Analysts at Morgan Stanley warned that the price of iron ore in the global market has reached a peak and will average $133 per tonne for the rest of 2013.
Using Android phones means you are on the popular zone as the Google mobile platforms remains the king of smartphone. But there is a downside and a huge one at that – the threat of suffering security attacks.
Australia's competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has postponed to release a decision on Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's planned takeover of Tiger Airways Australia, stating it wants more time to review the alliance.
More signs are emerging that Apple has indeed spawned a killer device in the iPad Mini, eating away sales and market turfs that previously were enjoyed by the gadget that started the global tablet phenomenon.
It's been a week since the resignation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, citing declining health, took effect on Feb. 28. And it seems the cardinal electors now huddled in Vatican could take another week to choose and elect the new 266th pope, dousing earlier expectations of a March 11 start of a papal conclave.
A new case intended for use on Samsung’s Galaxy S4 emerged anew, pointing to a new high-end Android phone that is smaller but boxier.
The Gorilla Glass is famous and common to most premium smartphones today, used by branded devices such as HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and Sony. The glass is also used to protect laptops, tablets, computers, and windows. But how much punishment can it take before getting destroyed?
Roman vendors selling their different wares in and around Vatican City are praying for divine intervention not only for a new pope but for their respective businesses to likewise pick up in the days leading to the start and conclusion of this year's papal conclave.
Samsung’s 10-inch Galaxy Tab 3 is reportedly making its way to global markets soon following the leak of a listing from Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) that pointed to the underway development of the tablet.
Reports have emerged that Samsung is planning a September preview for the Galaxy Note 3 following its mysterious non-appearance at the recently concluded 2013 MWC in Barcelona. This time, the phablet will be unpacked via the annual IFA in Berlin, Germany.
It was the second consecutive loss for South Korean tech giant Samsung in its epic legal battles with American tech giant Apple across different continents. On Thursday, Apple won again when London Judge Christopher Floyd invalidated Samsung’s patents.
By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.
The Australian Dollar has strengthened slightly since yesterday on comments from ECB President Draghi.
Risk sentiment remained resilient through European and US trade in an active night on the macroeconomic front. Equities extended their gains yet again and with investors continuing to believe in the ability of central banks to support markets. There was also another set of encouraging US economic data with unemployment claims coming in well ahead of expectations (340,000 versus 354,000 anticipated). The more interesting moves were in the forex space as market participants reacted to different po...
New claims for unemployment insurance in the US (jobless claims) fell by 7,000 to 340,000 in the latest week. Planned job cuts by US companies lifted to 55,356 workers in February, up 7pct on a year ago according to the Challenger survey. The trade deficit widened from $38.14 billion to $44.45bn in January, above forecasts centred on a result near $42.6bn.
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 33 points, or 0.2%, while the S&P gained 0.2% to 1544 and the Nasdaq added 0.
Fortescue Metals's lawyer told the Australian High Court on Wednesday that the minerals resources rent tax is unconstitutional. He cited the tax causing disadvantage to different resource projects in different states as his main argument.
Thursday was a day of consolidation for regional indices. Whilst political issues remain fluid in Europe the focus is tending towards the other side of the Atlantic. Better economic news is empowering investors who continue to push the Dow Jones Industrial Average further into record territory. The gains on Wall St failed to translate to local trade today although a case could be made for investors holding their fire until the release of key economic figures in the US at the end of the week. Not...
Pit the Galaxy Note 2 against the Xperia Z and you’ll get a good match. The Samsung device is an unabashed phablet while Sony has obviously configured its new 5-inch flagship to test the waters that the Note series has been familiar with.
True to its tradition, it actually is just a matter of time before the Vatican steps in to tell the College of Cardinals to zip their mouths in sharing bits and pieces of information from the pre-conclave talks on account of their oath to secrecy.
A 63-year-old Australian anaesthetist from the state of Victoria has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for infecting 55 women patients with Hepatitis C between June 2008 and November 2009.
The fundamental error behind central planning is being repeated in China. Wen Jiabao leaves office telling his colleagues that, 'Unbalanced, uncoordinated and unsustainable development remains a prominent problem.' China's planners are past caring, though. And as our colleague Greg Canavan has said all along, China's real estate bubble could be the biggest and most damaging yet.
The local share market is virtually unchanged at lunchtime in the East, after rising to highs not seen since September 2008 yesterday.
Silently, Nokia presented to select bloggers and journalist its rumoured replacement for the Lumia 920 during the recently concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As earlier reported, it’s known for now as Catwalk.
They stretch across the outskirts of dozens of major urban areas, criss-crossed by empty highways. The rows of modern skyscraper apartments are all sold to absent investors. There's little doubt these scenes create compelling television.
Apple reinvented the touch screen manipulation of mobile devices. Now a new patent application pointed to upcoming iPhone versions that will read users’ commands via squeeze gestures.
One Google executive trumpeted last month that future Nexus devices will come with insanely great features, most notably in the camera department. Naturally, we expect the Nexus 5 to come rolling out with a bang.
According to the newest report by HSBC, emerging markets saw their growth decelerate in February. The EMI showed that especially larger economies witnessed more sluggish economic growth.
Picture the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series sporting near tablet-size screens, which a new report said is the focus of Samsung’s future smartphone plans. The current mantra appears – the bigger, the better handset.
US dollar strengthens as strong US data adds to positive sentiment.
