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Ricoh India appoints Vizeum India as media AoR
MUMBAI: Imaging solutions provider Ricoh India has awarded its media duties to Aegis Media‘s Vizeum India.
The account will be handled out of agency‘s Delhi office under the leadership of Harit Pant.
Ricoh India VP- national marketing V Balakrishnan said, “In the past, we have had very productive engagement with people currently associated with Vizeum. Vizeum‘s philosophy of working with clients to address their business issues rather than passive media spends is also very much what we were looking for. With this combination and a good team on ground to take this thinking forward, Vizeum was our obvious choice.”
Vizeum India MD India sub-continent S Yesudas added, “We are delighted with this win. We sincerely thank Ricoh management for their faith in us. This opens up a range of original communication possibilities as the category is largely focused on passive advertising. As with every win of ours, we are humbled and stay acutely aware of our responsibilities.”
The company has growth plans with focus in the areas of multi functional products, laser printers and managed document services.
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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.
