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For some people, decorating for Christmas is an important part of the season's fun: unpacking the decorations, laying them out perfectly and perhaps snapping a few shots for social media.
For other people, not so much — they like the end results of halls fully decked, so to speak, but the actual decking is far from their favorite part.
Luckily and perhaps unsurprisingly, in a world where everything can be bought on demand, Christmas decorations are no exception. Instead of living year-round with decorations only displayed for about six weeks, those less inclined to do the decking themselves can have the team at Rent-A-Christmas fully decorate their homes for the holiday season, and then make those holiday decorations quietly disappear when the holidays are over.
Founder Kristen Parness, who teaches high school English when she and her costumed elves aren’t decorating other people’s spaces for the holidays, stumbled onto the business concept when she and her husband (then boyfriend) were living in Brooklyn and accidentally bought a bit too much to prepare for the holiday season.
“We had this idea one year when we were living in Bay Ridge [a neighborhood in Brooklyn]. We had just started dating; we had no decorations and absolutely zero storage space,” she says. “We went to Home Depot and bought $500 of decorations, and the house looked amazing, but we were like, ‘What are we gonna do with this? This is so crazy; it would be great if we could rent this stuff.’”
And though they couldn’t just rent the stuff themselves, Parness and her husband Judah did launch an innovative business to essentially allow others to do so. In 2018, that business will serve about 40 customers between Thanksgiving and Christmas — helped by a work crew of 10 part-time elves.
To make the magic happen, Parness works directly with two interior decorating suppliers who provide the vast majority of the items she uses to build her holiday designs — but not all of them, as Parness still likes to pick up odds and ends in a variety of small shops as well as at places like Target. Because in recent years the company has begun to contract with more corporate clients — think banks, stores and restaurants — its workforce has also grown and become a bit more specialized. Rent-A-Christmas also contracts with a firefighter and electrician to be sure that its more complex lighting designs do not accidentally burn down any buildings.
When the season isn’t on, the firm rents warehouse space in the Bronx. The warehouse is also the firm’s headquarters as well as its storage space and work hub. Here the elves build the garlands and wreaths they'll use in decorating for clients — often wearing coats because the heat is more theoretical than actual in the warehouse.
As for who uses the service, Parness says the Rent-A-Christmas client roster is actually quite varied. Corporate clients and wealthier customers tend to drive the firm’s revenue, with their larger and more expensive designs. But in a city where apartment square-footage is always at a premium, a rentable Christmas has broad appeal.
“It’s not only rich people. It’s so widespread,” she says. “We have people with one-bedroom apartments or who are really busy or have a baby. And then, yes, there are obviously rich people who go all out.”
The service range offered by the firm during the holiday season is varied to match its client base. At the low end, a wreath and lights installation costs $185. On the upper end is a $12,000 package that essentially lights and gift-wraps an entire living space. Businesses like restaurants, bars, salons, banks, bagel shops and law firms can buy packages starting at $15,000.
The most popular consumer package, according to Parness, is the “Feels Like Home” package for $500 — which includes a 6.5-foot artificial tree, lights, tree skirt, tinsel, ornaments and a star, as well as a team of elves to set it up. The average high price consumers pay is around $5,000.
Also, the elves sing while they set up.
It’s not quite a full-time gig for Parness and her husband — they’ve both kept their day jobs in teaching and sales, respectively. But their business, while small, has been growing for the last few year and has built up a roster of loyal users.
And as Parness noted, in terms of jobs, spreading glitter and cheer for the holiday is not a bad way to go.


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The singer and fashion and beauty mogul is teaming up with the streaming service to offer fans an inside look at her second annual Savage X Fenty lingerie runway show taking place during New York Fashion Week.
Known for breaking the mold of the traditional runway show, Rihanna is bringing together models, actors and dancers to debut her fall 2019 lingerie collection. The show will also include a number of “surprise” musical performances; however, it’s unclear if the singer will take the stage herself.
“I couldn’t be more excited that everyone will have full access to The Savage X Fenty show this year!” Rihanna said in a statement. “We are working on creating a bold, sexy, super energetic experience for our viewers.”
If Rihanna’s upcoming NYFW show is anything like last year’s Savage X Fenty runway show, it’s sure to be a highly memorable night. Last year’s show saw a diverse group of models dressed in the brand’s sheer bodysuits, harnesses and lace lingerie, to name a few styles, among a botanical garden backdrop. One unexpected highlight from the show came from pregnant model Slick Woods — dressed in a body harness and pasties — who went into labor immediately after walking the runway.
The Savage X Fenty runway special comes during a busy year for the singer. While she continues growing her dominance in the beauty industry with her Fenty Beauty line, Rihanna also revealed her first fashion line, Fenty, created in partnership with LVMH earlier this year.
The Amazon Prime special will be available starting Sept. 20 in over 200 countries and will include a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the runway show.
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The webinar will provide a comprehensive overview from the perspective of government, trade and policy
India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry will be hosting its first webinar of 2022 on Rabi Outlook and Kharif Production 2022 under the aegis of ‘THE IPGA KNOWLEDGE SERIES’ at 5 pm on January 28, 2022. The webinar will provide a comprehensive overview from the perspective of government, trade and policy. The speakers will cover a wide range of topics including carry-forward stocks, price forecasts, impact of weather and expected production etc.
The webinar will be addressed by a panel of stalwarts, eminent government officials and industry experts like Dr SK Malhotra – Agriculture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Dr Shiv Sewak, Principal Scientist and Director Incharge, Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), VN Saroja – Chief Strategy Advisor, Agriwatch and Nirav Desai – Partner, GGN Research who will provide invaluable insights on their respective subjects and sectors.


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Two men, one from Corona California and one from Wisconsin, are facing charges for stealing clothing from a Kohl’s store and 13-hundred dollars worth of shampoo from a CVS Pharmacy.
Back on Thursday July 15th 2021, deputies grabbed 32 year Dennis Rogge (photo above) and 43 year old Jose Pajareto at a home on Fullerton Avenue in Corona.
Inside the home, deputies found large amounts of stolen clothing and shampoo and hair products. The clothing still had the price tags attached.
Both men are facing grand theft charges.
Grand Theft Suspect Dennis Rogge.
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By Jenny Leonard and Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg
President Joe Biden applauded Apple Inc. store workers near Baltimore after they voted for a union Saturday, becoming the first organized outlet in the US.
“I’m proud of them. Look, you know, workers have a right to determine under what conditions they are gonna work or not work,” Biden told reporters Monday during morning walk near his Delaware beach house.
The decision of workers at Apple’s Towson, Md., store to unionize may change the face of the tech giant’s retail operation. It also may spark a wider unionization movement among Apple store workers, similar to the first Starbucks Corp. union vote last year that has since prompted almost 300 other stores to file for elections.
Biden, who’s pledged to be the most pro-union president in US history, has placed a renewed focus on promoting his ties with labor ahead of the November midterm elections.
He’s invited union organizers to the White House, and spoke last month to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers International convention in Chicago and in April to the North America’s Building Trades Unions.
The initiative has included endorsing unionization efforts at Starbucks and Amazon Inc. along with staff on Capitol Hill. Earlier this month in Los Angeles, Biden touted efforts of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union to combat delays at the nation’s ports that are contributing to supply-chain issues.
The union victory at Apple is likely to breathe new life into the labor movement’s mission to organize the wider tech sector, which suffered a setback after an Apple store in Atlanta canceled its election last month. Those workers, organized by the Communications Workers of America, blamed an alleged union-busting campaign by Apple and said it planned to re-file for an election later.
Biden on Monday lauded union members as “the best workers in the world,” who “break their neck” to learn a trade.
As a result, “Everybody’s better off, including the final product is always better,” he said.
More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com
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Don’t you just find the versatility behind every figma amazing? And I’m pretty sure that figure collectors love how figmas can do a variety of poses.
If you’re a Hunter x Hunter fan, it’s time to rejoice because Max Factory’s upcoming figma is going to be one of HxH’s main characters: Gon Freecss.
As of writing this post, Good Smile Company hasn’t revealed the full details of the upcoming figure in their official site. But according to a tweet by Hunter x Hunter’s official Twitter account, this Gon Freecss figma is slated for release in June and will be priced at 3,500 JPY.
The latest movie of the HxH franchise, Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge, premiered last January 12. Prior to its release in theatres, Banpresto held a Scarlet Eyes figure lottery to promote the film.


