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Facebook fixes status update glitch and allows graphic content to be posted again

Troubled Canadian phone maker BlackBerry released on Monday the BlackBerry Messenger apps for iPhone and Android users. The release is almost a month delayed because of problems.

Trouble seems to hound the bad pairing of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 OS and Surface RT tablets that the tech giant had to pull out the OS's update for the device over reports of failure to start or the blue screen of death popping up on the display.

Playing video games is one of the favourite things Australians do to while away time. The findings of the Digital Australia 2014 report commissioned by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association released on Monday found that 70 per cent of the respondents play video games and 86 per cent of Aussie parents play it with their kids.

Apple will be hosting a press event on Tuesday, October 22. As reports indicate, Apple will be launching a series of products like the 2013 MacBook Pro, iPad 5 and iPad Mini. As the market waits for one of the biggest names in tech to release its products, there are concerns whether Apple can still deliver sales and reception like it used to. A look at the growth sales of iPads and iPhones can help shed sight of what lies ahead for the tech giant.

Apple Inc's (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock reached another record high at $685.50 on Thursday afternoon, while Topeka Capital's Brian White set his yearly target a notch higher at $1,111.

Honda has fired up its new Formula One engine for the first time as it prepares to return to motor sport's premier category with McLaren in 2015.

Planning a career? Here is something that will help you chalk down a plan. LinkedIn, the social networking Web site for professional purposes has recently unveiled their list of “Most in Demand Employers, 2013.” The valuable listing of the top employers can help you identify the path to follow to fulfill your ambitions.

Apple Gold iPhone 5s, jokingly dubbed as “The Kardashian Phone” runs a print ad with The New Yorker

As the two South Korean tech giants race to get a sizeable part of the flexible phone market, it become an opportunity for phone users to learn more about new features of smartphone that were not available commercially a few years ago.

Apple faces court for unwanted iOS 7 downloads

Several reports came out over the weekend of the poor sales of Apple's iPhone 5C, placing more doubts on the accuracy of the Cupertino-based tech giant's claim that it sold 9 million units of the 5S and 5C combined. Besides the dubious sales of the device, there are also reports of Apple slashing the production of the 5C and prices in the grey market dropping to almost half of recommended retail price.

On October 16, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) initially released the article "Apple Cuts iPhone 5C Orders," authored by Ian Sherr, Lorraine Luk and Eva Dou. The report conveyed supplier cuts less than one-third from the Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and 20 percent from the Pegatron Corp.

Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs may just have been proven right with his strong emphasis on Apple to focus on high-end consumer gadgets over cheaper ones.Three surveys that came out in the last two weeks suggest that the iPhone 5S outsells the iPhone 5C at least 2 to 1. Brokerage firm KGI Securities Co. has announced it was cutting its estimates for the quarterly sales of Apple's iPhone 5C by a third.

Apple Inc. landed no. 2 at LinkedIn’s Most In-Demand Employers of 2013

Rod Drury of Xero, who will also represent New Zealand in the Global Entrepreneur of the Year Awards won the top prize and was crowned Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013. It's been a string of positive news for Mr Drury and his online accounting software company, Xero. The company's shares had climbed to 30 per cent or at $25.20 per share as of Oct. 17. The Xero stock spike came after news of a $180 million investment as new capital for the company.

LG G2’s tasteless ad against Blackberry backfires to electronics giant LG

Vodafone Australia announces availability of lightning-fast 4G network for pre-paid users

Troubled Canadian phonemaker BlackBerry may yet avoiding closure despite financial woes and a shrinking market share if it would accept a planned buyout offer from Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo.

According to reports, Samsung Galaxy Note 12.1 will be the biggest of its kind. Others go as far as saying it will be the monster tablet. What does Samsung have up its sleeves?

The time has come when Smartwatches will take over. They are surely the much talked about gadget at the moment. And with Sony and Samsung already in the combat can we expect Google to stay away?

Seems like no one wants an Apple iPhone cheap or at least it looks like, even a cheap Apple iPhone is way too expensive. Experts had feared that iPhone 5c would eat into the market share of the premium model iPhone 5s. For all its promise to offer customers, unable to afford the premium variety, the iPhone experience, the iPhone 5c has failed to impress

People who want to buy tech products as Christmas gifts during the yearend holidays but have limited funds could still make their friends and relatives happy when they unwrap their gifts.

Samsung group had set its Galaxy S5 release date amidst losing cases against Apple Inc.

Tokyo, Toyota comes out with news on their next generation cars. Among them is a car with an auto pilot system they say.

Steve Jobs’ first girlfriend, Chrisann Brennan, pens her memoir - The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of my Life with Steve Jobs

A relatively new Chinese phone firm, Xiaomi, appears to have broken global record in smartphone sales after it sold the first batch of 100,000 MiPhone 3 smartphones and 3,000 MiTV sets on Wednesday noon at its Web site. The phones were snapped in just 83 seconds, while the TVs in 118 seconds.

Rather than assure phone owners that the company won't fold up, BlackBerry's Tuesday advertisement in 30 newspapers did the opposite, based on reactions posted in social media sites.

Apple Inc, named most valuable brand and most innovative company in 2013, is predicted to drop to third place in market share for smart phones in 2015. This is according to a fearless forecast by Seeking Alpha's Adrian McCarroll who based his statements on current smart phone trends.