Microsoft is making $2bn every year in patent licensing for Android, according to Nomura financial analyst Rick Sherlund. However, the 95 per cent profit margins it enjoys as a result of the popularity of Android is covering up deep ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, xBox, Skype, Mobile
Six-wheeled AATVs The term "ATV" was originally coined to refer to non-straddle ridden six-wheeled amphibious ATVs such as the Jiger produced by the Jiger Corporation, the Amphicat produced by Mobility Unlimited Inc, and the Terra Tiger ...
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has called off the ban placed on European beef opening the market for export after nearly 16 years. The USDA had refrained imports of any EU beef, including deboned beef earlier in 1997 ...
China has unveiled a five-year plan for its emerging shale gas industry as the government seeks to replicate the US success in extraction of the cleaner-burning unconventional fuel. The 2011-2015 plan, made public yesterday by the ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, gas
Dormeuil and The Woolmark Company have unveiled ‘iconik’ at the Long Museum in Shanghai. The latest masterpiece from the house of Dormeuil, ‘iconik’ is made from superfine Australian Merino wool and certified by The ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims has given the regulator's perspective on the debate surrounding the market share held by the two major supermarket chains. Mr Sims was speaking at the Australian Food and ...
A ban on State purchases of vegetable oil processed from imported rapeseeds is to protect domestic farmers' economic interests and does not mean the government is concerned about the safety of genetically modified food, an industry insider ...
Tags: Oil, Agriculture, Food, vegetable oil
Plum Organics, a US-based baby food producer, is all set to launch three of its ranges in the UK baby food market. The range will include Greek-style yogurt line, organic wholegrain mixes and wafer snacks. Available in three variants, ...
Tags: Plum Organics, Baby Food
Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), a leader in social sector development through impact investment, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, marked the successful completion of its technical assistance project with East Bali Cashews ...
Tags: Impact Investment, Food
French workers start to worry about the abortion of ban aganist shops' openning on Sundays, as well as working 35 hour every week. But some Chinese immigrants are confused about that. They believe that they will get paid if they work. 35 ...
Tags: Workers'Hours, Chinese immigrants
ATDynamics has come out with a new AutoDeploy system for its popular trailer tails, which deploys the tails when the truck reaches 35 mph and closes them at slower speeds. The announcement was made at the American Trucking Associations ...
Tags: Trailer Tail, Auto Parts, Transportation
Women in Saudi Arabia are planning to take to the roads on October 26 in protest of the country’s ban on female drivers. An online petition has attracted more than 15,700 signatures since being launched less than four weeks ago, ...
Tags: Saudi Women, National Driving Ban
Bangladesh’s central bank, Bangladesh Bank, has announced creation of a Tk 1 billion refinance fund for the country’s jute sector. Addressing a press conference, Bangladesh Bank’s deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury ...
Tags: jute sector, Bangladesh Bank
Packs of cigarettes containing less than 20 sticks and pouches less than 20g of tobacco are to be banned. The parliament also voted to ban methanol cigarettes and health warnings covering 65% of cigarette packs will be introduced by the EU. ...
Tags: Tobacco Packs
South Korea has imposed ban on the imports of beef from the US after finding a banned feed additive, zilpaterol, in a 22-ton meat shipment. Zilpaterol is a feed ingredient used to boost marketable meat in cattle. Due to raising concerns ...
Tags: Beef Imports, banned feed additive