TOKYO, Oct 5 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that BIGLOBE, a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) and one of the leading Internet service providers in Japan, selected NEC’s Traffic Management Solution (TMS) to deliver higher Quality of Experience (QoE) for their mobile communication subscribers. The TMS has been
The gradual death of the third-gen Apple TV is continuing this evening, as Apple has officially discontinued the device. In an email sent out today to employees and education partners, obtained by 9to5Mac, Apple confirmed that it is discontinuing the device, shifting its focus entirely to the fourth-gen, tvOS-powered model. In the
YAN, Oct 5 – Forty-nine students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Guar Chempedak here, suffered food poisoning believed after eating meals served at the dining hall of the school’s hostel today. Yan Police chief DSP Muhamad Halim Yatim said all of the victims were rushed to Yan Hospital with the majority of them
NEW YORK, NY, Oct 5 – Boloro Global Limited, a New York City-based company with global patents on its handset neutral two-factor authentication technology, has announced that Karl P. Kilb III, former General Counsel of Bloomberg LP, is now the CEO of Boloro Global Limited. “We are thrilled to have
BANGKOK, Oct 5 – Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong was stopped from entering junta-run Thailand, where he was due at events commemorating a massacre of student activists, an official said Wednesday, as supporters blamed China for his detention. The bespectacled Wong, 19, famed for his galvanising role in the
TOKYO, Oct 4 – Fujitsu Limited and QD Laser, Inc. today announced that their Retinal Imaging Laser Eyewear has received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award. Positioned as the highest award of CEATEC AWARD 2016, this honor is the result of rigorous scrutiny by the CEATEC AWARD Review
KOTA BARU, Oct 4 – PAS has not held any discussions to merge with other parties in preparation for the 14th General Election (GE14), said vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah. Mohd Amar said even though the party had given the opportunity to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin
TOKYO, Oct 4 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and NEC de Colombia S.A. today announced that they will provide digital TV transmitters for Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (RTVC), Colombia’s public broadcasting service, in support of expanding the country’s terrestrial digital broadcasting. In order to provide viewers with even higher-quality
The jet black iPhone 7 might be a little more prone to scratches and fingerprints with its glossy finish, but that didn’t stop me from choosing the color for my iPhone this year. And I’m glad I did— it’s even more stunning in person than how it appears in photographs. The only thing
TOKYO, Oct 4 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) (TOKYO:7011) recently appointed Kiyoshi Okazoe as the new President of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), a wholly owned subsidiary of MHI, effective October 1, 2016. A veteran of the MHI North America operations, Okazoe succeeded Kenji Ando, who assumed the
STRASBOURG, Oct 4 – The Council of Europe voiced concern Tuesday at a rise in racist violence in Britain in recent years, adding that campaigning for the Brexit referendum led to a further rise in “anti-foreigner sentiment”. The Strasbourg-based Council, a human rights and democracy watchdog body separate from the EU, said
AMSTERDAM, Oct 4 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been recognized by Juniper Research, the respected industry analyst, as a key player in the global M2M sector. This leadership position is based on Gemalto’s advanced capabilities and product offering for the industrial and consumer
HASAKEH, Oct 4 – A suicide bomber has struck a wedding in northeast Syria as the bride and groom were exchanging vows, killing 34 people and wounding dozens, the local Kurdish government said. The bomber blew himself up late Monday in the village of Tall Tawil in Hasakeh province where a Kurdish
TOKYO, Oct 4 – “Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd.”, the 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) that has taken over MHI’s air conditioning & refrigeration (AC & R) business , commenced on October 1. Kaoru Kusumoto, former general manager of the AC & R division in Machinery, Equipment
HONG KONG, Oct 3 – Three people were injured Sunday after Hong Kong police fired shots to stop a knife attack on a man, in a rare case of violent street crime in one of Asia’s safest cities. Police said those wounded were two assailants and the man being attacked, and that
LONDON, Oct 3 – Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday that Britain would start the formal process for leaving the European Union by the end of March 2017. Before now May has only said that Britain would not trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty – which sets a maximum two-year clock ticking
Facebook is seeking to fill in some of the gaps in the reach of its messaging app empire, announcing today a new standalone version of its Messenger app, Messenger Lite, specifically designed for older Android devices with limited storage and for slower, data-constrained Internet connections. Idea being that not everyone in the world has
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 – Donald Trump declared a US$916 million loss on his 1995 income tax return, allowing him to legally avoid paying taxes for decades, The New York Times reported late Saturday. The sensitive issue is important because Trump has refused to release his tax records, as US presidential candidates customarily do in
Companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google continue to compete fiercely in the area of cloud services for consumers, developers and enterprises, and today Microsoft made its latest moves to lay out its bid to lead the race, while also launching a new mission to position itself as the cloud provider you
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 – Hillary Clinton said Saturday she raised a record US$154 million in September in her race for the White House against Donald Trump. In August, Clinton raised US$143 million and Trump US$90 million. It is common for campaign donations to increase as the election approaches. This year the voting
