@MTNza Business Empowers App of Developers #MTNAppAwards @AppofTheYearZA

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Submissions for the MTN Business SA App of the Year Awards 2016, the biggest and most prestigious app development awards has been extended for 8th July, 2016.

The App of the Year Awards is a springboard for creative developers and their original solutions. Previous winners of the awards have gone on to launch their apps internationally, been acquired by blue chip corporates, or become well-known and loved South African digital products in their own right. Previous winners and categories winners include SnapScan, Wumdrop, FNB Banking, Money4Jam, Zapper, Vula Mobile, and PriceCheck.

Speaking at the MTN App of the Year breakfast session in Sunnyside Park Hotel, Greg Hatfield, MTN Business General Manager Product and Solutions says: “The awards are not only about the big prize that developers and businesses stand to win, but most importantly the awards are about empowering developers and businesses to thrive in the Bold, New Digital World.”

“At MTN Business, we fully support the awards as a vehicle, which recognises local talent that create solutions to respond to real South African needs,” says Greg.

Award participants benefit from the rigorous judging process through receiving constructive input from industry experts that in turn helps them to refine their pitch. In addition, participants receive extensive media coverage exposure from the event, as well as a networking opportunity and potentially taking home some fantastic prizes. 

Entries are now open for developers to enter their apps into one or more of the following categories and subcategories:

Best Enterprise 

• Media and communications

• Ecommerce

• Business solutions and sales

• Utilities

Navigation (and geo location apps)

Best Consumer

• Finance and banking

• Entertainment and gaming (incl. kids apps)

• Media and communications (incl. community and social)

• Lifestyle (incl. health and fitness, and personal education)

• Productivity (incl. utilities)

• Creative apps (incl. Photo and video)

• Best Enterprise Development App: Drawn from the MTN Foundation app development programme alumni

• Best Breakthrough Developer

• Most Innovative App

Ultimately, the judges will crown the overall MTN Business App of the Year from entrants of the above categories. The judging panel for this year’s MTN Business App of the Year Awards are Andile Khumalo, Jonathan Hoehler, Andrew McHenry, Nafisa Akabor, Tanya Kovorsky and Augus Robinson. 

Descriptions of the categories, entry fees, and the entry form are all available on www.appoftheyear.co.za. The deadline for entries is Friday 8th July, 2016. The MTN Business App of the Year Awards ceremony will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 4 August, 2016. Join the conversation by following and using #MTNAppAwards.

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@HP_S_Africa World’s Smallest All-in-One #AiO #Deskjet For #Consumer #Printing

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Printers are becoming a necessity in every home and office alike and HP has been the front runner to bring the best and the latest printing technology to your doorsteps. Though I never had one at my home but I always has a desire for one and this will be fulfilled by the latest HP AiO DeskJet printer.

HP Inc. unveiled its next generation DeskJet All-in-One (AiO) printer, the ideal device for the style savvy, always connected consumer. The reimagined HP DeskJet 3720 is half the size of other inkjet all-in-one printers in its class, yet combines robust print, scan and copy capabilities with easy mobile setup and features all for €69.99.

“Consumers crave tiny, wireless devices that fit into their lifestyle and enable them to stay connected, social and productive wherever they may be,” said Sue Richards, general manager and vice president, HP Consumer Printing. “With its innovative design and intuitive mobile connectivity from virtually any device or social network, the HP DeskJet 3720 turns the traditional consumer printing experience on its head.”

Recently named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time, this redesigned DeskJet doesn’t just optimise space, it energises space with a variety of vivid colour hues including Electric Blue and Sea Grass Green as well as a polished Stone option. Additional colours are expected to be available in time for Christmas.

Solutions to Rock Your Connected World

Setting up and printing directly from a mobile device has never been easier with in OS solutions and the HP All-in-One Remote mobile application. The free app provides users with key features including printing, copying and scanning wirelessly from most smartphones and tablets including Apple™, Android™ and Windows® devices. Using Wi-Fi Direct, consumers can immediately begin printing from their mobile devices and access their printer without a network. 

Consumers can print, share and design custom photos from Facebook, Instagram and Flickr or directly from a phone’s camera roll with the free HP Social Media Snapshots application. HP also offers fun 4x5 sticky photo paper tailored just for the Social Media Snapshots app and perfect for decorating a bedroom, locker or sharing with family and friends. Using HP Printbot, Facebook Messenger users can print content effortlessly from a Facebook Messenger conversation. In addition to easily printing photos and documents, the bot allows users to add printers, print from the printer's history, and order replacement supplies. The new, colourful DeskJet 3720 will be available in September at selected retailers, RRP is still to be confirmed. 

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#Kiwifruit Finds Amazing New Avatars To Enhance Your Fruit Bowl! @Zespri_ZA #BeatTheBestBox

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Zespri Kiwifruit are one of the most exciting fruit found on our shelves today and can be used in a variety of new and exciting ways from smoothies to wraps, salsa to sorbet. And because they are low in calories, they are perfect to eat as part of a meal or on their own.

“Traditionally kiwifruit were found lingering (?) At the bottom of the fruit bowl or on the top of a pavlova,” says Lianne Jones, Zespri’s Business Development Manager for Africa, Israel and Indian Islands, “but these days their versatility means they can be used in pretty much anything.” 

 Kiwi Quinoa Salad, Kiwi Salsa & Tacos & Kiwi Beef Short Rib Wrap

In addition to this, they are one of the most nutrient-dense fruits around. Bite for bite they beat most other fruit on nutritional content and are full of vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and other essential elements. 

