Europe's top court ruled Thursday that it is legal for countries to impose a levy on printer manufacturers in order to compensate rights holders for unauthorized reproduction of their work. Under European Union law, authors and other ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
PayPal, which claims more than 128 million active accounts in 193 markets and 25 currencies around the globe, is now looking at outer space. As space tourism is expected to take off, PayPal is exploring what payment systems will be like ...
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Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced the move today (28 June) which follows a consultation that was held last year to gauge public opinion. He said shoppers would be encouraged to reuse carrier bags to cut down on the 750 ...
DuPont launched a new Science & Technology speakers bureau in conjunction with its annual Technology Conference this week in Iowa. The conference brings together scientists, engineers and marketers from around the globe for a week of ...
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THEY?RE highly successful as consumer devices, but is Apple?s iPad cutting the mustard in the business world? Yesterday two restaurants in inner Sydney were spruiking the benefits of using Apple's iPad to manage everything from the taking ...
The office is a place where employees must feel alert and engaged to be at their best, but often overlooked is lighting—a simple factor influencing not only everyday operations but occupant comfort and the effectiveness with which ...
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A virtual forum called IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (OnlineGreenComm 2013) will hold its third annual event from October 29 - 31. It will consist of sessions devoted to the development of next wave green communications and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, green communications
After Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP), now the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has become a centre of criticism with publication of a report by 'Earthworks' titled 'More Shine than Substance' recently. 'Earthworks' is a ...
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Dutch textile and clothing sector bodies Inretail, VGT and MODINT have prepared a joint plan of action for further sustainability of the apparel sector. The action plan was presented to the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Trade and ...
Politicians in a Swedish town have proposed building a glass enclosure in the main square so that alcoholics and drug users can socialise without causing a public disturbance. The motion tabled this week by two local politicians in ...
About a third of the country's baby formula businesses will be axed, in what experts are calling a major consolidation of the industry. The government has been trying to revive the industry since the 2008 melamine scandal, but consumer ...
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Mozilla has effectively postponed Firefox's controversial third-party cookie-blocking policy for several months. Yesterday, the open-source developer announced it was collaborating with a new initiative, dubbed "Cookie Clearinghouse," or ...
CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA RELEASE Renowned glass artist to create world-first book with Creative New Zealand Craft/Object Fellowship Creative New Zealand is pleased to confirm veteran glass artist, Garry Nash, as the recipient of the ...
Mr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao, a member of the Lok Sabha representing Eluru constituency in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has taken charge as the new Textiles Minister in the Indian Government. Speaking to reporters soon ...
Oxford Photovoltaics (Oxford PV), has been named the winner of the Innovation Award at British Renewable Energy Awards ceremony, held by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) in London. A technology start-up business and spin-out from ...
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