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Truck drivers at the nation’s busiest ports went on strike Monday evening in protest over employer intimidation and other labor law violations. The strikers have planned 24 hours of actions at the Carson, California site of Green Fleet Systems, eight miles from the port of Long Beach.
One report put the number of drivers participating in the strike at 30. The company, which employs 90 drivers, claims just 15 walked out. The crowd of strikers and their supporters that rallied outside Green Fleet’s gates numbered about 50 according to the Los Angeles Times. After a “shift change” in picketers at 5:00 a.m. local time, the drivers plan a solidarity rally with hundreds of other workers from low-wage occupations who are also agitating for union rights and better pay, as well as faith leaders, local and national elected officials, and the Teamsters leadership from the area.
The port drivers’ allegations against Green Fleet include intimidation and union-busting. The company denies the claims, but the National Labor Relations Board found them credible enough to schedule a hearing before an administrative law judge, a key step in the board’s process for handling any Unfair Labor Practices complaint.
The port drivers are the leading edge of a series of worker actions planned around the country this week as a variety of labor organizations that have been informally advising low-wage fast food and retail worker-activists and others begin to coordinate organizing activity across industrial lines. Warehouse workers, Walmart employees, and fast food workers are planning actions over this week ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Thursday afternoon, fast food workers in 50 cities plan to walk off the job.
The week of actions represents an acceleration of labor unrest that’s been building for nearly a year and drawn increasing attention throughout the summer. Walmart workers walked out on the busiest shopping day of the year last November. Low-wage worker strikes have spread to 9 cities since the spring.


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Facebook will let users remove data from outside sites
Facebook said Tuesday that in the coming months it would let users see and wipe the data fed into its ad targeting system by outside websites and applications.
Why it matters: Facebook is grappling with a data privacy reckoning after the Cambridge Analytica scandal focused a spotlight on its relations with external developers.
What they're saying:
- "This feature will enable you to see the websites and apps that send us information when you use them, delete this information from your account, and turn off our ability to store it associated with your account going forward," said Erin Egan, who the company recently said would focus full-time on her role as Chief Privacy Officer.
- If a user deletes this information, it will no longer be associated with their account — although Facebook says it will continue to give outside parties broad analytics reports.
- Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg called the new control a "Clear History" option, similar to what web browsers offer, and said in a post that when users take advantage of it, "Facebook won't be as good while it relearns your preferences."
The announcement comes ahead of Facebook's F8 conference and after Zuckerberg took a beating on privacy issues in Washington. "One thing I learned from my experience testifying in Congress is that I didn't have clear enough answers to some of the questions about data," he said.
Yes, but: Facebook's ad targeting system is highly complicated, so the devil will be in the details here. Watch for privacy advocates to keep a close eye on what Facebook is building.

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Space NK gets online makeover to combat COVID
Beauty products retailer Space NK has turned to online consultations and virtual events to combat COVID-19 challenges
The shift in strategy to navigate lockdown and social distancing measures was timely and has driven a surge in business for Space NK.
Using Appointedd’s online booking tools and their native Zoom integration, Space NK has seen 360% uplift in makeup-related queries by people who want to look good on and off video calling.
Hannah Templeman, CRM and loyalty manager at Space NK said: “We are an omnichannel business and we want our customers to engage with us via our website and to visit us in-store. So for us, Appointedd has been key in connecting the two - it’s created a more streamlined customer journey”.
Appointedd and Space NK are continuing to drive customer engagement and revenue via online consultations, virtual events, retail by appointment and bookable click-and-collect.
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It’s finally here, Filipino gamers! At long last, in an amazing event hosted by our incredible partners at Globe Telecom – Globe Gamer Grounds is here!
Last week, we teased the landmark launch event of Globe Gamer Grounds among a host of other incredible announcements at GG Well Played. It was truly an amazing event and today, we had the pleasure of announcing our new platform, partnership and the community gaming hub for gamers across the Philippines!
See the release below:
Globe Telecom introduced co-branded gaming solution, “Globe Gamer Grounds – Powered by Ember” to its 85+ million subscribers in a live-streamed event on April 27th
TORONTO, ON – APRIL 27, 2022 – Swarmio Media Holdings Inc. (CSE: SWRM, OTC: SWMIF) (‘Swarmio’ or ‘the Company’), a technology company focused on the global deployment of its proprietary gaming and esports platform via its telecom operator (“telco”) partners, announces the launch of its Ember gaming and esports platform across the Philippines with Globe Telecom (PSE: GLO) (“Globe”).
Globe is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines in terms of market capitalization. The telco operates the largest mobile network in the country and one of the largest fixed-line and broadband networks, serving over 85 million mobile and broadband customers.
The commercial agreement comes as a result of Swarmio’s previously announced collaborative partnership with TM WHOLESALE (the global and wholesale arm of Telekom Malaysia Berhad), which will see Swarmio’s Ember platform rolled out across Asia. Revenues generated from subscriptions and profit from transactions carried out within the Ember platform through its integrated ecommerce and fintech solutions, Swarmio Store and Swarmio Pay, will be subject to a revenue share agreement between Globe Telecom, TM WHOLESALE, and Swarmio.
According to Newzoo, the Philippines currently generates roughly $840million in gaming revenues and has a 10% annual growth rate. The region also has a 9% year on year player base growth rate – effectively adding roughly five million new gamers each year*.
The official launch of Globe Gamer Grounds Powered by Ember took place with a high-profile media event on April 27th. The event was attended by a host of national media and several prominent gaming streamers with a combined social reach of millions of followers. On launch, Globe Gamer Grounds users will be able to compete in events for an impressive roster of games, including: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty Mobile (CODM), League of Legends Wild Rift, Valorant, Pokemon Unite and even Genshin Impact.
“We’re pleased to be collaborating with Swarmio and excited to launch Globe Gamer Grounds powered by Ember,” said Ralph Aligada, Head of Globe Games and Esports. “Gaming has become an exceptionally powerful way for people across demographics to compete, socialize and have fun. Globe Gamer Grounds will nurture and grow the grassroots gamer communities in the country. Our partnership with Swarmio will bring the best gaming experience for our customers across the Philippines.”
“This is a significant and mutually beneficial partnership that provides Globe with the ability to gain a strong competitive advantage through engaging and monetizing the large and growing gaming community in the Philippines,” said Swarmio CEO Vijai Karthigesu. “At the same time, it will allow Swarmio to engage directly with over 85 million Globe customers and deliver a best-in-class gaming and community experience.”


