Victoria's water minister said the project manager of the desalination plant under construction in Wonthaggi will have to pay $1.6 million fine for each day of delay in finishing the project after the June 30 deadline.
Windsor Genova
Oct 28, 2011
While the biggest news out of Nokia World is the announcement of Nokia's first Windows Phone, the mobile phone company also unveiled a new line that is aimed at emerging markets such as India and Africa.
ranina sanglap
Oct 28, 2011
Leighton Holdings (ASX: LEI) has confirmed the previously provided guidance for the 12 months to 30 June 2012 for an after tax profit of between $600-650 million after completing a detailed forecasting review across all of its operating companies.
Sharon Olalia
Oct 28, 2011
The engineering and construction markets in Australia are expected to grow strongly over the next few years, according to construction giant Leighton Holdings (ASX: LEI).
Sharon Olalia
Oct 28, 2011
Owners of cars exposed to the Fukushima radiation are auctioning off the vehicles around Japan after failing to export and decontaminate them.
Windsor Genova
Oct 28, 2011
Apple's Siri may be the new media darling these days but that doesn't mean that Google's Voice Search is going to stand being ignored. Google uploaded a pair of new videos to its YouTube channel that show two Australian engineers pushing the limits of Google's Voice Search.
ranina sanglap
Oct 27, 2011
Rio Tinto plans to conduct a complex testing program in 2012 for its VK1 exploration technology.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 27, 2011
Speculations are abuzz that Australia's coal market is nearing its zenith, what with the latest intent of Australian coal miner New Hope Corp. wanting to be bought out in the tune of $5 billion.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 27, 2011
Australian affordable tablet computer manufacturer Kogan may have given in to pressure from Apple not to sell Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, but two retailers are resisting Apple.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 27, 2011
More Australian consumers are shifting to plastic money to do their purchases. As a result credit and debit card transactions are expected to reach 4 billion in 2011.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 27, 2011
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart predicted continuous growth for Australia's booming mining industry despite threats from red tape, taxes and labour shortages.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 27, 2011
Google has paid out a record $26,511 in bounty to four researchers who found bugs in the Chrome browser.
Windsor Genova
Oct 27, 2011
More travel woes are in store for over 10,000 domestic Qantas passengers with another round of strike scheduled on Friday following the rejection by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) of an offer from Qantas.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 27, 2011
Rumors about Apple's secret TV project have been circulating for months but after a few remarks by Jobs to Walter Isaacson in his bio "Steve Jobs", the rumors are steadily growing to become a fact.
ranina sanglap
Oct 27, 2011
Back in October 25, 2001, Windows released its new operating system, Windows XP to lukewarm response from consumers. Despite initial resistance from consumers, Windows XP stands above other PC operating systems as the longest and most popular OS to date.
ranina sanglap
Oct 27, 2011
"I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong," Steve Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson. "I'm going to destroy Android because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go to thermonuclear war on this. They are scared to death because they know they are guilty."
Carlo Fernandez
Oct 27, 2011
Virgin Australia has announced plans for additional capacity over the next two weeks, adding 64 domestic services to meet increased demand.
Sharon Olalia
Oct 26, 2011
Beginning next week some patients in South Australian hospitals will have bedside touch screen computers under a $36.7 million deal between Telstra and the medical institutions.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 26, 2011
Intel is working with suppliers and manufacturers to bring down production cost for ultrabooks and make the price of the thin and light notebooks lower than Apple's MacBooks and various tablet PCs.
Windsor Genova
Oct 26, 2011
Australia’s bestselling sedan, the Holden Commodore, will soon meet its fiercest competitor yet by November though the local carmaker surprisingly remains unperturbed by the prospect.
Erik Pineda
Oct 26, 2011
Millions of mobile phone owners pampered for years by numerous Nokia model handsets could soon expect the release of new smartphones from the Finnish firm powered by Microsoft’s mobile platform, reports said.
Erik Pineda
Oct 26, 2011
Vector, the operator of the natural gas pipeline in New Zealand's North Island, reported a rupture on its Maui pipes. The rupture happened at a considerable distance south of New Zealand Steel's Glenbrook and Taharoa operations.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 26, 2011
Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK) has committed 100 per cent the niobium production of its Dubbo Zirconia Project (DZP) in central west New South Wales (NSW) to a joint venture (JV) with a European firm.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 26, 2011
ArcelorMittal has decided to pull out from its joint venture with U.S.-based Peabody Energy for Macarthur Coal after issues of management control arises.
Christine Gaylican
Oct 26, 2011
Jeff Robbin, the man who worked on Apple's iconic iPod and changed the music industry with Apple's online music store and player iTunes, is now in charge of developing Apple's integrated television set.
ranina sanglap
Oct 26, 2011
AusGroup announced Tuesday its construction, integrated services and fabrication company AGC Industries has been chosen to construct a low grade pilot plant at the Rio Tinto-operated Brockman 4 mine site located in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
Sharon Olalia
Oct 26, 2011
Forgotten and unclaimed money amounting to AU$636 million is waiting for its rightful owners to follow simple step-by-step procedures to claim their money, says the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Through the MoneySmart website, the Aussies are encouraged to determine if any of the state governments has their money, and if so, lodge a claim.
Arlene Paredes
Oct 26, 2011
TRUenergy is seeking development approval for two high-efficiency gas-fired power stations in Queensland to meet forecast increases in electricity demand in the state.
Sharon Olalia
Oct 26, 2011
Walter Isaacson's biography on the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is an unstinting view of what many claim to be the visionary of our age. "Steve Jobs" is a rare view of a deeply private man who inspired other and drove Apple to change the world.
ranina sanglap
Oct 25, 2011
The Australian Beverages Council, representing the Australian non-alcoholic beverage industry, has criticised the recent US study attempting to link increased soda consumption with violence.
Sharon Olalia
Oct 25, 2011