Volkswagen, once known for making cars that stood out, is plunging deeper into the mainstream. Besides the storied Beetle, it cranked out generations of jewel-like Jettas and premium-class Passats that were great to drive, but too often had ...
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Mercedes-Benz has updated its workhorse E-Class sedan and wagon for 2014 with new safety technology, sportier styling, and a new four-cylinder diesel that will offer, for the first time, a four-wheel-drive version. The new 190-hp diesel ...
At the Detroit Auto Show this week BMW showed the next-generation 3 Series-based coupe. Although officially just a concept, this is the car that apart from the door handles, side mirrors and rear apron will replace the 3 Series coupe in ...
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The top dog of the Dart sedan lineup, the Dart GT, was revealed today at the Detroit Auto Show, sporting mostly cosmetic enhancements: LED tail lamps, integrated dual exhaust, projector headlights and body-colored door handles. Inside, ...
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Saar Gillai HP has created a new unit to oversee the company’s cloud services and software products, in apparent recognition of the trend toward cloud computing. The new unit, called the HP Converged Cloud unit, will be headed by ...
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Despite a major push by rival Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard has held onto its position as the top seller of PCs worldwide, according to IDC. The researcher Thursday reported that HP maintained its worldwide PC lead in the fourth quarter despite ...
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Computerworld - After seeing 18 key IT staffers suddenly quit to take new jobs at General Motors, Hewlett-Packard has asked a Texas court for permission to depose two former managers to find out if employment contracts were violated. HP ...
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Ross introduced a new multi-purpose laboratory mixer model, the HSM-100LCI-T. This bench-top unit is offered with interchangeable mixing attachments including batch and inline rotor/stator sets, various size disperser blades and propellers. ...
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WesternZagros Resources has awarded a contract for two 2,000 horse-power drilling rigs with a leading North American drilling contractor. The two rigs have been contracted to drill the Hasira-1 well, the Baram-1 well and subsequent wells ...
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Chevrolet introduced the 2014 Corvette Stingray ahead of the action-packed Detroit auto show, revealing sharp-edged styling, more power, a better-dressed interior, and impressive materials technology. Corvette history is full of body and ...
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Jeep is giving Grand Cherokee customers some awesome options for the 2014 model year: "Would you like power or fuel economy? Or, perhaps boatloads of torque?" If you're a fan of extended road trips, as I am, the 2014 Grand ...
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Computerworld - Microsoft will issue an emergency update to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) in the next two weeks to fix a flaw criminals have been using for more than a month, researchers said Tuesday. The company will ...
IDG News Service - Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system failed to provide a spark to PC sales during last year's fourth quarter, with worldwide unit shipments falling by 6.4% compared to the same quarter in 2011, according to research by ...
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At CES this year, HP is showing the Officejet Pro X Color MFP, an office all-in-one inkjet that the company spokesperson at the event says will print 70 pages per minute. She said that laser printers are able to print that quickly, but this ...
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Despite a major push by rival Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard has held onto its position as the top seller of PCs worldwide, according to IDC. The researcher Thursday reported that HP maintained its worldwide PC lead in the fourth quarter despite ...
Tags: Lenovo, Hewlett Packard, PC, PC sales, company news