Mozilla yesterday took the unusual step of yanking Firefox 16 from distribution just a day after its release. The company said a critical vulnerability triggered the move. The bug was apparently overlooked by Mozilla while it was ...
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IT services company Atos has launched its annual IT Challenge competition which asks students to design applications. For 2013 the company has partnered with car manufacturer Renault, to challenge students with the task of designing an ...
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Several hundred former Sparrows Point workers gathering late Monday afternoon for details of their steel mill's demise heard from union leaders that at least two groups had wanted to restart the plant but weren't given the chance. Mr Joe ...
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Vodafone is the latest UK technology company to invest in start-up technology businesses in London. The mobile giant will open a new technology and incubation centre in East London, an area dubbed as Tech City due to its proximity to the ...
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Almost all IT workers that use multiple automation technologies are having serious problems as a result of the need to process more jobs, according to a Forrester survey. Big data, business analytics, cloud computing and mobility are ...
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The Chinese company Huitong Jincheng Precision Metal Manufacturing near Shanghai has ordered six drawing machines from SMS Meer, Germany, two with integrated chamfering machines. With these machines, Huitong Jincheng aims to meet the high ...
Microsoft today launched a new version of its development centre for Windows Phone devices, hoping to encourage more developers to create apps compatible with the mobile software. The Dev Centre has evolved from the App Hub previously ...
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METALLOINVEST and OAO Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works announced the signing of a long-term contract increasing supply of iron ore. The new contract specifies the pricing structure for the supplied products based on existing market ...
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Tesco has launched a smartphone-friendly virtual supermarket online shopping system at Gatwick airport to enable travellers to place an order before they fly. While waiting for their flights, users can use their smartphones to scan ...
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The Co-operative bank has agreed to buy 632 Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester branches along with the millions of customers attached to them. The takeover will see the Co-operative eventually use a separated version of Lloyds ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will pay 125m in costs related to computer problems in June that meant customers could not access any funds credited to their account. The glitch in the CA7 batch process scheduler ended with 12 million ...
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Oman's Muscat Steel proceeds with its investment projects. The company launched construction of a new steelmaking complex in September and currently it performs foundation work. Equipment is expected to arrive in December, with ...
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LOS ANGELES, CA(BRAIN) — Champion System will provide the official leaders' jerseys for the 2013 Amgen Tour of California, the race announced Friday. The custom race jerseys will be awarded to the race leaders in various categories ...
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DENVER, CO (BRAIN) — Clothing maker Primal is supporting the 2013 National Bike Summit with a sponsorship package the company said is worth $50,000. The package includes financial support for the event as well as custom jerseys for ...
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NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN) — Giant has delivered 20 of the 100 mountain bikes that it is donating to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.?The 20 bicycles will help Occupy Sandy's team of medics travel around Brooklyn and the Rockaways treating ...
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