Apple has launched its first headband headphones , a foray into a market where it will compete against rivals like Bose and Sony. The move also reflects its drive in the accessories segment to supplement revenue generated by its flagship iPhone . The $ 550 headphones include wireless connectivity and noise cancellation, like many others on the market. They go on sale Tuesday and will begin hitting stores on Dec. 15, Apple said Tuesday. The company highlights superior audio quality and a 20-hour battery life in its ad. The headphones work with Siri, Apple’s voice-activated digital assistant, and have physical…
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The International Chamber of Commerce ( ICC , in English) considered this Tuesday that the president of our country, Andrés Manuel López Obrador , is “trying” to end corruption despite scandals within his government and his own family . “You have to put things in perspective. There are problems without a doubt, but this administration is trying to take action on this matter,” said Diego Sierra , president of the ICC’s Anticorruption Commission during a forum of representatives of the organization in Latin America in the eve of the International Day Against Corruption . López Obrador took power in 2018…
A letter from Apple received by a Chinese citizen reveals the motives behind the company’s latest campaign against leaks posted on media and social media. The leaks have become part of any Apple release; It is understandable, considering the popularity of their products, that there is such a demand to hear about their news before anyone else. In the case of iPhones, it reaches ridiculous levels: there are already rumors about the iPhone generation that will arrive in 2022 , and that of 2021 has not yet been presented. Although Apple has implemented measures against these leaks, there is always…
Hugo López-Gatell , Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, confirmed that the Government of Mexico will give priority to medical personnel and the elderly in the vaccination program against the coronavirus , which could start in the third week of December with the arrival than 250,000 vaccines. However, the official reiterated that “everyone will have access to the vaccine,” because that is a provision of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his government. “Vaccines do not arrive in a single blow and although they all arrive at the same time, they cannot be given to all people at the same…
The Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) announced this Tuesday that in January states that have a low risk level in the epidemiological traffic light will be able to return to classes voluntarily. “We want a safe return to classes in January and that safe return to classes will obviously be for the states that are in the green,” said Esteban Moctezuma, head of the SEP, in a video message. Mexico has no contact sessions since March 23, when he began the so – called National Day of healthy distance from the pandemic of covid-19 , which has more than…
On the Christmas of the covid-19 , Christmas Eve cannot be missed for Mexican families. At least the plant. The colors and the mere presence of this flower of pre-Hispanic heritage and known throughout the world represent the hope of a 2021 with better news. “It is a flower that usually does not exist during the year, it does not grow, and it does give the Christmas touch every year with the color red,” Verónica Castilla explained to Efe on Monday, with a handful of recently purchased Nochuebuena plants. Castilla is one of the Mexican women who, despite the covid-19…
Barclays improved the growth outlook for the Mexican economy in 2021 to 4.5% from a previous 3% . The recovery in confidence is driven by the arrival of a vaccine, said Marco Oviedo, chief economist for Barclays . Today in the United Kingdom the first person was vaccinated and Mexico’s position is good for having guaranteed 180 million doses. The new estimate for next year is conservative, and much will depend on the recovery of sectors sensitive to the pandemic . In the case of manufacturing, if it grows moderately in 2021, around 13.4%, it would contribute one more point…
One year after the National Agreement for the New Plastic Economy, the Mexican industry informs the Senate of Mexico and the general population of the progress of actions to reduce, recycle and reuse containers and packaging for a wide variety of products, with the aim to contribute to national goals for the use of plastics . Mexico is fourth in the world in PET recycling, only behind Sweden, Germany and the European Union, and the industries that signed the agreement indicate in their report that 71% of containers and packaging are already reusable, recyclable, compostable or usable. The goal is…
“The first step to access financial inclusion is through financial education, ” says Luis Silva de la Torre, Director of Fintech Mexico at the round table Financial Inclusion in Mexico: challenges and trends 20-21. Changing the idiosyncrasy of Mexicans, the false beliefs about saving and managing digital money, as well as ending the fears of investing are the main challenges faced in the country, according to the executives who participated in the organized digital event by the fintech Ualá. Santiago Salinas, director of the BIVA Institute, pointed out at the meeting that “the pandemic played against the promotion of financial…
The adverse circumstance of the coronavirus made the celebration of Mother’s Day different . Less closeness, more social distancing, but the same love for those who, in the midst of a pandemic, have been a mother, worker, teacher and caregiver. Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), has stated, with regard to unpaid work, that women work up to double or triple in their homes “and this is also due to the suspension of classes that gives additional burdens to women ”. According to figures from María Noel Vaeza, regional director of…