This case allows iPhone 5/5s to go 300-ft underwater

It’s hard to imagine why would anyone want to bring their iPhone 5/5s with them during a deep ocean dive. But if you happen to know a diver who would want to but can’t, then Thanko may have just something that may tickle their fancy.

Folks, meet Thanko’s new Aluminum case made specifically for the iPhone 5 and it successor. Just by looking at its robust frame and rugged construction, you can tell that this water-proof case means serious business.

Thanko’s case only serves one purpose, and that is to allow divers to take underwater pictures using their iPhone 5/5s at depths that goes beyond what ordinary water-proof cases can handle. It’s not the prettiest among the rugged cases out there, but who cares about good-looks when you’re 300 feet under the sea, right?

But in order to use the iPhone underwater, users have to make a few subtle adjustments to the phone’s settings. This is because the transparent window of the case doesn’t actually support touch inputs, and users have to rely on the 4 physical buttons on the case to operate the handset underwater.

That being said, users would have to set the Auto-Lock feature of their iPhone to “Never”. After that they’d have to remove one of the four homescreen apps and place the native camera on the center. This way they can fire up the camera app using the case’s button.

Thanko DL-i5 Waterproof Case specs:

Make: Aluminum
Waterproof rating: IPX8 certified (up to 100m)
Standard Cold Shoe and Tripod Mount
Colors: Gold and Silver
Dimension: 42 x 92 x 165mm
Weight: 620g

The Thanko DL-i5 Waterproof Case is be sold in Japan for ¥29,800 or almost thirteen grand in our local currency. With that kind of price tag, I think your diver friend may just be better off buying a GoPro which comes with its own waterproof case.

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This case allows iPhone 5/5s to go 300-ft underwater

It’s hard to imagine why would anyone want to bring their iPhone 5/5s with them during a deep ocean dive. But if you happen to know a diver who would want to but can’t, then Thanko may have just something that may tickle their fancy.

Folks, meet Thanko’s new Aluminum case made specifically for the iPhone 5 and it successor. Just by looking at its robust frame and rugged construction, you can tell that this water-proof case means serious business.

Thanko’s case only serves one purpose, and that is to allow divers to take underwater pictures using their iPhone 5/5s at depths that goes beyond what ordinary water-proof cases can handle. It’s not the prettiest among the rugged cases out there, but who cares about good-looks when you’re 300 feet under the sea, right?

But in order to use the iPhone underwater, users have to make a few subtle adjustments to the phone’s settings. This is because the transparent window of the case doesn’t actually support touch inputs, and users have to rely on the 4 physical buttons on the case to operate the handset underwater.

That being said, users would have to set the Auto-Lock feature of their iPhone to “Never”. After that they’d have to remove one of the four homescreen apps and place the native camera on the center. This way they can fire up the camera app using the case’s button.

Thanko DL-i5 Waterproof Case specs:

Make: Aluminum
Waterproof rating: IPX8 certified (up to 100m)
Standard Cold Shoe and Tripod Mount
Colors: Gold and Silver
Dimension: 42 x 92 x 165mm
Weight: 620g

The Thanko DL-i5 Waterproof Case is be sold in Japan for ¥29,800 or almost thirteen grand in our local currency. With that kind of price tag, I think your diver friend may just be better off buying a GoPro which comes with its own waterproof case.

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Aegis sells BPO business in PH to Telepeformance

Rumors have going on since last month that Essar Global Fund LTD., the firm that acquired AGC Holdings LTD (Aegis) back in 2004, was negotiating with several companies about possibly selling some of its BPO operations. Recently, all these speculations have been laid to rest as Teleperformance agreed to acquire Aegis’ businesses in Costa Rica, Philippines and United States for USD410 million.

In a statement, Teleperformance CEO Daniel Julien expressed his excitement over the recent acquisition adding that “this will be a historic transaction for the Teleperformance shareholders as this acquisition fits perfectly with our long-term strategy.”


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Julien has all the reason to be ecstatic about the deal because Aegis USA Inc. (AUI) will further strengthen the company’s presence in the US both in healthcare and financial services, as well as in the fields of travel and hospitality.

Furthermore, the acquisition represents USD400 million of annual revenue, not to mention adding 19,000 FTEs across 16 call centers in the US, Costa Rica and Philippines under TP”s belt.

“We look forward to partnering with our new clients upon the closing of the transaction. We want to ensure them that the entire consolidated team is committed to serving them with dedication, professionalism and passion,”

- Daniel Julien, Executive Chairman and CEO of Teleperformance Group Inc.

As for Essar Group’s part, Uday Gujadhur, board member of Essar Capital Limited and fund manager for Essar Global Fund Limited, said that the deal is win-win for both companies and that “this transaction will also yield many synergies and benefits for Aegis’ employees and esteemed customers.”

He also mentioned that the firm is looking forward to grow Aegis’ remaining BPO operations in other countries after the acquisition which is expected to be finalized on the third quarter of the year.

