Reader Store from Sony announced the addition of Kids Corner, a dedicated shopping section that will offer illustrated and enhanced children's content. Kids Corner supports EPUB3.0 content, a new industry standard file format, allowing ...
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Facebook today announced a number of changes to its News Feed, the continually updating stream of stories that appears on subscribers' home pages. " We've completely rebuilt each story to be much more vibrant and colorful and highlight the ...
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Dr Amanda Gummer discusses niche markets and how to make the most of them. With margins on mass market products being cut to the bone due to tough competition, it’s worth looking at some of the niche markets which aren’t quite ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), is to collaborate with Murata Manufacturing Company on a multisource arrangement for ...
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American Air Filter Co., Inc. has introduced the MEGApleat M8 premium pleated filter. AAF International says that when compared to the leading MERV 8 pleated filter in the market, the MEGApleat M8 filter reduces energy costs by up to ...
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Lighting in a lift is usually fairly unforgiving, but a new show proves that it can be so much better - provided the lift is as big as a stage. Lighting designer Andrew Voller used ETC Source Four LED Lustr+ luminaires to light Lift at ...
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Yet another example of a customer being satisfied with its energy-efficient lighting comes from New Zealand, where Pegasus Engineering in Christchurch enlisted the help of Philips to design and install lighting in an expansion of its ...
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Computerworld's Premier 100 conference kicked off Monday with a keynote topic that was close to the hearts of many of the 500 IT professionals in attendance: an acronym called VUCA. VUCA first emerged in the 1990s, mainly in military ...
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Zero Technologies has unveiled a new 30oz personal filtration water bottle that features the company's five-stage filter technology. ZeroWater CEO Doug Kellam said the filtration bottle combines a water filter with a sleek design to ...
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The accused: Scientists in the study didn't actually use LEDs. (Cartoon: Spike Gerrell) A misunderstanding had the art world believing LEDs were guilty of degrading masterpieces. However, the accusations were unfounded, Angeline Albert ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures high-reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has introduced highly integrated front-end modules enabling 802.11ac connectivity in smartphones and tablets. IEEE ...
Werner Co. today announced formal expansion plans into Canada. Through its recent acquisition of Knaack LLC, the company says it now offers an extensive product line for professional contractors. Its product line includes ladders, climbing ...
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Microchip has developed a capacitive contactless identification system that relies on near-field effects around the human body. A $1 fob or token, carried about a person, sets up a field that extends to the wearers fingertips, allowing ...
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The accused: Scientists in the study didn't actually use LEDs. (Cartoon: Spike Gerrell) A misunderstanding had the art world believing LEDs were guilty of degrading masterpieces. However, the accusations were unfounded, Angeline Albert ...
Ontario’s Pembroke Regional Hospital Inc. was fined a total of $60,000 for violations of the Occupational Health & Safety Act after workers were not adequately protected against asbestos exposure. In October 2011, maintenance ...
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