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sunupstarcom · 11 months

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6 Apps to Cage the Digital Beast: Journey into the Real World

Greetings, fellow travel enthusiasts! Ah, the allure of venturing to new destinations, exploring unseen territories, immersing in unfamiliar cultures, and discovering ourselves amidst the unfamiliar. But let's face it - the perpetual ping of our smartphones often ties us down, thwarting our quest for unadulterated wanderlust. Fear not, for we've lined up six handy travel apps that will free you from the digital leash, making way for more memorable adventures and a rejuvenating real world digital detox. Get ready to embrace the journey of disconnecting to connect better! Flipd - Farewell, Distraction! Flipping Away to Focus Say hello to Flipd, your new hero in the quest for digital detox. Flipd, like a responsible pal, is compatible with both iOS and Android, ensuring no one is left behind. It's like having your own personal mindfulness coach that encourages you to set timers for focused exploration of this big, beautiful world. Whether you're making sense of the Sistine Chapel or grappling with the grandeur of the Grand Canyon, Flipd ensures you're giving these marvels the undivided attention they deserve, keeping those pesky, attention-hogging apps at bay. What's more? Flipd comes with its own set of nifty tricks. You can track your progress, like a captain plotting a course, making sure you're steering towards a more mindful existence. Set goals, lofty ones, to stay motivated. Want to climb the Eiffel Tower without glancing at your phone? Flipd's got your back. You can even join challenges, throwing down the gauntlet to your inner phone-zombie. So folks, as you gallivant across the globe, don't forget to pack Flipd. Here's to living more in the moment and less in the virtual vortex! Offtime - Escape the Digital Abyss: Offline Oasis Awaits! Offtime is your reliable digital guardian, ready to cut the umbilical cord tying you to your devices. It's available on iOS and Android, meaning it's got you covered, no matter your phone of choice. You're in the Amazon rainforest, trying to bond with the exotic wildlife and what's that? Ping! Another work email. Offtime steps in like a bouncer at a nightclub, keeping unwanted guests out of your relaxation zone. You can block specific apps and filter notifications, allowing you to bask in your surroundings without interruption. But wait, there's more! Offtime's got a heart of gold. It understands the importance of letting people know you're off the grid, happily taking up the role of your personal assistant. It'll send out auto-reply messages saying, "Enjoying the Northern Lights. Emails? Not so much. Will reply when back from enjoying the universe." So, whether you're gazing at the star-studded sky in the Sahara or catching waves in Australia, let Offtime handle your digital affairs. Remember, the world outside your phone is vast, vibrant, and deserves to be seen without digital distractions. Offtime - your ticket to a richer travel experience. Moment - Time to Seize the Moment in the Real World! Designed for all you iPhone aficionados out there, Moment is like the loving grandma you never had, gently nudging you away from that darned screen and towards the unadulterated beauty of the world. Think of Moment as your smartphone's confidant, secretly tracking your screen time and giving you a revealing peek into your digital habits. Do you really need to check your ex's IG while you're skydiving in New Zealand? Moment doesn't think so! But wait, there's more to this app than being a mere screen time tattletale. It's a mentor, offering gentle reminders and letting you set daily limits for your app usage. Moment is like a strict but fair personal trainer, pushing you to develop healthier phone habits. In addition to being a taskmaster, Moment also turns into a zen master, providing resources and coaching to keep you grounded in the real world. It helps you embrace the world in high definition, beyond the screen of your device. So, iPhone users, ready to savor the moment? Take a deep breath, download Moment, and embark on your mindful journey. Space - Lost in Space: Embrace the Universe Beyond Screens Space is your friendly extraterrestrial guide, here to teleport you out of the digital black hole and into the awe-inspiring wonders of reality. This cosmic companion is compatible with iOS and Android devices, ensuring universal peace in the smartphone galaxy. Ever found yourself stuck in the gravitational pull of Twitter when you should be marveling at the Great Wall of China? That's where Space comes in, brandishing its app-blocking superpower. It keeps those sneaky apps from invading your precious travel time. But Space isn't just about obliterating digital distractions. It's also your onboard tranquility officer, offering notification management and habit tracking. It monitors your digital footprints like an alien anthropologist, giving you insights into your earthly behavior. Yet, the real beauty of Space lies in its nurturing nature. It's not just about exiling you from your phone but also equipping you with the tools to enjoy the newfound freedom. Space offers guided meditation and relaxation exercises, providing the perfect anti-gravity therapy to de-stress. So, before you strap on your travel boots and set off on your next adventure, remember to invite Space. It's not just an app; it's your passport to a balanced digital universe. ClearLock - Lock, Stock, and No Cell: Defying Digital Temptation This superhero Android app is here to rescue you from the vortex of distraction and catapult you into the captivating, unfiltered world of travel. Think of ClearLock as your charming but firm digital bouncer. Want to stare lovingly at the towering Mount Fuji instead of the YouTube mountain of cat videos? ClearLock will gladly lock away your apps for a duration of your choosing. It's an unforgiving gatekeeper, not budging an inch until the time's up. What's unique about ClearLock is its extreme adaptability. It allows you to either lock yourself out of specific apps or go full throttle and lock your entire phone. Imagine the possibilities! You could be soaking up the vibrant culture at a Moroccan market or dancing your heart out at a Brazilian Carnival without a single beep from your phone. ClearLock offers a simple and effective way to build digital boundaries. It's not just about shielding you from digital distractions; it's about paving the way for the physical and mental freedom that enriches your travels. So Android users, get ready to lock, drop, and roll with ClearLock on your side. Freedom - Break Free, Oh Digital Captive: Liberation Beckons! This all-embracing software is compatible with iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac, making it a Jack-of-all-trades and master of digital detox. Ever felt lured by the siren call of Facebook when you were supposed to be spellbound by the Northern Lights? Fear not, Freedom is here to silence those sirens. With a few simple taps, you can block distracting websites and apps across all your devices, ensuring a seamless and uninterrupted travel experience. But Freedom doesn't stop there. It enables you to set a schedule for your digital detox, effectively time-zoning your distractions. It's like having a stern but considerate boss who knows when you need time off. Freedom is also keen on bespoke experiences. You can create personalized blocklists, essentially tailoring your digital wardrobe to suit your tastes. And the cherry on top? The ability to sync your settings across devices, a feature that proves Freedom is all about making your digital detox as convenient as possible. Conclusion - The Digital Detox You Need So there you have it, folks! Six outstanding apps to facilitate your escape from the digital jungle and plunge headfirst into the captivating wilderness of real-world travel. Each app, in its unique way, encourages mindful usage of technology and equips you with the tools to reclaim your attention, focusing it on the incredible experiences that await. Whether it's Flipd's focused timers, Offtime's app-blocking abilities, Moment's usage insights, Space's relaxation exercises, ClearLock's app lock feature, or Freedom's comprehensive blocking, the key is finding what works best for you. Happy digital detoxing and remember - the world is too beautiful to be viewed through a screen. Go out there and make memories that are #NoFilterNeeded! Read the full article

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yourkeeperoftherunners · 4 years

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6/9: The Con(vention) Run-in

Rating: PG (Fake fight for photo op)

Characters: Convention Attendee!Bang Chan x Reader (any gender), featuring Convention Attendee!Felix and mention of other characters

Notes: The final day of my birthday surprise series. Normally I try to attend Comic Con or its sister convention WonderCon, but both were postponed due to current events. This is a non-idol AU. The Aussie line are imagined as cousins in this story. All content is fictional. Please do not repost anywhere!

