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Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp will no longer be pre-loaded on Huawei phones

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

While Huawei continues to see a road ahead for its US government-threatened smartphone division, the exodus of major business partners, key components suppliers, and allies is far from over, posing new difficulties…

Google Search results are improved in response to user feedback

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

A series of tweets from the Google SearchLiaison Twitter account indicates that Google is making a small change to Google Search in response to user feedback asking for more variety in…

Waterstones parent to buy Barnes & Noble

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

The parent of British bookseller Waterstones, Elliott Management, will purchase Barnes & Noble – the last remaining big-box bookseller left in the US following the departure of rival Borders –…

Mini Cooper SE Electric Teased Towing An Aircraft

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

The Mini Electric will soon be launched internationally but of course, the teasers have started to fall in place. The recent ‘testing programme’ for the first purely electrically powered MINI…

New Bentley Flying Spur To Be Unveiled This Month

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

The third-generation 2020 Bentley Flying Spur Grand Touring Sedan is all set to make its global debut this month, on June 11, 2019. This year also marks the 100-year-anniversary of…

Alibaba signs deal for AliExpress Russia

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Alibaba Group has formed a US$2 billion joint venture AliExpress Russia to create a major e-commerce venture in the Russian-speaking market. Alibaba and the Russian government-backed RDIF sovereign wealth fund…

Single-use cup consumption on the fall in South Korea

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Single-use cup consumption at Korean fast-food restaurants has plunged by 72 per cent. The changes have occurred in the year since establishments began to participate in a move initiated by…

Mercedes-Benz GLB All Set To Make Its World Debut

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Mercedes-Benz has dropped a teaser of its upcoming GLB and it’s all set to make it’s world debut on June 10, 2019. The GLB, as the name suggests is based…

A New Maruti Suzuki Dzire Is Sold In India Every 2 Minutes

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Maruti Suzuki has been selling the Dzire compact sedan in India for over 10 years now and till now has reached around 19 lakh customers. The Dzire, now, is a subcompact sedan…

Snapchat working to bring Facebook-like functionality to users

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Facebook has been guilty for copying many features from competitors, but that doesn’t mean it can’t go the other way around in some instances. Snapchat is reportedly working on a brand new…

Six European Mobile Wallets and Alipay Collaborate to Promote Digital Payment Interoperability across Europe

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Six prominent mobile wallets across Europe, together with Alipay, announce today a collaboration to promote QR code-based digital payment interoperability for travelers both in Europe and from China. Bluecode, ePassi,…

Parkson Holdings Extends Store Lease in China

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Parkson Holdings’ Beijing operation Parkson Retail Development (PRD) has extended a department store lease in the city until the end of 2021. PRD’s Hong Kong-based owner PRGL announced in a…

Facebook reportedly launching new cryptocurrency in June

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Facebook is expected to announce its digital currency at some point this month, as the social network company has found outside backers that will help strengthen the trust in its…

Love, Bonito to open in Funan Mall

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Online fashion retailer Love, Bonito is about to open its third and largest physical store yet, at Funan mall. Set to offer a “thoughtful and feminine” retail experience, the store…

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Touring Breaks Cover

Mei Ling Tan June 28, 2019

Trust Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division to come with some absolutely menacing offerings and it sure doesn’t disappoint. This time though, the special division has developed a more restrained…

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