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Apple store protests taking place around the world Thursday

Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Protesters descended on Apple stores around the world, including in Washington, on Thursday to protest labor conditions at the company’s manufacturing facilities in China. The issue has become a thorny one for Apple after the factories that make its products experienced explosions in 2011 and worker suicides in 2010

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Apple juggernaut gets little investor respect

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Apple is worth $415 billion, putting it neck and neck with Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company. But by standard Wall Street measures, its stock is a bargain.

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Promark Technology to Offer NexGen Storage Systems

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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NexGen Storage and Promark Technology, a premier Value Added Distributor, today announced a new distribution relationship under which Promark Technology will distribute the world’s first midrange SAN powered by Fusion-io.

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Even Apple T-Shirts Have a Cult Following

Friday, December 9, 2011

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Hundreds of Apple fanboys and fangirls snaked through the corridors of Grand Central Terminal on Friday morning, and while some eagerly awaited the ribbon-cutting of the world's largest Apple, at least a few dozen just wanted a new T-shirt. In The Wall Street Journal's words, "It is a ritual that is part of a cult around Apple's T-shirts." In our eyes, it's just more evidence that the Apple's ...

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Apple accepts payment in China’s yuan currency

Monday, November 21, 2011

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Apple has started accepting payment in China's yuan currency through its online store, opening it up to the biggest Internet market in the world, company officials said Monday.

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From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Killer Elite

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite is a gritty battle between guns-for-hire that has been hailed as "one of the best action thrillers of the year!" by Richard Roeper, ReelzChannel.  Pitting two of the world's most elite...

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HIT Expands Its Broadcast, Home Entertainment, Digital Presence In Australia

Sunday, October 16, 2011

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14 OCTOBER 2011, LONDON: HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners, has today announced an extensive deal with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that gives the broadcaster additional TV rights to over 60 hours of programming from HIT’s vast catalogue of quality children’s shows.

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London 2012 organizers say technology in place can withstand danger of cyber attacks

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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LONDON — Olympic organizers say the technology systems for next year’s games have tested well and can withstand the danger of cyber attacks.

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Technology Newsmaker Q&A: Brent Berman

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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Brent Berman is the eData and Catalog Manager at Federal-Mogul Corp. He spoke to Aftermarket Business World about his work on the AAIA Technology committee and some of Federal-Mogul?s internal technology initiatives.

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Firewall™ Water Purification Technology by Waterlogic Exceeds All Expectations

Friday, August 26, 2011

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Waterlogic Firewall™ water purifying technology has exceeded all expectations of some of the world’s top research laboratories. The unique technology has been tested and reviewed ...

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Toilet Technology, Rethought in a Gates Foundation Contest

Sunday, August 14, 2011

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A competition sponsored by the Gates Foundation asks researchers to create inexpensive new toilets that could eventually serve much of the world’s population.

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Should Apple buy Hulu?

Monday, July 25, 2011

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Apple is reportedly eyeing the site that promises to help people "enjoy the world's premium video content when, where, and how they want"

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Verisante Technology Inc. Joins OTCQX

Sunday, May 29, 2011

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OTC Markets Group Inc. , the financial information and technology services company that provides the world's largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks, today announced that Verisante Technology Inc.

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Green Technology Race Booming, but Not Yet in United States

Sunday, May 15, 2011

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It seems counterintuitive to think that China would be leading the green technology race. After all, the world watched as the country struggled with air pollution in the capital city during the Beijing Olympics. China has been notorious for its environmental disregard in many ways, but it appears that a turnaround is taking place, at least in its contribution to green technology.

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Apple usurps Google as world’s most valuable brand

Monday, May 9, 2011

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Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the Internet search leader, according to a new study by global brands agency Millward Brown.

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