A jury in the US state of Delaware has found that Apple's iPhone infringes three patents that are held by patent-licencing firm MobileMedia Ideas. The firm holds patents for struggling Japanese giant Sony and Nokia,among others. Further ...
Google's services have been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in China over the last several days. Google services were blocked in China for about 12 hours, going from last Friday evening into Saturday morning. Then services were restored ...
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Apple is growing increasingly confident that its own chip designs will be used to replace Intel processors in its Mac personal computers. Apple engineers, who began using Intel chips for Macs in 2005, believe that the ARM-based ...
Food manufacturers in the US,including Hershey and Nestle,have kept sites closed after Hurricane Sandy hit the east of the country last night. Confectionery giant Hershey confirmed to just-food its facilities in Pennsylvania remained shut ...
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Bloomberg reported that employees at mines in Zambia,Africa's biggest copper producer are demanding pay increases of as much as 50%for 2013. Mr Chishimba Nkole president of mineworkers Union of Zambia President said that talks with ...
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The recent Palm Springs Fine Art Fair in March brought art lovers and art together in an incredible display of ideas and images.One particular piece,Forever,was an attention grabbing neon artwork by artist Tim Etchells. Through simple ...
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IDG News Service-Softbank's planned US$20 billion investment in Sprint validates the way the U.S.government handled last year's proposed merger of T-Mobile USA and AT&T,Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Thursday. The proposed 2011 deal,which ...
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Ikea announced earlier this month that it will switch to selling only LED bulbs and lamps by 2016, becoming the first U.S. home furnishing retailer to do so. The announcement is fitting, as LED lighting technology celebrates its 50th ...
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Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) said fiscal third-quarter earnings slipped as margins narrowed, triggering the power tool maker to revise its fiscal 2012 forecast. Net earnings attributable to shareholders fell to $115 million or 69 ...
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When it comes to office equipment, we tend to get new shiny toys long before we get rid of outdated stuff. This is partly because it's always a bit nervewracking to toss out the old technology before we're sure the new gizmo will work, and ...
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Computerworld-Verizon Wireless'Share Everything plan,introduced in June,has helped boost the average Verizon wireless phone bill by 6.5%to$145 a month. That bill increase,reported in third-quarter results on Thursday,helped Verizon ...
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Even though an upbeat U.S.government jobs report caused shares of some companies to jump Friday,tech vendor stocks faltered on the back of mixed quarterly reports. Tech vendor financial reports this week painted a portrait of the state of ...
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Samsung Electronics said Friday that stronger-than-expected sales of its Galaxy smartphones sent operating profits up 90 percent in the latest quarter,but analysts warned its results could take a hit in the coming months as it books legal ...
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Bad data visualisations threaten to spoil the promise of the new data journalism,Aron Pilhofer,head of the interactive news team at The New York Times told delegates at the London Strata conference this week. The role of data scientists ...
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Microsoft's range of Windows 8 tablets has been delayed due to a hold-up in the development of power conservation features on new Intel"Clover Trail"microprocessors.This line is intended for Windows 8-based touchpads competing against the ...
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