Communications and information technology company Nokia has signed a deal to sell its HERE digital mapping and location services unit to a consortium comprising Audi, BMW Group and Daimler in a deal worth €2.8bn. The transaction, ...
Tags: HERE Digital Map, Nokia
Carton and leaflet manufacturer Chester Medical Solutions has installed a digital carton printer for Braille, claimed to be the first-of-its-kind in the UK. The new device, installed in the firm's manufacturing facility in Deeside, ...
Tags: Digital Carton Printer, Printer
The Chinese government spent 109.5 billion yuan (17.9 bln US dollars) aiding people who can't afford medical services during the 2009-2014 period, an official said on Wednesday. Government spending on medical aid rose by an annual average ...
Tags: medical services, medical aid
For the 2016 model year, Volkswagen is offering a host of driver assistance features that were only previously available on the premium Touareg SUV—and adding some new ones that truly democratize driver assistance for the compact ...
US-based brakes systems firm Power Stop has launched Track Day Brakes, claimed to be both track-tested and platform-specific and fitted with high carbon rotors to ensure better braking stability. Backed by its research and testing ...
Tags: Brake Kit, brakes systems
Luxury automobile manufacturer Audi will showcase its Matrix OLED lighting technology at International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, in September. Claiming to display a lighting homogeneity and being light-weight and efficient, Matrix ...
Tags: Luxury automobile, OLED lighting
Renewable energy statistics, viewed in isolation, sketch a misleading picture of wind and solar energy growth in China. According to the Energy Information Agency, China's total installed wind and solar electricity capacity was 7% in ...
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Honda has introduced a refreshed 2016 Accord loaded with advanced technology in Silicon Valley, the first time the company has launched a new vehicle in the US tech hub. Coming to market in August, the 2016 Accord will be the first Honda ...
Tags: Honda, high-volume cars
As Australian-based Chinese students and others are buying up whatever infant formula products are sitting on Australian retail shelves, China is currently considering introducing a registration system for first-time baby formula importers. ...
Tags: infant formula, milk powder
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business announced that four individual coatings and primers and two combined coating-and-primer systems have been certified by NSF International for water-tank applications. The ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, PPG industry, Water Tanks
US automotive giant Ford has armed its Shelby GT350 Mustang with Performance Shift Light Indicator to help drivers focus on road and eliminate the need for watching a tachometer. The technology draws from race in which a similar system ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, auto parts, shift light indicator
Geotab, a global positioning system fleet management and vehicle tracking firm, has introduced its OBD fleet management system in association with mobile telecommunications provider O2 in the UK. With this, O2, a commercial brand of ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, auto parts, truck, engine indicators
Luxury spirits company Aristocrat Group (ASCC) has begun the production of bag-in-box packaging for premium vodka to be launched in the US. The company is preparing to launch its new Big Box Vodka in the bag-in-box packaging that contains ...
Tags: packaging, packaging machine, pacakging carriage, box
Italian fashion company, Bennetton, has chosen Cad.Assyst and Automarker, designing tools from the Human Solutions Group's Italian subsidiary, Sistemi Assyst, headquartered in Lainate, Milan. Special additional functions have been ...
German automobile major Volkswagen has armed its midsize sedan Passat with a head-up display capable of providing relevant trip data and alerts to the driver’s primary vision field. The display screen has a slide-out pane which ...