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LG Electronics Makes Laptop Debut In U.S. With Windows 10 'Gram' Series

Lightweight yet Powerful and Durable LG gram Series Laptops Available Nationwide, Just in Time for Holidays

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA announced a U.S. market first: the launch of LG's line of premium lightweight laptops - LG gram series. LG gram laptops are available now at Microsoft stores across the country as well as online at microsoftstore.com and Amazon.com.

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Named the LG gram as a nod to the devices' extremely light weight, the line is perfect for the everyday user looking for a high-performance laptop that is portability and durable with a sleek, modern design. In fact, the LG gram 14 is among the lightest laptops in the 14-inch category, weighing only 2.16 pounds -- less than the MacBook Air. In addition, the body is made of carbon-lithium and carbon-magnesium, the same materials found in spacecraft and race cars, giving the LG gram 14 an exceptionally strong rugged framework that stands up to everyday life while remaining lightweight. Finally, at just a half-inch thin, the LG gram 14 can be packed up and taken anywhere easily.

"LG has a long history of developing innovative consumer electronics products and has applied that expertise, along with its laptop success in other markets, to the LG gram series in the U.S.," said David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing, LG Electronics USA. "We recognize this is an extremely competitive category, and are confident consumers will respond well to this product that combines powerful performance with lightweight design."

"We're thrilled that LG is bringing the LG gram series of premium devices with Windows 10 to the U.S.," said Peter Han, vice president of worldwide OEM marketing, Microsoft Corp. "LG delivers sound and display innovation in a sleek, lightweight device that brings to life some of the exciting new features in Windows 10, including Cortana and Microsoft Edge."

LG Gram Partners with Best-in-Class Software Providers 
The launch of LG's first laptop series in the U.S. is perfectly timed with the debut of Windows 10, setting the stage for a new player in the laptop game that Windows lovers can use with ease. The LG gram series comes fully equipped with Windows 10, including Cortana and Microsoft Edge for a more personal and productive computing experience. All are Microsoft Signature Edition laptops, which means a clean, fast and protected experience - each PC is free of installed junkware, is performance-tuned and has a fully virus-protected system.  It also delivers powerful performance with fifth generation Intel® Core(TM) processor (either Intel Core i5 or i7).

"Intel is excited to partner with LG in bringing LG laptop products to the U.S. market," said Navin Shenoy, corporate vice president and general manager, Mobility Client Platforms Group, Intel. "With Intel Core processors delivering a balance of performance, rich graphics and great battery life, we think the LG gram series is a compelling new offering for consumers."

LG Gram Delivers Lightweight Design with High-Caliber Features
The LG gram series provides users with the portability of a slim, lightweight laptop design without sacrificing performance, speed or access to a plethora of connectivity options. It supports the latest standards for connectivity, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology, along with extra ports for USB 3.0, a micro-USB and micro-SD slot. It also comes with a built-in HDMI port, which is uncommon among laptops of this size, which generally require HDMI adaptors.

With LG gram's instant boot feature, the operating system starts up immediately when the user opens the display whether it's totally powered off or simply in sleep/hibernation mode. It also boasts a battery life of up to 7.5 hours, allowing most users to enjoy a full day's use in a single charge.

Following in the tradition of LG's breathtaking TV displays, LG gram series also offers a rich viewing experience with Full HD picture quality, boasting a 1920 x 1080 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio for a more lifelike, immersive viewing experience. The display also features LG's In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology, which ensures accurate color saturation and contrast, even at wide viewing angles.

"Reader Mode" provides optimal conditions for reading by reducing blue light, helping to protect your eyes and allow for comfortable reading during extended periods of time. LG gram series also offers advanced sound quality thanks to its built-in Digital-to-Analog converter (DAC), which allows users to experience hi-fi quality sound with less noise and distortion.

Three models comprise the LG gram laptop series:

    --  LG gram 13 - 13-inch model in white with Intel Core i5, 8GB of memory
        and 128GB of storage Model 13Z950-A.AA3WU1. Weight: 2.16 pounds.
        Suggested price: $899
    --  LG gram 14 - 14-inch model in gold with Intel Core i5, 8GB of memory and
        128GB of storage Model 14Z950-A.AA3GU1. Weight: 2.16 pounds. Suggested
        price: $999
    --  LG gram 14 - 14-inch model in gold with Intel Core i7, 8GB of memory and
        256GB of storage 14Z950-A Model 14Z950-A.AA4GU1. Weight: 2.16 pounds.
        Suggested price: $1,399
For more information on the LG gram series laptops, please visit http://www.lg.com/us/desktops-laptops and follow the conversation using #LGgram.

About LG Electronics, USA.
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $56 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. LG Electronics, a proud 2015 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions in the United States, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme http://www.lg.com.

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CONTACT: LG Electronics, USA, Taryn Brucia, 201 816 2187, taryn.brucia@lge.com; LG-One, Ashley Kleinstein, 212 880 5266, ashley.kleinstein@lg-one.com

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Well Rounded Sound Launches First On-Line Only Model and Special Edition Reference Speaker at RMAF

Brand expands its patented cylindrical product line with lower price point for entry-level model and full size, multi driver speakers

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Well Rounded Sound (WRS), a New York based speaker manufacturer, today announces two new models to its growing specialty speaker family: The entry-level desktop WRS MM (Mini Monitor) available on-line only; and the WRS EXP SE (Special Edition) reference level floor standing speaker. Known for its blend of passive speaker technology with unique design aesthetics, WRS expands its purely cylindrical loudspeakers line to include full size, multi driver floor standing speakers.

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The WRS MM (Mini Monitor) delivers unparalleled desktop sound at a competitive price in a stylish, sustainable design. Jerry Cmehil, President of WRS describes them as "pure and sophisticated; music in a pint." The passive speakers utilize full range drivers for cohesive sound, Finnish Birch plywood for rigid enclosures that minimize distortion, and adjustable stands for flexible listening axes. Available in four finishes, the WRS MM is wrapped in 100% wool felt for additional dampening and contemporary aesthetics.

The WRS EXP SE defies the notion that big sound must come from a behemoth box. The passive speakers with an architectural design in white satin lacquer use mid woofers and tweeters for perfectly balanced sound. With WRS's Acucore(TM) enclosure technology and XLO Electric's internal wiring, standing waves are virtually eliminated. The integrated, removable stands position speakers at optimum listening level and can be mass loaded. Mr. Cmehil worked with industry guru Jeff Bagby to optimize crossover for results that surpassed industry standards.

The WRS MM and WRS EXP SE are on demo at RMAF Denver, Room 466, October 2 - 4, 2015. WRS MM ($249.00 MSRP) is available only at http://wellroundedsound.com. WRS EXP SE ($4,999.00) is available at the WRS web site and through authorized dealers.

About Well Rounded Sound Inc.
Born from passion for music, high-fidelity sound, and sustainable design, WRS delivers the music lover's dream with zero compromise. Speakers deliver natural sound with transparency, detail retrieval and immense musicality. Refined passive speaker technology, acoustic enhancements, and recyclable materials perfect for sound quality make them a music lover's best value. WRS also curates high-quality amplifiers, DACs, DAPs, and headphones that perfectly complement our speakers. For more about Well Rounded Sound, visit http://wellroundedsound.com.

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CONTACT: Anne Berke, 917-951-3251, anne@wellroundedsound.com

Web Site: http://wellroundedsound.com

Blue Fountain Media Launches BIOWARS, a Gamified Digital Experience that Dramatizes the Warfare between the Cells of the Immune System and Invading Alien Microbes

Free digital comic book series, mobile app games and interactive online community created by New York City-based digital agency

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Fountain Media (http://www.bluefountainmedia.com), a New York-based digital agency focused on helping brands grow their businesses online, has created a unique and immersive digital universe that brings to life the constant war that rages within our bodies.

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BIOWARS(TM) The Battle Rages Within (http://www.biowars.com) is the brainchild of Gabriel Shaoolian, CEO and founder of Blue Fountain Media. The launch of this new digital experience is officially kicking off during Advertising Week, the world's premier gathering of marketing and communications leaders.

BIOWARS tells the story of BioWarriors, cells of the human immune and nervous systems which are given humanoid forms but retain their real-life biological powers, and the human realm they inhabit, called BioCosmos. BioWarriors are the heroes and protectors of their realm, and it's their job to protect BioCosmos from invading alien microbes (viruses and bacteria) as well as deadly mutant cells gone awry in the battle for life.

As a former pre-med student at New York University, Mr. Shaoolian was fascinated by the ways cells communicate with each other. He created BIOWARS to share his passion for immunology and open the imagination of millions of readers and gamers through a broad range of entertaining and interactive experiences across digital media. He brought together a seasoned team of Blue Fountain Media artists and designers, as well as a renowned comic book writer, to help bring his passion to life. From story and character conception, to illustration, production and marketing, Blue Fountain Media has created an immersive digital experience that showcases its creativity and capabilities.

"To engage with today's consumers, businesses have to deliver more than just a website: they need to deliver an immersive experience," said Mr. Shaoolian. "What we've done with BIOWARS represents our team's capabilities and the strategic work we perform for brands across various industries. We help clients tell compelling stories digitally to further engage and interact with their customers and, ultimately, drive business results and impact their bottom lines."

With expertise in web and mobile app development, creative design and innovative marketing approaches, Blue Fountain Media designed, developed and launched BIOWARS mobile games for iOS and Android platforms, a gamified website and an interactive online community for its digital comic book series.

The BIOWARS interactive website and online community allow fans to read and download free digital comic book issues, play a series of app games, learn more about the characters and their real-life counterparts, upload their own stories and artwork, engage with other fans of the comic series, play online and social media games, and much more. The in-house development of the BIOWARS mobile app games underscores the agency's technical abilities, a unique element and game-changing offering from Blue Fountain Media.

The BIOWARS comic books first launched in November 2013 and developed a large and loyal fan base of 126,000 Facebook fans entirely through word of mouth. For the past 22 months, the Blue Fountain Media team put time in to expand the project (between client initiatives) leading to this month's formal universe launch. The creative team behind BIOWARS includes Mark Powers, former writer at Marvel Comics, and illustrators Goncalo Lopes, Joana Lafuentes, Lucius Cross and Miguel Mendonça.

With the formal launch of BIOWARS, Blue Fountain Media is forming a new business unit to support the entertainment and gaming markets.  For more information, contact Brian Byer, VP of business development, 212-260-1978 or visit http://www.bluefountainmedia.com.

About Blue Fountain Media
Blue Fountain Media is a digital agency in NYC focused on growing brands online through effective websites and online marketing. From start-ups to Fortune 1000s, Blue Fountain Media helps generate more leads and increased brand recognition. In 2014, the company, which has a client roster that includes Procter & Gamble, Harper Collins, Canon, NFL, Publishers Clearing House, Sharp, AOL and the United Nations, drove more than 200 million monthly visitors and $2 billion in revenue to the digital properties of its clients.

BIOWARS is a trademark of Blue Fountain Media. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Media Contacts
Paige Weiners
Blue Fountain Media
212-260-1978
paige@bluefountainmedia.com

Bennie Sham/Darby Fledderjohn
Feintuch Communications
212-808-4904/212-808-4903
bluefountain@feintuchpr.com

Editor's Note: Reproducible images and videos of the BIOWARS universe and characters, as well as links to the mobile apps, can be found at http://www.bluefountainmedia.com/press/biowars-launch.

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Windows Password Recovery Tool 6.2.0.1 Available for Windows 10 Users

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenorshare today announced Windows Password Recovery Tool version 6.2.0.1, featuring a full compatibility with Windows 10 operating system. The new version is more powerful and provides Windows 10 ISO image files in Advanced Recovery Wizard. Those who have purchased it before can get a free update as well.

