Public companies subject to the SEC’s conflict minerals reporting requirements must file their first Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) by June 2, 2014. During the next several months, companies will need to make decisions concerning the ...
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Shaped like a lopsided headband, Google Glass is an unassuming piece of technology when you're holding it in your hands. You feel as if you can almost break it, testing its flexibility. Putting it on, though, is another story. Once you ...
Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million. The move will allow the popular Chinese-language social network to spin off from the Internet ...
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Several US ferrosilicon market participants believe the preliminary determination giving a 0% margin on imports of Russian ferrosilicon and a 27.27% margin for imports of Venezuelan material, announced Wednesday, could have a near-term ...
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The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of state consumer notification laws in the U.S. and renewed a push for a single national standard. Most U.S. states have ...
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The Commonwealth Cybergovernance Model adopted by ICT ministers from the 53-country Commonwealth of Nations this week could encourage African nations to move forward on controversial proposals to combat cybercrime and develop common ...
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The Kingston DataTraveler MicroDuo has a USB plug and a MicroUSB plug for easy file transfer between device and PC. Related Fountain Valley, Calif. - Kingston Digital has launched a combination USB/MicroUSB flash drive to expand the ...
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Nikon’s premiere professional DSLR model D4S delivers significant speed enhancements at a $6,495 suggested retail. Related Nikon Nikon Named Official Disney Parks Camera Nikon Nikon Unveils Df ‘Retro’ Full-Frame DSLR Nikon ...
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Elsewhere, Kansas lawmakers advance a bill that would exempt the state from the health law and some California lawmakers work to restore Medi-Cal cuts. The Oregonian: SEIU Withdraws Health Care Ballot Measures, Part Of Deal With ...
Tags: SEIU, Health Law, Health Insure, Medi-Cal Funding
Nokia is targeting emerging markets with three low-cost smartphones that use Google's Android operating system rather than the Windows Phone software from Microsoft, which is about to take over Nokia's handset business. Nokia will ditch ...
Samsung has revealed its Galaxy S5 will be resistant to water and dust, will feature a finger scanner and will have a 16MP camera at Samsung’s Unpacked event in Barcelona. The company’s president and CEO, JK Shin, took to the ...
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in the States welcomed President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will accelerate the implementation of a system to facilitate international trade in goods that meet American ...
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YRC Worldwide Inc. said it has completed $1.15 billion in new financing, including term and asset-backed loans that will reduce borrowing costs by $40 million to $50 million annually and extend debt maturities to 2019. The $700 million ...
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Relieving Stress at Your Desk Work-related stress is a very real and serious thing. According to a study by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 40% of workers reported their job “very or extremely ...
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A future update to Windows 8.1 has leaked online revealing new features. The early build of the update has been doing the rounds on file sharing websites ahead of its expected release date on 11th March. Currently known as Update 1, ...
Tags: Windows 8.1, PC, new software, update