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February 27, 2014
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Workday wrapped up its first full year as a public company reporting Wednesday a 71% year-over-year gain in total revenues and an 86% increase in subscriptions revenues. The results handily surpassed Wall Street expectations. The company also announced it has acquired Identified, a startup company that offers predictive analytics software for human resources applications.
Workday's total revenues for the fiscal year ended January 31 were $468.9 million, while subscription revenues were $354.2 million. Fourth-quarter revenue jumped 74%, to $141.9 million, while analysts had expected $137.9 million. The company said revenue in the current quarter will be $148 million to $153 million, whereas financial analysts were expecting $148 million to be the ceiling.
"Fiscal 2014 marked a significant year of growth with more than 200 new customers and 800 new employees joining Workday," said Workday chairman, co-founder, and co-CEO Aneel Bhusri in a statement. "During the year, we also accelerated adoption of our financials product, increased market presence in the education and government industries, and expanded our applications with the delivery of Workday Big Data Analytics."
[Want more on Workday? Read Workday Brings Consumer Web Experience To Enterprise Apps.]
The young company is still far from profitable, but the income trend is headed in the right direction. The operating loss for fiscal 2014 was $153.3 million, or negative 32.7% of total revenues, compared to an operating loss of $117.9 million, or negative 43.1% of total revenues, in fiscal 2013. Given the company's cash flow and backlog of new business, the financial community isn't worried.
"We believe Workday is driving the transition of HCM and Financial applications from stale and technologically limited on-premise solutions," wrote Wells Fargo equity research analyst Jayson Maynard on the company's latest results. "We believe that Workday's SaaS delivery model, broad product offerings, and developer tools represent valuable differentiators."
Workday said in a statement that it acquired Identified to "enhance search capabilities and accelerate the delivery of predictive analytics and machine learning throughout Workday's suite of applications." The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Identified launched in 2011 promising a better job search engine. It later added analytics-driven recruiting software. The company's technology combs social media profiles to find best prospects and spot job-market trends. Its predictive capabilities will likely be applied to financial trend analysis as well as HR management.
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Executive Editor, Enterprise Apps
Doug Henschen is Executive Editor of InformationWeek, where he covers the intersection of enterprise applications with information management, business intelligence, big data and analytics. He previously served as editor in chief of Intelligent Enterprise, editor in chief of Transform Magazine, and Executive Editor at DM News. He has covered IT and data-driven marketing for more than 15 years.
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Adidas Republic of Sports launches in China
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23rd August 2016
Adidas has launched a state of the art sports complex in Shanghai to host a month-long sports activation.
The 'Republic of Sports' will showcase four sports: football, basketball, training and running, and it will give visitors the chance to participate in activities and sports as well as watch athletes in action.
The facility, held in Shanghai’s Century Park, includes 4,500 square meters of private courts, interactive spaces, games, and exhibitions. The Republic of Sports includes a range of product and technology features, such the ‘Boost Run Lab’, which provides insight into the development and application of Adidas’ Boost footwear technology.
The event aims to help consumers experience the Adidas brand through sports and experiences as well as products by helping people to “unleash their creativity and redefine the meaning of modern sports culture”.
Adidas is also hosting a number of high-profile sporting / athlete events in China to coincide with the ROS, including bringing the Manchester United team to Shanghai to launch the new home kit for 2016/17 season and bringing basketball stars Jeremy Lin and Damian Lillard as part of marketing campaigns. Adidas has also enlisted local female athletes including tennis player Coco Xu and Olympic race walker Liu Hong for the campaign.
The event, which was created by TBWAShanghai, is part of the brand’s national marketing campaign pushing fitness and exercise. It’s part of a broader strategy to grow the brand by capitalising on China’s booming fitness market.
According to brandchannel, Adidas’ China sales increased by 18% in 2015 and have already achieved a 30% growth in Q1 2016. The China market “now accounts for 15% of the brand’s global total”. Adidas plans to open 3,000 new stores in China by 2020.
Adidas strategy is to engage with China’s millennials along with a growing middle class, who are becoming more affluent and more interested in sports and fitness.
The timing is perfect with the Chinese government calling the nation’s sports industry the “next gold mine of Chinese economy” the market is expected to be worth $464 billion by 2020.


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Charity credit cards are among the worst money-wasters on the market, consumer group Which? has said.
The watchdog has released a list of 10 financial products that offer "poor value for money, cost more than they save, or turn out to be useless when you come to claim."
Extended warranties, fraud protection plans and over-50s insurance plans also featured in the 'money-wasters' list.
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Hobby Lobby Stores, a privately held national retail chain of craft and home decor stores, opens in Reno with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a grand opening celebration on Monday, May 19, at 9:00 a.m.
The store is Hobby Lobby’s third location in Nevada. The store is a 51,000 square-foot retail facility located at S. Virginia Street and Meadowood Mall Way.
The store’s grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony is open to the public. Local dignitaries, ambassadors from the chamber of commerce and other business leaders will attend the celebration.
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, began as Greco, a miniature picture frames company in 1970. When David Green moved his business from the family’s garage to a 300 square foot retail space in 1972, Hobby Lobby was founded.
Hobby Lobby has nearly 600 stores across the nation that average 55,000 square feet in size. This major Oklahoma City-based private corporation offers more than 70,000 crafting and home decor products in its stores.
Departments include floral, fabric, needle art, custom framing, baskets, home accents, wearable art, arts and crafts, jewelry making, scrapbooking and paper crafting supplies. Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.


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Scientists located that just one critical flaw in issue is exploitable from the browser, making it possible for watering-hole attacks.
Apple enthusiasts who haven’t but updated to iOS 15, you may possibly want to pop into Configurations to freshen up your iPhone now: Apple has launched many critical security updates that may light a fire beneath your britches.
On Monday and Tuesday, Apple introduced iOS 14.8.1, iPadOS 14.8.1, watchOS 8.1 and tvOS 15.1, patching 24 CVEs in whole.
Apple’s security web page has all the particulars about the CVEs, which include numerous issues in iOS factors that, if exploited, could guide to arbitrary code execution, at times with kernel privileges that would permit an attacker get to the coronary heart of the operating procedure.
Critical, Simply/By now Exploited Bug
In a single circumstance – a memory-corruption issue in IOMobileFrameBuffer for Apple Television – the computing big claimed that it’s “aware of a report that this issue could have been actively exploited” — which other researchers verified.
This a single is specifically worrisome, presented that scientists presently uncovered that the flaw is exploitable from the browser, producing it “perfect for a person-simply click & waterholing mobile attacks,” mobile security firm ZecOps claimed previously this month.
We can validate that the a short while ago patched iOS 15..2 vulnerability, CVE-2021-30883, is also available from the browser: ideal for 1-click & water-holing mobile attacks. This vulnerability is exploited in the wild. Update as before long as attainable. https://t.co/dhogxTM6pT
— ZecOps (@ZecOps) October 12, 2021
In a watering-gap attack, a danger actor infects with malware the web sites that could appeal to a goal, in hopes that any person will ultimately fall in and get infected.
Understandably, Apple keeps a lid on particulars that might assist a lot more attackers do destruction. What we do know is that this bug could enable an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Malwarebyte Labs has a nice rundown on other security-connected bugs that stand out in the two dozen CVEs Apple resolved this week.
Why Did Apple Allow iOS 14 People Remain Put?
Before this yr, Apple declared that it was giving people a decision: They could update to iOS 15 as quickly as it is released, or stay on iOS 14 but nevertheless get critical security updates until finally they’re prepared to update.
Why the choice? Some recommended it could have to do with an “urban legend” about Apple slowing down older telephones on purpose in get to prod people today into upgrading.
Probably which is just an oft-circulated conspiracy principle, but it is rooted in authorized comeuppance, at the very least with regards to battery everyday living: Apple admitted to slowing down phones in 2017 as a way to avoid outdated batteries from randomly shutting devices off. In November of final 12 months, the enterprise was fined $113 million to settle an investigation into what was recognised as the iPhone “batterygate.”
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We read blogs because they entertain us or give us information that we find valuable, and trust the content because it comes from people we can relate to. In fact, based on a recent survey that we conducted nearly 60%of U.S. consumers take social and blog content into consideration while shopping. It’s no wonder that influential bloggers are turning more and more to e-commerce solutions as a way to monetize their media property. And there is no doubt that blogs, along with other forms of digital and social media, have had a definitive impact on shopping.
According to the e-tailing group, 60%of shoppers spend 16+ minutes comparison-shopping. Consumers, when in comparison-shopping mode, clearly consume a lot of content in order to make considered purchase decisions. So what if blogs, one of those sources, had the capability of closing the path to purchase by allowing consumers to shop one click away through tiny tags on the blogger’s images?
“Commerce always seeks the path of least resistance to the consumer, and today that path is the visual content that so many of us scroll through every day on social media, blogs and brand’s own sites,” said Apu Gupta, CEO of Curalate. “That content increasingly features products and, as Mary Meeker points out in her latest ‘Internet Trends’ report, we believe that consumers will want to shop what they see and that content will become the store.”
We are hoping just that — influencer blog content will become the store. Employing Curalate technology, consumers simply click on product images within blog posts to make direct purchases, driving higher levels of engagement and sales for brands. “Brands using Curalate to power commerce overall have increased traffic to their site as much as 150%, with a 79%increase in time spent on site, and up to a 45%increase in revenue per visit,” said Gupta.
He added, “For content to be truly shoppable, it needs to be aware of the products that it contains. Content needs to be accompanied by the product meta-data, which allows consumers to purchase the individual products featured in the image or video. That’s where Curalate comes in.”
Benchmarking the time spent with content over the past few years, we have seen the average influencer’s blog post gets over two minutes regardless of category, be it food, fashion, consumer electronics or health related content. That is a considerable amount of attention reflecting very valuable engagement. By taking the visual content, such as the lifestyle imagery created by influencers and commerce-enabling them, the result will be an additional avenue to increasing revenue and traffic. Brands will also be able to unlock valuable consumer intent data around the types of experiences most likely to lead to sales for everyday consumer packaged goods (CPG) products. Brands such as Post Cereals have already begun to use this new consumer experience to drive sales at specific retailers.
“We’re making it easy to go from inspiration to transaction,” said Gupta. “With Curalate, a consumer simply taps on a picture to see all the products within it, making discovering new products intuitive and fun.”


