Manitoba's "T" plate operators may soon find themselves with not only a new plate category, but a potential 300-400 percent cost increase in registration fees, meaning either some businesses will be forced to close their doors, lay off ...
Tags: Truckers, Auto Parts, Manitoba
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday (12 July) that a decision on plain packaging had been postponed in order to assess how a similar scheme was operating in Australia. 'Protect jobs' Former managing director of Weidenhammer UK ...
While the Indian textile industry is an important component of the domestic economy, the global importance of the Indian textile sector is steadily growing. And individual companies are quite capable of achieving global success and ...
Tags: India, Textile, Rayon Products
The UK government has defended a deal with Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei, which MPs have labelled as a possible risk to national security. The 2005 deal saw Huawei granted permission to provide BT with equipment for its ...
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce Tuesday measures directed against patent-holding companies, often referred to as patent trolls, according to a newspaper report. Obama is expected to announce five executive actions and ...
Tags: Patent Troll, Obama
Prices of sapphire ingots have been increasing causing substrate makers to plan a price hike on patterned sapphire substrates (PSSs). Some firms have been adjusting prices since the end of the first quarter, causing other firms to follow ...
Tags: PSS Prices, Sapphire Substrate
The federal government’s opening of the tender process for the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (as reported on Transport and Logistics News) has drawn praise from the rail industry, but also attracted criticism for its questionable ...
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Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through ...
Tags: Amazon, Smartphone
Uncertainty hangs over the market for power devices made with the wide-bandgap semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC), due to a lack of clarity over whether and when electric vehicles will adopt them, according to the latest study on the SiC ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Electronics, Power Devices
TAMPA, Fla. (WTSP) -- It's a consumer-friendly law that's getting costly for honest consumers. The guarantee of a free, zero-deductible windshield replacement in Florida helps keep drivers safe behind the wheel, but unscrupulous glass ...
Tags: Glass Companies, Glass
By its own admission, VW UK’s public relations department says the new Volkswagen Rock Up! and Volkswagen Groove Up! will appeal to “fans of loud music, great-looking small cars and questionable puns”. Inspired by ...
Tags: Volkswagen, Transportation
Users of consumer technology and social media reacted quickly after explosions ripped through crowds near the finish line of the Boston Marathon last week, sending out updates and snapping photos and recording videos that officials said ...
Tags: Consumer Tech, Computer Products
In May 2000, after public input, the Federal trade Commission (FTC) staff issued the initial Dot Com Disclosures guide to show how the Commission's consumer protection statutes, rules, and guides apply to online advertising and sales and ...
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One of the favorite sayings of the author of the Rupp Report is "There is no coincidence — it has to happen." And — as a confirmation of that — a coincidence happened with regard to some discussions during the yarn ...
Citing concern for patient and staff safety, officials at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center have installed bulletproof glass around the emergency department's reception desk. The hospital was the site of a run-in in July between two ...
Tags: Hospital, Bulletproof Glass