Author: Kevin Le

FPT achieves double-digit profit growth in 2020 FPT Corporation achieved pre-tax profits of VNĐ5.261 trillion (US$228.58 million) on revenues of VNĐ29.83 trillion ($1.29 billion) last year, a year-on-year increase of 12.8 per cent and 7.6 per cent, mainly driven by the digital transformation, overseas IT services and telecom. Source: Vietnam News

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Sony has announced its flagship Alpha Series mirrorless camera, the Alpha 1. Sony Alpha 1 combines the best of Sony’s other mirrorless cameras – the A7R, A7S and A9 – and takes it all to the next level to create the best hybrid photo and video camera the company offers today. The A1 features a new 50.1MP full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor with an upgraded BIONZ XR image processor. The new sensor offers over 15 stops of dynamic range for videos and still images thanks to its ISO 100-32,000 range (expandable to 50-102,400 for still images). You can also…

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New energy efficient OLED screen will be used for the Galaxy S21 Ultra of Samsung. News confirmed by the GMS Arena. Samsung Display has revealed more details about the next generation of energy-efficient OLED panels, which currently adorn the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Not only is it more efficient but also brighter.  OLED reduces power consumption by 16% while also increasing brightness. Our Galaxy S21 Ultra test results prove that the screen can get very bright, and battery life seems to back up Samsung’s claims that the panel is more efficient as well. We all know that OLEDs use organic light emitting…

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 Shares continued on a downwards trend on Tuesday with all sectors facing selling pressure. VN-Index once again lost its value. The VN-Index, the benchmark on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, decreased by 2.57 per cent to end Tuesday at 1,136.12 points. The index fell more than 3 per cent in the morning session. At the end of the session, 395 stock declined with 22 stocks hitting the maximum intra-day loss, while only 78 climbed. Another 23 stocks ended flat. In a daily report, Bao Viet Securities Company said the market’s correction pressure might continue in the next sessions. However,…

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In a statement, Thaiholdings Joint Stock Company (THD) said that the company successfully finished the sale of 296.1 million shares for its existing shareholders. After the sale, Thaiholdings’s capital rose to VNĐ3.5 trillion from VNĐ539 billion.The company used most of the money from mobilisation to buy 81.6 per cent of Thaigroup shares, according to its fourth quarter result. The merger and acquisition (M&A) deal helps Thaiholdings post greater results in the fourth quarter. During the period, its profit after tax was over VNĐ1.02 trillion, 67 times higher than that of 2019. In 2020, the company’s profit after tax reached VNĐ1.09…

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Just a few days ago, Samsung hit the pause button on One UI 3.0 / Android update for Galaxy S10 series, but now it’s sowing the latest software again. So far, no official statement has cleared the air, so we can only suspect that the issues discovered were quickly resolved. The UI 3.0  update was somehow removed from the system of Galaxy S10 series before it was returned to the normal status. Switzerland users recognized this return firstly in the world.  The new firmware version of the Galaxy S10 is G975FXXU9EUA4 and a Swiss user seems to be one of…

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The latest software update for Apple’s Watch line, dubbed watchOS 7.3, will be available for download later today. It brings a new collection of Unity watch faces that pay homage to the Pan-African flag tied to Apple’s Black History Month initiatives. Additionally, the new update unlocks Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Irregular Heartbeat functions for Apple Watch Series 4 and later in Japan, Mayotte, Philippines, and Thailand. Apple Fitness + subscribers can also expect to see the new Time to Walk feature that helps you relax on walks with celebrity cameos. Other updates include performance improvements and bug fixes for Control Center…

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After leaving OnePlus in October, co-founder Carl Pei moved on to a new company – exactly what will be revealed tomorrow. His new company is headquartered in London, so the announcement will start at 11am UK time (which is UTC now). The new company is working in consumer electronics, a market Pei is familiar with. The focus will be on musical gadgets – headphones and more, but again, details are being kept tightly under wraps. We don’t even know what the new company will be called yet. Carl Pei: “The fresh smell of unlimited potential”, posted on Instagram two weeks…

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We knew this was coming, but we weren’t prepared for the price! Sony has finally released its Xperia Pro spin-off on the Xperia 1 II smartphone, which it announced in February 2020. It’s an American exclusive that’s mostly available through Verizon Wireless with a whopping price tag of $ 2,500. Sony waited for the announcement of its new full-frame alpha 1 camera to make the Xperia Pro available in the US market. The Xperia Pro is a more rugged version of the Xperia 1 II with four 5G (mmWave) antennas and a micro-HDMI connector. It allows you to use it…

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A reshuffle at the top of Apple will see current vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus become senior vice president, while former senior vice president Dan Riccio will work on a “new project” at Apple. John Ternus has been Riccio’s vice president since 2013 and led the team that designed the hardware for the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, as well as working on the M1 chip. As SVP of Hardware Engineering, Ternus will lead the engineering of the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod and report directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook. Meanwhile, Dan Riccio will also continue to…

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