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Check out everyone's favorite Mabo Curry (and maybe try making it at home) in this special feature from 4Gamer!
In collaboration with Tales of Asteria.
To celebrate the upcoming release of Tales of Graces, House Foods, in collaboration with Namco Bandai, will be releasing a new real-life Mabo Curry product. The images are from GPara (I removed the watermarks with Photoshop).
So, if you'll go to Tales Channel now, you'll see that they've made an announcement of delaying Tales of Hearts' release date. The release date will now be on December 18, 2008. That's a one week delay from [Read More...]
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Tales of Festival isn't in full swing yet, but the day before sure is busy. Here is a very informal recounting of the day's events as experienced by yours truly.
For June 2019's edition of the weigh in, we will be talking about our speculations for this year's Tales of Festival! We are also joined by two of our patrons this month!
For April 2019's edition of the weigh-in, we'll be talking about everyone's favorite Tales pastime—cooking!
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More details regarding the Tales of Xillia event in Namco Namja Town have been released today in the opening of its food and prizes await those who will visit!
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Car manufacturers in South Africa have said that electric vehicles are unlikely to become common in the country until the government plays its part.
This primarily involves financial actions that are required to drive initial demand – including a reduction in import duties and providing incentives for the purchase of electric cars.
Until this happens, electric vehicles will remain relatively uncommon in the country.
MyBroadband spoke with Nissan and BMW about their electric vehicle businesses in South Africa.
Both companies said that South Africa’s regulations around the import and sale of electric vehicles need revision to improve adoption.
Nissan said that before electric vehicles can become popular in South Africa, the cost of these vehicles needs to be reduced.
“To succeed, EVs have the same requirements in South Africa as other markets, namely an initial period of government incentives, expanding charging infrastructure and public education and familiarisation programme,” said Nissan.
It noted that import tariffs are necessary to protect local production and said that any tariff reduction on electric vehicles would be an interim measure to establish market growth.
Despite this, import duties remain the main barrier to accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles.
“Once the government has decided to reduce the 23% import tariff on electric vehicles, South Africa will experience a boost in the domestic sales of EVs,” said Nissan.
However, it said, tariff reductions may not be enough to grow sufficient demand.
“Other incentives and infrastructure development must be combined with enabling legislation in order to successfully fast track establishment of a local EV market,” said Nissan.
It noted that infrastructure and range anxiety are steadily becoming less of a concern due to the development of newer and longer-range battery technologies.
Nissan also said that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the sale of electric vehicles, as it has on the automotive market as a whole.
As part of its plan for the future, Nissan South Africa is aligning with the company’s global four-year plan as a regional and local market.
“This includes a focus on crossover vehicles, accelerating EV adoption, and leveraging our Rosslyn plant,” it said.
“We continue to invest in the upskilling of employees, which enables us to respond to the new needs of the market, imposed on us by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
BMW told MyBroadband that the COVID-19 global pandemic has had a negative effect on its business, but said it will continue to innovate in the electric vehicle market.
“Despite the effects of the current COVID-19 global pandemic on our business, we will continue driving the expansion of electromobility,” said BMW South Africa.
“Temporary closures of a number of our global production facilities to implement COVID-19 measures, including BMW Group Plant Rosslyn outside Pretoria, might affect the stated timelines.”
“Our commitment to electromobility, however, remains steadfast.”
It said it plans to offer 25 electrified vehicle models on global markets by 2023, including 13 all-electric models.
In South Africa, BMW currently offers two plug-in hybrids in South Africa – the X5 xDrive45e and the 745Le xDrive.
It said that globally, it delivered over 140,000 electrified vehicles to customers in 2018, while this number increased to 145,815 BMW and Mini vehicles in 2019 – which was an increase of 2.2%.
However, it was unable to discuss local volumes.

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Samsung Electronics Vice-Chair Jay Y. Lee acquired a presidential pardon Friday for his position in a 2016 political scandal, a transfer the South Korean authorities says is critical so the nation’s largest chaebol may also help regular the nationwide economic system.
“In a bid to beat the financial disaster by vitalizing the economic system, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong… will probably be reinstated,” the Korean authorities said in a joint press launch from its ministries, according to Bloomberg News.
Lee, 54, often known as Lee Jae-yong in Korea, was arrested in February 2017 on expenses that he was complicit in Samsung paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to various organizations tied to a presidential advisor with the intention to win favor for an $8 billion merger of two Samsung Group items. In August 2017, Lee was convicted of perjury, embezzlement, hiding belongings exterior the nation, and being one in all 5 Samsung executives who paid $6.4 million in bribes to ex-South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
The swift trial and fall from grace did not final lengthy. Lee’s sentence was halved at an attraction listening to in February 2018, and key bribery and embezzlement expenses had been “suspended,” permitting him to leave prison after just six months. A Nationwide Meeting member on the time mentioned that the ruling “confirmed as soon as once more that Samsung is above the legislation and the court docket.”
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Whereas on parole, Lee couldn’t formally take up employment, although it was clear he maintained his stature within the household enterprise. Lee joined South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in offering President Biden a tour of a Samsung chip facility in Might. Bloomberg reported that Lee acquired reviews on Samsung’s enterprise, even when he was not in a position to act on them.
What this pardon may do, apart from steadying markets, is make Lee’s ascendancy official. He had been a de facto chief on the firm after his father’s coronary heart assault and hospitalization in 2014, however his felony case prevented an actual transition after Lee Kun-hee’s loss of life in 2020. Lee Kun-hee was additionally extensively pardoned by South Korea, by no means being formally arrested or serving jail time for bribery, tax evasion, and breach of belief expenses in 1996 and 2009. The chairman place has sat vacant at Samsung since Lee Kun-hee’s loss of life.
Together with his personal pardon, Lee is free to formally take the reins at Samsung—if he may maneuver previous separate expenses regarding a merger of Samsung subsidiaries.
Additionally pardoned this week was Shin Dong-bin, chairman of Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest family-run conglomerate. That pardon was additionally transparently centered on shoring up the economic system in opposition to inflation, provide chain crises, and international tensions.
“With pressing wants to beat the nationwide financial disaster, we rigorously chosen financial leaders who lead the nationwide development engine by way of energetic know-how funding and job creation to be pardoned,” mentioned Justice Minister Han Dong Hoon, according to CNBC.
Considered one of Lee’s first tasks might be finalizing a $17 billion chip plant that Samsung needs to construct in Taylor, Texas, capitalizing on ample US funding available for domestic chip production. Analysts additionally mentioned they count on Samsung to maneuver faster and extra decisively on analysis, acquisition, and broader methods.
“I’m deeply grateful for the chance to make a brand new begin,” Lee said in a launch after his pardon. “I’ll work laborious to meet my accountability as an entrepreneur,”


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The radials selection continues to expand. Bias tires get upgrades.
India tire makers are exploring opportunities in various segments, encouraged by rising vehicle sales in the international and domestic markets. Still, the sector faces a number of challenges, with volatile raw material costs and increased competition from China topping the list. Inflation and interest rates also pose a concern.
Amid this business environment, companies are releasing more radial models, which offer generally longer tread life and better fuel mileage than bias types.
Such designs are now adopted in the majority of passenger cars, while utilization in light commercial and heavy vehicles, and two- and three-wheelers is growing. The last two segments are particularly attractive to those tapping the domestic market, since demand is on the rise thanks to the increased urbanization of small towns.
Falcon Tyres Ltd is among the companies developing radials for two- and three-wheeler applications. Its current selection consists mainly of bias types.
Even with the trend for radialization, however, several manufacturers still see opportunities in bias constructions, expecting demand for the line to remain strong in the next few years. Modi Tyres Co. (P) Ltd, for example, is anticipating growth of 20 to 30 percent in 2011 for nylon cross-ply designs.
R&D work on bias tires often revolves around improving nonskid depth for longer mileage, especially for truck and heavy-vehicle applications.
Michigan Rubber (India) Ltd is updating its selection to keep up with the new vehicle makes that are constantly being released. The company is expecting domestic tire consumption to rise 8 to 10 percent this year.
Cost control is a key strategy in suppliers’ efforts to boost competitiveness against China counterparts in coming months, regardless of their specialization and target applications. In line with this, Falcon is looking into new compounds that will help reduce manufacturing outlay.
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India is home to more than 30 tire manufacturers. The industry is highly concentrated, with the 10 largest suppliers accounting for over 95 percent of output.
According to the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association, production between April and September 2010 grew 28 percent YoY to 57.2 million pieces. Models for motorcycles, mopeds and scooters together accounted for 52 percent of output, while designs for passenger cars constituted 21 percent.
Exports during the six-month period rose 18 percent YoY to 29.2 million pieces. Truck and bus tires made up 30 percent of deliveries abroad.
Light commercial vehicles and passenger cars had a combined share of 40 percent.
Radialization is at 98 percent in passenger car tires. The rate for the LCV segment is 18 percent, while the level for truck and bus types is about 12 percent.