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It won’t be that bad! Besides the tickets were free! Sent 8:12 AM

Chan looked up from his phone when he felt a tap on his shoulder. His cousin was holding out his badge he needed to wear to enter the convention and he thanked him. He put his phone away in a pocket and slipped the lanyard on over his head.

Instead of working on music like he usually did in his spare time, Chan was accompanying his cousin Felix to a comic convention. The latter won tickets through a radio contest and his parents couldn’t attend. Because his mom didn’t want him going alone, she asked Chan if he could spare a weekend and accompany Felix to the convention.

Most his friends were shocked he would tag along with the younger boy, especially since Felix was the one who was more into the nerd scene, namely anime and manga. Chan’s friend Hyunjin was convinced that the former’s aunt likely bribed him with money if he drove and chaperoned Felix for a weekend at the convention, but Chan insisted he really wanted to go. Sure he wasn’t a huge comic book or pop culture nerd like his cousin, but it gave him an excuse to wear that Captain America costume he spent too much money on from Halloween.

“Thanks again,” Felix said as he flipped his badge to the front, showing his name. “Mum said lunch and dinner is on her.”

“No, it’s fine,” Chan insisted.

Felix shook his head and replied that it was non-negotiable. The pair made their way to a line to enter the convention center and waited for security to wave them inside. They flashed their badges at the security personnel and stepped inside.

Felix adjusted his beret, which was starting to slide off his head, due to the long rabbit ears he put on top.

“So uh, who are you again?” Chan asked as he studied his cousin’s costume.

“Momiji from Fruits Basket,” Felix explained. “He’s the rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. Thought it made sense, since everyone thinks I’m still a kid with the baby face.”

“Plus the hair,” Chan added. “Okay, never saw the anime, but cool!”

Felix nodded as he fixed his backpack straps and dashed ahead to check out the tables in the art section of the convention. Chan tried to catch up and had to apologize as he weaved around other participants. He ducked as a Harley Quinn from the recent live-action film barely missed him with her toy bat, as she started to put it up for a photo op.

“Hang on Cap, can I get a picture?” a male voice asked.

Chan whirled around and saw it was a father with a young son, dressed as Thor. He smiled at the son and nodded as he removed his shield backpack off his shoulders to hold for the photo. The son hesitated, and shyly looked up at Chan.

“Come on Thor, we need you in the picture too,” Chan said as he motioned for the young boy to stand next to him.

The young boy skipped over to him and Chan knelt down on one knee. He held out his shield backpack, while the boy clutched his toy version of Mjölnir. The father snapped the picture with his digital camera and quickly checked the photo, before flashing a thumbs-up.

“Thank you,” Chan said as he stood up. He waved goodbye to the young boy and secured the backpack on his shoulders. He craned his neck, looking for Felix, who was several feet away, talking to one artist at their booth. He quickly walked toward his cousin and tapped him on the shoulder.

Felix whirled around and pointed to some example works of art that the artist had on display. “Perfect timing! Actually I was thinking about doing a commission with this guy. Who should I have done?”

Chan bit his lip and tried to think of any anime characters that he might know. He maybe watched a few as a kid growing up, but his mum made him go out and play or practice swimming, which was better than sitting in front of a screen in her opinion.

“Um...Goku from Dragonball Z? Naruto?” he offered, trying not to wince. “Sorry, it’s been a really long time since I’ve watched an anime.”

Felix nodded and flipped through the dossier on the table for inspiration for a few seconds. Eventually he settled on some character from an anime he wasn’t familiar with (Tower something?) and the artist scribbled a note in his notebook.

“It’s going to take me probably until 1 PM to do that,” the artist told Felix. “Someone is ahead of you with a two character commission, so that’s gonna be worked on first. I’d say come back around 2:30 and I might have it ready by then.”

Felix thanked him and dug out his wallet to pay for the piece. He passed over some bills and the artist made change for him.

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“Is that Binnie you’re messaging?” Felix asked.

Chan shook his head as he looked up from his phone. “Hyunjin. He’s convinced I’m trapped and not having fun. But then again, he’s not big on crowds and comic stuff.”

“Oh...” Felix trailed off. He craned his neck and noticed there were two seats closer to the front of the room. “We should grab those before the next panel starts.” He pushed himself out of his seat and quickly walked over to the empty chairs.

Chan stood up and followed his cousin, eventually taking the aisle seat in their new row. The pair had walked the floor for a few hours and now they were sitting in a room to listen and watch a panel on some anime series that Felix watched regularly. This allowed Chan to sit and relax, as well as respond to Hyunjin about how things were going.

“I promise we can grab lunch after this,” Felix whispered as someone came on stage to introduce the panelists.

Chan flashed him a thumbs-up and pocketed his phone out of respect for the panel. He leaned back in his seat as the moderator introduced all of the voice acting talent and then they rolled a new trailer for the next season. Once the trailer ended, the moderator began asking questions to the members on the panel and the audience listened to their responses. Eventually the panel began accepting fan questions, and Felix decided to rush up to the mic to ask one.

“MOMIJI!” one of the female panelists yelled with a huge smile on her face. “Oh my gosh, you are precious!”

Felix blushed at the compliment and ducked his head, before composing him and asking his question. The deep voice shocked the panelists and Chan bit back a laugh as one of the male panelists joked that he wanted to trade voices with Felix. The comment made the room laugh and Felix laughed along with them, then stepped to the side for the next fan to ask their question.

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The boys exited the panel room after Felix’s panel concluded and Chan began researching local restaurants they could get lunch at. Both decided against the convention center food, as it was pricey and Felix mentioned that Minho had tried it once during a cat convention, giving it poor reviews.

“There’s a cat convention? Oh wait, that’s rhetorical,” Chan mused as he pictured their friend walking every row of the cat convention with a content smile on his face. “Do you know if they had cats for adoption? Or was it products for your cat?”

“Both apparently,” Felix replied as he crossed his arms over his chest. “Minho went to look at special food for one cat, cause he needed to go on a diet, and then he wanted a fancy collar for his female cat.”

“That’s not where he got the third cat right?”

His cousin gave him a blank look and scrunched his brows. “Hang on, he has three now? I thought he only had two!”

“No he’s got three now,” Chan confirmed. “His Christmas card showed him with three cats plus him wearing Santa hats.”

