Vittorio Hernandez

Ahead of the Czech Republic's Parliamentary elections this week wherein the Communist Party is tipped to win and return to power almost 25 years after their ouster, a local sculptor expressed his anti-communist sentiments through a controversial art piece.

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.

Christine Forster, the lesbian sister of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, is engaged to her girlfriend Virginia Eduards. She popped the question in March on a trip to Broken Hill.

Despite pulling away from fresh five-year highs reached earlier in the session, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) still ended 0.5 per cent higher by the close. The miners were the biggest contributors to the gains. BHP Billiton (BHP), which is scheduled to issue its quarterly production numbers tomorrow, rose by 1.26 per cent today.

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.

With the US political circus behind us (for now), investors are taking the opportunity to buy up, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up by 0.7 per cent and cracking a five-year high in the process. The US S&P500 index (a measure of the performances of American's 500 biggest companies) cracked through an-time high on Friday.

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.

Every year millions of children, usually from the western world, join the annual Trick and Treat tradition with kids knocking on doors to ask for candies and other sweets or risk being played a trick on.

While Virgin Galactic, owned by Sir Richard Branson, currently caters to a small but rich markets made up of billionaires who want to travel to space, the aviation firm said over the weekend that it wants to grow its market by coming up with moon cruises.

Of 100 global cities assessed by the Reputation Institute, Australia's Sydney topped the list of most reliable city published over the weekend by Forbes Magazine.

The GMA-7 popular soap opera My Husband's Lover officially ended on Friday, Oct 18, after five months of successful run. Many of its followers are talking in social media sites are the final liplock scene between main leads Tom Rodriguez and Dennis Trillo which was cut off just a few inches before their lips touch.

It is not just former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who has cast a moist eye on the seat currently occupied by U.S. President Barack Obama. Also interest in running for the presidency is action star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The phenomenal Philippine gay soap opera, My Husband's Lover, ended on Friday, Oct 18, after almost five months of high ratings. The bekiserye, which invited the scrutiny of Philippine Catholic bishops because of the controversial theme of the soap - a love affair between a married gay man and another single gay male - gave a win-win ending that likely pleased both the viewers and the church (or displeased them both).

The photographs of two famous Filipinos in kissing scenes had gone viral in social media and are the talk of the town. The first incident involves the 23-year-old Miss World 2013, Megan Young, who was congratulated by the House of Representatives for her victory in the international beauty pageant.

At the end of a week that started with so much uncertainty the local market has gained ground for a for a fourth day. The ASX 200 traversed new five-year highs on Friday and gained 1.7% for the week.

Bad news for Gleeks all over the world. Your favourite musical series over Fox will be off the air permanently after Season 6. Glee creator Ryan Murphy announced on Wednesday night the sad news, explaining the decision to end the series to Cory Monteith's unexpected death in July due to heroin and alcohol overdose.

Ukrainian astronomers have just discovered a 1,350-foot-wide asteroid which they warned would collide with Earth on Aug 20, 2032.

Global Markets have responded positively to the developments of the last 24 hours. In particular US stocks have rallied, pushing the S&P 500 to a new all-time high.

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.

To avoid paying a hefty $17.3 billion fine, South Korean tech giant Samsung offered to the European Union (EU) not to engage in a legal patent war with its rivals for five years.

Porn lovers would be delighted to know that they could soon view their favourite triple X rated movies in ultra high definition, allowing them to see every minute detail of the specific anatomical parts of a woman or a man that turns them on.

Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up Shamcey Supsup will marry her Filipino-Chinese businessman boyfriend Lloyd Lee on Dec 29, 2013. Since he comes from a rich Chinese clan, the couple had a Chinese engagement.

Alireza M was hanged on Wednesday by Iranian prison officials after he was found guilty of drug offences. A doctor examined the body after the 12-minute hanging and certified that Alireza M is dead. His body was brought to the morgue and kept overnight. To the surprise of the morning staff Alireza was still breathing, prompting them to rush him to the hospital.

At long last, the news we have all been waiting for. The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill that will see the re-opening of government and raise the US debt ceiling. The House voted 285-144 in favour of the legislation after the Senate earlier passed the bill 81-18. The agreement will see the US Federal Government reopen after being shut for the past 17 days and will remove the debt issuance restrictions. As government departments reopen tomorrow, we will get a clearer idea...

The Australian sharemarket is higher for the third day, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) 0.2 per cent stronger. This as the US Senate has voted to not only reopen the government after 16 days of closure, but also to temporarily raise the debt ceiling. The House of Reps is expected to vote next.

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.

Several students from a Texas high school have started an online petition to restore their Spanish teacher, Cristy Nicole Deweese, to her job. The petition has so far 300 signatures.