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Software updates usually ship with a bug or two, but it’s not often that they permanently kill your device. Unfortunately, that appears to be precisely what is happening to Galaxy Watch 4 owners after installing Samsung’s latest firmware for the smartwatch.
SamMobile reports that new firmware update R8xxXXU1GVI3 is bricking Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic devices. A number of Galaxy Watch 4 users claim that once they apply R8xxXXU1GVI3 and turn the watch off, it won’t turn back on. If you let the smartwatch die or accidentally power it off after updating, it might be dead for good.
It’s unclear just how widespread the issue was, but users from all over the world have been complaining about bricked smartwatches on social media. The good news is that Samsung halted the rollout and plans to release another update soon.
One user shared a screenshot of a notice from Samsung over on the company’s community forums, and we’ve copied the text of that notice here:
Presumably, anyone who didn’t download the update is safe now. On the other hand, if you did install R8xxXXU1GVI3 on your Galaxy Watch 4, the only way to fix it may be to bring it into a Samsung service center. Samsung’s notice does seem to imply that just installing the next update won’t be enough to save the watch.
If and when we learn more about what happened, we’ll be sure to provide an update. In the meantime, keep an eye on Samsung’s social channels if you own a Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. A new update should begin rolling out soon.
More Samsung news: Samsung expects Apple to join foldable market in 2024
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A new Samsung Calendar update introduces several key improvements to the app. It will also allow users to create new events much easier. Samsung’s calendar app has always been useable, but this new update could make it even more useful for Android smartphone users.
New Samsung Calendar update brings several new features
The Samsung Calendar update will be available on all supported Samsung devices. Image source: Samsung The newest version of Samsung Calendar will now allow users to create events more easily. The app appears to utilize a system similar to the now-defunct language processing system that Google Calendar used to utilize. The Samsung Calendar update also introduces better invitation management. And you’ll be able to add recommendations quicker, too.
Version 12.3.05.10000 of the Samsung Calendar app offers all of these improvements. They all tie in easily with the features that already exist in the app, including some you may not be aware of. One big improvement is the option to check group calendar invitations from the calendar management page. This is the page you’d normally check to determine how you view your calendar within the app.
Changing how the app handles event creation
Image source: Samsung Of course, the most notable improvement is a change to how this Samsung Calendar update connects a time and location to your event. Previously, the app could determine the time an event should be set based on the title. For example, writing “Lunch at 2” into the event’s title would cause the app to suggest a time of 2 pm for the event.
The update will also make it simpler to determine your event’s location. Now, if you type “Lunch at 2 at Byron’s Steakhouse”, it will suggest a location with the latest Samsung Calendar update. And, if you don’t want to keep all that information in the event, you can now remove it easily, too. Simply head into the Calendar settings and select “Remove times from event titles” to clean up the event title.
This is a similar feature that used to be available in Google Calendar. Google removed it back during a calendar redesign in 2018, though. It’s unclear why Google removed the option, but it definitely makes creating events much easier. So it is nice to see it make some kind of return in the latest Samsung Calendar update
On top of the new update making events easier to create, managing them will be easier, too. And, you’ll be able to add friends and family members to the invitation list more easily.
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Having followed brand and retailer activity on photo sharing platform Instagram, online industry resource Worth Global Style Network believes a number of third-party sources could open the doors of sales for the platform through the use of action tags.
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Social shopping network Wanelo has begun sending push notifications to users who have saved certain items to let them know that those items have gone on sale.
Dunkin’ Donuts celebrated the two-year anniversary of its mobile application recently with a two-day sweepstakes that was promoted on Twitter.
PHILADELPHIA – Lifestyle brand and retailer Urban Outfitters’ is experiencing social success by catering content to millennials who are overwhelmed by technology, according to a marketing executive at the Social Commerce Summit at eTail East 2014.
PHILADELPHIA – Mall of America takes a comprehensive, highly engaged approach to social media and mobile marketing, which it is now expanding to a sister property in Canada.
Specialty retail chain Deb Shops experiments with new social platforms on an ongoing basis and urged marketers at eTail East 2014 to create compelling and engaging content that differs per platform.
Apparel and accessories retailer Lands’ End is giving away a free pair of jeans to its Twitter followers every day in August as families prep for the back-to-season by packing away their shorts and shopping for long pants.
Fast food franchise Subway took puns to a new level in a series of tweets during the premiere of Syfy’s disaster movie sequel Sharknado 2 that showcased a common denominator between fans of the film and of the brand’s sandwiches: biting.
As a digital extension of the “Share a Coke” campaign, Coca-Cola enters into its first social commerce foray with the introduction of a Twitter program that enables users to send a soft drink to their friends for $5.
Fashion retailer Aeropostale is using social and mobile messaging to build anticipation for the upcoming reveal of its new rebranding initiative on July 28, including a text campaign inviting customers in-store and hashtag promotions.

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Lady Gaga worried about her hair fall
London: Lady Gaga has revealed her hair is falling out because she has dyed it too much.
The 24-year-old singer, who has become a style icon with her outrageous outfits and trademark platinum blonde hair, dyed her naturally brown hair since launching her singing career.
Gaga admitted that she missed her dark hair when she has to ‘get a chemical haircut because my blonde hair is falling out’, reports a daily.
The ‘Paparazzi’ star has advised fans that the best beauty secret was just being yourself.
“Just go with your gut. Whenever you try to be someone else, it’s boring,” she said.


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Made a Tattoo Mistake? Researcher Says Tattoo Removal Cream In The Works
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Rejoice! Your mistakes and regrets can now be wiped clean without laser surgery! Previously, tattoos were really tough and extra painful to get rid of. But this researcher is working on a tattoo removal cream that could make your drunken stupor a thing you don't get reminded of when you look in the mirror soon.
Imagine having a tattoo like this:
Sometimes, you wonder if you made the right choice.
No you didn't.
Alex Falkenham, a pathology researcher at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia is developing a cream to remove tattoos. It will be applied on your skin like moisturizer.
Falkenham's topical cream works by targeting the macrophages that have remained at the site of the tattoo. New macrophages move in to consume the previously pigment-filled macrophages and then migrate to the lymph nodes, eventually taking all the dye with them.
For now, the cream is still not ready for commercial release just yet but it sounds promising.
If you are looking forward to rank your website on top, you might have asked SEO experts a common question – how much time does it take to reach the top rank on Google? The answer is complicated and can never be definite. Read more
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Demand for 3D printing has exploded in recent years with hundreds of new 3D printer producers being developed to help meet this huge growth in demand. So, who are the new trailblazers in the industry? We take a look at the top five manufacturers of 3D printers, who are set to shape the industry with new products and innovations. Read more