“Apart from their unique refreshing and tangy flavor,” continues Jones, “they are also a great source of potassium, are rich in fibre and can significantly slow down and reduce the uptake of sugar in your bloodstream meaning they are also a great low-GI food.” 

Zespri Kiwifruit Macaroons, Parfait & Kiwi Ginger & Wasabi Smoothie & Smoken Chicken Pancake

Zespri Green Kiwifruit are now available at all major retailers, such as Pick n Pay, Food Lover’s Market, Checkers and Spar. For more information, updates and recipe ideas, log on to www.zespri.com, like facebook.com/ZespriSouthAfrica and follow @Zespri_ZA

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@SamsungSA New #Televisions Beautifully Combine #Technology and #Aesthetics #ThisIsTV #SUHDTV

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced the launch of its new Super Ultra High Definition (SUHD) TV line-up, which combines the latest in cutting edge innovation and stunning aesthetics, in order to deliver a television that is not just a consumer electronics device, but an integral part of a home’s interior design.

The latest range of Samsung TVs has been released hot on the heels of the company’s triumph as global TV market leader for the 10th consecutive year, while also being in its tenth year of dominating the local South African TV market, according to one of the world's largest market research organisations, GfK. 

The new Samsung SUHD television series comes equipped with second generation Quantum dot technology, which is renowned for its durability and extraordinary, lasting picture quality. This generation offers increased efficiency of the Quantum dot materials and an improved colour mapping algorithm. This enables the new SUHD TV to express brighter pictures and purer colours.

Matthew Thackrah, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Consumer Electronics at Samsung Electronics South Africa, explains that the material used for this cutting-edge display can reproduce the purest and most accurate colours as individual nanoparticles. “These are smaller than one ten-thousandth the diameter of a human hair and deliver the cleanest and most vivid colours yet.”

“Samsung has applied the ‘HDR 1000’ technology to this device, which can present content with extremely high picture quality, as it expresses HDR with a peak brightness of 1000 nit - the standard for premium material produced in Hollywood,” says Thackrah.

“This allows viewers to enjoy visuals in great detail, whether the image is dark or bright. In addition, it can recreate brighter hues at a lower energy consumption than the first generation SUHD TVs.”

Thackrah adds that Samsung understands that while the demand for the latest generation of technology continues unabated, today’s TV is more than just an electronic device. Consumers today view TVs as pieces of furniture that contribute to a home’s interior décor. 

“What consumers want is art in the living room – a beautiful TV that fits seamlessly with their living space and furniture. Samsung’s SUHD TV aims to deliver innovative, boundless aesthetic appeal with its 360-degree design, which ensures your television looks good from all angles and any position it is placed within the home. This design approach is not limited to just our premium models, but includes our entry-level TVs as well.”

Furthermore, the enhanced Samsung Smart TV platform allows users to enjoy a sophisticated Smart Hub powered by Tizen, which provides an effortless viewing and navigation experience as it transcends the boundaries between various TV user environments. The Smart Hub will auto detect all connected devices, such as decoders, gaming consoles or home theatre and audio accessories. These additions are managed through a centralised visual dashboard on the first screen, which requires the use of only one TV remote to control multiple connected devices, elimination the need for multiple remote controls in the living room. 

“Samsung’s SUHD TV is a beautiful piece of equipment that takes a quantum leap forward in TV display technology. It will provide you with a viewing experience like you’ve never seen before,” Thackrah concludes.

Source: http://www.gfk.com/en-be/about-gfk/about-gfk/

I am currently using Samsung's UHD 65inch Curved Series 6 TV which is awesome and I wonder how beautiful it will be to see the video's and TV on SUHD TV. I still regret that I let go of SUHD Series 8 TV which I got from Samsung for the current one I have. That's the biggest mistake of my life so far... 

Kudos to Samsung for bringing this amazing technology to the market. 

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@SamsungSA Elevates #Smartphone #Camera Quality With New Image Sensor #GalaxyS7

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Samsung Electronics South Africa, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced its newest 12 megapixel (Mp) image sensor for smartphones, which will elevate the quality of mobile phone pictures. Already in mass production, this 1.4μm-pixel-based image sensor is equipped with Dual Pixel technology that has been reserved for digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. The technology enables rapid auto-focus for fast photo shooting while producing premium image quality on mobile devices, even in low light situations. 

“With 12 million pixels working as a phase detection auto-focus (PDAF) agent, the new image sensor adds professional auto-focus performance to mobile devices, such as the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy Note 5,” said Craige Fleischer, Director of Integrated Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa. “Consumers will be able to capture their daily events and precious moments instantly on a smartphone, regardless of lighting conditions.” 

Samsung’s new image sensor with Dual Pixel technology employs two photodiodes located on the left and right halves of a pixel. The conventional image sensor commits less than five percent of its pixels, with only one photodiode each, which converts light particles into measurable photocurrent for phase detection. Significantly faster auto-focus is now possible, as each and every pixel of the Dual Pixel image sensor is capable of detecting phase differences of perceived light. With such groundbreaking improvements, the image sensor ensures clear and sharp images, especially whilst capturing moving objects, even in poor lighting conditions.

The new image sensor has also adopted Samsung’s ISOCELL technology, which isolates the photodiodes in each pixel with a physical wall to further reduce colour bleeding, maximizing the image sensor’s performance.

The new image sensor is built with cutting-edge, chip-stacking technology that allows for top-of-the-line performance while keeping the size small. The Dual Pixel image sensor combines a 65 nanometer (nm) sensor with a 28nm logic chip that delivers outstanding quality photos in a sleek smartphone design.

I am amazed at the camera of S6 I used last year and I have just received Samsung's S7 Edge for review and using that camera I will post pictures on my instagram channel. 

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