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Readers who are planning to buy one of the MacBook Air models should check out the terrific deals that Best Buy has to offer. Apple launched its new set of MacBook Air models that are both powerful and attractively priced. In addition, the prices of older MacBook models have been slashed.

The Government of Saudi Arabia has further intensified its monitoring efforts against cases of the dreaded Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

Sydney man, Michael William Hull, was charged with insider trading – ASIC

Bill Gates publicly expressed support if CEO Satya Nadella will decide to spin-off the Xbox division from Microsoft

Financial forecasters are rooting for Bill Gates to be the World’s First Trillionaire

The Australian sharemarket is recording its most substantial losses in close to a month, with a weak lead from the U.S. last night and worse than expected local data not helping. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is down 1 per cent and is flirting with the key 5400pt mark.

Critics say that Apple Inc.’s stock split is a result of nothing better to do, hence, it will no longer be the top-tech company by 2020

Popular online retailing company Amazon has joined hands with Twitter to allow users to handle their shopping cart directly from the micro-blogging Web site.

The breakdown of high price momentum trading is an interesting thematic that has been developing over the last six to eight weeks.

Unlike Australian Tax Office employees whose too sexy or casual attire good only for the beach has been noticed by no less than their boss, in air carrier Cathay Pacific, it is the other way around.

Australia is still a good place to live despite the expected $30-billion budget deficit that could destabilise the Abbott government as citizens express anger due to the administration's failure to live up to its election promise not to raise taxes.

Apple Inc investors had finally seen the company's shares reach the $600 mark once again. The last time Apple shares crossed the $600 mark was back in November 2012.

Microsoft could be unveiling a compact version of their Surface tablet on an event scheduled for May 20th in New York. The company has not shared any details about the event as such but the event-invite says it is a small gathering for a 'Surface event'.

Users of iPhones and iPads running on Apple's iOS 7 version or higher should be cautious before sending 'sensitive attachments' with the help of their devices. The users with the latest iOS 7.1.1 software version on their devices should also be worried about this issue.

Tuesday's session saw a tussle between buyers and sellers, albeit it was an exchange that took place with the index occupying positive territory over the session. Volumes were conspicuously low with only $3.3bln in shares having changed hands. As the session drew to a close the ASX 200 found some comfort in the RBA statement that accompanied its decision to leave rates on hold, although the substance of the text varied little in the last month. The Reserve Bank left the official cash rate on ...

A former Google employee alleged that Google controls AdSense to decrease Google pay out

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is showing impressive movement in stock market

The Australian sharemarket is improving for the third consecutive day, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 0.3 per cent. The market is treading water ahead of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy meeting this afternoon. Economists are widely expecting the RBA to keep interest rates on hold this month.

Unresolved military conflicts in Pakistan which unfortunately disrupted polio vaccination campaigns have pushed the virus to spread, forcing the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare polio a global health emergency.

With Japan still closed for public holidays by observing Greenery Day, Australia's May data day will be the biggest market macro news on the boards.

In US economic data, the ISM services index rose from 53.1 to an 8-month high of 55.2 in April, and above forecasts for a result near 54.1. The employment trends report rose from 117.5 to 118.0 in April.

Middle Eastern air carrier Etihad launched on Monday a new service in Abu Dhabi, The Residence, which offers a 11.6-square metre 3-room upper deck cabin on its Etihad A380 jet. It has a living room, separate double bedroom, ensuite shower room and even an academy-trained personal butler, travel concierge and chef.

The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) intercepted an illegal shipment of weapons from China into the country. The contraband includes 5,400 knuckled dusters and 790 tasers that looked like iPhones and torchers.

Apple Inc. has recently won another patent lawsuit against Samsung in San Jose, Calif. on May 2.

The Australian sharemarket has kicked off the trading week modestly higher, in what has been a very light day of trade for local stocks. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rose by 0.1 per cent. Volume was light partly due to market closures in a number of major markets. A public holiday in Japan, South Korea and the U.K. will keep their markets closed today. U.S. equities failed to rise on Friday despite the most significant monthly jobs growth in over two years. Continued concerns surrounding Ukrai...

Samsung has been urged to pay $120 million to Apple by a federal jury that held the tech giant guilty of patent infringement.

Microsoft Corporation has acquired Wellington-based start-up GreenButton. The company announced it has bought the successful New Zealand software start-up for an undisclosed amount. The Kiwi company specialises in high performance cloud computing. The acquisition will boost Microsoft's public cloud offering, Microsoft Azure. GreenButton has advanced technology solutions for running computer-intensive applications while on the cloud. The Kiwi start-ups customers include Boeing, NASA and Pixar ...

Swatch Group AG (UHR) said it will take action against Apple Inc.’s iWatch for being too close to iSwatch

The ASX 200 has given up its early gains on Monday to be trading almost by 0.2% lower as investors focus on banking stocks. Westpac (WBC) shares have fallen more than 1% after having initially risen by 0.8%. The bank reported first-half cash earnings rising by 8 per cent to $3.77 billion in the face of tighter margins.