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Nollywood, Time For 3D Movies – Global 3D Box Office More Than Doubles in 2010, Says iSuppli

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According to iSuppli, the Global box-office revenue from 3-D movie screens soared to $6.1 billion in 2010, more than double the $2.5 billion generated in 2009. What this means is that 3D is a new money machine for the entertainment industry.

 

Of the global 3-D total last year, international territories accounted for $3.9 billion or 63.9 percent of the market, up from 53.8 percent in 2009. The rest of the 3-D movie market, or 36.1 percent, is represented by North America, including the United States and Canada. The United States was the world’s single biggest 3-D market with $2.0 billion in box-office revenue, taking in the largest share at 32.8 percent, down from 42.3 percent in 2009. Overall, global 3-D screens represented 19.3 percent of world box-office receipts in 2010, up from 8.6 percent in 2009.

 

For the Nigerian movie industry, 3D could offer a higher level of entertainment experience. And could actually bring a new class of customers in the industry. Nollywood needs to start making moves that are 3D ready and begin that discovery of exporting them. It is the future and not doing it means we are missing a whole lot of opportunities.

 

A 3-D (three-dimensional) film or S3D (stereoscopic 3D) films a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception. Derived from stereoscopic photography, a regular motion picture camera system is used to record the images as seen from two perspectives (or computer-generated imagery generates the two perspectives in post-production), and special projection hardware and/or eyewear are used to provide the illusion of depth when viewing the film. 3-D films are not limited to feature film theatrical releases; television broadcasts and direct-to-video films have also incorporated similar methods, primarily for marketing purposes (wikipedia).

 

[Upcoming Book] Disruptive Technologies, Innovation And Global Redesign

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Editors:

Prof (Dr) Ndubuisi Ekekwe, African Institution of Technology, USA & Babcock University, Nigeria
Dr. Nazrul Islam, Aberystwyth University, UK

 

 

Introduction

In the last few years, most parts of the world have morphed into an electronically interdependent economic unit where a disruption in one marketplace affects the others. New technologies have emerged, transforming the ways we do business and, consequently, redesigning the world. Innovation in disruptive technologies pushes new and more agile firms to set new benchmarks, and forces established companies to incorporate evolving breakthroughs into their models or re-invent themselves to stay competitive.

 

 

Innovation thus remains a key driver in wealth creation, but the way it happens is changing as a result of new technologies, processes and tools. As social media networks advance, outsourcing ideas to the crowd has become common, while inter-company R&D that pools resources together is a new normal. From agriculture to print media, finance to mortgage and across sectors, industries, and disciplines, the world is being redesigned. The emerging implications are enormous—less energy for processing natural resources, less waste in processed raw materials—and these translate to positive effects on the environment. Yet, few research works exist about these developments, despite the exponential growth rate of new technologies with the potential to massively impact business and society.

 

For more about this upcoming book, click here.

LG Viewty Snap GM360 Phone Review – Simply, Snap Into Your Buddies And Circles

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In a word or two

An affordable handset with a high-end camera, the LG Viewty Snap GM360 lets you stay in touch with friends for less.

 

The Design

The LG Viewty Snap GM360 has overtones of the Samsung Wave in its design, although the technology does not match and it is shorter, narrower and a little thicker. However, the modern shape is similar and the Viewty Snap is a good looking phone with silver effects and minimalist attributes.

 

 

The 3 inch screen is resistive and requires additional pressure for your requests to register – although for a low-cost handset, the screen size is pretty generous. And navigation is supported by the three physical keys beneath the screen for making and ending calls, and accessing the home screen.

 

 

Light at only 87g, the LG Viewty Snap GM360 is portable and you will hardly notice this handset in your pocket or bag – which is especially appealing given its camera as it means you’re likely to keep this phone with you and not miss any photo opportunities on your travels.

 

LG Viewty Snap GM360 Specifications

The LG Viewty Snap GM360 comes with a Facebook app so you can communicate with friends on this site simply. Just launch the app and see your updates, post your own updates and send messages directly. Social networking is a key part of this handset which is an affordable option if you want a messaging phone as it comes with support for texting, multimedia messaging, email and push email. With push email, you receive your emails on the home screen when they are sent, saving you from having to check your account for new messages.

 

 

The stand-out feature of the Snap is its camera. With 5-megapixels, autofocus and LED flash, the camera is on a par with the X6’s camera. The Optic-all zoom enables you to zoom in on a subject without losing any image quality, and there is also the option to shoot a continuous shot as well as a one-touch uploading option onto social networking sites. You can also capture video on the handset and share with friends via MMS, email as well as online.