Felix tried to recall if he got a Christmas card from Minho, while Chan went back to looking at restaurants. He paused when he found some options and started to show them to his cousin. Then he felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned his head to see it was someone dressed as Bucky Barnes in his Winter Soldier attire.

“Hey Cap, could we get a fight picture?” you asked under your black mask.

He nodded as he slowly removed his backpack from his shoulders and held the straps so they wouldn’t show in the picture. He turned to face you and you balled up the fist with your “metal” arm.

“I’m going to punch your shield, okay?” you explained.

He nodded and positioned himself as if he was defending himself with the shield. You placed your fist on the center of the shield and adjusted your feet, so it looked more convincing.

Felix stepped between the two of you and asked if you had a camera or phone you wanted to use. You nodded and used your free hand to pull out and unlock your phone. You switched to the camera app and handed it to him, murmuring a thank you.

He took the phone and put in landscape mode, checking to make sure everything was in focus. He counted to three, before clicking the button your screen a few times, just so you had more than one. He then switched to his phone and took some pictures too. He passed your phone over and you thanked him before checking the photos over.

“Perfect, thanks,” you replied. You dug around in your tactical vest and produced a card with your name and Instagram handle on it. “If you’re on IG, feel free to tag me. I’ll be uploading pics later tonight.”

Chan accepted the card and thanked you with a smile. He put it away in his pocket and added that you did an amazing job with it.

“Thank you,” you replied. “The arm was the hardest part but it came out good. Not the most comfortable thing to wear, but it’s all good. You make a good Cap.”

Chan ducked his head and waved it away as nothing. “I bought my costume – wish I had your talent.”

“Ah who cares? It looks great and you do too,” you confirmed, flashing him a thumbs-up. Your phone buzzed in your hand and you groaned when you saw it was your alarm for your next panel you were hoping to see. “Shoot, gotta run. My panel starts in 7 minutes. Have a great con!”

Chan nodded as he waved goodbye to you, while Felix held up his phone to show off his pictures.

“They came out pretty good,” he noted. “I’m guessing they’re a professional cosplayer.”

Chan patted the pocket with the card. “I’ll have to look them up online when we’re done.”

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Things To Consider Before Choosing VPN For Your IPhone

In a world full of new technologies and digital platforms, online security has become a priority over time. With hackers and government censorship making headlines, more and more people are looking for a way to protect their data and make sure their searches are not tracked. More and more of us access the Internet through portable devices rather than traditional PCs, which means our connections are more likely to be on public networks, making them more insecure. One way to do this is to add a VPN to your iPhone; Let's take a closer look at what a VPN is and what to look for when choosing the right one for you.

What is a VPN?

A VPN is a virtual private network that can be added to your iPhone to keep your internet connection and activity private. Communication between your phone and the websites you visit is confidential and cannot be traced. This ensures that any data you enter is truly secure. A VPN also allows you to access websites that may be blocked by public Wi-Fi networks provided by your workplace or institution.

Why is a VPN a Good Idea?

Ensures That Your Data Is Secure

One of the biggest benefits of VPN software is that it keeps your data safe and private. The VPN software encrypts the data and keeps your iPhone's IP address private. Instead, your connection communicates through the VPN provider's servers, allowing you to remain anonymous. This means that the chances of your data being hacked and tracked on the internet are much less likely. This means that your data is safe, giving you peace of mind while browsing the Internet.

Bypass Censorship

Many countries around the world have censorship laws or policies that prevent their citizens from accessing certain websites or specific web pages that have content that they do not want you to see. Countries like Egypt, Russia, China, and South Korea block certain websites, such as social media pages, local news stations, or certain search engines; this could even refer to the iPhone app store.

This means if you live in a country or visit a country and want to access blocked sites. VPNs access these sites bypassing censorship software, allowing you to browse them freely. VPN allows your iPhone to hide your location so that it cannot be detected that you are accessing these sites from your phone from the respective country. It is important to make sure that the VPN you choose is effective in the country where you want it to work.

Get Better Deals

People often go shopping thinking about buying a product or service to find the best price. Some brands try to combat this by trying to track your searches and behavior by increasing prices on their websites if you visit them multiple times. The purpose of this is to try to push you to buy items by making you think the price is going up. This is especially the case for those who sell airline and vacation tickets, which can lead to overpayments compared to other buyers on the same offer.

A VPN means that your visits are not tracked, which means that you can be sure that you are getting the best price available.

Bypass Workplace Firewalls

If you are using a public Wi-Fi network or a network provided by your workplace or school, there may be some restrictions and firewalls that prevent you from accessing certain websites. This can be very frustrating. There are many restrictions to protect users and therefore cannot be ignored, but other policies may be too restrictive: blocking social media pages or website content due to a few words on the site. Some servers may even limit the amount of time you can spend on certain websites, which can affect your progress.

A VPN can use its servers to bypass this blocking tool or firewall, allowing you to access the blocked content. An iPhone VPN works by hiding the IP address of your connection, allowing you to access the internet as much as you like.

Why Do the Public Use VPNs?

As you can see from the list above, there are many reasons why using a VPN server is a good idea, especially on your iPhone, as this is where most of us search for information on the internet and access our important information. Many people use VPNs for a variety of reasons. In a Cloudwards survey, the top reason people cited was that they use VPNs for security purposes. The full results of the survey are listed below:

How Does a VPN work on an iPhone?

VPNs are available from the iPhone app store and can be easily purchased and downloaded through it. When the app is fully loaded, setup usually happens the first time you open and configure the app. During the setup process, the app communicates with your iPhone settings.

VPN apps usually let you turn VPN on and off directly through the app, and you can select the country of the VPN server you want to use to connect to the Internet. Once you turn on the VPN, it will remain active even if you exit the app and use your iPhone for other functions. This means that any browsing, use of other online applications and online communication is protected and safe.

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iGame RTX3060 Ultra W OC Review: Next Gen Graphics at an Affordable Price

iGame RTX3060 Ultra W OC

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Read more: What is Ray Tracing?

DLSS stands for Deep Learning Super Sampling, and I can only summarise it as utterly magic. Since the RTX20-series, Nvidia GPUs have also housed Tensor Core AI chips. These contain neural networks that are trained on thousands of rendered sequences of identical scenes; one of a lower resolution and lower quality, and one of a higher resolution with more details. They learn what must be done to upscale the poorer quality sequence into the higher resolution one, and can then apply that knowledge later to games as they're being played. The upshot is that you can run a game internally at a lower resolution, and simply upscale the output to your screen.

It's a bit like seeing a tree in winter, and imagining what it looks like in full bloom because you've seen that kind of tree before.

While the first generation of DLSS needed to be trained for specific games, Nvidia now has a more generalized model that works on novel games, too.

Personally, I find it fascinating that this is the evolutionary step that graphics cards took. Instead of simply throwing on more RAM and faster processors at the job, Nvidia literally created a form of digital imagination.

