Under the radar during the mega TV event known as the Super Bowl, this year on NBC, is another hotly contested game, the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet. So in the interest of those of you who were preoccupied this past Super Sunday (2/5), here’s what you missed–a series of spots in which dogs get the keys to a Subaru and a taste of freedom, meaning anything can happen.
In the latest “Dog Tested. Dog Approved.” campaign from Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis, a motley crew of canine friends–including the driver–head off to explore the great outdoors. Like Subaru owners, dogs share the love of adventure that comes to life behind the wheel of a four-wheel drive Subaru. From backcountry skiing to a day at the beach shredding waves, these four-legged friends grab all the gusto out of life they can, and — just like their human counterparts — sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn’t.
In “Camping,” the dogs hit the rural trail, driving to the back country with their Subaru Forester hauling a pair of canoes. Once they’ve picked their campsite, they jump out of the Forester and set up shop. We see the poochs gathering firewood and building their campsite, replete with tents and the like. When night falls, we see a paw stroking a guitar for some campfire music. But then the howl of a coyote weakens their outdoorsman resolve as the dogs jump back into their Subaru and lock the doors.
This series of “Dog Tested. Dog Approved” road trip spots was directed by the Hoffman Brothers of harvest.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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