Windows 10 users can recover lost passwords even easier with version 6.2.0.1, thanks to the new added Windows 10 32 bit and Windows 10 64 bit ISO image files options in Advanced Recovery Wizard. With this feature, Windows 10 users can download Windows 10 ISO image files and make a boot disk to remove password for locked PCs.

"Windows Password Recovery Tool version 6.2.0.1 is the first tool that bundles Windows 10 ISO image files," said Mike Lee, Tenorshare's CEO. "We are always dedicated to offering the best Windows 10 password recovery tool for all Windows lovers, no need to reinstall operating system or buy a new PC when users unfortunately forget Windows 10 admin or user account's password."

Make Windows 10 Password Reset Disk:
Windows Password Recovery Tool allows users to create a password recovery reset disk if users unfortunately forget a password. Two options provided here, users can make a boot disk with default ISO image file or choose the Advanced Recovery Wizard to download designated ISO file. USB media option is also available for those users who don't have CD/DVD drive in their computers.

Recreate a New Account, Remove an Admin Account or Reset Forgotten Password:
With the created Windows Password Recovery Tool boot disk, users can boot the locked Windows 10 computer and let PC boot from that disk, not from computer hard drive. Then enter the WinPE environment. Here users can recreate a new account to login your computer or remove an admin account to login your computer with no password. To reset the forgotten password to a new one is also available there.

Besides Windows 10 password reset, it also removes password for Windows 8.1/8/7/XP/Vista and Windows Server 2012/2008.

Price and Availability:
Windows Password Recovery Tool has four versions. It starts at $17.94 for the Standard version with CD/DVD supported and $44.95 for the Ultimate version with all functions included. You can find the version comparison from here: http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com/product/compare-editions.htm

For more information, please visit http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com/

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CONTACT: Angel Harrison, Tenorshare Co., Ltd., angel@tenorshare.com, 0755-26004621

Atmel Launches Next-Generation Flagship Studio 7 IDE; Unveils Atmel START, Intuitive Web-based Platform for Software Configuration and Code Generation

- With Increased Performance and Ease-of-Use, Atmel Studio 7 Accelerates Atmel | SMART and AVR MCU Designs For Both Professional Developers and Makers; Bridges the Gap Between the Arduino MakerSpace and MarketPlace

- Complementing Studio 7, Atmel START Delivers a Graphical, Web-based Interface Allowing Developers to Quickly Configure and Deploy Drivers, Middleware, Complete Example Applications and Reference Designs, Taking Productivity to a New Level

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Atmel(® )Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today announced the release of Atmel Studio 7, the company's comprehensive, free integrated development environment (IDE) for MCU design using Atmel | SMART ARM® processor-based and AVR MCUs. Atmel is also launching Atmel START--a new, highly intuitive graphical platform for creating and configuring embedded applications that allow developers to build custom software platforms.

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Due to increased complexity and more demanding requirements, embedded developers are turning to IDEs to deliver more intelligence, performance and ease-of-use. Based on the latest Microsoft Visual Studio Shell, Atmel Studio 7 IDE dramatically reduces overall design time by delivering significant performance enhancements for developing and debugging with an easy-to-use user interface, improved responsiveness for consumer, industrial and Maker markets--and much more. Atmel Studio 7 also provides real-time application data and power visualization to better optimize application performance and power utilization.

For the Maker community, Studio 7 allows Arduino developers to quickly port their sketches created in the Arduino environment as C++ projects, and seamlessly migrate their prototypes into the professional Studio 7 environment. Atmel continues to help Makers move their projects from 'the MakerSpace to MarketPlace.'

With the rise of the Internet of Things Market (IoT) and projected billions of devices expected by 2020, high quality, well integrated embedded software is key to enable designers to build robust, connected solutions based on today's connectivity and security standards. Atmel is pleased to launch Atmel Start which is a web-based tool that helps developers easily integrate basic software building blocks and focus on their own applications rather than configuration and integration of the basic software building blocks.   

Atmel START enables software developers to graphically select software components and configure them for Atmel's large family of evaluation boards or for their own custom boards. Developers can build software platforms consisting of low-level drivers, advanced middleware, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS), high-level communication stacks and more, and download the configured software package into their own IDE and build their application.

Atmel START supports graphical configuring of pin-muxes, along with clock trees, and the configured software package can be downloaded for a variety of supported development environments, such as Atmel Studio 7, IAR Embedded Workbench and Keil uVision.  Atmel START is entirely web-based so no installation is required before you get started--and the downloaded code will always be up-to-date.

"Atmel Studio 7 IDE and Atmel START extend our commitment to bridge the gap between the Maker and professional environments, accelerating time-to-market for developers of all levels," said Steve Pancoast, Vice President of Applications, Software and Tools, Atmel Corporation. "Our new, innovative development tools and software provide Atmel's customers with solutions for embedded system designs in low power and wireless communications such as our power visualizer and Atmel START.  We are committed to bringing the best tools to market, enabling developers of all levels--from professionals to students, hobbyists and Makers--to get their projects quickly to market."

"The innovative Atmel START tool brings new possibilities for users of IAR Embedded Workbench," said Mats Ullström, COO, IAR Systems. "Our advanced development tools complement the high-quality software that Atmel START delivers very well, and being able to rapidly configure example projects and deploy them on not only the hardware the user wants, but also for the tools the user is most comfortable with, is key to being able to get to market quickly."

"The Atmel START platform makes it easy for developers to get projects off the ground quickly and obtain the most benefit from working with ARM Keil® MDK tools," said Reinhard Keil, Director of Microcontroller Tools, ARM. "By using CMSIS, Atmel has once again proven the value of creating a platform built on a standards-based approach. Atmel START creates a robust and portable software management system that makes it easy for developers to deploy applications in any environment."

Availability
Atmel Studio 7 is now available for download from Atmel.com.

More Information
Atmel  Studio 7: http://www.atmel.com/microsite/atmel-studio
Atmel START: http://start.atmel.com
Atmel | SMART MCU family: http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/arm/default.aspx
Atmel AVR MCU family: http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/avr/32-bitavruc3.aspx
Embedded Design Blog: http://www.atmelcorporation.wordpress.com
Atmel YouTube Channel at http://www.atmel.com/youtube
Twitter: http://www.atmel.com/twitter
Facebook: http://www.atmel.com/facebook
Linked In: http://www.atmel.com/linkedin

About Atmel
Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with intelligent and connected solutions focused on the industrial, automotive, consumer, communications and computing markets.

© 2015 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(®), Atmel logo and combinations thereof, AVR(®), picoPower(®), and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM(®) and Cortex(®) are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

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Intersil Announces the Ultimate Power Combo for 2-in-1s, Ultrabooks and Tablets

Based on patented technology, new ISL95852 PMIC reduces board space by 50%, and new ISL95521 battery charger extends battery run-time

MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today introduced its latest power saving solutions for 2-in-1s, ultrabooks and tablets: the ISL95852 highly integrated power management IC (PMIC) and the ISL95521 battery charger. Both devices meet Intel's IMVP8 specifications to support its new "Skylake" 6th Gen Intel Core processors. The ISL95852 and ISL95521 leverage Intersil's patented R3(TM) modulation technology, which delivers best-in-class light load efficiency, superior regulation accuracy and fast dynamic response, resulting in better system power management and longer battery life.

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The ISL95852 is the industry's most integrated Vcore PMIC for IMVP8 platforms. Its 4mm x 4mm size and high switching frequency enable the use of small external inductors and capacitors to reduce board space by 50% compared to discrete solutions. The ISL95852 integrates control, MOSFET drivers, power MOSFETs and fault monitoring and protection for three synchronous buck switching regulators. These high-efficiency voltage regulators convert system voltage from a battery or AC adapter into three voltage rails required for the core processor, graphics processor and system agent. The ISL95852's programmable switching frequency is 2x faster than competitive solutions and is adjustable up to 1.3MHz during load transients.

The ISL95521 is the industry's first Hybrid Power Boost (HPB) and Narrow VDC (NVDC) combination battery charger. Its charge current accuracy of 1.2% is 4x higher than competing solutions, and extends battery run-time while enabling faster system test and calibration for improved manufacturing yields. The ISL95521 combo battery charger is pin-configurable for HPB or NVDC mode, eliminating the need for circuit redesigns. Both configurations support 2-cell to 4-cell Li-ion batteries as well as system turbo-boost-mode, which helps the battery and AC adapter work together to supply the system load when it exceeds the adapter's capability. The HPB charger configuration reverse boosts battery energy to the system bus in turbo mode, while the NVDC charger quickly turns on the battery BGATE to help the adapter deliver system power.

"Our customers' latest mobile computing devices are coming to market powered by Intersil's innovative solutions that enable thinner form factors and all day battery life," said Andrew Cowell, senior vice president of Mobile Power Products at Intersil. "The ISL95852 PMIC and ISL95521 combo battery charger are part of a family of power management solutions behind the most efficient mobile devices on the market."

Intersil's total IMVP8-compliant power management solution, which also includes the ISL95908 peripheral PMIC, powers up the CPU/GPU, battery pack, and subsystem peripherals: flash memory, USB, HDMI, audio, sensors, camera module and WiFi.

Key Features and Specifications of ISL95852 PMIC

    --  Highly integrated power management IC for Intel IMVP8 CPUs
    --  Three high frequency integrated FET switching regulators produce core
        processor, graphics processor and system agent voltage rails
    --  Extensive fault protection for over-current, over-voltage,
        under-voltage, and over-temperature with alert signal
    --  I(2)C bus allows system fault monitoring, enable control, configurable
        GPIO and output voltage offset programming
    --  PROCHOT# and PSYS monitoring delivers system power information from AC
        adapter or ISL95521 battery charger to ISL95852 PMIC where it's
        digitized and sent to CPU
Key Features and Specifications of ISL95521 Hybrid Battery Charger

    --  Pin configurable as HPB charger or NVDC charger enables AC adapter to
        provide system power in turbo mode
    --  Protection features include PROCHOT# and PSYS indicator for system low
        voltage, adapter over-current, battery over-current, system overheat,
        adapter/battery current limits
    --  SMBus programmable limit settings with adapter/battery current monitors
        and 1.2% high accuracy extends battery run-time
    --  NFETs actively control inrush current to prevent FET damage
    --  Prevents system crash and memory loss: the adapter instantly takes over
        the system load when battery pack is removed during turbo and learn mode
    --  16 switching frequency options from 350kHz to 1MHz allows use of
        smaller, lower cost inductors
Pricing and Availability
The ISL95852 PMIC is available now in a 4mm x 4mm, 64-bump WLCSP package and is priced at $6.99 USD in 1k quantities. The ISL95521 HPB/NVDC combo battery charger is available now in a 4mm x 4mm, 32-lead QFN package and priced at $2.49 USD in 1k quantities.

For more information on Intersil's ISL95852 PMIC and ISL95521 HPB/NVDC combo battery charger, please visit http://www.intersil.com/pmic-charger-combo.

About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions. The company's products form the building blocks of increasingly intelligent, mobile and power hungry electronics, enabling advances in power management to improve efficiency and extend battery life. With a deep portfolio of intellectual property and a rich history of design and process innovation, Intersil is the trusted partner to leading companies in some of the world's largest markets, including industrial and infrastructure, mobile computing, automotive and aerospace. For more information about Intersil, visit our website at http://www.intersil.com.

Intersil, R3 and the Intersil logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intersil Corporation. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners.

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Synaptics Brings Unique SideTouch Technology to Xiaomi's Mi4c Smartphone

Innovative Slide and Tap Actions from Side of Smartphone Enable New User Experience

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leader in human interface solutions, today announced that Xiaomi, one of the world's largest mobile manufacturers, has adopted the Synaptics(®) ClearPad(®) S3708 capacitive touch controller solution to power its latest smartphone device, the Mi4c. By featuring Synaptics' S3708 touch controller, Xiaomi is able to offer customers new SideTouch((TM)) capabilities, enhancing the user experience and adding differentiation to the smartphone market.

As the first smartphone to leverage Synaptics' SideTouch technology, the Xiaomi Mi4c leverages the side of the phone for tracking finger taps and slides. SideTouch enables scrolling without covering the display with hands or fingers, and enables actionable taps to, for example, take photos or change content. As a result, the Mi4c will give consumers a new way to interact with their smartphone while showcasing Synaptics' innovation and leadership in human interface solutions.

Additionally, the Xiaomi Mi4c incorporates Synaptics' display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) solution, providing industry leading billion color displays and Full HD resolution.

"We are thrilled to once again be working with Xiaomi to deliver exciting innovation," said Srinivas Pattamatta, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Smart Display Division, Synaptics. "Our latest collaboration with Xiaomi is another example of how our strategic partnership with them continues to grow."

S3708 Technical Advantages and Benefits:

    --  Best-in-class hybrid sensing touch IC: Better touch performance with
        noise, moisture and glove use
    --  Increased Power: 2x the processing power and memory of previous
        generation touch ICs
    --  SideTouch Technology: enables new user experience for consumers from
        side of phone
    --  Lower Power: 30 percent lower power consumption than previous generation
        touch ICs thanks to the advanced 55nm process for increased battery life
    --  Increased Accuracy: Higher SNR of previous generation touch ICs based on
        the charge pump with "Signal Clarity" - eliminating jitter, ghost and
        missed touches
About Synaptics:

Synaptics is the pioneer and leader of the human interface revolution, bringing innovative and intuitive user experiences to intelligent devices. Synaptics' broad portfolio of touch, display, and biometrics products is built on the company's rich R&D and supply chain capabilities. With solutions designed for mobile, PC and automotive industries, Synaptics combines ease of use, functionality and aesthetics to enable products that help make our digital lives more productive, secure and enjoyable. (NASDAQ: SYNA) http://www.synaptics.com.

Follow Synaptics on Twitter and LinkedIn, or visit synaptics.com.

Synaptics, the Synaptics logo, and Natural ID are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

For further information, please contact:

David Hurd, Synaptics, Incorporated

+1-408-904-2766
david.hurd@synaptics.com

Public Relations:

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Marcelo Vilela

+1-415-593-8419
synaptics@text100.com

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S2C Quad Kintex UltraScale Prodigy(TM) FPGA Prototyping Logic Module Addresses Designs with Massive Parallel DSP Algorithms

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- S2C, Inc., a leading provider of FPGA-based rapid prototyping solutions, has announced the availability of its Quad KU115 Prodigy Logic Module that supports the Xilinx Kintex UltraScale 115 FPGA.  This latest addition to S2C's Prodigy Logic Module family is aimed at complex and varied DSP algorithm development and is ideal for applications such as voice processing, graphics imaging, military, instrumentation, disk controllers, and digital mobile.  Highlights of the solution include:

    --  The most DSP resources of any single FPGA Logic Module on the market
    --  Ability to easily create a large mesh with multiple FPGA Logic Modules
    --  Full scalability - can be used as standalone or in Prodigy Cloud
        Cube(TM) enterprise modes
    --  Abundant add-on features
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Each system is equipped with four Kintex UltraScale 115 FPGAs and boasts:

    --  Capacity of up to 46.4M ASIC gates
    --  303.6Mb of FPGA internal memory
    --  22,080 DSP48 Slices
    --  1,152 I/Os on 8 high-speed connectors
The System features 6(th) generation remote management functions through either USB or Ethernet.  Prodigy Player Pro(TM) Runtime Software is included and can be run on both Windows and Linux systems to perform basic functions such as FPGA download, write/read on-board SD card for off-line download, clock and reset set-up, I/O voltage settings, hardware monitoring, and self-test.  The Player Pro Runtime Software also supports Virtual SWs & LEDs for simple tasks such as changing a setting or indicating a condition remotely, and automatically determining which daughter cards are installed on Logic Modules or cable setups between connectors.

"Designers that must deal with a huge number of DSP calculations now have a highly reliable and fast solution that can help them achieve their stringent time-to-market goals," commented Toshio Nakama, CEO of S2C. "An added benefit is that our Quad KU115 Prodigy Logic Module is thoroughly integrated into our Prodigy Complete Prototyping Platform, giving users access to a vast array of prototyping tools and our expansive library of 80+ daughter cards to quickly build their prototyping targets."

Availability

S2C's Quad KU115 Prodigy Logic Module is available now.  Contact your local sales representative for pricing.

About S2C

Founded and headquartered in San Jose, California, S2C has been successfully delivering rapid SoC prototyping solutions since 2003. S2C provides:

    --  Rapid FPGA-based prototyping hardware and automation software
    --  Prototype Ready(TM) IP, interfaces and platforms
    --  System-level design verification and acceleration tools
With over 200 customers, S2C's focus is on SoC/ASIC development to reduce the SoC design cycle. Our highly qualified engineering team and customer-centric sales force understands our users' SoC development needs. S2C systems have been deployed by leaders in consumer electronics, communications, computing, image processing, data storage, research, defense, education, automotive, medical, design services, and silicon IP.  S2C is headquartered in San Jose, CA with offices and distributors around the globe, including the UK, Israel, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. For more information, visit http://www.s2cinc.com.

Media Contact
Rob van Blommestein

S2C, Inc.

Email: robvb@s2cinc.com

(408) 213-8818

Prodigy, Cloud Cube, and Prototype Ready are trademarks of S2C. S2C acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products.

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GoPro Rounds out 2015 Lineup with new HERO+ Camera

New Lower-Cost GoPro makes Capturing and Sharing Engaging Life-Content more Accessible

$199.99 HERO+ adds Wi-Fi Connectivity for Quick Mobile Sharing of Great Moments

HERO4 Session Now Available for $299.99

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO), enabler of some of today's most engaging content, is making capturing and sharing immersive, on-the-go content more accessible than ever with the release of its new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® enabled HERO+ camera. At $199.99 MSRP, the HERO+ is waterproof and mountable as well as compatible with GoPro's vast array of mounts and accessories. It captures stunning 1080p60 and 720p60 video and 8MP single, Time Lapse and Burst photos with the same impressive image quality that GoPro has become famous for. HERO+ most notably features Wi-Fi which allows it to connect with GoPro's mobile app and benefit from convenient tools such as a Trim & Share feature that allows the user to quickly create and share short video clips across leading social media channels.

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HERO+ rounds out an exciting 2015 GoPro lineup that now boasts the new and impossibly small and simple to use HERO4 Session at a more accessible price of $299.99 MSRP. These two exciting devices complement the industry leading HERO4 Black and HERO4 Silver to provide a wide array of options for those looking to GoPro this holiday season:

    --  HERO4 Black: Pro-quality capture. Simply the best.    $499.99
    --  HERO4 Silver: High-performance capture. Touch-display convenience. 
        $399.99
    --  HERO4 Session: GoPro Performance, Simplified.  $299.99
    --  HERO+LCD: The perfect entry-level GoPro + Wi-Fi + touch-display
        convenience.    $299.99
    --  HERO+: The perfect entry-level GoPro + Wi-Fi.    $199.99
    --  HERO: The perfect entry-level GoPro. $129.99
HERO+ is integrated into an ultra-durable waterproof housing that delivers GoPro's legendary durability and versatility.

"Whether mounted to a weather balloon floating 100,000 feet above the earth to capture a sunrise across the stratosphere or in the hands of a child recording their backyard tree house adventures, HERO+ is built to capture your imagination wherever it takes you," said Nicholas Woodman, GoPro's founder and CEO. "Even as we continue to raise the bar for our highest performing cameras like HERO4 Black, Silver and Session, we remain committed to developing simplified products like HERO+ that make GoPro life-capture accessible to everyone."

HERO+ will be available at authorized retailers around the world and on GoPro.com beginning October 4, 2015. Key features include:

    --  Stunning and immersive 1080p60 and 720p60 video
    --  8MP photos with Single, Time Lapse and 5 Photos-per-Second Burst modes
    --  Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® connect to GoPro App and Smart Remote
    --  Rugged, durable and waterproof to 131' (40m)
    --  Integrated camera + housing design
    --  QuikCapture enables power-up and recording start with the press of a
        single button
    --  HiLight Tag lets you mark key moments while recording
    --  SuperView(TM) captures the world's most immersive wide-angle field of
        view
    --  Auto Low Light mode intelligently adjusts frame rates for optimal
        low-light performance
    --  Built-in microphone
    --  Wearable and Mountable, Compatible with GoPro's vast array of mounts and
        accessories
About GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO) GoPro, Inc. is transforming the way people capture and share their lives. What began as an idea to help athletes self-document themselves engaged in their sport has become a standard for how people capture themselves engaged in their interests, whatever they may be. From extreme to mainstream, professional to consumer, GoPro enables the world to capture and share its passion in the form of immersive and engaging content.

For more information, visit http://www.gopro.com or connect with GoPro on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

GOPRO® and HERO® are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro Inc. in the United States and other countries.

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Teledyne LeCroy Introduces Industry's Highest-Bandwidth Coherent Optical Receiver at ECOC 2015

70 GHz and 42 GHz IQS Series Coherent Optical Receivers Pair With LabMaster 10Zi-A Series Oscilloscopes For Highest Available Performance in an Optical Modulation Analyzer System

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledyne LeCroy today introduces the IQS series of Coherent Optical Receivers, featuring the industry's highest bandwidth. These products extend Teledyne LeCroy's Optical Modulation Analysis (OMA) portfolio, enabling the creation of flexible, modular systems with unparalleled performance and ease of use. When combined with Teledyne LeCroy's LabMaster 10Zi-A oscilloscopes and integrated Optical-LinQ analysis software, the IQS receivers test DP-QPSK and DP-16QAM optical signals at speeds up to 130 GBaud.

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The result of several years of collaboration with the optical specialists at Coherent Solutions, the 70-GHz Teledyne LeCroy IQS70 Coherent Optical Receiver pairs with the LabMaster 10-65Zi-A oscilloscope to provide a system bandwidth of 65 GHz, delivering an ideal solution for characterizing leading-edge 56-Gbaud communications systems and enabling detection up to 130 GBaud. For lower-rate applications, the 42-GHz IQS42 Coherent Optical Receiver provides the ultimate test platform for up to 32-Gbaud DP-16QAM or DP-QPSK when used with the 36-GHz LabMaster 10-36Zi-A.

Completing the world's most comprehensive OMA solution, Optical-LinQ is an intuitive and fully integrated software package for measurement and visualization of optically modulated signals. It runs entirely within the user interface of the LabMaster 10Zi-A. No other OMA on the market offers such integrated control of both oscilloscope and coherent receiver. Optical-LinQ provides fully automated control of the IQS receiver, phase recovery algorithms, and polarization demultiplexing, as well as an exhaustive number of modulation analysis displays and parameters.

In addition to a market-leading system bandwidth of 70 GHz, these Optical Modulation Analysis systems provide a dynamic calibration capability to enable the LabMaster 10 Zi-A real-time oscilloscope to be disconnected from the IQS Coherent Optical Receiver and used for other electrical validation and testing without requiring a factory re-calibration. This enables dual use of the oscilloscope for serial-data eye diagrams and jitter, noise and crosstalk analysis on NRZ electrical tributaries using Teledyne LeCroy's SDAIII-CompleteLinQ software package.

