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Iron Ore Exports From Australia's Port Hedland Increased by 25.2 Percent

Apr 9, 2013

In March of the current year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 25.2 percent compared to February and were down 6.9 percent year on year, totaling 25 million metric tons. According to the information released ...

Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

DHS Has a Warning for Organizations That Post a Lot of Business and Personal Information

Apr 9, 2013

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a warning for organizations that post a lot of business and personal information on public web pages and social media sites: Don't do it. Phishers, the agency said in an alert this week, look ...

Tags: web pages, social media

Ray Lane Is Giving up His Role as Chairman Amid Ongoing Shareholder Disapproval

Apr 9, 2013

Hewlett-Packard's Ray Lane is giving up his role as chairman amid ongoing shareholder disapproval of HP's troubled Autonomy acquisition. Lane will remain on HP's board as a director but has given up his position as chairman, HP said ...

Tags: HP Chairman, PC business, PC

WD Subsidiary HGST Today Announced The Its First Solid-State Drives

Apr 9, 2013

Western Digital subsidiary HGST today announced the its first solid-state drives (SSD) that sport a 12Gbps serial-attached SCSI (SAS) interface. The 2.5-in., enterprise-class SSD family ups the SAS interface bandwidth by 2X and boosts ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

The Social Network Has Made Another Big Move to Attack The Mobile Market

Apr 9, 2013

Less than a year after Facebook called mobile one of its biggest risks, the social network has made another big move to attack the mobile market. On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's co-founder and CEO, unveiled a launcher, called ...

Tags: Facebook, Mobile Market, Mobile

The HTC First Smartphone Will Have Native Support for Facebook Home

Apr 9, 2013

The HTC First smartphone will have native support for Facebook Home when it ships on AT&T April 12. Some analysts wonder how soon -- or whether -- native support for the app will be added to more smartphones. Given Facebook's enormous ...

Tags: Smartphones, Facebook, HTC

Alchevsk to Increase Its Crude Steel Production by 10-11 Percent

Apr 9, 2013

Ukrainian steelmaker Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works (Alchevsk), a subsidiary of Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass (ISD), has announced that in April this year its plans to increase its crude steel production by 10-11 ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Iron, Steel

Microsoft Today Reminded Customers Running Office for Mac 2008

Apr 9, 2013

Microsoft today reminded customers running Office for Mac 2008 that support for the suite ends next Tuesday. "Support for Office for Mac 2008 will end April 9, 2013," Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (MacBU), the firm's OS X development arm, ...

Tags: Microsoft, Mac, Windows

Rackspace Has Sued Two Companies It Describes as 'patent Trolls' for Breach of Contract

Apr 9, 2013

Cloud computing company Rackspace has sued two companies it describes as 'patent trolls' for breach of contract, and asked a federal court for a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe three patents owned by one of the companies, ...

Tags: Cloud computing, Computer

It Can Tell What People Are Dreaming About by Analyzing Their Brain Waves

Apr 9, 2013

A Japanese research institute says it can tell what people are dreaming about by analyzing their brain waves. The lab at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, or ATR, said Friday that its method matches the ...

Tags: Software, research institute, Computer

Thailand-Based Indorama Ventures Has Shut a PET Plant for a Maintenance Turnaround

Apr 9, 2013

Thailand-based Indorama Ventures has shut a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant for a maintenance turnaround. “The plant located in Klaipeda, Lithuania was shut in end-March 2013 and is likely to remain off-stream for around ...

Tags: PET plant, Indorama Ventures

a PTA Plant Operated by Mitsui Chemicals Is Presently Operating at Reduced Capacity

Apr 9, 2013

A purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant operated by Mitsui Chemicals is presently operating at reduced capacity. “The PTA plant located at Iwakuni in Japan is currently running at 75% capacity rate, due to reduced demand for ...

Tags: PTA Plant, Mitsui Operating

Gdusa Has Voted The Woolmark Logo as The 11th Favourite Logo

Apr 9, 2013

As the Woolmark brand rapidly approaches its 50th year, a survey conducted by USA graphic design journal GDUSA has voted the Woolmark logo as the 11th favourite logo from the past half century. Created in 1964 by Italian designer ...

Tags: Woolmark brand, wool, textile

Denim Production Line Will Be Set up at The B2b Event for Denim Manufacturers InDIGO

Apr 9, 2013

An automated denim production line, producing nearly 100 pieces per hour, will be set up at the forthcoming international B2B event for denim manufacturers InDIGO 2013, to be held in New Delhi, India, this month. The fully ...

Tags: denim production, denim, Textile

The Addition of Rocking Chairs Adds Comfort and Pleasure to The Overall Functionality

Apr 9, 2013

The addition of rocking chairs in individuals’ home adds comfort and pleasure to the overall functionality of the home. Whether the individuals are working or have enough free time, finding the right kind of chairs is important in ...

Tags: Rocking Chair, rocking chair cushions

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