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• • 31.01.2012

    US approves new drug for common skin cancer

    US authorities on Monday approved a new drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, which is rarely lethal but can...

  • 26.01.2012

    New tankless toilets

    A breakthrough in tankless toilets has encouraged Japan's Panasonic Corp. to announce that it will halt production of conventional lavatories,...

  • 23.01.2012

    Farewell to Kodak

    Photographers, professionals and amateurs alike, are mourning the end of an era after Eastman Kodak, which produced the cameras and film many...

  • 12.01.2012

    New cycling computer serves as your customized coach

    Ready to shed the holiday excess? Bike tech company Velocomp is releasing a cycling computer dubbed the iBike Powerhouse that integrates with any...

  • 06.01.2012

    Louis Vuitton's first fragrance since 1930s

    Louis Vuitton has confirmed its entrance into the realm of fragrance, with master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud heading up the scent...

  • 04.01.2012

    Samsung’s newest dual-display camera with built-in WiFi

    While more and more people are using their smartphone cameras in place of a dedicated point-and-shoot devices -- Apple’s iPhone 4 has become the...

  • 26.12.2011

    New swimming wristband tracks your laps

    Fresh on the heels of the recently released Striiv, a UK-designed portable fitness device called Swimtag aims to come to a pool near you to help...

  • 08.12.2011

    Pantone and Sephora planning make up collaboration

    A make-up collaboration between Pantone and Sephora has been inked, reported WWD December 7. The publication has learned of a partnership between...

  • 01.12.2011

    Lipitor goes generic as Pfizer's patent expires

    Pfizer's patent on the best-selling drug of all-time, the cholesterol-lowering medication Lipitor, expired on Wednesday, opening the path to...

  • 18.11.2011

    Elizabeth Taylor jewelry to be sold online at Christie's

    A huge sale of Elizabeth Taylor's designer clothing and jewelry, known as the "Crown Jewels of Hollywood," will be split in two, with...

• • 26.01.2012

    Apple unveils digital textbooks app for iPad

    Apple has unveiled a free application for the iPad called iBooks 2 that brings interactive textbooks to the popular tablet...

  • 23.01.2012

    Valentino announces first online live streaming

    Valentino has announced it will live stream its Haute Couture fashion show at http://live.valentino.com/, allowing fans front row access to the...

  • 19.01.2012

    Uniqulo teams up with Laura Ashley

    Following on from partnerships with global designers including Jil Sander, Charlotte Ronson and Costello Tagliapietra, Japanese high street...

  • 10.01.2012

    Louis Vuitton teaming up with Yayoi Kusama

    Louis Vuitton has collaborated with Yayoi Kusama on a series of products including leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories, shoes, watches and...

  • 04.01.2012

    Benetton to restore a historic Venice building

    Italian clothes maker Benetton signed a deal on Wednesday to restore a historic palace in Venice and turn it into a shopping centre as the watery...

  • 02.01.2012

    New UK data 'shows higher risk of breast implant ruptures'

    Britain's biggest cosmetic surgery chain has revealed that rupture rates on allegedly faulty French-made breast implants are seven times higher...

  • 14.12.2011

    $11.84 million for Elizabeth Taylor's pearl

    A huge pearl once worn by European royalty and last owned by Hollywood siren Elizabeth Taylor sold for a record $11.84 million at a blockbuster...

  • 06.12.2011

    'World's first ' pop-up mall - BOXPARK

    BOXPARK, which claims to be the first pop-up mall in the globe, opened in the British capital’s Shoreditch neighborhood Saturday, November 3,...

  • 18.11.2011

    A little bit of sunshine in your cereal

    As more and more studies emerge touting the benefits of vitamin D for everything from combating lupus, depression, and obesity to spinal injury...

  • 13.11.2011

    Legendary Sun-Drop Diamond reaches world record at Sotheby’s Geneva

    At 110.03 Carats the largest known Pear‐Shaped Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond in the World has sold for CHF 11,282,500 ($12,361,558) Said to be the...