October retail sales data released this week by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) were down sequentially and up annually. The Department of Commerce reported that October retail sales at ...
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One in three physicians planned to buy the iPad Mini even when its existence was just a rumor,according to a poll of doctors by medical app developer Epocrates. According to 90%of the respondents to the survey,the smaller size of the ...
Computerworld-Microsoft has confirmed what many had suspected,that it didn't offer a 16GB Surface RT tablet because there would have been virtually no room for customer content on the device. According to a FAQ published Monday,a 32GB ...
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Microsoft makes more than$300 on each Surface RT tablet it sells,showing that the company has adopted the business model of its rival,Apple,analysts said yesterday. According to IHS iSuppli,which disassembled a 32GB Surface to estimate ...
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Along with the long-awaited iPad Mini announcement today,Apple revealed what it called its Fusion Drive,which combines the high performance of NAND flash memory with the storage capacity of a hard disk drive(HDD). The Fusion Drive will be ...
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Spectra Logic ctape library just the ticket for car park firm Essex-based car parking provider Empark has selected a Spectra Logic T50e tape library to upgrade storage of business-critical data. The Stansted company has more than 3,000 ...
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Spectra Logic tape library just the ticket for car park firm Essex-based car parking provider Empark has selected a Spectra Logic T50e tape library to upgrade storage of business-critical data. The Stansted company has more than 3,000 ...
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BPF Director-General Peter Davis speaking yesterday at the Global Polymer Innovation Expo (GPIE) in Columbus, Ohio said the world has plentiful oil and gas reserves and global polyolefins capacity should be sufficient to meet demand growth ...
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A year after a flooding disaster in Thailand took out a large portion of hard disk drive production, the industry has fully recovered with shipments to the computer market expected to hit a record level this year. According to market ...
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The iPhone 5 is"geometrically more complex"than Apple's previous smartphones,a teardown expert said today after taking apart the company's newest device. "Across the board,this is geometrically more complex,and very,very interesting,"said ...
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August retail sales showed growth at a time when consumers are still being cautious with discretionary spending,according to data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation. Commerce reported that ...
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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association(NEMA)published ANSI C136.1 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Filament Lamps—A Guide for Selection. This is a guide for the proper selection of ...
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The CAGR of the semiconductor market for 2011-16 will be double that of the preceding five years, says IC Insights. Memory will drive the accelerated growth rate. NAND flash is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 16.6% until 2016 and DRAM is ...
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Average retail pricing for US flat-panel televisions rose to the highest level in two-and-a-half years during the second quarter,driven by the growing proportion of TV sets bearing advanced features and large display sizes,according to IHS ...
The wireless IC market will grow 10%to$72.6bn in 2012,says IHS,compared to the 3%growth expected for the overall semi industry,however 'The continual adoption by IDMs of an asset-light manufacturing model is now working against their ...
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