Month: April 2014

Nippon Paint announces major expansion in the Philippines

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From left: Nippon Paint Malaysia Group General Manager Gladys Goh, Nippon Paint Corporation Japan International Division General Manager Sumida Masaru, NIPSEA Management Co. Group CEO Wee Siew Kim, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group Managing Director Yaw Seng Heng, and Nippon Paint Philippines President Reynaldo Lim

A global leader in coating solutions announces a major expansion move in the Philippines, the entrance of a new company to focus on the introduction of its architectural or decorative coating solutions. Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines will bring to the local market an innovative and diverse suite of Total Coating Solutions – coating solutions for roofs to floors, and everything in between. Further complemented with its Trend Beyond Colours special effect paint where walls now come alive with texture.

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Sparkle Pearl – Bed

“At Nippon Paint, we take great pride in being a Total Coating Solutions provider – not just coatings for different surfaces but multi-segment offerings too; from architectural, to protective coatings, industrial, automotive and even marine coatings” said Nippon Paint Southeast Asia (NIPSEA) Group Chief Executive Officer, Wee Siew Kim. “As Asia’s No. 1 coatings manufacturer, we are excited that Filipinos will soon enjoy innovative coating solutions of unparalleled quality, together with a colour palette that runs into the thousands” he added.

Global leader in paint technology

Nippon Paint’s coating expertise dates back 133 years and today, it is Asia’s leading coatings manufacturer – operating 56 manufacturing facilities in 15 countries throughout Asia, with an employee strength of over 15,000. In 2013, Nippon Paint’s total group sales revenue was USD5.4billion, making it the clear No. 1 coatings manufacturer in Asia.

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Sparkle Silver – Dining

Central to its dominance is its strong commitment to innovation in raising new industry standards. Efforts that have seen it recognized by Frost & Sullivan, where in 2011, it was awarded the Best Paint & Coating Company of the Year by them. And more recently, Nippon Paint was conferred the “Best Company for Leadership in Paint Technology Asia” award by IAIR, one of the world’s leading ranking and prize for excellence in global economy and sustainability.

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Sparkle Gold – Living

Leading Nippon Paint’s charge into the Philippines is the Nippon Paint Malaysia Group, principal owners of Nippon Paint (Coating) Philippines. The current market leader in Malaysia with 40% market share, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group has pioneered total coating solutions for all forms of substrates and surfaces needed to complement the phenomenal growth of Philippines’ building and construction industry. Aside from the Philippines, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group also manages operations in markets such as Papua New Guinea, Pakistan and Bangladesh. For the Philippines, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group will be investing PHP100million into Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines with the aim of achieving PHP1.5billion in sales turnover in the next 3 years.

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Elegant Living

Easy access to thousands of colours, on demand

With a mission to make colours accessible, Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines will deploy its Nippon Colour Creations tinting machines to be housed in paint centers and modern trade outlets throughout the Philippines. Touted as “mini Nippon Paint factories”, these machines are able to produce thousands of colors, on demand, making it convenient for Filipinos to find their choice of color.

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Wee Siew Kim, Group CEO Nippon Paint Southeast Asia Management Company (NIPSEA)

“Worrying of being told that their preferred color is not available or in stock is now a thing of the past with Nippon Paint Colour Creations™ tinting machines. In fact, with over 10,000 paint formulations in our library, Filipinos will soon be spoilt for choice” said Nippon Paint Malaysia Group Managing Director, Yaw Seng Heng.

A new Trend Beyond Colors

Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines is also bringing in its Nippon Momento Special Effects, a textured range of coatings created to give homeowners more options to wall decoration beyond just color. Offering the added sensorial dimension of touch, walls now sparkle to life with a variety of effects like gold, silver and even a pearlescent shine.

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Yaw Seng Heng, Group Managing Director Nippon Paint Malaysia Group

The Nippon Moment Special Effects range comprises of the Textured Series— Elegant, Sparkle Silver, Pearl and Gold variants; and the Enhancer Series—Frost & Cloud variants that works as a textured over-glaze to enhance any new or existing wall color.

All of these one-of-kind features prove that Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines is set to be at the forefront of innovation and color accessibility in the country. Pushing the boundaries of coating solutions to provoke Filipinos to Rethink Coatings, Recreate Possibilities.

To know more about Nippon Paint and its line of coating solutions visit www.nipponpaint.ph

PLDT launches Home Bro Ultera BASIC, MAX & PRO

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Yesterday marks the launch of the PLDT Home Bro Ultera which currently consists of three wireless broadband plans powered by TD-LTE (Time-Division Duplex Long Term Evolution) connection designed for home use.

Here are the three PLDT Home Bro Ultera plans, its respective bandwidth allocations, as well as its monthly amortization.

