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Vienna, Austria, May 26, 2011 --(PR.com
)-- Boston Limited, now in its 20th year as a distribution partner for Super Micro Computer Inc, are proud to unveil their latest range of solutions optimized for the Oil and Gas arena at EAGE 2011 - visit Boston at Stand 1110.
Boston will be showcasing liquid cooled performance enhanced workstations, high availability Igloo Storage solutions and their revolutionary SuperFlex Blade™ which supports 20 of NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPU accelerators coupled with Intel’s most recent generation of Xeon® processors for unprecedented processing density, compute power and bandwidth.
Designed in partnership with industry leader Supermicro, Boston’s most recent generation of their SuperFlex 7U processing appliance brings to the industry a new dimension of energy efficient hybrid parallel compute processing power for technical and enterprise computing. Powered by NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPU compute accelerators Boston SuperFlex Blade™ platforms have fast earned a reputation for being some of the world’s fastest CPU to GPU configurations available today. With an extraordinary 10,240 GPU processing cores, 120x Intel Xeon CPU cores and a phenomenal 1.93TB of memory all within a single appliance, Boston’s SuperFlex appliance provides up to an astounding 26+ TeraFlops of hybrid computational performance.
To put these figures into perspective even further, using an industry standard 42U Rackmount cabinet Boston’s SuperFlex platform provides 61,440 GPU processing cores and over an incredible 156 TeraFlops of processing power.
Through both the use and optimization of NVIDIA’s Tesla M2090 GPU accelerators within this platform users have reported significant performance increases of between 20-30% in seismic interpretation and reverse time migration over NVIDIA’s previous generation of Tesla compute technologies. The new Tesla M2090 GPU accelerators now have new and improved features with an increase in processing power to 512 CUDA processing cores, increased GPU clock speed and an increase in memory bandwidth to 178GB/second to reduce memory bottlenecks alongside with numerous other features whilst remarkably all operating within the same power envelope as their previous generation of product.
Manoj Nayee, Managing Director of Boston Limited, says, “The Boston SuperFlex Blade™ has been jointly developed with Supermicro and key partners within the Oil and Gas arena as an optimised appliance for hybrid computing. The SuperFlex Blade™ is suitable for the most demanding applications requiring high-speed and high-density processing with maximized GPU and CPU compute performance. High performance networking has also been optimised with 20 x dual port low-latency onboard QDR InfiniBand ports to ensure that this platform is suitable for today’s most resource-hungry computing challenges.”
“The oil and gas community has very demanding requirements on high performance and low power,” said Sumit Gupta, Product Lead, Tesla high performance computing at NVIDIA. “The GPU SuperFlex Blade coupled with NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPUs delivers both of these in an efficient and scalable solution.”
“The unprecedented high-density GPU SuperBlade SBI-7126TG supports two NVIDIA Tesla M2050/M2070/M2090 GPU cards with non-blocking native Gen2 PCI-Express x16 connections per node,” says Wally Liaw, VP Sales International, Supermicro Computer Inc. “We are delighted that Boston are showing this solution at EAGE.”
About Boston Limited
Founded in 1992 Boston Limited has built up an exceptional reputation within the IT trade by supplying the latest in high performance technology backed up by unrivalled in-house pre and post sales technical expertise. Boston Limited prides itself in the meticulous engineering of cutting edge Supermicro based server, workstation and storage solutions that are offered with Climate Neutral and worldwide warranty support options.
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- Apr 12, 2001
Several users of popular email app Edison Mail this morning are reporting that they are able to see email accounts of other users within the iOS app. In what appears to be a major privacy breach, users report that after enabling a new sync feature, they have full access to these other email accounts.
The new sync feature was recently rolled out by Edison to allow connected email accounts to show up across all of your devices, but clearly something has gone significantly wrong with the feature.
Users have also reported being able to see that other devices are linked to their accounts, indicating that others are able to see their emails.
Edison has yet to reply to any of the tweets from users reporting the issue, but at this time it certainly seems advisable for Edison Mail users who have enabled the sync feature to delete their email accounts from the app.
While it's unlikely that users would be able to directly see the passwords of others' email accounts, affected users may still want to change the passwords on their email accounts for some added peace of mind until more details on exactly what the issue is surface.
Update 8:35 a.m.: Edison has started replying to users on Twitter to say that the company is "urgently working to resolve this technical problem" and has reverted the change that introduced the problem for a "small percent of our users" yesterday.
Article Link: Edison Mail Sync Bug Allowing Access to Other Users' Email Accounts [Updated]

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“The eighth richest man in the world hopes he will be able to convince Apple to assemble its products in Brazil, rather than in sometimes-controversial facilities in China,” Katie Marsal reports for AppleInsider.
“According to MacMagazine in Brazil, Eike Batista is looking to court businesses to fill in 90 square miles of space at the Port of Acu,” Marsal reports. “He said bringing Apple to Brazil would benefit the country, as customers there would likely no longer have to ‘pay twice what you pay in the United States.'”
Marsal reports, “Batista is clearly dreaming big, as his backup plan is to pitch his plan to carmaker BMW. Construction work is already under way on the Port of Acu, a $1.6 billion project in southeast Brazil.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]


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Following the 2014 Indian Chief range, Polaris India Pvt. Ltd has brought in the new Indian Scout.
On Sunday, more than 1,000 motorcyclists gathered in downtown Vashon for the Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts' 32nd annual Isle of Vashon TT.
Editors of Cycle World, Motorcyclist and Motorcycle.com Choose BMW in Sport Touring, Standard, Touring, Sportbike, Adventure Bike, Naked Bike, Scooter and Best Motorcycle Technology Categories Woodcliff Lake, NJ - August 26, 2014 ; The accolades keep coming and the year is not yet over.
The Honda XR650L is one of those big, bulletproof dual sport bikes that never seem to change.
The photos taken by Jeff Kardas at the final round of the 2014 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in Tooele, Utah, captured the bittersweet conclusion to the 2014 "regular season."
In a letter this month to the Canadian Sikh Association, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne wrote that not wearing a helmet poses "a road safety risk."
Mississippi off-highway-vehicle riders will have 9.5 miles of additional trails available when the U.S. Forest Service reopens Phase One of the Rattlesnake Bay OHV Trails in DeSoto National Forest on Sept.
Electric motorcycles and scooters are here to stay if you read the reports. Despite very high acquisition costs, a more limited-but-growing appeal, ePTW will start reaching sales numbers that will interest more and more manufacturers and bikers.
Motorcyclists have a bad reputation for attracting attention in all the wrong ways.
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We were tempted to call him King Kenny, but let's just go with Motocross National Champion Ken Roczen - this week's Cycle News cover boy.
Brenden Parker, 18, and his father Baron are gearing up for the first-ever Brenden's Ride for Easter Seals on Sept.
With all eyes on Indian Motorcycle's relaunch of the iconic Scout , it's refreshing to see vintage examples vying for attention too.
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The European Union on Thursday proposed a new set of laws governing platform holders like Apple, Amazon, and Google, intended to improve transparency and non-discrimination in relation to the smaller businesses that depend on them.
The rules could require Apple to provide more details on how it ranks items on the App Store, and why it removes some apps, according to Reuters. Businesses would also have the right to launch collective lawsuits if they feel transparency or non-discrimination rules have been violated. Companies like Apple would be obligated to appoint mediators to handle complaints, and take on at least half of related expenses.
The terms and conditions documents platforms publish would have to explain any preferential treatment given to first-party services over others. That might be particularly relevant in the case of Apple, which typically claims a 30 percent cut from in-app transactions but gets to keep all of the revenue from services like Apple Music.
Spotify has been particularly vocal about this discrepancy, complaining to the E.U. alongside several other companies that Apple Music has an inherent advantage over rival streaming services. Until recently Spotify was charging more for Premium subscriptions through the App Store to compensate for Apple's cut — to avoid confusion and complaints, it eventually removed in-app upgrades entirely, prompting people to sign up elsewhere.
Digital Music Europe — an organization representing firms like Spotify, Deezer, and Soundcloud — is pushing for a stronger anti-discrimination focus by the E.U.
"In order to be effective, the regulation must also address the discriminatory practices that arise when a platform provider is also the direct competitor with those third parties," said DME president Hans-Holger Albrecht.
The CCIA, a group representing companies like Amazon and Google, insisted that platform holders are already on the right track and that it's in their interest to maintain good relationships with client businesses.
"There is no evidence of a systemic problem that would justify regulation through the strongest legislative instrument available to the E.U.," the CCIA's Jakob Kucharczyk argued. "A more flexible approach, rather than an outsized, one-size-fits-all Regulation, would be more conducive to the growth of Europe's digital economy."
The proposed laws must still be approved by the European Parliament and member states, so there's no certainty any of them will take effect.


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Investor: Darden's Red Lobster spin off plan not enough
Activist investor Barington Capital Group said on Monday it was disappointed with a recent plan by Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI.N) to spin off its Red Lobster chain to enhance shareholder value.
Barington, which leads a shareholders’ group that owns a stake of more than 2 percent in the chain, said in a statement it views Darden’s plan “as incomplete and inadequate.”
“Darden's board of directors and management team are focused on creating value for all Darden shareholders,” a spokesman said in a statement. "We are confident that our plan, together with actions we are taking to enhance guest experiences and reinvigorate demand, will lead to improved performance in our restaurants and substantially increase value for all Darden shareholders.”