"Consistent bandwidth leadership means Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscopes have become crucial tools for those pushing the boundaries of optical communications technology," said Patrick Connally, Product Manager for high-performance oscilloscopes at Teledyne LeCroy. "Our new IQS receivers complete the most comprehensive and highest-performance Optical Modulation Analysis solution on the market, enabling us to continue providing the most capable toolset for innovators in telecommunications."

Teledyne LeCroy will demonstrate an OMA System consisting of an IQS70 receiver and a LabMaster 10-65Zi-A oscilloscope system in its booth 458 at the ECOC Exhibition in Valencia, Spain.

About Teledyne LeCroy

Teledyne LeCroy is a leading manufacturer of advanced test instruments that measure, analyze, and verify complex electronic signals. The Company offers high-performance oscilloscopes and protocol test solutions used by electronic design engineers in a wide range of application and end markets. Teledyne LeCroy is based in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. For more information, visit Teledyne LeCroy's website at teledynelecroy.com

© 2015 by Teledyne LeCroy. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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    Editors' Technical contact: Patrick Connally, Product Manager, High Bandwidth Oscilloscopes (845) 425-2000

    Customer contact:           Teledyne LeCroy Customer Care Center                            (800) 553-2769

    Website:                    teledynelecroy.com

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Silent Circle's Blackphone 2 Is Now Available, Delivering Both Business And Personal Privacy Without Compromise

- Silent Circle delivers the first component of its Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP).

- New phone incorporates Google services - including Play Store - and is included in Android For Work.

- Phone built with Silent OS - featuring a personal Security Center to put users in control of application permissions and "Spaces", which offers separate secure environments to protect and separate personal and business data.

- Blackphone 2 sells globally for $799* (RRP).

GENEVA, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Silent Circle has today launched Blackphone 2 - its next-generation smartphone that delivers best in class privacy and security, without compromising on the powerful functionality and seamless usability of today's most cutting-edge smartphones.

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Blackphone 2 is available to purchase for $799 RRP* and is the first component of Silent Circle's Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The EPP is a unique, cloud-based combination of software, services and devices that connect to existing Internet connections to enable privacy at every level of business. 

Blackphone 2 provides full device encryption by default through harnessing the company's operating system (Silent OS) and Google Android technology.

"The launch of Blackphone 2 is a game changer for the mobile sector and for the way we provide individual and enterprise privacy," said Bill Conner, President and CEO of Silent Circle. "Blackphone 2 combines an enhanced Android operating system with a suite of apps designed to keep your enterprise and personal information separate and private. We're proud to deliver a safe and sexy device with a seamless user experience"

At the heart of Silent OS, Blackphone 2 has a unique, in-built Security Center that enables the user to easily manage their privacy and security settings in one place. The user can control and fine-tune the individual app permissions and the data the apps have access to, while ensuring they need not compromise on the device's cutting edge smartphone functionality. The Blackphone 2 also comes with a remote wipe setting should the phone be lost or stolen.

Through Silent OS' "Spaces" function, Blackphone 2 also provides users with the ability to build separate, secure environments for their critical business data, personal information and even social applications within the same device. 

Blackphone 2 is ready for enterprise deployment, with support for Google's Android For Work program and seamless integration with Google's suite of applications. It is also certified with existing MDM systems, including MobileIron, Citrix, Good and SOTI. Blackphone 2 also adds an Octa-core Qualcomm processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage plus a removable Micro SD card slot, a larger 5.5" Gorilla Glass display and a 13-megapixel camera.

The new smartphone comes pre-loaded with Silent Phone - Silent Circle's industry-leading, private communication app - which offers encrypted, secure voice calls, conference calling, video conferencing, secure text and file transfers in one simple app. 

"Today our privacy is increasingly threatened by governments, businesses and individuals," Bill Conner continued. "In addition, the growing number of companies where employees work on their own devices in and out of the office means that it is ever more vital to build smartphones that deliver on privacy. People and enterprises want to take back control of their privacy but too often they don't know how, or they feel they must compromise too much - that's why the time is right for Blackphone 2."

Silent Circle has been named one of Fast Company's 'Most Innovative Companies 2015'. The announcement of its Enterprise Privacy Platform received PC Magazine's 'Best of Show' award at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. Silent Circle was also named one of the '20 Most Promising Cyber Security Solutions' by CIO Review. 

Blackphone 2 builds on the breakthrough success of Blackphone - named one of Time Magazine's "Top 25 Best Inventions of 2014" and one of MIT Technology Review's top 10 technology breakthroughs that same year.

"Blackphone 2 represents the second stage of the Silent Circle Rocket Ship," said Mike Janke, Co-founder and Chairman. "My fellow co-founders, Phil Zimmerman, Jon Callas and our CEO Bill Conner have been working tirelessly towards the goal of launching our global Enterprise Privacy Platform. Blackphone 2 is a highly disruptive product. It is not about candy-colors, emoji keyboards, curved screens or 'the next big thing'", said Janke, "it's about security, privacy and protecting your digital life, plain and simple. It's hard not to be incredibly excited about Blackphone 2 when you can literally hold privacy in your hands."

See Blackphone 2 in action: https://youtu.be/FnojAyOHFPw. 

Ever wondered just how many permissions you are giving away when using some of your favorite apps? We asked people to read some of these permissions out loud so we could capture their reactions: https://youtu.be/r4iGtCX4A8o

For all interview requests please contact  +44 (0) 203 003 6541 / press@silentcircle.com

Notes to Editors

About Silent Circle
Silent Circle is a leader in enterprise privacy, delivered through a revolutionary platform of devices, software and services, built on its proprietary ZRTP technology, a fundamentally different, cloud-based, mobile architecture.

Now led by Bill Conner, the former Entrust President and CEO and Nortel President, Silent Circle was co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL and security expert; Phil Zimmermann, co-founder of PGP, developer of the ZRTP protocol and 2015 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame; and Jon Callas, creator of Apple's whole disk encryption software and Co-founder of PGP Corporation.

Silent Circle is headquartered in Switzerland, home of the world's best privacy laws. For more information on Silent Circle, go to: https://www.silentcircle.com

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Silent Circle's Blackphone 2 Is Now Available, Delivering Both Business And Personal Privacy Without Compromise

- Silent Circle delivers the first component of its Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP).

- New phone incorporates Google services - including Play Store - and is included in Android For Work.

- Phone built with Silent OS - featuring a personal Security Center to put users in control of application permissions and "Spaces", which offers separate secure environments to protect and separate personal and business data.

- Blackphone 2 sells globally for $799* (RRP).

GENEVA, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Silent Circle has today launched Blackphone 2 - its next-generation smartphone that delivers best in class privacy and security, without compromising on the powerful functionality and seamless usability of today's most cutting-edge smartphones.

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Blackphone 2 is available to purchase for $799 RRP* and is the first component of Silent Circle's Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The EPP is a unique, cloud-based combination of software, services and devices that connect to existing Internet connections to enable privacy at every level of business. 

Blackphone 2 provides full device encryption by default through harnessing the company's operating system (Silent OS) and Google Android technology.

"The launch of Blackphone 2 is a game changer for the mobile sector and for the way we provide individual and enterprise privacy," said Bill Conner, President and CEO of Silent Circle. "Blackphone 2 combines an enhanced Android operating system with a suite of apps designed to keep your enterprise and personal information separate and private. We're proud to deliver a safe and sexy device with a seamless user experience"

At the heart of Silent OS, Blackphone 2 has a unique, in-built Security Center that enables the user to easily manage their privacy and security settings in one place. The user can control and fine-tune the individual app permissions and the data the apps have access to, while ensuring they need not compromise on the device's cutting edge smartphone functionality. The Blackphone 2 also comes with a remote wipe setting should the phone be lost or stolen.

Through Silent OS' "Spaces" function, Blackphone 2 also provides users with the ability to build separate, secure environments for their critical business data, personal information and even social applications within the same device. 

Blackphone 2 is ready for enterprise deployment, with support for Google's Android For Work program and seamless integration with Google's suite of applications. It is also certified with existing MDM systems, including MobileIron, Citrix, Good and SOTI. Blackphone 2 also adds an Octa-core Qualcomm processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage plus a removable Micro SD card slot, a larger 5.5" Gorilla Glass display and a 13-megapixel camera.

The new smartphone comes pre-loaded with Silent Phone - Silent Circle's industry-leading, private communication app - which offers encrypted, secure voice calls, conference calling, video conferencing, secure text and file transfers in one simple app. 

"Today our privacy is increasingly threatened by governments, businesses and individuals," Bill Conner continued. "In addition, the growing number of companies where employees work on their own devices in and out of the office means that it is ever more vital to build smartphones that deliver on privacy. People and enterprises want to take back control of their privacy but too often they don't know how, or they feel they must compromise too much - that's why the time is right for Blackphone 2."

Silent Circle has been named one of Fast Company's 'Most Innovative Companies 2015'. The announcement of its Enterprise Privacy Platform received PC Magazine's 'Best of Show' award at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. Silent Circle was also named one of the '20 Most Promising Cyber Security Solutions' by CIO Review. 

Blackphone 2 builds on the breakthrough success of Blackphone - named one of Time Magazine's "Top 25 Best Inventions of 2014" and one of MIT Technology Review's top 10 technology breakthroughs that same year.

"Blackphone 2 represents the second stage of the Silent Circle Rocket Ship," said Mike Janke, Co-founder and Chairman. "My fellow co-founders, Phil Zimmerman, Jon Callas and our CEO Bill Conner have been working tirelessly towards the goal of launching our global Enterprise Privacy Platform. Blackphone 2 is a highly disruptive product. It is not about candy-colors, emoji keyboards, curved screens or 'the next big thing'", said Janke, "it's about security, privacy and protecting your digital life, plain and simple. It's hard not to be incredibly excited about Blackphone 2 when you can literally hold privacy in your hands."

See Blackphone 2 in action: https://youtu.be/FnojAyOHFPw. 

Ever wondered just how many permissions you are giving away when using some of your favorite apps? We asked people to read some of these permissions out loud so we could capture their reactions: https://youtu.be/r4iGtCX4A8o

For all interview requests please contact  +44 (0) 203 003 6541 / press@silentcircle.com

Notes to Editors

About Silent Circle
Silent Circle is a leader in enterprise privacy, delivered through a revolutionary platform of devices, software and services, built on its proprietary ZRTP technology, a fundamentally different, cloud-based, mobile architecture.

Now led by Bill Conner, the former Entrust President and CEO and Nortel President, Silent Circle was co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL and security expert; Phil Zimmermann, co-founder of PGP, developer of the ZRTP protocol and 2015 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame; and Jon Callas, creator of Apple's whole disk encryption software and Co-founder of PGP Corporation.

Silent Circle is headquartered in Switzerland, home of the world's best privacy laws. For more information on Silent Circle, go to: https://www.silentcircle.com

*Where available, plus applicable taxes and/or country specific duties or levies

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Silent Circle's Blackphone 2 Is Now Available, Delivering Both Business And Personal Privacy Without Compromise

- Silent Circle delivers the first component of its Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP).

- New phone incorporates Google services - including Play Store - and is included in Android For Work.

- Phone built with Silent OS - featuring a personal Security Center to put users in control of application permissions and "Spaces", which offers separate secure environments to protect and separate personal and business data.

- Blackphone 2 sells globally for $799* (RRP).

GENEVA, Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Silent Circle has today launched Blackphone 2-its next-generation smartphone that delivers best in class privacy and security, without compromising on the powerful functionality and seamless usability of today's most cutting-edge smartphones.