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FireFly Farms celebrated 20 years in the artisan cheese business last year and nabbed another seven awards for its line of cheeses in national and international competitions.
“The past year has been busy – we remodeled the creamery, moved our Deep Creek market, launched a new website, participated in an international festival, and still managed to stay on top of the cheese making!” said FireFly Farms Director of Operations, Dan Porter. “It’s not easy, but everyone who works here, from the newest apprentice to the most seasoned cheesemaker, is passionate about what we do, and I think that makes a big difference.”
“We keep finding new ways to improve our process,” said FireFly Farms President Mike Koch, “whether it’s adjusting the amount of salt, refreshing a recipe, or tweaking the curd-cut temperature to accommodate seasonal milk changes – every little thing counts. Even after twenty years of cheese making, you know you still have a lot to learn, but of course every year we get better at the craft!”
The seven awards in this anniversary year included recognitions at the American Cheese Society’s judging and competition, the World Cheese Awards, and a first-ever showing at the Mundial do Queijo in São Paulo, Brazil:
- Merry Goat Round was awarded at the World Cheese Awards
- Merry Goat Round Spruce Reserve was awarded by the American Cheese Society and at the World Cheese Awards
- Cabra La Mancha was awarded by American Cheese Society
- Black & Blue was awarded at the World Cheese Awards
- Cave Dweller was awarded at the Mundial do Queijo do Brasil
- Carpenter’s Wheel, produced in collaboration with Crown Finish Caves, was awarded by the American Cheese Society
“We’ve won a lot of awards over the years,” says Dan Porter, “but that’s really not what matters to us. Our commitment is to handcrafted, artisan cheese that uses fresh milk from local farms. People taste and value that even when they don’t know that they’re eating a medal winner.”
“I think our customers really value our focus on sustainability”, said Mike Koch. “When your milk comes from farms just down the road, when your cheesemakers raise chickens and cows at home, when you can share whey with a pig farmer and when you brush shoulders with folks every day who are making a living off the land, it really drives home the need to take care of what you have for the next generation. Our solar panels, whey-recycling program, local sourcing – it all comes from a recognition that we need to be leaders in our community.”
Long hailed as one of the best places to visit in Mountain Maryland’s Garrett County, the FireFly Farm’s market location in Accident, MD expanded this year, moving just a few blocks down the street. As before, it features FireFly Farm’s award-winning cheeses as well as other specialty, hand-selected items from the region and around the world.
Meanwhile FireFly Farms’ second market in historic Whitehall Mill in Baltimore is receiving recognition for its natural wine selection, one of the best in the city. “I suppose you could say I have a passion for wine and cheese,” says Jesse Galdston, general manager of FireFly Market in Whitehall Mill. “We pride ourselves on searching out hard-to-find bottles, whether a library release of a 1994 German Riesling for under $50, (sorry, sold out!) or naturally fermented champagne, we’ve always got something interesting to pair with your cheese.”
In addition to the two market locations, FireFly Farms cheese is nationally available through its distribution partners and can be found in several major grocery chains specialty retail stores, restaurants and via several online partners. For information or to purchase FireFly Farms’ cheese, please contact the creamery directly or visit its newly relaunched website and ecommerce platform at http://www.fireflyfarms.com.
“We’re excited to be expanding our geographic reach and making our cheeses accessible to anyone, no matter where they live,” said Mike Koch. “Our new monthly cheese subscription allows us to curate something special every month for our customers – as well as feature complimentary products from other exciting food businesses.”


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KontrolFreek® Features Performance Gaming Gear™ at Major League Gaming Atlanta 2017
ATLANTA, GA – FEB. 7, 2017
KontrolFreek® will play host to Major League Gaming’s (MLG) Call of Duty® World League (CWL) Atlanta Open tournament, which will be held in KontrolFreek’s own “backyard” from Feb. 10-12 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Downtown Atlanta. In addition to watching 16 international teams compete for the chance to win $200,000 in prizes, attendees may participate in KontrolFreek’s on-site activities, which include:
Fitting Station: Whether they are into “sniping” or “meleeing,” expo attendees who stop by KontrolFreek’s booth can get a feel for the company’s latest Performance Thumbsticks™ while playing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. KontrolFreek will have a variety of thumbsticks from its high-rise, mid-rise and low-rise lines, ensuring there is something for everyone, from first-person shooter aficionados to those with broader interests in multiple game genres.
Pop-Up Store: For those attending the event, KontrolFreek will offer a broad range of products for sale. Offerings will span Performance Thumbsticks and KontrolFreek Grips™ to apparel and accessories like the recently announced KontrolFreek 12FT Gaming Cable™ and line of Performance Gaming Wear™.
“MLG events are always an amazing display of gaming culture and top-tier play by some of the most talented gamers in the world,” said Ashish Mistry, CEO of KontrolFreek. “But what makes MLG Atlanta that much more exciting is it takes place in our hometown. We’re thrilled we can play host to this event and show why Atlanta is such an amazing gaming city.”
About KontrolFreek – Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, KontrolFreek is a global performance gaming and lifestyle brand with products in more than 9,000 retail locations in 40 countries. The innovative product line of thumbsticks and grips for Xbox and PlayStation consoles and lifestyle apparel maximizes comfort, player performance and accuracy to enhance the overall gaming experience.


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The LAC Africa Business Summit is a sustainable platform created to deepen the mutual understanding between Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, to demystify the existing prejudices between both regions and to create genuine opportunities to share and recognize the other as possible partners.
The Latin America, Caribbean and Africa Summit is hosting its third edition in Africa, the first ever having been held in November 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya and the second being held in November 2017 in Argentina.
The LAC Africa Summits main aim is to focus on emphasizing south to south collaborations between the LAC and Africa Regions.
The Covid 19 pandemic had a catastrophic economic effect the world over, which set back a lot of the economic gains between both regions.
Tough lessons learned through the lockdown period businesses around world have had to adapt, change ways of doing business and find ways to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth.


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Sprint-owned Boost Mobile has announced it will begin selling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus on Friday, October 17. Since Boost is a prepaid carrier, buyers will have to pay for a contract-free device -- but the company is slashing $100 off the price of each model. A 16GB iPhone 6 will therefore cost $549, for example, and an equivalent iPhone 6 Plus will be $649. The 64GB and 128GB options will also be available.
Boost and Virgin Mobile USA have announced the availability of the new Spark-enabled LG Volt smartphone with unlimited service options plans. The tri-band supported smartphone comes with new, pre-loaded apps that focus on entertainment and productivity, including radio, remote, memo-taking and guest functions. Running Android 4.4 KitKat, the LG Volt features a 4.7-inch IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, and an eight-megapixel rear camera. Boost Mobile's Unlimited Select plan start at $40, and Virgin's Mobile Beyond Talk No-Contract plans begin at $35.
Prepaid carrier Boost Mobile has revealed prices for its November 8th launch of the iPhone 5s and 5c. 5s models will run $550 for 16GB, $650 for 32GB, and $750 for 64GB. A 16GB 5c will be $450, while 32GB will cost $650. People wanting a cheaper iPhone will be able to opt for a $300 iPhone 4S.
Confirming earlier leaks, Boost Mobile has officially announced plans to launch both the iPhone 5s and 5c. The phone will go on sale with the carrier starting November 8th, the same day as US Cellular. Pricing details have yet to be revealed, but the phones will qualify for Boost's "Shrinking Payments" system, which reduces monthly fees for people who regularly pay on-time.
Boost Mobile is preparing to launch the iPhone 5s and 5c on its network, leaked promotional art indicates. The art doesn't suggest when Boost will start selling the phones, but that could happen in the near future, given a series of rollouts at US carriers beginning October 1st. Prices are also missing from the advertising.
Yesterday's report of T-Mobile offering its existing customers in San Francisco a $50 unlimited national calling plan has been confirmed today from a more reliable source. The wireless provider is also trying to lure customers away from competitors by offering them a $135 credit if they come over to T-Mobile. The move is believed to be in response to Boost Mobile, a unit of Sprint Nextel, launching a $50 all-inclusive cellphone plan in January.


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The Reserve Bank of Japan plans to decide on issuing a digital currency by 2026, a potential digital yen. The Bank of Japan has started a collaboration with three megabanks and regional banks to test CBDC issuance, local news agency Nikkei reported on Nov. 23. The pilot project aims to provide demonstration experiments for the edition of Japan’s national digital currency. Currency, the digital yen, from spring 2023.
As part of the test, the BoJ is expected to work with major private banks and other organizations to identify and resolve any issues related to customer deposits and withdrawals from bank accounts. The functionality of Japan’s potential CBDC targeting offline payments.
The report said that the Bank of Japan plans to continue its CBDC experiment for about two years and decide whether to issue a digital currency by 2026. The news comes amid countries worldwide that are increasingly embarking on CBDC research and development initiatives, with countries like China leading the global CBDC race. On Nov. 22, the Reserve Bank of India is preparing to launch a digital rupee retail pilot in December in partnership with major local banks, including the State Bank of India. In mid-November, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Innovation Center announced the launch of a 12-week CBDC proof-of-concept pilot program in partnership with banking giants such as BNY Mellon, Citi, HSBC, and others.
While most of the world rushed to adopt a CBDC, some countries like Denmark have pulled out of the digital currency race. Among the reasons for abandoning their CBDCs or CBDC-related projects, central banks cited potential difficulties for the private sector, questionable value and benefits, and other issues. Despite this, the central bank has yet to completely rule out the possibility of introducing a CBDC.


