If you’re one of the many people waiting impatiently to get your hands on one of the new MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar, it looks like they will start shipping from third-party stores on November 17 … A check on stock and availability at a range of third-party stores shows that most stores are expecting
NEW YORK, Nov 10 – Transgender advocates vowed on Wednesday to resist any effort to reverse or slow down an expansion of transgender rights made under President Barack Obama, fearing a rollback of his directives once Donald Trump succeeds him in the White House. During his eight years in the Oval Office,
SHAH ALAM, Nov 10 – Selangor has not gazetted any policy on public consumption of alcohol related to action against individuals drinking openly in public places, said Local Government, New Village Development and Legalising of Factories Committee chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah. However, he said, the local authorities and the police could
Apple Pay has been slow to gain traction in Australia as Apple fights with the large banks for adoption. Now, however, Apple has signed a deal with payments group Cuscal that will see the mobile payments service come to more than 30 credit unions and small banks in the country. Apple also today
HONG KONG, Nov 10 – The ninth HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair opened today and continues through 12 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). This morning’s opening ceremony was officiated by Gregory So, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 – Protesters burned a giant orange-haired head of Donald Trump in effigy, lit fires ins the streets and blocked traffic lanes late Wednesday as rage over the billionaire’s election victory spilled onto the streets of US cities. From New York to Los Angeles, thousands of people in around 10
AMSTERDAM, Nov 10 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, was selected by Banco Neon, a millennial-targeting smartphone-based Brazilian bank to deliver innovative Visa Quick Read debit cards to its customers. This innovative card design groups together important information, including account number, expiration date and security
TOKYO, Nov 10 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of two new versions of its green procurement solutions for manufacturing companies. One is the FUJITSU Manufacturing Industry Solution PLEMIA M3 ECODUCE, which is for large-scale systems, and the other is the FUJITSU Manufacturing Industry Solution PLEMIA EcoLink, which is for
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 10 – Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) urged the Penang DAP clarify the status of Pulau Jerejak, which reportedly will be developed into a luxury integrated resort. Its Chairman, Teng Chang Yeow, said the Chief Minister is taken to task over an announcement by Tropical Island Resort Sdn Bhd
TOKYO, Nov 9 – On November 9, as part of a NEDO project, SoftBank Group’s Realize Mobile Communications Corp., Hitachi, Ltd., and Cyber Creative Institute Co. Ltd., will launch a demonstration experiment utilizing wireless transmitter “Clean Beacons” and a smartphone app to provide visitor’s guide at Todai-ji in Nara Prefecture. This demonstration
TSUKUBA, Nov 9 – Researchers are trying to find ways to control cellular response in vitro using engineered materials in a continuous pursuit to regenerate injured or diseased tissues. Recent studies have found that nanoscale structure of the materials, on which such cells are cultured, affect how well they proliferate and
MACAU, Nov 9 – APT Satellite Company Ltd (“APTSTAR”) and Chinese International Communication Co. Ltd (CICC) today announced a major breakthrough in their cooperation. After a 2-month test run with the APSTAR-6 satellite at 134E and APSTAR-L satellite at 128E, CICC has officially commited to APT Satellite to promote the
MACAU, Nov 9 – VICE Media, the world’s leading youth media brand, today announced a major market expansion into Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest nation. VICE will launch a full-scale operation in Indonesia, producing local content and creative agency services to reach the skyrocketing young population of over 100 million
UNITED STATES, Nov 9 – Republican candidate Donald Trump is edging closer to the US presidency after a string of stunning victories over Hillary Clinton in swing states. He won Florida, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina, while Democrat Mrs Clinton took Virginia and Nevada, ABC projects. Pennsylvania is too close to call.
MACAU, Nov 9 – In a recent pay-TV study of viewer behaviors and lifestyle habits in Asia-Pacific, Scripps Networks Interactive found its channel portfolio significantly outranked its competitors in the food, home and travel lifestyle categories. The channels, which include Asian Food Channel, Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel, have a
HONG KONG, Nov 8 – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (“CITIC Telecom” or “The Group”; HKEX: 1883), is pushing full-speed ahead in expansion into the data centre market. The Group’s acquisition of the remaining floors of CITIC Telecom
TAIPEI, Nov 8 – Taiwan’s ex-president Ma Ying-jeou appeared in court Tuesday as a defendant for the first time since leaving office, protesting his innocence in a political leaks controversy. Ma is accused of pressuring a former prosecutor-general to leak secrets about a confidential judicial probe in 2013 and of defaming a
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 – The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) will come out with a list of 285 brands of subsidised cooking oil soon in a bid to prevent public confusion between subsidised and recycled cooking oil. Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said the initiative was also taken to prevent
SINGAPORE, Nov 8 – International Business Group (IBG) of Tencent, a leading provider of Internet value added services in China, announced today the roll-out of one-stop service advertising solutions. The ad solutions include options to build brand awareness and develop product familiarity, prior to the Chinese tourist’s visit to Singapore
SEOUL, Nov 8 – South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday raided Samsung Electronics’ headquarters as part of a probe into a damaging political scandal involving President Park Geun-Hye and her close personal friend. A spokesman for the prosecutors’ office told AFP that they ‘re searching Samsung Electronics offices. He declined to provide any