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Port Harcourt - The new owners of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, 4Power Consortium, has promised to deliver prepaid meters to electricity consumers in Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states within 18 months.
The Managing Director of the organisation, Matthew Edevbie, made this pledge when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation paid a visit to the company in Port Harcourt.
Edevbie explained that the company had been given a directive to distribute prepaid metres to electricity consumers within 18 months, adding that his organisation would strive to meet the target.
He said, “We have been given 18 months to provide consumers prepaid metres and we believe that within the 18 months, if we don’t do it 100 percent, we would have at least done more than 80 percent.”
Lamenting that electricity consumers were not willing to pay their bills, Edevbie listed the existence of old distribution network as part of the challenges facing the company.
He said measures were already in place to educate consumers, and improve power distribution for the benefit of the people.
On the complaint about bogus bills by consumers, Edevbie said, “Before a bill is estimated, there is a formula for estimation approved by the regulator and we actually come into your home and look at what your systems are and then estimate the bills.
“But very few bills are estimated; other bills are metered. People do not use electricity wisely; they go to work and leave all their electrical equipment on.
"Those things are consuming power. If the consumer does not use his electricity wisely, then he is going to pay more.”
Earlier, the Chairperson of the House Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, Khadijat Abba Ibrahim, had told journalists that they were in Port Harcourt to ascertain the improvement made by the new owners of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company.
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2012 Honda CR-V Prototype Involved in Accident on California Coast
For years, many car buyers have told us that they feel safer driving high riding small SUVs than their Station Wagon counterparts. While we can't say if they're right or wrong, we can tell you this: it looks like one of Honda's 2012 CR-V prototypes put that assertion to the test when it hit a Toyota Highlander on the Pacific Coast Highway in California. As if the prototype's driver wasn't unlucky enough, the person he hit was none other than Jean Aw, head of NOTCOT.com, an influential technology and culture blog.
Aw reported this morning that she was struck while merging her Toyota Highlander onto the PCH in Los Angeles. She claims the CR-V tried to take a hard left onto Entrada Drive, striking her car and pushing it into (stopped) oncoming traffic. Aw was taken to the hospital via ambulance; the Highlander was towed and ultimately declared totaled.
Crucially, Aw also took photos -- a lot of them. Thanks to her cell phone camera, we got a clear look at what she says is the vehicle at fault. It's a black-on-black 2012 Honda CR-V, wearing black vinyl camouflage on its hood and rear hatch. She also caught a shot (from her stretcher, no less) of the driver, who looks fairly distraught as he leans on the prototype with its airbags deployed.
Aw's photos help confirm the 2012 CR-V concept Honda unveiled earlier this week does largely foreshadow the upcoming production vehicle. For now, Aw says she's recovering nicely and is now in the process of filing insurance claims and looking for a new car. Jean, might we suggest a Toyota SUV that would fend off CR-Vs a little better -- a nice, large Sequoia, perhaps?
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After concluding that crypto asset derivatives are irredeemably unsuitable for retail investors, regulators in the U.K. are proposing to ban them.
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed rules on Wednesday that would ban the sale, marketing and distribution of derivatives based on cryptoassets.
It estimated that a ban will potentially save investors between £75 million and £234.3 million per year.
In proposing its ban, the FCA said it believes that these products fundamentally aren’t suitable for retail investors, as they can’t reliably assess the risks and value involved with derivatives based on crypto.
The regulator’s conclusion is based on the inherent characteristics of crypto assets, which, it said, mean that retail investors face the risk of “sudden and unexpected losses if they invest in these products.”
Among other things, the FCA pointed to lack of reliable valuation for crypto assets; crypto price volatility; investors’ poor understanding of the crypto space; and the “prevalence of market abuse and financial crime” in the crypto market.
“As with our work on the wider CFD and binary options markets, we will act when we see poor products being sold to retail consumers. These are complex contracts built on top of complex assets,” said Christopher Woolard, executive director of strategy & competition at the FCA.
“Most consumers cannot reliably value derivatives based on unregulated cryptoassets. Prices are extremely volatile and as we have seen globally, financial crime in cryptoasset markets can lead to sudden and unexpected losses. It is therefore clear to us that these derivatives and exchange traded notes are unsuitable investments for retail consumers,” he added.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With many coastal cities in Oregon having said they are not ready to open up to vacationers, the coming weeks could be particularly confusing for the state’s tourism industry.
Oregonians can begin booking a weekend stay for next week, but restrictions will vary depending on where someone books.
For example, Clatsop County entered into Phase One of the reopening process on Friday. However, it has been up to the individual cities (within Clatsop) to decide when to allow hotels and vacation rentals to reopen.
In Cannon Beach, hotels and rentals can open up on Tuesday, May 26. But, in Lakeside–just a short drive from Cannon Beach–lodging will remain shut down.
In Seaside, officials said both locals and tourists needs to be extra aware of their surroundings.
“We definitely don’t have an open invitation right now, but we’re cautios and optimistic,” said City of Seaside’s John Rahl. “We don’t want to go backwards in this thing. The City of Seaside is still under a state of emergency.”
According to Rahl, about one-third of the jobs in Seaside are related to hospitality and tourism.
The City of Seaside will hold a virtual meeting Wednesday night at 7 p.m. to review steps in reopening lodging businesses.
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Bloomberg Línea — In its defense presented to a Rio de Janeiro court, auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has denied any liability for the 20 billion reais ($3.8 billion) shortfall in the accounts of retail giant Americanas (AMER3).
The company, which was responsible for auditing the retailer’s balance sheets for four years, said it had no relation to the “accounting inconsistencies” and that the case is “complex and controversial”, and which will still require further legal action.
This is the first time the company has made a public statement since the accounting issue was disclosed on January 11.
The lawsuit was filed against PwC and Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) by the Brazilian Association for the Defense of Consumers and Workers (Abradecont). In the suit, the entity requests the freezing of PwC’s assets and that the auditor be prohibited from releasing reports “aimed at the stock market”.
The suit also includes the CVM’s request for the presentation of all the proceedings filed against the retailer.
In response in the lawsuit, PwC said that the action has a “sensationalist character” and demands “out of purpose” measures that can cause “colossal damage” to its activities.
It also claimed that “nothing that is alleged allows any judgment of PwC’s liability for the accounting inconsistencies” of Americanas.
The retailer has been filed for bankruptcy protection and restructuring on January 19 with more than 40 billion reais ($7.7 billion) in debts, although the retailer initially claimed to have 41.2 billion reais in debt ($7.9 billion), while the judicial reorganization proceedings put the figure at 47.9 billion reais ($9.2 billion).


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(VEN) - The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a US$22.22 million trade facilitation program.
The five-year program aims to help the Vietnamese government adopt and implement a risk management approach to customs and specialized inspection agencies. Total estimated capital of the program is US$22.22 million, including US$21.78 million granted by the US government and the remaining by the Vietnamese government. The first six cities and provinces benefiting from the program include Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Tri, Da Nang, Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City.
The program will help Vietnam develop a more attractive and predictable trade and investment climate for domestic small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as international traders and investors. It will also aim to reform, standardize, harmonize and simplify import and export procedures in accordance with international standards, towards implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said the Vietnamese government has implemented specific measures to improve the business and investment environment, increase national competitiveness and create a transparent, favorable and equal environment for the business community. The National Steering Committee on ASEAN Single Window (ASW), National Single Window (NSW) and Trade Facilitation has been established in the spirit of this policy.
Under the direction of the government, as many as 173 administrative procedures of 13 ministries and departments have been connected to the NSW, and nearly 2.2 million documents of more than 29,800 enterprises have been processed.
Regarding specialized inspections, as of March 2019, goods subject to specialized inspections have decreased by 12,600 items to 70,000. The Vietnamese government is committed to reducing shipments subject to specialized inspections to less than 10 percent by 2020.
According to Resolution 02/NQ-CP dated January 1, 2019, Vietnam aims to improve its international business environment ranking tracked by the World Bank (WB), World Economic Forum (WEF), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and United Nations (UN). Vietnam has set targets to improve its rankings by 5-7 positions in the WB’s Ease of Doing Business in 2019 and 15-20 places by 2021; 3-5 positions in WEF’s Global Competitiveness in 2019 and 5-10 places by 2021; and 2-3 positions in WIPO’s Global Innovation in 2019 and 5-7 places by 2021. In addition, Vietnam seeks to be among ASEAN 4 with the best business environment by 2021. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies should complete reviewing and substantially reduce 50 percent of goods subject to specialized inspection, and apply risk management principles based on assessment and analysis of the compliance level of enterprises and the extent and scale of risks.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said the trade facilitation program is practical, timely and necessary, meeting the expectation of the Vietnamese government in implementing the TFA and new-generation free trade agreements.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink said Vietnam is one of America’s fastest growing markets worldwide. The US government is proud to be a partner of the Vietnamese government in supporting the trade facilitation program and accelerating reforms to improve the business environment and enhance national competitiveness.