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For many people, the idea of wearing hearing aids comes with a stigma, even if it would benefit them. So hearing aid companies have been working on new form factors to try and make that less of an issue. We review one of the latest, the earbud-shaped Active Pro model from Signia.
Nvidia is already capitalizing on its ARM acquisition with a massively powerful new CPU-plus-GPU combination that it claims will speed up the training of large machine-learning models by a factor of 10.
In the latest attempt to jumpstart the somewhat moribund market for a VR future, Microsoft has unveiled Mesh, an ambitious new mixed-reality platform. Running on its Azure services platform, Mesh initially supports Microsoft’s HoloLens and Altspace VR application, but the plan is to make it work with other VR, AR, and MR devices as well.
If you’ve been in awe of drone racing and FPV stunt flying, but haven’t been willing to spend the time and energy to build your own DIY solution, DJI has the answer for you. The new DJI FPV drone, headset, and controller comprise an integrated system. You do need to pony up some cash to get one, though.
Back in 2018, John Deere struck a voluntary agreement in which it would provide manuals, training, and diagnostic software for tractors available to purchase by January 1, 2021. The company does not appear to have done so, or to have plans to do so in the near future.
Rumors of an Apple-designed AR/VR product have rumbled around for years now, with nary a launch to show for it. New data, however, shed more information on the hardware than we’ve seen before.
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As virtual reality moves into standard culture, contemporary artists are progressively holding onto this innovation as another artistic medium. While it has never been simpler for buyers to get to VR headsets—take Google’s $15 cardboard goggles, for instance—getting your hands on aesthetic content remains difficult. A recently released, versatile application from tech company EEVO called Composer tries to tackle this issue.
EEVO’s objective, according to co-founder and CEO Alejandro Dinsmore, is “democratizing the creation and delivery of immersive experiences.” In other words, the Brooklyn startup aims to enable publishers and other content makers to manufacture virtual reality applications for smart phones without making a major investment. To utilize Composer, they just need 360-degree video and other media resources no programming required.
EEVO raised $1 million in angel financing in 2015. From there, it took an interest in Techstars NYC, before closing another $1.3 million in financing from Eagle Advisors, FundersClub, 37 Angels, and others. It also gave the innovation behind the new Taster application from the BBC, which offers virtual reality encounters attached to BBC shows like Planet Earth II.
“The technology EEVO supply for our BBC Taster VR app for iPhone and Android makes creating interactive 360 video a lot easier than it has been before,” said BBC Senior Product Manager David Johnston. “The Composer window is simple enough that a content producer can use it but has enough complexity that we can try exciting new formats for the medium.”
Dinsmore said that the publishers like the BBC are less centered around pulling in a gigantic gathering of people for their VR activities, and more on understanding how individuals react as they analyze. When that is the objective, there are less reasons to burn through expenses on a project, as distributers just need to discover tools that enable them to make VR content rapidly and reliably.
“One of the interesting shifts that we see in the ecosystem is the alignment between expectations and reality is much closer,” Dinsmore said. “People are looking to build an internal capability around creating compelling experiences in VR and AR, rather than trying to get 1 million downloads of a VR app.”


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Letter: Support for 'Single-Use Bag Bill'
Single use shopping bags are bad for New Jersey’s environment. According to The Record, they make up 20 percent of the litter on state highways. "National Geographic Magazine" says the “working life” of a plastic bag is just 15 minutes but the plastic will endure for 450 years or longer – and 18 billion pounds of plastic end up in the ocean each year and stays there. Congratulations to the Legislature for passing the “Single-Use Bag Bill” that takes the first step towards a reduction in the use of single use bags.
Now it’s up to Governor Murphy to sign the bill.
You need only to stand on a line at your local supermarket or super store to see the incredible number of bags that leave the store with one item in them, or the bags that are used to double-bag – often without a customer requesting them. It’s no surprise because there aren’t any limits on the use of free bags.
Starting Oct. 1, this will change. Granted that a nickel is small change, but most people have a different mindset between how they use free items and those items they pay for. We’ll see many more people bring their own bags (BYOB) on their shopping trips.
To help get the message across, the Tenafly Environmental Commission is distributing door stickers to remind customers to BYOB – and to go back to their cars if they forgot.
Some environmentalists say the solution is the elimination of plastic bags. This should be the goal. One difficulty is the shoppers who forget their reusable bags or don’t bring enough. Under the new law, they’ll pay 5 cents per bag. If single-use bags are totally eliminated they’ll either pay $1 for each reusable bag (the current going rate), come back tomorrow, or make their purchases in a neighboring town.
But that won’t happen under this bill, as it will provide for a uniform policy statewide.
Nevertheless, the bill does grandfather local laws enacted prior to Oct. 1.
You may consider the fee a money-raiser for the state. The law delegates 80 percent of the fee revenue for environmental actions. But if people change their habits, bring their own bags, and eliminate excess bags, the revenue generated by the fee will steadily decline.
This is the way it should be.
The writer is Tenafly Environmental Commission Chair.


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- Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos have been facing criticism for its pay disparity.
- The new minimum wage will benefit more than 250,000 Amazon employees — including part-time and temporary employees — and 100,000 seasonal employees.
- Amazon says the effect of the higher pay will be reflected in its forward-looking quarterly guidance.
The new minimum wage will benefit more than 250,000 Amazon employees — including part-time and temporary employees — as well as another 100,000 seasonal employees, the company said. Some employees who already make $15 per hour will also see a pay increase.
Amazon said the effect of the higher pay will be reflected in its forward-looking quarterly guidance. Shares of Amazon were trading marginally lower Tuesday morning.
The company and CEO Jeff Bezos have been facing criticism for its pay disparity. Sen. Bernie Sanders last month introduced legislation called the Bezos Act to tax corporations for every dollar that their low-wage workers receive in government health-care benefits or food stamps.
"Today I want to give credit where credit is due," Sanders said in response to the announcement. "What Mr. Bezos has done today is not only enormously important for Amazon's hundreds of thousands of employees, it could well be, and I think it will be, a shot heard around the world."
Amazon said it will also start advocating for an increase to the federal minimum wage.
Amazon's starting pay varies by location — $10 an hour at a warehouse in Austin, Texas, for example, and $13.50 an hour in Robbinsville, New Jersey. For 2017, the median Amazon employee earned just under $28,500, according to company filings. Bezos earned $1.7 million.
Amazon is also raising wages for British employees to a minimum of £10.50 ($13.61) for workers in London and £9.50 ($12.31) in the rest of the country.
"We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead," Bezos said in a statement. "We're excited about this change and encourage our competitors and other large employers to join us."
The announcement comes ahead of Amazon's annual holiday hiring push. Last year the e-commerce giant said it would hire 120,000 temporary employees for the holiday season.
In August, national wage growth posted its biggest increase of the economic recovery, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Payroll gains beat expectations and the unemployment rate held near a generational low of 3.9 percent — making holiday hiring tougher for many retailers.
—CNBC's Tom Rotunno and Jeff Cox contributed to this report. The Associated Press also contributed.


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Microsoft Unleashes Windows 7 Full-Screen Nag Warnings Promoting Windows 10
For those that have decided to stay put on Windows 7, you may have noticed a new annoyance courtesy of Microsoft. As the company promised last month, it is now relaying full-screen nag warnings in Windows 7 to prompt folks to upgrade to Windows 10. You can see the nag screen in the header image above, and the text reads:
Your Windows 7 PC is out of support
As of January 14, 2020, support for Windows 7 has come to an end. Your PC is more vulnerable to viruses and malware due to:
- No security updates
- No software updates
- No tech support
Microsoft strongly recommends using Windows 10 on a new PC for latest security features and protection against malicious software.
Microsoft enabled the ability to push these interstitial nag screen to customers with KB4530734. The company explains that the screen "will remain on the screen until you interact with it."
Microsoft is trying to quickly get its Windows 7 customers over to Windows 10, which was first launched back in 2015. Considering that Microsoft is still offering free upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 10 -- although it doesn't publicly advertise it -- it would be wise to take advantage of the offer while it's still available.
We should also mention that even though Microsoft has ended general availability of Windows 7 extended support, it is still launching new software for the operating system. The Chromium version of Microsoft Edge launched yesterday and it will be supported on Windows 7 through at least July 2021.