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Shoppers looking forward to this year’s holiday season should prepare for higher prices, shipping delays and even the unavailability of certain items.
That’s because the global supply chain — the international production and distribution of goods and services — has been disrupted by a multitude of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing consumer demand, storms and a shortage of everything from shipping containers to employees.
Just as the coronavirus has quickly spread around the globe, so too have economic disruptions to the global supply chain, according to Maciek Nowak, interim dean of Loyola University’s Quinlan School of Business.
“If a large manufacturing hub in China slows down, that is felt everywhere,” Nowak said. “If there’s an uptick in demand for a certain set of products, like toilet paper last year, that has an impact on everything else — all those products are traveling on the same trucks. So we’ve been battling supply chain uncertainty for well over a year now.”
Nowak said he expects companies to better prepare themselves from future disruptions by increasing their inventories if they haven’t already.
Lawrence Officer, economics professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Jeffrey Haushalter, partner at Chicago Consulting, join Nowak and “Chicago Tonight” to unpack the supply chain situation.


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Honda has been criticized for not fully jumping into the EV segment until recently with the introduction of the Clarity lineup and Accord and Insight hybrids. While Honda did introduce a Fit EV back in 2012, that model only lasted a few years, but now Honda is reportedly working on a new Fit based electric car.
According to Japan’s Nikkei, Honda has teamed up with Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), China’s biggest battery maker to produce the new Fit based electric car. “The two companies will develop the car based on Honda’s Fit mini vehicle. The goal is to create an affordable electric car priced at slightly more than 2 million yen ($18,000) equipped with a small battery and having a relatively short range of 300km (186 miles) on a single charge.”
If the report is accurate, Honda will sell its new electric car globally with a goal to sell at least 100,000 units a year. The report also claims that production will begin in 2020. Honda has yet to make any official announcements about a new Fit based EV, but has announced that it will introduce a new electric car in Europe next year that’s based on the Urban EV concept.


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The Palm Pre might give the iPhone a run for its money across the pond if you put much stock in a new study.
Four months after its U.S. release, the Pre will go on sale this Friday in the U.K. Researcher TNS says more than one-quarter of the 1,000 people it polled in Britain said they will buy a Pre or at least “probably will.” That’s significantly higher than the 17 percent who said back in 2007 that they would buy in iPhone, prior to its release there.
But keep in mind that smartphones weren’t in our collective consciousness like they are today. People are much more familiar with the iPhone now than they were then, so this might not be an apples-to-apples comparison.
The survey also found nearly one-third of those polled are willing to switch to Pre carrier O2 just to get the new smartphone.
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New York. French automaker Renault and its Japanese partner Nissan Motor continue to increase savings through synergies and can meet longer-term goals without expanding its current alliances, chief executive Carlos Ghosn told Reuters on Wednesday.
The two saved “much more” than 3 billion euros ($3.31 billion) in 2014 from sharing costs for new vehicles and technology development, compared with 2.8 billion euros in the previous year, he said. The companies are scheduled to release final figures for the synergies, or cost savings, from their joint programs in July.
Nissan and Renault can continue to cut the costs of developing new cars and trucks, including electric vehicles, and be competitive without taking on another partner, he said. The alliance’s goal is to save 4.3 billion euros by 2016.
The Renault-Nissan alliance discloses its tally of cost savings as an indicator of the advantages the two automakers gain from collaborating on the development of new vehicles and technologies such as autonomous driving systems.
The alliance, formed in 1999 when Renault rescued Nissan from collapse, resulted in a cross shareholding arrangement in which Renault owns 43.4 percent of Nissan, while the Japanese company has a 15 percent stake in the French automaker. Ghosn, 61, is chief executive of both.
Nissan is now bigger than Renault, and sells about two-thirds of the 8 million vehicles sold annually by the two.
The alliance has since grown to include German luxury car maker Daimler and Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors. Daimler and Renault-Nissan now have 13 joint projects under way, Ghosn said.
Sergio Marchionne, head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, stirred up the auto industry recently by campaigning for more consolidation to help sustain the heavy investments needed to meet demands for cleaner, safer vehicles.
Ghosn said Renault and Nissan don’t need to find new partners.
“I don’t have to go beyond the boundary of what I’m doing to be competitive,” Ghosn said. “I can understand other people would have to.”
Ghosn pointed to the Renault Kwid, launched in India last month at a starting price of about 4,000 euros. The low-cost underpinnings of the small, utility vehicle were designed in India and will be the basis of a new model for Nissan’s Datsun brand that will launch next year, Ghosn said.
Depending on how well the vehicles do in India, Ghosn said the Kwid’s architecture, called the “A platform,” will be used in other markets around the world. “It’s a global platform.”
Future vehicles from the A platform will be built locally in new markets such as Africa or South America, Ghosn said, not exported from India.
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Retailers brace for rush to return unwanted gifts
A steady stream of people filtered into Sioux Falls retail stores Saturday, and many of them came not to buy, but to return.
From toys to toothbrushes, stores processed thousands of dollars in returned merchandise, much of which happened to be presents that just missed the mark.
Becky Ziegeldorf stopped by Target Saturday afternoon to return a crockpot her mother bought her in exchange for a slightly larger crockpot, and Jean Schlepp decided she wanted a different brand of knives than the one her husband bought her. Mike Wilson took back an electric toothbrush that his friend said was the "wrong one."
Post-Christmas returns come as no surprise to retailers. A couple of registers were set aside specifically for returns at Younkers, and a sign reading, "Returns Only" hung overhead a line of people holding their items to return.
"We know what we're getting ourselves into," said Josh Janssen, executive team leader of operations for the Target on Louise Avenue.
Janssen said the store typically sees between $25,000 and $30,000 in merchandise returned the day after Christmas, and even with the snow, Target was on track to hit those numbers Saturday.
"I think it's just expected," Janssen said, adding that the store had staffed two or three extra employees to man the customer service line for the post-holiday rush.
Some of the people waiting in the customer service line said they wanted to return the gifts right away after Christmas because they had the day off. Others wanted to get the errand out of the way before leaving town.
Brittani Gaertner chose Saturday to exchange a broken Girl Scout cookie oven for her niece because she knew she would be busy next week.
"I'm actually getting married next weekend," Gaertner said.
Gaertner knew she might be risking a long wait in line to return the toy, but she, like many others, was willing to brave the crowds.
"I expected to wait in line," Ziegeldorf said. "But I didn't wait at all."


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Car factory has ceased to please left the joint venture with the Chinese partners
KamAZ left already the second Chinese joint venture, having sold the local partner a share of 50 %. Nevertheless the Russian car factory has not refused idea on creation of assembly manufacture in the city of Dalian. This project is advanced by the Chinese partners at intergovernmental level. It also can become unique chance of success: without the big intergovernmental contract on deliveries of KamAZu not to achieve serious increase in sales, experts are assured.
Yesterday KamAZ has informed on sale of the share in the joint Chinese enterprise « Mudantszjan — KamAZ » registered in the city of Mudantszjan of a province Heilongjiang. The company has sold 50 % of actions and left the joint venture. As the director for the information policy of Open Society « has informed daily; KamAZ » Vladimir Samoilov, at the company in China was two joint ventures and now it left both. One year ago the Russian manufacturer left joint venture structure « Tangshan — KamAZ ». Then the decision have explained that the company gets rid of not profile manufactures. KamAZ sold great volumes of technics to China till 1992. In total it has been sold 50 thousand cars, but since 1996 of sale have actually stopped, export manager VTK « has informed daily; KamAZ » Evgenie Pronin. Two joint ventures, which KamAZ left, were engaged in special equipment manufacture on chassis KamAza and service of cars. At reduction of sales volumes participation of KamAZa in the joint venture has lost meaning, he has concluded.
Meanwhile last week head MERT Herman Gref declared in Beijing that KamAZ plans to create the assembly enterprise in China. By words g - on Pronin, in such large market as China, KamAZ too can find the place as cars answer modern technology requirements. However the new project on the organisation of assembly manufacture will demand serious investments in marketing. « it will be necessary to convince the buyer that our cars left on new technical and according to price level » — has told g - n Pronin. Besides, KamAZ will aspire to decrease in the cost price by means of use of the Chinese components. However, as has informed daily a source at the enterprise, in a management of KamAZa there are disagreements concerning, whether has sense the Chinese expansion: « to run business with Chineses difficultly enough. The report on intentions on assembly manufacture has been signed under strong pressure from the Chinese partners. Probably, therefore it declared MERT, instead of KamAZ ».
according to the director for marketing « Solo Consulting » Darya Lobakovoj, for a share gain in the Chinese market KamAzu insufficiently simply to organise manufacture: « KamAZu it will be necessary to develop effective strategy of advancement for this purpose vysokokonkurentnogo the market ». According to the expert, from - for high consumption of fuel and high in comparison with the Chinese analogues by KamAZu it will be necessary to position the cars as nishevyj a product. For example, as cars of the raised passableness, a special purpose and etc.
the Group of companies « KamAZ » includes besides the factory with the same name more than hundred enterprises, including bus factory of Open Society « nefaz » (Neftekamsk), Open Society « the Trailer - KamAZ » (Stavropol), Tujmazinsky factory of autoready-mix trucks. The sales volume of group from January till October, 2006 has made 47,8 mlrd rbl., having shown growth of 33 %. For ten months 35 111 lorries have been sold (growth on 33 %), more than 9 thousand has left them for export.


