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Yesterday, Brave Software, the maker of ad blocking web browser Brave, filed a formal data protection complaint against Adtech industry body IAB Europe for a cookie wall stalking one site.
According to Dr. Johnny Ryan, the Chief Policy & Industry Officer of Brave, the company wants to know the methods employed to “force users to choose between cookies and accessing IAB’s site.”
On the site, a notice reads that those cookies are for “functional and analytic purposes” adding that “those deployed by third parties may be used for targeted advertising.”
This move forces visitors to accept tracking by Google, Facebook, and many other sites which may monitor all their activities.
Dr. Ryan thinks such a move is a breach of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, “which protects citizens in Europe from being forced to accept processing for their data for other reasons rather than the provision of the requested service.”
“One should not be forced to accept web-wide profiling by unknown companies as a condition of access to a website,” Dr. Johnny Ryan of Brave said in a press release.
“This would be like Facebook preventing you from accessing the Newsfeed until you have clicked a button permitting it to share your data with Cambridge Analytica.”
However, there is still a lot of missing details about these claims including what data will be processed, under what legal basis, for how long, and at what time.
Simon McGarr, who has worked on data protection cases for Digital Rights Ireland, represents Dr. Ryan in his complaint.
McGarr argues that, “Where companies rely on consent to process people’s data it is critical that this is more than a box-ticking exercise. For consent to be valid, it must be freely given, informed, specific and unambiguous…in a way which respects individuals’ rights.”
Ryan wants to see the Irish Data Protection Commissioner crack down on the IAB’s processing of data collected through the cookie wall.
In its defense, IAB Europe alleged a conflict of interest for Ryan and Brave, saying their claim was a PR campaign against the digital advertising industry.
Last month, IAB’s Matthias Matthiesen said in a Twitter dispute with Ryan and other privacy activists that there was “nothing in either the GDPR or the ePrivacy Directive that prohibits so-called cookie walls (or consent walls for that matter)”.


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Cloud service OnLive has announced a number of new games for the service. New titles from the likes of Sega, THQ and Square Enix were confirmed at E3 2012.
The company also revealed the impressive MultiView, in which players can utilise picture-in-picture display to see what their friends and team mates are seeing. Perfect when working together in multiplayer.
Improvements have also been made to OnLive's browser, hopefully reducing the time it takes for players to try games out.
Here's the list of OnLive titles confirmed for 2012 (so far):
Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
The Cave (Sega)
Darksiders 2 (THQ)
Hell Yeah! (Sega)
Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
Inversion (Namco Bandai)
London 2012 (Sega)
Metro: Last Light (THQ)
Ravaged (2 Dawn Games)
Saints Row: The Third: Enter the Dominatrix (THQ)
Sid Meier's Civilization 5: Gods and Kings (2K Games)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (THQ)

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TVOne Picks: Top 5 Made In Pakistan Designers And Their Most Awaited Showcase –
So, Made in Pakistan 17′ starts tonight, and the Fashion Gurus are all set to showcase their best. But for those who don’t know much about this latest happening. Made in Pakistan 17′ is a fashion showcase with a vision of producing export worthy collections. Top designers and brands are set to showcase their best in a three-day event under Millennial Fashion Platform to take place in Karachi this week. Made in Pakistan 17′ is step ahead in Fashion export and TVOne supports the effort by joining hands with the Fashion Pakistan as an Official Media Partner for the biggest event of the year.
Here’re Top 5 Designers eyeing to be declared the best this year.
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Jaguar I-Pace uses Formula E tech for improved performance
It’s all starting to make sense now, why British luxury carmaker, Jaguar, would dive head-first into the all-electric Formula E racing series.
This week, the company unveiled the Jaguar I-Pace Concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show - its first ever electric vehicle, only in this case, it’s a performance SUV with styling derived from its C-X75 hybrid-electric supercar concept, which we saw at Paris in 2010.
Jaguar Land Rover already has some experience in electrification, gained from its 2012 XJ_e plug-in hybrid prototypes to the 2015 Evoque_e project, which has seen its engineers amass a wealth of knowledge into lithium-ion cell design, electric motor design and state-of-the-art battery and thermal management systems.
The Jaguar I-Pace is a zero-emission, battery electric vehicle that will go on sale early 2018, with a range likely to exceed the concept’s current 500km claim.
Richard Agnew, Global PR Director at Jaguar told CarAdvice, “that the basic battery technology – pouch cells, the amount of cells, and the battery management system are shared (in terms of the basic chemistry and the way we manage the batteries) between Formula E and I-Pace.
“That said, I would say the biggest tangible benefit that we’ll get from the race program, will be in how batteries perform in a very challenging environment over time, and then more importantly, how we manage the batteries to keep them at their optimum performance level.
“With the Formula E car, it’s all about how we manage the loads across the different battery packs, how we manage the temperature of the batteries and how the battery performance changes over time when you’re putting a lot of high current through them”, he added.
Interestingly, Jaguar’s I-Pace already has more power (294kW) than its track-only Formula E sibling (200kW) though regulations allow for that figure to eventually creep to 300kW and beyond.
The I-Pace is still a concept, so expect further development and advancement in the performance arena, above and beyond Jaguar’s 0-60mph-in-around-four-seconds claim.
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Chevrolet has added a V-8 option to more models in its 2020 Silverado lineup. One of them is the Custom Trail Boss, which thanks to the V-8 offers up 420 horsepower of grunt.
Mercedes-Benz's latest GLE has also received a V-8 option. In this case, the engine is paired with a mild-hybrid system designed to boost power during high loads and recover energy under braking and coasting.
The next generation of BMW's 4-Series has been spotted, in its convertible body style. Other body styles will include the coupe, Gran Coupe liftback sedan, and a new i4 electric sedan.
You'll find these stories and more in today's car news, right here at Motor Authority.
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In April, consumer prices were flat over the previous month, virtually unchanged from the 0.09% drop recorded in March. Annual inflation, however, inched down from 2.6% in March to 2.5% in April, defying market expectations of a 2.8% rate and marking the lowest level since July 2010. The core inflation index, which excludes more volatile items such as fresh food and energy, added 0.10% over the previous month, which contrasted the 0.38% drop observed in March. Annual core inflation inched down from 1.9% in March to 1.8% in April, the lowest level since December 2010. According to the revised Economic Outlook for 2012, the Central Bank sees inflation at 3.2% this year. For 2013, the Bank expects inflation to moderate to 3.1%.
Inflation eases in April
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At its 13 October monetary policy meeting, the Bank of Korea (BoK) announced that it will hold the base rate constant at a record low of 1.25%, which was largely in line with market expectations.
October 5, 2016
In September, consumer prices rose 0.6% over the previous month, which contrasted the 0.1% decrease in August and overshot the 0.2% increase the markets had expected.
October 3, 2016
Korea’s Customs Services reported that exports totaled USD 40.9 billion in September, which represented a 5.9% contraction over the USD 43.4 billion recorded in the same month last year.
September 30, 2016
The forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for the manufacturing sector produced by the Bank of Korea (BoK) rose from 74 points in September to 75 points in October.
September 30, 2016
In August, industrial production accelerated and expanded 2.3% year-on-year, which was up from both the 1.6% increase registered in July and the 1.6% rise the markets had expected.


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By adding toilet paper, napkins, facial tissues and paper towels made of recycled paper, consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark will have a full line of paper products to address the growing green market.
The items will be marketed under the Scott’s Natural brand.
Consumers who buy Scott products – which come in at a lower price-point than its Cottonelle and Viva brands – have indicated a desire to buy more environmentally friendly paper items, Scott brand director Erik Seidel said in a Reuters article.
Here is the recycled fiber content of the Scott’s Naturals items:
- facial tissues – 20 percent
- toilet paper – 40 percent
- paper towels – 60 percent
- napkins – 80 percent
The napkins and paper towels will cost about the same as Scott’s traditional products, Seidel said, but the toilet paper will cost 6 percent more, primarily because it costs more to manufacture.
Procter & Gamble Co., which sells Charmin and Bounty, does not have any recycled paper products, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, Georgia-Pacific, which markets Quilted Northern, does not market a full line of items as recycled, although some its products do contain recycled fibers, Reuters reported.
In February, Greenpeace released its latest Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide, recommending brands like Green Forest, Seventh Generation and 365. At the time, Kimberly-Clark products ranked low on the guide because the company was “literally wiping away ancient forests to make their disposable products,” wrote mikeg on Greenpeace’s blog.


