Monthly Archives: January 2021

PR Newswire

Venslar Returns to Shadow Arena with Enhanced Team Support Ability

Leave a comment

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 22, 2021 — Pearl Abyss announced today that its action-packed PvP game Shadow Arena will now have a new version of their Hero – Venslar. The all-new Venslar will make players more strategic by supporting their allies while attacking enemies. 

Venslar Returns to Shadow Arena with Enhanced Team Support Ability
Venslar Returns to Shadow Arena with Enhanced Team Support Ability

The original Venslar, who was an offensive Hero, has been reborn as a Support, one of three Hero types in Shadow Arena. Her new skillset will enable players to increase DP of themselves as well as allies, recover allies’ HP, and increase Attack Speed and Movement Speed. 

The unique characteristic of the original Venslar, which is to switch between attack and defense stances, is maintained. Venslar can block attacks from enemies while supporting her allies and chase down the opponents to make quick attacks. Thanks to these abilities, players can become more strategic when it comes to fighting in a team-based battle. 

In addition, the Item Preset feature has been updated to increase player convenience. Players can now purchase a desired item immediately using a shortkey without visiting the in-game shop. 

Visit the official website, Discord, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter for more information.    

About Shadow Arena  

Shadow Arena is Pearl Abyss’ action-packed PvP game that is currently available in Early Access on Steam. Based on the world of Black Desert, Shadow Arena features fierce battles in which 4 teams of 3 players each compete to become the ultimate victor on the battlefield. Players can choose from a variety of Heroes, each with their own unique fighting style. To climb to the top of the pack, players must slay monsters to gain buffs and collect tokens, which they can use to buy their gear. Impeccable skill execution and well-timed evasive maneuvers are also critical in securing victory.  

About Pearl Abyss   

Established in 2010, Pearl Abyss is a leading developer in the game industry with its renowned MMORPG franchise Black Desert. Pearl Abyss services the Black Desert IP across all platforms and its action-packed PvP Shadow Arena on Early Access on Steam. All of Pearl Abyss’ games are built on the company’s proprietary engine and are renowned for cutting-edge graphics. Pearl Abyss is currently developing Crimson Desert, DokeV, and PLAN 8 using its next-generation game engine and is poised to grow its overseas market. More information about Pearl Abyss is available at: www.pearlabyss.com 

Related Links :

http://www.pearlabyss.com

PR Newswire

Big Data Exchange (BDx) to Launch Shared Business Continuity Plan Workspaces Across Its Data Centers

Leave a comment

BDx’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Workspaces to Offer Flexible Leasing Programs and an Exciting Coworking Environment to Complement Disaster Recovery Planning

HONG KONG, Jan. 22, 2021 — Big Data Exchange (BDx), a pan-Asian carrier-neutral data center cluster, will introduce Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Workspaces, a shared office space program that will enable its customers with a unique and secure way to work, collaborate and access their IT infrastructure colocated inside BDx facilities. With the first phase to launch this spring, BDx’s new BCP Workspaces provide customers with flexible leasing options, modern workspaces, and amenities across BDx’s state-of-the-art data centers. The all-new shared BCP Workspace environments will benefit enterprises who are looking for short or long-term options while providing rapid access to their infrastructure during emergency situations or as part of their disaster recovery efforts.

"The ability to quickly access IT infrastructure is a large part of our customers’ business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and we want to provide a way for them to quickly and securely do that when it matters most," says KC Tse, Director of Operations for BDx. "BDx’s shared workspace is a cost-efficient solution that reduces the amount of time and budget spent traveling between customer offices and our facilities. It also decreases the cost of utilities, and it helps our customers invest in their employees by giving them access to brand new office space in close proximity to their IT infrastructure with several first-rate amenities."

BDx’s BCP Workspaces will create shared seating at all BDx data center locations across Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China, including NKG1 in Nanjing, which is set to launch early this year. Companies can customize their leasing plan to occupy the amount of space and terms that work best for their needs. In addition to BCP Workspaces, tenants will be able to access fully furnished meeting rooms, a cutting-edge video conference area, an on-site café, stocked pantries, bottomless coffee, high-speed internet and more. Private suites will also be available for companies with long-term needs. 

Maintaining a secure data center and shared workspace environment remains a top priority for BDx. Authorized access to the BCP Workspaces will require a secure personal QR code, among other rigid security measures.

"Our remote hands service will continue to be available, but our BCP Workspaces plan will be a solution for customers that require a physical presence," says Tse. "The shared workspace will help us build relationships with our customers by providing a positive environment inside a dynamic data center space. It will also foster camaraderie within the IT industry by bringing together professionals with a common interest from different industries."

Contact BDx to learn more about its customizable BCP Workspaces leasing options. To learn more about BDx’s data centers, colocation services, managed services and more, visit www.bdxworld.com.

