When Apple launched the first iPad, tablets were tablets, and laptops were laptops. Sure, there were cross-over features, but aside from a few outliers, it was always pretty clear which was which. Enter Windows 8: We're now seeing tablets ...
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Paint manufacturer Lechler S.p.A. is celebrating major improvements to its production process thanks to a successful project to introduce Preactor scheduling software. Based in Como, Italy, the firm has achieved an impressive 20% reduction ...
To clean everywhere, even in the most hidden corners, the new Dustbuster ® Pivot ® line is the latest proposal by Black & Decker ® dealing with rechargeable vacuum. More compact, Dustbuster ® Pivot ® is now even ...
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The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), Brattleboro, Vt., will hold a symposium titled "Collecting Textiles: Make It Work for Your Community" on April 2 at the Nathan Hale Inn & Conference Center at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, ...
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China's plan to create a substantial outsourcing industry was hit with another blow last month with the release of a report that laid bare, in ways never seen before, the extent of the security risks of working in the country. Ten years ...
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General Motors is hiring 1,000 IT staff for a center in a suburb of Phoenix, as part of its strategy to move more high-value IT work in-house. The new center will join three others it has set up in Austin, Texas; Roswell, Ga., and Warren, ...
Proving that the concept of business-driven extended producer responsibility (EPR) is gaining favor amongst environmentally conscious brands, Recycling Reinvented announced it has received a pledge of support from New Belgium Brewing Co., a ...
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Last week the content-creating industry launched a new effort aimed at preventing copyright infringement: the Copyright Alert System—CAS, also called "six strikes." It's a warning system intended to curb illegal downloads of music, ...
The BBC is currently looking to upgrade its entire Enterprise Resource Planning estate – a major project sure to take several years to complete at a likely multi-million pound cost. Analysis: SAP stares down its licensing critics ...
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Let your style sway away scorching heat this summer! Latin Quarters unveils its distinct Spring Summer’13 collection. The collection comprises of vintage floral prints, endearing lace dresses & digital print tops & tunics which make ...
Sofa tables are one of those furnishings that, for all intents and purposes, isn't particularly critical to the success of a space. Sure, they are lovely and functional and nice, but a living room doesn't "have" to have a table behind the ...
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Automotive technology pioneer Bosch will launch its independently developed autonomous driving system for use in new vehicles next year as the industry accelerates its push towards driverless cars. The German company’s traffic jam ...
It’s finally go time at Research In Motion. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company will finally launch its BlackBerry 10 OS on Wednesday and the stakes couldn’t be ...
GaAs solar material maker Alta Devices boasts solar cells with an efficiency of 28.8%, but perhaps even more astonishing is the fact it can produce GaAs cells that are only 1-micron thick, which opens up the possibility of a whole new field ...
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When the physical packs are coming, how the game works and what's in it for toy retail. Namco Bandai's new Tekken card game wants to change the collectables market by mixing physical cards with a digital game. But how does it work ...
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