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Dropbox has announced that it will pull the plug on Mailbox email client and the Carousel photo app. The former app will be shutdown in February 2016 while the latter will go off air in March 2016.
Adobe and Dropbox had announced a partnership last month to make PDFs more simpler to use and make it more accessible to the user. Today, the fruit of the said partnership has now been announced as iOS users can now edit PDFs on their devices that are stored on Dropbox.
Dropbox has unveiled a new feature dubbed as team that is aimed for both Basic and Pro users. The team feature is designed to encourage project collaboration and management for work-related files on the Dropbox platform.
Dropbox has updated its iOS app with a number of new features that helps getting to your files simpler and quicker. The app that is bumped to version 4.0 takes advantage of the latest features on iOS 9.
Dropbox has received an update that lets users drag and drop URLs. This essentially means that you can now save links in Dropbox on the web, desktop, and mobile and catch them later as webpages on any device where you use Dropbox.
With an aim to further strengthen account security, Dropbox has added support for Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) security keys as for two-factor login. Security keys provide stronger defense against credential theft attacks like phishing.
Dropbox has announced that it has more than 400 million registered users. The company said that these users are syncing 1.2 billion files every day, create over 100,000 new shared folders and links every hour, and make 4,000 edits every second.
Dropbox has been adapting Google’s Material Design UI elements into its application over the last few releases. The beta releases since v2.6 have progressively introduced the design language. Today, the company has bumped up the application to version 3.0 and is rolling out the updated design to all users. Continue reading “Dropbox v3.0 brings along Material Design for Android app”
The developers at doubletwist have come up with a new app called CloudPlay that lets you stream music from your Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive accounts. It is aimed at freeing users from the various limitations that come with other cloud based music players.
Dropbox has added a couple of new important features for its iOS app that includes file commenting, recent tabs and more. The file storage company has been strengthening its integration with Microsoft even further in this update.
Dropbox is going social. The file sharing service has introduced Dropbox Comments feature that allows users to add comments to Dropbox files.
Dropbox Note is an online note-taking service also known as “Project Composer”. It has just been rolled out as a private beta and Dropbox is inviting teams to sign up and test it out.
Dropbox for Android has received an update that focuses on a couple of productivity features. The app is getting a PDF viewer and in-document search.
Dropbox has updated is mobile apps on Android and iOS that allows users to open shared links directly in the mobile app. When you open a shared link on your mobile device while running the latest version of Dropbox, you will be able to open the file or folder directly inside the app, giving you a full view of documents and photos.
Dropbox has appointed Vanessa Wittman as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Vanessa joins Dropbox from Motorola Mobility, where she served as SVP and CFO following its acquisition by Google.

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Home shoppers give Next hope
FASHION retailer Next Group is still struggling to improve sales at its High Street shops chain but its expanding Directory home shopping business continues to post double-digit advances.
Although new space helped boost retail sales by 13% over the first seven weeks of the group's current financial year, the like-for-like figure was static. That is, however, an improvement on the 0.8% underlying fall reported over Christmas and the 3.1% setback revealed last autumn.
The Directory, which now accounts for almost £500m of annual sales, posted a gain of 13%. A further statement on current trading is promised in May.
Profits for the year to 1 February rose by 13% to £301m pre-tax on sales 18% ahead at £2.2bn. Earnings per share, boosted by the group's extensive share buyback programme, were 18% ahead at 68.7p and further growth is forecast. The dividend total is raised 13% to 31p.
Chief executive Simon Wolfson said the Directory had enjoyed a particularly good year, with sales surging by 30%. There was a 22% increase in the number of active customers, to 1.5m. In the shops chain, the like-for-like figure for the year was 3.3%.
Next's performance deteriorated in the autumn after mistakes in its womenswear ranges, which it admitted were 'too narrowly focused and had some important omissions'.
The group was unable to make any significant changes before Christmas but has improved its spring and summer ranges.
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Zoom Proves Big Tech Doesn't Dominate
Zoom Video Communications ((ZM) -Get Report), an upstart videoconferencing platform, is the biggest story in tech, a modern day David in a world of Goliaths. So much for the idea that Big Tech is stifling the competition.
To suggest business at the San Jose, Calif.-based company is zooming is an understatement. The company reported Monday that revenue growth surged 355% year-over-year. That’s on top of growing 169% in the previous quarter.
It is one of those rare businesses. The Zoom user experience is so simple and so clean that almost anyone can pick it up and broadcast themselves to their friends, coworkers or grandchildren in minutes. In the work from home era, videoconferencing is an essential tool. With Zoom, it just works. That’s a good thing.
Too many tech companies get this wrong. In their zeal to lock-in customers, managers often forget the appeal of simplicity and openness.
Most iPhone users, for example, are using Zoom instead of the perfectly good video conferencing software built into their devices. It’s called FaceTime. But FaceTime usage is not booming … Zoom is.
Kelly Steckelberg, chief financial officer, said Monday that new customers were responsible for 81% of revenue growth during the quarter, contributing to $186 million in profits, up from only $5.5 million a year ago.
Zoom disrupted video calling on iPhones because the experience is cleaner and it’s easier to hook up with friends or coworkers who don’t have iPhones. In June, the company set out a strategy to take on its bigger rivals embedded in corporate America.
The company enlisted device makers DTEN, Neat, Poly and Yealink to build hardware around Zoom’s popular software, according to a report from ZD Net. It’s was a direct attack on the larger video conferencing market dominated by platforms like Cisco Systems ((CSCO) -Get Report) and Google ((GOOGL) -Get Report).
The new hardware is being offered as a service. For $6 to $200 monthly, business subscribers get full access to Zoom’s software, housed in either a dedicated phone or meeting room hardware.
The strategy fits neatly with the larger business model to land and expand in corporate board rooms globally.
A June 2 press release revealed 279 enterprise customers with billings of greater than $100,000 per year. Steckelberg noted Monday that enterprises generating in excess of $100,000 has reached 988. And those customers, on average, are spending much more. Annual recurring revenue is up 130% from a year ago.
The global market for videoconferencing is expected to grow to $11.6 billion by 2027, according to a report from Transparency Market Research, a specialty IT research group. During 2019, total sales of videoconferencing gear reached $6.1 billion.
Zoom managers believe they can grab a third of that market.
Shares trade at 205x forward earnings and 108x sales. The stock has risen 377% in 2020 alone.
Those nosebleed levels reflect investor optimism the heady growth will continue. Adding hardware partners, and new corporate customers at a breakneck pace is a good step in that direction.
The oddity is that tech pundits say such growth is impossible in a world dominated by large platforms like Microsoft, Google and Cisco. They are clearly wrong.
The growth of Zoom should be a wakeup call for investors. Open networks and digital transformation level the playing field for innovative companies. Opportunity is everywhere.
Buy Zoom into pullbacks.
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A meeting at Stansted Airport has been hearing how the corridor along the M11 from London to Cambridge could be the key to unlocking massive economic growth for the region.
Experts say, with the right support, it could attract enough high-tech firms to rival anything anywhere else in the world.
Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Matthew Hudson
A formal consultation has begun on plans to rejuvenate Norwich Market.
It's part of the City Council's ten-year strategy to keep the market a vibrant place to shop.
The plans were put together after two months of discussions with stall holders and businesses last summer.
The idea is create more jobs and boost the city's economy.
"At each stage in this process we have really wanted the traders and the wider public to be involved and to give us their views.
Nearly 1,000 people responded to last year's survey, which was fantastic, and we separately consulted businesses, traders and other groups to make sure that as far as possible we reflected everyone's voice in the shaping of our strategy.
Now this formal consultation seeks to make sure that our strategy is right before it is formally adopted."
Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Malcolm Robertson
Business experts from around the world will meet at Stansted Airport today to discuss how companies in the surrounding area can cash in on its growing popularity.
The corridor from London, past Stansted and onto Cambridge, is thought to be an important growth area for the region - with the potential to compete on a global scale.
All this week we've been looking at the state of our region's manufacturing industry - from the traditional skills that are still managing to survive in today's world to the niche products that are doing well.
Dr Jag Shrai from the Institute for Manufacturing has been talking to us about the importance of manufacturing to our region.
Click below to hear from Dr Jag Srai
Market traders in Cambridge have urged councillors to re-think plans to raise rents for their pitches.
The city council insists it would bring prices into line with other markets and should only effect about a third of the 100 licence holders.
But stallholders are warning it could hit their trade and make every day more of a struggle.
The supermarket giant said online shopping meant longer opening hours were no longer needed.Read the full story ›
A local campaigner has hailed Lego's decision to create a character in a wheelchair a victory for disabled children.Read the full story ›
It's hoped that a new multi-million pound redevelopment in Chelmsford will help the city compete with the shopping centres of London.
A ceremony today marked the final brick being laid at the new John Lewis store.
Once finished it will cover a floor area equivalent to four football pitches.
Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Serena Sandhu
Work on a multi million pound new shopping centre in Chelmsford will reach an important milestone this morning. The last roof beam will be hoisted into place at the Bond Street development.
It's due to open this autumn with shops, a cinema multiplex, an underground carpark and restaurants.
Local school children will be there for the topping out ceremony today.
Northampton has been named one of the best places in the country when it comes to starting a new business.
According to the latest report from 'Centre for Cities' it was second only to London last year.
Northampton also had the UK's second highest rate of employment at 78.6 per cent. Only Aldershot performed better at 83.4 per cent.


