BUSINESS

- Chinese PMIs weaker- Trend steady nevertheless- Asia still the growth driverBy Greg PeelIn last month's round of manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data, China's result fell slightly to 50.

An eight-year-old Sydney boy was accidentally exposed to a hardcore porno image while viewing the Lions ticket promotion of flag carrier Qantas on its Facebook page on Friday.

Speculations said that the Nokia Lumia EOS will be in Microsoft Stores by July 22, which means it will be available on store shelves by the later part of the month. A screenshot of a Microsoft Store inventory showed a Nokia device called the 1020 said to be an AT&T exclusive.

The Australian share market managed to finish a volatile week on a high, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) adding 1.1pct over the course of the week.

Samsung issued its Q2 2013 earnings guidance this week, pointing to record Galaxy S4 sales three months afters its release date and likely quarterly profits that could soar beyond the $8 billion mark.

Marketers would think the last thing they need is another content management platform. There is already a multitude available but Intel thinks otherwise. The company is rolling out their CMS software offering marketers more control over their campaigns.

The New Zealand dollar soared against the euro and British pound after their respective central banks focused on easing bias which helped increase the demand for the higher yielding currency. The Kiwi also became stronger against the Aussie dollar.

Samsung competes with nearly every gadget put out on the market. So when other companies put out their 5-inch smartphones trust Samsung to come up with their own version. The tech giant went beyond the 5-inch trend and released two new phablets: one with 5.8-inch display and another 6.3.

One of the more volatile weeks in recent memory is coming to a close and investors are helping push the market higher. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 0.9 per cent. The dollar value of shares changing hands is remaining a little light though, due to the closure of US markets last night (Independence Day holiday).

China markets stabilised on Monday as policymakers offered reassurance that there is ample liquidity in the financial system, bringing to a close June's record credit squeeze which raised fears that China's years of relying on debt to finance massive projects are coming to an end.

Google has killed their Reader officially. The application previously provided people a way to access their RSS feeds. While RSS feeds has become an important part of people’s lives especially those demanding news and information from different portals, Google decided that Google Reader is no longer worth keeping. Here is a list of the ten reasons why the company has done a great job doing so.

Toshiba is not playing safe when it comes to their line of computing products. While some companies are looking into capitalizing on mid-range products, Toshiba has sets its sights on a high end offering. The company recently unveiled their line of ultrabooks called Kira.

By Andrew NelsonBack in 2010, the traditional price gap of West Texas Intermediate crude over Brent Crude closed from around US$2 as Canadian oil started to arrive at the WTI Cushing storage facility.

Kanebo, the Japanese cosmetics manufacturer, confirmed on Thursday that they will recollect the skin whitening products from different countries in Asia after receiving complaints about skin damages such as white patches and uneven colouring. The company believes that their exclusively developed 4HPB substance causes the damage to the user’s skin.

By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArenaI joined Twitter. Not because I am curious what this celebrity has to say about her kids, or to read that another one is waiting for a connecting flight, impatiently.

NBN Co meets the June 30 rollout target but failed to deliver satisfactory service

By Greg PeelWall Street was closed last night for the Independence Day holiday.With President Morsi now deposed and the army in charge, tensions have eased in Egypt.

Speaking at the last leg of his weeklong Africa tour, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called for stronger and more effective economic partnerships with Africa, one that would help sustain the region's fast growing economic growth while extending the benefits to as many people as possible.

The Australian share market continued its volatile run today, rebounding from yesterday's losses to end the session higher by more than one per cent.

Brazil remains one of the world's strongest housing markets, though house price increases are decelerating sharply. Brazil's composite FIPEZAP house price index rose by 11.9% (5.1% inflation-adjusted) during the year to end-May 2013, lower than the year-on-year increase of 19.9% seen over the same period last year.

Intel is the leading tech giant because of the company’s ability to pack excellent computing performance in transistors or processors that seem to decrease in size by the day. Even when computing devices shifted from huge desktop computers to small and slim ultrabooks, Intel manages to create a chip that is just right.

Shoppers at Woolworths' newest supermarket in Woolloomooloo, Sydney don't have to rush when doing their grocery anymore. The retail giant has dramatically cut their exorbitant parking rates after customers complained that the $65 fee was too much.

Motorola comeback is happening real soon after the company produced an advertisement of Moto X phone which will be available in major U.S. network carrier. Moto X would be the first smartphone customisable, designed, engineered and assembled in the U.S. with 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU and 10MP camera.

Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie is expected to be released in October 2013 and reports say that the upcoming software version will support older and low-cost devices to prevent fragmentation between Android smartphones and tablets.

The Australian share market is back in the black in early trade on Thursday, following a volatile week where we have seen significant gains and losses.

The Australian Dollar is slightly weaker following comments by RBA Governor Stevens made in yesterday's Asian time zone.

Two more people have died from the dreaded SARS-like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the oil-rich nation Saudi Arabia, according to the country's health ministry on Wednesday. The latest deaths now bring to 36 so far the casualties from the fatal disease in the kingdom.

Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and Blackberry are battling it out for M2M supremacy. Handling business and personal data has become important for people, and increasing mobility and convenience of computing device are helping individuals do so. Analysts predict that the era of personal computers is almost over and more compact devices like ultrabooks and tablets will take centre stage.

Markets regained some ground in US trade with event risk ramping up as we approach the business end of the week. Sentiment had remained subdued in European trade with the key issues being Portugal's political issues, Greece's bailout drama and a level of cautiousness ahead of the ECB. In US trade, sentiment picked up on the back of a much better than expected ADP non-farm employment change print. The reading showed 188,000 jobs were created versus estimates of around 161,000. Unemployment ...