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X2O Media Introduces Two New Media Players to Their Full Solution Offering

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MONTREAL, Aug. 6, 2020 — X2O Media today launched two new media players, X2O Media Player-R and X2O Media Player-DX, engineered to work seamlessly with the X2O Platform for reliable digital signage content delivery. These new media players further round out X2O Media’s hardware solution offering for digital signage. X2O Media, part of the STRATACACHE family of marketing technology companies, evolves standard digital signage by driving innovation standards in unified communications solutions for enterprises and higher education that reduce costs, drive safety and deliver corporate information and performance dashboards for intelligent targeting.

X2O Media Player-R and X2O Media Player-DX are engineered to work seamlessly with the X2O Platform for reliable digital signage content delivery.
X2O Media Player-R and X2O Media Player-DX are engineered to work seamlessly with the X2O Platform for reliable digital signage content delivery.

The new media players address a market need for devices and performance requirements that combine carefully designed hardware, optimally configured system software, and X2O Media software to deliver high-quality 24×7 playback in a robust and security-hardened environment. Powered by Android Operating System, the X2O Media Player-R is an ideal entry-level unit that is an affordable, single-output digital media player in a compact design. The X2O Media Player-R also comes complete with the X2O Signage Android app that is ready for activation. The X2O Media Player-DX is a dual 4K output digital media player that operates on a Windows platform, designed to deliver enterprise performance and seamless playback of 4K content with powerful, stable performance and turnkey simplicity.

"Our customers need a solution that provides a convenient way to enhance their communications standards," said Mansour Brek, President of X2O Media. "The expansion of our line of media players allows X2O Media to offer enterprise-grade reliability for applications such as enterprise corporate communications, customer experience centers and collaboration rooms."

Learn more about the selection of X2O media players here: X2O Media Players 

About X2O Media
As part of the STRATACACHE family of marketing technology companies, X2O Media provides technology and services for the emerging visual communications and real-time data visualization market. The award-winning X2O Platform represents a new category of communication tools that improve the way enterprises engage with their employees and build brand awareness. By extending standard digital signage, X2O Media’s next generation corporate communications solutions reduce costs, drive safety and deliver corporate information and performance dashboards for intelligent targeting to audiences on the screens they use most — their desktop and mobile devices. X2O Media is part of the STRATACACHE family of digital media/marketing technology companies and is headquartered in Montreal. For more information, contact X2O Media at sales@x2omedia.com and follow X2O Media updates on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. 

About STRATACACHE
STRATACACHE provides scalable customer experiences, empowering retailers to learn deeply about their customers’ shopping preferences and behaviors, allowing for personalized shopper interaction. Our solutions deliver consumer activation at the point-of-decision, generating new sales opportunities and enhanced retail profitability. With 3.3 million+ software activations globally, we power the biggest digital networks for the world’s largest brands. Across the STRATACACHE family of complementary digital media/ad tech solution companies, we have the technology, expertise and track record to bring retail innovation that delivers results. Learn more about the STRATACACHE family at stratacache.com, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook or  Twitter.

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Huawei Announces Global Rollout of New Device Gaming Hub — HUAWEI GameCenter

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 6, 2020 — Huawei today announced the rollout of its official game service and distribution platform HUAWEI GameCenter in 33 countries and regions worldwide. GameCenter is a platform designed to bring mobile gaming communities together through high-quality content and rewards. Huawei users in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and other regions can now enjoy richer gaming experience by downloading and using HUAWEI GameCenter via AppGallery.

A new world of gaming specially created for next-level gaming experience

GameCenter creates a one-stop game service platform and unique experience for users, providing game players with richer experience through two core services: content service and user welfare. With GameCenter, users can get access to the pre-order games, new games and popular games. Also, users can take advantage of exclusive online game packages and offers when playing the games, through which users can grow their profile, unlock further discounts and enjoy incredible benefits.
GameCenter creates a one-stop game service platform and unique experience for users, providing game players with richer experience through two core services: content service and user welfare. With GameCenter, users can get access to the pre-order games, new games and popular games. Also, users can take advantage of exclusive online game packages and offers when playing the games, through which users can grow their profile, unlock further discounts and enjoy incredible benefits.

GameCenter creates a one-stop game service platform and unique experience for users, providing game players with richer experience through two core services: content service and user welfare. With GameCenter, users can get access to the pre-order games, new games and popular games. Also, users can take advantage of exclusive online game packages and offers when playing the games, through which users can grow their profile, unlock further discounts and enjoy incredible benefits. Top perks include:

  • Be among the first to know about new game releases and try out new games
    GameCenter is the platform for the global launch of featured games, which are exclusive on Huawei’s platform. These include Starship Legion-AMG, BORN AS EPIC, Farm Legend, Survival Road, Ellr Land and more.

