"To help VIZIO PC users unlock the ideal interactive Windows 8 experience, we have integrated touchscreen functionality across our entire spring PC line-up, " said Matt McRae, Chief Technology Officer, VIZIO.

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European refineries will come back on line after their usual late-winter and spring maintenance, and weak European economies are expected to gain strength.

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And Alberta Ferretti showed them in her latest spring collection for her lower-priced line, Philosophy.

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Large, 4.5 to 5-inch displays and quad-core processors pepper the entire spring smartphone line, but there are a few notable standouts, including the previously leaked LG Optimus G Pro, Huawei's Ascend D2 and the NEC Medias W -- a curious dual-screen smartphone we first saw at MWC 2012.

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In addition, Catherine Monteiro de Barros, founder and designer of the now defunct Papo D'Anjo, will helm the children's line (which will include clothing for boys and girls, infants to age 14), and Miles Redd, a well-known interior decorator who is already the creative director for Oscar de la Renta Home, will be in charge of the extensive new home-accessories line that is set to launch in late spring.

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The recruitment at Clydebridge will start in Spring next year, prior to the expanded capacity coming on-line in summer 2012.

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Friedman is mostly upbeat on the spring sales season at Banana Republic, thanks to a spruced-up line of men's blazers and a fresh lineup of women's handbags.

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In spring 1997 Levi formed another task force -- simply to study on-line sales.

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Nokia has a renewed spring in its step, having recovered from a stumble in early 2004, when a lacklustre product line-up caused its market share to drop below 30% for the first time in years.

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