GUIYANG, China, July 10, 2020 — Recently, the three-day 2020 Guiyang Import and Export Online Fair has drawn big audience and revenues. Buyers from more than 40 countries and regions, 4,763 enterprises and over 20,000 pieces of global commodities have conducted negotiations and transactions in Guiyang through the Internet platform. The total online and offline transaction volume reached 166 million US dollars.
The Opening Ceremony of 2020 Guiyang Import and Export Online Fair (By Xiongzeng Zheng)
Located in southwestern China, Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou Province and has won the title of "China’s Benchmark City in international Business Environment." It is an important transportation and communication hub, industrial base and trade and tourism service center in southwestern China, as well as a national big data industry development cluster.
With a population of nearly 5 million, Guiyang’s per capita GDP reached $12,000 in 2019, higher than the Chinese average. Trade officials, ambassadors, business representatives and well-known experts from Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, Oceania have actively participated in the Fair and carried out cloud dialogues. A short video introducing the Fair has been popular on YouTube, where it has been viewed more than 700,000 times.
According to the organizer, the results of the first fair show that Guiyang is a city of opportunities for investment and trade. In the future, Guiyang will further promote high-quality development and high-level opening-up, and welcome friends from all over the world to invest and start businesses.
‘PestKillerBot’ uses drones to manage pest control in floricultural fields
PARIS, July 10, 2020 — Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces the winners of its international student competition, the Atos IT Challenge. The winners were presented with their awards yesterday during the Ceremony which took place during the digital Atos Technology Days. Now in its ninth year, the competition saw teams from 27 countries around the world compete on the theme of ‘Cooperative Artificial Intelligence‘.
Winning team of Atos IT Challenge 2020.
After an initial first round in which 16 teams were selected, the Atos ITChallenge Jury, made up of experts and Atos executives, chose three finalists. These are:
1st prize and competition winner:Asia Pacific University, Malaysia
"PestKillerBot" is an innovative and easy-to-use application which eliminates the pest in floricultural fields using drones which perform pest control and data collection. The Drone simulator autonomously flies over a field to detect diseases or harmful bugs and kills them. The solution architecture is divided into four parts: the Area Allocation, Path Finding with Path Planning, Pest Detection, and Drone Activation Simulation allowing users to see how the divided field is covered by each drone. The students have developed a drone prototype with a 3D printer and several components.
The team won EUR10,000 and each student was offered the opportunity to do either an internship at Atos or to work together with the company to develop their project.
2nd prize: Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores Monterrey, Mexico
This innovative solution called "Digital Water" aims to deliver water consumption solutions to households and the water supply company. It is a web application that predicts water consumption and the water level across 3 dams. The aim of the project is to provide details so that users can track consumption levels, waste, and issues to improve water resource management. The team has five years’ worth of data. They have trained their modes for four years and have tested it for one year.
The team won EUR5,000 and each student was offered the opportunity to do either an internship at Atos or to work together with the company to develop their project.
3rd prize: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
With an innovative solution to improve traffic, the "CTC – Cooperative Traffic Control" app simulates traffic light controls using Deep Reinforcement Learning. Each junction acts as an agent that takes an action (extends or reduces the green/red time) depending on the cars and waiting time in the lane. The application also gets information from the nearest junctions. The team has trained and tuned the model to get the best model configuration for the traffic light control.
The team won EUR3,000 and each student was offered the opportunity to do either an internship at Atos or to work together with the company to develop their project.
This year, the jury also awarded a special prize to an entry that particularly stood out, for both the significance of the topic tackled and the dedication of the team.
Special Jury prize: Loughborough University, United Kingdom
"Initial Survey Swarm" is a solution for a maze simulator where drone agents collect knowledge about a maze over a set period. The drones can share the information they find to search destroyed buildings by generating a 3D map or representation of it after an earthquake or where there is a lack of internet coverage.