    Users can also find other new games such as Dynasty Legends: True Hero Rises from Chaos, Goddess MUA and more.

  • Never miss out on globally popular games
    Popular games consumers can enjoy on GameCenter include: Idle Heroes, The Origin of Chaos, Brain Out, AFK Arena, Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade, Lords Mobile, Asphalt 9: Legends — Epic Car Action Racing Game, Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of Zodiac, Perfect world and more.
  • Enjoy exclusive gifts and offers, only on GameCenter
    Users will find several welfare packages exclusive to HUAWEI GameCenter. For example, when playing Last Day Rules: Survival and Starship Legion-AMG, users can get exclusive package benefits such as gold coins and time-limited props, having a more enjoyable game time. In addition, there are surprise benefits which users can discover as they explore this new gaming hub.

With GameCenter, developers can attract and retain players globally while achieving business success

Huawei recently launched an official game service and distribution platform HUAWEI GameCenter in 33 countries and regions worldwide. GameCenter is a platform designed to bring mobile gaming communities together through high-quality content and rewards. Huawei users in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and other regions can now enjoy richer gaming experience by downloading and using HUAWEI GameCenter via AppGallery.
Huawei recently launched an official game service and distribution platform HUAWEI GameCenter in 33 countries and regions worldwide. GameCenter is a platform designed to bring mobile gaming communities together through high-quality content and rewards. Huawei users in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and other regions can now enjoy richer gaming experience by downloading and using HUAWEI GameCenter via AppGallery.

For developers creating with Huawei, the rollout of GameCenter provides an opportunity to reach wider consumer audience of 700 million+ Huawei users on a global scale. The 1.6 million HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) developers are already creating unique, new experiences that incorporate Huawei’s Chipset-Device-Cloud capabilities. These developers are also unlocking the potential to reach more devoted fans through HMS ecosystem that provides all-scenario capabilities, global distribution channels, full-cycle operational management and support. Currently, HUAWEI GameCenter has partnerships with top global game companies, such as Lilith games, IGG, Gameloft, Forshow games etc.

For developers in the gaming sector, the introduction of GameCenter now provides even further benefits including:

  • Free professional evaluation services for developers to acquire local feedbacks about the games from overseas regions. This is to help developers localize their apps so the game services will be more relevant and exciting for players across various markets.
  • For those developers who need to integrate their games with HMS Core, Huawei will provide technical support to facilitate integration with HMS Core efficiently as needed.
  • Access to the "Shining-Star" program, which provides US$1 billion incentive fund and offers various services. This includes a full app development life cycle, funds for development innovation, user growth, marketing and other aspects for developers.
  • Developers have a favourable share of the revenue when developing with Huawei. Additionally, we offer developers advertising and promotional space within GameCenter to reach more consumers.

In future version upgrades, GameCenter will feature an in-app social community. That way, players will be able to use the platform as a way to socialize, make friends and build communities of fans with the same interests.

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AVCtechnologies Announces Agreement to Buy Ribbon’s Kandy Communications Business

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Kandy acquisition adds industry-leading proprietary, multi-tenant cloud communications platform

Combination creates a comprehensive suite of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) capabilities

ATLANTA and WESTFORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 6, 2020 — American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVCT) and Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for AVCtechnologies to acquire Kandy Communications, an industry-leading proprietary, multi-tenant, highly scalable cloud communications platform, from Ribbon, in an all-stock transaction.


The proposed acquisition combines AVCtechnologies’ 30+ years of experience delivering exceptional white-glove customer service to enterprise customers across a range of managed IT solutions with Kandy’s pure-play, industry-leading, proprietary UCaaS, CPaaS, and CCaaS platform to provide a best-in-class, end-to-end communication experience for channel partners, their customers and end users.

"We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Kandy, which is a major step in strengthening our ability to deliver a comprehensive set of cloud solutions and managed services offerings to our customers," said AVCtechnologies CEO Darrell J. Mays. "We are extremely fortunate to be able to acquire Kandy, which has built one of the most impressive and advanced cloud communication platforms in the world."

"This acquisition significantly accelerates our growth strategy and vision to become a leading provider in the large and fast-growing cloud communications industry while increasing our penetration into global medium-sized and large enterprise clients," added Graham McGonigal, AVCtechnologies Chief Operating Officer.