Read more: How DLSS Can Give Budget PCs High-End Graphics

Performance Benchmarks

I've been struggling along with a GTX1080 for a few years now, so that's my point of comparison for these benchmarks. All other specs remained identical: 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7-6700K, on an Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard.

3D Mark TimeSpy DX12 Test

Baseline GTX1080: 6562

iGame RTX3060: 7738 (17% better)

iGame RTX3060 Turbo mode: 7771 (18.4% better)

Next, I turned to VR Mark, and it was here that I hit a bug plaguing many RTX30-series cards since last year.

VR Mark Cyan Room

Baseline GTX1080: 6377 / 139fps average

iGame RTX3060 Turbo mode: 2750 / 60fps average (54% worse)

Clearly, there's something very wrong here, with the RTX3060 achieving less than half the framerate of a five-year-old card. Nvidia is aware of the issue, but seemingly unable to fix. The bug doesn't just affect the 3060. Precisely how widespread the bug is on the 3060 specifically isn't clear; at the time of writing this review, there are only a few other VR Mark Cyan Room results in the world from RTX3060 owners. One other result is very similar to mine, while those with a Core i9 CPU seemed to fare significantly better.

VR Mark Blue Room

Baseline GTX1080: 2229

iGame RTX3060 Turbo mode: 2645 (18.6% better)

Results on the Blue room were more in line with expectations (though still didn't meet the target frame rate). The Blue Room is a more demanding test, designed to check readiness for future headsets rather than current models.

Will It Cyberpunk?

Despite criticisms, Cyberpunk 2077 remains one of the most engrossing depictions of a possible dystopian future that humanity is headed for. It's also graphically demanding with beautiful neon cityscapes, which is why I chose it as my main point of testing to see exactly how pretty it could look running on this card.

For consistency, I recorded average frame rates during the same sequence of events; walking the path outside V's apartment to a little beyond the elevator, and back again. You can view some of the recorded footage and comparisons in the full review video; the screenshots below do not do it justice.

Anytime I enabled raytracing, it was at ultra settings; while DLSS was used on the balanced profile. A summary of results is shown below (including the settings I settled on eventually), with frame rate along the X-axis.

1080p Ultra

As a baseline, my GTX1080 achieved around 50 frames-per-second playing at 1080P resolution, with Ultra settings for everything else. For me, that's playable, but not ideal. If you'd consider 50fps to be unplayable, adjust your expectation appropriately when reading my opinions.

Keeping all settings the same and swapping out for the overclocked iGame RTX3060 Ultra W pushed this up to an average of 75fps. That's a great improvement, but of course one of the standout features of the RTX-era cards is the namesake raytracing. Enable RTX on Ultra settings pulled the framerate down to 30fps. DLSS can compensate somewhat though, and enabling this (at Balanced settings) brought the framerate back to around 58fps.

1440p Ultra

As a baseline, the GTX1080 managed a largely paltry 30fps.

The RTX3060 again showed a roughly 50% uplift, to 44fps. With DLSS activated (but no ray tracing), that went up to an impressive 78fps. As expected, with ray tracing enabled at full quality, it dropped back to 44fps.

4K Ultra

Let's be clear: using this card for 4K gaming is not viable for most modern games. You could tweak everything else to lower quality and perhaps get something playable, but you'd be missing out on a lot.

Still, for the sake of comparison, I did it anyway. As a baseline, the GTX1080 coughed and spluttered up a measly 11fps average.

Swapping that out for the RTX3060 nearly doubled that score to 20fps. Enabling DLSS (without raytracing) managed to push this up even more impressively to around 40fps; but RTX dragged it back down to 22fps.

What does this tell us?

Firstly, that raytracing is a lot more computationally demanding than I'd expected. I'd come into this review thinking I could enable raytracing and otherwise keep the roughly the same framerates as before. Not so.

Secondly, that DLSS can largely compensate for this performance loss of enabling raytracing. Alternatively, DLSS without raytracing can make Ultra HD 4K gaming more feasible (but probably not on Cyberpunk 2077).

In the end, I felt that the resolution upgrade to 1440p was the biggest feasible upgrade, so I made that my target. Though it sounds like a small increase, it's actually 78% more detail compared to 1080p, and if you're playing on a smaller monitor, the jump to 4K after that may not be worth it. I also turned on raytracing at medium quality, and dropped some other settings down to medium quality as well. With DLSS set on Performance, this netted me around 60fps average, which I'm more than happy with.

1440p Cyberpunk is definitely playable on the iGame RTX3060 Ultra W OC with a little tweaking.

4K? Not a chance, but this isn't a surprise.

Should You Buy the iGame RTX3060 Ultra W OC?

The GTX1060 remains the most popular graphics card among Steam users, as of the February 2021 hardware survey. It offered the best price to performance ratio of that generation. The value proposition for the lowest powered card of the 30-series generation is less clear than it was for the 10-series, though.

Compared to the already released RTX3060 Ti ($400), you'll find 3584 CUDA cores vs 4864, and a base clock speed of 1320Mhz vs 1410Mhz. That's roughly 25% less computing power for only a 17% lower price. So if you were purely to look at value for money, the Ti Edition comes out on top.

But in reality, you can't buy either at those prices, so any discussion about the price to performance ratio is ultimately pointless. You aren't buying the RTX3060 because it's the cheapest; you're buying it because it may be one of the few 30-series cards you can actually get your hands on.

Also, if you haven't previously considered Colorful and the iGame brand because you've never heard of it, you absolutely should. It's the most popular brand in the Asian market for a good reason, with great quality kit.

But VR users beware. Nvidia still hasn't figured out what's wrong with these cards for VR in some setups. Your ancient 10-series card may outperform this generation until that gets fixed.

Why Should You Trust My Opinion?

Consoles were banned in our house, so I've been a PC gamer since the early days of DOS. I felt the struggle of getting Wing Commander to run in 640K of RAM. The 3DFX Voodoo was my first real graphics card, and I was gaming in glorious Nvidia-powered stereoscopic 3D way back in 2000, before 3DTVs or VR were a thing. Most of my student loan was spent on PC upgrades.

