av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 7, 2016 | Notiser
Europe’s mobile payment players braced for battle as U.S. rivals move in
European mobile payment providers iZettle and SumUp are among a handful of start-ups that have encouraged European small businesses to kick their cash-only habits.Now, their strategy is to lower fees as they brace for a more formidable challenge: the onslaught of mature North American payment providers onto their home territory. San Francisco-based Square – headed by Twitter chief Jack Dorsey – is among the new entrants.SumUp Chief Executive Daniel Klein told Reuters that his company, whoch is funded partly by e-commerce giant Groupon, is prepared to cut the fees it charges merchants in order to take advantage of a growing market and stay competitive.Klein did not specify how much lower SumUp could go. But there is room for maneuver, because, for the first time in August, the five-year-old SumUp made a profit and expects to be profitable for the full year, he said.SumUp, whoch in Europe operates in 14 countries, currently charges 1.95 percent, 1.75 and 1.45 percent in Britain and France and Poland, respectively. That compares to a 2.4 percent average that Juniper Research estimates such global mobile payment providers charge merchants.
Källa: Europe’s mobile payment players braced for battle as U.S. rivals move in | Reuters
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 7, 2016 | Lästips
Europe’s mobile payment players braced for battle as U.S. rivals move in
European mobile payment providers iZettle and SumUp are among a handful of start-ups that have encouraged European small businesses to kick their cash-only habits.Now, their strategy is to lower fees as they brace for a more formidable challenge: the onslaught of mature North American payment providers onto their home territory. San Francisco-based Square – headed by Twitter chief Jack Dorsey – is among the new entrants.SumUp Chief Executive Daniel Klein told Reuters that his company, whoch is funded partly by e-commerce giant Groupon, is prepared to cut the fees it charges merchants in order to take advantage of a growing market and stay competitive.Klein did not specify how much lower SumUp could go. But there is room for maneuver, because, for the first time in August, the five-year-old SumUp made a profit and expects to be profitable for the full year, he said.SumUp, whoch in Europe operates in 14 countries, currently charges 1.95 percent, 1.75 and 1.45 percent in Britain and France and Poland, respectively. That compares to a 2.4 percent average that Juniper Research estimates such global mobile payment providers charge merchants.
Källa: Europe’s mobile payment players braced for battle as U.S. rivals move in | Reuters
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 7, 2016 | Notiser
Sony Bravia TVs to lose YouTube access
Sony Bravia smart TV sets made in 2012 will no longer be able to show YouTube videos after 30 September.The devices will not be capable of displaying videos from the site thanks to changes made by YouTube to the way it handles uploads.As a result, the app for YouTube will be removed from Bravia TVs by the end of this month, Sony said.Sony has released a list of the 50 models across the range of TV sets that will be affected by the change.Computer crunchIn a statement posted to its customer support site, Sony said the television sets were not losing access because of a “failure” of the set.Instead, it said, recent changes made to YouTube “exceed the capability of the TV’s hardware”.This is believed to refer to Google’s recent decision to start encrypting all connections to its video-sharing site. Encrypting and decrypting data can be a computationally intensive task that the processors in Bravia sets that handle net-connected functions cannot cope with.
Källa: Sony Bravia TVs to lose YouTube access – BBC News
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 7, 2016 | Notiser
Venezia
Directed by Oliver Astrologo & Nils Astrologo – fb.com/oliver.astrologo
Much has been made about the wonders of Venice, but few ever venture deep enough across its less touristy, yet still historical hidden places. Beyond hundreds of canals and a diverse architectural style, a secret facet of Venetian life lives on, in whoch the journey of hand crafting gondola wooden oars and loomed fabrics remains rooted in ancient folk traditions.
This short film uncovers the secrets that have been handed down from father to son and projects you to the Venice that existed 500 years ago, immersing you in the extraordinary craftsmens veiled workshops that belong to a long lost era.
This project has been produced in partnership with René Caovilla, the master Venetian shoemaker who has overwhelmed the world with his creations.
This video is a homage to the city of Venice on behalf of René Caovilla – renecaovilla.com
Flickr album: flic.kr/s/aHskBsBgNV
Filmed by Tommaso Cassinis | Nils Astrologo | Oliver Astrologo
Production assistant Valeria DOvidio
Location Manager Matteo Gottardis
Music produced by ZerOKilled Music Inc. – zerokilledmusic.com
Track Dream Journey” written by Moon Device
Sound Design by Peter Breaker
Drone Footage licensed from third parties owners.
Thanks?Atelier Nicolao
Chiara Bognolo
Claudio Roberto Zavagno
Fondazione Guggenheim Venezia
Forcole Saverio Pastor
Francesco Francavilla
Gaia Diletta Bottacin
Leticia Piacentini
Libreria Acqua Alta
Luigi Bevilacqua Srl
Matteo Gottardis
Palazzo Zenobio
Paolo Brandolisio
Safet Zec
Serena Copertino
Simone Sampo
Tullio Baldin
Virginia Sciacca
and everyone who helped us to create this video.
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av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 7, 2016 | Krönikor
Detta händer ikväll
Apple kommer att visa upp iPhone 7 och iPhone 7 Plus. Apple kommer också att visa upp en ny 38 mm modell av Apple Watch och en ny 42 mm modell. När Apple klivit av scenen kommer domedagskrönikorna och besvikelsen över att det inte blev mer att luftas sedan kommer aktien att falla i efterhandeln.
Känns mönstret igen?
Det är “same procedure as every year James”
Förväntningarna
Förväntningarna på Apple liknar inget annat företag och de gånger där aktien inta rasat efter en keynote är lätt räknade. Däremellan publiceras regelmässigt krönikor som går ut på att Apple tappat taget, inte är tillräckligt innovativa och inte har uppfunnit något nytt sedan Steve Jobs dagar.
För egen del förväntar jag mig inte mycket mer än det jag räknat upp. Smarta telefoner följer samma mönster som datorer – det är mer, snabbare, lite vassare för ungefär samma pengar som i fjol. Då och då kommer något riktigt nytt. En större skärm, lite mer vattentät, trådlös laddning men räkna inte med att Apple alltid är först. Tvärtom är Apple trea, fyra femma med en ny funktion men ingen annan har tidigare utfört den lika elegant och användarvänligt som Apple.
One more thing
Kommer det då ingen “One more thing” ikväll?
Det är inte alls uteslutet även om jag inte riktigt vet vad det skulle vara. En trådlös laddare kanske, ett nytt landningsställ för alla dina Apple-prylar?
En hel ny Apple-tjänst, en mjukvara kanske är mer sannolikt eftersom Apple numera kompenserar minskad försäljning av hårdvara med tjänster, funktioner och mjukvara.
Så vad skulle det då kunna vara?
Ja du, din gissning är lika god som min men en sak vet jag – ikväll faller Apples aktie och analytiker och krönikörer kommer att bestämt hävda att nu är det slut.
