261. Mine safety agency's "impact inspections" find more coal dustissues.
September 21, 2012
Targeted mine inspections of some of the most nation's mosttroubled mines continue to find some of the same problems that ledto the launch of federal impact inspection blitz. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and HealthAdministration has been conducting "impact inspections," targetedinspe...
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262. A facemask marketed as a highly preventative measure againstcontracting h1n1 is a dud, the top drug
September 20, 2012
Fake A/H1N1 mask maker uncovered .cn 09-11-12 14:50 A facemask marketed as a highly preventative measure againstcontracting H1N1 is a dud, the top drug authority announcedyesterday. A boy wears a mask before receiving an Influenza A (H1N1)vaccine at a hospital in Taipei, Taiwan on November 9, 20...
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263. Mozilla considers h.264 video support after google's webm fails togain traction
September 19, 2012
Mozilla's director of research Andreas Gal has proposed enablingmobile H.264 video decoding via hardware or the underlyingoperating system, signaling the end to the group's war on theApple-led H.264 video codec. The move is necessitated by the overall lack of support forGoogle's WebM video codec, ...
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264. Apple wants to patent glass design of upper west side nyc store
September 19, 2012
Apple continues to seek patents for the designs of itsone-of-a-kind flagship retail stores, with the latest applicationrelated to the curved glass roof of the Upper West Side location inNew York City. The details of the Upper West Side store are revealed in a new patent application published this ...
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265. Microsoft to invest $300m in barnes & noble's nook e-book platform
September 19, 2012
Microsoft announced on Monday that it will take a $300 millionstake in bookseller Barnes & Noble's digital Nook e-book business,potentially paving the way for a new spin-off company. The new partnership will create a subsidiary that will include notonly the Nook business, but also Barnes & Noble's...
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266. Dutch developers win contest with spotify cover scanner mash-up
September 18, 2012
A team of Dutch developers won a 30-hour hacking challenge at theNext Web conference Thursday with a service that uses a webcam toscan album covers in the database of online streaming music serviceSpotify. The service, called Covify, scans the covers and matches them withSpotify's library. "We l...
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267. Nokia's n9, meego and all that: a nokia n9 review of sorts
September 18, 2012
I recently had the chance to spend some quality time with the NokiaN9: The glittering debut and sad curtain close for the Finnishphone company's MeeGo efforts. As you would expect from a flagshipNokia handset, it's extremely well-built, with a lovely 'all-screendesign' (there are no buttons on th...
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268. Takeover of eww provides platform for growth - ruukki group
September 18, 2012
Ruukki Group has unveiled plans to consolidate ownership of itsspecialty alloys operations in a EUR 25.3 million deal with 28.49%shareholder Kermas. Ruukki will pay EUR 17.3 million to acquire German ferrochromemaker Elektrowerk Weisweiler and a further EUR 8 million to end anagreement to share the...
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269. Walmart joins forces with marvel's the avengers to transform stores into a super hero's playground
September 17, 2012
BENTONVILLE, Ark. , April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans of Marvel's The Avengers , prepare for game play! Beginning today, in advance of the filmrelease of Marvel's The Avengers on May 4 , only Walmart customers will have access to the Super HeroAugmented Reality (AR) game featuring their fa...
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270. Developers remain optimistic of hainan's property market
September 17, 2012
HAINAN: Since gaining popularity as a tourist destination, China'sHainan island has seen a boom in property development projects. Property projects are sprouting up rapidly in Hainan such thatthere's hardly any space left undeveloped. And developers continue to be optimistic of the property marke...
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