Company leaders joined by dignitaries, special guests in facility tour and product demonstrations

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. - Thursday, September 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, GN ReSound®, a global leader in innovative hearing technologies, hosted an official opening ceremony for the company’s newest manufacturing and distribution facility in Kulaijaya, Johor, Malaysia. The new 5,000 m2 facility expands GN ReSound’s global production capacity and will also serve as a new distribution hub for the region.

GN ReSound Chief Executive Officer Mr. Anders Hedegaard hosted the event and was joined by Malaysian and Danish dignitaries including Danish Ambassador to Malaysia H.E. Mr. Nicolai Ruge and Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s Minister of International Trade and Industry, in addition to a number of GN ReSound global executives and newly-hired employees. The launch event also included a facility tour, pro ... Read more »

YOGA Tab 3 Pro is the ultimate video tablet and optimized for Netflix

BERLIN - Thursday, September 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) today unveiled the latest line-up of its award-winning YOGA tablets, the YOGA Tab 3 Pro and YOGA Tab 3. Designed as the ultimate video tablets, the new series offers a best-in-class multimedia experience while retaining its signature multimode design.

The series premier offering – YOGA Tab 3 Pro – boasts a built-in 70” projector and is optimized for Netflix. The YOGA Tab 3 Pro features four front-facing powerful JBL® speakers to reproduce high-octane sound, and for the first time ever, a virtualized Dolby Atmos®1 experience over built-in speakers that creates a sensation of sound moving in all three dimensions around the listener. The tablet comes loaded with a Netflix app to deliver personalized recommendations and content, right from the home screen of t ... Read more »

Passport Photo Requirements to be Respected

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, August 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s smart application, UAE-MOI, compatible with iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile operating systems, witnessed a significant turnout of citizens wishing to avail this new online service which brings convenience and hassle-free renewal of passports.

Through the Smart Government Program, the Ministry of Interior urged citizens to respect the requirements established by the Program, namely uploading the photo to the system when applying for issuance and renewal of passports. This would avoid any delays in the completion of their transactions in accordance with specific conditions designed to streamline their procedures.

Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Mohammed Al Shimmari, CEO of the Smart Government Program at the Ministry of Interior, stressed the need to take into account the requirements for th ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Media and Public Relations Section at the Directorate General of Resources and Support Services of the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs sector at the Ministry of Interior, recently organized a blood drive in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Blood Bank (ADBB) at the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD). The drive witnessed significant turnout from officers, non-commissioned officers, constables and civilians working in the sector.

This drive embodies the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Sectors’ strategy and its role in serving the local community, demonstrating its positive role and promoting health education, as well as highlighting the many benefits of blood donation.

While donating blood, Brigadier Saeed Rakan Al Rashedi, Head of Naturalization Department, emphasized the importance of these humanitarian initiatives and the role they play in instilling ... Read more »

 Powerful new features like the Take System, optimized motion tracking, completely reworked spline tools and connectivity to the Houdini Engine will be presented at the IBC 2015 in Amsterdam

FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany - Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today MAXON announces the immediate availability of Cinema 4D Release 17 (R17), the newest version of its leading 3D software solution for motion graphics, visual effects, visualization and rendering. With outstanding new features for modeling, sculpting, animation and rendering, this new release will help users achieve an even more efficient workflow. The new Take System offers functions above and beyond those of any conventional render layer system and the Houdini Engine connectivity, the versatile Color Chooser and updated import and export functions with new data exchange features all combine to dramatically increase production pipeline performance. Innovative sculpting functions, exp ... Read more »

Being the first in the market, WisePOS is the most innovative, advanced, comprehensive and convenient mPOS solution combining an Android smartphone with magstripe, EMV chip & pin and NFC reading compatibility in a single device. It has the ability to accept Apple Pay, MasterCard PayPass, VISA payWave, loyalty cads and others. Q3 2015 market debut provides a significant head start for WisePOS over the competition.

HONG KONG - Tuesday, September 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--BBPOS, the global company credited with inventing mobile point-of-sale (mPOS), is set to unveil its new WisePOS, an Android smartphone cum mPOS device in just a few weeks. Achieving flexibility and seamless integration into back-end systems, WisePOS demonstrates its uniqueness by combing a smartphone and mPOS features. It provides superior flexibility for merchants to use the Android platform to develop custom applications and services to reduce complexity and optimize their business. ... Read more »

Discussing the Public’s Proposals to Reduce Traffic Accidents

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

During a visit to the Police Departments’ Complex on Tuesday, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, reviewed the key objectives advocated by the MoI’s ‘Innovation Lab’, which was recently launched by the ministry, in line with the wise leadership’s announcement of 2015 as the year of innovation in the UAE.    

His Highness insisted on following-up on a number of ‘Innovation Lab’ workshops, which are organized by the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development at the Ministry of Interior, in order to develop innovative solutions to the different challenges facing the UAE society that are closely related to the ministry’s tasks.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, ... Read more »