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Electronics
3 min read

It’s about time! Apple releases watchOS 26

Apple has unveiled watchOS 26, the first iteration of the product’s operating system to feature Apple’s new naming approach, excluding beta versions. The significant update in the software is the introduction of the Liquid Glass design language, which adds a…

Vietnam Internet
Logistics
1 min read

One in five Vietnamese spend 9 hours a day online

A total 22% of Vietnamese use the internet for more than nine hours a day studying, entertainment and shopping, with the majority on their smartphones, a report has found. This is a surge from 2020 when only 9% of respondents used the internet for more than…

Norqain
Fashion
1 min read

Swiss watch brand Norqain opens first store in Asia

Swiss-made watch brand Norqain has made its debut in Singapore, as part of an expansion into the Asia market. The watch retailer has collaborated with Southeast Asia distributor Melchers, a Singapore branch of Melchers Group, for the launch. This is also the…

Timex
Electronics
2 min read

Timex goes after Apple Watch with hypocritical billboard

Surely no one in the wristwatch industry expected the Apple Watch to have an amazing success that it has experienced so far. First released in April 2015, Apple’s original plan was to promote the timepiece as fashionable jewelry. But it quickly became…

oriental
Fashion
2 min read

Oriental Watch bullish as sales

Oriental Watch (398 HK)announced it is proposing to buy back a maximum of 83 million shares at 3 HKD (249M HKD). This represents a premium over 57% vs the average 30-day closing price on HKex. Once the shares are bought back they will be canceled which will…

WatchBox
Fashion
1 min read

WatchBox secures $165 million to fund expansion

Luxury watches online platform, WatchBox, has raised US$165 million of equity capital led by The Radcliff Companies and The Spruce House Partnership. The lead investors were also joined by CMIA Capital Partners together with other existing investors. The…

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General
2 min read

Google Calendar adds new feature: Focus Time

Many of us rely on Google Calendar for a huge portion, if not all, of our work schedule. Meetings, important calls, even coffee with a coworker or friend—for plenty of us, it’s all slotted in right there on our Google Calendar profile, with notifications…

ernest watch
Fashion
3 min read

Malaysia’s Industronics to launch online pre-owned watch platform

Industronics Bhd is tapping on the US$17 billion pre-owned luxury watch market through Ecgo International Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. This follows the launch of Industronics’ luxury watch e-commerce platform, watch-exchanges.com. Executive…