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Amazon is improving it ability to let users sample the eBooks in its Kindle store from most mobile devices.
“In the past Amazon has required readers to send a sample section of a book to a device before it could be previewed. The new service will show an e-book directly in the browser,” said The New York Times. The feature will be available in the coming weeks.
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Uno Minda of India has entered into a joint venture with Nabtesco Automotive Corporation, Japanese market leader for producing air-brake components (headquartered at Tokyo, Japan). The JV in India will design, manufacture and sell air brake products for commercial vehicles and clutch products for passenger vehicles. The JV agreement was signed on December 6, 2012 at Gurgaon, Haryana.
The Joint Venture will be set up with equity of Rs 37.3 crore in a 51: 49 partnership with UNO Minda holding 51pc and Nabtesco holding 49pc of the equity. The new company will be known as Minda Nabtesco Pvt. Ltd. The JV’s manufacturing plant will be set up at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand with start of production planned in July 2014. This JV is being considered as a major move by both the partners as it will help them establish a new product line and explore new markets.
Commenting on the association, Shinji Juman, President, Nabtesco Automotive Corporation said, “This association brings us together with one of the leading auto components manufacturer in India. We are pleased to team up with NK Minda group to explore the India market for our products. UNO Minda has an in-depth knowledge and pertinent experience on market dynamics. We are confident that this association will benefit both of us in the long term.”
Reise Moto, a division of Mahansaria Group, announced the launch of their premium two-wheeler tyre brand ‘Reise’ in India.
In the future, Continental will offer Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) solutions based on the “CV3”artificial intelligence (AI) system-on-chip (SoC) family from semiconductor company Ambarell...
Post a successful foray into the auto tech segment with the launch of the Smart Dashcam, Qubo, Hero Electronix’s consumer technology brand is expanding the portfolio with their latest Dashcam Pro 4K.

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Twitter Announces Real-Time Notifications For Users Of Twitter.com
It seems that Twitter really wants you to sign onto Twitter.com. After introducing a splashy new profile design Tuesday, it announced today that users who sign in on Twitter.com will get real-time activity notifications.
The feature, which Twitter said will be rolled out “over the coming weeks,” will send users a notification when someone replies to, favorites or retweets a tweet. The notifications will be fully interactive; users will be able to reply, favorite, RT and follow from the notification.
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It’s no surprise that the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette hasn’t been crash-tested by either NHTSA or the IIHS given its $47,000-plus price tag for even the most basic coupe. However, that doesn’t mean the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette is lacking in safety, as it comes with a couple of critical features that should boost driver confidence.
The Chevrolet Corvette lineup comes with standard "antilock disc brakes," according to Edmunds reviewers, along with "a superb stability control system known as Active Handling." For 2010, Motor Trend notes that "revisions are also incorporated to the hardware and software of the anti-locking braking, traction control, and Magnetic Ride Control systems." In addition to those electronic systems, ConsumerGuide reports that "dual front and side airbags" come standard on all 2010 Chevrolet Corvettes. ConsumerGuide also points out that the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and Z06 models get "uprated brakes."
The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette boasts all the safety features you could expect on a high-end sports car, but reviews read by TheCarConnection.com show that a couple of issues remain. One major safety flaw manifests itself from the driver's seat. ConsumerGuide reviewers are disappointed to discover that "thick roof pillars hamper visibility to all corners" on 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Z06, and coupe base models, though that problem is understandably minimized on the Chevrolet Corvette convertible with the top down. The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette also lacks curtain airbags, which are standard on many cars in this price range.


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October 11, 2013
Give the kids what they want! More books, fewer toys in Happy Meals!
by Julia Fleischaker
McDonald’s doesn’t do things small (can you supersize that Bacon Habanero Ranch Quarter Pounder?), so it makes a certain amount of sense that when they decided to include children’s books in their Happy Meals, it would make them the biggest children’s book publisher in the world. According to USA Today, the two week McDonald’s promotion (Nov 1-14) will see more than 20 million paperback books put into Happy Meals. About that number, AdAge notes:
To put McDonald’s 20 million run into perspective, consider one of the most popular young-adult lines in recent years: post-apocalyptic trilogy The Hunger Games. (The eponymous first book came out in 2008, followed by Catching Fire in 2009, and Mockingjay in 2010.) In 2012, the year “The Hunger Games” film was released, the trilogy sold 27.7 million print and digital copies—15 million were print books, according to Publisher’s Weekly. So McDonald’s is set to give away in a two-week promotion 5 million more books than what “The Hunger Games” trilogy sold last year in print.
Rather than partner with a publisher or use existing books, as in their earlier book promotion in the UK, McDonald’s has decided to self-publish the four books starring McDonald’s characters. And whether going author-less in the U.S. was their choice, or they were unable to find anyone fit to take on the job, the books appear not to have credited authors. Instead, the books will be created by McDonald’s marketing firm, or as AdAge puts it, “The characters and storylines were created by Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett, which handles the chain’s family and kids marketing.”
So what authentic, heart-warming stories will these author-less, committee-created books have to share? According to a McDonald’s spokeswoman quoted in USA Today, “the books, whose titles include The Goat Who Ate Everything and Doddi the Dodo Goes to Orlando, will focus on nutrition, imagination and active play.” I’ll let Consumerist explain further:
The first book is “The Goat Who Ate Everything,” which we had assumed was about a large-scale goat farm where farmers feed unnecessary antibiotics to the animals just to encourage muscle growth but end up causing a superbug that decimates the population. Alas, it’s apparently about a fat goat who learns to eat better.
“Deana’s Big Dreams,” is about some itty bitty dinosaur who grows tall after eating well (and, in an unpublished final chapter, grows ravenous and uncontrollable, devouring every living thing it passes). “Deana’s Big Dream” is also the title of a movie my friend Tom was accused of BitTorrenting via The Pirate Bay, but I’m pretty sure the two items are not related.
You’ll notice that while both books feature animals, neither animal will be found between a bun or battered and deep-fried at the Golden Arches.
According to GalleyCat, the non-profit literacy organization Reading Is Fundamental will partner with the fast food company, sharing 100,000 Happy Meal Books with ”children who do not have easy access to books.” GalleyCat also reports that the promotion will continue online, where McDonald’s has partnered with Dorling Kindersley, and a new eBook will be “released and available for download at HappyMeal.com on a monthly basis throughout the rest of 2014.”
As always, Twitter is on the case, and Fast Company has rounded up some of the best #McBooks, including As I Lay Frying, The Catcher in the Fry, and Lord of the Fries.
Julia Fleischaker is the director of marketing and publicity at Melville House.


