Category 9 or Category 10 LTE modems, which enable mobile broadband speeds in the downlink of up to 450Mbps, are expected to reach 64 million in 2019, according to ABI Research. Recently, Qualcomm unveiled its Gobi 9x45, the first mobile ...
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American Apparel, Inc., a retailer of branded fashion apparel, has appointed Chelsea A. Grayson as executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the company, effective as on December 15, 2014. Chelsea Grayson has more than ...
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The Volkswagen brand's “Think Blue. Factory.” environmental program remains on track for success. The objective is to reduce energy and water consumption as well as the share in waste, CO2 and solvent emissions at all Volkswagen ...
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A new law has been approved by the European Union in a bid to cut down on the usage of plastic grocery bags. The rules have been unanimously agreed by EU ambassadors and will see the reduction in the usage of lightweight carrier bags of ...
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Headed by the continued strength in the multi-family residential market and the emerging growth for institutional projects, demand for design services continues to be healthy as exhibited in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As ...
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A group of Upper Peninsula farmers in the US are participating in a pilot program designed to explore new ways to address small farm food certification. Through this programme, the farmers are assisting the UP Food Exchange and US ...
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The private hospital sector is an emerging part of China’s healthcare market, and is expected to maintain double-digit growth over the coming years, driven by regulatory changes, market demand and capital investments. Specialty ...
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Tetra Pak has launched a handbook, 'The role of raw milk quality in UHT production', to support quality managers of dairy companies in emerging markets. The handbook draws on best practice from leading dairy companies on ways to ensure ...
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Martin Rapaport, the chairman of the Rapaport Group, has released a comprehensive editorial titled “Honest Grading” that discloses the over-grading of over 100,000 diamonds, valued at more than a $1 billion. Rapaport calls upon ...
Every year designers compete at the Sleep exhibition to create the most inspiring hotel bathroom concepts and VitrA’s products have once again been chosen. This November, design group NoChintz has selected a wide variety of products ...
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Two-thirds of the world’s largest companies are reporting exposure to water risks, some of which have potential to limit growth. The news comes amid mounting shareholder concern around the business impacts from water scarcity, ...
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Have you heard of the silent killer? Every year, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning claims 500 victims in the United States. This colorless, odorless gas is a byproduct of using common household appliances which burn fuels like natural gas, ...
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Australian supermarket giant Coles will resist moves by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to merge into a single court action the two unconscionable conduct court cases launched against the supermarket by the ACCC. ...
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The business-to-customer (B2C) e-commerce sales in Russia are expected to reach €30 billion by 2018, according to a report by Hamburg-based business intelligence organization yStats.com. In comparison to other nations, Russia is ...
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In the year 1920 in China, women still bound their breasts and those who wore low-cut clothing revealing even the slightest bit of skin risked being arrested by outraged authorities. But only seven years later, the Chinese government ...
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