Speculations abound that Samsung will let loose its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, anytime within Q2 2013 but one important component could actually determine the gadget’s market debut.
Panasonic debuted two new Toughpads at the ongoing CES in Las Vegas this week, keeping its tradition of providing mobile computing machines that are able to withstand all forms of abuse and neglects.
Following a slight improvement for the local market yesterday, Australian shares are trading in the red for the fourth time in five sessions. Volume is still light on, however has started to pick up modestly over the past few days. All major sharemarkets around the world are trading normally today.
It's been around longer than any official, state sanctioned economy. Call it, if you like, the 'original' economy. It is resilient. It is adaptive. And it will continue to exist and thrive regardless of whatever financial crisis slams the rest of the world in the future.
Why Australia’s Trade Deficit Can Only Grow Our Woes
A report by Commonwealth Bank infrastructure analysts titled Sydney Versus the World, released on Thursday, estimated Australia's premier gateway will reach its full capacity by 2025.
A lot of devices have been announced at the ongoing CES 2013 in Las Vegas and one of them is the ZTE Grand S. The said device has made official as well by ZTE and it's the sign that the company is back in the game.
T-Mobile is the last among four major U.S. network carriers to begin official offers of the famous iOS device - the iPhone. The said network has 1.9 million iPhone units running on T-Mobile network and will make its launch later this year. The carrier will begin selling iPhone within the next three to four months.
There is no stopping Samsung on making awesome innovations and development to maneuver amazing hardware engineering to mobile phones. The Samsung Youm, featuring eye-catching flexible screens, has made its debut at the ongoing CES 2013 in Las Vegas.
Prison term and hefty fines await Jonathan Moylan of the green group Frontline Action on Coal if the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) could prove that he violated laws by sending a fake press released that wiped out $314 million from miner Whitehaven Coal (ASX: WHC).
Chris Hadfield is just no plain Commander of NASA's International Space Station. He is also once photography aficionado. And this passion has helped the world see for itself the massive 'catastrophic' bushfires that is currently raging on in Australia.
How profitable the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2 are for Samsung? It is widely believed that the South Korean tech giant’s $US8.3 billion of operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 was largely delivered by its mobile division business.
Local stocks rose today, reversing most of yesterday's losses, despite falls on Wall Street overnight and weaker than expected retail sales data. By close of trade, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rose by 17.8pts or 0.4pct to finish at 4730.1.
Talks that Apple is releasing two versions of iPhone this year is growing by the day, fed by forecasts from key analysts, but a new report suggests that if indeed an iPhone Mini will come out, the earliest that the handset will hit global markets is by 2014.
For those whose homes and properties were spared from the raging and equally ravaging bushfires that continue to devour states in Australia, reclaiming normalcy in their lives after the fire may start off far better than most. But health experts see this is far from the case.
Ten months after its launch, Windows 8 now counts 60 million licences shipped out so far, Microsoft said on Tuesday, the whole bunch covering OEMs delivered to new PCs and multitudes of upgrades.
Barry O'Farrell, NSW Premier, announced that the fire crisis in NSW "hasn't gone away" and that residents should remain cautious and vigilant of their properties and surroundings.
Local stocks pulled back yesterday with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) finishing down 25 points. At the start of trade today the Aussie market gained 15 points and is currently holding on to these early gains even with the weaker than expected read on November retail sales hitting the market.
If the Australian stock market were a 20-20 cricket team, it would be about 1/80 after the first five overs. In other words, it would have the game well in hand, even if it were early on. Plenty of wickets to play with. Plenty of runs on the board.
The Xperia Z is not just another 5-inch smartphone as Sony would like us to believe.Sony CEO Kuni Suzuki defines its new baby as the new super phone packed for TV, imaging, film, music, and gaming.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC is set to tow its grounded drilling rig in Alaska as soon as weather conditions are good enough to perform the operation. The Kulluk, the Shells's drilling rig, will be moved to a save harbor, according to detailed plans of the company.
To celebrate Australian Day on Jan 26, McDonald's in Australia is temporarily changing the name of 13 stores across the country to Macca's, the Aussie nickname of the popular fast-food chain.
Business apps are almost free to download from Google Play and Apple iTunes which helps users for their needs on inventory, transactions, web conferencing, and even traveling using the latest technology on their mobile devices.
Finally, the process has begun for the update of the last generation HTC One X smartphone. The device can now update its firmware version to Android 4.1 Jellybean owned by customers without SIM-free and unlocked handsets.
There are more than 600,000 applications that can be downloaded from Google Play which support most versions of Android, even the old ones. Most applications downloaded fall under the categories Social, Games, Music, Personalisation, and Entertainment.
World Housing Markets Q3 2012: Europe in the Eye of the Storm
Spot iron prices are up to an almost 15-month high at $153.90 per tonne. The rally in prices, which started in December 2012, is mainly due to China's rebuilding of its stockpiles as the Asian giant gears to boost its economy, which in turn, could improve steel demand.
Not unexpectedly, Switzerland topped the 10 best countries to be born in 2013 list made by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Australia and New Zealand tied for second place.
Local stocks pulled back today, ahead of the start of the US earnings season and as investors looked towards the next crucial stumbling blocks for the global economy. Despite gaining in the early session, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) finished the day's trade at 4712.3pts, down 25.8pts or 0.5pct.
Australian shoppers on the lookout for great, massive bargain finds may well ought to splurge these first few months of 2013 as retail businesses prepare to further slash already discounted items for sale just to be able to overcome the sector's burgeoning sales slump and somehow boost profit.
