Bphone to be sold in retail stores


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Bphone, the first made-in-Viet Nam smartphone, will be sold in retail stores.

Hoang Ha Mobile, a smart phone retail store, listed on its website Bphone's price today.

The 16GB Bphone will be sold at the price of VND10.9 million (US$492) while the price of the 64GB version is VND13.9 ($624) and the 128GB gold plated costs VND22.2 million ($993).

Previously, Bphone was sold only online on BKAV website, the producer of this smartphone.

Speaking with the media, BKAV Corporation representatives said retail channels will help customers access and buy its products more easily.

Bkav Corporation launched Bphone on May 26, which was in development for more than four years. 

Kaspersky patents new technology

Kaspersky Lab has patented a new technology designed to prioritize data-scanning tasks on virtual machines.

The technology significantly speeds up processing of high-priority scan requests in real time, while maintaining virtual machine performance. The patent was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

A corporate virtual environment usually consists of a dedicated virtual machine protected by a security solution and a network of virtual workstations with so-called agents.

A network connection is installed between the dedicated virtual machine and the agents to allow data exchange during on-demand scanning of files (ODS) or on-access scanning of user applications (OAS).

The patented technology can raise the processing priority for OAS tasks, which positively affects the performance of virtual servers or virtual workstations by reducing the response time from the antivirus engine.

The patented technology is integrated in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualisation – Light Agent. 

Ha Noi to host tech conference

The International Information Technology Conference is set to take place in Ha Noi on December 3.

The event, hosted by the Viet Nam Association for Information Processing (VAIP) in association with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, University of Singapore, aims to enhance cooperation and support between developing countries in applying IT to socio-economic development.

The conference is expected to attract 500 delegates from central agencies and professional organisations, as well as international experts and representatives of cities, provinces and IT companies.

The event will focus on two topics: the impact of IT on the growth of Viet Nam and the introduction of a survey on readiness for the development of a smart city concept in 10 Vietnamese cities. 

Chinese launch fingerprint phone

China's Yulong launched its smart phone using fingerprint technology, Coolpad Shine, in the Vietnamese market at a mid-level price of VND5.5 million (US$250).

Normally, fingerprint technology is available only in upmarket phones, but with Coolpad Shine users can use the prints of their five fingers to operate different applications without switching on their phones.

The phone has a 5.5-inch screen with 1280X720 HD, 13-megapixel front camera, and five-megapixel rear camera. 

VNS