About BDx
Big Data Exchange (BDx) is a Pan Asian data center cluster with sites throughout Hong Kong, mainland China and Singapore. Its unique hybrid cloud, connectivity and colocation solutions offer unparalleled security and reliability for the IT infrastructure of its global clientele. As a carrier-neutral provider, BDx creates a secure hybrid ecosystem with its BDx SoftConnect, BDx Armour, and BDx Single Pane offerings, providing connectivity solutions across Asia. By using BDx automated modules, BDx is able to provide customers with a level of customization that rivals competitors in efficiency and cost, offering them the ability to manage physical racks with the same ease as working in public clouds. To learn more, visit www.bdxworld.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Media Contact:
Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA)                                                                                             
pr@jsa.net

Logo – https://techent.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/big-data-exchange-bdx-to-launch-shared-business-continuity-plan-workspaces-across-its-data-centers.jpg

Related Links :

http://www.bdxworld.com

PR Newswire

Havas Health & You Evolves Network Positioning, Announces Chief Content Officer Hire Lars Bengston, and Launches Content Assembly

Leave a comment

Network hosts launch event, The Future of Health, highlighting insights into industry future, revived mission and new areas of investment

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2021 — 2020 was a monumental year for all industries, and an especially formative time for health. The pandemic forced care providers, hospital systems and health brands to adapt and pivot at unprecedented speed and scale, with major industry players leaning into and creating new models by the minute in order to survive. The once-in-a-lifetime transformational events have acted as a catalyst, driving significant, permanent change that will shape a future health environment much different than previously seen.

Amidst rapid growth, Havas Health & You (HH&Y) had planned to evolve their network positioning to focus on what they call "Human Purpose." Amongst recent category history, this positioning is more relevant than ever. Global CEO Donna Murphy states, "People’s lives and families are our key motivating factors every day, no matter where they lie within the health ecosystem. If, through the work that we do, we can make someone feel less isolated, provide peace of mind, or increase quality of life, we’ve done our job. Today marks a new era for our business, a new look and feel for us, an exciting strategic hire, and the founding of a new division of our business."

"Powerful health brands are as much about cheering on the human spirit as they are about treating the human body," says Brian Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer of HH&Y. "Human Purpose is our approach to building brands; that is, creating brands that help people thrive."

HH&Y announced their evolved positioning with a thought leadership event, The Future of Health, providing context to the landscape and expert guidance as we look to the future, featuring several members of their executive leadership team, Eben Shapiro of Time, Aubree Curtis of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and patients and physicians from around the world.

The event and new positioning were led by both Robinson and Megan Rokosh, Global Chief Marketing Officer, and executed by the Global Marketing team, Havas Production Services and the highly-awarded Havas Lynx. Rokosh states, "Health has entered into the cultural conversation like never before in history over the last year. Health brands of the future need access to a plethora of different skills and expertise. As a partner and industry leader, it’s incumbent on us to provide both. Our new positioning reflects our evolved point of view, the refreshed category vibrancy and the areas of investment and growth that we see being the pillars of the future of health."

These pillars include innovation, technology, medical, customer experience, and content. Industry leader Lars Bengston, who was the co-creator of Some Good News with John Krasinski, Publisher of VICE Media, and Head of Content at Thrive Global, joins as the network’s Chief Content Officer, stating "By creating content that amplifies solutions to today’s HCP and patient challenges, we have the power to rewrite old perceptions, and reimagine traditional methods of communication. Moreover, in today’s world, good content changes lives – and adding value to the culture of the communities you serve has positive and outlasting commercial benefits. We are built to guide you on the new healthcare journey of today, one that incorporates the human spirit as our guiding point."

The newly formed division, the Content Assembly, will blend storytelling with HH&Y’s leading practices in data, technology and customer experience, and will be a global collection of leading creators and strategists from across industries led by Bengston and Rokosh.

You can view The Future of Health https://havas.6connex.com/event/futureofhealth/login.

About Havas Health & You:
Havas Health & You unites Havas Life, Health4Brands (H4B), Lynx, Havas Life PR and Havas Health Plus, all wholly owned health and communications networks, with the consumer health businesses and practices of Havas Creative Group. Its customer-centric approach has the talent, tenacity and technology that health-and-wellness companies, brands and people need to thrive in today’s world. For more information, go to www.HavasHealthandYou.com

Logo – https://techent.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/havas-health-you-evolves-network-positioning-announces-chief-content-officer-hire-lars-bengston-and-launches-content-assembly.jpg  

Related Links :

http://www.havashealthandyou.com

PR Newswire

Contrast Security Empowers Zurich to Secure Its Digital Transformation Efforts

Leave a comment

LOS ALTOS, Calif., Jan. 22, 2021 — Contrast Security, the leading developer-centric application security software company, today announced Zurich North America Insurance (Zurich), one of the largest providers of insurance solutions and services, uses Contrast Security to secure applications in development that are critical linchpins in its digital transformation strategy. The collaboration provides Zurich software developers needed tools for writing secure code faster and collaborating with application security peers to reduce application risk. 

"Protecting the information of our customers, our third-party collaborators, and our own systems is a top priority for Zurich North America," said Adam Page, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Zurich North America. "Our applications enable us to deliver differentiated experiences, and our collaboration with Contrast empowers us to shift left by identifying software code issues earlier in the pipeline and in real time with easy-to-follow results."

The applications secured by Contrast Security are used by Zurich North America customers and its employees. Contrast helps Zurich’s development team to address the challenges of today’s advanced threat landscape in real time by automating and streamlining application security. "Contrast takes an innovative approach to application security that enables our developers to work smarter and focus on threats that pose the greatest risk," said Esther Speckhart, the Business Information Security Officer (BISO) at Zurich.

"The early adoption of Contrast Security by Zurich North America is the first step in what will soon be a larger rollout across Zurich as part of our ongoing digital transformation," said Paige Adams, Zurich’s Global Chief Information Security Officer. "Digital transformation has been and continues to be the primary goal for Zurich as we move forward into the new year."

