Taipei, Nov. 6, 2012 (CENS)--The four major member firms of Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) racked up total revenue of NT$133.386 billion in October, up 4.5% sequentially. Of the four firms, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre had the best performance, ...
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LumaSense Technologies, Inc. adds the specialized IN 6/78-L to their IMPAC pyrometer portfolio for use in the production of thin and thinnest glass sheets. The IN 6/78-L uses a 7.8 µm wavelength for temperature measurements between ...
As part of its redevelopment plan, Coventry University has constructed a new Faculty of Engineering and Computing building. The building uses a range of ‘green’ technologies, including an advanced lighting management system from ...
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Taipei, Oct. 31, 2012 (CENS)--Asustek Computer Inc. scored record quarterly after-tax net income of NT$6.7 billion (US$231 million at US$1: NT$29), or NT$8.92 per share, in the third quarter, surging 39% from the second quarter, according ...
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Taipei, Oct. 22, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan-based market research agency Market Intelligence Center (MIC) recently forecast that the production value of global the semiconductor industry would rise 4.8% year on year in 2013, a strong recovery ...
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Taipei, Oct. 22, 2012 (CENS)--After having declined for six consecutive months, Taiwan's export orders received by Taiwan's traders and manufacturers inched up 1.9% to US$37.66 billion in September, according to the Ministry of Economic ...
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RBS is the first bank in the UK to adopt Visa Europe's digital wallet with an initial roll-out of technology that the bank believes will make it easier for customers to securely buy while on the move. Visa Europe's V.me digital wallet was ...
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PTI reported that the National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Centre and Odisha on a plea alleging that iron ore refining company Brahmani River Pellets Ltd, promoted by UK based Stemcor Group, is drawing water from river ...
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Sales of high-end,touchscreen PCs running Windows 8 have been running"well above forecast",according to Erik Dithmer,vice president of end user computing at hardware vendor Dell. According to Dithmer,sales of the Windows 8-based Dell ...
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Wintek Corp., a Taiwanese supplier of touch panels, cooperates with Quanta Computer to fill orders for Win8 products from brand vendors including HP, Dell, and Lenovo for the first time; along with growing design projects with Nokia, ...
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Taipei, Nov. 15, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC’s) board of directors recently approved capital appropriation totaling NT$95.5 billion (US$3.29 billion at US$1:NT$29) for several expansion plans. ...
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We just finished our first full Ratings of Windows 8 computers, including 23 laptops and nine desktops. The great news for consumers: We've identified Best Buys in almost every category of Windows 8 laptop, including 13-, 14-, and 15-inch ...
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Microsoft's Windows 8 may be lagging far behind Windows 7 in its usage uptake,but it's easily topping the low bar set by Windows Vista,according to data from Web metric firm Net Applications. Windows 8 accounted for 0.45%of all ...
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Windows XP has fewer than 500 days left to live,according to Microsoft and third-party countdown clocks. Microsoft will end support for XP on April 8,2014,when it will issue a final security update for the 11-year-old operating ...
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ARM CEO and UKtech50winner Warren East tells Computer Weekly how the ubiquity of its chips in smartphones has catapulted the company to the forefront of the mobile revolution and why its business model is crucial to fostering the innovation ...
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