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There’s always something new being molded, machined, vacu-formed, or stitched at Pro-Line HQ, and the latest batch of gear includes plenty of race-worthy Lexan, scale stuff, and a fresh lid for your dome. PL supplies the shell for Associated’s hot T5M mid-motor truck and you can now get the Bulldog body separately. There’s a new [...]
Pro-Line’s latest Lexan and rubber get a shakedown cruise in this clip, which shows the Chevy Silverado body and Flat Iron 1.9″ XL G8 Rock Terrain Truck Tires with Memory Foam on Denali 1.9″ Bead-Loc 8-spokes mounted up on an Axial SCX10 Trail Honcho and doing their thing. Complete with brain-melting soundtrack!
Says Pro-Line, “This is the new Ford Raptor PRO-MT body (3440-00).” Also, Happy St. Patricks Day. Or St. Patrick’s night, it’s getting late. Anyhoo, expect this to be another good-lookin’ body from Pro-Line with overspray film, window masks, and decals. You how they do.
The TLR factory drivers are all piloting the new 22T 2.o at the Cactus Classic and the stadium trucks are looking impressive with good corner speed and stable handling. I was able to get a sneak peak under the hood of TLR’s Dakotah Phend’s new 22T 2.0 that should be available for sale very soon. [...]
Short-course trucks have enjoyed great popularity over the past few years, but many feel that could be changing. With many modern tracks seeing higher and higher grip, driving a short-course truck with their inherent characteristic of rolling and swaying makes them hard to drive when there is already an abundance of traction. In response, drivers [...]
Team Durango displayed their new lineup coming out in early April of 2015. The new Durango vehicles are only a tease and I wasn’t able to look under their hoods, but they are all new platforms and not just a new freshening up of older models. The DNX8 is their 1/8-scale nitro buggy and I [...]
The F1 scene has been heating up with new releases lately, not the least of which is Sepent’s newest entry to the scene. The F110 SF2 is typically top-notch, as you can see by just looking at the pics below. Ride height is adjustable to suit rubber or foam tires, neither of which are included. [...]
At any big race, tires are always a hot topic and this year’s Cactus Classic is no different. What usually takes racers a lot of elbow grease and tire-tuning knowledge to craft sets perfectly suited for the track, has been circumvented by the introduction of production slicks. Pro-Line, JConcepts and AKA are at the event [...]


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The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Senate Services, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, gave the clarification on Tuesday during a meeting in Abuja.
He told reporters that the Senate decided to purchase only 36 cars which cost about 36.5 million Naira each due to lack of funds.
“I will like to say that the issue that we bought 108 cars is wrong.
“We bought 36 cars and this is because each Senator in each state is either a chairman or a vice chairman and we gave one car to each state to share among themselves as utility car.
“And on the issue of buying cars without appropriation, it is very wrong. This has been appropriated in the 2015 budget and we used what we had in the 2015 budget to by the 36 cars.
“The issue of the cost of the car. The showroom price is 36.5 million Naira and we are surprised. The car we bought is Land Cruiser VSR V8 not V6 and the minimum showroom price is about 31 million Naira and when you put 10 per cent VAT and Tax that will arrive at 36.5 million Naira,” Senator Gobir explained.
Going by the figures given by Senator Gobir the 36 cars cost about 1.3 billion Naira.
There were reports on Monday on the purported purchase of 108 cars by the Senate, with the Nigeria Labour Congress urging the lawmakers to return the cars or face its wrath.
The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, was quoted by This Day as saying that the purchase of the cars was “wrong and insensitive” in the face of the suffering of the masses.
“We consider as appalling, insensitive and greedy the decision of the Senate to acquire 108 Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles (one for each member, except the Senate president) after collecting ‘car loans’ in August last year for the same purpose.
“It is equally morally despicable and shameful that they are doing this after publicly admitting that the standing committees of the Senate are unable to perform their statutory functions due to the paucity of funds,”Mr Wabba said.
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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Feb) — The P10-million Asian Fruit Market, set up last year to boost Davao City’s bid “as the home of the biggest fruit market in Asia in 10 years” will be dismantled and its structures moved to the old Sta. Ana wharf as a food park, souvenir shop and waiting area for tourists bound for the islands.
Currently located outside Abreeza Mall Davao, the structures will be moved to Sta. Ana Wharf before the Kadayawan celebration in August 2018, said City Tourism Office head Generose Tecson.
She said they are just waiting for the PhP 400,000 budget from the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) for the dismantling and P1.4 million for the reinstallation, which would include cost of cementing the ground where it would be put up.
What used to be the Asian Fruit Market’s area was 1,538 square meters with five stalls (7.5 sqms.), 10 Vinta units (15 sqms.), three small tents (25 sqms.), and one big tent (192 sqms.) for selling agricultural products and dining.
The fruit market had 26 occupants when it opened on June 25, 2017 selling fruits, herbs, and ornamental plants but ended up with no occupant months later.
A TIEZA-funded project, it was opened supposedly to position Davao as home of the biggest fruit market in Asia in 10 years, showcasing “Mindanao’s abundance in high value fruits, commercial crops, root crops, vegetables and products.”
Tourism assistant secretary Eden Josephine David told MindaNews on Friday that the project was turned over to the city government upon request that it be moved to Sta. Ana Wharf as part of its effort to develop the area.
Waiting area, too
At the wharf, the structures from the former fruit marker will take on another purpose as a waiting area for those who want to go island hopping and visit other tourist destinations and where Dabawenyos can buy food and shop for souvenir items, Tecson said.
“We want to see it as a place not only our visitors can go to but where Dabawenyos can go to also,” she said.
Tecson said the place will not be perfect once it is set up because the city has yet to address the flooding issues but “still at least there’s somewhere for us to go to aside from the rest of the city.”
She said comfort rooms and quarters for police are being constructed at the wharf.
The Task Force Davao headquarters is also located at the wharf.
The city has been making progress in developing the decades-old Sta. Ana wharf as a jump-off area for tourists.
Last year, the city government cleared the wharf of debris and filled the center portion with soil that served as parking space for vehicles of the visitors going on island tours. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)


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When Apple first launched their popular iPad tablet PC back in the spring of last year, most people were impressed by its features. However, there appeared to be one specific feature that was left off the first generation iPad, and that was a front-facing camera.
Although the features — which can be seen over on the apple.com website — did include a Mail app that comes with a split-screen view and unified inbox amongst other things, a 9.7-inch high-resolution screen that’s ideal for watching movies and TV shows, and multitasking.
If you were one of the people that would have preferred a front-facing camera on the Apple iPad, then you may just be in luck. As Jamie Pert previously noted, there have been rumors surfacing online, which have suggested that Apple have upgraded their iPad in 2011 with a camera.
In fact, the rumors have gone as far as suggesting that the 2nd generation iPad will not only come with a front-facing camera, but possibly a rear one too. The front and rear cameras aren’t the only rumored features for the iPad 2 either, as Peter Chubb reports here.
Other features that have been rumored include a lighter weight, a thinner display, a USB port and 3-axis gyroscope. If the new iPad in 2011 came with a camera, would that be the killer feature to make you want to buy or it upgrade? If not, what other feature would tempt you?
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Developer ecosystem insights for Q2 2019 report
Monday, November 18, 2019 by Freeman Lightner
The data from the Developer Economics survey give all the answers in the recently published State of the Developer Nation Q2 2019 report, which - as always- is now available for free download!
What’s new in the developer ecosystem?
The report highlights the latest insights from the developer ecosystem, based on responses from 19,000+ softwar...
Monday, April 9, 2018 by Richard Harris
SlashData announces the release of the State of the Developer Nation Report 14th Edition, based on the results of the bi-annual Developer Economics survey, which reached 21,700+ developers from 169 countries in 9 areas of involvement in November-December 2017.State of the Developer Nation Report report focuses on 4 major themes, each with its own visualization:For the f...
Take the Scifi developer survey and win a $200 Amazon voucher
Friday, June 9, 2017 by Mark Wilcox
We are excited to present you with the Developer Economics Q3 2017 survey, run by VisionMobile! This is their 13th developer survey, focusing on tools, training and career development. The survey has an annual reach of more than 40,000 developers around the world, so it is a chance for you to contribute to the global developer community. The survey includes r...
Show Me the Money! A Look at the Profitable App Publishing Models
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 by Kaushal Amin
The app explosion on mobile has been impressive. Smartphones have been adopted faster than any other technology in living memory. The leading platform, Android, boasts around 1.4 million apps in the Play Store, and Apple's iOS, in second place, is not far behind with 1.1 million apps. The potential opportunity is huge, but numbers don't tell the whole story. Prospe...
Lessons From the Consumer App Gold Rush: How Enterprise Mobile App Developers Can Succeed
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 by David Lavenda
Developers continue flocking to mobile applications, and for good reason; according to investment bank Digi-Capital, mobile app revenues could reach $70 billion by 2017. On the other hand, most of these developers are struggling and need to accept that the consumer app Gold Rush is over. Some apps continue to defy reason and explode seemingly overnight (think&...
Report Shows Mobile Developers Are Still Struggling Monetizing Apps
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 by Richard Harris
Vision Mobile’s 7th Developer Economics surveyed more than 10,000 developers on the app economy, tracking developer experiences across platforms, revenues, apps, tools, APIs, segments and regions.Highlights from the report Include:Platform Wars- On a global level the platform wars are ending with iOS claiming the majority of the high-end device market and Andr...
App Developers Below the Poverty Line 60 percent Make Less Than $500 According to Recent Report
Monday, February 10, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
It’s hard to think that there are impoverished app developers out there, and it’s probably not the reality, however a new Vision Mobile report shows that only 40% of indie developers make more than $500 per month per app. Yes, they can launch multiple apps to make more money, but keeping up with and maintaining several apps can be difficult.It just underscores...
HTML5 App Development: Insight into Choices for Mobile Developers to Bring Web Apps to Market
Monday, November 11, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
How HTML5 mobile app developers decide between four fundamental choices to bring web apps to market is the basis of a recent report by Vision Mobile.
The report is taken from data derived from four different sources: raw data from Vision Mobile’s Q2 Developer Economics survey (6,000 respondents, April-May 2013); analytics from 30,000 plus Android apps available in Goog...
Is Android First Really a Myth App Industry Picks & Shovels How to Succeed with Mobile Developer Tools And Other Thoughts from Developereconomics.com
Friday, November 1, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
So is there really a move for app developers away from iOS and to Android? Vision Mobileâs Mark Wilcox answers these and other developer centric questions in recent blog posts on Vision Mobile’s developer website, Developereconomics.com.
On Thursday’s blog post Mark provides his thoughts on the speculation of an emerging Android first developer mentality. I...
Vision Mobile Developer Economics Survey Now Underway, Takes 10 Minutes for App Developers to Participate
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
The sixth annual Mobile Developer Economics Survey is now underway. Vision Mobile is hosting the survey which represents one of the top annual resources for providing a snapshot of the state of app development from a developer’s perspective.
We just finished the survey and it only took us 5 minutes to complete, although they suggest that it could take clos...
Old School Vs New School App Monetization
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 by Richard Harris
A chat with Scott Weller, CTO of SessionM about how monetizing mobile apps has changed.
ADM: Last time we
spoke you mentioned there’s a difference between the “old school” and “new
school” approach to monetizing with mobile ads.What did you mean by this?
WELLER: There’s a big
difference between the “old school” strategy used by app developers to monetize
Vision Mobile Releases Developer Economics Q3 2013 Report
Friday, July 19, 2013 by Richard Harris
Vision Mobile has released its Developer Economics Q3 2013 - State of the Developer Nation Report. The survey of over 6,000 developers in 115 countries examines mobile ecosystems, developer mindshare, monetization trends, revenue models and developer tools.
Highlights of the report include: Android leads at 71% of developers using the platform, followed by iOS at 56%...
Developer platform survey says iOS and Android still king, but RIM is catching up
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by Richard Harris
Chances are you are a mobile developer reading that with one or more apps for iOS and Android published. But there is also a chance you could be a RIM developer with apps published as well, this coming from the results of a new survey "Developer Economics Report".What!? You said RIM -meaning Blackberry? Yes, we said RIM. I think this can be largely credited to the up an...