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A Nexus 4 running build number JWR45B was spotted at the Thailand Mobile Expo recently labeled as Android version 4.3, suggesting the update to the OS could be right around the corner. While the validity of the sighting remains unconfirmed, we do get three shots of what could be the next version of Android: the Jelly Bean easter egg (confirming the update won’t be Key Lime Pie), the About Phone screen, and a slightly tweaked camera UI.
It appears that Android 4.3 won’t come with a major design overhaul in tow and rather will be the sort of incremental update that was the move from 4.1 to 4.2. Major platform changes aren’t expected until Android 5.0, which could still be on track for a release this year, though closer to the holiday season.
- Android 5.1 details revealed
- Lollipop's memory leak has been fixed
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— Audi emissions defeat devices have allegedly been found by California environmental regulators, something that could affect hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide and cause government officials to take an even deeper look into Volkswagen's conduct.
According to the German paper Bild am Sonntag, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) found the defeat device months ago tucked away in the automatic transmission of a 3-liter gasoline Audi car.
If the report is verified by Audi or CARB, the defeat device will be viewed as completely separate from the software used in about 11 million Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicles worldwide. About 475,000 of those 2-liter "clean diesel" cars are in the U.S.
According to Bild am Sonntag, the emissions software was allegedly installed on hundreds of thousands of vehicles that use the AL 551 automatic transmission, including the Audi Q5, A6, A8 and others.
The defeat device is activated by reading the movements of the steering wheel to recognize when the car is tested in a lab.
The report says CARB engineers decided to do something different with the emissions test, so they turned the steering wheel that would have typically not been touched during the test. Engineers determined that by simply turning the wheel 15 degrees, the car immediately started emitting higher levels of carbon dioxide.
In real-world terms, the car will pass an emissions test in the lab but once back on the road, the vehicle will emit higher carbon dioxide emissions and get lower gas mileage.
The German report says CARB determined the devices were installed on 3-liter gasoline-powered Audi cars until May 2016, long after the Volkswagen emissions scandal hit the airwaves.
The German paper says the defeat device keeps the transmission running in a "warm-up" mode, but when a consumer drives the car, the transmission warm-up mode is switched off.
Who Knew What and When?
Bild says a document was found that will add fuel to the fire, and if confirmed it will leave no doubt that Audi management knew about the defeat devices.
Volkswagen's boss of the powertrain division, Axel Eiser, allegedly asked a question he probably didn't want made public. According to the internal document, Eiser asked when the "cycle-optimized shift program" would be ready for use.
The next part provides a clue as to what that "program" is used for, as Eiser allegedly says the program “needs to be designed to be 100% active on the dyno [test machine], but only 0.01% in the hands of the customer.”
So far CARB hasn't commented on the German report and Volkswagen hasn't said a word. CarComplaints.com will update our website once people start talking.
Update: (11-12-2016) Volkswagen and Audi today confirmed the 3-liter defeat devices are under investigation by European and U.S. investigators.


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The team behind Goldman-Sachs backed payments company Circle has recently announced an official app for cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, in an “effort to deliver the best possible experience across all platforms.”
According to a recently published blog post, Poloniex’s new official app is available for iOS and Android, but can only be used for trading on iOS. Currently, the Android version only lets users monitor cryptocurrency prices on the exchange.
Exciting news: we now have official Poloniex mobile apps! Learn more in our latest blogpost: https://t.co/RaRfWw8yio
— Poloniex Exchange (@Poloniex) July 13, 2018
In order to trade with the app, users will need to generate an API key on the exchange’s website. Circle’s team touted it has “big plans for this app,” with the next step being “better mobile verification.” The app seemingly belonged to a third party before the company’s official announcement.
The development is notable as Poloniex is a popular crypto exchange, and scammers have been taking advantage of its lack of a mobile app to trick unsuspecting users through fake ones. Some, according to security researcher Lukas Stefanko, had over 5,000 downloads.
At press time Poloniex is the 40th largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, as $25 million worth of cryptocurrency were traded on it in the last 24-hour period. The exchange was once one of the biggest in cryptocurrency ecosystem, but was reportedly understaffed and ended up struggling to cope with the rising demand the 2017 rally brought.
It was earlier this year acquired by Goldman Sachs-backed payments company Circle, which revealed there were over 150,000 customer support tickets to answer when it took over. As covered, Poloniex was acquired for $400 million, making Circle one of the most influential crypto conglomerates.
At the time, Circle revealed it was looking to expand Poloniex, writing in the announcement:
Secondly, we also look forward to scaling Poloniex up and out through market expansion and localization, increasing token listings where possible and appropriate.
A leaked confidential slide revealed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wasn’t going to pursue legal action for prior activities. Shortly after the acquisition was announced, Circle revealed it was going to hire 100 employees to expand its acquired exchange.
Circle’s other products include Circle Invest, a platform that lets users invest in cryptocurrencies, Circle Pay, essentially a payments app, and Circle Trade, an institutional trading desk.


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My only understanding of the roommate concept comes from movies and TV series. The way it's always portrayed is with people hanging up flyers with detachable numbers that others can call to enquire about a certain room available for rent. That's so last century. Nowadays we have the internet and there are useful/creepy places like Craigslist to find roommates, but with services like Airbnb making it easier to communicate with people before you let them into your home, a roommate equivalent service was bound to pop up. That's Roomi.
Roomi has been available on iOS since June, but it just made the relocation to both Android and the Web. Read More
The Galaxy Nexus is nearly as old as the Nook Tablet that CyanogenMod resurrected a couple of days ago with CM13, but it won't be getting that fresh of a software update. It'll have to do with a slightly older version of Android, but any third-party development on this forgotten Nexus is a welcome change from the state that Google left it in.
Officially, the Galaxy Nexus was abandoned at Android Jelly Bean 4.3. When KitKat was released in September 2013, two years into the Galaxy Nexus' lifespan, the phone wasn't deemed worthy of the new dessert flavor (allegedly due to the TI chip), but CyanogenMod's team of zealous and reckless developers braved the elements and kept supporting it with CM11 nightlies and snapshots. Read More
Any grizzled veteran of the aftermarket Android community (well, grizzled, in the sense that said community has been around for less than a decade) knows that users complaining about bootloaders is nothing new. Locked phone bootloaders with no user-accessible unlock option have become less of a contentious issue of late, now that customers on Neolithic carriers like AT&T and Verizon have more hardware options. But frustration is brewing in the growing and dedicated fanbase of Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi.
The XDA-Developers blog reports that Xiaomi has added locked bootloaders to several of its phones, including the Redmi Note Pro, Mi 4c, and Mi Note Pro, some of which are getting new bootloaders installed with the latest firmware. Read More
Regular followers of HTC's customer relations will recognize Mo Versi, the company's vice president of product management. He often gives out helpful information on his personal Twitter account, explaining when notable updates are coming for HTC phones and even giving support answers one at a time to his followers. He's considered, in the somewhat insular circles of Android-focused tech blogging, a good dude. And yesterday he gave out some good news: the HTC One M9 Marshmallow update is scheduled to hit a handful of Canadian carriers on Monday.
We're well past the point where any Android enthusiast would be expecting (or perhaps more accurately hoping) that his or her phone will be getting an update full of Marshmallowy goodness, perhaps delivered by some confectionary fairy. Alas, for owners of the Xperia C4 and Xperia C5 Ultra, it's a bag full of Lollipops instead. Both phones are now being updated by Sony to Android 5.1, a version of the OS which we'll remind you is now almost a year old.
Both phones began receiving their respective software late last night, at least according to the updated pages on Sony's support site. Read More
When OPPO announced the F1 at the start of this year's CES, it didn't include much in the way of details. Now the device is available for pre-order. It costs $249, €229, or the equivalent in your local currency. To reserve a unit, OPPO wants a $5/€5 deposit. OPPO says some units will go out in early February. Read More
Stop me if you've heard this one before, Google+ on the web now lets you pin posts to the top of your profile page. Okay, maybe you have. See, when Google recently redesigned the web interface for its version of addition (still available as a preview, not an official launch), the company left off some previous functionality. These days it's working on bringing some of those things back. Read More
Google has been running some Android Pay promos lately, a stark contrast to the Google Wallet days when Google pretended mobile payments didn't exist. Last month there was the Best Buy gift card deal, and now you can get some freebies simply by using your phone to pay 10 times between now and the end of February. There are some caveats, of course.
Sony made some tweaks to its design aesthetic this year to accommodate the inclusion of a fingerprint sensor in the power button of the Z5. It's not as accurate as I'd like, but it's still nice to have. However, a number of reports claim that Sony will not include this feature in the newly announced US variants of the phone. We reached out to Sony and got confirmation: no fingerprint reader for the US. Read More