Founded in 2014, Kandy is a global provider of complex deployments of UCaaS, CPaaS, and CCaaS for mid-market and enterprise customers across its powerful, proprietary multi-tenant, highly scalable cloud platform. The Kandy platform also includes pre-built customer engagement tools, based on WebRTC technology, known as Kandy Wrappers, and provides white-labeled services to a variety of customers including communications service providers and systems integrators. 

Kandy was created to help enterprise adopt the cloud, embrace agile innovation and enable programmable communications to save cost, increase productivity, and grow revenues. With Kandy, communication becomes more immediate and contextual resulting in better business outcomes.

Kandy has built a comprehensive roster of globally recognized customers, including AT&T, City of Los Angeles, IBM, and Etisalat (the largest telecom provider in the UAE).

Bruce McClelland, Ribbon’s CEO, stated "We are extremely impressed with the tremendous depth of talent and vision of the AVCtechnologies’ management team and believe that with the addition of the talented and innovative Kandy team, the company will continue to thrive and flourish. We expect the combination of the two entities to generate significant growth and value, and we are excited to be a shareholder of the combined company."

Upon closing, the senior leadership team of Kandy and its personnel, composed of talented business and technology professionals, are expected to join AVCtechnologies.

Under the agreement, AVCtechnologies will issue thirteen million shares of its common stock to Ribbon Communications. The transaction is expected to close in the second half  of 2020 and is subject to standard regulatory review and receipt of the approval of AVCtechnologies’ stockholders, AVCtechnologies’ completion of an equity offering, as well as other customary closing conditions.

Truist Securities, Inc. is serving as sole financial advisor and Greenberg Traurig LLP is serving as legal counsel to AVCtechnologies. Q Advisors is serving as sole financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal counsel to Ribbon.

About American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.
AVCtechnologies makes comprehensive and innovative cloud-based UCaaS, Cybersecurity, and IT solutions simple for over 900 enterprise customers, including 350+ managed service clients. Our mission is to be your single destination partner for the white-glove delivery of reliable and secure managed cloud services, hardware, and software. For more information, visit avctechnologies.com.

About Kandy
Kandy, a division of Ribbon, is a cloud-based, real-time communications platform offering proprietary UCaaS, CPaaS, and CCaaS capabilities. Kandy enables service providers, enterprises, software vendors, systems integrators, partners and developers to enrich their applications and services with real-time contextual communications, providing a more engaging user experience. With Kandy, companies of all sizes and types can quickly embed real-time communications capabilities into their existing applications and business processes. For more information visit kandy.io.

About Ribbon
Ribbon Communications (Nasdaq: RBBN), which recently merged with ECI Telecom Group, delivers global communications software and network solutions to service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors. We engage deeply with our customers, helping them modernize their networks for improved competitive positioning and business outcomes in today’s smart, always-on and data-hungry world. Our innovative, end-to-end solutions portfolio delivers unparalleled scale, performance, and agility, including core to edge IP solutions, leading-edge software security and analytics tools, as well as packet and optical networking leveraging ECI’s Elastic Network technology. To learn more about Ribbon visit rbbn.com.  For more information about our Elastic Network technology packet-optical portfolio visit ecitele.com.

Important Information and Where to Find It

A full description of the terms of the transaction will be provided in a proxy statement for the stockholders of AVCtechnologies (the "Proxy Statement"), to be filed with the SEC. AVCtechnologies urges investors, stockholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about AVCtechnologies, Kandy and the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of AVCtechnologies as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Stockholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement (when available), without charge, by directing a request to: American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc., 1720 Peachtree Street, Suite 629, Atlanta, GA 30309. The preliminary and definitive proxy statement, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

Participants in the Solicitation

AVCtechnologies and its directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies by AVCtechnologies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of AVCtechnologies is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on June 29, 2020, and will be set forth in its proxy statement, which will be filed with the SEC when it becomes available. You may obtain these documents (when they become available, as applicable) free of charge through the sources indicated above.