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Snapchat promises new rules to fight drug sales
(WWBT) - Snapchat says it’s making changes to make it harder for kids to buy drugs on its platform, and it has to do with how “friends” are recommended on the app.
An NBC News investigation published in October found that Snapchat was linked to the sale of fentanyl-laced pills that killed teenagers and young adults in over a dozen states.
Virginia did not have any confirmed deaths in that report. However, there were warnings from the Drug Enforcement Administration that drug dealers are marketing to teenagers through popular social media apps, selling drugs that look like prescription medication and delivering counterfeit pills to kids and young adults.
A special agent in charge of the warning says these sales often involve young people who use apps like Snapchat and Instagram to connect with dealers and order pills they think are safe but often prove deadly.
It may be as easy as finding the pills online, walking a few blocks to get them, and bringing them home.
So now, according to NBC News, Snapchat says new parental controls are coming to the social networking app. For example, there will be options to limit friend suggestions for teen users. That way, strangers can’t easily find their accounts.
Snapchat also says it will stop showing accounts for 13 to 17-year-olds as suggestions to others unless they have enough friends in common.
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, or to learn more about how to speak with children about the issue, you can call the National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
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Microsoft’s new legal dispute with Immersion Corp. raises an interesting question: What was the deal with the 2003 settlement between the companies? Specifically, why did it include a promise to refund a big chunk of Microsoft’s payment in the event that Immersion settled a similar dispute with Sony?
That unusual provision came to light as a result of Microsoft’s suit, filed Monday, in which it seeks to recover the money from Immersion, now that the Sony dispute has been resolved. In the comments on the previous post, one person concluded that the 2003 agreement was a pretty shrewd move by Microsoft at the time.
To assess the situation, it helps to consider the circumstances at the time of the Microsoft-Immersion settlement, and what happened in the following years:
The console business: Microsoft back then was still in the early stages of its move into the video-game console market, looking to give the original Xbox a foothold against Sony’s dominant PlayStation 2. At the same time, Microsoft’s balance of cash and short term investments as of mid-2003 was $49 billion. In the scheme of things, a $26 million settlement (for licensing and an equity stake) was a minor price for the company to pay — particularly if that money helped Immersion remain a legal thorn in Sony’s side.
Microsoft v. Immersion, complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Seattle: PDF, 8 pages.
Immersion’s latest Form 10Q. See page 14, Item 10, “Litigation Conclusion and Patent License.”
The potential upside: Depending on the size of an Immersion-Sony settlement, Microsoft stood to receive as little as $15 million back, but the way the provision was structured, there was a chance for more. According to Immersion’s recent SEC filings, Microsoft contends that it’s owed “at least $27.5 million,” based on the agreement Sony and Immersion announced in March. Considering that four years have passed since the Microsoft-Immersion settlement, that’s not a great rate of return, but it would essentially let Microsoft recoup its payment.
A willing partner: Why would Immersion agree to such a deal with Microsoft? Whether or not this played into its decision, it’s worth looking at Immersion’s financial position at the time. The company posted $20.2 million in revenue in the year prior to the Microsoft settlement, and a net loss of $16.5 million. It had $8.7 million in cash. In that way, Microsoft’s $26 million payment was a significant infusion at a time when Immersion was involved in a costly legal battle. The next year, it reported “increased legal and professional fees of $4.2 million,” related in large part to the Sony litigation.
The bigger target: For Immersion, the PlayStation 2’s market dominance translated into larger potential damages in the patent litigation, with licensing fees assessed on a per-unit basis. Refunding Microsoft’s money would be a small price for Immersion to pay for a much bigger Sony settlement. Whether the March deal was technically a “settlement” is in dispute, but Immersion’s latest quarterly SEC filing shows that the Sony case resulted in more than $100 million in judgments, licensing fees and other payments. From the filing:
Our net income was $122.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to a net loss of $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and was our first profitable quarter as a public company. The increase in net income was primarily due to the litigation conclusion and patent license from Sony Computer Entertainment of $119.9 million and the extinguishment of the liability to Microsoft of $15.0 million.
PS3 rumble technology: Whether or not Microsoft foresaw this, the situation appears to have resulted in a minor competitive benefit: With the Immersion litigation ongoing, Sony didn’t include the disputed “rumble” vibration technology in the controllers for the PlayStation 3 console. Sony said it simply didn’t consider rumble a “next-generation feature,” but gamers were always skeptical of that assertion, and now that Sony’s Immersion litigation is over, there are reports that rumble could be added to new PS3 controllers.
Given all that, it will be interesting to hear what people think. Of course, if this was all part of Microsoft’s plan, it’s not turning out exactly as the company hoped, considering Immersion’s contention that the nature of its recent Sony agreement doesn’t require it to pay the money Microsoft alleges it’s owed. Maybe Immersion will end up being the shrewd one in all of this.
But as of now, it looks like that question will be left to the courts — unless, of course, the two sides can reach some kind of creative settlement.
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Announces Launch of VINǎǎGO, New Single-Serve Wines Offering Best Price-Quality Ratio in the U.S. Market
HAMDEN, CT, January 22, 2015 —Votto Vines, an award-winning, rapidly expanding wine importer and marketer, has kicked off 2015 with the honor of being named by Forbes as one of America’s Most Promising Companies. In addition to earning a spot on the Forbes list, Votto Vines CEO Mike Votto was selected as one of only three CEOs in the United States to attend a Forbes private summit at the Aileron Campus in Ohio this past December, as part of the 2015 Most Promising Companies coverage.
The Forbes selection process involves an analysis of privately-held companies’ growth rates, operating margins, capital raised, product ideas, management and other factors such as market size and key partnerships. “We are extremely proud and humbled to be recognized by Forbes as one of the most promising companies in America. First and foremost, it is a testament to the strategic partnerships that we have developed with leading wholesalers and retailers who continue to drive our growth and success,” noted Chairman & CEO Mike Votto.
In 2015, Votto Vines plans to continue its innovative and entrepreneurial approach to the wine and spirits industry with the release of VINǎǎGO, a new line of single-serve wines launching this winter in the Northeast and Southeast before expanding nationally. VINǎǎGO aims to expand the boundaries of traditional wine consumption while maintaining the quality and values wine drinkers crave. Packaged in a 100% recyclable, easy-open, 187ml plastic design, VINǎǎGO combines convenience with sustainability in appealing, unbreakable packaging; the vacuum seal process guarantees a one-year plus shelf-life. VINǎǎGO will launch with three popular varietals, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Moscato; at $2.99 or less per serving, each wine drinker can affordably enjoy his or her favorite wine in any setting without having to decide on one style for the whole group. A rose will be released in Spring 2015 to welcome the warmer weather.
“The single-serve category has been growing very rapidly of late, and we think we’re uniquely positioned to offer a significant value proposition by introducing high-quality European wines to the US market,” says Senior Vice President of Sales Jeremy Jerome.
The first-ever wine importing company to make the INC 500 list of America’s fastest growing companies, Votto Vines’ credits its success to its strong industry partnerships and relationships with leading boutique vineyards around the world. The single-serve category is just one of several burgeoning wine and spirit categories that the progressive company will be exploring in 2015.
ABOUT VOTTO VINES: Votto Vines Importing is a dynamic wine importation, marketing and distribution firm headquartered in Connecticut. Led by CEO Mike Votto – one of Connecticut Magazine’s Top 40 Emerging Business Leaders under 40 and a 2014 Wine Enthusiast Innovator of the Year nominee – Votto Vines was ranked #464 on the 2014 INC. 500 list of America’s fastest growing companies. Votto Vines represents leading family-operated wine estates around the globe through its 90+ Collection and develops high-profile proprietary brands in partnership with some of the world’s leading organizations. For more information about this family-owned business, please visit www.vottovines.com.


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Nationwide Insurance is hoping to drive traffic, so to speak, to its auto insurance products with its second iPhone and iPod app called Cartopia. Unlike Nationwide's first such application, Nationwide Mobile, this one lets drivers start the post-accident claims process remotely by allowing them to take a photo of the accident with their Apple smartphone and send it to Nationwide.
The Cartopia app, developed with independent digital firm Rosetta, does things like list information on specific cars from multiple third-party sources and help consumers rate and store information about the vehicles they are considering. The application is a free download from the iTunes App Store.
Here's how it works. Car shoppers enter the make and model of a vehicle they are considering to see safety, pricing, payment and other information from various sources. They can also enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) to get free "AutoCheck" vehicle history scores from Experian Automotive for up to six specific used cars each month -- directed to consumers' iPhone or iPod Touch.
The app also links to Nationwide for loan quotes or car insurance. Nationwide partnered with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Experian Automotive and IntelliChoice for the data.
Sue McManus, associate VP of Internet marketing at Nationwide, tells Marketing Daily that the app will be supported by an online ad campaign launching next week on auto shopping sites like Kelley Blue Book and Edmunds.com. The company is also running demo videos on YouTube and its own consumer Web site at Nationwide.com.
She says the app is unique because it aggregates information in one mobile program. "So if you are at the dealer's lot and looking for a car but see another one you might like, you can get information on it in real-time. We are not aware of anything like this out there that is as comprehensive or unbiased."
McManus says Nationwide Mobile, the first app from Nationwide, has garnered some 85,000 downloads, as well as over 200 new sales, "which is interesting because it's a claims app geared toward existing customers," she says. "But a lot of people heard about it, tried it and switched [policies]."


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Due to inclement weather and resulting road conditions and the potential for delivery problems, The Fort Morgan Times has opened up its E-Edition to all visitors to the Times website, www.fortmorgantimes.com, on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
The E-Edition allows viewers to page through and navigate an exact replica of the printed daily newspaper.
It will be available to anyone without cost or the need for a password on Wednesday.
Access the E-Edition here.
The Times sincerely apologizes for any interruption in delivery service.


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During this pandemic, a shortage of food and empty shelves has had shoppers on high alert. Most people are recognizing the danger in letting big corporations own the seeds. This ultimately means that the big market companies control the entire industry of seeds. Kenny Stancil of Common Dreams reports, “A growing number of people around the world are calling for the public ownership of seeds, which they say is essential for a more democratic and ecologically sound food system, as the coronavirus-driven spike in empty supermarket shelves and the continued loss of biodiversity this year sparked a rise in the popularity of saving and swapping seeds and shed more light on the negative consequences of allowing a handful of agrochemical corporations to dominate the global seed trade.”
What happens when the shortage reaches an all-time high, then you cannot rely on your local produce store? Minister Farrakhan has taught us that famine is one of the plagues that America will be stricken with and now we see the beginning of it. Therefore, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught us to do for ourselves, we must store food in our homes, we must use our land to grow our own fruits and vegetables. This is what we must do in order to survive what is coming next. So, owning our own seeds isn’t such a bad idea.
“Four companies have gained oligopolistic control over more than two-thirds of commercial seed and pesticide sales, while decimating the innovative contribution of public sector researchers and threatening the 12,000-year-old right of peasants to breed, save, and exchange their seeds.”
—Pat Mooney, ETC Group”
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Ipswich Town have unveiled their brand new 2018/19 home football shirt by Adidas. Hot off the back of the news of the brand new four-year supply deal with adidas, Blues are proud to unveil their brand new look for the season ahead.
Reverting to a retro-inspired round neck, Town’s new home shirt features white sleeves with blue and red contrast detailing. The red detailing continues across the adidas three-stripe branding to the shirt shoulders, shorts side panels and sock turnovers.
All replica kits will carry the new EFL names and numbers, in partnership with the mental health charity, Mind. Town can also reveal that this option will be present across all fan shirts too after the Blues took up the option to offer the charity partner branding. Town will once again feature the EACH charity back of shirt sponsor on all playing kits.
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HP’s Tom Joyce, blames the tragic floods that killed hundreds in Thailand for its need to jack up prices on disk drives.Many of Thailand’s disk assembling factories were destroyed by water. So there’s a worldwide shortage of certain popular drives and HP’s costs have increased by 20%, Joyce explained in letter, reprinted by The Register.
Joyce is vice president of marketing, strategy and operations for HP Storage.
EMC had also warned its customers that it would be increasing prices. But HP beat EMC to the punch, notifying its customers a month ago, The Register notes.
The products most affected are SAS and SATA drives used in products like HP’s ProLiant servers. The floods were also blamed by Intel when it cut its revenue forecast last week.
Wonder how long it will be before HP passes the increased cost of servers onto its business customers, too.
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Two is the limit as Pa.’s state-run liquor stores tackle supply chain disruptions, shortages
The 43 rationed beverages include specific champagnes, bourbons, tequilas, cognacs and whiskeys, according to the AP report.
Busy signals and no booze: Pa. liquor curbside sales have a bumpy first day
All told, 176 out of the more than 600 state-owned liquor and wine stores opened for curbside service Monday. More could be opened soon.


