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Google AI
Electronics
2 min read

Apple poached one of Google’s best AI specialists recently

We all get to see changes in market share percentages, sales numbers and all sorts of data showing how competing companies on the mobile market exchange blows all over the world. In California’s Silicon Valley there is another, less covered fight going on…

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Telecom
1 min read

Telcos to use AI to fight SMS fraud and drive A2P messaging revenue

Juniper Research is forecasting that total operator revenues from A2P (Application-to-Person) messaging services will reach $62 billion by 2023, up from $43 billion in 2019. This represents a growth of 42% over the next 4 years. The research firm also claimed…

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Automotive
2 min read

Hyundai Venue Subcompact SUV Launch Date Revealed

Hyundai has been teasing its new subcompact SUV – the Venue for quite some time now and we’ve even got details about the company testing the car around the country. While we already know, that the car will be revealed in India on April 17, 2019, coinciding…

Angry brids
Living
2 min read

AR version of Angry Birds comes to iOS this spring

Remember when Angry Birds was the most popular mobile game around? Many of you who played religiously ended up moving on to more graphically complex games. Maybe Rovio’s characters, which the company once said would make it the next Disney, suffered from…

ORB VR
Research
4 min read

Consumers are in control and searching for Experiences

Retailers must recognise consumers are in control and they are looking for experiences above all else, according to US trend expert Tom Mirabile. Speaking at the International Housewares Association’s annual show in Chicago, Mirabile said housewares suppliers…

fashion ecommerce
E-Tailing
1 min read

Tech startup Blinq to focus on Southeast Asia

Tech startup Blinq is targeting Southeast Asia with software which allows users to virtually try on and purchase designer apparel and accessories from online luxury and contemporary fashion retailers globally. “Blinq uses AR and algorithmic patterns to…

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Startups
2 min read

Korean start-ups also shine at CES in Las Vegas

Industry big boys aren’t the only companies exhibiting at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Over 1,200 start-ups have set up at the event’s Eureka Park, reserved for smaller companies, to capture the attention of consumers and possibly become the…

crocs
Fashion
3 min read

Crocs opens its 100th store in India at VR Mall Chennai

The new store, which spreads across 625 sq. ft., is Crocs’ third store in the city and 5th in the state of Tamil Nadu. Boasting a premium location at VR Mall, the hub for luxury and international brands in Chennai, the store promises to strengthen the reach…

htc vive
Electronics
1 min read

HTC Opens Flagship Vive Store in China

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has opened the doors of its first global flagship store for its Vive VR headset. The Shenzhen store will offer consumers the chance to experience VR technology in a relaxed in-store environment. The brand wants consumers to…

Samsung Jobs
Telecom
1 min read

Samsung buys Spanish AI firm Zhilabs in prep for 5G

Samsung Electronics announced that it has acquired Barcelona-based artificial intelligence startup Zhilabs in a bid to further enhance its 5G capabilities. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Zhilabs will be fully owned by Samsung, but it will…

korea tourism
Telecom
1 min read

KT expands reach of AI-powered smart city solution to SEA

South Korea’s KT has announced plans to expand the reach of its self-developed AI technology with the launch of services for hotels and smart cities in Southeast Asia. The operator will introduce customized AI solutions for the market, starting with Vietnam.…

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General
2 min read

Blockchain, AI the next big thing for advertisers

The integration of analytical and data-driven technologies with AI and Blockchain can help businesses better understand customers’ behaviors, habits, interests, and needs. Thus, direct advertisements are easy to access consumers at the right time and the…

TUMI Scandinavian Lodge in Pacific Place
Fashion
1 min read

TUMI pop-up store opens at Pacific Place, Hong Kong

TUMI unveils the ‘TUMI Scandinavian Lodge’ in the Garden Court of Pacific Place, Hong Kong. The pop-up celebrates the brand’s Fall 2018 collection inspired by the Scandinavian landscapes. The Scandinavian Lodge welcomed celebrities and fashionistas including…

monster VR
Living
2 min read

Lotte near university to get big VR ‘theme park’

Lotte Department Store will open a big virtual reality (VR) theme park on the 10th floor of its branch near Konkuk University, eastern Seoul, on Friday. The operation, named Lotte Monster VR, will offer more than 60 VR attractions or rides. Previously, the…

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Living
3 min read

New VR amusement park for Korea

As virtual reality becomes recognized as a viable film technology internationally, the Korean film industry is not hesitating to join the trend: film tech labs and visual effects houses are producing VR content more aggressively than ever, while major…