Foreign media reports said that Blackstone Group teams up with CEO and top management of Pactera Technology International Ltd., a leading consultation and outsourcing service provider, to make a privatization offer to the company, which is ...
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Finnish startup Jolla has announced its first smartphone, which shows off its Sailfish OS on a 4.5-inch screen. The device integrates the company's unique back covers with the software, allowing the look to change and new features to be ...
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Chinese air conditioner maker Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai (SZSE: 000651) is fueling expansion through attaching more importance to business-use air conditioner products and looking for a diversified operation. It upgraded ...
Know someone who's collecting a degree this year? All graduates deserve a reward for making it through school (and before they have to face the rather scary job market that awaits them). Here are some electronics suggestions that should put ...
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, I saw a prototype for one of HP's newest all-in-one printers, which HP claimed would be able to print pages about as quickly as laser printers do—making it the fastest inkjet printer out ...
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REINVIGORATED technology player Yahoo has unveiled a dusted-off design of Flickr that offers users 1 Terrabyte of free photo storage only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo chief executive ...
The best you can hope for when shopping for a riding mower is a solidly built, top-performing machine that doesn't leave you feeling clipped on the price. This year, in fact, we have two such models in our lawn tractor tests—a pair of ...
For first-quarter 2013, GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) has ...
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The company has the required assets to accelerate a push into mobile devices, CEO says Intel will be more responsive to the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market, the areas where it lags its competitors, according to the chipmaker's ...
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MORE than one-third of Australian chief information officers received a pay rise in the past year, but overall they were less fulfilled in the role than their global counterparts, a survey found. The number of Australian CIOs who were ...
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Price isn't the best indicator of a gas grill's performance but cheap and flimsy parts, especially when they come with short warranties, are a tip-off that the grill is not long for this world. On average, Americans pay just over $325 for a ...
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If you're shopping for new appliances, you might hear the argument that energy-efficient models don't perform as well as their power-hungry counterparts. Or that you'll have to spend more for maximum efficiency. A report out today from the ...
LAST POWER (Large Area silicon-carbide Substrates and heTeroepitaxial GaN for POWER device applications), the European Union-sponsored program aimed at developing a cost-effective and reliable technology for power electronics, has announced ...
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At an event today called, appropriately, Xbox Reveal, Microsoft announced the next generation of the Xbox, the first new version in eight years: It's an "all-in-one" entertainment system called the Xbox One. Not only has the console's ...
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Lots of digital devices can capture video, including basic cameras, smart phones, and tablets. But when it comes to shooting important events, it's crucial your videos are clear, sharp and in focus. For those, here's why you'll do better ...