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Amazon's purchase of Deliveroo stake gets UK watchdog's provisional blessing again
[LONDON] Britain's competition regulator has restated its provisional clearance of Amazon's purchase of a 16 per cent stake in online delivery group Deliveroo but changed the basis of its approval.
Amazon led a US$575 million fundraising in Deliveroo in May last year with what the two parties called "a minority investment". Having launched an investigation into the deal in December, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally cleared the deal in April, saying Deliveroo could go out of business without Amazon's investment.
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Drivers in California should check with their auto insurance company to be aware of all their options now that the state has cleared the way for pay as you drive policies to be sold.
According to Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, drivers will soon have the ability to purchase these policies now that his office has established a final set of regulations for them. Under the policies, consumers pay a fixed amount of money to cover their vehicles based on the number of miles they drive.
"I am pleased with the final regulations I have submitted today, after months of working with consumer groups and other valuable parties. I look forward to approving the first pay-as-you-drive program for California drivers," said Poizner.
The plans are especially likely to benefit people who carpool, telecommute or take public transportation to work, or if they are retired and do not drive much.
Companies will be allowed several ways to verify whether their customers are staying within mileage guidelines. Some may choose to use GPS systems and other technology for verification, or they will also be able to have the mileage checked at repair shops or by insurance company representatives.
Overall, with California often among the states that set trends for the rest of the nation, pay as you go could be coming before long to more than one auto insurance company in other states.


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New App Option a Clue to Twitter e-Commerce Plans? (Aug. 11, 2014)
Rumors of Twitter’s imminent entry into e-commerce got more fuel last week, when some users of the company’s Android app noticed a new “Payment & Shipping” option. The option currently is inactive, but its addition to the app’s settings menu sparked renewed speculation about Twitter’s plans to enter e-commerce, where it could monetize its huge user base and mobile penetration.
While Twitter thus far has been mum about a full-fledged e-commerce play, the company has offered up its platform to help retailers drive sales. In May, Twitter struck a deal with Amazon to enable users to add items to their Amazon shopping carts directly from Twitter feeds via a special hashtag. And last month, Twitter acquired CardSpring, an application platform that could enable merchants to offer card-linked offers via Tweets.
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Phoenix Petroleum claimed that it is the first in the oil industry so far to extend electronic payment (e-payment) alternative in at least 100 of its service stations in Luzon – and this can be done via Alipay, GCash, GrabPay and WeChat Pay through QR code scanning.
“The move came as part of the company’s tightened safety protocols across its businesses to help stop the pandemic,” Phoenix Petroleum said.
As asserted by Phoenix Petroleum President Henry Albert Fadullon, the company “has always been an advocate of safe and secure service…this time, we want to further ensure the safety of our customers by offering contactless transactions that could help flatten the curve.”
From its kick-off point in Luzon, the oil firm indicated that it also plans to offer within this June such mode of payment at its retail network in Visayas and Mindanao.
This is a new addition to the suite of service innovations that the Uy-led oil company has been advancing – a follow-through to the fuel delivery option that it earlier introduced for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – and this is set to become part of what is codified as “new fashioned platform” of selling petroleum commodities.
On that sale approach which started in May, the company indicated that for customers with a minimum order of 3,000 liters, “a delivery option is available at select Phoenix stations in Mega Manila.”
Under the program, Phoenix emphasized that businesses wanting to avail of the delivery service may not need to be a traditional partner of the oil firm. While Phoenix has been offering delivery of its fuels from depots, it is the first time that the company is offering to deliver fuel straight from retail stations.”
Fadullon explained “the digital platform has become an essential part of our operations these days, and so far, we have launched various ways for customers to avail of our products online.”
While recognizing the valuable role of petroleum products in keeping small and medium enterprises afloat and to underpin their recovery post-lockdown, Fadullon said the fuel delivery service offer could potentially “provide a more convenient option for customers in need of quality fuel supply during a time when mobility can be challenging.”
In the enforcement of the general community quarantine in most parts of the country, many industries are already targeted for further re-opening; and it is seen that some of these entities are those in the SME sector.
The fuel delivery is a recourse that end-users with bulk petroleum needs could opt for in the “new normal” that will thrive as a business paradigm as the threat of the coronavirus has yet to wane.
And while the oil industry had been among those inordinately pummeled by the pandemic, the players in the sector are also casting their way out from the cataclysm as they keep eyes on the goal of building up their share in the market moving forward.


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The problems OnePlus had through 2014 were well documented, with the Chinese company struggling to roll out its OnePlus One smartphone in significant numbers. The company created an invite based system where it could basically make handsets to order and not carry large amounts of inventory. That helped keep costs down and demand high, and it seems it is paying off as the company said it sold 1 million OnePlus One units through last year.That sales number sat at 500,000 in November and OnePlus said it would double it by the close of 2014, a prediction that came true. As for this year, co-founder Carl Pei has said that the focus on the company is improving organization, so hopefully the One and any new devices in 2015 will be more widely available in the coming months. The OnePlus One has been met with enough goodwill that its wider availability would almost certainly make it a hit handset.
Luke Jones is the Managing Editor at MobileBurn.com and is the person you need to speak to about the content on the site. Luke studied creative writing at degree level before carving out a reputation as a freelance tech writer. He settled here at MobileBurn, where he reviews devices and contributes to the news, as well as overseeing the site's content and direction.


