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Samsung’s Galaxy A22 5G could be finally nearing its market introduction. After months of speculations and rumors, we now have our first look at the upcoming budget 5G smartphone. Well-known tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer, aka OnLeaks, has shared several high-resolution unofficial renders of the phone. There’s a video as well, showing the phone in all its glory.
The Galaxy A22 5G (there’s a 4G variant too) doesn’t look too different from the Galaxy A32 5G, as far as the front look is concerned. It reportedly sports the same 6.5-inch display with a similar-sized waterdrop notch which even houses the same 13-megapixel selfie camera.
However, as soon as we move to the back, things look different. The Galaxy A32 5G has a gorgeous back for a mid-ranger, with each camera module getting a separate cutout. The Galaxy A22 5G, on the other hand, has all the sensors bunched up inside a squircle camera bump. The renders show a triple camera setup but some earlier reports had suggested four rear cameras. We will need to wait for confirmation on that.
Moving on, the bottom of the phone has cutouts for a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB Type-C port, a microphone, and a speaker grille. The power button and the volume control buttons sit on the right. Samsung has also embedded a fingerprint sensor into the power button. There’s also a secondary microphone at the top. Pretty standard stuff here. The Galaxy A22 5G reportedly measures 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.7mm in dimension without the camera bump.
Galaxy A22 5G appears in high-res renders ahead of launch
The Galaxy A22 5G has been doing rounds on the internet since as early as December last year. While the phone continues to elude the market even now, it may not be long before it finally breaks cover officially. The device is said to arrive in July this year as the cheapest 5G smartphone from Samsung to date. That title is currently held by the Galaxy A32 5G, which debuted at $279.99 for the 4GB+64GB variant.
This suggests that the Galaxy A22 5G may retail for around $200. Samsung has reportedly opted for the joint development and production (JDM) method for this phone to reduce the manufacturing cost. This essentially means the company will decide the design and specs but a third-party manufacturer will develop and manufacture the product. China-based Wing Tech and Hwachin are those third-party manufacturers for the Galaxy A22 5G. It now remains to be seen how Samsung prices this phone.


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Personalised customer experience is no longer a rarity that’s saved for the top companies; instead, it’s the new digital imperative for businesses of all industries and sizes. B2B buyers now expect to experience a one-to-one experience at some point during their purchasing journey. However, delivering on this expectation is an entirely different challenge that has left many businesses struggling to connect.
Google has once again updated its core algorithm on 12 March with noticeable changes in its search indexes all over the world. Here’s a look at what we can expect from the March 2019 algorithm update and what Google is also up to in the future of search.
Marketing for small- to -midsized businesses is daunting. As with all great endeavours, there are no shortcuts to achieving digital marketing success. In this blog article, former VP of Sales at HubSpot and currently the CEO of Databox, Pete Caputa, shares the fundamental factor leaders tend to miss that can help turn a website into a lead generation machine.
Your website is more than just your online portfolio. Today, websites that are optimised for the customer experience are powerful tools that can help you make a sale and turn visitors into customers.
Getting a prospect to click a CTA on your website is good — but often not good enough. Many of these clicks do not lead to actual conversions. Luckily, remarketing gives marketers the ability to re-engage with potential customers and leads until they finally convert.
Digital marketing has taken over traditional marketing channels as it’s more engaging, more flexible, and it costs less. We’ve put together a list of brands that are standing out and cutting through the noise with their digital marketing campaigns.
According to the 2018 Global Digital Report, the current number of social media users is at 3.196 billion — and scales up to 13 percent year-on-year. If you are looking for the next step in your marketing strategy, and if you haven’t done so already, amplifying your social media presence may just be it.
We often hear of brilliant marketing examples from many top industry players, but it’s not every day we hear of this coming from the healthcare sector. In this article, we feature 10 examples of powerful marketing in healthcare.
Whilst digital is often seen as a tool to captivate younger audiences, statistics show that the ageing population are also active online. With Consumer-Directed Care shaping the aged care industry, providers need to improve their game plan to stay top of mind.
If marketing automation is a great tool for businesses, how do we build an airtight business case for it? And how can we get our stakeholders and the sales team on board?
With the rise of the internet, B2B customers have more capacity to search for services and decide on the best deal online. Customers have the power over businesses now more than ever, and for businesses, this means they need to adapt or risk extinction.
Against the backdrop of the war for attention, B2B tech and software companies are struggling to reach their intended audience on the right channel. Marketers report that email marketing is their biggest source of ROI, so this marketing tool needs to be an essential part of your marketing strategy.
The Software as a Service (SaaS) industry is expected to surpass $112.8 billion in 2019 and is fast rising to become one of the top industries to watch out for. Here are key statistics you need to know now to inform your strategy.
Have you decided on your digital strategy for the year? As you and your team take this time to put together the best strategic game plan that can help you accomplish your goals for the year, it is important to understand what digital assets are truly giving you the best bang for the buck, where your ROI is concerned.
The latest modern technology has changed the game for chief marketing officers, and it now takes more than the usual marketing skills to stand out today.
Content marketing’s effectiveness at engaging target audiences and promoting meaningful relationships has made it a popular choice for B2B marketers. To help guide B2B marketers for 2019, here are 10 content marketing charts that are worth looking into as we start the year.
Why are 82% of marketers expecting large increases of their digital marketing budgets come 2019?
Content is only as valuable as the audience it reaches. Marketing automation and SEO need to work together to boost your digital marketing efforts. By understanding how these two disciplines work together, you will be able to use them to gain a higher ROI.
This year, we’ve seen some big changes in pay-per-click (PPC) marketing — not least of which was the rebranding of AdWords to Google Ads.
The financial services industry is suffering from a crisis of trust. In fact, 47% of their customers say they do not trust their own financial provider. How can the industry recover from this damaging fact?
Trust-building should definitely be part of the equation. Trust is a fundamental element that factors into almost every buying decision for a customer.
To wrap up a productive 2018, we’re rounding up our best articles that have hit a spot with many C-suites, Senior Executives, and Marketing professionals.
In a time where everyone is fighting for differentiation in the market space, how do you make your content stand out? How do you guide your audience to look where your content is?
B2B marketers will confirm that outbound initiatives simply aren’t good enough. If you want to attract, nurture, and convert your leads to customers, inbound marketing is your powerful strategy. Gartner reports that properly executed inbound marketing tactics are 10x more effective for lead conversion compared to outbound methods.
Take a page out of these 10 businesses who successfully grew their business through inbound.
More and more people are turning to their mobile devices to find answers to their questions and even to discover new products and services. Are you making the most of your mobile marketing efforts to respond to the current mobile shift?
No matter where you look, industry giants like Google, Apple, and Amazon are dominating the disruptive space and taking the lead in the use of emerging technologies. But for small and mid-sized business challengers, does taking on today’s new technologies actually make a difference?
This week, we’ve rounded up ten SEO statistics that show SEO is essential to your digital marketing strategy.
As a Premier Google Partner, Step Change was invited to the recently held Google Partner Summit 2018. Members of our Digital Team attended the event to hear about the latest tech trends, updates to the Google Marketing Platform, and the rebranding of Google Ads.
Here are the key takeaways from the summit and what’s on the horizon in 2019.
With AI and big data, you can gain a better understanding of how your target buyers consume data. Learn how these five companies were able to use data-driven insights to be more relevant to their target audience.

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Nickelodeon has officially released an app for Roku’s streaming service.
The Nick app on Roku offers access to full-length and shortform episodes to consumers who subscribe to participating pay-TV providers, . Those include “Sanjay and Craig,” “Harvey Beaks.”, and more.
In the Roku app, users can access new episodes and extra Nick-themed content every week by signing in with credentials from participating “TV Everywhere” partners. The app is listed under “Kids & Family” in the Roku Channel Store.
Nick apps have hit 16 million downloads globally and is available on Apple’s iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and Microsoft XBOX 360.