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Weekly Announcements for Week of 10/25-10/31

Dear SBSC families, Practice ScheduleHere is the practice schedule for this week.Riley HSGroup 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:00Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 5:30-7:30Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 4:30-6:00New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students)Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:30-7:30 CSTGroup 2 & 3 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30 CSTPractice Notes: We are adding 30 minutes to the RHS Group 2 practices for dryland. We will be using the Train Heroic App. If your swimmer has a smart phone we would like them to bring it to practice. If they do, please have them download the app and create an account. The access code for our Group 2 swimmers is G22020. Swimmers should come to practice in dryland clothes over their suits. They should also be wearing quality workout shoes as well. Flip flops or Crocs are not acceptable options.No practice at NP on Wednesday due to a winter sports meeting for NPHS. Swimmers attending New Prairie practices will enter the building through door N17. Everyone entering the building will be required to wear a mask. Parents will not be allowed on deck. Each athlete will need to fill out the attached form and hand deliver to the coach when entering the high school. All swimmers should come dressed ready to practice. There may be limited use of the locker rooms after practice. If you have any questions regarding procedures for NPHS practices please email Coach Ashley at [email protected] to limits imposed by NPUSC for safety reasons no more then 24 swimmers will be allowed in the pool at any one time. This means we have to put limits on our roster groups. Group 1 is at capacity and all spots are filled, 1 more spot is available in Group 2, and all the spots in Group 3 are taken. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please send an email to me and Coach Ashley.Spirit Wear Order FormTrue to our recent history we have hit some road bumps with a vendor. We went with a different company this year due to the struggles with the vendor from last season. But, somethings never change. The process started in early September and has required multiple emails from me just to keep the ball rolling. I've been promised better service moving forward so we shall see. Page 1 is attached here and Page 2 here. Page 2 is the form you will need to return to the club. The due date listed is incorrect. All orders need to be returned to me no later then Tuesday November 24For our new families this is different then the T-shirt your swimmer will receive. That price was included in the spirit wear you paid for when registering. Typically these shirts would have been distributed a couple of weeks ago, but like I said we've hit some road bumps. I hope to get these out to everyone very soonPractice IncentivesI believe we have accomplished our goal of looking more like a team at practice by wearing only club caps. I also believe being part of team means having a little fun and allowing athletes a chance to express themselves. So moving forward practices on Friday will be considered "Fun Cap Friday". Athletes will be able to wear any cap they'd like to practice on those days.We will also be starting a monthly drawing to win club gear. When an athlete arrives to practice they will be allowed to fill out a small ticket to place in tumbler to be drawn at the end of the month. There will be one drawing but it will include both practice sites. The first prize up for grabs will be a new TYR team backpack. It will be embroidered with the club logo and the athletes name.Changes Coming to New Prairie PracticesAs you noticed we are adding time to the RHS Group 2 practices. Because of our limitations of space and numbers allowed we are unable to offer the dryland as a group at the school. But, the workouts are designed to be done with little or no equipment and can be done by athletes at home at anytime. Also because of the limits on the number of swimmers allowed in the pool at NPHS the boys and girls high school teams will need to have split practices. This unfortunately means our club practices will be pushed later into the evening. So our window of practices will be from 7:00-8:30 each evening there is not a high school meet. We are currently trying to figure out the staffing but we are searching for a solution. I realize there may be some families who feel finishing practice at 8:30 will be too late for their swimmers. We do have space at Riley for additional swimmers. But unlike previous seasons parents would need to contact me to confirm there is space on any particular day. Elkhart Invite November 7 & 8 Beacon Health and Fitness CenterHopefully everyone received information about our next meet, the Elkhart Invite hosted by Elkhart United. The deadline to commit to this meet is next Sunday, November 1. All high school swimmers are eligible to compete in this meet without obtaining a waiver. Once a meet letter is available I will post it to our website. The information I do have is the morning sessions will be for the 13 & over and the 8 & under swimmers. The afternoon sessions will be for swimmers ages 9-12. Until the entry file is received from Elkhart United you will be unable to select specific days/sessions for your swimmer. You will be able to commit with a "yes" response. If you do commit your swimmer please leave a note for the day or days you'd like your swimmer in the meet.If you know you will not be attending please decline committing to the meet.Lifeguarding For NovemberThe lifeguard sign-up for November is now available. Please remember all Group 3 athletes are required to volunteer 4 hours of their time during each season they are members of the club. If they are lifeguards they will be expected to guard practices. If they are not they will be expected to help assist coaches during Group 1 or Group 2 practices. This requirement is to be completed by the end of the winter season in March. If they received their lifeguarding certificate from the club they have an additional 10 hours of lifeguarding to complete by the end of the summer season of 2021.If your athlete has completed their volunteer hours please wait until October 31st to sign up for any additional hours. If your athlete has finished more then 4 hours your credit will be added to your account prior to November 1. Changes For This SeasonThese will be some changes will be implementing for the upcoming season.Masks: All swimmers, coaches, and lifeguards will be required to wear a mask when not in the water. Family Technology Fee: This fee was originally used to eliminate the need for credit card financing charges. Over time this has cost club a considerable amount of money. If you would like to avoid those finance charges you can always prepay with cash or check. Lifeguarding: We will be using a system we used a few years ago with the Riley High School team. Group 3 practices will be using our swimmers to guard practice. Each certified athlete will take a 20-25 minute turn in the chair and hopefully only once or twice a week. Volunteering Requirements: Each of our Group 3 athletes will be required to volunteer 4 hours each season. This is included in the Terms and Conditions document you digitally sign during registration. Those with lifeguarding will be expected to lifeguard. Those without will be expected to help the coaches during practice. Once a swimmer has fulfilled their volunteer requirement they can earn credit to the families swim club account to help pay for training and/or meet entry fees. Team Caps: At any given practice this summer we only had a few of our swimmers wearing any of our club gear. This includes caps, T-shirts, and backpacks. If we had a visitor come to practice there would have been zero chance of the visitor identifying our team correctly. We saw gear from multiple high school teams, college teams, and former club teams. I feel for us to become more of a team we need to look more like a team. Staring this fall the only caps that will be allowed during our practices will be SBSC caps. These can be our regular meet caps, Divisional caps or State Team caps. We will be getting some silicone caps for those who prefer that type. We do have some silicone caps with our old logo but a very limited supply. USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with me. For several years I have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email me if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me. If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.  I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.-- John VanDriesscheHead CoachSouth Bend Swim ClubSouth Bend Riley High School(574)276-6057www.southbendswimclub.com#SBSCForLife  Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week .

Riley HS

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:00 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 4:30-6:00 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:30-7:30 CST Group 2 & 3 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30 CST

Practice Notes: We are adding 30 minutes to the RHS Group 2 practices for dryland. We will be using the Train Heroic App. If your swimmer has a smart phone we would like them to bring it to practice. If they do, please have them download the app and create an account. The access code for our Group 2 swimmers is G22020. Swimmers should come to practice in dryland clothes over their suits. They should also be wearing quality workout shoes as well. Flip flops or Crocs are not acceptable options. No practice at NP on Wednesday due to a winter sports meeting for NPHS. Swimmers attending New Prairie practices will enter the building through door N17. Everyone entering the building will be required to wear a mask. Parents will not be allowed on deck.

