Buying a new car on a budget can be a challenge, and you should prepare for some compromises. The trick is getting the right balance of value and quality for your money, without accepting one or more significant sacrifices that you may ...
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IAR Systems has announced a starter kit for developing smart meters, weighing scales and other applications needing precision measurement. The kit is centred around a TMPM061FWFG microcontroller which has an analogue front-end (AFE), ...
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Every month Google publishes the relative number of (active) devices running a given version of the Android platform, and the figures for the last month have just been released. The main points of interest this month are that Android 4.1 ...
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On March 05, 2013, BKMEA President along with BGMEA & BTMA leaders met with honorable finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith at his secretariat office. During the meeting, BKMEA President Mr. Salim underscored the urgency for addressing ...
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Frozen food producer Birds Eye has announced that horsemeat contamination in some of its products in UK and Ireland was caused as a result of the meat supplied by Irish meat processor QK. In February, testing revealed that Birds Eye ...
ZonePerfect, a nutrition brand owned by US-based Abbott Nutrition, has unveiled Kidz ZonePerfect – a new range of nutrition bars for infants. Kidz ZonePerfect is available in three variant flavors such as Peanut Butter Chocolate ...
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UK-based KCC Packaging is set to unveil a new biodegradable barrier tray for ready meals at Pro2Pac 2013. According to the company, the new sustainable solution will allow retailers to move away from CPET and aluminum trays. KCC ...
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Swedish retailer IKEA is withdrawing almond cakes from its restaurants in 23 countries after two batches of the samples in China were found to be contaminated by excessive levels of coliform bacteria. IKEA stated that about 1,800 Tarta ...
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PureCircle, a US-based producer and marketer of stevia products, is set to commercialize its latest stevia product - high purity Reb D. This move comes after PureCircle's Reb D received self-affirmed GRAS status following an elaborated ...
Dole Food, a US-based producer and marketer of fruit and fresh vegetables, has unveiled new Banana Dippers, which feature frozen banana slices covered in dark chocolate. The company stated that the new product offers 120 calories or less ...
Mini Babybel, a cheese brand owned by Bel Brands USA, has launched new mozzarella-style Mini Babybel cheese. The new Mini Babybel Mozzarella will offer 50 calories, 6g of protein, and 20% daily calcium, on consuming a single portion of ...
Samsung is to buy 3% of Sharp for $110m. Key to the deal is Samsung agreeing that it will have 'no involvement in Sharp's business development in any way or form.' It is thought that a potential deal with Foxconn foundered when the ...
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Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker reported fourth-quarter 2012 revenues of NT$240 million (US$8.10 million) with net profits of NT$44.41 million. According to the firm, the gross margin of the fourth quarter was 51.57%, compared to 51.02% ...
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The third-party tools and software ecosystem is expanding for Atmel's ARM Cortex-A5-based SAMA5D3 microcontrollers. A5 is ARM's baby A-series-compatible core, designed as an up-grade from the ARM926 and ARM1176 with better mW/MHz than ...
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The US flooring group Mohawk intends to deliver significant growth in the years ahead. The company has announced three major takeovers since October 2012: Pergo laminate flooring activities from Pfleiderer, the Italian tile producer Marazzi ...
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