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J.Lo already got the game sold up and the year has just begun!
She’ll be walking the carpet at all the award shows this season because her performance in Hustler was the bomb! A couple of months ago she was announced as the new face of COACH, and now it’s been announced that she’s the new face of the Versace Spring 2020 ad campaign.
After closing the Versace spring 2020 runway show in a reimagined version of that iconic plunging jungle print dress she wore to the Grammy Awards in 2000 with Diddy, it’s no surprise that she has this new gig.
Photographed by duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, J.Lo is an entire MOOD!
She shared the news on her social media accounts earlier today.
“I am so excited I can finally reveal that I am the face of the #VersaceSS20 campaign! ✨ Thank you to @Donatella_Versace and everyone at @Versace for your vision and collaboration.”
Immersed in a tech-driven environment, Jenny from the Block was captured typing her names into the search bar as a metaphor of today’s concept of self-identity, which through the use of social media can be carved by choosing what to share with followers, according to WWD. In the campaign pictures, Lopez is dressed in a sculpted evening dress, as well as jungle-printed separate.


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The American motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson presented the production version of its electric motorcycle on Tuesday at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy.
The new battery-powered bike is called LiveWire and is the first electric bike from the iconic 115-year-old brand based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. LiveWire has been in development since 2014, and the public finally got to see what the final version might look like.
Few performance specs were revealed, but Harley said there would be no clutch or gearshift required to run the bike. Since the bike will have an electric motor without Harley’s unmistakable sound, the company designed the bike to produce a sound that increases in pitch and volume with speed.
The LiveWire can be charged from a standard household electrical outlet, with a power cord that tucks under the seat, according to Harley.
The company said that all Harley Davidson dealers who sell the motorcycle will offer a public charging station with a quick charge system.
The LiveWire includes a TFT or thin-film liquid crystal color touchscreen above the handlebars. The screen is tilt adjustable for the best viewing angle. The instruments screen also provides access to a navigation system, music and other features.
A small 12-volt lithium-ion battery powers the controls, instrument displays, lights and horn. The bike’s suspension offers seven distinct ride modes, including four factory presets and three that a rider can customize, such as different combinations of throttle response and traction control.
The electric bike will be fast. The LiveWire prototype has shown that it can go from zero to 60 mph in less than four seconds. And, earlier, Harley said he won’t bring an electric motorcycle to market until battery technology improves to allow for longer riding distances.
Harley Davidson turned to the power of social media to promote its first electric bike. In 2014, the first LiveWire prototype garnered hundreds of millions of social media impressions. The company offered ten-minute test rides to the audience and video interviewed to record their first impressions. After having their picture taken by a Harley photographer, the riders were given an access code to upload the picture and post it on Facebook or Twitter.
LiveWire comes as Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson has announced plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to drive growth through new motorcycles over the next four years, including smaller motorcycles built through a alliance with an Asian manufacturer.
The company is looking to recover from declining sales and competition from other motorcycle manufacturers such as Ducati. Harley shares have lost about 45% of their value over the past four years.
In addition to the LiveWire, Harley is introducing new mid-size bikes, including the company’s first adventure touring model capable of off-road use.
Through its new plan, titled More Roads to Harley-Davidson, the company has announced that it expects to spend between $ 675 million and $ 825 million as it is expected to generate more than $ 1 billion in additional annual revenue by 2022.
Harley says he will fund his plans, which are expected to benefit the company for years to come, by cutting costs and reallocating previously planned investments.
Part of the cost savings will come from the closure of the company’s manufacturing facility in Kansas City, Missouri in mid-2019 and the relocation of work to the company’s facility in York, Missouri. Pennsylvania. The company is also opening an assembly plant in Thailand.
Harley Davidson says sales of the LiveWire will begin in 2019, with pre-orders starting in January.


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On Average a data breach costs a company US$ 7.2 million averaging out to US$ 214 per compromised record!
We covered one of the largest data breaches in history in a seperate post: Sony Corporation (posted on https://2018.biia.com/data-theft-the-sony-corporation-debacle-widens) . Recently Sony announced that the debacle had cost them just about US$ 170 million.
Business Credit (NACM) quoted in its July/August 2011 edition a report by Symantec Corporation and the Ponemon Institute, which says that the cost of data breaches has increased for five years running. According to the report, an average data breach in 2010 cost a company US$ 7.2 million, averaging out to US$ 214 per compromised record.
The US Congress is now stepping in by proposing a bill ‘The Data Security and Breach Notification Act’. The objective of the bill is to force companies to institute tighter security measures and to respond to data breaches more rapidly by notifying the data subjects. Source: NACM Business Credit July/August Issue


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When the original iPhone launched in 2007, it's beefy specs and features blew users away. It featured a 3.5" display, 4-16 GB of storage, and a 2.0-megapixel camera.
Less than 15 years later, such specs would be laughable - even to your mother, someone who only uses her phone to text your aunt and browse Facebook.
However, mobile phones continue to evolve each year, and features that were once considered to be something out of science fiction movies quickly become the digital norm. So what do the upcoming phones of 2021 look like?
Keep reading for a breakdown of what you can expect to see in terms of mobile technology in 2021.
Huawei Mate X2
Folding phones are all the rage right now, and the Huawei Mate X2 is rumored to make good use of this new and trendy feature. Under the codename "Teton", the Mate X2 will move the display from the outside to the interior.
Although experts still don't know too much about the phone, more details should come about it sometime soon.
Samsung Galaxy S21
If you feel like the current Samsung Galaxy is too expensive, the Galaxy S21 should be cheaper. It will come with a 6.2" display, as well as an integrated camera in the corner of the backside of the phone.
Whether you believe them or not, rumors seem to be pointing to a release sometime in February.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2/3
Samsung has been working hard on its line of folding phones, and most people think that they'll release a new one in 2021.
As the new phone will line up with the Galaxy S update, it should come out sometime in June. It'll also feature a 120Hz display which will provide users with a better scrolling experience.
Apple iPhone 13
Part of the Apple business model means that most people's phones are always a year or two behind. If you just bought the iPhone 12, you should be set for a while, but the rumors surrounding the 13 look to be exciting.
Experts are predicting that the tech giant will put the phone's Touch ID system under the display. Aside from that, not much is known, but as the company in question is Apple, the iPhone 13 should at least look like the 12.
Xiaomi Flip Phone
Xiaomi has also jumped on the flip phone bandwagon, and experts think that they'll produce a similar phone based on Samsung flip phones. It also seems like they'll be sourcing components from Samsung.
Aside from taking up less space, foldable phones also do many other things as well. They have bigger screens, making it easier to watch videos or use a check stubs maker.
Mobile Technology Continues to Impress
If you're still using a phone from several years ago, it might be time to consider upgrading in 2021. As this guide explains, there are a lot of exciting rumors surrounding upcoming phones and the mobile technology that powers them.
Which cell phones are you most excited about? Make sure to let us know in a comment down below!
For more news on phones and technology, make sure to browse through some of our other articles.


