The test mule images of the camouflaged Ford EcoSport has emerged from China. The upcoming vehicle will not just get cosmetic upgrades on the front and rear section, but it will also get a fresh interior upgrade. The front fascia will sport a new hexagonal grille and restyled headlamps. The bumpers have been restyled, while the rear section gets tweaked tail lamps. The externally mounted rear wheel has also been taken out and finds place within the boot. The sides will look enhanced with redesigned alloys and turn indicator on ORVMs. Speaking of the interiors, the new EcoSport will get…
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SurveyMonkey is launching an entirely new business, called SurveyMonkey Intelligence. It’s an app insights platform, providing information about over 1,000 apps, who’s using them, how and how much. The move to become what is essentially the Nielsen of app intelligence lets the world’s leading online survey platform diversify into a new area, while leveraging its expertise in data and market research. It also puts SurveyMonkey into competition with App Annie and Yahoo’s Flurry, which also provide mobile analytics. But the company said this is a step ahead by providing the ability to analyze the whole competitive landscape. “When you think…
Source: Buzzfeed While everyone tries to get millennials to pay attention to live television, BuzzFeed was able to captivate more than 800,000 people at once thanks to some rubber bands and a piece of fruit. On Friday, the media company used Facebook Live to livestream its employees putting rubber bands around a watermelon with the goal of making it explode, which it ultimately did with an Internet-satisfying burst. There were more than 800,000 live viewers at the time of the explosion, and the video — a simple affair with a melon, a table and two people in lab coats —…
The situation surrounding Valeant Pharmaceuticals has transformed the company into a “great mystery,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “The numbers are all over the map. No one knows what the cash flow is; no one knows what the company is doing,” he said on “Squawk on the Street.” “These are the things [you find] with a private, family company and there’s a rivalry. This is a public company. This is quite frankly a travesty.” Cramer made his remarks after Valeant announced CEO J. Michael Pearson would be leaving the company, as the U.S. government investigates its business and accounting practices.…
Options expert Pete Najarian joined CNBC Pro for an exclusive Q&A to share his approach to investing. Najarian, who was ranked one of the top 100 traders by Trader Monthlymagazine in 2005 and is a familiar figure on CNBC, highlights the key metrics that every savvy investor must use to his or her advantage, particularly around options. “Knowledge in the options world, it’s critical in today’s market,” Najarian said, referring to how he uses derivatives to hedge his stock positions while maximizing his upside potential. Given the endless flow of information, the trader also explains through various examples how he…
The Oculus Rift is finally out, but that doesn’t mean everyone who ordered one will get theirs on time. With orders trickling out more slowly than Oculus hoped, the company is extending an olive branch to early adopters in the form of free shipping. According to Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, anyone who ordered an Oculus Rift on or before April 1st will get free shipping on their order—international orders included. The company sent an email to its customers (via Forbes) that pins the blame squarely on component shortages. “We’ve been working through an unexpected component shortage,” the email reads in…
I’ve put off reviewing The Division for too long. I “finished” it a few weeks ago, insofar as you can finish any game of its ilk, but I kept thinking I might go back and wrap up some loose threads, find some more meaningless doodads and kill more dudes in hoodies. It’s not to be. The spell is broken. The Division no longer has power over me. Deja vu Which is to say I played The Division for maybe 30-40 hours in two weeks, and I am left empty. Sometimes I laugh when I see Steam reviews that say something…
LG has announced two new budget phones, the LG K7 and the LG K10. The K7 has a 5.0-inch, 854×480 resolution display, Snapdragon 210 processor, 1.5GB RAM, 8GB storage with microSD, 5 megapixel front and rear camera, LTE, Android 5.1, and 2125mAh battery. The K10 has a 5.3-inch, 1280×720 resolution display, Snapdragon 410 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD, 13 megapixel rear and 8 megapixel front camera, LTE, Android 5.1, and 2,300mAh battery. While the phones themselves don’t seem remarkable, these are the first phones by LG to be locally manufactured in India. The LG K7 is priced at…
This Friday will be a very busy day for Sprint’s prepaid brands, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. The former will see no less than three new smartphones launching on April 15, while the latter will have to go with two out of three. The trio in question consists of the Samsung Galaxy J7, LG Stylo 2, and Kyocera Hydro Reach. The Galaxy J7 arriving at Boost and Virgin isn’t this year’s iteration, instead it looks to be last year’s model, but it does have a couple of upgrades compared to the internationally available unit. Namely, it sports 2GB of RAM,…
Researchers have shown that various types of intestinal bacteria might be factors in both causing and preventing obesity, and in other conditions and diseases. Now, a UCLA study suggests that it could also potentially be used to reduce the risk for some types of cancer. The research, published online April 13 in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE, offers evidence that anti-inflammatory “health beneficial” gut bacteria can slow or stop the development of some types of cancer. Ultimately, doctors might be able to reduce a person’s risk for cancer by analyzing the levels and types of intestinal bacteria in the body,…