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Five Burmese mediamen sentenced to hard labor

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FROM HARD NEWS to hard labor.

Regional media groups have condemned what they called the “inhumane sentence” by a Burmese court of four journalists and their boss to ten years of hard labor for violating Burma’s State Secrets Act.

On Thursday, the Pakokku Township Court in Mandalay, Burma (also known as Myanmar) sentenced Unity Journal’s CEO, Tin Hsan, 52, and journalists Lu Maw Naing, 28; Sithu Soe, 22; The Yazar Oo, 28, and Aung Thura, 25, to 10 years imprisonment with hard labor for reporting allegations that a Burmese military facility was being used to manufacture chemical weapons.

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), a regional network of media groups advocating press freedom, said it was disturbed both by the verdict and the heavy verdict imposed on the mediamen.

“The charges and the outcome are disproportionate to the problem at hand. We condemn the criminalization of media work, and in this case, the cruel punishment of hard labour,” SEAPA said in a statement released to the press.

“No journalist should have to face this kind of action for their work, and in the case of the Unity Journal, the issue covered clearly had immense public interest,” SEAPA said.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) called the decision “an outrage,” saying it shows that the Burmese government is still to undertake real reforms with regard to press freedom.

“These developments make it all to clear that democracy and respect for basic rights, including freedom of the press and of expression, remain furthest from the minds of Myanmar’s leaders,” the NUJP said in a statement,

SEAPA Executive Director Gayathry Venkiteswaran said the sentencing comes just three months after the passage of Burma’s Press Law, which she said had given “a glimmer of hope” that the five journalists would be given a measure of protection as media workers.

The new law was supposed to guarantee “that no journalist may be jailed for doing her or his work.”

However, the Burmese government chose to apply a 90-year old law against the five men.

“Using the 1920 State Secrets law demonstrates that the Burmese military is not even willing to respond to, ?and come clean regarding the regime’s potential violation of the an international ban against the manufacture of chemical weapons,” Venkiteswaran said in the SEAPA statement. “The use of this law indicates that the regime may really have something to hide in relation to the serious allegations of the expose. Invoking the matter as a state secret meant that there will be no need to confirm or deny the veracity of the claims of Unity Journal.”

While the sentence was handed down by a local court, the charges were filed by the Office of the Myanmar President Thein Sein, “the poster boy of the transition.”

“This is a signal to use laws other than those related to media as a new means to restrict journalists,” Venkiteswaran added.

“The arbitrary detention and unjust sentencing of the Unity journalists represents the country’s most drastic reversals of media freedom,” she said.

The international community had earlier lauded what appeared to be the loosening of restrictions against the Burmese press and the improvement of civil liberties in Burma in the last few years. Recently, however, the Burmese government had resumed cracking down on critical reporting by the growing local media community.

The five were arrested by the Burmese military in January after the Unity Journal published the report on the military facility, including photographs of the alleged chemical weapons factory.

“We didn’t expect they would get sentences with hard labor. How could they sentence 10 years with hard labor for reporting news? This is inhumane and we are now worrying for their health,” said Lwin Lwin Myint, wife of Lu Maw Naing, in a report published by Burmese news agency The Irrawady.

The Irrawady also published an editorial expressing alarm over what it called the use of draconian restrictions on media even after the government claimed to have lifted press censorship two years ago.

“Clearly, real press freedom remains a distant dream for Burma, where the government still gets to decide what is fit to print, and who has the right to inform (or misinform) the public,” The Irrawaddy editorials reads.

“We stand by our Burmese colleagues and urge media organizations in Southeast Asia and all over the world to raise our voices in collective protest against this outrage,” the NUJP statement reads. Cong B. Corrales

 

All-glass iPhone and iPad could be Apple’s secret weapon

The iPhone 6, based from the renderings and mock-ups we’ve seen, is likely to sport an all-aluminum rear shell with its display made of tough sapphire glass. Well Apple has just been granted a patent that will enable the company to make an all-glass housing for its wide range of devices. Could this give the company its needed edge over other brands?

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Glass iPhone concept

Apple jumping to the phablet bandwagon not only showed that they took back what Jobs said that “no one’s gonna buy” a big phone, but also made it seem like they simply conformed to the trend set mainly by Android. But with companies still using lesser materials (like plastic) for their devices, this could be the innovation that will separate Apple apart from its competitors – something that they have been trying to do for the longest time.

The patent given to the Cupertino company is a manufacturing method that allows them to fuse glass structures together and still protect all the circuitry inside. This proposed all-glass design is aimed to be used for iPhones, iPads, and even iMacs. If they indeed use sapphire glass for the body it will generally result to a more durable, lightweight form factor while giving off a more futuristic look and premium feel.

The idea of holding an all-glass iPhone sounds exciting already, but we’re not quite sure yet how the glass build would affect pricing of these devices. If we were to ask you, how much would you pay for a glass iPhone or iPad?

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