MasterCard didn't make a peep earlier this month when word leaked that Beijing had halted the company's transactions in renminbi. Leaked documents didn't show when the payments were terminated, but the central bank effectively stopped the ...
Tags: MasterCard, Foreign Firms, Credit Cards
Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, announced Haggar Clothing Co. has selected and implemented Epicor Retail Software to support the ...
Tags: Haggar Clothing, Epicor, Expansion
Mozilla today shipped Firefox 22,enabling the in-browser audio-video calling standard WebRTC and switching on a new JavaScript module that promises to speed up Web apps. The update also included patches for 17 security ...
It's rare for a cell phone to explode or seriously overheat—but if it does, it can cause a fire or leave serious burns. Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, today joined a call by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to have ...
The American Window Glass Co. played an important role in the history of Belle Vernon Borough, which is celebrating its 200th birthday this year. The firm also held a mark of distinction in the history of the United States. That was the ...
Tags: US, Glass, Belle Vernon
Jordan's Furniture has leased a 200,000-square-foot building here and plans to open its first Connecticut store on the property in 12 to 18 months, the New Haven Register reports. Eliot Tatelman, president and CEO of the Taunton, ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Sprint Nextel has offered and Clearwire has accepted a bid of $5 per share for the struggling wireless network provider, raising the stakes yet again in an expensive bidding war between Sprint and satellite service provider Dish Network. ...
Tags: Clearwire, Sprint Nextel, Wireless Network
WASHINGTON -- Unlike China and Europe, the U.S. has yet to adopt and fund an exascale development program, and concerns about what that means to U.S. security are growing darker and more dire. China's retaking of the global supercomputing ...
Tags: War Machines, Exascale
Now you don't have to depend on the store clerk at the health food store to help you compare and choose a dietary supplement. A free online database launched this week let's you check the label and browse the ingredients and claims of brand ...
Aging parents can have drastically different needs, and they might need an environment that is safer, easier to navigate and has more comfort features. Today many homes have become multi-generational as elderly parents are come to live ...
Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay calls for STCW audit assistance at GL Maritime Round Table Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 Germany and the EU cannot possibly have world-class efficient commercial ships manned by Filipinos today, and ...
Tags: Transportation
New legislation in New York City aims to regulate the use of 3D printers to make firearms, as the U.S. tries to cope with the possible proliferation online of drawings for making such arms. An organization, Defense Distributed, fired in ...
Tags: 3D Printed Arms, New York
With smart-phone theft reaching epidemic proportions, a coalition of more than 50 law enforcement agencies, scholars, consumer advocates—including Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports—and others is demanding ...
SolarAid has been selected to receive a £400,000 Global Impact Award from Google’s Global Impact Challenge. The charity says the Award, which is decided by a panel of judges including Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Richard ...
Tags: Global Impact Award, Lighting
The SOS Mobile Watch for elderly users is another piece of wrist tech wizardry we've been trialling. Developed by Sydney brothers Peter and Paul Apostolis, the watch contains a SIM card and GPS chip. In an emergency, an elderly wearer can ...