At the end of the ceremony, Sophie Proust, Group Chief Technical Officer, Atos said: "AI technology is revolutionizing all sectors of the economy and society, and today the brilliant students in the Atos IT Challenge demonstrated real entrepreneurial skills by offering innovative and concrete solutions that meet the new needs of cooperative AI expressed by businesses and individuals. I am impressed by the outstanding creativity and the quality of the contributions of the award-winning finalists. Congratulations to our winners and to all of our contestants!"
The Atos IT Challenge 2021 was also announced. Next year, students will have the opportunity to develop innovative concepts around the theme of "How digital can help decarbonize non-digital".
Since its creation in 2012, the Atos IT Challenge has empowered students from around the world to develop applications connected to major trends in the digital revolution, such as smart mobility, connected cars, interactive media, connected life, the "right to be forgotten", blockchain and artificial intelligence. Students are mentored by members of Atos Scientific Community who provide technical and practical support, advice and encouragement.
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About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with over 110,000 employees in 73 countries and annual revenue of over EUR 11 billion. European number one in Cloud, Cybersecurity and High-Performance Computing, the Group provides end-to-end Orchestrated Hybrid Cloud, Big Data, Business Applications and Digital Workplace solutions. The group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos Syntel, and Unify. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.
The purpose of Atos is to help design the future of the information technology space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education as well as multicultural and pluralistic approaches to research that contribute to scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the group enables its customers, employees and collaborators, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably and confidently in the information technology space.
HONG KONG, July 10, 2020 — Co-hosted by Guangdong Hongkong and Macau Youth Enterpreneurship Incubator, together with the Hong Kong eCommerce Research Centre, and organized by Bonjour Technology, the "Hong Kong E-commerce Development Summit" & "E-Commerce Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme" was officially launched today at Bonjour Group Centre in Bonjour Tower. The "Hong Kong E-commerce Development Summit" discussed how the converging of capital flow, logistic flow and data flow empower the e-commerce industry to become the main driving force of Hong Kong’s future economic development and young entrepreneurship. "E-Commerce Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme" also kicked off today, aiming to encourage and assist university students in Hong Kong to kickstart their own career in e-commerce without any costs; and to promote the development of e-commerce in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong E-commerce Development Summit
The Summit gathered the e-commerce industry’s top-level professionals, including the representatives of six e-commerce associations, namely Hong Kong Federation of E-commerce, Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Association, Hong Kong Internet and e-Commerce Association, Hong Kong Federation of E-commerce, Hong Kong Cross-border E-commerce Association and Hong Kong Blockchain Industry Association, as well as representatives from leading e-commerce enterprises including Alibaba, Tencent, JD, eBay and Google,to discuss how the synergy of capital flow, logistic flow and data flow empowers the e-commerce industry and capitalizes Hong Kong’s traditional advantages to build a successful e-commerce service system in the Greater Bay Area. The Summit also focused on how e-commerce becomes the main driving force of Hong Kong’s future economic development, how new technologies and new economies promote the development of traditional local enterprises, as well how enterprises benefit from e-commerce to encourage young entrepreneurs. The Summit aimed to strengthen the local enterprises’ understanding on e-commerce and further drive the development of the retail industry.
E-Commerce Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme
The Scheme was hosted by Guangdong Hongkong and Macau Youth Enterpreneurship Incubator, and organized by Bonjour Technology, aiming to at nurture young local e-commerce entrepreneurs and enhance the development of e-commerce in local businesses. The Scheme will take on 1,000 Hong Kong university students. Students who are interested in the scheme can apply online starting from today (see attached QR Code) and will have the opportunity to develop their own e-commerce businesses on the systematic and comprehensive sales platform established by Bonjour Technology. Bonjour Technology invested approximately HK$50 million to provide professional trainings and assist participants to start their own businesses with ease so as to enhance the development of e-commerce in local businesses
Mr. Clement J W CHEN, JP, Honorary Chairman of Guangdong Hongkong and Macau Youth Enterpreneurship Incubator, said: "The development of e-commerce has become a new trend. We hope to bring innovative business opportunities to the young generation. By providing various resources and trainings on our platform, we aim to nurture a group of e-commerce entrepreneurs. We encourage the youngsters to take on challenges and grasp the opportunity to join this E-Commerce Entrepreneurship Scheme, with a hope to drive e-commerce development in Hong Kong and act as a catalyst to the development of Hong Kong’s e-commerce enterprise ecosystem."
