The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should cap the participation of carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless in upcoming spectrum auctions to ensure mobile competition going forward, representatives of consumer groups and smaller carriers ...
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More than half of UK organisations are still not compliant with the EU "cookie directive", a year after the legislation was introduced, according to consultants KPMG. It analysed 55 major UK organisations across the private and public ...
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SONY last night announced it would sell another two ultra-high definition TV’s in Australia – 55 and 65-inch models to complement the giant 84-inch set released last year. Instead of costing around the price of a car, some ...
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Synthetic diamond materials firm Luxembourg-registered Element Six (part of the De Beers Family of Companies, and co-owned by Belgian materials group Umicore) has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Group4 Labs Inc of Menlo ...
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The all-new BMW X5 will be available with both rear-wheel drive and a four-cylinder diesel engine for the first time, highlighting the German manufacturer’s pursuit of greater efficiency and affordability from its next-generation ...
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A mule of the Ford Ranger-based SUV currently under development by Ford Australia has been spied undergoing testing in Victoria. Snapped by an avid CarAdvice reader from Western Australia on holidays in Melbourne, the left-hand-drive ...
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DRAFT laws will be introduced to parliament to force businesses and government agencies to disclose privacy breaches. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says there have been some "spectacular" recent examples of data breaches where names and ...
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Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions (AD/RBIS) the world’s leading apparel branding solutions provider will sponsor the WGSN Global Fashion Awards, including offering a new award in support of emerging apparel ...
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SCS Global Services, a third party verifier of environmental and sustainability certification, is pleased to announce the expansion of its marketing team. Julie Gengo, a veteran marketing and communications specialist, will be taking on the ...
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Yahoo has bid between $600m (£397m) and $800m (£530m) for premium on-demand streaming video site Hulu, according to reports. There is a $200m range in the bid because Yahoo has proposed a number of different prices based on ...
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Intel has confirmed that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the Global Navigation Satellite System business of ST-Ericsson, extending its investments in positioning technology. The financial terms of the ...
Government panel the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has given its approval for Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel in a $20 billion deal. CFIUS "found that there are ...
Microsoft has completed the first phase of the integration between its enterprise unified communications Lync server and its Skype consumer IM and IP telephony network. The company announced on Wednesday that it's now possible for Lync ...
Taiwan's MediaTek has launched a new quad-core ARM processor for tablets that is slated to be used in an upcoming IdeaTab device from Lenovo. The MT8125 chip features a quad-core processor built with ARM's Cortex A7 CPU and can run at up ...
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Employee benefits unit Lockton Benefit Group has joined hands with SelectQuote Benefit Solutions to provide its clients a private insurance exchange for retiree medical benefits, known as Lockton Select Marketplace. Lockton Benefit Group ...