The Phone Oximeter is a smartphone app developed by two British Columbia scientists as an affordable solution for the measurement of oxygen levels in the blood, an important early warning sign for pre-eclampsia in pregnant women, and for ...
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Salt of the Earth, an Israeli salt producer, has invested €1m to launch an enhanced automatic packaging production line for tablets and granular salt products. The company is replacing premade polyethylene (PE) bags with rolls and ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has extended the capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which permits the storage of electricity when potential difference ...
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AkzoNobel Specialty Finishes has launched a breakthrough soft touch technology. Known as DuraSilk UV, the soft-feel coating solves a long-standing stain resistance issue associated with soft feel coatings, which has so far restricted the ...
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The bit-growth rate of non-PC DRAM chips is expected to reach 46% in 2014, led by strong demand for mobile, specialty and graphics DRAM parts, according to Digitimes Research. Powered by demand from the cloud computing and big data ...
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First quarter 2014 net sales were $56.9 million, down 31 per cent compared to $82.9 million last year. LeapFrog has revealed the financial results for the first quarter of 2014 that ended March 31st, 2014. First quarter 2014 net sales ...
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Nokia has launched a $100m Connected Car fund for further development of in-car technologies in collaboration with its vehicle technology startup HERE. The fund, which will be managed by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), will be invested in ...
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The market for large-sized liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels is set for a moderate seasonal decline in the first quarter after a busy end-of-year in 2013 that saw record shipments for TV and tablet panels, according to a new report from ...
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 (ended 29 March), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported revenue of $256m, down 11.3% on $288.5m last quarter and 8.8% on $280.6m a year ago. Fiscal Q4/2013 Q1/2014 Q2/2014 Q3/2014 ...
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As handy apps continue their inexorable rise, they are increasingly found in industrial applications as well. As early as 2012, HERMA notched up an industry first with an app that allowed labellers to be set up from a smartphone or tablet. ...
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RF Micro Devices, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency solutions, reported financial results for the Company's fiscal 2014 fourth quarter, ended March 29, 2014. Quarterly Highlights: ...
Dayco Products LLC's latest feature for its vehicle identification number (VIN) scanning smartphone app for iPhones, iPads and Android phones and tablets allows users to enter the VIN or license plate via voice recognition. "We recognized ...
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.7 percent decline from the first quarter of 2013, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The severity of the decline eased compared with the past ...
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There will be 61.42 million tablets shipped globally in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 4.9% on quarter and 30.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research. The shipments will consist of 13.5 million iPads, 24.62 million ...
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Total semiconductor revenue in 2013 reached USD 318.1 billion, up from USD 303.1 billion in 2012. Last year’s growth effectively reversed the disappointing 2.4 percent loss of 2012, when revenue contracted from USD 310.6 billion in ...
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