Chinese automaker Geely, the owner of the London Taxi Company has unveiled plan to invest 250m on new research, development and assembly facility for the development of electric and ultra-low emission London Black Cab. The London Taxi ...
Tags: Geely, Taxi, Auto Parts
Apple has taken three years to regain the crown as the world's top smartphone maker. The latest market data show that the iPhone maker beat Samsung for the first time since 2011. Leading market research firm Gartner has released a ...
Tags: Apple, Samsung, Smartphone Market
In a major sustainability initiative, American fast-food giant KFC will soon serve coffee in edible cups at select stores in the UK. KFC's new edible cups dubbed, the "Scoff-ee Cup" are a result of collaboration with London-based The ...
Tags: Edible Cups, Packaging
New reports suggest that Samsung is working on a round-faced smartwatch a la the Moto 360. Until now, Samsung has remained resolutely square in its proliferation of wearables, much to the chagrin of design dons and fashionistas ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, MWC
A streetwear clothing store in Bergenfield, N.J., will sell you a camouflage hoodie for about 0.10862 bitcoin. It's received bitcoins for online orders, but so far no one has walked into the Jeffersons storefront and asked to pay with it. ...
Tags: transactions, market niche, form of payment
Local resident Tony Holdip stood admiring the latest technological lust object on display at the world's largest consumer electronics show as a friend joined a crowd of amateur photographers snapping pictures of the immense 110-inch Samsung ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, TV, Samsung
Legs begin to tire and booth demonstrators run out of things to say into their wireless stage mics, but we keep walking the show floor at the 2014 International CES so you don’t have to! Here is our wrap up of all the weird and ...
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Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages. Some brave souls are even donning Google's geeky-looking Glass eyewear. For the technology industry, this ...
Tags: smartwatches, technology industry, wearable computing devices, eyeglasses
With a population base of 222 million 0-15-year-old children and 16 million newborns each year, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China ranks second as the world’s largest consumer market for babies’ and ...
Tags: Baby Products, Children's Goods
Analyst firm tips Thailand to join China, Japan, Australia, and India as the major markets in the region. Market transition: the rise of the APAC region Demand for photovoltaic modules and systems in 2014 will be dominated by the ...
Tags: PV Demand, photovoltaic modules
Today in Barcelona, Repsol Chairman Antonio Brufau presented the document "Spain, enterprises and exports" which was prepared by the Business Council for Competitiveness (CEC). The event was held at the Casa Llotja de Mar and presented by ...
Tags: Repsol, international policies
Soda taxes are back, and thank goodness. The sugary beverage industry has spent billions of dollars across the United States trying to defeat any proposal that addresses the serious health costs of the soda and energy drinks we consume, and ...
Tags: Glass, Soda Taxes
The tablet market had its breakthrough moment when Apple's iPad arrived sporting a nearly 10-inch screen. Later, much of the significant action among tablets centered on those in the 7-inch realm. In general, the 7-inch size marks the ...
Tags: Android Tablets, Computer Products
More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
Tags: local food, organic food, farming
Hopping onto the shale gas bandwagon is high on the agenda for just about everyone. The U.S., which has led the way in developing hydraulic fracturing technology, and in sheer scale of shale exploration, has transformed itself from one of ...
Tags: Chemicals