 

 

Other features of the LG Viewty Snap GM360 include a music player and FM radio, and games to keep you entertained.

 

Considerations

There is no 3G or Wi-Fi support and the screen is resistive rather than capacitive. The screen is bigger than the 2.8 screen on the HTC Tattoo but the Tattoo has 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity.

 

Verdict

This low-end device offers you basic social networking options including an app for Facebook, a document viewer and multiple communication options for a reasonable price. However, probably the main reason you’d buy the LG Viewty Snap GM360 is its camera – if imagery is important to you, this camera is decent and can capture good-quality photos.

 

Editor’s Note: You can buy this phone from our UK partner,  Best Mobile Contracts.

Fasmicro Invited To MOBILE VAS World Summit In Singapore 12-13 September 2011

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Dear Dr. Ekekwe,

 

We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to attend this important Summit — MOBILE VAS World Summit in Singapore 12-13 September 2011. We hope this presents a good opportunity for you to connect and engage the industry decision makers present. I hope you will be able to make plans to sign up and attend. Here are some information for your review.

 

 

ABOUT THE SUMMIT:

·It’s Senior Executive, 2 day conference with case studies presentations by Mobile Operators. Participants represent APAC region & also globally. They include primarily:

¨Mobile Network Operators ** Mobile Advertisers and Marketers ** Mobile Apps Providers, Mobile Location Based Services *** Content Providers and Technology Platform Providers

¨Mobile VAS Developers ** Handset Vendors ** Content Developers & Aggregators

 

 

·EVENT WEBSITE– http://www.symphonyglobal.com/index.php/event/page/mobile_vas_2011/overview

·Last year summit 2010, we had a good turnout with many senior level attendees from the region

http://www.symphonyglobal.com/index.php/event/page/mobile_value_added_services/overview (2010)

·Operators including– Aircel, Banglalink, Celcom, Bakrie Telecom, China Mobile, M1, Starhub, Banglalink, Grameenphone, Viettal, CSL HK, Chunghwa Taiwan, Axiata, SingTel, China Mobile, True Move Thailand, Smart Philippines, etc and many more representing the region mobile VAS community.

SPEAKERS:

¨Pradeep Rao,Senior VP – VAS, Aircel, India

¨Qauser Zaman, VAS Assoc. GM, Banglalink GSM, Bangladesh

¨Gunawan Zuardi, Managing Director, Bina Indonusa PT, Indonesia (A MVNO)

¨Antti Ohrling, Co-Founder & Chairman, BLYK, India and Honorary Board Member, Mobile Marketing Association, India

¨Thomas Clayton,CEO & President,BubbleMotion, Singapore

¨James Yang,Chief Scientist, China Mobile Research Institute, China

¨Laurence Lee, Senior Product Manager of Mobile VAS, Mobile Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd, Taiwan

¨Mahendra Fernando, Heading Content Management and Mobile Advertising, Dialog Axiata, Sri Lanka

¨Sunzay Passari, Executive Vice President Telecom, VAS and Devices, Essar Telecom Group, India

¨A.S.M Rafiq Ullah, Head Of Entertainment, Deputy General Manager, Content & Application, Grameenphone, Bangladesh

¨SP Narayanan, Vice President & Head VAS and Long Distance, Idea Cellular, India

¨Emmanuel Allix, Founder and Managing Director, Isalis Asia & Board Member, Mobile Marketing Association, Singapore

¨Olaf Lohmann, Business Development, Mozat Pte Ltd,Singapore

¨Revie Sylviana, GM VAS New Product Initiative & VAS Business Operations,PT Bakrie Telecom, Indonesia

¨Mirza Ichsan B. Lubis, Division Head VAS Product Portfolio, PT Indosat, Indonesia

¨Winston Goh, Senior Product Manager – Telecommunications, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore

¨Tom Wills, Managing Director, Secure Strategies Pte Ltd, Singapore

¨Kirana Cheewachuen, General Manager, Mobile Content Business, True Digital Content & Media, True Move,Thailand

¨Nitin Wali,Head of Business Development Asia Pacific, VeriSign, India

Many Case Studies from Mobile Operators covering:

? Mobile App Stores

? Messaging Services

? Mobile Broadband

? Mobile Entertainment

? Mobile Social Networks

? Mobile Marketing & Advertising

? Mobile Location-Based Services

? Mobile Enterprise Solution Services

Topics

vLatest market outlook and developmental trends in MVAS, Asia & beyond

vCase studies on Operator’s MVAS launches and key success factors

vKey strategies in expanding operators’ offerings to market and how to make MVAs offerings more competitive

vKey strategies in developing markets as well as matured markets

vDiscussing the best practices and best strategies for MVAS pricing and positioning

vPanel discussion on the most effective models for MVAS in market

vTaking user generated content to further scale

vHow to get your customers to spend more on your Vas offerings?

