ββπ Watch-out doggo, Cheetah's coming!
Just after our last post about Boston Dynamics' dog-like #robot, SpotMini, MIT unveiled the newest version of its robotic cheetah, which can jump almost 3 feet in the air and climb stairs littered with obstacles!
π @PerspectiveIX
Just after our last post about Boston Dynamics' dog-like #robot, SpotMini, MIT unveiled the newest version of its robotic cheetah, which can jump almost 3 feet in the air and climb stairs littered with obstacles!
π @PerspectiveIX
ββπ± Apple Regains the Global Best Selling Smartphone Spot
With the iPhone 8
According to Counterpointβs Market Pulse, #Apple regained the top spot in the global best selling #smartphone list with the #iPhone 8. Seems like strong promotions (βHow to shoot on iPhoneβ) running up to the FIFA World Cup helped the tech giant trigger buyer interest in Europe and other markets. iPhone 8 sales were steady in the US postpaid channels.
π @PerspectiveIX
π via CounterPoint: prs.pctvix.co/2zgwMrv
With the iPhone 8
According to Counterpointβs Market Pulse, #Apple regained the top spot in the global best selling #smartphone list with the #iPhone 8. Seems like strong promotions (βHow to shoot on iPhoneβ) running up to the FIFA World Cup helped the tech giant trigger buyer interest in Europe and other markets. iPhone 8 sales were steady in the US postpaid channels.
π @PerspectiveIX
π via CounterPoint: prs.pctvix.co/2zgwMrv
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β‘οΈ Super Processors!
#Graphene could soon make your computer 1000 times faster while using only 1% the energy.
π @PerspectiveIX
#Graphene could soon make your computer 1000 times faster while using only 1% the energy.
π @PerspectiveIX
ββDear iX Friends,
We are super excited to let you know that Martin Bryant, former Editor-in-Chief of international technology publication The Next Web, has accepted our offer and will be joining @PerspectiveIX as a contributor. We are convinced that he will add another layer of success to our quality efforts.
Martin is a world-renowned consultant, speaker, writer, and educator in the fields of technology and media. In addition to his time at The Next Web as the Editor-in-Chief, he has been the Community Editor at Tech North and has interviewed top technology executives onstage at some of the worldβs biggest technology conferences like the Web Summit, SXSW, and LeWeb. He also often appears on TV and radio and gives insight into technology news stories on the likes of BBC Breakfast, Sky News, You & Yours, and Good Morning Wales.
We are thrilled to have Martin with us. We've planned to learn a lot from him; hope you do too.
You can learn more about Martin on his website (martinbryant.net) and Twitter (twitter.com/martinsfp).
Ben,
π @PerspectiveIX
We are super excited to let you know that Martin Bryant, former Editor-in-Chief of international technology publication The Next Web, has accepted our offer and will be joining @PerspectiveIX as a contributor. We are convinced that he will add another layer of success to our quality efforts.
Martin is a world-renowned consultant, speaker, writer, and educator in the fields of technology and media. In addition to his time at The Next Web as the Editor-in-Chief, he has been the Community Editor at Tech North and has interviewed top technology executives onstage at some of the worldβs biggest technology conferences like the Web Summit, SXSW, and LeWeb. He also often appears on TV and radio and gives insight into technology news stories on the likes of BBC Breakfast, Sky News, You & Yours, and Good Morning Wales.
We are thrilled to have Martin with us. We've planned to learn a lot from him; hope you do too.
You can learn more about Martin on his website (martinbryant.net) and Twitter (twitter.com/martinsfp).
Ben,
π @PerspectiveIX
ββYour future surveillance state
In China, cameras and facial recognition are used to identify criminals and β more importantly, perhaps β scare people into staying in line.
In the West, we hear stories of technology like this being tested from time to time, but there's nothing as comprehensive as the Chinese system.
Civil liberties organisations in the West would baulk at any government that tried to roll this out... for now.
Authoritarianism is on the rise in parts of the West, and even in more liberal states, we may sleepwalk into total government surveillance.
