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Unipart Logistics is putting a new fleet of temperature managed trailers into service on its NHS Supply Chain logistics contract, which it was awarded earlier this year. In total 25 new Gray & Adams box trailers will be introduced with the final units expected in place next month. Supplied via Close Brothers Vehicle Hire, the trailers have a 26 pallet configuration with extended internal height; Thermo King refrigeration units and live temperature tracking. Trailer temperatures will be recorded and monitored […]
Fowler Welch has taken delivery of 45 new trailers mounted with new Carrier Transicold Vector HE (High Efficiency) 19 multi-temperature (MT) refrigeration units.
Elddis Transport has taken delivery of two new SDC Freespan curtainsiders to strengthen its service in FMCG transport.
A new report claims UK operators could make significant savings if they were allowed to add overlength vehicles to their fleets. A new study published last week suggested that allowing the use of ‘super’ semi-trailers could save the haulage industry £226m a year in reduced running costs. Such findings appear to strengthen the economic argument for the use of longer vehicles, but the study also puts forward a case for ‘super semis’ on safety and environmental grounds. The report, Impact […]


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Apple employees on Friday participated in a pair of yearly traditions at the company's One Infinite Loop campus in California, donating goods to the Toys for Tots Program before enjoying a Beer Bash performance featuring Idina Menzel.
Apple CEO Tim Cook shared photos of the annual event in a pair of tweets, the first of which celebrated the Toys for Tots initiative run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
A photo attached to the tweet showed Cook shaking hands with reservists in uniform, who were on the scene at Apple's campus to collect toys from employees.
The Apple chief tweeted out a second message highlighting this year's holiday Beer Bash. Performing for a crowd of workers was Idina Menzel, best known for her role as Elsa in the Walt Disney animated film "Frozen."
"A big thank-you from our Apple family to the phenomenally talented @idinamenzel. Your voice is a gift — thank you for sharing it with us. What a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays!" Cook said in the tweet.
An accomplished singer and musical theater performer — she starred in a number of Broadway productions and was a member of the original cast of Rent — Menzel is fresh off a month-long U.S. tour with Josh Groban that wrapped in November.
Along with Cook's tweets, Apple employees posted their reactions to the day's festivities to social media outlets like Twitter and Instagram. Looking at photos of the celebration, it appears Apple went to extra lengths this year by erecting a canopied stage complete with lighting system.
Apple's Beer Bash is currently held at the quad at One Infinite Loop. A semi-annual perk for Apple employees, the event typically includes a performance by a special guest accompanied by tasty local brews. Last year's holiday gathering featured Gwen Stefani.

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When the iPhone 3G went on sale last year, lines stretching around the block formed at a large number of Apple Stores on a daily basis. Not only did the then newly-released iPhone 3G finally have, you guessed it, 3G capability, but it also included GPS, and more importantly, it was $200 cheaper.
Apple’s next iteration of the iPhone, the 3G S, goes on sale tomorrow morning, and analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray anticipates that Apple will sell half a million phones this weekend.
Over 1 million iPhone 3G’s were sold in the first weekend it went on sale, but Munster points out a few factors explaining why the release of the iPhone 3G S won’t push as many units this time around. First, the iPhone 3G S is only launching in 8 countries this weekend, as opposed to the 21 in which the iPhone 3G launched last July. And second, Munster writes:
In 2008, Apple introduced the iPhone 3G at $199, a 50% reduction from the previous model, which drove demand up significantly. Most customers will be able to purchase the new iPhone 3G S for $199 (the same price as the previous model). As such, the change in value proposition for the iPhone 3G S is not as meaningful as it was for the iPhone 3G, leading to less of a surge in units at launch.
I should point out though that Munster is clearly no Messiah when it comes to Apple predictions. If you recall, Munster wrote in the days before WWDC that Apple would not unveil a new iPhone at the WWDC keynote. In a note to investors, Munster opined:
While some investors may be expecting Apple to launch redesigned iPhones at WWDC, we do not anticipate the launch in early June. Rather, we expect Apple to host a special event in late June or early July to launch a family of iPhones. We continue to expect multiple models, possibly a high-end iPhone with improved specs from the current version and a low-end version with lower capacity and fewer features along with a reduced pricing plan. Such a model could also be used in Apple’s launch of the iPhone into China as soon as the end of summer ‘09.
Lastly, RBC Capital’s MIke Abramsky anticipates iPhone 3G S sales coming in at anywhere between 500,000 and 700,000 units this weekend.


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SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Endomondo, a social sports and fitness network that enables people worldwide to engage around their passions for living active lives, today announced the opening of its new 4,000-sq-foot North American headquarters at 965 Mission Street in San Francisco.
The Endomondo social network and app are currently used by 7.5 million people worldwide, with a vast number of those users located in the United States. As such, Endomondo co-founder Mette Lykke said the company believes it is necessary to establish a physical presence in North America to make fitness more engaging and fun for a growing number of users wanting to get healthy.
"Because the U.S. is one of Endomondo's strongest regions of growth, we feel it is only logical and appropriate to better serve this user base in a more meaningful manner," Lykke said. "Having a dedicated staff in North America means Endomondo can utilize its social fitness network in inventive ways to engage U.S. users. We will also be looking to interact with fitness fans in a much more interesting, personal, direct way through a wide spectrum of physical activities across the country."
Along with the desire to connect meaningfully with U.S. users, Endomondo executives also recognize the need to house a staff in San Francisco to maintain and strengthen existing relationships with partners in the social networking, mobile communications and web development industries. Direct interaction and communication with this community will ensure that Endomondo presents its users, termed "Endos," with the latest and most useful technological advancements.
Founded in 2007 by fitness fanatics from Copenhagen, Denmark, Endomondo creates tools that help anyone in the sports, health and fitness world reach their goals. The GPS-enabled app turns a mobile device into a personal trainer and social motivator capable of tracking workouts, analyzing performance, and can aid in the discovery of new routes, activities and insights into fitness.
What makes Endomondo stand apart from other activity tracking apps is its strong focus on the social dimension to fitness. By incorporating aspects found in leading social networks, Endomondo helps users connect with like-minded fitness fans locally or around the globe, and encourages the sharing of experiences and support for one another in achieving collective goals so people become and stay active. Users can send friends real-time pep talks while they exercise, offer valuable route maps, compete against friends for fun, challenge co-workers, and share it all on Facebook, Twitter or across the Endomondo social network.
Endomondo's online social fitness network encompasses a multitude of physical endeavors that unify participants and promote exercise for both recreational and serious athletes. The network currently tracks up to 200,000 workouts per day. A recent study conducted for Endomondo in Europe showed a 28 percent increase in exercise activities for those engaged in the community.
Founded in 2007 by fitness fanatics in Copenhagen, Denmark, Endomondo Sports Tracker turns mobile devices into full-fledged personal trainers and social training partners. The app, which utilized GPS technology, can be used for all distance-based outdoor sports and records a full history of workouts. Endomondo.com incorporates a social community where users can support or challenge friends and share results. Available on seven mobile platforms (iOS, Android, RIM, Windows Phone, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Java), the app operates on almost all GPS phones. For more information, please visit http://www.endomondo.com and follow @Endomondo on Twitter.


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Early-stage entrepreneurs can now apply for two Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Funds (CSFs) which are open for applications.
The two funds for "All Sectors" and "Women Entrepreneurs" amount to a combined total of €2m.
Enterprise Ireland can approve a maximum of 40 investments of up to €50,000 in equity funding to successful projects.
Ambitious entrepreneurs and start-ups with an eligible innovative product or service set for international markets are urged to apply.
The new funds are part of Enterprise Ireland's strategy for increasing the number of diverse High Potential Start-Up companies (HPSUs) that have the potential and ambition to succeed internationally. They are designed to help start-ups reach key commercial and technical milestones.
Closing date for both CSF competitions is in three weeks' time at 3pm on Tuesday, 28 September.
The Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail said that as the country emerges from the pandemic, we need to continue to cultivate the country's start-up culture and help ambitious entrepreneurs to move their business ideas to the next level.
"Getting your own business up and running is challenging at the best of times, so I am encouraging eligible early-stage start-ups with global ambition to apply to the relevant Competitive Start Fund competition, each of which is worth up to €1m," Damien English said.
"I am particularly pleased to see Enterprise Ireland continue to prioritise increasing the number of women entrepreneurs as we know from years of international research that greater diversity delivers better business results," the Minister added.
Jenny Melia, the manager of Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start-Up Division, said the agency is looking forward to working with a new generation of export-led start-ups who need a funding boost for innovative entrepreneurial endeavours in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors.
"With up to €50,000 in funding available successful applicants can also benefit from mentoring opportunities and advice from experts on our High Potential Start-Up team," Ms Melia said.
She also said that increasing the number of women starting high-growth enterprises is an important objective in Enterprise Ireland’s "Action Plan for Women in Business".
"We look forward to providing up to €1m in funding specifically to women entrepreneurs at the start of their journeys to help improve gender balance in the business community," she added.


