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Pen an ode to digital luxury on Montblanc’s smart paper

  Relaxnews The German brand famous for premium pens, watches and leather goods is showing off an augmented notebook and pen set at IFA 2016 that automatically digitizes handwritten notes. Real-world pens that can capture real-world notes and send them to a computer, tablet or smartphone screen are nothing new — LiveScribe has been successfully cultivating a loyal following of ...

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Meizu chases power users with latest smartphone

  Bloomberg The Meizu M3 MAX launched on Monday in Beijing is aimed that users that want a handset that’s good for business and entertainment. The phone boasts a Low Temperature Poly-silicon (LTPS) full HD 6-inch display. It goes easy on battery reserves and will also be kinder to users’ eyes if they want to use their handset at night. ...

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Mercedes to transform cars into roving parking-space finders

  Bloomberg To help end the blind search for a parking gap in crowded city streets, Mercedes-Benz cars will start giving each other a headsup when a space is free. Drivers often pass by free spaces when they’re not looking to park and that information will be noted by the car and uploaded to help others, under a pilot project ...

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Sony’s Games guru races Zuckerberg for lead in VR

  Bloomberg Shuhei Yoshida has reason to celebrate. The head of Sony Corp.’s games development is six weeks away from the introduction of its first virtual-reality headset and demand seems promising. The $399 headset is sold out at retailers around the world, even though most customers haven’t been able to try it out. But on a rainy evening in Tokyo, ...

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Bangkok battles plastic peril

  Bangkok / AFP A line of prisoners emerges from Bangkok’s sewers covered in a thick film of slime and hauling buckets of sludge — frontline troops in the battle against a rising tide of plastic waste. Located just 50 centimetres above sea level and criss-crossed with canals, Thailand’s throbbing capital has long had to fight off floods and an ...

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Sportswear biggies cash in on Sneakerhead subculture

  New York / DPA Dating back at least to the 1980s as a minority pursuit in the United States, the Sneakerhead subculture has now broadened out to a mass market that extends well beyond brands like Air Jordan and Converse Chuck Taylor. Streetwear — particularly the trade in limited collections — has emerged from the underground to become a ...

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Mohammed praises role of culture, meets Arab writers

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said that the UAE has become a focal point for a cultural movement in the Arab region, thanks to the spread of world-class cultural, artistic and creative centres in the state that provides good environment for talented people. He ...

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DBWC seeks to enhance trade coop with EU

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the official representative organisation for professional business women and entrepreneurs working in Dubai, on Monday hosted over 70 European Union delegates from six countries at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of a five-day trade mission to explore mutual co-operation, knowledge sharing and business opportunities. The EU ...

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Robot lifeguard to rescue beach-goers

Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality (DM) for the first time in the Middle East, launched a robot as a rescuer on public beaches for the security and safety of beach-goers in the emirate of Dubai. Alya Al Harmoudi, Director of the Environment Department at DM, said, “The move is also in response to Dubai government directives to keep up with the ...

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SAIF Zone to attract more investors from Sri Lanka

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) recently participated in a business event entitled, ‘International Business Forum – Expanding Business Globally’, which was organised by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, BoI, and Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, FCCISL, in Colombo. Speaking at the forum, Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director ...

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