"Prominent insurance providers like Zurich are aggressively driving digital innovation to improve customer experiences and accelerate business growth," said Surag Patel, Chief Strategy Officer at Contrast Security. "Therefore, with substantially more software being created at accelerated speeds and the increasing focus of malicious attackers on the software, the risk of software vulnerabilities in applications has never been greater. Yet, legacy application security approaches simply are unable to keep pace with the speed and agility demanded by modern software development. Contrast transforms application security by using an automated approach via instrumentation to embed security observability into the software development process. This virtually eliminates false positives while empowering developers to detect and remediate vulnerabilities without specialized application security skills."

About Contrast Security

Contrast Security is the leader in modernized application security, embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software. Contrast’s patented deep security instrumentation completely disrupts traditional application security approaches with integrated, comprehensive security observability that delivers highly accurate assessment and continuous protection of an entire application portfolio. This eliminates the need for disruptive scanning, expensive infrastructure workloads, and specialized security experts. The Contrast Application Security Platform accelerates development cycles, improves efficiencies and cost, and enables rapid scale while protecting applications from known and unknown threats.

About Zurich North America

Zurich North America is one of the latest providers of insurance solutions and services to businesses and individuals. Its customers represent industries ranging from agriculture to technology and include more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Zurich backed the building of some of the most recognizable structures in North America — from the Hoover Dam to the Confederation Bridge. Its North American, LEED® Platform headquarters is located in the Chicago area. Zurich employs approximately 9,000 people in North America and has offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

CONTACT:
Contrast Security
Patrick Spencer 
patrick.spencer@contrastsecurity.com
888-371-1333

Related Links

Contrast Security

 

PR Newswire

Flipclutch Research: WIMI’s Dr. Yang on Opportunities and challenges of Extended Reality (XR)

Leave a comment

HONG KONG, Jan. 21, 2021 — Flipclutch Research, a market research organization in Hong Kong, recently released a research report on ‘Opportunities and challenges of Extended Reality (XR)’. This report comes from the scientific research paper of Dr. Yang of WIMI Hologram Cloud, which explains the development and application of holography in detail and provides us with valuable information. The below is excerpted from the report:

In recent years, virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and augmented reality (AR) have attracted great attention in academia and industry. The industry also refers to these three technologies collectively Extended Reality (XR). Among them, VR provides a revolutionary next-generation immersive entertainment interaction method, while MR and AR have great hopes to enable users to get rid of a single smartphone screen and enhance the user’s visual experience. Essentially, VR, MR, and AR are all results of mixing digital content with reality, and the difference lies in the ratio of mixing with reality. Both MR and AR need to be implemented in the real environment around the user. Among them, AR pays more attention to the elements of the real world, while the virtual elements in MR play a leading role. Therefore, AR and MR glasses and wearable devices do not need to completely isolate the external world, but only need to cover the digital content part of the user’s current perspective. In order to make the user feel real, AR and MR need to build a 3D model of the environment, and then, integrate the virtual elements and put it in a suitable position to prevent occlusion.In contrast, VR is a 100% virtual simulation experience. It is a virtual world in a three-dimensional space created by computer technology. VR uses a head-mounted display (HMD) to completely cover the user’s field of view (FoV), and then,changes in the content played on the screen are fed back to the user’s eye and head movements accordingly.

AR based on scene understanding is currently the most widely used and most promising form of AR presentation. The Pokemon Go mobile game launched by Nintendo in 2016 uses AR technology. Players can find the sprites in the real environment through the mobile phone screen, and then capture or fight. Since AR essentially superimposes virtual things on the real world, object recognition and scene understanding play a vital role in AR applications, which are directly related to the sense of reality of the final presentation.

MR relies on the powerful 3D rendering capabilities and interactive perception capabilities of HMD to realize the fusion of holographic images and real life. In medical applications, 3D organ images can directly help doctors communicate with patients and show the location and treatment methods of the lesion. In architectural planning, designers can visualize various design inspirations in the real world, display architectural styles and deployments, and better facilitate commercial cooperation. Currently, the more mature devices for MR applications are Hololens launched by Microsoft and Magic Leap One launched by Magic Leap.

Compared with AR and MR, VR has received more attention and popularization due to its revolutionary interactive methods, applications such as VR sports live broadcast/large-scale event live broadcast, VR travel, real estate video on demand/live broadcast, UGC (user-generated content) VR game on demand/live broadcast, VR conference, and VR live broadcast, have been widely used and promoted. It is predicted that by 2025, the VR application market will reach 30 billion US dollars. Recently, IT companies including Apple, Google, Facebook, and YouTube have also deployed the VR market. As the most popular VR application at present, VR video uses 360-degree video to construct a three-dimensional virtual world in HMD, relying on strong immersion, interaction, imagination, and other features that bring people a revolutionary visual interactive experience. However, this kind of new experience requires higher transmission bandwidth, higher video bitrate, and lower latency.

1. The main challenges currently facing XR
1.1 Content production
1.2 GPU/CPU processing power
2. Network transmission capacity
2.1 Meeting mobility needs of wireless networks
2.2 High data rate and low latency requirements
3. Possible technological breakthrough points in the future
3.1 Highly integrated display device (HMD)
3.2 Content rendering and production based on computer graphics technology
3.3 XR content transmission based on D2D communication
3.4 XR content transmission based on the cache transcoding mechanism of 5G mobile-edge computing

What is XR?

Augmented reality (AR). It is a technology that computes the position and Angle of the camera image in real time and adds corresponding images, videos and 3D models. The goal of this technology is to embed the virtual world on the screen and interact with the real world. As the CPU computing power of portable electronic products improves, the use of augmented reality will be more and more extensive.