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GROVEPORT, Ohio (WCMH) — Groveport police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects who may be connected to a series of vehicle thefts.
Police say a vehicle was stolen in Groveport on Thursday. An hour later, two unknown males attempted to use the victim’s credit card at a store on South High Street. The suspects were captured on camera exiting the store.
Anyone who recognizes the suspects are asked to contact Det. Josh Gilbert of Groveport police at 614-830-2060 or email@example.com. Police say identifying them could assist in identifying a vehicle theft ring.


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Time to rejoice fellow gamers as DmC Definitive Edition has got a brand new release date.
After a long delay in the release of this Definitive Edition, developers have announced that DmC Definitive Edition will now be released a week earlier.
NinjaTheory revealed the new release date via Twitter, DmC Definitive Edition will release on 10th March 2015 instead of the previously announced 17th March.
DmC Definitive Edition will now be released a week earlier on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The new release date is March 10th.
— NinjaTheory (@NinjaTheory) January 13, 2015
DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition was announced in December 2014. The game is said to include numerous improvements and features such as the resolution of 1080p/60FPS, rebalanced gameplay and complete DLC content.
There will also be a new Bloody Palace mode for Vergil, 20% more boosted Turbo Mode, Hardcore mode, Gods Must Die difficulty level, Must Style mode, new costumes, updated trophies, achievements and new leaderboards for Hardcore mode and Vergil’s Bloody Palace.
Earlier today new DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition 1080p PS4/XOne screens were revealed which were a massive let down in graphics. Are you guys happy with the new release date of Devil May Cry Definitive Edition?


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Linux in Limelight
Eat this quote from the latest issue of BusinessWorld on an article
about the new economy :
Today, as transactions and communications become digital, the concept of
the traditional value chain is losing relevance. Take, for example, Linux.
In 1991, Linus Torvalds, a computer scientist at the UNiversity of
Helsinki, put out a kernel of a computer operating system called Linux, on
the net. Torvalds made an open offer to other programmers to have a go at
Linux: they could download it for free, use it, work on it, and modify it.
Many took up that offer. But within three years, the Linux community had
grown by leaps and bounds and had developed one of the best versions of
Unix ever created. Linux isnt just a loose affiliation without an economic
logic. There are now commercial entities like RedHat which are feeding off
the original Linux creation.
Thomas Mallone, a professor at the MIT's Sloan School of Management, who
tracked the development of Linux says that in an org like Microsoft none of
this would have been possible without a lack of back and forth activity.
Funds would have had to be allocated, teams would have had to be formed,
turf battles won, before a product - possibly inferior than Linux - would
see the light of the day.
Thus keep the community strong and for God's sake stop the *make money*
LUG of Kanpur
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Grupo Boticário, parent company of Boticário, the largest cosmetic franchise worldwide, could be in talks to buy the operation of the American multinational beauty firm Coty in Brazil, seeking to diversify its operations in the hair care category and to start selling products in supermarkets, said Artur Grynbaum, CEO of Grupo Boticário, to the media outlet Valor Econômico.
Focused on cosmetics, skin, fragrance & hair brands, Coty is the eighth largest manufacturer of personal care products in the country. If the operation is confirmed, Coty’s assets would remain within the Multi B business unit, responsible for distributing products to multi-brand chains such as pharmacies and perfumeries.
To Valor, Grupo Boticários’s CEO declared that Coty has not yet made available information on the operation in Brazil, but proposals will be received by Credit Suisse by March. Coty went on sale in October 2019, along with products for professional use in salons and hair care.
As for the funding for the new operation, Grynbaum told the newspaper that the company would address its own capital for the operation, as well as raise investment from the market. “We would have no trouble in raising funds from banks. We have a good risk rating,” the company CEO added to Valor.


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German sportswear giant Adidas says it wants to strengthen its bond with small-scale retailers after they claimed Adidas is too aggressive in pushing its web shop, especially as they feel the brand is favouring large international chains as well.
According to German newspaper Handelsblatt, small-scale retailers are angry because Adidas would involve international chains like JD Sports from the United Kingdom and Footlocker from the United States, but largely leave German purchase alliances like Intersport and Sport 2000 uninvolved in the expansion of its webshop. Adidas' latest policy is aimed at raising its online turnover from one billion euro in 2016 to four billion in 2020. The German company fears Nike's competition and wants to expand is target audience. Last year, Adidas' turnover of 21.2 billion euro trailed Nike's 31.5 billion.
Danish Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted has therefore asked his sales director Roland Auschel to strengthen the ties with retailers, but they remain critical, according to Handelsblatt: they want a share in the new Adidass app - but that is out of the question for Rorsted. Currently, Adidas has 2500 physical stores and 13.000 franchisers.


