In its eighth year, the Shaw Contract Group Design Is… Award program honors architecture and design firms that are changing the very idea of what design is. This year, Shaw Contract Group introduced Market Awards, representing the ...
Intel's upcoming Atom tablet chip code-named Bay Trail will be repurposed for use in the company's Celeron and Pentium chips for entry-level laptops, desktops and all-in-ones, Intel said on Friday. Intel's Bay Trail chip is based on the ...
Microsoft will have another shot at tempting businesses to try Windows 8 after it rolls out the "Blue" update later this year, analysts said Thursday. Windows 8.1, as the free update has been branded, will ship as a preview on June 26, ...
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Q: What is daylighting? A: Daylighting refers to using the direct and reflected sunlight to naturally illuminate building interiors. Many people choose to incorporate daylighting into their interior designs to capture the warm lighting ...
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GE Edison Award recognizes Vintry Fine Wines project by L’Observatoire International. Cathode Lighting Systems is pleased to announce that Hervé Descottes, Jeff Taylor and Jessica Tchah of L’Observatoire International ...
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Wolverhampton City Council has announced it will save £3.4m over the next two years by selecting UNIT 4's Agresso Local Government ERP platform. Underpinning the council's five-year "FutureWorks" modernisation programme - which is ...
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With its classic rivalry with the Falcon heading for an end, the new Holden VF Commodore must continue to fight another battle: relevancy. With the majority of Australian car buyers either wanting to sit in something smaller or ...
MICROSOFT today has launched its long awaited Windows 8 Surface Pro tablet computer in Australia. It will be available from today in two configurations: a 64GB standalone version for $999 and a 128GB standalone version priced at $1,099. ...
Looking at historical trends and performance benchmarks, a team of researchers in Spain have concluded that smartphone chips could one day replace the more expensive and power-hungry x86 processors used in most of the world's top ...
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The creator of popular open-source database MySQL, Michael "Monty" Widenius, wants to see the now-Oracle-owned product disappear from the earth within the next five years" - displaced by his own alternative, MariaDB. Speaking to Computing ...
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Architecture studio Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has designed the “Optical Glass House” in Hiroshima, Japan, that aims to acoustically protect residents from the main road outside, whilst providing light and views for the residents ...
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Energy efficient lighting leader recognized for 5-inch Aperture Eco-Downlight LED and Eco-Invizilite CSL® (Creative Systems Lighting), pioneers of recessed downlighting and leaders in energy efficient lighting, has received the ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is pleased to announce that more than 30 of the world’s most respected companies, ranging from banks and retail corporations to architecture firms and technology companies, are showing their ...
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Apple's lowest-priced MacBook Air was out of stock on Amazon.com as of Friday, hinting that rumors of a refresh in two weeks are on target. The 11.6-in. MacBook Air with 64GB of storage space -- Apple's least expensive laptop -- was ...
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The European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN, is on the verge of signing a new contract for IT service management (ITSM) software with ServiceNow - as long as the vendor provides enough visibility to ensure that CERN will not be ...
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