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Apologies, this week I am going to talk about technology again. Because, let us face it, that is the future of the motor industry. Reading this week’s headlines, you have to ask whether Tesla is the new Microsoft or Apple, the company that disrupted the market so much that it came to dominate it.
In a week that it passed VW in terms of market capitalisation of $100bn, after a month when its share price had surged by something like 30%, is Tesla finally turning a corner? With its 500,000 unit new manufacturing facility in China, and its massive factory announced in Berlin, is it expanding so fast it will become unstoppable? And will the UK rue the day that it missed out on that very same factory last year?
$100bn is a big number, but to underline the fact that Tesla is seen as a serious threat, see if you can catch the interview with VW Group CEO Herbert Diess on Bloomberg. His message – “We are coming for Tesla”. VW has called on their management team to become much more agile and adapt to the new market reality, or lose ground rapidly. “The company which adapts fastest and is most innovative but also which has enough scale in the New World will make the race” he said.
VW is also investing heavily in car sharing, including the WeShare car sharing scheme. This will extend across most of Europe, but the UK has been excluded. BMW and Daimler last month also withdrew a similar car sharing scheme from the UK. Despite worries this was down to Brexit, apparently it has been down to a lack of interest from consumers. But the German manufacturers definitely see a future in car sharing platforms, just not in the UK. I guess they are hedging their bets, in case it becomes the new reality of automotive “ownership”.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S2 smartphone won’t be updated to the latest version of Android, with the South Korean electronics firm reportedly choosing not to refresh the device going forwards.
The company’s 2011 flagship smartphone will not be updated to Google’s Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS due to problems configuring it with Samsung’s own TouchWiz user interface.
Instead, the device will continue to run the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS that it received in March of this year, though it should be said that 4.2.2 Jelly Bean isn’t the largest of updates.
More bad news for owners of old Samsung devices is that the original Galaxy Note, which carried the same hardware as the Galaxy S2, may be another device that is stuck running 4.1 Jelly Bean.
The news that Samsung is dropping future updates to the Galaxy S2 will be a blow to consumers looking to pick up a bargain smartphone that continues to run one of the latest incarnations of the popular OS.
The Galaxy S2 hit the headlines ever since the South Korean firm released the device in 2011. Apple and Samsung fought a long legal battle over patents and the Galaxy S2 was one device that featured prominently in a case that eventually saw Apple awarded over $1 billion [£630 million] in damages.
Things were rosier in 2011 when the Galaxy S2 beat out competition from Apple’s iPhone 4 as it was named T3’s ‘Phone of the Year’. At the time Luke Peters, editor of T3, called it “a gorgeous looking phone with slick operation, a great social hub and the best camera on any smartphone to date."
In better news for Samsung smartphone owners, the Galaxy S Plus is rumoured to be receiving the new update and the Galaxy S3 can now be picked up for a relatively affordable price since the release of the Galaxy S4.


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The Google Pixel 4 is on the way and it’s expected to land on October 15 at a Google event beamed live from New York City. We’ve covered what we’re expecting to see at Made by Google 2019, and it’s unlikely the Pixel 4 with the Motion Sense gesture controls and multi-lens camera will be alone. We could see a new Pixelbook, the long-awaited new Google Assistant, and even some new Nest-branded smart devices for your home.
It’s an exciting list, and if you’re not able to watch the reveals live, you can be sure we’ll have all the revelations for your perusal, at your leisure. If you do have time to watch it live, here’s how.
When is it?
The Made by Google event is due to start on October 15 at 7 a.m. PT or 10 a.m. ET. It’ll be streamed live from New York City, and expect it to run for at least an hour or two.
You’ll be able to watch it live through the internet, but we will have people on the ground keeping an eye on the proceedings and tweeting out the latest developments. Follow Mobile Editor Julian Chokkattu on Twitter to get his latest thoughts and hands-on experiences. We’ll also be sending out the latest stories and hands-on reviews through the Digital Trends and DT Mobile Twitter accounts, so make sure to follow both of those for up-to-date information.
Watching on YouTube
To watch the event, all you need to do is tune into the Made by Google 2019 livestream on the official Made by Google YouTube channel. The livestream is already up and waiting, so all you need to do is access that link on October 15 and you’re good to go.
If you’ve got a Chromecast plugged into a TV, then you can cast the livestream to your device — for that relaxed, laid back approach to major hardware launches. To do so, wait until the livestream is up and running properly on October 15, and tap the “Cast” icon in the YouTube app on your phone to get started.
If you’d like a reminder before the event starts, just hit the “Get Notification” button on the video page. That’ll allow Google to send you a notification before the event to make sure you don’t miss anything.


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He stole the hearts of millions across the globe when he was welcomed into the world earlier this year by parents Prince Harry and Meghan, and now fans have taken their love of Prince Archie even further by naming their pets after him.
While old favourites such as Charlie and Buddy remain popular options for dog owners, Archie has overtaken them this year as the most popular name for fury friends. The royal name sits in number one position for male dogs in the Pet Insurance Australia top pet names list, and number two for male cats.
Meanwhile, the likes of Teddy, Max, Milo and Bailey have remained popular choices for dogs, along with Luna, Bella, Coco and Daisy.
As for cats, The Lion King remake has inspired pet owners this year, with Nala and Simba among some of the most popular choices. And with the popularity of the Marvel films continuing to grow, it’s no surprise that the name Loki has taken out the title of most popular male cat name.
Other popular cat names this year were Molly, Poppy, Coco, Max, Ollie and Oscar.
Nadia Crighton from Pet Insurance Australia said there’s certainly a trend with pet names this year.
“It could be a little royal fever mixed in with the traditional names for 2019,” she said. “Archie is certainly the favourite in our dog names and also making second place for cats.
“We also have some new names making the list this year, including Oreo and the very popular Nala, alongside our traditional Luna, Bella and Coco.”
But it’s not just pet names that Aussies are taking from the royals, with Archie’s cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis providing naming inspiration for new parents. The names of Prince William and Catherine’s children have grown in popularity in the last few years and remain top choices for Australian parents.
According to the McCrindle’s Baby Names 2018 report, George’s rank increased from 71st in 2012 to 35th in 2017. Meanwhile, in 2015, the same year Princess Charlotte was born, the name Charlotte overtook Olivia as the nation’s most popular baby girl name and has maintained the reign ever since.
Louis currently sits at number 73 on the list, however, McCrindle said it’s likely to increase in popularity over the coming years.
Other royal names that featured in the top 100 list included William, Edward, Charles, Elizabeth, Zara and Victoria.