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Qualcomm retained its top spot, but its share fell from 35% in 2018 to 33.4% in 2019, Counterpoint said, pointing out that MediaTek, which was second, fell from 25.7% to 24.6%.
Samsung's share increased from 11.8% to 14.1%, while Huawei's share went up from 9.2% to 11.7%. Apple's share dropped from 13.6% to 13.1% year-on-year.
Qualcomm maintained a share above 30% in all markets except in the Middle East and Africa, Counterpoint said, attributing this to the lower demand for high-end smartphones in that geographical region.
While Huawei's market share was affected globally due to the ongoing American moves against the company, the Chinese giant was able to increase its market share domestically. Samsung fared well in India, Europe and South America.
Counterpoint senior analyst Jene Park said: “Samsung Electronics increased in many markets, especially North America and India, resulting in a 2.3% year-on-year increase globally in a declining market. Samsung’s focus on being competitive in both price and performance seems to have paid off.
"However, Samsung’s outsourcing of some A-series smartphone manufacturing to Chinese ODMs since last year will drive some share gains for Qualcomm and MediaTek.
"Further, the proliferation of 5G smartphones in the US and China will increase Samsung’s dependence on Qualcomm chipsets in its flagship and high-tier smartphones in the region."
Regarding Samsung's chipset strategy and outlook, Counterpoint research analyst Shobhit Srivastava said the South Korean firm was horizontally scaling and looking to sell its 5G SOCs to Chinese brands this year which would drive Exynos chipset volumes in 2020.
"Further, Samsung is also increasingly adopting its Exynos Series SoCs across its own portfolio designed and manufactured in-house for sales beyond the US, Japan and China," Srivastava added.
"This will offset the design outsource volume losses to the alternate suppliers. As a result, we estimate that Samsung’s overall share of the smartphone application processor is estimated to grow further in 2020.”


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Oudomsine had spent more than $57,000 of the $85,000 relief loan on the rare Pokemon card. He had received the $85,000 as part of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan doled out by the SBA during the pandemic. As stated by the DoJ, Oudomsine had claimed on the relief loan application to own an "entertainment services" business that supported 10 employees. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia David. H. Estes had the following to say about the case:
“Congress appropriated funding to assist small businesses struggling through the challenges of a global pandemic,” said Estes. “Like moths to the flame, fraudsters like Oudomsine took advantage of these programs to line their own pockets-”
Oudomsine was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison, made to pay a $10,000 fine, and was forced to pay back the $85,000. The Pokemon card was forfeited during the investigation.
PWCC recently sold a 1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless 1st Edition Holo Charizard #4 PSA 10 GEM MINT for $311,800 (plus $250 shipping) (see "Auction Prices Continue to Stabilize").


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Just when I was about to shut down my PC and bid farewell to yet another exhausting week (see my Nampo coverage), LG’s local representatives finally lifted the lid on their new flagship’s launch date.
According to the media ‘save the date’ sent on Friday afternoon, LG South Africa will be unwrapping the ‘limit-breaking camera to the sumptuous leather back cover’ G4 in Johannesburg on May 28. In case you missed it, the G4 is all about visual experiences, whether you’re looking at it or taking photos. It centers around a 5.5-inch Quad HD quantum LCD (the first on a phone, LG brags) with higher brightness and contrast, but it’s also focused on design, with an ever-so-slight curve and special backs that include ceramic and multiple shades of leather.
And seeing that PR is on our side, we’ll be live blogging from this event, you can also follow me on twitter @Papi_Mabele for live tweets. Local carriers (Vodacom, MTN) had not responded to queries on the G4 at the time of publish.
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News has come out this morning that Halo developer Bungie has signed an exclusive 10 year publishing deal with Activision. The deal will give Activision exclusive worldwide publishing rights for all future Bungie games based on it’s new intellectual property. The deal also allows Bungie to stay independent and retain control of it’s new IP. Considering all the negative news lately surrounding Activision and the former Infinity Ward team, this was a much needed announcement. Hopefully Bungie has a better experience with the Activision than IW did.
We chose to partner with Activision on our next IP because of their global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise,” said Bungie president Harold Ryan. “From working together over the past nine months on this agreement, it is clear that Activision supports our commitment to giving our fans the best possible gaming experiences.
Bungie has developed some of the most compelling and successful games, multiplayer experiences and thriving fan communities, and this alliance underscores our long-standing commitment to foster the industry’s best creative talent,” enthused Activision Blizzard COO Thomas Tippl. “Our unprecedented partnership with Bungie will enable us to broaden our pipeline of exciting new games as we continue to strengthen our industry position and pursue long-term growth opportunities.


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PRESS RELEASE. Paybis – a place where thousands of people buy & sell their crypto – has recently announced a number of features that improve their customers’ experience. The introduction of these updates comes after a major interface upgrade, helping people buy bitcoin while the markets continued to grow over the latest quarter.
Cryptocurrency price tracking
The rapid changes observed in the bitcoin price on a daily basis make price tracking tools essential for all investors. For that reason, Paybis now hosts a tracking tool that indicates the price of the most popular cryptocurrencies in real-time. The new section aims to help users track the price change over time, observe the trends using volatility graphs, and buy their favorite coin in a few clicks.
The founder and CEO of Paybis, Innokenty Isers, mentioned that “adding (cryptocurrency) price tracking elements within our platform enables users to perform better market analysis, which improves the investment decisions”.
Bitcoin price calculator
Another new tool that Paybis introduced to their platform is the Bitcoin Calculator page. By visiting this page, users are able to calculate the price of cryptocurrencies across different exchanges, using 45+ FIAT pairs.
In short, the tool allows users to convert cryptocurrency values into fiat values – and vice versa. It also offers a possibility to compare the price across 3 major exchanges.
Note that the calculator page allows users to also check the price of any cryptocurrency, pairing them with 200+ local cryptocurrencies that can be selected from a handy drop-down menu. The tool updates its values in real-time and ensures that you get the latest market data.
Significantly improved customer experience
Aside from making improvements in the UX/UI of their platform, Paybis has completely automated the credit card payment process, increasing the speed of transactions as a result.
Paybis’ aim is to make their customers 1 click away from their next crypto purchase. The new credit card process seems like a giant leap towards this goal. Users will no longer need to waste time being redirected to an external checkout page – rather they are able to complete their transaction on Paybis website.
But that’s not even the best part – a new feature enabling customers to save their credit card details allows them to complete the transactions in less than a minute! Users will simply need to enter their CVV code and their crypto will be on its way.
Support for additional US states
Finally, Paybis provides global coverage and is continuously working to expand its eligibility in various geographies.
At the moment, the platform is able to provide its services to more than 180 countries around the globe, including unprecedented 48 US states. The only US states that are currently not supported are New York and Hawaii.
Paybis is an exchange that allows users to buy bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using multiple payment methods and more than 50 local currencies. The platform is also popular for its ability to exchange between payment systems like Skrill and Neteller. Customers are also actively using the opportunity to sell their BTC with Paybis as well.
In contrast to other platforms, Paybis does not take custody of clients’ funds. This improves the safety of transactions and enables users to receive their funds in a fast and seamless manner.
Since 2014, Paybis has received more than 10,000 reviews, resulting in a near-perfect score on Trustpilot.
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A small town located in the middle of the vast south-eastern Kenyan county of Machakos hosts one of the most reputable wood artisans in East Africa, commonly known as the Wamunyu artisans.
Their magnificent wood carvings continue to traverse the world to the delight of art lovers.
However, the artisans are now faced with a challenge stifling their work, COVID-19, a disease that came fast and swift, and destabilized their market which is pegged on tourists.
“Our biggest market has been foreign tourists so when governments across the world instituted mobility restrictions, we took a hit. Right now we are desperately trying to survive,” said Mwema Mutunga, head of sales department, Wamunyu Carvers Society.
Wood carving is not only an artistic form of expression for the residents of Wamuyu who are predominantly from the Akamba community, but also their source of income.
At the onset of the pandemic in March, their business was severely affected with little prospects of a speedy recovery.
The art of wood carving in Kenya was pioneered by the Akamba community who has over the years influenced other artisans across the country to take up the time-honored craft.
Their works range from ornaments to sculpture and functional items among other designs depicting the African culture.
Mutunga said during a recent interview that the number of carvers has halved over the past six months as some took up alternative sources of income to stay afloat.
“We would have about 60 artists working from the society’s compound before COVID-19 but right now there are hardly 30 people. There is a handful that carve from home while engaging in other revenue-generating activities,” said Mutunga.
Informed by the need to avoid getting duped by middlemen, the carvers from Wamunyu came together to form a society that markets their products both locally and internationally.
The society came into existence in 1963 and has a showroom displaying carved items. On account of low sales, one artisan now plants kales and spinach within the Society’s compound for domestic consumption.
“When it became clear that things will not change immediately, planting food crops appeared like a wise idea to pursue. I sometimes sell the surplus but not often because I have planted on a small piece of land,” said the male woodcarver.
The majority of the artists said that some of their local business partners have closed shops, chiefly because buyers have other competing responsibilities to meet.
“Maasai market in Nairobi city was an ideal destination for our wares because both local and foreign tourists would throng the market famous for hand-crafted bead works and sculptors but right now only a few traders are making orders,” said one of the artists.
According to Mutunga, items that embody the African culture while being functional at the same time such as spoons, walking sticks, and bowls are popular with clients while decorative items are not flying off the shelf like in the past.
Justus Mutua Ndunda, an artisan said that so dire is the situation that one of his children has been sent home for non-payment of school fees.
“I have two children both in senior classes and one has just been sent home due to lack of fees, being the primary breadwinner I feel backed up against the wall,” said Mutua.
Kenya schools resumed phased in-person learning on Monday catching parents flat footed and inflicting upon them the burden of fee payment during tough economic times.
Mutua said that he currently earns daily wages not more than 100 shillings (about 0.93 U.S. dollar) compared to 3 dollars that he previously earned from a vocation he has always cherished.
The father of four said he has been forced to sell his works through brokers who can be evasive when it comes to payment.
Earlier in the year, the government launched a nearly 1-million-dollar stimulus package to cushion artists, musicians, and actors from economic hardships linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although some funds trickled down to the artists, not all of them benefited from the state bailout.
Part of their recovery strategy for the Wamunyu woodcarvers has been the aggressive marketing of a tree nursery set within their society’s premises.
The trees are essentially meant to replenish the old ones which they fell to support their trade.
“We are creating awareness on the importance of tree planting especially in our area where dozens of trees are cut down and we hope apart from fetching a few coins for ourselves, we are playing a crucial role in preserving the environment,” said a male artist.
As for now, the showroom housing thousands of wood designs sits deprived of visitors, with the items slowly gathering dust.
Nevertheless, the artists remain hopeful that their fortunes will improve amid the ongoing post-pandemic recovery efforts in Kenya.