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Huoli, the Chinese app developer behind Flights Manager and Bullet Train Manager (our translation), has disclosed a gross merchandise volume of RMB6 billion (around US$1bn) in 2014, up from RMB700 million (around US$113m) in the previous year.
The company claimed it has had some 60 million users, with 5 million monthly active users as of March 2014 (source in Chinese). It raised two rounds of funding in 2011.
Started with managing and tracking flight and train statuses in 2009, Huoli added purchasing capabilities to its apps in 2012.
Apart from flight and train ticket sales, Huoli also makes money from third-party mobile games on in its apps, as well as hotel booking and car hauling services (eLong’s hotel service, Yongche’s airport pickup service and Kuaidi’s taxi booking service are currently featured).
Huoli claims its mobile revenue in 2014 surpassed that of eLong, one of the China’s leading online travel agencies, as reported by Wang Guanxiong. This is not a like-to-like comparison, as the majority of eLong’s revenues come from hotel bookings, rather than sales of plane and train tickets, and eLong began on web rather than app. However, the new generation of online travel services are certainly now threatening the older Chinese online travel agencies such as eLong and Ctrip.
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Very confusing situation in Turkey where one of the main cryptocurrency buying platforms, Thodex, could be the target of a gigantic fraud case. An estimated 390,000 customers no longer have access to their digital token accounts and are unable to recover the funds, Reuters and Bloomberg report.
The focus of attention was the founder of the platform Faruk Fatih Ozer (27), who allegedly fled Turkey by air last Tuesday. According to authorities and local media, the man allegedly stole all of the clients’ funds, an estimated $ 2 billion. On the platform’s website, teams are rushing to reassure customers while developing another version of the facts that led to this situation.
Two versions of the facts and a CEO on the run
The Demiroren news agency reported that Faruk Fatih Ozer is currently in Albania. His old Twitter account was deleted before a new one appeared in the last few hours with an “official” statement from the CEO of Thodex. In it he acknowledged his current financial difficulties. He wrote :
“So I decided to stay alive and fight, work and pay off my debts […] The day I pay off all of my debts, I will return to my country and go to court. Faruk Fatih Ozer via Twitter.
The police raided the company’s Istanbul offices. Since the problems began on Tuesday, Thodex has presented a very different version of the situation. On the platform, customers learn that “negative information published in the press does not reflect reality”.
The cryptocurrency shopping platform also claims that an “unspecified” partnership has been in place in the past few days, which is the cause of the current issues for “approximately 30,000 affected customers” out of the 390,000 active customers on the platform.
Thodex would have been approached “by renowned banks and funds” about a partnership proposal that would have caused the interruption of transactions for a period of several days. The apology is rarely heard by customers who haven’t received a warning earlier. Given the volatility of cryptocurrencies and local currency inflation, such a cessation of business operations is simply unthinkable.
Booming inflation, an anti-crypto policy
Thodex is not the first cryptocurrency exchange in Turkey. User numbers remain sizeable as more people open an account to buy digital assets and hope to protect their savings from booming inflation.
As Bloomberg recalled, Turkey experienced a March marked by a 16.2% price hike with no financial compensation. More and more people want to buy digital tokens to hope that their economy works and that they don’t suffer from the economic situation.
The Turkish lira is unbeatable and has lost its value against the US dollar for the ninth time in a row. In the first quarter alone, in 2021, the price fell another 10%.
In parallel with this surge in the popularity of digital assets, the state itself is much stricter. Regarding cryptocurrencies, starting April 30th, a new law will ban the use of digital tokens for payments. A first step towards anti-bitcoin and other altcoins regulation.
Regardless of what happens next for Thodex customers, the government has already announced that it will redouble its screw tightening efforts. Erdogan’s chief economic adviser told Bloomberg that the Turkish government would act “as soon as possible,” adding that “Turkey will undoubtedly implement regulations in line with its economy, but it will also monitor global developments”.
The Dogecoin Secret (The Dogecoin Puzzles)
Let’s end at a mysterious point on this matter. Last week the price of Dogecoin ($ DOGE) exploded and the volume exceeded that of Ether in various 24-hour slots. When exchanging Thodex, there were the first suspicions of problems on Twitter.
“Did you notice it on the Thodex platform? They sell Doge for 30% less than the market price and don’t allow you to get them back if you want to resell them. Does it seem like an escape strategy? Does all of this coincide with the rise of Dogecoin? Thodex traded more than $ 500 million in 24 hours, ”a user asked on Twitter on April 17th.
Have you dealt with the Turkish exchange Thodex? They sell Doge 30% below the market price and hold the coins back when you try to reclaim them. Sounds like an escape strategy? Does it all coincide with the doge pump? They traded over $ 500 million worth of Doge in 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/GwLgrqfV80
– Cedric Gerard (@advirtua) April 17, 2021
The platform made a name for itself in the crypto news by posting an entirely different price for their DOGE / TRY pair (the Thodex token). As a result, the service recorded an exceptional transaction volume of $ 500 million in a single day.
In order to accelerate the acquisition of new customers, Thodex also offered in March to receive free Dogecoin tokens for opening an account and an initial purchase transaction. Its website then stated that 4 million DOGEs had been distributed to customers. However, a significant proportion reiterated that the platform had failed to deliver on its promises.


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Everyone loves Wi-Fi, whether on a bus in Kenya, in a hotel room in Cape Town or in their houses in Lagos or Cairo but skyrocketing internet costs in Africa and other regions have made over 60 percent of people in the world still have no access to Internet. Global firms like Google, Microsoft among others have tried to use innovative ways to make sure more people have access to internet.
Facebook last year launched Internet.org to help bring a third of the world online. It has since partnered with almost everyone in the industry to make this project stands. Just recently, Facebook partnered with GSMA to work on policy issues that will see governments reduce taxes on mobile phones. Other initiatives have to been put in place to get more people online, but as Outernet, if it succeeds.
Outernet, a new service founded by US’s MDIF’s Director of Innovation Syed Karim wants to solve this. The free Wi-Fi service aims to use a network of small satellites to transmit internet to any Wi-Fi-enabled device, including mobile phones in the world.
Outernet allows anyone with any internet enabled device to receive signals, regardless of connectivity to the regular internet and aims to end costly data plans from local telecom operators which act as a barrier to accessing information.
“We are excited to incubate such a revolutionary project,” said MDIF CEO Harlan Mandel. “Outernet will bypass censorship, ensure privacy and offer worldwide access to information to everyone, including those who today are beyond the geographic reach of the internet or can’t afford it.”
“Outernet is the modern version of shortwave radio,” said founder Mr. Karim. “It uses leading-edge technology to address a deep social problem. As the world moves towards a global knowledge-driven economy, more than 3 billion people are excluded by cost, geography or jurisdiction. Outernet will increase opportunities for everyone to access digital news and information, allowing greater access to opportunity and education than anything that currently exists.”
Set to be deployed in March 2015, Outernet promises to offer a humanitarian communications system, relaying public service transmissions during emergencies in places where there is no access to conventional communications networks due to natural disasters or man-made restrictions on the free-flow of information.


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The export of Kazakh products through the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor) has increased 6.5 times in 10 months, said the Ministry of Trade and Integration, Report informs.
“In addition to metals, the majority of petroleum products have been transported along this route,” the ministry noted.
The ministry emphasized that Kazakhstan has reduced its metal exports through Russia and started supplying more metals through TITR.
According to the information received by the institution from Kazakhstan Railway, during the ten months of 2022, export through Russia increased by 7%. The share of cargo transportation via this country makes up 25% in the overall structure of the supply of Kazakhstani products.
At the same time, the country carries less ferrous and non-ferrous metals, chemical preparations, soda, chemical, and mineral fertilizers through Russia:
“Ferrous and non-ferrous metals were directed to the TITR route, as well as to China, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. But the transportation of chemical preparations and soda, as well as chemical and mineral fertilizers in the direction of Ukraine, has been stopped. There was no change of direction in this regard.”
Regarding imports, the information of the Ministry of Trade and Integration emphasized that the supply through Russia remained at the same level, even though fewer construction materials, grain, and sugar products were transported to Kazakhstan.
The ministry explained this with the supply of building materials from Uzbekistan, grain from Russia, and sugar products from Latvia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan.
Import through TITR increased by 91%. The biggest growth was recorded in chemicals and soda, ferrous metals, juices, and beverages.
TITR was created in February 2014 with the participation of the relevant structures of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia. Subsequently, Ukraine, Romania and Poland joined the project.
Currently, the route runs from the Chinese-Kazakh border through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Georgia to Europe. A single tariff has been set for the entire route, the principle of a “single window” is being implemented, and container trains are running successfully.
In December 2020, container trains began to be sent in transit through Azerbaijan along the TITR route from Turkiye to China (Xi’an city). In a short time, this route has become in high demand among shippers, as it meets the requirements for the speed and cost of cargo delivery in comparison with alternative routes.
Trains have time to arrive at their destination in just 16 days, and according to the agreements, they will run regularly twice a month. These agreements have been well respected, even despite the increase in prices since the beginning of 2021 for container transportation in China.
The pandemic and related difficulties in trade relations, a sharp increase in exports of Chinese goods to the US, Europe, Russia and other countries against the backdrop of a reduction in the delivery of goods in the opposite direction, an increase in the cost of container ship services – all these factors influenced the fact that the cost of maritime container freight also rose.