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Before Uber, GPS had never been utilized so well by brands and application developers. Now, everyone is using the map locating system to provide the best service consumers could and deserve to get. Every service-centric mobile app these days is faster and more efficient—all because of a curious, recent phenomenon called uberfication.
Uber’s disruptive technology has incarnations in various segments. One could reel off more than a few names from memory in a few minutes or so. There’s now Uber for groceries, for laundry, for hotel reservations, and for almost everything.
“It’s a little different than the last wave of technological disruption, in which the iPhone and Android led the charge toward mobile computing, and the PC was said to be doomed. This time, it’s not about the devices in our hands, it’s the experience that they offer,” wrote Ben Rossi of Information Age.
Uber, in fact, spearheaded a market revolution on mobile phones. Brands now focus on searching for consumers instead of the other way around. People no longer have to fall into queues just to get a cab or recite addresses to the operator just to confirm the destination of food deliveries.
Yes, it is still the consumer who contacts the Uber service for a ride, but the system of connecting passengers to drivers and vice versa—wherever they are—is something new and different.
Moreover, the technology has opened more doors to startups, entrepreneurs, and civilians.
“Past advancements such as software-as-a-service (SaaS) or cloud computing have given big businesses the tools to do their work more efficiently or at an improved cost,” Rossi explained. “With the tools available today, nearly anyone can make their small business run like a large enterprise. Organizations never know who their next competitor will be.”
Even mobile app developers that are not really service-centric have learned a lot from the recent uberfication of things going on in the digital commerce.
Dom Einhorn of Born2Invest, a fast-growing news curation app for business and finance observed that Uber has reminded entrepreneurs of something important. Focusing on your target audience’s needs, wants, and everything in between is crucial for any venture, big or small.
Minding the audience
Einhorn reiterated that the consumer needs are important. “This uberfication takes us back to the essential creed that service providers need to find the consumers,” he said
Born2Invest is the only news app that curates business stories in various languages. It currently ranks ahead of other heavyweights in the business news category such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. That’s no easy feat.
“We heard the clamor on how the news curation market remains limited to English and some ‘major languages,’ that even non-English-speakers need finance stories, too. So what we did is we develop one that is truly global. We are now available in more than 20 languages, and sooner we’ll curate in 40 more languages in over 100 countries,” Einhorn said.
Ali Jawani of Tech Vibes couldn’t agree more. For him, uberfication is all bring service to the people who truly need it and no longer about presenting it to those who might need it.
“Uber’s central mission, as Chris Sacca, an early investor in the company writes, is to make ‘transportation as reliable as running water, everywhere for everyone.’ Think about that for a second. There is no mention of driver empowerment, or creating new jobs for the economy,” Jawani emphasized.
Now, imagine the mobile app market without Uber. Take it out of the equation, and surely we’re back again to long cab lines, time-consuming drives, and traffic-ridden routes. In a nutshell, Uber has given the power back to consumers again. They need us instead of we need them. Indeed, that is very revolutionary.
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The lack of progress in contract negotiations between a powerful union of West Coast port workers and representatives of shipping line owners and terminal operators is of growing concern to importers across all industries in the United States over substantial disruption to the supply chain.
On Wednesday, June 8, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), and the Travel Goods Association jointly sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to get involved in contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) to ensure that “the needs of workers and ports are met and that further safeguards, delays and inflationary costs are avoided”.
The groups fear work slowdowns or stoppages at 29 critical West Coast ports could occur if talks become more contentious and drag on beyond the current July 1 contract expiry date.
“We urge you to encourage both parties to stay at the table until an agreement is finalized, as even a relatively brief port slowdown or closure would exacerbate current supply chain challenges and cause damage. to consumer and business confidence in America,” the letter to the Biden administration read.
Stoppages or slowdowns, particularly at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, through which approximately 40% of imported cargo containers pass, could cause cargo to back up at the ports and ships to remain anchored in the water, unable to deliver goods. Such consequences can impede the ability of importers, including those in the promotional products industry, to replenish inventory, leading to product shortages and higher prices.
“There is less than a month left before the contract expires and if both parties do not remain at the table and the ongoing negotiations do not make meaningful progress towards an agreement, the consequences will exacerbate the chain’s existing challenges. of supply”, the letter from AAFA and others read. “It will be to the detriment of the American economy, American importers and exporters, the tens of millions of workers they employ and the hundreds of millions of consumers they serve.”
Talks over West Coast port worker contracts, which could have a significant impact on global supply chains in the #promoproducts industry and beyond if they go wrong, have been temporarily suspended. When will they resume? https://t.co/z52nDAR0fc @ASI_MBell @Tim_Andrews_ASI
— Chris Ruvo (@ChrisR_ASI) May 25, 2022
The groups sent the letter after insufficient progress in the negotiations caused talks to be suspended for 10 days. Negotiations resumed on June 1, but the parties reportedly remained at odds on key issues, such as automation. PMA wants to improve the use of automation at ports to speed up efficiency, but unionized workers see at least some of this technology push as a threat to jobs.
Top promotional products executives said slowdowns or shutdowns at West Coast ports would affect the industry.
“Any significant slowdown or shutdown would have a very significant impact on our ability to import product and maintain inventory,” said Jeremy Lott, CEO of Issaquah, WA-based SanMar (asi/84863), the largest supplier of promo and member of Counselor’s. Power 50 list of the most influential people in the industry.
“While we use ports on the West Coast, Gulf and East Coast,” Lott continued, “West Coast ports are extremely important to trans-Pacific trade and would have a significant impact on our business and the industry. in general.”
In their letter, AAFA, RILA and TGA called on the Biden administration, PMA and ILWU to use contract negotiations as a chance to improve the country’s port/import operations.
“We also hope that the administration, the PMA, and the ILWU will leverage this opportunity to address systemic operational challenges at U.S. ports, supporting infrastructure modernization and enabling transparency, data sharing, and transparency. interoperability to facilitate end-to-end visibility”, the letter. said. “These significant issues must be addressed to strengthen America’s competitiveness, to ensure our supply chains are fully prepared to support continued economic growth, and to mitigate potential disruptions in the future.”
A survey shows widespread concern that an impending surge in import demand could cause freight rates to skyrocket, trigger delivery delays and cause major backups at ports. https://t.co/iC3Ol3TVw0 #promoproducts
— Chris Ruvo (@ChrisR_ASI) May 19, 2022
As of this writing, the Biden administration has not responded to the letter. Earlier this spring, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said the administration aims to observe negotiations and only get involved “if we have to,” saying it’s essential to prevent further port disruptions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended global supply lines – a mess that has included significant backups of goods and vessels at domestic and overseas ports, including major hubs in China. Although the situation at inland ports has improved lately, there are fears that the challenges could intensify again over the summer as US companies increase their imports to stock up on back-to-school products and the holiday shopping season. Port slowdowns/shutdowns would exacerbate the challenges that may be encountered.
Some analysts and procurement experts believe supply chain issues are here to stay until the effects of the pandemic wear off. A recent analysis from Citi, a multinational investment bank and financial services company based in New York, says as much.
“Ultimately, we find that supply chain pressures have proven to be more persistent and seemingly deeply entrenched than we anticipated just months ago,” the economist-led strategists wrote. Citi Research’s global chief, Nathan Sheets, in a note. “And the Russian-Ukrainian conflict seems to further amplify tensions. Given these realities, any hope for short-term improvement in supply chain conditions has been dashed. The challenges in the months ahead appear to be as acute as at any time in the past two years.


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“USMCA is a big win for American workers and the economy, especially for our farmers and ranchers,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in a statement. “The agreement improves virtually every component of the old NAFTA, and the agriculture industry stands to gain significantly,” said Perdue, noting that the agreement awaits passage by the House and Senate.
The National Farmers Union Board of Directors, however, has called for improvements to the agreement before final passage.
“The free trade framework established by NAFTA has dominated our international trade deals over the past two-and-a-half decades, to the detriment of American workers — it has contributed to the movement of rural manufacturing jobs overseas, caused our national deficit to balloon, lowered wages and eroded national sovereignty,” said National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson in a statement. “Though we are encouraged by efforts to reform this framework, earlier drafts of USMCA did not go far enough to protect family farmers and rural communities.”
USMCA will advance United States agricultural interests in two of the most important markets for American farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses, according to the USDA. If passed, the agreement would expand U.S. food and agricultural exports and support food processing and rural jobs.
Canada and Mexico are the largest export markets for U.S. food and ag products, totaling more than $39.7 billion food and agricultural exports in 2018, according to the USDA. These exports support more than 325,000 American jobs.
All food and agricultural products that have zero tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will remain at zero tariffs. Since the original NAFTA did not eliminate all tariffs on agricultural trade between the United States and Canada, the USMCA will create new market access opportunities for United States exports to Canada of dairy, poultry, and eggs and in exchange the U.S. will provide new access to Canada for some dairy, peanut and limited sugar products.
Earlier this year, nearly 1,000 American food and agriculture associations and companies announced their support for USMCA . A key provision in the agreement is increasing dairy market access. America’s dairy farmers would have expanded market opportunities in Canada for a wide variety of dairy products. Canada agreed to eliminate the Class 6 and 7 milk pricing programs that allowed Canadian farmers to undersell U.S. producers.


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By Adam Turner
What if Telstra throttled access to the iTunes store?
While it's a major issue in the United States, you don't really hear much about the concept of net neutrality in Australia. The idea behind net neutrality is to stop internet service providers playing favourites and deliberately crippling services provided by their rivals. To picture it in the real world, imagine if Coles owned the streets and set up roadblocks around your local Woolworths.
Streaming video service Netflix is often at the centre of the US net neutrality debate, because it's such a disruptive force for traditional pay TV and internet providers. There's clearly a temptation to deprioritise Netflix traffic if not deliberately throttle it. In 2010 net neutrality laws were passed in the US, but these "open internet" laws were recently overturned after a legal challenge from telco giant Verizon.
The impact of the Verizon ruling is already being felt, with Netflix now signing a deal with major ISP Comcast in order to gain direct access to its broadband network core. You might argue this is simply a move by Netflix to offer better service to its end customers, or you might see it as Netflix paying a ransom demand to ensure it can still offer those customers a reliable service. It's a slippery slope.
In Australia you could picture the loss of net neutrality by contemplating the implications if Telstra deliberately throttled the iTunes store to encourage you to use its own Bigpond Movies service. Alternatively Telstra might block access to Apple content completely unless you're prepared to pay a premium. Now imagine Apple being forced to pay Telstra to make the problem go away.
I'm not saying that either party is planning to do that, at least not yet. I'm just saying it's the kind of thing you might expect to see if the concept of net neutrality is abandoned. Especially when Australia's dominant pay TV provider Foxtel is expanding into IPTV while planning to establish itself as an internet service provider.
There are no specific net neutrality laws in Australia. You might argue the ACCC would regulate anti-competitive behaviour, but keep in mind this is the same regulator that seems genuinely surprised when the price of petrol goes up before a long weekend. The issue hasn't come to a head, although we know that some Australian ISPs have deliberately throttled file-sharing traffic over the years – sometimes they've admitted it publicly and sometimes they haven't.
When you look at the Australian market we've actually had our own version of net neutrality issues for many years in the form of "unmetered" content which doesn't count towards your monthly download limit. This isn't really an issue in the United States, because most people have unlimited downloads. But only a few years ago, many Australian homes were on a measly 200-megabyte monthly limit, but Telstra's Bigpond Movies were unmetered for Bigpond customers. So Telstra customers had the freedom to source their movies from any service, it's just that most customers didn't have the bandwidth allowance to go elsewhere. Rather than a walled garden approach to content you might see it as an oasis approach – you're free to leave but you'll never make it across the desert.
Now that Australians have higher monthly download limits the inequities of the unmetered concept are less of an issue. Now that customers have the bandwidth to shop anywhere, there's the temptation to put up other roadblocks. It's no secret that we tend to follow the US trends – and sometimes they're even forced on us via trade agreements. I suspect the unofficial policy on net neutrality, from both sides of Australia's political fence, is "we'll do whatever the Americans tell us to do".
If the US moves further away from the concept of net neutrality, and the perpetrators get away with it, then you can expect to see roadblocks start to appear on Australian internet services. They'll be subtle at first, but if they're met with little resistance they'll grow – especially as bandwidth-hungry streaming video services take off.
How else might the loss of net neutrality impact on the Australian internet?


