Uber launches in Kampala, Uganda as 462 city in Uber’s global network

Kampala joins the growing list of smart African cities to offer Uber

KAMPALA, Uganda, June 2, 2016/ -- Today, Uganda joins Uber’s growing African network (www.Uber.com). With the launch of Uber, the innovative technology platform, Kampala joins the list of smart transportation hubs in Africa. Following the success of Uber in many other growing cities, Uber is excited to launch its ride-sharing platform to the people of Kampala. Uber Kampala Uber provides a platform to connect drivers with riders in real time, at the touch of a button. Whether you’re going to work or going out with friends, Uber provides an affordable, safe and reliable way to get across the city. Kampala is a growing city in the heart of Uganda, a country with a fast-growing economy. The World Bank forecasts that the Ugandan economy is growing at a positive and upward trajectory. This is owing to targeting development of Uganda’s infrastructure and intensified investment in the private sector. The World Bank also notes that Uganda is one of the world’s youngest populations, with 700,000 new people entering the workforce each year. With its people, energy, innovation, entrepreneurial and rapidly growing economy, Kampala is an exciting place for Uber to bring its services. Alon Lits, General Manager for Uber Sub-Saharan Africa says, “We’re really excited to be launching Uber in Kampala, a world-class African city. We are inspired by the city’s rapidly developing infrastructure and spirit of entrepreneurship and look forward to giving people in the city an affordable, easy and flexible choice to move around the city safely and reliably.”  “At Uber, we are proud to connect millions of global citizens every to affordable and reliable rides. By offering a friendly and reliable complement to existing transport options, we can help improve urban mobility in Kampala. We are mindful of the city’s current traffic congestion, and we aim to be part of the solution in improving it, while creating new, fruitful opportunities for drivers. Ultimately, we hope to reduce the strain on the city’s roads, and minimise the environmental impact of traffic congestion that is part of a growing economy.”   Get Your Ride No more street hails or waiting outside to find a ride. You can start the Uber app from anywhere and wait safely for your car to arrive. That means no standing on the street to hail a cab or struggling to find the nearest bus stop late at night. You can easily identify the driver and car coming to pick you up. When a driver accepts your request, you see his or her first name, photo, and license plate number. You can also check whether others have had a good experience with him or her. In addition, the driver can see your first name and rating. You can contact the driver—and vice versa— through the app if there is any confusion around pick-up details.     Share Your Ride Details Share your ETA and location. You can easily share your ride details, including the specific route and estimated time of arrival, with friends or family for extra peace of mind. They’ll receive a link where they can see in real time the name and photo of the driver, their vehicle, and where you are on the map until you arrive at your destination—and they can do all of this without having to download the Uber app themselves. After the Ride Feedback and ratings after every trip. After every ride, you and your drivers need to rate each other and provide feedback. Our safety team reviews this information and investigates any issues. 24/7 Support. If something happens in a car, whether it’s a traffic accident or altercation between you and your driver, our customer support staff are ready to respond to any issues 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Rapid Response. We have a dedicated Incident Response Team to answer any more urgent issues. If we receive a report that a driver or rider has acted dangerously or inappropriately, we suspend their account, preventing him or her from accessing the platform while we investigate. Behind the Scenes Always on the map. Accountability is one of the things that makes riders feel safe in an Uber. We use GPS to keep a record of where a driver goes during the ride, allowing us to verify that the most efficient routes are being used, which creates accountability and a strong incentive for good behaviour. Working with law enforcement. In cases where law enforcement provides us with valid legal process, we work to get them the facts, for example by providing trip logs. Again, transparency and accountability are at the heart of the Uber experience. Pre-screening drivers. All drivers must undergo a screening process before they can use the Uber app. Lits adds, “Uber is part of a broader evolution in transportation. It is a new and exciting platform that is changing the way we travel and shaping the future of cities across the world. Kampala is a progressive, forward-thinking city that is ready for safe, reliable and efficient transportation and we are so excited to be launching here.” To celebrate Uber’s launch in Kampala, Uber will be providing free rides for all Ugandans to enjoy in the city of Kampala. Free rides can be accessed on the Uber app between 1pm Thursday 2 June 2016, and midnight on Sunday 5 June 2016. THE FINE PRINT (Terms and Conditions for free rides) You must download the Uber application and enter the promo code MoveUganda in order to receive the free rides Free rides are available from Thursday, 02 June 2016 at 1:00pm until Sunday, 05 June 2016 at midnight Users are limited to a total of 6 free rides and each trip is limited to maximum of USh 20 000 each Note that free rides are only valid for trips that start & end in the Kampala in the coverage area. Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Uber.