Non-Solicitation

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements  

This release contains forward-looking statements concerning AVCtechnologies, Kandy and Ribbon, the proposed transaction and other matters.  These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the management of AVCtechnologies and Ribbon, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management.  Forward-looking statements may be accompanied by words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "see," "plan," "could," "would," "should," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," "guidance," "intend," "may," "will," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "target" or similar words, phrases or expressions, and include statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Kandy by AVCtechnologies, the required equity offering and anticipated timing of closing of the transaction.  These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the parties’ control, such as statements about the consummation of the proposed transaction. 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include failure to consummate the proposed transaction; failure to make or take any filing or other action required to consummate the proposed transaction in a timely matter or at all; failure to obtain shareholder approvals in a timely manner or otherwise; failure to satisfy other closing conditions to the proposed transactions; risks that the new businesses will not be integrated successfully; failure to realize anticipated benefits of the combined operations; potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction and disruptions from the proposed transaction that could harm AVCtechnologies’ or Ribbon’s business; ability to retain key personnel; the potential impact of announcement or consummation of the proposed transaction on relationships with third parties, including customers, employees and competitors; and conditions in the capital markets.  The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive.  All of the parties’ forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties (some of which are significant or beyond the parties’ control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from their respective historical experience and present expectations or projections.  You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect the parties’ businesses, including those described in the most recent respective  Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the parties, as well as the other documents filed by the parties from time to time with the SEC.  The parties caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  Neither AVCtechnologies nor Ribbon undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any of forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of any changes in circumstances or new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.

The information in this release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties, including statement regarding the parties’ ability to consummate the proposed transaction, the timing to consummate the proposed transaction and the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements. The actual results of AVCtechnologies and/or Ribbon Communications may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may impact the forward-looking statements contained in this release include, without limitation, the potential that one or more conditions to closing the proposed transaction, including the requisite receipt of AVCtechnologies’ shareholders approval, AVCtechnologies’ ability to successfully complete the required equity financing and the receipt of required regulatory approvals, will not be satisfied. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with AVCtechnologies’ and Ribbon Communications’ respective businesses, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of their respective most recent annual or quarterly reports filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements represent AVCtechnologies’ and/or Ribbon Communications’ views only as of the date on which such statement is made and should not be relied upon as representing either such company’s views as of any subsequent date. While AVCtechnologies and/or Ribbon Communications may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, each such company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 series Goes Pro Sized

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Working on the go is getting more and more compact with many users opting for more portable devices. Recently, many users have been opting for Pro tablets which bring enough power for creators while being easy to use on the go for the road warrior. The Galaxy Tab S7 series is Samsung’s latest offering which takes that into account.

The Tab S7 series comes with two devices: the Tab S7 and the Tab S7+. These tablets bring a Samsung’s signature productivity features with a the brand new S Pen like the Galaxy Note20 series that was launched at the same time. The new Tab S7 and S7+ comes equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+. This is paired with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of internal storage respectively.

The Tab S7 comes with an 11-inch, LTPS TFT screen with an WXGA resolution of 2560×1600 pixels. The Tab S7+, on the other hand, comes with a 12.4-inch, Super AMOLED screen with a WQXGA+ resolution of 2800×1752 pixels. Both have 120Hz refresh rate. The Galaxy Tab S7 series come equipped with fingerprint authentication; on the Tab S7 it’s a side mounted key while the S7+ come with an on display fingerprint sensor.

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The Tab S7 series come with a dual camera setup on the back with a 13-megapixel main sensor and a 5-megapixel ultrawide sensor. On the front, the tablets come with a 8-megapixel sensor.

The Tab S7 series also takes advantage of the growing number of creative apps on Android. In fact, the Tab S7 and S7+ will be one of the first Galaxy devices that will be compatible with Note Shell, Canva and Clip Studio Paint. These apps join a growing number of apps which have been optimised for the S Pen.

Pricing & Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ will be available for pre-order starting on 6 August, 2020.

Pricing for the Galaxy Tab S7 starts at USD$649.99 (MYR2,726.64) while the Galaxy Tab S7+ starts at USD$849.99 (MYR3,565.62).

No pricing has been announced just yet for Malaysia.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Keeps the Noise Out with Noise Cancellation

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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds line up has evolved over the years. What started off as the IconX has now become an essential part of the Galaxy ecosystem. The Galaxy Buds+ already impressed us previously with its battery life and iterative improvements, the Galaxy Buds Live takes Samsung’s truly wireless earbuds in to a whole new territory.

The Buds Live may look a little funky, but the design of the Buds Live is purposeful. It’s unique bean design allows Samsung to include a larger 12mm driver. It doesn’t just stop at a larger driver either, the iconic design, as Samsung puts it, allows Samsung to include a bass duct. This creates deeper, fuller sound within the confines of a true wireless form factor. The Galaxy Buds Live comes with, the now signature, AKG tuned audio.