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Yes, the travel industry is the largest industry globally by employment, to answer the initial question. On the other hand, it is not the largest industry by market size and revenue in 2020. … The projections tell us the coronavirus will cost the global tourism industry at least $1.2 trillion in 2020.
Is tourism world’s largest industry?
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that tourism is one of the largest industries in the world. … The tourism industry contributes 10.2 percent of the world’s GDP.
Which industry is biggest industry in the world?
Global Biggest Industries by Employment in 2021
- Global Consumer Electronics Manufacturing. 17,430,942.
- Global Commercial Real Estate. 17,164,710.
- Global Fast Food Restaurants. 13,458,146.
- Global HR & Recruitment Services. 11,988,376.
- Global Hotels & Resorts. …
- Global Apparel Manufacturing. …
- Global Coal Mining. …
- Global Tourism.
Why is tourism the largest industry?
The tourism industry not only generates revenues for a country and cultural wealth, but it is also one of the most important economic engines for growth and development. Globalization, as well as diplomatic relations among countries, has made traveling increasingly common.
How big is the tourism industry in the world?
According to The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), tourism generated $194 bn or 6.8% of India’s GDP in 2019 and supported 39.80 Mn jobs which is 8 % of its total employment. The sector is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 6.9% to $460 bn by 2028 which is 9.9% of GDP.
Is tourism considered an industry?
Of the 25+ subsectors that make up the travel and tourism industry, three sectors–accommodations, air travel and food services–account for more than half of total output.
Why is tourism an industry?
As one of the world’s largest economic sectors, travel and tourism creates jobs, drives exports, and generates prosperity across the world. Tourism has become one of the main income sources for many developing countries like Nepal. …
What are the 4 main industries?
There are four types of industry. These are primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary. Primary industry involves getting raw materials e.g. mining, farming and fishing. Secondary industry involves manufacturing e.g. making cars and steel.
Which industry is known as the industry?
Iron and steel industry is called the basic industry due to following reasons: All industries whether heavy, medium or light depend on it for the machinery.
What is the number 1 industry?
Which Are The Biggest Industries In The United States?
|Rank||Industry||% of total GDP|
|1||Real estate, renting, leasing||13%|
|2||State and Local Government||9%|
|3||Finance and insurance||8%|
What is tourism industry?
In its broadest sense, the tourism industry is the total of all businesses that directly provide goods or services to facilitate business, pleasure and leisure activities away from the home environment.
What country is #1 in tourism?
France is the world’s number one destination for international tourists, the most recent figures from the UNWTO show. Almost 90 million people visited the country in 2018. Spain isn’t far behind, with over 82 million visitors. The United States, China and Italy complete the top five.
What is the biggest tourism in the world?
Most visited destinations by international tourist arrivals
|Rank||Destination||International tourist arrivals (2018)|
|3||United States||79.7 million|
Is tourism is the world’s third largest industry?
The international tourism sector has seen uninterrupted growth in arrivals for eight straight years, with 2017’s growth being the highest since 2010; with a record performance of US$ 1.6 trillion.


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Sweden’s junior market became Europe’s hottest market to raise funds for growth companies in the first half of the year as retail investors took advantage of favourable tax policies to snap up the index’s tech and healthcare stocks.
Companies on Nasdaq’s First North Growth Market, based in Stockholm, have raised £1.6bn to date this year, compared with £1.5bn on London’s Aim, the traditional market leader, according to Dealogic data*.
Retail investors’ participation in global equity markets has slowed this year as the war in Ukraine, a global economic slowdown and rising energy and food costs dampen investors’ appetite for taking punts on the small and often lossmaking companies.
But they have kept faith in First North companies, including Embracer, Europe’s largest gaming group and the most actively traded name on the index, and a series of tech and healthcare companies.
The total raised is a considerable swing from last year, when companies raised more than £9.5bn on Aim, almost double the £5.4bn raised on First North. While retail investors have stepped back from Aim, they accounted for half of all flow into small-cap listed companies in Sweden in July, Nasdaq figures show.
“The Nordic market seems to have weathered the tribulations of the past few years better than the rest of Europe,” said Thomas Thygesen, head of strategy at Swedish investment bank SEB. “The investor base is more confident and has more capital available for risk.”
Tax policies encourage Swedes to invest in stocks, including investment products that do not require investors to pay capital gains taxes on transactions. This has meant that the proportion of the market made up by retail investors tends to be higher than on rival markets, although Aim also offers tax breaks on capital gains.
Retail traders represented between 31 and 52 per cent of trading in the 10 days after Volvo Cars’ listing on the main exchange in 2021, according to data from Nasdaq.
Nasdaq said the ready supply of retail investment was encouraging companies to raise money on the First North index. “London has such a huge capital market and it’s competing with Stockholm. Something’s got to be setting us apart: that something is retail participation.”
In contrast, Christopher Raggett, co-head of corporate finance at FinnCap, a stockbroker for Aim companies, said: “One thing driving the bubble of the pandemic was the amount of retail capital waiting to be deployed . . . people aren’t trading in as lively a fashion as previously.”
But First North, like others, has not been totally immune to the declines in global equities markets.
The index has seen capital raising fall by more than half in 2022 and its main index is down by more than 30 per cent this year. The Aim index has fallen more than 24 per cent so far this year.
“It’s a tricky year for markets generally,” said Raggett. “The amount of capital raised on Aim fell off a cliff from September last year to January this year.”
Despite capital raising on First North surpassing that of Aim, “people who are in the market in the Nordics, who don’t compare with anyone else, are finding this is a horrible year”, said SEB’s Thygesen.
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A 7-inch device from Dell is incoming in ‘weeks’.
Dell confirmed that, after its stint with the 5-inch tablet+phone combo, the Dell Streak, it will be launching a 7-inch tablet “within weeks”, according to Dell China president Amit Midha.
The device was shown off at an Orcale conference in the US a week ago by Michael Dell himself, but a release date wasn’t provided.
“It was showed off at Oracle World by Michael last week and we’ll be launching very, very soon—within the next few weeks,” Mr. Midha said in an interview.
The 7-incher will run on Google Android, however, Midha said Dell has been testing Google’s Chrome OS on the device as well.
Midha also confirmed 3-inch and 4-inch devices which will release along the same time as the 7-inch tablet-PC hits the market.
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Chinese New Year Travel 2020
2021 is a year of the ox according to chinese zodiac.
Chinese new year travel 2020. 2020 marks the year of the metal rat. Below is a list of chinese new year date from 2020 to 2043. It is popularly known as the lunar new year or spring festival.
Travel chinese new year 2020 staycation hong kong rosewood hong kong st regis hong kong chinese new year 2020 hong kong holiday hong kong staycation urban escape luxury hotels. They mark it as one of their biggest festivals. As hundreds of millions of chinese travel for lunar new year festivities.
The rat is also the first in the rotation of the 12 zodiac signs, meaning. Unlike its western counterpart, which always falls on the same day, chinese new year changes every year, following a special rotating calendar. As the traditional chinese calendar is lunar, chinese new year falls on a different day (of the gregorian calendar.
Soe zeya tun/reuters a chinese tourist wears a mask as she arrives at suvarnabhumi airport during a welcome ceremony of chinese lunar new year travellers in bangkok, thailand, january 22, 2020. Coronavirus will affect chinese new year 2020 tourist. Italy promises to be a magnet for chinese visitors in 2020, the national tourism board (enit), a public entity that promotes the country as a tourist destination, said in a statement on thursday.
The chinese new year 2020 will last from january 25, 2020, to february 11, 2021. Rats, luck and why you should avoid medicine, laundry and crying children save a pig lantern displayed at the yu yuan garden in shanghai, to mark chinese new year 2019 and. The predictions of snake chinese horoscope 2020 promises a rewarding year for the snakes in the year of rat.you can forget about the unpleasant things that happened in your life in the year 2020 and look forward to a pleasant time in 2020.
As the coronavirus spreads and travel bans with it, west coast shopping stops for chinese tourists will be affected in more ways than one. After some successive big years, there must be several small years or vice versa, so the new year date can never go out of the range. The dates for chinese new year and other traditional festivals are based on the chinese lunar calendar, and thus they change every year, relative to the gregorian calendar we use in the west.
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Recently, Hong Kong Patent and Trademark Office published Apple’s latest trademark applications, this time Apple applied for a trademark for an orange logo, which is “Music Memos“ icon.
Apple officially launched Music Memos app in January 20 this year, this app lets musicians and composers quickly record and capture the musical ideas on the iPhone for creative purposes, as early as February this year, Apple submitted a trademark application for Music Memos to the United States Patent and trademark Office.
Music memorandum logo trademark application will be filed in category ‘International Class 9’, the category including computers, computer peripherals, computer software, handheld computers, tablet computers and other related devices.
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing said: “Musicians from around the world, from famous artists to talented students are using Apple devices to make beautiful sounds of music; with the innovative Music Memos, they can always capture the emerging musical inspiration through the iPhone and iPad. “


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"This impacts almost every average gun owner," said Cheryl Klein, a manager at Bear Mountain Sports. "They already jump through hoops to get their guns and now they have to jump through hoops to get their ammo."
California's new law placing restrictions on the sale and purchase of ammunition is drawing some gripes from local merchants and their customers. They say the new rules will limit access and raises prices.
Cheryl Klein, a manager at Bear Mountain Sports, said she's heard a number of complaints about the new law banning ammo purchased online from being delivered to homes.
"I’m sure it impacts almost every average gun owner," Klein said of the spate of new gun laws. "They already jump through hoops to get their guns and now they have to jump through hoops to get their ammo."
Also, as of Jan. 1, it's illegal to bring ammo purchased out of state back to California. Some people travel elsewhere to purchase ammunition in bulk at a reduced rate, Klein said. Now they'll be paying extra.
Valley Gun owner Ken Quarnberg said the stated purpose of these laws is to keep the guns out of the hands of "bad guys," but the bad guys are going to get them one way or another.
"There's an easy way to keep firearms out of (criminals') hands, and that is to keep (those criminals) off the streets," Quarnberg said. "But California doesn't seem to have the stomach to do that."
And the legislature isn't finished. In July 2019, anyone buying ammunition in the state will be required to undergo a background check.
The new ammo law that took effect Jan. 1 also caused more immediate problems for some retailers.
More than 100 Wal-Mart stores were forced to temporarily stop selling ammunition earlier this week because of a delay in issuing newly required permits on the part of state officials.
The Bee quoted Wal-Mart spokeswoman Delia Garcia as saying the company received its licenses mid afternoon Tuesday and was “in the process of making them available to our stores so that they can resume normal sales as quickly as possible.”
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Best car sales in five years
CNN — in 2013.
Overall auto sales are still far below the average of 16.7 million vehicles a year in the decade prior to 2008, when the bottom fell out of the industry.
But sales for 2012 are poised to be up nearly 40% from the low point in 2009, when GM and Chrysler needed federal bailouts and bankruptcy just to survive, and the economy was in the throes of a great recession.
It also represented a much quicker rebound in sales than had been forecast a year or two ago. It wasn't long ago that most analysts were expecting the industry to take until the middle or even the end of the decade for sales to top 15 million.
"The feeling was it was going to be a much longer, more drawn-out recovery," said Schuster. "It's ahead of everyone's expectation back [in 2010]."
The rebound has itself been good for the U.S. economy.
The most recent figures from the Labor Department show that employment at auto plants and their parts suppliers grew by 55,400, or nearly 8%, over the 12 months ended in November, and automakers have announced plans for more hiring in the months ahead. Auto dealers have added another 25,400 jobs over the same period.
And those 80,800 jobs don't capture all the additional hiring at other companies that benefit from auto industry spending, from makers of steel, aluminum, paint and carpeting, to advertising firms and other media companies.


