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DISTRIBUTOR Entatech held its annual sales training weekend in late September, with the likes of Fujitsu, Mad Catz, Kaspersky, Microsoft, D-Link, Philips, ZOTAC, OKI, Cooler Master and Kingston in attendance. Activities included Segway racing, riding a mobile PC and laser battling. Microsoft’s James Squibb was spotted navigating an inflatable obstacle course, along with Entatech VP Jon Atherton in attendance, as well as sales manager Darren Perks, sales exec Kayleigh Petford, Cooler Master’s Adrian Liu and more.
OF NEWS AND VIEWS What the industry’s been tweeting about this month… Sarah Shields, Dell @sarahshields2 Absolutely honoured to have won #pcrwomanoftheyear! Thrilled to bits!! Thank you @AndrewWooden82 @pcr_online #delluk #Iwork4Dell Aongus Hegarty, Dell @AongusatDell Good luck @sarahshields2 who is shortlisted @ pcr_online Woman of the Year Awards today celebrating leading women in the tech industry Anna Cheng, Intel @starhawke13 Off to the @pcr_online Woman of the Year award soon! Best of luck to all the ladies nominated!
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AT A recent technology exhibition in Japan, NTT Docomo unveiled some of its latest tech, including the Yubi Navi – a navigation
JAPAN device that uses ‘tactile sensations’ for a range of various functions. The haptic handle can navigate users to a destination via the small actuators that twist the Yubi Navi left or right, prompting the user to turn at intersections. The idea behind the gadget is to free people from the need to keep
looking at a map on their smartphone or other device. Docomo’s Koji Okamoto said: “In Japan, walking with smartphones is a big problem and we want to solve it. “Aside from avoiding dangers involved in not paying attention to one’s surrounding, this can help people enjoy a location more by noticing new shops and other attractions.”
CROWDFUNDING CORNER THE AMPY (pictured, right) has been designed to capture kinetic energy when users move and then stores it, so users can recharge their smartphone on the go. The more the user actively moves, the more battery life they can get, for example, one hours’ worth of cycling can provide a smartphone with up to three hours of battery life. Power Practical has also designed the Pronto (pictured, far right), a
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Tim Cook, Apple @tim_cook Very excited about iPad Air 2, the thinnest tablet in the world. We think our customers will love it. #iPadAir2 AMD @AMD_UK BIG NEWS: Dr. Lisa Su becomes CEO of AMD! Congratulations Lisa! League of Legends @lolesports Congratulations to Samsung White! They are the 2014 League of Legends World Champions! #Worlds Satya Nadella, Microsoft @satyanadella I’ve enjoyed using Windows 10 for weeks and look forward to feedback on the Technical Preview Richard Tubb, Tubblog @tubblog Congratulations to @SarahShields2 who is named @pcr_online Woman of the Year. Very strong shortlist of nominees! Tim LeRoy, Novatech @Timleroy Feeling happily out gunned by three of @ Novatechltd’s finest at @pcr_online women of the year awards
charging device that aims to provide a full charge for an iPhone 5 in five minutes. The Pronto 5 features a 4500mAh battery and the
Pronto 12 features a 13,500mAh, which can be charged in an hour to provide a device with up to nine recharges.
Argos Press Office @Argos_PR @Bose’s arrival at Argos will be #music to thousands of ears around the UK #GetSetGoArgos
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