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The Hannaford supermarket at Mill Creek in South Portland stays busy late last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Feb. 1 that the salmonella outbreak appeared to have ended, but the Northeast grocery chain still faces legal claims from people who became sick from tainted ground beef.
File Photo by John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Danielle Wadsworth, 31, of Lewiston, was among 20 people known to have been sickened with a rare, antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella linked to ground beef sold at Hannaford last year. Wadsworth, whose symptoms required three days of hospitalization, now is pursuing a claim against the supermarket chain.
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ANATOMY OF A RECALL: AT A GLANCE
• The USDA has failed to require retailers to track what goes into hamburger meat -- even though better records would protect consumers from some food-borne illnesses.
• Most retailers, including Hannaford, do not keep those detailed records and have chosen not to follow federal recommendations to do so.
• Federal officials and food safety experts do not believe the salmonella contamination in last year's outbreak happened at Hannaford.
• The USDA never found the source of contamination.n In total, 20 people from seven states were infected with a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium. Eight were hospitalized. There were no deaths reported.
• Victims ranged from a year old to 79 years old.
• Those who were taken ill came from the following states: Hawaii (1); Kentucky (1); Massachusetts (1); Maine (4); New Hampshire (6); New York (6); and Vermont (1).
• Among those for whom information is available, illnesses began on or after Oct. 8, 2011.
• Laboratory tests by state laboratories in Maine and New York isolated the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium from two separate samples of leftover ground beef purchased from Hannaford stores and collected from the homes of unrelated ill people in Maine and New York.
• Of 19 victims able to provide information, 14 reported eating ground beef in the week before their illnesses began. Among those 14, 12 said it came from Hannaford stores between Oct. 12 and Dec. 10, 2011.
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On the night before Halloween, Danielle Wadsworth's boyfriend made tacos for dinner at her home in Lewiston. A week later, she was hooked up to two intravenous drips at Central Maine Medical Center as doctors debated whether she needed a blood transfusion.
Wadsworth, an otherwise healthy 31-year-old woman, was one of 20 people known to have been infected with a rare antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella linked to ground beef sold at Hannaford stores in seven states last fall.
Severe stomach pain and near-constant diarrhea containing blood concerned Wadsworth enough to seek medical treatment. She was hospitalized for three days and missed two weeks of work.
"I wouldn't even wish it on my worst enemy," said Wadsworth, who's pursuing a claim against Hannaford supermarkets.
Federal and state investigators traced the "genetic fingerprint" of the salmonella to ground beef sold at Hannaford, prompting the Scarborough-based grocery chain to pull 17,000 pounds of meat from its shelves on Dec. 15 in the first health-related recall of a store-brand product in its 129-year history.
Ultimately, as many as 600 people may have been sickened by the outbreak, since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that only one in 30 cases in a salmonella outbreak are reported.
But is Hannaford the source of the salmonella contamination?
Food safety experts don't think so.
The evidence, they say, points to contamination further back in the food supply chain, to one of the dozen meat distributors that sells meat to Hannaford and other stores. But investigators were never able to identify the source -- and possibly prevent more consumers from getting sick -- because of Hannaford's record keeping, even though it exceeded federal requirements. However, Hannaford's records, like most retailers, still fell short of USDA recommendations.
Interviews with current and former officials of the USDA, its investigative agencies, food safety experts and retailers reveal a gaping hole in the government's food safety oversight. The recall that saw wary consumers return 100,000 pounds of beef also shines a spotlight on how one grocery chain responded during a corporate crisis.
The first hint at Hannaford that something was wrong came in mid-December, when four investigators from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service showed up at Hannaford's South Portland and Schodack, N.Y., distribution centers and a handful of Hannaford stores.
Without telling the company why, they collected copies of inventory records and grinding logs, according to Mike Norton, Hannaford's director of corporate communications. Hannaford employees were only told it was part of a food-borne illness investigation, one of 17 the agency conducted in 2011.
"You don't know who else they're talking to," Norton said, describing how events unfolded over the next several days.
On the morning of Dec. 15, Norton said, Hannaford's director of food safety, Larry Kohl, called company executives to a noon meeting at the corporate office on Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough. Federal food inspectors, working with public health officials, had made a connection between Hannaford's beef and a salmonella outbreak, he explained at the meeting. They'd hear more later that day, Kohl told the group.
"We knew we were probably going to do a recall, but we didn't know the scope," Norton said.
That was determined at a 5 p.m. conference call with officials from the USDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The federal agents told company officials that a national database kept by the CDC had connected 14 people from seven states infected with the same strain of salmonella. Through interviews with the patients, public health officials found that 10 of them had eaten ground beef purchased at Hannaford. (The number of people known to have become sick later rose to 20, with 12 reporting having eaten Hannaford beef in the week before their symptoms appeared.)
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Industry stakeholders feel if India’s gold-rich temples part with at least half of their treasure, this will save the government from importing the yellow metal for at least four to five months.
The glitter has gone out of the gold industry and it is hoping for divine intervention – but of a different kind – to breakout from the negative phase. Industry stakeholders feel if India’s gold-rich temples part with at least half of their treasure, this will save the government from importing the yellow metal for at least four to five months.
“I feel that if the temples sell part of their gold, the country do not import gold for five to six months. The consumption of gold in India will remain static, no matter how much the government asks citizens not to buy gold. The market is going through a slump,” Harshad Ajmera, a director of the All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation, told IANS.
A similar sentiment was echoed by Pankaj Parekh, vice chairman, Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, who said a partial release of temple gold can not only save the country from foreign exchange outflows but can even help in export earnings.
“If the temples release some of their gold, the country need not import this for another four-five months. It will be win-win situation for both the government and the temples. The government will save a lot of foreign exchange,” he added.
All this is predicated on building consensus between the temples on parting with some of their gold.
There were reports that the RBI had sent a circular to some of India’s prominent temples seeking details of their gold stocks. Three of the richest temples have, however, denied receiving such a circular.
“We have not received any request from the RBI as of now. The gold is with the treasury department and we cannot give any estimation. We get around Rs.2 crore as hundis (offerings) everyday,” a spokesperson of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam in Andhra Pradesh told IANS.
Kerala’s Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple, which dates back almost 5,000 years, is also believed to have enormous amount of gold, precious stones, rare coins and idols.
“We have not received any letters from the RBI seeking any information regarding the temple gold. We have no estimation of the temple treasury. This temple dates back to thousands of years and offerings to Padmanabhaswamy have been made since then. It is difficult to even hypothetically give any estimation,” an executive director of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple told IANS.
M.V.Nair, chief of the expert committee appointed by the Supreme Court for drawing up an inventory of the temple’s wealth, told IANS: “We are asked to document the inventories of the temple. We are reporting directly to the Supreme Court. Our parametres for working are restricted. The Supreme Court will decide what it will do with the findings. We are working in this project for the last one year and hope to complete the project by December.”
An official of the Chidambaram Temple in Tamil Nadu also denied of receiving any letter from RBI.
The RBI and the government have already adopted many steps to control the import of gold to arrest the current account deficit. The government recently raised customs duty on gold to 10 percent.
Import of gold swelled 87 percent from 205 tonnes in April-July 2012 to 383 tonnes during the corresponding period of 2013. Last year, 900 tonnes of gold was imported. After oil, gold amounts for India’s second highest import bill.
The current price of gold is around Rs.30,375 per 10 grams. No imports have taken place since July 22.


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Turkish consumers' confidence index fell in December compared to the previous month, according to official data released on Friday.
The index posted a decline of 2.3 percent to reach 58.2 in December, down from 59.6 points in November, a Turkish Statistical Institute's (TurkStat) report revealed.
All sub-indices of the main index, except the probability of saving index, saw slumps in the month.
The number of people unemployed anticipation index -- a gauge of sentiment about the health of the labor market -- registered the biggest fall with 3.9 percent to reach 60.9.
The financial situation expectations of households index was the second-worst performer, down 2.9 percent to 75.3.
The general economic situation expectations index also dropped by 1.7 percent to reach 76.
The probability of saving index -- indicating people's expectation of earning enough money to save -- was the only one that saw an increase, rising 2.4 percent to reach 20.6.
The consumer confidence index is seen as a vital gauge of the overall health of the economy, indicating people's sentiments about spending their money, which in turn gives clues about economic vitality.
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New music alert from Ed Sheeran! Check out the British singer’s merry new holiday jam, “Merry Christmas,” featuring the legendary Elton John.
Tune in to iHeartRadio’s music stations, including our popular holiday music channels, right from The Roku Channel’s Live TV Guide.
Here are all of the new iHeartRadio podcasts, seasons and episodes available this week—look for one that interests you and check it out!
Ring in the holiday season right with the biggest jams and artists of the year gone by!
In honor of Thanksgiving, iHeartRadio has curated a special collection of gratitude podcasts to help you celebrate the season of thankfulness!


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Computer security experts said they’ve found a new encryption flaw closely related to one found earlier this year that puts Web surfers’ data at risk.
The flaw, called LogJam, can allow an attacker to significantly weaken the encrypted connection between a user and a Web or email server, said Matthew D. Green, an assistant research professor in the department of computer science at Johns Hopkins University.
About 7 percent of websites on the Internet are vulnerable to LogJam along with many email servers. A website has been set up with more information.
Green was part of a team including experts from the University of Michigan and the French research institute Inria who found LogJam a few months ago.
Information on the flaw has been quietly circulating. Microsoft fixed its Internet Explorer browser last week, and patches for Firefox and Apple’s Safari browser should be released soon, Green said.
LogJam’s discovery came as a result of follow-up investigations into the FREAK (Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys) flaw, which was revealed in March.
Most websites and email servers use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or its successor, TLS (Transport Layer Security), which are protocols used to create an encrypted connection. SSL/TLS prevents clear-text data from being transmitted across the Web, which poses a high security risk.
In the 1990s for national security reasons, the U.S. government prevented companies from shipping software products that used strong encryption keys, which made it harder for an attacker to decode encrypted traffic. Software often shipped with 512-bit keys, which are considered very weak and can be cracked.
Although the export restrictions were lifted long ago, many products still support using 512-bit keys. An attacker using the LogJam flaw can trick a Web server into thinking it is using a stronger encryption key when it’s not.
Green said that attackers can then collect the weakly encrypted data traffic and decode it within minutes.
The LogJam flaw lies specifically within a set of Diffie-Hellman algorithms, which facilitate the exchange of encryption keys before a connection is secured.
When a Web browser talks to a server, the two agree on which algorithm to use for the encrypted connection. Usually, the strongest algorithm is picked, but Green said sometimes the Web server can be tricked into using a weak one.
“It’s actually a flaw in the SSL protocol that has been around for almost two decades now,” Green said.
To trick the Web server into using a weaker key, an attacker needs to be on the same network as the victim, such as on the same Wi-Fi network at a coffee shop, he said.
The good news is that organizations and companies that patched their software to fix the FREAK flaw will not be vulnerable to LogJam, Green said. Those patches involved removing the ability for software to use the weaker, export-grade ciphers.
Browser makers, however, didn’t remove the ability for their software to use those weaker keys even following FREAK, Green said.
About 1 percent of websites still can use 512-bit keys, and the browser makers didn’t want to break them. This time around, however, it appears they’re ready to make that move.
Email servers, however, could be problematic, as many weren’t upgraded after FREAK.
“The big problem is that software people use to run email servers is not as well maintained,” Green said. “They don’t think about them. They just set them up and forget them. A lot of the default configurations that are shipped with them are bad ones.”