Extended Reality (XR) is a term for the use of computer technology and wearable devices to produce a combination of real and virtual, human-computer interactive environment. The expansion includes augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and many other forms. In other words, to avoid confusion, XR is a generic term that includes VR, AR, and MR. The XR points are divided into multiple levels. From a virtual world with wired sensor input, to a full virtual world.

Features of 5G, such as high transmission and low delay, can enrich XR application scenarios. The large bandwidth characteristic of 5G network can meet the development demand of XR. 5G overlay edge computing brings low latency and transfers the computing power needed for local rendering to the cloud.

XR(extended reality), including VR(virtual reality), AR(augmented reality), MR(mixed reality) and so on, is expected to be one of the killer applications in the 5G era due to its ability to provide users with more immersive experience. Nowadays, with the maturity of 5G technology and large-scale commercial use, various XR applications are also attracting much attention.

Recently, Weimy Holographic released a hybrid reality (" MR ") head-mounted display (" Head display ") new product, "Holographic Soft Light Cinema", to further expand the company’s holographic product portfolio matrix. This headset, which focuses on audio and video entertainment, brings a more immersive experience with a bigger screen, more comfortable seats and a better sense of immersion.

As an ecological service provider for 5G applications, Weimei Hologram focuses on computer vision holographic cloud services. Its product layout business application scenes are mainly concentrated in five professional fields, including home entertainment, light field cinema, performance performance system, commercial release system and advertising display system. Based on the imaging detection and recognition technology, template matching and detection technology, video processing and recognition technology, holographic 3D layer replacement technology in imaging recognition and dynamic fusion processing technology in imaging tracking, Weimai embed holographic AR advertisements into online videos. It is hoped that these technologies will be applied to the company’s future strategic blueprint, such as the development and application of holographic 3D face recognition technology and holographic face change technology.

The integrated holographic application platform independently developed by Weimei research and development team includes holographic audio-visual integrated operation, holographic advertising service, holographic media asset management and platform-level holographic data management and holographic interaction system, holographic recognition system, holographic label system, holographic tracking system, holographic capture system and holographic analysis system.

Compared with its domestic counterparts, Wimi. US has established a comprehensive holographic AR content library, and the format of holographic AR content covers from 3D models to holographic short videos. As of December 31, 2018, there are 4,654 ready-to-use AR holographic content available for Micromidea holographic AR products and solutions covering a wide range of categories, including animals, cartoon characters, vehicles and food. Of these, 2,961 were used for educational scenes, 851 for tourism, 739 for arts and entertainment, and 103 for science popularization. In addition, Weimie’s content library is enriched with copyrighted content licensed from third parties. Weimy works with a variety of content owners, including brands, film producers and talent agents, to transform high-quality IP into AR.

XR as the next generation mobile computing platform

As the next generation mobile computing platform, the XR is promoting the convergence of the real and digital worlds, thus revolutionizing the way we work, live, learn and play.

With the support of 5G connection with high speed and low time delay, people can put XR rendering and other tasks on the terminal side and the cloud for distributed processing, and make full use of the advantages of terminal and cloud, so that users can experience XR experience with realistic visual effect on thin and lightweight devices. In addition,AI can also provide support for a variety of perception algorithms needed for spatial computing, further enhancing people’s immersive experience on XR devices.

In the past, people used to play games, watch live shows, watch movies and TV shows, etc. on XR devices, that is, they focused on individual users’ usage scenarios. With the continuous progress of technology,XR can also be widely used in equipment fault detection/maintenance, online education, holographic conferencing and many other scenarios, with great development potential. According to Weimei holographic prospectus, with the change of 5G holographic communication network bandwidth conditions, 5G holographic application market will explode. Holographic interactive entertainment, holographic conference, holographic conference and other high-end applications will gradually popularize holographic social networking, holographic communication, holographic navigation, holographic family applications and other directions. Weimei holographic cloud plan is based on the holographic AI face recognition technology and the holographic AI face change technology as the core technology, with a number of technical innovation system to support the holographic cloud platform service and 5G communication holographic application.

Virtual reality industry in China should accelerate technological breakthroughs, accelerate the content innovation, enhance the user experience ascension, also want to consolidate 5 g, gigabit fiber broadband, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other new digital infrastructure base, to get through upstream and downstream industry standards, to form closer collaboration, allowing XR real service in people’s life, in the service of one thousand lines of all sectors. In the national 5G related policy promotion, XR will finally usher in the breakthrough point of development. With the penetration of 5G and XR technologies into the work flows of enterprises and institutions at all levels, THE XR in the 5G era is bound to be a trillion market.

About Flipclutch

Flipclutch Team is a leading market research company in Hong Kong. They have established a professional and proprietary research platform for financial markets, focusing on emerging growth companies and technologically leading companies. Flipclutch team is professional in market research reports, industry insights & financing trends analysis. For more information, please visit http://www.Flipclutch.com

Related Links :

http://www.Flipclutch.com

Android, Editorial, Mobile, Reviews

Xiaomi POCO M3 In-depth Review – The POCO That Can!

Leave a comment

If you were looking for the one stop shop to everything the market has to offer but with an affordable price tag, the Xiaomi POCO M3 might be the way to go. It has a robust build, triple cameras, a full HD screen display, excellent battery life for only RM 599 in Malaysia.