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Amazon is a powerhouse.
You can shop on Amazon, buy groceries on Amazon, and now, you can even listen to music through Amazon.
According to a recent press release, on Sept. 26 the company announced the launch of Amazon Music Unlimited in Canada providing customers with an extensive archive of songs from popular artists, as well as playlists, and personalized stations organized by Amazon Music experts.
Using Amazon Music Unlimited, Canadians can access music using voice commands with Alexa, on the Amazon Music app for iOS and Android, and on all Echo devices.
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“We’ve seen such a positive customer response from the launch of Prime Music for Canada last year, and with today’s launch we’re excited to bring more customers even more choice and ways of discovering music with Alexa,” Sean McMullan, Head of International Expansion for Amazon Music, said in a recent press release.
“We’re thrilled for our Canadian customers to start streaming with Unlimited today, and begin enjoying expanded voice controls to play music for every moment.”
Amazon Music is currently available in more than 40 countries and is free of ads and includes features such as unlimited skips and playbacks.
The launch of Amazon Music Unlimited for Canada was announced only less than a year after Prime Music launched, an ad-free music streaming service available to members at no additional cost.
Amazon Music Unlimited is available to all customers and offers even more music and ways for users to ask Alexa to play it (Amazon Music users can ask Alexa to play a specific type of music depending on their mood or what they’re doing).
Customers using Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music, are able to ask for music on any Alexa-enabled device, including the Amazon Music app for both iOS and Android, by mood, era, genre, and title.
Users can also request a playlist based on activities they’re doing.
Users can set music alarms to wake up to, build or add a song to a new playlist by asking, or return to a song you were listening to earlier in the day.
With the hands-free listening feature in the Amazon Music app, customers can ask Alexa to play music anywhere.
To learn more about pricing and features, visit amazon.ca/music/unlimited.


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Another reason to love Steam
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EA spreads some generosity with a DLC sale.
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The Outbreak Map Pack is now available for download.
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EA not going to degrade the franchise’s horror aspects.
A new developer diary from the team behind Dead Space 2.
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How does Gabe’s second fight agains the Necromorphs fare?
‘Severed’ is now available.
Could more be on the way?
Dead Space 2 Composer Jason Graves has also scored the upcoming F.3.A.R.
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Check out these new gameplay videos for next week’s release of ‘Severed’.
Screens and information about the upcoming Dead Space 2 DLC: Severed.
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MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Allô! Mon Coco — a Quebec-based chain of gourmet breakfast-and-lunch restaurants.
“MTY is very excited to have the opportunity to add another young, dynamic and distinctive breakfast chain to its portfolio,” says Eric Lefebvre, CEO of MTY. “Allô! Mon Coco has had great success in the past and it has a great potential for further growth in the future.”
Reportedly generating approximately $57 million in system sales over the last year, the Allô! Mon Coco network currently comprises 39 franchised restaurants in operation — 38 locations in Quebec and one in Ontario.
The assets acquired include the trademark for the world, except the U.S. As part of the agreement, MTY obtains a right of first refusal should the owners of the trademark for the U.S. decide to dispose of it in the future.
The current president of Allô! Mon Coco, Tom Bountis, will be staying with MTY for a period of at least 12 months following completion of the transaction.
The acquisition is expected to close within the next 45 days, but remains subject to customary closing conditions.


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Oracle’s profit tops analysts’ estimates on rising demand for databases
SAN FRANCISCO: Oracle Corp., the second-largest software maker, rose in Nasdaq trading after forecasting profit for this quarter that may top analysts' predictions, a sign it's benefiting from an acquisitionfueled expansion into hardware.
Profit excluding certain expenses will be 48 cents to 50 cents a share, Oracle CoPresident Safra Catz said yesterday on a conference call. That exceeds the 47-cent average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The forecast followed a report showing profit rose to 51 cents in the period ended Nov. 30, higher than analysts' average prediction of 46 cents.
Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison has bulked up in hardware to make Oracle a onestop business computing shop, and he's making headway on a projection that this year's purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. will boost fiscal 2011 operating profit by $1.5 billion. That's allayed concern he overreached by buying more than 65 companies since 2005, said Jason Maynard, an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities in Santa Monica, California.
"Years ago, people didn't believe in the strategy," said Maynard, who rates Oracle "outperform." "There were a lot of doubters on the Street. People have flipped."
Oracle, based in Redwood City, California, gained $1.19, or 3.9 percent, to $31.46 in Nasdaq Stock Market trading. The shares have climbed 28 percent this year.
For the third quarter, which ends in February, Oracle forecast revenue growth of 31 percent to 35 percent, assuming current exchange rates, ahead of analysts' average prediction that sales would rise 30 percent to $8.4 billion.
New license sales, a predictor of revenue, will rise 10 percent to 20 percent, Oracle said. That indicates an increase to as high as $2.1 billion. Maynard had predicted an 11 percent gain, to $1.9 billion. Last quarter, new license sales grew 21 percent to $2 billion. Maynard estimated $1.85 billion.
"The strength in the quarter was very broad-based," CoPresident Catz said on the conference call.
The company reports sales that include deferred revenue from acquired companies and don't conform to generally accepted accounting principles. On that basis, sales increased to $8.65 billion in the second quarter, compared with $8.34 billion, the average projection in a Bloomberg survey of analysts.
In the coming months, Oracle will release new versions of its business applications developed under a project known as Fusion.
Ellison said the new software, which companies can run in their data centers or access via the Web, would strengthen Oracle's position against SAP AG, Salesforce.com Inc. and closely held Workday Inc.
"You're just seeing the beginning of our share gains in applications," Ellison said on the conference call.
Further increases in Oracle's stock will hinge on whether the company can keep drawing customers to its applications, the programs that help businesses handle such tasks as payroll and tracking sales leads, said Walter Pritchard, an analyst at Citigroup Inc. in San Francisco. Sales of new applications licenses rose 21 percent to $579 million last quarter.
"The biggest swing factor on shares is sustainability of strong second-quarter apps performance," he said in an e-mail. Pritchard recommends buying Oracle shares and doesn't own them. Oracle, which ranks second to Microsoft Corp. in software sales, also said it will issue a dividend of 5 cents a share. The dividend will be payable on Feb. 9 to holders of shares as of Jan. 19.
Under Ellison, Oracle has spent more than $42 billion on acquisitions since the beginning of 2005. The stock has more than doubled in the past five years, compared with an 18 percent gain for the S&P technology index.
The buying spree has brought Oracle into closer competition with SAP, HewlettPackard Co. and International Business Machines Corp. HP, the world's largest computer maker, forecast first-quarter profit last month that exceeded analysts' estimates. -Bloomberg


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The companies have teamed up to launch the cloud-backed development tools, iOS Developer Tools, and Windows Developer Tools.
The apps will be available to developers and users as soon as the new version of the Apple developer tools is available.
In the past, Apple has released its own tools as part of its Developer Tools suite, and it has not released a cloud-specific version of its tools.
The first release of the cloud version of Apple Developer Tools was made available on April 7, but a full cloud version has not been made available since then.
Apple has said the new cloud tools will be more flexible than the existing development tools and will be able to offer support for both iOS and Android devices.
The cloud-driven development tools will not only help developers create faster and more flexible apps, they will also make it easier for developers to work together across different platforms, with Apple’s Cloud Platform, Microsoft’s Azure cloud, Google’s Cloud Services and Facebook’s own tools available as part the developer tools suite.
In addition to its Cloud Platform offering, Apple’s cloud-focused tools include support for mobile app development, video production and collaboration, audio and video playback, and user-generated content.
In a blog post announcing the cloud platform, Apple developer lead Tom Brey said: “Our goal is to make it as easy as possible to develop for the cloud.
We’ve worked with a number of cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Azure, and we’re excited to see what’s next.”
Microsoft developer lead Chris Gaffney said: “We’re excited about these new tools.
They’re a great step forward for the iOS and Mac development communities, and the cloud offers great flexibility.
Apple has a strong track record of delivering great cloud services, and these tools will help us bring them to even more developers.
We’re thrilled to offer these cloud tools, which will help developers build even faster, better and more robust apps, and to be able give our partners a strong platform to work on their apps with the tools they need.”
Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Platform is a cloud platform offering developers a powerful platform to develop on, alongside their existing apps.
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At midyear 2022, Ohio's annual medical marijuana sales are approximately 30% greater than sales volumes recorded at roughly the same point in 2021.
According to state figures, through June 27, Ohio has logged approximately $891.4 million in total marijuana product sales since those commenced in January 2019.
Roughly $233.1 million in sales — or 26% of that total amount between January 2019 and June 27 — have occurred through roughly the midpoint of this year, compared with about $178.8 million in sales at midyear 2021.
That's decent news for the state's 3½-year-old medical marijuana industry, especially considering that sales growth feels like it may be slowing down some — or at least not growing quite as much as some may have hoped.
"Starting around December, the market flattened out and it's primarily a result of flat patient count, which is sitting around 140,000 active patients," said Andy Rayburn, CEO of Eastlake-based vertically integrated marijuana company Buckeye Relief.
Rayburn, who is also president of the Ohio Medical Cannabis Industry Association, notes the active patient count dipped into the 130,000-range before picking back up some.
The state has seen 285,621 people register as medical marijuana patients through the life of the program as of the end of this June. However, just 52% of those who have registered at some point since 2019 — or 148,950 patients — are considered "active" patients, meaning they're making use of their cards and actively buying products at Ohio dispensaries.
The retail price has come down marginally through this year so far.
Medical marijuana flower costs approximately $254.80 per ounce on average, or roughly $9.10 per gram, as of July 25. That's a bit less compared with January, when average flower costs were $269.70 per ounce, or $9.63 per gram.
Rayburn suggests that inflationary pressures are impacting how much patients are spending.
At Buckeye Relief's east side Amplify dispensary in the Coventry neighborhood of Cleveland Heights, the typical customer was spending $130 per visit between March and April. That average customer cart in June came down about 15% to $110.
"We are hearing, with very few exceptions, that this is typical," Rayburn said. "So the patient is spending less per visit, and I think it is because of the economy in general and inflation specifically."
There are other markets that are seeing "much more severe" drops in patient buys, with the average cart price in other states being down more like 30% to 40%.
These inflation pressures may cause some companies to rethink corporate investments.
Rayburn said that he has been considering an expansion of his Eastlake growing and processing facility by building an addition on the back. But he's reconsidering the timing of that.
"We were fully planning on doing that in the spring of 2023, but we may hold out (a bit longer)," he said, "because of inflation and construction costs, which are much higher right now."
There are currently 58 marijuana dispensaries open in Ohio today. However, the state issued provisional licenses this spring that would add another 70 retail shops to the market. You can read more about the latest dispensary licensing round here.
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Apple has now opened up pre-orders for its upcoming iPhone X device on its online store.
The phone, which is set to launch on November 3rd 2017, already appears to have sold out of its initial run on the store. Customers ordering the phone now can expect waits of up to six weeks for delivery.
Those looking to get their phones earlier may be better off going to a carrier's store. In the UK, O2 is currently expecting a three week wait for the 64GB model, and four weeks for a 256GB phone.
The iPhone X is the biggest redesign of the iPhone yet, removing the Home button in favour of a device-long screen. It also comes with wireless charging, a faster CPU, and a 12MP camera.
It comes just over a month after Apple launched another round of iPhones, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. These are more traditional designs, with the usual upgrades in camera quality and processor.
Apple's recent rollouts also include the new iOS 11, which completely revamps the App Store. It also brings in ARKit for developers wishing to make games in augmented reality.