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MSC Cruises Head of Retail Adrian Pittaway will officially leave his position and the MSC Group at the end of November.
TRBusiness can also confirm that the Group is currently recruiting for Pittaway’s replacement.
In his more than eight years with the Geneva-headquartered privately held shipping and logistics firm, Pittaway played a pivotal role in raising the profile of its cruise retailing division.
A familiar face within travel retail circles, Pittaway regularly appeared as a speaker and panellist at industry conferences where he shared his expertise in presiding over MSC Cruises’ retail strategy, merchandising and buying functions and onboard operations across more than 220 shopping concessions onboard cruise vessels and on private island resorts.
‘Leaving the best job in travel retail’
Having joined the group in 2015, Pittaway steered an ambitious retail expansion plan spanning new ship classes, refurbishments and new concepts, among others elements.
Prior to MSC, Pittaway spent seven-and-a-half years with The Nuance Group as Group Leisure Travel Manager, while his CV also includes retail leadership posts at Center Parcs UK, Matalan and Debenhams.
MSC Cruises was named the winner of the ‘Best retail environment on board a cruise ship’ in the 2020 consumer-voted Global Travel Retail Awards and Pittaway himself featured on the September 2020 cover of TRBusiness magazine in recognition of his work in supporting the recovery of the cruise retail sector.
In a LinkedIn post shared today (20 October), Pittaway said: “It’s always tough to walk away from something that you love. But after 8.5 amazing years at MSC, I have made the personal decision to leave ‘the best job in travel retail’ in a few weeks’ time.
“I always believed that you need to grow and challenge yourself continually, and I feel now is the right time for me to move on after completing the goal of what I hoped to do when I joined the young business back in 2015.
“Since then, we have grown many times over, launched 11 ships, developed wholly new and industry-first innovative concepts and a new approach to luxury cruise retailing. But most importantly to me, I have been able to support, grow and mentor a whole new generation of retail leaders across our fleet who now will carry forward this fantastic business with true passion and professionalism.”
In paying tribute to his team, who he calls ‘rockstars’, plus MSC Cruises’ retail partners, he added: “Cruise retail is all about people, and this is for me the most important thing to see continue, develop and grow. I wish you all continued success in the next period of MSC’s amazing retail growth journey.”


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START-UP BUSINESS PROGRAMME AVAILABLE TO ROTHERHAM RESIDENTS
Rotherham’s Investment and Development Office (RiDO) is encouraging locals to get involved in their fully-funded business start-up programme.
Aspiring entrepreneurs and budding business owners can get expert support right from the initial ideas stage and up to three years of trading.
Julia Millea, New Business Developer, said: “We’ve supported hundreds of people in their business journey so far and it’s great to see them and their business grow and flourish. We offer impartial and structured support that can help people to define and refine their business idea. The programme is delivered collaboratively between our in-house team and a range of associates who are experts in their fields.”
The programme includes masterclasses and workshops on business planning, marketing and promotion, social media, online business and e-commerce, photography and video creation and legal and financial aspects of running a business.
Darren McDool, New Business Developer, added: “All you need is an idea. Most of the people we support have developed skills and knowledge in the workplace and now want to turn that into their own business. Others have decided to have a complete career change, often turning a special talent or passion into a business.”
Stuart Turner, of LensGo Visual Media, received support from the RiDO start-up programme back in 2018 and he’s now the proud owner of an award-winning video production agency.
Stuart said: “I’d worked in the visual media industry for years but nothing is as exhilarating or as rewarding as running your own business. I knew my industry inside and out, and I reached out to RiDO to make sure I’d got a structured approach to things like marketing, my business accounts and all the legal aspects too. The support I received was invaluable, the business advisors have a wealth of knowledge and help you explore your ideas and concepts. I’d encourage anyone, like I did in 2018, to follow your dreams and RiDO will make that feel less scary.”
RiDO’s business start-up programme is part of the Sheffield City Region Launchpad initiative. The programme began in April 2016 as a £4m initiative across the Sheffield City Region. Due to the success of Launchpad between April 2016 to March 2019, further funding of £3.5m has been secured to continue delivering Launchpad until the 31st March 2022.
Anyone interested in starting a business or getting support with an existing business (less than three years trading) can contact the RiDO start-up team on 01709 331133, email firstname.lastname@example.org or visit www.investrotherham.com


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December 11, 2018
5G: The new network arrives
Although it will take years for 5G to replicate 4G’s marketplace dominance, its speed, capacity, latency, and penetration make 5G an opportunity many telecommunications operators can’t—and won’t—refuse.
DELOITTE Global predicts that 2019 will be the year in which fifth-generation (5G) wide-area wireless networks arrive in scale. There were 72 operators testing 5G in 2018,1 and by the end of 2019, we expect 25 operators to have launched 5G service in at least part of their territory (usually cities) with another 26 operators to launch in 2020, more than doubling the total. Further, we expect about 20 handset vendors to launch 5G-ready handsets in 2019 (with the first available in Q2), and about 1 million 5G handsets (out of a projected 1.5 billion smartphone handsets sold in 2019) to be shipped by year’s end. One million 5G modems (also known as pucks or hotspots) will be sold, and around a million 5G fixed wireless access devices will be installed.
At the end of 2020, we expect 5G handset sales (15–20 million units) to represent approximately 1 percent of all smartphone sales, with sales taking off in 2021, the first year in which retailers will sell more than 100 million 5G handsets. The most noticeable benefits of these first 5G networks for users will be faster speeds than today’s 4G technology: peak speeds of gigabits per second (Gbps), and sustainable speeds estimated to be in the hundreds of megabits per second (Mbps).
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According to accounting, which has 28 countries on the list, Turkey is the fifth cheapest country with an overall monthly cost of $187. These include the average monthly cost of a fixed-line broadband package of $13.61, the average price of 1GB mobile data, which is 72 cents along with the cost of electricity for kWh that is 9 cents, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.
Those who work from home in Turkey also need to pay just 4 cents to charge a laptop for eight hours in a day which makes the monthly cost to use a laptop 71 cents.
The cost to use a light bulb for eight hours is 4 cents in the country while the cost to use a boiler for four hours is $8.54. There also comes the kettle, which may be a very basic yet much-needed device while working from home to make one or two cups of coffee or more numerous cups of tea in a country like Turkey where tea consumption is at very high levels. To use a kettle for 10 minutes, an employee in Turkey must pay an average cost of 3 cents, the research shows, which excludes the more costly ways of getting a hot beverage like using a more electricity-consuming coffee machine.