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“The 11Onze website will soon be booming”
11Onze does not stop receiving international recognition. Just a month ago our website was awarded the Vega Digital 2021 prize, and now it has been nominated for the UX Design Awards. The designers of Wondr, the Dublin studio that has led the project, are convinced that this is just the beginning of many other distinctions for a project that will become a model for other financial institutions.
“With La Plaça we have created a community fintech, a fincom, where people are at the centre. We wanted to create a platform where everyone could learn finance,” 11Onze’s art director, Laia Gubern, says. This was the main goal of 11Onze. And this was also the starting point for Wondr. This is how Dermot O’Shea, founder of the studio, and Sean Taylor, director of design and innovation, remember it.
Both admit that, as was the case with the international jury that awarded the 11Onze website at the Vega Digital 2021 Awards, “the ambition to create a community around a brand is catching on.” The design is sincere and builds trust, they say, and that’s something they like. “Often financial institutions don’t treat their agents with enough respect and it’s great that 11Onze wanted to make them so approachable from the start,” O’Shea says.
Involvement in the design
In addition to giving visibility to the team, 11Onze also wanted the community to be involved in the design process. That’s why a testing exercise was set up in which nearly a thousand people participated. “These real human interactions validated the user experience. That’s why it’s so easy to navigate, it’s intuitive… We wanted to simplify the experience,” Taylor recalls.
The design director also explains that the work process uses an “atomic design system,” which is organised in different molecules and at different speeds. “In the whole process we have to combine vision, content, direction and digital knowledge,” Laia Gubern summarises. She recognises that the proof that the design works is this new nomination for the UX Design Awards.
A Netflix of finance
The other thing that positively surprises the experts is the willingness to promote financial education among citizens. “You won’t see any other financial institution producing the amount of content that 11Onze has published in such a short time. The pace is incredible,” O’Shea says. “I think the key vision was to create a Netflix of finance,” he says.
11Onze’s content, the Wondr founder says, empowers the community to build its financial sovereignty. “This shows the ambition of the fincom, which is willing to document and teach how it works on the inside,” he adds. In this sense, Gubern explains that La Plaça still has a lot of evolving to do in 2022, because the number of products will increase and the Magazine, 11Onze TV and Learn sections will continue to add more and more content.
“We are at the beginning of what the 11Onze website will be like, a true financial hub, with a token community, the beginning of the decentralisation of finance,” Taylor concludes. We have only seen the tip of the iceberg of the 11Onze website.
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A compromise of the community forums for the openSUSE Linux distribution Tuesday sparked concern that hackers have access to a previously unknown exploit for the popular vBulletin Internet forum software.
Palo Alto Networks, an enterprise security company, has acquired Silicon Valley startup Morta Security in a deal that the companies say will better help their clients defend themselves against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.
The OpenSSL Project confirmed that weak passwords used on the hosting infrastructure led to the compromise of its website, dispelling concerns that attackers might have exploited a vulnerability in virtualization software.
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A U.S. senator has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Target's security practices after the large retailer reported a data breach affecting 40 million customer credit and debit cards.
Target has confirmed that data from about 40 million credit and debit cards was stolen at its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15.
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The Washington Post's servers were recently broken into by a group of unknown origin that gained access to the user names and passwords of its employees, the paper said on Wednesday.
A fake antivirus program in circulation uses at least a dozen stolen digital code-signing certificates, indicating cybercriminals are increasingly breaching the networks of software developers, Microsoft wrote on Sunday.
A new website allows Internet users to check if their usernames and passwords were exposed in some of the largest data breaches in recent years.
New attack campaigns have infected point-of-sale (PoS) systems around the world with sophisticated malware designed to steal payment card and transaction data.
Facebook, LinkedIn and other online services have been resetting accounts after 2 million login credentials, apparently stolen from users' computers, were discovered on a server in the Netherlands.
A new Trojan program that targets users of online financial services has the potential to spread very quickly over the next few months, security researchers warn.
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The 14-ounce filet mignon at Toronto’s Harbour 60 restaurant will cost you $128, before tax and tip. If you add a $30 plate of lobster mashed potatoes to start, that would get you to around what the average player in Ontario spends in a month with the province’s online sports betting sites and internet casinos.
But it was at Harbour 60, the former home of Toronto’s harbour commission and now its “premier steakhouse,” that Fitzdares recently decided to make its grand entrance into the Ontario sports betting market.
Indeed, as Fitzdares CEO William Woodhams told Covers during lunch earlier this month, the company caters to a certain kind of bettor. It also plans on providing its more bespoke type of wagering culture and services in Ontario, where it launched earlier this month with internet-based sports betting and casino gaming after more than a century of taking action in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Ontario is now home to around 30 gaming websites offering legal sports betting in the province, Canada’s most populous. But Fitzdares, which bills itself as “the world’s finest bookmaker,” has a different approach it hopes will carve out a decent chunk of the market for itself.
“I think the sector as a whole has to realize that there needs to be a premium element,” Woodhams told Covers over wine and prime steak tartare. “It can’t be marketed like Bud Light. It’s gambling, and gambling is so much fun. I don’t think it should be more than you can afford. It shouldn’t be hundreds of thousands of pounds. It should just be fun. It’s another way of supporting your team or supporting your view. And, in a sense, it’s a luxury pastime.”
The customer-service comeback
The kind of wagering environment Fitzdares hopes to cultivate in Ontario could ultimately be similar to the one it has established in the U.K. There, the company runs the Fitzdares Club, the membership application for which includes titles such as “Sir,” “Lord,” and “The Rt. Hon.” The club boasts multiple locations where bettors can sit down for a plate of lamb scrumpets with aioli (or another dish) and watch and wager on a football match or horse race.
Fitzdares also takes bets in the U.K. through its app, over the phone, and via text, live chat, and email. In short, humans are standing at the ready to help bettors get down their wagers and troubleshoot any issues.
“Customer service is having a comeback,” Woodhams said. “You want to walk into a shoe shop and them to have your size,”
The starting point for Fitzdares in Ontario is its website and app, as in-person event wagering is exclusive to the province’s casinos and lottery retailers. Furthermore, certain Canadian legalities mean that, in Ontario, Fitzdares cannot yet take bets on horse racing, one of its staples.
But the company is finding ways to do business in a very Fitzdares fashion. That began with a Super Bowl party at Harbour 60 in downtown Toronto, with a select group of invitees the bookmaker contacted using “friends” in the area. Bettors could pick at oysters and sip champagne as the Kansas City Chiefs ultimately bested the Philadelphia Eagles.
Fitzdares will stick with that event-focused and word-of-mouth approach going forward, including with a pop-up location it intends to open in the Muskoka cottage country of Ontario this summer. As Woodhams put it, some companies are spending tens of millions of dollars on celebrities and athletes touting their sportsbooks, but Fitzdares would rather spend a million on lobster for its clientele.
There are some practical considerations in taking a lower-key, quality-over-quantity approach to advertising a new sportsbook in Ontario’s already-crowded market. One is that it could help Fitzdares stand out from the crowd; another is that it could help the company avoid any disapproving glances from the regulator, especially as concerns about problem gambling have cropped up since Ontario launched its private-sector iGaming market in April 2022.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has also shown itself to be ready and willing to fine operators that get out of line. Several bookmakers were hit with monetary penalties in the early days of the Ontario market opening over advertising issues.
“Everyone’s come in a little bit hard and a little bit, dare I say, American,” Woodhams said. “I understand why you want to get market share, but there needs to be… a calming of the category. And hopefully when the category as a whole calms… then there’s definitely an opportunity for a premium provider within that mix.”
That doesn’t necessarily mean punters must plunk down six-figure bets every time they log on to the Fitzdares app, although the type of bettor the company aims to attract might be able to do so.
Generally speaking, someone who wants a taste of the high life, sits in good seats at a Toronto Maple Leafs game, and can afford a decent steak at Harbour 60 might fit in well with Fitzdares.
“I think it’s someone who just wants a premium brand,” Woodhams said. “I’m not asking for Rolex customers. As long as you’re a nice person, and you dig customer service, you’re perfect for us.”
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The Labor Department reported Tuesday that overall inflation in February was very low, with the one critical exception being food. The price of groceries increased 0.4% in February, and the most notable price hikes were on the staples – milk, eggs, poultry and beef. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Federal forecasters estimate retail food prices will rise as much as 3.5% this year, the biggest annual increase in three years.” Many observers blame drought in various parts of the U.S., but some blame must be laid on ethanol for driving up the price of corn, and thereby other foods as well. Even the effects of California’s drought can be blamed on bad policy, as water is diverted from crops to protect the tiny smelt fish. Yet the ones making these policies tell us they care about the middle class.
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US health care major Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has recalled about 4 million packages of children's Benadryl allergy tablets and about 800,000 bottles of junior-strength Motrin, due to 'insufficiencies in the development of the manufacturing process.'
The voluntary recall initiated by J&J is the latest in a series of product recalls made by the company over the past year and the third such recall for Benadryl and Motrin this year by J&J's McNeil Consumer Health division.
In a deviation from its past practice of issuing a press release on the J&J website or posting recalls on product websites, the latest recall was posted as a notice on McNeil's website on 15 November.
In the notice, McNeil said that this was a wholesale and retail level recall and no action was required by consumers or healthcare providers and consumers could continue to use the product.
The drugmaker said that the recall was initiated after a review, conducted as part of McNeil's comprehensive action plan, which revealed insufficiencies in the development of the manufacturing process.
''There is no indication that the recalled products do not meet quality standards, and this recall is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse events,'' said McNeil in the notice.


