[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Frankie Dettori has been handed down a six month ban for testing positive for an illegal substance. The legendary jockey tested positive at Longchamp on September 16th of this year. However, fans of the jockey need not despair, as they can play Frankie Dettori's Magic Seven slot game at popular online casino Boylecasino.com. As his ban starts from the date he was suspended from riding in France, the world famous jockey will be able to ride in the Oaks and Derby at Epsom on the 31st of May and 1st of June 2013 respectively. In the meantime, racing and slot fans can keep pl
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook] Audience®, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADNC), the leader in advanced voice and audio processing for mobile devices, today announced that the Audience earSmart eS305 processor was selected by BBK for the new vivo X1 smartphone. The vivo X1 is the world‘s thinnest smartphone at only 6.55 mm and offers a groundbreaking voice experience by leveraging Audience earSmart technology to increase the accuracy of mobile speech recognition with Audience’s Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Assist technology. As the use of voice interface for hands-free operation of mobile phones becomes increasin
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]GM Korea Company signed an agreement today with renewable energy company KC Cottrell to build a 3 MegaWatt solar power generation facility on the rooftop of the automaker’s Changwon Plant, home of the brand new Chevrolet Spark and Spark EV. Attendees at the signing ceremony, which was held at GM Korea’s Changwon Plant, included GM Korea President and CEO Sergio Rocha, KC Cottrell CEO Lee Tae-young and Changwon city representatives. “Since its establishment, GM Korea has promoted sustainable growth through ongoing investment in environmental protection,” said Rocha. “We ar
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) announced today that sales of its Optimus L-Series smartphones have exceeded 10 million units, marking a modest milestone for LG and its mobile devices business. The success of L-Series in recording eight figures in sales is proof that many consumers want attractive smartphones with distinctive -- not “me too” -- styling. L-Series handsets -- Optimus L3 (3.2-inch display), Optimus L5 (4.0-inch display), Optimus L7 (4.3-inch display) -- were first introduced at the 2012 Mobile World Con-gress (MWC) with the unveiling of LG’s new design philosophy and fo
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The 7th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships kicked off with a bang with host Colombia, Canada, and the United States stealing the show on the first day of competition. The first day saw the male and female under 17, the male and female over 59, the mixed pair over 29, and the men’s freestyle competing to be the world’s best. The host nation, after qualifying an athlete in all five finals of the day, found itself walking away with four medals; one gold, one silver, and two bronzes. Colombia’s Karen Suache Arias had fans on their feet as she dominated the finals of th
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The 7th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships kicked off today with a spectacular opening ceremony that wowed an audience estimated to be over 10,000 - a fitting curtain-raiser to the tournament which, this year, will boast a record number of participating athletes and countries. The opening ceremony was attended by a number of VIPs, including: Dr. Chungwon Choue, president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF); Mr. Fernando Florez Espinosa, mayor of Tunja; Ms Ana Edurne Camacho, director of the 7th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships; and Raul Pinzon, preside
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Future Internet Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) announced today that the OMA Next Generation Services Interface (NGSI) Enabler has been adopted for use in the PPP Programme's FI-WARE Project. FI-WARE facilitates the development of Future Internet (FI) applications in multiple industry sectors through a novel service infrastructure, building upon elements called Generic Enablers (GE), which offer reusable and commonly shared functions. Multiple industry players including NEC, Orange, Telecom Italia and Telefnica are involve
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Opening in Mumbai from Sunday, December 9, 2012 through Sunday, January 20, 2013 and presented in collaboration with the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, the BMW Guggenheim Lab will offer free public programs and projects throughout the city under the theme ME=WE. On the third stop of this mobile initiative, the Mumbai Lab will address challenges and opportunities related to public space and the choices Mumbaikars make to balance individual (“me”) and community (“we”) interests. Part urban think tank, community center, and public gathering space, the BMW Guggenheim Lab is a glob
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]GuestLogix Inc. (TSX: GXI), the leading global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines and the passenger travel industry, today announced that its Global Rail Division is officially going to market. This dedicated division will focus on further penetrating the passenger rail onboard retailing market, a unique initiative with significant potential for new revenue generation and increased global market share. GuestLogix currently serves seven European rail customers, four of which were gained through the acquisition of Initium Onboard in Sept
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]e2v, a leading global provider of high performance imaging solutions, is launching the ELiiXA+ 8k/4k at ITE 2012, in Yokohama, Japan. Based on e2v multi-line CMOS technology, this new camera is the second addition to e2v's successful ELiiXA+ industrial line scan camera family and is aimed at a broad range of applications, providing high performance, ease of use and robustness at a competitive price. e2v's ELiiXA+ camera family is designed specifically to provide advanced speed, supreme sensitivity and high resolution by incorporating an innovative CMOS pixel architecture,