Note:This article was originally published by Global Sources, a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with China manufacturers and India suppliers, providing essential sourcing information to volume buyers through our e-magazines, trade shows and industry research.
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Orlando, Florida, Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands, released its second annual State of Influencer Equality report today. First introduced in 2020, it is the influencer marketing industry’s only published examination of earnings equality among social influencers. The report provides analysis of influencer earnings observed in IZEA’s online marketplace spanning 2015 to 2020. Data is comprised of negotiated rates between marketers and creators spanning the spectrum of micro-influencers to celebrities, and incorporates self-reported gender and race identifiers.
“The historic events that have unfolded over the past year have had a dramatic impact on the way brands are embracing inclusion,” said Ted Murphy, Founder and CEO of IZEA. “Diversity in brand creative have become a critical topic for many large organizations, and has become a particularly relevant point of discussion in influencer marketing. The voice of the individual is central to the success of an influencer marketing campaign, and we believe that diversity in influencer marketing yields better outcomes on every front. We are delighted to see the increase in pay for African American influencers within the IZEA ecosystem this year in-particular. Brands are consciously making the decision to include more people of color in their campaigns, and that commitment is reflected in our marketplace data.”
Key Findings Include:
- Over the past five years, the average earnings for all self-reported races and genders has risen dramatically.
- In the last three years, persons of color have commanded a premium over their Caucasian counterparts, with African Americans making an average of 47% more per post than Caucasians in 2020.
- Females continue to dominate the influencer marketing industry, receiving 90% of all transaction volume over the past five years.
- Influencers under the age of 17 continue to command the highest premium of all age groups, earning 2.3x more per post vs. those aged 45 to 54 years.
- Influencers with an annual household income of $150k+ or more per year charge a 1.6x premium for a sponsored post compared to their counterparts earning $20k or less per year.
“In 2015, Caucasian influencers received 73% of all sponsorship transaction volume,” said Ted Murphy, Founder and CEO of IZEA. “That number has been decreasing over time and now mimics the U.S. Population. Thirty-five percent of Americans identify as Non-White, and sponsorship deal flow for those racial minorities has now reached thirty-seven percent.”
2015-2020 Sponsored Post Price Increases by Race:
- Sponsored Post prices charged by influencers of African descent have risen 1,374% from $129 to $1,773 on average.
- Sponsored Post prices charged by Asian influencers have risen 1,566% from $101 to $1,582 on average.
- Sponsored Post prices charged by Hispanic influencers have risen 910% from $146 to $1,330 on average.
- Sponsored Post prices charged by Caucasian influencers have risen 890% from $135 to $1,202 on average.
Gender Pay Gap
The pay gap between males and females narrowed considerably between 2019 and 2020. The gap shrank from 47% in 2019 to 24% in 2020. While females receive the lion’s share of deal flow, the abundance of brand-friendly female influencers ultimately drives prices lower, with females earning less per post than males, on average.
2015-2020 Sponsored Post Price Increases by Gender:
- Sponsored Post prices charged by male influencers have risen 778% from $290 to $2,258 on average.
- Sponsored Post prices charged by female influencers have risen 1,202% from $143 to $1,719 on average.
Opportunity for Underrepresented Influencer Groups
“Modern influencer marketing started with mommy bloggers in 2006, the majority of whom were white. As social media and influencer marketing has evolved, women continue to dominate the landscape,” said Ted Murphy, Founder and CEO of IZEA. “On one hand, that dynamic has driven prices for non-white and male influencers higher, but on the other hand it represents a tremendous opportunity for those categories that are currently underrepresented. Influencer marketing is still in its nascency and many brands are eager to find and work with unique influencers that fall outside historical norms.”
Visit IZEA.com to download the full report and for more influencer marketing statistics.
About IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (“IZEA”) operates IZEAx, the premier online marketplace that connects marketers with content creators. IZEAx automates influencer marketing and custom content development, allowing brands and agencies to scale their marketing programs. IZEA creators include celebrities and accredited journalists. Creators are compensated for producing unique content such as long and short form text, videos, photos, status updates, and illustrations for marketers or distributing such content on behalf of marketers through their personal websites, blogs, and social media channels. Marketers receive influential content and engaging, shareable stories that drive awareness. For more information about IZEA, visit https://izea.com/.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” or other comparable terms. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding expectations of sales activity, revenue and margins based on bookings, plans to increase the size of our sales team, the financial impact of investments in our software business, and continuation of new IZEAx customers and their effect on future sales.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, as a result of various factors, including, among others, the following: competitive conditions in the content and social sponsorship segment in which IZEA operates; failure to popularize one or more of the marketplace platforms of IZEA; changing economic conditions that are less favorable than expected; and other risks and uncertainties described in IZEA’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. IZEA assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in expectations, except as otherwise required by law.
Martin Smith IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Phone: 407-674-6911 Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
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Tanaya – The Queen of Kolkata, a beauty pageant that aims to bring out talent, grooms them and presents them to the world. The initiative of the event has been taken up by The Colourful Mind, will be held on 8th September, 2018. For the first time, Acid Survivor victims will also partake in the ramp walk. The announcement of the second edition of Tanaya – The Queen of Kolkata, was made by Mr. Anindya Chatterjee, Director, The Colourful Mind.
“Tanaya –The Queen of Kolkata” is a talent hunt organised in Kolkata, and will have a special segment this year with acid survivor victims walking the ramp on the grand finale that is to be held on the 8th of September, 2018. They will walk the ramp wearing eminent fashion designer, Agnimitra Paul’s designed costumes. The announcement of the second edition of the beauty pageant was made in the presence of acclaimed artist, Shri Shuvaprasanna, eminent fashion designer, Ms. Agnmitra Paul, renowned danseuse, Ms. Alokananda Roy, National award winning singer, Ms. Iman Chakraborty, actress, Ms. Kuyasha Banerjee, actress, Smragni Saha, and Mrs. East India 2018, Mrs. Joie Bose along with a couple of acid survivors.
“Tanaya is someone who has the perfect combination of both beauty and brains, with a unique personality, intelligence, talent, fitness, social awareness, and confidence. The main concept is to celebrate womanhood. It is not only to make the woman glamorous for the society and the outside world but also to work for social causes and to groom the girls to take greater challenges in the future”, said Mr. Anindya Chatterjee, Director, The Colourful Mind.
The Colourful Mind operates from their Kolkata office and is empowered with a highly motivated, creative and dynamic workforce. The company reckons to manage any event of any magnitude and anywhere in the world. They also focus on Artist Management, Television Productions, Celebrity Coordination, Musical Shows, Wedding Management and Corporate Events.


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Fans of Marc Jacobs now have the chance to bring more of his style into their home, with the American fashion designer selling items from his personal art and décor collection.
Jacobs is selling off various furniture items and art pieces via Sotheby’s Home ahead of his move from New York City to a home in Westchester County.
"Shiny is my favorite color," says fashion icon @marcjacobs. We’re honored to be showcasing Jacobs' stunning home décor in a rare opportunity for collectors. Tap to browse more of Jacobs' impeccable taste – always with a twist: https://t.co/q6XAgZIbwE Photo: Victoria Stevens pic.twitter.com/LCu34Cgd6y
— Sotheby's Home (@SothebysHome) January 24, 2020
Among the unusual collection of items for sale are a $395 lobster candle holder, a $495 sheep sculpture, and two $12,995 upholstered fauteuils.
Jacobs also sold a number of paintings and artworks from his Greenwich Village townhouse at the end of 2019.
The designer is moving into a Frank Lloyd Wright home known as the Max Hoffman House in Rye, New York.
He revealed the motivation behind selling off the items in an interview with Sotheby’s last year.
“I’m not Marie Kondo,” he said. “I didn’t decide everything must go.…When you move into a Frank Lloyd Wright house, there isn’t a lot of wall space and you can’t hang a lot of paintings.
“As much as I will have a difficult time parting with them, I just felt it’s time to give myself this window to start again.”


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While CES 2014 doesn't officially kick off until Tuesday, we were able to get a sneak look at some of the latest tech products at the CES Unveiled preshow event. Here's a few highlights that caught our eye.
- Motorola's Nexus 6 available in Singapore from 28 February
- Sony to unveil something "slimmer, lighter, brighter" at MWC 2015
- The CTIIC rises
- Apple set to hold "Spring Forward" event on March 9
- The LG Watch Urbane LTE doesn't run Android Wear, but it can make calls
- One step closer to Skynet and Judgement Day
- To NVIDIA and AMD, Microsoft's DirectX 12 says, "Let's work together"
- Samsung is the current leader in the smartwatch category


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This weekend, we put the finishing and final touches on our brand new Pop-Up shop in Madison, CT! The new Pop-Up will be located at 36 Wall Street, Madison, CT and officially opens this morning, September 26, at 10 AM!
Stay tuned for updates on store hours!
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and check out ourÂ Tumblr for lots of inspiration! xo
Be sure to visit our brand new Alex and Ani retail store pages also! Boston, Newport, Palm Beach, East Greenwich, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Providence!