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Like Auchan, a host of global supermarket operators are in a flux since the government as it is the prerogative of states to allow such foreign multi-brand retailers into their states. The policy decision, that has, otherwise, been hailed by many as a bold reform initiative, has divided the country into two different zones: Ten states welcoming FDI in retail on the one hand and a majority of states opposing it on the other hand.
As per the notification of FDI, foreign supermarkets are only allowed in cities with populations of more than a million people. The lion's share, or 37, of the 53 Indian cities with a population of one million or more are in those states that are opposed to the central move. Bangalore and Chennai, which boast of high presence of modern retailers and are favourite launch pads for most of the foreign retailers, are out of bound.
Walmart Stores Inc has a task at hand. The world's largest retailer is currently in talks with Bharti Enterprises to forge a joint venture but Bharti Retail has operation in many cities that fall under the no-go zone for global retailers including Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. Bharti would have to carve out a separate entity out of its current operations to form a joint venture with Walmart, analysts say.
Carrefour SA has the difficult task of finding a local joint venture partner as the world's second largest retailer has been unsuccessfully scouting for one for almost seven years, market watchers say. Carrefour did not respond to an e-mailed questionnaire from ET.
But not all foreign retailers are bothered by the restriction posed by various states and they would rather focus on the regions that are friendly as there is enough room in India's $500 billion annual retail market that is expected to swell to $1,248 billion by 2020.


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Amid the continued smuggling of petroleum products out of the country to neighboring countries including Cameroun, the Nigeria Customs Service has said its restriction of fuel supply along borders is being opposed by communities and marketers.
It was reported on March 29th that the supply of petrol by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which is the sole importer of the product into the country, had risen above the pre-COVID-19 levels, crossing 70 million litres daily in the fourth quarter of last year.
The corporation said 2.25 billion litres of petrol were sold and distributed in December, translating to 72.72 million litres per day as against 57.44 million litres in November.
Petrol supply by the NNPC jumped to 77.17 million litres daily in October from 52.63 million litres in September and 63.27 million litres in January 2020, according to NNPC data.
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Tesla has promised to revolutionise the automobile, but the high-end electric car maker keeps hitting road blocks created by its founder Elon Musk’s erratic behaviour and considerable ego.
Those traits contributed to fraud charges brought against Musk on Thursday by federal regulators, a potentially serious blow coming just as Tesla is ramping up efforts to become a mainstream manufacturer.
But on Saturday, the brilliant billionaire escaped the worst after reaching a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that leaves him as chief executive while forcing him to step down as chairman and pay a $20 million fine.
The settlement, which will leave the 47-year-old overseeing Tesla’s daily operations, provides at least a momentary reprieve from the company’s many challenges — including Musk’s own sometimes counterproductive instincts.
Tesla is at something of a turning point. It has been accelerating production of its Model 3, the mass-market vehicle with a potential to disrupt the entire automotive sector — yet the company remains burdened by billions in debt and has yet to show a profit.
The SEC filing on Thursday alleged that Musk committed securities fraud by misleading investors when he tweeted on August 7 that he had “funding secured” to privatise the electric automaker at $420 a share, a comment that caused Tesla’s share price to briefly spike.
The case underscored doubts about the mercurial entrepreneur’s ability to lead Tesla, while at the same time highlighting the confidence some retain in him as a necessary visionary force behind the company.
“Despite Musk’s recent erratic behaviour, we think most investors want him to remain with the company and they value shares at what we view as extremely lofty multiples given the potential for Musk’s vision to drive future growth,” Garrett Nelson of the research firm CFRA said in a note to clients.
Analyst David Whiston at Morningstar reiterated his comments from a month earlier that “Musk is effectively Tesla, and without him Tesla is just a capital-intensive automaker burning cash with too much debt due soon.”
Tesla shares have skidded nearly 30 percent from their peak in early August, amid growing concerns on the company’s ability to expand without its founder.
Criminal case coming?
Tesla’s brash leader has faced increased scrutiny over his volatile behaviour, including smoking marijuana during a podcast interview and assailing a man involved in the Thailand cave rescue as a “pedo guy.”
Musk initially rejected the SEC’s allegations on Thursday, calling the charges baseless and vowing to defend himself. But investor pressure amid the tanking share prices may have given him second thoughts.
Tesla has continued to express support for Musk, saying the company and its directors “are fully confident in Elon, his integrity, and his leadership.”
The SEC settlement may not end Musk’s regulatory troubles, however, since there are reports of a pending criminal investigation as well.
Keri Axel, a former federal prosecutor and SEC enforcement lawyer who now is in private practice, said the swift filing of charges — so soon after Musk’s August comments — raised eyebrows in the legal community.
“The timing of this is so fast, that seems very aggressive,” Axel told AFP.
“One possibility is that the SEC is cooperating with criminal authorities” preparing to file additional charges.
But a criminal case would be much harder to prove since prosecutors would need to show “an intent to deceive investors,” according to Axel.
‘Everyone was wrong’
Gene Munster and Doug Clinton of Loup Ventures said in a research note that they believe Tesla will survive.
The sharp decline in Tesla shares is “an overreaction,” the analysts wrote.
They had predicted, before the settlement was announced, that Musk could remain CEO and “find a way to continue to be involved with the company in some sort of product/visionary capacity.”
They added that Tesla appears to have built up a sustainable production pace and that “the trajectory of the business is improving at a level that can support servicing its upcoming debt obligations and eventually generate cash.”
Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research, a longtime Tesla bull, said his view on the company is unchanged by the SEC action.
Chowdhry said Tesla is “hyper-innovative” and that the company is essentially “in autonomous mode” in its production scheme, far ahead of rivals in battery technology.
“They are creating a brand new industry which never existed before,” the analyst said. “It’s software-driven transportation.”
Chowdhry said that Tesla — with or without Musk — has a bright future because of its pace of innovation, and he compared Musk to the late Steve Jobs.
“So many people thought that with the death of Steve Jobs, Apple was dead,” he said. “Everyone was wrong, including me.”
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Cybercrime is on the rise. In 2020 alone, experts predict corporate losses through cybercrime could exceed $6 trillion. While that’s a colossal figure in itself, it could well be just the tip of the iceberg as we see companies increasingly move their operations online and the use of devices by employees (referred to as Bring Your Own Device – BYOD) becomes more prevalent.
In certain countries, smartphone ownership is estimated at around 90%, with many employees already using their devices for work. Indeed, at the start of the year, around 70% of companies allowed employees remote access to their networks (even before the Coronavirus lockdowns).
The threat posed by Covid-19 forced many societal changes – not least of which has been the meteoric rise of online working, and software companies have been quick to react to the changes.
For example, Microsoft 365 (previously known as office 365) comes pre-packaged with security resources to prevent network threats common in remote working. In particular, it ships with various in-built systems to control your exposure from the emerging BYOD culture.
The risk of losing data through leakage
One of the major security concerns posed by BYOD policies is the fact companies rarely have a clue what software and apps are installed on an employee’s phone. Moreover, many popular mobile apps request wide-sweeping file permissions on installation – potentially also gaining access to sensitive company data.
Microsoft 365 counters this threat through the Microsoft Intune system, which prevents third-party access to company resources and data.
Work-life and personal life combine on mobile devices
In an ideal world, your company would supply employees with devices specifically for work, as this is the only way to prevent a potential clash between work and personal apps. However, where this isn’t possible, Microsoft 365 can offer an additional layer of security to your company data by doing various security checks before granting access. This can be as simple as requesting a PIN to view company emails – but can go much deeper, depending on your requirements.
Device theft or loss
By far the biggest threat in BYOD is from lost or stolen devices. If an employee’s phone isn’t sufficiently well-protected, a device can grant full access to a company network in just a few taps. With Microsoft 365, it’s possible to limit device access remotely from a central hub in your network. Or, in a worst-case scenario, wipe the device completely.
Access through lost or stolen devices – or even by employees who have already left the company – accounts for around 40% of all BYOD data problems. Having remote access and delete control is essential.
BYOD means less corporate control over devices
Unless they already work in IT, most employees aren’t aware of the significant threats presented through BYOD – and likely aren’t aware of how attacks can happen. To mitigate this risk, Microsoft 365 offers Advanced Threat Protection – an automated system that protects against phishing, spam, and other malicious attacks.
Automated security updates
Using the most up to date versions of software is central to maintaining protection online. Security patches and updates are common across all software as new threats appear and are identified. Microsoft 365 automatically updates itself as new versions are released, removing the need for your employees to remember – and this applies across all devices (desktop, laptop, tablet, and cellphone).


