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Kellogg’s to bring out Chocos ‘Star Wars Episode III’ pack
MUMBAI: Breakfast cereals major Kellogg’s has introduced a new Chocos Star Wars limited edition pack with the intention of giving the consumer an out of the world Star Wars experience.
The promotion is part of the global association between Kellogg’s and the season’s most eagerly awaited movie Star Wars Episode III. The partnership with Star Wars Episode III will be leveraged across most countries in the world through local promotions and products.
The limited edition pack food will be planet and star shaped keeping in line with the Star Wars theme. Creating the Star Wars adventure, Kellogg’s will be giving away specially designed battery powered light up saber spoons that light up in two attractive blue and red colors with the limited edition pack and saber maze game with every pack of Kellogg’s Chocos & Chocos Planet and Stars in India.
“Kellogg’s Chocos is built on the core equity of fun and adventure. Our aim is to bring a never before unique Star Wars Jedi experience through Chocos to kids across India. With specially designed planet and star shaped Kellogg’s Chocos, the special toy box packaging and the fun filled giveaways, kids can start the day with real Jedi action and watch the spoon light up when you push the button to activate the force within,” said Kellogg India managing director K. Venkatachalam.
“Our communication for Kellogg’s Chocos has been based on the adventure platform. Star Wars is all about adventure and linking Chocos with Star Wars Episode III was an obvious extension for us, thereby providing our consumers with the complete adventure experience,” Venkatachalam added.
The limited edition Kellogg’s Chocos Star Wars Episode III with the special toy box packaging, size 625 gms, will be available in stores across India for the period of May.
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Apple bites back: the $599 MacBook Neo is the cheapest Mac ever made
The tech giant unveils a budget laptop that packs a punch — and a lot of cheek
CALIFORNIA: Apple has never been shy about charging a premium. So when Cupertino rolls out a MacBook at $599 (approx. Rs 55,000) , it’s worth sitting up straight.
The MacBook Neo, unveiled Tuesday, is Apple’s most affordable laptop to date — undercutting its own MacBook Air and taking a sharp swipe at the budget PC market in one fell swoop. It starts at $499 for students, which, for a machine with Apple silicon inside, is frankly a steal.
At the heart of the Neo is the A18 Pro chip — the same muscle that powers the latest iPhones. Apple claims it is up to 50 per cent faster for everyday tasks than a rival PC running Intel’s Core Ultra 5, and three times quicker on on-device AI workloads. Fanless and featherweight at 2.7 pounds, it runs silently and promises up to 16 hours of battery life. Try doing that on a Chromebook.
The 13-inch liquid retina display clocks in at 2408-by-1506 resolution with 500 nits of brightness and support for billion colours — sharper and brighter, Apple says, than most rivals in this price band. It comes dressed in four colours: blush, indigo, silver, and a zesty new citrus, with matching keyboard shades to boot.
Connectivity is modest — two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 6 — but this is a budget machine, not a pro workstation. The 1080p FaceTime camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and Spatial Audio speakers round out a package that punches well above its weight class.
Apple senior vice-president of hardware engineering John Ternus alled it “a laptop only Apple could create.” That’s the kind of line that makes rivals wince — because, annoyingly, he might be right.
The Neo runs macOS Tahoe, with Apple Intelligence baked in for AI writing tools, live translation, and the sort of on-device smarts that keep user data away from the cloud. It also boasts 60 per cent recycled content — the highest of any Apple product — for those who like their bargains with a side of conscience.
For $599, Apple isn’t just selling a laptop. It’s selling an argument — that good design and real performance needn’t cost the earth. The PC industry had better have a decent comeback ready.
