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realme announces Flagship Periscope Telephoto and Luxury Watch Design

realme, the fastest-growing smartphone brand globally, recently announced at its 2024 media preview event in Las Vegas that the realme 12 Pro Series will include a flagship periscope telephoto lens. Attendees of the event got a firsthand look at the upcoming realme 12 Pro Series, featuring periscope telephoto technology and luxury watch design. realme 12 Pro Series is the first smartphone to be launched after realme began its rebranding phase this year.
realme founder and CEO, Sky Li, recently issued an open letter announcing that 2024 will be the year of rebranding. The company also unveiled its new slogan, Make it Real, and repositioned itself as a tech brand that better understands young users. Under this new brand positioning, the realme number series will be positioned as the future of Next-gen imaging. This media event marked realme initial official communication following its rebranding.
realme research highlights that young users prefer telephoto lenses with 3X zoom or more, which is usually reserved for flagship phones. realme is bridging the gap by including a flagship-exclusive periscope telephoto technology in realme 12 Pro series for young users.
The realme 12 Pro Series improves night shot clarity, reduces flare, and introduces a 3X Portrait Mode with a 71mm golden focal length for natural depth of field. It also excels in telephoto capabilities with up to 120X digital zoom.
realme 12 Pro Series boasts the segments largest periscope telephoto sensor, featuring the OV64B flagship sensor, which outshines its competitors and matches other top-tier flagships. With a 1/2-inch size, it is over twice as large as the telephoto sensor in the iPhone 15 Pro. Thanks to its larger aperture and light intake, the realme 12 Pro Series telephoto lens is nearly three times more light-sensitive than that of the iPhone 15 Pro.
realme 12 Pro Series main camera features Sony IMX890 OIS, which enhances night-time photography. This camera has a 1/1.56 large sensor, a 24mm equivalent focal length, and a wide f/1.8 Aperture, making it well-suited for nighttime photography. With OIS support, it excels in providing stable video recording and optimizing the success rate of photos. Additionally, realme 12 Pro Series features a periscope telephoto and ultra wide-angle camera. It offers lossless zoom at 0.6x, 1x, 2x, 3x, 6x, providing a full-focal-length lossless zoom photographic experience comparable to that of a flagship device.
realme, in collaboration with Qualcomm, has enhanced its image processing with the MasterShot Algorithm. The realme 12 Pro Series is the first and only device in its segment to process RAW domains, ensuring top clarity, dynamic range, and realism in cinematic portraits.
The realme number series provides young users with cutting-edge imaging experiences and reliability in products. Collaborating with Ollivier Savéo, the international luxury watch design master, realme has elevated the 12 Pro Series with luxury watch aesthetics, drawing inspiration from classic timepieces and infusing refined elements into its industrial design.

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Huawei delivered 72+ solar power projects and 132 MW in Bangladesh last year

Huawei South Asia Representative office has recently announced its achievements in the renewable energy sector at an event titled Huawei Solar Annual Ceremony 2023 in Dhaka. Representatives from more than 62 EPC partner companies, Distribution Partners and high officials from Huawei were present at the ceremony.
In 2023, Huawei delivered a 100 MW Utility project for distribution to the national grid and Bangladesh's largest and first-ever microgrid with a 22 MWh ESS capacity at Monpura Upazila. Also, Huawei successfully implemented more than 72 Solar Rooftop Projects with its partners. In total, 132 MW solar project is being deployed using Huawei FusionSolar Inverter solutions in Bangladesh Rooftop Solar Market. 
BUET, Meghna Group, Akij Bashair Group, Rising Group, Envoy Group, Fakir Group, Kazi Farms, Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Walton Group, and various others are some examples among the projects delivered by Huawei to showcase the company's diverse and impactful contributions to the solar energy landscape. 
Liang Weixing (Jack), Managing Director of Huawei South Asia Digital Power Business Department, said, “Huawei has been working hand in hand with Bangladesh to generate 40% electricity from renewable energy sources by 2041. Huawei provides cutting-edge technologies, solutions, and products in South Asia to achieve that goal.
Our digital power products are gaining popularity in the market, and our achievement in 2023 is a reflection of that. We are committed to contributing more in this sector.” Huawei also has awarded partners in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company category at the event. The top 18 EPC partner companies have received awards in terms of project capacity, showcasing outstanding execution. Ten companies have been awarded for their significant contribution to the solar market with Huawei solutions. Besides, two distributor awards highlighted excellent performance and contributions to distribution.  Huawei produces residential smart PV and ESS solutions, C&I smart PV and ESS solutions, and Utility smart PV solutions, Micro-Grid. Under these solutions, Huawei has a vast array of solar inverters and green power solutions for IPP, rooftops, data centers, and mobile towers.

