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Honeywell Launches Slimmest Scan Engine and Ultra Compact Decoding Board

Mei Ling Tan July 23, 2016

Honeywell has released the N6600 Series Ultra-Slim Area-Imaging Engine and its miniature decoding board Mini DB, which together enable small mobile devices to quickly and accurately capture data from barcodes…

Huawei, Vodafone reach 20Gbps speeds in 5G test

Mei Ling Tan July 23, 2016

Huawei and Vodafone have announced they reached 20Gbps wireless transmission rates during 5G field tests using high-frequency E-Band spectrum. The 5G mmWave field test covered both single and multi-user multiple-input…

Store roll-out boosts Starbucks Asia

Mei Ling Tan July 23, 2016

A massive Starbucks Asia store roll-out has boosted the global coffee company’s third quarter results. Across China and the Asia-Pacific region, Starbucks opened 888 new stores in the first nine…

Sales fall 19pc for L’Occitane International

Mei Ling Tan July 23, 2016

A 19.8 per cent drop in sales in Hong Kong and Macau has been recorded by French skincare retailer L’Occitane International for its first fiscal quarter. This amounts to €22.8 million…

Pokemon Go promotion backfires

Mei Ling Tan July 23, 2016

Involving a celebrity with the Pokemon Go obsession may seem like a golden marketing opportunity, but for one Hong Kong shopping mall the combination has been a screw-up. With the…

Eagle Gates Group plans Asia expansion

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

Eagle Gates Group plans to further expand its Asian retail business in the next five years. Eddy McClough, chief executive officer at Eagle Gates Group, says the group will continue…

End of the Line for Singapore Investors

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

This is where shareholders in Singapore’s subway network get off. And it doesn’t matter if some of them can’t quite see the platform. Leaving people stranded has become a hallmark…

Boots to launch in south korea

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise, today announced that it has signed an agreement to form a franchise partnership with Emart Company…

Lotte Department Store to Introduce 3D Foot-Measuring Device

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

Korean retail giant Lotte Department Store revealed Thursday that it will implement a new 3D foot-measuring device at its stores starting Friday, to provide quick and accurate measurements for custom…

Mobifone deploys 300Gbps packet-optical backbone

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

Vietnam’s second largest mobile operator Mobifone has constructed its fist high-capacity converged packet-optical backbone network using equipment from Ciena. The operator has deployed a network spaning more than 1,400km from…

Apple Pay makes its debut in Hong Kong

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

Visa, MasterCard and American Express have all introduced support for Apple Pay in Hong Kong. Holders of credit and debit cards from the three companies issued by Bank of China,…

CSL to offer free unlimited data for Pokemon GO

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

Hong Kong’s CSL aims to take advantage of the global buzz around the augmented reality game Pokemon GO by offering free unlimited mobile data for the app as a promotional…

China Telecom said to be interested in Egypt 4G license

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

China Telecom has reportedly expressed an interest in expanding into Egypt through the acquisition of a 4G license in the market. The operator, along with Saudi Telecom Company, have been…

GSMA launches Mobile Connect in India

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

The GSMA has launched its Mobile Connect authentication service across India, in collaboration with six mobile operators. Bharti Airtel, Idea, Aircel, Vodafone India, Tata Teleservices and Telenor India have all…

Thailand’s TOT and CAT won’t be merged

Mei Ling Tan July 22, 2016

Thailand’s ICT minister has insisted that there will not be a merger between the two state-owned operators TOT and CAT even as the companies are under pressure to consolidate their…

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