Panasonic kick starts Rio Olympics Campaign with #YallaRio promotion

Customers from the UAE, Oman and Jordan get a chance to win a trip to the Rio Olympics 2016 in Brazil

Panasonic, the long-term official partner to the Rio Olympic Games is providing its consumers in the Middle East a chance to win a trip to Rio Olympics with the recently launched #YallaRio campaign. The one and a half month-long campaign is running in three countries including the UAE, Oman, and Jordan from May 15th to June 31st 2016.

Customers who shop for AED 299/OMR 30/JOD 75 will enter the raffle draw to win. There will be 2 winners selected from UAE, 1 from Oman and 1 from Jordan for the trip to Rio De Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the Home of Panasonic’s brand ambassador Neymar Jr will host Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. As part of the contest, PMMAF has also launched social media hashtag #YallaRio for fans in the region to share their passion for Olympic Games on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. All details are available on www.yallario.com

Anthony Peter – Director of Corporate Communications and Operations Division at PMMAF enthusiastically commented, “We have been associated with Olympics since 1988 as official suppliers of host broadcast equipment. As for every edition of Olympics, we are excited this year also to share the passion of Rio 2016 Olympics with our customers in this region #YallaRio campaign is our way of bringing the thrill of Rio Olympics to the customers in this region through our showroom activities.

He added “Such campaigns strengthen the bond between the brand and its customers and we are expecting the same from #YallaRio. Our passion for making customers happy and the ecstasy of Olympics will definitely bring out the spirit of Olympics for our valued customers.”

Panasonic with its global ambassador Neymar Jr is focusing on people's dreams for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with the ‘DREAM "FITA" PROJECT’.  The project celebrates the dreams and passions of both athletes and spectators under which fans can create their charm bracelet from Brazil that holds their dreams and goals. Panasonic under its ‘Sharing the passion’ initiative has been supporting Olympics with its cutting edge technologies and remains one of the longtime partners of Olympic games since the first TOP (The Olympic Partner) programme at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games.

Panasonic is the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category and has been contributing to the Games with its cutting-edge AV technology for more than a quarter of a century. In Rio 2016, Panasonic signed its partnership with Rio 2016 to become an “Official Ceremony Partner”, providing turn-key visual solutions including full system design, projection mapping and technical operations to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Ceremonies project. Panasonic will supply around 110 units of its high brightness compact 20,000 lumens projectors (PT-DZ21K2), Broadcast Grade 2-M/E Live Switcher (AV-HS6000 Series), and other full line-up visual systems to bring the Ceremonies to a whole new level of entertainment with impressive images to the spectators at Brazil’s iconic Maracana Stadium, and the audiences around the globe to witness the world's greatest Ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro.  

Panasonic will also install its LED video screens and video systems to the Games Competition Venues on the largest scale for any Olympic Games in the company’s history. Panasonic's P2HD broadcast camera system has already been decided upon as the recording equipment for Rio 2016. Since the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, Rio 2016 will be the 12th consecutive Olympic Games in which Panasonic’s digital technology will be used as the official recording format.

In addition, to supporting the RIO Olympic Games through its products, services and technical support, Panasonic is preparing for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and has established the Tokyo Olympic Enterprise Division, which will be working towards developing technologies and services to support the operation of the Olympic Games, and to maximize the business opportunities related to the Olympic Games.

في إطار استعداداتها لأولمبياد ريو 2016

’باناسونيك‘ تطلق حملة ’يلّا ريو‘ الترويجية لعملائها في الشرق الأوسط

• تتيح حملة ’يلا ريو‘ (#YalloRio) للعملاء في الشرق الأوسط فرصة الفوز برحلة مجانية إلى أولمبياد ريو 2016

أطلقت ’باناسونيك‘- الشريك طويل الأمد للألعاب الأولمبية التي تستضيفها ريو دي جانيرو البرازيلية هذا العام- حملة ’يلا ريو‘ (#YalloRio) التي تتيح للعملاء في الشرق الأوسط فرصة الفوز برحلة مجانية إلى أولمبياد ريو 2016، وتستمر لمدّة شهر ونصف (من 15 مايو وحتّى 31 يونيو 2016) في ثلاثة بلدان هي الإمارات العربية المتحدة وسلطنة عمان والأردن.

