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Apple and Microsoft file patents for touchless controls

10/28/2011

Apple and Microsoft are involved in a new patent race over touchless gesture-controls...more

Container Imports Rose 1 Percent in September

10/28/2011

U.S. containerized imports rose 1 percent in September as a 25 percent jump in auto parts shipments helped offset declines in toys, apparel, computers, furniture and housewares, PIERS data show...more

Exports Help Push GDP Growth 2.5 Percent

10/27/2011

The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.5 percent rate in the third quarter, the best performance in a year, aided by consumer and business spending and growth in exports...more

Sony buys the rest of mobile phone firm Sony Ericsson

10/27/2011

Japanese technology giant Sony has bought full control of mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson from Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson...more

Alphaliner Says Some Asia-Europe Rates Below Zero

10/25/2011

Container freight rates on the Far East-North Europe spot market have dropped below zero after stripping out bunker surcharges, and rates will continue falling as leading carriers engage in a “destructive” rate war, according to Alphaliner...more

iPod creator switches attention to ‘smart’ thermostats

10/25/2011

The man known as the "godfather" of the iPod has invested his energy in a home appliance: a thermostat...more

KCS Profit Doubles to $99.8 Million on Record Freight

10/21/2011

Record third quarter freight traffic and record revenue pushed Kansas City Southern’s profit up 99 percent from a year earlier to $99.8 million...more

Europe’s first Galileo satellites lift off

10/21/2011

The European Commission (EC) is investing billions of euros in its own version of the American GPS system...more

UP Profit Jumps 16 Percent to $904 Million

10/20/2011

Third-quarter profit at Union Pacific, North America’s largest railroad, rose 16 percent to $904 million despite slim volume growth in what its CEO called an “uncertain” economy....more

ARM chip promises cheaper smartphones

10/20/2011

UK chip designer ARM has unveiled a new processor, which should allow manufacturers to make cheaper smartphones...more

Economist Says US Exports Will Lead Trade Recovery

10/19/2011

The U.S. container trades will bounce back in the long term, and it will be exports that lead the way, according to a trade economist...more

Android debuts Ice Cream Sandwich

10/19/2011

Google has unveiled the latest version of its industry-leading Android smartphone software...more

Port Planner Says Panama Canal Effect Uncertain

10/18/2011

Port planner John Vickerman sees the expanded Panama Canal's effect on U.S. trade shaking out in either of two ways...more

Blackberry boss Stephen Bates answers your questions

10/18/2011

One week on from when Blackberry services crashed for a second time we've put your questions to the managing director of RIM UK, the company behind Blackberry...more

Retail Sales Up 1.1 Percent in September

10/18/2011

Retail sales rose a higher-than-expected 1.1 percent in September, led by a 3.6 percent jump in motor vehicles and parts, the Commerce Department said in a report that buoyed hopes for growth in freight transportation volumes...more

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