Near field communications (NFC) technology has brought a new wave of techniques to the retail industry, enabling bricks and mortar stores to attract and interact with customers in innovative ways. Analysts see these tools as a money maker ...
Tags: NFC, UK, payments, mobile technologies
Web and mobile device users have little understanding about how much of their personal data is collected online, making it difficult to rely on free-market competition for solutions to privacy concerns, privacy experts told the U.S. Federal ...
Tags: web, mobile device, users, free market, online privacy
A noticeable slowing in the number of candidates and actual deals concluded for the week seemed to signal the start of the inevitable slowdown mat will likely characterize the Christmas and New Year period. Indeed, many units that had ...
Tags: India, oil, oil industry, festive period
According to commodities economist Ross Strachan at UK based Capital Economics, with global molybdenum production due to increase, and a slowdown in demand on the horizon, prices are set to fall in 2013. Stronger than expected 2013 ...
Tags: Capital Economics, molybdenum production, Ross Strachan
China, the world’s leading producer, is forecast to produce 31.5 million bales, down 5 percent from a year earlier. China’s area harvested is expected to decline 7 percent from a year ago to 5.0 million hectares in 2012/13. The ...
Tags: cotton area, cotton mill, cotton consumption, cotton
Christmas and New Year round the corner market has already sunk in holiday mood with activities remaining subdued. However in some corners activity is inevitable. Scrap levels have firmed up on winter shortage and Turkish buying. It is ...
Tags: corner market, corners activity, winter shortage, Tuekry
Times of India reported that Visakhapatnam Port Trust is facing rough weather due to the ongoing global downturn.A significant decline in overall cargo handling at VPT is on the horizon this fiscal thanks to a steep decline in handling of ...
Tags: Times of India, Visakhapatnam, VPT, iron ore exports
UK mobile operator 3 will not be able to launch its own 4G services until September 2013, despite buying suitable spectrum from its rival Everything Everywhere (EE). Ofcom announced on 21 August that it would allow Everything Everywhere ...
Tags: 4G, Computer Products, 4G services
Thursday,05 January 2012 14:47 A new brochure from Emergi-Lite Safety Systems detailing the LED emergency lighting ranges;Serenga escape exit signs,Sun-Lite downlighters,Horizon exit signs and luminaires and Aqualux exit signs and ...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 13, 2012) - Focus Metals Inc. ("Focus" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:FMS)(OTCQX:FCSMF)(FRANKFURT:FKC) and partner SOQUEM Inc. ("SOQUEM") are pleased to report the results of the fall 2011 ...
Tags: Canada, Exploration, Quebec, Rare Earth
The following have all combined to limit control of foreign minerals by US companies: In 2011, Resource nationalism became the number one risk for mining companies Nationalization Expropriation Increased taxation Constraints on the degree ...
Tags: Cobalt, Rare Earth, USA, Metallurgy
A group that monitors IT help wanted advertisements claims that there are many job ads specifically designed to recruit visa holders and not U.S. workers, a practice it charges is discriminatory. These IT companies often express in the ...
Tags: IT, advertisements, job ads, Visa holders
The sixth and latest version of OpenStack software, code named Folsom is generally available today with new support for next-generation software-defined networking (SDN) baked in as a core component. OpenStack backers say Folsom continues ...
Tags: OpenStack software, Folsom, SDN, core component
UK-PLASA 2012 has announced a new,free-to-attend Professional Development Programme-confirming its position as one of the largest knowledge-sharing events in Europe. Created to encourage the exchange of important ideas,the new Pro ...
NASA's control room erupted with cheers as confirmation reached Earth that the Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars. Scientists and engineers hugged, sobbed and punched the air as the first images from the rover's cameras came down. ...