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After successfully launching its second-ever app, Cute or Not, in February, Buzzfeed is bringing the app to China.
Cute or Not is basically Tinder for cute pets: You swipe right if you think a pet is cute, left if you don't. Buzzfeed also allows users to upload photos of their own pet if they'd like, and the most popular photos get the chance to be featured on Buzzfeed's website.
Cute or Not is Buzzfeed's second mobile app after its main Buzzfeed news app, though the company plans to launch additional apps in the news and video space later this year.
Buzzfeed is launching Cute or Not in China to coincide with Matt Stopera's long-awaited visit to "Brother Orange," a Chinese man who somehow ended up with Stopera's stolen iPhone and who has since gained fame alongside Stopera in China.
The odd series of events began when Stopera discovered selfies of a man in front of an orange tree were being uploaded to his photo stream. Stopera posted the photos to Twitter, and after going viral on Chinese social media site Weibo, Chinese fans tracked down the man with Stopera's iPhone, who likes to be called "Brother Orange."


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We recently published an infographic on how powerful video will become. But the future has already arrived. This has been a full-on video revolution year for marketers. According to Wyzowl statistics, 63% of businesses have started using video content marketing. Out of those 82% of businesses feel video marketing is an important part of their strategy. Video is progressing rapidly and will reach new heights sooner than we think. This trend is fueled by 83% of businesses believing that video marketing gives them a good ROI.
The new digital era has enabled brands to selectively target their customers that may potentially be interested in their brand or based on previous browsing interests. Businesses can now use social media to select the age range, location, gender and interests of whom they would like their targeted post to be seen by. Furthermore, based on a customer's recent search history they can be ‘followed’ on the internet so they see advertisements from similar brands, products and services, This allows businesses to target the specific customers that they know and feel will most benefit from their product or service, something that had limited capabilities up until the digital era.
In the parlance of digital marketing, advertisers are commonly referred to as sources, while members of the targeted ads are commonly called receivers. Sources frequently target highly specific, well-defined receivers. For example, after extending the late-night hours of many of its locations, McDonald's needed to get the word out. It targeted shift workers and travelers with digital ads, because the company knew that these people made up a large segment of its late night business. McDonald's encouraged them to download a new Restaurant Finder app, targeting them with ads placed at ATMs and gas stations, as well as on websites that it new its customers frequented at night.
The Nielsen Global Connected Commerce Survey conducted interviews in 26 countries to observe how consumers are using the Internet to make shopping decisions in stores and online. Online shoppers are increasingly looking to purchase internationally, with over 50% in the study who purchased online in the last six months stating they bought from an overseas retailer.
The code of ethics that is affiliated with traditional marketing can also be applied to social media. However, with social media being so personal and international, there is another list of complications and challenges that come along with being ethical online. With the invention of social media, the marketer no longer has to focus solely on the basic demographics and psychographics given from television and magazines, but now they can see what consumers like to hear from advertisers, how they engage online, and what their needs and wants are. The general concept of being ethical while marking on social network sites is to be honest with the intentions of the campaign, avoid false advertising, be aware of user privacy conditions (which means not using consumers' private information for gain), respect the dignity of persons in the shared online community, and claim responsibility for any mistakes or mishaps that are results of your marketing campaign. Most social network marketers use websites like Facebook and MySpace to try to drive traffic to another website. While it is ethical to use social networking websites to spread a message to people who are genuinely interested, many people game the system with auto-friend adding programs and spam messages and bulletins. Social networking websites are becoming wise to these practices, however, and are effectively weeding out and banning offenders.
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14 pharmacies warned over increasing face mask prices
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In light of the immensely increasing demand for face masks, and in a bid to curb the manipulation of prices, 14 private pharmacies received warnings from the authorities for raising the prices of face masks. Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Al Zayani confirmed this in a statement yesterday, clarifying that the move comes within the ministry’s efforts to protect consumers.
Mr Al Zayani announced, while addressing the Council of Representatives yesterday, that he has issued a ministerial resolution yesterday to specify to the price cap of face masks sold in the market. However, the minister didn’t specify the figure in his statement nor he mentioned any of the warned pharmacies he was referring to.
The minister also explained to the MPs that “the move comes within the Consumer Protection Law and is a legal right of the ministry to prohibit any manipulation and misuse of the current circumstances, which is witnessed by Bahrain, the region and the whole world”. Mr Al Zayani affirmed that the ministry is taking “strong procedures” to deter others from committing such violations, clarifying that “face masks are the most sought after commodity in Bahrain today”. He also called upon such establishments, pharmacies, to adhere to its responsibility towards the society and added that the issue is global, while he referred to his recent visit to Italy. “I was in a big capital of a European country two weeks ago and there were no face masks.
Today’s world situation and the tragedy it is experiencing is surprising and big,” he said. Tribune yesterday reported that unprecedented demand on face masks has drained its stocks from pharmacies in the Kingdom. This comes as a result of the increasing fear of the coronavirus aka Covid-19, as the health authorities in Bahrain confirmed the rising number of cases.


