.tipsubmit.com or by SMS.
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Jordan made less than $100 million as NBA's greatest player, but his estimated net worth is $1.65 billion.
Marcus Jordan is constantly balancing a mix of steep expectations and unique opportunities, all culminating in his vision for Trophy Room, with its innovative retail ...
The Trophy Room x Air Jordan 5 will release on May 18th, 2019, and is limited to only 7,000 pairs.
Michael Jordan’s fifth signature shoe, the Air Jordan 5, is one of the his most famous models to-date.
The Trophy Room x Nike Air Jordan 1 release did not go down well with lots of sneakerheads, who felt a lot of the stock had been backdoored to resellers.
Trophy Room Air Jordan 1 Freeze Out Color: White/Varsity Red-Sail-Black Style Code: DA2728-100 Release Date: February 10, 2021 Price: $190 USD
"The Last Dance" director Jason Hehir told Insider how he interviewed Michael Jordan when the legend refused to be filmed in his house.
The Florida-based boutique is owned by Michael Jordan's son, Marcus.
For other people with the same name, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation)
Marcus Jordan wanted to open a sneaker boutique. Five years ago after ending his basketball career at the University of Central ...


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Widespread Panic Confirms Halloween Run 2019 Live Streams
Widespread Panic‘s upcoming three-night Halloween run will be featured in live streams. The sextet returns to UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans October 31 – November 2.
Panic teamed up with nugs.tv to offer the live streams. All three concerts and live streams are expected to start at 8:30 p.m. ET. Widespread Panic generally busts out a number of songs and debuts covers as part of their Halloween festivities. Head to nugs.tv to order with a discount available for those who purchase a three-show bundle.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Superconductor Technology plummeted Tuesday after the maker of telecommunications gear forecast a weak start to 2004.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Superconductor's
In midday trading, the shares were down $1.71, or 42 percent, to $2.38. Volume of 15 million was more than seven times the issue's daily average.
Superconductor attributed its expected sales shortfall in the first quarter to a "major consolidation" within the small customer base of wireless network operators that use its high-temperature superconducting products to improve capacity utilization and extend coverage, and a re-orientation of capital by "another important customer" to a new project.
Superconductor also expects its annual report filing for 2003 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to note that independent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers expressed doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern due to past losses and negative cash flows.
First Albany cut its rating on the stock to "sell" from "underperform" and reduced its price target to 75 cents from $3.75.
For the fourth quarter, Superconductor earned $910,000, or a penny per share, on revenue $16.4 million. In the same period a year earlier, it lost $2.9 million, or 9 cents per share, on revenue of $7 million. The year-ago results include litigation expenses of $716,000.
But looking ahead, the company sees revenue of $4 million to $5 million in the first quarter, translating to an unspecified loss for the period. The current consensus estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a loss of 3 cents per share on revenue of $11.1 million in the March period.
As of Dec. 31, Superconductor had $11.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $15.6 million in working capital.
First Albany estimates the company will burn through its current reserves in the third quarter unless revenue growth resumes. The firm also pointed out that AT&T Wireless
"We were frankly surprised to see AT&T Wireless have such a significant impact on forward expectations, as we did not believe AT&T was ordering the company's product in any significant fashion," First Albany told clients in a research note.
The firm also said it thinks carriers may wait to use Superconductor's products after data services are deployed rather than in the build-out phase, a scenario that would push out the need for these products to a much later date.
First Albany went on to survey the field of potential customers for Superconductor's products, and said it sees only Sprint PCS PCS, and China Unicom as still in the picture but it expressed reservations about counting on purchase from either company.
"It appears that Sprint PCS is opting for new cell sites for coverage and network expansion, therefore we are unable to place a high probability on Sprint's becoming a customer," First Albany's report said. "With respect to China Unicom, Superconductor management said that the carrier is impressed with the product, but, again, our ability to predict that this customer will become significant is limited."


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BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's bicycle manufacturers reported robust output growth in 2020, partly buoyed by booming overseas demand, official data showed.
China's output of two-wheeled bikes jumped 24.3 percent year on year to 44.37 million units last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Electric bike production surged to 29.66 million units during the period, up 29.7 percent from a year ago.
In December alone, the country's output of two-wheeled bikes and electric bikes increased 29.3 percent and 6.5 percent year on year, respectively.
