Google is already getting some stiff competition in the race to develop a wearable computer. Apple on Tuesday was awarded a U.S. patent for a head-mounted display device that's designed to project an image in front of a user's eyes, ...
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Canadian rare earth explorer Pele Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX-V:GEM)(OTCQX:GOLDF) announced today that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Highland Gold projects to a wholly owned subsidiary of Prodigy Gold Inc. (TSX-V:PDG) ...
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Editor's note: The following review is part of Macworld's GemFest 2012 series. Every weekday from mid June through mid August, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite free or low-cost program. Visit the Mac ...
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Molycorp’s mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies has sent its shares rocketing and the counter is now up 38% so far this year. On Thursday the stock was trading at $33.19, down slightly on the day. Molycorp is still ...
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Online dating site WhatsYourPrice.com has kissed Amazon Web Services goodbye after severe East Coast thunderstorms knocked out one of Amazon's data centers last weekend causing a services outage. The service interruption, which began last ...
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The Indonesia Anti-Dumping Committee said that it will ask the government to impose antidumping duties of up to 68% on imported cold rolled coil and sheet steel to stop dumping. Steel imports from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and ...
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TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 6, 2012) – Pele Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GEM)(OTCQX:GOLDF) ("Pele" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a binding Purchase and Sale Agreement (the ...
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Despite a healthy economic growth, Canada’s economy lost 2,800 jobs in February, with at least 18% of those positions belonging to the mining sector. According to the latest report from Statistics Canada, released this morning, the ...
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As Japan, the world's number one importer of rare earths, cuts purchases from China in half and producers outside the country ramp up to production the outlook for prices of the 17 elements looks increasingly bleak. China Daily reports ...
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Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the National Mining Association, testified before Congress recently on new legislation that would address America's dependence on critical metals. Critical metals are materials used in so-called ...
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Informed sources say potential buyers for R&R Ice Cream put their first-round bids on the table this week – with the firm founded by US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rumoured to be in the running. var ...
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Have you noticed that it's just not cool to be in the PC business these days? Granted, it's been no secret that the PC industry has been taking it on the chin for more than a year. With a down economy and people excited about new, smaller ...
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A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa as holding the greatest opportunity. Asia came ...
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The 7th annual RIS Retail Technology Conference is the perfect learning and networking event for retail executives who want to hit the ground running as the economy breaks out and heads into recovery. Set for April 10-12 at an ideal ...
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A Brookings Institution report that looks at H-1B use in U.S. metropolitan areas is being criticized for its approach, as well as its research data. Some of the criticism is coming from Jared Bernstein, who until last year was a member of ...
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