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New research has named the cheapest cities in the UK for a weekend getaway this spring – with Leicester crowned the best value holiday hotspot.
The findings, pulled together by travel experts Jersey island Holidays, compared Airbnb prices, hotel rates, meal and drinks costs, local transport prices, taxi fares and leisure activity expenses, to identify where Brits are best planning their next weekend trip.
Shockingly – despite saving money on monthly public transport passes and opting for cheaper lunch options – Brits still can’t go on a weekend staycation for less than £500.
Leicester came out as the cheapest city to visit at a total cost of £573, which covers two nights of accommodation, various taxi and public transport trips, restaurant meals, pub lunches, and a few alcoholic beverages – as well as a cinema and theatre excursion.
The same weekend break will set you back £696 in Glasgow, £792 in Southampton, and a staggering £1,230 in central London – with accommodation costs driving up the price.
Brits may also be surprised to see that Hull came out as one of the top ten most expensive cities to visit (£785), whilst Cambridge was amongst the cheapest at £646 per weekend.
Also amongst the cheapest destinations were Cardiff (£588), as well as Northampton (£592) and Stoke-on-Trent (£611) – making a good case for a trip to the Midlands.
These figures may scupper some Brits’ spring holiday plans, as – despite anticipating a surge in staycation bookings from those looking to save money – it turns out a trip across the channel could be cheaper than staying in the UK.
People can lower the cost of a weekend away by forgoing leisure activities like the cinema, theatre or theme park, but the price doesn’t take into account things like travel to/from each city, additional beverages or snacks, or pricier and more frequent taxi trips.
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One of the biggest costs associated with a weekend away at the minute is accommodation, with the average hotel priced at £75 per night across the UK, and the typical Airbnb priced at £117 per night. Unsurprisingly, both accommodations are the priciest in London.
Other areas that carry particularly high accommodation costs came out as Brighton, with the average stay costing £115 a night, followed by Edinburgh and York (£109 a night).
The cheapest accommodation is available in Northampton at £63 per night, and Leicester, at a slightly higher £76 per night. Airbnbs were consistently pricier than a hotel stay.
Speaking on the findings, a Jersey island Holidays spokesperson said: “Many of us are looking forward to getting out and about as the weather gets better, particularly after an expensive and cold winter. However, many Brits might be surprised to see how much more expensive a weekend away is at the moment – particularly in destinations like Hull.
“It’s important to check for deals as far in advance as you can if you’re planning to get away, in order to avoid surge prices and last-minute price increases as holiday season inches closer. Flexibility can help save money too, as opting for a Thursday-Saturday stay rather than Friday-Sunday can see you benefit from cheaper accommodation costs.”


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Stuffcool India, one of the leading tech accessory brands in the country has announced the launch of an interesting product - the Stuffcool 100W Centurion. It is a 4-port charging station that has two USB-C PD ports and two Quick Charge 3.0 USB Type-A ports. With this charging station, you can charge a MacBook M1 series, MacBook Pro 16-inch, iPhones, Ultrabooks and smartphones. Stuffcool 100W Centurion Specifications Given that chargers... Read More
The audio industry has been growing in India, with the rise of neckbands and truly wireless earbuds taking over from the generic wired earphones which are usually cheaper in comparison. One feature that has been making the rounds in recent times on these two new products is ANC or Active Noise Cancellation. A feature that, until very recently was limited to flagship-grade products, it seems that it is now available... Read More
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In a Nutshell: Our personal data has more value than we think — though we give it away for free every day through smartphone and internet usage. DOVU plans to change the way consumers drive, walk, cycle, ride, or scoot by rewarding them with DOV cryptocurrency tokens for sharing their commuting information via the company’s Wallet application. DOVU provides its API to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and all types of businesses in the transport sector, including governments, which can be plugged into any mobile app, website, vehicle dashboard or IoT interface. This allows its partners to provide incentives in exchange for the tokens, and users always have full control over which data points they share.
Our mobile devices and the applications that run on them constantly collect and transmit data on our usage patterns, locations, and interests. Although that information may seem like no big deal to us individually, it’s gold to the companies mining it.
Recent studies show that the average American could make approximately $240 per year by monetizing their personal data for digital marketing. Instead, we give it away in exchange for an addictive video game, a few song plays, or nothing at all.
DOVU understands that there is legitimate value in an individual’s consumer data. The company wants to reward travelers for sharing information on their personal movement so it can reach its goal of creating more eco-friendly daily commutes and smarter city transit.
Blockchain-powered DOVU allows users to share their commute data in exchange for DOV tokens. Users store these ERC-20 tokens in the DOVU Wallet or in other digital wallets and can exchange them on the DOVU marketplace for future mobility related services and products from a host of business partners.
DOVU has already attracted a host of big-name partners, including OEMs BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo Financial Services, and mass transit companies like Go-Ahead, despite its service only being in beta testing.
DOVU’s long-term goal is to help OEMs better understand their customers and reward them for their travel behavior, while providing consumers with a platform that facilitates a more eco-friendly way to commute.
“The platform aims to connect all different actors in transportation — from governments and public transport providers to businesses and organizations to help them build smart cities where the end goal is to benefit the end user — us,” said Krasina Mileva, Co-Founder & COO of DOVU. “On the B2B side, we want to allow all our partners to tap into a wider ecosystem, where they can better understand their customers and have a better digital relationship with them, while rewarding them for data and change of behavior.”
Customers have full control over which data points they share, including the time spent commuting, the route taken, and other insights.
“Some might say we resemble a loyalty program, but we aren’t one,” Mileva said. “Existing loyalty programs are focused on the spend. You always need to make a purchase in order to get a reward. With DOVU, it’s not about spending. We’re nudging individuals to be eco-friendly, smarter citizens but also we make sure that they feel appreciated for the value they deliver to the transport sector.”
DOVU hopes that consumers will get a better understanding of their travel behaviors and start to think of ways to alter their commutes to help the environment. Taking it a step further, the company plans to work with local businesses to create eco-friendly ways to commute.
“We also want to help businesses change customer traveling behavior,” Mileva said. “So, if you normally use your car in the morning to go to work, we can help businesses to nudge the customer to change their normal route that they drive or maybe decide to not even drive that day and take public transportation or walk and get rewarded for that action.”
Consumers Choose Which Data Points They Share
The DOVU Wallet app collects, stores, and transmits user data. Consumers maintain real-time access controls and can disable or remove access to the data at any time through the app.
If traveling by car, the app can track which route a person takes, how fast they drive, how often they brake, and several other data points that OEMs and mass-transit companies can use to expand, improve, and alter their products and services.
“It all deals with travel patterns,” Mileva said. “Let’s say we have 100 users and perform a simple survey to find out how they got to work that day. Knowing what modes of transportation they use, we can use to reflect in a smart city environment but also, if need be, nudge them to change their mode of transport or route.”
Ride-sharing companies and businesses that rent public bikes or scooters use this data to determine where in the city their services are needed. OEMs leverage the information to build better, smarter vehicles. But if you don’t want to share your data with certain companies, or you want to keep specific information private, you can do so with a few taps on your wallet.
“This app gives the end-user a bit more flexibility as to when and what they share with not only us but with all of our business partners,” Mileva said. “That’s not the case with most applications on our phones, where they mine all of our data and give us nothing in return. And, with most of them, if we disable something within the app, you can’t actually use the service. That’s not very fair to the user.”
Business Partners Provide Rewards for Data Sharing
DOVU has deep connections in the transportation sector. The company, which was founded by Mileva and CEO Irfon Watkins, received early seed funding from InMotion Ventures — Jaguar Land Rover’s investment arm — and Creative England, a fund backed by the U.K. government.
DOVU cemented its placement in the public transit sector earlier this year by partnering with Go-Ahead — one of the largest public transport providers in the U.K. Each year, Go-Ahead facilitates more than 1 billion customer journeys and plans to use the data to improve user experience across its wide range of bus and rail services.
“They operate around 25% of the public transport in the U.K., both bus and rail,” Mileva said. “We’re set to go live around October with them.”
DOVU’s project will initially focus on Go-Ahead’s Thameslink and Southern Rail services. Customers who earn DOV tokens for sharing their travel data or for altering their travel behaviors can redeem their tokens for Go-Ahead services.
Mileva said the partnership is just the beginning of wider-ranging plans that will change not only how we commute, but where we drive and commute.
“We also work with BMW, Volvo Financial Services, and a few other businesses and governments,” Mileva said. “Plus, we’re in the very early stages of scoping out a smart city project in the Middle East.”
Building Smarter Cities, One Commute at a Time
DOVU also has plans to work with cities around the world to help each local government learn more about its citizens and create more efficient commuting options.
“The main idea is to find a more eco-friendly way of planning how we move, given that we’re moving toward a smart city environment,” Mileva said. “The way to make our cities smarter lies behind how we work with businesses.”
And these cities, like DOVU’s users, span the globe. In a monthly report from April 2019, DOVU shared that, while 33% of its users reside in the U.K., the company receives data from commuters in the U.S., India, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Italy, and other countries around the world.
DOVU began its beta testing in December 2018, and preliminary reports show a strong platform with heavy user engagement based on its rewards system. As the company continues fundraising and adding new business partners, it plans to push toward a brand launch that coincides with the needs of the companies using the service.
“We’re working to align our official launch with our business partners to make sure we can provide everything they want within the wallet,” Mileva said. “That way, when we do officially launch, the product will make more sense than it might right now.”
Mileva added that a “very optimistic” view would have a launch sometime within Q3 of 2019, though she’s confident the service will fully roll out no later than Q4.
In the meantime, new and existing users can continue to share their data and reap rewards, and can extend those rewards even further by sharing the service with friends. As for DOVU, it will continue to help build smarter cities and residents through commuting data that aims to create a better environment for all.