Back in April, OnePlus had their announcement of their new flagships, the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro. However, back then, rumours were rife with a third device in the series called the OnePlus 8 Lite, which never made its debut. Shortly after, the OnePlus Z surfaced with similar specifications. Now, we have confirmation from OnePlus itself, that their upcoming phone is the OnePlus Nord.
What is the OnePlus Nord?
Remember way back when OnePlus launched their first mid-range smartphone? You don’t? Well, lets talk a little bit about the missed opportunity that was the OnePlus X. Back in 2015, OnePlus released an ill-fated device called the OnePlus X, their first foray into a lower price range than their popular numbered flagship. The device wasn’t very popular and to be honest, was a dumpster fire of a device plagued with bugs.
Come 2020, we have the Nord. OnePlus second attempt at the mid-range market and to be honest, one that makes sense with their numbered flagships hitting true flagship prices. The OnePlus Nord seems to be shaping up as a successor for the OnePlus X. But saying that wouldn’t do justice to the difference in the company’s approach to the OnePlus Nord.
They are approaching the new device like a revitalization of the company’s “Never Settle” tagline. A new beginning for a truly powerful mid-range player with a price tag that puts the competition to shame.
What does the OnePlus Nord Pack?
While we don’t have full confirmations for all the specifications, we can say with confidence that the Nord is shaping up to be a really interesting offering in the mid-range space.
Initially, it was rumoured that the Nord, or the OnePlus Z, as it was known then, would be coming with the MediaTek Dimensity processor. However, the OnePlus Nord seems to now be coming with a Snapdragon 765G which will also mean that the smartphone will be 5G capable. It looks like the processor will be complemented by 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. No word just yet on whether the phone will support microSD cards.
Said by a tipster to come from a virtual Nord training presentation, this lines up quite well with what we already know (save for the phone imagery, which is an obvious placeholder). Let the debunking begin! pic.twitter.com/pA5N4oxJOF
On the display side of things, it looks like the Nord will be coming with a 6.55-inch Super AMOLED display. The screen will have a Full HD+ resolution of 2220×1080 pixels and will have a 90Hz refresh rate. It looks like it will be a hole punch display with slim bezels. It will also be flat unlike the curved 8.
It looks like the OnePlus Nord will be coming with a Quad camera array – not the dual or triple camera setup that was initially rumoured. That said, the camera doesn’t look to be your run of the mill mid-ranger either. It’s a quad array with a 48-megapixel main sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra wide sensor, a 5-megapixel macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. If it sounds familiar it’s a similar setup to the Redmi Note 9s which was recently released but it’s to be seen if the company is using the same Sony IMX module. On the selfie side of things, the new offering looks to be bringing a dual camera setup with a 32-megapixel main sensor paired with an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor.
Source: @evleaks
All of these specs is rumoured to be powered by 4,300 mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging. It will support USB-C but will not have a headphone jack – which is making more sense since we’re getting inklings of OnePlus launching it’s first true wirelsss earphones.
When can I get it and Where?
The new OnePlus Nord will be making its official debut on July 21, 2020 in a special augmented reality (AR) launch. You will need to download the Nord app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store to join in. It will be launching in a very limited beta in North America. However, Malaysia, India and select countries in Europe will be getting the smartphone in all its glory. It looks like the price will be around EUR€500 (MYR2,409.15). We expect the launch price to be about MYR1999-2299 in Malaysia to keep the phone competitive with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy A51 and the iPhone SE.
So far, these are the countries that have been confirmed to get the OnePlus Nord:
HSINCHU, July 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services (“OSAT”), today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of June 2020 and for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. All U.S. dollar figures cited in this press release are based on the exchange rate of NT$29.44 to US$1.00 as of June 30, 2020.
Revenue for the second quarter of 2020 was NT$5,428.1 million or US$184.4 million, representing an increase of 10.7% from the second quarter of 2019, and a decrease of 2.8% from the first quarter of 2020.
