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Sony Said Monday It Will Begin Sales of a New Image Chip

Dec 25, 2012

Sony, which makes the camera modules used in the latest smartphones from Apple and Samsung, said Monday it will begin sales of a new image chip that is nearly half the size of current models. The Tokyo-based electronics giant said its new ...

Tags: Sony, camera modules, smartphones, Apple, Samsung, image chip

Whitland Bibby Has Claimed to Plan to Shift to a New Site

Dec 25, 2012

UK-based logistics company Bibby Distribution has announced plans to close its milk distribution depot and shift to a new site in the county. The existing milk distribution site is located in Whitland and employs 50 people. The new site ...

Tags: milk distribution center, milk, milk distribution site, Whitland Bibby

Google Today Launched a Version of Its Chrome Browser for iOS

Dec 25, 2012

Google today launched a version of its Chrome browser for iOS, the Apple mobile operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad. The company confirmed that the browser is essentially Safari in disguise, as Chrome relies on Apple's ...

Tags: iPhone, iPad, Google, Chrome browser, iOS, Apple, mobile operating system

Cement supply reduction in mecca has sparked sold on the black market supply growth

Dec 25, 2012

Dwindling cement supplies in Makkah has triggered a growth in the sale of supplies on the black market, where prices have climbed to more than $5 (SR: 20) per bag. Supplies have been dwindling for more than a week, causing concern that ...

Tags: Makkah, Cement Shortage, Black Market, Construction

Saudi Cement Recommence Production at Three of Its Older Kilns in a Bid to Boost Capacity

Dec 25, 2012

Saudi Cement Company has announced that it has recommenced production at three of its older kilns at its plant in Hofuf in a bid to boost capacity in the country. The company, which is based in Dammam, said that kilns 1, 2 and 3 at the ...

Tags: Saudi Cement, Three Kilns, Hofuf, Construction

LED Utilization Rates Are Picking up Again

Dec 25, 2012

LED utilization rates are picking up again, with utilization in Taiwan now back up to 70 to 90 percent of capacity. Companies expect to be back to close to 100 percent in a month or two, driven by TV backlight demand, reports Yole ...

Tags: SSL, HB LED

New Press-Lok Closure Technology Has Been Applied to Lundberg's Rice Packages

Dec 25, 2012

US-based food company Lundberg Family Farms has selected new PRESS-LOK closure technology from Velcro Industries for its new package designs of organic and eco-farmed rice lines. In order to convert its existing lay-down packaging to a ...

Tags: closure technology, rice packages, package designs, package

In The Final Week Before The Christmas and New Year Break,Just-Food Published Its Review

Dec 25, 2012

In the final week before the Christmas and New Year break, just-food published its review of the year, which included lists of our most-read content and featured an in-depth look at the M&A, retail trends, sustainability initiatives and ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Japan's FujiFilm Is Suing Google's Motorola Mobility Subsidiary Over Four Patents

Dec 25, 2012

Japan's FujiFilm is suing Google's Motorola Mobility subsidiary over four patents associated with digital camera and photo technology in cellphones. The lawsuit has its roots in April 2011, when FujiFilm says it first notified Motorola ...

Tags: Japan, Fujifilm, Motorola, Phone Patents

Office Has Been a Wildly Successful Product for Microsoft

Dec 25, 2012

Office has been a wildly successful product for Microsoft, but its continued dominance is far from assured as software moves to the cloud and employees bring their own tablets and smartphones into work. On Monday, when Microsoft is ...

Tags: Office, Microsoft, continued dominance, software, cloud, tablets

Chinese Infant Formula Group Synutra International Has Appointed Ning Cai as Its CFO

Dec 25, 2012

Chinese infant formula group Synutra International has appointed Ning Cai as its CFO. Cai, who has 13 years of experience in corporate finance and investment banking, takes over from interim CFO Weiguo Zhang who will remain as group ...

Tags: Synutra International, CFO Role, Scotia Capital, Ning Cai

The Initial Installation Numbers Show 1,703 Installations in That Week

Dec 25, 2012

Weekly PV Highlights: The initial installation numbers for the week ending 16th December 2012 show 1,703 installations in that week compared to 1,557 for the week ending 9th December 2012. The weekly figure for 16th December is 9 per ...

Tags: Solar PV Installations, Solar, PV, PV Highlights

Mercator Have Re-Started an Attempt to Sell Their Joint 53.2% Stake in The Company

Dec 25, 2012

The owners of Slovenian food retailer Mercator, including shareholder Pivovarna Lasko, have re-started an attempt to sell their joint 53.2% stake in the company. Investors in Mercator have been looking to offload shares in the retailer ...

Tags: Agriculture Food, Stake Sale, Mercator

Toy Shoppers Are Betting on a Good Year with Sales Remaining Steady

Dec 25, 2012

Nancy Stanek is used to predictions of her toy shops' demise. In the 1970s, catalogs were expected to be the death of her Toys et Cetera stores. Then it was the big-box discounters such as Wal-Mart and Target. More recently, the big, ...

Tags: Toys, Toys et Cetera stores, Nancy Stanek, toy sellers

iPhone Owners Are Selling Their Old Models at an Historic Pace

Dec 25, 2012

iPhone owners are selling their old models at an historic pace because the rumored iPhone 5 will sport a new form factor, electronics trade-in companies said today. "We saw volume shoot through the roof," said Jeff Trachsel, chief ...

Tags: iPhone, old models, iPhone 5, NextWorth

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