Demand for bikes boomed last year, as cycling became more popular worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as many people looked for an alternative to crowded buses and subways and tried to find another way to exercise. Enditem


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Make popcorn with your cell phone?
A couple years ago, a YouTube video of a group of friends popping corn with their cell phones went viral and has since been viewed over 7 million times.
The theory behind it was that radiation waves between the mobile phones would cause enough energy to heat the kernels.
Unfortunately (or fortunately?), it turned out to be a hoax.
According to physics professor Louis Bloomfield, it is not physically possible. In a microwave, energy excites the water inside the popcorn kernels until it turns into highly pressurized gas causing the kernels to pop. If mobile phones actually emitted that much energy, it would also be heating up the water inside the fingers and faces of people holding the phones which, believe me, would hurt like a mofo.
The video launched a slew of conspiracy theories, including suggestions that it was perhaps an ad campaign for certain handset manufacturers. This notion was fueled by comments such as “maybe it only works for certain brands and models?” which made people pay close attention to the handset.
However, it turns out it was actually a viral marketing campaign for Bluetooth headset manufacturer Cardo Systems, bringing attention to cell phone radiation. The company suffered a little heat (pun intended) as the fake video was being used by lobbyists as real evidence for concerns over cell phone emissions.
The company immediately fessed up and claimed their intention was absolutely not to scare people, but rather a humorous way to engage users with their products. In a CNN news segment revealing the prank, the CEO of Cardo described the campaign as having “surpassed expectations”. The secret behind the popping in the video was a mixture between a kitchen stove and digital editing.
This was very similar to a previous cell phone prank which claimed an egg could be cooked by using two mobile phones.
Hoax aside, there is still an ongoing debate about the danger of radio-frequency radiation emitted by cell phones. Although there might indeed be some cause for concern, there is absolutely no way you can make popcorn with your mobile phone – yet.
So keep your microwave, rare occurrence of a device not yet threatened by extinction for being replaced by a mobile phone.
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As you probably know, the guys from Cupertino are currently working on the construction of their new and massive Campus 2. The futuristic building continues to take shape at enormous speed, which indicates that Apple wants to finish the construction process as soon as possible. A new piece of information has recently appeared online. According to this piece of information, Apple plans to spend as many as $161 million on the auditorium and $74 million on a fitness facility for its workers.
According to the recent rumor shared by Asian sources, the guys from Cupertino are currently planning to add a new model to the existing iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus lineup. This model will reportedly get a 4-inch display. As to the release, it may take place as soon as next year.
Although Apple’s 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus was officially released only in September, it managed to become one of the most popular phablets on the market. According to the latest report from a research firm called Kantar Worldpanel, 41% of all phablets sold in the USA over the last several months are iPhone 6 Plus units. Well, another incredible result for the guys from Cupertino.
Apple TV set-top box has reportedly begun losing ground as its main rivals, namely, Roku and Chromecast, have become much stronger. According to what was shared by a marketing research firm Parks Associates, Roku streaming media players currently occupy the first place on the U.S. market, Google’s Chromecast sticks stand on the second one and Apple TV boxes are down one position on the third spot.
According to the latest reports from reliable sources, Chinese low-cost smartphone vendor called Digione accused Apple of violating its patent. The Asian manufacturer claims the design of Apple’s latest iPhone 6 was copied from firm’s 5.5-inch handset with 8-core MediaTek CPU, Android OS on board and a price tag of 799 yuan. The iPhone 6, by the way, has a price tag of 5288 yuan.
According to the latest report from China Economic Weekly, Foxconn, one of Apple's largest suppliers, is currently gearing up to start the production of sapphire for next generations of company's mobile devices. Asian tech giant has reportedly got the final approval for building a large sapphire display manufacturing facility in Zhengzhou, China. The plant will be situated close to the facility, where the iPhone 6 units are currently assembled.
According to the latest reports from supply chain insiders, Apple has recently decided to make Samsung one of its major hardware suppliers. I'm now talking not only about the chips for next generations of iPhones and iPads. As noted by BusinessKorea, the guys from Cupertino plan to use Samsung as a primary components manufacturer for the long-anticipated Apple Watch as well. This indicates that Apple will soon once again become extremely dependent on its market rival from South Korea.
