
2011 saw the most number of slim laptops from several companies. Asus announced its ultra-slim notebook called Asus Zenbook UX31. Toshiba announced the thinnest in the market yet, called Toshiba Protégé. Many other companies have their products in the pipeline. However, Intel is expected to revolutionize the category with a new processor, designated just for […]
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Samsung ended the last quarter with revenues of 3,500 million Euros, special thanks to record sales of their smartphones. Their earnings represent a 22% increase over their performance in the third quarter. The South Korean company sold 35 million phones in the quarter, up 25% over the corresponding period. For the first time, Apple’s worldwide […]

General Motors released the financial statement of 2011 operations earlier this week. According to the report, the company has seen profits for the first time after bankruptcy in 2009. The US government extended a helping hand in bringing one of the biggest companies to shore and now has a 27 percent share in GM. The […]
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Electric cars now-a-days offer a more efficient, powerful and cost-effective solution to everyday commute, but the initial costs are taking the toll on sales. According to a recent survey, the sales of electric vehicles are not to see any substantial increase in the next five years, unless there is a sudden spike in the oil […]
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced a new high-end laptop, HP Envy 15, in the US late in December, 2011. However, this premium product was released to the market this Tuesday after a three-week delay. The new notebook from HP is not a specialized gaming computer, though because of a number of factors, it can easily be considered […]
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The Envy comes with a Blu-Ray Super Drive that is nestled into the cradle in a Macbook-like style—without any tray. The disc goes inside the chassis like in a car audio system. This feature gives room for a more uniform shape and coherent design. There are two USB 3.0 ports on right edge and one […]
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The digital age has not sit well with Kodak as it battles for survival. The New York Stock Exchange warned the company that it can eject the company if they do not close their titles in the next six months, as required by the market. Kodak received the warning after its shares closed down for […]
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Optimisation of Heterogeneous Catalysed Esterification Reaction for n-Hexyl Acetate Synthesis part 8 Concentration Profile of Components Figure 11 below shows one of the concentration profiles of acetic acid (A), n-hexanol (B), n-hexyl acetate (C) and water (D). The concentration of acetic acid comes down rapidly from 1.5 Kmol/m3 to 0.1 Kmol/m3 in only 1 hour. […]
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Optimisation of Heterogeneous Catalysed Esterification Reaction for n-Hexyl Acetate Synthesis part 7 Results and Discussions: Effect of Acetic Acid Concentration Figure 8 shows data that is relevant to industrial conditions. There is a significant difference in conversion achieved between the control concentration (@ 99.8% concentration acetic acid) and the dilute system, 30% concentration. Most notable […]
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Samsung finally released the latest Android operating system-based smartphone, Galaxy Nexus. The handset was a new instalment of the Galaxy line that is a strategic alliance between Samsung and Google for their respective hardware and software in one chassis. The new smartphone is also the successor to Nexus line that has seen Nexus S and […]
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Moreover the curved Gorilla Glass gives a more elegant look to the phone although it does not have much of the utility, is gives the lacking premium feel to it. On the left side is a volume rocker with the silent mode programmed into the low button when pressed and held. There is nothing on […]
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Samsung is also expected to come up with a new tablet with the latest ICS operating system. That however, remains only rumour but all odds go in the favour of the announcement. Google on the other hand is expected to release more updates for the compatibility of 4G network. Verizon stunned the audience in the […]
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