In a neighborly gesture, Google, with the help of a local development association, is rolling out free public Wi-Fi to the area surrounding its New York City offices. The Wi-Fi network, covering more than eight blocks in the bustling ...
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IDG News Service - Qualcomm called on some big names Monday to ensure its opening-night keynote at the International CES wasn't a dud. Steve Ballmer, Big Bird, the pop group Maroon5, and even former Archbishop Desmond Tutu all made ...
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Think you eat too fast? A new, high-tech utensil, the HAPIFork, will let you know. It tracks how fast you eat, with the idea that the information will help you slow down so you lose weight and control acid reflux, among other health ...
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Qualcomm called on some big names Monday to ensure its opening-night keynote at the International CES wasn't a dud.Steve Ballmer,Big Bird,the pop group Maroon5,and even former Archbishop Desmond Tutu all made appearances to keep things ...
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NICKEL is on track to end 2012 as the worst performing base metal and 2013 doesn't look much better. In fact, the only hope for existing nickel producers is that some of the emerging operations strike technical problems in their ...
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Reuters reported that two Chinese companies have reached a deal to build a 400 km (250 mile) rail line, a steel plant and a sea port in Cambodia worth a combined USD 11.2 billion in what would be by far the impoverished country's ...
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The aluminium scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at 292,281 metric tonnes in 2010 and is expected to reach 593,434 metric tonnes in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate of 10.6%. The aluminium recycling market is at a ...
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The aluminium recycling market is at a nascent stage in the GCC, as it is predominantly an export driven market; but it is growing. According to Frost & Sullivan, the aluminium scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at ...
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SteelOrbis talked with Israeli scrap supplier Arbel Steel's managing director Izak Istrik about the Israeli scrap and steel markets at the recent SteelOrbis Spring'12 Conference and 66th IREPAS Meeting held in London. Can you give us an ...
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Fitch Ratings said that vehicle sales in Europe are likely to fall for a sixth straight year in 2013, extending damaging price wars as mass-market manufacturers seek to protect their market share. In contrast, US and Asian manufacturers ...
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Two starkly different views of rural America and U.S.agriculture emerged in recent weeks—one hopeful and optimistic,the other discouraging and maybe even a bit cynical. Starting with the bad news,USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced ...
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After recovering strongly from 2009 with growth of 22% in 2010, the gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate market slowed sharply in 2011, rising just 4% to nearly $360m, due to weak demand in RF circuits (handsets and WLANs) and in ...
The construction industry shed 2.2 million workers between January 2007 and last year. So now there's an overabundance of them eager for jobs, right? Wrong. Contractors are struggling with shortages of workers as the home-building market ...
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FERA Intl. Corp., bridging the gap between technical and fashion-forward active apparel since 1978, is pleased to announce that it has adopted NuORDER as its online wholesale system. NuORDER is a robust online platform that allows buyers ...
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The worldwide chip market dropped from being labeled "stagnant" to "in a slump" this year, with one analyst firm downgrading its forecast to a level that puts the entire year in a decline. IHS iSuppli announced Monday that it is ...
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