As you've probably heard, Sony Pictures has recently refused to film Aaron Sorkin's long-anticipated movie about Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs. Don't begin to panic as it doesn't mean the work on the biopic has stopped. According to The Wrap, after about a week after Sony's sudden decision, another well-known company, namely, Universal Studios agreed to pick up the movie. Moreover, as noted by the same insiders, Michael Fassbender has been also approved to star as Jobs.
According to the latest report from a research firm called International Data Corporation (IDC), world's tablet market is expected to see a noticeable decline this year. In particular, the experts claim the year-over-year growth will be equal to only 7.2%, down from 52.5% in the last year. In general, world's tablet sales in 2014 will account for 235.7 units shipped.
According to the results of the latest research conducted by a marketing firm called Fiksu, the release of both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus caused a substantial increase in app downloads in October. As noted in the latest report prepared by company's analysts, the number of downloads managed to reach an enormous figure of 7.8 million per day among the top 200 free iOS apps. I must admit, it is a truly impressive result for Apple's virtual marketplace.
As you already know, Apple is an active member of the (Product) RED initiative, which raises money for fighting AIDS. Every year, the guys from Cupertino create a special (Product) RED lineup of devices and apps, sell them and give all the money they get to a special charity fund.
According to the latest report from Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, Apple will sell as many as 71.5 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units during the holiday quarter. The analyst believes that the 4.7-inch device will account for about 60% of sales. The larger 5.5-inch iPhone won't be as popular as the smaller one as the suppliers won't manage to catch up with the demand causing serious supply constraints.
According to the latest reports from people familiar with the matter, the A8 chip found inside of Apple's latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is capable of playing 4K video. And that is rather strange, I must admit, as the aforementioned devices have a display resolution of "only" 1334 x 750 and 1920 x 1080 pixels respectively. The support of ultra high-definition video has been discovered by developers who created a popular Mac app called WALTR.
As you probably know, after the release of iOS 8 back in September, many iPhone 4S users began reporting various performance issues. On Monday, Apple released iOS 8.1.1, which, according to the release notes, was expected to improve performance on older devices, namely, the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2. As noted by the researchers from Ars Technica, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system does improve the stability and performance of the older handsets and tablets, however, only slightly. Moreover, average users are very unlikely to notice these improvements as nearly all the build-in apps still work slower than that of iOS 7.
According to what people familiar with the matter say, Foxconn will invest $2.6 billion in the construction of the new plant capable of producing displays exclusively for Apple. The new factory will be reportedly build in Southern Taiwan by Foxconn-owned firm called Innolux. Company's executives decided to invest such a large sum of money into construction after the guys from Cupertino made a very "urgent" request.


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PC gamers have been waiting for Rockstar Games to make their juggernaut Grand Theft Auto V available to them for over a year now. They will finally get their wish when the game is released on PC come January 27, 2015, and thankfully the game is good enough to be worth the wait.
GTA V is also set to be released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in a couple of weeks on November 18th, and one of the shiny new features being offered on all three of these newest releases is, believe it or not, the option to go into first-person perspective! That’s right, one of the most popular third-person franchises of all time will now be playable as a first-person game, if you so choose.
Rockstar has released a video showing off the first-person gameplay, and you can see it below now.
Exclusive to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto V, this new mode gives players the chance to explore the world of Los Santos and Blaine County directly through the eyes of their character, revealing all the world’s glorious details in an entirely new way.
Available in both GTAV and GTA Online, we’ve made a host of changes to accommodate this new perspective, including the creation of an optional first person cover system, a new targeting system, a more traditional FPS control scheme, and integrating thousands of new animations into the existing game. It’s also available at the touch of a button so you can easily switch back and forth between perspectives.
Alongside the new First Person mode, Grand Theft Auto V for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC features hundreds of additions and enhancements including 1080p resolution at 30FPS on PS4 and Xbox One (4K compatible on PC).


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LONDON may no longer be the capital city of the world's biggest empire, and it may not be among the world's foremost financial centres forever. But one area in which it still surpasses its rivals is the number of international visitors it receives: more than any other in the world in 2015. And while the city has long been an attractive destination for leisure and business travellers, it is currently undergoing an almost unprecedented hotel building boom. The number of hotel rooms has risen from 129,000 in 2013 to 149,000 today, according to PwC, a consultancy, and may reach as many as 180,000 by 2018. Despite competition from room-sharing sites such as Airbnb, there is still no sign of over-capacity. Last year occupancy rates reached their highest in a decade and average daily rates were higher than ever before. Why is there still so much demand for hotel rooms in London?