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Marvels to Return to Legacy Numbering"). The program begins this week with the September issue. The look ahead will help keep fans abreast of the publisher’s upcoming releases and should help facilitate pre-orders.
This is not the first time Marvel has used free Marvel Previews as a promotional tool; for example, last summer it released a free Marvel Previews behind its Marvel NOW! Initiative (see "Marvel NOW! – Then and Now"). But previously Marvel has released special editions of Marvel Previews around limited product sets; this is the first time Marvel has distributed free copies of its full Marvel Previews catalogue. Retailers will have the option to opt out of upcoming free distributions.
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Torque Sensor Industry to Rebound Post-Pandemic Scenario
8 Aug 2020
Torque sensors appear to be a relevant solution when reliability on connection is a matter of concern. Torque sensors have greatly contributed to revolutionizing the world of automation and mechanics. However, the unnecessary arrival of the unprecedented crisis has troubled the routine of businesses and people. The life-threatening effects of novel coronavirus are dramatically affecting nearly every industry across the world.
The governments and health organizations have issued quarantine measures and implied lockdowns all across the world, to curb the impacts of coronavirus. People are advised to evade social gatherings and traveling even for professional purposes to limit further spread of the disease. However, the industries are also worried about discovering ways to curb the economic crisis that may grasp very soon.
Global Torque Sensors Industry and Covid-19 Scenario
The novel coronavirus outbreak has significantly affected the torque sensor market. Owing to the lockdown measures and social distancing, the industry have completely curtailed the production works. On the other hand, the supply chain has been disrupted as well. Since all global operations rely on the international supply chain, the restrictions on imports and exports have curbed the market growth in terms of revenue.
Different Industries Impacted Torque Sensor Market
Torque sensors are extensively used in numerous industries including industrial, aerospace & defense, healthcare, and automotive. It is a transducer that alters a mechanical input into an electrical output signal. Torque sensors appear to be a relevant solution when reliability on connection is a matter of concern. However, due to the regulations imposed by the government, and the shutdown of supporting sectors, the demands have been dropped, which impacted the growth of the market.
Torque sensors are mostly used in the automotive, industrial, and healthcare industries. Factors such as high-performance vehicles and rising penetration of Electric Power Steering (EPS) in passenger vehicles have boosted the demand for torque sensors in the automotive industry. However, the impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak on the automotive industry has been severely affected by the decreased demand for torque sensors.
Torque Sensors Market to Usher a Number of Opportunities Post-Lockdown
The healthcare industry is amongst the most active amid the lockdown. Healthcare industries are majorly focusing on improving their services. And, this can aid the torque sensor industry as well. On the other hand, the government bodies in several regions are imposing certain relaxations on the restrictions. This is aimed to stabilize economic conditions.
Torque sensors have greatly contributed to revolutionizing the world of automation and mechanics. It plays an extremely vital role while measuring torque accurately. Though manufacturing has been disrupted, the industry is anticipated to rebound quickly. According to a report by Allied Market Research reveals that the global torque sensor market would garner $16.82 billion by 2026. Moreover, further advancements, rise in demands from supporting sectors, and developments in new measurement technology would assist the market to grow exponentially.
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Jessica Hamelburg is a content marketing coordinator and social media manager for a global industrial asset management company, EquipNet, Inc. Jessica holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Public Relations from Suffolk University and offers many years of experience in various forms of writing. Some of her favorite hobbies include exploring new music, creative writing and spending time with her dogs.


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Google is often accused of having a heavy focus on the United States. That's certainly true, but come on - it's a US company. Nobody seems to mind that Samsung sells a ton of phones in South Korea, or that Japan gets the newest and hottest Canon cameras before anyone else. Can you really blame a company with limited hardware resources for prioritizing a new product launch in certain markets?
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Netflix has said it wants to expand its service to as much of the world as possible, and now the time has come for residents Down Under to fire up the streaming service. According to AusDroid, Netflix is now available in Australia,with streaming plans ranging from A$8.99 to A$14.99.
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The cheapest plan offers only standard definition streaming on a single screen, while the most expensive option supports 4K and streaming on up to four devices. Read More
The Galaxy Note Edge is a little weird, a little out there. So it's only appropriate that Samsung has chosen Australia as the first place to roll out the phone's Lollipop update. According to SamMobile, Note Edge owners in Oz started seeing the update late last night local time, at least for the SM-N915G variant of the phone. As far as we've seen, Australia is the first market to get the update for the Note Edge. Read More
A few weeks ago, we brought your attention to the mysterious case of the missing Turbo Charger, an intriguing Australian tale of deception, thievery, and...wait, no. The story was uneventfully boring: Motorola's Turbo Charger, the one built for the global market, had failed to meet the Australian Electric Standards, and the company was shipping out a slower 850mAh charger in the box, along with a redemption offer to claim the faster charger once it gets certified and approved for the market. Read More
It's really hard living in the US, where it seems like we don't get approximately .5% of all the cool new electronics and services that other countries enjoy. It's a real penance having to stare at the goodies that get released elsewhere but not here, and the only thing we can do about it is flee to the comments section and complain to everyone. Case in point: this neat portable TV antenna from D-Link, which connects to an Android phone's Micro-USB port and lets users watch free over-the-air television. Read More
The Nexus 6 is a big phone with a big 3200mAh battery. Fortunately, it comes with a Motorola Turbo Charger that can breathe hours of life back into the phone in minutes. The thing is, Ausdroid has reported that folks in Australia are finding that their handsets aren't coming with the speedy charger in the box. Instead, there's a weaker charger in its place. What gives?
The issue results from electrical standards in Australia, which the version of the Turbo Charger designed for the global market doesn't meet. Read More
Update: Aaaaaand it's gone, according to Australian site Ausdroid. It looks like Google isn't having it any easier keeping the Nexus 6 in stock in the southern hemisphere.
Psst. Hey, Aussies. Head over to your local Google Play Store's Devices section. You might see something you've been waiting on for a while.
That's right, the Nexus 6 is now being sold in the Play Store in Australia. And by "being sold," I mean that it's still several weeks away from shipping, but Google will be more than happy to take your money now. Read More
Netflix has announced that its TV and movie streaming service is coming to Australia and New Zealand in 2015. The wait shouldn't be long either—we're talking a period of just a few months, with Netflix set to go live Down Under sometime in March.
At that point, folks living in Australia and New Zealand will also get the ability to stream content to their Android phones and tablets. They can also use other devices, such as laptops and TVs, where they can pump their stream up to 4K in places that support doing so. Read More
It's easy to scoff at Amazon Coins, but with offers of free ones popping up every now and then, it's just as easy to take that virtual money laughing as you walk away with awesome apps and games. Doing what it does rather well, Amazon is now expanding its reach to additional countries. The company's coins are now available in Australia and Japan.
As was the case when Amazon Coins first launched in the US in 2013, Kindle Fire owners in Japan and Australia will find that the company has already deposited 500 Yen or $5 AUD worth of coins into their accounts. Read More


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If you hate the thought of animals getting slaughtered but freaking love the taste of meatballs (we’ve been there), you and the cows may be in luck.
Memphis Meats, a San Francisco startup devoted to creating lab-grown meat from animal cells, released a video on Tuesday showing the “world’s first cultured meatball” getting fried up in a pan.
Lab-grown meats might mean more than just a reduction in animal cruelty. Memphis Meats chief executive Uma Valeti said in the video above that his company’s process also produces 90 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional agriculture.
“The meat industry knows their products aren’t sustainable,” Valeti told the Wall Street Journal. "We believe that in 20 years, a majority of meat sold in stores will be cultured.”
Right now, the biggest issue is cost -- it now costs around $18,000 to produce a pound of Memphis Meats beef, which isn’t exactly affordable. Other test-tube meat researchers have found ways to create more affordable products -- Netherlands scientist Mark Post told HuffPost Live last year that he’d manage to get his lab-grown beef down to costs of $11 per burger patty.
And what about the taste? The taste tester in the video said the final product was “good” and “tastes like a meatball.” Sure, she is appearing in a video created by Memphis Meats, but we have still have hope.
Since commercial lab-grown meatballs may be a ways away, here are some veggie meatball recipes that might satisfy you in the meantime:


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Saving money on gadgets without braving the Black Friday crowds: that's what Cyber Monday is all about. We're tracking the deals right here.
Thanks to plenty of apps and an affordable price, the original plastic Pebble remains a solid budget smartwatch pick.
Sony has quietly kept its name away from the FES smartwatch, which has followed in the footsteps of the Pebble and raised big bucks from crowdfunding.
The smartwatch, which could be unveiled as early as next year, will emphasize style over tech features, reports Bloomberg.
Pebble's newest round, thin watch takes the Pebble formula and shrinks it to a stylish design, but gives up battery life and some app support in the process.
Boston Dynamics unveiled Atlas, a 6'3" robot that appears to be learning karate moves. We say this decision can't possibly end well, but there's also the possibility these robots are being trained to fight an impending alien invasion we're not aware of yet.
Visiting Tokyoflash Japan, maker of puzzling wristwatches, was nothing like we expected. Crave gets some hands-on time with the company's first electronic-paper watch.
Pebble introduced its third new smartwatch of the year, the Pebble Round, a major departure its previous rectangular and bulky designs. CNET's Sharon Profis visited Pebble's Design Lab to find out how the smartwatch maker transformed its tech to fit inside a small, stylish round watch.
Pebble has figured out a way to add the feature iOS users have long asked for.
From the Cheapskate: On your marks, get set -- spend! These are my favorite deals, and not one of them requires a trip to a store.


