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By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 25 points, or 0.2%, while the S&P lost 0.4% to 1685 and the Nasdaq was flat.

The U.S. International Trade Commission barely makes headlines not until Samsung and Apple went all out filing lawsuits and patent cases all over. While American consumers do not often talk about the commission, that may soon change as the decision passed under it affects one of the most valued and popular consumer electronics company to date.

Haswell chips made waves when their supported devices offered longer battery life than any other devices. That is just the tip of the iceberg. Intel is now preparing for a new set of Haswell chips that can extend battery life longer that what their predecessors promised.

The Australian share market made it three wins in a row today, although it did shed earlier gains on the back of Chinese manufacturing data. At one point the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) was up by as much as 0.7 per cent after a quarterly earnings report from Apple in the US beat estimates. This week the All Ords is up 1.3 per cent.

South Korea's youth's love for smartphones has gone bordering addiction. The federal government is poised to introduce nationwide counseling programs for youngsters by the end of the year to curb the rising technology-related affliction.

Microsoft researchers started exploring inputting sign language capabilities to their Kinect. The company is working on including sign language reading capacities to the technology. Is this really possible?

The Australian sharemarket was up 0.7 per cent at one point, only to have most of the gains wiped out following worse than expected Chinese data at 11.45am (AEST). This is the third consecutive session of improvement, while both the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) and the ASX200 (XJO) still remaining above the 5000.0 point mark. The XAO is up 0.2 per cent.

The revenues and earnings of Peabody Energy in Australia dropped dramatically in June due to high operating costs and weak coal prices. The coal mining company has already tried to implement cost-cutting measures but to no avail.

Google started changing the rules of online advertising when it introduced several changes to Adwords. Businesses aiming to take full advantage of the service should learn which pitfalls to avoid and how to work around the new system.

A South Australian driver has been remanded in custody after being caught driving a car without a steering wheel.

Apple Inc. released a statement informing software developers about a recent hacking incident on their website leaving concerns that hackers may have stolen some information. To address the attack, Apple said it will make adjustments to their developer systems. The company will also rebuild the database and update the software.

Construction of new government buildings in China will be taking a backseat in the next five years as part of latest measures to curb unnecessary spending and corruption in the whole country.

Queensland cattle raisers are eyeing the development of China as its new market for beef. The search for new markets to replace the income lost from its export trade with Indonesia was discussed at the Northern Stakeholder Forum on Tuesday held at Mount Isa in the state.

Three new Motorola DROID phones are being launched Wednesday, July 24, at Verizon. The 4G LTE phones made by Motorola Mobility are the 4.3-inch DROID Mini, 5-inch DROID Ultra and 5-inch DROID Maxx.

By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 22 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P lost 0.2% to 1692 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.

MID WEEK UPDATEMarket has started the week grinding higher and the uptrend is holding above 4961. The weekly upside range at 5000 has been hit today.

In a study by three researchers, bosses who have daughters are more generous paymasters than their daughter-less counterparts. Does that bode ill for the staff hired and paid by the Duke of Cambridge?

They hype around Google Nexus 7.2 continues to increase as more information and photos of the device surface. The latest leak shows a full view of the Android 4.3 home screen of the second generation Nexus.

The Australian share market had a positive session on Thursday, thanks to a record high on the US S&P 500 Index overnight, strong gains in China and a rally in the gold price.

Up, up and away! Markets are off to a flier this Monday morning. The Japanese public has endorsed the idea of money printing. And the Chinese money printers have endorsed the idea of cheaper money. Naturally, Australian stocks are reveling in the idea that wallets may loosen in Asia and that bank lending for more make-work projects could increase.

American retailers including Wal-Mart and Gap launched a five-year plan to make safety improvements to Bangladesh clothing factories.

Huawei brings to Australia its Ascend P2 and P6 devices

Two years after the great 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan and the resulting tsunami that damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) finally admitted on Monday that the stricken facility had likely poured contaminated radioactive water into the ocean waters.

Both the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) and the ASX200 (XJO) are trading above 5000.0pts, for one of the first times in a few months. The XAO is up 0.5 per cent with almost all sectors trading higher. The energy sector along with the utilities are losing ground.

Still reeling from the devastating floods in June, China has been struck again with another catastrophe. On Monday, China's western Gansu province was hit by two earthquakes, killing 89 and injuring more than 500 people. Authorities feared the death toll could go up as about 1,200 buildings had collapsed and tens of thousands more badly damaged.

The technology world has barely recovered from the news that a Chinese woman died from electric shock when she used her iPhone while it was being charged. On Tuesday, a similar story jolted Apple users again.

With Aug 1 identified as the launch date for Google's Moto X and New York as the venue, the next questions on techies' minds is how much will the new smartphone be priced and how what does it look like?

Samsung sits at the forefront of the tech and mobile phones industry. It has managed to transform itself as the biggest consumer electronics manufacturer today beating and challenging sales of some of the biggest companies in the world like Apple and Google. In its bid to become the top player in the tech industry, the Samsung will also be holding its first global developer conference.

Samsung sits at the forefront of the tech and mobile phones industry. It has managed to transform itself as the biggest consumer electronics manufacturer today beating and challenging sales of some of the biggest companies in the world like Apple and Google. In its bid to become the top player in the tech industry, the Korean tech giant will also be holding its first global developer conference.