Revenue for the month of June 2020 was NT$1,784.5 million or US$60.6 million, representing an increase of 9.0% from June 2019, and a decrease of 0.3% from May 2020.
The Company noted this represents a six year record high for its second quarter revenue. ChipMOS continues to benefit from growth in its memory business, led by DRAM and NOR flash demand in support of cloud-based storage services and applications, ongoing 5G network buildouts worldwide, and higher demand from the gaming market and in support of increased work and school from home needs. Within its DRAM business, commodity DRAM was stronger in the second quarter 2020 than niche DRAM. DDIC revenue was impacted by continued softness in smartphones and TVs, both of which are positioned for a potential rebound in growth in the second half of 2020 due to rationalized inventory in the supply chain along with an expected demand recovery.
Consolidated Monthly Revenues (Unaudited)
June 2020
May 2020
June 2019
MoM Change
YoY Change
Revenues
(NT$ million)
1,784.5
1,789.3
1,636.7
-0.3%
9.0%
Revenues
(US$ million)
60.6
60.8
55.6
-0.3%
9.0%
Consolidated Quarterly Revenues (Unaudited)
Second Quarter 2020
First Quarter
2020
Second Quarter 2019
QoQ Change
YoY Change
Revenues
(NT$ million)
5,428.1
5,586.8
4,905.3
-2.8%
10.7%
Revenues
(US$ million)
184.4
189.8
166.6
-2.8%
10.7%
About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.:
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS) (https://www.chipmos.com) is an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu Industrial Park and Southern Taiwan Science Park in Taiwan, ChipMOS provide assembly and test services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries.
Forward-Looking Statements
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NANJING, China, July 10, 2020 — Two representatives of scientists were rewarded Suzhou Scientist Medal.
12th Venture Week for International Elites in Suzhou and 2020 International Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cloud Expo starts.
On July 10, 2020 Venture Week for International Elites and 1st Scientists Day began in Suzhou, according to the Organizing Committee of 2020 Venture Week for International Elites in Suzhou.
At the opening ceremony, the 1st "Suzhou Scientists Day" launching ceremony was held, the "Suzhou Scientist Medal" was awarded, the International Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cloud Expo was unveiled. New Policy of Talents 4.0, Innovation Talents Cooperation Map, Innovation Center, Talents Association, Recruitment Alliance, International Maker Center Launching Ceremony and other series of activities were released. This year’s Venture Week for International Elites uses a combination of online and offline to attract talents, continuing to invite talents to come to Suzhou and create an "entrepreneurship week that never ends".
This year’s Venture Week embodies four characteristics: First, Suzhou gathers "scientists". Venture Week closely follows the goal of creating an "international source of innovation", widely gathering international and domestic scientific and technological elites, and over 60 academicians as the main scientists will participate in the main venue activities by various ways. At the launching ceremony of the first "Suzhou Scientist Day", Qian Qihu, laureate of the Highest Science and Technology Awards, academician of the first session in the Chinese Academy of Engineering, professor of the Army Engineering University of PLA, director of the National Center for Hematological Diseases Clinical Medicine Research Center, Ruan Changgeng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Suzhou University Medical School was awarded the "Suzhou Scientist Medal" as a representative of outstanding scientists who made significant contributions to Suzhou.
Second, it is to accelerate "Cloudization". This year’s Venture Week uses a combination of online and offline. On the one hand, it focuses on building two major cloud platforms for the recruitment of talents. On the other hand, the combination achieved the whole process of recruitment minimize the impact of the epidemic and create an entrepreneurship week that never ends.
Third, it focuses on the "industrial chain". To highlight the industry chain’s talent orientation, for the first time Suzhou host the International Maker Competition and the global finals (domestic special), organized the city’s high-quality science and technology institutions and venture capital funds for the entire process of docking and follow-up investment, to further strengthen the introduction of talents.