vWhat are the latest technological advancements that will boost MVAS offerings?

vCreating the distinctive product differentiation

vPartnerships with content providers and application providers to deliver great offerings and differentiation

vExploring partnership models for successful collaboration!

vIncrease customer loyalty and increase your market share

vStrategies in mobile marketing and mobile advertising

vLatest smart handset and devices for more exciting VAS!

vStrategy Alternatives in MVAS Rollouts

vNew Opportunities for Mobile Operators, Content Developers, Content Aggregators and Platform Enablers in Mobile

vVAS Markets

vBuilding Profitable and Sustainable Business Models Available for Mobile VAS

vStrategies to Capture the New Markets

vDoing Global Business with a Global Partner

vOptimising ROI and Increase ARPU in VAS Offerings

vCreating Differentiation by Offering Innovative VAS to Win in the Competition for Profit & Market Share

vDeveloping Strategic partnership with Content Developers, Content Aggregators, and Platform Enablers

 

Contact us:
Catherina Jessie Koh
Senior Manager

Microelectronics – When It Advances, The World Experiences A New Dawn In Commerce and Industry

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The remarkable success of information and telecommunication technology within the last few decades has been facilitated by the phenomenal growth of the microelectronics technology. While nanotechnology has future prospects, microelectronics has already transformed global competition and commerce. It offers strategic advantages to firms, institutions and nations through its capacity to develop products and services cheaply and efficiently. It is the engine that drives present global commerce and industry.

The world has experienced many new dimensions in knowledge acquisition, creation, dissemination and usage courtesy of this technology. The advancement of Internet and digital photography could all be linked to better performance from microchips. When microelectronics technology advances, a dawn emerges in global economy in speed, efficiency and capacity.

Microelectronics is considered a very revolutionary technology noting the disruptions it has brought to the dynamics of the global economy via its different applications since its invention by Jack Kilby in the late 1950s. Of the gross world product (GWP), estimated (2007) at about $55 trillion (currency) (The Economist, 2008), microelectronics contributes more than 10%. Microelectronics is very pivotal to many emerging industries in the 21st century with a central position in the global economy. Because Internet, medicine, entertainment and many other industries cannot substantially advance without this technology, it has a vantage position in engineering education in many developed nations.

These nations invest heavily in microelectronics education as in the United States, Canada and Western Europe where the MOSIS, CMC and Europractice programs respectively enable students to fabricate and test their integrated circuits for full cycle design and learning experience on integrated circuits. On the other hand, developing nations increasingly lag behind in adopting and diffusing this technology in their economies owing to many factors, which include human capital and infrastructure. Absence of quality technical education has contributed to stall the transfer, diffusion and development of microelectronics in both the emerging and developing economies.

Microelectronics is a group of technologies that integrate multiple devices into a small physical area. The dimension is about 1000 larger than nanotechnology dimension; micrometer vs. nanometer. Usually, these devices are made from semiconductors like silicon and germanium using lithography, a process that involves the transfer of design patterns unto a silicon wafer. There are accompanying processes which include etching, oxidation, diffusion, etc. Several components are available in microelectronic scale such as transistors, capacitors, inductors, resistors, diodes, insulators and conductors.

The microelectronics can be divided to its subfields which in turn are connected to other micro related fields. These subfields are micro electromechanical systems (MEMS), nanoelectronics, optoelectronics and single electron devices. Integrated circuits or microchips are typical microelectronic devices, which can be found in computers, mobile phones, medical devices, toys and automobiles. There is a high level of convergence between nanotechnology and microelectronics. The major difference lies in the size of the materials; nonetheless, the techniques are very different.

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistor is the most common transistor used in the industry owing to its ease of integration and low static power dissipation. Bipolar junction transistor is another popular version. With the sizes of CMOS transistor in the nanometer range, the behaviors of the transistors are radically affected by parasitic noise and power dissipation. These problems pose potential challenges to the continuous progress of CMOS technology and microelectronics industry in general. The survivability of Moore’s Law, (after Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel Corp) which states that the numbers of transistors in a semiconductor die double every 18 to 24 months, is presently challenged if engineers cannot downscale the transistor size any further efficiently.

This scaling has been the driver that has enabled microelectronics products to improve in speed, capacity and cost-efficiency. Many efforts have been geared to overcome the problems faced in the industry as transistors scale into the deep nanometer. They include improving the structure of the metals and polysilicon materials used in making the devices, more enhanced doping profile, new materials to keep the industry alive and well into the future.

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