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What you need to know
- Google reportedly collects and uses data from rival apps to build its own competing apps and services.
- The company was accused of using TikTok's data when creating YouTube Shorts, a short-form video service.
- Amazon faced an EU investigation for similar behavior.
Google has been accused of using data from apps installed on Google Play equipped phones to build its own competing services. According to a report by The Information (via MSPoweruser), this is a private Google project where all the data is stored in an "Android Lockbox."
Google reportedly used this data to build a TikTok rival in YouTube Shorts. It has also analyzed data from email apps and social media apps like Facebook and Instagram. Such a move could be seen as anti-competitive, especially as the DOJ gears up to file antitrust charges against Google.
When investigating Amazon for the same behavior, the EU's Commissioner in charge of competition policy, Margrethe Vestager, said:
Swap out a few words here, and it's not hard to see where a new EU antitrust investigation could spring from. Google for its part says that it does collect app user data, but that data is something that individual developers do have access to. Of course, Google has a much wider range of data points, and isn't limited to looking at just data from one app but can see a whole lot of them to gain a fuller picture of user patterns.
It's also worth noting that Google offers a lot of apps that compete with everyone. YouTube competes with Spotify and Netflix. Google Keep and Tasks compete with the myriad number of Android notes app. Messages does so with both SMS apps and regular messaging apps. Google could conceivably use data for all these rivals to build its own apps up. If it did so with YoouTube Shorts, then it could do so with any of its other apps. For its part, Googe didn't confirm or deny whether it had used the data in this way.
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SIALKOT: Air Cargo Agents Association of Pakistan (ACAAP) and Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association (PIFFA) have jointly give a five-day deadline to the government, stressing it to withdraw 8 percent turnover tax on service industry till August 31st,2015, giving a strong warning to come on roads and to observe the complete strike from September 1st, 2015.
Both ACAAP and PIFFA gave this deadline to the government, while addressing an important meeting of Sialkot’s all the main trade bodies held at the auditorium of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry(SCCI) here on Wednesday evening. SCCI President Fazal Jillani chaired the meeting. A large number of the air cargo agents, freight forwarders and exporters attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Senior Vice Chairman of Air Cargo Agents of Pakistan (ACAAP) Irfan Younas termed the levy of 8 percent turnover tax on the service industry as a cut throat for this industry, saying that it would ruin the business of air cargo and freight in the country by increasing the cost of doing business for the exporters as well.
The meeting gave a five-day deadline to the government , asking to withdraw the said tax till the August 31st and after it all the air cargo agents and freight forwarders will come on the roads after closing their nation-wide businesses on September 01,2015 to lodge their strong protest against government, in this regard.
During this important meeting, the heads and representatives of Sialkot’s all the main trade bodies including Fazal Jillani President, Mir Alamgir Meyer SVP of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Mohammad Younas Chairman Pakistan Gloves Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PGMEA) expressed complete solidarity with the perturbed air cargo agents and freight forwarders. They also announced their full support for the air cargo agents and freight forwarders in this matter.


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The Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi is gearing up to launch its new fitness tracker called Xiaomi Band 7 tomorrow which means May 24 in the market of China and the company is believed to launch a regular version along with the NFC variant of the fitness band. Now the retail box of the upcoming Xiaomi Band 7 NFC model surfaced online and that reveals the specification details. Without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the new information about the upcoming device.
Going through the newly surfaced retail box images of the upcoming Xiaomi Band 7 NFC, it is revealing that the device is featuring a 5ATM water-resistant body and the device is coming with an AMOLED display and it is already confirmed that the device will feature a 1.62 inch screen.
Xiaomi Band 7 NFC will also support the Xiao AI assistant and watch faces. The device will also feature popular health related options like a heart rate tracker, continuous SpO2 tracking, sleep tracking. The device will also feature 100+ sports modes. The device is also expected to feature GPS connectivity. The device is also said to be compatible with Android 6.0 above or iOS 10.0 above.
So let’s wait for the official announcement of the device and we recommend you to stay tuned with us for the latest updates from the technological world at your fingertips.


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As operators in the U.S. prepare to hoist the next big video resolution standard, 4K/Ultra HD, new data from ABI Research suggests that less than half of global pay-TV customers have good ol'-fashioned high-definition displays in their homes.
The study found that global HD penetration is expected only to reach about 60 percent by 2020.
A study released by Strategy Analytics earlier in March suggested that 50 percent of U.S. homes will have 4K display capability by 2020.
ABI found that the global pay-TV market expanded another 4 percent in 2014 to 923.5 million subscribers and producing $257 billion in revenue. The research company predicts the market will reach 1.1 billion customers by 2020, generating $313 billion in revenue with its compound annual growth rate slowing to 2.7 percent
ABI research analyst Khin Sandi Lynn says deployment of innovations like 4K are important tools for pay-TV operators in a market that will grow increasingly competitive.
"Quality of content, innovations and service pricing are among the important factors for pay-TV operators to maintain customer base," she said.
- read this ABI Research press release
4K/Ultra HD displays will be in nearly half of U.S. living rooms by 2020, research firm says
HDTV penetration reaches 81% of U.S. homes
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As part of the settlement, Midas International Corporation is acquiring all of Glad’s shops, which therefore will continue to operate without interruption.
“For years, Glad ran a bait-and-switch scam, in which he deceptively lured customers into his Midas shops with cheap brake specials, then charged them hundreds of dollars more for unnecessary repairs,” Brown said. “Our settlement makes sure that Glad will never own or operate an auto repair shop in California again.”
After a four-year undercover investigation by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, Brown filed suit against Glad in June 2009. The investigation revealed that Glad regularly advertised $79 to $99 brake specials at his Midas shops to draw in customers and then often charged another $110 to $130 for unnecessary brake-rotor resurfacing. In some cases, customers were charged hundreds of dollars more for repairs that were not needed or never performed.
The settlement requires Glad to pay $1.8 million in damages, investigative costs and attorney fees, plus permanently prevents the franchisee from the following:
● Applying for or holding any license or registration issued by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair or any successor agency; and
● Engaging in any business that requires any type of license or registration issued by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair or any successor agency.
In addition to acquiring Glad’s 22 shops, Midas International Corporation has agreed to honor any and all guarantees or warranties previously made or given to customers.
In 1989, the state attorney general sued Glad for similar violations, which resulted in an injunction prohibiting his shops from performing unnecessary repairs, charging for services not performed, or using scare tactics to convince customers to purchase unnecessary parts and services. The California Bureau of Automotive Repair initiated its recent investigation into Glad’s Midas shops to monitor compliance with the injunction.
Undercover agents, posing as customers, conducted approximately 30 sting operations at Glad’s shops. In total, there were more than 35 incidents, involving 105 violations, in which shop managers, mechanics and employees made false or misleading statements to pressure customers into purchasing unnecessary parts and services. On average, the shops charged undercover agents almost $300 in unnecessary brake-rotor resurfacings, brake-drum repairs, brake adjustments, brake-cleaning services and other services.
“Overselling of services has become an increasing problem,” said California Bureau of Automotive Repair Chief Sherry Mehl. “It amounts to fraud and seriously harms the consumer. That’s why we aggressively work to find and shut down these shops.”
Brown’s lawsuit was filed jointly with Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff (then) and Fresno County District Attorney Elizabeth A. Egan, due to the large number of shops operating in Alameda and Fresno Counties. Glad’s 22 Midas shops are located in Campbell, Clovis, Concord, Dublin, Fremont, Fresno, Hayward, Manteca, Merced, Modesto, San Jose, San Leandro, Turlock and Walnut Creek.
Brown’s lawsuit contended that Glad and his shops:
● Used false and misleading advertising in violation of Business and Professions Code 17500;
● Employed unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices in violation of Business and Professions Code 17200; and
● Disobeyed the 1989 Alameda County Superior Court injunction in violation of Business and Professions Code 17535.5 and 17207.
“The Department of Consumer Affairs has zero tolerance for consumer fraud,” said California Department of Consumer Affairs Director Brian Stiger. “We are very pleased that, in partnership with the Attorney General’s office, we have been able to stop a bad player from further harming both consumers and the hard-working, law-abiding players in the auto repair industry.”
Consumers who believe they have been overcharged by an auto-repair facility can file a complaint with the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Automotive Repair online at: www.autorepair.ca.gov or by calling 1-800-952-5210.


