Oracle is distributing a patch for Java software flaws deemed so dangerous that the US Department of Homeland Security said that people should stop using it. "Oracle recommends that this Security Alert be applied as soon as possible ...
Tags: Oracle, Java holes, software
Hot Butter Studio has created an infographic about the iconic LEGO Minifigure. It charts the history of the toy from the release of the first Minifigure pre-cursors (the Maxifig in 1974 and the arm-less minifig of 1975) through to the ...
Tags: LEGO Minifigure, Hot Butter Studio, Toys
Silica, an Avnet, Inc. company, and Philips Lumileds announced they have signed a distribution agreement which comes into effect immediately. Under the terms of the agreement, SILICA will support sales, marketing and support activities for ...
Tags: Philips Lumileds, Silica, European Distribution Partner, LED products
Irish glass and metal packaging company Ardagh Group has secured Worldstar Award from World Packaging Organisation in 2012 for its Jean Paul Gaultier Coca-Cola contour bottles. Aluminium Packaging Europe sales director Marc Bettinger said ...
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Intercept is an on-product lock designed to protect high-value products by making them useless until unlocked wirelessly at the point of sale. It features a wireless-enabled lock placed on the product, such as in the micro USB port on a ...
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ToyNews speaks to Hasbro's designers to find out how Furby was made fit for the modern age. The original Furby was an instant phenomenon when it hit shelves in 1998. The furry, Furbish-speaking animatronic pet from Tiger Electronics went ...
Tags: Furby, Blockbuster Toy, Toys
The PMMI Education & Training Foundation (PEF) is pleased to announce it will administer the Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship, funded by Dorner Mfg. Corp. (Hartland, Wisc.). Dorner established the scholarship in memory ...
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Topaz and diamond pendant in palladium by Art Jewellery in Russia Treasure House palladium diamond jewellery from Russia-based Art Jeweller Want a spectacular piece of fine jewellery but find platinum and gold too expensive? Palladium is ...
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A revolutionary pack design doesn't go unnoticed. The original graphic and structural packaging designed by Reverse Innovation for Ansell Limited's line of personal lubricants has just been awarded three important prizes: the Good Design ...
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Ni Jian. The two sides discussed the developing relations between the countries and ways of enhancing them . The Minister conveyed a ...
The Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Sami al-Araji, has signed a strategic memorandum of cooperation with the chairman of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), O Young Hu [Young Ho Oh], to increase ...
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Over the weekend Hovis started to use EU grain. The move was a blow for UK farmers, who are already reeling from the relentless rains that made 2012 the second-wettest year on record. In a statement, a Premier Foods spokeswoman said: ...
The OFT is scrutinising the deal to see if it could result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK drinks industry. The firms said in a joint statement: “[We] have been informed…that the OFT is ...
The winter of discontent is set to continue for consumers as the last of the UK's big six energy suppliers - E.ON - hikes up the prices of its gas and electricity this week January 18th. Its prices will be increasing by 8.7 per cent, ...
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Canola oil is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as an ingredient in infant formula marketed in the US. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has no questions in response to a notice that was filed ...
Tags: Canola oil, GRAS, ingredient, infant formula, US