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The Times reports that building societies are ripping off the over fifties wrt interest rates offered on ISA accounts.
As from yesterday anyone over 50 will be able to invest an extra £1,500 into their cash Isas, as their allowance will rise from £3,600 to £5,100.
However, "institutions have launched a wealth of accounts to attract older savers' cash — but some are offering poorer rates than their 'mainstream' deals".
However, as we know, the financial services industry does not discriminate when it comes to ripping people off. The British consumer has been, and continues to be, ripped off by the financial services industry viz:
- bank charges
- endowment mortgages
- interest rates
- mortgage charges etc etc
In the eyes of the financial services industry we are all "prostrate cows" ready for slaughter.


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RockMelt: The new internet browser that combines searching on the web with Facebook
A new internet browser that requires a Facebook log-in has been launched today.
RockMelt has been set up the founder of Netscape Marc Andreessen, and is aimed squarely at social networking users.
Based on Google’s Chromium software, Rockmelt is designed to let users share everything they do with the friends on Facebook and Twitter.
RockMelt, available for the first time today, is built on the premise that most online activity today revolves around socialising on Facebook and searching on Google
Down the side of each web page visited is a selection of each user’s most-used Facebook Friends and Twitter contacts.
The hype behind the project over the past few months has mean that an early version was launched today by invitation-only so its servers were not instantly overloaded.
A statement on the firm’s blog read: 'With RockMelt we’ve re-thought the user experience because a browser can and should be about more than simply navigating Web pages.
'Today, the browser connects you to your world. Why not build your world right into your browser?’
The browser makes it particularly easy to share links with friends by dragging pictures, URLS or videos onto one of the small photos, known as ‘edges’ that line the browser’s window.
Because users have to sign in before they can use Rockmelt, all of your favourite sites, blogs and friends are listed when you log in.
The browser alerts you when a new story, video of post appears on the sites you visit the most without you having to leave the webpage you are currently on.
However the fact that your entire web search history, your friends and what sites you visit are known by RockMelt will alarm some still wary of handing over personal information to tech firms with a poor record of data protection.
The firm claims that this browsing information will not be sold to advertisers fro targeted ad campaigns based on a user’s interests.
RockMelt is designed to minimise the need to roam from one website to the next through the use of drop-down windows
'We are not going to run an ad network. We actually don’t know where you go,' co-founder Tim Howes told website TechCrunch. 'That information does not leave your browser.'
The way you search on the internet is also different with RockMelt. Instead of a whole page of search results from Google, only the first ten results come up displaying the web page of each result before you click on it.
After Facebook users log on RockMelt with their Facebook account information, the person's Facebook profile picture is planted in the browser's left hand corner and a list of favorite friends can be displayed in the browser's left hand pane. There's also a built-in tool for posting updates in a pop-up box.
The features extend beyond Facebook and Twitter. RockMelt includes a tool that shows results from Google searches in a drop-down box that can be scrolled through to peruse the recommended websites in the main part of the browser.
The browser's right-hand pane is reserved for listing favourite websites, with automatic notifications whenever they get fresh information on them.
RockMelt stores each user's preferences on a remote server, making them available on any computer that has the browser installed on its hard drive.
Although its backers hail the browser as a breakthrough, RockMelt is borrowing some technology and ideas from other sources. Another browser called Flock has been trying to tap into the online social scene for the past five years.
No browser has come close to surpassing Internet Explorer, despite various challenges through the years. Internet Explorer still holds a roughly 60 per cent market share, according to the research firm Net Applications.
The Mozilla Foundation's Firefox, which drew upon Netscape, ranks second at 23 per cent followed by Chrome at about 9 per cent.
RockMelt is starting off with a modest goal: it hopes to attract 1million users as it extends invitations to people interested in trying the browser. Requests can be made through http://www.rockmelt.com.
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Medtronic Inc.’s deep-brain stimulation system was tied to suicides, depression and worsening seizures in a study of epilepsy patients, according to U.S. regulators weighing whether to broaden sales of the device.
The product failed to meet the study’s primary goal of reducing the number of seizures after three months compared with a control group, Food and Drug Administration staff said in an “executive summary” posted Wednesday on the agency’s Web site. The agency asked a panel of outside advisers to recommend by Friday whether the device is safe and effective enough for broader use.
The Fridley-based company’s Activa PC System is already cleared to treat Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor, a neurological condition that causes involuntary shaking, and more than 60,000 people have had the device implanted, according to Medtronic’s Web site.
But Medtronic wants approval for the device to treat epilepsy.
Medtronic’s implantable neurologic products, including deep-brain stimulation, had sales of $1.15 billion in the fiscal year ended April 24, accounting for 7.8 percent of the company’s revenue, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Medtronic shares fell 11 cents Wednesday to $44.63.
Medtronic is urging the agency to amend its analysis to exclude one patient who had 210 seizures in a 48-hour period at the beginning of the study, according to the company’s own briefing materials for the panel.
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'Mirai bots' cyber-blitz 1m German broadband routers – and your ISP could be next
Malware waltzes up to admin panels with zero authentication
A widespread attack on the maintenance interfaces of broadband routers over the weekend has affected the telephony, television, and internet service of about 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers in Germany.
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) issued a statement indicating that the cyber-assault, which was detected on Sunday and continued into Monday, has also targeted government networks, but has been inconsistent in its effect due to protective measures.
A modified version of the Mirai worm – which commandeered huge numbers of CCTV cameras and other Internet-of-Things gear – is now scanning home routers for security vulnerabilities, and either crashing or hijacking devices. This upgraded malware, and similar software nasties, were likely behind the weekend's outage in Germany, by attacking the modems' maintenance interface on port 7547.
Deutsche Telekom has issued a patch for two models of its Speedport broadband routers (Speedport W 921V, Speedport W 723V Type B) and offered affected customers a free day-pass for internet access through mobile devices while the issue gets resolved.
The Register last week reported that tens of thousands of Eir broadband modems in Ireland appeared to be vulnerable to remote takeover via TCP port 7547, following the publication of a proof-of-concept exploit.
In an email to The Register, Darren Martyn, who works at Xiphos Research in the UK, said that there are two issues with the Eir D-1000 broadband router, made by ZyXEL.
The first problem, he said, is that TR-064 interface is accessible via the internet-facing WAN port and allows remote management with no authentication.
This appears to be a consequence of TR-069 – aka the Customer-Premises Equipment WAN Management Protocol – which typically makes TCP/IP port 7547 available. ISPs use this protocol to manage the modems on their network. However, on vulnerable boxes, a TR-064-compatible server is running behind that port and thus accepts TR-064 commands that configure the hardware without authentication.
The second problem, according to Martyn, is that the SetNTP Server functionality in the router's TR-064 implementation is vulnerable to command injection.
"The first issue, that of TR-064 being wide open to the internet, affects a whole host of other ISPs and vendors, and is, in fact, just as serious as the second one," said Martyn.
Martyn said he has confirmed that two routers provided by UK ISP TalkTalk are vulnerable – a ZyXEL modem and the D-Link DSL-3780. And he said that devices from T-Com/T-home (SpeedPort), MitraStar, Digicom, and Aztech are also at risk. In a tweet on Monday, Martyn said he has found 48 devices that are vulnerable to the TR-069/TR-064 issue.
All together, this suggests this particular security nightmare is widespread. It goes beyond Deutsche Telekom, Eir and TalkTalk: ISP subscribers using the aforementioned weak modems are at risk of infection or losing their connectivity until their firmware is updated.
The Register asked TalkTalk for comment today and was told that a response will not be immediately forthcoming because the working day in the UK was just ending.
"The TR-064 interface being accessible via WAN with no authentication means that just about anyone on the internet can interact with it, and reconfigure the device remotely," said Martyn.
What's at risk
An attacker could thus alter the DNS settings of the router, alter the port forwarding settings, steal Wi-Fi credentials, and update the ACS/Provisioning Server configuration settings, among other things. Changing the configuration details thus would allow an attacker to manage hijacked devices using an ISP's ACS management software, Martyn explained.
A metasploit module incorporating the vulnerability was created earlier this month. According to a post in the SANS ISC InfoSec Forum, it appears that the exploit is being used in a modified Mirai botnet.
On Monday, in an emailed statement to The Register, Eir said it has been made aware of potential security vulnerabilities in its ZyXEL D1000 and ZyXEL P-660HN-T1A devices, which account for approximately 30 per cent of its retail customers' broadband modems.
As of September, Eir had about 867,000 broadband customers, which includes 443,000 retail customers and 424,000 wholesale broadband connections. So approximately 130,000 Eir customers may be affected.
"We have been working with ZyXEL, the supplier, and we have deployed a number of solutions both at the device and network level which will remove this risk," said Eir's spokesperson. "All of the potentially affected modems are now protected with the network mitigation we have taken. We continue to deploy the firmware patch."
Eir is recommending that customers with affected modems change both the administrative password and the Wi-Fi password. The two passwords should not be the same.
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Apple has launched a new outlet for developers to promote apps: Appstore.com.
The website had a quiet grand opening last night at the Superbowl during the commercial for the film Star Trek: Into Darkness. At the end of the commercial, Paramount promoted the film's corresponding iOS app with the AppStore.com/StarTrekApp link, which can be typed directly into your mobile browser.
Developers will be able to change their Appstore.com link to their liking, which makes it easier to promote apps and easier for users to remember an app to download at a later date compared to an iTunes link.
Apple has owned the Appstore.com domain for some time but this is the first time the company has made use of vanity URLs. After the announcement of the App Store in 2008, Appstore.com was given as a personal gift to the late Steve Jobs from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
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ALLAHABAD: The upswing in prices of several puja items in Allahabad markets disappointed many people who stepped out of their homes to shop for upcoming festivals like Hartalika Teej and Ganesh Chaturthi
Both Hartalika Teeja and Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on Monday.
Popular markets like Civil Lines
, Chowk, Katra and Sulem Sarai
were abuzz with shoppers till late Sunday evening, with shops selling quintessential puja knick-knacks like idols of lord Shiva-Parvathi and suhag ki pitari witnessing the maximum rush.
One could spot long queues at most the mehendi stalls in markets as married woman rushed to get elaborate designs made on their hands ahead of Hartalika Teej.
In view of the rise in demand, the mehndi artists also hiked rates to up to Rs 500 from the usual Rs 300.
Even fruits and vegetables like cucumbers, apart from eatables soot pheni
(a popular snack eaten early morning before women start with their Teej fast), were being sold at a higher price.
“Shopkeepers hike prices of puja materials during festive season. The prices of cucumber and soot pheni made using desi ghee have risen by almost 20-30% in the wake of the festivals,” said Garmia, a homemaker living in Civil Lines.
Another shopper Poonam said, “Idols of Shiva-Parvathi are selling for a price range of Rs 120 to 150, when they could easily be bought for Rs 80-90 earlier this week.”
City-based religious scholar Ashutosh Varshney said, “Hartalika Teej is a festival celebrated by women to seek the blessings of Goddess Parvati
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ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 - 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops.
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For Jordan heads, it doesn't get much better than this year's All-Star Weekend installation in New York City. From Flatbush to Pearl Pavilion, Jordan Brand is offering up some of the craziest displays, activities, and sneaker releases during a weekend that's already packed with major drops.
Our team headed down to Pearl Pavilion to get the full scoop on what Jordan Brand has in store for visitors this weekend. Not feeling the all-red look at Flatbush? Maybe the Pearl Pavilion's pearl white colorways are more your thing. Air Jordans 1 through XX9 are on display in the sleek tonal white look, and it's also worth noting that there's a placeholder in the Jordan XXX spot. Traditionally, the new JB legacy shoes are unveiled each year around Jordan's birthday, which is coming up on February 17. Could we possibly see the XXX sooner than expected?
If that's not enough, Pearl Pavilion also features an LED basketball court installation that has to be seen to be believed. Peep the action in our video above where you'll also see spots from Jordan Brand O.G.s like Tinker Hatfield and Howard White, rare MJ memorabilia, and more.