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Besides the new tech the car features a 2.0 liter inline-four engine as well as low rolling resistance tires.
With all these new goodies the Kizashi, which has a fuel economy rating of 30 mpg on the highway, will now achieve 37.5 mpg in EcoCharge trim. That’s a 25 percent improvement. Suzuki claims that the engine generates 144 horsepower and 127 lbs.-ft. of torque.
Other features that caught the eyes of observers were the aluminum alloy wheels, special headlight treatment and LED fog lights that are integrated into the front bumper.
Suzuki continues to claim that the EcoCharge is still a concept and that there are no plans to make a production model. Still, many may not be surprised if Suzuki changes its mind as the price of gas nears the $5-per-gallon tipping point.
MSRP pricing for the current Suzuki Kizashi ranges from $18,999 to $27,299. Expect the EcoCharge to carry a premium of around $2,500 to start over the standard model, should the car make it to production.


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Freeman, a leading provider of integrated services for face-to-face marketing events, announced in December it plans to partner with Premiere Beauty and the American Dental Association (ADA). With more than 45 years of history with the competition, these two groups represent a significant change of partnerships within the top 200 largest U.S. tradeshows.
“As an organization, we are excited about the opportunities and look forward to working with Freeman,” said Howard Britt, president of Premiere Show Group. Premiere Beauty is a leader in the beauty industry and a member of the top 200.
The ADA, also a member of the top 200 and America’s leading advocate for oral health, has been a Freeman customer for more than 20 years for audio-visual support. It recently added the company as its general services contractor.
“After a thorough review process, the American Dental Association has made a decision to expand our relationship with Freeman for 2010-2012,” said James. S. Goodman, managing vice president of conference and meeting services for the ADA. “Freeman has proven that they not only can provide excellent customer service, but can be a strategic provider, enhancing our mission.”
“As we continue to drive innovation in the face-to-face marketing industry as a whole, our goal is to deliver quality solutions and strategic, creative thinking for our customers,” added Joe. Popolo, CEO of Freeman.


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Despite Ubisoft announcing it has a new Star Wars title in the works, Lucasfilms Games is assuring fans that it is still partnering with Electronic Arts on “a number of projects.” Quickly after, the publisher took it upon itself to detail what those projects consist of.
In the midst of a week filled with newly-announced Lucasfilms-licensed games involving Ubisoft and Bethesda, Lucasfilms Games VP Douglas Reilly has taken to the Star Wars website to affirm that Electronic Arts will have “a big role in the future of Star Wars gaming.”
“We will continue working with them and our relationship has never been stronger,” Reilly states. Moments after the post went live, EA responded on Twitter, simply posting that it is “making more Star Wars games,” and claims to also “look forward to continuing” their partnership.
Currently, Electronic Arts is the exclusive distributor of all major Star Wars titles, but its contract with Lucasfilms is set to end in 2023. Although its next game in this sci-fi universe is unclear, EA-owned Respawn has previously published job listings for those “passionate” about the franchise – leaving many speculating of a Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order sequel.


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Senomyx Inc (SNMX.OQ)
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Latest Key Developments (Source: Significant Developments)
Senomyx says co provided written notice to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, of intent to terminate purchase agreement
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A shareholder who says he owns about 4 percent of Senomyx Inc called on Tuesday for the flavoring company to remove its chairman and give fresh oversight for a new sale process, saying in a publicly released letter that Senomyx's performance has been "nothing short of disaster."


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It wouldn’t take much for Apple Inc. to have U.S.-sold iPhones made outside China.
Foxconn Technology Group, the primary assembler of the devices, said Tuesday that it has enough capacity to make all iPhones bound for the U.S. outside of China if necessary. Apple hasn’t given the Taiwanese company such instructions, a senior executive of Foxconn’s listed flagship Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said.
The question for Foxconn, Apple’s leadership, the U.S. administration and everyone else, though, is: What does “made” actually mean? This isn’t an esoteric question. As the technology and trade war escalates, billions of dollars hang on the answer…
Who gets the most credit should come down to who adds the most value, in my view… it’s clear that Apple really is the “maker” of the iPhone, even though it does very little manufacturing. Foxconn does the final assembly, yet its margins are one-tenth those of its client. Apple’s operating profit last year was $71 billion. Hon Hai, which gets half its sales from Apple, earned $4.5 billion.
MacDailyNews Take: Clearly, the bulk of the profits don’t lie in assembly.


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With each passing week there's a new golf club being released. I'm one when it comes to irons of keeping them for awhile, my last set TaylorMade 2.0s I had for almost 5 years. The latest irons I picked up were some used Ping G25s so I tend not to buy new right away. That's not saying I don't like to drool over companies new offerings.
Pics surfaced a little over a week ago of Ping's soon to be released 2016 iBlades, suited for better players a few are already popping up on tour including Louis Oosthuizen. Other players like Miguel Angel Jimenez, Angel Cabrera, Hunter Mahan could be next for switching over.
Callaway just this week has said they'll release the Apex CF '16 irons in a satin black pvd finish and from recent pictures from GolfWRX.com they do look mighty pretty. Pre sale date is May 20th with official release being June 3rd.


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An article published today on the website of the automotive publication Automotive News offers some insight into the process of installing a new engine in a car.
The article is authored by engineer and engineer-in-training David T. Smith, who previously worked at Volkswagen and is now working for the automotive industry’s premier consulting company, Tractor & Supply.
Smith explains that the repair work is critical to the longevity of a car’s engines and, with the advent of digital technology, there is now an abundance of options to improve on what’s already possible.
“In most cars today, the electrical system is the mainstay, but with digital technology the number of things you can do with the electrical systems is growing exponentially,” he writes.
“For example, you can now have digital control systems that control the power, temperature and sound of the vehicle.
With these new systems, you’ll be able to install a whole new electronic system into the engine, which will help to improve longevity, and it will be easier to get it all in place in a short amount of time.”
Tractor &s Supply specializes in engineering and automotive components.
Smith says that the main reason that an engineer-engineering program has become so popular is that there are so many options for installing new parts.
“I think this is something that you’d expect to see more and more in the future,” he says.
Smith notes that most engineers focus on the mechanical parts of the car and tend to forget about the software and electronics, which makes the process all the more complicated.
“[Engineers] spend most of their time on mechanical parts and then forget about software, which is the other half of the equation,” he explains.
The article is accompanied by a video demonstrating how to install the engine in an engine.
The video is set to an old Volkswagen Jetta and shows the engine installation process.
Smith concludes that, for many engineers, the most important consideration in a new-vehicle purchase is reliability.
It’s important to note that this isn’t a repair job, Smith says, but rather an upgrade that is necessary for the longevity and durability of the engine.
Engine upgrades can be made in any number of ways, depending on the complexity of the new parts installed, but it’s a relatively simple procedure.
In most cases, the cost of a full engine replacement is around $2,500.
If you’d like to learn more about car maintenance, Smith suggests taking a look at this list of 10 of the most popular car maintenance programs.
Check out our list of the Top 10 Most Popular Auto Repair Programs in the U.S. and Canada.


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POTSDAM Something old, new, borrowed and something for charity is at the Carol Lee Shoppe, 69 Market St., this bridal season.
The bridal shop is selling wedding dresses with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Edward I. Moses Walk/Run for Life, a fundraiser for the St. Lawrence County Cancer Fund.
Shop owner Julie A. Smith, Potsdam, said she and her employees spent several hours in the fall rearranging the store to make room for approximately 75 wedding gowns from a bridal shop in Ogdensburg, the Elegant Lady, 305 Main St., which closed recently.
KeithaLee M. Lauson, former owner of the Elegant Lady, who is also a Realtor and has since retired and moved to South Carolina, said she ran into problems trying to auction off the remainder of her dresses and needed to find a way to get them off her hands.
The upstairs of our garage, which is like a whole separate apartment, was full of racks of gowns, she said.
Thats when Penny Bogardus of Fowler, Mrs. Lausons associate real estate broker at Lacy Realty, 176 W. Main St., No. 1, Gouverneur, suggested she sell them to benefit the St. Lawrence County Cancer Fund.
My daughter-in-law, Jessica Bogardus, is on the committee for the Edward I. Moses Walk/Run for Life, which happens every April, Mrs. Bogardus said. Weve always been looking for ways to raise money for the walk.
Mrs. Lauson said they decided to have a bridal bazaar at the realty office in November to raise money for the walk.
Anything that can go for a good cause, Im all for it, Mrs. Lauson said.
The sale raised about $900, but there were still more than 70 dresses left without a home.
They just couldnt stay in the office, Mrs. Bogardus said. There was no room for them.
Ms. Smith said Mrs. Bogardus contacted her, asking her to sell the dresses in her shop, with a portion of the price to benefit the walk.
Charitys always good, Ms. Smith said. Its good to give back.
Ms. Smith said she also contributed 25 to 30 gowns from her store to sell for the cause She said the shop hasnt sold any dresses yet because the holiday season isnt the best time to sell wedding gowns.
Were planning to take some of them to bridal shows starting next weekend to get the word out about them, she said.
The Carol Lee Shoppe is open from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.