Blackphone 2 is available to purchase for $799 RRP* and is the first component of Silent Circle's Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The EPP is a unique, cloud-based combination of software, services and devices that connect to existing Internet connections to enable privacy at every level of business.

Blackphone 2 provides full device encryption by default through harnessing the company's operating system (Silent OS) and Google Android technology.

"The launch of Blackphone 2 is a game changer for the mobile sector and for the way we provide individual and enterprise privacy," said Bill Conner, President and CEO of Silent Circle. "Blackphone 2 combines an enhanced Android operating system with a suite of apps designed to keep your enterprise and personal information separate and private. We're proud to deliver a safe and sexy device with a seamless user experience"

At the heart of Silent OS, Blackphone 2 has a unique, in-built Security Center that enables the user to easily manage their privacy and security settings in one place. The user can control and fine-tune the individual app permissions and the data the apps have access to, while ensuring they need not compromise on the device's cutting edge smartphone functionality. The Blackphone 2 also comes with a remote wipe setting should the phone be lost or stolen.

Through Silent OS' "Spaces" function, Blackphone 2 also provides users with the ability to build separate, secure environments for their critical business data, personal information and even social applications within the same device.

Blackphone 2 is ready for enterprise deployment, with support for Google's Android For Work program and seamless integration with Google's suite of applications. It is also certified with existing MDM systems, including MobileIron, Citrix, Good and SOTI. Blackphone 2 also adds an Octa-core Qualcomm processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage plus a removable Micro SD card slot, a larger 5.5" Gorilla Glass display and a 13-megapixel camera.

The new smartphone comes pre-loaded with Silent Phone - Silent Circle's industry-leading, private communication app - which offers encrypted, secure voice calls, conference calling, video conferencing, secure text and file transfers in one simple app.

"Today our privacy is increasingly threatened by governments, businesses and individuals," Bill Conner continued. "In addition, the growing number of companies where employees work on their own devices in and out of the office means that it is ever more vital to build smartphones that deliver on privacy. People and enterprises want to take back control of their privacy but too often they don't know how, or they feel they must compromise too much - that's why the time is right for Blackphone 2."

Silent Circle has been named one of Fast Company's 'Most Innovative Companies 2015'. The announcement of its Enterprise Privacy Platform received PC Magazine's 'Best of Show' award at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. Silent Circle was also named one of the '20 Most Promising Cyber Security Solutions' by CIO Review.

Blackphone 2 builds on the breakthrough success of Blackphone - named one of Time Magazine's "Top 25 Best Inventions of 2014" and one of MIT Technology Review's top 10 technology breakthroughs that same year.

"Blackphone 2 represents the second stage of the Silent Circle Rocket Ship," said Mike Janke, Co-founder and Chairman. "My fellow co-founders, Phil Zimmerman, Jon Callas and our CEO Bill Conner have been working tirelessly towards the goal of launching our global Enterprise Privacy Platform. Blackphone 2 is a highly disruptive product. It is not about candy-colors, emoji keyboards, curved screens or 'the next big thing'", said Janke, "it's about security, privacy and protecting your digital life, plain and simple. It's hard not to be incredibly excited about Blackphone 2 when you can literally hold privacy in your hands."

See Blackphone 2 in action: https://youtu.be/FnojAyOHFPw.

Ever wondered just how many permissions you are giving away when using some of your favorite apps? We asked people to read some of these permissions out loud so we could capture their reactions: https://youtu.be/r4iGtCX4A8o

For all interview requests please contact +44 (0) 203 003 6541 / press@silentcircle.com

Notes to Editors

About Silent Circle
Silent Circle is a leader in enterprise privacy, delivered through a revolutionary platform of devices, software and services, built on its proprietary ZRTP technology, a fundamentally different, cloud-based, mobile architecture.

Now led by Bill Conner, the former Entrust President and CEO and Nortel President, Silent Circle was co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL and security expert; Phil Zimmermann, co-founder of PGP, developer of the ZRTP protocol and 2015 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame; and Jon Callas, creator of Apple's whole disk encryption software and Co-founder of PGP Corporation.

Silent Circle is headquartered in Switzerland, home of the world's best privacy laws. For more information on Silent Circle, go to: https://www.silentcircle.com

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Honeydipped.com Launches Gold Plating Service That Makes it Affordable to Own a Gold Apple Watch

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, September 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Brian Yang, CEO of Honey Dipped LTD, said Honey Dipped Plating makes it possible for
the average consumer to purchase an almost identical version of the authentic gold Apple
watch for only a fraction of the retail price. This is achieved through an advanced gold
plating technology that submerges the Apple Watch in a safe gold plating solution that
permanently bonds 24 karat gold to the stainless steel areas of the watch. The advanced
electroplating equipment we use paired with our proprietary plating techniques give us the
upper hand to our competition and allow us to produce the highest quality gold Apple Watch
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    Similar gold plating services and gold plating kits, according to Yang, have been
known to damage the Apple Watch. Most services, he pointed out, use an imprecise method
called pen plating that will leave your watch blotchy with an uneven coating. "Our method
completely immerses the watch in a safe solution or a thick uniform coating that won't
fade," Yang stressed, before adding, "Honey Dipped plating uses real 24-karat gold just
like the real thing giving you the most precise and authentic looking gold hue you can
find anywhere."

    Yang said the company has perfected the gold plating process and have a team of
certified technicians that use state of the art equipment to beautifully transform your
steel Apple Watch and turn it gold, leaving the Apple Watch looking just like an authentic
Apple Watch Edition.

    As to how customers rate Honey Dipped services, one customer identified as Spencer
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    Honey Dipped Plating makes it possible for the average consumer to purchase an almost
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LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Introduces Mobile Programming With New EV3 Programmer App For Tablets

- MINDSTORMS Robot Makers Demonstrate Inventions at World Maker Faire and Smithsonian Innovation Festival to Inspire Next Generation of Innovators -

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the LEGO Group announced the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 Programmer App, a new application that allows builders to create programs for MINDSTORMS robots directly from iOS and Android tablet devices. Featuring a streamlined selection of the most-used commands, the EV3 Programmer App allows for more interaction away from the desktop or laptop computer, giving users even more freedom to explore and tinker with the MINDSTORMS platform.  The EV3 Programmer App will be available in free versions for iOS and Android tablets in English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Danish, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean and Russian in late November 2015. The app is not a standalone experience, but designed for LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, the LEGO construction set that allows you to build and program robots that do what you want them to do (U.S. SRP $349).

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The EV3 Programmer App consists of the 11 most popular programming blocks in the LEGO MINDSTORMS software, including action blocks, flow blocks and comment blocks. After writing and saving a program within the app, a user can progress to more advanced programming by opening it in the LEGO MINDSTORMS desktop software.  To provide additional inspiration for beginner robot makers, the app will feature building missions, videos and building instructions for five starter robots that represent a variety of building and programming experiences all while delivering the fun factor for which LEGO building is known.

"By extending MINDSTORMS robotic programming to tablets, we are embracing the 'anywhere, anytime' of mobile devices to unleash even more creativity in building and programming with MINDSTORMS," said Filippa Malmegard, LEGO MINDSTORMS community manager. "When we untether the experience from the desktop, programming really becomes a playful extension of building, allowing users to add a new behavior or interactivity to their LEGO creations. This extra level of mobility will make the EV3 Programmer App an accessible and convenient programming starter experience for a new generation of users, while at the same time adding play value for our existing MINDSTORMS Community."

From Play to Prototype: LEGO MINDSTORMS at World Maker Faire and Smithsonian Innovation Festival
To further inspire the next generation of innovators, the LEGO Group is showcasing the creativity and innovation of the MINDSTORMS Community at two high profile events this weekend, World Maker Faire, September 26-27, in New York, NY, and the Smithsonian Innovation Festival, September 26 - 27, in Washington, DC. At each event, MINDSTORMS makers will demonstrate inventions they've built using MINDSTORMS building sets as prototyping tools in addition to showcasing a variety of fun LEGO robots.

A number of recipients of LEGO Prototyping Kits from this summer's Play to Prototyping Challenge, launched during the National Week of Making in June, will participate in World Maker Faire. LEGO MINDSTORMS Community Manager Filippa Malmegard will also moderate a panel on the topic "From Play to Prototype" where featured builders will discuss how LEGO bricks and elements can serve as a creative prototyping platform for new concepts and inventions ranging from prosthetics to 3D printers. (Saturday, September 26, 3:45PM - 4:15 PM)

At the Smithsonian Innovation Festival in Washington, DC, Shubham Banerjee, the 14-year-old founder of Braigo Labs will demonstrate his braille printer built entirely from LEGO MINDSTORMS and share his process of invention with attendees.  Alongside Shubham, Cameron Kruse, Fulbright alumni and LEGO MINDSTORMS builder will demonstrate a prototype for his baseball mudder, a machine that can apply the same amount of mud to each new baseball, eliminating inconsistencies in the ways mud was applied to new baseballs before they were used in a game. Both Shubham and Cameron will participate in 15 minute Q&A interviews as part of the event as well.

The EV3 Programmer App for tablets will be available through the App Store and Google Play in late November 2015. For more information on LEGO MINDSTORMS and examples of robots built using LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, please visit http://www.LEGO.com/MINDSTORMS.

About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, UK., Shanghai, China, and Singapore. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO® brick, it is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials.

Guided by the company spirit: "Only the best is good enough", the company is committed to the development of children and aims to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be virtually explored at http://www.LEGO.com.

For more news from the LEGO Group, information about our financial performance and responsibility engagement, please visit http://www.LEGO.com/aboutus.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, DUPLO, LEGENDS OF CHIMA, NINJAGO, BIONICLE, MINDSTORMS and MIXELS are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2015 The LEGO Group.

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E-Ganesha by Ezone: Giving old Electronics a New Beginning

MUMBAI, September 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Apart from nationwide celebrations, the festive season marks the onset of a shopping
frenzy. From dream homes being booked, new cars being taken out for test drives to shops
buzzing with customers, it's the time of the year when people are less conservative and
opt to readily spend their money.

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    Starting with Ganesh Chaturthi - the festival of new beginnings - most consumer
electronic brands take pains trying to woo customers by offering outrageous discounts and
the promise of a better future with their new appliances. However, with every new purchase,
there are old electronic goods that become useless and are speedily dispatched to the
waste bins of kabadiwalas. Most people do so without even considering the environmental
implications of their actions.

    According to an August 2014 report by the industrial body ASSOCHAM (Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India), increased usage of gadgets and appliances is
creating nearly 13 lakh tonnes of e-waste annually in India. Of that figure, 2 lakh tonnes
of e-waste is being produced by just three cities - Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Mumbai. A
major chunk of this electronic waste is being handled by the unorganized sector operating
out of worn-out factories, which leads to environmental pollution and health hazards. They
do not have the adequate means to handle the increasing quantities and generally employ
crude and primitive methods for dismantling and recycling, like acid stripping and open
air incineration. These processes release numerous lethal components that cause medical
conditions like cancer, asthma, bone diseases and brain diseases thus, posing a major
threat to human life. Besides, the toxins poison the water, turn the air toxic and cause
substantial harm to animal and aquatic life in the process. On the plus side, there are
certain institutions that take pride in proper disposal of electronic waste.

