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BlackBerry is attempting to regain its lost crown in the smartphone market by even advertising the BB 10 in rival mobile units that operate on competing OS, particularly the iOS and Android.

Local stocks fell back into the red today, after the Dutch Finance Minister spooked investor sentiment claiming the Eurozone bailout for Cyprus could establish a template for other EU nations needing financial rescue. He then tried to backtrack, saying each case would be dealt with on a merit basis, but the damage was done with US markets closing lower.

Online leaks of the upcoming Windows Blue, the next version of Windows, indicate that it would have features that would make it easier to use both its Metro and Desktop interfaces.

Film director James Mangold made film history on Monday by posting a tweaser or a tweet teaser of the new Marvel comics superhero movie The Wolverine on video sharing app Vine.

There are three reasons why Blackberry Z10 is better than the iPhone 5 in the area of repairability. ifixit, a tech repair Web site, just gave the BB Z10 an 8 out of 10 score, beating iPhone 5's 7.

Global markets have seen volatile trade in the last 24 hours. European stock indices rose in the early part of their session as investors celebrate the announcement of a Cypriot bailout. The celebrations were short lived. Market turned south after Eurogroup Chairman Dijsselbloem suggested that the Cypriot deal should be used as a template for future Eurozone bank "bail-ins". Previously rhetoric from officials had made the point that the Cypriot measures, particularly around depositors, wer...

The same-sex marriage debate in the U.S. continues to heat up and will be a level higher with the Supreme Court hearing arguments on Tuesday on the challenge to California's ban on gay marriages and Proposition 8 raised by lesbian couple Kris Perry and Sandy Stier.

Banks across Cyprus are expected to be deluged with account holders withdrawing their money despite the setting aside of the controversial deposit tax when the lenders open their door once again on Thursday, March 28. The Central Bank of Cyprus, which ordered all banks closed since March 16 to prevent a bank run, allowed on Monday the banks to reopen by Thursday following a new bailout scheme.

Canon announced the availability in Australia of the PowerShot SX280 HS that features the brand's proprietary High Sensitivity (HS) system known for providing good performance despite low light.

A book on dinosaurs about to be released gives a clue how the extinct creature had sex given their physical feature such as spiky tails and bony armours.

The two biggest mining companies in Australia are expanding their driverless trucks fleet to protect their profits from the volatility of commodity prices in the international market.

The tiny island nation of Cyprus appears to have secured a bailout, reaching a deal with its international creditors. It means Cyprus won't have to leave the Eurozone which has alleviated some contagion fears. As part of the deal, - Cyprus's second largest bank will be closed and the government will receive €10 billion in financing from the Eurozone. Today's breakthrough saw the Euro rise, along with Asian markets today.

Scientists warned over the weekend not only of hotter days ahead but even solar flares amid forecasts that the Sun will wake up from its slumber and start solar flare activities sometime in 2013.

As expected, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced on Monday her cabinet revamp after Thursday's leadership challenge dare made by senior Labor Minister Simon Crean.

The Australian sharemarket is off to a positive start, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 0.6 per cent. We're coming off the back of the biggest weekly fall for the local market since May last year.

El Pais, a Spanish newspaper has retracted a column that compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel with German dictator Adolf Hitler. The column was written by economist Juan Torres Lopez of the University of Seville and published on its Web site and Audalusia printed regional edition.

The proposed tax on bank deposits in Cyprus has taken its toll with the reported bombing of a Bank of Cyprus branch in Limassol. Reports said that an improvised explosive device caused the blast which destroyed the window of the lender and created a small fire.

Expect bloodbath in the Gillard cabinet following the leadership challenge dare made by senior Labor Minister Simon Crean. Reports said that Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader and Prime Minister Julia Gillard will announce on Monday a cabinet revamp following recent developments in the party.

Web site Tech Crunch reported on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Defense is allegedly planning to purchase 650,000 units of iOS devices, in effect ditching the newly released BlackBerry 10 over cost considerations.

Rovio, the Finnish creator of the popular Angry Birds game, is leveling up again with a planned Angry Birds family theme park in Espoo, Finland. A blog in the Wall Street Journal said that Rovio beat Ikea is bidding for the 12.9-acre land expected to house the theme park and new Rovio offices.

Pope Francis confirmed on Palm Sunday that he would attend the World Youth Day celebration in Rio de Janeiro in July 2013, continuing the tradition started by Pope John Paul II.

China has tapped software company Canonical to come up with an open-source operating system for local use that will use the Ubuntu operating system. The OS, called Kylin, is slated for release in April.

The election of Pope Francis in the middle of March appears to have been a lucky precedent for Australian even if the country's representative in the conclave, Cardinal George Pell was not even considered a papabili. On the last week of the month, which coincides with the Catholic Holy Week, a second Australian makes the first step towards sainthood.

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and the University of Tokyo reported over the weekend the discovery of a large deposit of rare earths at the Minami Tori Shima Island on the easternmost part of the country. The deposit is reportedly 20 to 30 times more concentrated than rare earths deposits in China, which has the potential of breaking Beijing's monopoly of those types of resources.

Tech Web site Uswitch.com released on Sunday leaked photos of the iPhone 5s casing, which it said was initially uploaded at iPhone5Parts.

No, it was not another end-of-the world scenario. Meteor streaks witnessed by millions of Americans living in the East Coast and two Canadian provinces turned out to be a yard-long rock that entered the Earth's atmosphere on Friday evening at about 8 p.m.

Want some fame and fortune? Here's a shortcut to that route - make a high-tech condom for Bill Gates's Microsoft Foundation.

Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien's problems apparently did not end with his being sacked just before Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI retired as pontiff on Feb 28. It appears that the cardinal's sex abuse case would be the first that new Pope Francis will have to investigate following claims by the complaining priest that he had a long-term physical relationship with Cardinal O'Brien.

The Australian sharemarket managed to improve modestly for the first time this week, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rising by just 0.1 per cent. Despite the gains, local shares slumped by 2.9 per cent over the past five sessions. Weakness from the miners continues to be a drag on trade, with iron ore prices slumping by around 15 per cent in just a month. The moves by BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue are quite closely correlated to iron ore price moves in general.