The Galaxy Buds Live is also the first true wireless earphone from Samsung to come with three microphones which allow for better ambient sound technology and also better noise cancelling. That’s right, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live is the first earbuds from Samsung with Active noise cancelling. This allows you to tune out the world while you tune in to your audiobook or playlist. That said, the microphones also help with vocal pickup and noise cancellation during calls. They work in tandem with the built in Voice Pick up unit for better voice quality. In fact, with the Galaxy Note20 series, users can even use the Buds Live as a Bluetooth audio source to help when you’re creating that awesome video.

The Galaxy Buds Live also has support for multidevice connectivity which allows you to connect to more than one device at the same time.

Pricing & Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Buds Live will be available starting on 6 September, 2020 for USD$169.99 (MYR713.07). In Malaysia, it will retail for MYR699. It will be available in Bronze, White and Black.

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Galaxy Note20 Series Refines Samsung’s Experience for the New Normal

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Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has always been one of the foremost series when it comes to productivity and creativity. With its signature S-Pen and its large display, the series was responsible for revolutionising the smartphone space – the effects of which we still feel until today. This year, the company is looking to do more of the same when it comes to the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note20 series.

The Galaxy Note20 series will consists of only two devices: the Galaxy Note20 Ultra and the regular Galaxy Note; unlike the Galaxy S20 series. However, the gap between the two new flagships is a little more pronounced. The Note 20 Ultra builds on the series’ legacy while the Note20 serves as an entry point for people looking to explore the Note series for the first time.

Swifter Response, More Natural Writing

The new Galaxy Note series comes with a more fortified S Pen. The new S Pen on the Galaxy Note20 comes with a 9ms response time compared to the 42ms in the Galaxy Note10 series. The improved S Pen response time is supposed to provide a more natural writing experience on the smartphone. The higher response time will translate into a more seamless experience and the stroke appearing on the screen as soon as S pen hits the surface. This would also mean that it would be even more natural taking notes and creatives will definitely revel in the feel when their creating on the Note.

That said, the S Pen doesn’t just gain a faster response rate, it also turns into your navigation tool. The new S Pen gains more Air Actions to help with navigation and quick actions. The new Air Actions allows you navigate the Android UI with the S Pen. Gestures like scribbling to cover the screen will trigger a screenshot. It’s hard to describe all of them but it seems like there will be a lot more wizards appearing with Notes in their pockets.

More Features on Samsung Notes and DeX Untethered

Samsung’s Notes app gets a little boost too with the updated Galaxy Note series. It gains the ability to annoted PDFs and even PowerPoint files. Of course, if you’re already a Galaxy Note user, you’d know this functionality is already there with Samsung’s Write on PDF app. However, with the Note20, it comes baked into the Samsung Notes app and users will also be able to export their files to PDF and PowerPoint formats for easy editing.

The productivity features on the Note20 series also get a boost with a new improvement to Samsung’s DeX – it’s now wireless. The untethered DeX experience not only brings the full DeX experience to any capable wireless screen, it also allows your phone to be used as a second screen. This allows you to project and share while keeping items like your messages to yourself. This feature will be compatible with all

The Note20 series also introduces what Samsung is calling Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology. The new tech comes as Android’s – yep, you read that right, ANDROID’s – answer to AirDrop. The new tech is now being used as a means to quickly and seamlessly share files between phones and has been in development for a while now. The technology is pioneered by a partnership between Google and Samsung. That said, the most interesting feature that we got to see was the Point to Share feature which allows you to share files by simply pointing and tapping on the detected phone. Samsung is looking to use this technology as to develop access keys and more in the future.

Augmented Camera features for a better Creator Experience

Last year, Samsung explored the Note series’ prowess when it came to creator experiences. This year, the series take another leap with more creator focused features primarily focused on the camera.

The new Note20 series will be the first Samsung device to have an improved Pro Video mode which gives creators better control of the camera when they are creating. The new pro video mode brings granular sound control; allowing creators to play with volume levels and also choose their sound source. This will allow users to choose between the device mics as well as Bluetooth devices such as the Galaxy Buds Active. The camera also has variable zoom speed just in case you need that extra splash of drama.

The camera also comes with the capability to shoot 8K video with support for lower resolutions. Users can select frame rates of up to 120fps for resolutions below 4K. You can even use DisplayPort over USB-C or USB-C to HDMI for video out.