If youβre thinking 'that all sounds very Orwellian,β remember that surveillance in '1984β extended into the home, with cameras and microphones installed to monitor citizensβ private time.
Weβre already helping to set that up by rushing to buy smart speakers and internet-connected security cameras.
The surveillance state of the future will be partly our fault.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2zokYDI
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
In China, cameras and facial recognition are used to identify criminals and β more importantly, perhaps β scare people into staying in line.
In the West, we hear stories of technology like this being tested from time to time, but there's nothing as comprehensive as the Chinese system.
Civil liberties organisations in the West would baulk at any government that tried to roll this out... for now.
Authoritarianism is on the rise in parts of the West, and even in more liberal states, we may sleepwalk into total government surveillance.
If youβre thinking 'that all sounds very Orwellian,β remember that surveillance in '1984β extended into the home, with cameras and microphones installed to monitor citizensβ private time.
Weβre already helping to set that up by rushing to buy smart speakers and internet-connected security cameras.
The surveillance state of the future will be partly our fault.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2zokYDI
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ More than 1.3 billion users of Google-owned YouTube regularly watch music videos, making it the biggest music service in the world. However, artists receive only 67 cents per user annually in royalties. (Source: The Guardian)
INSIGHT
β Will Blockchain Diminish Facebookβs Advertising Dominance? prs.pctvix.co/2u5lEZJ
OTHER NEWS
π #Appleβs Shortcuts will flip the switch on Siriβs potential: t.me/iXNews/28934
π Facebook moves on from data scandal as stock reaches all-time high: prs.pctvix.co/2u41YFs
π¦ Drakeβs Scorpion pulls in over 1 billion streams in its first week: t.me/iXNews/28933
π¬ Timehop discloses July 4 data breach affecting 21 million: t.me/iXNews/28937
β½οΈ Cristiano Ronaldo in talks over US$10m Facebook series: prs.pctvix.co/2u3mzcO
π Technology has changed my World Cup watching for the better: t.me/iXNews/28927
β
β How has technology (VAR, Goal Line Technology, etc) changed your World Cup watching experience?
π I think they're great!
π I think they're terrible!
π I don't watch football
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
β‘οΈ More than 1.3 billion users of Google-owned YouTube regularly watch music videos, making it the biggest music service in the world. However, artists receive only 67 cents per user annually in royalties. (Source: The Guardian)
INSIGHT
β Will Blockchain Diminish Facebookβs Advertising Dominance? prs.pctvix.co/2u5lEZJ
OTHER NEWS
π #Appleβs Shortcuts will flip the switch on Siriβs potential: t.me/iXNews/28934
π Facebook moves on from data scandal as stock reaches all-time high: prs.pctvix.co/2u41YFs
π¦ Drakeβs Scorpion pulls in over 1 billion streams in its first week: t.me/iXNews/28933
π¬ Timehop discloses July 4 data breach affecting 21 million: t.me/iXNews/28937
β½οΈ Cristiano Ronaldo in talks over US$10m Facebook series: prs.pctvix.co/2u3mzcO
π Technology has changed my World Cup watching for the better: t.me/iXNews/28927
β
β How has technology (VAR, Goal Line Technology, etc) changed your World Cup watching experience?
π I think they're great!
π I think they're terrible!
π I don't watch football
Ben, @iXNews
ββπ Engagement With Social Media is Changing
Sharing and #SocialMedia are often seen as synonymous, but in this chart, we take a look at how sharing on social increasingly takes place alongside other, more βpurposefulβ activities.
π @PerspectiveIX
π via GWI: prs.pctvix.co/2ugFvEp
Sharing and #SocialMedia are often seen as synonymous, but in this chart, we take a look at how sharing on social increasingly takes place alongside other, more βpurposefulβ activities.
π @PerspectiveIX
π via GWI: prs.pctvix.co/2ugFvEp
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π¦ It's Donkey Kong's Birthday!
On this day (9 July) in 1981 Nintendo released Donkey Kong.