Released in November 2020, it should be noted that POCO is actually an independent brand from Xiaomi. Shocked? We were too, but keep in mind that the confusion is there for many since Xiaomi still manufactures everything you see in the POCO. Nonetheless, everything designed is meant to be exclusively for the POCO brand and not a cookie cutter phone copying Xiaomi’s existing devices.

When you buy the POCO M3, you get a yellow outer box encasing the phone along with your typical treats. Along with the SIM eject tool, the USB cable as well as the 22.5W QC3 charger, buyers also receive a transparent silicon case and a screen protector.

Design

As mentioned, the POCO M3 has its own unique design and offers more than you’ve bargained for. The overall build of the device is robust and sturdy. Although made of plastic, the faux leather backing and weight of the phone gives the user the feel of a premium quality design. It also makes it easy to grip and looks a lot cleaner than your regular plastic as it seems to be fingerprint resistant.

The front of the device is a full screen from top to bottom without an inch to spare. It shows off a 6.53” 1080p IPS LCD screen. The front facing 8-megapixel camera is placed dead centre at the top for the best angled selfie. The Gorilla Glass 3 reinforces the build of the phone which easily passed an accidental drop test from the table (Oops! Rest assured, no device was harmed during the writing of this review). Right above the selfie camera, there is a thin grill that serves as the earpiece during calls. The corners of the POCO M3 are curved and the bezels are relatively slim.

On the sides, you have the fingerprint sensor for convenience and the volume button on the right. The fingerprint sensor also acts as the power button. The triple card slot is located on the left side of the device.

The POCO M3’s stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio jack and microphone are housed at the top of the device. The other stereo speaker is found at the bottom along with the mouthpiece and the USB-C port.

Flip the phone on its back and you’ll find quarter of the back covered in dark glass that protects the triple camera and also boasts the POCO logo. The glass makes the design jut out but not in a way that throws the phone off balance and makes it wobble when placed on a table.

The POCO M3 comes in 3 variety of colors – POCO yellow, Cool Blue and Power Black. You can choose to buy the 64 GB or 128 GB variant. It weighs 198 grams and measures in at 162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm.

When it comes to the feel of the POCO M3 in hand, it feels sturdy and has enough heft to weigh it down. The heft and size can be a little unwieldy. Maneuvering the phone with one hand can be a task with its weight making things that much worse. That said, the faux leather finish does give it a little more grip.

Hardware

When it comes to hardware, the entry-level POCO M3 isn’t going to blow you out of the water. However, it does come with a more powerful Snapdragon 600 series processor which should give it an edge over some of its competition. However, that really depends on the software optimisations that Xiaomi has built into the POCO M3. As we already know, MIUI 12 is packed with features that are processor intensive. We’ll see how it performs later on.

Other than the processor, the M3 also comes with a pretty respectable setup when it comes to cameras and even memory. However, it’s on par with the competition when it comes to RAM – something that Xiaomi and POCO could have upped for the longevity of the phone.

Specifications

ProcessorQualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662
Octa-core:
4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold
4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Adreno 610
RAM4 GB
Memory128 GB (As Reviewed)
64 GB
microSD slot
Display6.53-inch
IPS LCD
1080 x 2340
~395 ppi
Operating SystemAndroid 10, MIUI 12
BatteryNon-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh
Fast charging
18W
Reverse charging
ConnectivityDual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band,
Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
USB Type-C 2.0,
USB On-The-Go
CameraMain:
Triple Camera:
48-megapixel, f/1.8, (wide)
2-megapixel, f/2.4, (macro)
2-megapixel, f/2.4, (depth)
Video: Full 1080p HD @ 30fps

Front:
8- megapixel (f/2.1)
Video: Full 1080p HD @ 30fps (wide angle)

Features: Panorama
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted)
Accelerometer
Proximity
Compass

User Interface

The POCO M3 comes with MIUI 12 based on Android 10. This makes it equipped with a streamlined interface. It brings fresh and cool animations and a few new features compared to its predecessor the MIUI 11.

As usual with MIUI, it comes with an array of downloadable themes where you can customize ringtones, fonts and so on.

The home screen provides you the usual folders, widgets and so on that you get from any phone running on Android. The MIUI 12 offers you an app drawer that automatically categorizes the apps into categories such as Entertainment, Business and Tools. Feel free to customize the categories or if you hate the feature, simply disable it.

MIUI 12 comes with the new feature of having a floating app. For example, I can open my messaging app on top of the video I’m currently watching. If you don’t want the app to be floating, then split the screen. The one feature that annoyed me was the holding down and slowly having to slide up on the right to open the feature to close or stop all opened apps when clearing your phone. It’s a double swipe up. First swipe is the menu and second is to close apps. I did not have the patience to learn how to overcome this correctly so it might have been a user issue rather than the device itself.

The UI comes with new privacy options which is always welcomed. Users can remove location and device info when sharing photos and videos. There is also a security app that among others scans the phone for malware and helps clear up space to keep the phone running on optimum level.

The fingerprint scanner that is mounted on the right side of the phone is quick and convenient to unlock the phone with your thumb. For a side mounted scanner, it is impressing in terms of accuracy. However, we advise that you activate the Press recognition method offered by Xiaomi so as to avoid accidentally unlocking the device. This unfortunately happened to me and I sent my boss some questionable gifs via WhatsApp because of it.

Performance

The phone is powered by the latest Snapdragon 662 chipset. The GPU is Adreno 610. The SoC has an octa-core CPU and holds either 4 GB of RAM with 64 GB UFS 2.0 internal storage or 4 GB RAM with 128GB UFS 2.1 storage. Both storage expandable via microSD.

