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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances. - Reuters - 7 Reads

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese technology firm sought to halt the sale of Apple Inc's iPads across the affluent city of Shanghai, arguing at a local court hearing on Wednesday that the U.S. firm had infringed on its trademark. - Reuters - 6 Reads

LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The world of science was upended last year when an experiment appeared to show one of Einstein's fundamental theories was wrong - but now the lab behind it says the result could have been caused by a loose cable. - Reuters - 9 Reads

华盛顿州利伯蒂湖--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(美国商业资讯)--Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI)今天宣布，根据道格拉斯港需求管理计划(Port Douglas Demand Management Campaign)，该公司已经被凯恩斯区议会厅(Cairns Regional Council)选中，部署其先进的水计量解决方案。Itron已经开始在远北昆士兰的道格拉斯港镇部署其无线固定网络系统。在澳大利亚的这次新部署之前，该公司已于去年在卡尔古利(Kalgoorlie)市全面部署了同样的系统。在为期六个月的项目中，Itron将部署一个系统，帮助凯恩斯区议会厅追踪用水情况，并根据需求优化水资源供应。 由于游客大量涌入，道格拉斯港的用水量一直居高不下，该镇的水需求管理现在已经成为凯恩斯区议会厅的当务之急。凭借Itron的智能计量基础设施解决方案，该公用事业部门就能实时监控用水情况，进而完善水资源管理。 Itron澳大利亚业务总经理Sheena Trumble评论说：“从根本上说，我们的解决方案是可升级的，它让道格拉斯港镇能够保留如今已有的基础设施，同时能够为未来增 - BusinessWire - 5 Reads

Amazon pulled more than 4,000 e-books distributed by the Independent Publishers Group off its site this week after it failed to exact better terms from the distributor. - New York Times - 8 Reads

TOKYO e BRUXELLES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TOSHIBA TEC (TOKYO: 6588) ha lanciato una nuova e innovativa serie di soluzioni per chioschi allo scopo di offrire ai rivenditori suoi clienti le informazioni più aggiornate e accurate in maniera accessibile. L’offerta di informazioni personalizzate e tempestive è ciò che induce un cliente a tornare o meno presso un negozio. E i clienti vogliono ricevere informazioni personalizzate sia tramite smartphone sia tramite terminali di pagamento e informazioni proven - BusinessWire - 5 Reads

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), a leading provider of capture enabled business process management (BPM) solutions, today announced the expansion of the Kofax Claims Processing Solution to include property, casualty and life insurance carriers, enabling them to automate and accelerate claims processing for greater operational efficiency, enhanced customer satisfaction and distinct competitive advantage. The offering builds from the market success of the Kofax Medical Claims - BusinessWire - 5 Reads

What all the ancillary controls mean and can do when you are using an iPhone to listen to the spoken word instead of music. - New York Times - 8 Reads

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Datacenters 2012, (http://www.datacentres2012.com/) premier événement Européen à thème pour les utilisateurs finaux, les opérateurs télécoms, les opérateurs de centres de données, les acteurs du Cloud Computing, les spécialistes de l'énergie, les fournisseurs de solutions et les entreprises engagées dans le secteur, est lancé par le spécialiste mondial de la gestion de l'énergie, Schneider Electric, en tant que Patron de l'événement. Prenant place au centre des congrès Ac - BusinessWire - 5 Reads

SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H-aandelencode: 0763.HK / A-aandelencode: 000063.SZ), een beursgenoteerde wereldwijde leverancier van telecommunicatieapparatuur en netwerkproducten, heeft vandaag opnieuw bewezen dat het bedrijf zich inzet om wereldwijd hoogwaardige telecommunicatieproducten te leveren door de intentie te verklaren toepassingsspecifieke geïntegreerde schakelingen (ASIC's) te blijven aanschaffen bij twee vooraanstaande fabrikanten. ZTE geeft te kennen de - BusinessWire - 8 Reads