Cordless power tool performance ultimately comes down to battery performance and last year at this time claims by one tool manufacturer about their batteries sounded pretty boastful. Figures such as 40-per-cent longer run time between ...
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Taiwan-based makers of LED chips, mainly due to an expected drops in demand from the LCD TV sector, will see shipments in the third quarter of 2012 drop or remain unchanged on quarter, while LED packaging houses will see small sequential ...
Ledtech reports on-month drop in June revenues Siu Han,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 10 July 2012]LED packaging house Ledtech reported June revenues of NT$144 million(US$4.8 million),down 18.6%on month.Nevertheless,shipments of ...
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A new Web-based social engineering attack that relies on malicious Java applets attempts to install backdoors on Windows, Linux and Mac computers, according to security researchers from antivirus vendors F-Secure and Kaspersky Lab. The ...
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The Banking Industry Architecture Network (Bian) has called for the adoption of a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework across the banking and industry and its software and services suppliers to support the move to off-the-shelf ...
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TV growth in Taiwan this summer largely due to energy efficiency subsidies Julian Ho,Taipei;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 4 July 2012]Increasing TV sales in Taiwan are due to price drops for 32-inch LED TVs along with energy subsidies ...
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UnitedHealthcare's Golden Rule Insurance has unveiled a critical illness insurance plan for individuals and families, to offer cash payments to participants who are diagnosed with serious illnesses or health conditions. As per the terms ...
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Continual drops in price have been driving demand for LED lighting products, with performance/cost ratio of 1W/US$ quoted by manufacturers currently expected to fall to 1W/US$ quoted by retailers at the end of 2012, according to chairman ...
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Toshiba has dropped the idea of running a 'National No prtint Day' in the US, following a backlash from the paper and printing industry. International printing and paper lobby group Two Sides accused Toshiba of 'greenwashing' following ...
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Fluke has introduced the new Fluke 62 Max and 62 Max+Infrared Thermometers.These rugged,accurate,easy-to-use test tools are dust,moisture and drop resistant,making them ideal for the harsh conditions faced by technicians in ...
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The Architecture Billings Index(ABI)has had a significant drop in May 2012,following the first negative reading in five months.The American Institute of Architects(AIA)reported the May ABI score was 45.8,following a mark of 48.4 in ...
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The average price of cement across China last week fell 0.83 percent week-on-week to 336.25 yuan per ton, reports Shanghai Securities News. According to the report, the price of cement has been falling for several weeks since the end of ...
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Value of leading infrared laser optics manufacturer slips 15%on weaker-than-expected guidance for the forthcoming year. II-VI stock drops 15% More than$150 million was wiped off of the value of the US-based optics company II-VI,after ...
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Rieter Holding AG (RIEN), a Swiss maker of textile machinery, fell to an eight-month low after the release of figures showing the German machinery industry’s orders declined for a sixth month in April. Rieter dropped as much as 7.3 ...
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At Lightfair 2012,Lighting Science Group introduced fine motion control for occupancy sensing while Juno Lighting Group and Osram Sylvania rolled-out incandescent-like dimming products.At Lightfair 2012,Lighting Science ...
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