US-based ECG technology provider Mortara Instrument has signed a definitive agreement to purchase diagnostic cardiology product line of Cardiac Science. The purchase will include Cardiac Science's Burdick and Quinton brands and associated ...
Shanghai-based Chinese steel giant Baosteel announced on March 29 that in 2012, its annual operating revenue reached RMB 191.136 billion ($30.73 billion), down by 14.1 percent compared to RMB 222.505 billion ($35.77 billion) recorded in ...
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Google has announced that it will no longer be basing future releases of its Chrome browser on WebKit, the open-source rendering engine that it shares with Apple's Safari. Instead it will be releasing a fork of WebKit dubbed Blink, which ...
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Today Comwave launched a new version of ePhone for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad) which is part of a string of Comwave Apps intended to take a bite of Skype's market share. ePhoneis different though, because the app includes a ...
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Almost 2.4 billion computers, tablets and cell phones will ship this year, according to estimates from Gartner. That's a jump of 9% on 2012, and the industry has plenty more growth ahead. By 2017, Gartner expects just under 3 billion of ...
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Vance Street Capital LLC has acquired a majority interest in Micronics Inc, a manufacturer of aftermarket filtration products and OEM custom filter presses. The Micronics management team will also have ...
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International travel insurance and medical assistance company Allianz Global Assistance has purchased New Zealand travel insurance specialist, Comprehensive Travel Insurance 2004 (CTI), for an undisclosed sum. Allianz Global Assistance ...
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Chinese internet giant Baidu is also developing its own Google Glass-like device that will allow for hands-free Internet searches. But the company has yet to decide if the device will ever reach the market.? The device, called Baidu Eye, ...
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It's no secret that Samsung is up against Apple in many ways, in products, sales and innovation. However, even in the face of Apple's patent infringement lawsuits, Samsung is still climbing the charts. The electronics giant sold ...
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Total worldwide semiconductor revenue fell 2.6 per cent to $299.9bn in 2012, according to figures released today by analyst group Gartner. Intel remained the runaway market leader for the 21st year in a row with revenues of $49.09bn, but ...
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On Tuesday, Ford Motor Company said that its US March sales were up 6 percent, the best results since May 2007, with cars even with year-ago levels, utilities up 14 percent and trucks up 6 percent. Chrysler Group extended its streak of ...
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BlackBerry plans to release a larger tablet and two phone-tablet combos, or phablets, over the next year, according to a leaked road map presentation slide. The three devices will run the BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system, which ...
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LED firms in Greater China should cooperate and build a single brand to maximize their competitive advantages, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics. Yeh noted that China has a large ...
BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins has revealed plans to expand the Canadian firm's smartphone portfolio, to incorporate lower-end devices, in a bid to keep up with the likes of Samsung and Apple. In an interview with The Canadian ...
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Microsoft has registered its first strong gains in share in the smartphone operating system market following the launch of Windows Phone 8, with the UK and Italy registering some of the biggest increases in market share. According to ...
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