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Mahoning Valley Car Sales Rise in September
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Car sales in the Mahoning Valley once again rose over last year’s totals as 5,056 new and used vehicles were sold in September, according to data from the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association.
In Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties, new car sales totaled 2,988, up 17.9% from September 2016. Topping the sales chart was Greenwood Chevrolet, Austintown, with 186 cars delivered to customers, 36 more than last year, followed by Sweeney Chevrolet, Boardman, with 177, Sweeney Buick GMC, Boardman, with 175, Stadium GM in Salem with 168 and Boardman Subaru with 134.
Used car sales were up 4.9% from last year as 1,989 were sold in the three counties. Greenwood led that category as well with 90 used cars sold, followed by Stadium with 78. Three dealerships tied for the third position with 73 sold: Boardman Subaru, Fairway Ford and Taylor Kia of Boardman.
Among the 21 counties covered by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association, only one dealership, Greenwood Chevy, ranked in the top five for combined new and used sales, placing third. Stadium GM, Sweeney Buick GMC, Sweeney Chevy and Boardman Subaru ranked seventh through 10th.
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AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – People across western Massachusetts took advantage of what is left of the nice weather on this long holiday weekend.
Atkins Farms Country Market saw a large crowd of people looking for pumpkins and apples.
The holiday weekend was the perfect time for these fall activities. When 22News stopped by people were enjoying the nice weather and putting money back into the local economy.
Donald Stone of Petersham said, “We were out on the motorcycle earlier, and you can’t really put a pumpkin on a motorcycle, so we decided to take a little ride and we come down in the valley. Amherst is a great area, so we took a ride down here.”
Fall has become a popular season for markets and growers like Atkins, as more and more people want to pick their own pumpkins or apples.


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Eicher Trucks and Buses, a business division of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV), has announced collaboration with Amazon to further enable the electrification of Amazon's middle-mile and last-mile delivery operations in India.
This collaboration between VECV and Amazon represents a significant milestone by aiming to introduce up to 1,000 cutting-edge,zero-emission electric trucks across various payload categories into Amazon’s delivery operations over the next five years, deployed through Amazon’s transport service partners.
As a first step in the collaboration, Amazon will progressively deploy 50 Eicher electric trucks in major hubs like Delhi, Manesar, and Gurugram over the coming months. Eicher’s electric trucks featuring advanced digital capabilities will be built on Eicher's established electric vehicle platform already in operation in bus applications. The trucks with deck lengths ranging from approximately eight to 24 feet will come equipped with customised cargo stacking configurations. Fast and slow charging options will be provided to meet the needs of specific operations. The service solution also factors in availability of charging infrastructure, operational requirements, charging time constraints, battery capacity, and overall energy management strategies of the fleet.
Vinod Aggarwal, Managing Director and CEO of VECV, stated, "We are pleased to collaborate with Amazon as we begin pilots for Amazon’s e-commerce deliveries in Indore, Delhi, Manesar, and Gurugram. This partnership reflects our commitment to promoting smart sustainable solution and developing a zero-emission transport ecosystem."
Abhinav Singh, VP of Customer Fulfilment, Amazon Transportation Services, Global Specialty Fulfilment, and Supply Chain at Amazon India said "We are proud to work with key partners to lead the way in the electrification of a wide range of vehicles within our delivery operations. At this scale, there is no established playbook for fleet transformation, but we are making progress through collaborations like this one to transform our network. We remain committed and are well on our way to integrate 10,000 EVs into our delivery fleet in India by 2025. We continue to invite fellow innovators and solution providers in the electric mobility and sustainable transportation space to join us in accelerating decarbonisation of the logistics industry."
“The collaboration between Amazon and VECV marks a significant milestone in the collective effort to decarbonize freight transportation, heralding a pivotal step in advancing electric mobility in India. As an integral part of our e-FAST program, this partnership promises to yield invaluable insights for the broader electric mobility sector in the country. By embracing such initiatives, we pave the way for a sustainable and environmentally conscious future,”said Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha, Adviser, NITI Aayog.
Aligning with its efforts to promote use of electric mobility in its network across the country, Amazon has successfully deployed EVs in its delivery fleet through delivery service partners across more than 400 cities in India. The collaboration between Amazon India and Eicher supports Amazon's commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. This collaboration also exemplifies both companies’ shared commitment to driving innovation and leveraging advanced technologies to build a more sustainable future.
There is no end to fancy accessories for your car, be it for the interiors or the exterior. Can you imagine, you can also change your car key to a real fancy one? Keydroid India, the pioneering brand ...
Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global coatings company, announced its 2024 Global Automotive Colour of the Year – Starry Night. The latest edition marks the 10th year Axalta has introduced its auto...
Greencore Electronics, a trailblazer in advanced automotive solutions, has unveiled a car vacuum cleaner and puncture repair kit which are fully made in India.


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ATEEZ has dropped a group image teaser for their latest comeback!
On September 29 KST, the group unveiled another teaser for their upcoming album 'Treasure Ep. Fin: All To Action.' In the image, the boys are dressed in similar chic black fashion with a large cloud of white smoke creating a dynamic contrast with their silhouettes.
The teaser comes only hours after the release of the album's tracklist, which revealed that the new album would have 11 tracks in total, including the single "Wonderland."
Meanwhile, 'Treasure Ep. Fin: All To Action' is set for release on October 8 at 6 PM KST.
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If you’ve been to a supermarket or a pharmacy recently, there’s an exceedingly high chance that you’ve come across Vista Color’s handiwork.
The Miami-based packaging company got its start in the pre-press printing business, specializing in high-quality magazines, catalogues, and coffee table books. But today Vista Color is one of the more well-known box makers in the U.S., with pharmaceuticals, processed food, confectionary items and beauty products as its major staples.
It’s the responsibility of Juan Roque, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, to ensure that Vista Color’s products – custom folding cartons, in box-speak – stand out in a crowd.
“What stands out, what speaks to the consumer is the box. That’s what you’re going to grab,” Roque said. “The box is the biggest real estate you get.”
Vista Color’s Miami real estate – an 85,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of South Florida – exemplifies the firm’s impressive growth, which has not gone unnoticed. Vista Color earned MBDA’s 2017 National Minority Manufacturing Firm of the Year award. The company, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018, was honored as part of MBDA’s MED Week event in Detroit in October and was later hosted by President Trump in the White House.
Needless to say, the firm has come a long way since its founding in 1968 by Cuban immigrants.
“The husband and wife team of Jesus and Alicia Serrano were journalists in Cuba and wanted to be journalists here in the U.S.,” said Catherine Finnemore, a Senior Account Executive with Vista Color. “They ended up in Miami and, realizing they had a family to feed, started a color separation business. It evolved from there.”
Roque was the longtime manager of printing operations at Dade International (formerly Baxter Healthcare) until Vista Color acquired the medical devices and printing operations department in 1998. That acquisition expedited Vista Color’s transition from a printing company to a full-blown manufacturer. Gone were all commercial printing jobs; in its place was a budding folding carton business.
“Even though printing is one of the aspects of the process, in the folding carton world and the box world, it’s just different because structural integrity is key to the functionality of your finished product and you’re considered a manufacturer, not a printer,” Roque said. “So today we’re at about 100 employees and are extremely efficient. We’re able to go after the bigger customers because we’re really diversified when it comes to folding cartons.”
Roque said that Vista Color’s growth is thanks in large part to the efforts of MBDA. Partnering with the MBDA Business Center has been “amazing,” Roque said. “The Miami and Orlando MBDA Business Centers have been instrumental in connecting Vista Color with new business opportunities."
“Thanks to the MBDA Business Centers, we are better at how we advertise ourselves, better at how we promote our products, more prepared for meetings with potential clients, and ultimately more successful in securing contracts. MBDA has definitely made a huge impact on our business.”
This year could be a significant one for Vista Color beyond just its milestone anniversary, including current contract bids to increase the company’s exports to Canada and Mexico, as well as being a contender as a preferred box vendor of large manufacturers of consumer goods and pharmaceutical.
“MBDA is helping us get in front of them,” Roque said. “The fact that you’re able to meet with those big corporations face to face, that’s huge. That’s been very important to us.”


