KDDI to put on sale low-cost smartphones

KDDI to put on sale low-cost smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Value Enabler Corp., KDDI Corp.'s mobile virtual network operator, unveils on Dec. 11, 2014, low-priced smartphones dubbed "UQ mobile" to be put on sale on Dec. 18. The move marks the first attempt by a major telecom firm to enter the low-priced segment of the Japanese smartphone market on a full scale.

Aussie start-up using spider venom to treat heart attacks

STORY: Aussie start-up using spider venom to treat heart attacks DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a team of drug researchers doing experiment 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GLENN KING, Professor, group leader, Institute of Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland 3. various of research working in lab STORYLINE: A team of drug researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a new heart attack treatment made from deadly spider venom and are now looking to bring the lifesaving treatment to market through a local start-up. The team said recently that the drug candidate was one step closer to human trials after Brisbane start-up Infensa Bioscience received 23 million Australian dollars (15.6 million U.S. dollars) of initial funding from private investors. SOUNDBITE (English): GLENN KING, Professor, Group leader, Institute of Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland "I had a particular drug target in mind th

Aussie researchers develop app to better protect endangered species

STORY: Aussie researchers develop app to better protect endangered species DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of the University of Queensland 2 various of animals 3 SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES WATSON, Co-creator of Threatened Australians from UQ STORYLINE: Scientists from the University of Queensland (UQ) have developed an app that provides users with information on endangered species in their local areas and ways for everyday Australians to take action. The app and website, called Threatened Australians, were released on Tuesday. It allows users to access information about the threatened and at-risk species in their area by simply inputting a postcode. UQ PhD candidate and creator, Gareth Kindler, said the first-of-its-kind application presents public data in an accessible and engaging way. Users have the ability to enter their postcode into the software which will then create a list of threatened animals in their local are