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Technology giant Hewlett-Packard is partnering with a marijuana compliance software company, becoming the latest mainstream company to dip its toe in the cannabis industry.
The two companies said in a news release the terminals will be directed at marijuana retailers and cultivators.
Flowhub, headquartered in Denver, raised $3.25 million last year. Financial terms of the HP deal weren’t disclosed.
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The People’s Bank of China on Wednesday said it wants to issue its own digital currency to cut the costs of circulating traditional paper money, boost policymakers’ control of money supply and improve the efficiency of global transactions.
The central bank set up a research team in 2014 to study digital currencies and application scenarios, according to a statement posted on the regulator’s website.
The PBOC said it consulted with teams from Citigroup and Deloitte, though it didn’t specify what technology it would be using to issue its digital currency or how it would work in relation to the yuan.
“The team … should set up a clearer strategic target for launching digital currencies, overcome the key technological barriers … and aim for an early launch of the central bank’s digital currencies,” the PBOC said.
Virtual currencies can also help boost the transparency of economic activities and curb money laundering and tax evasions, it added.
Bitcoin, the most prominent digital currency, is mined with high-powered computers and contains the payment history of every circulation. China has become one of the biggest markets for Bitcoin and miners, as Chinese regulators have largely taken a hands-off approach with Bitcoin exchanges and businesses, said Bloomberg
“They’ve recognized the opportunities the digital currencies have,” Zennon Kapron, managing director of Shanghai-based consulting firm Kapronasia told Bloomberg. “If they did have something the government could monitor and use, that could fit into their longer-term plans.”
ZeroHedge says this is part of a war on cash and a way for China and the International Monetary Fund to control the world’s money through virtual (cash-less) currencies. It defines the “war on cash” as governments restricting the amount that can be withdrawn from banks, and limiting what can be purchased with cash or what are broadly called “capital controls.”
According to ZeroHedge, governments want to ban physical cash because they anticipate bail-ins, steeply negative interest rates and hefty fees on cash, and want to close any opening regular depositors might have to safeguard their money from bail-ins and bankers’ control.
Governments suddenly want to force owners of cash to either spend it or gamble it in the financial-market casinos because citizens hoarding cash instead of spending it can result in recession. “The solution to recession is thus to force all those stingy cash hoarders to spend their money,” said ZeroHedge.
ZeroHedge concludes: The big problem with this thinking is that capital — which begins its life as savings — is the foundation of capitalism. If you attack savings as a scourge, you are attacking capitalism and upward mobility, for only those who save capital can invest it to build wealth. By attacking cash, the central banks and governments are attacking capital and upward mobility.
The benefits to banks and governments by eliminating cash are self-evident:
1. Every financial transaction can be taxed.
2. Every financial transaction can be charged a fee.
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60 billion mobile apps where downloaded in 2012
Google Play and the Apple App Store together accounted for nearly 40 billion of the total 60 billion mobile app downloads in 2012. The rest of the downloads were mostly Android downloads from third party Chinese app stores. The mobile app market mirrors the smartphone hardware market: The largest volumes come from Android, while most of the money comes from iOS. One important difference. When it comes to apps, developers — not the hardware vendors — take the lion share of the money.
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Revenues from applications, including direct revenues and in-app ad revenues, reached € 6.4 billion in 2012. Apple’s App Store is the clear leader in monetisation of mobile apps and will keep the number one position during the forecast period.
Third party app stores pushed Android to become the leading platform in terms of app downloads during 2012. While many Western third party app stores are struggling, the situation is different in other parts of the world. Third party app stores are especially popular in China and other markets where Google Play hasn’t become the default on-device app store.
Every app can find its own way to success, but common strategies today among many of the top revenue generating app developers are to publish apps featuring a social layer on more than one platform using free to download monetisation.
Like almost no other digital product, mobile apps represent a global opportunity with more or less instant worldwide distribution.
For those of you with extra interest in this market, the summary of the report contains pretty detailed data on download numbers, revenue split between direct and in-direct (ad) revenues, Google Play and Apple App Store revenues etc.
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Retail Industry to Be Impacted by Supreme Court's Decision on Student Loan Forgiveness
By striking down student debt forgiveness last week, the U.S. Supreme Court not only added a hefty expense back into millions of Americans’ budgets, it also created a challenge for retailers already struggling to predict how consumers may spend in the coming months. The court’s decision squashed President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 per borrower in federal student loan debt. Student loans will already take a bigger bite out of budgets this fall as payments and interest accruals resume after a more than three-year pandemic-related pause.
The opinion means outstanding loan balances will be higher as those payments resume than they would have been if the court had ruled in favor of Biden. The plan would have wiped out all debt for nearly 45 percent of borrowers, or about 20 million people, according to the White House. The timing of the change could amplify its impact on retailers. Student debt repayment is poised to resume just before the all-important back-to-school and holiday seasons.
Total Retail's Take: While not the decision retailers were hoping for from the Supreme Court, it's still too early to tell how significant an impact the repeal of student loan forgiveness will have on consumer spending. What's not too early to know is that the ruling will have some impact on the industry — and not in a positive way. Analysts differ on the severity of that impact, however.
According to Brad Thomas, a retail analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets, the loan changes are "enough to potentially give us what could be an ugly and disappointing holiday season, relative to expectations."
However, higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz takes a softer stance on what the ruling could mean in the second half of the year for retailers: “The impact on retailers is yes, it’s going to be a negative, but it’s not going to be a huge decrease,” he said. “It's a mild decrease.”
Retailers, particularly those that serve a younger customer demographic, should be factoring in tightened consumer budgets into their end-of-year forecasts. The resumption of student loan payments along with the continued persistence of inflation has, at least for the moment, led to a bearish outlook for the all-important Q4 holiday season.