Each athlete will need to fill out the attached form and hand deliver to the coach when entering the high school

. All swimmers should come dressed ready to practice. There may be limited use of the locker rooms after practice. If you have any questions regarding procedures for NPHS practices please email Coach Ashley at [email protected] Due to limits imposed by NPUSC for safety reasons no more then 24 swimmers will be allowed in the pool at any one time. This means we have to put limits on our roster groups. Group 1 is at capacity and all spots are filled, 1 more spot is available in Group 2, and all the spots in Group 3 are taken. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please send an email to me and Coach Ashley. Spirit Wear Order Form True to our recent history we have hit some road bumps with a vendor. We went with a different company this year due to the struggles with the vendor from last season. But, somethings never change. The process started in early September and has required multiple emails from me just to keep the ball rolling. I've been promised better service moving forward so we shall see.

Page 1 is attached here

and

Page 2 here

. Page 2 is the form you will need to return to the club. The due date listed is incorrect. All orders need to be returned to me no later then Tuesday November 24 For our new families this is different then the T-shirt your swimmer will receive. That price was included in the spirit wear fee you paid for when registering. Typically these shirts would have been distributed a couple of weeks ago, but like I said we've hit some road bumps. I hope to get these out to everyone very soon. Practice Incentives I believe we have accomplished our goal of looking more like a team at practice by wearing only club caps. I also believe being part of team means having a little fun and allowing athletes a chance to express themselves. So moving forward practices on Friday will be considered "Fun Cap Friday". Athletes will be able to wear any cap they'd like to practice on those days. We will also be starting a monthly drawing to win club gear. When an athlete arrives to practice they will be allowed to fill out a small ticket to place in tumbler to be drawn at the end of the month. There will be one drawing but it will include both practice sites. The first prize up for grabs will be a new

TYR team backpack.

It will be embroidered with the club logo and the athlete's name. Changes Coming to New Prairie Practices As you noticed we are adding time to the RHS Group 2 practices. Because of our limitations of space and numbers allowed we are unable to offer the dryland as a group at the school. But, the workouts are designed to be done with little or no equipment and can be done by athletes at home at anytime. Also because of the limits on the number of swimmers allowed in the pool at NPHS the boys and girls high school teams will need to have split practices. This unfortunately means our club practices will be pushed later into the evening. So our window of practices will be from 7:00-8:30 each evening there is not a high school meet. We are currently trying to figure out the staffing but we are searching for a solution. I realize there may be some families who feel finishing practice at 8:30 will be too late for their swimmers. We do have space at Riley for additional swimmers. But unlike previous seasons parents would need to contact me to confirm there is space on any particular day.

Elkhart Invite November 7 & 8 Beacon Health and Fitness Center

Hopefully everyone received information about our next meet, the Elkhart Invite hosted by Elkhart United. The deadline to commit to this meet is next Sunday, November 1. All high school swimmers are eligible to compete in this meet without obtaining a waiver. Once a meet letter is available I will post it to our website. The information I do have is the morning sessions will be for the 13 & over and the 8 & under swimmers. The afternoon sessions will be for swimmers ages 9-12. Until the entry file is received from Elkhart United you will be unable to select specific days/sessions for your swimmer. You will be able to commit with a "yes" response. If you do commit your swimmer please leave a note for the day or days you'd like your swimmer in the meet. If you know you will not be attending please decline committing to the meet. Lifeguarding For November The lifeguard sign-up for November is now available. Please remember all Group 3 athletes are required to volunteer 4 hours of their time during each season they are members of the club. If they are lifeguards they will be expected to guard practices. If they are not they will be expected to help assist coaches during Group 1 or Group 2 practices. This requirement is to be completed by the end of the winter season in March. If they received their lifeguarding certificate from the club they have an additional 10 hours of lifeguarding to complete by the end of the summer season of 2021. If your athlete has completed their volunteer hours please wait until October 31st to sign up for any additional hours. If your athlete has finished more then 4 hours your credit will be added to your account prior to November 1. Changes For This Season These will be some changes will be implementing for the upcoming season.

Masks: All swimmers, coaches, and lifeguards will be required to wear a mask when not in the water.

Family Technology Fee: This fee was originally used to eliminate the need for credit card financing charges. Over time this has cost club a considerable amount of money. If you would like to avoid those finance charges you can always prepay with cash or check.

Lifeguarding: We will be using a system we used a few years ago with the Riley High School team. Group 3 practices will be using our swimmers to guard practice. Each certified athlete will take a 20-25 minute turn in the chair and hopefully only once or twice a week.

Volunteering Requirements: Each of our Group 3 athletes will be required to volunteer 4 hours each season. This is included in the Terms and Conditions document you digitally sign during registration. Those with lifeguarding will be expected to lifeguard. Those without will be expected to help the coaches during practice. Once a swimmer has fulfilled their volunteer requirement they can earn credit to the families swim club account to help pay for training and/or meet entry fees.

Team Caps: At any given practice this summer we only had a few of our swimmers wearing any of our club gear. This includes caps, T-shirts, and backpacks. If we had a visitor come to practice there would have been zero chance of the visitor identifying our team correctly. We saw gear from multiple high school teams, college teams, and former club teams. I feel for us to become more of a team we need to look more like a team. Staring this fall the only caps that will be allowed during our practices will be SBSC caps (see above). These can be our regular meet caps, Divisional caps or State Team caps. We will be getting some silicone caps for those who prefer that type. We do have some silicone caps with our old logo but a very limited supply.

USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with me. For several years I have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email me if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me. 

If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is

574-276-6057

.  I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website,

here is the link

. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

John VanDriessche

Head Coach

South Bend Swim Club

South Bend Riley High School

(574)276-6057

www.southbendswimclub.com

#SBSCForLife

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yessadirichards · 4 years

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New normal in virus-hit China: High-tech tracking and fever checks

WENZHOU, China: Constant temperature checks, a "no mask, no service" ethos, and high-tech people-tracking: welcome to the new normal in China, where reminders of the country's national mobilisation against the coronavirus lurk around every corner.

China appears to be coming to grips with the virus, which emerged late last year and has infected more than 80,000 people and killed nearly 3,000 in the country, but has slowed markedly in recent weeks.

But that has come at the cost of new preventive policies that have turned life upside down and are not likely to be swiftly abandoned.

The changes wrought by a contagion spread by humans and their travels is particularly felt when trying to move around within China, as AFP journalists discovered during recent trips from Shanghai up to the borders of the viral epicentre of Hubei province.

Reminders of the virus begin as soon as one leaves home, with masked cab drivers in white gloves quick to admonish any passengers who forget to wear masks.

One worker at a time, virus-hit China's factories sputter back online

Chinese coat maker adapts to make hazmat suits

China reports lowest number of new virus cases since January

Some drivers are going even further. In the city of Wenzhou, about four hours by train from Shanghai, AFP reporters jumped into car called via Didi Chuxing -- China's answer to Uber -- in which a clear plastic barrier was stretched over a makeshift frame to separate driver and passengers.

Didi Chuxing piloted the project in a handful of hard-hit cities and plans to spend 100 million yuan ($14 million) to expand it.

