For the first time since it redefined the smartphone market in 2007 with the launch of the iPhone, Apple will sell two distinctly different versions of the handset intended to attract consumers in different markets. “The iPhone 5 ...
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Pep Boys–Manny, Moe & Jack posted net income of $5.4 million on net sales of $527.6 million for its 13-week second quarter ended Aug. 3, 2013. That compares to income of $33 million on sales of $525.7 million for the same period last ...
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Lee Biing-jye, chairman of Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar, has indicated he does not object to partnerships or technology transfers between Taiwan- and China-based LED makers because Taiwan's LED industry should be ...
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GlaxoSmithKline is to sell its drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd (SBF), the Japanese consumer goods company, for GBP 1.35 billion (AUD 2.4b) in cash. It is expected that the transaction will be completed by ...
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China as a market for international firms is growing in size and importance by the day. Doing business here, however, can still be a huge pain. At least that is the view of European companies operating in the country, according to a ...
About 40,000 tons of recycled glass are processed through a Rumpke facility in Dayton every year, destined for a second life as insulation or another go-round as a container for your Coke. That’s the equivalent of 180 million 12-ounce ...
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Semiconductor laser developer BinOptics Corp, Ithaca, NY, USA, has incorporated its patented Etched Facet Technology (EFT) into a variety of silicon photonic applications. The company says creating indium phosphide-based lasers and other ...
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US-based Avanir Pharmaceuticals (AVNR) has entered into a settlement agreement with the US unit of Indian drugmaker Wockhardt to resolve pending patent litigation in response to Wockhardt's abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) seeking ...
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Supporters of a mattress recycling bill stand amid used mattresses on the steps of the California State Capitol. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid a backdrop of used mattresses, supporters of a mattress recycling measure backed by the ...
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Yahoo received more than 30,000 requests from seventeen different countries around the world for user data in the first half of this year, resulting in more than 25,000 instances of data disclosure, it said Friday in its first transparency ...
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Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
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Peru’s National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI) has reiterated that it is conducting investigation on Chinese clothing imports and US cotton imports under the framework of the ...
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The VDO RoadLog "EOBR Mandate Solution" video demonstrates how easily fleets and independents can meet HOS compliance. Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket offers a new educational video that demonstrates how the new VDO RoadLog ...
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A majority of U.S. Internet users polled in a recent survey report taking steps to remove or mask their digital footprints online, according to a report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project and Carnegie Mellon University. ...
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When outfitting your office space, you'll probably be faced with the question of whether to purchase whiteboards or corkboards. We know your funds are limited, so we created a guide to outline the pros and cons of each as well as the ...
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