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By BeauHD from Slashdot's rumor-mill department
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo issued a research note today that casts doubt on rumors about a second-generation iPhone SE launching in the second quarter of 2018. If there is a successor, customers can expect a minor update that amounts to a run-of-the-mill spec boost and no new features like wireless charging or Face ID. The Verge reports: According to Kuo, between the three phones Apple released last year (iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X) and the three phones rumored to be released this fall, the company may not have enough development resources for an SE follow up as a fourth phone for 2018. That said, Kuo also does acknowledge that a basic processor update could still happen, but it seems that SE fans should keep expectations low. The iPhone SE still fills an interesting place in Apple's lineup. It uses the same design as the iPhone 5, which was released in 2012, with the 2015 internals of an iPhone 6s. This means the current model would get a boost in processor speed -- something that will likely continue to get worse with the presumed release of iOS 12 this fall. But SE is still popular for its low price and smaller size among consumers. Compared to the giant 6-inch-plus phones Apple is rumored to be releasing this year, it could make sense to keep an updated version of the smaller SE around.Read Replies (0)
By msmash from Slashdot's end-of-an-era department
Twin Galaxies, the video game record keeper and official source for Guinness World Records, has declared one of the oldest gaming world records invalid after 35 years. From a report: Player Todd Rogers has been stripped of his world record for finishing the simple Atari 2600 racing game Dragster, after months of debate over his completion time. "Based on the complete body of evidence presented in this official dispute thread, Twin Galaxies administrative staff has unanimously decided to remove all of Todd Rogers' scores as well as ban him from participating in our competitive leaderboards," reads a post on the Twin Galaxies forum from the organization's staff. That's a major blow to a prolific record holder, whose career stretches back to the earliest days of console gaming. Rogers courted controversy with his oldest record, however -- and it directly caused his ban. In 1982, Rogers submitted to Activision's official fan newsletter a time of 5.51 seconds, which the company recognized in print, awarding Rogers a patch Twin Galaxies later added Rogers to its own leaderboards in 2001, and Guinness World Records awarded the player with the honor of holding the world's longest-standing gaming record in April 2017.Read Replies (0)
By msmash from Slashdot's big-expose department
Over the weekend, The New York Times published an expose on an obscure American company called Devumi that sells Twitter followers and bots that automatically retweet celebrities, executives, social media "influencers" and anyone else who will pay. From the report: Devumi sells Twitter followers and retweets to celebrities, businesses and anyone who wants to appear more popular or exert influence online. Drawing on an estimated stock of at least 3.5 million automated accounts, each sold many times over, the company has provided customers with more than 200 million Twitter followers, a New York Times investigation found. The accounts that most resemble real people reveal a kind of large-scale social identity theft. At least 55,000 of the accounts use the names, profile pictures, hometowns and other personal details of real Twitter users, including minors, according to a Times data analysis. [...] The actor John Leguizamo has Devumi followers. So do Michael Dell, the computer billionaire, and Ray Lewis, the football commentator and former Ravens linebacker. Kathy Ireland, the onetime swimsuit model who today presides over a half-billion-dollar licensing empire, has hundreds of thousands of fake Devumi followers, as does Akbar Gbajabiamila, the host of the show "American Ninja Warrior." Even a Twitter board member, Martha Lane Fox, has some. Hours after the report was published, New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, opened an investigation into Devumi. "Impersonation and deception are illegal under New York law," Mr. Schneiderman said. "We're opening an investigation into Devumi and its apparent sale of bots using stolen identities."Read Replies (0)
By msmash from Slashdot's a-day-late-and-a-dime-short department
In June last year, Apple announced the HomePod, its first smart-speaker which will battle Amazon's sleeper hit Echo speakers and Google's Home speakers. Apple being late to enter a product category is nothing new, but the HomePod has a few other strange things about it. Apple said it won't begin shipping the HomePod until December that year, in a departure of its own tradition. Then the device's shipment was delayed till "early 2018" -- February 9 is the current shipping date. Bloomberg has reported about the difficulties Apple engineers faced over the years to come up with the HomePod. At any rate, Business Insider now has more information about the device, and is reporting the things that Apple's first smart-speaker won't be able to do. From the report (condensed): 1. HomePod can't pair with Android phones. 2. HomePod doesn't recognize different people's voices. 3. HomePod can't check your calendar. 4. HomePod doesn't work well with other streaming services besides Apple Music. (Spotify, Tindal, and Pandora users won't be able to use Siri.) 5. HomePod can't hook up to another device using an auxiliary cord. 6. HomePod can't make calls on its own. (In order to make a call using HomePod, you have to dial the person's number on your iPhone, then manually select that the call play through HomePod.) 7. The HomePod version of Siri isn't prepared to answer random questions like Alexa and Google Assistant.Read Replies (0)
By EditorDavid from Slashdot's we-want-the-airwaves department
Long-time Slashdot reader ljw1004 writes:
I want to assemble my OneDrive-hosted mp4s into a "TV channel" for my kids -- so at 7am while I sleep in, they know they can turn the TV on, it will show Mr Rogers then Sesame Street then grandparents' story-time, then two hand-picked cartoons, and nothing for the rest of the day. How would you do this? With Chromecast and write a JS Chrome plugin to drive it? Write an app for FireTV? Is there any existing OSS software for either the scheduling side (done by parents) or the TV-receiver side? How would you lock down the TV beyond just hiding the remote?
"There are good worthwhile things for them to see," adds the original submission, "but they're too young to be given the autonomy to pick them, and I can do better than Nickeloden or CBBC or Amazon Freetime Unlimited."
Slashdot reader Rick Schumann suggested putting the video files on an external hard drive (or burning them to a DVD), while apraetor points out many TVs now play files from flash drives -- and also suggests a private Roku channel. But what's the best way to build a private TV channel for kids?
Leave your best answers in the comments.Read Replies (0)
By EditorDavid from Slashdot's hearings-on-rehearings department
Long-time Slashdot reader UncleJosh writes:
At the end of last October, the 10th Circuit issued an opinion overturning the lower court's summary judgement in favor of IBM on one of SCO's claims, sending it back to the lower court for trial. Shortly thereafter, IBM filed for a re-hearing en banc. On January 2nd, the 10th circuit essentially denied IBM's request, issuing a slightly revised opinion with the same conclusions and result.
The charge being reheard accuses IBM of "stealing and improperly using [SCO's] source code to strengthen its own operating system, thereby committing the tort of unfair competition by means of misappropriation" -- though that charged is based on an implied duty that SCO says IBM incurred by entering into a development relationship with SCO. "SCO believes that IBM merely pretended to go along with the arrangement in order to gain access to Santa Cruz's coveted source code."
The court's 46-page document adds that "We are now almost fifteen years into this litigation."Read Replies (0)
By EditorDavid from Slashdot's when-Johnny-comes-marching department
Coisiche shared this story from the Guardian:
Sensitive information about the location and staffing of military bases and spy outposts around the world has been revealed by a fitness tracking company. The details were released by Strava in a data visualisation map that shows all the activity tracked by users of its app, which allows people to record their exercise and share it with others. The map, released in November 2017, shows every single activity ever uploaded to Strava -- more than 3 trillion individual GPS data points, according to the company. The app can be used on various devices including smartphones and fitness trackers like Fitbit to see popular running routes in major cities, or spot individuals in more remote areas who have unusual exercise patterns.
However, over the weekend military analysts noticed that the map is also detailed enough that it potentially gives away extremely sensitive information about a subset of Strava users: military personnel on active service... In locations like Afghanistan, Djibouti and Syria, the users of Strava seem to be almost exclusively foreign military personnel, meaning that bases stand out brightly. In Helmand province, Afghanistan, for instance, the locations of forward operating bases can be clearly seen, glowing white against the black map.
One analyst analyst predicted that after this discovery, "A lot of people are going to have to sit through lectures come Monday morning."
Another military analyst told the Guardian "U.S bases are clearly identifiable" -- though he added that the map "looks very pretty."Read Replies (0)