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PARIS — Parfums Christian Dior is coming out with the skin care line Capture R60/80 as the first step in bolstering its treatment segment.
Starting worldwide in January 2003, the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned firm will replace its 16-year-old Capture antiwrinkle line with nine units of Capture R60/80. The idea is to raise Dior’s skin care profile and grow its sales in treatment, according to company executives.
These executives would not comment on sales projections, but industry sources estimate the Capture R60/80 line could ring up $15 million to $20 million in wholesale volume in its first year.
"For us, it’s a key launch," said Claude Martinez, president and chief executive officer of Parfums Christian Dior. "We hope to make Capture R60/80 a strong brand. It has the potential to become the strongest [line in our portfolio]. Antiaging is a global concern for all women; it’s the fastest-developing segment."
On the one hand, the name Capture R60/80 is meant to capitalize on the Capture brand name. "Capture has strong impact — it’s a strong name in the consumer’s mind," explained Sabina Belli, international marketing director for fragrance products at Parfums Christian Dior and director of license development for fragrances and cosmeticsat LVMH.
R60/80 refers to antiaging and the technology behind the new line. The R stands for "rides" (or wrinkles in English) and R-Complex, which includes extracts of mallow flower, potentilla and lipopeptide, and purportedly smooths wrinkles and firms skin. The 60 refers to Dior’s claim that the products reduce wrinkles by up to 60 percent after one hour and the 80 stands for the 80 percent more youthful complexion purportedly attained after one month of its use. A polymer mix, called BiSkin, ensures the distribution of the active ingredients and helps to keep the skin taut.
"We wanted to re-create the same excitement with a new complex that Capture did with liposomes," continued Belli, referring to the antiaging ingredient that, in the Eighties, Dior claimed to have been the first to have introduced in a beauty product. She added that R-Complex is an even bigger scientific finding.An advertising campaign for Capture R60/80 with single- and double-page spreads will break at launch. Samples, including 2.5-ml. sachets, will also be distributed.
The line includes Extra-Vital Restoring Serum in 30- and 50-ml. pumps that will sell for $57.80 and $86.70, respectively; Ultimate Wrinkle Creme in two textures in 30- and 50-ml. jars for $43.90 and $65.25, respectively; Wrinkle Eye Creme in a 15-ml. jar for $42.30; Intense Wrinkle Night Fluid in a 30-ml. pump for $53.80, and Instant Ultra-Smoothing Fluid in a 15-ml. pump for $42.30.
All dollar prices have been converted from the euro at current exchange rates and are for France.
The launch of Capture R60/80 will coincide with the debut of DiorScience, the newly reorganized Laboratoires Christian Dior, which is meant to place in the limelight Dior’s skin care know-how. Going forward, its logo will appear on Dior treatment ads.
DiorScience comprises departments including one for analysis and consumer testing; one for research and development, and a training center.
Dior is also in the process of rearranging its skin care portfolio into seven categories, in which each has a specific focus, to make its offer clearer for customers. The Capture collection, for instance, will focus on wrinkles and include the new line.
@chanel and @pharrell dropped what’s being dubbed as the world’s most exclusive sneakers yesterday. The Adidas Originals NMD Hu, which Williams designed in collaboration with Chanel and @adidasoriginals, has a waiting list of over 120K people who pre-registered online at chanelatcolette.fr –– and only 500 pairs are on sale. The singer predicted the resale value of the shoes could reach $40K. Read the full interview on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdfashion
@imanshumpert is diving deeper into his creative endeavors and relaunching his clothing line, Post 90s, and is helping to raise money for the hurricane victims in St. Maarten with a jersey he’s designed with his brother. The Cleveland Cavaliers player talked to WWD about kneeling during the national anthem, working with fashion brands and how he wants to be more than an @nba player. Read the interview on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: George Chinese)
Not only does #TheProfit return to CNBC tonight, but @marcuslemonis has launched @shopmarcus, a new shopping and lifestyle retail experience in Aspen and Chicago, with more locations to come. The retail stores offer in-store stylists and a variety of contemporary womenswear selections.
“It’s life, I’m going to face it,” @mingxi11 sighed. “I fell, but you know, I think the most important thing is that I get back up. I had the love, the help from my sister — the girl next to me Gizele [Oliveira] — she’s so nice. When I went backstage everybody was trying to comfort me like ‘Oh Ming, it’s OK.’ I’m really, really touched. I think it’s them who gave me the courage to go back on stage for the finale,” Xi told WWD of her fall at the @victoriassecret fashion show. (📷: David Fisher) #wwdfashion #vsfashionshow #victoriassecret
@louisvuitton tapped @therealpeterlindbergh for its latest city-centric photo book, which is part of a series called Fashion Eye. The primarily black and white book captures the spirit of Berlin in 57 images shot between 1989 and 2019. “Berlin is an inspiration for me, more than a city. I mean @millajovovich is simply Berlin!” said Lindbergh. #wwdfashion
“You know, I think audiences expect a certain performance so I have to deliver to them what they’re expecting to a certain degree. But I’m also a different actor and a different person, I have my own spin on the character,” says @noahegalvin of his takeover of the leading role in “Dear Evan Hansen” following the departure of @bensplatt, who originated the role. Read WWD’s interview with the 23-year-old actor on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
For pre-fall 2018, @etro created richly-colored wonderland, using tapestries, textiles and wallpapers from the Eastern world at large. The line featured floral and graphic prints and jacquard motifs, like this two-piece look featured here. #wwdfashion (📷: Giovanna Pavesi)
@kith is moving into children’s. The men’s and women’s streetwear brand has launched Kidset, a Kith kids line located in New York at 64 Bleecker Street. The line includes mini versions of staple Kith pieces like the Astor bomber jacket and the Kith box logo sweatshirts, along with a wall that can display up to 120 pairs of shoes from @adidas, @newbalance, @timberland and more. #wwdfashion
“I just wanted to create this fully rounded character, but I do think what excited me most was just the opportunity to give a group of people representation that I feel needs it. I like to do characters in projects that stand for something and Karolina definitely does, so that was really exciting to me,” @ginnygardner says of her new role in @hulu’s “The Runaways.” Gardner plays Karolina Dean, a queer superhero, which is a rarity for @marvel. Read more about Gardner’s character on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @dandoperalski)


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Weak home prices, high unemployment, and low economic growth are just a few of the reasons that consumer confidence has been sinking as of late, leaving many to feel very gloomy over the near-term economic outlook. With no end in sight to many of these problems, many consumers have closed their pocketbooks on discretionary spending, opting to hold-off until the economic picture is more certain. Yet, oil prices have begun to fall in the last few weeks thanks to moves by the IEA and a stronger dollar, potentially helping to make many lower-end consumers feel just a little bit better about the current economic situation. However, we won’t know for sure until the release of the Conference Board’s consumer confidence report for June, which is released later today.
This report is one of the more widely-followed ones in the consumer sector as it has the largest polling sample of any consumer confidence measure. However, since the survey polls an entirely new group of people each month, it is often considered more volatile and can experience large swings on a month-to-month basis. Furthermore, unlike the University of Michigan survey, it should be noted that this reading only looks at expectations over the next six months, giving it a decidedly short-term focus [see all the Retail ETFs here].
Analysts expectations are across the board with some expecting a modest increase from 60.8 up to 61.0, while others are looking for small decline, down to 60.3. Thanks to this divergence and difference of opinion, no matter what the figure actually turns out to be, it could move markets. Nevertheless, the recent history of the figure isn’t great; although it has beaten expectations in three of the last five releases, the trend is certainly on a downward trajectory, having fallen from 70.4 down to 60.8 in the span of three months. As a result, this could be a key month for the figure that either breaks the recent trend, or continues its slump closer to the high 50′s.
Thanks to this key data release, investors should look for the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) to be today’s ETF to watch. This popular fund tracks the S&P Retail Select Industry Index which represents the retail sub-industry portion of the S&P TMI. The S&P TMI tracks all the U.S. common stocks listed on the NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ National Market and NASDAQ Small Cap exchanges. The Retail Index is an equal weighted market cap index and in total, the fund includes about 92 firms with close to 30% going to apparel retail, 15% to specialty stores, and close to 12% in automotive retail. This lack of focus in any one sub sector of the retail market ensures that XRT captures the reaction to the survey from a broad perspective, allowing analysts to ascertain how the retail sector at large views the report [see more on XRT's fact sheet].
Despite weakness in the report as of late, XRT has managed to trend higher, gaining close to 8.2% so far this year and 5% in the past two weeks alone. Yet this could all change with the release of the report later today as a further decline would signal a nearly 10 point drop from the figures’ highs for the year, potentially leading to a sell-off in XRT. If, however, the figures rise above expectations thanks to lower gas prices and this impact on lower-income consumers, investors could see XRT finish the day on a strong note, further adding to its gains for the year [see charts of XRT here].
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Supermarket giant Coles has locked in prices on 150 more everyday products to the end of January as another interest rate rise on Tuesday threatens to put the squeeze on low-income households.
“We know it’s been a really tough year for many of our customers and they are looking for prices they can rely on,” Coles chief executive of commercial and express Leah Weckert said.
Retailers have seen incredibly buoyant trading conditions despite consecutive rate rises. Credit:
The Reserve Bank aims to finally throw cold water on consumer spending with what economists are tipping will be a 50 basis point rise in the cash rate, enough “to avoid underwhelming the market at a time of extreme nervousness”, Citi Group analysts said last week.
“The view [on the rate rise] has come from recent global events that include the extremely large amount of fiscal stimulus in the UK and upwardly revised policy rate expectations for major central banks.”
Such a rise would weigh heavily on Australian consumers at a time when retail analysts say shoppers, particularly those earning less than $50,000 a year, are tempering their intentions to spend.
The latest UBS quarterly consumer survey shows while the nation’s wealthiest Australians still have positive sentiments about the economy and are expected to keep spending, lower income earners now have an “outright negative” financial outlook.
Coles has locked in prices on more than 100 everyday products to the end of January ahead of a likely interest rate rise.Credit:Paul Jeffers
“Cost-of-living pressures are forcing consumers to spend more on essentials, with food, fuel, utility and healthcare costs impacting most – this disproportionately hurts lower-income earners,” UBS strategist Richard Schellbach wrote in a note to clients.
“Middle-income earners tend to be still positive on most measures, although with less conviction than was shown in previous surveys this year.”
Consumers may also move away from buying sustainable goods as budget-conscious shoppers have to focus on value, UBS data suggested.
“The results suggest that cost-of-living pressures may be forcing some consumers to limit their spend on more socially responsible goods,” analyst Camille Wynter said.
Australian Retailers Association boss Paul Zahra said shoppers’ willingness to open their wallets so far this year had been “truly remarkable”, but he acknowledged the sector had not fully seen the impact of rate rises flow through the economy.
“There is likely to be a lag effect from current inflationary conditions,” he said. “We could see a softening of sales as we enter 2023.”
Other major retailers, however, are unfazed about spending in the lead-up to the festive season, expressing optimism that their offerings match consumers’ willingness to spend.
“We are really comfortable with how we are going to deliver our plans for Christmas. We will just focus on what we can control and what we can deliver,” the boss of Peter Alexander and Smiggle owner Premier Investments, Richard Murray, said when discussing the company’s financial results last week.
“We can manage the risks of a slowdown if there is one in the second half … [and] we have to manage it better than our competitors.”
Myer, David Jones and Dan Murphy’s operator Endeavour Group have also expressed similar optimism as August retail spending results released last week show total national sales for the month were up 19.2 per cent on this time last year.
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14.5 Million Consumers Thinking of Buying Net-Enabled TV in Next 12 Months
Demand for Internet-enabled televisions is growing rapidly, according to a new study by the Consumer Electronics Association. The study, Net-Enabled Video: Early Adopters Only?, found that about half of prospective TV buyers say they are likely to purchase an Internet-connected TV.
The study reveals numerous ways consumers would use an Internet-enabled TV. Nearly half (48 percent) of U.S. online adults would use their web-enabled TV to find out more information on upcoming shows and identify a song that played during the show. Forty-four percent also would use the web to find out more information about the actors featured on-screen. Having anytime-access to content, and accessing the Internet and television broadcasts together were the top benefits of an Internet-enabled TV, according to consumers.
The study also found that most adults are already online while watching TV. Almost a third of online adults (30 percent) say they always or usually surf the Internet while watching television and another third (32 percent) say they sometimes do. Consumers are increasingly willing to shift online activities to the TV. Watching online video has the highest potential conversion rate (62 percent) followed by weather updates (59 percent) and playing online games (57 percent).