The fourth is to empower the "big ecology". Aiming at creating the goal of "Supreme Service, Super Suzhou", focusing on the release of "Innovation Talents Cooperation Map", Suzhou focused on the ecological brand and actively expanded the "friend circle" of talent. Suzhou focused on the two key elements of talent and capital and established high-end talent recruitment alliance and talent venture alliance.
2061 innovation and entrepreneurship projects were collected in this year’s Venture Week, including 977 overseas projects and 1084 domestic projects. During the opening event, there were 1,720 domestic talent guests with projects participating in the main venue and 10 county-level cities and divided venues; 14 domestic and foreign branch venues, 15 domestic and foreign makers incubation centers, and 31 foreign organization will participate and watch the live webcast of the opening ceremony of the main venue and the "Cloud" negotiation and docking.
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LG launched their new line-up of OLED TVs a few weeks ago. While the other Korean giant is moving away from OLED TVs, this one stays true to the path of OLED. Of course, we all know the benefits of LED based displays. They produce better colours, better contrasts, and overall a much better image quality. There is a reason why the best HDR and colour accurate displays in the world are LED based technologies.
Source: LG
The GX Gallery OLED Series TV, as they know it is their premium range of televisions. But Televisions are just that big displays that transmit video data to its users Televisions have also just grown into the years in size, but not in thickness. This just means that the OLED TVs will come with less powerful speakers that they deserve.
That is why you usually get a soundbar or speaker system to pair with your TV. Well, when I say speaker systems; these days, you only need a single soundbar. For LG’s new OLED TV line-up, it has to be LG’s new GX Soundbar.
Source: LG
This is not a regular soundbar, not like that at all. This is LG’s most premium soundbar to be seated with the new GX OLED TVs. If you have seen the Senheiser’s premium soundbar, this is just slightly smaller. That means you want to mount your TV a little higher than usual to avoid this interfering with your view.
You would want this for your TV though, believe me. You get the benefit of both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X for a wholesome cinematic experience. But it is not just a cinematic experience you are getting, you are getting a virtual 3D surround audio through just one soundbar set.
Of course, you connect this soundbar to the TV via an eARC cable as usual. Either that, or you can connect it to your tablet or smartphone via Bluetooth connection. That also means that this can be your living room’s music player too.
Source: LG
Source: LG
You get the benefit of using the soundbar to turn your living room into your music listening studio too with Dolby’s True HD and DTS Master Audio support via Bluetooth connection. Then there is the fact that this is a Hi-Res Audio certified speaker with 24bit/96kHz playback support. The built-in LG AI Sound Pro also analyses your contents and decides the best settings to play your audio for the best experience every time.
The LG GX Soundbar will start rolling out this month onward in the global markets. Unfortunately, Malaysia will not be getting the product at this time. Our good neighbours in Singapore is getting it though, never say never.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 10, 2020 — Indosat Ooredoo, together with its Global Partners Ericsson and Huawei, on the 1st July 2020, achieved the first milestone of its transformation journey towards Full Digital Operating Model. This transformation journey will ensure a cutting edge Digital Operating Model combining the latest developments in Analytics, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Fault Predictability to deliver the greatest customer experience.
Such a journey and partnerships contribute to the development of a new ecosystem that created hundreds of jobs opportunity, through an intensive knowledge transfer program, it has upskilled the entire workforce. A highly successful timely delivery and execution has been achieved despite the Covid-19 situation by adopting large scale virtual workshops and embracing the challenges presented during this Global Pandemic.
President Director & CEO Indosat Ooredoo, Ahmad Al-Neama, said "Indosat Ooredoo has made significant network improvements in 2019. Now, with this new digital operating model, we will be able to build efficient and fully automated network operations, setup through the latest technology including AI, Fault Predictability, Data Driven Analytics & Machine Learning platforms. This will give much higher focus on service quality and end user experience. We have achieved on time delivery with excellent execution despite the COVID-19 pandemic challenges and very confident that this new digital operating model will help us better manage the increasing demands and expectations of our customers."
Indosat Ooredoo collaborates with global partners to support digital technology development for a better customer experience using telecommunications services. The cooperation is also carried out as a contribution to improving Indonesia digital economy in the future.