ولا يتطلب دخول السحب سوى اقتناء مشتريات تعادل قيمتها 299 درهم إماراتي/30 ريال عماني/75 دينار أردني؛ حيث ستؤول الجائزة إلى فائزين من الإمارات، وواحد من سلطنة عمان، وواحد من الأردن للفوز بتذكرة مجانية إلى ريو دي جانيرو.

وقد أطلقت ’باناسونيك الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا للتسويق‘ (PMMAF) الهاشتاغ #YallaRio على شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي كي تتيح للراغبين في المنطقة إمكانية مشاركة شغفهم بالألعاب الأولمبية على ’فيسبوك‘ و’تويتر‘ و’إنستغرام‘، لاسيما وأن النجم الكروي نيمار جونيور- سفير علامة ’باناسونيك‘- يقيم في مدينة ريو دي جانيرو التي تستضيف الدورة من 5 إلى 21 أغسطس القادم. ويمكن الاطلاع على كافّة تفاصيل الحملة عبر الموقع الإلكتروني: www.yallario.com.  

وقال أنطوني بيتر- مدير قسم العمليات والاتصال المؤسسي لدى ’باناسونيك الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا للتسويق‘- : "تعود العلاقة التي تربطنا بالألعاب الأولمبية إلى عام 1988، حيث كنّا المورّد الرسمي لمعدات البث في البلد المضيف. وعلى غرار الدورات السابقة، فإننا متحمّسون للغاية هذا العام أيضاً كي نتشاطر شغف الأولمبياد مع عملائنا الإقليميين عن طريق حملتنا #YallaRio التي ستسمح لنا باستحضار الأجواء الحافلة بالإثارة إلى المنطقة عن طريق ما سننظمه من أنشطة مميّزة في صالاتنا".

وأضاف: "من شأن هذا النوع من الحملات أن يمتن أواصر العلاقة التي تربط شركتنا بعملائها، وهذا هو بالذات الهدف من حملتنا #YallaRio، فنحن حريصون على إرضاء العملاء، ونرى في الأولمبياد فرصة مذهلة كي نتشارك هذا الشعور الغامر بالحماسة والشغف مع عملائنا الذين نقدرّهم كل التقدير".  

وعلى المستوى العالمي، أطلقت ’باناسونيك‘  مشروع ’ حلم فيتا ‘ (DREAM FITA) بالتعاون مع سفيرها العالمي نجم كرة القدم نيمار جونيور؛ إذ يحتفي المشروع بأحلام وطموحات الرياضيين والجمهور في أولمبياد ريو 2016، متيحاً لمتابعي الحدث إمكانية الحصول على "سوار حظ" خاص بهم من البرازيل، والذي يجسّد رمزياً كافة أحلامهم وأهدافهم. وتدأب ’باناسونيك‘ في إطار مبادرتها ’مشاركة الشغف‘ (Sharing the passion) على دعم الألعاب الأولمبية من خلال تزويدها بتقنياتها المتطورة، حيث تعتبر أحد أقدم شركاء البطولة منذ انطلاق برنامج ’الشريك الأولمبي‘ (TOP) في دورة الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية التي استضافتها كالجاري الكندية عام 1988.

