Microsoft today backpedaled from a sweeping change in its licensing for retail copies of Office 2013, saying that customers now have the right to move the software from one machine to another. "We received customer feedback that they ...
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The chief executive officer of Philips North America, Greg Sebasky, has pointed out in an interview that the global market for LED will grow about 40 % in 2013. According to him, the company sees a "growth tipping point" with the debut ...
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Microsoft has released a collection of tools that will help Visual Studio 2012 users more easily write add-on applications for Microsoft Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Microsoft’s Office 365 hosted service. The packages could be ...
In a year where the glass industry is looking for a global meeting place, Dubai is certainly hitting the spot. “Stand bookings for this year’s Gulf Glass exhibition have surpassed all previous editions already” says ...
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How many products are available in the UK and what are the key items in the range? There are currently eight ranges appealing to both boys and girls including trains sets, farm toys, rescue and military and Loving World which is very ...
SAP customers have made it no secret they believe the vendor's software licensing and pricing is far too complex, and a top company leader recently made a public pledge that things are changing for the better. But a recently created ...
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Microsoft's new version of Windows written for ARM processors may not be an unqualified success, but ARM CEO Warren East said the software maker will learn from its mistakes with Windows RT and come back with a better product. "I'm well ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that manufacturing output of February picked up where January left off: in a very good place. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, was 54.2 in ...
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Mike Lynch, the former CEO of Autonomy, has stoked the fire against HP in his first on-stage interview since the war of words between his former company and its acquirers began. HP shares up amid signs of confidence in restructuring ...
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For years now, I dreamed of a mobile device with a huge screen, but in a compact form factor. And one way to get there is using a flexible display. Imagine curling up your iPhone or Android device and putting in your pocket, or donning ...
In a move to counter recent reports claiming that a special unit in the Chinese Army is behind repeated cyber attacks on U.S. institutions, the nation Thursday claimed its military and defence ministries websites are routinely hacked from ...
Sapphire could someday be used in some smartphone displays instead of the toughened Gorilla Glass popular today. In this case, however, it would be man-made sapphire, not the rare blue gemstone that is taken from the ground and used in ...
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The emergence of the Firefox OS is just one more reason that Microsoft and BlackBerry will need to sharpen their marketing savvy to sell more smartphones in 2013. Microsoft officials at Mobile World Congress (MWC) here conceded that the ...
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ARM creates the intellectual property used in the designs of more than 95% of the smartphones in the world, but the company had only a small booth at the edge of Hall 6 at Mobile World Congress here this week. ARM, based in Cambridge, ...
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Mind Candy founder Michael Acton Smith believes Moshi Monsters toys can "stay the course" and follow in the footsteps of brands like Barbie and LEGO. He was asked what he's doing to stop Moshi Monsters from being "just a fad" at the ...
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