The Secretariat noted last month, that just as in a Sherlock Holmes novel where the telling clue is the dog that did not bark, the key to understanding the cotton market was in recognizing what was not happening. Among other things, cotton ...
With an all-new Toyota Corolla launched with a $19,990 price tag, we find out which is the best entry-level small car for the money, putting the world’s best selling small car up against the Ford Focus, Hyundai i30 and Mazda3. Words: ...
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The firm formerly known as RIM has announced its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the top-of-the line BlackBerry that – it hopes – is going to take on the iPhone 5 and save the company. BlackBerry, as RIM is now known, has announced ...
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The findings of a study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have highlighted the huge benefits that can be reaped by making a switch to energy-efficient lighting. Using Africa as a case study, the report notes that if Kenya ...
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Researchers in the USA have developed radio frequency switches based on nitride semiconductor voltage-controlled capacitors (varactors) [F. Jahan et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 9 January 2013]. The team, consisting of engineers from ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures high-reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has secured a reference design with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) for smart energy, industrial and networking ...
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Once vehemently opposed to open-source software, Microsoft has warmed to the development model over the years and will now take the unusual step of incorporating an open-source program developed by Linus Torvalds into its own development ...
The success of the tablet means that some touch gestures have trickled down to the old-fashioned laptop user and their lowly trackpads. But with a surface the size of a beer mat, the trackpad's options are limited. Why not extend the pad ...
iWatt has taken a step into the non-dimmable power factor corrected LED bulb market with its first ac-dc product to feature an npn power switch. "This is new for us: non-dimmable plus PFC. Dimmable bill-of-materials is around $2. This is ...
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Victoria’s Secret is synonymous with seduction so it was imperative that the lighting of its UK flagship store be equally alluring. Office of Light’s Russell Lipscombe bares all to Jill Entwistle and explains why achieving an ...
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The newly rechristened BlackBerry has delivered on its promise to breathe new life into its aging, iconic product line for diehard fans, but faces an uphill battle against the iPhone and devices based on Google’s Android operating ...
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Kel-Lite was the first heavy-duty aluminum bodied flashlight, which became popular with law enforcement agencies due to its heavy construction. They were designed to be carried in place of a police baton and also provide light. History ...
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Politicians have attacked the "crazy" situation which sees north Watford road signs illuminated all night, while dangerous bends are left in darkness by the streetlight switch-off. Hertfordshire County Council introduced a part-night ...
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Cisco this week unveiled a new Catalyst switch and WLAN controller designed to converge wired and wireless networks and centralize management of both environments. The new switch is the Catalyst 3850 and the WLAN controller is the Cisco ...
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Infor is being sued by a Puerto Rican tax authority on grounds that its failure to maintain software used by the organization racked up $9 million in costs. The Municipal Revenue Collection Center first acquired a limited license in 2006 ...
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