Mobile World Congress provided some breathing space for Huawei
Friday, 01 March 2019
The US espionage claims and Mobile World Congress 2019 Huawei has been in hot water since the US espionage claims over the company equipment. There is some renewed pressure as 12 US senators have now asked the government to ban Huawei solar invertors in the US. It was also expected that Mr Trump might issue
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Why SpaceX preferred stainless steel 300 over lightweight materials?
Friday, 01 March 2019
Why was stainless steel 300 series used in Starship? SpaceX, a US-based private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company, has used stainless steel 300 series in its new Starship. There are other relatively lighter materials such as aluminium and carbon fibre which could be substituted. However, SpaceX opted for stainless steel for various reasons
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HTC Exodus 1 adds new blockchain smartphone features
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
HTC has announced to add new blockchain smartphone features in its mobile phone, Exodus 1. It is adding about 20 new apps to enhance blockchain applications. It has released the Zion Key Management API to selected partners. Partnering with Opera it will use the API with its web browser and built-in Zoin wallet to
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Samsung uses Enjin blockchain technology. Google and Apple may follow
Monday, 25 February 2019
Blockchain technology is making its inroads to the smartphone and telecom industry. Samsung and Enjin have seemed collaborated with each other for launching of Enjin blockchain wallet in Samsung S10 as a built-in feature for sending and receiving cryptocurrencies. Commodity Inside has already analysed about Samsung blockchain applications. Enjin wallet is currently available for iOS
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Blockchain technology progresses across key industries notably telecommunication
Thursday, 21 February 2019
We have seen significant progress towards developing the blockchain technology in recent weeks. Financial institutions and governments which were initially the main opponents have now turned out to be the leading proponents of the blockchain technology. The research on blockchain applications has now started spreading across almost all industries and supported by leading multinationals and
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Security risks claims are dissipating though the future is still unclear for Huawei
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Huawei has been facing banning threats in major markets due to the US claims around the security risks. Initially, the US informed the members of Five Eyes (FVEY), a signal surveillance agency, comprised of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US about Huawei security risks. The US has hinted to ban Huawei equipment
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Global slab market update: Steel slab prices show volatility
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
The slab market has been passing through an uncertain period. Demand and supply fundamentals are changing while unconventional market forces are influencing prices. It has been a wild ride for slab prices in recent months. The recovery in slab prices seen in November 2018 was short lived. Prices started to fall drastically from December. In
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Rigid plastic packaging demand in the food sector remains stable
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Food is the second largest end use sector for rigid plastic packaging behind beverages. Its share remained around 13.2% in the total rigid plastic consumption in 2018. Commodity Inside expects that growth in the food sector will remain stable over the next five years. The two biggest categories, pasta & noodles and meat & meat
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Steel tariffs supports the US steel industry but the future tends to be patchy
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
The US steel industry has seen some robust growth recently owing to 25% duties imposed last year by Trump administration. This has improved the financial position of steel producers. Nucor Corp, a major US steel producer, announced its net earnings of $383 million for the 4th quarter of 2018 with a 300% rise compared to the same
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Blockchain technology has been making progress across various sectors including telecom
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
From start-ups to multinationals and now even public entities and even governments across the world working on exploring use cases of blockchain for various applications. There are dozens of countries which are currently working on blockchain in various sectors, including the telecom sector, which is the backbone for backchain viability. Singapore remained in the forefronts
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