The prospect of downloading data, sending text messages and making calls without incurring huge roaming charges while travelling in Europe came a step closer on Tuesday when politicians voted in favor of new legislation. A call to end ...
Tags: Abolishing Roaming
FTR Associates reported this week that its Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell once again in February, bringing the current reading to -9.5. And they expect 2013 to get much worse. February's two point drop wasn't a surprise as FTR has ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Transportation
Conergy has been in negotiations on the short-dated entrance of a strategic investor. The company's creditors however failed to agree on the necessary unitarily and reliable affirmation of the concept in a timely manner. Now, unexpected ...
Tags: Service
Weather Update June 24, 2013 Part of the reason for the delay in sending an update on the crop position is the diversity of the information we are able to obtain. The weather has been very mixed depending on where you are standing. A very ...
Tags: agriculture, lentils, pulses, grains
It is learned that Brazilian steelmaker of long product Gerdau is aiming the second half of this year to launch its flat products. According to the company’s Finance Executive Mr. Andre Pires, the company’s hot rolled ...
Tags: Flat Products, Mineral
HTC's second quarter net profit plummeted 83 percent year on year as sales of the company's latest flagship handset failed to meet expectations. The company reported net profit of NT$1.25 billion (US$41.6 million), down from NT$7.4 ...
In its submission to the Phase 2 High-Speed Rail Implementation Study, the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has called for the high-speed rail project to be put to market. The ARA submission acknowledges the recommendation for a ...
European Union politicians at both national and European levels demanded on Monday that the U.S. answer allegations of spying on E.U. embassies, while others called for asylum for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Speaking on behalf of ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
US polypropylene contracts for June were settling this week at a 3-cent/lb ($66/mt) increase, following a similar hike on feedstock propylene, sources said Friday. The 4% increase pushed homopolymer injection grade polypropylene to 74-75 ...
Tags: Polypropylene, Chemicals
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (ended 28 April), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported revenue of $243.4m, up 2.1% on $238.4m the prior quarter. Fiscal Q4/2012 Q1/2013 ...
Tags: fiber-optic communications, Electrical, Electronics, subsystem
RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA reflected on its role in helping land NASA's Curiosity rover safely on Mars as program managers say the mission is reaching a key ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Bulgaria-A Martin Audio sound reinforcement system has been fitted in La Playa Bar in the seaside resort of Varna,on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Part of a completely renewed interior,the dynamic new Martin Audio architectural AQ system ...
Lotus F1 has selected Juniper Networks to build mission-critical networking infrastructure to aid its racing, testing and car design. The announcement comes days before Lotus competes at the Formula One World Championship British Grand ...
Tags: F1, Transportation
Microsoft today confirmed that Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) will be ported to Windows 7, but declined to name a release date. The announcement, made during a Wednesday session at the company's BUILD developers conference, was first ...
Less than a day before it was scheduled to go on sale, Nvidia has pushed back the launch date of its Shield gaming device until July. The delay is due to an unspecified "mechanical issue" that just came to light, Jason Paul, director of ...