- Interior shot of a lot of #CharmedArms
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TULSA, Okla. -- QuikTrip Corp. plans to unveil a new, bigger store design next spring in its hometown of Tulsa, as the chain tries to grab a larger piece of the retail market, Tulsa World reported.
Already the area's dominant convenience store chain, the company intends to start building the new store soon west of downtown Tulsa in the Gilcrease Hills neighborhood.
The new store will be roughly 20 percent larger than existing outlets and feature a wider selection of prepared foods, spokesman Mike Thornbrugh told the newspaper. "It's no secret that we're changing stripes and moving into the fresh food business," he said.
The growing emphasis on food, such as sandwiches, taquitos and pastries, is a method for the company to grow same-store business, while facing uncertainty in the gasoline industry from new technologies that could someday decrease demand for the fuel.
QuikTrip operates 500 stores nationwide, along with fresh food bakeries in Tulsa, Kansas City, Atlanta, Phoenix and a recently completed location in Dallas. Annual sales for the company are approximately $8 billion, according to the Tulsa World report.
QuikTrip executives plan to use the location as a test model for future stores. If the design is a success, eventually all new stores will resemble the new layout.
While still selling fuel, the new store harkens back to QuikTrip's origins, when it sold only food and grocery items. The company didn't put gasoline pumps in until 25 years after its founding. It also expands on QuikTrip's venture four years ago into hot foods when the retailer introduced QT Kitchens, the report stated.
Thornbrugh said the new store design will be a noticeable change for customers. The Gilcrease Hills location will have 12 fuel pumps with 24 car slots, like other larger QuikTrip locations. However, the prototype will also have parking and entrance doors on three sides for customers, as opposed to one or two at existing locations.
"A big reason for the new design is that the stores are so congested. We want to give people better access," Thornbrugh said, noting the new stores will be around 4,600 square feet -- 700 to 800 feet larger than the current store model.
The new layout also puts a lane behind the store and doors for deliveries, so customers won't have to compete with trucks and drivers bringing supplies to the store.
"The building will actually look more like a restaurant," Thornbrugh said.
Store officials are still working on a new layout for inside the store, but Thornbrugh told the newspaper that regular QuikTrip customers will be able to see a difference.
The biggest reason for the change, though, is to allow the company to expand its fresh food offerings. Thornbrugh said there will be more varieties of sandwiches, hot dogs and egg rolls and even potential in the future for items such as fried chicken.
The planned store is replacing an older QuikTrip at the same intersection. The company has run into some opposition from neighbors who fear the site will become a "Super QuikTrip" and heavily increase traffic at the intersection.
If the company gets tripped up in building the Gilcrease Hills store, Thornbrugh said it won't hesitate to build the prototype store elsewhere in Tulsa or in another market.
QuikTrip hopes to open the store by spring, according to the report.
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Vapor Tobacco Manufacturing announces Tobacco Superstores, one of the largest tobacco store chains in the USA, and Tobacco Town have added the 3T® organic technology Heat not Burn products in all their Arkansas locations.
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South Africa’s National Council Against Smoking is urging the local government to extend the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act to include e-cigarettes.
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Heat-not-burn "cigarettes" could be as harmful to your blood vessels as traditional smokes, a new animal study suggests. Tobacco giant Philip Morris is seeking U.S. approval for one of these smoking alternative products, called iQOS. The company claims i
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Contrary to what people might think, vaping for teens is not illegal. The Youth Protection Act addresses “tobacco products and electronic cigarettes,” but there are those who are working to include vaping as well.
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Altria has a lot on its plate, but its financial strength remains secure. For investors, its future prospects include plenty of positives to go with the ever-present challenges that it has to overcome regularly.
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But rats exposed to vapor from the device experienced the same decrease in blood vessel function as those exposed to cigarette smoke, said study senior researcher Matthew Springer. Impaired blood vessel function increases the risk of heart attack or str
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For investors, the biggest question is how Philip Morris can navigate the [FDA] process for getting iQOS approved as a modified-risk tobacco product . The company's scientists see it as a step-by-step process: Product design is tailored to determine the
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The private investment firm Highlander Partners has announced the acquisition of the McIntosh Group, which not only includes the titular audio specialist, but also the likes of Sonus faber and Sumiko.
In a press release, Highlander Partners states that the McIntosh Group will “serve as an anchor for a new Highlander luxury technology platform” and the company seems keen on adding more brands from the AV community to its expanding portfolio. No specifics were given on the financial factors involved, but it will be interesting to see just how this acquisition will affect the future of McIntosh and Sonus faber – who were stablemates under the Fine Sounds UK distribution venture which, as part of the McIntosh Group, is presumably included as part of the deal.
Assuming this is a good deal for all involved, the added investment from a firm that has more than $2 billion worth of assets under its management, could certainly benefit the likes of McIntosh as it targets its next generation of high-quality audio products into 2023 and beyond. It’s worth noting that the McIntosh Group also handles distribution through several major regions, including the UK and North America, for companies such as Pro-Ject and Rotel, although whether the new ownership of Dallas-based Highlander Partners will affect this (for better or worse) remains to be seen.
Speaking on the announcement, Jeff L. Hull, Highlander Partners president and CEO commented: "We have been evolving our investment strategy around consumer-focused brands and luxury goods over several years. The opportunity to acquire brands as strong as those within the McIntosh Group does not come often and we are very excited to be part of the Company's next chapter. We believe there is a unique opportunity to acquire other consumer luxury technology brands and intend to stay active in the category."
Jeff Poggi and Charles Randall, co-CEOs of the McIntosh Group also stated: "We are thrilled to continue to pursue our growth trajectory alongside the Highlander team. Across all brands and product categories we continue to see remarkable results and an excess of opportunity; we believe Highlander's financial approach and operational expertise can help seize these prospects."
Further comment was provided by Ben Slater, partner at Highlander, who added: "McIntosh Group sits at the intersection of several strong trends that we are eager to be a part of. The residential environment is rapidly evolving, with technology becoming an integral component throughout the home. Moreover, consumers across the demographic spectrum are demanding high fidelity audio now more than ever, and premium brands such as McIntosh and Sonus Faber are increasingly viewed as functional pieces of art."
Highlander Partners is certainly offering high praise for both McIntosh and Sonus faber, so this could be huge news for all companies involved – which in turn could lead to some exciting new developments in the months and years ahead. Let us know in the comments if, or how, you think this could prove to be a very big deal.
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Israeli global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has opened a Taiwan office in Taipei office and has formed a strategic partnership with Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank (SCSB).
SCSB recently received the approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission, to invest in Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. This makes it Taiwan's first bank to invest in an overseas FinTech equity crowdfunding platform.
OurCrowd founder and CEO John Medved said, "We see Taiwan as one of the major technology and innovation centers in the world and are excited to be partnering with one...
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China Unicom announces cooperation with Tencent and Alibaba following mixed-ownership reform
China Unicom’s mixed-ownership reform has leapt forward in business cooperation with Chinese internet company Tencent and e-commerce platform Alibaba Group. This represents the first major business cooperation with strategic investors after China Unicom’s mixed-ownership reform plan was approved.
China Unicom & Tencent
China Unicom and Tencent recently jointly announced to leverage their respective rich resources and capabilities in communications, cloud computing and network security, and mutually open up these resources in order to accelerate and deepen integrated innovation in this powerful alliance to build a brand-new “cloud, pipe, terminal” Internet industry ecosystem platform.
China Unicom and Tencent will deepen cooperation in cloud computing and other business areas, mainly focusing on three aspects. Firstly, to fully carry out in-depth business cooperation in “public cloud”, China Unicom and Tencent will co-build cloud data centers to offer value-chain-wide cloud computing-based products, services and solutions to the market. Tencent will leverage its expertise to provide public cloud technology support to “WO Cloud” of China Unicom.
Secondly, the companies will fully carry out in-depth business cooperation in “dedicated cloud” and “hybrid cloud”. With emphasis in Tencent’s high quality online services, together with China Unicom’s highly intelligent and flexible DCI high-speed core network (SDN/NFV), it is aimed to achieve “customized on demand with flexible delivery” service capability in traditional telecommunication service (dedicated line + cabinet), along with the operator’s comprehensive offline service network, and riding on benefits such as mutual synergies, mutual diversion, mutual commitment in this resources-sharing cooperation.
An open and worldwide coverage full-chain cloud computing industry ecosystem is aimed to be formed and well positioned to provide a one-stop comprehensive solution to enterprise customers.
Thirdly, the companies will fully carry out in-depth business cooperation in network security services. China Unicom and Tencent signed a cooperative agreement on network security operation and enhancement and will co-build a network security platform, committing to building a more secure and reliable Internet ecosystem and to providing strong network security technical assurance for the healthy and orderly development of the Internet industry.