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You’re spending up to $25 per high-quality user — but how many of them are real? User acquisition fraud has doubled since 2015. Unreliable install and conversion rates threaten your rank in the Google and Apple stores and squander a significant chunk of your already tight marketing budget.
Is there any hope for mobile app developers? To find out, VentureBeat gathered pros from the front line who have diagnosed, identified, and successfully combated fraud: Eric Seufert, VP of user acquisition at Rovio Entertainment — the company that blew up the mobile gaming industry with Angry Birds; Yevgeny Peres, VP of Growth at Supersonic by ironSource; and Paul H. Müller, CTO at adjust.
The launch follows the roll out last year of Facebook’s M personal digital assistant. Facebook pitched it as a technology that can be directed to do things on your behalf. The company has let just a few people use it since then.
“In the last six months we’ve learned a lot, and notably we needed to build a variety of small vertical bots to help resolve intent for people,” Marcus said.
The technology relies on artificial intelligence. That is, developers will be able to
SAN FRANCISCO — Twilio has extended its API support to Facebook Messenger, thereby offering its developers another medium from which to communicate with their users. The integration means that the cloud communications platform not only provides phone and SMS as an outlet, it now offers a way to use the messaging app with its 900 million active users.
News of theTwilio partnership coincides with the social networking company’s introduction of support for bots on its Messenger platform. At the F8 developer conference, there’s much fanfare about the potential for developers and businesses on the popular app, and Twilio’s inclusion is one such highlight.
For many years, Twilio has been geared at telephony services, specifically pertaining to phone, SMS, and MMS. Developers have relied on the platform to improve communication with or between users. Today is a first, however, since Twilio has never tied itself to a messaging app before.
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook announced today that it was opening up its Messenger platform in beta and now lets chatbots into the app. What this means is that you’re now able to interact with an AI-powered “representative” from a business right on one of the largest conversation service out in the market today.
At the F8 developer conference, David Marcus said that product enhancements on Messenger means that more people are enjoying using it every day. “People love to interact with businesses within Messenger,” he said.
At its F8 developer conference in San Francisco today, Facebook is announcing a new way for users to clip quotes they like on the web and then share them in a clean and neat way in the News Feed.
For many years, people have dropped images of quotes right into the News Feed, but the new option looks more native — it’s raw text.
“We have special content types around songs and albums or fitness, like runs,” Facebook product manager Eddie O’Neil told VentureBeat in an interview. Quotes are just the newest option.
Developers will need to add this plugin to their websites in order to get this functionality. From there, after people highlight text, they can click the “Share Quote” button, preview the automatically generated post, with a link to the article, and optionally add a comment on top, and then share it. Out it goes.
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said that it’s moving forward with efforts to connect the rest of the world to the Internet. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the company’s Internet.org program has made progress and will be launching its first satellite in the next few months. In addition, its Free Basics initiative has now helped more than 25 million people around the world get online.
With this Mark Zuckerberg-driven initiative, Facebook sought to provide free Internet to connect the next 5 billion people. It eventually launched as a developer platform in response to criticism it received over its violation of net neutrality. Then in September, it rebranded to what it’s known as now: Free Basics.
While Facebook’s mission was commendable, it wasn’t without any controversy, especially in countries like India. Zuckerberg spent a lot of effort to push Free Basics there, including hosting a town hall, and responding to
Facebook today announced the launch of Account Kit, a piece of new software third-party developers can add to apps that will let end users sign in with just an email or a phone number — no passwords necessary.
Once app users enter their phone number or email address, the service will send them a code to type in — and voila, they’re in.
“People hate passwords,” Facebook product manager Eddie O’Neil told VentureBeat in an email. That is, this technology could be more compelling to end users than the traditional Facebook Login system, which demands that people type in their email address and password. That’s not a bad option — Facebook says it’s the No. 1 sign-on service in the world, with 300 million users per month — but now Facebook is getting more modern.
At its F8 developer conference in San Francisco today, Facebook today is announcing that for the first time it’s making its “Save to Facebook” button — for adding content to a list of things to look at later — available for use on websites other than its own.
Facebook introduced the Save button in 2014, and it has racked up more than 250 million users each month. Now that the feature is breaking out of Facebook for developers to add to their own sites, it could become more valuable to people and get even more widely used.
The company has been allowing publishers and retailers to test out the feature on their sites, Facebook product manager Eddie O’Neil told VentureBeat in an interview. Overstock and Product Hunt are onboard for today’s wider launch.
Above: The new Save to Facebook button.
Image Credit: Facebook
The news should be noteworthy for startup Pocket, previously known as
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has announced a set of partners for its livestreaming product. The company has opened up its live API, which it plans on building out in the next five years.
Introduced in August, Facebook Live is the social networking company’s response to Meerkat and Periscope. The company has said that it places a premium on video content and thinks that its livestreaming tool will play a big role in its next growth phase. People from more than 60 countries have access to this service, which originally started out being available only to celebrities and VIPs.
Facebook developers, it’s that time of year when the social networking company holds its annual F8 conference. Held in San Francisco from April 12-13, the keynotes for both days will be livestreamed as well as some of the afternoon sessions, so if you’re not able to make it, you can watch what new products and technology chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his team unveil.
You can view the keynotes right from the F8 website or through the embedded livestream below. The keynotes for both days begin at 1:00 p.m. Easter/10:00 a.m. Pacific.
Here are the sessions that Facebook plans on livestreaming: Day 1 (April 12)
10AM PT: Keynote
12PM PT: Messenger: Connecting People and Businesses
12:30PM PT: Growing Your Business with Facebook Pages
1PM PT: Onboarding and Account Management for Apps
2PM PT: Creating Value for News Publishers and Readers on Facebook
With inline keyboards, Telegram has added a feature that provides customized input based on the message it belongs to. They’re available for messages that are sent both in chat and inline mode. The new keyboards won’t send any messages to the chat. Instead, they serve as support for several button types: callback buttons, links to websites, and switch to inline buttons (this prompts the user to select a chat and inserts the bot’s username into the input field).
Telegram has limited inline keyboards to “one-on-one chats only –
Gaming consoles are finally back in China after a lengthy ban, and now a developer in that country is building games for those systems.
Oasis Games, a Chinese studio that started in 2011, plans to release Koi for the Western PlayStation 4 market April 19. This makes Oasis the first company in China to ever release a PS4 game for players in Europe and the United States.The company has previously had success making web-based adventures like Legend Online for its domestic fans, but it is now expanding into a global gaming market that is worth $99.3 billion when you include PC, mobile, and console. Koi will sell for $10 on the PlayStation Store or $8 for members of Sony’s premium PS Plus subscription service.
China is already an enormous gaming market. In 2015, consumers in that country spent $22.2 billion on games across a variety of
Augmented reality gaming glasses startup CastAR recently sent out a taste of what the future of tabletop games will be like. Using its special AR glasses, CastAR can overlay animations on top of the real world, creating a “mixed reality” environment that makes you feel like you’re immersed inside a tabletop game experience.
The company has raised $15 million in funding from Android creator Andy Rubin. The creators are among the optimists who believe that augmented reality can become a $90 billion market by 2020 (according to tech adviser Digi-Capital). Jeri Ellsworth, cofounder of CastAR, will be one of our speakers at the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for May 3 and May 4 at the scenic Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, California.
CastAR isn’t launching until 2017, but it has a very different and creative product compared to other virtual reality headsets on the market. And it
Facebook’s F8 developer conference takes place this Tuesday and Wednesday from the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. While the company hasn’t publicly disclosed what it’ll be revealing during its two-day event, here are a few educated guesses about what could be announced.