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By Isaac Ray
A Lauderhill man was arrested and charged with 16 counts of grand theft after being wanted for a string of robberies, including the theft of Apple watches from a Coral Springs store.
On August 21, Coral Springs Police received a call from the Target located at 4400 North State Road 7 about a retail theft a few days prior. Officers were shown surveillance footage of a man, later identified as Demetrius Adams, 41, asking an electronics associate to look at two Apple watches.
According to the report, as the associate went to ring Adams up for the purchase, he snatched the watches off the counter, made a run for an emergency exit, and out the door before employees were able to stop him.
During their investigation, police later learned numerous stores had similar incidents involving a man that fit the description of Adams.
On August 16, records show Adams allegedly stole a backpack full of deodorant from a Tamarac Walgreens.
Following this, records show Adams committed another watch heist on August 28 at a Deerfield Beach Target. In that incident, Adams brought a hammer into the store, smashed an Apple display, stashed the watches into an Igloo cooler, and fled the store through an emergency exit.
On October 26, Adams had a run-in at a Dollar General Store in Margate. There, records indicate Adams punched a female employee who attempted to stop him from leaving the store with a cart full of goods. Before the assault, Adams told employees who attempted to stop him that “he would punch them, and had AIDS.”
On December 19, BSO deputies attempted to pull over Adams over for a routine traffic stop in Pompano Beach, and as they approached the vehicle, Adams fled. Deputies were eventually able to capture and arrest him; however, later, multiple firearms were found in the backyard of a home Adams had run through during the chase.
In addition to his outstanding warrants for retail theft, Adams was charged with resisting arrest, concealing a firearm without a permit, and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon.
Coral Springs Police closed their investigation last month after a deputy from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office recognized Adams and positively identified him as the same man who had committed similar crimes. Surveillance footage showed Adams wearing the same clothing he wore in the Coral Springs theft.
Charges stemming from the Coral Springs theft were added to a slew of other charges Adams faces. He is currently being held at the Broward County Main Jail without bond.
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text: First spotted dangling off the ear of Australia's next top male model Jethro Cave during a photoshoot for the top model industry blog Confessions of a Casting Director a fortnight ago, Cave's Gumby earring must have appealed to the stylists over at Italian brand Costume National. Because there it was, still on Cave as he walked the show overnight in Milan. Cave is second out in this video below. That said, it's hard to imagine a huge gob of Kelly green rubber being easily adapted to the vision of most luxury brands, so one wonders if there's a chance that Cave simply refused to cooperate? It's not like it went with anything else in the collection. As was observed by the good folk over at The New York Times, who seemed quite perplexed when they noted on Twitter: "An inexplicable Gumby earring hanging off the ear of a model at Costume National". Cave is of course the son of rock legend Nick Cave and has of late become well-connected in the fashion biz. So perhaps noone tells him to lose the Gumby.


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Friday, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) led a bipartisan group of 29 lawmakers in calling for urgent action and clarity from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assist small businesses being impacted by COVID-19 and related containment efforts.
“Congress approved $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak, including $20 million for the Small Business Administration and up to $7 billion in low-interest disaster loans to assist small businesses impacted by this public health crisis,” the lawmakers wrote. “It is our responsibility to ensure that small businesses across the country know that we are looking out for them.”
The letter asked SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza to do the following:
- Provide a clear process for how states can work with the Small Business Administration to officially declare a disaster for coronavirus-related economic injuries to small businesses
- Develop and communicate a clear process for small businesses who have been adversely affected by the coronavirus to access economic injury disaster loans
- Provide direction to Congress on what steps are being taken by the Small Business Administration to deliver assistance as quickly as possible
- Compile and communicate a repository of additional resources that are available to assist small businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus
Last week, Rep. Kilmer led a provision included in the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act to allow up to $7 billion in loan subsidies to be made available by the Small Business Administration to help small businesses, including shellfish growers, trade-dependent manufacturers, and others that have been impacted by financial losses as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The full letter can be found here.


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Often times, gamers exploit loopholes in the system to their advantage, in an attempt to improve their chances of success in online modes such as MyPark and Pro-Am. However, 2K Sports has been extremely vigilant in recent weeks by slapping permanent bans on familiar faces who have taken to Youtube to protest the same. NBA 2k17 mt coins of course the game is essential, with the NBA 2k17 mt coins have better players.


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July 22, 2021
Brice and Cassandra Garrison sold a 1997 Golden West 52 x 27 mobile home to Alyssa Ames, of Pullman, parcel 3-5238-00-04-61-0008, sale price $116,000, July 1
Banner Bank sold 150 N Bridge Street in Palouse to Box L, LLC, of Farmington, parcel numbers 1-0750-00-09-01-0000, 1-0750-00-09-02-0000, selling price $250,000, bargain and sale deed, July 1
Daniel Walker and Michelle Stevens, of Pullman, sold 210 SW State Street in Pullman to Hailey Roemer, of Pullman, parcel 1-0815-00-46-14-0000, selling price $269,500, statutory warranty deed, July 1
Mary Paxon Living Trust sold 515 SW City View...