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Hoverboards are giving an entirely new meaning to the phrase ‘hot trend’ after reports of both fires and injuries connected to the scooter have begun to mount. As the holiday season moves into full swing we can almost expect to see these incidents grow exponentially as more of these trendy devices are gifted.
Hoverboards need to be on your subrogation radar.
Little did a father know when he purchased the self-balancing scooter for his 13-year-old son, of the potential dangers lurking inside the two-wheeled phenomenon. Fire officials have determined that the scooter, which was plugged in and recharging, was the cause of the fire that destroyed their Louisiana home recently.
This apparently was not a singular incident. A few weeks later, a hoverboard was allegedly responsible for another house fire in the same state, also causing significant damage to the residence.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, it is investigating ten fires in nine states and has received reports of 30-plus injuries resulting in emergency room visits, all related to the hoverboards.
Add to these a recent fire in a Washington mall and reports of similar conflagrations in the United Kingdom and a suspiciously dangerous pattern begins to emerge both here and abroad
In fact, published reports by the UK’s National Trading Standards on its website noted that “more than 17,000 self-balancing scooters – or ‘hover boards’ – have been examined at national entry point since 15 October due to safety concerns. Of these, over 15,000 (or 88 percent) have been assessed as unsafe and have been detained at the border.” Statistically speaking that is a ridiculously high percentage and should make any potential purchaser exceedingly wary.
With the more stringent European standards in effect, the potential damage from hoverboards is a problem that the United States must grapple with – and soon.
Despite mounting safety concerns and even as major airlines ban them, sales of the product continue to soar. Earlier this month it was reported that the scooter was selling at a rate of one every 12 seconds.
Initial investigations point a finger at the rechargeable lithium-ion battery as s potential cause of the defect.
As a society, we have grown accustomed to taking necessary precautions when assuming reasonable risk: we wear seatbelts while traveling by automobile or in flight, we use child safety seats for children, proper protective equipment for sports and ensure that our children are wearing helmets, knee and elbow pads while skateboarding. None of these safeguards would protect the consumer from the potential of spontaneous combustion by the use of these “personal transport devices,” nor are there are any requirements at this time for the use of safety equipment when utilizing the device.
As with most must-have fads, its popularity is amped by the sight of athletes and celebrities on the device. Demand fuels heavy price tags, ranging from $300 – $2,000, inevitably leading to lower-cost options.
With the rush to produce more affordable versions, a concern exists with both the quality of the batteries used in less expensive devices and the lack of any overall quality control.
Although many batteries may carry the name of a reputable manufacturer, there have been many instances where batteries are stolen off the overseas factory line before undergoing the final quality control procedure and shipped to a friend or relative in the United States to be sold at a discount.
While the very nature of the personal transport device is rife with potential for striking other objects and occupant injury, battery perforation can cause a “short circuit” and potentially creates a whole other set of problems.
These are potentially similar problems that those of us in the subrogation field have previously faced with batteries in both laptops and cellphones.
Another key component seen as a potential problem with the hover board is the possibility of a defective charging device, which can cause the cells to overcharge and may also result in fire.
New York City recently announced that use of hover boards on city streets is prohibited, and it is expected that other major cities will follow suit.
However, the result of the prohibition may do little to quell the craze. The UK has banned the use of the devices on roadways and sidewalks and limited it to private property. Published reports note that although the use of the device was limited, sales jumped as much as 215 percent.
At Simpson, Sampson & Simon we choose to lead and not follow when it comes to cutting edge subrogation issues. If you suspect you may have a potential subrogation claim involving a hoverboard, please contact Stuart Simpson, Sidney Sampson, or Steven Simon at 866-383-9320.
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According to a recent study by The Business Journals, small and mid-sized business owners have adopted the iPad and other mobile devices as an important part of their plans.
According to their findings, iPad usage has nearly quadrupled among that segment of the business population, growing from nine percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2011, making it the fastest growing technology for the small and mid-sized business market.
According to the company’s findings, small and mid-sized businesses (SMB) have become familiar with iPad technology within the two years of its existence. Approximately 75 percent of SMB owners are “very or somewhat familiar” with Apple’s tablet.
“Our research has shown that for SMB owners, productivity and efficiency, which used to be the central benefits of technology, are now declining in importance compared to accessibility,” said Godfrey Phillips, Vice President of Research at The Business Journals. “Now, it’s crucial that business owners have access to their business information and data, anytime and anywhere. The iPad, as well as smartphones and cloud computing, are all part of this new trend and are experiencing significant growth as a result of that need.”
The study also claims that iPad users in the SMB market tend to be tech savvy and financially successful. There is also data to show that 72 percent of iPad using SMB owners have a college education with a household income averaging $176,000 per year.
“Our biggest surprise of the study was the increase in the hours that these business owners felt that they needed to be in touch with their businesses. This increased from an average of 7.6 hours a day to 8.3 hours. We believe this was primarily due to the effects of the recession and people’s needs to be constantly in touch with their businesses,” said Phillips. “The new mobile technologies were released as this need increased and therefore were adopted immediately.”
While Apple’s iPad saw impressive growth, competing tablets did not see the same adoption rate. According to Phillips, the study included both the Kindle Fire and Motorola Zoom but both of these tablets saw less than the iPad’s impressive 34% growth rate, with the Kindle Fire at 9% and the Motorola Xoom at 7%.
The Business Journals surveyed a nationally representative sample of over 1,400 business owners, CEOs and presidents of companies with five to 499 employees. The study will be available March 31.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Investors bid WellChoice Inc. shares higher Friday after a Manhattan judge threw out some challenges mounted by a consumer group to its conversion to a public company.
At the same time, a 30-day extension was granted on a freeze of the health-plan insurer's $418 million in proceeds from last November's initial public offering.
Supreme Court Judge Ira Gammerman rejected a challenge by consumer groups to the IPO of WellChoice, which serves New York under the name Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, but the ruling did give the opponents an outline for a viable legal approach and granted them 30 days to re-plea their case.
Unresolved is Empire's conversion from a not-for-profit entity formed in 1935 to a for-profit, publicly traded company via an IPO at $25 per share on Nov. 8.
WellChoice WC saw its stock rise 69 cents to $21.20 in afternoon dealings. The company currently carries a market capitalization of $1.7 billion.
Gammerman has barred New York State from spending IPO proceeds until the litigation filed by the Consumers Union and other plaintiffs is addressed.
The plaintiffs argued that all offering proceeds should be given to charity, since the insurer was founded with grant money and has benefited from federal and state tax breaks. Legislation that allowed the conversion violated state law by benefiting a single company, the group claimed.
Contacted for comment by CBS.MarketWatch.com, a spokeswoman for WellChoice pointed out that the lawsuit has no direct effect on the company because its IPO proceeds were always earmarked for use by the state, not by WellChoice.
IPO backlog dwindles
Meanwhile, the roster of companies waiting to go public right now stands at 22, down from 46 a year ago, according to data compiled by Dealogic, an IPO tracking firm.
The current backlog of IPOs also is sharply reduced from the 52-week high of 81 companies on deck in June 2002, Dealogic said.
Since then, the backlog has been dwindled as companies shy away from the IPO market in the face of slack investor interest and sustained bear market conditions.