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Opera to Release iPhone Browser Next Week
Opera Mobile is the world's most popular browser for smartphones, with over 25 percent share according to StatCounter
, as compared to Safari for iPhone OS which has just over 22 percent. Opera Software is about to open a new line of attack on Safari to solidify its mobile browser supremacy by releasing an iPhone version of its Opera Mini browser, despite the fact that Apple does not allow any browser but Safari on the iPhone.
Jon von Tetzchner, the co-founder of Opera, said that the company would demonstrate Opera Mini for iPhone to journalists and business partners, but did not indicate whether the app would be released to the App Store or offered for sale at all. It will be "a unique opportunity to introduce the fast, feature-rich Opera Mini experience for the iPhone," von Tetzchner said, "and to showcase our latest beta releases of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini on other platforms and devices."
Opera Mini is the free version of the company's Opera Mobile browser. Both apps use a proxy server to compress and reformat web pages before they are transmitted to the phone. Opera said that its own tests indicate that Opera Mini is up to six times faster than Apple's Safari browser on the iPhone.
Opera spokeswoman Julie Sajnani told ZDNet UK
that the company has not yet submitted the browser to Apple's App Store, but said that she hopes "Apple will not deny their users a choice in web-browsing experience." Apple does have a pretty clear history of blocking any app it thinks duplicates the functionality of any native iPhone app. Paolo Pescatore, an analyst at CCS Insight, told Computerworld
that in his estimation "it is highly unlikely that Opera Mini will be approved."
Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
the unveiling is scheduled to take place at an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Monday, February 15.
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Banking association The Clearing House (TCH) has contracted UK payments infrastructure operator VocaLink to develop a national real-time payment service in the US. “VocaLink has commenced work to ensure the system is built rapidly,” the companies say. “Individual financial institutions and their service providers have already commenced efforts to integrate and adopt the new real-time payment system.” TCH and its member banks revealed plans to build a real-time payment system in October 2014.
- India to rank states on digital transactions
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- Indian mobile wallet adds healthcare services
- Singapore commuters to get NFC-enabled transport payment wearables
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As other restaurants offer promotions with rock-bottom pricing, Applebee's is taking it one step further.» Read More
Thomas Keller's Manhattan restaurant Per Se is involved in some legal trouble over withholding tips from service employees.
Wall Street is missing one fundamental point about the McDonald's story, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Short.
JM Smucker cut prices for most of the Folgers and Dunkin' Donuts coffee brands sold in the United States by 6 percent.
U.S. franchise job gains bounced back in June from a 14-month low in May, ADP said Wednesday.
McDonald's customer satisfaction ratings are getting worse, and it's dragging the rest of the fast food industry down with it.
Chick-fil-A has received backlash over the years, but the restaurant seems to have it all together when it comes to customer satisfaction.
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A new study may have important ramifications for beach season: just because a food promotes fitness does not make it good for the waistline.
Beefier is better. Or at least that is fast food giant McDonald's bet as it tries to increase burger sales.
Jesse Schenker tells the story of how he hit bottom, served jail time and became a successful New York chef and restaurant owner.
CNBC's Jane Wells takes a bite out of the top five best burgers according to The Daily Meal.
As McDonald's fights to turn around its business, one metric is showing signs of improvement.
Athletes know how to represent a brand. Maybe that's why so many buy franchise businesses. Here are pros who have made franchise millions.
Data from NPD Group show how iOS users are 50 percent more likely than Android users to go for liquid lunches.
The chain wants to sell all 413 of its locations in Taiwan to a franchise operator.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is offering couples the chance to win $10,000 worth of food if they name their child after the superfood quinoa.
McDonald's is turning to the other white meat for a new menu offering.
Pizza chains like Papa John's and Domino's will continue to refine technology, drawing consumers from small shops, an analyst said.
Inside the battle for Americans' money, big business is struggling to hold on to shoppers.
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Locus Robotics, a Wilmington, Mass.-based developer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), continues its expansion. Last week it announced expedited plans to open its European headquarters in Amsterdam thanks to a $40 million Series D funding round. Today, Locus is sharing it plans to grow the presence of the LocusBots AMRs in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Locus partnered with Cohesion Group, an Australia-based robotics and voice technology integrator. Cohesio is now a licensed reseller of the LocusBots. Cohesio can manage installations, training and support for shared customers in the Asia Pacific Region (APAC). Körber AG acquired a majority stake in Cohesio Group in 2019.
“This partnership enables us to bring the Locus solution to a greater number of retail and 3PL customers in the Australia and New Zealand region, who are under tremendous pressure to meet increasing demand in today’s booming e-commerce market,” said Rick Faulk, CEO, Locus Robotics. “We look forward to working together to deliver cutting-edge robotic technology that will drive significant operational efficiency and productivity gains.”
Many experts are saying the COVID-19 pandemic will expedite the shift to online shopping as the new normal across the globe. In the U.S. and Canada, for example, there’s been a 129% year-over-year growth of e-commerce orders as of April 21. AMRs from Locus and others are stepping up to help companies fulfill this surge in demand.
“We have been exploring ways to broaden our portfolio and service offering in the robotics and AMR space. We know that many retailers and logistics providers are experiencing a surge in e-commerce demand and therefore having to re-think their operations,” said Nishan Wijemanne, CEO, Cohesio Group. “With this new partnership, we can add value to our clients and offer further AMR and technology solutions that can help them to meet this increase in demand.”
LocusBots navigate autonomously within a warehouse to locate and transport pick items to associates. LocusBots can be flexibly deployed to support a range of picking strategies, helping to reduce time spent on routine or physically demanding tasks, reducing manual errors and increase productivity for customers.
Last week’s Series D round brought Locus‘ total amount of funding raised to $105 million. Locus raised its $26 million Series C in April 2019.


