Microsoft is making $2bn every year in patent licensing for Android, according to Nomura financial analyst Rick Sherlund. However, the 95 per cent profit margins it enjoys as a result of the popularity of Android is covering up deep ...
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Is VITRUM as an exhibition past its peak? From the point of software supplier A+W, this is clearly not the case. The industry has been showing an unexpectedly keen interest, at least in high-tech software products. The visitors at the ...
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A partnership between Apple and Google in which the firms share technology, software and ideas would be beneficial to both companies, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said. Wozniak, who co-founded Apple Computers alongside Steve Jobs in ...
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Apple could change its direction in the near future by moving its iOS operating system strategy to become more like that of Google's Android. Any potential move in that direction would push Apple towards Android's model of device ...
Durability testing is available to insulating glass industry via P1 Test Chamber, which can simulate long-term exposure to extreme weather variations to help estimate longevity in real-world use. Method involves constant exposure to ...
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At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of Evonik Industries AG unanimously passed resolutions relating to the successful focusing of the Group on specialty chemicals and its future growth targets. Over the past five years Evonik has been ...
Tags: Evonik, Restructuring Operations
Coatings giant PPG Industries Inc. (PPG - Analyst Report) recently unveiled its new residential glass website, www.ppgglass.com, which features better navigation along with integrated links and functionality to help homeowners purchase ...
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RSD, a leading provider of information governance solutions for the enterprise, today announced that RSD GLASS® the industry leading information governance platform has been selected as a KMWorld 2013 Trend-Setting Product. “We ...
Asian stocks rose and gold hit a near three-month high while the dollar nursed losses on Monday, extending a move started late last week when a steep drop in U.S. new home sales tempered expectations the Federal Reserve will soon reduce ...
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Custom Building Products introduces its Industrial Grade Commercial Epoxy Grout (CEG-IG), a 100-percent solids, water-cleanable epoxy grout that is specially formulated for the harshest chemical environments by incorporating high chemical, ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) kicked off its 2013 Summer Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Wednesday. The large gathering of many of the top minds from the insulating glass (IG) industry began the three-day ...
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In an effort to educate door and window manufacturers about potential root causes of seal failures, Quanex Building Products’ Mike Burk, a product sales specialist with Insulating Glass Systems, will present during the Insulating ...
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The complete line of high-performance I.G. sealants developed by Fenzi, leading manufacturer of chemicals for secondary glass processing, will be on display at the Atlanta exhibition. By way of its North America subsidiary, Fenzi will be ...
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The Australian share market has outperformed others in the Asian region, as strength in the banking sector pushed it higher. Commonwealth Bank shares closed at a record high, and its three rivals also posted strong gains. That helped ...
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THE sharemarket opened strongly following news China will lift controls on lending interest rates. At 10.10am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.4 points, or 0.99 per cent, at 5021.5, easing to 5,007.3 by 10.25am for a total ...
Tags: lending interest rates, china, economy