وتعدّ ’باناسونيك‘ الشريك الرسمي العالمي للألعاب الأولمبية في فئة المعدات السمعية والبصرية، إذ تساهم في إنجاح البطولة عبر تزويدها بتقنيات سمعية بصرية فائقة التطور منذ أكثر من ربع قرن من الزمان. وبالنسبة لأولمبياد ريو 2016، فقد وقعت ’باناسونيك‘ شراكة مع منظمي البطولة كي تغدو "الشريك الرسمي للمراسم"، لتقدّم حلولاً بصرية شاملة تشمل التصاميم الكاملة للأنظمة، وإعداد خطط المشاريع، والعمليات التقنية، والتي ستوفرها الشركة لمشروع مراسم دورة الألعاب الأولمبية العادية وتلك الموجّهة لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصّة (البارالمبية). وفي هذا السياق ستوفر ’باناسونيك‘ نحو 110 من وحدات الإسقاط المضغوطة عالية السطوع (20،000 لومن) من طراز PT-DZ21K2، والمحوّلات الفورية المخصصة للبث 2-M/E (من سلسلة AV-HS6000)، فضلاً عن خط كامل من الأنظمة البصرية، وذلك بهدف الارتقاء بالمراسم إلى مستوى جديد كلياً وتقديم صورة مدهشة للجمهور في ملعب ماراكانا البرازيلي المهيب، ومتابعي البطولة في شتى أنحاء العالم، مما سيجعّل من حفل الافتتاح في ريودي جانيرو حدثاً مميّزاً بكل المعايير.

كما ستقوم ’باناسونيك‘ بتثبيت شاشاتها الكبيرة التي تعمل بتقنية الصمامات الثنائية الباعثة للضوء (LED) وأنظمة الفيديو الخاصة بها في كافة مواقع استضافة المنافسات، لتكون هذه الشاشات الأكبر على الإطلاق في تاريخ مساهمة الشركة في الألعاب الأولمبية. وقد وقع الخيار على كاميرات P2HD من ’باناسونيك‘ بصفتها الخيار الرسمي لتصوير وتسجيل المنافسات في أولمبياد ريو 2016، والتي تعتبر الدورة الأولمبية الثانية عشر على التوالي التي يتم فيها استخدام تقنيات ’باناسونيك‘ الرقمية كأداة رسمية للتصوير والتسجيل المرئي.    

وبالإضافة إلى مساهمة ’باناسونيك‘ في إنجاح أولمبياد ريو 2016 عبر منتجاتها وخدماتها ودعمها التقني، فإن الشركة تستعد منذ الآن لأولمبياد طوكيو 2020 وقد أسست قسماً مخصصاً لهذه الغاية تتمثّل وظيفته في العمل على تطوير التقنيات والخدمات التي من شأنها دعم الألعاب الأولمبية، وتحسين فرص مزاولة الأعمال المتعلّقة بهذا الحدث الرياضي العملاق.

* لمزيد من التفاصيل حول الحملة وقائمة المتاجر المشاركة بها والشروط والأحكام العامة، يرجى زيارة الموقع: www.#YallaRio.com

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts named a ‘global leader’ in sustainable practices by Green Globe.

Swiss hospitality firm recognised as the most ‘Green Globe certified hotel company in the world’ by industry-renowned certification body.

Baar, Switzerland, 1 June 2016: Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has been hailed a “global leader” in certified sustainable practices by Green Globe.

The certification body’s 2015 report on Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts revealed the Swiss hospitality firm has an overall average compliance score of 84%, an impressive 2.5% higher than the average of all Green Globe certified members worldwide (81.5%).

It cements Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ position as the most “Green Globe certified hotel company in the world”, with 63 of its 83 properties worldwide now Green Globe certified.

“Green Globe has certified Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts in 19 countries worldwide. This is a tremendous accomplishment when we consider the variety of countries and cultures, as well as the different types of properties and their diverse markets,” says Guido Bauer, CEO, Green Globe.

The Green Globe report also commended Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts for its “great passion for the development of its employees and supporting local communities”, highlighting SHINE, the group’s global corporate social responsibility programme, which focuses on Environment, Employer and Social Sustainability, with an emphasis on Education.

“In Nepal we collaborate with Right4Children, offering disadvantaged young people intensive vocational and life-skills training, and subsequently offer them job opportunities as part of our SHINE initiative. Around 25 students participate in this programme every year,” explained Jean Gabriel Pérès, President and CEO of Mövenpick Hotels & Resort.

Green Globe’s Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts 2015 report found the group’s top-performing hotels were all located in Germany, with Mövenpick Hotel Münster and Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport & Messe both achieving an exemplary compliance rate of 98%, followed by Mövenpick Hotel Hamburg and Mövenpick Hotel München-Airport, with 97% each.

Stand-out examples of ‘best practice’ identified by Green Globe in Europe, ranged from car-share initiatives at Mövenpick Hotel Berlin to ‘green meetings’ at Mövenpick Hotel Nürnberg-Airport where even the pens are biodegradable.

