Microsoft's top executive for mobile phones took shots at both iOS and Android today, calling Apple's operating system "boring" and claiming Google's is "a mess." Speaking at a conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal's All Things D, ...
Tags: Microsoft Exec, Mobile Smack, iOS
Consumers have a low level of satisfaction with run-flat tires versus more traditional tires, according to the research firm J.D. Power and Associates. These findings did not surprise us, though they serve as an important reminder for car ...
Tags: Run-Flat Tires, Auto Parts
Mobidiag, Genewave and Amplidiag have signed a definitive agreement to combine the three companies to set up a new company, which will offer integrated, high-multiplex diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. Headquartered in Helsinki, ...
Tags: Mobidiag, Genewave, Infectious Diseases
TüV Rheinland's International Approvals Group has begun issuing Certificates of Conformity (CoC) for a variety of products that meet the Iraqi safety requirements. TüV Rheinland is one of four companies authorized to assist ...
Tags: Textile
Today, Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis commented on the announcement made by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): "The United States welcomes Prime Minister Abe's important ...
Tags: Service
Ares Life Sciences, a Switzerland-based healthcare-focused investment group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the complete share capital of Planet Biopharmaceuticals. The agreement also includes the acquisition of Planet ...
Tags: Ares Life Sciences, Medicine
The availability of solar panels and LEDs (light emitting diodes) have enabled the illumination of roads and streets in areas where it is difficult or costly to access power. This is not only for remote areas because even in densely ...
Tags: solar panels, LED, Lighting
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of the European Market for Decorative Paints and Coatings, finds that the market earned revenues of more than €9,4 billion in 2012 and estimates this to reach €11,6 billion in ...
The organisation said that the digital revolution presents the industry with its biggest challenge for over 40 years and it will have to get to grips with interactive technology and multi-media packaging to maintain its position. CPI ...
Tags: Packaging, Digital Revolution
Volatile cotton prices and recession-induced drops in consumer spending caused the industry to decline slightly in the past five years; however, increasing population and disposable income growth will bolster industry revenue in the five ...
Tags: Global Apparel Sector, Apparel
JUST how smart can smart televisions be? Well, they're becoming smart enough to watch you as much as you watch them, they're smart enough to listen to what you say, and they can study and analyse your viewing habits. Indeed, smart TVs ...
Tags: Smart TV, TV, Consumer Electronics
Consumers cooled spending in March as the impact of colder weather across the country and harmful fiscal policy, namely the payroll tax hike, caught up to the economy and weakened retail sales. According to the National Retail Federation, ...
Tags: Economic Policy, Retail Sales
The sale of sports goods and equipment in Pimpri-Chinchwad has been constantly increasing at about 15 percent annually. However, traders believe that the difficult business environment and shrinking profit margins will deteriorate the ...
Tags: Sports Business, sports equipment
Private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners has invested in CCBR-SYNARC, to expand its global presence in the pharmaceutical services sector. The investment marks the health care firm's first investment from its new fund, Water ...
Increasing busy lifestyle is prompting Italians to opt for prepared meals, finds a new survey by UK-based research firm Canadean - Food. In 2011, the highest percentage (37%) of Italian consumers stated that their busy lives have been the ...
Tags: Food, urban market