About Indosat Ooredoo
Indosat Ooredoo (IDX:ISAT), member of Ooredoo Group, is building Indonesia’s leading digital telco, enabling access and greater connectivity for everybody and every business. Indosat Ooredoo aspires to enrich the lives of Indonesians in the digital world.
The Company reported 56.2 million mobile customers as of Q1 2020 and operates 52.174 4G BTS covers nearly 90% of population.
Ooredoo is an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Serving consumers and businesses in 10 countries, Ooredoo delivers the leading data experience through a broad range of content and services via its advanced, data-centric mobile and fixed networks.
Ooredoo generated revenues of QAR 30 billion as of 31 December 2019. Its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
This document may contain certain financial information and results of operation, and may also contain certain projections, plans, strategies, and objectives of Indosat Ooredoo, that are not statements of historical fact which would be treated as forward looking statements within the meaning of applicable law. Forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events and Indosat Ooredoo’s future results to be materially different than expected or indicated by such statements. No assurance can be given that the results anticipated by Indosat Ooredoo, or indicated by any such forward looking statements, will be achieved.
Global Live Streaming Platform Bigo Live Launches Gaming House 2020 With Fortnite Streamers at Kungarna with a Box Fighting Championship Fortnite Tournament in Partnership with Repeat.GG
LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2020 — Global leader in live streaming, BIGO Live, announced today that it will tap into the gaming vertical in the U.S. with the launch of Gaming House 2020, where Bigo Live can provide a platform for gaming giants to access mainstream audiences typically outside of their reach.
Watch Box Fighting Championship Fortnite Tournament on Bigo Live
Currently live until August 2, the initiative launched with a Bigo Live streaming tournament event hosted by Box Fighting Championship featuring a large-scale Fortnite tournament with many household names in the esport community, including The Fortnite Guy and partners at Kungarna, The Tournament scoreboard is managed by Repeat.gg,
The large-scale tournament event hosts streamers who compete in ruthless battle royales on Fortnite. Gamers that stream their Fortnite escapades on Bigo Live have a chance to win weekly prizes totaling $5,000. Well known Fortnite streamers are participating in the event including members of Kungarna, an esports organization led by The Fortnite Guy, the Internet’s premiere Fortnite streamer.
BIGO Live users can watch the event by going into the app and locating the "tournament" icon in the new Games section. Gamers and followers can interact outside of the stream using BIGO Live’s unique features that allow them to share posts, images, and videos with each other.
"It goes without saying that there is an enormous streaming community in the gaming space and BIGO Live is excited to provide another platform for streamers to broadcast on mobile and interact with their viewers at the same time," said Mike Ong, Vice President of BIGO Technology. "It is an important milestone for BIGO Live to roll out a gaming initiative in the U.S. and to do so now when so many people need human connections during isolation. Gaming is the great unifier and the ability to stream with friends and followers on their phones creates memorable and exciting experiences without having to go anywhere."
BIGO Live launched a pilot of this program in the U.S. in May and received nearly a half-million viewers. Featured influencer, The Fortnite Guy, garnered almost 3,000 concurrent viewers and through the course of one month managed to accumulate over 30,000 followers on BIGO Live.
"BIGO Live provides a unique opportunity for game streamers," continued Mr. Ong. "Audiences can award them with gifts that can ultimately be transferred into real currency. Game streamers can monetize their activities simply by doing what they do best: engage with their audiences and stream all of their gaming antics."
To participate in the tournament, game streamers will need to sign up on Repeat.gg and download the BIGO Live app. When they are ready to stream, they will need to announce it to their audiences and stream their Fortnite play for at least two hours collectively a week. Audiences can watch the tournament by logging onto the Bigo Live app and tapping the icon named "BFC" ft. Fortnite in the Games section.
Bigo Live is one of the world’s fastest-growing livestreaming social communities where users broadcast in real-time to share life moments, showcase their talents, and interact with people from around the world. BIGO Live has around 400 million users in over 150 countries and is currently the market leader in the livestreaming industry. Launched in March 2016, BIGO Live is owned by BIGO Technology which is based in Singapore.