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Council achieves national accolade for putting customers first
Councillor Andy Burton, cabinet portfolio holder for economic investment and planning delivery, celebrates Customer First Accred
By East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Posted: 18 Jan 2018
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Business Investment and Tourism Services have secured Customer First accreditation – the UK’s national standard for customer service.
Although the council’s business services team has held the prestigious award for a number of years, the most recent assessment - carried out over two days - was the first time that the authority’s inward investment, Greenport business support, tourism and events teams were also included.
An external assessor measured the council against 30 different indicators across three areas of work - customer relationships, market awareness and people – with the service area being judged as being compliant in all areas.
Councillor Andy Burton, cabinet portfolio holder for economic investment and planning delivery at the council, said: “The council is one of the East Riding’s key economic drivers and to be recognised nationally by an external assessor for the services we provide to local businesses and in growing the local economy is a real achievement.
Councillor Richard Burton, cabinet portfolio holder for leisure, tourism and culture, said: “To see our tourism services secure Customer First accreditation is welcome news follows on from our tourist information centre in Bridlington receiving a White Rose Award last year.
“Tourism is an important sector for the East Riding, providing thousands of jobs and generating around £550 million a year for the region.”
Jo Dooley, business investment and tourism services manager, said: “Securing this accreditation for the whole of business investment and tourism services for the first time is testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff in putting the customer first and also demonstrates the council’s commitment to growing the local economy for the benefit of businesses and communities.”
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Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) Issues Q3 Earnings Guidance
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.74-0.76 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.77. The company issued revenue guidance of $559-563 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $559.04 million.
Several analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, October 5th. TheStreet raised shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from a c+ rating to a b rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 2nd. BidaskClub downgraded shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report on Monday, July 31st. Bank of America Corporation boosted their target price on shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an underperform rating in a research report on Monday, July 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted their target price on shares of Nu Skin Enterprises from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $62.00.
Shares of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) opened at 62.80 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $61.42 and a 200-day moving average of $59.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a PE ratio of 21.00 and a beta of 1.40. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has a 52 week low of $46.35 and a 52 week high of $65.98.
Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 2nd. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.08. Nu Skin Enterprises had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 24.14%. The business had revenue of $550.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $548.09 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.79 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. will post $3.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 25th were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 23rd. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.29%. Nu Skin Enterprises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.81%.
In other Nu Skin Enterprises news, President Ryan S. Napierski sold 8,000 shares of Nu Skin Enterprises stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.00, for a total transaction of $520,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 68,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,431,050. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Ryan S. Napierski sold 6,933 shares of Nu Skin Enterprises stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.00, for a total transaction of $443,712.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 27,040 shares of company stock valued at $1,708,157. Company insiders own 5.20% of the company’s stock.
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Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc is a direct selling company that develops and distributes personal care products and nutritional supplements, and a range of other products and services. The Company offers anti-aging personal care products and nutritional supplements under its Nu Skin and Pharmanex brands. The Nu Skin brand offers a range of products, including ageLOC Me customized skin care system, ageLOC Spa systems and ageLOC Transformation anti-aging skin care system.
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The cyber attacks that paralyzed a handful of major South Korean websites earlier this year were almost certainly carried out by North Korea or parties allied with the country, computer security company McAfee said in a report.
The Twitter account of PayPal U.K. was hacked late Tuesday and used to post messages attacking the online payment processing company.
Members of the European Parliament have demanded to know what lawmakers intend to do about the conflict between the European Union's Data Protection Directive and the U.S. Patriot Act.
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Small Businesses critical to Guyana economy – Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana
DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Representatives from Demerara Mutual Insurance Company (DMIC) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) were among the participants of a one-day workshop aimed at educating, rewarding and celebrating small businesses in Georgetown.
The event which was held at the Guyana Marriott Hotel was hosted by ScotiaBank Guyana, under the theme “Managing Your Small Business for the Future.”
Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana Dr. Terrence Smith, in his opening remarks, emphasised that small businesses are crucial to the generation of economic stability and long-term development of Guyana. “The emphasis placed on assisting small businesses is a microcosm of the growing recognition across the nation of this important role of this sector”, he said.
He focused on the role small businesses play in driving economic growth, the critical considerations for successfully managing small businesses and the recent developments that are impacting them locally.
Dr. Smith said, “Small businesses are essential to creating jobs in our economy and operate in a variety of sectors including agriculture, manufacture, tourism and service sectors.” He added, “Many individuals find opportunities to continue working well into their retirement years through self-employment or opening their own small business.”
In terms of the government’s support, he referred to projections from the Ministry of Business’s 2016-2020 Strategic Action Plan, that predict major developments for Guyana’s business environment throughout the four year period.
According to Dr. Smith, “One significant benefit mentioned in the provision is to allow twenty percent of public procurement to small businesses.” He noted that access to capital and credit are key points to the growth of any business, especially fledgling businesses.
Dr. Smith further noted, that in 2015-2016 Guyana has improved by 16 places on the ranking of the “World’s Bank doing Business Index.”
In addition, the Government of Guyana has plans to examine the viability of recommended reforms of the World Bank in years of starting a business, registering property, trading across borders, getting electricity and obtaining construction permits.
It was noted that the Small Business Bureau will be extending its reach to educational institutions to expose students to entrepreneurial skills. The initiative will include competitions that will see at least ten students receiving grants to start their own businesses.
Meanwhile, ScotiaBank Country Manager, Raymond Smith stated that the company’s celebration of Small Business Week, is their way of championing the successes of the entities, and spotlighting the valuable contributions made by this sector.
Apart from the Seminar, the Scotia Bank Vision Achiever LivePitch 2017 competition will host its final segment which is slated for September 18. The leg of the Business Plan competition will see the finalists pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges on television for a chance to win a $500,000 startup business account. The runner-up will receive a $250,000 startup account.
Other Scotia Bank Branches will throughout the month honour small businesses through customer appreciation days and small business expos in their respective branches.
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Gujarat Sports Startup Conclave draws encouraging response
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Over 60 top sports startup companies have registered for the Conclave as the window for applying came to an end on December 02, 2023.
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ALSO READPaytm to invest Rs 5,000 cr to retain lead in digital payment space: Report In three to four years, we will be numero uno in e-commerce: Paytm founder Delhi chokes as air pollution worsens, Twitter users slam govt over inaction Paytm revenue stood at Rs 814 crore in FY17 Airpocalypse: Band-aid solutions won't fix Delhi's grave air problem
Paytm founder and Chief Executive Officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma is leaving for a coastal city in south India to escape the smog and pollution choking the National Capital Region (NCR). The employees of his company in Noida might not be able to leave like him, but Paytm is distributing pollution masks among them and is also offering flexible working hours so that they can avoid the peak pollution in the morning and evening. “We are taking necessary measures to improve the air quality in our offices by getting top-of-the-line air purifiers and more plants. If a colleague feels unwell, we offer health assistance,” said Amit Sinha, chief operating officer, Paytm Mall. Information technology company HCL, which has an employee strength of 35,000 in the NCR, is also distributing masks. “We have various wellness initiatives driven the organisation for the health of our employees. We have a health care center on campus and employees with serious symptoms, if any, can be readily given assistance. We have also issued an advisory to all our employees, explaining the do and don’ts,” said an HCL spokesperson. India’s biggest online travel agency MakeMyTrip said it was working on ways to help employees procure the right air masks at discounted prices on the office premises. “We have a clearly defined work-from-home policy for our employees that they can avail of at this time as any other. We are also encouraging employees to carpool through our internal social networking forum.
We are working on ways to help employees procure the right air masks,” said a company spokesperson.Multinational companies such as PepsiCo and Coca-Cola and Indian fast-moving consumer goods major Dabur are not considering giving any leaves to their employees yet. Coke has air-purifying systems at its corporate office in Gurugram; others said the air quality on their premises was considerably better than outside. Raj Rana, chief executive officer (South Asia) at Carlson Rezidor (which owns hotel brands such as Radisson and Park Plaza), said the employees working inside the hotel are least affected, since various mechanisms including air filters are in place to ensure a healthy environment for them and for guests. Work has continued at a normal pace at most corporate entities in Delhi and its satellite cities Gurugram and Noida. Employee attendance was usual and companies have not yet felt a need to offer them an option to work from home or support them in any other manner. Unlike the services sector, however, there is little relief for employees of the manufacturing sector. “In the manufacturing space, such as automobiles, normal plant operations cannot continue without workers. We are left with little option as production and sales targets are to be met. The human resource department is closely monitoring the situation,” said an executive with a leading automobile maker with a plant in the NCR. Large automobile makers in the region such as Maruti Suzuki and Honda continued with their regular operations. Gurugram-headquartered Bharti Airtel, the largest telecom service provider, did not say if it had done anything.


