They named it the "White City," the 1893 Columbia Exposition World's Fair in Chicago, because of the white plaster buildings lit by millions of new incandescent bulbs that lit up the fair grounds. It was the first bright lights, big city ...
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IDG News Service-Hoping to inspire tablet users to create more content with their devices,Samsung introduced a stylus-based tablet,called the Galaxy Note 10.1,which the company touts as more interactive than the market-leading Apple iPad. ...
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Indian Ice cream and frozen foods firm Vadilal Industries plans to invest INR306.2m($5.52m)to expand and modernize its production facilities. This project will cover the company's facilities in Gujarat,Uttar Pradesh,and its processed food ...
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Nestle's share price increased this morning (9 August) as the Kit-Kat maker booked an increase in first-half profit and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. The Swiss food giant reported an 8.9% increase in earnings of CHF5.12bn (US$5.26bn) ...
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The Motorola Photon Q features a slide-out Qwerty keyboard and a 4.3-in.touchscreen display.Computerworld-Sprint today announced it will sell the Motorola Photon Q smartphone for$199.99 and a two-year service plan starting on Sunday. ...
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The Missouri State Milk Board,Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services are warning consumers not to consume milk products produced by Shatto Dairy of Osborn due to improper pasteurization ...
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Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has today (3 August) reported a 7% increase in half-year sales. For the 26 weeks to 28 July, the retailer's overall sales increased by 7% versus the same period of last year. It did not provide data on ...
US-based ice cream and frozen dessert franchise Baskin-Robbins has introduced Gold Medal Ribbon,its August Flavor of the Month. Gold Medal Ribbon is a combination of vanilla flavored and chocolate ice creams swirled together with a ...
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Tesco is launching an extensive line line of Italian products through the Italiano range. The Italiano line includes pizzas, calzones, pizza crust dunkers, salad dressings, breads and pastas. With Italian food representing a sizeable ...
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Intel is porting the Android 4.1 operating system,also called Jelly Bean,to work on smartphones and tablets using low-power Atom processors,the company said this week. The company did not provide a time frame for when the Android 4.1 port ...
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RF and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Anadigics Inc of Warren,NJ,USA announced that it is shipping production volumes of its dual-band High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power(HELP3E)power amplifiers(AWC6323,AWC6325,and ALT6725)to Samsung Electronics ...
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Sony began sales today of unlocked versions of its Xperia NXT series of smartphones in the U.S., with prices ranging from $299.99 to $559.99. The three Android 2.3 smartphones -- the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U -- all work over HSPA ...
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Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurants has unveiled its new menu to celebrate its 40th anniversary.The new menu features five new entrees and two appetizers. Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurants president and chief operating officer Azam Malik said ...
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Australia-"The Prime Minister's Olympic Dinner has become the signature lead-up event in preparation for the Games-to recognise and support those who have been selected to represent Australia in London by raising vital additional funds to ...
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MIPS Technologies and China-based mobile system-on-chip firm Actions Semiconductor have announced a design in for an Android 4.0'Ice Cream Sandwich'tablet. The miumiu W1 tablet from China-based tablet manufacturer Ramos incorporates the ...