The Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Sami al-Araji, has signed a strategic memorandum of cooperation with the chairman of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), O Young Hu [Young Ho Oh], to increase ...
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At CES 2013, Panasonic has exhibited a 56-inch 4k OLED display. The company applied its own printing process to the display and cooperated with Sony in the development of the display's oxide semiconductor. Panasonic President Kazuhiro ...
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IDG News Service - Former President Bill Clinton made a surprise appearance at the International CES on Wednesday, where he talked a little about technology and a lot about hot-button political issues like the environment and gun control. ...
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LG Electronics (LG) today announced an all-new Magic Remote for its CINEMA 3D Smart TV lineup in advance of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The redesigned device adopts enhanced speech recognition capabilities that make ...
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LG Electronics, which helped usher in the age of gesture-based TV remotes a few years ago with its wand-style Magic Motion remote controls, is updating the technology with new control options and the ability to respond to more natural voice ...
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In a speech to be delivered today in Hong Kong, the Treasurer says he is due to hold further talks with Hong Kong financial secretary John Tsang this week in a bid to increase yuan investment and trade with Australia. The negotiations to ...
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Aaron Swartz, 26, hanged himself in his flat weeks before he was to go on trial on accusations that he stole millions of articles from an electronic archive to make them freely available. If convicted he faced decades in prison and a ...
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Yesterday, Amazon announced that it is bringing “Voice Guide” and “Explore by Touch”—two new accessibility features previously available on Kindle Fire HD 8.9”—to its new standard definition Kindle ...
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According to Zhang Xiaoqiang, the vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), cited by Xinhua, China's economy grew at a 7.7 percent rate in 2012, exceeding the 7.5 percent target set early last year. Quoting ...
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Does having a personalized home screen on your TV for every family member sound appealing? Panasonic hopes so, as its lineup of 2013 smart TVs come with My Home Screen, which provides quick access to the content used by each member of the ...
The outbreak of fungal meningitis due to a contaminated steroid has affected 490 people and caused 34 deaths, according to updated figures released earlier this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Update: As of Nov., ...
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CISA new president Xu Lejiang makes presentations at 2013 director (enlarged) meeting - transformation and upgrading in the pursuit of quality and efficiency On January 5, China Iron and Steel Association 2013 director (enlarged) meeting ...
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A range of Disney DreamPlay Toys that come to life when using a tablet or smartphone have been revealed. The Augmented Reality products, made by Jakks Pacific, were shown off for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las ...
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In a shot heard round the GM world,Mark Lynas,a pioneer in the anti-GM movement,came out as a full-fledged advocate of genetic crop modification. Speaking at a farming conference Jan.3,in Oxford,England,Lynas'blunt words served as both ...
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Panasonic on Tuesday showed off a 20-inch tablet with a 4K screen that can display images at a resolution of 3840-by-2160 pixels and is designed to improve multimedia tasks such as photo editing. The tablet was unveiled during a keynote ...
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