Powerful Specs that Allow You to Get More Done

As always, the Galaxy Note series comes supped specifications to keep you ever at the ready. The Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra come with top of the line processors capable of 5G connectivity. They will be coming with either the Exynos 990 or the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ depending on your region. This will be complemented by either 8GB or 12 GB of RAM and a minimum of 256GB onboard memory. The Galaxy Note20 Ultra will have expandable memory via microSD card slot while the Note20 will not.

The Galaxy Note20 Ultra will be coming with a 6.9-inch, curved Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with Quad HD+ resolution of 3088×1440 pixels. The Galaxy Note20, on the other hand, will be coming with a 6.7-inch flat Super AMOLED+ display with Full HD+ resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. They will both come with the signature S Pen with all its bells and whistles as well.

On the camera front, the Note20 Ultra comes with a triple camera setup which has a 108-megapixel main sensor complemented with a 12-megapixel ultra wide sensor and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera. The Note 20 comes with a similar setup replacing the 108-megapixel sensor with a 12-megapixel main sensor and the 12-megapixel telephoto sensor with a 64-megapixel telephoto sensor. The Note series ditches the 100X Space Zoom for a more sensible 50X Space Zoom on the Ultra while the regular Note20 has 30X Space Zoom. The front camera is a 10-megapixel wide sensor. Both smartphones come with Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) and Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), however, the Galaxy Note20 Ultra comes with Laser Autofocus.

The Galaxy Note20 series will be 5G capable with 4G connectivity being the standard across all regions. The phones will support both the Sub6 and mmWave bandwidths for 5G – support for actual 5G connectivity will depend on your carrier/telco. The Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra will also support WiFi 6 (802.11 ax). This comes in addition to normal WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. The smartphones will also have Bluetooth 5.0 LE and GPS connectivity.

The Note20 will be powered by a 4,300mAh battery while the Ultra will have a larger 4,500mAh battery. Both will support fast charging. This includes wireless fast charging. They will also be capable of Wireless PowerShare as well.

Pricing & Availability

The Galaxy Note20 will be available for pre-order starting September 6, 2020 for USD$999.99 (MYR4,194.84) internationally. In Malaysia, prices will be starting at MYR3,899 for the Note20 and MYR4,299 for the Note20 5G. It will be available in Mystic Green, Mystic Grey and Mystic Bronze.

The Galaxy Note20 Ultra will be available starting at USD$1,299.99 (MYR5,453.30) internationally. In Malaysia, it will be retailing at MYR5,199. It will be available in Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black and Mystic White.

Pre-orders for Malaysia kick off on 6 August, 2020. Pre-orders of the Note20 Ultra will be entitled to a free pair of Galaxy Buds Live worth MYR699 while Note20 pre-orders will be entitled to a free of Galaxy Buds+ worth MYR599.

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Customer Experience Outsourcers Launch Intelligent and Self-service Options to Improve Business Outcomes in Europe

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Outsourcers integrate advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to improve the customer journey and agent experience, finds Frost & Sullivan

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 5, 2020 — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, European Customer Experience Outsourcing Services Market, 2020, reveals that outsourcers are increasingly relying on advanced technologies to meet client requirements in the customer experience (CX) outsourcing services industry. The European market is mature and characterized by demands for specific languages, cultural affinity, and nearshoring. COVID-19 has adversely affected the industry in 2020 and Frost & Sullivan expects total market revenue to reach €16.23 billion, a 7.5% decline. Outsourcers, however, display exceptional agility and flexibility when meeting the business continuity challenge. Assuming a reversal of fortune in the next 3 to 4 months, Frost & Sullivan expectsthe market to recover to €20.03 billion by 2024. To stay relevant in the rapidly evolving market, outsourcers must develop new tools to address digitally native customers, cybersecurity challenges, and business continuity as a service.     


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"By integrating advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, outsourcers transform the customer journey. Offering customized, automated, and self-service solutions, outsourcers have moved beyond cost and labor arbitrage to instead focus on seamless, omni-channel, value-added experiences," said Deepali Sathe, Information & Communication Technologies Senior Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "Customers have evolved and expect intelligent interactions and immediate responses. True partnerships developing between clients and outsourcers will enhance the agent experience, mitigate complexity, and encourage empathy."

Leonardo Sampieri, Information & Communication Technologies Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, added, "Sectors such as telecom, banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI),  and travel and hospitality will see the most changes and will need service providers to help them drive a digital transformation in CX. Healthcare is an area of fast growth, and with COVID-19, the vertical is expected to see rapid growth across Europe that significantly affects outsourcers."

