Microsoft's chief financial officer yesterday confirmed that the company and its hardware partners would ship smaller, lower-priced Windows tablets in the next months. "We are working closely with OEMs on a new suite of small touch ...
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IBM's reported interest in selling parts of its x86 server business to Lenovo may bring major changes to the global market. IBM is the third-largest seller of x86 servers by factory revenue, with 15.7% of the global market in 2012, ...
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Researchers from security firm Trusteer have found a new variant of the Gozi banking Trojan program that infects a computer's Master Boot Record (MBR) in order to achieve persistence. The Master Boot Record (MBR) is a boot sector that ...
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US-based precision healthcare equipment provider Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled a new X-ray detection platform, designed to allow food processors to meet the demand for thorough inspection for product contamination. Equipped with ...
Canadian packaging firm Cascades has unveiled a new polystyrene foam food tray EVOK in North America, designed for packaging of meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and fruits. The company stated that it has lowered the carbon footprint of ...
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A Motorola Mobility patent that was successfully used to force Apple to turn off its iCloud push email services for users in Germany last year could be invalid, the District Court in Mannheim, Germany, said on Friday. The court said it ...
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Placon, a US-based thermoformed packaging products manufacturer, has introduced new Crystal Seal Tamper-Evident plastic thermoformed food containers, which are 100% recyclable. The new containers are available in seven sizes ranging from ...
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The levels of acrylamide and furan in UK foods do not increase concern about the risk to human health, according to a new study conducted by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). For the study, nearly samples from 300 products were collected ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Asda is recalling its Chosen by You Chicken & Mushroom Noodle Pouch as the product contains shellfish powder with prawns that is not mentioned on the label, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The ...
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Frozen food retailer Iceland is recalling its Chicken Shack - Half Chicken Chinese Five Spice in the UK due to an incorrect best before date, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The product being recalled is Iceland Chicken ...
Blackstone Group has given up its bid for Dell, less than a month after the private-equity fund manager said it was planning to top an offer from founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners. In the so-called ...
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Commercial processing of honey does not negatively affect the nutrient content or antioxidant activity, according to a new research which is being presented at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Conference ...
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US-based investment management firm Trian Fund Management's founding partner Nelson Peltz has acquired stakes in PepsiCo and Mondelēz International. Peltz has acquired stakes valued at about $1.4bn each in PepsiCo and Mondelez ...
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New Zealand-based milk company A2 is set to introduce its a2 Platinum infant formula, in a move to tap into the lucrative international demand for New Zealand made infant formula. The launch is a part of the company's strategy announced ...
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Any deal by IBM to sell parts of its server business to Lenovo is likely to focus on low-end commodity x86 hardware, not higher-end x86 systems such as IBM's PureSystems and iDataPlex servers, an industry analyst said Thursday. IBM ...