Xinhua reported that small scale chrome miners in Zimbabwe have failed to set up a single smelter, almost two years after the government banned exports of raw chrome to encourage value addition to the mineral resource. Mines and Mining ...
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Even Apple has been hit by the computer sales tailspin in the U.S., research firms IDC and Gartner said yesterday. The two companies projected that U.S. Mac sales during the quarter ending Sept. 30 were down from the same period the year ...
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Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs and into c, it was claimed this week. Dial-up supercomputing services are making it possible for smaller companies to analyse vast quantities of data, run engineering ...
Bloomberg cited LLX Logistica SA, the Brazilian port operator headed by billionaire Mr Eike Batista saying that the most in a week after agreeing to lease space at its Acu complex to the local unit of French steel pipe maker Vallourec SA. ...
Tags: LLX Logistica SA, steel pipe, steel market, steel
The sixth and latest version of OpenStack software, code named Folsom is generally available today with new support for next-generation software-defined networking (SDN) baked in as a core component. OpenStack backers say Folsom continues ...
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LTE data speeds with the new LTE-ready iPhone 5 are many times faster than speeds over older 3G networks, according to delighted users, who praised the data speeds in interviews and in online forums. One Verizon Wireless customer with a ...
Tags: LTE data speeds, LTE, iPhone 5, older 3G networks
Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5 – the technology that underpins the next generation of the web. Organisations should start evaluating HTML5 now and assess its effect on customers' web browsing ...
Tags: HTML5, underlying back-end systems, underlying IT systems, web
Allowing employees to bring their own devices to work is causing new challenges, including what happens when a device needs to be wiped or employees want to sell their smartphone or tablet. Mobile security and BYOD (bring your own device) ...
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Many of the country's largest companies lashed out at Microsoft this week, claiming that its decision to turn on the "Do Not Track" privacy feature in Internet Explorer 10 would "harm consumers, hurt competition, and undermine American ...
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An Italian startup backed by the Vatican Thursday launched a global portal for Catholic websites intended to provide reliable information for people seeking the truth about the Christian religion. The website, www.aleteia.org, takes its ...
Tags: Desktop Apps, Vatican, Europe, Catholic website
Anti-malware vendor Webroot has bet the company on cloud. In October of last year, the company stopped selling packaged software and moved to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. CEO Dick Williams says the switch improves the customer ...
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While hardware and components makers face economic hurdles, the picture for software is getting brighter, according to earnings reports from major vendors and mid-year market research polls. Vendors and analysts lay much of the blame for ...
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Tablets are now nearly as popular as desktops and laptops for buying items on the Web, according to data from Web merchandising firm Monetate. In the second quarter of 2012, 3.17% of tablet users on the Web made an online purchase, while ...
Tags: Tablets, desktops, laptops, Web Purchases
A sophisticated cyber surveillance tool that monitors financial transactions with Middle Eastern banks was probably built by or under the auspices of a government, security researchers said today. Early Thursday, Moscow-based Kaspersky ...
Tags: cyber, financial transactions, Middle Eastern, banks, security
Apple sold more PCs worldwide last quarter -- 21 million -- than any rival, retaking the lead it lost the quarter before, U.K.-based Canalys said yesterday. And because Microsoft lacks a tablet operating system, sales of Windows-powered ...
Tags: Apple, PCs, Microsoft, tablet operating system