The success of Avengers Assemble last year is being supplemented by fresh activity in 2013 and beyond to drive kids into toy stores. Marvel has told ToyNews about its Avengers sustaining programme and plans for fresh animated TV ...
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Jazwares has announced today the appointment of Bill Graham as vice president of marketing and product innovation. In his new role Graham will oversee all marketing activities for the company and ‘lead the charge on product ...
GaAs solar material maker Alta Devices boasts solar cells with an efficiency of 28.8%, but perhaps even more astonishing is the fact it can produce GaAs cells that are only 1-micron thick, which opens up the possibility of a whole new field ...
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The Russian government's energy commission will discuss licensing issues, including changes to the license for the Trebs and Titov field, as well as ways to tackle oil spills at its next meeting, likely to take place in February, Russia's ...
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Nokia's net costs for adopting Windows Phone as its smartphone operating system platform are set to rocket as Microsoft's "platform support payments" to Nokia start to decline, while Lumia sales have failed to ramp up sufficiently to cover ...
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The International Trade Commission has upheld a General Exclusion Order recommended by an administrative judge regarding film, video and photographic LED lighting product patents held by Litepanels, Inc. of Van Nuys, California. The Vitec ...
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GB Toys, Golden Bear’s older kids division, has announced that it has been awarded a UK deal for distribution rights for a new One Direction gift collection along with licensee rights to develop a brand new range of 1D bears. The ...
Want to tell the world how good your business is? Austrade, through Australia Unlimited, is giving Australian manufacturers an opportunity to promote themselves nationally and internationally by submitting stories as part of its new ...
Agilent Technologies Inc and SRI International have announced they have signed a licensing agreement to offer laboratory research customers a package that combines Agilent’s latest release of GeneSpring GX, GeneSpring NGS, Mass ...
Research In Motion’s (RIM) stock prices soared this week, following speculation, rumours and high hopes about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch next week. RIM’s stock price has been languishing in the $11-$12 range on the ...
The Australian Securities Exchange has appointed high-profile former Treasury secretary Ken Henry to its board as financial regulators consider ending the exchange's monopoly on post-trade clearing services. Dr Henry, who quit his post at ...
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Videogame maker Atari, which delighted a generation with vintage masterpieces such as Pong, Centipede and Lunar Lander, is immersed in its own life and death struggle. With arcade games predating the birth of many current generation ...
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Underground Toys is to continue making its Star Wars Talking Plush toys (previously a ‘Best Toy’ at the Licensing Awards) after resigning with Lucas Licensing. Also showcasing on the Undergound stand will be the new four-inch ...
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Nokia is embracing the 3D printing community by releasing files that will let smartphone users create their own custom shells. Owners of its Lumia 820 smartphone will be the first to have the opportunity, the company said in a blog post ...
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Lands' End is at legal loggerheads with its longtime payroll software vendor over how much longer the clothier can lawfully use the application, with $1 million in potential fees hanging in the balance. Lands' End signed a 20-year ...
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