Box Fighting Championship Fortnite Tournament provides fast-paced action with high tier mechanical shooting and playmaking which will be entertaining for the casual and competitive Fortnite audience.
About The Fortnite Guy
Professional player who started his career in Overwatch playing for team Splyce, 2019 started the organization known as Kungarna featuring top players at the World’s Cup. Breakout play by the players launched the small organization to Tier 1 status within one year. The Fortnite Guy also hosts a successful channel and oversees a community of over 30k micro influencers and 15 signed professional players with combined win earnings of over 800k within the last year.
About Repeat.gg
Repeat.gg creates the world’s largest automated tournaments for cash and prizes in gaming. Players of all skill levels can participate in cash and prize tournaments from around the world.
The title could be a little misleading. Before we go on, we have to clear the air on that a little bit. The Canon EOS R5 is capable of 8K uncropped video recording, not the Canon EOS R6. Now that is out of the way, let us get into it a little bit.
We have always said that the perfect gadget does not exist. That is not to say that we want one device to do everything well. We still believe that there are things that should remain separate from one another. Full-fledged interchangeable lens cameras still have a place in the digital world. In terms of digital imaging, we still think that you should invest on a proper camera if you really want to get the best out of your gear.
In that sense, we also said before that the perfect camera does not exist. Not yet anyway. Until maybe now.
The Canon EOS R5 – This is Why Canon is No. 1
Source: Canon
When you go to plenty of professional photographers, plenty of them uses Canon’s gears. There are a few reasons for that. One of the biggest reasons is the fact that they have a vast array of lenses that fits almost all kinds of situations.
Canon’s cameras are also known to be quick to work with. No, we are not talking about the speed of the cameras taking photos. We are talking about grabbing a camera, get it set up, and get snapping or recording on a whim. They are easy to set up and therefore very quick to work with in any conditions.
When they launched their 1DX Mark II, it took the professional photography space to a whole new level. It took 4K videography into the professional photography space. When the 5D was launched, it put a cinema camera into the hands of enthusiast. You could do a whole video shoot with just these cameras and get cinematic shots. It brought cinema videography to the hands of the common man.
The Canon EOS R5 does all that and brought 8K into the fold. But this is more than just an 8K capable camera. It is also more than just a mirrorless camera, an upgrade of the previously launched Canon EOS R. It is Canon’s flex of power, their statement to why any photographers or videographers should choose Canon over every other brand.
First of all, this is not a cheap camera. Do not mistaken this to be something that you can use for a budget set-up. In Malaysia the Canon EOS R5 will cost MYR 17,999. No, you do not get a kit lens with that. That is more expensive than the Canon EOS R too.
For that money though, you are getting some serious stuff on the Canon EOS R. It packs 45-Megapixel, a brand-new sensor for the best mirrorless camera out of the Canon’s stables. Utilising that sensor to its fullest is Canon’s new Digic X image processor that is also more powerful than anything you can find on any of Canon’s camera. That processor allows 180 45-Megapixel photos to be taken in just 9 seconds before needing a breather. That is 20 frames of photos taken every second in electronic shutter mode in RAW.
Source: Canon
Source: Canon
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The Digic X processors also allows Canon to develop and fit their highly acclaimed Dual-Pixel Auto Focus II into the R5. Its first generation of Auto Focus brought the imaging world to new heights with the super-fast, super-accurate focusing capability that is the Canon cameras. Nothing could compare or catch up until a few years ago. With the second generation of Dual-Pixel Auto Focus, Canon increases the coverage area of Auto Focus to the entire frame now. If that is not progress, we do not know what is.
It leverages the same RF mount that the Canon EOS R which also means it can take advantage of newer, higher quality and bigger lens openings. Provided, of course, that Canon produces the lenses needed. There are adapters that you can use as well to get EF and PL mount lenses to fit the Canon EOS R5 to fit any kinds of shooting requirements.
Ergonomically, it looks and is said to feel like any high-end Canon camera with all the correct tactile buttons, joysticks, and rotating dial buttons. The touch sensitive sensor of the EOS R is removed to give a better and more familiar feel, they say. It is a good thing.