Some of the other areas of focus that can help outsourcers gain competitive advantage are:

  • Cybersecurity and customer trust: European customers in particular are more concerned about data privacy. To enhance CX, companies need to strike a balance between user friendliness and effectiveness.
  • Personalization: Utilize technology and expertise to enhance CX outcomes with customization. CX reflects the effectiveness of operational excellence and outsourcers must integrate technologies that enable better management of customer sentiments.
  • Partnerships: Focus heavily on partnering and expanding the ecosystem. Thinking beyond products and services to identify other important parameters to differentiate in a rapidly commoditizing market will require a flexible and innovative strategy. 
  • Portfolio diversification: Outsourcers that cater to the diverse requirements of specific verticals will enjoy immense growth prospects, as it adds another dimension to the overall value proposition and extends ease of deployment.

European Customer Experience Outsourcing Services Market, 2020 is the latest addition to Frost & Sullivan’s Information & Communication Technologies research and analysis available through the Frost & Sullivan Leadership Council, which helps organizations identify a continuous flow of growth opportunities to succeed in an unpredictable future.

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iQIYI to Report Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results on August 13, 2020

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BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2020 — iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 after the U.S. market closes on August 13, 2020.

iQIYI’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 PM on August 13, 2020, U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 AM on August 14, 2020, Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID by email.

Participant Online Registration:  http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/5968936

It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "iQIYI Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call", where you may fill in your details for RSVP. If it requires you to enter a participant conference ID, please enter "5968936".

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email that you have received following your pre-registration.

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through August 21, 2020.

Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:

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+61 2 8199 0299

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A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.iqiyi.com/.

About iQIYI, Inc.

iQIYI, Inc. is an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China. Its corporate DNA combines creative talent with technology, fostering an environment for continuous innovation and the production of blockbuster content. iQIYI’s platform features highly popular original content, as well as a comprehensive library of other professionally-produced content, professional user generated content and user-generated content. The Company distinguishes itself in the online entertainment industry by its leading technology platform powered by advanced AI, big data analytics and other core proprietary technologies. iQIYI attracts a massive user base with tremendous user engagement, and has developed a diversified monetization model including membership services, online advertising services, content distribution, online games, live broadcasting, IP licensing, talent agency, online literature and e-commerce etc.

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Color Star Technology Announces Wiz Khalifa to Perform at “Color World” Online Concert September 9th

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NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2020 — Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq CM: HHT) (the "Company"," we", or "HHT") is pleased to announce that multi-platinum selling, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa will perform at "Fearless, Color World," an online concert presented by Color China Entertainment and Color Star Technology. The special online event will take place September 9th.

The "Fearless, Color World" online concert featured on the Color World app is a new type of concert launched by Color Star Technology which provides innovative training and educational services in the arts. The concert has invited many world-class artists to perform, hoping to make the audience feel the peace of the world and eternal love.

Biao (Luke) Lu, CEO says it’s all about "Colorful music, colorful life, and a colorful world. With warmth and hope, we celebrate our own lives and the hopes of the world. Let music run through our hearts and let us become a family. The world is unified, only love is eternal. The ‘Fearless, Color World’ online concert will bring to hundreds of millions of audiences around the world not only to the wonderful performances from the world’s top artists, but also the dazzling technology and sound. All of our content will use the SQ lossless quality versions. It will be broadcast, so that the audience can feel the shock like a live concert. We believe that this online concert will definitely bring billions of people around the world a brand-new online concert experience, this September we will go through the world together."

About Color Star Technology Co., Ltd.

Color Star Technology Co, Ltd. (Nasdaq: HHT) offers online and offline innovative education services for the music and entertainment industries globally. Its business operations are conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Color China Entertainment Ltd. and CACM Group NY, Inc. The Company’s online education is provided through its Color World music and entertainment education platform. The Company also offers after-school entertainment tutoring in New York via its joint venture entity Baytao LLC.