NexDock, the hardware concept that your laptop should be powered by the mobile device of your choice, just got one step closer to reality. The $149 laptop shell that extends your smartphone, tablet, or PC stick has passed its $300,000 funding goal on Indiegogo. Indeed, NexDock cofounder Emre Kosmaz tells me that he and cofounder Yeliz Kayacan have booked their tickets to Shenzhen, China to finalize the details and kick off production.
NexDock is completely useless until you plug in another device to power it. Think of it like a portable 14-inch monitor, with a keyboard, trackpad, and 10,000 mAh battery attached. The ports and speakers are there, but no processor or RAM.
This is not a custom-built shell. Kosmaz and Kayacan wanted to start with something as cheap as possible, and any customizations (such as adding a USB Type-C port so you don’t have to use a converter)
Berlin-based deepstreamHub, a platform for building real time apps, has closed a $1 million seed round from Blue Yard Capital to further develop its cloud platform for app developers.
This marks the first investment for Berlin’s Blue Yard Capital, a new VC fund launched in January that raised $120 million to invest in early stage startups.
Wolfram Hempel and Yasser Fadl, the founders of deepstreamHub which was launched a year, said the startup wants to be the platform of choice for developing real time apps in areas like social messaging, geolocation services, or the Internet of Things. Its real time backend as a service, based on the open source server deepstream.io, allows developers to integrate data with sites and services like Slack, GitHub, payment providers or IoT endpoints.
“This is not just about creating another real time data service, it’s about using the power of real time
Microsoft continues to unveil features coming to as part of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, slated for this summer. The latest one is an update to how Microsoft Edge handles Flash content, following in Google Chrome’s footsteps.
Brave Software, the startup founded by Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich that has developed an ad-blocking Internet browser, today responded to an attack by newspaper publishers on grounds that its technology unlawfully replaces publishers’ revenue-generating ads with ads that make money for Brave.
Brave first launched its browser on Mac and Windows in January, and iOS and Android versions have since appeared on the App Store and the Google Play Store, respectively. The startup has begun to unveil information about how users and publishers can get paid, at times when Brave is serving its own “private” and “anonymous” ads through its own ad network. Now juggernauts in the media industry — Newspaper Association of America members Advance Local, Digital First Media, Dow Jones, Gannett, Lee Enterprises, the New York Times Co., Tribune Publishing, and McClatchy — are fighting back.
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Google today launched Android Studio 2.0, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE), with a long list of new features. You can download the new version now directly from Android.com/SDK.
Twitter is seeing some pretty good adoption of its mobile developer platform, at least when it comes to the number of devices it serves. The company announced today that Twitter Fabric is now serving more than 2 billion active iOS and Android devices, a marked increase from July when that number was 1 billion.
Since its debut, Fabric gives developers the tools they need to build their apps. Think of it like a packaged suite of products that includes Crashlytics for app performance, MoPub for advertising, Fastlane for continuous deployment and integration, and more recently Stripe, Amazon Web Services, and others.
In hitting the 2 billion mark, this indicates that at least one app on the device is powered through Fabric. In February, project manager Meekal Bajaj told VentureBeat that 225,000 developers started using the platform a year after Fabric became available.
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Foxtel to broadcast Australia’s first 3D movie
Australian network Foxtel has announced the arrival of the country’s first 3D movie. Despicable Me 3D will break the mould of sporting events singularly enjoying the 3D treatment, and is available from Jan 27 for US$7 via Foxtel’s iQ2 box set. HD and SD versions are also available at a reduced price.
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Ulta Beauty Inc. shares ULTA, -0.97% slid 5% in premarket trade Friday, after the specialty cosmetics retailer reported third-quarter per-share earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations but same-store sales growth slowed and the fourth-quarter outlook was mixed. J.P. Morgan analysts said they expect the stock to suffer only minor pressure given the quarterly beat, the outlook for "relatively improved" merchandise margin performance in the fourth quarter and re-commitment to 20% plus growth in 2018. "This will likely stave off what could have been a tough day for the stock given the 110-bp decline in gross margin," they wrote in a note. "That been said, the uncertainty on gross margin and what we view as a lost opportunity to lower the sales bar could leave the stock in the show me camp until we get clarity on 4Q and gross margin in 1H18." J.P. Morgan rates the stock overweight. Raymond James analyst Joseph Altobello reiterated his market perform rating on the stock. "While valuation appears somewhat attractive given the stock's pronounced pullback in recent months, we believe the recent slowdown in comps (with another tough compare coming in 4Q) and ongoing margin pressures, coupled with investor concerns over heightened competitive activity within the beauty retail space is likely to limit meaningful upside and exacerbate volatility in the shares in the near-term," he wrote in a note. Shares are down 13% in 2017 through Thursday, while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.04% has gained 18%.
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It’s only been two weeks since the release of Blizzard’s Diablo Immortal, and the game has already earned well over $20 million USD (roughly $25 million CAD).
According to Appmagic, Diablo Immortal earned about $24 million USD (around $31.22 million CAD) via in-app purchases, with three percent of that revenue coming from Canada. The popular mobile game was downloaded about 8.5 million times, according to GameDev Reports.
The majority of the revenue also comes from Apple’s App Store at $13 million USD, (about $16.9 million CAD) and $11 million USD (around $14.3 million) from Google Play.
The last game mobile game released by Blizzard was Hearthstone, which earned over $5 million USD (approximately $6.5 million CAD).
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Collection occurs when Internet services transmit the data during routine activity such as composing a message, The Washington Post reports.
The Justice Department presents a draft e-mail it says proves collusion on e-book prices, but Apple responds with e-mail it says was actually sent that contained different content and tone.
Vagaries of federal surveillance law, enacted in 1968 and updated in 1986, favor lots of e-mail snooping over only a little.
Democratic Sen. Mark Udall says the Justice Department should not allow FBI agents to peruse Americans' private communications without obtaining a search warrant from a judge.
Documents suggest IRS lawyers don't think a search warrant is needed for obtaining e-mail, burglars steal user data from video service Vudu, and T-Mobile touts trade-in program before its iPhone 5 launch.
Outside of Apple itself, Best Buy will be the first major US retail chain to sell the watch as Apple tries to expand its availability.
But the administration will tell Congress tomorrow that the feds need more surveillance powers over e-mail messages, Twitter direct messages, and Facebook direct messages in other ways.
A fresh round of layoffs stings, but the company still plans to sell smartphones -- just not as many, or as widely as it used to.
Smart consumers can get a great deal on a used device, while early adopters can invest in new tech knowing there will likely be a gadget once they move on to the next generation.
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Black Friday is a few weeks away, and retail giants Amazon and Walmart are already gearing up for the holiday rush.
Right now, Amazon has jumped the gun and they are already giving out discounts in their Countdown to Black Friday Deals Week sale. Amazon will be offering a number of Lightning Deals every day until Nov. 24. The Amazon doorbuster deals will also be featured here.
The online retailer is offering discounts on a wide range of consumer goods including cameras, cell phones and accessories, computers, laptops, TV sets, outdoor recreation items, audio devices, watches, books, toys, and more. Amazon is also offering video games deals for the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, and more.
Amazon has also announced that their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales will last an entire week each. That means shoppers can enjoy discounts for two whole weeks. Well, one thing is for sure Amazon knows how to attract buyers with their deals.
Meanwhile, Walmart does not want to lose out and the retailer has already rolled out an Early Bird Online Specials sale which offers discounts on clothing, jewelry, toys, electronics, furniture, video games, DVDs, sporting goods, tires, household essentials, and more.
This year, Walmart’s Black Friday sales will also be available on their official website, so it will be more convenient for people don’t want to join the crowds who are shopping in their local Walmart stores. They can now shop on their computers or their mobile devices.
According to BestBlackFriday.com, Walmart will start their sale on Thanksgiving Day at 6 p.m. local time. The site also revealed that their toy sale is effective until Dec. 24. The retailer’s Black Friday ad isn’t out yet, but BestBlackFriday.com predicts that it may be posted on Nov. 10. Meanwhile, the site also said the Cyber Monday ad may come out on Nov. 21.


