Sony says it has sold 4.2 million PlayStation 4 consoles in 2013. That beats out rival Microsoft's Xbox One, which sold 3 million units. Both consoles launched in late November. The $500 Xbox costs $100 more than the PlayStation. The ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries) has announced the sale of $28.2m of its common stock pursuant to an ...
Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA has appointed Christine King to its board of directors. She currently also serves on the boards of Cirrus Logic, IDACORP, Idaho Power Company and QLogic. King was most ...
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In December, Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – announced that it is to construct a CIS solar module manufacturing plant on a ...
In November last year, Brazilian miner Vale's iron ore export volume totaled 24.28 million mt, increasing by 4.26 percent year on year, according to Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase). ...
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Indian state-owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has announced that it achieved total finished steel sales of 1.13 million mt in December last year, up 14 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The ...
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India's state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced that during the third quarter ended December 31 of the financial year 2013-14 its iron ore output amounted to 7.3 million mt, up 37 percent compared to ...
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On January 6, Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group announced that in 2013 its subsidiary Hebei Iron and Steel Group Mining Co. (Hebei Steel Mining) produced 7.55 million mt of iron ore concentrate, up 4.57 ...
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Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steel pipe producer Changbao Steel Tube Co. has commissioned its production facilities for high-end oil well pipes, as reported by Beijing-based state-owned China Metallurgical Group Co. (MCC) on January 6. ...
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Robinsons Brewery, a UK-based beer maker, is set to introduce six new handcrafted ales throughout 2014, which will be available for a limited time of two months. The six new ales are Hannibal's Nectar, Hoptimum Prime, Brazilian, Citra ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has partnered with POC, a Swedish developer of high-tech protective gear, to exchange knowledge in order to explore new ideas within safety and design. Under the deal, both firms will ...
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Toyota FCV concept made an appearance at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "We aren't trying to re-invent the wheel; just everything necessary to make them turn," said Bob Carter, senior vice president of automotive ...
Hyundai’s next generation of products, starting with the all-new 2015 Genesis, will allow owners to connect with their vehicle using wearable devices. Hyundai's cloud-based Blue Link platform makes features like remote start and ...
Ashok Leyland, the flagship of the Hinduja group and one of the largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles in the country, launched the CAPTAIN series of next-generation heavy commercial vehicles in New Delhi today. Mahendra Singh ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor has commenced production at its new plant, Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO), in Salamanca, Mexico. The first model produced at this plant was Mazda3 sedan for the US market. MMVO will also produce the ...
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