One big market for London's hotels is international visitors. But it is one which is running out of steam. Total spending by overseas visitors was flat in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to official figures released on February 19th. Whereas the strong pound has convinced many tourists to divert to cheaper European cities (€1 now buys about 15% fewer Princess Diana postcards than it did five years ago), business travellers cannot avoid London so easily. So while tourist spending stagnated in 2015, business folk splashed out 7% more in Britain than the previous year, according to the Global Business Travel Association, an industry body, which forecasts further growth of 6% this year. So there are still plenty more business people to fill London's extra rooms, even if some tourists are staying away.
Hoteliers’ resilience remains surprising given the onslaught from sharing-economy websites and apps that allow people to rent out their spare rooms to travellers. According to researchers at Boston University, Airbnb, the biggest such service, has forced down hotel revenues in some American cities by as much as 10%. By comparison, its impact has been muted in London, says Marie Hickey at Savills, an estate agent. Only 0.5% of Londoners advertise their properties on Airbnb, compared with 2.4% of Parisians. One reason is that there is a shortage of reasonably priced residential stock near London’s main tourist attractions, which are hemmed in by offices and mansions. A second, according to a recent report by Citi, a bank, the growth of Airbnb listings in London and other big European cities is already slowing, meaning that Londoners’ spare rooms are unlikely to be able to soak up much more demand.
But the most convincing explanation is that London's business travellers are shunning locals' spare rooms in favour of comfortable, anonymous hotels. Unlike budget-conscious holidaymakers, who are willing to book a room in a stranger’s home on Airbnb to save a few pounds, most business people travel on expense accounts. Their employers, citing a duty to ensure safety, remain wary of spare-room-booking sites, fearing the possibility of axe murderers, or at least dodgy wiring or unsafe stairwells. So for now, as long as the City of London continues to flourish, the capital's hotels will do fine.


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CHARLESTON, SC–(Marketwired – October 11, 2016) – SIB Fixed Cost Reduction, a company specializing in reducing recurring monthly expenses for multiple-location companies, announced today that it has launched a new project with Source1 Purchasing to expand cost reduction services available to its members, including national brands throughout the United States.
“Source1 handles purchasing and the supply chain, and SIB will complement our services perfectly by focusing on other expense areas, especially when it comes to services,” said Scott Hoffmire, President and CEO of Source1 Purchasing. “By working together, we will be able to offer clients a truly comprehensive way to reduce their costs in dozens of spending categories.”
Under the new relationship, Source1 will offer a new range of SIB services to its members, including bill auditing and price negotiation services for a variety of expenses including telecommunications, waste removal, utilities, maintenance, and others. SIB will be compensated with a percentage of the savings it creates.
“This new partnership makes a lot of sense for everyone involved,” said Dan Kaufman of SIB. “Source1’s members represent a lot of the same industries SIB serves: hotels, restaurants, universities, and other companies and organizations with large facilities or multiple locations. With SIB focusing on recurring services such as waste removal and telecom, and Source1 focused on supply purchases, our two companies will offer a one-stop solution for every aspect of cost reduction.”


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For the first time since the state earthquake insurance agency began selling policies 15 months ago, it is facing competition from private companies willing to sell at lower prices and to offer fuller coverage.
Two new companies--Pacific Select and GeoVera--have gone into business as state-regulated carriers and both are offering 10% deductibles to some customers rather than the 15% offered by the California Earthquake Authority.
Both companies say that in many cases they will sell much more coverage for household contents and for extra living expenses in the wake of a quake than the state agency, which offers $5,000 and $1,500 respectively.
Pacific Select is making its sales in affiliation with the state's largest independent agents association, the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West.
GeoVera, a wholly owned subsidiary of USF&G; Insurance, is selling through a number of mortgage lenders and has a toll-free phone line for direct sales.
Although the companies are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, executives of both indicate that they are more eager to sell in Southern California, which scientists say is a less quake-prone area.
However, at this time, neither of the new companies has the apparent capacity to sell very many policies statewide.
Rich Campagna, president of Pacific Select, said its goal is to sell 10,000 to 15,000 policies in the first year of operation.
Executives of GeoVera said they have sold 30,000 policies, and for proprietary reasons they refused to say how many more they intend to sell, although it will be at least 10,000.
From these figures, it appears that the number of policies available from the new companies will, initially at least, be only a small fraction of the estimated 1 million policies sold by the California Earthquake Authority or of the 2.2 million California home and condo owners who bought quake insurance in the past.
The Earthquake Authority, established by the state Legislature in 1996 to relieve major private companies of their exposure to earthquake losses, is obligated to sell to all customers of home insurance sellers, such as State Farm, Allstate and Farmers, which have entered into formal arrangements to sell quake coverage through the state. Those companies represent 71% of the homeowners market.
But Pacific Select and GeoVera are free to choose their customers, and executives of both firms indicated that they will tend to take less risky clients, or at least restrict the types of coverages for the riskier customers.
For instance, Campagna said, Pacific Select will not be willing to sell to owners of brick masonry houses or of houses built before 1955 that have not been bolted, or of houses on steep slopes.
Kevin Nish of GeoVera said: "We have a clear desire to write policies, and even a clearer desire to write them south of the Tehachapis."
Nish added that in certain localities, GeoVera will be unwilling to sell higher contents coverage, or a policy at a 10% deductible.
In those cases, the policies offered will be at a 15% deductible and at the same coverage levels offered by the state, although such policies may be priced lower than the state offers.
One San Fernando Valley homeowner received an offer from GeoVera recently that sharply undercut the state price for his residence. The state policy, with its restrictive coverages, would have cost the homeowner $801 a year, but the GeoVera policy, with a lower deductible and thousands of dollars more in coverage, would be $646.
GeoVera executives, however, cautioned that prices, which they will calculate according to specific addresses, vary widely through the state.
Customers of private insurance companies are free to try to obtain quake policies on their own from the new companies. In Pacific Select's case, homeowners may be able to obtain supplementary coverage to fill the gaps in their state policies, such as to lower their deductibles.
Even with the restrictions on selling by the new companies, this marks the first time since the Legislature approved a drastic cutback on quake coverage in 1995 that Californians are being offered more generous alternatives than the "mini-policy" approved then by the state.
It means that four years after the Northridge quake, the private market in quake insurance is beginning to revive, and now that these two companies have entered the field, others may soon follow.
State Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has warned of a danger that the private sector could grab off all the good risks, in low quake-prone areas or sturdily built houses, leaving the Earthquake Authority with just the costly bad risks.
But Greg Butler, chief of the Earthquake Authority, said that for now he is not overly concerned because the new companies are not offering enough policies to substantially affect the market.


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TIA reports record attendance for 2002 ITE
Approximately 5,504 tire industry buyers attended this year's International Tire Expo (ITE), setting a new attendance record for the Las Vegas, Nev.-based event.
The previous record for ITE tire buyer attendance was set in 1999, when 5,099 buyers attended, according to Tire Industry Association (TIA) officials.
Breaking down the total number, more than 4,000 tire and wheel dealers and more than 1,200 tire and wheel wholesalers were verified as attendees.
In addition, more than 130 tire industry companies exhibited at the 2002 ITE.
TIA did not include exhibitors and non-buyers in the attendance total.
"The association is thrilled," says TIA President Tom Raben, who took the gavel from former TIA President Steve Disney at the show.
ITE attendance totals are reported by an independent third party, according to Raben.


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Electric cars could store energy in their carbon fiber bodies
You might not need a big, heavy battery to power an EV. Electric cars typically need larger, denser batteries if they're going to meet the range expectations of people used to gas-powered vehicles, but available space and weight limit the size of that battery. Researchers might have a solution: turn the very body of the car into a battery. They've conducted a study showing that carbon fiber shells could serve as battery electrodes. The trick is to optimize the size and orientation of the fibers so there's a good balance between stiffness and the electrochemical traits needed to store energy.


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A wrap-up of recent research on sustainable business and the clean economy.
July 22, 2020 by Devon Edwards
The new 2039 target builds on existing goals to reach carbon neutrality across its operations and halve its value chain emissions by the end of the decade.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older people can prevent fractures by taking vitamin D supplements, a new study confirms, as long as they use a high enough dose-and keep taking it.
“Everyone age 65 and older should take vitamin D in a dose close to 800 IU per day, best as vitamin D3, and with good adherence,” Dr. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari of the University of Zurich, one of the researchers on the study, told Reuters Health. And it wouldn’t be a bad idea for younger adults to follow this recommendation too, she added. “I think if you are young and want to do something early for your bone health that’s something to think about.”