#History
π @PerspectiveIX
π prs.pctvix.co/2u7P093
On this day (9 July) in 1981 Nintendo released Donkey Kong.
#History
π @PerspectiveIX
π prs.pctvix.co/2u7P093
ββπ» Surface Go: A posh netbook and a gateway drug
One phrase wouldnβt leave my mind after reading about Microsoftβs new Surface Go tablet: βposh netbook.β
Ten years ago, the joy of having a tiny little PC you could carry anywhere, running full Windows XP (perfectly acceptable for the time!) was incredible. The novelty wore off, as netbooks simply werenβt powerful enough for sustained use.
The Surface Go updates that 'desirable, underpowered PCβ idea for 2018.
You certainly wonβt be running high-end games on it, but as a way to carry a lightweight PC around wherever you go, it looks very tempting indeed.
But that 'netbookβ analogy just wonβt go away. Will its slow processor end up frustrating users? Weβll have to wait for the first reviews, but for Microsoft, maybe it doesnβt matter.
Surface Go has another purpose β itβs the perfect 'gateway drugβ for Windows 10 for dipping your toe back into Windows 10 if you're a Windows-curious Mac user.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2N1A4ks
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
One phrase wouldnβt leave my mind after reading about Microsoftβs new Surface Go tablet: βposh netbook.β
Ten years ago, the joy of having a tiny little PC you could carry anywhere, running full Windows XP (perfectly acceptable for the time!) was incredible. The novelty wore off, as netbooks simply werenβt powerful enough for sustained use.
The Surface Go updates that 'desirable, underpowered PCβ idea for 2018.
You certainly wonβt be running high-end games on it, but as a way to carry a lightweight PC around wherever you go, it looks very tempting indeed.
But that 'netbookβ analogy just wonβt go away. Will its slow processor end up frustrating users? Weβll have to wait for the first reviews, but for Microsoft, maybe it doesnβt matter.
Surface Go has another purpose β itβs the perfect 'gateway drugβ for Windows 10 for dipping your toe back into Windows 10 if you're a Windows-curious Mac user.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2N1A4ks
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
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π₯€ Behind the Design: Coca-Cola Curves
The iconic Coca-Cola bottle was born in Terre Haute, IndianaπΊπΈ in 1915 as the result of a national contest to fight off the copycats!
π @PerspectiveIX
The iconic Coca-Cola bottle was born in Terre Haute, IndianaπΊπΈ in 1915 as the result of a national contest to fight off the copycats!
π @PerspectiveIX
ββπ° Rich beyond reason
Yesterday, news broke that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now not only the richest man in the world, but a whole $50bn ahead of second-place Bill Gates. Quite frankly, that kind of accumulation of wealth in an individual is unsettling.
Bezosβ $143.1 billion net worth isnβt all cash he can spend whenever he wants, but why should it sit on his balance sheet when thereβs so much that needs improving about the world?
People should be able to do well from the businesses they build, and that means that some people who run particularly successful companies will become incredibly wealthy. But there comes a point where you look at that kind of wealth and think about what could be done with it if it was being put to use to make the world better.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2NGANZC
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
Yesterday, news broke that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now not only the richest man in the world, but a whole $50bn ahead of second-place Bill Gates. Quite frankly, that kind of accumulation of wealth in an individual is unsettling.
Bezosβ $143.1 billion net worth isnβt all cash he can spend whenever he wants, but why should it sit on his balance sheet when thereβs so much that needs improving about the world?
