TOKYO - Saturday, July 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will start the sales of SDHC memory cards with embedded wireless LAN communications for third-party solution providers.

The new product, THNSW008GAA-B(QB6) has the same hardware composition as “FlashAir™”, the SDHC memory card with embedded wireless LAN communications, currently available in the consumer market. Since the card itself has embedded wireless LAN and web server functions, its insertion into an SDHC memory card slot adds wireless functions to various devices.

With API (Application Programming Interface) information openly available in the “FlashAir Developers” website, business users can develop their own apps or set up their own configuration to adapt the card for various devices. [1] The card is compliant with the iSDIO standard, making it poss ... Read more »

LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Saturday, July 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Terumo BCT, a global leader in blood component, therapeutic apheresis and cellular technologies, today announced the opening of its new 91,440-square-meter facility near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The $100 million manufacturing facility supports the expansion of Terumo BCT’s business globally. When manufacturing operations begin in early 2015, the new manufacturing facility will provide increased production capacity.

Key Facts:

    Terumo BCT is a global medical device manufacturer headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado
    Regional headquarters are in: Brussels, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong and Tokyo
    With a $100M investment, Terumo BCT has built a 91,440-square-meter facility located near Ho Chi Minh City on an area of 10 hectares
    Once fully staffed, the building is expected to accommodate more than 900 ... Read more »

Airline Also Takes “Best Airline in Southern Europe,” “Best Business Class Onboard Catering,” “Best Business Class Lounge Dining” Honors

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ISTANBUL. - Thursday, July 17th 2014

Farnborough International Airshow 2014

Turkish Airlines, which flies to 257 destinations worldwide, in 107 countries, more than any other airline, was recognized at the 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards, and announced today at the Farnborough Airshow as the "Best Airline in Europe" for the fourth year in a row. More than 18 million air travelers voted, making Turkish Airlines the only airline in the world to win this accolade in four consecutive years. The airline also won “Best Airline in Southern Europe,” "Best Business Class Catering,” and “Best Business Class Lounge Dining.”

 “This is a tremendous honor for our airline and one that we are extremely prou ... Read more »

Powerful hybrid DTH/HTS satellite to cover Asia from 95 degrees East Electric propulsion for orbit raising

BETZDORF, Luxembourg - Saturday, July 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Airbus Defence and Space announced today that SES has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build a new hybrid communications satellite, SES-12, to serve the fast growing DTH, Data, Mobility and Government markets in Asia.

The new satellite will expand SES’s capabilities to provide direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, VSAT, Mobility and High Throughput Satellite (HTS) data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, including rapidly growing markets such as India and Indonesia.

The spacecraft will be positioned at the well-established SES orbital slot of 95 degrees East, providing incremental as well as replacement capacity with excellent view angles across the Asia-Pacific region. SES-12 will replace SES’s exi ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China. - Saturday, July 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE, one of the top global handset manufacturers, today announces one of the first few pre-loaded Google Now Launcher smartphones among non-Nexus and non-Google Play Experience devices worldwide to offer improved user experience and better value. The ZTE Blade Vec 4G smartphone with Google Now Launcher incorporates the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 400 processor and furthers ZTE’s strong relationship with Google and Qualcomm Technologies in growing the LTE market.

ZTE has worked closely with Google to pre-load Google Now Launcher onto several ZTE devices. The ZTE’s Blade Vec 4G smartphone on Android 4.4 and Snapdragon 400 processor with integrated multi-mode 3G/4G LTE is designed to deliver a better user experience that is supported by 3 modes (4G LTE-FDD, 3G UMGS/TD-SCDMA) and 9 radio frequency bands.

The ZTE Blade Vec 4G smartphone along with one other ZTE premium device ... Read more »