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Throttle controls safe, says Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp said it has found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.
The conclusions, announced at a news conference on Monday, marked an attempt by the automaker to reassure consumers it has safety issues under control. Toyota is working to win back sales seven weeks into a recall crisis that has tarnished its reputation.
But in developments that underscored the continuing pressure on Toyota, a Michigan judge ordered the automaker's top two US executives to appear for a deposition and a congressional panel told it to surrender a 2006 memo from employees in Japan warning of risks to quality controls.
Toyota called its news conference to discredit what it said were mistaken conclusions being drawn from a study of its accelerator controls by David Gilbert, an auto engineering expert at Southern Illinois University.
Toyota has recalled more than eight million vehicles worldwide for mechanical problems with its accelerator assembly that can cause sticking and for the risk that floormats could trap an accelerator.
Unintended acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles has been linked to at least five US crash deaths since 2007. Authorities are investigating 47 other crash deaths over the past decade.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased broadly in July, but the signs of an acceleration in inflation will likely do little to change market expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month amid worsening trade tensions.
The report from the Labor Department on Tuesday, however, lowered the chances that the U.S. central bank would cut rates by half a percentage point at its Sept. 17-18 policy meeting.Financial markets have fully priced in a 25-basis-point reduction following a recent escalation in the bruising trade war between the United States and China, which sparked a stock market sell-off and caused an inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, heightening the risk of a recession.
President Donald Trump announced last month an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1. China let its currency, the yuan, slide past the key 7-per-dollar level to its lowest point since the 2008 global financial crisis before trying to stem the decline.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration delayed the imposition of the additional tariff on certain Chinese imports, including technology products and clothing, until mid-December.
Economists said the move still left a cloud over the U.S. economy. Fears about the impact of the trade fight on the economic expansion, the longest in history, prompted the Fed to cut its short-term lending rate by 25 basis points last month for the first time since 2008.
“The recent pickup in inflation won’t deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates in September as the downside risks to the outlook from trade have become more threatening,” said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody’s Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
The consumer price index increased 0.3% last month, lifted by gains in the cost of energy products and a range of other goods, the government said. The CPI had edged up 0.1% for two straight months. In the 12 months through July, the CPI increased 1.8% after advancing 1.6% in June.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI would accelerate 0.3% in July and rise 1.7% on a year-on-year basis.
Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI gained 0.3% after rising by the same margin in June. It was the first time since early 2001 that the so-called core CPI increased 0.3% for two consecutive months.
The core CPI was boosted by increases in prices for apparel, airline tickets, healthcare and household furnishings. In the 12 months through July, the core CPI climbed 2.2%, the biggest gain in six months, after rising 2.1% in June.
The three-month core inflation rate jumped 2.8%, the most in eight years, supporting the view that weak inflation readings earlier in the year were caused by transitory factors.
The Fed, which has a 2% inflation target, tracks the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for monetary policy. The core PCE price index rose 1.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in June and has undershot its target this year.
“Weak transitory components that were weighing on inflation are rebounding as expected,” Veronica Clark, an economist at Citigroup in New York.
Stocks on Wall Street rallied on the U.S. pullback from a hardline trade stance toward China. The dollar .DXY strengthened against a basket of currencies, also boosted by the inflation data. U.S. Treasury prices fell.
Inflation has remained moderate despite the White House’s tariffs on Chinese imports as the duties have been largely on capital goods. Economists expect the new tariffs, which would affect mostly consumer goods, will boost inflation, regardless of the delays of duties on laptops, cell phones, video game consoles, certain toys, computer monitors, and certain footwear and clothing items.
Goldman Sachs estimates that tariffs have boosted year-on-year core PCE inflation by 10-15 basis points so far and that the new duties will add another 20 basis points.
“There were some hints in the report that the May round of tariffs may have had some flow-through to today’s number,” said Michael Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan in New York. “Core goods prices were up a firm 0.25%, with large increases in import-dependent categories like information technology commodities and household furnishings and supplies.”
In July, gasoline prices rebounded 2.5% after dropping 3.6% in June. Electricity rose 0.6%. Food prices were unchanged for a second straight month. Food consumed at home slipped 0.1%.
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence, which is what a homeowner would pay to rent or receive from renting a home, rose 0.2% in July, the smallest gain since December 2018. Rents had risen by 0.3% for six straight months.
Healthcare costs jumped 0.5%, the most since August 2016, after advancing 0.3% in June. There were increases in prices for hospital services, doctor visits and prescription medication.
Apparel prices rose 0.4% after surging 1.1% in June. Used motor vehicle and truck prices increased 0.9% in July after rebounding 1.6% in the prior month.
Prices for new motor vehicles fell 0.2%. The cost of household furnishings and operations increased 0.4%, rising for a third straight month, reflecting the import duties.
Airline tickets rebounded 2.3%, the largest advance in a year. There were also increases in the costs of motor vehicle insurance, personal care products, tobacco and alcohol.
(GRAPHIC - U.S. inflation interactive graphic: tmsnrt.rs/2Rt5vGU)
Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Paul Simao
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To celebrate the launch of the new Mountain Dew Coolata beverage, Dunkin’ Donuts has decided to … make a Facebook game? Actually, the Unfreeze It Facebook app is more of a contest than a game, but it features some interesting real world elements and game-like qualities.
Users can register over at the app for a chance to control a real world water cannon in an attempt to break a Coolata free from a block of ice. Participants will be selected each day and will be able to pre-program a trio of shots from the water cannon, before being able to watch a live broadcast of the event on the game’s page. Whoever is first to successfully melt the ice and release the cup each day will get a prize, ranging from a mountain bike to a camcorder.
In addition to the daily prize, everyone who registers will be entered in a drawing for the grand prize: a 3D Sony television.
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Barely a dotcom.
That's the latest from the Internet start-up the Monitor began following a year ago.
The company, then called Handshake.com, was formed by four guys in their 20s eager to make it big at a time when dotcoms were Wall Street's golden child.
When it debuted on the Web last year, Handshake's concept was to revolutionize the way consumers buy services.
Times have changed. So has our dotcom.
Los Angeles-based SimplyDone Business Solutions, as it's now known, still relies on the Web for its success. It maintains a public presence online. But its central purpose is no longer serving everyday consumers there. It's all about selling e-commerce software to the service industry - everyone from caterers to pet groomers.
Businesses use the technology on their own Web sites to allow customers to log on and schedule appointments.
No doubt, for the company to still exist at a time when plenty of Internet entrepreneurs have been shown the door is a major accomplishment.
The fact that SimplyDone, at least for now, is a business-to-business dotcom says a lot about the state of Internet start-ups.
"Just because I'm in the dotcom world doesn't mean I ever believed those stock valuations were really sustainable," says Michael Barton,
SimplyDone's chief executive officer, who joined the company earlier this year. "It was a dream phase that had to come to an end at some point."
"The market today is more rational and more reasonable and one that is grounded in good business practice," he says.
Wall Street's change of heart toward Internet start-ups was no doubt a factor in SimplyDone's revamped business strategy. When the company first launched, the idea was to connect consumers to local merchants. Need a caterer anywhere in the US? Fill out an online request form, watch the bids roll in, and schedule your service. The site had almost 30 service categories to choose from.
The problem was that it took a lot of customers (at least 100,000 by some industry estimates) to generate any revenue. And building up that kind of traffic can take years - not to mention big bucks.
Yet while the original business struggled, the company learned a lot about how people use the Internet. It also discovered that the average service merchant didn't know much about technology or how to profit from the Web.
So in June, SimplyDone Business Solutions was born. It quickly started peddling its software to merchants. The company also sells its technical and marketing expertise.
"We saw this opportunity as almost an offshoot of what we were doing before," Barton says. "The real reason we changed the business model was speed to profitability."
While the consumer dotcom site (www.simplydone.com) is still on the Web, "it is not even relevant to our business now," Barton says.
Since the change, the company has scaled down its marketing, recruiting, and business-development departments and ramped up sales and product development. So far, SimplyDone has landed Maid Brigade as a client. But it declined to specify sales projections or total number of clients to date.
It has already acquired one technology company, and has partnered with a half a dozen others. SimplyDone anticipates "positive cash flow" by the middle to end of next year. So far, it has been able to survive without a third round of financing.
The dream of going public and cashing in as an IPO, however, has become "one of a string of options," rather than the goal the company was originally driving toward.
Barton concedes that it will be more difficult to raise money given the current climate among funders toward Internet start-ups. Still he says he has "complete confidence" in SimplyDone. "It's not that dotcoms aren't able to raise money," he says. "It's the ones that don't have good businesses that aren't able to. Those are the rules that every business in the world has operated under - dotcoms are not any different."
At the same time, Barton concedes that perhaps the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. "We've gone from drastic over-excitement and over-expectation to a little bit of exaggerated underexpectation and cynicism [toward dotcoms]. Where the market will end up ... is somewhere in the middle."
To take SimplyDone to the next level, the company continues to bring on more-seasoned talent, which has bumped up the average age here to about 30.
To date, SimplyDone has assembled a seven-person management team (only one member is from the original start-up days). Most sport MBAs and have had previous careers at such companies as Andersen Consulting, AT&T, Valvoline, and Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch.
This more-experienced crowd has brought a more mature demeanor to the office. They've helped focus the team on the new business plan. People for the first time are talking about quarterly sales goals. Everybody seems to know exactly where the company is headed.
"We used to start every sentence with, 'Wouldn't it be nice if...,' " says Dan Sommer, one of the four original founders, whose title has changed from chief operating officer to vice president of people to director of business development. "Now it is: 'What have you done for me lately?' "
The new high-tech - rather than dotcom - business strategy has also helped with recruiting. "[Candidates] see stability now" in SimplyDone, says Graham Beatty, director of recruiting. "Suddenly it was no longer appealing to say, 'We are a dotcom.' People had seen so many fall."
Surprisingly, a considerable number of employees (some 18 or so) from the original start-up team are still on board. But one key member - the original CEO, Ajay Shah - left last month to start another technology company. Yet he still remains active at SimplyDone.
"At some point I may decide I want to see one of these things all the way through," says Mr. Shah, talking on his cellphone from Phoenix. "Right now, as an entrepreneur, I really like the start-up phase."
On the money front, CEO Barton has also instituted a more conservative view toward spending. For the first time everyone talks about "burn rate" - how quickly the company burns through its cash holdings.
Sales trips are scrutinized. ("Stay with a friend if you can" is the motto.) The company has revised its staffing projections from 100 people by the end of the year to its current count of about 50. (That means the echo is still pretty loud in the company's retro office space, which resembles an airplane hanger.) It also has let go of at least seven people over the past six months. And the company outsources some work, contracting with some two dozen programmers in Russia and India.
In addition, some of last year's perks, like gym memberships and buying breakfast for the entire office, are gone. "We haven't cut it off completely," Barton retorts.
Still, that's not to say people don't have fun. Workers still shoot baskets in the plastic hoop at the back of the office. Occasionally a loose-ball fight breaks out involving the entire office. And the new vice president of human resources just spent a recent weekend skydiving with co-workers.
"Sure there are things I miss about the old days," says Matthew Ruzz, who's been with the company since its inception. "But if I had to choose between now and then, I'd take now in a heartbeat."
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Facebook to tell advertisers what users talk about
New partnership with data firm to help companies target audiences more accurately
Facebook has signed a new deal with a data firm called DataSift in a bid to help advertisers better understand how people use the social network.
The partnership will make it easier to find out what users are talking about on the network, also known as Topic Data.
Facebook said in a blog post: "Topic data shows marketers what audiences are saying on Facebook about events, brands, subjects and activities, all in a way that keeps personal information private. Marketers use the information from topic data to make better decisions about how they market on Facebook and other channels, and build product roadmaps.
"For example, with topic data: A business selling a hair de-frizzing product can see demographics on the people talking about humidity's effects on their hair to better understand their target audience; A fashion retailer can see the clothing items its target audience is talking about to decide which products to stock; or a brand can see how people are talking about their brand or industry to measure brand sentiment."
The move is the latest in a series of steps Facebook has taken to help advertisers and companies better understand how people use its service. Facebook has expanded efforts to help companies study the effectiveness of their ads on the social network. The social network has also created new services to help companies send ads to its users both while they're using the social network, as well as when they're using some apps or outside websites.
"The partnership with Facebook leverages DataSift's technology to aggregate and deliver summary results from topic data, enabling developers to build innovative marketing applications that surface insights into what audiences are saying on Facebook." DataSift said in its blog.


