Computerworld - Touchscreens of all sizes and jumbo TVs promise to be a big draw at International CES. Viewers get their hands on the 84-in. table-top touchscreen from 3M Touch Systems. The biggest touchscreen on display at a preview ...
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IDG News Service - As the economy improves and at least some of the concerns about the so-called U.S. "fiscal cliff" are resolved, desire for new mobile, analytics and storage technology will drive IT spending this year, according to market ...
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Computerworld - Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro upgrade discount will expire in about three weeks, at which point the company will triple or even quintuple the current price of the new operating system, according to several online retailers. On ...
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IDG News Service - Move over, big-screen TVs, cell phones and tablets, because cars might steal the show at next week's International CES. As preparations for the annual electronics show approach their climax here, two of the most awaited ...
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According to a report from SciDev.Net, the Iraqi government plans to spend more than $9 billion over the next five years to rebuild its scientific research infrastructure and bolster science and technology education. Ali Al-Adeeb, ...
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Reportedly,Russia's MMK has announced to produce of hot-dip galvanized coil with the surface quality in compliance with the top C category of European EN 10346:2009 standard.Meanwhile,the company trial run was based on 2,000mm wide cold ...
Emirates Aluminium and the University of Sharjah have signed a collaboration agreement to promote initiatives in the field of training and research for the aluminium industry.The agreement was signed by Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei president ...
Predictive analytics helps firms to get "about three per cent better at guessing" what a consumer would like to buy, according to the founder and chief of Applied Predictive Technologies (APT), Jim Manzi. "Realistically, what predictive ...
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The inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, Sir James Dyson, has urged the government to do more to help engineering and science firms and focus less on the "glamour of web fads" coming out of Silicon Roundabout. Dyson believes that ...
According to a new report by global consultancy EC Harris,Qatar and the UAE have been named in the world's top four markets for investing in infrastructure projects. It said that funds looking for a steady and reliable return on the ...
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The code of practice for emergency lighting,BS 5266-1 was revised and then reissued in November 2011.To help installers and specifiers keep up with these requirements,Prysmian has published a guide,the latest in its series of FP guides to ...
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German toy maker Dracco has launched a new website and game app for its girls brand Filly. A new virtual world gameplay lets kids customise their own Filly environments by purchasing items with a horseshoe currency earned by playing ...
Having reviewed the retail footfall figures,sales reports and estimates for Q4 2012,Steve Reece reckons 2012 will go down as another tough year. Tough for retail,for the global economy and to a degree the toy and games industry. "For ...
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The U.S.Department of Energy has completed Series 18 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program.Report 18 analyzes the performance of 17 LED recessed wallwasher luminaires.The products tested were diverse in luminous ...
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This report makes recommendations for emergency lighting in road tunnels longer than 500 m,to facilitate the safe evacuation of vehicle occupants in emergency situations such as fire. The recommendations may also be valid for tunnels ...
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