Tech stocks were flat Friday afternoon after earnings announcements from IT vendors this week and a government economic report offered glimpses of good news, but not enough to dispel the pall that hangs over the technology market. Apple, ...
Tags: Tech stocks, IT vendors, technology market, Apple, Facebook, SAP
China's strangehold on the global supply of rare earth metals is shaking up diplomatic and trade ties in Asia as rival economies seek alternative sources of the key industrial materials. World Politics Review (paywall) reports that ...
Tags: China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Rare Earth, Rare Earths, USA
DENVER, CO, October 10, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- PaySimple, the leading provider of cloud-based automated payments and receivables solutions for small businesses, announced today that Andrew Lanthier has joined the company as Chief ...
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Since the Hong Kong SAR government's establishment of the OGCIO--and its ditching of the ITSD (Information Technology Services Department)--in 2004, many local ICT pros and startups have slammed the government's lukewarm attitude towards ...
ROUGHLY two decades ago,during an earlier Internet start-up boom,many entrepreneurs and fast-typing coders and engineers set up shop in a still-gritty area of this city:South of Market Street. The young tech crowd rented—and ...
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Even though sales of some mobile devices are booming,overall confidence in the tech sector continues to erode as economic weakness puts downward pressure on the computer market. The Nasdaq Computer Index slumped Friday afternoon,hitting ...
Tags: Wall Street, Chips, mobile devices, IHS
Over a quarter of adults (28%) have admitted they wish they had pursued a career in technology, a survey has found. Polling 2,000 people (1,000 adults and 1,000 children aged 8-15) across the UK, the online travel company found that 44% ...
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Computerworld-Google today reported a drop in profit and revenue for the third quarter,an unexpected slip that highlighted an online industry still struggling to make money on a growing mobile market. Google's sagging earnings report ...
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Google has added to its list of acquisitions with the$45m(£28m)purchase of Ukrainian company Viewdle,while at the same time closing a number of unpopular services that have failed to catch on. Viewdle is a developer of facial ...
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Anti-dumping duties could be imposed on Chinese solar imports to Europe by the middle of next year. Panel production in Freiburg The European Commission(EC)has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels,cells ...
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The UK has failed to make it into the top 10 in KPMG's latest list of technology innovation hotspots. The league table was formed from the results of a global survey of 668 technology executives conducted by the consultancy firm. It ...
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OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto,Ontario,Canada,which makes high-concentration photovoltaic(HCPV)panels and solar tracker systems through its subsidiary OPEL Solar Inc and develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US ...
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The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these metals. "China's restrictions on rare earths ...
Tags: Rare Earths, WTO, Metallurgy, Mineral