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The current outlook in the food and beverage sector has been mostly on the optimistic ground. Certain macroeconomic trends have been put forward while making a lot of policy changes. These have been getting on the important sector for market companies in paying a close look at all consumer preferences. Food and beverage market analysis put forward good numbers coming up in the next decade.
The forefront exposure remains margin pressure which further increases in transportation expenses as well as tariffs. Further, certain vendors have absorbed the costs back in 2018 and expect the next year cost come down further in the supply chain. Food and beverage industry trends have always been hovering on unemployment, labors and the reduced supply of truck drivers.
There has been also an increase in transportation costs which adds to a distribution of challenges, being major as the on-time delivery problem.
Moreover, a recent decline in oil price has been a major margin of relief in recent times reported by the food and beverage industry report.
The taste shift in consumer has been moving ahead with the target. Along with the progress of artificial intelligence and big data, there is more transparency in companies for targeting consumers.
But on the contrary, there are several offerings which remain popular and further demand products which reduces meal preparation, mostly due to packaged food. One example is the beer industry which has been developing alcoholic sparkling water and further acts as an alternative to high carb beer.


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Since 1996, when the energy market was opened up to competition, UK consumers have been able to switch energy suppliers to find a cheaper gas and electricity deal. Previously, Ofgem did set a maximum price for energy; but now Ofgem only regulates the market as a whole — that means creating a regulating schemes to support vulnerable households and more.
Last year the duo said that sales would break the 500,000 milestone but significantly underestimated the market’s growth, so “at the start of 2017, Angus and I are going to throw prudence to the winds, run our hands through our grey sea-captain hair, and bet it breaks the million mark”, helped by higher oil prices, a flood of new, improved models on the market, ongoing falls in battery prices and improved charging infrastructure. The aforementioned need to improve air quality and the continued fallout from the Dieselgate scandal will play a part, too.
Founded in 2008, Frontier Utilities is a retail electric and gas provider serving deregulated Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois; dedicated to providing honest and innovative electricity solutions for both residential and commercial customers. They offer a wide variety of plan options that serve different needs of their customers. Frontier Utilities is A-Rated on the Better Business Bureau and has won the Distinction Award for 4 years in a row (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).
Texas electricity deregulation has given millions of Houston residents and businesses the power to choose the cheapest electricity rate. According to ERCOT, over 92% of Texas homes and businesses who live in deregulated areas have switched electric companies since deregulation began in 2002. Even though electric choice in Texas has been hugely successful for energy savings, customers are still confused by the options, terminology, and overall process of switching electric providers.
There are over 60 different energy suppliers competing for your business on any given day in Texas. Many of these electric companies have websites that are confusing and nearly impossible to navigate, their rates and fees hidden by dense industry jargon and misleading advertising. Who has the spare the time to sort through the choices spread out over all these different sites and companies?


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It looks like the bad news is going to just keep coming for Nintendo. Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips has filed a lawsuit against the video game giant, claiming that both the Wii and Wii U infringe on some of Philips’ own motion control and interface technology patents, and is looking to halt any further import and sale of the Wii U in the United States.
This puts even more pressure on the Japanese company, and exactly what the ailing Wii U didn’t need. Only a week ago Nintendo posted a massive loss for the 2013 fiscal year, with a lot of the blame being laid at the feet of their current home console. Nintendo shipped only 2.72 million Wii U units in the last year — far below its initial projection of 9 million units, and even falling short of its amended estimates.
In this lawsuit, which was posted on Wednesday and can be read here on Scribd, Philips claims that Nintendo infringed on its “User Interface System Based on Pointing Device” and “Virtual Body Control Device” patents. These patents both involve the modelling of “a user’s body in a virtual environment by animating a virtual body to follow the physical movements of the user.” This allegedly refers to the motion technology used in the Wii and Wii U, both the consoles and peripherals such as the Wii remote and Wii U gamepad. The lawsuit also states that Philips made Nintendo aware of at least one of these alleged infringements back in December of 2011.
So what does this mean for Nintendo? Philips is asking for a trial by jury, and is seeking treble damages for the alleged use of their patents, as well as interest for all damages and “such other relief as this Court may deem just and proper.” Not only this, but Philips is also calling for a ban on the sale of the Wii U, and any other devices that have allegedly infringed on their intellectual property, until the issues have been resolved. This will potentially come as a big blow to Nintendo, who must have been hoping to turn around the fortunes of their home console with the release of much-anticipated Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros titles. They have also been hinting at other strategies to help overcome their recent slump.
Nintendo has come under scrutiny over issues of copyright before (here and here for the Wii), particularly regarding their more recent hardware. However, aside from being found guilty of using Tomita Technology’s 3D tech in January and having to pay them royalties on all 3DS units sold, the company has come out relatively unscathed in other legal challenges. They were also sued last month by Secure Axcess for a patent filed back in 2000 “for multiscreen personal computer display method and apparatus.”
With one of these Philips patents dating back to 1996, it will be interesting to see whether there is substantial proof that Nintendo has infringed on these patents with its recent hardware.
That said, can Nintendo afford for it to be taken to court, particularly given the need for the Wii U to start coming good on its early promise? Either way, it’s a good job that Nintendo have been working on a new console — they could need it sooner rather than later. Hopefully that one doesn’t get slammed by lawsuits over existent patents as well.


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Calling all Pokemon GO fans, Niantic has just announced the plans for Pokemon GO Fest 2021. First of all, Pokemon GO Fest will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2021, and Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Next, and perhaps the biggest news of all, in celebration of Pokemon GO’s fifth year, the normal price of $14.99 has been lowered to $5 for a ticket. That’s a massive saving over last year and check out all that you’re going to get for that discounted price.
The virtual in-app event kicks off at 10 a.m. on both days and ends at 6 p.m. local time. Starting on the first day and regardless of whether you buy a ticket or not, all trainers will be able to enjoy these features.
Hourly habitats such as Jungle, Desert Mountain, Ocean Beach, and Cave will rotate throughout the event. During each habitat hour, certain Pokemon will appear more frequently.
- Jungle – Scyther, Aipom, Froakie, and more.
- Desert Mountain – Skarmory, Shieldon, Hippopotas, and more.
- Ocean Beach – Dratini, Swablu, Alomomola, and more.
- Cave – Roggenrola, Galarian Stunfisk, Deino, and more.
Saturday will also include Raids featuring “Hitmontop, Cranidos, and Deino—plus, Galarian Ponyta and Galarian Zigzagoon wearing special costumes will be appearing in raids!”
On top of that, Shiny Whismur, Chimecho, Audino, and Tympole will make their Pokemon GO debut and a special costumed Pikachu will appear in the wild throughout the day. Plus, there will be a free event shirt for your avatar.
Ticket holders will be treated to a lot more.
- Pokémon GO Fest 2021 is a music festival, and you’re the show director! Help Professor Willow and the team leaders put on an incredible concert celebration by choosing between certain Pokémon to join the festivities. Complete this Special Research for special rewards, including an encounter with a Mythical Pokémon, a shirt avatar item, and an exclusive avatar pose! After you complete the Special Research, take a snapshot for a surprise!
- Pikachu Rock Star or Pikachu Pop Star—your choice will determine the in-game music that will play for you during the event. The Pokémon music producer Junichi Masuda has produced brand-new tracks just for Pokémon GO Fest 2021, including a rock-and-rolling track for Pikachu Rock Star fans, a high-energy electro-pop song for Pikachu Pop Star stans, and more!
- You’ll also get to fill out the rest of your musical group! Will you pick Galarian Ponyta or Galarian Zigzagoon? Gardevoir or Flygon? All these Pokémon will be dressed to impress in special event costumes!
- The Global Challenge Arena is back this year. On Saturday, ticket holders will work together to complete a collaborative challenge each hour. If they complete the challenge in time, they’ll earn a bonus for the remainder of the hour. You can check the Today View to keep track of global progress!
- You’ll be able to complete four Collection Challenges, each themed after a habitat hour.
- During each habitat hour, certain Pokémon will be attracted to Incense.
- Jungle: Unown F, Unown G, Ludicolo, Chatot, Leafeon, and Serperior.
- Desert Mountain: Flareon, Unown F, Unown G, Tyranitar, Flygon, and Throh.
- Ocean Beach: Gyarados, Vaporeon, Azumarill, Unown F, Unown G, and Sawk.
- Cave: Umbreon, Unown F, Unown G, Gardevoir, Absol, and Galvantula.
- During event hours, Pokémon appearing in the wild and attracted to Incense will have an increased chance of being Shiny! It will be easier to discover Shiny Pokémon (in the wild and those attracted by Incense) on Saturday than on Sunday.
- Shiny Unown F, Shiny Throh, and Shiny Sawk will be making their Pokémon GO debut during the event!
And that’s just day one of the event, starting on day two ticket holders will have access to these benefits.
On Sunday, July 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time, ticket holders will be able to enjoy the following.
- Earn an extra 10,000 XP in raid rewards when you complete a Raid Battle!
- Spin Gym Photo Discs to earn up to 10 Raid Passes. These can be used for in-person raids.
- Complete Timed Research to earn up to eight Remote Raid Passes. These can be used to join a raid from anywhere.
- Pick up a free event bundle containing three Remote Raid Passes! This will be available in the shop on Sunday, July 18, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time.
- All Pokémon attracted to Incense from Saturday will be attracted to Incense during event hours on Sunday.
That’s not all though, during Pokemon GO Fest 2021 all lures activated will last for three hours, eggs placed in incubators will hatch in half the distance, and there will be event-exclusive Field Research tasks. Plus, Pokemon hatched from 7km eggs will include Igglybuff, Chingling, Audino, and more. All of this and special on-map visual effects with music created by Junichi Masuda for all trainers, regardless if you bought a ticket or not.
Ticket holders also get a bonus of special event stickers from Open Gifts or from spinning PokeStops. Don’t forget to snap some pics for a special surprise as well. Plus, trainer’s photos will be featured in the Today View in the app, so make sure to tag them with #PokemonGOFest2021.
You might wanna use some incense as well because Unown F and Unown G will be attracted to Incense throughout the event, and if you’re lucky you’ll get a shiny one.
Tickets will be available as an in-app purchase for $5 and with Google Play as a sponsor this year you’ll even earn 4x the amount of Google Play Points on all purchases. Android device owners will also be “eligible for an exclusive Sponsored Gift to help power their Pokémon GO Fest experience” when they purchase on Saturday, July 17, 2021.