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Apple has launched the latest version of its Mac operating system – OS X Lion – through its online app store.
It is the first time that the company has not issued new system software on disk.
Users without an internet connection, or whose link is too slow, will be given the option to download the file in an Apple store later this month.
For customers who want a physical copy, Apple is offering a memory stick version for an extra £25.
Editor-in-chief of Mac Format Magazine Graham Barlow said that many users viewed their OS disks as a “security blanket” in case something goes wrong with their machine.
“I for one will be looking at ways I can make an actual physical disk out of the download, if that is legally supported by Apple,” he said.
Mr Barlow also warned that the 4Gb file may lead some users to exceed their download limit if their home broadband has a low cap.
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Sudz Car Wash opens in Hawaii
Bizjournals.com reports the carwash is 2,000-square-feet featuring a 100-foot tunnel with dryers outside the tunnel. It is the first of its kind on the Garden Isle. The owners have plans of putting a quick-lube service on the property.
The grand opening is slated for Sept. 28.
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PNT adding Google surveys
February 26, 2013
Starting Friday, online readers of the Portales News-Tribune will be asked to take a short survey to access full versions of stories.
The PNT is part of Clovis Media Inc., which includes the Clovis News Journal, the Quay County Sun and Cannon Connections. Along with the PNT, the Clovis paper is partnering with Google to implement a survey component on the two websites.
PNT adding Google survey
Many news websites are being switched from free pages to partial and full paywalls to recoup some business costs to produce the news and ads in print and online.
CMI is partnering with Google to generate some new revenue without implementing a paywall, Publisher Ray Sullivan said.
Google works with companies needing market research. Partner papers receive a share of the fee companies pay for each brief survey that's completed.
When implemented on the PNT site, a news story will show a few sentences, then require a reader to answer a multiple-choice question or two to see the rest of the story.
The Clovis News Journal began testing Google surveys last September.
Those wishing to avoid the surveys may subscribe to the PNT's replica e-paper for a $6 a month subscription fee. To do so, click on the "Subscribe" tab at the top of the PNT's home page online and follow the steps.


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Researchers from Yale University found that kids are seeing more fast food ads than ever before.
If your kids have eaten at a fast food restaurant in the past seven days, you're in good company. According to a new survey by researchers at Yale University, 84 percent of parents say their kids have, too.
Part of the demand you hear from the back seat may be due to the fact that kids today are seeing more McDonald's and Burger King ads than ever before.
The average preschooler sees about three ads a day, according to the findings. Teenagers see about five per day.
While companies selling sugary cereals and drinks have reduced the number of TV ads kids see in the past few years, the fast food industry moved in the other direction, says Jennifer Harris of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.
Along with its survey on marketing, the Rudd Center has released a Web-based meal calculator for parents that includes popular offerings from various fast food chains. Parents can input their child's age, sex, activity level and favorite fast food meal and find out how it measures up nutrition-wise with guidelines for health. Consider this potential meal for a 5-year-old girl who exercises 30 minutes to an hour a day: A McDonald's kid's menu hamburger with small fries and a kid-size Hi-C Orange Lavaburst drink will give her a whopping 134 percent of the calories, 100 percent of the saturated fat, 125 percent of the sodium and 543 percent of the added sugar she should be getting in a single meal.
Researchers have also built a table with the best and worst combinations for kids from several fast food restaurants. The healthiest meal they studied is a Subway Veggie Delight sandwich on wheat bread with no cheese, a bag of apple slices, and a box of 100 percent juice. This combination contains 285 calories, 295 mg of sodium and no fat. Less healthy but perhaps favored by kids is the Burger King cheeseburger with fries and Dr. Pepper. That meal contains 635 calories, 1,106 mg of sodium and 9 grams of fat.
The table also shows that some chains feature more healthy side dishes than others. While Dairy Queen gives kids free ice cream with their meal, some chains — including Wendy's and Sonic — have added fruits and vegetables like sliced apples and Mandarin orange cups to their menus. But, as the Rudd Center notes, overall, french fries still rule and remain the default side dish almost everywhere.
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"The fast food industry has stepped up their marketing efforts," Harris says.
Using data from The Nielsen Company and Arbitron Inc., Harris and her colleagues analyzed ads aired by 12 chains, including Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC and McDonald's. She found that preschoolers are seeing 21 percent more ads for fast food, and older children are seeing 34 percent more -- compared with 2003.
"The numbers are pretty amazing," Harris says.
In 2006, industry leaders including McDonald's and Burger King entered into a voluntary agreement initiated by the Better Business Bureau to limit the marketing of unhealthy food to kids. They pledged to devote at least 50 percent of ads directed at kids to choices that are considered "better for you."
But Harris says the companies have not lived up to the spirit of the agreement.
As part of the study, Harris and her colleagues sent shoppers into a few hundred fast food restaurants to track how often healthy sides were offered when parents ordered kids' meals.
"About 80 percent of the time they were given the french fries -- automatically," Harris says. "They were not even offered the healthier choices."
Harris says apple dippers and milk may be featured in McDonald's Happy Meal ads, but they're often pictured in the background.
McDonald's and Burger King both say they're honoring their marketing promises.
McDonald's Chief Marketing Officer Neil Golden says "100 percent" of the company's children's ads in the U.S. include "dietary choices that fit within the 2005 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans."
Since 2008, U.S. customers have purchased more than 100 million Happy Meals with apple dippers, McDonald's says. And Burger King says its Kids Meal ads only feature combinations that have no more than 560 calories -- and less than 30 percent of those calories from fat
If kids stuck to the kids' meals, obesity experts say, the calorie count wouldn't be alarming.
But the Rudd Center study finds that teens move on to the regular menu -- and purchase meals that have as much as 1,100 calories. That's roughly half of their recommended total daily calories.


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Next year, the usual trip to the grocery store could get a little more expensive.
The Cuyahoga County Council is set to consider an ordinance, placing a fee on plastic and paper bags.
Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Sunny Simon is set to present her proposal Tuesday evening.
The proposed ordinance would charge customers an extra 10-cents for every paper or plastic bag they use. Since 2012, Simon said the county has seen a huge problem with plastic pollution.
“We are drinking water that is contaminated with plastic now because the plastic has micro-plastic particles that cannot be filtered through the water system,” said Simon.
News 5 talked to local grocery store owner, Rachel Kingsbury, about her thoughts on the ordinance.
“We grew up going to Heinen's at my house so they give you the option of paper or plastic so we never were a plastic bag family,” said Kingsbury, owner of The Grocery OHC.
She said she only uses paper bags in her store and even encourages her customers to bring their own.
“If they have a reusable bag, they can just shove it in their car and bring it with them,” she said, “and they can hold themselves accountable.”
Councilwoman Simon is considering charging for paper bags as well. She said paper can be expensive for retailers and can hurt the environment as well.
According to Simon, the money from the fees would go towards lake cleanup. However, she added residents will be able to get free reusable grocery bags from the county.
Under the Carryout Bag Fee ordinance, customers would be charged the 10-cents per plastic or paper bag at most grocery, department and convenience stores. The fee would also qualify for restaurants and service stations, essentially any shop 7,000 square feet or larger.
The establishments responsible for collecting the fees would retain up to four cents for each bag charge.
The rest of the money collected would go into the Environmental Remediation Fund, which would be created under the Carryout Bag Fee ordinance. The money collected in the fund may later be used to help clean up lakes, rivers and waterways of plastic bag pollution.
If passed, the fee would go into effect beginning July 2018.
It's poll time!
Do you support @CuyahogaCounty Council's Carryout Bag Fee Ordinance where you could soon pay 10 cents PER plastic bag?
— Meg Shaw (@MegDShaw) October 10, 2017
Other cities, like Los Angeles and Seattle, have also implemented similar ordinances.
However, groups, like Bag the Ban, are against fees placed on plastic bags. Citing that more than 24,000 Americans are employed at bag manufacturing and recycling plants across the country.
The ordinance will be introduced at the Cuyahoga County council meeting on Monday night.


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Coke's Back with Nestea
SECOND LIFE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Will the marketing of real world brands in Second Life find a second life?
Maybe. Nestea, a Coca-Cola brand, announced today it’s sponsoring Second Life’s “Junkyard Blues” venue.
Neither Nestea nor Junkyard Blues’ owners were available for immediate comment. But a visit to Junkyard Blues shows a “Sponsored by Nestea” banner over the main stage. Don’t try clicking on the banner though — it’s non-interactive.
The sponsorship, while modest, represents an affirmation of Second Life as a continued destination for real-world companies to market their goods. A recent survey by BusinessWeek ranked Coca-Cola as the most valuable brand in the world.
Nor does the choice by Coca-Cola of a Second Life blues venue seem coincidental. Last month, Second Life bluesman Von Johin signed a record deal in what’s believed to be the first virtual musician to break into the real-life mainstream.
Coca-Cola was among the companies that made a strong entrance into Second Life during the first wave of corporate marketing with a “virtual thirst” campaign. However in recent months, the company has stepped back its Second Life profile, taking the virtualthirst.com website offline.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Every February 14th, it’s marked on the calendar to celebrate love. Love is a human experience shared among family, friends, significant others, spouses, and yes, even pets.
The National Retail Federation released its calculations of not only how much American consumers are expected to spend in 2017, but also what consumers are most likely to spend it on.
The federation reports, “Consumers plan to spend $4.3 billion on jewelry (given by 19 percent of shoppers), $3.8 billion on an evening out (37 percent), $2 billion on flowers (35 percent), $1.9 billion on clothing (19 percent), $1.7 billion on candy (50 percent), $1.4 billion on gift cards/gift certificates (16 percent) and $1 billion on greeting cards (47 percent).
An emerging Valentine’s Day trend gaining in popularity are “gifts of experience,” the federation reports. For example, an experience gift includes, and is not limited to, tickets to a concert or sporting event, a gym membership or an outdoor adventure. While 40 percent of consumers want an experience gift, only 24 percent plan to give one.
What is your favorite Valentine’s Day gift?