Recent studies had called into question the benefit of vitamin D for bone health, Bischoff-Ferrari and her team note in the Archives of Internal Medicine, but some of these investigations had not accounted for adherence to supplement use. In one of the studies, the researcher pointed out in an interview, less than half of the people randomized to take vitamin D were actually doing so 2 years later.
To get a better sense of the association between fracture risk and actual vitamin D intake, the researchers pooled the results of 12 randomized controlled trials of oral vitamin D supplementation, taking into account adherence and dose. The studies included a total of 42,279 people and looked at non-vertebral fractures; eight of the studies specifically addressed hip fractures.
Overall, the researchers found, the supplements cut the risk of any non-vertebral fracture by 14 percent, and of hip fractures by 9 percent. While quantities below 400 IU a day had no effect on fracture risk, people who consumed more than 400 IU daily had a 20 percent lower risk of any type of fracture and an 18 percent lower risk of hip fracture.
Recent studies had suggested that vitamin D might only be helpful for people living in nursing homes, or only when taken with extra calcium, Bischoff-Ferrari noted. But the new analysis showed the vitamin actually cut fracture risk by 29 percent for community-dwelling seniors, compared to 15 percent for people living in institutions. The effect of vitamin D was independent of calcium, she added, probably because adequate vitamin D intake helps the body use calcium more efficiently.
Getting people to follow recommendations for preventive treatment can be difficult, Bischoff-Ferrari said. But researchers are now investigating ways to give people vitamin D in weekly or even monthly doses, she added. “We do need more data with that, but this is clearly the future.”
Given growing evidence that vitamin D may also lower cancer risk, and the fact that the nutrient is safe at fairly high doses, younger people may want to consider vitamin D supplements too, the researcher said.
“A lot of people think a healthy nutrition is good enough, but unfortunately vitamin D is very hard to cover by food sources,” Bischoff-Ferrari added. To get adequate vitamin D through food alone, she explained, a person would need to eat two servings of fatty fish like salmon or mackerel every day.
SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, March 23, 2009.
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YES BANK’s Business Accelerator receives phenomenal response with more than 750 applications
The applications for the first cohort of YES FINTECH has received impressive response from the global community of Fintechs, with 750+ applicants from around the world. The media outreach combined with the interactive sessions held across the key startup hubs in the country, helped to drive the momentum for the accelerator programme that is being organised exclusively for the Fintech sector.
At Hyderabad, T-Hub, hosted the YES FINTECH meet on January 17, 2017 which was followed by a session hosted at IIT Bombay, on January 29. The third session was held at the Silicon Valley of the East – Bangalore on January 31 and finally the last session concluded at New Delhi on
February 3. The strategic locations were chosen keeping in view the Fintech clusters in the country.
These interactive events helped facilitate engagement in the fintech startup ecosystem with participation from over 500 fintech startups. The startups included those who are working on bringing in innovations in domains like payments, blockchain, trade finance, among other areas. Also present at the events were established fintech industry experts, who shared their take on the opportunities for startups to revolutionise the Indian financial ecosystem. The events saw attendance from leaders like Ritesh Pai, Senior President & Country Head, Digital Banking, YES BANK, Jay Krishnan, CEO, T-Hub; Prasad Vanga, CEO- Anthill and Amit Goel, CEO- LetsTalkPayments (LTP).
YES BANK's A.R.T. approach – Alliances, Relationships and Technology (A.R.T.) involves the bank partnering with some of the best fintech firms to deliver unique, innovative banking and financial solutions to its customers. The event also had participation from YES BANK's A.R.T. partners – Sameer Nigam, CEO- Crownit; Lizzie Chapman, Co-founder & CEO, ZestMoney, Bala Parthasarthy, Co-founder Money Tap; Vinay Bagra, Co-founder & CEO, Niyo solutions; Mohit Lalvani, Co-founder, QwikWallet; Co-founders, Benow, Trupay and many others.
At the multi-city YES FINTECH events, the experts and entrepreneurs shared an account of the recent developments in the Fintech industry, their views on topics such as value of partnerships and how to foster innovation through meaningful partnerships. The interactive sessions also saw the entrepreneurs engaging with the panel about YES BANK’s vision of collaborating with Fintech startups, in addition to the specifics related to the accelerator programme.
