IDG News Service - In yet another mobile acquisition, Yahoo has acquired Qwiki, a New York City company that makes an app for turning photos and videos into short, edited movies. The Qwiki app takes pictures and videos that people already ...
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Fujitsu, a leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company, has announced the start of field trials for the production of low-potassium vegetables. Through this field trials, the company plans to produce cultivate ...
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In May 2013, compared with April 2013, the industrial producer price index1 fell by 0.3% in both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April prices ...
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In May 2013 compared with April 2013, the volume of retail trade rose by 1.0% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.2% in the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April retail trade ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of patent allowance for DelMar Pharmaceuticals’ first-in-class small-molecule chemotherapeutic VAL-083. The patent covers the methods for synthesizing VAL-083, which is ...
Alaska has extended an agreement with TransCanada that sees the state offer subsidies for the firm's work on a natural gas pipeline and LNG export project in the state, a state official said Wednesday. The previous agreement expired June ...
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According to executives from Herman Miller Inc. and Steelcase Inc., both of which recently reported quarterly results moderate sales growth through the summer was very much expected. Zeeland-based Herman Miller, after reporting strong ...
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Nearly a decade after re-entering the US Gulf of Mexico and five years into its shale play foray onshore, Statoil is now an operator in both arenas, a coup for the Norwegian company best known for harsh-environment marine operations. ...
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Metal manhole covers, as we know them, first appeared with the advent of gas companies and waterworks, beginning in the late 1840s. The cover surfaces were originally designed with raised patterns to prevent horses' hooves from slipping on ...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to issue tenders for several IT services, at a combined estimated cost of £782m. In a prior information notice on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) website, the MoJ explains that it ...
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Apple has filed to trademark the phrase "iWatch" in Japan, amid rumors the company will soon launch a smart watch device globally. The trademark application was filed with the Japan Patent Office on June 3 for a wide range of product ...
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Microsoft is launching a channel partner program on Monday to help drive sales of its Surface tablet to companies, schools and other organizations. The program is operational now in the U.S. with a small set of partners and will be ...
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Monday morning, Microsoft announced that a plethora of new channel partners will?soon carry the company's Surface tablets. Mere hours later, one of the new resellers – CDW – was caught offering a previously unannounced variant ...
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Home furnishings manufacturer and importer Abbyson Living has opened quality control offices in China, Indonesia and Malaysia to ensure the high levels of craftsmanship. The offices will be close to Abbyson manufacturing facilities and in ...
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Rooms To Go will build a 1.1 million-square-foot showroom and distribution center here designed to be its main distribution hub for online customers in the East. The Seffner, Fla.-based Top 100 company will invest about $40 million in the ...
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