Besides Qantas aircraft maintenance engineers who were at the receiving end this week of Chief Executive Alan Joyce's ax, another victim to the announced revamp of the flag carrier would be the tourism sector in the Northern Territory.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 24, 2012
Rumors about Apple's new iPhone 5 are circulating the web as many people are setting high expectations about this new offering from Apple. Aside from possible specifications and features, rumors about the possible release date are also spreading like wildfire in the Internet.
Mary Elaine Ramos
May 24, 2012
Microsoft is all set to deploy a re-engineered Windows system on its new Windows 8, which replaces the highly successful Windows 7.
Erik Pineda
May 23, 2012
National Australia Bank (NAB) Chief Executive Cameron Clyne blamed on Wednesday the battle for deposits among Australian lenders for the high mortgage interest rates in the country. In effect, he belied claims by the other banks that the European crisis, which caused wholesale funding cost to rise, is the culprit.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 23, 2012
The Qantas Monday announcement of the closure of the air carrier's Tullamarine Airport maintenance facility was just the tip of the iceberg. On Wednesday, Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce made an even bigger announcement of more revamps in the company.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 23, 2012
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged a former executive at Yahoo! Inc. and a former mutual fund manager at a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial Inc. with insider trading on confidential information about a search engine partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft Corporation.
Carlo Fernandez
May 23, 2012
The corporate marriage between search giant and Android developer Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and former mobile phone leader Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) closed is now official.
Carlo Fernandez
May 23, 2012
The Coalition has downplayed reports that its likely win in next year's general elections would lead to a federal government that is not tax-friendly with tech titans maintaining local operations in Australia.
Erik Pineda
May 22, 2012
Arguably, Apple tops the list as one of the leading global companies, with its products desired by millions around the world, and a new study not only affirmed that stature but also crowned the American firm as the most valuable brand over the past 12 months.
Erik Pineda
May 22, 2012
An analysis by Bank of America (BofA) showed that Australian retailer David Jones would be a good buy for now following the drop in company shares at its lowest level since the global financial crisis.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 22, 2012
Qantas confirmed on Monday that it will shutter is maintenance hub in Melbourne, which meant engineering jobs would be lost.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 22, 2012
The ongoing strike by BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) miners is expected to reach a peak on Thursday with about 4,000 employees from six mines expected to walk off their jobs following a deadlock in enterprise bargaining discussion.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 22, 2012
The news of Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg getting married with his long-time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan is all over the news. Aside from the fact that Zuckerberg got married, the timing is also controversial as Mark Zuckerberg wed after Facebook's IPO.
Mary Elaine Ramos
May 21, 2012
Qantas Airlines, one of the largest airline carriers in Australia denies claim regarding the company's supposed credit card scam.
Mary Elaine Ramos
May 21, 2012
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg updated his timeline last May 19 with a memorable event of marrying his girlfriend.
May 21, 2012
Automakers worldwide could be affected by slowing sales results in China as dealers see stocks of unsold cars rise, threatening price cuts.
Jamelle Agbuis
May 21, 2012
The Volkswagen Polo R could be back on the table after the German manufacturer confirmed it would launch an "extremely sporty" variant of its light car before the end of next year.
Jamelle Agbuis
May 21, 2012
America's automotive media has expressed enthusiasm and excitement at the announcement that the next-generation Holden Commodore will be exported to the US from 2013 to be sold and raced as the Chevrolet SS.
Jamelle Agbuis
May 21, 2012
The nightmare of Qantas' aircraft maintenance engineers is about to happen as the flag carrier announces likely on Monday the closure of its maintenance bay at Tullamarine Airport. The shutter would lead to the axing of more than 400 jobs.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 21, 2012
A new report shows that Apple has plans to release a 4-inch screen iPhone 5 in order to compete with the latest smartphone from Samsung which is Samsung Galaxy S III.
Mary Elaine Ramos
May 21, 2012
More changes are taking place in Australia’s embattled retail industry as Centro Retail Australia sold half of its stakes in three premium shopping centres, while Retravision Southern is teetering towards administration.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 18, 2012
Two major players in the oil and gas exploration industry agree that Australia would be the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of the decade.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 18, 2012
The debate between Transport Minister Anthony Albanese and Sydney Airport authorities over the reason behind plane delays continues.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 18, 2012
A day after the New South Wales government released strict guidelines in response to a video of a local abattoir that practiced animal abuse, the federal Agriculture Department announced that it fined two Australian cattle exports that used substandard Indonesian slaughterhouses.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 18, 2012
Android in Australia is now growing according to recent survey reports. This means that Google's Android system is now working its way on top of the smartphone war, thus, is it really close to overtaking Apple as the number one smartphone not only in Australia but all over the world?
Mary Elaine Ramos
May 17, 2012
There is too much milk supply available globally that Dairy Australia warned Aussie farmers to expect a 10 per cent to 15 per cent drop in milk prices in 2013.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 17, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S III was released early in London much to the delight of customers who pre-ordered the latest smartphone recently.
Mary Elaine Ramos
May 17, 2012
A Macquarie consortium purchased for $4.1 billion the gas grid of German energy firm E.ON. Open Grid Europe runs Germany's biggest gas transmission system and is about 12,000 kilometres long.
Vittorio Hernandez
May 17, 2012
Samsung is the king of smartphones for the first quarter of 2012, based on the latest global sales data released on Thursday by Gartner.
Erik Pineda
May 17, 2012
Apple will issue a new iPhone version later this year and based on reports that emerged, the hit gadget will come with a bigger screen, ditching the standard screen size that the smartphone has been carrying since its 2007 market debut.
Erik Pineda
May 17, 2012