People should be able to do well from the businesses they build, and that means that some people who run particularly successful companies will become incredibly wealthy. But there comes a point where you look at that kind of wealth and think about what could be done with it if it was being put to use to make the world better.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2NGANZC
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ The βGareth Southgateβ effect? M&Sβ suit sales have been boosted so far for the 2018 World Cup with sales of waistcoats up by 35% YOY. (Source: Marks and Spencer)
INSIGHT
π #Pinterest's rudimentary consultancy gives retailers advice on in-store merchandising: prs.pctvix.co/2NJIVs3
OTHER NEWS
π Olio, the app that lets you share unwanted food items with your neighbours, picks up Β£6M Series A: t.me/iXNews/29108
π± HTCβs blockchain-powered Exodus #smartphone is a risky bet that needs to pay off: t.me/iXNews/29106
π #YouTube is fighting fake news with $25M to promote journalism and more context in search results: t.me/iXNews/29001
π€ #Snapchat moves beyond traditional publishing brands with latest partnerships: prs.pctvix.co/2NJzzN5
π» Snapchat and #Amazon will team up on in-app shopping: prs.pctvix.co/2NIPag6
π΅οΈββοΈ House Republicans demand answers from Alphabet following Gmail privacy scandal: t.me/iXNews/28988
β
Sorry about missing the Daily Brief yesterday. I was on a couple of flights with no internet access. And today, I'm trying to catch up π
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
β‘οΈ The βGareth Southgateβ effect? M&Sβ suit sales have been boosted so far for the 2018 World Cup with sales of waistcoats up by 35% YOY. (Source: Marks and Spencer)
INSIGHT
π #Pinterest's rudimentary consultancy gives retailers advice on in-store merchandising: prs.pctvix.co/2NJIVs3
OTHER NEWS
π Olio, the app that lets you share unwanted food items with your neighbours, picks up Β£6M Series A: t.me/iXNews/29108
π± HTCβs blockchain-powered Exodus #smartphone is a risky bet that needs to pay off: t.me/iXNews/29106
π #YouTube is fighting fake news with $25M to promote journalism and more context in search results: t.me/iXNews/29001
π€ #Snapchat moves beyond traditional publishing brands with latest partnerships: prs.pctvix.co/2NJzzN5
π» Snapchat and #Amazon will team up on in-app shopping: prs.pctvix.co/2NIPag6
π΅οΈββοΈ House Republicans demand answers from Alphabet following Gmail privacy scandal: t.me/iXNews/28988
β
Sorry about missing the Daily Brief yesterday. I was on a couple of flights with no internet access. And today, I'm trying to catch up π
Ben, @iXNews
ββπ₯ The apps with the most days as the No.1 free iPhone app since 2010
Messaging apps in general spent the most time at the top across all the App Store territories, accounting for seven of the top 10 in the ranking. Chief among them was the now Facebook-owned #WhatsApp, which was one of four apps in the top five under the social giantβs auspices, the other three being Messenger, #Instagram, and the core #Facebook app itself.
π @PerspectiveIX
π via SensorTower: prs.pctvix.co/2N77232
Messaging apps in general spent the most time at the top across all the App Store territories, accounting for seven of the top 10 in the ranking. Chief among them was the now Facebook-owned #WhatsApp, which was one of four apps in the top five under the social giantβs auspices, the other three being Messenger, #Instagram, and the core #Facebook app itself.
π @PerspectiveIX
π via SensorTower: prs.pctvix.co/2N77232
ββπ Rage against the burger maker
The Verge has an in-depth look at the burger-making robots that are the main attraction at San Francisco restaurant, Creator. The piece offers a balanced approach to the idea that these machines will replace human jobs, but thereβs no escaping the fact that βburger botsβ are a very real frontline face of automation.
Optimists love to say that automation is nothing new, and that it only ever offers new opportunities for humans by giving us new roles.
But technological progress accelerates ever onwards, and the coming wave of automation may happen so fast that we canβt find enough jobs to replace those it devours. And what happens then?
When we talk about automation taking jobs, itβs often in the context if artificial intelligence β 'invisibleβ software replacing existing human roles. Burger-making robots show that, if automation causes significant unemployment, there will be plenty of real machines to rage against.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2NHvTeG
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
The Verge has an in-depth look at the burger-making robots that are the main attraction at San Francisco restaurant, Creator. The piece offers a balanced approach to the idea that these machines will replace human jobs, but thereβs no escaping the fact that βburger botsβ are a very real frontline face of automation.
Optimists love to say that automation is nothing new, and that it only ever offers new opportunities for humans by giving us new roles.
