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A unique production run of the popular KitKat 4 Finger chocolate bars is now available in Australia, with the chocolate bars enclosed in wrappers made from locally recycled polypropylene (PP). This initiative is part of an experimental collaboration between…
In the competitive world of retail, customer satisfaction is key, and the avocado industry is no exception. A common issue faced by both retailers and consumers is determining the ripeness of an avocado on a supermarket shelf. Avocados Australia, an industry…
Singtel, a leading telecommunications company, has initiated Singapore’s first technical trial for 50 Gbps fiber broadband, a forward-looking step aimed at bolstering the country’s fixed connectivity. This venture is a response to the expected boom in…
Singapore’s premier telecommunications company, Singtel, has initiated the country’s inaugural 50 Gbps fiber broadband technical trial. The aim of this groundbreaking move is to fortify the fixed connectivity infrastructure of the country, which is crucial…
SoftBank Corp. is making a significant move in the race towards 6G by teaming up with Nokia for an outdoor trial scheduled for June 2025 that will explore the potential of the 7 GHz band—a centimeter-wave frequency gaining traction in discussions about…
SK Telecom (SKT) has ushered in a new era in network technology by completing a groundbreaking proof of concept (PoC) for a disaggregated IP over DWDM (IPoDWDM) solution. This accomplishment signals a significant leap in the operator’s quest for…
Remember Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers? She was the judge who made the ruling in Apple’s 2021 legal battle against Epic Games that resulted from Apple’s decision to boot Epic and its popular Fortnite game from the App Store. Apple said that Epic included a…
For years, Apple has given first-time subscribers to Apple Music a free three-month trial. The free trial period has been reduced to just one month in countries including the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, the U.K., and other markets as well. It should be…
One way for music streaming services to expand their subscribers base is through trials. Offering their services for free for a limited is a great way to convince potential subscribers whether or not a service suits their needs. Apple is one of the not so…
Japan’s NTT Docomo has arranged with partners in the US, Israel and Japan to collaborate on 5G trials in Guam, with the aim of verifying 5G-compatible systems and equipment for business solutions. Under the collaboration, NTT Docomo will provide the 5G test…
A former ANZ Bank employee will be tried for allegedly falsifying customers’ signatures and misappropriating over VND91.3 billion ($4 million). Ho Chi Minh prosecutors have submitted to the court an indictment against Nguyen Pham Gia Tho, a former employee of…
Buy now, pay later provider Afterpay is enabling shoppers to make cross-border payments through the service, following a successful trial. The feature means that businesses that offer Afterpay at checkout will now be able to offer the payment method to…
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday called for a retrial of the latest ruling by a U.S. court, which ordered the Korean tech giant to pay Apple $539 million over design infringement. The Korean tech giant claimed that the amount awarded to Apple by the latest…
Australia’s largest operator by subscribers Telstra has teamed up with Ericsson to conduct the nation’s first live 5G trial. The trial in Melbourne used a combined 800MHz of spectrum, achieving aggregate speeds of more than 20Gbps in a real-world, outdoor…
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