PLDT Home Ultera price

If you pay close attention to the picture above, you’ll notice that there’s an “xxGB recommended usage for optimum speed” on each of the plans under the new Home Bro Ultera. This is actually a subtle reminder about the monthly cap on PLDT’s new wireless LTE broadband services which, if you go beyond it, may result to a 30% decrease on your internet speed.

Another thing to note here is the one-time initial cash-out (possibly for the router) that you’d have to pay on top of monthly service fee and activation fee. Home Bro Ultera BASIC subscribers will have to shell out extra Php999, while Home Bro Ultera MAX and Home Bro Ultera PRO users will have to pay Php1,599 and Php1,999 respectively to get the service.

PLDT Ultera upgrade plans

Finally, PLDT will be providing discount to existing Canopy and WiMax subscribers who wish to upgrade to the Home Bro Ultera. Instead of paying the usual MSF, upgraders will only have to pay Php1,299 if they switch to the Home Bro Ultra MAX and Php1,699 for the Home Bro Ultera PRO.

For more information about the new PLDT Home Bro Ultera plans, just head on over to this link which will route you to the Ultera’s page.

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Paraan one of 100 ‘information heroes’

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(photo from Rowena Paraan’s Facebook page)

ROWENA PARAAN, national chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and former research head of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, has been named one of the world’s 100 information heroes by the journalists’ group Reporters Without Borders (RWB).

The group released its list of 100 information heroes as part of its commemoration of World Press Freedom Day next week.

“Through their courageous work or activism, these 100 heroes help to promote the freedom enshrined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the freedom to “seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers,” RWB said in a statement. “They put their ideals in the service of the common good. They serve as examples.”

Paraan was cited for her work as head and safety officer of the NUJP, and for her tireless efforts to secure justice for the families of the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre. More importantly, Paraan has also been very active in strengthening the network of community journalists in the Philippines, and for fighting for their rights and their welfare.

“She has constantly pressed authorities for justice for the victims and their families and an end to impunity,” RWB said. “She now faces a charge of contempt as a result of her commitment.”

Paraan joins 99 other information heroes from 65 nations around the world, ranging from an author of a bestselling book on Mexican corruption, to a Turkish journalist who “has been prosecuted a score of times for his reporting,” to a Burundi journalist who was jailed for 15 months for interviewing a rebel movement.

The list also included the head of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a group that has “contributed to the emergence of global investigative journalism.”

There are controversial people in the list as well, including Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whom RWB acknowledged as one who generates either admiration or condemnation. “Julian Assange divides opinion – some see him as an advocate of transparency, others as a terrorist,” RWB said. “Assange has become a symbolic victim of a system that too easily confuses journalism with terrorism.”

Another is Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who has written extensively about Osama bin Laden, and at one point was even described by some as his biographer. RWB also noted that he has been accused of being a Taliban sympathizer as well, although “the Taliban dispelled those suspicions by putting a bomb under his car in November after he defended the schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai.

The full list of the RWB information heroes may be viewed here.

 

 

 

 

Samsung announces “Level” line of audio devices

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Despite of the success that Samsung has been in the enjoying in the tablet/smartphone department, the South Korean firm isn’t about to rest on its laurels and is now looking to be one of the key players in the audio industry by unveiling the new Samsung Level portfolio.

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Samsung Level series consists of a variety of audio products ranging from in-ear monitor called the Level In to the full-sized circumaural headphone dubbed as the Level Over, as well as an on-ear set of cans named Level On.

In addition to these three, there’s also the Level Box which is a battery operated wireless speaker similar to the Samsung DA-F61. Like the DA-F61, the Samsung Level Box also has NFC and support for aptX technology for better sound quality when streaming contents via Bluetooth.

Samsung Level Box

To further improve the user’s listening experience, the company has also created the Samsung Level app which can be downloaded on Google Play Store or Samsung Apps. The app will allow users to personalize their gears by giving them access to the Samsung Level’s EQ settings.

Although there’s still no mention of its respective SRPs, the new Samsung Level devices is slated to go on sale next month “in most markets around the world”.

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Acer outs Iconia One 7 and Iconia Tab 7

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Acer announced today two new affordable Android tablets in their Iconia product line — the Acer Iconia Tab 7 and the Iconia One 7.

The Iconia One 7 is a 7-inch with 720p IPS HD panel and 1280×800 pixel resolution, powered by an Intel Atom Z2560 dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM.

It comes with 16GB internal storage which is upgradeable to 64GB via microSD card. For connectivity, there’s WiFi and Bluetooth.

The tablet comes with Android 4.2 Jellybean but can be updated to Android 4.4 Kitkat right away.

The Acer Iconia One 7 will retail for US$129.99 when it comes out next month in a variety of colors (black, white, blue, pink, etc.).

On the other hand, the Acer Iconia Tab 7 is similar in specs except for the 3G and voice/cellular functions with Kitkat right out of the box. Price starts at around $199.

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