Providing a sales boost to the U.S. company’s upgraded 737 jetliner with one of the year’s largest commercial airplane deals, Boeing Co. landed an $18.6 billion deal with Qatar Airways for as many as 100 aircraft. Marking its first narrow-body order with Boeing since 1979, the Doha-based carrier pledged to buy as many as 60 of the…
Another type of smartphone can be exchanged for by customers with second thoughts about using a replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in the US. This is being implemented by Sprint. A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled after a passenger’s Note 7 — allegedly a replacement model — ignited before takeoff in Wednesday and the federal…
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 39th Assembly in Montreal witnessed the signing of a landmark agreement to control CO2 emissions from international aviation. With 191 countries agreeing to a global market-based measure (GMBM) to “control” CO2 emissions from flying, the deal was reached on Thursday. A raft of “mitigation measures” the air transport industry…
The sartorial periphery of smartwatches, camera-sunglasses, and fitness trackers are the areas that wearable technology has been largely constrained to. Moisture-wicking, stretchiness, breathability are the areas of interest in terms of activewear and workout gear where much of the fabric tech in the apparel industry is devoted to. Dealing mostly with athletics and personal care, smart…
Pushing ahead even before health regulators deem it safer than traditional smokes, Philip Morris International Inc. is all set to run a test the market for its iQOS device with a U.S. rollout as soon as next year. The iQOS device is the most advanced product to come out of its multi-billion dollar push to…
To prevent derivatives clearinghouses’ failure from wreaking havoc throughout the financial system, the European Union plans to give authorities sweeping powers to tackle ailing the clearinghouses. Rules on saving or shuttering clearinghouses that would apply to firms such as London-based LCH, have been laid down in the draft EU legislation, reported the media. From the powers…
Analysis firm IHS Markit argues that Google’s latest Pixel smartphone could risk antagonizing manufacturers reliant on the software and android may be the dominant smartphone operating system (OS) but “it’s not invincible.” Pixel and Pixel XL – a smart home hub called Google Home, a virtual reality (VR) headset, Wi-Fi routers and a new version…
Just at the time that the Swiss engineering firm ABB was rebuffing investor calls to split up its business, Microsoft announced Tuesday that it was expanding its strategic partnership with the company. With a slew of headlines from the multinational corporation which operates in robotics, and power and automation technologies, it was a busy day in…
IBM is of the opinion that the mass market would soon be hit by the so-called Internet of Things (IoT), which is essentially plugging computer sensors into factories, cars, shops and offices to help them operate more smartly on the industrial Internet. IBM’s industrial Internet business has surged to 6,000 paying customers from 4,000 at…
As part of a broader push to make electric cars more mainstream and counter ambitious plans from rivals, BMW AG will roll out the first battery-powered model of its urban Mini brand. Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger said on Friday in an interview that a battery-powered version of the BMW X3 sport utility vehicle in 2020…
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