The recent announcement by Alliance Boots that it was to cut 200 jobs at its Beeston factory in Nottinghamshire over a two-year period has raised questions about its longstanding involvement in contract packaging. The factory, which until ...
Intel on Tuesday showed the first smartphone based on its next Atom smartphone chip code-named Merrifield, which will provide better performance and battery life than current Atom chips. The Merrifield chip will offer 50% better ...
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Samsung's forthcoming Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 tablet will be powered by Intel's Clover Trail+ chip in at least one of its versions, a source told Reuters. Previous use of Intel chips in Samsung tablets had been restricted to its Microsoft ...
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An expansion of the Sacramento Convention Center proposed by the architectural design firm Populous would add large glass-walled spaces above the existing center and Community Center Theater. The design firm was engaged by the Sacramento ...
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Samsung Electronics has extended its Galaxy Tab 3 line-up with 8-inch and 10.1-inch models. The latter uses a dual-core processor from Intel and both have extensive support for LTE networks. The two new products will be offered alongside ...
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Make-your-own cushion products also arrive in ELC, Debenhams and more; start-up sets up licensing arm. A fresh range of craft kits that let kids create their own cushions and masks will debut at retail in July. The MakeMee Woodland ...
Tags: hobbycraft, lumoo, pre-school
ARM is targeting mid-range smartphones and tablets priced between US$200 and $350 with a new low-power Cortex-A12 processor the company announced Monday at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. The company's processors are used in most of ...
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Apple has made progress in cutting deals with music labels for an Internet radio service but time is running out, several reports said today. According to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and others, Apple inked an agreement ...
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The seesaw mobile processor battle between ARM and Intel continued at Computex, with ARM claiming it offered better performance per watt for mobile devices than Intel's upcoming chips. ARM's processors go into most smartphones and ...
When it comes to tablets, Microsoft and its OEMs don't know where they're going, an analyst said today. "There's still the idea that they don't quite get it," said Carolina Milanesi of Gartner in an interview. "And I don't think the ...
Tags: Microsoft, Tablet Strategy
Now we begin a new series of reports on some fascinating findings from the Better Sleep Council, the bedding industry's education arm. The BSC does consumer surveys on a regular basis to judge Americans' sentiment on a variety of sleep ...
Tags: Sleeping, Bedding Industry
The fact that Google Glass is months away from launch hasn't dimmed speculation about what the most-anticipated tech product of 2013 will be like to use when it actually lands in stores (late this year, a Google spokesperson confirmed to ...
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HTC has canceled plans to develop a larger Windows RT tablet because demand for tablets based on the Microsoft operating system has been weak, unnamed sources told Bloomberg. HTC will still release an ARM-based 7-in. Windows RT tablet in ...
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MICROSOFT today has launched its long awaited Windows 8 Surface Pro tablet computer in Australia. It will be available from today in two configurations: a 64GB standalone version for $999 and a 128GB standalone version priced at $1,099. ...
New from the makers of ARM & HAMMER, Ultra Power 4X Concentrated Laundry Detergent is an ultra-concentrated formula that's packed with powerful stain-fighters and two scoops of baking soda to deliver cleaner, fresher clothes than the ...
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