But technological progress accelerates ever onwards, and the coming wave of automation may happen so fast that we canβt find enough jobs to replace those it devours. And what happens then?
When we talk about automation taking jobs, itβs often in the context if artificial intelligence β 'invisibleβ software replacing existing human roles. Burger-making robots show that, if automation causes significant unemployment, there will be plenty of real machines to rage against.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2NHvTeG
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ Snapchat usage and engagement has gone down 15-40% since the release of Instagram Stories. Top creators used to get around 330,000 views per day on Snapchat in 2015 up until June 2016. Nowadays, they only get around 205,000 to 250,000 views per day. (Source: TechCrunch)
INSIGHT
πΎ How Wimbledon is using #AI to enhance the fan experience: prs.pctvix.co/2mdR3EY
OTHER NEWS
π» Googleβs #Chrome desktop browser is about to receive a major facelift: prs.pctvix.co/2mahE5D
π± This sun-chasing robot looks after the plant on its head: t.me/iXNews/29209
π₯ #Google introduces machine learning ad tools and brands are hot for them:
π #Xbox One is getting Dolby Vision support: t.me/iXNews/29203
π€ Casper opens a storefront for $25 naps: t.me/iXNews/29191
π #Facebook testing #AR ads in the News Feed and new tool to help brands create video ads: prs.pctvix.co/2mdjS4a
π Dirt Protocol raises $3M for a decentralized, #blockchain-based approach to information vetting: t.me/iXNews/29189
β
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." β Winston S. Churchill
Have great day!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
β‘οΈ Snapchat usage and engagement has gone down 15-40% since the release of Instagram Stories. Top creators used to get around 330,000 views per day on Snapchat in 2015 up until June 2016. Nowadays, they only get around 205,000 to 250,000 views per day. (Source: TechCrunch)
INSIGHT
πΎ How Wimbledon is using #AI to enhance the fan experience: prs.pctvix.co/2mdR3EY
OTHER NEWS
π» Googleβs #Chrome desktop browser is about to receive a major facelift: prs.pctvix.co/2mahE5D
π± This sun-chasing robot looks after the plant on its head: t.me/iXNews/29209
π₯ #Google introduces machine learning ad tools and brands are hot for them:
π #Xbox One is getting Dolby Vision support: t.me/iXNews/29203
π€ Casper opens a storefront for $25 naps: t.me/iXNews/29191
π #Facebook testing #AR ads in the News Feed and new tool to help brands create video ads: prs.pctvix.co/2mdjS4a
π Dirt Protocol raises $3M for a decentralized, #blockchain-based approach to information vetting: t.me/iXNews/29189
β
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." β Winston S. Churchill
Have great day!
Ben, @iXNews
βββοΈ The Marketing Disconnect
There is a significant disconnect between what marketers post to #SocialMedia and what consumers want brands to post, according to recent research from Sprout Social.
Based on data from a survey conducted in April and May 2018 among 1,253 consumers and 2,060 social media marketers, this report shows that what consumers value the most is discounts/sales posts (72% say so) and posts that showcase new products/services (60%).
But marketers say the types of social content they share most are posts that teach something (61% say so) and posts that tell a story (58%).
π @PerspectiveIX
π via MarketingProfs: prs.pctvix.co/2me0G6C
β¬οΈ Download the full report: prs.pctvix.co/2m9JEGB
There is a significant disconnect between what marketers post to #SocialMedia and what consumers want brands to post, according to recent research from Sprout Social.
Based on data from a survey conducted in April and May 2018 among 1,253 consumers and 2,060 social media marketers, this report shows that what consumers value the most is discounts/sales posts (72% say so) and posts that showcase new products/services (60%).
But marketers say the types of social content they share most are posts that teach something (61% say so) and posts that tell a story (58%).
π @PerspectiveIX
π via MarketingProfs: prs.pctvix.co/2me0G6C
β¬οΈ Download the full report: prs.pctvix.co/2m9JEGB
ββπ£ All Ears: Always-On Listening Devices Could Soon Be Everywhere
What the future of our voice-activated-everything world will feel like.