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The billionaire founders and their cohort hold about 13 percent of the shares in Infosys, yet have disproportionate influence because of their high-profile status.
Job searches get tougher with age, especially when hiring these days seems skewed towards younger folks or specifically those below 35.
Sources said a detailed discussion on cyber security issues are expected during the meeting of the Sebi board, which is scheduled for September 18.
A new modification of notorious mobile banking Trojan "Faketoken" has resurfaced which is able to steal credentials from popular taxi applications and ride-sharing apps, Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said on Friday.
“It is indeed time for me to leave my current positions as MD and CEO,” Sikka said.
Some common complaints never seem to go away: issues with transfer & backup of contacts. Here's what you can do.
Increasing business impact of security incidents and evolving regulations is driving the Information security spending globally, according to Gartner’s latest forecast
The growing engagement of Chinese companies within India's burgeoning electronics and IT industry — worth nearly $22 billion.
Despite establishment of a dedicated ministry, many skill development schemes still remain with respective ministries with Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry merely being the coordinator, the study noted.
"Global average investment in digital technologies is increasing over the years, while the insurance industry in India is lagging, both in its level of digitalisation and its ability to realise financial returns on its digital investments,"
How social media has become an effective tool for telcos to poach customers and is enticing job-seekers
Executive search firm Ema Partners said it has mandates from cos to hire social media experts where the salaries could range from $150,000 to $250,000.
Oracle organised its global flagship developer conference 'Oracle Code' here on Thursday for the first time.
IT solutions provider Dell EMC on Thursday integrated its 'PowerEdge' servers with 'VxRail Appliances' hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) in India.
The breakage rate for Microsoft Corp's Surface devices is significantly worse than for other manufacturers' laptops and tablets
In June, SAP partnered with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to jointly launch Bharat ERP , a programme aimed at digital empowerment of small businesses in the country.
Aegis has been focusing on South Asia and serves companies in Japan and Korea out of its existing centres in Malaysia. According to research firm IDC,
The company also plans to launch Google Home. People aware of the company's plans said the smart speaker is likely to be launched here next year.


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We have been hearing a lot of rumors about Apple and its future products in the past few months. Many of us expected the company to be ready to release an iPad Mini with Retina display. It now seems we will have to wait till 2014 to see that device. Digitimes, which does not exactly have the most reliable track record, is now reporting that the next generation iPad mini may not go into mass production until the fourth quarter of 2013. That means it won’t be ready in time for the holiday shopping season.
Apple is reportedly aiming to use Retina panel technology equipped with 2,048 by 1,536 resolution in the next generation 7.9-inch iPad mini. Apple is also said to be revising the design of the chassis to give the next-generation iPad mini an almost bezel-free look.
While the iPad Mini Retina might not debut this year, Apple will be releasing an slightly updated iPad mini to keep fans interested. The device will be lighter and thinner. It will most likely have a better processor and enough features to encourage more people to want to get one. The iPad 5 will be here in 2013, so things are not as bad as they sound.
Speaking of the future of Apple products, it seems the company will continue to rely on Samsung for its iPhone chips. There have been many rumors about Apple building its own processors in the future. That could very well happen in a year or two. As Korea Economic Daily has reported, Samsung will supply Apple with A9 chips in 2015.
Apple has had dealings with TSMC and is exploring a possible deal with chipmaker Globalfoundries to produce future chips. The company is looking to have more control over design and manufacturing of its chips. It will have to keep trying for now.


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Even though Google Project Fi has just been around for a little over two years, it has gained quite an impressive traction across the U.S.
The service started in April 2015 and at the time, it was limited to the Google Nexus 6 via an invitation-only system. One had to be invited in order to join Project Fi, but a year later in March 2016, this invite-only system was no more.
With each passing year, Project Fi has been receiving an additional set of supported phones. It started with Google Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X and when the Pixel and Pixel XL were unveiled last year, they were also added to the list of Fi-compatible devices. As of now, there are five devices that are supported on the network, something that is a huge stumbling block as far as the growth of Fi is concerned.
Project Fi has some amazing features, among them very affordable plans, seamless switching between Wi-Fi and data connectivity, availability across 135 countries globally and best of all, you only pay for the data you use. These features have been attracting more and more people to join Fi, but the limited availability of devices – more so affordable devices – that are compatible with the service has meant that Fi’s growth always remained inhibited.
The Google Nexus 5X is the most affordable of all five devices supported on Project Fi, however, getting hold of this phone is not easy. In fact, Fi no longer sells it, with the next cheapest option available being Nexus 6P priced at $399. This limited number of devices is not a good thing for Fi, especially now that it’s looking to grow bigger and better, but according to the latest reports, this won’t be for long.
Apparently, the year will end with a set of other devices joining the current Project Fi-compatible phones. Other than the two Pixel and Pixel XL successors, Google is lining up another affordable phone from one of its partner OEMs. Rumor has it that this phone will be the Moto X4 from Lenovo and it will be here in Q4, which is about the same time that the 2nd-gen Pixel phones will also be available.
With Google having changed strategies in the smartphone market, there was no chance that the Nexus 5X or Nexus 6P would see a worthy replacement from Google itself. This had left many users of these two phones on Fi thinking about their next move once they deem the duo is no longer fit for their use. But with the Moto X4, a phone that will be available on the cheap and offers Project Fi compatibility, Google is doing what was supposed to be done a year or so ago.
The availability of Project Fi services on non-Google phones is what can actually propel the MVNO to greatness. Hopefully, this Moto X4 device will just be the beginning of this trend, with more non-Google devices possibly joining up later in 2018 and beyond.
Would you like to see non-Google phones working perfectly on Project Fi? Furthermore, do you think this latest move by Google should have been made a year ago or even earlier? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.


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Tesla to buy NUMMI plant, build cars with Toyota
- Lindsay Riddell
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday evening that he would buy part of the defunct NUMMI auto manufacturing plant in Fremont and build cars there with Toyota.
Toyota is investing $50 million in Tesla and the partnership will produce 1,000 new jobs in the short term. Musk said over the long-term he thinks the partnership will create 10,000 jobs.
The deal was announced a much-anticipated news conference at Tesla's Palo Alto headquarters. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the deal for NUMMI was made possible by tax incentives and credited Treasurer Bill Lockyer for finding available incentives.
"There are some politicians still calling these 'tax loopholes' and making the corporate side look negative or bad," Schwarzenegger said. "These are not loopholes, these are incentives that are putting great people to work."
Musk said the state is providing a sales tax abatement of about 10 percent on capital equipment purchasing — or somewhere around $20 million over the next couple years.
Tesla will produce its Model S sedan in 2012 at NUMMI and hopes to ramp to 20,000 vehicles within 12 months. But Tesla plans to produce many different types of vehicles using its drive train technology.
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said when he drove a Tesla Roadster: “To put it simply, I felt the wind, the wind of the future.”
He said he only first met Musk a month ago and Musk credited Toyota for its ability to get a deal done as quickly as a startup company.
NUMMI was home to a first-of-its-kind joint venture between Toyota and General Motors, starting in 1984. But the plant closed recently, putting 4,500 workers out of jobs.
Lindsay Riddell covers cleantech and green for the San Francisco Business Times.
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Motorola has announced a bumper sale on all phones for the Big Billion Day Sale
The Big Billion Day Sale offer is around the corner and all the brands are ready to dispatch their products to customers. When every other brand is giving an offer to its customer Motorola is also not left behind. It has also announced an offer on new to old phones. Motorola will go on sale during Big Billion Days which will start on September 23. Let’s have a look at the specifications and price of phones that would be offered.
Moto G62 – Rs 14,499 lowest price
The 6GB RAM +128GB storage variant phone Moto G62 will be priced at just Rs 15,999 during the Big Billion Day Sale. With the bank offers you can drag this amount to Rs 14,499 the brand has said. The 8GB variant of this phone will be priced at 17,999 without bank offers and with bank offers of Rs 16,4999. The Moto G62 5G comes with a 6.5-inch FHD display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset powers it and has a triple rear camera.
Moto G32 – Rs 9,899 lowest price
The Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale gives you the chance to grab this Motorola phone for just Rs 10,999.Users can bring this price further down by availing bank offers down to Rs 9,899. The Moto G32 comes with a 6.5-inch FHD+ display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset. The Motorola G32 comes with a triple rear camera setup.
Moto E40 – Rs 8,099 lowest price
The Moto E40 comes with a 6.5-inch 90Hz display. Motorola has used a Unisoc T700 SoC on the budget smartphone, and there is a 5,000mAh battery on the Moto E40. On top of all that, it has a 48-megapixel triple camera setup. Its price would be just Rs 8,099.


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Disney executive chairman Bob Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, the dean of USC’s Annenberg School, have donated $5 million to help small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Disneyland is ending its annual pass program 10 months after the theme park shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the theme park said Thursday.
The cruise line canceled all sailings through March, including planned voyages of the Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.
The video gaming publisher Bethesda announced Tuesday that it’s working on a new “Indiana Jones” title with a cryptic video trailer and scant other details.
A growing list of businesses are pausing or reviewing political contributions in response to efforts against the certification of the Electoral College and the Capitol riot by a group of Trump supporters that followed.
Disney World just revealed its winter operating schedule, which will see the reopening of at least one of its water parks.
Florida Resident Discover Ticket program returns with $199 four-day discount.
For Disney cruise fans, one of their wishes just came true.
According to eMarketer, Disney is expected to earn $12.36 billion in U.S. over-the-top streaming subscription revenue by 2022, compared to $12.95 billion for Netflix.
Mr. Iger served as Disney chief executive for 15 years until being named executive chairman earlier this year.
Walt Disney's Bob Iger and DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg could be on President-elect Joe Biden's ambassador shortlist.
Walt Disney World Resort is reopening four hotels in 2021.
Disney World announced over the weekend that it would stop digitally adding masks to photos of patrons who were not wearing them.
"At this time, we must find ways to incentivize people to follow guidance from the CDC, their employer, local public health officials, or school leaders," King wrote. "Unfortunately, some Americans are likely to choose to ignore public health advice and carry on their typical holiday traditions instead of remaining safely at home. While your platforms would likely experience greater traffic as a consequence of extending service, we encourage you to provide temporary service at no cost to non-subscribers as a way to encourage people to make responsible choices and safely navigate this holiday season."
Streaming might just be Disney’s saving grace. This seems to be the case for The Walt Disney Company’s stock following its Investor Day event on Thursday, where the media giant announced its big plans for Disney+.
An Imagineer for Disney World recently showed off images of a new floating platform that will be part of one of the theme park’s new night shows. Based on a recent tweet from a nearby theme park, it appears that not everyone is impressed.
Disney chief financial officer Christine McCarthy said the streaming service is on track to reach profitability in 2024.
The Kardashian-Jenner family has signed a deal with Disney's Hulu to create global content for the streamer.
Radio Disney will be no longer come early 2021.
Iger, 69, served as CEO of Disney from 2000 until early 2020.