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While it was teased yesterday, XSEED has officially announced their 2013 lineup. Killer is Dead for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, and Rune Factory 4 for the Nintendo 3DS have officially been confirmed for a summer release. Moving onto fall, XSEED will be bringing two Playstation Vita titles in Valhalla Knights 3 and Ys: Memories of Celceta to North America. Finally, for PC users, Ys I & II Chronicles+ has been announced and will be available sometime within the next month on Valve’s Steam service.
XSEED has always been about their fans and it is clear they want to keep it that way. Niche titles or not, each one of these deserves a purchase, especially Killer is Dead as that has a unique and beautiful art style. On a side note, the Wii exclusive Pandora’s Tower is also scheduled to be released at the end of March from XSEED.


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Captured Tracks have revealed the mystery releases that will mark their ten year label anniversary, featuring exclusive, unheard tracks from Mac Demarco, The Soft Moon, Wild Nothing and Shitfather (a live band featuring well-know artists including Mac Demarco on drums).
This summer, esteemed label Captured Tracks has been celebrating a decade of being in business. The festivities now continue into the autumn and winter and the label has now revealed the two mystery releases they have been hinting at for months as well as the tracklisting for two limited edition budget samplers. These bits of news come on the eve of a Captured Tracks’ CTX tour , which kicks off 18 October and features the heavy-hitting triple bill of Lina Tullgren, Wax Chattels and Drahla.
On 26 October, the label will share a 2-volume sampler compilation with an incomparable tracklisting. Volume 1 will feature classic tracks from Captured Tracks’ catalog and exclusive, unheard tracks from Mac Demarco, The Soft Moon, Wild Nothing and Shitfather (a live band that is Mac DeMarco on drums, Dustin from Beach Fossils, Cole from DIIV, Jack from Wild Nothing and Matt Kallman from Real Estate). Volume 2 will highlight some of their newer signings and some of the label’s more under-the-radar artists along with another Shitfather track. The tracklisting for both volumes is below.
Later in the year, 23 November will see the release of both mystery releases whose details have been kept under lock and key until now; the label will release a DIIV covers 7″ , previously only available as a cassette giveaway at a show last year. On it the band covers Cow by Sparklehorse and Sandy Alex G ’s Icehead. Additionally, by request, Captured Tracks will release a repress of the long out-of-print debut, By The Hedge , by dark pop purveyors Minks.
The full sampler track list is available here.


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Comcast (s CMCSA) had some good news for investors this morning, with news that the number of subscribers lost to pay TV competitors and online-only services had slowed dramatically in the fourth quarter. Could Comcast’s slower subscriber losses be evidence that its TV Everywhere initiative might actually be working?
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts told investors on the company’s fourth quarter earnings call Wednesday that customer metrics are improving, with the cable firm losing “only” 135,000 basic cable subscribers during the three-month period. While that might sound like a lot, it’s actually an improvement over the third quarter, during which Comcast lost 275,000 basic cable subs, and the previous year’s fourth quarter, when it lost 199,000 subscribers.
So the good news is that subscriber losses are slowing, and Comcast is doing a better job of keeping its customers happy. But it’s not due to the price of Comcast’s service, which has increased rapidly over the past year. The cable firm reported this morning that average revenue per user rose 11 percent to $133 a month in the fourth quarter. Part of that is due to an increased number of subs choosing triple-play packages and HD or DVR features; Comcast reported that a third of its subscribers are now triple-play customers, and more than half of its video customers subscribe to advanced HD or DVR services.
While bundled subscribers are stickier than those on standalone pay TV plans, there could be another reason that Comcast subs are sticking around: They might finally be starting to see value in its TV Everywhere rollout. Comcast has been aggressively working to provide more value to its subscribers by allowing them to view cable content online, on mobile devices and soon on connected TVs. The idea is to reach as many customers with as much content on as many platforms as possible, allowing consumers to make the choice of how they want to watch cable TV content.
Frankly, I’ve been skeptical of TV Everywhere services since launch, but have come around a bit after seeing the Comcast Xfinity iPad app and its on-demand streaming capabilities in action. The big problem for the cable company right now is that it is still working on the addition of streaming titles from many of its content partners, so the selection of authenticated content available is still fairly limited. While Comcast touts more than 150,000 titles on Xfinity.com, including TV shows from Hulu and other content providers, the availability of premium cable content is spotty.
Roberts acknowledged this, saying on the call that the launch of TV Everywhere reminded him of the initial launch of On Demand services, when some critics questioned Comcast’s ability to get an attractive content lineup for the new service. “But we just plowed away at it and now we have more than 25,000 choices,” Roberts said. “I think we’re going to see the same thing happen over time [with TV Everywhere].”
Even so, at least for now the TV Everywhere strategy appears to be working, and might actually be one reason that Comcast is holding on to some subscribers that might otherwise have left.
To see our hands-on with the Comcast iPad app, check out the video below:
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The product name “non alcoholic beer” may sound as odd as the label “hot ice”, if there ever was one.
However, bottled beverages labelled thus, including “non alcoholic wine”, have found a vibrant market among teenagers below the legal drinking age in Kerala, according to Excise enforcers.
With the Christmas and New Year partying season round the corner, the oddly labelled beverages, which claim to reproduce the taste and fizz of beer and wine without the intrinsic inebriating effects of the original brews, have come to occupy the pride of place on shelves and refrigerators at confectionaries, supermarkets and shopping malls.
Excise enforcers, who chemically sampled some of the products, found that contrary to the claim of manufacturers, the beverages had alcohol content.
“The products are not alcohol-free. Neither can they be categorised as beer or wine.
“The range of beverages branded and retailed as non-alcoholic beer or wine are actually drinks with a low amount of alcohol. They can be aptly described as entry level alcoholic beverages”, a senior enforcer said.
He said the manufacturers of such bottled beverages offered a high commission to retailers to promote their products.
The Excise Department said it was set to crack down on the sale of such “dubiously” branded bottled drinks this festival season.
However, Excise enforcers said liquor laws insisted that they could take samples for chemical examination only from licensed premises (bars, toddy shops or government owned liquor retail outlets).
In the case of unlicensed shops that retail products with alcohol content, Excise enforcers have to first book the shop owner to legally facilitate the seizure of the suspect products if they were to be sent for chemical examination through a court of law.
Hence, as a first step, it has directed its plainclothes squads to purchase such bottles from randomly selected shops and send them for chemical examination prior to booking the shop owners on the charge of violating the Abkari Law, an offence that entailed arrest and judicial remand.
If so, the ‘Near-Beer’ drinkers, a senior enforcer’s phraseology for urban teenagers hooked to low alcohol drinks, would soon find a spell of dry days ahead of them.
Excise enforcers have found that ‘non alcoholic beer’ has alcohol content, writes G. Anand


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Hoboken’s epic collection of coffee shops will be adding a new entry as Jersey City’s Modcup will be heading back to their roots for their next outpost.
Modcup, who roast their premium beans out of their facility at 25 Senate Place, initially started as a single mobile coffee cart slinging cups in Hoboken. Owner Travas Clifton eventually purchased a 1969 Citreon coffee truck to run Modcup out of, which still makes appearances in Jersey City’s Exchange Place neighborhood.
Clifton has since transformed Modcup into quite the local coffee empire that includes three cafes, a roastery, and a brisk online business. Modcup’s first brick-and-mortar location has been a staple on Palisade Avenue in The Heights for years, sitting directly across from Riverview Park.
Their Hoboken outpost will also be located across from greenery, as Modcup is slated to take over a storefront at 211 4th Street next to Church Square Park. The company’s iconic “Caffeine and Dreams” sign has already been put up, although Modcup have not yet officially announced the new location.
Those looking for further updates and a possible opening date for the Hoboken spin on Modcup can follow the brand on Instagram at the handle @modcupcoffee.


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Rumor: Imagination Technologies, Sony team up for PSP successor
byMajed Athab||November 26th 2008 at 10:55pmNovember 26th 2008 10:55 pm
While it's not rumor that Britain-based Imagination Technologies has signed a license agreement with an undisclosed new partner, it is a rumor that this unnamed company happens to be Sony Corp. Despite a press release from Imagination Technologies only calling it "a major international consumer electronics company," EETimes is reporting that Sony will use Imagination's PowerVR SGX graphics processor -- specifically the as yet announced SGX55x core -- for a "PSP2" in the future. It's interesting to note that Imagination's PowerVR tech has already been implemented in Apple iPhones. What could this mean if it is indeed true?


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From 30,000 feet, this year's volatile swings in the stock market don't look as bad, with the S&P 500 down only 3% for the year.
Fortune 500 companies took the middle ground, with half of those companies posting gains. Roughly 30% enjoyed double-digit percentage stock increases.
Among the best performers were companies like MasterCard, which benefited because a change to debit fee regulation was not as bad as first feared. Retailers also fared well as consumers began to loosen those proverbial purse strings.
Click through to see the top 10 Fortune 500 performers (counting down from good to great), based on their closing prices as of Dec. 9.
It was a tough year for many major corporations, but this neglected bouquet of Fortune 500 companies stood out for particularly poor performance. From a bankrupt airline to an aging camera maker, here are the biggest losers.
|Chrysler relents, agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps|
|U.S. oil boom helps thwart OPEC|
|Tesla announces Model S recall|
|Bond investors bracing for Bernanke|
|Stocks: Investors hold their breath for Bernanke|


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FIS launches cloud-based payments solutions
Since the adoption of the 2nd Payment Services Directive (PSD2), real-time payments in Europe have raced ahead from other nations or regions. Lagging behind in the adoption of real-time payments, the North American commercial payments industry is playing catch-up.
This week, Florida-based payments software provider FIS has launched a new cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform RealNet, which will enable account-to-account transactions for US businesses, consumers and institutions over The Clearing House’s real-time payments networks.
The FIS RealNet platform will perform the task for all organizations across industries such as to send, receive and accept payments with consumers, businesses or even with their own employees. As mentioned, the platform will work as a “network of network” using a range of existing domestic and cross-border payment rails which would ‘simplify and speed up the processing, clearing and settlement of payments’.
The platform identifies the fastest route which the company says is a ‘smart-routing decision engine’ that finds the cost-efficient option for a given payment in real-time which can be ACH, same-day ACH, Wires and RTP and it automates the end-to-end process.
Last year, The Clearing House had roped in FIS to boost small bank access to the RTP network.
Global Head of Real-Time Payments at FIS Raja Gopalakrishnan said this platform will power a “real-time economy, regardless of industry, whether business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-business, government-to-consumer or anything in-between”.
Being a cloud platform, RealNet will utilise APIs to integrate with other FIS core banking and payments solutions. The company mentions that this platform will be available in the US followed by the UK and Europe with additional markets later this year.
Commercial Payments International reached out to FIS seeking clarifications on the initiative but at the time of publication, the company did not respond to questions.
As mentioned in the footnotes of the press release, “FIS will provide a technology platform that orchestrates these services. Payment services/funds transfer capability will be provided by a network of regulated financial institutions subject to their terms and applicable laws and regulations”.