We noticed that there was a slight lag when switching in between tasks which makes us believe that the CPU performance could be bogged down by the optimisations and graphically intensive processes in MIUI 12. However, it is more likely that POCO could have afforded to increase the RAM in the POCO M3 to accommodate its MIUI. The issue is exacerbated if you decide to game on the device.

Gaming

When it comes to gaming, the POCO M3 is a drag – literally. Even though the display boasts a high resolution, there will be significant lags if you set your game above 720p. However, this is expected with the price you pay for an entry-range device. That said, POCO was touting this phone as a go to entry device when it comes to gaming – so there is a little bit of a draw back there. The only highlight here is that the phone does not heat up.

Battery Life

The POCO M3 has a massive 6,000 mAh battery and supports 18W fast charging. We’d recommended that you use the fast charger that it comes with it. If you don’t, a slow or normal charge would take quite a while to completely charge this bad boy. In our time with the phone, the battery life was its main highlight; even with 12 hours of full on usage, the battery lasted for 2 full days on a single charge.

Speakers

You will find stereo speakers at the top and bottom of the device, providing users with a balanced audio experience. Due to this, the loudness of the phone is proven when you play YouTube videos or when you take a call with your Asian mom and put her on loudspeaker. The sound quality does not disappoint.

Display

The POCO M3 has a 395ppi density thanks to its extended resolution at 2340 x 1080 pixels. For being on a budget, the M3, which has a large 6.53-inch display, is a cut above the rest in its price category when it comes to display resolution. If you’re a clumsy individual, fret not, the device is equipped with Gorilla Glass 3.

The display is easy to manoeuvre with the brightness level setting being placed at the normal drop down menu. If you’re stuck in the sunlight the whole day, switch on Sunlight Mode for a brighter display.

Camera

The POCO M3 has a triple camera setup for its main camera. The main sensor is 48-megapixel which is complemented bys a 2-megapixel macro lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. This triple camera set up is accompanied by a single LED flash. Before you get too excited, the camera is quite basic even though it attempts to hop on the latest trend bandwagon.

The main rear camera is 48-megapixel with f/1.8 lens, 0.8µm pixels and PDAF with night mode available. The macro camera does not have auto-focus but has f/2.4 aperture with 1.75µm pixels. On the front, you will have your 8-megapixel selfie camera with a fixed focus and f/2.1 lens. When you access the camera app, there is a flash mode, HDR mode, AI toggle and beauty effects and filters for the user to play with.

The pictures are nothing out of the ordinary and we didn’t expect them to be. The camera naturally captures and edits the photos with a soft touch but manages to keep the details needed. Overall, the camera tends to make the colours warmer than in real life.

In its different modes, the portrait seems to be more detailed than the regular setting and the 48-megapixel setting compared to the default 12-megapixel captures more detail. However, The AI tends to make the photos captures a bit off through its high contrast setting.

The camera seemed to work best with natural lighting but failed to impress when we tried to use it at night. It doesn’t capture as much details as compared to when used in the daytime. This became better with night mode on but once again, doesn’t compare to natural lighting.

There’s nothing to boast or say much about the front facing camera. It did the job without any issues but other than that, it seemed to be just a basic selfie camera.

In terms of video captured, there isn’t any 4K or 60fps. All videos are captured at 1080@30fps without stabilization. The colours was average at best and nothing out of the basic ordinary.

A Cut Above but Still Bang for Your Buck Comes With Some Sacrifices

The POCO M3 offers more than its competitors in the market with an affordable price tag. It has quite an impressive array of hardware and built in features that make the RM 599 price tag worth it. Trust and believe that you are getting your money’s worth but the phone is not without its flaws and with that price tag, you cannot expect it to be. It’s not the best phone for gaming but runs smoothly if you adjust some in app settings for a good experience. If you’re on a budget or just cannot see yourself spending four figures on any phone, the POCO M3 may just be your best bet right now!

PR Newswire

Wondershare Rolls out EdrawMax 10.5 with New Diagram Features and Compatibility Upgrades

Leave a comment

Wondershare EdrawMax allows users to create diagrams freely and efficiently, whether they are engineers, product managers, sales managers, educators, HR, or consultants.

VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 21, 2021 — Wondershare EdrawMax has released its latest 10.5 version to start 2021 with amazing improvements. The update brings a wide range of features to meet its customer’s growing demands such as timeline diagram insert, customized presentation, file protection, and improved compatibility with Microsoft Visio.

Wondershare Rolls out EdrawMax 10.5 with New Diagram Features and Compatibility Upgrades
Wondershare Rolls out EdrawMax 10.5 with New Diagram Features and Compatibility Upgrades

"We are committed to bring the most productive products to our users so that anyone can be the diagram expert in their field with EdrawMax," said Edwin Wang, Product Director of Wondershare EdrawMax. "Compared to its previous version, 10.5 brings a vital upgrade in security options and editing tools, improving the overall user experience".

These are the major updates of Wondershare EdrawMax 10.5:

  • Timeline Diagram Insert: the insert feature has been improved and now allows users to insert different timeline diagrams directly and customize all details easily.
  • Customized Presentations: users can freely capture any zone of the diagram and export it as a new slide on the working canvas.
  • File Protection: Considering our user’s information privacy needs, EdrawMax now supports saving files with a password and grants access to selected people.
  • Microsoft Visio Compatibility: The new version has better compatibility with Visio files and stencils, which improves efficiency to directly import VSSX files into the software.

