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HOME & GARDEN 
January 13, 2019 Jefferson County Home and Garden Show plans underway
The community is invited to attend the 2019 Jefferson County Home & Garden Show Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Admission is free to the garden show sponsored by the Jefferson County Master Gardeners and the Pine Bluff Clean and Beautiful Commission, according to a news release. Activities will be […]
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COMPUTERS 
September 28, 2018 Apple’s Patent Hints at Plans for Water-Resistant Keyboards in Future MacBooks, iMacs
Apple’s new MacBook Pro 2018 models HIGHLIGHTS Apple’s latest patent hints at water-resistant keyboard This new keyboard could be integrated into future iMacs, MacBook Apple’s new MacBook Pro comes with dust protection layer Apple has been granted a patent that could enable the Cupertino giant to make water-resistant keyboards for its upcoming iMacs and MacBook devices. […]
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ELECTRONICS 
July 4, 2018 Xiaomi Plans to Enter US Market Next Year, Says Ties Will Help Avoid Trade Tensions
HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi is set to enter the US next year The company is considering the US market “very attractive” Xiaomi’s Senior Vice President Wang Xiang confirmed the development Xiaomi is aiming to enter the US a long time after gaining success in India and China. The company also recently entered Europe and the UK. The Beijing-based smartphone maker […]
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ELECTRONICS 
June 30, 2018 Microsoft Has No Plans for Xbox One VR, PC ‘Best Platform for Immersive VR and MR’
HIGHLIGHTS VR is not coming to the Xbox One Microsoft is focused on Xbox One experiences centred around the TV The PC is where VR and MR will shine it feels At E3 2016, when the Xbox One X was known as Project Scorpio, Microsoft waxed eloquent on the use of VR for its souped up Xbox One […]
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ALL DEALS 
September 3, 2017 Foxconn Plans US Display Plant for Over $10 Billion, Scouting for Location
HIGHLIGHTS Foxconn is currently considering Wisconsin, Ohio, and others The company plans to invest more than $10 billion in a plant in the US Foxconn already has operations in Pennsylvania Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and a major Apple supplier, plans to invest more than $10 billion (roughly Rs. 64,588 crores) in a display-making factory […]
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NEWS 
August 4, 2017 Foxconn Announces Plans to Build $10-Billion LCD Manufacturing Plant in the US
HIGHLIGHTS Foxconn on Wednesday announced plans to build a $10 billion plant in US Donald Trump claimed that it would not have happened without his efforts The new $10-billion plant will eventually employ up to 13,000 people Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn on Wednesday announced plans to build a $10 billion (roughly Rs. 64,111 crores) LCD […]
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ELECTRONICS 
February 18, 2017 LG Plans its Own Digital Payment Platform, LG Pay
Cash may be king, but having to deal with it is one of the biggest inconveniences for a small business. It is labor intensive and carries with it a lot of security risks. So the addition of one more smartphone manufacturer – LG – entering the mobile payment segment will be welcomed by businesses and […]
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ALL DEALS 
January 25, 2017 StraightTalk: Are Prepaid Cell Phone Plans Good For Small Business?
Cell phones have practically become part of our anatomies. We show off our newest cell phone like it was a new baby. We carry them everywhere. We cannot live without them, as consumers, but especially as business owners. Mobile phones are mission critical. The Pew Internet project reports that 29 percent of cell owners describe their cell […]
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ALL DEALS 
January 19, 2017 StraightTalk: Are Prepaid Cell Phone Plans Good For Small Business?
Cell phones have practically become part of our anatomies. We show off our newest cell phone like it was a new baby. We carry them everywhere. We cannot live without them, as consumers, but especially as business owners. Mobile phones are mission critical. The Pew Internet project reports that 29 percent of cell owners describe their cell […]
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NEWS 
January 19, 2017 HTC Plans New Keyboard, Other Accessories for Nexus Tablet
Those who work increasingly on the go are getting ever better equipment to work with. Take, for instance, the new 9-inch Google Nexus tablet expected from HTC. No formal announcements have been made just yet on what HTC’s Nexus tablet will look like or what it might be able to do. But one report suggests […]
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COMPUTERS 
December 16, 2016 Microsoft Partners Intel for Project Evo; Outlines Hardware Plans to Complete With Amazon Echo, Google Home
HIGHLIGHTS Microsoft partners with Intel to help device makers incorporate Home Hub Device makers can use Home Hub in a laptop or even a tablet Home Hub is not expected to debut until late next year Microsoft is reportedly working on a “Home Hub” feature for Windows 10 to allow users to perform various functions […]
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NEWS 
September 25, 2016 Chipmaker Micron to Cut Jobs After Turnaround Plans Dashed
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc said it would lower costs, including by cutting jobs and focusing on fewer programs, after its hopes of reversing its fortunes this year were thwarted by a persistently challenging market. Demand for Micron’s DRAM chips for personal computers has continued to fall, while it faces stiff competition from rivals such […]
