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  Nescafé in China
  
  03/02/2012
  
  To make a splash in China's fast-growing coffee market, Nescafé is turning to the politically engaged heartthrob Han Han for help. In this most repressive of societies, is it best for brands to side with the establishment, or rock the boat?
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- 02/02/2012
- The Lunch Beat goes on
- Lunch Beat is a midday dance meet-up originating in Stockholm, Sweden, which turns the business lunch hour into a club scene. Public monthly events are held in cities around Sweden, offering 60 minutes of energy release on the dance floor.
- Focus
- 31/01/2012
- Kidz Bop: entertaining Gen Z
- Today's children are arguably more media-savvy than their parents, and are demanding products that reflect this. In light of this, US music brand Kidz Bop has teamed up with SiriusXM to launch a radio show that is made “by kids, for kids.”
- Report
- 31/01/2012
- Frictionless intimacy
- How has the way we communicate online evolved? In the midst of raging debate around privacy and frictionless sharing, what does ‘ambient sharing’ tell us about modern forms of communion and intimacy?
- Focus
- 30/01/2012
- Aesir: luxury in simplicity
- Danish brand Aesir has created a mobile phone that is so painstakingly crafted that its simplicity is a virtue in itself. Yves Behar, who designed the handset, says “I wanted to focus on the idea of voice, clarity and simplicity.”
- Quickfacts: Communications
- 27/01/2012
- Global mobile data 2012
- The mobile telecoms industry is notable for its rapidly changing dynamics and the striking differences between individual markets. These statistics and graphs, based on recent data, indicate the state of the industry in 2012.
- Focus
- 27/01/2012
- Help Remedies and the rise of minimalist medicine
- Pharmaceutical companies are constantly reinventing familiar over-the-counter products. By challenging this with a ‘less is more’ philosophy, Help Remedies is heralding the rise of ‘minimalist medicine' aimed at informed healthcare consumers.
- Focus
- 26/01/2012
- Sony SmartTags: smarter smartphones
- Smartphones with endless features and settings require constant reconfiguring from users, which can be somewhat tiresome. Sony's SmartTags attempt to eliminate this through the use of NFC technology which adjusts the phone to its environment.
- Focus
- 25/01/2012
- Transform Your Patch: Britvic vs. broken Britain
- ‘Transform Your Patch’ is a new civic initiative from PepsiCo and Britvic that aims to regenerate 165 unkempt wastelands across Britain into football pitches, parks, playgrounds and other community spaces.
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- - Smart recycle bins
  - 03/02/2012
  - The City of London will soon be littered with bomb-proof smart recycle bins that have a wi-fi connection and display the latest finance news. It is hoped that the units will reach out to the half a million workers who commute to and from the City every day.
  - O2 Lease
  - 03/02/2012
  - O2 has announced the first smartphone leasing service in the UK. It provides certainty and predictability of costs for customers, a genuinely new way of engaging with those who want the latest technology every year and don’t want to be tied to a long contract.
  - Your own Nigella Lawson
  - 02/02/2012
  - The LG Smart Manager fridge, which goes on sale in the UK this year, has been billed as "your own Nigella Lawson"; it can do your shopping and turn on the oven. It has a large LCD touchscreen and camera, as well as an internet connection.
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