A Portland Cement Association (PCA) forecast has predicted a 7.5% growth in 2012's cement consumption, up 50 basis points from its summer forecast. However, the PCA has said that instability in the political landscape makes projecting 2013 ...
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The government has been given the green light by the European Union to roll out GBP530m in broadband funding, intended to bring superfast broadband to 90% of homes, and a minimum speed of 2Mbps elsewhere. The investment had been pending ...
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To draw attention to Rajasthan government's indifference in setting up the Apparel Park at Jagatpura in the state,the applicants of the project have decided to stage a protest during global textile event Vastra-2012,slated to take place in ...
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In response to China-based LED maker Sanan Optoelectronics' investment of NT$2.35 billion (US$80.4 million) in Formosa Epitaxy, some players in Taiwan's LED supply chain have expressed their worries that Formosa Epitaxy may benefit from the ...
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Network World - Microsoft's Office 365 service has suffered two email outages within a week of each other that affected some customers in North and South America that stemmed from different causes but ended in the same result: failed email ...
The councils of Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire have awarded BT a multi-million pound contract to roll out superfast broadband. The two local authorities formed a partnership when applying for government funding for the project, which ...
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Apple today revised the backorder status of the iPhone 5,saying that new orders would ship in"2-3 weeks,"a week less than the earlier"3-4 weeks"that had plagued the smartphone for almost two months. Apple started taking pre-orders for the ...
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This November marks the ninth year for which we will be announcing the Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards... To refresh your memories,these awards recognize those individuals,companies or entities that don't,won't or can't come to grips with ...
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Once the lonely crusade of astronomers, the dark-sky movement is finding increasingly vocal support in the lighting community; and is gaining regulatory traction with the sustainability and conservation movements. Plants and animals, ...
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Researchers in China have improved LED power output and droop behavior in nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by including an electron-emitting layer under the active region [Jianbao Zhang et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol5, ...
Interface, Australia's largest carpet tile manufacturer has formalised its commitment to rebuild its manufacturing facility in the Sydney area. "This is wonderful news," said Clinton Squires, Interface Australia's managing director. ...
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Apple has blamed rumours about the iPad Mini for lower-than-expected sales in its fiscal fourth quarter. The profits of $8.2bn (£5.1bn) are slightly lower than analysts expected, but up on the $6.6bn (£4.1bn) the firm made in ...
The government's second G-Cloud framework has gone live,with twice the number of original suppliers. Of the 458 suppliers on the 12-month framework,which allows public sector bodies to buy on demand IT services,three-quarters are small ...
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For third-quarter 2012,epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview,NY,USA has reported total revenue of$127m,while its adjusted EBITA(earnings before interest,income taxes and amortization)and ...
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Apple disappointed analysts with its iPad sales figures when it announced its fourth quarter results for 2012. The numbers were dominated by the iPhone,selling 26.9 million in the three months to 29 September,which equated to a 58%rise ...
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