    Mandheer Singh, Chief Marketing Officer at Ezone, believes, "Today we live in a world
where there are lot of hi-tech recycling companies in our cities who do a very good job of
managing e-waste. Which is why this Ganesh Chaturthi, we have taken it upon ourselves to
educate the public about the perils of e-waste and the importance of recycling through
such firms." Ezone is doing so through a larger-than-life installation of Ganesha made
from old electronic appliances that were exchanged for new goods by consumers. The purpose
of this installation is to not only ask people to celebrate new beginnings, but to gift
their old electronics a new beginning as well, keeping in line with the spirit of the
festival. Considering most people aren't even aware of an urgent need to recycle e-waste,
Ezone attempts to build informed opinions and get people to spread the word. The
installation has been on display at Infiniti 2 Mall at Malad from 20th - 27th September.
The Ezone staff will also be interacting with the public and elaborating on this
initiative to create awareness about the issue.

    By understanding their responsibility as a major player in the consumer electronics
sector, Ezone promises to see through a device's lifecycle, from its sale to its usage
period, right up to how it is disposed. Thereby, holding true to its brand philosophy of -
'Together Forever.'

    About Ezone  

    Ezone is India's favourite Electronics Shopping Destination, present in 22 cities
across India with 93 stores young & growing! Being a part of India's largest retail
conglomerate 'Future Group', we at Ezone are committed to offering lifestyle solutions
depending on the needs of our customers.

    Our product category ranges from LED panels, smartphones, laptops, cameras, to home
appliances & more.

    Shopping at Ezone further helps you with valuable free services such as Easy Exchange,
Extended Warranty, Instant Finance, Mastercalss, Data Transfer, which ensure we are with
you 'Together Forever.'

    For more information on how to discard old electronic goods and a detailed list of
institutions that ensure proper dismantling and recycling of e-waste, you can connect with
Ezone at Ezone Care at:- +91-9223322999

    Please visit: http://www.ezoneonline.in [http://www.ezoneonline.in ]

       
         
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        +91-8424845539 
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        Future Retail Ltd 

     

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HeHa Qi Health Companion Launched

HONG KONG, Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On 16 September, HeHa Digital Health Ltd. (HeHa), member of LKK Health Products Group (LKKHPG), hosted a launch ceremony for its new product HeHa Qi Health Companion at Infinitus Plaza in Hong Kong. Renowned figures and opinion leaders from different sectors as well as news media attended the ceremony.

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Mr. Eric Ng, Senior Vice President of LKKHPG, addressed the ceremony, "HeHa Qi is a major star product for health management created by HeHa in 2015. As a health feedback system, it monitors consumers' health conditions and provides corresponding solutions, helping them refine and nurture healthy lifestyles."

HeHa Qi is the outcome of the joint research by HeHa and the National Central University in Taiwan. It applies the HHT Technology of NASA in health monitoring. Furthermore, it is chosen by the Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard University and the Medical School of Taiwan University as special equipment for their clinic studies.

Different from the PPG technology that reads the heartbeat indirectly, HeHa Qi uses the Dry Electrode Technology to monitor the exact electrocardio signals, which enables it to get the results of different parameters of health such as resilience, biological age, pressure and balance more quickly and accurately. Hence, it can predict the users' health conditions. The handy and smart HeHa Qi can present the monitored data on the screen on the users' wrists so that users can check their health anytime, anywhere.

After acquiring the health information and related analysis, HeHa Qi provides health solutions to users for improving their health. With connection to the HeHa App, consumers can practice its unique three minutes' breathing exercise which can reduce high blood pressure and alleviate mental duress, thereby improving the resilience of the body against pressure and the mental and physical balance.

By means of HeHa Qi's sleep monitoring, users can stay well informed of their sleep quality. Through the experiment at the Sleep Laboratory of National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, the result of which was compared with a professional sleep monitoring facility, it is proven that the monitoring accuracy of HeHa Qi reached 88%.

Besides, HeHa Qi boasts strong battery capacity, and one charge can enable it to run for over 30 days, the best performance among its peers.

Founded in 2015, HeHa is dedicated to establishing a mobile internet platform, devices and services. Championing the mission of "helping people lead a happier life", HeHa now sets it vision for bringing healthy lifestyles closer to people in this mobile internet era. Going forward, HeHa will continue to listen to consumers' needs and keep improving and expanding its product portfolio, so as to build a more encompassing platform for health feedback and carry forward the spirit of HeHa.

Mr. Harry Yeung, Senior Vice President and spokesman of LKKHPG, said, "Innovation is always an important strategy of the company. Advanced technology can help to bring more healthy and joyous devices and services to customers. HeHa has established its mobile internet platform with a focus on joint demands for health and joy of the people, to build a happy living ecosphere."

About LKKHPG

LKKHPG is a member of Lee Kum Kee Group, a century-old Hong Kong enterprise. Its businesses cover Chinese herbal plantation, R&D, production, sales and service of TCM health products, mobile internet platform, and real estate investment. And its members include Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., Infinitus (Hong Kong) Company Ltd., Infinitus International Company Ltd., Infinitus International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd., Naturale (China) Pharma Co., Ltd, and HeHa Digital Health Ltd.

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LKK Health Products Group

CONTACT: Samson Su, +86-20-38168859, samson.su@infinitus-int.com

Huawei Deepens Cooperation with University Medical Center Groningen

BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei signed a new enhanced cooperation agreement with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands, deepening cooperation in the area of Smart Healthcare during the 2015 Huawei Cloud Congress.

Huawei and UMCG, one of Europe's largest medical facilities, signed a three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Groningen City Government earlier this year, to explore a partnership for developing Smart City concepts in the Groningen region using Huawei technologies. The city's aim is to improve the quality and intelligence of its residents' lives and enhance healthcare, public safety, urban services, environmental protection and business activities.

UMCG and Huawei have now enhanced their agreement by deepening cooperation in Smart Healthcare. Several research lines within the Healthy Ageing programme have started recently, especially in the Healthy Ageing Research field in which UMCG is the leading organisation in this European programme for future healthcare. To facilitate the programme, a massive data processing infrastructure for collecting and analysing regional healthcare bio-data is needed. This requires fast computing technology based on newer generation ICT software and hardware technology. In clinical terms, ICT technology is able to cover and track hospital facilities and patient traffic, with the result that early signalling of hospital infectious diseases could be largely improved. This would dramatically reduce medical costs in the future, as hospital infection is one of the leading complications consuming more than 10% of medical resources.

"UMCG, which is part of the University of Groningen, is one of the top medical and research organisations in Europe. It is always looking for new ways in which patient care can be improved, and Huawei offers many innovative communications solutions for digitisation of health services," said David He, President Marketing & Solution Sales Dept, Huawei EBG. "We are delighted that UMCG has chosen Huawei to explore how Smart Healthcare and Smart Hospital concepts can offer more options to its staff and students, who will after all become the clinical experts of the future."

UMCG Vice-Chairman, Professor Dr Folkert Kuipers, said: "Cooperation with Huawei offers great advantages. Groningen is already in a leading position in Smart Healthcare in some areas. This MoU opens the door for UMCG to partner with a global player like Huawei. With its worldwide resources and innovative technological platforms, Huawei can help us further strengthen our leading position in the Netherlands and Europe."

Groningen is one of six Dutch cities - the others are Amstelveen, Amsterdam, The Hague, Tilburg and Utrecht - to sign a Smart City MoU with Huawei. Until now, Huawei has provided Smart City solutions to more than 100 cities in over 40 countries and regions worldwide. Huawei is also becoming an important ICT partner for local government in the Netherlands.

With increasing connectivity in cities, Huawei has developed multiple technologies for the Smart City concept, such as Smart Government, Safe City, Smart Emergency Command, Smart Education, Smart Grid and Smart Tourism, as well as Smart Hospital. All of these concepts are being explored with the City of Groningen and regional organisations, and with UMCG. Huawei would like to build up a sustainable partnership to work together with UMCG to transform the existing healthcare system into a 'future ready' system.

About UMCG

The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) was established in 2005 after the merging of the University of Groningen medical school and the Academic Hospital Groningen (AZG). UMCG is one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands and Europe.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider.

Huawei

CONTACT: Tina Tsai, +32(0)2 2351396, hsini.tsai@huawei.com

Criteo Chooses Huawei Servers to Build the Biggest Private Big Data Platform in Europe

BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei has been chosen by Criteo to supply 700 servers for its new Hadoop Cluster datacenter based in Pantin (Seine St Denis).

Following a strict comparative study, Huawei won the tender to provide its "FusionServer RH2288H V3" model, which consists of a large number of high-capacity disks. The RH2288H V3 servers allow better storage density and reduce energy consumption by 10% thanks to innovations in terms of design and heat dissipation.

The new Hadoop platform of Huawei servers represents a gain of 30% in processing performance, thereby improving the Criteo Engine's performance. In this first stage of the project, some 700 machines have been installed within the data center, providing more computing power and storage than the Criteo Datacenter in Amsterdam, which has a total of 1,200 servers. In the longer term, the Pantin datacenter will consist of up to 5,000 servers over 350m2 with a power of 2 MW.

"This is the biggest private Hadoop platform in Europe as of today," said Matthieu Blumberg, Senior Engineering Manager (Infrastructure Operations). "Huawei has undeniably good ICT solutions and extensive knowledge of Big Data. We were really impressed by the quality of their response to the tenders and support provided during the deployment of their servers."

Robert Yang, Head of the Huawei France Enteprise Business Group, commented: "Huawei's goal is to provide our customers the best technology and cloud solutions to help them become the leader in their respective industries. We are proud to have built this partnership with Criteo: this is the kind of project we love to develop."

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and improve efficiency through a better connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler for the information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing. For more information, please visit http://www.huawei.com

Huawei

CONTACT: Tina Tsai, +32(0)2 2351396, hsini.tsai@huawei.com

Web Site: http://www.huawei.com

Introducing the better way to always have the new iPhone: Verizon's new annual upgrade plan

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- If you purchase either the iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus with Verizon's Device Payment option beginning Friday, September 25, you'll be eligible to get a new iPhone every year.  Yes, no more waiting for your contract to end.  Now you can always have the latest iPhone - on the network that has the largest 4G LTE coverage in America.

The new program allows you to turn in your phone and upgrade to a new iPhone every year. If you pre-ordered an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus, you're automatically enrolled in this program if you've elected the Device Payment option.

If you're not interested in upgrading, you still have the option to pay your phone off in 24 low monthly payments.  That's a better option than those "lease plans" offered by other companies, which can include surprise balloon payments just 18 months into your agreement, or ask you to turn over your phone without getting anything for it.

Not with Verizon and thinking about joining America's largest and most reliable 4G LTE network? You can get up to $400 when you switch and trade in your old smartphone. Check out the details here: http://www.verizonwireless.com/iphone.

Now you can always have the latest iPhone on the network that has the largest 4G LTE coverage in America.  Because the best deserves the best.

Beginning Friday, September 25, you can buy iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus at Verizon retail stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com. For complete details on pricing, please visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/iphone. For more information on iPhone, please visit: http://www.apple.com/iphone.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, employs a diverse workforce of 178,500 and generated more than $127 billion in 2014 revenues. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 109.5 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com/news/.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts and other information are available at Verizon's online News Center at http://www.verizon.com/news/. The news releases are available through an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit http://www.verizon.com/about/rss-feeds/.

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Verizon

CONTACT: Kelly Crummey, 908.268.7402, kelly.crummey@verizon.com

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Ricoh Extends DSLR Optics Line with Versatile 24-70mm f/2.8 Lens Ideal for Wide Variety of Conditions

Weather-resistant HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR lens delivers exceptional image quality throughout zoom range and is full-frame-compatible for use with both current and future PENTAX-brand DSLRs

DENVER, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced a 24-70mm high-performance K-mount lens for PENTAX digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. The HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR lens offers a versatile focal length range and weather-resistant design that makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications--from wedding, portraiture and sports, to nature, landscape and travel. Its large f/2.8 constant maximum aperture reduces the need for a tripod in low-light conditions such as sunsets and indoor scenes while producing a desirable, soft defocus effect on the background throughout the entire focal-length range.