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Home sales in the Triangle jumped 10 percent in November compared to the year prior as the total inventory of homes available for sale dropped to the market’s lowest level in years.
The Triangle market sold 1,425 homes in November, which was up from 1,295 homes sold in November the year prior, according to a recent report by Triangle Multiple Listing Service.
The number of home owners in the Triangle listing their homes for sale dropped nearly 20 percent in November compared to the year prior. The total inventory of homes available for sale in November was 14,291 homes, which is down from 17,116 homes that were listed for sale in November 2010.
The average sale price for a home sold in the Triangle in November was $218,865, which is down from an average sale price of $239,535 the year prior.
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Microsoft made a huge announcement earlier today at Computex, as the company unveiled its plans to allow partners and device manufacturers to use Windows Holographic in their VR, AR and mixed reality devices.
Windows Holographic is the platform that powers HoloLens and allows the device to mix real world objects and people into holographic or virtual environments. It’s also the platform that allows developers to run Universal Windows Apps in virtual environments. Finally, Windows Holographic also integrates with Microsoft’s cognitive services allowing natural user interfaces like voice commands, computer vision and so on.
And as of today, Microsoft just transformed Windows Holographic into, perhaps, its most important platform. The company envisions a world where VR device makers, like HTC and Oculus use Holographic as the digital backbone for their services. By integrating Holographic into their products, device makers and software engineers can take advantage of Windows APIs, Xbox Live Services and, most importantly, all the hard work that Microsoft put into the HoloLens’ software.
A number of big-name companies have already partnered with Microsoft to adopt or support Windows Holographic, including: Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, HTC, Acer, ASUS, CyberPowerPC, Dell, Falcon Northwest, HP, iBuyPower, Lenovo, and MSI.
The company demoed a scenario where HTC Vive users could interact with HoloLens users in a more collaborative and standardized fashion, though neither of the two companies announced an actual partnership.
Microsoft’s play is a big one, as the company is basically looking to do for the nascent field of VR and mixed reality what it did for PCs with Windows. If their strategy is successful it could mean the Windows brand will live to power a whole new generation of devices as computing and PCs change in a radical way.
Finally, the company also confirmed what we had already uncovered, that it would be holding a big Mixed Reality event at WinHEC later this year, where it plans to further detail its vision for virtual and mixed reality and how partners can get involved.
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Armani Hotel Dubai, the world's first hotel developed by Armani Hotels '&' Resorts, in Burj Khalifa opened on April 21, 2010. It is the first such hotel to be launched under the collaboration between Emaar Properties PJSC and Giorgio Armani SpA. An integral component of Burj Khalifa, every element of the Armani Hotel Dubai has been personally designed by fashion legend Giorgio Armani.
The second hotel, located in Milan, is still on schedule to open in mid-2011. The first Giorgio Armani-designed hotel opened in the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai last April and Dardenne said he was pleased with the reception it had received. “These hotels you build them up over the years. I think, eventually, some people will come to Dubai just to stay at the hotel. It is bringing something new to Dubai and that has been very positive,” he added.
The date has been announced for the opening of the world’s first Armani Hotel in Dubai. The launch hotel from the fashion designer will finally open on March 18 within the world’s tallest building, which was recently completed in the Emirate and has now been officially named Burj Khalifa.
With the most prestigious hotel brands establishing their presence in the Emirates, Sarya Group LLC, exclusive retailer and agent to Dammann Freres and Canasuc in the Middle East has partnered with elite brands such as the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Armani Hotel; the Address Hotels; Khalydia Palace Rayhaan Hotel; Royal Mirage Hotel; and even the 7-star Royal Mansour - Marrakech in Morocco to provide them with these royal products.
Our goal is to develop multiple ultra-luxury hotels and resorts worldwide and the next hotel to open is in Milan, which will be in April 2011. We are planning and designing Marrakech and also looking at destinations like New York, Shanghai, Tokyo, London and Paris.
The much-anticipated opening of the Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, has been delayed by more than a month, UAE daily the National reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the matter. The opening ceremony of the Italian designer's first hotel will now take place on April 22, instead of March 18, due to unfinished work, the newspaper said, adding that it will open to the public two days later.
In the same interview, Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties, was also quoted as saying: "We are very bullish on the India market for our hospitality business and together with our partner, are in the process of identifying a viable site to launch Armani hotels."
Dubai hosts – despite all those financial troubles in the recent past – the highest building on earth. The 828 meters tall Burj Khalifa is a symbol for sustained activities in the Middle East hotel investment and real estate sector. The region also accommodates one of the most exclusive hotels in the world – the Armani Hotel with its 160 luxurious suites.