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Rolex watches, Louis Vuitton handbags and diamond rings are among the items going up for auction this week, after being seized from criminals.
Wilsons Auctions is responsible for selling off the ill-gotten gains seized by police forces around the country including Merseyside, with this month's auction being held online on Thursday, April 29.
The luxury items going under the hammer include Rolex, Tag Heuer and Raymond Weil watches as well as designer handbags from the likes of Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Celine.
Bidders will also have the chance to get their hands on a range of high-end jewellery, from 18ct gold and diamond rings to rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
The auction will start at 11am on Thursday and will time out at 11am the following day, giving potential buyers 24 hours to bid online.
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Wilsons Auctions’ Government Sales Coordinator, Michael Streight said, “This month’s Online Luxury Goods Auction is a great opportunity for bidders to invest in some beautiful pieces of jewellery including brand new items that will suit all tastes and styles.
"Popular choices including high-value watches and a selection of designer handbags will also be included, giving customers to bid on high-end, highly sought-after luxury goods, at an affordable price, from the convenience of their desktop or mobile device.
“We are proud to facilitate auctions on behalf of our government and law enforcement agency clients, which have seen significant growth across the group.
"We play an important role in realising a large quantity of assets on behalf of these clients and in recent years, these auctions have seen us responsible in returning £120 million back into the public purse."
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Apple Fined Less than a Thousand Bucks In South Korean iPhone Tracking Lawsuit
Jul 15, 2011 12:17
Apple got fined for tracking our location via the iPhone, courtesy of a South Korean lawyer. The payout? $946. What?!
Kim Hyung-suk had sued Apple Korea over the covert tracking, Reuters reports, and a court later ordered the company to pay up over the transgression the cost of one million Korean Won. This seems a little paltry, and Kim seems to think so, as he's readying a class action suit for a second go. [Reuters via 9to5Mac]
Apple's security is getting more lax these days, and 9to5Mac have gotten their hands on some leaked images of the iPhone 6S. It looks a lot like its predecessor, and according to user Mark Gurman, the major design changes will be internal. Read more
It looks like Google has a lot to answer for after its facial recognition software thought these two black people were gorillas. Some engineer is going to get it because the image recognition algorithm somehow couldn't differentiate human and animal. Read more
Whatever line of business you are in, there is always a chance that things can go wrong. Whether it’s a natural disaster or a customer service mixup, without the right preparation and protection in place, it could be disastrous. Of course, where there are problems, there will also be technology built to try and solve them. Read more


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AGA’s newly released State of the States 2022 report serves as the definitive economic and regulatory analysis of U.S. commercial gaming in 2021.
Press release.- Commercial gaming is off to its fastest start ever to a year, with Q1 2022 industry revenue nearly breaking the all-time quarterly record of $14.35bn, according to AGA’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker.
Total commercial gaming revenue for Q1 2022 increased nearly 29 per cent year-over-year and nearly every (32 of 34) commercial gaming jurisdiction surpassed Q1 revenue from last year.
Sports betting and iGaming continued to see tremendous expansion, with both verticals setting all-time quarterly records on the back of new state launches and sizeable growth in existing markets.
March was the highest-grossing revenue month in industry history and among the top three months ever for each gaming vertical: land-based casino gaming, sports betting and iGaming.
Between the Lines: Commercial gaming revenue is still up considerably in year-over-year comparisons, despite Q1 2021 marking the first period in which the industry saw most major COVID-19 restrictions lifted across the country. This points to sustained market growth for the industry beyond a bounce back from the pandemic.
“Consumers continue to seek out gaming’s entertainment options in record numbers. Q1’s strong results build on the industry’s record year in 2021 despite continued headwinds from supply chain constraints, labour shortages, and the impact of soaring inflation.” – AGA President and CEO Bill Miller
Commercial Gaming Generates Record $11.69bn in State, Local Tax Revenue in 2021
AGA’s newly released State of the States 2022 report serves as the definitive economic and regulatory analysis of U.S. commercial gaming in 2021. Compiled with Vixio GamblingCompliance, it explores the industry’s remarkable bounce back in 2021 on a national and state level.
2021 set a new annual record for commercial gaming, reaching $53.03bn—a 21.5 per cent increase from the previous high in 2019.
Commercial gaming operations generated a record $11.69bn in direct gaming tax revenue paid to state and local governments by commercial gaming operations. This does not include the billions more paid in income, sales or other taxes.
All jurisdictions with commercial casino or sports betting operations reported an increase in gaming revenue compared to 2020, and 23 of 34 jurisdictions achieved record annual commercial gaming revenue in 2021.
Why it Matters: With the ever-shifting competitive and regulatory landscape, the State of the States provides a singular reference point to understand each state’s commercial gaming market, legal regime, and how it fits into the broader industry.
Legal Sports Betting Reaches New Heights Four Years Post-PASPA
This Saturday marks four years since the landmark Supreme Court decision to invalidate the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
By the numbers: 2018-Today
- 34 states plus Washington D.C. have legalized sports betting with Americans wagering $122bn since May 2018.
- $1.26bn paid in taxes to state and local governments from $8.6bn in sportsbook revenue.
- More than 300 partnerships have launched between gaming companies and leagues, teams and media companies.
“Four years post-PASPA, legal sports betting’s a success is proving what we’ve known all along: American consumers are eager to wager within the protections of the regulated market. It also reinforces the need to stamp out offshore, illegal operators who prey on vulnerable customers,” said Bill Miller, AGA President and CEO
As of today, half of the American adults—130 million—have access to the safety of the legal sports betting market in their home state, with four additional states awaiting launch.
Sports betting legalization is cutting into the pervasive and unregulated offshore market, but there is still work to do. According to Google data:
Searches for offshore sportsbook brands grew by 38 per cent between 2020-2021, faster than searches for legal sportsbook brands (+36 per cent).
In legalized states, searches for offshore brands constituted 27 per cent of sportsbook search volumes, compared to 68 per cent in non-legalized states. In some mature legal sports betting markets, like New Jersey and Pennsylvania, regulated brands comprise more than 85 per cent of searches.
Since the invalidation of PASPA, American sports leagues and teams have embraced sports betting to strengthen revenue opportunities, fan engagement, and the integrity of competitions.


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‘Tis the season for sartorial splendor and the annual fashion conference organized by Initiatives in Art & Culture. This year’s two-day confab, which gets underway on Friday morning at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, has a bespoke vibe. Entitled “One of a Kind: Individuality, Integrity, and Innovation in Fashion,” the conference will consider “iconic individuals and institutions whose contributions–whether in terms of singular designs, entrepreneurial accomplishment, or aesthetic vision–have played critical roles in defining modern fashion” alongside a focus on extraordinary artisans and their materials. Among the speakers lined up for lectures and panels are designers Maria Cornejo and Robert Lee Morris (here’s hoping they sit next to each other and strike up a collaboration!), fashion photographer Deborah Turbeville, Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Stephen Sadove (who can spot an Akris Punto ensemble from 50 paces), Museum at FIT director Valerie Steele, and MAO PR’s Roger and Mauricio Padilha, authors of Antonio Lopez: Fashion Art, Sex, and Disco, recently published by Rizzoli. Best of all, the sharply dressed organizers have customized a discount for UnBeige readers: just enter the code “bistro” at checkout to save $100 off the regular ticket price.
To say thank you for a great year, we’re offering 15% OFF any boot camp, in-person course, or online course when you use code MBTHANKU. Choose from any of our exciting upcoming courses, from a copy editing class taught by the chief copy of Seventeen magazine, to an intro course for Excel. Hurry – offer expires 12/24! Browse our upcoming courses.


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Ubisoft has officially confirmed that the first look of Watch Dogs 2 will be showcased at their press conference at E3 2016. In addition to this, some brand new information about the new South Park game, “The Fractured But Whole” will be shared. The press conference will take place on June 13 at 1PM PST (4PM EST).
Apart from these two games, fans will also get a new look at some of the most awaited Ubisoft games: For Honor, Ghost Recons Wildlands, Eagle Flight, and few more SURPRISES during the press conference. For the fifth time in a year, Aisha Tyler will be host the entire presentation some few special guests will make an appearance at the stage.
Here is a short teaser trailer of what is coming from Ubisoft at this year’s E3. Ubisoft is looking pretty confidence for this year’s E3, Watch Dogs 2 reveal was rumored for a very long time and its good to see a confirmation coming from the firm just a few weeks ahead of the event. We can make out from this fact that Watch Dogs 2 is not the only big announcement Ubisoft have in store, they could be much more, and they want to keep their fans guessing.