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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple will manufacture a new version of its Mac Pro computer in China, shifting production of the only major product the company has assembled in the United States outside the country, a person familiar with the plans said on Friday.
The move, reported on Friday by The Wall Street Journal, will most likely draw the ire of President Trump, who has pressed Apple to shift more of its manufacturing to the United States amid a continuing trade war with China. The person familiar with Apple’s plans was not authorized to discuss them publicly.
Mr. Trump, who is scheduled to meet with President Xi Jinping of China on Saturday at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, said during the 2016 campaign, “We’re gonna get Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this country, instead of in other countries.”
The Mac Pro, a high-end desktop computer that sells for $6,000, accounts for a small portion of Apple’s overall sales, but it is a rare example of an American technology company trying to do more manufacturing in the United States.
Apple’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, went on prime-time television in 2012 to announce that the company would make a Mac computer in the United States, the first Apple product in years to be manufactured by American workers. The top-of-the-line Mac Pro, built in a facility in Austin, Tex., would come with the inscription: “Assembled in USA,” Mr. Cook said.
The production of high-tech products is a key element of the current trade tensions between the United States and China. The fight has put Apple, in particular, in an awkward position because China is also one of the biggest markets for products like its iPhone.
Apple said in a statement that assembly was just one step in a broad production process that creates jobs in a number of countries. The company said it had worked with manufacturing facilities in 30 states and that it had spent $60 billion with over 9,000 suppliers across the United States last year.
“Like all of our products, the new Mac Pro is designed and engineered in California and includes components from several countries including the United States,” the statement said. “Final assembly is only one part of the manufacturing process.”
The Mac Pro has been a slow seller, and Apple had not updated it since introducing it in 2013.
In December, Apple announced that it would add up to 15,000 workers in Austin, just miles from the Mac Pro plant. None of the new jobs are expected to be in manufacturing.
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The last decade has seen mobile service providers, device makers, and Internet companies build a virtual second world for consumers to live, work, and play in. As the industry gears up for 2020, Telenor Group’s research arm believes that consumers will reflect more on how real world and the new digital reality should safely and productively intersect. Among the list of 2020 tech trends it predicts include tech-arranged marriages, dirty data, clash of the streaming giants, and ethical AI.
According to head of Telenor Research, Bjørn Taale Sandberg, many of the trends it spotlights for 2020 show innovation “charging ahead faster than ever”, enabled by more access and more demand, as well as by revolutionary new tech platforms and sociopolitical forces.
He added that other trends suggest that consumers are having a “common technological epiphany, a kind of digital realisation”. “People are waking up and examining how and where technologies, including AI, machine learning, IoT, and new network innovations will best and most securely connect them with the people and things that matter most,” he added.
Check out the list of trends most relevant to the marketing industry:
1. “Dirty data” is the new fake news
According to Telenor, the term “dirty data” will be used to question AI credibility. With the vast amounts of data and advanced analytics today, machines can point humans to the best option and even make decisions for us. However, if the data sets and processes are inaccurate, biased or even compromised, the decisions may end up being flawed or even illegal.
As data-driven decision-making from AI or machine learning become more common, it will be subject to more public scrutiny.
People will ask whether solutions are fair and unbiased, or whether the data used to train them was ‘dirty’.
Telenor said the EU and the data science community is very aware of this challenge, and is working hard to ensure data quality, start-ups focused on data auditing are seeing the light of day and significant research is going into finding solutions. The question is whether practitioners will manage to keep pace as new data is generated at astonishing speed.
2. Ethical AI gets in gear
Technology companies will experience a push from regulators, investors, employees, and society at large to develop and commercialise AI that prevents harm and advances humanity, increases societal and environmental well-being and respects human rights.
The year 2020 will bring about concrete policy actions in this area and real efforts from companies to connect AI ethics to value creation.
Telenor said that AI governance frameworks will become a new normal in the tech industry, including but not limited to voluntary ethical codes, ethics-by-design principles in software development, new governance structures and employee training programs.
3. Deepfake for the masses
While the use of new AI methods such as Generative Adversarial Networks has caught attention through deep fakes, use of similar technologies in creating digital content and fun apps is increasing in sophistication and popularity.
In 2020, AI-powered filters will no longer be enough, and the use of AI-generated content for video creation will fuel new must-have apps.
A similar development goes into smartphone photography where AI used for computational photography will bring digital content to a new level. For example, by stacking several pictures together to create a picture that is not possible to be captured in one shot.
4. DIY AI
While AI is in high demand, it is being held back by a significant shortage in AI talents and skills to build and train modern AI for production.
AI platforms with automated machine learning features will become increasingly popular as they provide convenient user-interfaces that make AI available to non-experts.
This will help more people and organisations develop their own AI technology. The promise is that general business users will be able to make use of AI without assistance from experts, but rather, from AI that trains itself.
5. What is the cost of trust?
The competition for consumer trust will intensify in 2020 and this will revolve around the mobile phone. A long line of scandals has plagued many of the internet and social media companies that leverage consumers’ mobile connections, leading people to take a second look at these organisations. Trust is at the core of all relationships, including those with customers, but the reality is that most consumers now share more personal info online than they share with their doctors. It is easier to do, it is built into daily behaviours and so far, it is much less regulated than the health sector.
In 2020, customers will increasingly reserve trust to companies who have a line of revenue independent from how much they know about them personally.
A majority of people in markets as diverse as Norway, Malaysia and Pakistan still believe that “free” services come at no cost, but Telenor sees signs of a growing minority of people who understand that these companies make their money from consumers’ data by using it to sell tailored advertisements.
6. Green gets mean
Green innovations go beyond hype and get real. While this year has seen brands stepping up to implement reusable shopping bags and plastic straw brands, Telenor said no one will be satisfied with empty words, greenwashing or drop-in-the-bucket efforts anymore. In 2020, green innovations are expected to go beyond the hype, using combinations of IoT, big data and AI tech to measure consumption, reduce demand and significantly reduce carbon footprints while cutting costs and building new revenue streams. This action comes as a result of consumers, investors, purchasers in the business world and employees demanding that companies get their act together.
The telco industry will be a crucial foundation of the future economy and can drive real change across multiple sectors in society, in collaboration with its suppliers, investors and customers. Telcos can encourage their equipment vendors, IoT hardware and mobile phone manufacturers to commit to higher climate ambitions, by using recycled raw materials, responsible minerals provisioning, renewable power, new modes of transportation and sustainable packaging.
7. Bringing big tech down to size
The power and influence of big tech will reach a tipping point in 2020, Telenor said. It is becoming apparent that a few global online companies are controlling information, disrupting job markets, and eating an increasingly large chunk of the global economy. This position gives them close to unrivaled market power on precious data needed to develop powerful AI algorithms for our automated future. Consumers will see a stronger push for regulations from governments and consumers. This could include taxation, data privacy and security, restrictions on political advertising and possibly company break-ups.
8. Clash of the streaming giants
Once upon a time, broadcast TV shows such as Friends dominated consumers’ social routines and water cooler chats around the world. Since then, HBO and Netflix have moved into our living rooms, supplementing the still-robust broadcast and cable offerings. They are now followed closely by the new AppleTV+ and Disney+ platforms and probably others soon, all of which are offering content featuring consumers’ favorite stars, powered by cinematic production budgets, and distributed on native interfaces and owned devices. The next year will bring us a battle of these streaming giants – and with it, more and better content than ever.
9. Gaming gold rush
Telenor said 2020 is going to be a great year for gamers. Apple has already launched its Arcade, and Google was not far behind with Stadia, both representing a renewal of the gaming industry. Apple Arcade gives subscribers access to all their exclusive offerings for download and offline play. Google Stadia is based on streaming and replaces local computational power with cloud computation. The next year will see them both broaden the footprint of gaming, but also offer Microsoft and Sony new, tough competition. Expect to see multiple industries including telecommunications make aggressive plays to take pieces of the lucrative gaming pie in the year
10. Fight phone scams with machine learning
Phone scams are on the rise in 2020. It could be a Wangiri call, or “one ring” call, which just rings once and drops, leaving a missed call from an international or unusual number. Users may be tempted to call this number back (at a premium price) and be forced to pay huge fees. People may also receive robo-calls saying that their bank account has been blocked and they need to call a scam number to reactivate it. To protect their customers, mobile operators are putting a deal of work into detecting and blocking these scams. In 2020, machine learning techniques will be an efficient tool for operators to prevent these phone scams and protect their customers.


