Are you sick of your phone? It's probably better than getting sick from your phone… which is probably covered in bacteria from all those times you tap or swipe the glass screen every day. Corning wants to help you keep your phone ...
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Industry leaders and retailers will see a vast array of technologically advanced products at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas this week, with device customisation, new screen sizes and advanced sensors all set to be key trends ...
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Furniture Village welcomed 29,433 people across its 40 UK stores – up nearly 5% from the same time in 2012. In-store transactions on the day saw an increase of 19% compared to 2012, and online transactions almost doubled, with 71,007 ...
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Corning Inc. plans to showcase the latest advancements in its Gorilla Glass and optical fiber cables at next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The annual event is an internationally known showcase for new technology. ...
A new type of touchscreen glass that combats bacteria and fungi has been unveiled US firm Corning said its Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass contains ionic silver, a substance that has been used to fight germs for more than 100 years. The ...
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Flash memory is fantastic stuff. It's small, it's fast, and it's robust. It's also absurdly expensive if you want a lot of it, which is at odds with our evolving media-hungry mobile lifestyle. Google, Apple, and Amazon would like us to ...
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h.h.gregg said its decision to stay above the promotional fray during the holiday season hurt sales. According to preliminary estimates, net sales fell 11.6 percent to $707.1 million, and comp sales decreased 11.2 percent, for the third ...
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Measles, traced to a man at a hip-hop dance competition in Sydney, spread across Australia and overseas, leaving tens of thousands exposed, officials say. Public health officials in Australia and New Zealand Health Authorities told the ...
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Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off? Upstart entrepreneurs and major manufacturers such as Samsung, Qualcomm and Sony certainly hope so. Gadgets that you snap, buckle or fasten to your body are already ...
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From drones and smart cars to remote-controlled door locks and eyewear, the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show promises to showcase the "Internet of Things," along with gadgets like smartphones and tablets. The technology extravaganza that ...
Have you ever called your cellphone carrier to report poor signal strength? Sure you have. And did that carrier do anything significant to fix the problem? Of course it didn't—unless you live in South Korea. "I guarantee ...
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John Lewis publishes its five-week trading update, revealing that the retailer saw both bricks and clicks break records. For the five weeks to 28 December 2013, total sales were £734m, 7.2 per cent up compared with last year, 6.9 ...
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The trend towards miniaturisation is not restricted to process technology: The new web site presence for Achema fits comfortably on any smartphone. With eighteen months before the opening of Achema 2015, the global forum for the process ...
According to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, fourth quarter online sales were up 10.3 percent year over year. For the period from 10/1/13 through 12/31/13, key drivers were: Mobile Traffic and Sales: Mobile traffic soared, ...
With Microsoft losing its controversial CEO, Apple launching new iPads and iPhones and the rise of wearable devices all making headlines, it's been another huge year for technology. That's before you look at the gobbling up of Nokia, ...
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