Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it has begun to integrate its hardware and management systems with Google Apps. The announcement was part of CEO Meg Whitman's nearly hour-long presentation at the company's big user conference here. She ...
Phones are smart so why can't table lamps be smart too? Smart meaning capable of more than they were originally designed for. Sure a table lamp was meant to illuminate, but what if it could do more than just that? What if your table lamp ...
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Intel this year plans to sell a set-top box and Internet-based streaming media service that will bundle TV channels for subscribers, but its plans will likely face hurdles from the 800-pound gorillas of the streaming media market. In ...
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Biopharmaceutical company ThromboGenics' Jetrea has received approval from UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the treatment of some adults with vitreomacular traction (VMT), a rare eye condition. Known as ...
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If Apple has anything to say about it, the future of the notebook will be long and healthy. And it will be exemplified in the new versions of the MacBook Air, announced during Apple's?WWDC 2013?keynote, and?available immediately.? Based ...
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Demand for SAS-based higher education courses is so high that only a small percentage of prospective students who apply for qualifications in the subject at university actually get a place at an institution, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight has told ...
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Sapphire is currently used in some exotic, luxury phones. However, the sapphire price reduction combined with the massive adoption of touch screens in smartphones have stimulated the interest of cell phone OEMS for this material. Crystal ...
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Promising mowers that "turn on a dime and save time," Toro is touting claims that its Timecutter SS zero-turn radius mowers can reduce mowing time by 45 percent. In an online demonstration a Timecutter, which can can reach ground speeds of ...
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Tablet ownership as of May 2013 is closing in on a majority of Americans who are online, eight to 64, across the United States, with 44 percent of the population owning a tablet in their household - up from 30 percent in 2012 - a 47 ...
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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a U.S. National Security Agency surveillance program targeting customers of Verizon Communications. The ACLU's lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District ...
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Sony's Open SmartWatch Project will make it possible for developers to create and install alternative software on the Sony SmartWatch. Smart watches have been in the spotlight recently, with reports that Apple, Google and Samsung are all ...
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New Windows PCs have always been the main attraction at Computex, the annual trade show in Taipei. But notable on the show floor this year is the growing presence of Google's Android OS, which is creeping into more and more tablets, ...
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A series of blunders by Microsoft have paved the way for Sony's PlayStation 4 console to capture the top spot in year-end holiday sales. "In terms of the initial sales of Xbox One and the PS4 I think the $100 price difference will make a ...
Over the years, there has been a sharp decline in imports of cotton made by Russia and Japan, which were the world's leading cotton importers in 1990. In 2012, China and Bangladesh were the world's top importers of cotton, while Russia ...
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A three-wheeled wheelchair was built in 1655 or 1680 by a disabled German man, Stephan Farffler, who wanted to be able to maintain his mobility. Since he was a watch-maker, he was able to create a vehicle that was powered by hand cranks. ...
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