China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council vowed in a statement to spur technological innovation, expand demand for ...
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Struggling to find a supplier for a certain type of glass, Mike and Becky Monaghan launched their own online business to meet the need. Now the Quincy couple hope to see Woodstove-FireplaceGlass.com continue to grow -- thanks to winning ...
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The National Development Corporation (NDC) of Tanzania is looking for US$ 500 million to set up the soda ash factory, which would enable it to exploit over one million metric tons of soda ash deposits in Lake Natron, bordering Kenya. ...
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Vodafone's revenue dropped 4.2 percent for its fiscal year to March 31, because of tough economic conditions, particularly in Southern Europe. The operator's group revenue dropped to APS44.4 billion (US$67.8 billion) for the year ended ...
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is planning to run for the European Parliament in 2014. The Pirate Bay co-founder wants to run as a candidate for the Finnish Pirate Party, he said in a blog post on Tuesday announcing his candidacy to ...
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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich admitted Thursday in his first speech in that role that the company has been weak in smartphones and tablets, but aims to improve by advancing chip and manufacturing technologies. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich ...
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Are you tired of paying for cable channels that you never watch? So is Senator John McCain: He's introduced the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, a bill that would offer incentives to cable companies to offer what's called "a la ...
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“The Pakistan Government will apply for Least Developed Country (LDC) status, which it would get by 2014”, the Textiles Minister - Makhdoom Shahabuddin recently told the Pakistan National Assembly. This would mean that ...
Google-owned Motorola Mobility's acquisition of Viewdle this week, a jump in the number of visitors to the insideAR conference and Nokia's recent launch of the City Lens application all illustrate growing interest in augmented reality. ...
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For Jagdeep Singh,head of software development at the Financial Times,agile programming is less about formal development techniques and more a way of modern business life. In the fast-moving world of the media,development teams have to ...
Microsoft's launch of Windows 8 amid great fanfare yesterday left many users wondering whether the new operating system can prove a big boost to the ailing PC market. Analysts said today that while Windows 8 may help keep the business ...
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Six months from now, enterprise IT groups will be facing a big change for their Wi-Fi networks: the shift to 802.11ac, which promises wireless data rates that start at 433Mbps. But what's on paper and what happens in the real world are ...
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GE Lighting has acquired Boulder, Colo.-based Albeo Technologies Inc., a privately held LED fixture manufacturer established in 2004. “The addition of Albeo Technologies’ immensely talented team and its award-winning LED ...
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Economic Times reported that ONGC will invest a staggering 27,800 crore or USD 5 billion for an 8.4% stake in an oilfield in Kazakhstan to give a big boost to India's energy security by partnering global majors in developing the world's ...
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GE Lighting of Cleveland, OH, USA has agreed to acquire Albeo Technologies Inc of Boulder, CO, a privately held LED fixture manufacturer established in 2004. "The addition of Albeo Technologies' immensely talented team and its ...
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