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Swedish airline Fly Olympic AB has folded, leaving hundreds of passengers including Brits with worthless tickets.
The airline, which only launched two weeks ago, operated flights from London to Africa via Sweden and Greece.
It has cancelled all its services and filed for bankruptcy.
Fly Olympic AB flew from Gatwick to Eritrea and Somalia via Stockholm and Athens. Bookings could be made via the popular website Skyscanner.
A statement on the airline's own website said: "The losses sustained were too great for a company of our size to survive.
"We had discussed with several investment groups over the last 10 days in a bid to save the company but unfortunately time ran out.
"All flights are cancelled and all reservations are therefore also cancelled."
The Civil Aviation Authority said the flights were not covered by its ATOL protection scheme, reports Travelmole.
Instead, it said passengers who booked directly with the airline via a credit or debit card should contact their card provider.
UK customers currently abroad are being advised to make alternative arrangements with other airlines.
The airline flew tourists to popular holiday destinations including Bulgaria, Egypt and Tunisia.
Russia's national tourism agency has said that it is hoping to get everyone home by the end of the week.
Labirint is the fourth Russian tour operator to fold in the past three weeks, leaving more than 50,000 tourists stranded, reports the Daily Mail.
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As a social experiment or as a way to get attention, rapper Kante West came under fire for unveiling his new Yeezy Gap collection in rubbish bags.
Ye is being in the media again and this time it has nothing to do with Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s break-up. After presenting his latest Yeezy Gap collection, the musician and entrepreneur skipped the hangers and put clothes of all sizes and colours in a giant bag. The idea was for people to look for their size and model among all the garments, as happens at a flea market.
Days before this controversy was brought to the table, Kanye posted an image on his Instagram profile in which he implied that this new way of displaying his collection was inspired by the homeless. “Look at the children and the homeless as the biggest inspiration for all the designs,” the singer confessed via his social networks.
This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP. The sales associate said Ye got mad when he saw they had it on hangers and this is how he wanted it. They won’t help you find ur size too, you just have to just dig through everything pic.twitter.com/GNd08Zv1zC
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“We are pleased to announce our continued partnership with one of the more iconic brands in all of motorsports, the Andretti brand,” stated NAPA President, Dan Askey. “We are equally excited to partner with one of the rising stars in the sport in Alexander Rossi and proud to have Alexander representing NAPA both on and off the track. We were fortunate to come on board in May of 2016 becoming a part of history as we rode along with Alexander capturing the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Andretti Autosport remains one of the elite teams in the IndyCar Series and we look forward to what 2017 holds.”
“NAPA is a storied, American brand and I couldn’t be more proud to announce our partnership is continuing,” said Andretti Autosport CEO Michael Andretti. “We were pleased to have previously announced that Alexander will be returning for the full season, and now to be able to confirm that NAPA is back on board – what a great way for us to start 2017. Our relationship with NAPA came together quickly during our Month of May program last year, and it wasn’t long before the partnership was written into history books. We can’t wait to add a few more pages to history together.”
“Confirming NAPA AUTO PARTS is the perfect way for us to start off 2017,” said Alexander Rossi, 25.“NAPA is one of the most recognized brands in the U.S., and with over 6,000 stores, they touch every corner of our nation. In 2016, we had historic success together in the Verizon IndyCar Series, however there is still much more to accomplish. I’m proud to have NAPA back on board the No. 98 and am motivated to carry our momentum together through 2017.”
For more information, please visit AndrettiAutosport.com.
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Creative and technology agency, Omobono launches in UAE. Established in 2001 in the UK, Omobono delivers global projects across an expanding service offering for a roster of clients including DMCC and Sadara and will now open its first office in the UAE. The agency will also see the appointment of Hadley Newman to role of Managing Director with over ten years of experience to support clients with specialist business expertise.
“I am delighted to have joined Omobono at an exciting period in the company’s growth,” says Hadley Newman, Managing Director, Omobono Middle East. “I was attracted to the agency because it has digital in its DNA, strength in strategic planning and focuses on delivery – not only the deliverable. Omobono has developed fantastic relationships and delivered brilliant work and I look forward to continuing this success for global brands throughout the region.”


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Nearly four million smartwatches and fitness trackers were sold in 2017, with 20 per cent of the UK population using wearable technology to count their daily steps, research from Mintel has revealed.
The research found that Britain’s interest in wearable technology is increasing, with 23 per cent more smartwatches being sold in 2017 compared to 2016. Use of mobile devices and tablets remained stable throughout the same period, although the study noted that 28 per cent of respondents would leave their smartphone at home if they had a wearable device with similar capabilities.
Some 38 per cent of respondents say they are interested in using wearable technology for health and wellness monitoring, followed by 27 per cent for sports and training monitoring and 21 per cent for security and access control.
The research also found that 33 per cent of people believe wearable devices will make their lives better.


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Hyundai IONIQ EV Brand Announced, 3 New Models In The Pipeline
First car will be a midsize crossover and it will be launched early next year.
Hyundai Motor has announced a new brand dedicated to EVs and it is named the IONIQ. Yes, it is the name of the automaker’s first electric model launched back in 2016, but now it is the name of a separate brand.
The South Korean firm states that the creation of the IONIQ brand is in response to the fast-growing market demand and adds that it will combine its current EV capabilities with future innovations.
Under the new brand, Hyundai claims it will offer its customers electric vehicle experiences centered on connected lifestyle solutions.
Three new models will be released under the Hyundai IONIQ EV brand in the next four years with more innovative models planned for later. Oddly enough, the models will be numerically named – even numbers for sedans and odd numbers for SUVs.
First model to be rolled out under the brand will be the IONIQ 5 midsize crossover SUV that will launch in early 2021. It is based on the concept EV 45, which Hyundai unveiled at the International Motor Show (IAA) 2019 in Frankfurt.
In 2022, Hyundai will introduce IONIQ 6 sedan, which is based on the company’s latest concept EV Prophecy, followed by IONIQ 7, a large SUV, in 2024. IONIQ vehicles’ designs will have a common theme, named “Timeless Value”, and they will be inspired by Hyundai’s past concepts and models.
All the above stated vehicles will be underpinned by an Electric Global Modular Platform or E-GMP, that Hyundai says will enable fast charging capability and plentiful driving range.
EVs using this platform will have adjustable seats, wireless connectivity and unique features like a glove box designed like drawers. Moreover, the Hyundai IONIQ EV brand will help the group achieve its goal of selling one million EVs and holding 10 percent EV sales share across the globe by 2025.


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Volkswagen is seeking approximately 100 million euros in damages from its former supplier, Prevent.
Car Trim and ES Guss stopped supplies to Volkswagen after they were acquired by Prevent in 2016. They stopped the supplies in a bid to increase/raise their prices. This led to production losses at six of Volkswagen’s factories in Germany.
Volkswagen has filed a first claim for its Skoda unit with the Brunswick regional court. Funke-Mediengruppe first reported about the lawsuit. The mother company, Prevent did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside of business hours. Prevent on the other hand filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen in which they claimed damages of 750 million dollars.


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Fujifilm Mystery Event
Belgian store Art & Craft is teasing a “Fujifilm Mystery Event” on March 30 on their facebook page here.
“We can not say anything about it yet, but we promise you: it is worth a visit! Photographer & Fuji Ambassador Ioannis Tsouloulis will be ready that day to explain the whole event & answer all your questions.”
FujiRumors broke the news that the Fujifilm X-T30 will be announced on February 14, so March 30 could eventually be the shipping start. And before you start again: nope, Fujifilm X-H2 is not coming that soon.
Or it could be something completely different, from the rumored major Fujifilm X-T3 firmware update to not yet rumored Fujifilm gear.
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BlogStarbucks Is Working on Reducing Its Dairy Production Emissions
Starbucks Is Working on Reducing Its Dairy Production Emissions
Starbucks announced that it's working with Arla to reduce its carbon emissions from dairy production. Plus five other companies making eco moves.
We love celebrating companies that are taking small steps toward a more sustainable future. While these big corporations aren't anywhere near perfect, it's our job as conscious consumers to let them know when they're making a difference—and, of course, when they can do better.
This month, there have been eco moves across many different industries. We're looking at the first fully-automated vegan food factory, Colgate's move into eco-friendly oral care products, and Starbucks' plans to reduce its carbon emissions from dairy production. Even celebrities are promoting sustainability by backing an alternative form of eco-friendly banking.
Let's encourage these companies to keep moving in the right direction. Because when they make eco-friendly changes, others will follow.
6 Companies Making Eco-Friendly Changes
Starbucks has been a leader in bringing dairy-free milk (including Oatly, one of the most popular oat milk brands!), into mainstream cafes. But now, it's looking to make its dairy production more sustainable, too.
Starbucks announced a partnership with Arla Foods to reduce its carbon emissions from dairy production. The beverage chain has a big goal: cutting emissions in half by 2030. Data shows around 22% of Starbucks' overall emissions come from dairy, so if the popular coffee chain wants to reduce its emissions, making changes in dairy production is a great place to start.
Starbucks' partnership with Arla Foods aims to create a detailed blueprint on how to best produce ethical, low-emission dairy. Currently, milk from Arla Foods has about half the carbon emissions of its competitors, according to Food Navigator.
Move over, Tesla—Nissan is making moves in the electric car industry. Nissan just announced it's planning to invest a whopping $17 billion over the next five years into electric car production and better batteries to support the vehicles.
But that's not all: The announcement also promised Nissan will be reducing overall carbon emissions at the factory level, and a team of over 3,000 engineers will be hired to lead the charge.
This isn't the first time Nissan has announced eco-friendly changes. Just a few months ago, the company launched a new way to produce batteries for electric vehicles, which will make them easier to recycle and process.
3. Growthwell Foods
Growthwell Foods is making plant-based eating even easier in Southeast Asia. Located in Singapore, Growthwell Foods has announced the region's first-ever fully automated vegan meat factory.
According to the company's LinkedIn, the factory will handle manufacturing, production, and the freezing of both vegan meat and plant-based seafood. Because this facility is the first of its kind, it will operate as a sort of pilot project. Meaning if it goes well, other companies will likely follow suit.
The facility is expected to produce 4,000 metric tons of plant-based foods every year, with clean ingredients like algae and legumes already being tested. This could lead to a huge boost in Singapore's economy by allowing them to create their own foods domestically, instead of importing them. Doing so is also a great way to reduce carbon emissions.
Colgate is one of the most popular oral care brands. First, it released its Bamboo Charcoal Toothbrush, which features a bamboo handle. Now, a recycled plastic option is making headlines.
Colgate India recently launched the RecyClean Toothbrush, which features a handle made from recycled plastic and plant-derived bristles. While it's not yet available in the U.S., here's to hoping it enters the market soon. (And that non-recycled plastic toothbrushes get the same sustainable makeover!)
5. Herbal Essences
Starting January 2022, new haircare products from Herbal Essences will be made using a special newly-discovered type of resin, allowing the bottles to be more easily recycled.
Right now, a big problem with haircare products is that the bottles they come in are made from a specific type of plastic some cities can't properly recycle in their facilities. However, Herbal Essences says bottles made using this type of resin will be easier to recycle without compromising quality.
Herbal Essences says this is just one will it will be working toward its goal of reducing virgin plastics by 50% by 2025.
The financial tech company, which is backed by celebrities like Drake and Leonardo DiCaprio, appeals to conscious consumers through its promises to plant trees and never financially back fossil fuels, unlike many other popular banks. In the past 12 months alone, Aspiration has planted 35 million trees thanks to its members' support.