- 'Sold-out' trains -

Travellers booking tickets aboard the country's efficient high-speed rail network lately are surprised to find that, despite travel being depressed by virus fears, popular booking apps like Ctrip invariably list most trains as "sold out" or with only a handful of seats left.

But one such Wenzhou-bound train was full of empty seats. That is because only a fraction of tickets are being made available to prevent travellers sitting too close to each other.

"We are sorry for the confusion, but China's high-speed rail systems are contributing to the patriotic hygiene campaign. We hope you find this convenient," said a young female train attendant.

With the government calling for an all-out "People's War" against the virus, tech champions like Alibaba and Tencent have rolled out digital mobile-phone apps that use big data to track a traveller's movements going back as far as a month.

Users are rated as green, yellow or red based on whether they visited any high-risk zones.

Showing one's code to security personnel is now compulsory in a number of cities to exit train stations, or use public transport.

In Wenzhou, cab drivers, hotels, and virtually any business will ask to see the colour code before letting someone pass.

The system has fuelled new grumbling on China's internet over previous accusations that the big tech firms were doing the Communist Party's surveillance work.

But most complaints seem to involve "green" ratings inexplicably turning "red", which can result in mandatory 14-day home quarantine.

The pervasive measures attest to the one-party state's ability to marshal huge resources -- financial, material, and human -- for mass campaigns couched in 1950s Communist rhetoric.

Red banners hang throughout now largely shut-down cities like Wenzhou, lauding the "War of Resistance Against Pneumonia", and declaring that "Everyone Must Contribute to the Patriotic Hygiene Campaign."

- Elbow bump -

Hotel check-ins have become mini health inspections by masked staff who measure guests' temperatures by aiming hand-held sensors at foreheads and forearms and record the result.

"Have you experienced any fever, felt unwell or visited Hubei recently?" a Wenzhou front-desk clerk asked.

The temperature obsession can be taken to absurd lengths, with some hotels re-measuring guests who had stepped out only minutes earlier.

On one day, an AFP reporter moving around Wenzhou had his temperature taken a dozen times, including by cab drivers, restaurant owners, convenience-store clerks, hotel security, front-desk staff and a final late-night knock on the door by a female hotel employee.

"Do not walk forward! Be still please," she snapped, before a light beep announced the result.

"It's normal. Enjoy your evening."

Beijing is pushing a long-term fight and local governments will no doubt be fearful of letting up even slightly anytime soon and being blamed for a new outbreak.

That means even some of society's most time-honoured practices are on hold.

When an AFP reporter presented a business card to a government liaison officer in Wenzhou, she recoiled and asked that it be placed on a table.

And when it came time to shake another official's hand, the man refused, laughing nervously.

"For safety, we don't really shake hands at the current time," he said, instead sticking forward the crook of his arm for an "elbow bump."

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wolfliving · 7 years

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The AliBaba Stack

*That’s a lot going on, but I doubt that trying to classify one’s outfit as an “economy” is the same as being a “Stack.” It’s got a megaton of ecommerce stuff going on, but it doesn’t have productivity applications or its own OS.

*We’ll see. If Amazon is the winning Stack then AliBaba may become the other, and bigger, Amazon. They’ve got cloud computing.

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/07/03/alibaba-transforms-ecommerce-entertainment-it-repositions-the-company-economy

For some time, Alibaba has been telling people not to think of the ecommerce giant as a company anymore, last week it finally explained why revealing its ambitions to become one the world’s biggest economy.

The Alibaba economy is a huge ecosystem comprising of the company’s core commerce platforms (Tmall, Taobao, Ali Express and more), digital media and entertainment divisions (Youku, Alibaba Music, Weibo etc), local services, payment & financial services (Alipay), logistics, marketing services & data management and cloud computing.

Connecting the entire ecosystem is the company’s vast data technology, which Alibaba sees as the keys to the empire. Alibaba is currently trialing a number of new data tools to help marketers and brands to track and target users across its entire ecosystem and it moves to capitalise further on its assets.

Over the last couple of years Alibaba has focused on growing its Tmall Global store attracting international brands and businesses from around the world. With a huge number of big name brands on board it has now shifted its focus to foreign SMEs in the US, Australia and New Zealand in a bid to connect these business with Chinese consumers. Last month it launched Tmall Worldin a bid to attract the 100 million Chinese speaking consumers to the brand as it continues its bid to create a global shopping platform.

It is all part of the company’s mission to dominate the global ecommerce industry. It has already achieved this in China, where Tmall alone controls nearly 60% of the ecommerce market. Alibaba’s ecommerce platforms are now so powerful that brands without an ecommerce presence are increasingly using the platform as a branding channel, because of the power and exposure it offers companies.

In its most recent quarterly results, Alibaba reported a 60% increase in overall revenues to RMB 38.6bn ($5.6bn) driven by a 47% surge in ecommerce revenues of RMB 31.6bn ($4.6bn).

With Alibaba now attracting 507 million monthly active users, the company has turned its sights to offline retail, investing in Chinese mall operator Intime Retail, partnering with supermarket giant Bailian Group as it attempts to blur the lines between online and bricks-and-mortar commerce as part of its “new retail” strategy.

One of the keys to Alibaba’s commerce success has been the way the company has positioned ecommerce as an entertainment activity rather than a necessity.

“Alibaba have made ecommerce an entertainment sport, they have turned the act of purchasing into a sport,” says Kenneth Tan, chief digital officer of Mindshare China.

Tan says Alibaba’s strategy is best demonstrated by its 11.11 Singles Day shopping extravaganza. The annual festival has exploded from its humble beginnings as a discount shopping day, becoming a full blown entertainment event, complete with prime time TV gala programming and weeks of hype, deals and activity. Last year delivered another record-breaking event reporting sales of RMB 120.7 billion ($17.4 billion).

“Last year was the second time Alibaba created a gala event around Double 11. The first time they did it, it attracted a lot of noise and buzz. But last year they took the interactive element to a different level, with celebrities, streaming activity, mobile TV. There was a big push to get people to engage with the event. On TV it was four hours of activity where you could win money, win products, engage with the brands, and it was all happening live on p one of the top TV channels in China in a prime time slot. It was one night of pure entertainment,” says Tan.

A key element in Alibaba’s success is its mobile payment service Alipay. Part of Alibaba’s financial affiliate company Ant Financial, Alipay accounts for more than half (54%) of all online payments in China. Using Alipay consumers can not only but products online, they can also shop instore, pay bills, book plane tickets, movie tickets, etc. The mobile payment service has become so ubiquitous in China many people do not carry cash, or even wallets, opting instead to simply carry their mobile phone.

For Alibaba, it also provides another way to connect with consumers, collect data about how and what consumers spend money on, promote deals and specials and ultimately cross-sell products from their ecosystem.

