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CTA Digital unveils plans for CES 2012
MUMBAI: CTA Digital, the leading video game peripherals manufacturer, has revealed its plans for its upcoming booth at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), scheduled to be held between 10 – 13 January in Las Vegas, Nevada.
At the show, the company will announce a major licensing partnership and will unveil the new product-line for the first time. The company will also be launching new products for two new device categories – the PlayStation Vita and the iPad.
In addition to the new product-lines, CTA will also be showcasing new and existing accessories for 3DS, PS3, Xbox, Wii, Kinect and Move. Among the new products that would be demonstrated at the show will be the Horizontal Cooling Power Station for PlayStation3 that uses TempSense technology.
CTA will also be announcing the winners of their holiday giveaway campaign, ‘12 Words to Win $100 in Gaming Accessories‘ on the first day of the show through Twitter and Facebook.
CTA Digital has a history of innovating and is behind some of the most unconventional and bold video game accessories in the market that includes the Bowling Ball and Inflatable Karts.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