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The stories plaguing Ivanka Trump’s fashion label aren’t going anywhere.
Today, The Guardian published a detailed report about a factory in Subang, Indonesia, where some of the brand’s clothing is manufactured. Three-quarters of the workers at the PT Buma Apparel Industry factory are women, and more than a dozen spoke up about the conditions and expectations. The report comes just two weeks after activists who were investigating a Chinese factory that makes shoes for the brand were detained by the Chinese government (Trump’s label has since distanced itself from said factory).
At the Indonesian factory, permanent employees receive paid maternity leave of three months and federal health insurance, but they also receive one of the lowest wages in Asia. One worker revealed she earns $173 a month — what one labor rights activist called “poverty wages” — and The Guardian notes that the salaries are 40 percent lower than what employees earn in the Chinese factories. Women revealed that the wages were so low they couldn’t afford to live with their children, let alone buy necessities like formula and school books.
Workers also said they are verbally abused, and that the factory employs disturbing tactics like firing workers before Ramadan and rehiring them right after in order to avoid paying Indonesia’s mandatory “religious holiday bonus.” Women are also incentivized with a monthly bonus of $10.50 to not take off of work when they have their periods. Factory workers are expected to meet unrealistic production targets, and frequently work overtime because of them; they told The Guardian they are rarely compensated for overtime.
As if it wasn’t already completely obvious, workers found the picture Ivanka paints in her book, Women Who Work, egregious. When told about the book’s narrative, one worker reportedly “burst out laughing. Her idea of work-life balance,” the article says, “would be if she could see her children more than once a month.”
While Ivanka Trump isn’t imposing these factory conditions herself, an increasing number of conscious consumers are concerned about the supply chain of the goods they purchase. Last month, company president Abigail Klem told Bloomberg that Trump’s brand is committed to working with those who “maintain internationally recognized labor standards across their supply chains.”
The Ivanka Trump brand declined to comment on The Guardian report to Racked, and has thus far avoided directly addressing the now multiple distressing reports coming out of its factories. It’s safe to say the investigations have just begun, and their silence is likely unsustainable.


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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's premium car market will grow by half over the next decade, the chief executive of high-end automaker Audi AG NSUG.DE said on Wednesday, citing growing personal wealth and the emergence of flourishing private enterprises as key drivers.
Audi’s CEO Rupert Stadler said the market would grow to around three million cars per year in a decade’s time, driven by broader growth in the world’s second-largest economy, rising wealth and the “entrepreneurial development” of private firms.
“We will expect significant growth,” he said at the Shanghai auto show. “It doesn’t matter if it comes in two years or three years. But at least from a 10-year perspective we see growth.”
Audi, the luxury division of Volkswagen AG VOWG_p.DE, was an early entrant to China and remains the best-selling premium car brand in the market, although it is rapidly losing ground to newer models from Daimler AG's DAIGn.DE Mercedes-Benz.
Hubertus Troska, head of China operations for Mercedes-Benz, said separately at the Shanghai show he expects China’s premium market will reach the 3 million mark within five years.
German brands currently account for about 70 percent of luxury vehicle sales in China, but that share could decline as more brands enter the luxury car and sport utility vehicle (SUV) segments.
Audi said in January it would sell more electric cars in China and deepen ties with local partner China FAW Group Corp [SASACJ.UL] to counter rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW BMWG.DE.
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Another year, another Assassin’s Creed.
Ubisoft has just revealed details and gameplay footage of the latest entry into the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Syndicate. It’s being developed by Ubisoft Quebec, which is leading the development of an Assassin’s Creed game for the first time.
The game will take place in London in 1886 during the height of the Industrial Revolution. You will be able to play as two protagonists. Jacob and Evie Frye are twins who are set to bring down a very greedy establishment that preys on the poor.
According to Ubisoft, Jacob is more “hot headed, brash, and rebellious” while Evie is a “relentless assassin” and a “master of stealth.” Both are leaders of the Rooks, a gang that fights for the little guy.
The game is rather large, claiming to be 30 percent bigger than Assassin’s Creed Unity’s Paris. It will feature six of London’s boroughs, which includes Westminster, the Strand, the City of London, Whitechapel, Southwark, and Lambeth. Each borough will feature a main gang leader, who also happens to be a part of the Templars.
Though the game is large, it won’t be multiplayer. It seems that Ubisoft Quebec wanted to spend all of its resources to create the largest and most realized Assassin’s Creed game world yet.
And it wouldn’t be an Assassin’s Creed game if it didn’t feature some historical cameos. Your allies in Syndicate will be novelist Charles Dickens and biologist Charles Darwin.
Assassin’s Creed Unity launched in November with a slew of technical issues. Patches were released that were upwards of seven gigabytes. After a few patches, the game was far more playable, but it still irked many gamers, especially those that dropped $60 on day one. The game was also criticized by some for only featuring male protagonists and not being inclusive enough. Previous versions of Assassin’s Creed have been more inclusive.
Syndicate game is set to come out on Oct. 23 for PS4 and Xbox One, with a PC release shortly after.