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By Laura Katauskas | Staff reporter
Aldi shoppers will soon return to a new shopping experience at its Romeoville location at Airport and Weber roads.
While the store stayed open during during the current construction phase, the store is set to temporarily close June 18 due to further work. It is expected to reopen mid-July.
The grocery retailer is constructing an addition to the store at 398 S. Weber Road. The store first opened at this location in 2009.
The 2,060 square-foot expansion to the front of the store, will allow them to offer more refrigerated space inside and a reconfigured checkout area.
Additional Aldi locations can be found at 1237 South State Street, Lemont; 3080 Hennepin Dr, Joliet; 1310 Lily Cache Ln, Bolingbrook; 13550 South Route 59, Plainfield; or 16060 S Farrell Rd, Lockport.


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The CEO of one of many Big Three child components producers in America has apologized for the important scarcity of the product.
Abbott Nutrition CEO Robert Ford blamed the scarcity on a shutdown of its Michigan plant in February and a voluntary recall after 4 infants turned sick with bacterial infections after consuming firm merchandise.
An investigation has since discovered no hyperlink between the plant and the sicknesses, Ford mentioned.
“We’re sorry to every family we’ve let down since our voluntary recall exacerbated our nation’s baby formula shortage,” Ford wrote in a column in The Washington Post on Saturday.
“We believe our voluntary recall was the right thing to do. We will not take risks when it comes to the health of children. The data collected during the investigation, genetic sequencing, retained product samples and available products from the four complaints did not find any connection between our products and the four reported illnesses in children,” he added.
“However, the FDA’s investigation did discover a bacteria in our plant that we will not tolerate. I have high expectations of this company, and we fell short of them,” Ford wrote.
Republicans have tried responsible the scarcity on the Biden administration. President Joe Biden is at present using the Defense Production Act to help components corporations with wanted provides and flying in components from different international locations. Some 78,000 kilos of specialty toddler components for greater than half one million child bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis from Europe. It was the primary of several flights anticipated from abroad.
Ford known as severe issues attributable to the scarcity for some infants “tragic and heartbreaking, and it is consuming my thoughts and those of my colleagues.” He added: “Our highest priority is getting babies safe, quality formula they need as fast as possible.”
Ford mentioned his firm is working to step up manufacturing and prioritize components, and to find different sources of components, significantly for essentially the most critically wanted for hospitalized infants.
The firm can also be establishing a $5 million fund that can be independently administered to “help these families with medical and living expenses as they weather this storm,” Ford wrote.
The closed plant should be open by the first week in June, he famous.
“Finally, we are making significant investments to ensure this never happens again,” he vowed.
Check out Ford’s full statement here.