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The new lens is compatible with full-frame, 35mm image sensors, making it usable with both current and future-model PENTAX DSLRs. It effectively provides a 24-70mm focal-length range with full-frame 35mm image sensors (a PENTAX full-frame DSLR body is currently in development), and a 37-107mm range with current PENTAX K-series APS-C bodies.

"We've built our new 24-70mm lens to meet the rigorous demands of pro photographers for speed, sharpness and performance," said Jim Malcolm, president, Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation. "With its versatile focal length and constant f/2.8 aperture, we expect this to be the 'go-to' lens for many Pentaxians."

By incorporating three Extra-low Dispersion (ED) optical elements and four aspherical optical elements, the lens assures sufficient light levels even at the edges of the image field, and compensates for various aberrations to deliver fine-detailed images, rich in contrast and resolution. All elements are treated with a high-grade, multi-layer High-Definition (HD) coating that enables higher light transmittance and less reflection than conventional multi-layer coatings, providing high-contrast images free of flare and ghost images, even under demanding lighting conditions such as backlight.

Weather-resistant construction with customized seals effectively prevents water intrusion into the lens interior. When paired with a weather-resistant PENTAX DSLR camera body, it assures superb performance in demanding conditions, including rain, mist or snow, or in locations prone to water splashing or spray.

Other noteworthy features include a built-in Supersonic Direct-drive Motor (SDM) that provides quiet, high-speed autofocus (AF) operation; the PENTAX-developed Quick-Shift Focus system, which allows the user to instantly switch to manual-focus operation after the subject is captured in focus by the camera's AF system for fine tuning; and a zoom lock lever to prevent the accidental extension of the lens barrel when pointed downwards.

| Pricing and Availability |

The HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR lens will be available in October 2015 at http://www.ricohimaging.com and retail outlets nationwide for a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $1,299.99.

| About Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation|

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions.

The company now known as Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation, was originally founded in 1919, under the name Asahi Optical Joint Stock Co. and launched its first SLR camera in the 1950s under the PENTAX name. Today, Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation continues to produce the heritage-rich, award-winning line of PENTAX DSLR cameras, lenses and sport optics equipment as well as Ricoh's offering of stylish and compact digital cameras, known for their wide-ranging, rich set of features.

For further information, please visit http://www.ricohimaging.com

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Farming Simulator 15 GOLD lands end of October with a load of new features

A new East-European environment and new vehicles for PC and consoles players

PARIS, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- By the end of October, Farming Simulator 15 will receive its first official expansion: GOLD! This expansion enriches Farming Simulator 15 with a load of new additional content that is sure to expand the gaming experience of all virtual farmers: a brand new environment inspired by Eastern-Europe, as well as new vehicles that you will be able to discover through today's images.

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Discover a new map designed with typical Eastern-European farmland in mind, adding hundreds of new acres to the already existing European and American maps from Farming Simulator 15. This new map is filled with details and visual effects creating a more realistic and immersive atmosphere!

The GOLD Expansion also brings 20 new vehicles and tools faithfully reproduced from famous constructors: Rostselmash, Zetor, Tatra, Kverneland, and Farmtech... for a new total of 160 machines and equipment in Farming Simulator 15!

    --  For PC players, the Gold expansion will be available on October 29 for
        download. It will also be available with the full game, Farming
        Simulator 15, thanks to the special Farming Simulator 15 GOLD EDITION in
        retail and for download.
    --  PS4 and Xbox One players of Farming Simulator 15 will also be able to
        download the Official Expansion GOLD from their consoles on October 29.
    --  PS3 and Xbox 360 will be able to download the SILVER Expansion for their
        Farming Simulator 15, that will bring the 20 new vehicles and equipment
        on October 29.
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Farming Simulator 15 invites you into the challenging world of a modern farmer: grow your farm in an immense open world filled with details and visual effects, including a brand new East-European map benefiting from improved graphics and new scenery, which creates an even more realistic and immersive atmosphere!

Develop your farm across hundreds of acres in 3 vast environments. From harvesting to animal husbandry, and from the sales of fresh products to forestry, the benefits of your exploitation will allow you to develop and invest in more than 160 powerful vehicles and tools from over 50 of the most famous manufacturers such as New Holland, Ponsse, Case IH... including 20 additional vehicles and equipment new to the Gold Edition from Rostselmash, Zetor, Tatra, Kverneland and Farmtech.

In multiplayer mode, invite up to 15 friends to help you develop your farm. Thanks to an active and passionate community, you can benefit from limitless new content: new vehicles, tools, and even new environments!

    --  Take on the challenges of a modern day farmer: with crop production,
        forest exploitation, livestock, economy management, and sales.
    --  Evolve your farm with additional modules within 3 vast environments,
        including a new East European playground.
    --  Control more than 160 farming vehicles faithfully reproduced, including
        the most respected brands.
    --  Invite up to 15 friends online to help you develop your farm and access
        an almost unlimited range of additional free content generated by the
        active and industrious game community.
About Giants Software

Giants Software GmbH is a Swiss video game development studio based in Zurich. Since 2004, Software Giants has produced many innovative games and technologic products. In addition to the development of their successful games Farming Simulator and Demolition Company, Giants Studios offers its own game engine.

About Maximum Games

Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Maximum Games publishes premier interactive video games for all leading platforms. For more information on Maximum Games, visit the company's website at: http://www.maximumgames.com

About Focus Home Interactive

Focus Home Interactive is a French publisher based in Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide, available both in store and for download across the world. Focus publishes games on all major platforms, consoles and PC. The publisher's catalogue will get even richer the coming months with eagerly awaited games such as Blood Bowl 2, Divinity Original Sin (consoles), Vampyr, Space Hulk: Deathwing, Act of Aggression, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, The Technomancer, Farming Simulator, Mordheim: City of the Damned, and more. More information about the company at: http://www.focus-home.com

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Giants Software

Publisher:

Focus Home Interactive

Platforms:

PS4|XONE|PS3|X360|PC|MAC

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Simulation

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10/29/2015

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Casio G-SHOCK Women's Line S Series Releases Multi-Hue Pink Collection This September

DOVER, N.J., Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Casio America, Inc. welcomes Fall with the debut of its multi-hue G-SHOCK S Series Pink collection. This S Series collection features four variations on a classic pink hue: blush, bubblegum, hot pink, and white with pink face.

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The multi-hue Pink collection is the first of three Fall releases for the S Series line. The Cool White and Heathered collections debuted at the Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week presentations of Nicholas K and Harbison respectively.

Casio will release the Pink S-Series watches globally to retail this September, and the new collection will embrace many of the great features associated with G-SHOCK.  They are all equipped with an auto LED light with afterglow, 5 daily alarms, an hourly time signal, 1/1000 second stopwatch, countdown timer, 48-city world time with 29 time zones and are shock resistant, magnetic resistant and water resistant to 200M.

The S Series line was designed to bring the G-SHOCK brand into the contemporary fashion space for the female consumer who loves G-SHOCK watches, but feels they may be too large for her wrist. G-SHOCK continues to offer brilliant technical innovations through S-Series but now extends itself into presenting watches as a sporty fashion accessory.

The S Series collections are available at Nordstroms, Macy's and select department stores, as well as G-SHOCK Soho NYC store, and online at http://www.gshock.com/s_series. Price point for the Pink collection is $130.00.

About G-SHOCK
CASIO's shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch is synonymous with toughness, born from the developer Mr. Ibe's dream of 'creating a watch that never breaks'. Over 200 handmade samples were created and tested to destruction until finally in 1983 the first, now iconic G-SHOCK hit the streets of Japan and began to establish itself as 'the toughest watch of all time'. Each watch encompasses the 7 elements; electric shock resistance, gravity resistance, low temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance, shock resistance and toughness. The watch is packed with Casio innovations and technologies to prevent it from suffering direct shock; this includes internal components protected with urethane and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure. Since its launch, G-SHOCK has continued to evolve, continuing to support on Mr. Ibe's mantra "never, never give up".

About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit http://www.casiousa.com.

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Defense Grid 2 Enhanced VR Edition to Launch on Oculus Rift

Hidden Path Entertainment Brings Tower Defense Intensity to Virtual Reality

BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating the one year anniversary of the award-winning Defense Grid 2 (DG2) release, Hidden Path Entertainment today announces a fully-recrafted virtual reality version of Defense Grid 2 releasing on the Oculus Rift(TM) in time for the Q1 2016 launch.

DG2 is the definitive tower-defense strategy game and the new Enhanced VR Edition rebuilds the user interface and controls to give players the most intuitive and immersive Defense Grid experience imaginable. "Each player who plays the VR Enhanced content is already saying they want to play the game exclusively in VR going forward - the game becomes even more amazing when you build your perfect base while fully immersed in that world," says Hidden Path CEO, Jeff Pobst.

New intuitive user controls and displays designed from the ground up for VR make game actions faster, easier, and highly intuitive.

"Players have a physical sense of the action around them when playing DG2 in virtual reality," says Hidden Path Chief Creative Officer, Mark Terrano. "Since you can lean in and look all around your base in the VR edition, we're hiding secrets and surprises for the people who want to explore a bit while playing."

The Enhanced VR Edition also will include new exclusive content; including the first official DG2 story expansion featuring five new levels and a new storyline with fan favorite A.I., General Fletcher.

About Defense Grid 2
Setting the bar as the definitive tower defense game, Defense Grid 2 introduces new worlds and threats to test your tower placement strategies. With a bold new look and the addition of new game modes, player-versus-player and multiplayer co-op, every play brings fun new opportunities and challenges. DG2 is developed by Hidden Path Entertainment. For more information about and where to purchase DG2 visit: http://www.hiddenpath.com/games/defense-grid-2/

About Hidden Path
Hidden Path Entertainment is an independent video game company established to develop and produce interactive entertainment software for current and future generations of PCs, video game consoles and other computing platforms. Hidden Path focuses on immersive, fun, and well-designed game experiences that allow players to express themselves creatively as well. The company is currently working on independently funded and partner-funded projects with some of the most popular companies in gaming. For more information visit: http://www.hiddenpath.com/

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NextGen Skills Academy Celebrates Successful Launch of Brand New Level 3 Diploma

LONDON, September 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    NextGen Skills Academy's first qualification in Games, Animation and VFX Skills being

                                 taught in colleges now 

    Just one year after announcing the launch of NextGen Skills Academy, Ed Vaizey, the
Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, today visited Uxbridge College to see
NextGen's brand new course in action.

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    NextGen Skills Academy is a government and industry-invested initiative offering young
people new pathways into a variety of digital creative sectors, whilst at the same time
addressing specific skills shortages that have been identified by employers in the games,
animation and VFX industries.  Today Ed Vaizey met the first students enrolled on the
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Games, Animation and VFX Skills, a two-year course that is
comparable to three A' levels and is being taught in four colleges across England now.

    Minister for Culture Ed Vaizey said, "NextGen Skills Academy has done a fantastic job
working with employers to deliver a course that will equip students with the knowledge,
skills and confidence to forge a career in the creative industries. The Academy will play
an important role in providing a pipeline of highly skilled talent into animation, video
game and VFX businesses across the nation, helping to cement our position as a world
leader in these fields."