China Unicom & Alibaba
On October 20, China Unicom and Alibaba Group announced to mutually open up cloud computing resources and deepen cooperation in cloud business. Alibaba Cloud will comprehensively open the public cloud service capability to China Unicom, while both companies will continue to expand collaboration in e-government cloud and dedicated cloud (Apsara stack) areas including vertical markets, as well as further deepen cooperation in the hybrid cloud business.
China Unicom and Alibaba Cloud will deepen cooperation in three areas including public cloud, dedicated cloud and hybrid cloud. For public cloud, Alibaba Cloud will comprehensively open public cloud services capabilities to China Unicom, including computing, storage, security, big data and artificial intelligence.
Together with China Unicom’s expertise in customer services and network operation, both companies will leverage the branding of WO Cloud computing to provide customers with powerful, general and inclusive public cloud computing services. Meanwhile, both companies will continue to build synergy between cloud and network, and further strengthen the cooperation in cloud computing service enhancement and talent development.
For dedicated cloud, both companies will combine the strengths in cloud computing and big data platform in order to offer strong support for product innovation and business growth acceleration to enterprise customers.
China Unicom, together with Alibaba Cloud, will collaboratively build a joint development team and supporting system targeting the e-government cloud, vertical markets, etc., pushing forward digital transformation and promoting IT capability enhancement for enterprise customers.
For hybrid cloud, China Unicom will open up key data centers nationwide and form hybrid cloud computing one-stop solution combined with current Alibaba Cloud’s public cloud sites. This will meet users’ seamless on and off cloud connectivity demand, thus helping enterprise consumers to further realize business values and enhance business flexibility.
On the basis of seamless interconnection at the data center, both companies will jointly and deeply collaborate in research and development on the cloud computing-based SDN network structure, further enhancing China Unicom’s network utilization efficiency, which allows users to open up nationwide interoperable hybrid cloud in real-time.
Meanwhile, China Unicom and Alibaba will have deep cooperation in network security operation and capability enhancement, in which both companies will co-build a network security platform, committing to building a more secure and reliable Internet ecosystem and to providing strong technology support in network security assurance for the healthy and orderly development of the Internet industry.
Chinese tech firms to invest in struggling China Unicom
Chinese state-owned telecom company China Unicom, formally known as China United Network Communications Group, is to receive about $12 billion investment from Chinese tech firms Baidu and JD.com in a move to boost the telco lagging behind its rivals China Mobile and China Telecom, a source told Business Insider.
The Chinese government is reportedly attempting to drive investment in state-owned giants through private capital. The government selected China Unicom among other state-owned enterprises last year, the report says, to see “mixed-ownership reform”.
From an outside perspective, China Unicom appears strong, as one of the world’s largest carriers by user numbers, but the company’s earnings don’t measure up to its fierce competition. The carrier, according to the report, is perceived as slow, often lagging behind its competition in terms of developing new technologies and services, including cloud and big data services, and mobile software.
Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Tencent would be among new investors contributing a total of about $10 billion into China United Network Communications, China Unicom’s Shanghai-listed unit, Reuters reported last month. With Baidu’s 10 billion yuan investment ($1.48 billion) and JD.com’s 5 billion yuan, the total investment in China Unicom is about 80 billion yuan ($11.8 billion).
The source told Business Insider that 15 billion yuan is likely to be raised from Tencent and invested into China Unicom, while Alibaba is likely to raise about 7 billion yuan. The biggest investor, however, would be China Life Investment, which would commit about 20 billion yuan.
The unnamed sources claim majority of the capital would be raised through new shares, while China Unicom would sell off its stake in the Shanghai unit. Thomson Reuters data suggests that it would be the most significant capital raising in Asia Pacific since insurer AIA Group’s initial public offering in 2010.
Alibaba enter AI market with launch of voice assistant similar to Amazon’s ‘Echo’
Chinese e-commerce colossus Alibaba has taken its first venture into developing artificial intelligence home devices by launching its voice assistant speaker, which has drawn comparisons to Amazon’s ‘Echo’.
Alibaba’s voice assistant which will be a low-cost device has been named ‘The T-mall Genie’ after its e-commerce platform T-mall. It will retail at $73.42 which is significantly less than that of its US competitors Amazon and Google’s Alphabet which range between $120-$180 dollars.
The ‘smart home’ voice assistants are activated by voice commands to perform daily tasks such as searching for weather reports, changing music, using AI to control other ‘smart home’ devices. China’s top technology firms have all expressed their ambitions to become global leaders in relation to AI – which has been evidenced by companies like Amazon and Alibaba increasingly competing in the same markets.
China’s search engine colossus Baidu, has also invested heavily in emerging technologies, and recently announced its investment with the Chinese government for an artificial intelligence lab, whilst it recently launched its own device which was based on its own Siri-like ‘Duer OS system’.
Alibaba’s ‘T-mall Genie has been specifically programmed to use Mandarin as its language and will only be available in China. It is activated when a user recognized by the system utters the words ‘T-mall Genie’ in Chinese. In a demonstration which was streamed live, engineers ordered the device to perform a series of tasks such as order some Coco-Cola, play music, add credit to a phone and activate a smart humidifier and TV.
In addition to its foray into AI devices, Alibaba has continued to invest heavily in offline stores and big data capabilities in an effort to capitalize on the entire supply chain as part of its retail strategy. Analysts have claimed it has striking similarities to strategies already adopted by Amazon.
Apple tops Gartner’s list of 100 leading vendors in IT
Gartner, Inc. unveiled its top global 100 vendors in IT in 2016 list based on their revenue across IT (excluding communication services) and component market segments. In the Gartner Global Top 100: IT vendor, Apple was the largest vendor with more than $218 billion in IT revenue — approximately $79 billion larger than the No. 2 vendor, Samsung.
For the first time, Gartner published a ranking of the top 100 largest tech companies in the world based on estimates for their revenue across IT (excluding communication services) and component market segments. Technology business leaders can use the Gartner Global Top 100: IT to benchmark competitive performance against a shift from the Nexus of Forces (the convergence of social, mobility, cloud and information that drive new business scenarios) to digital business as the driver of IT purchasing.
"The needs of IT buyers are shifting. CEOs are focused on growth and are more focused on realizing business outcomes from their IT spend," said John-David Lovelock, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "The Nexus of Forces has been the focus of attention for many years; however, the impact of digital business is giving rise to new categories."
The top three vendors (Apple, Samsung and Google) can attribute much of their size to their solid alignment with the Nexus of Forces, according to Gartner. Microsoft was a large and influential company when the Nexus of Forces began, having grown to market leadership during the web and e-business phase, and has managed to pivot to remain relevant.
IBM gained its size and market dominance in the very earliest IT markets when servers, storage and consulting services dominated, according to Gartner. The need for these devices and services, along with mobile phones and PCs will remain — cloud will underpin all digital business initiatives — but they will become more commoditized and less of a driver for new projects and spending.
As enterprises increasingly digitalize their products and services, digital giants (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent) can become involved in, or even take over, the digital experience. Gartner predicts that by 2021, 20 percent of all activities an individual engages in will involve at least one of the top seven digital giants.
"Digital giants effectively become gatekeepers for any business that delivers digital content and services to consumers," said Mr. Lovelock. "Any company that wants to engage consumers in, or through, their digital world will have to consider engaging with one or more of these digital giants."
The focus of the digital giants has mainly been in the consumer, citizen and employee world. Because the digital giants have not yet been as focused on business to business (B2B), there is an opportunity for other companies to take the lead.
"In the B2B world of selling technology solutions to large enterprises, some of the digital giants have already had significant impact," said Mr. Lovelock. "For example, Amazon Web Services' cloud is disrupting enterprise hardware and software businesses dramatically. Apple's iOS devices are dominant within enterprise mobility, and Google's presence beyond search into browsers, cloud office and more is growing."
Alibaba reports strong revenue growth due to e-commerce demand in China
Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba reported strong revenue growth on Tuesday, 24 January, as demand for online shopping in China grows. The company said its revenues leapt 54 percent year-on-year for the quarter ended in December last year. Alibaba’s revenue reached 53.25 billion yuan ($7.7 billion) in the quarter, the company said in a statement.
Alibaba’s revenue is seen as a benchmark for China’s increasingly important consumer sector. The company’s net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was 17.9 billion yuan ($2.57 billion) in the quarter, up 43 percent over the same period the previous year, AFP reported.
Alibaba Group’s chief executive, Daniel Zhang, said the result “demonstrates the strength of the Chinese consumer and Alibaba’s ability to create value across our vast ecosystem.”
Alibaba dominates the Chinese online commerce sector, with its Taobao platform estimated to hold more than 90 percent of the consumer-to-consumer market. In addition, Alibaba’s Tmall platform is said to handle over half of business-to-business consumer transaction.
However, the e-commerce giant has been on the defensive recently since the office of the US Trade Representative put Taobao on its annual blacklist, insisting it wasn’t doing enough to stop the spread of fake and pirated goods. It was a blow to Alibaba’s efforts to improve its international image and boost sales, even though inclusion on the black list doesn’t come with any direct penalties.