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And the clothes-loving rapper got a little touchy feely with Canadian model Coco Rocha at the Diesel Black Gold show at New York Fashion Week on Monday night. The 36-year-old kissed Coco and shook her hand before they took their seats at Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal. Touchy feely: Kanye West embraced his friend Coco Rocha at the Diesel Black Gold Show at New York Fashion Week on Monday night while girlfriend Kim Kardashian stayed home in Los Angeles with baby North Staying home: Kim Kardashian, pictured last month, is busy looking after baby North in L.A. There, they continued to chat despite fashion designer Renzo Rosso sitting in between them In fact, Renzo was forced to lean forward at one point, so Coco and Kanye could continue their conversation. The 24-year-old short-haired beauty looked edgy in a black leather jacket and skirt teamed with a flick of black cat’s eye eye-liner and bright pink lipstick.
She later shared her own version of the Drake sing-along, from her point of view, on her own Keek account . The 32-year-old reality star has been laying low since the June birth of her baby, North. In August, she made her first post-baby “appearance” in a 3-second Keek video . Then, last weekend, she debuted a dramatic makeover when she stepped out in Beverly Hills. Related on HuffPost: (Getty) Kim Kardashian Attends ‘QuickTrim’ Photocall At Westfield London LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 19: Kim Kardashian celebrates the launch of her weight management product ‘QuickTrim’ at Westfield on May 19, 2012 in London, England.
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Kim, once famous for her edgy style, form-fitting outfits, and high heeled stilettos — has been flaunting a more low-key look lately. When leaving a medical building in California, the casual-chic ensemble Kardashian wore on Wednesday, Sept. 11 is a far cry from the couture she was last seen wearing for her cover shoot in Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book. Kim Kardashian Steps Out With Blonde Hair Displaying her new blonde hairdo, Kim Kardashian was looking relaxed and gorgeous and was seen in cuffed, olive-collared slacks and a white blouse. Her accessories included a skinny belt with gold detail and oversized sunglasses.
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“I knew she was going to be a great mom when I trained her during the pregnancy. She was concerned with all of the right things.” Kim Kardashian’s Best Friend Jonathan Cheban Talks About Her Parenting Skills [EXCLUSIVE] Anderson, who has visited Kardashian and her daughter North, said the reality star isn’t rushing to get back into shape. She’s more concerned with her firstborn. “Kim is actually just taking as much time as she wants to just be with the baby,” she told reporters atUs Weekly’sparty during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. Yet, critics tend to harp on the post-baby bodies of celebrities.
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Kim showed off her trim figure in her outfit (Splash News) Looking like a http://www.kimkardashiantaped.com/ woman on a mission, the TV star covered her eyes with a pair of big black sunglasses as she walked beside a car. Whilst Kim maybe at the top of the style stakes again with her outfit, her step brother Brody Jenner is reported to have recently slammed the comments that were made about Kim during her pregnancy. Brody reportedly told Now magazine: “A lot of very cruel things were written about her. When youre pregnant it should be a great stage in your life and you shouldnt have to go to every news stand and see pictures and headlines saying: ‘Kims a whale’.” Admitting to knowing that Kim was unhappy about the comments, Brody was quoted by the magazine as saying: “I know it upset her. It should have been one of the happiest times of her life and it wasnt. People gain weight when theyre pregnant and theres nothing wrong with that.
It seems that the Kardashian clan cant stay out of the press. As of late, Khloe and Lamar have been stealing headlines from their fame-obsessed family. But a recent article may take the attention off of the NBA stars antics. US-based tabloid, OK! Magazine, recently dedicated the cover of their publication to Kourtney Kardashian.


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After nearly two decades of unbridled personal divulgence on the internet and the subsequent redistribution of that information by companies, we are suddenly having a collective rethinking of the priority of privacy in the digital age.
The breaking point appears to be the revelation by The New York Times that Facebook, a social media platform with more than two billion active years, had, in a very real way, lost control of its users’ data and allowed it to be used to create content that preyed on its users’ biases, fears, and prejudices. What’s worse, this was force-fed back to users in the form of digital ads placed right back on Facebook’s platform.
There is now a collective rethinking of our relationship with the internet and the information that we so willingly divulge to participate in the complex digital economy. Perhaps more importantly, new privacy laws in Europe are altering the ways companies can collect, store, and transmit their users’ data.
This law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is described as “the world’s toughest rules to protect people’s online data,” and it has implications far beyond just the European Union. The international nature of the web means that users around the world are receiving privacy notice updates companies notifying them of the change in behavior.
A Challenge for Retail and Beyond
We are so accustomed to the internet that nearly everything that we do tells a company intimate, valuable details about our lives. With retail numbers reflecting digital preferences, there is an even more complicated relationship between users and their platforms. In 2016, Forbes reported that “For the first time ever, shoppers are going to the web for most of their purchases.” Of course, since this article’s publication, online shopping has only become more prevalent.
In a shocking expose on online data brokers, Julie Brill, a former commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission told NPR, “Think of all that personal data you share on Facebook or your online shopping…these companies share just about everything.”
It’s clear that companies will require new protocols for dealing with customer data while maintaining regulatory compliance and providing compelling products to their users. For that, we should be looking to the blockchain.
Research firm McKinsey and Co. notes that the blockchain, “could be the foundation that of a whole new era whereby our basic human right to privacy is protected because identity is the foundation of freedom and it needs to be managed responsibly.”
More specifically, public blockchains like Ethereum allow companies to build unique platforms that can address privacy concerns for a variety of industries.
Using Blockchain to Achieve Compliance
Zeex, one blockchain-based platform housed on the Ethereum blockchain, allows its users to pursue privacy by using a variety of cryptocurrencies to purchase corporate currencies in the form of digital gift cards to more than 350 popular retail outlets. For instance, a Zeex user could use Ethereum to buy an Amazon gift card that can be used to make purchases without divulging sensitive financial data to the company. Zeex operates without user fees, and it’s incredibly fast.
In a more limited capacity, other blockchain startups are pursuing this same idea. Gyft and GiftToken allow Bitcoin owners to translate their digital currencies into corporate currencies through an easy, though less direct, process. In total, these three platforms represent a broader movement toward retail anonymity that privacy protection.
In fact, from a customer data perspective, platforms like Zeex are not collecting any data that would require protection or discernment. Customers can make purchases without the fear of compromising their information, and companies that operate in this manner don’t have to worry about regulatory compliance.
At this point, it’s likely easier to find someone who owns cryptocurrency than it is to find someone who is operating on a cash-only economy. With millions already participating in the digital currency economy, these opportunities can become more mainstream as the movement continues to progress.
Building Liquidity into the Blockchain
When consumers spend money at a retailer, they expect that they are supporting the retailer and the broader economy with their purchase, not with their personal data. Unfortunately, in an age where everything is for sale, consumers have to fight for privacy protection, and the blockchain can be a secret weapon in that battle. In addition to its inherent privacy protection, blockchain-based platforms are providing new ways for consumers to shop online without divulging unnecessary troves of personal data.
While online retailers spend time constructing their PR response to the next embarrassing and devastating data breach, blockchain platforms like Zeex, Gyft, and GiftToken are busy creating tools for users to protect themselves and their information. That’s their primary value proposition, and it’s likely worth every proverbial penny.