    For September 2016, NextGen Skills Academy is planning to have a further 16 colleges
offering the Diploma. "All the colleges who are running the courses from September 2015
have full classes so it's crucial that we recruit more colleges to bring this opportunity
to an even broader range of students across the country," said Gina Jackson, Managing
Director of NextGen Skills Academy. "We exceeded our recruitment target by more than 50%
this year, which is evidence that young people want this course, and we know employers
want to develop more future talent so we'll continue to bring more colleges on board.
We'll also be growing our portfolio of products this year by launching a range of taster
sessions and short courses for 13-18 year olds who want to explore some simple game
creation or VFX or animation work before signing up to the Level 3 course."

       
         
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        HonchoPR  
        Tel: +44(0)7774-601059 
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eDigitalResearch Launch Next-Generation Exploratory Text Analytics Tool

LONDON, September 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

       
        - World-class text analytics engine teamed with intuitive and exploratory interface
          creates a distinctive leading-edge tool
        - Unravel the story and explore verbatim from a range of data, including social media
          comments and live chat exchanges
        - Fully integrated with all eDigitalResearch products and services - including
          dashboards and closed loop feedback

    Voice of the Customer leaders eDigitalResearch have announced the launch of their
next-generation exploratory text analytics tool, HUB Text Analytics.

    An evolution of HUB - eDigitalResearch's real-time insight platform - HUB Text
Analytics uses new technology and data visualisation techniques to allow users to unravel
the story behind customer comments. Built using a world-class text analytics engine and
intuitive interface with a core focus on usability, HUB Text Analytics is designed as a
simple, yet customisable exploratory verbatim tool, unlike many other 'black box'
analytics solutions in the marketplace.

    The unique set-up of HUB Text Analytics means that almost all aspects of the solution
are highly customisable; from tweaking libraries and sentiment brackets to building
bespoke categorisation options. HUB Text Analytics is fully supported by
eDigitalResearch's insight and staff engagement expertise meaning that users can
effectively and confidently share results around businesses to make a real difference to
the customer experience. Users also have access to a vast array of libraries created by
eDigitalResearch so accurate analysis can start straight away.

    Combining text comments and data from multiple sources, brands and businesses can
easily turn the unstructured Voice of the Customer into tangible insight and action thanks
to the tools numerous features. Comments are automatically analysed for themes, categories,
sentiment and strength of feeling all in real-time so that businesses are able to
effectively monitor and manage their customer experience. HUB Text Analytics is even able
to detect truly unhappy customers and alert relevant staff members - whether that's
in-store teams or departments in charge of various products or services - when a negative
situation has arisen, empowering businesses to step in and resolve any issues.

    HUB text Analytics is also designed to explore comments and discover emerging trends,
as well as categorise what's being said and monitor themes over time. The intuitive
platform is compatible with all of eDigitalResearch's products and services, including the
company's leading dynamic dashboards - analysed and relevant comments can easily be
integrated into dashboards so staff around businesses can easily identify emerging trends
and quickly see what's being said about them.

    Nada Gillard, Product Director at eDigitalResearch, comments, "HUB Text Analytics
really is like nothing else on offer on the market - a number of key clients are already
using it to discover what customers are saying and the feedback has been really positive.
It's an exploratory tool built with all users in mind - it's designed so that everyone
from insight executives to customer service managers can better understand what's being
said from anywhere customers are talking about their business. We want people to able to
explore and discover something new and identify the key actions that will help them to
improve. Powered by a world-class text analytics engine, users can have real faith and
confidence in results and thanks to our great staff engagement techniques, can really
shout about resulting insight to the rest of their business.

    "The tool is completely future-proof and customisable - its key for our clients to be
able to get what they want and need from it and therefore have designed a completely
transparent tool that they can use with confidence to change their business".

    HUB Text Analytics is available now for all new and existing eDigitalResearch clients
and is the ideal add-on for any Voice of the Customer programme.

    About eDigitalResearch 

    eDigitalResearch is the leading provider of SaaS Voice of the Customer programmes &
empower businesses to make critical decisions through customer insight. By combining our
proprietary technology with focused insight and thought leadership, we're able to provide
a truly unique solution - from real-time closed-loop customer feedback to Panels and
Communities.

    For more information, please contact Liana Vickery on
liana.vickery@edigitalresearch.com or by calling +44(0)1489-772920.

eDigitalResearch

Kizzang Sweepstakes Launches 2015 College and Pro Football Pick 'Em Games Awarding Free Cash Prizes of $10,000 and $25,000

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kizzang Sweepstakes, creator of The 2013 Bracket Challenge(TM) and The Final 3(TM), has launched two new "pick 'em" games in its "Pick the Board" sports contest series: Pick the Board - Pro Football and Pick the Board - College Football.  With a weekly prize pool of $35,000, Kizzang's new football pick 'em games are sure to excite sports fans and casual gamers alike.

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Pick the Board - Pro Football will be available in Kizzang's mobile Apps and online game site through the end of the 2015 professional football season.  A weekly cash prize of $25,000 will be awarded to the lucky winner who correctly picks the outcome of all 16 pro football match-ups listed on the weekly parlay card.  Kizzang's new Pick the Board games offer a level playing field to win cash prizes.  These are 'Quick Pick' games and are not skill-based.  They are a 'Quick Pick' sweepstakes.

Pick the Board - College Football will also be available on Kizzang's mobile Apps and its online game site through the end of the 2015 college football season.  A weekly cash prize of $10,000 will be paid to the winner who correctly predicts the outcome of all 16 college football match-ups listed on the weekly parlay card.

To play Kizzang's "Pick the Board" games, create a free account on the mobile App, available both from Apple's App Store and on Google Play.  Kizzang games are also available online at Kizzang.com or on Facebook.  Players may submit a total of up to 20 sports parlay cards daily, in any combination of Pro Football, College Football, and Daily Showdown.

Robert Alexander, Kizzang's president and founder, challenges all sports fans to come and take his money.  "Who would turn down a free chance to win $35,000 a week?  What are you waiting for?"

About Kizzang

Based in Las Vegas, NV, Kizzang LLC is the world leader in personal themed entertainment.  Founded in 2013 by video game veterans, Kizzang's offerings will always be free.  The Company's mission is to offer the greatest player experience, give away the best prizes and award the largest cash jackpots.*  Visit kizzang.com for more information.

*Must be 21 years of age to play.

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Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The Video Recording Cap

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its 167-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Video Recording Cap, a baseball cap with an inconspicuous camera that records high-definition video.

The pin-hole lens is integrated into the front of the crown and captures crisp 720p high-definition video at 30 frames-per-second and takes 1600 x 1200 still photos in JPEG format, saving video and pictures onto your preferred SD card up to 32 GB in size.

"Three buttons on the rim allow you to easily start and stop recordings and snap pictures," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager Fred Berns. "And it's only available from Hammacher Schlemmer."

Its rechargeable battery provides up to 70 minutes of recording from a four-hour charge using the included USB cable that also allows you to transfer content to a computer.

The Video Recording Cap is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $99.95. For more information about this product, please visit The Video Recording Cap, or contact Trish Hammond at (847) 581-8987 or via e-mail at pr@hammacher.com.

About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, and backs its products by a rather famous Lifetime Guarantee of Complete Satisfaction. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog and online at http://www.hammacher.com.

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ROBLOX Brings Community Created Gaming To Xbox One

World's Largest User-Generated Gaming Platform Launches in the Xbox One Store, Starting December

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ROBLOX, the world's largest user-generated gaming platform, announces today that it will launch ROBLOX for Xbox this holiday season. Beginning in early December, over 20 of ROBLOX's top indie titles will be available via the free ROBLOX app in the Xbox One Store.  With the launch, ROBLOX becomes the only platform where game designers can code a game once and push it to desktop, mobile, and now console.

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"ROBLOX for Xbox gives our developer community the opportunity to receive high-profile exposure for their games, and it promotes game development to the broader Xbox audience," said ROBLOX CEO, David Baszucki. "We believe the future of video games will be much more diverse, with anyone being able to bring a game concept to fruition in the same way online video platforms like YouTube have enabled millions of aspiring filmmakers like never before."

ROBLOX for Xbox will be one of a handful of free games currently available on Xbox Live and will allow ROBLOX developers to make money via in-game transactions. "Earnings from my ROBLOX games help to pay for college so being able to reach more players on Xbox is awesome," said 19-year-old ROBLOX developer, David Narkkala. "And playing my game on the big screen is just so fun."

"Microsoft has a longstanding commitment to support indie development," said Chris Charla, Director of ID@Xbox "Including ROBLOX for Xbox is a great way to connect with and encourage the next generation of developers coming up on ROBLOX."

After the initial launch, ROBLOX plans to add new games to its Xbox app in 2016. ROBLOX for Xbox will also offer new exclusive characters and unique achievements.  ROBLOX already sees over 15 million visitors each month across PC, Mac, Android and iOS devices. ROBLOX for Xbox will be rated E10+ for fantasy violence (online interaction not rated by ESRB) and will require an Xbox Live Gold membership to play. The tentative launch date is December 3rd, 2015.

ABOUT ROBLOX:
ROBLOX is the largest user-generated online gaming platform, with over 15 million games created by users, and it is the #1 gaming site for kids and teens (comScore). ROBLOX gives players powerful tools to create and share fantastic games. With an expanding arsenal of development features and an engaged global community of millions, ROBLOX gives players the fuel to launch into indie game development. For more information, please visit http://www.roblox.com.

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GoFire(TM), LLC Enters The Vapor Concentrate Market With The GoFire P.E.N.(TM)

Boulder, Colorado based GoFire, LLC releases its new portable solid or liquid concentrate vaporizer in one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S., with plans to redefine the space with the "Evolution of P.E.N.(TM)" campaign.

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GoFire announced the release of The GoFire P.E.N.(TM), the first ancillary concentrate vaporization device designed to offer a true mobile dabbing experience with dose control. The campaign is aimed at encouraging responsible moderation and consumption nationwide.

"Patients and consumers have been in search of a more innovative and functional vaporizing device in an industry riddled with poor-quality products," said Ricky Cherry, Chief Marketing Officer, GoFire, LLC.

The device is designed for both medical patients and recreational consumers. It eliminates the need for an at-home rig or water-pipe with its patented extrusion and "slide-to-dab" systems.

"We set out to simplify the smoking process for everyone," said Peter Calfee, Chief Operations Officer for GoFire, LLC. "Simply select dose, select temperature, slide to dab, and enjoy the preserved taste of medical quality vapor."

Performance Meets Portability

The GoFire P.E.N. was designed to eliminate the time-consuming and dangerous process associated with at-home dabbing.

GoFire's patented "slide-to-dab" process separates its loaded cartridge from a patented 'closed-coil ceramic heating system', as demonstrated below: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOk8aydMofM

About The GoFire P.E.N.(TM)

The device is designed to enhance, simplify and customize the consumer's vaping experience based upon their needs per dose or "dab". The GoFire P.E.N. puts the consumer in control of his or her 'vaping' experience with its patented Dose Control, Temperature Control and Application Control capabilities.

Other unique benefits designed to deliver an optimal mobile dabbing experience include: functionality with any form or variety of concentrate; refillable, reusable stainless steel cartridges, as well as temperature settings ranging from 350 to 900 degrees Fahrenheit.

Information on purchasing The GoFire P.E.N. can be found at:   
http://www.gofirepen.com

More details on GoFire, LLC, its products, and the "Evolution of P.E.N." campaign can be obtained via the contact below:

Corporate Contact

Peter Calfee   
Chief Operating Officer   
(802) 779-2605   
peter@gofirepen.com

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GoFire, LLC

CONTACT: Media, Ricky Cherry, Chief Marketing Officer, (561) 972-1523, ricky@gofirepen.com

Web Site: http://www.gofirepen.com