Alibaba’s billionaire founder, Jack Ma, met with Donald Trump in January and boldly pledged to create one million jobs in the United States, a move which some analysts said was intended to win goodwill against political risks.
Alibaba, often compared to eBay and Amazon, has moved beyond its core e-commerce platform and into sectors ranging from sports to entertainment. Revenue from digital media and entertainment soared 273 percent to $585 million due to increasing earnings from mobile services such as news feeds and game publishing and consolidating its management team, Alibaba said.
Another big move by the company in October saw Alibaba Pictures take a minority shareholding in director Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, a film creation company that includes Dreamworks Studios.
Sales in Alibaba's core commerce unit rose 45 percent year-on-year to $6.7 billion. The number of mobile users grew 25 percent year-on-year to 493 million. The company’s cloud computing segment doubled in revenue over last year, with paying customers growing by more than 100,000 since the previous quarter, according to a statement.
Alibaba’s chief financial officer, Maggie Wu, said the company raised its revenue guidance for the 2017 fiscal year to growth of 53 percent year-on-year, from 48 percent. With $4.9 billion in cash flow the company will "continue investing in growth areas globally, including cloud computing, digital media and entertainment and innovation initiatives,” Wu said.
Yahoo confirms CEO Marissa Meyer will step down after Verizon merger
Yahoo confirmed on January 10 that its current CEO, Marissa Meyer, will step down once it mergers with US telecoms giant Verizon. Yahoo’s core business, which is being purchased by Verizon, is where Meyer will remain, according to reports. Yahoo is selling its internet operations as a way to separate that from its more valuable stake in Chinese internet giant Alibaba.
A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission says the share-tending entity, to be re-branded as Altaba, Inc., will act as an investment company with its board reduced to five members. Among those resigning from Yahoo’s board will include the company’s co-founder, David Filo, and Marissa Meyer.
AFP approached Verizon to inquire about what role Meyer will take on once Verizon has completed its merger with Yahoo’s internet operations, and Verizon referred AFP to a Tumblr post from July by Meyer which she posted after the merger deal was announced. In the post, Meyer says, “For me personally, I’m planning to stay. It’s important to me to see Yahoo into its next chapter.”
Yahoo came under intense scrutiny at the end of 2016 after two major hacks were revealed. The company announced in December 2016 that personal data from over a billion users was breached in a hack dating back to 2013 – twice as big as another hack that was disclosed just three months prior by Yahoo. It remains unclear as to whether the revelations will affect Yahoo’s deal with Verizon.
In a recent statement, Verizon said it will wait for further news of the investigation into Yahoo before making any decisions regarding the merger deal. In the statement Verizon said, “As we’ve said all along, we will evaluate the situation as Yahoo continues its investigation.” Verizon had said the prior breach was likely "material," meaning it could allow the telecom giant to scrap the deal or lower its offer, according to AFP.
The breaches are yet another embarrassment for Yahoo, once one of the biggest names of the internet, which has failed to maintain its status against rising stars like Facebook and Google. Yahoo's valuation hit $125 billion during the dot-com boom, but it has been losing ground since then despite several efforts to reboot.
Now, after a series of reorganizations, Yahoo decided late last year to sell its main operating business as a way to separate that from its more valuable stake in Chinese internet giant Alibaba.
Yahoo's plan would place its main operating business within Verizon, which has already acquired another faded internet star, AOL. The remaining portion would be a holding company with stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan.
Alibaba to help Thailand build a digital economy
The Thai government is to cooperate with Alibaba on a range of initiatives to develop e-commerce in Thailand by providing training to SMEs and individuals and exploring ways to enhance the country’s logistics capabilities to support Thailand 4.0 and Digital Economy strategies.
A letter of intent covering the cooperation was signed by Thailand’s permanent secretary, Wiboonlasana Ruamraksathe, and Alibaba group president, Michael Evans during a visit to Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China by a delegation led by Thailand’s deputy prime minister, Somkid Jatusripitak, and comprising senior government officials and representative of the private sector.
Jatusripitak said the visit represented a continuation of the bilateral talks between the Thai Prime Minister and Ma. “In order to strengthen the competitiveness of Thailand’s SMEs and help them succeed in an increasingly digital era, the prime minister had earlier assigned responsibilities to a taskforce made up of government agencies and private enterprises to work with Alibaba in a joint effort to lift the export capabilities of Thai businesses, starting from the grassroots and community level and extending to mid-tier businesses operating locally and SMEs hoping to engage in export trade,” he said.
The agreement covers four key areas, the first of which involves offering e-commerce training to 30,000 Thai SMEs to aid their access to both domestic and international e-commerce platforms. Alibaba and its majority owned e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, Lazada Group, will help provide the training. They will also share their experience and expertise with the Thai government to help build Thailand’s own National E-Commerce Platform.
Secondly, Thailand and Alibaba will collaborate on the creation of a nationwide People and Talent Development Program, which aims to train around 10,000 individuals so they can be proficient in digital technology.
The two sides will also work together to nurture software developers who will be given access to the China market via Alibaba Cloud’s marketplace for their software apps creations. Also, senior government officials will receive training at the Thailand Digital Government Academy, initially on big data and artificial intelligence technologies. Alibaba and Lazada will jointly run a train-the-trainer program to groom e-commerce business coordinators who will in turn help SMEs establish their own online export capabilities.
Thirdly, Alibaba and Lazada will contribute to the development of the country’s supply chain and logistics systems by sharing their experience and expertise with Thailand Post, in a bid to expand the coverage of domestic delivery services to all provinces across Thailand in 2017. Studies on Alibaba’s inventory management systems and international e-commerce fulfillment services will also be undertaken by Thailand Post to gain insight into the establishment of bonded warehouses and fulfillment centers.
Lastly, Alibaba and the Thai government will explore cooperation opportunities under the Eastern Economic Corridor Development project and help establish Thailand as a hub of digital technology and regional data centers in Southeast Asia.
Alibaba expanding into Australia and New Zealand
Alibaba, the world’s largest e-commerce platform based in China, founded by billionaire Jack Ma, is expanding its presence in Australia and New Zealand, with a planned office opening in Melbourne, Victoria, by the end of 2016. The expansion will add to the company’s goal of serving two billion consumers.
The management team has already been lined up, including Maggie Zhou as MD, supported by John O’Loghlen as business development director, and James Hudson who will be running corporate affairs and marketing. Business Insider reported that Michael Evans, group president of Alibaba which is valued at more than US$200 billion, is visiting Australia to kick-start the business, which is targeting a customer base of two billion.
Launching in Australia makes sense for Alibaba, since the company’s Tmall and Tmall Global sites are already used by around 1,300 Australian and New Zealand brands, distributing products such as wine, cosmetics, baby formula, vitamins and dairy products. Australian and New Zealand brands using the platform include Blackmores, Jurlique, Fonterra and Penfolds. Woolworths also sells its home brand products via Tmall and also Australia Port wine via the Mandarin-only, B2B site 1688.com.
E-commerce isn’t the only aspect of Alibaba that Evans is trying to push in the Australian and New Zealand market. The platform also offers a range of services including digital entertainment and travel logistics. “ANZ is one of our key markets and a stronger presence here will advance our global goal of serving two billion consumers,” said Evans.
‘Internet Car’ launched by Alibaba and SAIC
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba and SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) partnered to launch what has been called the ‘Internet Car’ in China. The term ‘Internet Car’ refers to the Internet of Things (IoT) where all electronic devices are connected enabling efficient interactive capabilities.
The ‘Internet Car’ is a Roewe RX5 – a compact SUV. A Forbes report says the price of the vehicle ranges from 99,800 to 186,000 yuan ($115,000 – 28,000), which makes it one of the most competitive SUV models on the “hyper competitive Chinese market.” The design of the RX5 is fairly simple, with a sporty feel to it.
The Internet Car was designed and developed by SAIC and marketed under SAIC’s Roewe brand and then sold via Roewe’s existing dealer network. SAIC is one of China’s largest vehicle manufacturers via its joint venture with General Motors and with Volkswagen. Roewe was founded in 2006 and is very small in comparison.
Alibaba’s contribution to the vehicle is in its operating system for the RX5’s infotainment system called YunOS for Car. The system is based on the YunOS smartphone operating system. Forbes says Alibaba aims to use various YunOS systems to operate a range of devices to create their Internet of Things network which would include devices such as televisions, air-conditioning systems, refrigerators, microwave ovens, game consoles, smart watches and even smart vacuum cleaners.
Dr. Wang Jian, chairman of Alibaba’s Technology Steering Committee, says the difference between a traditional vehicle and an ‘Internet Car’ is that connected smart operating systems like YunOS will improve the consumer experience beyond just driving. In a statement he said: “Smart operating systems become the second engine of cars, while data is the new fuel.” Wang believes that cars are a new smart platform through which Alibaba can offer internet-based services to create a better driving experience for consumers.