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A line of students filled the McLennan-Redpath library complex lobby on Jan. 23, waiting for the first menstrual product pick-up of the semester to begin. The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) organized the pick-up as part of its Menstrual Health Project––an initiative that began in 2017 to provide free menstrual products to students via dispensers in bathrooms across campus.
Among the free products available to students were disposable pads and tampons, along with reusable products, such as menstrual underwear, reusable pads, and menstrual cups and discs. All the disposable products are biodegradable.
The SSMU Menstrual Health Project funds the initiative through a non-opt outable undergraduate student fee of $2.40 per semester. The project also received $50,000 from the McGill Office of Sustainability’s partially student-funded Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) to offer more sustainable products as of Fall 2022.
SSMU vice-president (VP) University Affairs Kerry Yang explained that reusable products, although more cost-effective in the long run, tend to be more expensive up-front, making them inaccessible for many students.
“Some students find out they don’t really like [a reusable product] but we want to give students the option to try different things and see what they like and not have cost be a barrier that prohibits them from getting access,” Yang said in an interview with The McGill Tribune.
SSMU Menstrual Health Commissioner Julia Miracle noted that most reusable products require access to private sinks, which may not always be available for students in university bathrooms or residence halls. So, offering sustainable disposable products is also critical to ensure that students can use what is most comfortable for them.
Universities across Canada such as Western University and the University of Toronto are increasingly receiving administrative support to provide free menstrual products. While Yang is in support of funding and administrative support from McGill, he feels that there are benefits to the project being student-run.
“The team does have the ability to push in different directions which is really great and we want to keep the autonomy,” he said.
Miracle agrees thatt McGill should step up to support the free menstrual product initiative but maintains that student involvement in the pick-up is important as the products offered are personalized and based on student requests.
“Keeping the monthly pick-ups student-run could be a great initiative […] for students to learn facilitation roles, connect with the community,” Miracle said. “We could potentially […] have McGill institutionalize the bathroom [product distribution], but have [SSMU] keep the pick-ups and try to expand.”
Students interviewed by the Tribune feel positively about the student-funded aspect of the project. Julia Toth, U3 Arts and Science, appreciates the quality of the service the fee has made possible.
“I love it. I think we have so many non-opt outable fees that we might as well start having things that actually benefit us, and this really benefits me,” Toth said. “I hardly actually go buy tampons anymore.”
Amelie Philipp Kirschner, U1 Arts, pointed out that the fees seem inconsequential compared to the lifetime costs otherwise associated with menstrual products. In Canada, menstruating people can spend up to $6,000 on menstrual products over their lifetimes.
“If we paid for all this by ourselves it would be so much more […] so I am fine with it because I use it,” Kirschner said.
One student in line for the pick-up told the Tribune that having the pick-up in a public location helps destigmatize periods. Providing students with access to hygienic products also means lessening the worries menstruation may otherwise bring, such as bleeding through clothes or not being able to participate in sports.
Yang and Miracle echoed these concerns. By removing the financial barriers associated with menstrual products, menstruating students can use their money for other necessities.
“We really want students who menstruate to have equal opportunities,” Yang said. “We want to foster a culture and community of sustainability not just economically, not just socially, [but also] addressing menstrual equity.”


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Kolkata: Hitting out at Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her rally in New Delhi against FDI in retail, state Congress activists Monday burnt her effigies while party leaders termed her rally a political gimmick.
The West Bengal Congress Monday organised the rally in support of FDI in retail at Hazra Crossing, at a stone's throw from Banerjee's house in the Trinamool Congress' political bastion.
Slogan shouting Congress supporters extolled the virtues of FDI in retail and burnt Banerjee's effigies.
"It is nothing but a political gimmick. She is saying that the Congress is a party for notes (money). Her protest is for votes. When she used the helicopter service to campaign against the Left Front and the Congress paid those bills, at that time she didn't say that the Congress is a party of notes," Congress MP Deepa Dasmunsi said.
In a bid to counter Banerjee's sit-in in New Delhi against FDI in retail, the West Bengal state Congress too planned a rally in Kolkata on the same day to back the central government's economic reforms.
"She is trying to project herself as more Leftist than the traditional Left of Bengal. She is doing this political drama with an eye to the upcoming panchayat polls," Dasmunsi said.
State Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya said the Trinamool Congress was giving more importance to its own vested political interests than the interest of farmers.
"What the Left did by opposing computerisation, Mamata Banerjee is doing by opposing retail FDI. Retail FDI will benefit farmers and consumers of the state. Farmers will get a better price for their crops," Bhattacharya said.
"They are saying that FDI in retail will kill small traders. This is absolutely wrong. Have big stores such as Pantaloons, Big Bazaar and Spencer's finished off small traders? No, both co-exist," he said.
Bhattacharya declared that the state Congress will organise mass movements across West Bengal demanding FDI in retail be allowed in the state.


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Apple has recently been granted a patent that shows the company has been toying with the idea of a curved iPhone but just because they got the patent does not mean we will see it on retail shelves.
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Samsung has said that it will begin volume production of flexible displays for smartphones that can be folded next year, and the first such device will go on sale before the end of 2015.
While handsets with curved displays have recently gone on sale, devices with foldable displays remain some way off, with a Samsung roadmap pointing to availability no sooner than the end of 2015.


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The supplements — Jing Pin Heijin Gang and V8 — both originate in China and claim to improve male sexual performance.
TGA tests revealed that Jing Pin Heijin Gang contained the undeclared substances sildenafil and paracetamol. V8 also contained sildenafil, which is a prescription-only substance in Australia.
“The supply of Jing Pin Heijin Gang tablets containing undisclosed sildenafil and paracetamol is illegal,” said the TGA. “Investigations have shown that a number of people in Australia may have bought the product online.”
Consumers have been urged to take any remaining tablets to a pharmacy for safe disposal.
“The TGA is working with the Australian Border Force (ABF) to help stop future shipments from entering Australia,” added the regulator.
“If these tablets are found at the border by the ABF, they will be seized and destroyed.”
Both supplements claim to be “purely herbal” and made of a number of traditional Chinese ingredients such as wolfberry, gingko leaf and ginseng.


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"There are a lot of [them] who don't have a way of getting paid for what they do," said Edmiston, recapping the exchange during an interview with Business Insider last week.
So Edmiston decided to create Nomad Editions, a subscription-based digital magazine venture that he expects will be profitable within two years, and which has the potential to provide generous salaries for freelance writers and editors.
"I was observing what was going on with mobile devices, and I realized I could read an entire book on my iPhone," Edmiston said. "The more I thought about it, I really felt like there was something transformative going on here. And at the same time, there's a huge pool of talented people who can create high quality content that people will pay for."
As The New York Times first reported in August, Nomad Editions will publish niche weekly mini-magazines for mobile phones and tablet devices for a 12-month fee of $24 per edition (or the equivalent in three-month installments). Each editor will get 5% of the subscription revenue generated by each issue, and the writers will split a collective 30% of the subscription revenue per issue. In other words, the more subscribers they can attract, the more money they will make. So far, as we reported a few weeks ago, about two dozen journalists, many of them print media veterans, have signed on.
The first four editions -- Real Eats (food), Wide Screen (film), Wave Lines (surfing) and U + Me (viral video) -- are scheduled to launch on Nov. 12, Edmiston told us. An additional four, one each focusing on dogs, healthy living, wine and personal finance, will launch at the end of January. And there are currently nine more in development, with potential topics ranging from jazz to diabetes. One "major publisher of a well known brand" has expressed interest in creating an editorial supplement via Nomad Editions, Edmiston said.
At 67, Edmiston, who started running Newsweek the same year Ronald Reagan was elected president, is perhaps an unlikely candidate to help usher magazines into the mobile era. But age, he said, is on his side.
"I'm either too old to be doing this, or old enough to see the opportunity in distinguishing between secular and cyclical changes," he said. "I like to think the latter."
We spoke with Edmiston to get more details about how Nomad Editions will work. Here's what he had to say about....
Investors, revenue and the path to profitability: Nomad Editions has raised nearly $850,000 to date, according to Edmiston, and needs to raise another $2.4 million to "get us through the next year." Investors include Jack Kliger, the former CEO of Hachette Filipacchi Media; former Reader's Digest president Eric Schrier; and Philip Guarascio, who used to head up marketing for GM. The first 30 days will be free for everyone; after that, 85% of the yearly revenue will be generated through subscriptions and 15% through ads, though Nomad Editions "won't be actively seeking advertising until next spring." Edmiston said he expects to break even by the end of 2011 and become profitable in 2012.
The staff and content: "The enthusiasm level from editors largely determined the debut topics," said Edmiston. "It's critical for us to have passionate editors, so part of the selection process is finding someone who really likes that subject and has the skills to put together a publication." Jonathan Cohen, the editor of Nomad's surfing publication, for instance, had "a really good pitch" that he estimates will win over 10% of the 2 million surfers in the U.S., Edmiston said. If Wave Lines were to bring in 50,000 readers on average, that would translate into about $1.2 million in yearly subscription revenue and a roughly $60,000 salary for Cohen. On the other hand, if only 500 surfers on average ended up subscribing, well, you get the picture.
Meanwhile, a core full-time editorial staff of four, including editor-in-chief John Benditt, formerly of Scientific American, will work out of Nomad Editions' Manhattan office on 28th Street and Fifth Avenue. As for the material, it will all be original and/or reported -- a combination of two 1,200-1,500-word pieces and several smaller items that amount to roughly 5,000-word weekly editions meant to be read in half an hour. "In the old days of Newsweek, the average reader would read the magazine for 44 minutes," Edmiston said. "We're not going to be doing any New Yorker kind of long form."
Whether it's risky to sink all this money into publications designed exclusively for mobile phones and tablets, considering the media industry is still trying to figure out how to make digital publishing successful: "I put my own money into it, so I believe it's going to be successful," Edmiston said. "We’re targeting very narrow, specific interests -- intensely interested people in relatively small markets. I think we've passed the tipping point on those kind of dedicated readers of mobile and tablet devices. Look at books being read on the kindle. I've read probably a dozen books on my iPhone. This is where people will get most of their media, and I think people will get used to paying for that."