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Of course, with higher speeds and 8K 30fps recording, you need a fast writing and reading memory module. For that, the EOS R5 has a CF card slot and still the favourite SD card slot. You can even record at 4K at 120fps with this.
Why production houses would want to go for this camera though is not just its 8K capabilities. It now has in-Body Image Stabiliser. Specifically, Canon has fitted a 5-axis stabiliser for its full frame sensor to ensure that videos may not even need gimbals to work with. That cuts down a whole lot of bulk from your gear bag and set up. You can even take long exposure shots with this free-handed, no problem. Of course, you want to pair that to Canon’s image stabilised lenses too to get the most out of the camera.
When we say that there is no perfect camera, we could eat our words with this one. This is one camera that can do everything. It can do high-resolution photos that could even replace medium-format cameras for printing purposes. This could even do videos and means that it could be the main driver for most production houses.
The Canon EOS R6 – Less Could Mean More
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The Canon EOS R5 is a tad expensive though. What if you cannot afford such luxury? What if you still need a do-it-all camera? You get the Canon EOS R6.
You can really liken this to the previously launched Canon EOS R. We would call it the Canon EOS R Mark II, but we are not Canon, so there is that. Still, this cheaper package is no slouch even when you put it up against its more premium Canon EOS R5 brother.
You get 20-Megapixel out of it, which is not as much as the Canon EOS R5. Still, it is the same sensor they used in their highly acclaimed Canon EOS 5D full frame camera. That same camera still hold its own in today’s standard too, so it is not like you are getting much of a trade-off for price here.
The sensor allows the Canon EOS R6 to push its EV sensitivity to as low as -6.5. You can push up ISO all the way to 102,400 natively. Of course, the lower Megapixel count produces much less heat in video recording mode. Important, for a production purpose camera.
It also comes with Canon’s Digic X processor with Dual Pixel Auto Focus II. So, you are still getting the high-performance from the EOS R5. You can still shoot continuously at 12 frames per second.
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Where you get a little short-handed though is the video recording capabilities It shoots at a maximum of 60 frames per second on 4K resolution. If high-speed shooting is what you are after, it shoots 120 frames per second at 1080p Full HD resolution. Still, less heat also means you get to shoot for longer periods without having the camera turn itself off due to heat. And yes, you still can shoot videos in RAW, or C-Log.
Lens, Lens, Lens
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Of course, Canon being Canon, there are new lenses to fit the new mirrorless line-up. It seems that their focus has shifted to supporting the mirrorless market too with the RF-mount lenses.
With the launch of the Canon EOS R5 and R6, Canon has introduced their new RF85mm f/2 macro IS STM lens, RF600m f/11 IS STM telephoto lens, and RF 800mm f/11 US STM telephoto lens. These are the prime lenses that is made specifically for wildlife shoots and portrait photography. The 600mm and 800mm lenses are also made to be as compact as they can be, unlike traditional telephoto lenses.
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Zoom lenses? Of course, they are not going to miss out those who are looking for a viable all-purpose zoom telephoto lens to make their EOS R line-up even more versatile. For that, they introduced the Canon RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM lens. You can use this for all kinds of shoot too including sports, wildlife, or for photojournalism purposes.
Prices and Availability
The Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 will be available later in the year 2020. The EOS R5 comes to Malaysia first in August 2020 and will set you back MYR 17,999 (body only). The EOS R6 will come a month later in September 2020 at MYR 11,999 (body only).
The two prime telephoto lenses will be available in August 2020 as well. The RF600mm f/11 IS STM will set you back MYR 3,409. Quite affordable if you ask me. The RF800mm f/11 IS STM will cost you MYR 4,409.
For the all purpose RF100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM, you are looking at a release date of September 2020. You can get our hands on one for MYR 13,069. On top of these, Canon also has new range extenders for the RF lenses on the EOS R line-up. You can get either a 1.4x extender or 2x extender at MYR 2,439 or MYR 2,939 respectively when it is available in August 2020.