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Chinese officials have just announced plans to significantly lower or entirely drop import tariffs on hundreds of goods, while several major free trading agreements have been streamlined and expanded. These developments are part of the overall drive to create more open trading arrangements with multiple partners that was encapsulated at the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) held recently in Shanghai.
As China is now both a major producer and importer of goods, the expo helped to show rather than tell in respect of the win-win import/export partnerships that China seeks to expand throughout the world. As the power of technology looks to revolutionise medical science, business, education and entertainment while new methods of food distribution and modern trends in agricultural growth look to make hunger a thing of the past, the expo stands as a signpost of a world embracing a spirit of opportunity and optimism as the essence of the Chinese Dream helps to inspire innovative individuals from throughout the world.
China’s Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan said the following prior to the CIIE’s official opening,
“Through the expo, we hope to provide a channel for exporters to China, and build a platform for commercial cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises”.
It is this spirit of interactivity through commerce that can help to create a more prosperous and culturally harmonious world so that the 21st century’s geopolitical relations can be based on people-centred initiatives rather than hegemonic conflicts and human strife. As multiple nations look to secure long term development goals and growth opportunities, exposure to modern China in a spirit of openness can help to elevate the condition of working people and innovative minds from throughout the world. In this sense, the opportunities implicit in the expo represent a golden win-win development for all of the participating nations and people.
For China, the CIIE was an opportunity to attract new long term import partners to the country’s vast market. This week’s announcement of Beijing lowering ever more trade barriers for those seeking to enter the Chinese market will help to make the benefits derived at the CIIE all the more apparent for both importers and consumers.
China’s Global Times reported the announcement in the following way:
“China announced on Monday that it would adopt favorable tariff rates on hundreds of foreign goods next year, significantly lowering or cancelling tariffs on certain imported materials and high-tech products, as part of the country’s push to expand imports.
Starting on January 1, China would impose provisional rates on more than 700 foreign products, including zero tariffs on ingredients for livestock feeds and certain medicines, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
It would also cancel tariffs on four types of solid waste such as manganese slag and lithium ion cells for new-energy vehicles, the statement said. Lower provisional tariff rates would also be adapted to aircraft engines, robots and other advanced equipment”.
The report further stated,
“Also, starting on July 1, China will impose most-favored-nation rates for 298 information technology products, according to the MOF.
Under new bilateral or multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) or upgraded FTAs, China will also adopt agreement rates on imports from countries including New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia and South Korea”.
For China, the economic theme of the new year will be one of peace through prosperity that is made possible by opening up free trading avenues to a diverse set of economic partners. This is true not only in terms of goods but also in terms of foreign direct investment and services. For Chinese companies, the atmosphere of intensified economic openness presents opportunities to partner with new foreign companies on joint projects in fields ranging from hi-technology to consumer electronics, art and design, as well as cars, trains and aeronautics. For the foreign corporation looking to partner with Chinese companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence, modern medicine, micro and nano technology, 5G network building and high speed rail, an era of further openness looks to benefit economies throughout the world. Finally, people-centred projects will help to make these progressive trends in the improved material condition of multiple economies benefit the people directly through improved living standards.
For Chinese consumers, freer trade in respect of imports will mean an ever growing diversity of options at all levels of the economy while China’s goal of further reciprocal free trade agreements will lead to healthy economic exchange at both a corporate level and at the level of individual entrepreneurs. Furthermore, such agreements will help to create new job among all partner nations engaged in freer trading arrangements with China and its vast consumer base.
In terms of the geopolitical climate, China continues to demonstrate that its openness to new imports is a readily available opportunity for any and all partners. In respect of the United States, the only country keeping American exports out of the Chinese market is the United States government itself. By launching a malicious trade war against China at the very time that China seeks to open its markets to the entire world, the US is scoring an own goal by doing to its own agricultural, technological and automotive exporters what it falsely accuses China of doing- namely prohibiting them access to China’s markets.
But beyond China’s openness to both trade and foreign direct investment, an economy with open doors is not only beneficial for multiple world economies vis-a-vis systems with an upturned drawbridge, but it is also beneficial to global peace and stability.
For those who espouse the false premise that the 20th century’s Cold War was bloodless, they should ask the civilians of Vietnam, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Angola, Mozambican, Zimbabwe, Chile, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Grenada, Argentina, Yugoslavia, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and Libya just how bloodless such a Cold War is. While the US and Soviet Union and for that matter the US and China did not fight against one another directly after 1953 (at the end of the Korean War), multiple conflicts across the world continued to claim the lives of millions of civilians as well as soldiers throughout the Cold Era epoch.
Thus, while the streets of Moscow and New York did not fill with blood between 1945 and 1991, the streets of many other capitals did flow with much blood as a result of the rivalry between superpowers. Likewise, while a trade war is often characterised as even more bloodless than a Cold War, this is historically not the case.
There is a powerful argument to be made that economic protectionism (now perversely called economic nationalism) was the primary cause of the First World War. As businesses in one given nation became increasing cut off from customer bases, supply chains and business partners in rival states and alliances, there became an impetus among the private sector to encourage the military-industrial complex of its day to destroy rival nations so as to open their protected markets to businesses from the militarily victorious nation.
By contrast, in a system based on and reliant on the free flow of goods and capital throughout the world, it is in the mutual interests of the wider business community to seek peace as any conflict along the belts and roads of a free trading network can have adverse effects on continued growth, innovation and progress in the marketplace. It is this model of free trade through which China seeks to build a world predicated on the principle of peace through prosperity within the framework of international connectivity, multilateral cooperation and rules based respect for national sovereignty and each nation’s cultural characteristics.
While Donald Trump is often called a racist within the context of US politics, it is important to realise that he is not a racist in the sense of the 20th or 21st century definitions of the term. 20th century racism reached its peak during the 1930s and 1940s in Europe. It was then that racist ideas led to the systematic genocide against those deemed inferior to a master race. In the 21st century, racists who realise the visual horror and high cost of 20th century style genocides have instead decided to promote their racist ideology by using the power of censorship and economic sanctions to remove those speaking and thinking freely from the digital as well as the physical public square.
19th century racism expressed itself in a rather a different manner. In the 19th century, racist ideologies were seen as important motivating factors to encourage the growth of economic and military imperialism. While a lust for stolen resources and strategic geographical spaces was the desired outcome of 19th century imperialism, its clarion call was that of racism. This was expressed by justifying the theft of land, goods and even human chattel through theories that attested to the “fact” that some races have a kind of divine right to rule over others because of an inherent superiority.
It is through this 19th century prism that Donald Trump views nations like China. While China aims for win-win relations with all foreign powers based on mutual respect, dialogue and pragmatic people-centred rational thinking, for Trump, the 19th century’s zero-sum mentality is very much at play. Trump seems to believe that America has an inherent superiority in the world and this means that the US can act in a criminally lawless way against foreign powers, including and especially China. This reality is made all the more surreal when one realises that Trump seems not to realise that China is an economic and military superpower in the 21st century but instead imagines that China is the broken state that it was in the 19th and early 20th century.
Thus, one sees the flowering of 19th century racism combined with post-modern delusions of grandeur in Trump. This was indeed the motivation behind his protectionist/nationalistic trade war.
And yet because of China’s long term vision of global cooperation on the peace through prosperity model, Beijing does not seek to extract anything remotely punitive against a US government that has behaved recklessly towards not only China but against its own vast business sector, financial sector and consumer base. Instead, China seeks a swift resolution to a trade war which in the minds of Chinese policy makers and businessmen and women, should have never occurred in the first place – of course the vast majority of US businessmen and women, as well as consumer rights groups share this assessment of the trade war.
The openness of China to foreign goods, services and capital means that economic growth can create new trends in innovation and material social improvement. Such positive developments are a two-way street when openness is conducted on a bilateral level with respectful partners. The only ones who will lose out are those who shut their own doors to China as China’s doors are open widely for all.


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“Nokia posted the teaser on Twitter, but has taken it down since then”
Prior to the launch of the Nokia 7.1 (first impressions), there were genuine doubts as to its design. Some leaked images of an alleged live handset showed a design similar to the Nokia 7 Plus (no notch) while renders leaked later clearly presented a notch in view. This led people to speculate that the brand will be launching two versions of the 7.1. Now, that the Nokia 7.1 is official, we know that the earlier images were of a different handset.
However, Nokia has recently teased a new handset on its official Twitter handle.
The video teaser has since been taken down and while it doesn’t say anything about the phone’s identity, it could very well be the Nokia 7.1 Plus. The teaser speaks of a “Mega Display” device coming soon. Do note that the teaser doesn’t pronounce any launch dates so we’re likely to see more details when HMD Global drops an invite at our doorsteps. For now, you’ll have to stay satisfied with a screenshot. The video teaser was thankfully saved by Mysmartprice and you can view it down below.
One obvious takeaway from the teaser is that we will see a bigger display with the Nokia 7.1 Plus. That wouldn’t be surprising as the Nokia 7.1 has a 5.84-inch panel. With the bigger display, we can also expect a bigger battery to power the upcoming handset. The handset will be the successor to the Nokia 7 Plus (review), a device which ships with a 6-inch full HD display. The 7 Plus comes powered by the Snapdragon 660 SoC, which suggests we could see the 7.1 Plus to be fueled by the Snapdragon 710 chipset.
However, since nothing is official yet, we’d advise you to take it with a pinch of salt.


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(NaturalNews) Though the explicit sale of raw milk is prohibited in Colorado, state law specifically provisions that individuals can purchase shares in cows, goats, and other milk-producing animals for the purpose of obtaining milk from them, an arrangement that is growing in popularity all across the country. And one non-profit farm in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley, Sustainable Settings, is revolutionizing the way individuals access farm food, having recently set up a replicable shareholder program for raw milk that is the new talk of the town.
Sustainable Settings describes itself as "an entrepreneurial non-profit organization that inspires people and communities to embrace integrated solutions for sustainable development," and one that specializes in developing "whole-systems strategies in sustainable agriculture, green development, micro-enterprise, land stewardship and art for daily life." As far as raw milk is concerned, this has meant developing an innovative cooperative that serves 40 shareholders-and-counting with weekly allotments of fresh, raw milk.
"The more bacteria in our bottle, the better, while the USDA freaks out about it," said Brook LeVan, founder of Sustainable Settings, to The Aspen Times. "It's still a living food -- it's alive. It's full of beneficial stuff that makes your gut work better."
As reported in The Aspen Times, Sustainable Settings currently occupies 90 acres of lush, irrigated pastureland, which it believes can sustainably hold a maximum of 24 grass-fed animals. There are currently only 14 Guernsey cows in the herd, however, as the farm is currently in the process of trying to build a solar-powered barn, complete with commercial kitchen and large walk-in cooler, as part of its Raw Dairy Initiative, a $1.7 million project aimed at further transforming the land and farm into a fully self-sustaining agricultural operation.
Small-scale organic farms are the future of American agriculture
The Sustainable Settings model of agriculture embodies everything that is lacking from the mainstream industrial model of food production and distribution. Besides simply providing raw milk for its eager shareholders -- each one of them is an outspoken supporter of raw milk and food freedom -- the farm has implemented rotational grazing, renewable energy, permaculture, biodynamics, and other organic farming methods that actually improve the health of the land over time, rather than deplete it.
For those interested in learning more about organic farming in a hands-on environment, Sustainable Settings also offers internships to budding organic farmers, as well as educational workshops on seed saving, gardening, sustainable living, animal husbandry, green building, and other useful topics. It will also be adding raw milk educational workshops beginning this summer.
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"The agreement with Greystone is a great opportunity for Oneida to extend its brand into a new consumer category, which is an important element of our growth plan," says James E. Joseph, president and chief executive officer of Oneida. "We will continue to look for opportunities to expand Oneida's brand."
Greystone Brands is a marketer of kitchen and personal care electrics. The company recently entered into a licensing agreement with Bugatti brands. The Oneida-branded products are expected to be available in the market in the fourth quarter of 2008.


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It’s one thing to hear the corporate blurb about a product, quite another to hear company executives’ experience of using their own gear.
Sean O’Leary, TapRoot Systems’ VP of marketing and business development, has just spent a week touring Europe relying on his company’s WalkingHotSpot software for internet connectivity.
Launched six months ago as a beta version, the ability of the software to transform Windows Mobile 6 and S60 3G/Wi-Fi handsets into walking “hotspots” has proved very popular.
The application is capable of tethering up to five devices through a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone.
Users can retrieve emails and surf the web on devices such as laptops and MP3 players using their handsets’ wireless data plan without the need for the added expense of data cards and dongles.
While O’Leary was never going to be the most neutral of critics there’s no doubt he is more than pleased with the success of his first hand exposure to the application.
While 30 per cent of software downloads have been in the US, Europe hasn’t been slow to catch on to the advantages of WalkingHotSpot.
O’Leary said it was possible to make calls while devices were connected without any degradation in quality for either the devices or the phone call.
The software is available to download for either a one-time fee of USD $24.99 (€18) for the lifetime of the phone or as a monthly plan for USD $6.99 (€5).
O’Leary said support for other major operating systems is coming soon.
To owners of iPhones just being able to easily hook up one device to their handsets would be ample.


