Huawei recently announced that it has filed a complaint in a U.S. federal court that challenges the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Through this action, Huawei seeks a declaratory judgment that the restrictions targeting Huawei are unconstitutional and a permanent injunction against these restrictions. “The U.S. Congress has repeatedly failed to produce ...
Truecaller today announced a strategic agreement to integrate Google Duo, a high quality video calling service, within the Truecaller app. Google Duo is a simple video calling app that takes the complexity out of video calling. The service has been built to be fast and reliable, with a single button push for connecting with other users. Image taken from: Truecaller This ...
Huawei was the biggest filer of patents with the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2017, becoming the first Chinese company to reach the number-one spot. The EPO’s annual report released a few days ago, shows the Office received nearly 166,000 European patent applications last year. This is an increase of almost 4% and an all-time high. Huawei filed 2,398 patents ...
Singer Sri Lanka, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, added another innovative product to its portfolio with the launch of the Singer Epic 4K Ultra HD Smart TV product series in Sri Lanka. The product launch was graced by Singer Sri Lanka Group CEO Asoka Pieris, Singer Sri Lanka Marketing Director Kumar Samarasinghe at a ceremonial launch at Taj Samudra ...
Huawei was recorded as the fastest growing smartphone brand in Sri Lanka with a market share of more than 30% as of December 2016. Pushing this further, Huawei had also made it to higher rank as one of the most valuable brands for the year 2017 under Brand Finance the Global 500, as the number 40 brand in the list. ...
BoardPAC was the proud sponsor of the ninth edition of the Singapore Institute of Directors’ (SID) flagship annual conference held recently at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. BoardPAC, an award-winning, multinational, paperless board-meeting automation solutions provider cater to over 20,000 users across the international sphere. The company has a presence in over 20 countries and serves a host of fortune ...
Microsoft recently announced the launch of its ScaleUp program for Sri Lanka. The program is aimed at providing a boost to the Sri Lankan startup ecosystem. Sri Lanka will be one of the first countries in the SAARC and Middle Eastern regions to join the global initiative empowering entrepreneurs around the world on their journey to build great companies. ...
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) was recently recognized by the European Image and Sound Association (EISA) for two products; the Huawei P10 smartphone and the Huawei Watch 2. The Huawei P10 was recognized and named ‘EISA Smartphone Camera 2017-2018’, making it Huawei’s fifth consecutive EISA Award win for their P series lineup of smartphones. Image Credits: The Verge In addition, ...
At a recently held event, Samsung Sri Lanka recognized and rewarded high-performing Regional Distributors of JKOA. In case you didn’t know, JKOA is Samsung’s authorized retail and national distribution partner. As such, the company helps to drive sales of its smartphones and other electronic devices. Witnessed with great enthusiasm by senior management of both Samsung Sri Lanka and JKOA, ...
VirtusaPolaris, the market-facing brand of Virtusa Corporation and Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd., and a leading worldwide provider of information technology (IT) consulting and outsourcing services, announced that, Madu Ratnayake, executive vice president, CIO and head of business process excellence, has been recognized as one of India’s Top 50 CIOs in the latest edition of “India’s Best CIOs Awards”, a joint ...
At the National HR Excellence Awards held this year, Damith Hettihewa was recognized as the People’s Leader under the Information Technology category. The People Leaders’ category recognizes non HR professionals who have provided visionary leadership to gain maximum use of an organization’s human capital, thereby significantly boosting the organizational performance. Damith, CEO of Informatics Pvt Ltd and Secretary of Computer Society ...
ikman.lk, Sri Lanka’s largest online marketplace now offers a solution for customers seeking accommodation. Since their inception in 2012, Ikman.lk has since been recognized as a one-stop online marketplace featuring a plethora of products and services for both sellers and buyers. Ideally suited for working individuals, professionals, small families and those relocating from outstation areas for work or higher education ...
Established in 2007, eMarketingEye has grown to be one of the best in the Asian region over the past ten years, having gained international recognition for its expertise in providing end-to-end online marketing solutions to the hotels and travel industry. The company is a Google AdWords and Analytics Certified Partner Company that offers the total range of online marketing ...
At a recent event, Samsung Sri Lanka launched the Samsung Galaxy M20 and Samsung Galaxy M10 smartphones. These smartphones have been designed from the ground up focusing on young millennials. As such, the Samsung Galaxy M series comes with an infinity-V display, dual cameras with ultra-wide lens, a long-lasting battery, high-performance processors and a new Samsung Experience UX. “Galaxy M ...
In a world of notches, one phone dares to stand apart. This is the Huawei Nova 4. Aimed at the trendy and young at heart, the Huawei Nova 4 has a number of interesting things going for it. One such feature is the built-in front camera which is also the world’s smallest camera set up in the front of ...
Third Space Global, a UK owned BOI approved company, recently unveiled their new regional headquarters at Orion City, Colombo 9 on the 13th of September 2017. Since they began their operations in September 2015, the company has grown to host over 200 staff on the platform. The new headquarters cater to the CEO of Third Space Global, Roshan Nilaweera’s goal ...
2018 seems to have been a good year for Huawei. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer reported that their shipment of smartphones had exceeded 200 million units. This was a new record for the company, who attributed the success to both their consumers and partners around the world and also the strength of their smartphones. These include the Huawei P20 series, Mate 20 ...
Huawei Consumer Business Group recently announced their cooperation with TÜV Rheinland, an inspection and certification company, to certify Huawei’s Super Charge technology. This certification marks the first time an end-to-end fast-charging technology has successfully completed the meticulous tests put forth by the safety experts. Image Credits: deccanchronicle In terms of the testing carried out, the tests covered each component, requiring ...
Hatch, a Sri Lankan start-up incubation and acceleration platform, recently announced their plans for launching the Sri Lanka’s single largest co-working office space designed exclusively for start-ups to collaborate, create and grow. Located in the commercial heart of Colombo, the main goal of Hatch is to redefine the future of work by providing a vibrant, cost-effective, innovative and convenient workspace ...
During an exclusive launch event, Huawei unveiled the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. The Huawei P30 Series builds on the Huawei P Series DNA in design and photography and is the company’s most advanced series of smartphone cameras. These devices feature the innovative Huawei SuperSpectrum Sensor, an optical SuperZoom Lens, a new Huawei Time of Flight (ToF) Camera, ...
