A sweeter offer for the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS reportedly has been approved by T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom. The improved bid reduces the amount of debt that the merged company would hold and the interest rate on ...
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Activaero has reported the positive results from its phase II trial in children with mild to moderate asthma. The proof-of-concept trial was conducted with Activaero's drug-device combination consisting of budesonide in liquid formulation ...
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Following its buy-out of solid-state storage maker Texas Memory Systems (TMS) last autumn, IBM today said it plans to make a $1 billion investment in flash development, a new line of all-flash appliances, and announced a flash deal with ...
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BlackBerry will have to work harder to get the word out about its new BlackBerry 10 operating system and smartphones, if a research firm's findings are any indicator. In a survey of 1,500 U.S. consumers by MKM partners, 82.6 percent said ...
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T-Mobile USA is trying to boost the number of iPhone users on its network by offering the iPhone 5 without down payment to people who bring in their iPhone 4 and 4S smartphones for a trade-in which could also earn them up to $120 in ...
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The Audi S3 Sportback is set to undercut its German hot-hatch rivals with a circa-$65K starting price when it launches locally in December. Audi Australia today confirmed it will offer both six-speed manual and six-speed S tronic ...
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Several Canadian retailers and wireless carriers today began taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, which features a physical qwerty keyboard. However, there was no official word on when the Q10 will ship in Canada or the ...
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Italian luxury car maker Maserati has introduced the new Ghibli sports sedan prior to its global debut at the upcoming 2013 Shanghai Auto Show to be held in China. The new sports sedan is expected to be offered with two gasoline ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has introduced its new Panamera S E-hybrid sports car prior to its global debut at the upcoming Shanghai Auto Show to be held during 21 to 29 April 2013 in China. The new plug-in hybrid is ...
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Smartphones using the Android platform boosted their US market share in recent months, extending their lead over Apple's iPhone, a new survey shows. Android, the free mobile operating system from Google, accounted for 51.2 per cent of US ...
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You could blame the 2010 launch of the Volkswagen Polo GTI for the ongoing shift away from manual-transmission-equipped hot hatches to dual-clutch automatics. There’s a case to argue that it’s all going the wrong way ...
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Two Waste Management natural-gas powered trucks featuring custom EKOCYCLE graphics, along with representatives from several non-profit organizations, will encourage and educate fans to recycle. Now one person's recyclable item truly will ...
Pricing for the facelifted Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been released, with buyers set to save between $7000 to $23,000 compared with the previous model. At $79,900 (including GST, any LCT but excluding on-road costs)?the entry level ...
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Sierra Wireless has launched the AirLink LS300 gateway, which can be used to connect things as varied as trucks or soda machines to a wireless network. Sierra's earlier gateways have been used in a wide variety of machine-to-machine ...
The BMW 640d Gran Coupe has been released, adding the first ever diesel-powered 6 Series to the local line-up. Available from March production priced from $184,800 (plus on-road costs), the BMW 640d Gran Coupe is set to join the existing ...
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