The newest tablet in Samsung's lineup, the Galaxy Note 8 ($400) received top marks in our latest Ratings of 7- to 8-inch Wi-Fi tablets. It's largely the Galaxy's versatility that puts it at the top, with its innovative stylus and a feature ...
The new report from IDTechEx titled "Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics: Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2013-2023" finds that the total market for these technologies will grow from $16.04 billion in 2013 to $76.79 billion in 2023. ...
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Norway needs to improve its import control system and veterinary checks of products of animal origin coming in to the country, according to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The agency found that it is not guaranteed that all ...
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Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 21, adding more social media connections, tweaking the Do Not Track privacy setting and rolling out a new tool that long term, aims to create a self-healing browser. The open-source developer also ...
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The European Union’s rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) stopped many substandard products from reaching European consumers last year, according to a report released by the European Commission today. As ...
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The members of Kimberly Process (KP) who are opposing a proposal to redefine ‘Conflict Diamonds’ once again came under pressure when the World Diamond Council (WDC) recently reiterated its backing for the initiative. It ...
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China-based solar firm Suntech Power Holdings has announced that it has agreed on a new forbearance agreement with the majority of the holders of the firm's 3% convertible notes, for which a principal payment of US$541 million was due on ...
Smartphone maker BlackBerry is to port its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) tool to Android and iOS. It will be available on all three platforms by the summer, claims the company, and crucially will be free. Further reading Analysis: ...
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updates for its Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and ColdFusion products on Tuesday to fix many critical vulnerabilities, including one that is already actively exploited by attackers. The Adobe Reader and Acrobat updates include fixes for ...
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Editor’s Note: The following column By Mike Feinstein, vice president, sales and marketing, Digital Lumens, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, ...
Verbatim’s VxRGB Vivid Vision™ directional lamp targets applications that demand highest light quality Verbatim announces the commercial release of Vivid Vision™, a directional LED lamp using VxRGB® technology ...
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On May 14, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Angang Steel Group Co. (Ansteel) announced that it will issue its first medium-term notes for the current year on May 21, valued at a total of RMB 4 billion ($651.5 million). The notes ...
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High-profile stockbroker Charlie Aitken has weighed into the debate around the Australian dollar, saying that a wave of hedge funds could be set to short the currency and the biggest winners would be industrial stocks, not resources. As ...
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Based on data from almost 3000 Twitter users who tweet messages in 140 characters or less, researchers at the Twente University near the eastern city of Enschede have compiled lists of words and sequences corresponding with different ages ...
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Giant sent a note to its retailers last week saying they can continue selling Maestro-equipped mountain bikes without fear of an ongoing legal dispute over alleged patent infringement. DW-Link, owned by Dave Weagle, had filed a patent ...
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