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Kylie Jenner has been branded as the hardest working sister in the Kardashian household, even beating Kim Kardashian, it’s been reported.
Hollywood Life claims that Kylie Jenner’s brand has rapidly grown in the past three years, to the point where it’s evidently clear that if this sort of success continues the way it has, Kylie Jenner will have dethroned the likes of Khloe, Kim, and Kourtney in all aspects as far as their careers are concerned.
With Kim Kardashian having admitted to sharing less about her personal life on social media and wanting to focus more of her time on her family with Kanye West, it has given Kylie the perfect opportunity to expand her exposure on social media, constantly seeing the biggest rise in followers week-to-week.
Sources continue by adding that nobody in the Kardashian family has as many meetings as Kylie Jenner, who is constantly working on new business ideas, projects, photoshoots, and others innovative ways to stay relevant and successful.
It’s evidently put Kylie Jenner in a position where she’s been named as the hardest working member of the Kardashian household, and while fans may have thought that such a title would infuriate Kim, the mother-of-two is said to be totally cool about it.
Insiders stress that Kim is in a totally different mindset right now. She’s proud of Kylie Jenner’s success, and while it’s clear that the 19-year-old is bound to become the richest sibling, Kim isn’t threatened or intimidated with how well things have turned out for her younger sister. If anything, she is proud of how well she’s been doing.
Kylie Jenner has been “working harder than ever to take over the entire Kardashian empire. Kylie’s been filming constantly for both her new spinoff show as well as the family show, all while nurturing a budding new romance with Travis [Scott] whom she is totally falling for.”
“Kylie Jenner is having a blast with Travis while her makeup empire continues to grow exponentially,” the source continues, referring to how Kylie Cosmetics is making millions in revenue despite its limited marketing campaign, which usually only runs on Jenner’s Instagram and Snapchat.
It should be stressed, however, that in combined followers, Kylie Jenner has 150 million people looking at the products she posts online, meaning that the overall reach for her cosmetic line is rather impressive. And the fact that she doesn’t own a store and ships her items straight from a warehouse saves Kylie Jenner hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent money.
“Every day Kylie is in and out of business meetings and her social media presence is always expanding. She’s set for a bright future built on drive and determination.”
As mentioned, Kylie Jenner is just weeks away from giving fans an insight look into her life as a businesswoman, with the E! network having confirmed that Life of Kylie will be premiering in July, Deadline reports.
The show focuses its attention on Kylie Jenner juggling her career as a businesswoman while dealing with relationship issues and still maintaining a social life at the young age of 19.
Kylie Jenner reportedly started shooting the show before she decided to call it quits with ex-boyfriend Tyga, so it’s likely that the breakup will be featured in several episodes before Jenner explains her reasoning as to why she decided to move on with current beau, Travis Scott, just two weeks after ending things with the 27-year-old “Faded” hitmaker.
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Either way, it seems as if Kylie Jenner is seeing success in all areas. From her personal life to her love life, and her growing empire — everything Kylie Jenner has touched seems to be generating her money and adoration.
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They say that all good things must come to an end. The Ford Mustang Boss 302 is one of those good things.
An all-new Mustang is set to debut in 2015, but for those who've been itching to own the current-gen track-happy Mustang Boss 302, you'd better rush to your local Ford dealership. Like right now. Thanks to the good people over at Mustangs Daily, who just got their hands on the order form for the 2014 model year, it appears that Ford will discontinue the Boss 302 after just two production years. This isn't a complete surprise since Ford was clear from the onset that the Boss would last for just two years, beginning in 2011 as a 2012 model.
Still, our track enthusiast hearts are a little broken today, but the news isn't all that dire. The leaked documents do confirm that the 650-horsepower Shelby GT500 will return next year, along with new optional heated front seats and two new exterior paint colors. No word yet on whether Ford is planning a new Boss 302 for the upcoming redesigned Mustang, but the automaker has already confirmed that the Shelby GT500 isn't going anywhere anytime soon.


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The leading private bank in Liechtenstein – LGT Bank – partnered with SEBA Bank to offer direct investments in digital assets for its customers. The cryptocurrencies included in the initiative are the two largest by market capitalization – bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).
LGT Enters the Crypto Ecosystem
The financial institution noted that the demand for digital assets has risen “sharply” in recent years. To cope with the growing interest, LGT allowed its clients to invest directly in two cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and ether (against the US dollar). Commenting on the matter was Roland Matt – CEO of the bank:
“We are very pleased that we can now offer our clients convenient access to these markets while upholding the highest security standards. We worked intensively on this offering. Cryptocurrencies are still in a stage of dynamic development. LGT therefore first created the corresponding, necessary processes, and framework for this type of investment.”
LGT explained that the rules for investing in cryptocurrencies will be the same as investing in traditional assets. People will receive the same documentation for their tax returns, while the funds can be easily accessed when they sell. LGT clients won’t have to worry about private keys and passwords as the bank will store their holdings.
Initially, the opportunity is only available for selected customers (professional clients or customers of an eternal asset manager) of LGT Bank based in Liechtenstein or Switzerland. Due to the demand in other areas, the bank seeks to expand the offering to more countries.
LGT’s partner in the crypto move is the Swiss digital asset company – SEBA Bank. The latter’s CEO – Franz Bergmüller – said the mixture between LGT’s range of services and SEBA’s “highest security standards” will enable customers to delve into the cryptocurrency universe.
“We are pleased to be able to support LGT in expanding its services for digital assets,” he concluded.
SEBA Predicted That BTC Will Reach $75K in 2022
Earlier this year, the former Chief Executive Officer of SEBA Bank – Guido Buehler – stated that the company had conducted a research, estimating that bitcoin’s price could hit a new all-time high by the end of the year. The institution envisioned a USD valuation between $50,000 and $75,000:
“Our internal valuation models indicate a price right now between $50,000 and $75,000. I’m quite confident we are going to see that level. The question is always timing.”
According to Buehler, the surge in the price will be fueled by the growing interest from institutional investors, and LGT’s move confirms this narrative.
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Black Friday shopping experiences were seemingly smoother this year, several area shoppers said.
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Nearly 600,000 Nevadans are expected to hit stores on Black Friday, arguably the biggest shopping day of the year, scouring for deals on everything from clothing to electronics.
Not every retail associate had to give up their Thanksgiving dinner. These stores will be open on Black Friday morning.
For the first time in more than a decade Barbie has been frozen out of the top spot on the holiday wish lists of girls.
There is life in the regional casino markets. Several states posted their best gaming revenue months in more than a year during October, fueling a boost in the stock prices of regional gaming operators.
The maverick ride-sharing company that has been bending the state’s transportation rules for just over a month ceased operations in Nevada late Wednesday, vowing to return when it finds a clear path to operating legally in the state.
A combination of factors conspires to loosen our wallets each November and December. Holiday carols and images of Old St. Nick in the stores. Family traditions that seem to get more expensive every year.
Believe it or not, there are some items you should pass on during this major shopping holiday. Here are eight items for which retailers rarely offer the best Black Friday deals.
A cornucopia overflowing with the bountiful fall harvest is a traditional symbol of Thanksgiving. But, in many American households, that symbol should instead be an overflowing trashcan, with the average U.S. family now throwing away a reported 25 percent of its Thanksgiving Day dinner!
It might seem as though everyone has an iPhone or Galaxy smartphone. But many customers are eschewing the best cameras and screens — and their top-end price tags — and choosing models that can get the job done at less than a third of the cost.
You may be one of the faithful Black Friday shoppers lining up outside malls and department stores across America. But at many stores there’s no need to wait.
Uber, the maverick ride-sharing company that has been bending the state’s transportation rules for a month, ceased operations in Nevada late Wednesday, vowing to return when it finds a clear path to operating legally in the state.
ATLANTIC CITY — Some of the hottest action in Atlantic City involves closed casinos in bankruptcy court, where Donald Trump is trying to recoup rent he paid on a driveway and the city is fighting to collect more than $50 million in unpaid taxes.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Foxwoods, the largest casino resort in North America, is reducing its number of slot machines and table games to free up space for nightclubs and other new attractions as it adapts to fierce competition, the new CEO said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Southern Nevada recorded its best-ever October visitation totals and the second-best month ever last month, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Wednesday.
Credit card fraud law covers a wide range of activity, and the terms and conditions of credit cards are lengthy and difficult to understand. Combine both of those and it makes sense that consumers can unknowingly break the law.
Except for a few glitches late in the day brought on by wintry East Coast weather, most flights ran on schedule at McCarran all day, transporting thousands of families and friends to be together in unseasonably warm Southern Nevada or at colder locations everywhere else.
Despite Nevada and the Strip’s third straight monthly gaming revenue decline — fueled by a more than 35 percent drop in baccarat totals — analysts found a bright spot in what was otherwise a dismal October.
A congressional hearing on a bill to restore the Interstate Wire Act has lost steam in the current lame-duck session.
Walk off your turkey dinner at these retailers on Thanksgiving Day:
WASHINGTON — Home prices in 20 U.S. cities advanced at a slower pace in the 12 months through September as the housing market continued to make gradual progress.
For more than 100 people who spent big bucks and traveled thousands of miles to get to Southern Nevada last week, President Obama’s three-day trip to Las Vegas resulted in a huge disappointment. They had to postpone or cancel their helicopter trips to see the Grand Canyon.
Southwest Airlines got the traffic bump it expected in Las Vegas with the repeal of the Wright Amendment contributing to a 3.4 percent increase over last year in passengers using McCarran International Airport in October.
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Contamination levels in the CVRD’s curbside recycling program are holding steady at around 13 percent, however, the mandated target is three percent.
While ridiculous items like hoses and boots have stopped finding their way into the curbside totes, people are still confused about what goes in and stays out of those totes.
What do do with plastics remains a major source of confusion and Solid Waste Operations Superintendent at the CVRD, Jason Adair said crews are leaving contaminated material behind.
“If the tote is very contaminated, we’re leaving the tote behind, we’re not even collecting it because if we put that into the recycling stream and it completely contaminates the load and that leads to all kinds of problems in the sorting and it keeps our contamination levels too high,” said Adair. “We’re able to identify these folks who are contaminating the recycling stream and we’re just not picking them up at this point.”
Adair said, “We’re tracking them and trying to provide them with education to ensure they’re utilizing the program properly.”
Education is a key piece of this endeavor to reduce contamination levels by an additional ten percent, and Adair said a summer student and an engineering tech are going around, trying to educate the public by having face-to-face discussions and providing educational material and tips in totes.
Whether it’s plastic potato chip bags or shopping bags, Adair understands the confusion.
He added that only certain plastics are supposed to go in your curbside tote.
“If you’re talking about things like shopping bags, like film plastics and potato chip bags and things like that, those can go to Fisher Road [Recycling], they can go to any CVRD recycling centre. There are some grocery stores that will accept that type of material,” said Adair. “The type of plastics that are going in your recycling tote should be things like dishwashing bottles and laundry bottles and things of that nature.”
Adair added, “Anything soft and crinkly, or a shopping bag, that does not go in your curbside recycling.”
Anyone with questions about what goes into their recycling tote can visit the CVRD website and you can also check out the Recyclopedia.
You can also call the Recycling Hotline at 250-746-2540.