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When Tesla Motors began prolongation of a Model 3 sedan, CEO Elon Musk announced a organisation was entering into a kind of “production hell.” He substantially didn’t comprehend only how accurate a matter that would spin out to be. Already contending with a reserve of orders for a Model 3, Tesla simply couldn’t accommodate a volume targets it set for itself over a final year. It’s now tortuous over retrograde to finish a entertain clever and infer to investors it is able of branch a profit.
The automaker frequently referenced prolongation bottlenecks as a law-breaker for a Model 3’s delay. Panasonic, a solitary battery retailer for a vehicle, appears to be holding tenure of a issue. “The bottleneck for Model 3 prolongation has been a batteries,” Yoshio Ito,Â Executive Vice President of Panasonic, pronounced on Tuesday. “They only wish us to make as many as possible.”Â
However, it’s not unequivocally Panasonic’s fault.
Tesla was brief an whole public line (which was watchful for pickup during a German prolongation section Grohmann) for months. “Thatâ€™s got to be disassembled, brought over to a Gigafactory, and re-assembled and afterwards brought into operation during a Gigafactory,” Musk pronounced in February. “Itâ€™s not a doubt of either it works or not. Itâ€™s only a doubt of disassembly, ride and reassembly.”
Ultimately, Tesla motionless to boat each square of a required prolongation around load craft to save time. It was afterwards confronted with prolongation restraints during a trickery in Fremont, California. That emanate was solved by a construction of an outside public line, though it combined a new problem. Tesla found itself carrying difficulty removing vehicles to a germane smoothness centers due to a miss of automobile carriers. It now claims to be constructing a possess while confident business proffer during a several smoothness hubs.
There’s a lot of relocating pieces when it comes to a construction of a car. Not wanting to be a diseased couple in a supply chain, Panasonic already promisedÂ to supplement 3 prolongation lines during Teslaâ€™s Nevada Gigafactory by a finish of a year. However, BloombergÂ reports that a association pronounced on Tuesday that it wants to pull that timeline adult as most as possible.
While not obliged for a battery packs themselves, Panasonic is obliged for a cells that go into them, and most of a compared tooling.Â The 3 new lines will move a plant’s sum to 13, with a claimed ability of 35 gigawatt hours, Ito said. While a infancy of a cells will go into automobiles, some are also dictated for home appetite storage solutions. That’s a partial of a business Tesla hasn’t been as penetrating on lately.
Either way, a new lines should help. Last November, Musk pronounced a Gigafactory was holding behind Model 3 volume â€” privately a public line that packages battery cells, that Musk blamed on a subcontractor that “really forsaken a ball.”[Image: Tesla Motors]


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Imagine never seeing an online advertisement again, unless you want to. It’s a fair assumption that most online users don’t want to, and that’s the mindset that micropayment firms are adopting as the impetus for their business model. Instead of seeing an ad, they posit, why not pay a small amount for content you want to see? Imagine paying $.01 for every article you read in a day in lieu of pop-ups and banner advertisements. Seem like a good deal? Now add Bitcoin as a ready-made payment processor for these micropayments and the potential is obvious.
Micropayments as an idea are not news. In the recent past, micropayments made the news as a way to potentially salvage the news, in the wake of a dramatic downturn in newspaper print subscriptions. The idea was floated in a New York Times piece that micropayments could be the answer, or part of the answer, in saving journalism. The trend toward micropayments is seen as viable enough that leading payment processor PayPal offers a special micropayment gateway for business users and authors and Stanford published a paper on the concept. Startup Cointent is making micropayment paywalls easy for websites by offering WordPress integration, capturing a huge market of content producers as a result. The inception of Bitcoin has spurred interest from Bitcoin and micropayment enthusiasts alike.
The use of Bitcoin in micropayments is particularly appealing because much of the user base that would be targeted by micropayment services, heavy internet users, are both aware and technically capable of using Bitcoin. Bitcoin could decrease the friction of traditional payment processing by using third parties that specialize in Bitcoin, but take substantially less fees. Many internet movements start with viral content, but viral content has a limited shelf-life. By integrating a simple Bitcoin micropayment option the content owners could efficiently monetize their time-sensitive internet fame, fame that often goes unused currently. The same can be said for grassroots movements, indie artists, non-mainstream politicians, and low-volume businesses that pay substantial fees to payment processors that only offer reduced rates to large-volume customers.
The use of micropayments is bound to rise as the traditional CPM ad model continues to prove inefficient. The opportunity to integrate an easily fractionalized asset that possesses native internet design considerations into existing content sites could provide the boost Bitcoin needs to climb out of niche interest and into the mainstream. Bitcoin has proven it has staying power, but has yet to demonstrate broad appeal. Micropayments may be the answer that enthusiasts have been looking for all along.
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All the news from the annual Google I/O event, including the latest on Android.
A recent project for Dewar's whisky involved employing hordes of bees to "print" beeswax sculptures.
A portrait of a bearded man has been revealed under an early blue period Picasso.
What does it feel like to be a Roomba? Take a ride on a robot vacuum simulator. Plus, give the Clap-Off Bra a hand. Yep, it's a thing.
Shells, everywhere! Death Valley representatives tap social media to urge curious egg cookers to clean up after themselves.
Samsung goes after Apple's earliest adopters in a new advertisement that pokes fun at those who wait in line for the company's products.
An iPad app has finally made its way to Android, allowing you to sign PDFs.
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Online takeaway website Just Eat will be trialling drone food deliveries to try and improve its delivery times and service.
The company has partnered with Starship Technologies to introduce the automated delivery vehicle, which uses the streets of London – rather than the skies – to make its deliveries of fresh, hot food.
Starship’s drone can make deliveries of up to three miles at walking pace, which possibly isn’t the fastest way to get food delivered, although it will save manpower for deliveries further afield.
Each drone has its own onboard camera that can be used to track orders, while staff in a command centre can take over the controls if necessary.
To prevent the food from being stolen by people who see it on the street, the person who ordered the food will need to input a security code to open the insulated food compartment.
Just Eat’s CEO David Buttress commented: “We continuously look for sustainable ways to use technology to make our customers’ and restaurant partners lives easier. We can’t wait to bring the delivery robots to local high streets very soon.”
Starship Technology’s drone has already been tested in cities overseas and have clocked up 5,000 miles during trials.
“There is a lot of talk in the industry of this sort of automation, and the use of drones as well, but there are many health and safety and compliance issues to overcome,” Bryan Roberts, analyst at TCC Global told the BBC.
“Unleashing these robots on the street carries an inherent risk, and may even show a naive view of human nature and people’s desire to interfere with this type of technology.”
Other companies including courier company Hermes and another food delivery service, London-based Pronto, are also trialling Starship Technology’s robots.


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Apple won a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung earlier this year over three Apple patents. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, on Wednesday denied Apple's request to stop Samsung from selling infringing features on its smartphones related to those patents. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said Wednesday the team has suspended four players for this weekend's season opener, a day after a report of an alleged hazing altercation that left a redshirt freshman walk-on receiver with a possible concussion.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A town on the Utah-Arizona border largely controlled by Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect moved closer to opening its first commercial winery, a new venture and a signal of yet another lifestyle choice that separates the sect from mainstream Mormon teachings.


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Quaker Oats has extended its cereal range with the addition of new granola products.
The new range is available now in multiple flavours in three granola formats, Oat Granola, rrp £2.69, Warm & Crunchy Oat Clusters, rrp £2.69 and Wholesome Crunch Granola, rrp £3.89.
The launch is also being supported by a new TV campaign and in-store shopper marketing.
Duncan McKay, senior marketing manager, Grains UK, said: “At Quaker we cannot wait for shoppers to get to try our new Warm & Crunchy range, which uses new food technology that allows consumers to heat up their granola and still keep it crunchy.
“Shoppers increasingly want a tasty and healthy start to their day, and by offering them a new granola experience within our portfolio we will help retailers boost breakfast sales.”


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia is stitching together what could be the next big fashion designer, by setting up a “fashion incubator” at a center city department store.
Five designers-in-residence make up the first class.
When nationally recognized design schools including Moore College of Art, Drexel, and Philadelphia University spin out graduates, those young fashion designers often move elsewhere — because of a lack of resources to make patterns, write a business plan, or hook up with retailers.
The incubator changes all that, according to Terry Lundgren, chairman of Macy’s (fourth from right in photo).
“How do you turn that dress into a business? How do you figure out how to make sure it gets sold to a store, and get a reorder? How do you continue the process?” Lundgren says of the program.
Inside the “Project Runway”-inspired space, the young designers will be able to produce samples, gain valuable retail insight, and showcase their collections to local and national retailers.
One of the new designers-in-residence is Autumn Kietponglert (second from left), whose focus is haute couture. She says the silhouettes in her pieces are where “surface and fine arts meet fashion.”
“I’m wearing one of my designs,” she told KYW Newsradio today. “I do things with varied architecture and shape, a lot of great shaping on the body.”
The designers were picked by professionals in Philadelphia’s fashion and business sectors.