In addition, EdrawMax provides over 2,000 built-in professional templates and 26,000 drag and drop symbols for users, such as flowchart, floor plan, org chart, Gantt chart, UML, Network and electrical diagram. Users can now make their presentation more vivid and attractive by customizing diverse elements to make their ideas and data more intuitive.

As an effective and intuitive diagramming tool, EdrawMax is trusted by over 25 million users and big enterprises including Amazon, IMB, Dell, CISCO, Intel, HSBC, Samsung, etc., around the world.

Compatibility, Pricing and Languages

EdrawMax is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and as a web-based online platform, and prices start from $99 USD yearly. English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Russian editions are available.

For the latest EdrawMax news and updates, visit edrawsoft.com/edraw-max/or follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

About Wondershare

Founded in 2003, Wondershare is a global leader in software development and a pioneer in the field of digital creativity. With powerful technology, the solutions we provide are simple and convenient, making Wondershare trusted by millions of people in more than 150 countries worldwide. We help our users pursue their passions so that, together, we can build a more creative world. www.wondershare.com    

Media Contact
Ellen Cheng
Wondershare
ellenc@wondershare.com

Related Links :

http://www.wondershare.com

Business, Contributed

Beyond the Now: Thrive in 2021 with These Five Trends

Leave a comment

From shifting to work from home policies to customers’ increasing demand for better services and experience, organizations are finding that they need to transform faster to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect technology trends to only continue to evolve as reliance on technology becomes more critical in our current social and economic landscape. To ride out the wave rather than sink in it, forward-thinking organizations in Asia-Pacific (APAC) should rethink their digital transformation strategies based on these trends we expect to see in the coming year.

5G, IoT, Edge computing: The trio for intelligent connectivity

APAC will continue progressing on its 5G journey. While commercial 5G services are already available in nine markets in the region — including South Korea, Japan, and China — another 12 have officially announced similar plans. The increased availability of 5G will help drive the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing to deliver ultra-low latency, high bandwidth network, and effectively support large-scale distribution of endpoints. For example, 5G, IoT and edge computing can be applied to smart fleet management, wherein edge devices can monitor critical vehicle systems and access the 5G network to send alerts, track the flow of goods, plan routes, and facilitate communications between a vehicle and any IoT-enabled entity that may affect or be affected by the vehicle.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

We foresee more APAC organizations and cities adopting 5G, IoT, and edge computing in 2021 to become more connected and efficient. Emerging use cases for the three technologies include analyzing sensor data for predictive maintenance and quality control, augmented reality systems for remote operations, and personalized ‘connected experiences’ for customer and supplier engagement.

Security is a growing priority for hybrid cloud

Customers and employees alike now expect business applications and services to be highly available, on-demand and secure. To achieve that, we recommend organizations to embrace hybrid cloud in order to run workloads  across any environment (i.e., on-premises, private or public cloud) more easily and quickly. Red Hat’s 2021 Global Tech Outlook found that 77% of APAC organizations surveyed plan to use more than one cloud platform — be it private and public clouds — in the next 12 months, up from 53% in 2020. According to the survey results, the top three reasons for organizations to run their applications across hybrid cloud include improving data security, gaining IT agility, and addressing data privacy concerns.

Security will remain a focus area as organizations progress in their hybrid cloud journey — nearly half of the organizations we surveyed globally cited cloud security as their top funding priority next year. The challenge when it comes to security is that it is made up of different elements such as endpoint, network and data security. One way of overcoming this is by adopting an open security automation framework that unifies the different security practices using a set of automated workflows. By doing so, organizations can gain greater visibility across the entire security function, enabling them to identify threats or remediate cyber attacks faster.

Cloud-native will drive container adoption

Cloud-native applications can respond quickly to change, adapting and evolving with new features and functionalities released incrementally more quickly, reliably and frequently with less risk. As more organizations adopt hybrid cloud to increase the scalability and availability of apps, those that also embrace cloud-native development are in a better position to build and run responsive, scalable, and fault-tolerant apps on any cloud.

pexels-photo-4974914.jpeg
Photo by olia danilevich on Pexels.com

Containers are a key technology for unlocking the benefits of cloud-native development. Containers enable applications to be packaged and isolated with their entire runtime environment, making it easier to move them between environments while retaining full functionality. With containers, developers can more easily release and update apps as a collection of loosely coupled services, like microservices, instead of having to wait for one large release. Recognizing that containers can help accelerate innovation, 45% of APAC respondents from the 2021 Global Tech Outlook expect more than half of their workloads to be containerized in the next 12 months.

Automation is on the rise

Customers are demanding more at a faster pace, while IT architectures are ever-changing and built on increasingly complicated technology stacks. Organizations also need to support a work-from-home productivity model during the COVID-19 pandemic. To address these requirements, APAC organizations are increasingly turning to automation to reduce complexity, improve productivity, and lower operating cost. However, they must have an enterprise-wide automation strategy instead of deploying automation in silos in order to fully benefit from the technology.  

More organizations are increasingly using automation in conjunction with artificial intelligence and machine learning to create an additional layer of automated insight to optimize business processes. Some APAC banks are already using robotic process automation (RPA) to approve credit card applications, automate payments, and validate claims. Because RPA can augment and mimic human judgment and behavior to replicate rules-based human action, it reduces the time taken for those tasks.