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Sick of hearing about layoffs, bankruptcies, and — dare I say it — cut ad budgets?
Here are few bright spots among all this doom and gloom:
- Interpublic Group (holding company for McCann Erickson, Universal
McCann, Initiative and Lowe) posted organic revenue growth of 6.2%
last year, despite the downturn. That's $6.9 billion in annual revenue, but more importantly, $265.2 million in net income, up from $133.3m in 2007.
- Tech companies are going green. That is, using solar energy to power their massive, power-hungry server farms.
- Brands are figuring out how to do Facebook up right.
- Advertising is still sexy, politically-incorrect, and can be totally dangerous. My favorite: Mad-Men-style ad execs "doing nothing," from JWT Manila.


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Huawei Surpasses Apple to Grab Number Two Spot Globally
Huawei recorded 41% year-on-year growth leaping ahead of Samsung and Apple
Dubai, United Arab Emirates –August 1, 2018: Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), the global smartphone giant, overtook Apple in second quarter of 2018 to become number two smartphone vendor globally for the first time.According to International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide, Huawei earned 15.8 per cent market ahead of Apple at 12.1 per cent.
The entry of Huawei in the second position marks a turning point for the smartphone industry as it delivered shipments of 54.2 million units with a record high market share of 15.8%.Huawei has recorded41% year-on-year growth leaping ahead of the other two brands globally during the same period last year.
It is also important to highlight that Huawei has also grabbed the second spot ahead of Apple in the Middle East and Africa. According to the GFK May 2018 report Huawei CBG market share in the Middle East and Africa was 21%, an increase of 31.25% when compared with the brand’s market share in December 2017. Huawei’s market share across countries in the MEA region exceeds 20%, including Levant at 37.4%, Oman at 30%, Saudi Arabia at 27%, Iraq at 25%, Egypt at 24%, Pakistan at 22.2% and the UAE at 20%.
Huaweiis leading the innovation space in the smartphone industry. It is important to highlight that the company is the 6th biggest spender in R&D globally, with $45 billion spent over the last 10 years and a whopping $12 billion last year only.
The company’s efforts have clearly paid off as its latest products have received several accolades globally.Huawei leads Artificial Intelligence (AI)chipsets in smartphone industry and had launched the world’s first processor with built-in AI chipset- Kirin 970 in its smartphones. Its breakthrough flagship phone HUAWEI P20 Pro introduced an unprecedented 40-megapixel AI triple camera with stunning night shot photography features. Huawei P20 Proreceived strong demand in the premium phonesegment as P20 Series exceeded 6 million phones shipped worldwide;just a few months after its launch.
Its recently launched nova 3 series is also a testament of Huawei’s strength in the premium mid-range market. HUAWEI nova 3 and HUAWEI nova 3i feature a revolutionary 24MP + 2MP dual AI front camera that is designed to provide a new AI Selfie experience, by distinguishing people from backgrounds and apply AI beautification for optimum results.
Huawei continues to showcase its commitment to innovation and customer servicewith the release of its “GPU Turbo” technology that allows users to effortlessly upgrade their devices and enjoy much-improved devices for an ultimate gaming experience at no cost.
The company recently announced that it was placed in Forbes’ Most Valuable Brands for the second year in the row and is the only Chinese company on the list for 2018.
It is safe to say that Huawei has not ceased to amaze us as the company and is close to leading the smartphone industry.
Source: GFK May 2018 Report
Source: Canalys Smartphone Analysis
About Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG)
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) is one of Huawei’s three business groups, providing a range of products including mobile phones, wearables, tablets and laptops. Huawei’s products and services are available in more than 170 countries, and are used by a third of the world’s population, ranking third in the world in mobile phone shipments in 2016.
Year on year growth was reflected in Huawei’s rise as a globally recognized premium brand. In 2017, Huawei was named number 49 on BrandZ’s Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, number 88 in Forbes World’s Most Valuable Brands and number 40 on the Brand Finance Global 500 Most Valuable Brands lists. In this year’s Fortune 500 HUAWEI climbed up the list to the 83rd place from the 129th of last year with a revenue of $78.51 billion, making the top global 100 for the first time.
As a leading technology company, Huawei invests a significant amount of its annual sales revenue to research and development efforts, and has established 16 research centers around the world. Among these facilities is the Huawei Aesthetics Research Center in Paris. Huawei’s newest R&D center is the Max Berek Innovation Lab in Wetzler, Germany, where Huawei and Leica are jointly researching technologies to improve mobile device camera and image quality.
For more information please visit:http://consumer.huawei.com/ae-en/
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Photos: Late-night Armstrong County crash kills 4
The personal finance site moneytalksnews.com has compiled a list of the 15 things you should buy at a dollar store, saying that while sometimes you get what you pay for, often these stores sell good products at a tremendous discount.
Sometimes, you get what you pay for. But dollar stores also sell good products like these at a tremendous discount.
Authorities believe fire at Delisio's Market in Eau Claire started in the basement.


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Low prices, plant safety compatible
Wal-Mart Stores Inc Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke said he sees no conflict between paying low prices to suppliers that source merchandise from overseas and being able to maintain safe conditions at garment factories.
â€œWe will not buy from an unsafe factory,â€ Duke said in an interview yesterday with Bloomberg LP President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Doctoroff at the New York offices of the Council on Foreign Relations.
â€œThis is not a price discussion,â€ Duke said. â€œThis is just a case if a factory is not going to operate with high standards then we will not purchase from that factory, and there's no discussion about price,â€ Duke said.
A fire at a Bangladesh factory that made clothes for Wal- Mart killed more than a hundred people last month, prompting labour-rights groups to call for the world's largest retailer and other Western companies to do more to make garment factories safer. Wal-Mart said the factory was not authorised to make its clothes and fired a supplier that was using it.
In a wide-ranging conversation that covered everything from wages paid to workers in US stores to questions about the retailer's e-commerce, Duke said his company faces high expectations from the public because of its size. Duke also took questions from the audience at the event.
The Bangladesh fire was just the latest challenge faced by Wal-Mart overseas. Earlier this year, the US Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission began investigating possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act at Wal-Mart's Mexico unit. Meanwhile, at home, union-backed protesters demanding better pay and benefits have picketed the company's US stores.
On the Mexico probes, Duke said the company â€œwill take appropriate action upon the conclusion of this investigation.â€ â€œWe use every experience like this to try to be a better company,â€ Duke said.
In response, Wal-Mart has spent $30 million revamping its corporate structure. It's also investigating its operations in Brazil, China and India for possible violations.
The retailer has seen its stock surpass $70 this year for the first time ever after sales improved in the US, its largest market. Duke and Bill Simon, head of Wal-Mart US, have changed course by returning thousands of items to stores that had been removed and invested in cutting prices to reinforce its slogan of â€œSave Money. Live Better.â€
Duke has been reducing prices to lure US shoppers who are still suffering amid sluggish economic growth and high unemployment. Discount chains such as Dollar General Corp. (DG) and Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) have attracted some of those customers with smaller-format stores that allow for quicker trips and by adding food items.
Asked about his regrets, Duke said he wished the company had been more aggressive in e-commerce, where it has faced increasing competition from online retailers such as Amazon.com Inc.
â€œWe should've moved faster,â€ said Duke, who has been in the job for almost four years.
Wal-Mart fell 1.8 percent to $70.89 at the close in New York yesterday. The shares have gained 19 percent this year.


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Strong and attractive! Wynca silicone attended 2023 Chinaplas Exhibition
From April 17 to 20, the highly anticipated Chinaplas 2023 Exhibition was held in Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center. With a total area of 380,000 square meters, the exhibition gathers more than 3,900 high-quality exhibitors from all over the world to display the most cutting-edge and innovative rubber and plastic solutions. Wynca Group participated in the exhibition with six series of product solutions, including rail transit and automobile, consumer electronics, daily necessities,new energy materials, healthcare and power communication, empowering a healthy and safe life.
The highlights of this exhibition are continuous and exciting, and the crowded visitors is constantly breaking historical records. The Wynca booth has also attracted numerous domestic and foreign new and old customers to visit and communicate ideas, and the business and technical teams have warmly received customers,which was unanimously recognized.
Wynca has always been adhering to the mission of "green chemistry creates a better life", through technological innovation, to create more comprehensive product solutions, to provide high-quality products and services for global customers and partners.