Date: Fri, 24. June 2011 01:52:03

Reuters - Trouble with new technologies including a clunky control system for its radios pounded Ford Motor Co's ranking in a closely watched quality ranking, just a year after the U.S. brand led its mass-market rivals.

Date: Mon, 5. January 2009 03:54:16

As the year comes to a close, many spend time reflecting on the past 12 months as well as making resolutions about the coming year. As 2008 ends, what new dieting and exercise trends can be expected for 2009? Beth Hubrich, MS, RD, of the Calorie Control Council weighed in on this issue stating, "With the continued rise in obesity, weight gain prevention has become just as important as weight loss. This, coupled with a decline in the economy, has many consumers searching for quality nutrition on a budget." (PRWEB Dec 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1777274.htm

Date: Thu, 24. February 2011 08:19:06

Barence writes "Apple and music labels are reportedly in discussions to raise the audio quality of of the songs they sell to 24-bit. The move could see digital downloads that surpass CD quality, which is recorded at 16 bits at a sample rate of 44.1kHz. It would also provide Apple and the music labels with an opportunity to 'upgrade' people's music collections, raising extra revenue in the process. The big question is whether anyone would even notice the difference between 16-bit and 24-bit files on a portable player, especially with the low-quality earbuds supplied by Apple and other manufacturers. Labels such as Linn Records already sell 'studio master' versions of albums in 24-bit FLAC format, but these are targeted at high-end audio buffs with equipment of a high enough caliber to accentuate the improvement in quality." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Date: Thu, 20. November 2008 08:00:00

The Christian Science Monitor - In the past few weeks, a failed state that was forgotten for more than a decade once again made the world take notice. While Somalia's weak transitional government fails to assert control on land, a band of highly organized pirates have taken firm control of the country's sea lanes.

Date: Wed, 16. September 2009 03:45:58

TR Electronic has added additional absolute and incremental rotary encoders to its SENSEable™ line of products. The SENSEable™ product line was created to support North American manufacturers with high quality positioning and motion control products for OEM applications. The new encoders are available with TR's precision technology across a wide range of machine interfaces, flange and shaft configurations and are programmable to end-user requirements. (PRWEB Sep 11, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/Industrial/Encoders/prweb2857894.htm

Date: Thu, 23. October 2008 16:35:34

The Iraqi government has taken control of a province that includes a Sunni area once known as the "triangle of death." The Iraqi government has now taken control of 12 of its 18 provinces.

Date: Wed, 17. March 2010 15:31:31

Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp. has announced its certification for the ISO 9001:2008 standard. This certification is part of their overall commitment to the highest quality controls. ISO 9000 is a family of standards for Quality Management Systems that was updated to ISO 9001:2008 on November 15, 2008. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3707344.htm

Date: Wed, 29. December 2010 08:44:44

Although retailers have been quick to liquidate their after-Christmas inventories online in recent years, Channel Control Merchants, LLC is introducing a new concept to retail liquidation: Channel...(PRWeb December 23, 2010)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/inventory-liquidation/channel-control/prweb8035760.htm

Date: Tue, 27. January 2009 13:13:00

Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced manufacturers suggested retail price for the 2010 model year Corolla compact sedan and Matrix crossover utility vehicle, which will include vehicle stability control and traction control as standard equipment.

Date: Sat, 12. February 2011 20:02:34

Digital Trends - TweetDeck, the most popular third-party Twitter client, has been purchased by UberMedia, which already owns Echofon, Twidroyd and UberTwitter, reports TechCrunch. UberMedia’s acquisition of TweetDeck places control of about 20 percent of tweets sent daily under control of a single company.