Wiz Khalifa Biography

Multi-platinum selling, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa burst onto the scene with mainstream success with the release of his first major label debut album, ROLLING PAPERS in 2011. ROLLING PAPERS spawned the hugely successful hits "Black and Yellow," "Roll Up," and "No Sleep" and gave Wiz the platform to win the award for "Best New Artist" at the 2011 BET Awards and "Top New Artist" at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. As a follow up to ROLLING PAPERS, Wiz Released O.N.I.F.C. in 2012. This album featured tracks "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "Remember You" featuring The Weeknd. His third studio album released in 2014, BLACC HOLLYWOOD, debuted at on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart and included hit single "We DemBoyz." Soon after, Wiz’s track, "See You Again," off the FURIOUS 7 soundtrack, catapulted to the top of the charts across 95 countries. Holding the spot for 12 consecutive weeks, "See You Again" broke records by being Spotify’s most-streamed track in a single day in the United States and in a single week in 26 countries. In addition to winning 3 Teen Choice Awards in 2015, "See You Again" continued its success by winning a Critics’ Choice Award in the "Best Song" category, winning two Billboard Music Awards in the categories "Top Hot 100 Song" and "Top Rap Song," earning three Grammy Award nominations in the categories "Song of the Year," "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance," and "Best Song Written for Visual Media," and a Golden Globe nomination in the category "Best Original Song – Motion Picture." Wiz released his album, KHALIFA, in February 2016 as a thank you to fans which included the tracks "Bake Sale" featuring Travis Scott and "Elevated." In June of the same year, Wiz collaborated with Juicy J and TM88 to debut TGOD MAFIA PRESENTS: RUDE AWAKENING and embarked on his co-headlining "The High Road Summer Tour" with Snoop Dogg. On April 20th, 2017, Wiz launched his mobile app, Wiz Khalifa’s Weed Farm, which has garnered over 10.1 million downloads and is currently being played in over eight countries and six languages. Later that year, Wiz’s mixtape, LAUGH NOW, FLY LATER, was released in November and featured the chart topping hit, "Letterman." His latest studio album, ROLLING PAPERS 2, which is certified gold, was released in July 2018. Following the release, Wiz and rap duo Rae Sremmurd hit the road for their "Dazed and Blazed Tour" throughout summer 2018. In February 2018, Wiz partnered with Sovereign Brands to create McQueen and the Violet Fog, an Award winning gin and rated by the NY Times as the "Best Gin". In April of 2019, Wiz released his 5-part docuseries with Apple Music, "Wiz Khalifa: Behind the Cam," which gives viewers an exclusive look into his life and career. In the summer of 2019, Wiz went on his "Decent Exposure Summer Tour" with French Montana, Moneybagg Yo, Chevy Woods, and DJ Drama. In November 2019, Wiz starred in Apple TV+’s "Dickinson," as the character of Death alongside Hailee Steinfeld. Wiz is also a series regular in Fox’s animated sitcom, "Duncanville" which premiered February 2020 with a second season coming soon. Most recently, Wiz released his latest project, The Saga of Wiz Khalifa, which features his track, "Contact".

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The Opening Ceremony of All in Print Cloud Will be Held Grandly on August 10th

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SHANGHAI, Aug. 5, 2020 — As one of the organizers, Messe Duesseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. announces that All in Print China 2020, one of the largest comprehensive printing exhibition across the world this year, will be held as scheduled on October 12-16th, 2020 in Shanghai. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people cannot visit the show on site. Thus, the organizers create a brand-new online platform – All in Print Cloud – which will remain open until the end of the offline exhibition as a value-added service to these visitors. It is also a warm-up of All in Print China 2020. The opening ceremony of All in Print Cloud will be held grandly on August 10th, 2020.

All in Print Cloud aims to bring more business opportunities to enterprises by overcoming communication barriers and integrating online and offline services. It is made up of two parts: Virtual Expo and Live Broadcast.

Visitors can enjoy following services from All in Print Cloud:

  • After registering All in Print China (AIP 2020), visitors will have their own registration ID. Though Virtual Expo platform, visitors can get the information of all exhibitors of AIP 2020 they are interested in and the products.
  • From August 10th, on Live Broadcast platform, visitors can learn the exhibitors’ services and products more directly by watching their introduction videos.
  • Visitors can also communicate with exhibitors in real time and inquire on All in Print Cloud.
  • After pre-registration, visitors can make appointment with exhibitors to book the meeting date and time during offline All in Print China.

All in all, All in Print Cloud integrates presentations, matchmaking and industry exchanges functions for printing and packaging industry, and provides exhibitors and professional buyers with video/live streaming promotions, supplier-buyer matchmaking, real-time communication and online inquiries.

On August 10th, the organizers of All in Print China, local and international industry associations, enterprise representatives will participate in the opening ceremony of All in Print Cloud in the Live Broadcast. They will give more detailed introduction of this platform, and share the show highlights, the latest industry trend with the audience as well.

The opening ceremony of All in Print Cloud will be held at 10 a.m. (Beijing time) on August 10th, visit http://live.shangzhibo.tv/HplqvWxUx for live streaming.