Drivers of the Internet Car will reportedly be able to book and pay for parking spaces, gas stations and coffee shops through Alipay, a third-party online payment platform. Alibaba will also continue to leverage consumer data to tailor those features to each individual driver. Each driver will have an ‘Internet ID’ allowing the OS to not only recognize different users, but also to make recommendations for music, air temperature or nearby restaurants based on past trips.
What’s more, the Internet Car will have navigation and voice control features, as well as three LED screens for interfacing with the OS and 360-degree detachable cameras for recording trips.
“Our vision is to enable Internet-connected cars to become the largest open platform capable of incorporating all kind of services, both from YunOS or third-party developers,” said Zhang Chunhui, president of YunOS. “In the future, we hope internet-connected cars to be a solid foundation for the development of smarter transportation and smarter cities.”
China’s mobile user-base continues to mature as online shopping expands by 36% led by Alibaba
According to Deloitte, China hosts the largest number of fast-growing companies in Asia-Pacific. The number of smartphone-based mobile Internet users in the vast state of China reportedly reached 780 million in 2015, representing 57 percent of the entire population. Even though massive social media website Facebook, along with other websites, is banned in China, social networking and e-commerce websites were among the most frequently visited by Chinese people.
The popular Renren social network (formerly Xiaonei) has many features similar to Facebook, and complies with PRC Government regulations regarding content filtering in China. As of 20 August 2013, there have been reports of Facebook being partially unblocked in China, however it remains officially blocked.
GSMA Intelligence reports that China had around 1.3 billion mobile connections in 2015. Its mobile Internet user-base (3G and 4G users) reportedly expanded 32 percent year-on-year in 2015, accounting for 62 percent of total mobile connections, 80 percent of which were pre-paid mobile connections. A report by Internet Society of China and the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination of China, released the information.
DigiTimes reports that when broken down by brand, Apple had the biggest share of active smartphone users in 2015 in China with 16.7 percent share, followed by Samsung (15.8 percent), Huawei (15.6 percent, Xiaomi (14.2 percent), Vivo (8.66 percent), Oppo (8.66 percent), Lenovo (6.9 percent), Coolpad (4.3 percent), HTC (3 percent) and LG (1 percent). The report adds that around 1.5 million malicious software applications were found in 2015 in China, 99.6 percent of which were based on the Android OS.
What’s more, as a result of China’s increased Internet usage, the country’s online shopping market reportedly expanded 36 percent in 2015 to CNY3.8 trillion ($586 billion) accounting for 12.6 percent of total retail sales of consumer goods. Mobile revenue of China’s top two online retailers accounted for a staggering 72 percent of total online turnover.
According to Beijing-based iResearch, B2C (Business-to-Consumer) spending in 2015 represented about 52 percent of the total online gross merchandising volume (GMV), which was up from 45.2 percent in 2014. This represents the first time B2C spending had a large share of online shopping than C2C. Overall, the B2C market in China grew 56.6 percent in 2015, while the C2C market grew by only 19.5 percent.
iResearch further predicts that as the Chinese market matures, growth could fall to 25 percent in 2017 and 20 percent in 2018 when GMV approaches a whopping CNY7.5 trillion. Furthermore, in 2017, B2C is expected to account for 64 percent of total online retail shopping in China.
Alibaba, founded by Jack Ma, maintained its leading role in the B2C market in 2015 with its Tmall, giving it a 58 percent share of the market, followed by JD.com with 23 percent share, and Suning with almost 4 percent share. Alibaba is by some measures considered to be the biggest online e-commerce company in the world. Its retail marketplace revenue grew by 42 percent in Q1 2016, to CNY18.3 billion, while mobile revenue surged 149 percent to CNY13.1 billion, encompassing almost 72 percent of total retail turnover, according to China Internet Watch.


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Jailbreak users had a big surprise last year with the announcement of checkm8, an exploit found on almost every chip made by Apple that allowed the jailbreak process on several devices running different versions of iOS. Now, jailbreak is coming for even more devices, as unc0ver team announced today a new tool that can patch “every signed iOS version on every device.”
That means devices such as the iPhone 11, iPhone SE, and the 2020 iPad Pro can be jailbroken even if they are running iOS 13.5 — the latest version of iOS currently available. The new unc0ver 5.0 tool is based on a kernel vulnerability found by Pwn20wnd, a well-known developer and hacker.
If you’re not used to jailbreaking, it generally refers to the removal of iOS software restrictions on Apple devices to install apps outside the App Store and even modify the entire system.
The team didn’t say when the new jailbreak tool will be available to the public, but their official website indicates that it will be very soon. Currently, Checkra1n — which is another jailbreak tool based on the checkm8 exploit — can only unlock devices running with up to A11 Bionic chip (iPhone 8 and iPhone X).
One advantage of unc0ver over Checkra1n is that it can run on macOS, Windows, and Linux, while Checkra1n is only officially available for macOS.
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Empanology has been a Bronx staple known for their mouth-watering empanadas, and now they’ll be adding pizza to their menu.
Five years into starting Empanology, founder and chef Jason Alicea is launching a new line of pizzas.
Alicea says pizza has been a huge part of his upbringing in the Bronx, and he wants to bring that joy to his customers.
Each of the five new pan pizza offers a variety of toppings. Alicea hopes that these pizzas catch on with the community the same way his 75 varieties of empanadas have.


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Emerging technology hubs have become increasingly popular across the globe as more tech companies expand right from Silicon Valley. Founded by simply people with a great entrepreneurial spirit, they aim to bring high-tech goods and services to the globe. They focus on delivering goods in innovative ways, while leveraging their understanding of existing technology to improve how we live our lives. There are many reasons for this trend, including a lower cost of living plus the COVID-19 outbreak, but there are also practical reasons.
Business people, investors, and startup business owners from the San francisco will accumulate in San Francisco to meet the leaders of emerging tech companies and discover the latest movements. The 4YFN meeting will bring at the same time global international communities, which include investors, chosen early-stage startup companies, and successful founders. This features a various tech groups, including client, industrial, and professional products and services. The main lounge will sponsor established emerging tech firms as well as surfacing tech startups. The interactive convention will characteristic panels and pitch competitions, as well as reports from business owners and founders.
PitchBook, an information provider with regards to public and equity marketplaces, has developed an emerging technology indicator that offers an in-depth view of disruptive technologies. The Appearing Tech Sign tracks assets from the major 15 VC firms around five coming through https://rockstarstartup.co.uk/2020/12/14/small-business-startup/ marketplace segments, which includes biotech, enterprise SaaS, and fintech. It is depending on data from nearly 2, 500 syndicated deals about AngelList, going out with back to 2013.


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11 and 13 OLED iPad Pro displays from different suppliers.
Apple is gearing up to release new models of its popular iPad Pro, and it’s shaking things up by turning to different suppliers for the OLED displays. According to The Elec, Samsung will exclusively produce the 11-inch panels, while LG will take charge of the 13-inch panels. This division of labor is likely due to changes in Apple’s demand outlook and the suppliers still getting familiar with Apple’s panel requirements.
Why the Collaboration?
It seems that Apple has set its sights on achieving “unrivaled” image quality with the new OLED iPad Pro models. Not only that, but Apple also wants to cut down on the thickness and weight of the iPad Pro display. OLED technology brings deeper blacks and more vivid colors, creating a visually stunning experience. The larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro could even be more than 1mm thinner thanks to the implementation of the new display technology.
Samsung Takes the Lead
Samsung has secured its position as the sole supplier, at least for the initial quantity of OLED displays for the 11-inch iPad Pro. This means that the first batch of iPad Pros to hit the market will feature Samsung’s OLED panels. The Korean tech giant is no stranger to OLED technology, as it has been utilizing it in its own devices, such as the iPhone and the Apple Watch.
LG was originally expected to produce OLED panels for both the 11-inch and 13-inch models. However, the production plan has been altered, and LG will now focus solely on the 13-inch panels. The reasons for this change remain undisclosed, but industry insiders speculate that it may have to do with production capacity and yield issues.
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The Future of OLED iPad Pros
The situation could shift in the future, depending on production yield fluctuations and potential adjustments in Apple’s demand forecast. Apple’s shipments for the year are rumored to have been reduced to 8 million units, down from the initial projection of 10 million units. As the technology continues to evolve and improve, we can expect more advancements in display quality and efficiency.
Q: Why is Apple turning to OLED displays for the iPad Pro?
A: Apple is looking to leverage OLED technology to deliver superior image quality, deeper blacks, and more vivid colors. The new displays are also expected to make the iPad Pro models thinner and lighter.
Q: Will Samsung and LG be the exclusive suppliers of OLED displays for iPad Pro models?
A: For now, Samsung will exclusively supply the initial quantity of OLED displays for the 11-inch model. LG, on the other hand, will solely produce OLED panels for the 13-inch model. However, the situation may change depending on future developments and fluctuations in production yield.
Q: How will the use of OLED displays impact the iPad Pro’s performance?
