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24/04/2024 FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam ( Electronics )
23/04/2024 Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations ( General )
22/04/2024 WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities ( General )
22/04/2024 EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )
16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )

Retail Asia10/07/2023

Samsung has delayed production of its mixed reality AR/VR headset until sometime in the middle of 2024. And you can put the blame for the delay squarely on Apple and its Vision Pro AR/VR headset, uh, excuse me, spatial computer. An internal Samsung memo cited by SBS Biz says, “…we decided to review all internal specifications […]

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Retail Asia10/07/2023

Chip autonomy is an ideal aspiration but it is advisable to avoid setting too big goals in the immediate future, an Intel Products Vietnam executive has told the government. In 2006, the U.S. chipmaker became the first foreign high-tech investor in Ho Chi Minh City. “The past 17 years have been a miraculous journey,” Kim […]

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Retail Asia05/07/2023

VERTU, the world’s premier luxury mobile phone brand, has unveiled its strategic plan to establish duty-free stores worldwide. Following the recent opening of their duty-free store in Sanya, VERTU is set to revolutionize the duty-free shopping experience for global travelers. VERTU’s duty-free store, located at Sanya International Duty Free Complex, is scheduled to open its […]

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Retail Asia04/07/2023

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Initially launched eight years ago as a video rental service, Samsung TV Plus quickly pivoted to an ad-supported streaming service format. Although it started with a limited number of channels available to watch for free, Samsung TV Plus now provides access to more than 250 channels. The most recent additions to the streaming service’s offering […]

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Retail Asia29/06/2023

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it will open a six-story flagship store in Gangnam, southern Seoul, to offer customers, especially the Gen Z population, more personalized services and experiences. In a media event, one day prior to the public opening, the tech giant said it expected the Samsung Gangnam store to serve as a “playground” for […]

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Retail Asia23/06/2023

The release of the second iOS 17 Beta to developers on Wednesday includes a new setting that will make iPhone users feel the phone’s haptic feedback kick in faster than on iOS 16. Haptic feedback is considered an Accessibility feature which means that the settings can be found by going to Settings > Accessibility > […]

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Retail Asia20/06/2023

First MacBook Air laptops with 15-inch screens will be officially sold in Vietnam in the second or third week of July at a starting price of VND32.99 million (US$1,398), some Apple authorized resellers said. Vietnam will be the second group of markets selling the latest laptop model of Apple. In the U.S. market, 15-inch MacBook […]

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Retail Asia14/06/2023

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The watchOS 10 update will bring widgets to the Apple Watch that will be controlled via the timepiece’s Digital Crown. And with Smart Stack, Apple Watch widgets will bundle together based on the user’s typical schedule. For example, when the Apple Watch user gets up first thing in the morning, the weather widget will be on the […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2023

MacBook Air 15 M2 2023 is sold for VND32.9 million (US$1,394) for internal memory of 256 GB on Apple Store Vietnam. Apple Store Vietnam and local electronics retailers have also announced selling prices of MacBook Studio Ultra and Mac Pro 2023 at VND109 million and VND194 million or more, respectively. The prices were announced right after Apple unveiled new devices at […]

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Retail Asia23/05/2023

Shipments of smartphones to Vietnam plunged 30% year-on-year in the first quarter, the deepest decline among the five major Southeast Asian markets, according to a new report. Malaysia came second from bottom in terms of negative growth, down 29% year-on-year. Thailand saw shipments drop 1%, according to market research company Counterpoint. The five main Southeast […]

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Retail Asia22/05/2023

The U.S. has banned phones and networking equipment from Huawei and ZTE due to fears that these companies’ products have backdoors that send information to Beijing. This weekend, China went on the attack against U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology by banning its chips from the country. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Micron is […]

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Retail Asia22/05/2023

Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops have seen their prices tumble by tens of millions of dong (VND1 million = $42.6) in the two months amid underwhelming demand. Quy Thien, a video editor, said when the MacBook Pro 16-inch was released in Vietnam at the end of March, he ordered a high-end model with an M2 Max […]

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Retail Asia12/05/2023

The retail price of the MacBook Air M2 laptop dropped by VND2.1-3 million (US$89-127) to VND25 million in April and has risen back to VND28 million in May. The manager of an Apple distributor in Vietnam said retailers might have hiked the price because currently Air M2 inventories in the country are very low. “If […]

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Retail Asia12/05/2023

After this month is over, Meta is pulling the Facebook Messenger app from the Apple Watch. Starting on June 1st, Apple Watch users can no longer send or receive messages using the app. The news got out after some users of the wearable spotted a notification on the Apple Watch Messenger app titled “Changes to […]

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Retail Asia10/05/2023

Vietnam accounted for 10% of semiconductor chip exports to the U.S. in the 12 months ending this February, ranking third after Malaysia and Taiwan. The Vietnam chip industry’s revenue from the U.S. market rose by 74.9% during the period, from $321.7 million in February 2022 to $562.5 million this February, according to a report by […]

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Retail Asia09/05/2023

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, affectionately known as “The Woz,” says that artificial intelligence could make it harder to spot scams. Wozniak says that content created by AI should clearly be labeled as such and that regulation is needed or else bad actors will take control of the technology. Wozniak talked to the BBC about this […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2023

Electronics retailers have cut laptop prices by millions of dong (VND 1 million = $42.62) this year, but have been unable to spur sales as consumers remain wary of spending. The price of a MacBook Air M1 was cut by VND3 million since early January to VND17.9 million (US$758.5) in April. It is down by […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2023

iPhone imports cost Vietnam US$1.61 billion last year, equivalent to 46% of all phone imports. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, total imports were up 10.5% to $3.5 billion, with Samsung, Oppo, and Xiaomi accounting for most of the rest. Samsung imports cost $940 million, and that of Oppo, $442 million. Almost $18 […]

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Retail Asia28/04/2023

Apple will open its second MixC store in Shenzhen, China, as part of its strategy to strengthen its local footprint. Apple said the new store has a Padang Light stone floor and a timber veneer-clad wall sourced responsibly and locally in China, maximizing visibility within the store. The store will feature the latest Apple products […]

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Retail Asia28/04/2023

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When you buy a new Apple Watch, it must be paired with an iPhone. While one iPhone can be paired with multiple Apple timepieces, one Apple Watch cannot be paired with multiple Apple devices. But a Twitter tipster who made a great call last year says that the rumor mill is actively cranking out fresh […]

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