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Rockstar Games is gearing up to unveil the next chapter in their blockbuster saga with Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6), promising to deliver an experience that will set a new benchmark in the gaming industry.
The gaming community is on the edge of their seats as Rockstar Games prepares to roll out the first promotional materials for GTA 6. This title is not just a sequel to the wildly successful Grand Theft Auto V but is shaping up to be a groundbreaking release with a production budget that’s rumored to be in the $1 to $2 billion range.
GTA 6 is poised to become the most expensive video game ever developed. This monumental budget eclipses the already staggering $270 million spent on Grand Theft Auto V, which itself generated over $6 billion in revenue. Rockstar Games’ commitment to pushing the boundaries of graphics, physics, and AI is evident in the projected costs, reflecting the ambition to craft a world more authentic and immersive than any before it.
Amidst the swirling rumors and high expectations, Rockstar Games has confirmed that fans can look forward to the first GTA 6 trailer in December. This strategic timing aligns with the company’s anniversary, amplifying the excitement within the gaming community.
GTA 6 is not just a game; it’s a testament to Rockstar’s vision of the future of interactive entertainment. The title is expected to launch across multiple platforms, including PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, ensuring that its reach will be as expansive as its budget.


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0 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on October 21, 2016 under Drivers
Much like AMD's release of its new game-ready driver for the big launches over the next week, Nvidia has also debuted a new driver set for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 users to bring its cards up to scrat... more.
8 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on October 20, 2016 under Console, Graphics
Earlier today, Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo Switch (formerly known as the NX) and just as previous rumours predicted, it is a home console/handheld hybrid. While the three-minute trailer... more.
4 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on October 18, 2016 under Graphics
Today, Nvidia officially announced the GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1050, both featuring the new Pascal architecture and hitting sub-£150 price points. These cards are built around the GP107 chip, with the pro... more.
2 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on October 3, 2016 under Graphics
Last month, we first heard that Nvidia would be preparing a GTX 1050 GPU for release sometime in October. That rumour expanded a week ago when talk of a GTX 1050Ti began doing the rounds. Now today th... more.
8 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on October 1, 2016 under Graphics
It looks like Nvidia might have another high-end GPU ready for us by the start of 2017 as reports this week are suggesting that the GTX 1080Ti will be making its debut at CES in January. We are also h... more.
7 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on October 1, 2016 under Software & Gaming
If you were planning to buy Gears of War 4 on the PC, you may want to stay away from key marketplaces for now as it turns out that copies of the game are being revoked. This has come about after a sig... more.
0 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on September 26, 2016 under Graphics
As we started hearing earlier this month, Nvidia is apparently set to fill out the low-end of its Pascal line-up quite soon with a GTX 1050. However, it turns out that there may also be a GTX 1050Ti o... more.
0 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on September 21, 2016 under Drivers
Microsoft officially kicked off its big push for PC gaming this month with the launch of the Xbox Play Anywhere program and it looks like Nvidia is prepared for all of the new exclusives. Today, Nvidi... more.
5 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on September 20, 2016 under Graphics, Software & Gaming
If you buy one of Nvidia's GTX 1070 or 1080 graphics cards, on top of whatever other bundles you might find, you'll be eligible for a free copy of Gears of War 4 too. As an Xbox Play anywhere title, t... more.
8 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on September 9, 2016 under Graphics
While many people have been fortunate enough to get hold of a shiny new Pascal graphics card over the last few months, plenty of retailers are seeing cards flying out of stock almost as fast as they c... more.
7 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on September 5, 2016 under Graphics
It looks like Nvidia is going to be expanding its mid-range GPU range soon with the introduction of the GTX 1050. While the card hasn't been officially announced as of yet, its specifications have ap... more.
4 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on August 18, 2016 under Graphics
Back before the GTX 1060 launched, we did hear whispers of a cheaper, 3GB version of the card and today, Nvidia officially launched it. Going forward, if you don't quite have the budget for a 6GB GTX ... more.
2 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on August 17, 2016 under Graphics
When Nvidia first debuted the Pascal architecture, one of the big new feature announcements was Ansel, an in-depth game camera tool that could take unique, professional looking screenshots of games. ... more.
2 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on August 16, 2016 under Drivers, Graphics
Nvidia has released a new "Game Ready" driver for both No Man's Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Obduction, F1 2016, and the Paragon Open Beta, giving gamers with green branded hardware, a leg up in th... more.
3 CommentsPosted by Ryan Martin on August 9, 2016 under Component, Graphics, Highlights V, Reviews
There is certainly no shortage of options when it comes to choosing a GTX 1060 graphics card, Nvidia's mid-range GPU is the most fiercely contested by all its graphics partners. MSI's Gaming Series in... more.
3 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on August 1, 2016 under Graphics, Notebook
While we won’t be getting the Pascal Titan launch at Gamescom this month as previously rumoured (spoiler, it already happened), we will apparently see Nvidia’s M-series of Pascal graphics chips ... more.
3 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on July 26, 2016 under Graphics
Nvidia has debuted a new pair of graphics cards as part of its Pascal line up, but these ones aren't designed to give you ungodly frame rates in the latest and greatest games, these ones are for the b... more.
10 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on July 25, 2016 under Graphics
We may have only just got our first batch of Pascal graphics cards over the last couple of months but that isn't slowing the rumour mill down at all, with attention now turning to Nvidia's Volta archi... more.
26 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on July 22, 2016 under Graphics
By all accounts, Nvidia was expected to unveil its uber-high-end Pascal GTX Titan-X at Gamescom in August, but out of the blue it dropped last night. Nvidia came bearing images, specs and a swanky vi... more.
38 CommentsPosted by Ryan Martin on July 19, 2016 under Component, Graphics, Highlights, Reviews
AMD's decision to launch its first next-gen 14nm GPU in the mid-range, the RX 480, has invoked an almost instantaneous response from its rival Nvidia. AMD released the RX 480 at the end of June into t... more.
15 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on July 18, 2016 under Graphics
Now that Pascal is out in the open, the rumour mill has turned its attention to Nvidia’s next currently planned architecture on the roadmap, known as Volta. According to a report, Nvidia may be plan... more.
3 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on July 14, 2016 under Drivers
Earlier this week, Nvidia addressed some of the issues that virtual reality gamers have been having recently. For starters, the DisplayPort on Pascal GPUs was found to be incompatible with the HTC Viv... more.
27 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on July 13, 2016 under Graphics
Last week, Nvidia officially announced the latest addition to its Pascal lineup with the GTX 1060. At the time, we heard about the 6GB version of the card, but prior to its announcement, there were ru... more.
6 CommentsPosted by Ryan Martin on July 11, 2016 under Component, Graphics, Highlights, Reviews
Back in early 2014 Nvidia first demonstrated its Maxwell architecture, based on a 28nm process, and in unorthodox fashion the first graphics card to emerge was the low-power GTX 750 Ti. It wasn't unti... more.
17 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on July 7, 2016 under Graphics
Nvidia is expanding its Pascal line-up of graphics cards today with the launch of the GTX 1060, promising GTX 980-level performance with doubled power efficiency for those on a tighter budget. We have... more.
11 CommentsPosted by Ryan Martin on July 7, 2016 under Component, Graphics, Highlights V, Reviews
If the persistent rumours are anything to go by, Nvidia will imminently extend Pascal to its mid-range with the launch of a GTX 1060. This means that, on paper at least, the GTX 960 will be superseded... more.
9 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on July 6, 2016 under Graphics, Virtual Reality
If you want to run the HTC Vive on a GTX 1080 or 1070 graphics card, you better be planning to use the HDMI connection, as it looks like the optional mini-Displayport for the Vive just doesn't work wi... more.
5 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on July 4, 2016 under Drivers, Graphics
The GeForce Experience has been a part of Nvidia's software for some time now but this year it will be getting a big overhaul with a totally new UI and some changes under the hood, reducing the amount... more.
31 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on July 1, 2016 under Graphics
The midrange GPU market is starting to look very interesting as not only has the RX 480 from AMD launched but now we are starting to hear quite a bit about Nvidia's GTX 1060. Last night rumours pointe... more.
16 CommentsPosted by Matthew Wilson on June 30, 2016 under Graphics
AMD is taking the mid-range GPU market by storm with the RX 480 this week, which offers excellent performance for a $200 graphics card. However, AMD could end up with some competition quite soon as th... more.
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