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At CES, Mercedes-Benz introduced a new mbrace2 infotainment service that steps up to embedded 3G (from 1.5-2G) and adds apps for the first time.
Starting this spring on the SL-Class, and rolling out to other 2013 models, mbrace2 gives you apps on the radio such as Facebook, Yelp!, Google Local search, Morningstar Finance, plus news and route downloads.
Users also get full vehicle remote features including teen tracking, speed alerts and geofencing. Users also get vehicle health reports and remote trouble shooting. You can also remotely flash the horn and headlights.
The system is also now updateable over the air, said the company.
Mbrace is a subscription service, but no service fees were announced at CES.


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Remember the stories last week about the Washington County and Columbia County Small Woodland Associations and their dueling/competing plant sales happening at the same time?
Marilyn had the fun and pleasure of working in St. Helens with the event taking place outside in the worst plant sale weather in the history of the event (she had a blast, by the way, her co-workers and the customers made the day fun). But the driving snow and wet pavement had everyone bundled up in winter garb.
I worked the Hillsboro sale where I watched from inside a wall of windows as fits and starts of snow that swirled furiously between bouts. Both counties worried that the weather would deter the plant people that flock to these sales each year. Both counties were surprised by the attendance numbers and the support of the respective communities.
And now for this week… Of course it stands to reason that after each of us working at a plant sale last week, the story today is of us now planting the seedlings that we each brought home. Mike got to enjoy the job of helping to plant the seedlings we had brought home.
It began along the riparian zone of the river where Mike had bulldozed a path gouging out invasive blackberry plants. We are trying to establish trees in this area before the blackberries try to take back over their ground and are using about fifteen varieties of seedlings in the hope that some will stretch up before the berries encroach too thickly.
Then we moved to the hillside that had the small acreage that was cleared of timber last year and filled in Douglas fir and Western Red Cedar seedlings in spots that were thinly planted in February.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted the U.S. economy, resulting in unprecedented unemployment numbers and significant falls in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Many industries, such as restaurants and retail, have seen widespread closures across the nation. In June, the U.S. officially entered an economic recession—characterized by “double-digit unemployment and plunging economic output.”
Yet despite the numerous impacts of the pandemic, a recent report by AMR indicates steady growth in the case management market worldwide—and within the U.S. The report, which lists AINS as a “principal player” in the U.S. case management software market, found that case management “is predicted to witness enormous growth projections during 2019 – 2025.” There are many reasons behind this projected growth, and exploring these reasons can help us understand the economic climate for the case management industry and software in general.
1. Case Management was Already a Growing Industry
There have been a number of reports on the steady growth of the global case management software industry over time, with one 2018 study predicting growth from USD 4.79 Billion in 2017 to USD 7.62 Billion by 2022. The most recent report predicts that industry revenue will grow to “USD 7,587.54 Million by the end of 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.20%.” Now and in the past, much of this growth could be attributed to the expansion of the software industry as a whole.
Within the U.S. technology market alone, software spending grew by 8 percent in 2018, with business applications accounting for more than 50 percent of that spending budget. Companies able to rethink and modernize their business processes have long-demonstrated success. Companies such as Netflix and Amazon, for example, which have brought their entire mode of operations to the web, have changed the entire state of the entertainment and retail industries. As other companies seek to modernize their business processes, they look to case management solutions to meet their goals.
2. COVID-19 Poses Little to No Threat to Case Management Spending
Many industries have not been negatively affected by COVID-19, and even some, like the healthcare sector, have seen growth in revenue as a direct result of the virus. On the question of case management, the authors of the recent report explain that “[d]ue to the rapid development of the Internet, global communications and exchanges have not been greatly affected [by COVID-19]. Therefore, the outbreak of COVID-19 has little impact on the financial and consulting services industries.”
Because case management software like eCase can be hosted in the cloud and serviced remotely, users can access the system from any location. We have been able to support all of our customers through the pandemic, providing continued services like training and implementation, and even delivering a new version of our eCase Audit software remotely. Nationwide, companies can continue to utilize cloud-based case management solutions to their benefit, even as they follow CDC workplace guidelines and local laws and regulations regarding telework.
3. The Pandemic Facilitates the Necessity for Case Management Solutions
If anything, COVID-19 has demonstrated a greater need for case management software solutions in order for organizations to maintain Continuity of Operations. Manual and paper-based work processes often require an office presence for tasks such as printing and filing—tasks which either become obsolete or are can be better managed electronically through a case management software solution. In areas such as procurement in the government, bottlenecks and compliance risks have already begun to occur in offices that rely on paper contract files, as official documents required by regulation are not being produced.
eCase supports a wide range of business areas through web-based, commercial off-the-shelf applications, including telework. Our solutions offer a number of benefits to remote business operations, including: sustained productivity and communication in the face of new procedures; clear guidelines and workflows for different processes; and bolstered security against confidentiality leaks, IP theft, and private information data breaches. If your company has been struggling to maintain output and Continuity of Operations through required telework, consider eCase to support your needs.