The application phase concluded on February 11. The 750+ companies which have applied for the YES FINTECH accelerator programme represent domains like payments, lending, treasury and forex, Governance risk and compliance, wealth management etc., cutting across technology areas such as Baas/PaaS/SaaS, Big Data and analytics, BlockChain, AI -Bots, etc.
10 start-ups will be selected for the first cohort of the 15-week programme commencing on March 20, 2017. YES FINTECH Accelerator – a joint initiative of YES BANK, T-Hub, Anthill and Let’s Talk Payments will involve three week onsite interactions at Mumbai and Hyderabad and 12 weeks offsite interactions, wherein the selected startups can continue to work on their business from their home locations.
Read more about how India’s fifth-largest private bank, YES BANK, is building strategic alliances with Fintech companies, the partnerships with smaller and larger Fintech players, and how this has enabled a digital banking experience that is innovative, simple, contextual, and cross-channel.
Also watch this space to know which 10 startups will finally be selected to take part in the immersive YES FINTECH accelerator programme.


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Arlington, VA – National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) President and CEO Eric R. Byer issued the following statement applauding U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) for raising concerns about the country’s ongoing shipping crisis with the Federal Maritime Commission:
“Sen. Capito understands the severity of the burden that U.S. shippers and consumers are shouldering and we commend her for elevating this crisis with the Federal Maritime Commission. The ongoing congestion in our nation’s ports is severely impacting nearly every facet of the U.S. economy, and threatens to drive shipping rates and prices for consumer goods even higher.
It is critical that the Federal Maritime Commission acts promptly to address the ongoing, time-consuming, and expensive shipping challenges NACD members and other shippers are facing in importing and exporting products that are essential to the U.S. and global economies. Delaying action any further will cause irreparable harm to the U.S. economy and jeopardize our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic when we can least afford it.”
NACD and its over 400 member and Affiliate companies are vital to the chemical supply chain providing products to over 750,000 end users. NACD members are leaders in health, safety, security, and environmental performance through the implementation of Responsible Distribution, established in 1991 as a condition of membership and third-party-verified management practice. NACD was established in 1971 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. For more information on NACD and how the association is Celebrating 50 Years, visit www.nacd.com.


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Complaining about the weather is quintessentially British, so it’s no surprise that this week’s unexpected heat wave has been among the most tweeted about topics, with #hottestdayoftheyear trending today.
Social media teams at media outlets and brands have been having some fun with memes and gifs that wallow in the misery of hottest day of the year so far — and that serve as a somewhat welcome respite from the grinding drama of Brexit.
One of the most popular one doing the rounds is from BBC comedy sketch “The Fast Show,” which featured the late Caroline Aherne coining the catchphrase “Scorchio.”
The particular clip was uploaded on YouTube a few days ago and has had 329,438 views so far on YouTube.
BBC Three, the broadcaster’s youth-focused (now online only) channel, chose the moment to take a leaf out of BuzzFeed’s Watermelon-exploding anticipation format for Facebook Live. It streamed a video of three different ice creams: a Solero; a Magnum and a Cornetto, melting in the sun, and asked viewers to guess which one would melt first.
Others are turning to the hallowed tradition of witty tweets.
— Sky Atlantic (@skyatlantic) July 19, 2016
Channel 4’s youth channel E4:
— E4 (@E4Tweets) July 19, 2016
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) July 19, 2016
☀ 🔥 ☀ 😎 ☀ 🌋 ☀ pic.twitter.com/kwzCM2k1cV
— Digital Spy (@digitalspy) July 19, 2016
— Sugarscape (@sugarscape) July 19, 2016
— Red Magazine (@RedMagDaily) July 19, 2016
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 19, 2016
Naturally, brands also are jumping on on board.
Online retailer Boohoo.com:
— boohoo.com (@boohoo) July 19, 2016
— ŠKODA UK (@SKODAUK) July 19, 2016
— Xbox UK (@xboxuk) July 19, 2016
— Zizzi Ristorante (@WeAreZizzi) July 19, 2016
— Kopparberg UK (@KopparbergUK) July 19, 2016
And of course, the popular @VeryBritishProblems:
How to deal with #heatwave:
Moan about it
Occasionally look at sky & shake head
Remember it’ll rain again soon
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) July 19, 2016
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With Christmas ad season well and truly under way, the Marketing Week team picks their Christmas crackers and turkeys among this year’s feast.
