TECHNOLOGY

Active online shoppers are increasingly relying on online product reviews as a key element in their buying decisions, a new survey has revealed.

At the Adobe Max event in Los Angeles, Epic Games CEO and co-founder, Tim Sweeney demonstrated the Unreal Engine 3 running in Flash during his keynote. Epic Games decided to showcase a level in "Unreal Tournament" as their tech demo.

Scientists will launch the Solar Orbiter in 2017 to fly closer to the Sun than ever before in the history of space exploration. In another endeavor, European Space Agency will also launch a space telescope called Euclid in 2019 to explore the "Dark Energy."

Coca-cola retained for the 12th straight year the number one spot on the annual 100 global brands list published on Tuesday.

Tthe biggest problem with the iPhone 4S is that it is an iPhone. They are now limited to thinking what they can cram into the iPhone form.

Apple's iPhone 4S, unveiled Tuesday, is a faster and more powerful version of the current model.

A team of Taiwanese researchers have developed an invisible key which would unlock doors through hand gestures. The technology won a gold medal at the four-day Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart.

Google+ removing the invitation requirement to become a member of the newest social networking site apparently failed to make a dent on Facebook's membership.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has recommended that telcos be banned from using confusing words in advertising materials, that confused subscribers.

After the much-hyped launching of the iPhone 4S Tuesday, the saga on the iPhone 5 continues but this time it's not directly about the highly-anticipated device but rather on the no-no boo-boo of Apple Inc.'s overeager hunters of a lost prototype.

Apple on Tuesday has launched what it claims to be its most amazing iPhone yet --the iPhone 4S.

Apple Inc. finally unveiled a new iPhone Tuesday. The event marks the first time Tim Cook took center stage after succeeding the ailing showman and visionary Steve Jobs. It was supposed to be a photo-op showing Jobs pass his magic and charisma on to the new CEO. What would follow would be record sales for the iPhone 5.

Apple Inc. finally unveiled a new iPhone in its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. It's not the iPhone 5; it's just a new iPhone that is not aesthetically different from Apple's best selling smartphone, the iPhone 4.

Flaws in the HTC Android smartphone gives hackers easy access to steal important user data, a security researcher said Friday. The flaw, which affects, multiple models of HTC smartphones running Android, could allow attackers to steal a user's GPS location, SMS data, and phone numbers.

Rhapsody, one of the oldest Internet-based music subscription services has acquired Napster and its assets from Best Buy while the retailer will get a minority stake in the combined company.

Apple's much-awaited iPhone5 is expected to be released tonight (4am Australia time) at an event held in Apple’s head office in Silicon Valley. Here are issues that may emerge in the announcement, according to Advanced Human Technologies Chairman Ross Dawson, a globally-recognised futurist and technology expert primarily based in Australia:

There is nothing that can stop Facebook in providing different applications and helpful services to its avid fans. Recently, the management of the leading social media site had created changes and upgrades to the site. Some people loved it, while others don’t.

After the Apple event this Oct. 4, expect your iPhone to be smarter than the average smartphone. If the rumors about the new Assistant app for the iPhone are true, you would be thinking that finger gestures are ancient technology.

HTC smartphones have a "massive" security flaw that can make HTC Android phones easy for outside users to access private customer information.

NASA said it expects commercial operators to start transporting cargo to space within months. Both NASA and the European Space Agency said governments are still keen on space development efforts even as there is a rise of private business in the industry.

Apple Inc. has rejected Samsung's offer for a settlement to sell Samsung Galaxy Tab to the Australian market. The tablet was blocked from an Australian release because Apple has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy has copied the design of their iPad and iPhone designs.

They dream that the iPhone 5 is dubbed a failure at the event in Oct. 4. When they wake up, they'll be scratching their heads on why, no matter what they do, they just couldn't beat the iPhone.

World's highest peak can now be viewed from the comfort of your personal computer.

Zynga's sequel to the popular "Mafia Wars" will have more crime and more social interaction than its predecessor."Mafia Wars 2" will be released in the coming weeks on Facebook and it will be more sophisticated and action-focused than any other game on the social network. The sequel will also get an upgrade graphics-wise so that players can see those pools of blood better.

Banking on everyone's anticipation over the iPhone 5 announcement from Apple on Tuesday, some hackers are taking advantage of that excitement by sending a fake e-mail with a hook that it's the official announcement from Apple about the iPhone 5. But be warned opening the e-mail will not get you a first look at the iPhone 5 but a nasty Trojan called Mal/Zapchas-A.

High-tech devices such as iPhones, iPads and camcorders topped the list of gifts that were given to New South Wales public officials. Next to the gadgets, also high on the list of bribe items masked as gifts were beach holidays, football tickets and gift vouchers.

It appears Apple is convinced that Samsung Electronics will not be able to market its Galaxy 10.1 tablet in Australia as the U.S. tech firm rejected Tuesday overtures by its South Korean rival for a settlement of their legal dispute.

Apple is to unveil their new iPhone 5 and iOS 5. However, here are some of the things that people should know about the new Apple products.

A faulty signature update for Microsoft Security Essentials and Microsoft Forefront made an error on Friday and classified the Google Chrome executable file for Windows as a malware, specifically a ZeuS Trojan.