Apple iPhones and Android smartphones will replace BlackBerry as the top smartphones used by workers around the world in 2012,IDC said in an updated forecast. The IDC report on enterprise use of smartphones notes that businesses are ...
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November 21, 2012 - Manitoba says it will “build on its success in increasing apprenticeship and trades opportunities” and expand its skilled workforce through a new program called Skill Build, which will upgrade and equip more ...
November 22, 2012 - CanSIA (Canadian Solar Industries Association) will be showing off the solar industries’ newest technology at its conference, Solar Canada 2012, by featuring solar cars, the latest electric cars and the podium ...
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Nokia continues to expand its line-up of advanced feature phones with the Asha 205,with a dedicated Facebook button allowing users to more easily access the social networking site. While Nokia is trying to revive its fortunes in the ...
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Hewlett-Packard said in a letter to the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission that it had determined that its products were procured from a partner that was not informed that their ultimate destination was Syria. HP was responding to ...
Tape media and drive companies have begun shipping the sixth generation of linear-tape open(LTO)technology,which like previous generation upgrades,significantly increases the capacity and data throughput capabilities for backup and archive ...
Last year I had the privilege of meeting the fine folks from Three by Three Seattle at the National Stationery show and I ended up reviewing their bamboo dry erase entry butler which I also picked as one of the top office supplies for ...
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November 22, 2012 - With a new name, new website and “refocused direction”, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)—formerly Electricity Sector Council (ESC)—has “doubled down on its efforts to keep the ...
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November 22, 2012 - UL is notifying authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), electrical contractors and consumers that the fluorescent ballasts identified below may pose a fire hazard, as they do not comply with UL’s safety ...
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US specialty insurance underwriter Markel has inked a definitive agreement with OneBeacon Insurance Group to acquire Essentia Insurance,in an undisclosed deal. Pending regulatory approval and satisfying customary closing conditions,the ...
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November 20, 2012 - An orphanage in a remote location in Jamaica has seen a marked improvement in its access to electricity thanks to a group of York, Ontario-based volunteers who recently installed a new solar PV panel system at the ...
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Crawford&Company has appointed James Devall as vice president and managing director of its London-fronted business in the US. In his new role,Devall will be responsible for all business coming from the London insurance market to ...
UK's insurance price comparison websites comparethemarket.com has teamed up with car insurer Debenhams Car Insurance,with a motive to facilitate the aggregator to provide its customers an even wider selection of great car insurance deals. ...
Not waiting until Cyber Monday,online shoppers made Black Friday the biggest online spending day of the year so far. On Black Friday--the marketing term given for the day after Thanksgiving,generally one of the biggest shopping days of ...
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More American adults use their smartphones and other cell phones to take pictures and to send texts than to download apps or do online banking,according to a Pew Research survey. The study,released Sunday,found that 82%of Americans use ...
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