A: OLED displays offer improved visual quality with deeper blacks and more vibrant colors. Additionally, the new technology may allow for a thinner and lighter design, enhancing the overall user experience.
The Arrival of the New iPad Pros
Alongside the new displays, the upcoming iPad Pro models are rumored to be powered by Apple’s latest M3 chip. This chip, built on 3-nanometer technology, is expected to bring significant graphics improvements compared to the current M2 chip used in the iPad Pro. With the combination of enhanced displays and powerful chips, Apple aims to provide users with the best performance and visual experience possible.
The new models, featuring OLED displays and the latest M3 chip, are expected to hit the market as early as March 2024. Stay tuned for the latest updates and be prepared for the future of iPad Pro!
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Bottero Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Vitrum
Machinery manufacturer Bottero is celebrating 50 years in business, and has let the crowds at Vitrum, the machinery and equipment trade show in Milan, know it.
The celebration of the anniversary began September 8, when 1,200 employees and their families gathered for a party held by the company. On October 2, the day before the trade show began, the festivities moved to Milan, where the company rented an enclosed galleria to hold the 150 sales personnel who were to have worked in its booth at Vitrum. As the party wound down, company representatives announced that a special guest would be welcomed to the stage - at which point a video was played of the guests entering the building.
"People came out very happy and ready to sell," reported Bottero communications manager Marco Antonelli.
In its 50th year the company is still making changes and launching products. One of the recent changes involves the company's identity. Antonelli says the company is now stressing its identity as a full range company, under the name Bottero Glass Technologies, rather than of each individual division. It is now "two to three divisions working together," Antonelli said.
Several of the company's machines also have been redesigned to get one specific look for all the units. This provides unity for the number of different lines available from one company. "We want a family feel between all of the products," Antonelli said. He noted that the company now aims to be a "full-range" supplier, a theme heard in several other booths on the trade show floor. In addition, the company has launched several new products: drill and mill machines, double-edgers and an automatic cutting line for laminated glass.
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Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. swung to a loss in the third quarter, dragged down by a large charge associated with a 2011 loan deal with Golden Gate Capital.
Excluding that charge, the company's results topped analysts' expectations, sending shares up 15%, to $1.96, in recent after-hours trading.
For the period ended Nov. 1, the company reported that sales at existing stores, a key metric that looks at sales across stores open for at least a year, rose 4%, the 11th consecutive quarter of growth, company officials said.
The company's results buck a recent trend of weak or declining sales at retailers, largely blamed on higher promotional events. Teen retailers in particular--Pacific Sunwear targets 17- to 24-year-olds--have been hardest hit by increasing competition from so-called fast-fashion peers, such as Hennes & Mauritz AB, better known as H&M, and Forever 21 Inc.
In 2011, the Anaheim, Calif., retailer turned to San Francisco private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital for help. The equity firm had helped other retailers, including Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. and Express Inc.
Under the deal, Pacific Sunwear received a five-year $60 million secured-term loan to help buyout leases and close stores while Golden Gate Capital got two board seats and an option to buy 19.9% of Pacific Sunwear's shares at $1.75.
Pacific Sunwear ended the three-month period through Nov. 1 with 620 stores, down 15 stores from the year-ago period.
Overall, the company reported a loss of $469,000, or a penny a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $17.2 million, or 24 cents a share. Excluding certain items, the loss from continuing operations was three cents a share, compared with five cents a share a year earlier.
Revenue rose to $212.3 million from $202.8 million a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a loss of four cents a share on $208 million in sales.
For the current quarter, the company expects to lose 12 cents to 17 cents a share on sales between $218 million and $227 million, compared with the Wall Street consensus of a loss of 12 cents a share and sales of $221.7 million, according to Thomson Reuters.
Pacific Sunwear expects sales at existing stores to stay flat or increase up to 4%.
Through Wednesday's closing, the company's stock was down 49% for the year.
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On a visit to CombineNet, Sen. Rick Santorum witnessed the wizardry the IT company offers customers looking for better and faster ways to purchase everything from commodities to transportation services.
Santorum quickly grasped the implications the company’s solution could have for government procurement, including defense contracting, homeland security and prescription drug plans.
While Santorum acknowledges that legislators generally view advanced technologies “from 30,000 feet,” the impact that CombineNet’s technology could have on complex government purchasing matters might bring it into much closer view in Washington.
CombineNet applies “combinatorial science,” says Tony Bonidy, the company’s president, to analyze purchasing problems and come up with solutions. Unlike reverse auctions, where bid specifications are narrowly drawn for bidders, CombineNet’s software solution allows clients to offer bidders “competitive expressiveness,” says Toumas Sandholm, CombineNet’s founder, chairman and chief technology officer.
That feature, which makes it possible for bidders to craft a bid that works efficiently for them and for a purchaser to look at hundreds or even thousands of scenarios, says Bonidy, offers more opportunities for savings.
CombineNet’s approach is to give bidders some running room to allow them to create the best deal for the client by selecting among a variety of options to deliver the specified product or service. The client can look at various scenarios and decide which is most cost-effective.
Bonidy points out a case where PPG wanted to purchase pigments made by only a handful of manufacturers, an instance where it would appear that there would be little opportunity to save. The ability for bidders to select among the options for filling the bid order that would suit them and allow them to deliver the lowest price possible saved PPG millions on a single buy.
CombineNet’s challenge isn’t finding customers, says Bonidy. Bayer Corp, PPG, Heinz and other Fortune 500 companies are finding value in the Strip District’s technology and opening doors to others.
Rather, Bonidy says, it’s a matter of deciding where to put efforts to grow the company and producing products that can be sold off the shelf to customers rather than creating customized solutions for every client, which the 53-employee company has done since its 2000 launch.
For now, its efforts are being directed toward the upper third of the Fortune 500, organizations that engage in large and complex purchasing events.
The key for these companies, says Bonidy, is not to beat down suppliers on price.
Says Bonidy: “The companies that are going to succeed are the ones that can extend their bricks and mortar and embrace their supply base.” How to reach: CombineNet, www.combinenet.com


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A new analysis suggests that if you buy up a CBD-laced beverage you might not get what you were expecting. Not that any of the products were harmful—just that most didn’t contain the amount of cannabidiol promised on the label.
The research was carried out by Leafreport in conjunction with Canalysis Laboratories, a licensed cannabis testing facility based in Las Vegas. 22 CBD beverages from 20 brands available in the USA were tested to determine their exact CBD (cannabidiol) content.
Out of all 22 drinks, only four had a CBD content that was within 10 per cent of the level advertised on the label. Twelve drinks (54 percent of tested products) contained less CBD than advertised, including two that registered no cannabidiol content at all.
Six drinks contained more CBD than stated on the label, with one containing over 30 percent more.
In all, over 80 percent of all products differed from their advertised CBD content by more than 10 percent, and 61 percent of the products differed from their labels by over 40 percent.
The study also noted that there was no difference between smaller, more niche brands and the bigger national CBD-infused drinks in terms of their accuracy—both were just as likely to be off.
This report follows on from others that have also found inaccurately labelled CBD products—an FDA investigation found illegal psychoactive THC levels in CBD oils including one with a THC content of 30 percent. A study of UK products also found that more than 50 percent of CBD products did not match the cannabinoid content advertised on their labels.
The current report issues a disclaimer, explaining that test results may vary and that the findings should not be seen as “conclusive, complete, error-free, or at all times methodologically or scientifically accurate”. Nothing contained in this report should be construed as a recommendation to use or refrain from taking any product, they add.
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MicroStrategy is a company that has been making waves in the tech industry recently, thanks to its bold move to invest in Bitcoin. MicroStrategy is a business intelligence firm that provides software and analytics services to large corporations. The company has been in operation since 1989 and has a reputation for being at the forefront of data analysis and business intelligence. However, it is their move into the cryptocurrency space that has caused many to take notice.
MicroStrategy announced in August 2020 that it had purchased 21,454 Bitcoins for approximately $250 million. This was a significant move and made MicroStrategy the first publicly-traded company to invest a significant portion of its treasury assets into Bitcoin. The move was motivated by the company's belief that Bitcoin is a reliable store of value and that it is likely to appreciate in value over time.
Since then, MicroStrategy has continued to accumulate Bitcoin, with the company making additional purchases in the years that followed. As of April 2023, MicroStrategy's 140,000 Bitcoin holdings were worth over $4 billion. This represents a significant portion of the company's total assets and is a testament to the company's commitment to Bitcoin.
MicroStrategy’s move into the cryptocurrency space was led by their co-founder, Michael Saylor. Saylor has been a vocal advocate for Bitcoin and has encouraged other companies to follow in MicroStrategy’s footsteps. He has even suggested that Bitcoin could eventually replace the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Saylor’s enthusiasm for cryptocurrency has certainly paid off for MicroStrategy, as the company’s Bitcoin holdings have increased significantly in value since it first started investing in the coin.