In the Middle East, the highest-scoring property was Mövenpick Resort Al Nawras Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with a 92% compliance rate, while in Africa and Asia, the top performers were Mövenpick Hotel & Casino Cairo-Media City (92%) in Egypt and Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket (86%) in Thailand respectively.

Some of the most innovative projects Green Globe highlighted include an employee-led harvesting initiative at Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea, Jordan, where each year the team harvests 2,000 kilos of oranges from the resort gardens, some of which the chefs make into marmalade that is served at breakfast; underwater clean-ups and diving restriction measures designed to preserve the marine environment at Egypt’s Mövenpick Resort El Quseir; and the introduction of a hybrid-limousine fleet and electric tuk tuks at Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket, Thailand.

“I am immensely proud of the dedication our colleagues have shown to our Green Globe commitments through pioneering sustainability practices, which are not only important to our company, but to a world where resources are increasingly scarce and many communities are underprivileged,” said Pérès.

“As we review our achievements, it is also important we rise to new challenges, striving to operate an even cleaner, greener and more sustainable business.” The aim is for all Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts properties worldwide to be Green Globe certified within two years, added Pérès.

فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك "رائدة عالميا" في التنمية  المستدامة من قبل غرين غلوب شركة الضيافة السويسرية تحظى بلقب الشركة الأكثر حيازة على شهادات غرين غلوب" من المنظمة المعتمدة دوليا لمعايير الاستدامة والبيئة النظيفة

بار، سويسرا، 1 يونيو 2016 – حازت شركة فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك على لقب "الشركة الرائدة في العالم" للممارسات المستدامة المصدّقة من قبل غرين غلوب. وأشار تقرير شركة غرين غلوب 2015 عن شركة فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك الى أن شركة الضيافة السويسرية سجّلت معدّلا عاما في التطابق وصل الى 84%، أي بأكثر بنسبة 2.5% من المعدّل العام لكل أعضاء غرين غلوب في العالم (81.5%). هذا الواقع يعزز مكانة شركة فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك "كأكثر الشركات حيازة على شهادات غرين غلوب في العالم"، حيث أصبحت 63 منشأة من إجمالي 83 منشأة  تحمل  علامة موڤنبيك في العالم تحصل على شهادة غرين غلوب. وقال غويدو باور، الرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة غرين غلوب:  "لقد منحت غرين غلوب شهاداتها لفنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك في 19 بلدا في العالم. هذا إنجاز كبير عندما نأخذ بعين الاعتبار تنوع البلدان والثقافات، وكذلك تنوع المنشآت ومناطق وجودها". وكان تقرير غرين غلوب قد أشار أيضا الى "شغف شركة فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك لتطوير مهارات موظفيها ودعم مجتمعاتها المحلية"، مع إشارة الى برنامج شاين الذي تعتمده الشركة للمسؤولية الاجتماعية، وهو يركّز على البيئة والموظف والاستدامة الاجتماعية مع اهتمام بارز بقطاع التعليم. وقال جان غابرييل بيريز، الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك: "نتعاون في النيبال مع جمعية Right4Children حيث نقدّم للمحتاجين الشباب التدريب المهني المكثّف لنتيح لهم بالتالي فرصا للعمل ضمن مبادرة شاين من شركتنا، ويشارك 25 طالبا في هذا البرنامج كل عام". وأظهر تقرير غرين غلوب حول شركة فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك للعام 2015 أن أكثر فنادق الشركة أداء موجودة في ألمانيا، حيث حقق فندق موڤنبيك مونشتر وفندق موڤنبيك مطار ومعارض شتوتغارت تطابقا بنسبة 98%، يليهما فندق موڤنبيك هامبورغ وفندق موڤنبيك مطار ميونيخ وحقق كل منهما نسبة تطابق بمعدّل 97%. كما برزت أمثال عن "أفضل الممارسات" وفق غرين غلوب في أوروبا، إبتداء من مبادرات المشاركة في النقل بالسيارة في فندق موڤنبيك برلين الى "الاجتماعات الخضراء" في فندق موڤنبيك مطار نورنبرغ حيث حتى الأقلام قابلة للتحلل. وفي الشرق الأوسط، تم تسجيل أعلى معدّل تطابق في منتجع موڤنبيك النورس جدة في المملكة العربية السعودية بنسبة 92%، بينما جاءت أعلى نسب تطابق في أفريقيا وآسيا في فندق وكازينو موڤنبيك القاهرة – مدينة الإعلام بمعدّل 92% في مصر، ومنتجع موڤنبيك كارون بيتش بوكيت بمعدّل86% في تايلاند على التوالي. كما ألقت غرين غلوب الضوء على بعض المشاريع المبتكرة منها مبادرة القطاف التي يقودها موظفو منتجع موڤنبيك البحر الميت في الأردن، حيث يقوم الفريق بجمع ألفي كيلوغرام من البرتقال من حدائق المنتجع، ويقوم الطهاة بتحويل جزء منها الى مربّى يقدّم على الفطور. وفي منتجع موڤنبيك القصير في مصر، تمت الاشارة الى عمليات تنظيف البحر وتطبيق إجراءات تحديد الغطس لحماية البيئة البحرية، بينما تناول التقرير طرح اسطول السيارات الهجينة والعربات العاملة بالطاقة الكهربائية في منتجع موڤنبيك كارون بيتش بوكيت في تايلاند. وقال بيريز: "أنا فخور جدا بتفاني زملائي حيال التزامنا بمعايير غرين غلوب من خلال ممارسات الاستدامة الرائدة، التي ليست فقط مهمّة لشركتنا، بل لعالم تتضاءل موارده باستمرار ويعاني الكثير من مجتمعاته من الحرمان". وأضاف: "بينما نراجع إنجازاتنا، يهمّنا أيضا أن نتخطى تحديات جديدة، ساعين للعمل في بيئة عمل أكثر نظافة وخضرة واستدامة. هدفنا هو حصول كل فنادق ومنتجعات موڤنبيك في العالم على شهادة غرين غلوب على مدى العامين المقبلين". لمزيد من المعلومات، يرجى زيارة الموقع: http://www.movenpick.com