To go from mundane to must-have, companies have got to look beyond the practicalities of their products to create desirable brands that consumers connect with.
Marketers have long needed to do more for less but there’s a commercial and moral case for investing more in agencies and improving wellbeing in the industry.
Twenty-five years on, EasyJet’s third employee looks back at how a mixture of bombastic ads and guerilla marketing helped the airline overcome its ‘David versus Goliath’ struggle.
Despite a slight upturn in confidence last month, the latest lockdown and increased restrictions have put a serious dent in any hopes for a more optimistic outlook going into 2021.
The Marketing Academy has created an online learning platform, which is available to its global community and sponsors, as well we 1,000 marketers who have been made redundant or are on furlough.
Brand strategy is not complicated, it’s just the systematic application of the basics all marketers are taught. Here’s a simple way to be sure you’re taking the right steps – in the right order.


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Whether some financial institutions and colleges may be steering students to more expensive financial products is among the questions raised about some marketing deals between colleges and financial institutions in a report to Congress made public Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency.
According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), its report on terms and fees associated with banking products marketed in partnership with colleges to students also highlights a lack of transparency in the arrangements schools have made with financial institutions.
Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, in a statement, said that while colleges have bargaining power to obtain superior terms and pricing for students, the report found that many college-sponsored financial products cost students more than accounts that are readily available on the open market.
The CFPB said its report – its 12th annual report to Congress in fulfillment of the CFPB’s requirements, pursuant to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act) on college banking and credit card agreements – holds four key findings:
- Financial services providers and their partner schools appear to offer and promote more costly products to students than are otherwise available in the market;
- One entity (not identified by name in the report) dominates the market for financial aid disbursements, providing nearly 70% of the accounts offered in partnership with schools—and imposes surprise monthly fees;
- Many students are directed to lists of account options that do not appear to meet Department of Education requirements;
- Many agreements between financial institutions and colleges do not appear to be posted prominently as required.
The agency said its review included data on 11 account providers, including non-bank financial service providers, banks, and credit unions offering more than 650,000 student accounts in partnership with 462 institutions of higher education during the 2020-2021 award year.


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Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi remain at the top of the preferences of domestic tourists – such data were announced by Tutu.ru experts, who presented the answer to the question in their study , where most flights are scheduled in April this year. “We analyzed tickets issued from March 1 to March 28 for a flight from April 1 to April 30 within Russia. The average check for a flight across Russia amounted to 8,273 rubles one way,” the experts said.
Top-3 is as follows:
- Moscow: the capital accounts for about 16% of bookings. The average check for a one-way ticket is 7,060 rubles. Most flights to Moscow in April are scheduled from Sochi, Mineralnye Vody, Surgut, Makhachkala and Ufa.
- St. Petersburg: about 9% of air tickets are issued to the northern capital. The average check for a one-way flight from other Russian cities is 6,570 rubles. Most air tickets to St. Petersburg were bought from Moscow, Sochi, Ufa, Samara and Kazan.
- Sochi with a share of almost 8%. Tickets are bought from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Ufa and Krasnoyarsk. And they pay an average of 8,339 rubles for a flight to Sochi one way.
Also, Mineralnye Vody and Kaliningrad entered the top 5 popular air destinations for April. Average checks for a flight to these cities are 7,636 and 7,475 rubles one way, respectively. The top ten also includes Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg, Makhachkala, Novosibirsk. In the “second tier” Surgut, Tyumen, Irkutsk, Kazan, Omsk, Samara, Volgograd, Chelyabinsk, Murmansk and Khabarovsk.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 declared fastest smartphone ever
Samsung’s Galaxy S4, which was launched last week, has been named as the fastest smartphone yet.Updated: Mar 20, 2013 23:39 IST
Samsung’s Galaxy S4, which was launched last week, has been named as the fastest smartphone yet.
Primate Labs, makers of GeekBench, compared the Galaxy S4 result from Android Authority to other smartphones.
The S4 topped the charts with a score of 3163. Thanks to the phone’s quad-core Qualcomm processor.
The closest competitor to the Galaxy S4 is the new HTC One, which scores 2687, the telegraph reports.
Apple’s iPhone 5 was ranked fifth on 1596, the report said. The original iPhone scored 130 when it was launched six years ago.ANI
First Published: Mar 20, 2013 23:37 IST