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After years of waiting, Alfa Romeo finally appears poised to make a full return to the U.S.
By the first quarter of next year the Italian premium brand will be selling three vehicles in the U.S. -- the 4C roadster, Guilia sedan and a new SUV -- according to details revealed on Tuesday by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne.
FCA is launching its Giulia sedan in the U.S. now with the first units expected to reach dealerships next month. The automaker also plans to reveal a new Alfa Romeo SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month.
“The plans are going as expected,” Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday without a hint of...


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By Annie Gasparro and Ben Fox Rubin
While traditional fast-food chains complain waning consumer confidence is hurting sales, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) and Panera Bread Co. (PNRA) are ringing up solid results--and they don't even have dollar menus.
The two restaurant chains, which have positioned themselves in the trendy spot between traditional fast food and waiter service, indicated in their earnings reports Tuesday they may avoid the drop in customer traffic some of their competitors are bracing for this year.
Chipotle and Panera, both long-time industry favorites, have said their devoted diners are willing to pay about twice as much to eat at their locations than at, say, a McDonald's or Taco Bell.
The look and feel of the so-called fast-casual restaurants, and their focus on fresh ingredients, tends to attract a crowd of customers not getting their pockets pinched as much as others.
On a conference call, Chipotle co-Chief Executive Monty Moran said the chain was "able to attract more people into our restaurants...despite a sluggish economy," and it is getting customers through the line quicker, helping its stores run more efficiently.
Chipotle said it expects same-store sales growth of "flat to low single digits" on a percentage basis in 2013, excluding any menu-price increases it makes. Panera, faring even better, said it should experience same-store sales growth of 4.5% to 5.5% at its company-owned cafes. The metric includes sales at restaurants open at least roughly a year, acting as a key indicator of a restaurant chain's ability to attract more customers and get existing ones to spend more on their orders.
Meanwhile, McDonald's Corp. (MCD) and Yum Brands Inc. (YUM), which owns Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, said the global economic environment would make for a trying year for their businesses. They are focusing more on value in the U.S., and combating greater headwinds in countries like China.
Panera's shares rose 3.7% to $169 in after-hours trading Tuesday, while Chipotle's stock edged down 0.3% to $303.95.
Last month, Chipotle warned higher food costs would dent its fourth-quarter results. Its restaurant-level operating margin declined to 24.6% in the quarter from 26.1% a year earlier.
As a result, Chipotle said it is likely to raise menu prices, perhaps as early as this summer.
"The most important thing to us right now is to build customer loyalty and to build transaction momentum," Chief Financial Officer Jack Hartung said on a conference call. "We'd rather be more patient; we'd rather wait and see what happens with the economy and what happens with our transaction trends, and if we're a little late to the game in raising prices, that's OK."
Chipotle is sensitive because it faced a setback in customer-traffic growth last summer, which caused a stir in the investment community. Hedge-fund guru David Einhorn pushed the stock down further when he publicly predicted increased competition from Taco Bell, which recently launched a fresh-focused menu designed to compete with Chipotle, would hurt its long-term potential.
But the company has big plans to maintain its momentum this year. It said it is increasing advertising and rolling out a new catering business to help improve sales trends this year. The strategy follows in the successful footsteps of Panera, which has attributed much of its sales growth to its catering business recently, and said restaurants need to up their marketing game just to stay afloat, much less attract more customers.
Both restaurants are also expanding in light of their continued sales momentum. Chipotle plans to open 165 to 180 new restaurants while Panera plans to add another 115 to 125 this year.
Chipotle's fourth-quarter profit rose 6.8% to $61.4 million, or $1.95 a share, up from $57.5 million, or $1.81 a share, a year earlier. Revenue improved 17% to $699.2 million. The company last month released preliminary fourth-quarter results, predicting earnings of $1.92 to $1.97--below analysts' estimates at the time.
Panera's fourth-quarter profit jumped 34% and the company forecast first-quarter earnings of $1.62 to $1.66 a share, mostly ahead of expectations of $1.62 from analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
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Thinking about selling on a marketplace like Amazon or eBay? Or are you doing so already? According to this infographic by Channel Advisor,
With Christmas right around the corner, shoppers are making a mad dash to ensure all their holiday shopping is complete and shipped before next week. And while ecommerce merchants are pulling out all the stops to try to grab shopper’s attention and dollars, many, if not all, are finding it tough to compete with Amazon.
Procrastinators, take note—the last day to ship holiday packages via FedEx Express for delivery before Christmas in the United States is Monday, Dec. 23.
With six less shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, 87% of shoppers said in a recent PriceGrabber survey that they will conduct most of their holiday shopping in December. Why? According to the survey, because that is when consumers believe they will find the best deals and discounts.
The act of showrooming is seeing a growth that cuts across a variety of demographic segments, according to the Holidays Retail Trends study by CFI Group. This is due in part to mobile technology, and practiced by a majority of consumers whether they intend to or not.
To the catalogs Herschell Gordon Lewis criticizes here, he apologizes…but only for their unfortunate positioning. Except for this column—and probably despite this column—they probably can skirt their way into the arena of ongoing acceptance.
Amazon is working to expand its consumer packaged goods market and take on warehouse club stores like Costco and Walmart’s Sam’s Club with its new business the Pantry, according to a report by USA Today.
UPS’s extensive network is designed to provide for timely and safe delivery of customers’ holiday gifts. Customers can ship as late as Monday, Dec. 23, using UPS air services.
As we wrap up another year, merchants are now looking into what they can expect for 2014 in the ecommerce world. This article will look back at what was hot in 2013, and what merchants should focus on moving into 2014, including creating targeted, personalized and seamless shopping experience for consumers.
What will retail look like in 2014? Contributing writer Jonathan Levitt sees two major emerging trends occurring in the New Year: the rise of the ubiquitous shopper and wide-scale retail automation.


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Vodafone has announced its group revenues have fallen by over 4% due to a poor performance across Europe.
Service revenues in the region dropped by 9.6% during the third quarter, with the UK alone showing a 5.1% decline. However, it was southern Europe that performed the worst, with revenues in Spain and Italy falling 14.1% and 16.6% respectively.
There were some positive figures in the results thanks to growth in the emerging markets. Vodacom – Vodafone’s pan-African mobile operation – saw service revenues increase 3.5%, whilst revenues in Turkey rose 3.9%.
The best performing region was India with an impressive 13.2% rise in sales.
“Our emerging market businesses are growing strongly, supported by consistent execution and accelerating demand for data,” said Vittorio Colao, CEO of the Vodafone Group.
“In Europe, conditions are still difficult, and we continue to mitigate these challenges through on-going improvements to our operating model and cost efficiency.”
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Colao was keen to highlight the company’s progress with its 4G networks, which are now available across 13 countries and were responsible for double the data usage of 3G plans.
“The shift to 4G is gaining momentum and we have seen improving mobile customer net addition trends,” he added.
“We are therefore optimistic that our revenue performance will begin to improve as regulatory headwinds ease and customer appetite for video and content services increases.”
Vodafone’s big money maker of last year – selling its US business to Verizon Wireless for $130bn – is due to complete on 21 February 2014, whilst it is still on track to complete its acquisition of 76.6% of Kabel Deutschland later in 2014.


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After dispatching yet another villain intent on world domination, James Bond wants nothing more than to sit back and relax with a nice, cold Heineken. At least that’s what Heineken would like moviegoers to believe.
The Dutch beer company spent a reported 45 million dollars securing a spot for their lager in the upcoming Bond movie, Skyfall. In addition to the money they spent, Heineken is also paying for placement by promoting Skyfall. The company’s current television campaign has a distinct Bond theme, featuring spots that are accompanied with footage from the film and a plug for its release date. By taking this ambitious step into the action-packed world of Bond, Heineken hopes to promote its lager to the franchise’s numerous and passionate fans. And they’re hardly alone in their strategy.
With consumers exposed to thousands of marketing messages each day, companies continue to look for the best ways to break through the clutter, and some are doing it very well with product placement. Whether it’s in movies, television or even live sporting events, product placement is everywhere.
At the London Olympics, Nike made a bold statement with its fluorescent green Volt model running shoes. Although the 2012 Games were officially sponsored by Adidas, the presence of Nike’s bright green shoes on the feet of 400 Olympic athletes was impossible to ignore. Social media was abuzz with talk of the flashy footwear, and experts heralded it as a marketing coup.
It stands to reason that marketers will continue to seek untapped venues for product placement. Whether it’s a beer in the hand of Bond or dressing an athlete in eye-catching apparel, companies will continue to look for new and better ways to boost their brand appeal.
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According to an Oklahoma politician, video games help cause many problems affecting the youth of today, but they can also help solve those same problems.
Representative William Fourkiller, a Democrat, has proposed a 1% tax on every video game sold which has a Teen, Mature or Adults Only rating. He explains that half of the money would go towards helping to get kids playing outside, while the other half would be placed into a bullying prevention fund.
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The plan is focussed on games containing violence, rather than any other adult content, as Fourkiller explains:
Violent video games contribute to some of our societal problems like obesity and bullying, but because they raise a lot of revenue, they can also provide part of the solution.
Responses to Fourkiller’s proposal have been mixed, with some commenters complaining a 1% levy isn’t taking things seriously enough. Still, in 2011, video games in the United States took a total of almost US$17 billion in revenue, so it could be a handy little earner.


