Category: Technology
Sri Lanka’s phone market shifts to smart phone rapidly: Samsung Official
May 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s mobile phone market is seeing a rapid shift towards the smart phone segment, a Samsung official said. “The total mobile market which comprise feature and smart phones will now experiencing a major shift from feature to smart in Sri Lanka.” Youngmin Shin, Managing Director, Samsung Sri Lanka said.He […]
Huawei unveils new smart phone “Honor range” in Sri Lanka
May 21, 2015 (LBO) – Huawei Sri Lanka, unveiled three of its latest Honor range smartphones at a launch ceremony held in Colombo Wednesday.The launch saw mid-market smartphones, with features on par with high-end smartphones, namely, the Huawei Honor G Play, Honor 4X and Honor 6 Plus, being introduced to the local market.The launch of […]
Sri Lanka’s mobile internet usage grows 85.8-pct in 2014: CB
May 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s total internet connections grew 68.4 per cent during 2014 largely supported by growth in mobile internet usage, a Central Bank report said. “Total internet connections grew by 68.4 per cent during 2014 raising internet penetration (connections per 100 persons) to 16.4,” a recent Central Bank annual report said. […]
Apple releases demo videos to introduce ‘Apple Watch’
Apr 04, 2015 (LBO) – American multinational corporation, Apple recently released a series of videos demonstrating their first ever smartwatch that enters the wearables market this month. This anticipated watch which will bring an entirely new way to receive information at a glance; begins accepting preorders on 10 April 2015 and will be available in […]
Sri Lanka’s computer literacy tops one fourth of population
Apr 01, 2015 (LBO) – A recent survey has found that one fourth of Sri Lanka’s population is computer literate and 22 percent of households have at least one computer. The survey conducted by the census and statistics department shows that computer literacy in Sri Lanka has been gradually increasing since 2006/07. The study measured […]
Sri Lanka gets free wi-fi access at public locations from today
Mar 30, 2015(LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new regime to provide free wifi internet access at 26 selected public locations across the island from today, a statement said. The government said, it will provide up to 100 mega bite of usage at the Fort Railway Station, Pettah Public and Private Bus Stands, the Temple of the […]
Samsung expects higher smart phone growth in South Asia: Samsung Official
Mar 30, 2015 (LBO) – Korea’s Samsung says the smart phone market in South Asia is likely to grow more in the future with the increasing per capita income in the region. “There will be experiential growth in smart phone segment in South Asia driven by India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh,” Rajiv Mishra, vice […]
Facebook to focus on three themes in 2015: Zuckerberg
Mar 29, 2015 (LBO) – Facebook annual developer conference kicked off in San Francisco recently unleashed more than 25 products and tools to help its developers build, grow, and monetize mobile apps. The event attracted more than 2,500 developers around the world to build the next generation of apps. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivering the […]
Ultra small computer by Intel; first look in Sri Lanka
Mar 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan media on Thursday got a rare opportunity to experience a factory model of an ultra small computer design built by Intel Corporation which will be unleashed in the coming months. This pocket-sized computer called ‘Intel compute stick’ is a device delivering an entry compute experience by plugging directly […]
Sri Lanka to connect Colombo Tea auction’s brokers and buyers through a mobile platform with live feeds
Mar 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka to connect tea brokers and buyers, providing a mobile based live feed that delivers real-time information directly to tea buyers, by pushing sale information that is captured by tea brokers at each auction room, a media release said. The newly launched “mAuction”, a mobile solution for the Colombo […]
Sri Lanka’s Abans use new digital marketing application to promote LG smart phone
Mar 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Abans Limited, which has interests in consumer durables said they will market their LG smart phone using mobiOs MMM platform.Issuing a statement the company said, while traditional marketing is outside the store targeting consumers to build brand awareness, digital marketing allows marketers to deliver personalized content to shoppers […]
Apple to become a trillion dollar company
Mar 24, 2015 (LBO) – As Apple gets ready to launch its first new product in five years, Cantor Fitzgerald is raising its price target to a level that would make Apple a trillion company, a Bloomberg business report said.People first started talking seriously about the potential for Apple to become a trillion dollar company […]