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Survey: Consumers cautious on spending in 2013
Less than half the consumers surveyed in Huntington Bancshares’s Midwest Economic Index are optimistic about the U.S. economy in 2013, but more are planning vacations and home improvement projects than a year ago.
Huntington (Nasdaq:HBAN) released the survey of 2,100 consumers in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia on Tuesday. The Columbus, Ohio-based bank is among the largest financial institutions serving Pittsburgh.
“The survey confirms our analysis that the economy is slowly recovering and that consumers are ready to spend more discretionary dollars,” Huntington Chairman, President and CEO Steve Steinour said in a prepared statement.
Among the findings:
- More than one-half (52 percent) of Midwest consumers plan 2013 home improvement projects. That compares to 37 percent who completed home improvement projects in 2012. The average budget amount for 2013 is $5,200.
- Some 75 percent plan vacations away from home in 2013, up from 63 percent in 2012, with an average budget of $3,200.
- As for 2012 holiday shopping, 70 percent of Midwest consumers plan to spend as much as or more than last year. The average budget amount for holiday purchases this year is $959.
- More than 70 percent plan to spend the same or more in 2013 on clothing, dining out and entertainment.
But the majority also continue to defer major purchases. More than 60 percent said they would not purchase or lease a new car in 2013 and 90 percent have no plans to buy or sell a home in 2013.
The survey was conducted in mid-November by Echo Research.
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KARACHI: The local cotton market remained sluggish on Tuesday. Market sources told that trading volume remained thin.
Cotton analyst Naseem Usman told that ICE cotton futures rebounded on Monday, following a dive of more than 3% in the preceding session, with the natural fibre drawing support from a tepid dollar and upbeat risk sentiment as US equities scaled record peaks.
Cotton contracts for May rose 1.03 cents or 1.3% to 78.98 cents per lb by 12:59 p.m. EDT. It traded within a range of 78.7 to 79.6 cents a lb. Prices tumbled 3.9% on Thursday.
“It (cotton) is recovering from Thursday’s level, (but) overall it still seems to be in a holding pattern - trying to choose a direction for the near-term,” said Bailey Thomen, cotton risk management associate with StoneX Group.
Cotton’s near-term price action will likely be influenced by speculators largely focused on its weak technical outlook, but longer-term, prices could rise as focus returns to the fundamental outlook which points to a tighter market, Thomen added.
The dollar dropped to its lowest level since March 25, lowering the cost of cotton for buyers holding other currencies.
Vice Chairman of Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) & convener FPCCI’s Central Standing Committee on Yarn Trading Farhan Ashrafi, and former SVP Khurram Bharaa have demanded from Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Muhammad Javed Ghani to withdraw 1.5 percent turnover tax imposed on yarn traders and restore the previous rate of 0.1 percent.
Otherwise, the majority of yarn traders will be forced to close their businesses that have already been badly affected by the Corona epidemic and facing severe financial crunch.
In a letter to FBR chairman, Farhan Ashrafi informed that PYMA members have brought attention towards this important issue, as they were doing business in large volume but unfortunately at nominal rate of profit margin which is 1pc even less. By virtue of SRO.333 (I) 2001 dated 02.05.2011, the traders of yarn had been subject to turnover tax at concessional rate 0.1pc, which constitutes about 10pc of their margin.
Provision of rate of minimum tax 0.1pc was made under clause 45 (A) second schedule to the income tax ordinance 2001.
“Because of some oversight traders of yarn were not included in the purview of minimum tax under the first schedule Part-1 (Division IX) of the Income tax ordinance 2001, which would be the correct approach to treat the levy of concessional rate on yarn traders, as is the case with various other sectors and persons,” they added. Due to this lacuna a state of confusion remains about the levy of tax and frequent changes are made in the rate of turnover tax without consultation with stakeholders.
Naseem Usman told that cotton arrivals in ginning factories hit the three-decade lowest level of 5.6 million bales as the industry is concerned about prospects of textile production without sufficient raw material and no alternative arrangement by the government, traders said on Saturday.
Till April 1, a total of 70,200 bales were exported, while 5.49 million bales were sold to textile mills. Ginners have 85,070 bales in stocks, according to Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association.
Since no data was released by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association during this time last year due to the pandemic lockdown, there is no comparison. However, last fortnightly data showed a decline of 34 percent in the arrivals compared to last year.
Naseem Usman also told that production of 8.7 million bales was recorded last year. Current production was down by 3 million bales, which is the lowest production in last 30 years.
Industry is concerned about the consistent decline in cotton production in the country and indecisiveness of the government about the steps to meet the demand of local textile businesses as it first allowed cotton imports from India and later disapproved the decision on political issues.
Arrivals from Punjab have been recorded at 3.5 million bales, while Sindh contributed 2.1 million bales. Currently, only five mills are in partially operation in Punjab. No mill is operating in Sindh.
Usman said partial cotton sowing for the new season has started in Sindh while it is likely to begin in Punjab from April 15.
Mills remained cautious of buying during the last week, which affected the trade volume and rates decreased Rs500 to Rs600 per maund in the local market. In the international market, prices also were down 3 to 4 cents per pound.
Cotton spot rate in the local market decreased Rs1,100 per maund in two weeks, which was the highest decline in the history of the Karachi Cotton Association, a trader said.
Besides, depreciation in the dollar value could also affect prices in the local market.
There were further speculations related to dollar prices and mills did not want to take risk of huge buying. A decline in yarn prices was also a reason behind decline of cotton rates in the local market.
PCGA Chairman Dr Jesu Mal said that if Indian cotton imports are allowed, growers will not go for sowing of cotton for this season. Cotton sowing has already begun in Sindh and will start soon in Punjab.
“Due to no research on cotton seeds, poor pesticides and high cost of fertilisers, cotton yield fell to nine maund per acre during the season ended with just 5.5 million bales — almost one third of the production we achieved with 14.8m bales a few years ago,” he said.
The recent yields are around 16 maund per acre which has been sharply declining as the government has largely neglected the most important cash crop which helped earn over 60 per cent export proceeds, Mal said.
Commenting on the cost of cotton production, he said in India it was Rs20,000 (equal to Pak rupee) per acre compared to Rs50,000 in Pakistan. Furthermore, the Indian government buys cotton if the price falls below minimum rate, he said.
“The Indian government is offering cotton from its stocks. It is not in the hands of farmers or ginners,” Mal said while demanding minimum support price on the lines of wheat and sugarcane for cotton.
“We are not supported by the government because 85pc farmers have just 12 acres of land. Small farmers have no lobby in Islamabad to get protection,” he said.
Naseem told that 700 bales of Sadiqabad were sold at Rs 11000 per maund.
Naseem also told that rate of cotton in Sindh was in between Rs 10,200 to Rs 10400 per maund. The rate of Phutti in Sindh is in between Rs 4500 to Rs 5100 per 40 kg.
The rate of cotton in Punjab is Rs 10500 per maund. The rate of Phutti in Punjab is in between RS 4800 to Rs 6300 per 40 kg. The rate of Banola in Sindh was in between Rs 1600 to Rs 2000 while the price of Banola in Punjab was in between Rs 1800 to Rs 2250. The rate of cotton in Balochistan is Rs 12000 per maund. The rate of Phutti of Dalbadin Balochistan is available at Rs 6300 to Rs 6400 per 40 Kg. The Spot Rate remained unchanged at Rs 11000 per maund. The Polyester Fiber was available at RS 215 per Kg.
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Meredith Moore is hunched over a minuscule sink in a closet-sized bathroom, water running, furiously scrubbing.
Watermelon-colored goo drips through her hands, making an electric pink waterfall in the sink basin before swirling down the drain.
On this afternoon Moore — wisely wearing an apron — is doing double-duty at Wonder Fair, the downtown art gallery she owns with her husband. She’s manning the shop and working on a printmaking project.
But both tasks fit into another, bigger goal for Wonder Fair: help establish Lawrence as the print destination of the Midwest.
“We have this, basically, critical mass of print geniuses living in Lawrence and Kansas City,” Moore says. “So frankly, it’s just logical.”
Moore and other print experts agree that Lawrence has exceptional print and printmaking assets. It’s just a matter of lassoing and promoting them, and working in groups comes naturally for print people anyway.
“We’re all a little crazy-obsessive,” Moore says. “Printmakers tend to congregate and get really excited about prints together.”
The gallery and shop at 803 1/2 Massachusetts St. may be small, but Moore has big ideas when it comes to prints.
Print week on deck
One of the loftiest orders of business is planning Lawrence Print Week.
Inspired by New York City’s Print Week, the Lawrence Arts Center is collaborating with Wonder Fair to plan a week of events all about prints, scheduled for Sept. 15 through 21.
Arts Center Exhibitions Director Ben Ahlvers said ideas include printmaking lectures and demonstrations, print exhibits, print studio tours and show-and-tell sessions with Lawrence print collectors, all culminating with a print fair where people can look at and purchase prints.
“It’s a great medium,” Ahlvers says. “It’s also sort of a good gateway or an introduction to people who might be interested in art or collecting art but aren’t really sure how that works ... prints are good about letting down that wall a little bit.”
Ahlvers and Moore say they hope to involve all of Lawrence’s print players.
Kansas University is ranked No. 21 on U.S. News and World Report’s list of best grad schools for printmaking. The print collection at the Spencer Museum of Art is acknowledged as one of the nation's premier repositories of graphic arts among university museums, and the public is allowed to request and view prints in person every Friday in the museum’s Print Room.
The Arts Center has had a printmaking artist in residence for seven years, and Ahlvers says the quality of applicants for it gets better and better each year.
There’s also a couple of print shops in town, and Lawrence was the birthplace of the Lawrence Lithography Workshop. Now located in Kansas City, Mo., the fine art print publisher has a 3,600-square-foot facility and collaborates with nationally known artists.
Moore says she hopes the event could grow into a tourist attraction for print-newbies and print-junkies alike.
Showing and making art
Purists might argue the project Moore is working on this afternoon at Wonder Fair isn’t really printmaking, though she disagrees.
The pink goo is photo emulsion gel, and she’s using it to make polymer rubber stamps for kids in summer classes at KU’s Confucius Institute. Four down, 46 to go, all designs the children drew and will be able to replicate with their custom-made stamps.
The stamp-making equipment — like a tabletop letterpress machine in an adjacent back room — was purchased with money Wonder Fair raised through a Kickstarter project this spring.
The project enabled Wonder Fair to buy tools needed to become not just a gallery but a print shop, too.
“We thought these would be used to make things for the community,” she says. “So it’s working.”
Wonder Fair’s ambitious mysterious campaign, “The Secret Order of the Black Diamond,” tripled its initial fundraising goal of $3,500 and drew members from all over the world, almost certainly thanks to spending a day as the featured project on the Kickstarter.com home page, Moore says. Donors — who became members of the secret order — received black diamond lapel pins to covertly identify themselves, letterpress calling cards and clues directing them to secret caches of prints (some printed with glow-in-the-dark ink).
In addition to a new art show every month, Wonder Fair hosts seasonal special events that aim to be interactive (Black Diamond donors got to letterpress their own membership cards, for example). At any given time, there are up to a dozen interns from KU and the community helping.
‘Tumblr of the time’
In many ways, Wonder Fair itself is a lot like art prints — low-cost and accessible but often a vessel for big ideas.
Moore, who has a master’s degree in art history and has done doctorate-level work in printmaking at KU, bubbles with knowledge about this everyman art form.
Prints are made in multiples, they’re small and portable, and they’re affordable. Historically, Moore says, churches sold tiny prints for people who’d made pilgrimages to take home. In many countries, artists created and distributed prints criticizing political leaders. Inexpensive broadsheets were sold on the streets.
“They were the Tumblr of the time,” Moore says.
Wonder Fair opened in 2008, and Moore and her husband, Paul DeGeorge, took over in 2011. They sell prints by local and national artists, along with other art and handmade items.
The perfect word to describe the work for sale at Wonder Fair is hard to come by. Moore says “weird” is OK, though she leans toward “whimsical.”
Wonder Fair aims to fill a niche. There are other galleries in town selling high-end, often expensive prints by established artists, Moore says. Wonder Fair has lots of new, young artists that appeal to a youthful subculture.
“Less landscapes, more strawberry pillows,” Moore says of her stock, gesturing at a row of throw pillows that are, in fact, shaped like strawberries (with faces).
There are framed prints and letterpress cards, jars of jelly with tiny printed picture books attached, sock puppet portraits and lots of zines — self-published comic books. Many items’ price tags are in the single digits.
Ahlvers says the gallery and shop’s lightheartedness and sense of humor works.
“They’ve got a pretty good eye for calling out young, talented artists and showing their work in a nice way,” he says. “It’s hip, it’s happening, it’s now.”
Kate Meyer, assistant curator of works on paper at the Spencer Museum of Art, sees Moore as leading a charge to cultivate seeds that are already in town.
“Lawrence is a hub for printmaking,” Meyer says. “She’s doing great work to make that more visible.”
Adds Stephen Goddard, the Spencer’s associate director and senior curator of works on paper, “If New York City can do a print week, why can’t we?”