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PriyoShop retailers to get easy loans from Lankabangla

The retailers of domestic renowned B2B marketplace PriyoShop.com, will get the micro credit facilities from Lankabangla Finance company across the country. An agreement was recently signed between PriyoShop.com and LankaBangla to collaborate with retailers.
PriyoShop Founder and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Asikul Alam Khan and Head of Retail Business of Lankabangla Finance Khorshed Alam signed in the agreement on behalf of companies in the signing ceremony held at Lankabangla Finance corporate office in the city recently.
Asikul Alam Khan said, there are more than 5 million retailers in Bangladesh who contribute more than 30% of Bangladesh GDP. To empower the MSMEs and digitalize them PriyoShop started their business. But to work with them, it is observed and discovered by PriyoShop that the biggest pain point of these MSMEs is the finance problem. They do not have enough capital to buy their goods. So they lose their customers and time even if they have the opportunities.
To solve their buying capability problem PriyoShop and LankaBangla PLC have signed an agreement to solve this problem, he added.
The CEO Ashik said, this collaboration aligns seamlessly with PriyoShop vision of fostering fintech inclusivity for MSMEs in Bangladesh. We are poised to redefine the dynamics of the retail landscape. The shared commitment to empowering businesses is a testament to our dedication to facilitating growth and providing valuable support to the vibrant MSME community. We are excited about the possibilities this partnership holds, and are eager to embark on this journey of positive transformation alongside LankaBangla Finance PLC. Head of Retail Business at LankaBangla Finance Khurshed Alam said that we are opening a new opportunity for enlisted retailers of PriyoShop to enhance their purchasing capabilities.
LankaBangla Finance PLC and PriyoShop are committed to undertaking further initiatives soon to empower more effectively.

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Infinix launches new gaming phone HOT 40i

Youth-empowering technology brand Infinix has unveiled its new addition to mobile gaming, the HOT 40i in Bangladesh. This action-packed smartphone on an affordable budget, promises to level up the youth mobile entertainment experience.
Infinix HOT 40i has been launched exclusively on Daraz with amazing discount. The gaming phone HOT 40i is built with a powerful UNISOC T606 octa-core processor boosted by an XBOOST gaming engine and has a maximum frequency of 2.0 GHz.
This Infinix developed gaming engine enables gamers to tailor their gaming settings for optimal performance.
For a better gaming experience, the phone offers a 6.6-inch 90Hz HD+ punch-hole display and a 5000mAh massive battery with an 18W fast charger.
Also, a magic ring in the display will enhance the user experience. It is a new feature that keeps users effortlessly informed about face lock status, charging status, and voice calls.
HOT 40i comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of ROM for a smoother gameplay experience running on Android 13 while ensuring security with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. As for the camera, this phone has a 50MP dual camera setup in the back and a 32MP camera at the front.
In a MLBB-customized lucrative box, this budget-killer premium phone, the Infinix HOT 40i comes in at BDT. 13,999. For a diverse audience, HOT 40i is available in an attractive design in three colors: Palm Blue, Horizon Gold, and Starlit Black.
The phone will be primarily available on Daraz and very soon on the market. Embracing the new year with the new Infinix phone, consumers can get 1000TK exclusive discount form Daraz. In addition to that, consumers can avail 0% EMI facility with selected credit card prepayment!