Apple will sell 101.6 million iPads and 193.9 million iPhones in 2013, according to an analyst. In contrast to Apple, Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley predicted that Amazon will sell 10.7 million tablets during 2013 and Samsung ...
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After the rise of technology hubs in the last two years, Africa's early stage investment is growing, anchored by humanitarian agencies and venture capitalists. Hivos, Indigo Trust, Rockefeller Foundation, Syngenta Foundation and ...
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Can you imagine asking two major retailers to pitch for the right to list your products in an ever upward spiralling bid process? Not likely. And yet that’s pretty much how the licensing process works. Licensors are in effect ...
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After pencilling in birthday celebrations, extensive press trips, events and launches and other shenanigans my diary for the coming weeks looks do-able (apart from two jam-packed days at BLE next week). But recently, Toyology has been ...
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In November 2012, H&M Group total sales including VAT in local currencies increased by 7 percent compared to the same month the previous year. Sales in comparable units decreased by 1 percent. Comparable units comprise the stores and the ...
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With just two months to go before the retail launch of Windows 8, Microsoft has yet to price the new OS. Analysts today blamed Microsoft's attempt to accommodate both desktops and tablets with Windows 8 for the lack of information. "The ...
Geoff: Congratulations – Lego has just posted some impressive results. You must have some great plans to keep up the momentum – anything you can share? Drew: Thanks Geoff, yes we have some really exciting plans in the ...
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The looming launch of a new iPhone may give the appearance of old times in tech. There's nothing like an upgrade frenzy with long lines at Apple stores. But nothing could be further from the truth. JPMorgan, Forrester and IDC this week ...
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SAP has turned heads in recent years with a number of high-profile acquisitions, scooping up SuccessFactors, Sybase and Ariba for more than US$13 billion collectively. But company executives also maintain they intend to increase revenues ...
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The recent opening of Kiddicare’s new Nottingham superstore represents the beginning of a physical retail journey for the online specialist. It marks the start of a ten-store rollout, with the retailer, owned by Morrisons, stepping ...
Tags: Toys, mortar retailing, Brand Focus
SAP has laid out a set of pricing and policies for tying together its array of cloud-based and on-premises applications, providing some options at no charge, but others that will cost customers additional money. Application integration is ...
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Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has reported $26m in net income for the three months ending 30 September 2012, a decline of 56.6% from $60m last year. Total revenue fell by 1% to $754m from $760m in 2011. Net income in the ...
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Chip company Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it would lay off 15 percent of its workforce as it tries to inch back to profitability at a time when the PC market is slumping. The company will lay off close to 1,800 people, and it ...
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EndoGastric Solutions announced that patient enrollment has been completed for its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) versus Medical Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Management of Refractory GERD symptoms (TEMPO) trial. The ...
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EndoGastric Solutions has started TIF versus Medical Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Management of Refractory GERD Symptoms (TEMPO) trial. The controlled, multi-center, open-label, prospective, randomized study, which will enroll 51 patients, ...
Tags: EndoGastric Solutions, TEMPO trial, study, TIF