Open culture needs to complement technology modernization

According to a November 2019 study sponsored by Red Hat, 80% of APAC business leaders surveyed rank cultural change and technology modernization of equal importance for digital transformation. Cultural characteristics key for transformation include adaptability, inclusivity, transparency, and collaboration – all of which are open source principles. Organizations that have supported their cultural change initiatives with efforts to modernize their infrastructure and application architecture have been able to quickly develop and deliver new applications, respond rapidly to customer demands, and control maintenance costs.

photo of people doing handshakes
Photo by fauxels on Pexels.com

With APAC businesses recognizing that digital transformation is driven by a change in mindset, we foresee more organizations embracing open principles, processes, and culture next year. By doing so, organizations can nurture collaboration and empower employees to bring their best ideas and selves to work, which can help accelerate innovation and address changing customer and business requirements in an agile manner.

All in all, global events in 2020 have caused organizations to focus on near-term survival goals to support business continuity. As the business landscape continues to evolve, APAC organizations must prepare  for the future by adopting flexible, agile and scalable technology solutions. Considering trends such as 5G and edge computing, hybrid cloud and automation can help organizations as they develop or update their digital transformation plans in 2021.

PR Newswire

JinkoSolar Wins PV Magazine Award 2020 for its Tiger Monofacial Module

Leave a comment

SHANGRAO, China, Jan. 21, 2021 — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company" or "JinkoSolar") (NYSE:JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it has won the prestigious PV Magazine Award 2020 in the Module category for its Tiger monofacial module.

PV Magazine assembles expert juries and representatives from the global solar world every year and the PV Magazine award is presented to honor technological innovations and groundbreaking solutions in the solar and energy storage industries. The jury has recognized JinkoSolar’s Tiger monofacial module for its outstanding ultra-high performance and quality, especially its innovation in TR technology, which eliminates the cell gap to increase module efficiency significantly.

Mr. Kangping Chen, Chief Executive Officer of JinkoSolar, commented, "We are very proud to start the new year with our first internationally acclaimed award from PV Magazine in the module category. We are in the business of innovation and continuously pushing the boundaries of technology to make clean energy accessible to the world. Thanks to our dedicated R&D team, JinkoSolar continues to be recognized by field experts as we set new standards in the industry. We believe that innovation is the key to continued success and reinforces our strong positioning in the global PV industry, which in-turn makes JinkoSolar a more bankable brand to create value for our shareholders."

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 20 GW for mono wafers, 11 GW for solar cells, and 25 GW for solar modules, as of September 30, 2020.

JinkoSolar has 9 productions facilities globally, 20 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Portugal, Canada, Malaysia, UAE, Kenya, Denmark, and global sales teams in China, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Poland and Argentina, as of September 30, 2020.

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com.   

Safe-Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends, "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company’s operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Ripple Zhang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5183-3105
Email: pr@jinkosolar.com 

Related Links :

http://www.jinkosolar.com

PR Newswire

O’Ratings’ Report: An Emerging Market Amounted $800 Billion Is Booming in China

Leave a comment

– Do live streamers know how to keep their online selling well under such bad situation

– Do consumers know how to buy conveniently without going out

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21, 2021 — A new e-commerce model create great condition for consumers—- live streaming shopping. In 2020, live streaming shopping industry develop rapidly in China, bringing great economic benefits to China. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the number of live streaming users reached 627 million, accounting for 64.3% of all Internet users, up 2.28% from the third quarter. Moreover, the users of live streaming shopping reached 364 million, accounting for 58.1% of the overall live streaming market. Also, about 710 million people have watched the live streaming shopping, and the total sales has exceeded 760 billion RMB (117.68 billion US$), according to O’Ratings’ report.

Live streaming of e-commerce became an essential consumption channel.

At the beginning of 2020, due to the pandemic, global economic development is hindered. Many live streaming platforms were trying to offer innovative ways to help brands and small business sell their products and this enables customers to buy easier. And the live streaming shopping has attracted many large brands and celebrities to participate. As more and more businesses flood into the live streaming industry, some problems were exposed. However, after a series of policy releases and rapid adjustments, coupled with various holiday promotions at the end of the year, the live streaming shopping ushered in a small upsurge again.

E-commerce occupied the main live streaming industry

In the past, entertainment and games occupied the main live streaming industry. After catching up for three quarters, e-commerce surpassed entertainment and games in the fourth quarter, occupying a major position in live streaming.

Besides, O’Ratings also mentions three interesting findings.

  • The ratio of male to female users is 3:7 for live streaming of e-commerce, while female users account for 76.9% of spending that. Beauty products, food, clothing and fresh food are top 3 of products that women prefer to buy, while home appliances, computers, food and clothing are top 3 of products that men prefer to buy.
  • The main consumers of live streaming shopping are between 30 and 39 years old. Data shows their live streaming consumption reached 236 billion RMB (36.54 billion US$), with about 1.485 billion transactions, and the average price of each transaction was 179.3 RMB (27.76 US$).
  • Live streamer of shopping has become one of the most widely accepted professions. People from their teens to their sixties can be live streamers. Most of them are in their 20s and 30s. Also, the types of live streamers have become diversified. Different from the traditional live streamers of game, which are mainly ordinary people, live streamers of e-commerce include web celebrities, industry opinion leaders, stars, hosts, enterprise executives, experts, manufacturers, shopping guides and so on.

* Data from O’Ratings, an independent third party live streaming monitoring institution. The monitoring time is from 0:00 on October 1, 2020 to 23:59 on December 31, 2020, and the live streaming programs on all live streaming platforms in China are measured. The five indicators are used to evaluate each live program: live streaming ratings, peak viewers, market share, sales index and engagement index.