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Apple has added an additional 46 banks and credit unions to its list of supporting financial institutions in the US. “The new additions increase the number of banking institutions in the US supporting Apple Pay to over 425,” MacRumors reports.
- Gatwick Airport installs 2,000 BLE beacons for augmented reality wayfinding
- Lotte Card introduces ‘pay with your palm’
- Debit cards set to overtake cash in 2018, three years earlier than expected
- Digital, decisive and drone-ready: American Express commissioned study shows Gen Z’s customer experience expectations
- EU agency calls for action on IoT security


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Anyone tired of hearing about the White Nexus 4? Well if not, the press images of the device have just leaked out. There's no real surprise in the aesthetics of it. It looks just like the black Nexus 4, which is in my hand right now, but the back and sides are white. It still has that black bezel. We are still hearing rumors that the white Nexus 4 will be coming on June 10th with a new version of Android and possibly a new Nexus 7.
The folks over at Android Police have grabbed the exclusive on these images, so we'll tip our hats to Artem and his staff. We've seen this same device pop up at Google I/O and various other tech shows worldwide in the recent weeks. He is unable to confirm when it will be released, if it ever actually does get released. But since these are press photos, we are probably going to see it launch fairly soon. And not just be a special edition given out at a Google event (normally Google I/O, but that's now over).
We've heard of rumors of a 32GB Nexus 4 and possibly with working LTE. Unfortunately, Android Police's tipster informed them that the white Nexus 4 will be coming in 8GB and 16GB varieties. So it looks like no 32GB model, at least for now. We'll keep our fingers crossed on that one. It's also said to be running Android 4.2. Now this could be released before Android 4.3, or it could be released with it and get updated before launch. Who knows at this point. But it looks like the white Nexus 4 is indeed real and could see a retail launch very soon.
How many of you would pick up this "white" Nexus 4? Let us know in the comments below.


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Bitcoin is trading at its highest price in almost two years, driven by several factors including market conditions in Asia, according to experts in the cryptocurrency.
The online currency ended Monday at around $542.77 and hit a high of $548.5 on Tuesday. The price has surged in the last week, climbing 22 percent since last Monday; year-to-date the price for bitcoin has increased by 25 percent.
As a result, this is the highest price bitcoin has reached since August 2014. CNBC examines three reasons to explain the rising price.


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More than 180,000 Toyota drivers in Britain will have to wait until next week at the earliest to find out how and when the manufacturer will deal with potentially defective accelerator pedals.
The extent of the recall in Britain is just becoming clear — a week after Toyota said that it would need to bring in 1.8 million cars from around Europe for repairs.
The recall will mean 206 Toyota garages in Britain working round the clock to repair the affected vehicles already on the road as well as new cars coming into dealerships that have had their deliveries suspended.
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As per a recent NASSCOM report, the Indian startups have seen a 108 percent growth in total funding from $2 billion USD to $4.2 billion USD this year. In one of the NASSCOM events, President Debjani Ghosh said that India is becoming a startup hub. The opportunity for growth here is enormous, that hasn’t really been seen in a lifetime. She even mentioned that the challenge here is how fast does a company want to transform.
A NASSCOM report further said that there was a 50 percent increase in the number of advanced tech startups since 2017. The report also said that the total number of startup funding deals, especially those in the late stages have witnessed massive growth. This was around 250 percent from USD 847 million in 2017 to USD 3 billion in 2018.
The data provided above proves that the startups based and operating out of India have been performing quite well. Before the year ends, let’s have a download of the startups that have been performing exceedingly well in their field of operation and have created some major disruptions. Here’s the list of Top Indian Startups:
Cab aggregator Ola, that’s one of the world’s largest ride-hailing firms, announced its ‘Mission: Electric’. This had a commitment to place around 10,000 e-rickshaws in service. Ola Electric has worked with driver-partners, cities, vehicle manufacturers, and battery companies, in order to make sustainable technologies cost-effective and viable in daily commuting.
Ola Electric has raised $250 million from SoftBank. This valued the startup at $1 billion. Other investors in Ola Electric include Tiger Global, Ratan Tata, and several others. Ola Electric became one of the fastest unicorn after Udaan.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of One97 Communications, the parent and operational company of Paytm. Paytm Money has partnered with all 40 AMCs (Asset Management Companies). This makes Paytm Money the only investment platform that offers investments in direct plans of mutual funds from all AMCs in India.
Recently, Paytm Money has raised INR. 40 crore funding from its parent One97 Communications. This was in addition to its previous round where it raised INR.28.87 crore, and it had also received an investment commitment of $10 million from One97 Communications.
NinjaCart has been disrupting the traditional ways of picking up fruits and vegetables from farmers. Once they pick up, they deliver it to the nearby small retail outlets. Most of its revenue is dependent on the commission that it earns from the entire transaction.
The founders have said that farmers now are able to earn better remuneration, as there are no middlemen and no guarantee of steady demand. Ninjacart has added $10 million in Series C round of funding from Tiger Global, Trifecta Capital, Tanglin Venture Fund, Steadview Capital, and ABG Capital.
Meesho is a home reseller focused startup aimed at creating micro-entrepreneurs. In a very small span, Meesho has made a name for itself. Meesho aims to create an environment where it allows anyone to start their business with zero investment. This 2020, Meesho strives to create around 20 million micro-entrepreneurs.
On the business side, Meesho has seen a 50X growth in two consecutive years (HY18 to HY19) counts to around 1451 percent. The startup works on approximately 10-15 percent commission, where the sellers can earn with Meesho, by adding a profit margin on every sale.
A SaaS-based customer lifecycle management and mobile marketing company, CleverTap has quite earned a repute for itself. They claim to have generated more than $2 billion in incremental revenue to its customers, and at present has a reach of more than one billion devices and over 8,000 consumer apps in more than 100 countries.
The startup’s revenue has been growing at 250 percent year-over-year since 2015. Some of the most important clients of CleverTap include Vodafone, Star, Sony, Domino’s Pizza, Gojek, Cleartrip and BookMyShow.
OkCredit aims to disrupt the way small businesses do accounting. Through digitisation, the startup aims to reduce the merchant’s burden of maintaining and accounting paper account books. People can send collective notifications to customers when there are delayed or missed payments.
Whenever a merchant registers a transaction on the platform against a customer, they get informed through a text or WhatsApp. OkCredit became a part of YCombinator’s 2018 summer batch and had raised funds from the US-based seed accelerator during its $1.7 million pre-Series A round. LightSpeed Partners, Venture Highway, and Y Combinator participated in the round.
Startup Yulu aims to provide an affordable and green mobility solution for urban India. They have a strong vision to decongest urban traffic by providing scalable, affordable, efficient and clean modes of transport as solutions for last mile connectivity and short distance commute.
Yulu has centers in Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bhubaneswar. In Bengaluru, Yulu has over 850 Yulu or parking zones. They require users to pay Rs.10 mandatorily for a Yulu Miracle ride, and additionally Rs. 10 per 10 minutes of riding time.
What Does 2020 Hold for Startups in India?
As per the data suggested above, statistics state that the startup market in India is really bullish. With the rise in the number of startups, and them turning profitable with each passing quarter, the days ahead involve more creation and disruption.


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Sencha Touch features a theming system to change an application's appearance with a few lines of code, Sencha said. Resolution independence technology in the product allows consistent display on devices with different pixel densities. Data management classes and a touch event system allow developers to focus on their application rather than on eccentricities of mobile platforms.
Sencha Touch 1.0 had been in a beta test period since June. It supports development for platforms including Google Android and Apple iOS. A roadmap detailed for the product has RIM Blackberry support being added in Sencha Touch 1.1 in the first quarter of 2011.
Sencha had charged $99 for the beta release of Sensa Touch but decided to drop this fee. "We want this to be the de facto standard that everyone uses," for mobile development, Spencer said. The company sells support services for Sencha Touch as well as development frameworks such as Ext JS.
Sencha will compete with others in the mobile application development space, such as Rhomobile and Appcelerator. Rhomobile's Rhodes framework and Appcelerator's Titanium framework both supports native development
The upcoming Ext JS 4 release, or Ext 4, features improvements in stability, speed, and flexibility. Ext JS is for development of desktop applications.
"Speed is very important to us and, with Ext 4, is one of our top priorities," said Spencer. Continual performance testing for code boosts framework speed. A new layout engine also assists with performance and flexibility. Also, unit tests offer 90 percent of code coverage, providing stability, Spencer said. He also cited documentation improvements. "With Ext 4, we have the best documentation we've ever created, and not by a short way -- by a long way."
Also featured are improvements for charting and disabled accessibility.
Ext JS 4 is set for a beta release in six weeks, with general availability due on February 28.
Sencha also plans to offer an automated testing tool called Visual QA, which is now being used internally at the company.
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