(illustrator: Peter Arkle)
π @PerspectiveIX
π via WSJ: prs.pctvix.co/2ue9hKY
What the future of our voice-activated-everything world will feel like.
(illustrator: Peter Arkle)
π @PerspectiveIX
π via WSJ: prs.pctvix.co/2ue9hKY
π₯ Winning the info-war
Yesterday, Facebook caused a stir by defending the fact that it hasnβt banned InfoWars from its platform.
People were rightfully annoyed by this. Infowars is a site that blatantly lies to its audience for financial and political gain. It said the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, it said Democrats in the US were planning to start a new civil war on Independence Day this yearβ¦ itβs the very definition of fake news.
Facebook is right that some of what Infowars does is opinion and analysis based fundamentally in truth, but given its propensity for conspiracy theories, itβs indisputably a repeated and regular βfake newsβ offender.
Actions speak louder than all the contrite TV and billboard ads in the world. If Facebook is genuine about wanting to fight fake news, it needs to bite the bullet and tell sites like Infowars it doesnβt want their advertising dollars.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2uwwI1d
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
Yesterday, Facebook caused a stir by defending the fact that it hasnβt banned InfoWars from its platform.
People were rightfully annoyed by this. Infowars is a site that blatantly lies to its audience for financial and political gain. It said the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, it said Democrats in the US were planning to start a new civil war on Independence Day this yearβ¦ itβs the very definition of fake news.
Facebook is right that some of what Infowars does is opinion and analysis based fundamentally in truth, but given its propensity for conspiracy theories, itβs indisputably a repeated and regular βfake newsβ offender.
Actions speak louder than all the contrite TV and billboard ads in the world. If Facebook is genuine about wanting to fight fake news, it needs to bite the bullet and tell sites like Infowars it doesnβt want their advertising dollars.
Read more in today's Big Revolution: prs.pctvix.co/2uwwI1d
Martin Bryant,
π @PerspectiveIX
π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ PC sales are growing for the first time in six years. The PC market grew in the second quarter of 2018, with an increase of 2.7-1.4 percent. (Source: Gartner, IDC)
INSIGHT
π€ Robot cognition requires machines that both think and feel: prs.pctvix.co/2Ne5Fzo
OTHER NEWS
π¨βπ©βπ¦βπ¦ #Pinterest's new group boards are the most social feature on the platform: prs.pctvix.co/2N9ZQDm
π» Appleβs new MacBook Pros have the latest Intel processors and quieter keyboards: prs.pctvix.co/2NcifiB
β Chrome now uses more RAM because of Spectre security fixes: t.me/iXNews/29228
π¦ #Twitter is testing Promoted Trend Spotlight ads: prs.pctvix.co/2NeI2af
#οΈβ£ #Twitter released a hashtag-triggered emoji for the 2018 MLB all-star game: prs.pctvix.co/2Nfrvmn
β
Have a great weekend!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
β‘οΈ PC sales are growing for the first time in six years. The PC market grew in the second quarter of 2018, with an increase of 2.7-1.4 percent. (Source: Gartner, IDC)
INSIGHT
π€ Robot cognition requires machines that both think and feel: prs.pctvix.co/2Ne5Fzo
OTHER NEWS
π¨βπ©βπ¦βπ¦ #Pinterest's new group boards are the most social feature on the platform: prs.pctvix.co/2N9ZQDm
π» Appleβs new MacBook Pros have the latest Intel processors and quieter keyboards: prs.pctvix.co/2NcifiB
β Chrome now uses more RAM because of Spectre security fixes: t.me/iXNews/29228
π¦ #Twitter is testing Promoted Trend Spotlight ads: prs.pctvix.co/2NeI2af
#οΈβ£ #Twitter released a hashtag-triggered emoji for the 2018 MLB all-star game: prs.pctvix.co/2Nfrvmn
β
Have a great weekend!
Ben, @iXNews