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ED raids 2 ex-Punjab ministers; seizes documents, mobile phones
The raids were conducted on November 30 in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi at the residential premises of Dharamsot, Giljian, their associates, forest officers and some private individuals, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said.
Other Indian manufacturers moving towards attaining critical mass to get PLI benefits: Ashwini Vaishnaw
“In any industry, there is a need for critical mass. Dixon has already crossed that. They were the first ones to do so. Others are also moving in that direction,” Vaishnaw said. This comes after ET reported Thursday that the government is becoming increasingly concerned about Chinese mobile phone brands’ negligible share in exports, despite cornering nearly three-fourths of the domestic market.
India mobile phone manufacturing is worth $44 billion, exports $11 billion: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Mobile phone manufacturing in India has gone up from a miniscule number to $44 billion today, and about $11 billion worth of these handsets are exported, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday.
Samsung, Apple mobile phones help boost electronic goods exports: DGFT
Sarangi said that sectors like electronics, value-added agri products, renewable energy items like wind and solar panels and modules, and electric vehicles would help in taking the country's goods and services exports to $2 trillion by 2030.
Exports of Samsung, Apple mobile phones help boost shipments of electronic goods: DGFT
The sectors like electronics, value-added agri products, renewable energy items like solar panels and modules, and electric vehicles would help in taking the country's goods and services exports to $2 trillion by 2030.
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FMCG, automobile and mobile phone dealers seek laws to protect them in deals with companiesThere are no existing laws to compensate distributors and dealers in cases where companies suddenly decide to terminate their association. Distributors and dealers across 18 sectors in total, including pharmaceuticals, paper, plastics, and electronics, have jointly raised their concerns and called for new laws and policies to protect their interests.
PhonePe crosses 500 million registered users, alters top deckThe digital payments major has elevated a bunch of its business heads to the position of CEO for each of the business verticals
Lava elevates Sunil Raina as interim Managing Director following Hari Om Rai's arrestRaina, who has been serving as the President and Business Head of the mobile phone brand since the past five years comes with an experience of more than two decades having worked extensively in marketing, strategy, product development, communications, sales and distribution functions.
Mobile phone usage may lower male sperm count, finds studyA recent study suggests a potential connection between mobile phone usage and a decline in male sperm count. Men who use their phones more than 20 times a day have a higher risk of low sperm count and concentration. However, the impact on sperm count has decreased with the advancement of phone technology.
India will become world leader in telecom technology: Telecom minister Ashwini VaishnawThe country has selected 100 educational institutes where 5G test beds will be established, he said. All of these labs will have at least 10 professors, 10 micro, small, and medium enterprises and students who will get to work on the advancements in 5G technology, Vaishnaw said, adding that these test labs would eventually become the bedrock for new use cases and solutions in 5G.
2014 is not a date, but a change; people rejected outdated phones to accept us: PM ModiModi took swipes at Congress-led UPA, saying just like outdated phones whose frozen screens wont work no matter how many swipes were done or buttons pressed, the previous government too was in such a frozen state.
Amazon Sale 2023 BIG DEALS : Top mobile brands like Samsung. Redmi, Realme, OnePlus and more on saleThe Amazon Sale 2023 is your best chance to grab the latest and greatest mobiles from top brands like Samsung, Redmi, Realme, OnePlus and many more. Whether you're in the market for a high-end flagship phone or a budget-friendly option, this sale has you covered. Discover unbeatable deals, discounts, and offers on a wide range of smartphones to suit every need and budget.
CJI DY Chandrachud rebukes lawyer for talking on mobile phone inside courtroom"Yeh kya market hai jo aap phone pe baat kar rahe hai? Inka mobile le lo" (Is this a market that you are talking on the phone. Confiscate his mobile phone)," Justice Chandrachud said. The lawyer was talking on the phone inside the courtroom, prompting the CJI to halt the proceedings and address him directly.
Amazon Sale 2023: Best deals on ACs, Refrigerators,Washing machines, TVs and Kitchen AppliancesDuring Amazon's Great Indian Festival in 2023, you may purchase the electronics you want at the lowest prices thanks to enticing discounts and promotions. Add these washing machines, mobile phones, TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, and kitchen appliances from the Amazon sale to your cart at a significant discount and get ready to shop quickly.
Here's why you are getting an emergency alert on mobile phoneThe government has been testing its emergency alert system in collaboration with telecom service providers to enhance public safety. Mobile phone users are receiving a test alert message accompanied by a loud beep, prompting them to interact with it by pressing "Ok." The system is crucial during critical situations like natural disasters and has also proved valuable in delivering real-time updates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon Sale 2023 offers - Save up to Rs.13,900 on iPhones and big discounts on Apple accessories NOW!Prepare for a tech revolution with the Amazon Sale 2023! Dive into a world of unprecedented savings as the sale unveils a golden opportunity to save up to Rs.13,900 on iPhones. But that's not all—Apple enthusiasts can also enjoy significant discounts on a wide range of Apple accessories. Elevate your Apple experience without straining your budget, whether you're looking for AirPods, chargers and even protective cases.
US biggest export destination for Indian smartphones in Apr-Jul; UAE 2nd: Govt dataThe US was followed by the UAE (USD 836.36 million), the Netherlands (USD 379.3 million), the UK (USD 336.27 million), Italy (USD 245.7 million), and the Czech Republic (USD 230.25 million).
Mobile phone exports from India almost double to USD 5.5 bn till August this fiscalMobile phone exports from India have nearly doubled to reach $5.5 billion, or about Rs 45,700 crore, until August this financial year, according to estimates from industry body ICEA. Apple accounted for over half of the total export, with mobile phones worth more than Rs 23,000 crore exported. Mobile phone exports from India have seen a massive growth of more than 80%, bucking the trend of muted global trade. The government aims to achieve $300 billion worth of electronics manufacturing by 2025-26, with mobile phones contributing more than $50 billion in exports.
Amazon Sale offers - Biggest iPhone 13 deal of the year with sale price of only Rs.39,999Believe it or not, you can now get your hands on the incredible Apple iPhone 13 for an unbelievable price of just Rs. 39,999 during Amazon's Great Indian Festival in 2023. Act swiftly to get this iPhone at a great discount before they sell out because the finest bargain on the iPhone 13 is currently available.
Amazon Great Indian Festival: Unmissable Deals on Laptops and Mobile PhonesThe Amazon Great Indian Festival commencing from October 8th, with exclusive early access for Prime members starting on October 7th, is a tech lover's dream come true. This Amazon Sale marks the perfect beginning to the festive season, offering an array of incredible deals and discounts on the latest laptops and mobile phones. From powerful laptops for professionals to cutting-edge smartphones for enthusiasts, you can find it all at amazing prices. Check out this article to know more about these Amazon offers.
Amazon Sale 2023: Unlock the best deals with festive offers on top Mobile PhonesAmazon's Great Indian Festival in 2023 will provide enticing discounts and incentives to help you purchase the mobile phones you want at the lowest possible cost. Be quick to purchase these phones at steep discounts before the Amazon Sale ends!
India’s banks are making $64 billion from a freebieIndia saw over 10 billion cashless transactions in August, with most of them being online and cost-free. However, customers using mobile-phone wallets to pay bills over 2,000 rupees are subject to a 1.1% fee. Despite concerns about the lack of profit motive, India's payment revenue reached $64bn last year, making it the fourth highest globally.
Emergency Alert test in US: Date, time, what will happen?An Emergency Alert test will be conducted by the US Federal government. The test is scheduled to be held on October 4. We have all details for you.Load More
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More broadly, both consumer and advertiser investment in over-the-top (OTT) platforms is rising: globally, spend is projected to reach $129.3bn in the next five years.
As a medium, AVOD is still young, though notable examples of Hulu, HBO Now, and Sony’s Crackle, as well as reported interest from Amazon, hint at its future power.
Compared to other paid media in WARC’s International Ad Forecast, AVOD is growing faster. The expected $23.8bn in brand investment that AVOD will receive this year equates to a 5.2% share of global adspend, but spend has increased year-on-year. As a percentage of total OTT spend (estimated by Digital TV Research at $68.7bn this year – up 29% from 2017), AVOD will account for 34.7%.
“Consumers’ voracious appetite for video content anywhere, on any device, has been propelled by SVOD services such as Netflix. But it is AVOD platforms which present the opportunity for advertisers to marry rich consumer data with pinpoint targeting during engaging content,” says James McDonald, Data Editor, WARC.
“This is why AT&T and Amazon are exploring moves into the AVOD sector next year, with the ultimate aim of taking the lion’s share of a market expected to be worth $47bn by 2023.”
At the strategic level, consumers’ appetite for cross-device streaming is creating an impact. A full 81% of consumers now say it is important that they can watch TV programmes whenever they want.
The wide array of publisher specs, insufficient lead time required to track down all creative assets and a lack of standardised measurement when buying cross-channel audience-based inventory are cited as major concerns by practitioners.
As a result, OTT is not currently front of mind when building media strategies; just a quarter (26%) of US CMOs regard OTT as either very or extremely important to their plans. This despite evicence showing integrated campaigns are 31% more effective at brand building.
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