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Jane Perlez is the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beijing bureau chief of the New York Times, and her own reporting focuses on China’s foreign policy, in particular its relations with the United States and China’s Asian neighbors. She was previously on Sinica in March 2017 to discuss Chinese foreign relations in a new age of uncertainty. In this episode of Sinica, she discusses Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing on November 8 and November 9, 2017.
In this podcast:
- Is Trump’s rapport with Xi genuine?
- How did his performance in China compare with his performance in Japan and South Korea?
- Were human rights discussed?
- Was Taiwan mentioned as a bargaining chip?
- What do Chinese leaders actually think of Trump?
- Was Trump’s “I don’t blame China” line intended as strategy, or an off-the-cuff remark?
- And, most importantly, how has this visit changed U.S.-China relations?
Jeremy: Huang Fei Hong Spicy Crispy Peanut, which you can buy online or at some Asian grocery stores in the U.S.
Kaiser: World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, a book on the perils of monopolistic behavior by Google, Facebook, and Amazon, by former New Republic editor-in-chief Franklin Foer.


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Luftrum has announced the launch of its 2018 Winter Sale, an opportunity to save 40% off on the complete collection of synth soundsets, sample packs and the Lunaris Pads Instrument for Kontakt Player. It’s December and a time for giving and our gift to you is a long awaited 40% discount on the entire Luftrum […]
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Luftrum has announced the release of Immersion, a new soundset for the Dune 2 synthesizer instrument by Synapse Audio. Taking a deep dive into atmospheric depths, Immersion is the debut soundset by the American psybient producer, Echo Season. The soundset contains 76 inspiring sounds for DUNE 2, selected by and released exclusively on the Luftrum […]
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Luftrum has announced the release of Luftrum 19, a new collection of sounds for the Repro-5 synthesizer instrument from u-he. The soundset is a collaboration between Stephan Baer and Luftrum. It contains 128 patches (144 in total, with variations). The soundset is on one side inspired by ambient cinematic filmscores such as Interstellar, Gravity, Blade […]
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Luftrum has announced the winner of its recent contest, revealing that the upcoming Luftrum 19 soundset will feature 128 sounds for the Repro-5 virtual analog synthesizer instrument by u-he. Repro is a software emulation of Sequential Circuits Pro-One and the Prophet-5 in one synth (both synths are included) using component-level modelling technology to create the […]
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Luftrum has introduced its upcoming Luftrum 19 soundset with a contest in which you can win both the soundset as well as the synthesizer it is designed for. The soundset in collaboration with Stephan Baer of Sonic Underworld features 128 patches. In a weeks time Luftrum 19 will be released and you can win the […]
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Audio Bundle Deals has launched the Omnisphere Expansion Bundle, offering up to 66% off on a collection of 10 Omnisphere sound libraries for a limited time only. The sale includes products from Plughugger, The Unfinished, Sounds Divine, Triple Spiral Audio, That Worship Sound, and Luftrum. You can purchase individual titles at up to 60% off […]
Luftrum has announced the launch of the 2018 Call to Arms charity fundraiser. As with previous years, you can bid on music production hardware and software donated by a large amount of developers from the audio industry, and help raise money for people in need. In the past seven years, more than $164,000 USD was […]
Luftrum has launched a giveaway in which you can win the TAL-U-NO-LX synthesizer instrument by Togu Audio Line, as well as the newly released Juno Elixir soundset, Luftrum 12 and the Protozoa soundset from The Unfinished. It is time for a little give-away! Now is your chance to win a license of TAL-U-No-Lx by plus […]
Luftrum has announced the release of Juno Elixir, the debut soundset by Mononic, a Danish psybient, ambient and electronic artist. The pack contains 100 patches for the TAL-U-NO-LX synthesizer instrument by Togu Audio Line. For those who do not know, then TAL U-No-Lx is an accurate emulation of the Juno 60. The inexpensive $60 price […]
Luftrum has announced its 2018 Summer Sale, offering 40% off all synth presets, the Lunaris Kontakt instrument, and more. Summer is here and we are happy to give you 40% discount on the entire Luftrum portfolio for a limited time of 14 days only, just add summersounds in the promo field at checkout. With 40% […]


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MUMBAI: DivX, Inc. and Veoh Networks, Inc. have inked an agreement that will bring Veoh’s Internet television service to viewers through the DivX Connected platform.
The partnership will enable consumers to easily access many Web videos from Veoh on a variety of consumer electronics devices.
Under the terms of the agreement, Veoh will make its video content from its site accessible on DivX Connected devices, extending the content experience beyond the limits of the PC and into the living room. The first DivX Connected device available to consumers from D-Link is presently for sale online in the
“By creating a Veoh service on the DivX Connected platform, we offer consumers a compelling solution that allows them to watch internet television in the comfort of their living rooms. Our partnership with DivX further emphasizes Veoh’s commitment to making it as easy as possible for viewers to find, watch, and discover great video content wherever and whenever they want to,” said Veoh Networks, Inc SVP corporate development Joshua Metzger.
“The explosion of internet video has created a real desire from viewers and filmmakers for solutions that seamlessly bridge the gap between the home computer and the home theater. By using an open approach, DivX Connected brings together low-cost consumer electronics with cutting-edge online services, including popular video sites like Veoh, to create a uniquely enjoyable consumer experience,” said DivX, Inc co-founder, vice president and group business manager, media experience, Jerome “Gej” Vashisht-Rota.


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) (“Mogo” or the “Company”), a digital payments and financial technology company empowering the next generation of consumers with innovative financial products including buying and selling of Bitcoin through its mobile app, today reported strong month-over-month and Q4 2020 growth in several key metrics, fuelled in part by the fast-growing interest in bitcoin among Canadian consumers.
Preliminary Highlights Include:
- A 108% increase in new bitcoin accounts in December compared with November
- A 60% increase in the dollar value of bitcoin traded on the Mogo platform in December versus November
- Accelerating new member growth, with net member additions up over 50% in Q4 2020 versus Q3 2020
“Bitcoin’s exceptionally strong performance in 2020 – up over 300% for the year – and its growing credibility as an asset class in general continue to fuel interest in bitcoin among Canadian consumers,” said David Feller, Mogo’s Founder and CEO. “Despite this surge, the majority of Canadians do not own or have exposure to bitcoin, and Mogo is in a unique position to meet rising consumer demand and bring a new level of convenience and accessibility to bitcoin ownership.”
Greg Feller, President and CFO of Mogo, added: “The continued growth of these important metrics clearly signal that we are capitalizing on the interest in bitcoin to attract new members to the Mogo platform and create engagement. While it’s early days for this asset class, we see bitcoin as a great long-term opportunity to drive member growth, engagement with all our products, and ultimately member monetization.”
In December 2020, Mogo announced that it plans to make an initial corporate investment of up to $1.5 million in bitcoin and will consider additional investments in 2021 as it monetizes its $17 million investment portfolio.
Mogo is one of the pioneers in Canada and the only well-established Canadian company publicly traded on the TSX and NASDAQ, offering a simple and low-cost way to buy and sell bitcoin. MogoCrypto1, launched in 2018, offers an easy and convenient way to buy and sell bitcoin in Canada. It enables members to buy and sell bitcoin at real-time prices instantly through the Mogo app, 24/7 from their mobile device.
1To be eligible for MogoCrypto, members must first pass Mogo’s identity and security verification process and agree to the MogoCrypto Terms and Conditions. For more information, see MogoCrypto Terms and Conditions: https://www.mogo.ca/pdfs/MogoCryptoTermsAndConditions.pdf
This news release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including statements regarding our ability to meet rising consumer demand for bitcoin, our ability to bring a new level of convenience and accessibility to bitcoin ownership, the opportunity to drive member growth, engagement…


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Under the Biden-Harris administration, there has been a considerable rise in gun stores having their licenses revoked by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
The Trace reported that 92 Federal Firearm Licenses (FFLs) had been pulled so far this year — this is the highest number since 2008.
And comes nearly a year and a half after President Biden declared war on ‘rogue gun dealers.’
“The numbers provide the first indication that federal investigators have cracked down on lawbreaking gun dealers following guidance from the Biden administration ordering the agency to take a stricter tack during inspections,” Trace said.
The revoked 92 FFLs account for 1.3% of all the gun shops inspected. The revocation rate under Biden has skyrocketed to the highest in 16 years. – READ MORE


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This Gurugram-based startup is growing tomato, strawberry, spinach, lettuce and much more
"Demand is up 250 percent mainly as consumer interest in healthy living has gone up due to the pandemic. We are selling more through our online partners,"
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