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Women vendors have urged the MHRC to direct the IMC to allot shops to them in the Lamphel Supermarket, alleging that they have not been given the shops despite certain amount of money collected from them by the market association.
As many as eight women approached the Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC), lodging complaint against the commissioner of MAHUD, Municipal commissioner and the Lamphelpat Super Market Shops and Street Vendors Welfare Association
They alleged that the association leaders collected a sum of Rs 10,000 each from them for allotting the shops to them after completion of the Lamphel Supermarket.
They further alleged that the association collected Rs 600 each from the vendors, assuring that they would help in submitting documents to the government so that vendors are provided government loans under the PM Modi Street Vendors Scheme.
They stated that in May 2017, the Urban Development minister announced a new market shed with modern facilities at Lamphel Supermarket. The then minister assured vendors who have been selling vegetables at the place that they would be provided their space.
In September 2020, the vending area which had been occupied by the vendors was dismantled for proper construction of the market. But when vendors demanded their respective shops on the construction of market sheds and shops, leaders of the association informed them that only five shops were allotted, they said.
When they enquired with the Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC), it was informed that already required numbers of shops for vendors were alloted through the Lamphel Super Market Shops and Street Vendors Welfare Association.
It was also alleged that some “family members” are even allotted four-five shops, thereby denying shops to eligible vendors.
Therefore, eight women (vendors) lodged complaints with prayer of directing the executive officer of IMC to submit an allotment order of the shops, to furnish a list of shopkeepers and to allot shops to them.
The MHRC registered the complaint case under section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. It heard the complaints that the vegetable vendors and shopkeepers have been selling vegetables and other grocery items at the temporary shed near Lamphel Supermarket since 2011. They claimed that their rights to livelihood, rights to work and right to food have been denied, MHRC observed.
The commission recommended the MAHUD commissioner and municipal commissioner of IMC respond to the complaint within two weeks.
It further asked the SP of Imphal West to instruct OC Lamphel PS to identify to president Subhash and secretary Bikram of the Lamphel Supermarket Shops and Street Vendors Welfare Association to ensure their personal appearance before the commission.


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Matthew Karnitschnig and Kevin Delaney are reporting at the Wall Street Journal that “people familiar with the matter” say that Yahoo’s trial of running Google ads alongside Yahoo Search results was a success and that the Yahoo-Google Deal Advances. Since Yahoo announced the trial on April 9 and it was supposed to last two weeks, it seems a trifle premature to be declaring it a success. However, the general expectation has always been that running Google ads wiould pay better than Yahoo’s inhouse sales, so a positive result would be no real surprise.
The real question is what can Yahoo make of this in fending off Microsoft’s acquisition attempt since potential Google antitrust concerns cloud the picture. Because the relevant consideration with shareholders is how much they get up front and a Google deal has only an indirect effect on that, any such deal or deal rumor seems merely to be a bargaining chip that is hopefully worth a higher Microsoft offer.
Still, it has to rankle that Yahoo is effectively telling the world that if they could only get their act together, they could actually make significantly more money from Yahoo Search ad sales. It also raises uncomfortable doubts about how much Microsoft could make on the same search ads.


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Cultural Considerations and Software Privacy in China
Some say it's just part of the collectivist culture in China that emphasaizes sharing within groups and society while others point to the high cost of buying American software. Why not copy it and install it into computers so everyone benefits and costs are kept in check? Yesterday I blogged about corporate fraud in Chinese companies. Today I address the equally troubling fact that elements of Chinese culture in the form of software piracy may be infecting an otherwise successful movement away from traditional state-owned enterprises to corporatized Chinese entities.
From an economic perspective, software piracy cheats the U.S. economy and companies like Microsoft out of hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue, and that in turn cheats the U.S. government out of needed tax revenue. Already the biggest market for cars, cell phones, and commodities like iron ore, China is on track to surpass the U.S. as the world's largest PC market in 2012, according to International Data Corporation, the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. This year, the market research firm projects PC unit shipments in China are likely to increase 12 percent to 71 million units, just shy of the 75 million units in the U.S.
Microsoft is one company deeply concerned about its lost PC sales in China due to software piracy. In an address to employees at the company's new Beijing offices, CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft's per PC sold in China is only about a sixth of the amount it gets in India. He noted that Microsoft's total revenue in China, population 1.3 billion, is less than what it gets in the Netherlands, a country of fewer than 17 million.
On a global basis, Microsoft's revenue in China is close to $2 billion. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Microsoft reported U.S. revenue of $36.2 billion out of a world-wide total of $62.5 billion. The company has historically tried a collaborative approach with Chinese officials, developing an agreement to require Chinese PC makers to ship their products with legitimate copies from factories. For its part, the Chinese government acknowledges the problem but says it is taking steps to improve the situation. Among other measures, the government has ordered all state institutions to buy licensed software.
The Business Software Alliance, an industry advocacy group, estimates 78 percent of the PC software installed in China in 2010 was pirated, down from 86 percent in 2005. That's progress, albeit grudging progress. At this pace it will take about five years to get the rate down to 50 percent and at least another ten to come close to eradicating the problem.
If China wants to be seen as an equal partner in the international marketplace it must come to grips with its unethical software piracy practices. These practices cheat U.S. companies like Microsoft out of revenue it deserves and the U.S. government out of tax revenue. It instills a culture that cheating is OK, at least when it is others' products that are being pirated. The tradition of software piracy that adds to a corrupt business environment may be showing up in other areas such as the increasing number of cases of fraud committed by Chinese companies and questions about the reliability of financial statements produced by corporate China.
The software privacy problem may solve itself over time as China becomes a leader in software development. However, we must realize that the country's ability to assume a global economic leadership role in the future may occur on the backs of U.S. software developers that see its products pirated and intellectual property rights stolen. The Chinese government must realize that software piracy is not a very responsible way to act for a country that aspires to be the world's largest global economy. It's time for the Chinese government to recognize its global social responsibilities and play by the same rules as all industrialized nations.
Blog by Steven Mintz, aka Ethics Sage, June 2, 2011


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Investing is about anticipating the next move. So what’s next?
I’ve said again and again that we are in a slow growth recovery. The economy isn’t booming and it isn’t falling off a cliff. Forget the nonsense you hear about economic stall speeds, or a bicycle falling over if it doesn’t move. The economy isn’t an airplane and it isn’t a bicycle. It’s a complex network of relationships among buyers and sellers of goods and services. If it doesn’t go forward it goes backward (recession). There is no magic number where growth stops, just like there’s no Magic 8-Ball that predicts the future.
What’s holding the economy back right now is income growth. Aggregate real disposable household income has only growth around 2% per year since it contracted during the recession. This slow growth is being fed by a slowly growing workforce and slowing productivity growth. Since the only way to improve labor productivity is to invest in capital to equip workers with new technology, business investment holds the key for economic revival.
Unfortunately, real private nonresidential capital is shrinking: it’s 12% below its 2007 level. Growth opportunities abroad, a growing regulatory burden, and high corporate tax rates all discourag companies from investing in the US.
These aren’t problems that can be addressed via Operation Twist or fiscal stimulus or reforming Medicare. They’re structural issues. The good news is that Congress has tried to address them before. The bad news is the deficit Supercommittee is highly political and could fail to propose needed reforms.
But this is where we’re going: technological investment that spurs productivity and higher incomes. It can happen, but we need structural improvements.
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