COMPUTEX Day 2 Highlights

More products from around COMPUTEX 2016

June 2^nd, 2016 Taipei, Taiwan – The second day of COMPUTEX 2016 has drawn to a close as the world's most popular consumer electronics brands finish showcasing a wave of new products that are soon to hit the global market. At the biggest ICT event in Asia, the most revolutionary highlights take the limelight during the second day.

GIGABYTE Delivers Feature-packed Motherboards with Intel 10 Series and X99 Chipsets

GIGABYTE has unveiled its new series of motherboards that feature the Intel 10 series and X99 chipsets with a new design and a rich array of features at COMPUTEX 2016. GIGABYTE also showcased its new select motherboard models that feature Thunderbolt™ 3 connectivity, allowing users to take advantage of the higher bandwidth the technology offers. Furthermore, GIGABYTE's new X99 motherboard comes with the latest HEDT series processors from Intel, including the recently unveiled Intel® Core™ i7-6950X Extreme Edition processor.

GIGABYTE Unleashes New Gaming Graphics Cards

At the VGA division of GIGABYTE, the company displayed its latest graphics cards that sport new custom coolers for its new Xtreme Gaming and G1 Gaming lineup for the NVIDIA GTX 1080. The new Xtreme Gaming cooler comes with an overlapping fan design that maximizes the airflow, leaving no gaps between the fans for full graphics card coverage. Furthermore, the graphics cards are overclocked out of the box and will feature fully customizable RGB lighting.

GIGABYTE Displays Aorus Series Gaming Notebooks

GIGABYTE showcased its latest lineup of gaming notebooks for the GIGABYTE brand and the AORUS Gaming notebook brand at this COMPUTEX 2016. GIGABYTE displayed its new camouflage pattern skin for its new Aorus series notebooks as well as the world's first 120Hz panel on a notebook that feature its new RGB keyboard lighting. Furthermore, GIGABYTE Notebook also unveiled its new Aero series of notebooks that feature Quad HD display, and graphics options up to NVIDIA GTX 970M graphics that are all within a thin frame. The notebook is showcased in its orange and green color schemes complete with carbon fiber texture to give it an extra appeal.

