July, 2016

• 16 July

  Daily dozen with Pokémon Go

  

    Bloomberg A four-mile walk home wasn’t a normal part of Peter Morency’s routine before Pokémon Go entered his life. But on Wednesday evening the 25-year-old Tufts University administrative assistant ditched the Boston-area bus and caught a virtual bestiary—Drowzee, Bellsprout, Poliwag, Clefairy, and Charmander, all characters from Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s blockbuster mobile game—during a leisurely two-hour stroll. Millions of Pokémon ...

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• 16 July

  Myanmar’s fast food swerves to home style

  

    Yangon / DPA In a Yangon shopping mall, Wai Hin tucks into a lunchtime burger. “I like such foods and places,” he says, sitting in the cool air of the South Korean Lotteria franchise in Junction Square mall, one of the largest buildings in the former Myanmar capital. “It’s quiet, well-decorated and air-conditioned,” and well worth the relative expense, ...

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• 16 July

  Hit the high road with advanced technology

  

    Relaxnews As summer vacations get underway, we focus on high-tech gear that is both practical and compact for keeping your luggage under the weight limit. The Jabra Sport Pace wireless earbud headphones will bring music to your ears for total freedom when working out or enjoying recreational activities. Although primarily designed for training and workouts, these headphones are a ...

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• 16 July

  Now, Twitter to stream US college sports

  

    Relaxnews Twitter recently announced a deal to stream US college sports matches, boosting its live television offerings as it tries to lure more users and revenue. Twitter will be the top streaming partner for PAC-12 Plus, a broadband network of live events produced by the dozen universities in the conference, according to the organisation. At least 150 games are ...

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• 16 July

  Oculus boosts Rift VR gear availability

  

    AFP Facebook has made its latest move against competitor Snapchat, capitalising on the popularity of its ‘selfie’ filters and launching a similar offering of the same as it continues to enhance its Live platform. Oculus announced it is ramping up availability of its Rift virtual reality gear and planning a major conference in October for developers making software for ...

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• 16 July

  Kids’ smartwatches built to locate children via GPS

  

    Relaxnews .Just over 30 million smartwatches were sold worldwide in 2015, according to research from Gartner, a figure that’s expected to more than double in two years to reach 66.7 million in 2017. The symbolic 50-million mark is likely to be passed in 2016. The smartwatch market now includes a growing number of models aimed at children, with varying ...

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• 16 July

  Diversified conglomerate

  

    Sunaina Rana EMIRATES BUSINESS The Najibi Group of Companies is a large, diversified business conglomerate. Rooted in the Middle East, Najibi has been in business for over 50-years, and has tackled heavy-duty challenges on the road to success. As one of the region’s largest independent family-owned groups, Najibi is built on a resilient foundation of trust, commitment and integrity, ...

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• 16 July

  Fabricating shades elegance

  

    Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Western Furniture LLC, the premier retailer of upscale home furniture in the UAE, welcomes the German furniture brand ‘Draenert’ into its portfolio of luxury, first-class products. The collection highlights outstanding creations of coffee tables and dining tables with patented extension mechanism and wide spectrum of chairs with various functionalities and shapes. Founded by Karin and ...

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• 14 July

  ADIB H1 net profit touches AED990mn

  

    Abu DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reported a net profit of AED 989.5 million for the first half of 2016, a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 3.8 percent. Total assets grew by 5.6 percent YoY to AED 121.5 billion, with customer deposits rising 9.3 percent to AED 97.4 billion, while loans grew by 6.9 percent to ...

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• 14 July

  UAE congratulates French President on National Day

    ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a congratulatory cable to the President of the French Republic, Francois Hollande, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

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