The Australian dollar fell as speculation of a scaling-down in US stimulus measures boosted the greenback. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 94.86 US cents, down from 94.92 cents at yesterday’s local close. With the US ...
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US stocks pushed to the highest levels in nearly three weeks as investors await news on whether the Federal Reserve will pull back on its stimulus measures. Small-company stocks were among the best performers in Tuesday's rally, with the ...
"Our INSTALL Certified Contractors are the best in the business. INSTALL believes this so much that we will guarantee their installations." This comment from INSTALL Director John McGrath helped to kick off the new INSTALL Warranty & ...
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Intel expects tablets containing its upcoming Atom processor code-named Bay Trail will cost under $200, a company executive said Wednesday. "We believe we can push it well below the $199 price point," said Hermann Eul, vice president and ...
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Dell has introduced a converged computing, storage and networking system for small and remote offices, the PowerEdge VRTX, saying it will let customers deploy a system with virtualization in hours. Converged systems are playing a growing ...
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Asustek Computer is extending its Zenbook family of ultrabooks with a new model with a cover made from Gorilla Glass to make it resistant to scratches. The 13.3-inch Zenbook will go on sale in the third quarter with a choice of Windows 8 ...
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The company that brought us the PadFone, an all-in-one smartphone, tablet and laptop device, is thinking a bit bigger. Taiwan's Asustek Computer has now combined a tablet, smartphone and desktop PC into a single product that it calls the ...
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Mozilla has signed on Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, to support its Firefox operating system in cellphones. The Firefox OS is built on the HTML5 web standard and Mozilla is setting it up to compete with ...
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Asustek Computer has fired another shot in the Android tablet price war, putting the starting price for the Asus Memo Pad FHD7 at $129. The MemoPad weighs 302 grams and has a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, a ...
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Asustek Computer introduced a new "phablet" device called the Asus Fonepad Note FHD6, which is part Android phone, part tablet. The 6-inch phablet can be used for 3G phone calls, or to watch full-HD movies on its 1920 x 1080 pixel ...
The seesaw mobile processor battle between ARM and Intel continued at Computex, with ARM claiming it offered better performance per watt for mobile devices than Intel's upcoming chips. ARM's processors go into most smartphones and ...
Microsoft is making a big play for the living room with a new Xbox console that marries games with live TV, Internet browsing, music and Skype. The Xbox One could considerably expand Microsoft's presence in consumer electronics but is ...
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China’s chemical project in Kunming, capital city of Yunnan province, is still being discussed and evaluated for setting up a project for production of paraxylene or PX, company officials of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said ...
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A Senate Democrat from Delaware and a Republican in the House of Representatives from Texas Wednesday introduced bills to open tax-friendly corporate rules available to the oil and natural gas industry for decades to renewable power, energy ...
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A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday has reportedly been identified, according to numerous news agencies. CNN was the first to report that a suspect had been identified in the bombing, which killed three people and left more ...
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