MicroStrategy's decision to invest in Bitcoin has been widely praised by those in the cryptocurrency space. Many see it as a validation of Bitcoin's potential as a store of value and as a hedge against inflation. Some have even speculated that other companies may follow MicroStrategy's lead and invest in Bitcoin in the coming months and years.


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Chester Clark, Junior fell victim to a cash shipping scheme that put him out thousands of dollars. Now he’s hoping he may be able to get his money back.
In 2016, the New Britain resident paid Jinigram, an IT company, $800 to maintain his desktop computer after his monitor went dark and several phone numbers popped up on the screen.
“They would go into my computer if I had a problem. They would straighten it out,” said Chester Clark, Jr.
Last summer, Clark was caught off guard when someone claiming to be with the company called him stating:
“We’re going out of business and we’ll refund your money,” said Clark.
Clark said the caller told him he mistakenly put $8,000 instead of $800 into Clark’s savings account and needed it returned.
“And of course, I fell for it,” said Clark.
The caller instructed Clark to withdraw the $7,200 in cash for the overpayment and mail it via Fed-Ex to a California address.
“He was very convincing,” said Clark.
Clark followed up with his bank only to be told the company, which had gained access to his bank accounts, transferred the money from his own Home Equity account.
He reported it to Fed-Ex and they tracked down the package in California, and diverted it back to South Windsor, Connecticut. But then the trail went cold.
“They said we don’t know where it is,” said Clark.
Clark sent us a picture of the damaged Fed-Ex box with the $7,200 that somehow vanished.
When we asked Clark if would you normally send cash in the mail?” He replied: “I don’t know how to answer that one. Probably not.”
NBC Connecticut Responds reached out to both Fed-Ex and Jinigram for comment.
Fed-Ex released this statement:
“We regret this couple was a victim of a cash shipping scheme and all efforts to locate the package have been unsuccessful. FedEx does not tolerate the use of its network for illegal purposes, and we encourage customers to immediately contact local authorities if they suspect they are victims of fraudulent shipping activity.”
After launching an internal investigation, Jinigram told us in a statement:
“We are not involved with any scam in any which way and are a business in good standing per the laws of the land in India and in the United States. We are morally responsible and feel empathy towards our customer and in order to maintain our goodwill, we have made a decision to compensate the customer for his loss.
So to be specific, yes, we will compensate the customer as we will be able to recoup the amount from our business insurance. We are in conversation with the customer for a payment plan and the customer has pledged to cooperate with any legal proceedings we may need to conduct against the scammers.
We will make the payments in 3 equal installments based on a mutually agreed upon schedule with the customer. As a credible business, we do not receive or give any payments in cash. We will make the payments via business checks. The customer was made aware of our intent to compensate him sometime back. We are surprised that you are not aware of this. Regardless, we feel it is our moral duty to support our customers and we will continue to do so in any which way we can.
Finally, we have worked hard in last few months to educate our customers via newsletters, emails and voice communications on how Internet frauds are conducted, and how the customers should work to safeguard themselves from such scams”.
A hard lesson for Chester who regrets his mistake. “Don’t mail cash,” said Clark.
Clark says he filed police reports in both New Britain and South Windsor. He says officers told him there wasn’t much they could do. Clark also filed a claim with Fed-Ex and the company settled the claim for $112.
As a goodwill gesture, Jinigram insists they will reimburse Clark the amount of $5,000 in three payments via business checks.


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Square Enix released the third and final major update for Chrono Trigger on PC, completing a six-month long journey to get the PC release of Chrono Trigger up to standards. This comes after initial reception to the PC release of Chrono Trigger was, let's say, poor.
Square Enix surprise released Chrono Trigger to Steam back in February, but players quickly discovered that it was a port of the mobile version of Chrono Trigger, and not a particularly well-optimized version at that. The sprite art, menu fonts, and other visual aspects of the game appeared to be blown out.
After launch, Square Enix quickly announced that they are working on fixes and released several major patches to help bring the game's sprites, visuals, UI, fonts, and controls up to standards. And each major update has made noticeable improvements to Chrono Trigger on PC.
The final update adds key binding, bug fixes, and a batch of UI improvements. Square Enix even added a nice little extras section in the game's menu which collects Chrono Trigger illustrations, BGM, and movie scenes as part of a new library.
This will be the last major patch to Chrono Trigger on PC, and while it doesn't mean Chrono Trigger is now identical to the SNES original, or include features exclusive to the Nintendo DS version, it is as good as the game will get on PC and a much-needed improvement over its initial launch version.


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Japanese group takes strategic stake in Nujira
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Power amplifier specialist Nujira (Cambridge, England) has won a strategic, but undisclosed level investment from Japanese financial group Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.
LONDON Power amplifier specialist Nujira (Cambridge, England) has won a strategic, but undisclosed level investment from Japanese financial group Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.
The move follows the closing last September of a C round of venture capital funding, and is the company's first venture investment relationship with a Japanese corporation.
Nujira said recently that three major Japanese OEMs are designing its power-efficient Coolteq RF modules into wireless infrastructure systems.
To date five major OEMs, including Sumitomo Electrical Industries, have designed the Coolteq modules into cellular basestation gear.
Commenting on the deal, Masahito Kawashima, Managing Director of Mitsubishi UFJ Capital said, in a statement : "This investment represents an outstanding opportunity to participate in a business with excellent prospects, and we look forward to working closely with Nujira to accelerate the growth of their business."
Tim Haynes, Nujira CEO added: "The accelerating rate of adoption of Coolteq modules is a reflection of the fact that we have a proven technology that directly addresses the key concerns of the cellular network operators today."
Haynes added: "In a communications world that is seeing budget cuts across the board, we are still signing up customers and still recruiting to satisfy new product developments and design wins with our customers."
A low-power version of Nujira's high accuracy tracking technology, dubbed Coolteq-l was demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain earlier this month, targeting handset RF front ends for 3G, LTE and WiMAX devices that are likely to hit the market in 2011.
It will be sold as semiconductor IP and test chips for Coolteq-I are scheduled for the third quarter of 2009.
The company has also developed a version of the RF tracking technology that will operate at the higher power levels characteristic of digital TV transmitters.
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Recent talks state that Microsoft has plans to release a line of budget friendly Surface tablets this year, it seems this tablet will compete with Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad, which is known as Apple’s budget friendly tablet.
Reports from outlets like OnMSFT state the company will replace the hard edges for a more round effect on the corners, and that tablet line will be starting at $329. Both low-end tablets are geared toward students and those looking for an affordable user friendly tablet.
The 10-inch tablet is will start at $399, and will run Intel’s Pentium CPUs Pentium Silver N5000 and the Pentium Gold Y-series CPUs. The base model Pentium Silver N5000 is a 4-core, 64-bit “Gemini Lake” which clocks in at 1.1GHz, and the Pentium Gold 4410Y or the 4415Y model has dual-core chips and clocks in at 1.5GHz and 1.6GHz. Talk also states that the tablet will be offered in either 4GB or 8GB of RAM, and will ship with Windows 10 Pro. As mentioned above, this would be a perfect standard size for the educational sector.
Microsoft will introduce USB-C to the Surface lineup in place of Microsoft own charging port.The company is also reported it will introduce accessories to complement the tablet, such as a keyboard, stylus and a kickstand.
Other rumors state that Microsoft will make the device 20 percent lighter than most average tablet models, with the battery life expected around 9-10 hours, other rumors state that 4GLTE will be an option, as well as the tablet coming in either 64GB or 128GB formats. It also seems Microsoft Intel Corp. will supply the graphics chip for the tablet line.
Talk also has it that this device could have the fingerprint scanner on the lock/power button, which will allow users to log in quickly when powering up to use their device. The final question would be, when should the consumer expect to see this tablet launched? Well, Bloomberg originally stated the 10-inch Surface tablet could debut as soon as the second half of 2018. Stay tuned for future updates on Mircosoft’s 10-inch tablet.
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In preparation for the launch of Inmarsat SwiftBroadband data service early next year, Rockwell Collins has introduced two new data-ready satcom terminals, the HST-2110 and HST-2120. According to the manufacturer, the HST-2110 will support one channel of SwiftBroadband and the HST-2120 will support two. SwiftBroadband will provide Internet access in flight at data rates of 432 kilobytes per second per satcom channel. The data terminals are companion products to Collins’s SAT-6100 and SAT-906 satcom systems.
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Top story this Fall – Emanuele de Plano, former General Manager at Veezi, joins the POSitive Cinema team. With the company’s customer base growing fast, Emanuele will manage sales and customer relations as Head of Sales. He will also deal with the sales strategy and development plans for additional markets.
Emanuele has been associated with the cinema industry for over 25 years. In recent years, he has been working for the well-known Vista Entertainment Solutions, where he managed successful deployments across cinemas in Europe. He was involved in achieving product homologation for France, Spain, Sweden and Morocco as well as ensuring the software met with local market requirements. As EMEA General Manager for Veezi, he successfully launched the cloud delivered solution in 18 new African countries growing the SaaS generated revenue past the forecasted yearly target.