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Amazon Announced Purchase of Text-to-Speech Technology Company

Jan 25, 2013

Internet retail colossus Amazon.com has announced the purchase of a text-to-speech technology company in a move evidently aimed at ramping up the capabilities of its Kindle Fire tablet computers. Amazon did not disclose financial terms of ...

Tags: Amazon, Ivona Software, voice solutions

Cargill Has Formed a Joint Venture with Saudia Arabian Food Producer

Jan 25, 2013

US agribusiness giant Cargill has formed a joint venture with Saudia Arabian food producer Arasco for the creation of starches and sweeteners in the country. The joint venture company will acquire Arasco's existing corn milling facility ...

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Pointstone Software Recently Unveiled Version 7 of Its PC Optimization Software

Jan 25, 2013

Latest version of award-winning software offers unique innovations with Active Boost, Recommendations and enhanced optimization and maintenance technology. NEWARK, DE, January 25, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pointstone Software, a leading ...

Tags: award-winning software, Active Boos, unique innovations

DFA Has Settled a Class Action Lawsuit Accusing The Cooperative of Conspiring

Jan 25, 2013

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has settled a class action lawsuit accusing the cooperative of conspiring to control the raw milk market in the southeastern US. DFA will pay US$140m to the plaintiffs. An additional, refundable $9.3m per ...

Tags: DFA, raw milk market, class action lawsuit

Plum Organics Has Acquired London-Based Organic Baby Food Firm Plum UK

Jan 25, 2013

US baby food producer Plum Organics has acquired London-based organic baby food firm Plum UK. The acquisition signals the start of international expansion for Plum Organics, it said today (24 January). It also positions the firm as a ...

Tags: Plum Organics, Baby Food Firm, baby food producer

Dixy Group Has Reported a Strong Double-Digit Increase in Sales for 2012

Jan 25, 2013

Russian food retailer Dixy Group has reported a strong double-digit increase in sales for 2012, thanks to it acquisition of Victoria Group and new store openings. Dixy reported yesterday (23 January) that net sales for the 12 months to ...

Tags: Russia, food retailer, Dixy Group, 2012

Nortura Has Appointed Arne Kristian Kolberg as CEO

Jan 25, 2013

Norway's largest food company Nortura has appointed Arne Kristian Kolberg as CEO. Kolberg, VP and executive director of production and processing for Nortura, will take up the post from 15 February. He succeeds Runar Larsen who recently ...

Tags: Norway, food company, Nortura, CEO, Arne Kristian Kolberg

Jackpot Capital Casino Throws an Oscars Party and Giving Away $175,000 in Casino Bonuses

Jan 25, 2013

Jackpot Capital Casino is throwing an Oscars Party and giving away $175,000 in casino bonuses. Every week top scoreboard players will divide $30,000 in Oscar Bonuses. NICOSIA, CYPRUS, January 25, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jackpot Capital ...

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Google,AT&T and Verizon Communications Were Among The Top Corporate Spenders in US

Jan 25, 2013

Google, AT&T and Verizon Communications were among the top corporate spenders on lobbying the U.S. government in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to information released this week by the U.S. House of Representatives. In some other ...

Tags: Google, AT&T, Verizon Communications, tech, telecom

Google Is Preparing to Come out with Google X Phone and a Google X Tablet This Spring

Jan 25, 2013

With speculation swirling that Google is preparing to come out with what's been called the Google X phone and a Google X tablet this spring, analysts say the company is pushing the hardware envelope. For the past month or so, there have ...

Tags: Google, Google X phone, Google X tablet

Symantec Plans to Cut Over 1,000 Jobs as Part of a Shake-up at The Californian Firm

Jan 25, 2013

Symantec plans to cut over 1,000 jobs as part of a shake-up at the Californian anti-virus software firm, reports suggest. The firm, which yesterday released rather positive trading results, announced a streamlined corporate strategy that ...

Tags: Symantec, anti-virus software, cut jobs

Sony Has Received a Record £250,000 Fine From The ICO

Jan 25, 2013

Sony has received a record £250,000 fine from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as punishment for the PlayStation Network (PSN) hack that took place in April 2011. The electronics firm says it "strongly disagrees" with the ...

Tags: Sony, Information Commissioner's Office, PlayStation Network

Nokia's Net Costs for Adopting Windows Phone as Its Smartphone Operating System

Jan 25, 2013

Nokia's net costs for adopting Windows Phone as its smartphone operating system platform are set to rocket as Microsoft's "platform support payments" to Nokia start to decline, while Lumia sales have failed to ramp up sufficiently to cover ...

Tags: Nokia, Windows Phone, smartphone, operating system platform

The Big Data Buzzword and Industry Trend Had a Pretty Good Year Perception-Wise in 2012

Jan 25, 2013

The "big data" buzzword and industry trend had a pretty good year perception-wise in 2012, but the hype may soon fade into a period of disillusionment among users, according to analyst firms Ovum and Gartner. Big data refers to the ...

Tags: big data, buzzword, industry trend

Asiacell's Sale Will Be Fully Subscribed

Jan 25, 2013

Asiacell‘s $1.35 billion share sale will be fully subscribed, bookrunner Rabee Securities has told Reuters. Shwan Ibrahim Taha, chairman Rabee Securities, said: “I knew there would be interest, I just didn’t know how ...

Tags: Asiacell, IPO, Rabee Securities