“Alipay enables you to do loads of stuff, pay bills, buy products. Depending what you do with the app you can be in there anywhere from once to ten times per day, so that is a massive pipe for traffic coming in to any platform. Much like the supermarkets of old, they have plotted the routes so they know where you have the highest propensity to spend. Alipay will ping you with specials, they know what you buy, where you live, how much you are paying for your gas, they will give you offers within the payment platform that suit you to get you to buy,” says Tan.

Alibaba is also using Alipay to propel it into other markets, in the last 12 months it has launched into countries across Asia Pacific, Europe, Canada, South America and the United States. Alibaba’s Ant Financial has also invested in a host of financial platforms including South Korea’s Kakao Pay, Thai fintech firm Ascend Money, Indian mobile payment site Paytm and Philippines fintech Mynt. It is also close to buying US money transfer firm MoneyGram.

Of course, Alibaba’s ambitions do not end there.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has said the long-term goal is to reach 2 billion customers worldwide by 2020. To help achieve this goal, Alibaba has been investing in and acquiring businesses in China and around the globe, among the very long list is South East Asian ecommerce giant Lazada, of which it recently increased its investment, Chinese microblogging app – and China’s Twitter – Weibo, as well as Chinese ride-hailing app – and Uber victor - Didi Chuxing....

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Generate an embed code to place on any existing website to capture leads into an email/SMS/voice campaign

Made point-n-click easy to serve marketers across all experience levels

Built-in PayPal check-out system for receiving instant payments

No coding or technical skills required. Fully web-based. Just login and profit

Seamless API integrations: Infobip, Twilio, Plivio, Nexmo, Clickatell, Mailgun, Amazon Ses, Elasticemail, SMTP

Run repeat campaigns to your own email and phone number list

Fully responsive: create & run cash generating campaigns on the fly

Save money on expensive and recurring email marketing service

How Does OmniBlaster Work?

OmniBlaster Demo

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The Members Area View

After the payment, you will receive your login credentials from JvZoo. Use those data to login inside “OmniBlaster”.

OmniBlaster requires some settings. All the tutorials included under the training area.

Now, you can create a campaign in few simple steps. Name your campaign, choose your list & save it.

The Ways You Can Use OmniBlaster For Profits (Most Easiest Methods)

SELL MORE ECOMMERCE PRODUCTS, PHYSICAL PRODUCTS, INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE:

Insert any product image, sales videos, promo videos and links to your products directly inside your messages – directly inside your prospects and customers email and text message tab on their phones. Add special offers & personalized discounts to skyrocket your sales and conversions.

IMPROVE YOUR AFFILIATE PROMOTIONS AND MAKE FAT COMMISSIONS EFFORTLESSLY:

Make your affiliate promotions stand out when every prospect sees your personal messages every day on those 3 places. For them, this looks like the ultimate effort is being made — and your conversion and bank balance pays dividends.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF COMMERCIAL RIGHTS

Remember, OmniBlaster app gives you a guaranteed 300% more profits as it the power of email with SMS and voice broadcasting. With the free commercial license included. You can create email, SMS and voice broadcasting campaigns and sell to local businesses and brands both online & offline easily for $300 to $500 each.

Other than this, you can

Promote Your/Other People’s Pre-launch Webinars

Get Sign Ups To CPA Offers

Make Announcements

And so much more.

Who All Can Use This?

OmnibBaster works for everyone who’s selling something (irrespective of your niche…)

How Much Does OmniBlaster Cost? – The Pricing & Evaluation

For a limited time, you have special discount. So you can get OmniBlaster for only $29 (One-time).

With that onetime payment of $29

You can easily create responsive optin pages with shareable links that suck in free traffic from social

Networks and to capture leads into an Email/SMS/Voice Campaign

You can instantly broadcast or schedule marketing messages through VOICE, SMS, and email to sell anything

You can easily create several eMail/SMS/Voice Autoresponder messages and link these with your earlier

Created campaigns to sell more products

That’s not all my friend. There are so many advantages over other services.

Now lets compare this OmniBlaster software with some of the other competitors out there and see the benefits that no one offer…

What Is Good & What Is Bad?

The Good Things Are

Generate easy sales

Send-n-forget income generation

3-point contact with customers

Tested & proven system

No monthly fees ever

Newbie friendly, web-based app

No hosting, coding or design skills needed

Built-in paypal checkout

Experienced team working behind-the-scenes

Launch special introductory offer

Limited time bonuses

Premium customer support

Bad Things

I am completely okay with this OmniBlaster system.

Conclusion

I am so confident that you’ll get results with this software & training. The beta-testers results are nothing short of phenomenal. Try OmniBlaster for 30 days totally risk-free. If you put the software to use and for some reason, you don’t get results just open a support ticket and vendor will issue you a refund immediately. If you’re not happy they don’t want your money it’s that simple. So hurry, act now and lock-in your discounted copy right now before the price increases. Thank you for reading my “Omni Blaster” review today. Please leave your honest comments below.

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F.A.Q. About OmniBlaster

I’ve been receiving some questions about it and would like to answer them for you right now…

DOES OMNIBLASTER WORK ON WINDOWS & MAC?

OH, I have seen that,OmniBlaster is a 100% cloud application that is going to operate on every OS. An internet connection to use the app is all you need. It works perfectly out of the box. Nothing to add, not even to upgrade.

DOES OMNIBLASTER WORK ON MOBILE PHONES?

YES! OmniBlaster works on all computers, smart phones and smart devices (iOS and Android). This means you can create, manage and deploy campaigns on-the-fly.

DO I NEED ANY TECH SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE?

No special skills or experience are needed to get the done-for-you funnels up and running getting you free traffic & sales today…

ARE THERE ANY MONTHLY FEES?

Right now, No! The prices have been slashed and the monthly fee has been eliminated for a limited time. (But hurry the price will be increasing to $197 a month for latecomers)

IS THERE A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE?

Yes, you are covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee. There is absolutely no risk when you get this now. The only way you lose is if you don’t grab OmniBooster at the discounted price.

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OmniBlaster Review – What Exactly Is “OmniBlaster”? Should You Get This?

OmniBlaster Review –

The Best 3-in-one Marketing Software Guarantees 300% More Profits Using Combined Power Of Email With SMS And Voice Broadcasting

Introduction

Did you know?

Most people don’t read newspapers

Most people don’t read posters

Most people don’t listen to the radio

Most people don’t watch the TV

What about access to a user-friendly software that ensures 300% more sales and profits.

Will that help you make more money in the next 30 days than you did In the last 3 months?

I think I don’t know what I am talking about as a freakin. You would probably laugh.

OmniBlaster Review – An Overview

Product NameOmniBlasterProduct CreatorVictory AkposLaunch Date & Time[2020-Jul-13] @ 11:00 EDTPrice$29BonusYes, Best Bonus Available!Refund Period30-DaysOfficial Sitehttps://getomniblaster.com/Product TypeEmail, SMS, Voice Broadcasting SoftwareSkillAll LevelsRecommendedHighly Recommended