This year vendors will ship 1.1 billion Android-based devices, while Windows will stage a small comeback and the number of Apple machines, percentage-wise, will increase the most, according to estimates from market research company Gartner. ...
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San Diego–based CareFusion announced this week that it has finalized much of its planned $500 million purchase of Vital Signs from GE Healthcare. The acquisition of the $250-million-a-year Vital Signs doubles the size of ...
Fujitsu reported a consolidated net income of 12.3 billion yen (US$126 million), an increase of 1.2 billion yen compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2012. Operating income for the first-half of fiscal 2013 was an improvement over July ...
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Bracco Diagnostics, the US subsidiary of Bracco Imaging, has announced the availability of syringe packs with spikes for use with EmpowerCTA and Empower CT computed tomography contrast delivery systems. According to Bracco Diagnostics, ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for the optical communications, industrial, and consumer laser markets, has announced the continuing expansion of its 100G product ...
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US-based Abbott has agreed to buy a stent maker and an eye surgery systems manufacturer in two separate deals, worth about $710m, as part of its strategy to expand its medical device business. Illinois-based Abbott agreed to purchase ...
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Starting in late 2011, the power electronics downturn in 2012 was quite severe, exhibiting a 20% drop. The market suffered from the global economic downturn, combined with external factors such as China controlling what happened in some ...
IBM is making a renewed push into the burgeoning market for all things mobile, saying it can help its corporate customers grow revenue and become more competitive through mobile app development. The effort pulls together a raft of IBM ...
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Huawei released its preliminary financial performance results for 2012 this week, projecting its global sales revenue to reach $35.5 billion, an 8% year-on-year increase. Net profit is expected to reach $2.4 billion, a 33% increase over the ...
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With Facebook preparing for its mysterious press conference on Tuesday, speculation is surging that the announcement could be about anything from a new smartphone, a new mobile plan to a new search feature. Last week, Facebook invited ...
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On June 28,Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins announced the company's latest financials in a particularly grim earnings call.Heins reported a first-quarter loss of$518 million,or 99 cents a share.Overall sales for the period were$2.8 ...
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Medpace has purchased MediTech Strategic Consultants, an European contract research organization which provides services to support medical device clinical trials. Under the acquisition, Medpace will add MediTech to its existing ...
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Medifocus, a developer of adaptive phased array technology, has purchased all the assets of Boston Scientific's Prolieve device business for $5m. The assets include all Prolieve inventory, the Rocky Mountain Mobile Services mobile ...
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PHOENIX (Nov. 5, 10:30 p.m. ET) -- Flambeau Medical Markets Group is investing in excess of $2.5 million and moving into the medical device contract manufacturing business as part of its plan to grow sales of the group to $100 million by ...
Lenovo has become the world's top supplier of PCs, according to the latest market data from Gartner. Lenovo took the top spot for worldwide PC shipments for the first time in its history, with its global share increasing to 15.7%, putting ...
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