Five large US book publishers have openly objected to new restrictions outlined by the US government after Apple was found guilty of conspiring to artificially raise e-book prices. After having already found Apple to have "conspired to ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Apple Price Fixing
Smartphone maker BlackBerry has announced that it is "exploring strategic alternatives" for the company, which may include break-up, taking the company private or its sale to a rival, such as Microsoft. "These alternatives could include, ...
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Sales of tablets, including Apple’s iPad, slowed during the second quarter, according to a Monday report by IDC. But the real news may be the rise of “no-name” tablets, which are now the largest segment of the tablet ...
Apple to unveil its next iPhone on September 10, according to sources cited by the AllThingsD blog. AllThingsD in a Saturday blog post, operated by the Wall Street Journal – pegged September 10 as the launch date for the new ...
Medtronic, a US-based manufacturer of implantable heart-rhythm devices, has acquired Cardiocom, a disease-management and patient-monitoring firm, in a $200m all-cash deal. Cardiocom is a manufacturer of glucose monitors and weight scales ...
Tags: Medtronic, heart-rhythm devices
A comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy report predicting the market penetration of light-emitting diode (LED) white-light sources from 2010 to 2030 is available free from the National Lighting Bureau (www.nlb.org). Titled Energy Savings ...
It has been a mediocre first half of the year for new truck orders, but a spectacular one for Freightliner relative to its competition. Mark Lampert, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, today projected 2013 will end with Class 8 ...
Tags: Freightliner, Cascadia Evolutions
The most popular tablet size in the market is currently 7-inch, which accounts for about 70% of total shipments due to their low prices. The iPad is currently the best selling tablet series, but as Apple has not yet released its ...
Tags: Cheap Tablets, Market Share
Cummins Inc. today reported results for the second quarter of 2013. The company said they expect full year revenues to be in line with 2012. Second quarter revenues of $4.5 billion increased 2% from the second quarter of 2012. Revenues in ...
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Laser markets keep on an even keel 31 Jul 2013 Longbow Research finds vendors reporting no rude surprises, while fiber laser players continue to tussle. Materials processing The fortunes of US laser vendors during the second quarter of ...
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In the second quarter of 2013, the Daimler Group sold 605,800 cars and commercial vehicles worldwide, surpassing the prior year total by 6%. Daimler Trucks’ second-quarter unit sales were slightly above the prior-year level at ...
Tags: Daimler, Commercial Vehicles
Based on the US Department of Commerce's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of July total ...
Expanding its product portfolio further Jupiter International Limited has launched Laser Toner Cartridge Components and Laser Toner Powder under their flagship brand Frontech. Currently this range is consisting of OPC Drums, PCRs, Developer ...
Spirits giant Beam has reported net sales of $1.209bn in the half year (H1) ended 30 June 2013, up 7.6%, compared to net sales of $1.123bn in the same period in 2012. Gross profit for the company was up by 9.4 % from $659m in first half ...
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For second-quarter 2013, broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported net sales of $34.6m, up 31% on $26.4m last quarter and up 37.7% on $25.1m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2012 ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics