Apple is said to be "aggressively" hiring specialists from outside the company to join its wearable "smartwatch" technology project, dubbed the "iWatch". According to the Financial Times, a senior team member had to be persuaded to stick ...
Tags: Apple, IWatch, Computer Products, software
China is on track to buy the largest quantities of wheat in nine years after storms this year have caused heavy damage to domestic crops, Financial Times reported, citing forecasts made by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday. ...
Tags: wheat buying, Agriculture
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has launched a probe into drug pricing at 60 domestic and international pharmaceutical companies, as the country expands its healthcare coverage, Financial Times reported. The ...
Tags: Drugmakers, Medicine
On 4th June 2013, the European Commission imposed anti-dumping duties on PV products imported from China. The initial duty will be 11.8% on all Chinese solar products and will be effective for the period June 6 to August 6, 2013 and ...
Tags: Construction&Decoration, Solar, China
US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is in negotiations to sell its cocoa business which is estimated to be worth $2bn, as part of its efforts to focus on its grains portfolio such as corn, and oilseeds, including ...
Tags: ADM, Agriculture&Food, Cocoa Business
Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes. “[Windows Phones] are weak but still require a licence fee,” says Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer ...
Tags: Windows Phone, Huawei
When Nokia said the 808 PureView would be the company’s final Symbian-based smartphone, the company meant it – this time. The once mighty multi-vendor smartphone platform that endured an on-again, off-again relationship with ...
Shipments of new Symbian smartphones from Nokia are rapidly dying, less than three years after the last time it topped the list of the world's most-used mobile platforms. The rapid and stark decline of Symbian serves as a warning about ...
Tags: Symbian, Nokia, Smartphones
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is evaluating the safety of Intuitive Surgical's robotic surgical devices. Currently, the agency is studying a small group of surgeons who use the surgical device, which is used in over 2,000 ...
After a hugely successful first year, the International Woolmark Prize (IWP) continues to gain momentum globally as more partners, retailers and designers align themselves and their brands to help promote outstanding and emerging talent ...
Tags: Apparel&Accessories, Woolmark
Nissan and some other big brands have suspended advertising campaigns on Facebook after ads were apparently displayed next to offensive content on the site. The campaigns were put on hold in the U.K. just as Facebook rolled out new ...
Tags: Facebook, Ads, Computer Products
The European Commission has sent a questionnaire to a number of mobile operators in the European Union, focusing on whether its distribution terms with these providers may put Apple at an advantage over other smartphone makers, according to ...
Tags: Computer Products, apple
The creator of popular open-source database MySQL, Michael "Monty" Widenius, wants to see the now-Oracle-owned product disappear from the earth within the next five years" - displaced by his own alternative, MariaDB. Speaking to Computing ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
The SCLAA, in conjunction with UQ Business School, is calling for nominations for the 2013 Supply Chain and Logistics Management Scholarship. This scholarship is a national program for all members of the SCLAA. Scholarship value $4,960 ...
Tags: Service
Peugeot is planning to shut down and sell off a 30-year-old French plant while vowing to save its more than 600-strong workforce. The Financial Times reports that PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest car maker by sales, plans to ...
Tags: Peugeot, Transportation