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Epic Games has released a new Fortnite patch 3.78 on PS4, PC, PS5 (1.000.088), Xbox One, and PC. According to the official Fortnite 3.78 patch notes, the latest hotfix addressed some minor stability issues with the game. Besides, today’s Fortnite update 3.78 also includes performance improvements.
Previously, a major Chapter 4 update added quality-of-life improvements and fixes. Unfortunately, players are still facing several issues with the game. Today’s Fortnite version 3.78 will address a few of these issues.
Read more details below.
Fortnite Update 3.78 Patch Notes – January 25, 2023
- Addressed a bug where players are getting a blue lobby background.
- Fixed Fall damage when Sliding with the Shockwave Hammer.
- Addressed a bug where Red dot missing when scoping with Red-Eye Assault Rifle.
- Fixed an issue where players may be sent back to the initial location when exiting a vehicle
- Fixed a bug where the save device may reset player scores and other stats.
Download free Fortnite patch 3.78 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox One.
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At the annual meeting for Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) in Westlake Village, Calif., 2014 president Beverly Walter, MAS, announced the election results for the 2015 board.
All-In-One, San Diego, has added a new member to its sales team. Michelle Gulli will take responsibility for furthering relationships and growing market share as its national sales manager of key accounts.
The Specialty Advertising Association of California has created a survey for distributors to provide input on The SAAC Show. Distributors who complete the survey will be eligible for one of several prizes.
All-In-One announced that Judy Callaway has joined the organization as the vice president of sales and marketing. In this role, Callaway is responsible for driving revenue and marketing initiatives for All-In-One.
All-In-One introduced exclusive new Snifty Pens, which have aromas embedded into the pen grip, to the promotional products industry. At the 2013 PPAI Expo in Las Vegas, distributors absolutely loved Snifty Pens.
ALL-IN-ONE, the supplier located in San Diego, has been honored with a 2013 Supplier Achievement Award sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). The award was presented at the annual awards presentation at The PPAI Expo 2013 in Las Vegas.
In response to a public relations debacle that occurred at the first presidential debate earlier this month at the University of Denver, where gift bags full of promotional products imported from China were given to VIPs and members of the press, 3000 of All-In-One's Made in the USA, 4-color-logo pens will be presented at the Lynn University 2012 Debate on October 22, 2012 in Boca Raton, Fla.


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In what now seems like serendipitous vacation planning, Stuart Vevers spent the five summer breaks leading up to his appointment last fall as Coach’s executive creative director crisscrossing America by train. From New York to Seattle, Chicago to New Orleans, Los Angeles to Florida and beyond, Yorkshire-born Vevers saw more of the country than many born here do.
When he was approached about creating Coach’s first full ready-to-wear line and updating its stores and advertising, Vevers found he had already done his inspiration research. He has seen the changing landscapes and chatted with folks in the dining car. Vevers, 41, set about capturing a “unique and authentic American spirit” in his lines, which hit coach.com and select stores in September.
“It’s a cool, effortless, youthful, understated, very personal side of Coach that’s very different to any European luxury brand,” says the designer, who walks to work along the High Line from his apartment in Greenwich Village. For fall, that means hip, comfy and practical pieces, like roomy shearling coats, sheepskinlined rubber-soled wedge boots to navigate snowy streets and fringed crossbody bags big enough for a computer.
Vevers’ spring 2015 line, unveiled at Fashion Week in September, has a funky ’70s vibe with flared jeans, fluffy pastel Big Bird coats, metallic clogs and lighthearted pieces featuring quirky cartoon creatures by LA artist Gary Baseman.
Bags are vibrant — the $395 Coach mini Swagger comes in 11 yummy shades — but not in-your-face.
“There’s been a fundamental shift in the industry to discreet luxury,” explains Vevers. “The cool kids are walking around with the really great [subtle] bags from the ’70s and ’80s.”
Although he seems too modest to admit it, Vevers has become something of a design doctor, injecting new life into sluggish companies. After stints at Bottega Veneta and Louis Vuitton, among others, he was tapped to revive Mulberry in 2004. The staid English leathergoods company unleashed a slew of hit bags, and Vevers won the British Fashion Council’s 2006 Accessory Designer of the Year award. A year later, Vevers moved to Madrid and took the creative reins at Loewe. His glam treatment energized the nearly 150-year-old brand.
When Coach’s design honcho Reed Krakoff departed to focus on his namesake startup, Vevers’ extensive leather-goods experience and ability to reset a brand quickly and convincingly made him an obvious choice.
While Vevers is more concerned right now with reimaging Coach than creating the next cult bag, no one will be surprised if he hits upon the prescription for a perfect purse.
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After filing for bankruptcy, a former UK and NFL player's home and belongings were auctioned off Monday.
Dermontti Dawson's home was the first to go.
Valued at $1 million, a bidder took it for $600,000.
Later in a packed room, one by one, Dawson's belongings were auctioned off - including furniture, cars, and jewelry.
"We're selling a Rolex watch, several others that are high-profile - like Cartier," said auctioneer Danetta Allen.
Dawson's gun collection was popular among bidders.
"We have 19 of them in total, and so they're getting a lot of attention," said Allen.
Some of the most expensive items sold, included a BMW that went for more than $28,000, and an M-16 assault rifle - which sold for more than $12,000.
"I liked one of the dining room sets, and I was also interested in the baby grand piano," said bidder Kathy Whitlock, who drove from Frankfort to attend the auction.
A Steelers Helmet signed by Dawson himself went for nearly $400.
But whether they came to bid, or simply to watch, most felt sympathy for Dawson.
"Things happen, it's a bad economy," said bidder Don Drury, "it's kind of a sad day."


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Bissell’s subway dining for one
The self-admitted “conservative” brand took a risk, ditched the ads, dumped food on the floor and dug in for its latest social media push.
The Source plugs into Pearson
The electronics retailer secures its second Canadian airport location, with an interactive concept that sets the stage for a wider store redesign.
Why Canadians don’t enjoy shopping for new gadgets
Microsoft’s Alyson Gausby on how brands can keep decision-making simple for back-to-school shoppers.
Sony wants you to perk up
The brand’s new campaign asks you to prepare your ears for high-res sounds.
Taking a cue from consumer wearables
How Nike+ FuelBand and Fitbit inspire tech that enables paraplegics to walk and the blind to see.
Virgin Mobile spreads love to get love
To promote its new store, the brand taps into a Toronto neighbourhood’s art scene.
Esight aids the visually impaired
The device, a blend of Google Glass and Oculus Rift, is hunting for brand partners to help those with low vision see.
Microsoft pops up a cafe
The tech co is going “hipster” to promote its Surface Pro 3.
The Galaxy S5 and Gear wearables have arrived in Canada, along with what the brand hopes is a share-worthy campaign.
Infographic: Mobile by the numbers
More than half of millennials use a smartphone while watching TV, but 84% browse unrelated content, and other interesting insights from a new study on mobile habits.
Microsoft goes big with Xbox One
The electronics co. pulls off a week-long integrated campaign highlighted by a “zombie attack” outside of a giant replica game console in downtown Vancouver.
Best Buy launches a magazine
The tech company will launch a six-times-a-year tech and lifestyle publication in partnership with Rogers Media, distributing 300,000 print versions across its network of stores.


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This week, AppMakr has selected the Gracie Sydney as the App Of The Week, a brilliant example of ordinary people learning how to make a mobile app without learning how to program. New
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