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T-Mobile USA saw customers flock back to its network, with growth largely propped up by its prepaid and wholesale businesses.
The carrier, a unit of Deutsche Telekom, posted a profit of $200 million, or slightly better than its year-ago profit of $135 million. Revenue, meanwhile, fell 2.5 percent to $5.03 billion.
The customer growth marks a significant improvement over the last several quarters, in which T-Mobile couldn't stop the bleeding. Last year, the company was hobbled by a looming takeover by AT&T, which ultimately failed. With the scrapped deal behind them and a $3 billion … Read more


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HUAWEI today announced the arrival of Huawei Pay in Malaysia.
The payment solution service comes in partnership with UnionPay International and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and payments are now made easier and more secure by simply adding one’s bank cards to the service.
In case you didn’t know, HUAWEI Pay is a mobile payment tool that provides contactless, cashless payment service for HUAWEI smartphone users.
It was first introduced in August 2016 in China as a mobile payment service rooted on HUAWEI Wallet, as part of the HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS).
HUAWEI Pay is one of the key services under the HUAWEI Wallet application that supports the Near Field Communication (NFC) payments in retail stores.
Users can enable the service by adding their ICBC UnionPay Credit Cards to HUAWEI Wallet app and transact conveniently by tapping their HUAWEI smartphones to the payment terminal.
Following the footsteps of his counterparts in Hong Kong (China), Macau (China), Singapore and Thailand, ICBC (Malaysia) Berhad teams up with HUAWEI and UnionPay International to bring this service to Malaysian shores, making it the first financial institution in Malaysia to support HUAWEI Pay.
Via the partnership, ICBC UnionPay Credit Cardholders will be among the first in Malaysia to experience this smooth, reliable payment method on their HUAWEI smartphones.
The service is currently accepted in over 20 million payment terminals with UnionPay QuickPass logo across 51 countries and regions around the world, with the list of merchants in Malaysia also growing fast.
HUAWEI PAY AVAILABLITY IN MALAYSIA
HUAWEI Pay is already available to users starting from 15 November 2020 across selected HUAWEI smartphones in the HUAWEI Mate series, P Series and nova series.
All ICBC UnionPay Credit Cardholders who register their cards with Huawei Pay also can enjoy up to 50% cashback for every transaction with a minimum spending of RM20 when they From 12 December 2020 until 12 March 2021.
Aside from that, the top monthly spender will also stand a chance to receive a HUAWEI P40, HUAWEI FreeBuds 3, HUAWEI Watch GT 2E or other awesome prizes.
For more details, visit Huawei Malaysia on Facebook.


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After a solid decade of hearing about the benefits of eating a mostly plant-based diet, consumers are finally starting to listen. National Public Radio, for example, recently reported that more forces have come together to make vegetables an even bigger star in the food world.
One simple shift that’s helping to put veggies in the forefront has been changing the ingredient ratios in bowl meals and salad bars.
“Bowl meals like Chinese rice bowls or Indian dal have helped people think differently about the composition of a meal, so that grains and beans are the base, not a sprinkling on top. And, greens and grains are finally trendy, and this goes beyond kale and quinoa,” notes Michael Holleman, director of culinary development at Minnesota-based InHarvest, which produces specialty grains, beans, legumes and blends for foodservice, and chairman of the advisory board of the Whole Grains Council.
Raley’s Supermarkets chef Evelyn Miliate sees prepared foods as a way to show consumers the possibilities of vegetable-centric dining and to encourage trial. “People do want to eat more meat-free dishes, but they need more ideas for doing so,” she says. “We source all our vegetables from our fresh produce sections, and our side dish offerings go far beyond mashed potatoes to include things like lentil and chickpea curry or Brussels sprouts with bacon and shallot. People use these dishes as salad add-ons or buy a few for a meal.”
In-store chefs can also show shoppers how techniques like roasting and braising bring a heartiness to root vegetables and ancient grains, so that plant-based foods can take center plate. “Vegetables are not just an afterthought or an add-on anymore,” Miliate adds.
- Salad bars piled high with hearty grains and legumes
- Bundled prepared meal deals made up of three or four meatless sides
- Smaller protein portions and more than one size of meat dishes


text: This past weekend, Apple withdrew from the EPEAT green electronics standards. Now it appears that federal, state, and local governments will not be buying Macs as a result. The City of San Francisco said that letters will be sent to all 50 city agencies over the next 2 weeks to let them know that Apple desktops and laptops will no longer be qualified for procurement. This is not a huge hit for Apple though because the City of San Francisco spent only $45,579 of the $3.8 million for computers on Apple products including the iPad. The iPad does not fall under the EPEAT certification and will not be part of the procurement ban. Even though Apple withdrew from the EPEAT standards, Apple has been a very green company when compared to other computer manufacturers. The company even sponsors recycling programs online and at retail outlets.


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Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says the enterprise is thinking about constructing a committed tab at the social network for news and is willing to pay publishers for the excellent content material.
It’s a trade from Zuckerberg’s priorities laid out ultimate yr, which centered on buddies and own family content material in the news feed, moving far from other varieties of posts. Now, he says, first-rate information resources may want to assist Facebook users in making extra informed selections.
“It’s essential to me that we assist humans in getting honest news and locating solutions that assist newshounds around the sector do their important work,” Zuckerberg stated.
Facebook stocks drop 5% as executives give up and Christchurch stay-circulate, capturing stirs outrage.
Facebook is lower back up after what a few say become the platform’s longest outage ever. From town square to the living room: Zuckerberg broadcasts sweeping adjustments to Facebook in new attention on privacy Zuckerberg commented in a dialogue with Axel Springer SE CEO Mathias Doepfner, who runs the largest publisher in Europe. The social networking leader may also have other motives for adopting the brand new precedence: the enterprise is dealing with new European Union copyright guidelines, so one can require them to compensate publishers and creators for the informative articles, songs, and films that appear on their internet site.
Over the closing decade, Facebook’s news feed algorithm has emphasized content material that spurs emotion and sharing — a force that fashioned the news industry and gave upward thrust to net clickbait and misinformation, and made things harder for neighborhood information publishers who couldn’t attain sufficient scale to make cash. Now, Facebook has been running to undo some of that damage through product modifications, as well as small payments to third-party fact-checkers and local information organizations.
The idea that Facebook might pay publishers to host their journalism at the social network has long been a dream of media executives. News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson has called on Facebook to pay publishers the identical way a cable TV enterprise can pay to hold cable channels like ESPN or CNN. BuzzFeed co-founder Jonah Peretti has also stated that Facebook must share more sales generated with its News Feed with media retailers.


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The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 6.2% in the 12 months to February 2022, up from 5.5% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
It revealed this is the highest CPI 12-month inflation rate in the national statistic series which began in January 1997, and the highest rate in the historic modelled series since March 1992, when it stood at 7.1%.
ONS added the CPI including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) rose by 5.5% in the 12 months to February 2022, up from 4.9% in the 12 months to January.
The largest upward contributions to the February 2022 CPIH 12-month inflation rate came from housing, household services and transport.
On a monthly basis, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.8% in February 2022, compared with a rise of 0.1% in February 2021. This was the largest monthly CPI increase between January and February since 2009.
According to the data company, the upward contributions to the change in the CPIH 12-month inflation rate between January and February 2022 were “diverse”, with the largest coming from a variety of recreational and cultural goods and services (principally games, toys and hobbies), and clothing and footwear.
There were no large offsetting downward contributions to change.
Yael Selfin, chief economist at KPMG, said: “We expect further rises this year as global energy, food, and other commodities markets are impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Inflation could potentially reach 8.8% this summer.”