Micron Debuts Ballistix Gaming and Performance Brand

At COMPUTEX 2016, Micron Technology, Inc. officially debuts its Ballistix brand as the name of its gaming and high-performance products. Micron will now have the Ballistix brand join with Crucial for consumers as a brand for solid-state drives and RAM. Both brands will also be fully equipped with premium components from the company. Furthermore, Micron also took the opportunity to announce three of its new products, the Ballistix Sport, Ballistix Tactical, and the Ballistix Elite. Joining the new line of products is the Ballistix TX3, the company's new high-performance M.2 SSD.

Apacer Unveils New AvataRAM Memory Lineup

Apacer Technology Inc. showcased its new product line at COMPUTEX 2016 and shows off its new AvataRAM product line that serves as a high-performance storage solution for unparalleled data access for consumer and enterprise applications. Furthermore, Apacer also showcased its wide range of products, including the latest Apacer Blade Fire and Apacer Panther memory modules as well as products for storage and industrial usage.

Colorul steps in the the VR market with strategic cooperation with Shunwang Technology

Hangzhou Shunwang Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Shunwang Technology) is a leading domestic internet service provider since year 2005. In the year of 2015, Shunwng Technology becomes the exclusive agency of HTC VIVE device for Chinese icafe market.

On 1st June, Colorful's booth at Computex, Colorful announces its strategic cooperation with Shunwang Technology and officially steps into the VR market. As a strong VGA card brand in China, Colorful can fully provide the VR device with both hardware and software platform.

HWBOT World Tour 2016: Day 2 – Hazzan Beats Rule

The second day of the HWBOT World Tour 2016 at Computex got underway today, as did the part two of the World Series Asia extreme contest. Day 1 was all about exploring the nuances of Intel’s new Broadwell-E platform, with most of the 25 overclockers using the platform for the first time. The first day doubtless had many overclockers scratching their heads a little, as any wholly new CPU would – would day two prove to be more fruitful for some new faces, or would yesterday's cream of the crop rise to the top again?

The leaderboard at the end of play in fact had a kind of familiar ring to it with two of the previous day’s overclockers making it to the podium for a second consecutive time. In first place however we did in fact have a new face with Italian overclocker RULE winning the day’s action with a score of 62 points thanks to wins in XTU and Cinebench. In second place we have Hazzan who won the memory clock challenge in stage 2 while in third place we find our Swedish Semi-Finalist in waiting Rauf. Here’s how it breaks down in terms of prize money:

1st Place: $50: RULE (Italy)
2nd Place: $250: Hazzan (Indonesia)
3rd Place: $125: Rauf (Sweden)

Congrats to Hazzan who did really well to reach the 1v1 Face Off for the second time in as many days, joining Sweden’s Rauf in the Semi-Finals this Saturday.

Don’t forget you can catch all the qualification scoring and results on the OC-ESPORTS site, as well as great coverage of the 1v1 face Off, plus an interview with Hazzan on OverClocking-TV’s Twitch and YouTube channels.

AUC SIGNS MOU WITH AUK TO COLLABORATE IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

June 1, 2016, Cairo – In a formal signing ceremony, The American University in Cairo (AUC) and The American University of Kuwait (AUK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate bilateral collaboration between the two universities on a wide spectrum of academic programs and activities. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by AUK president Nizar Hamzeh, and AUC Provost, Sherif Sedky, to mark the beginning of collaboration between their respective institutions.

AUK President Hamzeh indicated that the purpose of the MOU is to promote academic collaboration that would allow students and faculty from both institutions exchange knowledge, ideas and resources contributing to academic excellence. "We are very pleased with this partnership because AUC is one of the few leading universities in the region, and that our mutual goal is to expand this academic collaboration to include development of new programs, including dual or joint degrees in engineering,” said Hamzeh.  

According to the MOU, possible venues of collaboration between the two universities will include articulation of course credits, study abroad or student exchange, collaboration with the AUC Center of Teaching and Learning and collaboration with other potential areas such as executive education programs and dual degrees in engineering, in particular; mechanical, civil, architecture and environmental.

The MOU will enable students and faculty from both institutions to pursue productive academic collaboration through exchange of knowledge, ideas, and resources contributing to academic excellence.

“We are delighted to have acquired a new partnership with AUK to share our common goals of academic excellence,” said AUC Provost Sherif Sedky. “We are especially pleased because AUK is a sister University in the region and we believe our cooperation will yield benefits to both institutions and reflect positively on the educational experience of students and faculty.”

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