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Neste to launch electric vehicle charging service with Niemi Services in Finland
Starting from June 2021, Neste is piloting its first electric vehicle charging service targeted to logistics companies in Finland. The service will be piloted with Niemi Services Ltd. at their site in the Konala area in Helsinki, Finland. The pilot project supports Neste’s and Niemi’s climate strategies and helps Niemi, the leading moving and logistics company in Finland, to reduce its climate emissions. Neste aims to launch a commercial charging service for electric vehicles in Finland by the end of 2021.
Currently, the fleet of Niemi Services includes 163 vehicles of which 120 run on renewable diesel, 35 on biogas and 8 on electricity.
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Nine new domain names have been reportedly made available as the internet domain names system undergoes a radical change.
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Over six million new domain names were registered in the October-December period of 2012, taking the total number of registered domain names to 252 million worldwide, says a report.
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Move over ".com", because over the course of the next year the internet is expected to be inundated with thousands of new, generic, domain-name extensions.
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More than five million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2012.
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Fadi Chehade, who has also worked for IBM (IBM.N), will join ICANN in October.
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said it will charge USD 1,85,000 for generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs).
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Gordon Electric Supply recently hired Brad Robbins as an e-commerce customer service representative.
Brad brings both customer service and sales experience from years working in the retail industry. Previously, he was a business owner and worked in the music industry where he enjoyed traveling to multiple countries. In his free-time, he enjoys cooking and listening to music.
In his current position as an e-commerce representative, Brad’s responsibilities will include building relationships with online customers, processing orders, and handling customer service calls. We are excited to have Brad as part of the Gordon team and utilize his experience. “Everyone has been great and very welcoming from day one,” Brad said and added that it is a “great feeling to be a part of something bigger than one’s self–that you actually have an impact on the outcome.”


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CCAvenue.com, which was acquired by Infibeam in 2017, is one of the four top digital payment gateway players in India and already has its presence in UAE for the last two years. Other top digital payment gateway players in India is BillDesk, PayU, and Razorpay.
In collaboration with Riyad Bank the company will expand its payment platform in Saudi Arabia at a time when there is an upsurge in the country’s eCommerce market.
Infibeam Avenues, Director, Vishwas Patel said “After gaining a foothold in the UAE and now we seek to carve a niche in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s eCommerce market by catering to the varied requirements of online businesses through innovative payment technologies.” Patel is also the founder of CCAvenue.
The overall revenue of the eCommerce market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is estimated to cross $7 billion in 2019 and set to reach $11 billion by 2022. CCAvenue’s payment platform will cater to all the major industry verticals including e-retail, petroleum, real estate, tourism, hospitality, finance, and education.
Apart from growing eCommerce, Infibeam is also betting on Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, a series of reforms initiated by the government with the explicit aim of making the kingdom a leading nation in all aspects by investing heavily in major sectors including entertainment, culture, and sports. The tourism sector is currently experiencing remarkable growth with more than 50 million tourists visiting the kingdom annually. The real estate business is also thriving with high investment in infrastructure. The government has planned the development of a $25 billion entertainment mega-city outside Riyadh.
“With eCommerce and mCommerce growing exponentially in the region, Riyad Bank is at the forefront in providing next-gen payment solutions that enable businesses and individuals to accept online payments with utmost ease, convenience, and security. This partnership aligns with our bank’s vision to stimulate digitization of payments and promote a less-cash economy” said Ehab Muhmoud Al-Bakri, Senior VP – Global Transaction Banking, Riyad Bank.
Riyad Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the Middle East. It has also achieved an increase of 44.7% in net income reporting an income of (Saudi Arabia Riyal) SAR 1,645 million for the period ended March 31, 2019 as compared to last year.
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