Attaining one's ideal weight level is hard enough, much more to maintain it. But the French has invented a high-tech fork that will not only be useful in picking up our food, it will also buzz every time you eat too fast.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 18, 2013
South Korean tech giant Samsung literally rolled out the gigantic 85-inch ultra-high definition TV on Wednesday night in Sydney. The $40,000 device, soon to be available in retail outlets in Australian this month, features an Australian accent.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 18, 2013
After 18 long months, state teachers at Victoria have finally clinched a deal with the government, entitling them to a pay rise of between 16.1 to 20.5 per cent over three years. About 45,000 state teachers are expected to benefit.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 18, 2013
Marine Park Tour Operators in Australia are questioning the exclusion of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia by travel guide Lonely Planet. At the same time, some groups are questioning the inclusion of smaller dive sites in the list.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 18, 2013
Fears further escalated that the new avian influenza A H7N9 may indeed be transmitted through human contact after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that some of those currently infected in China did not have had any contact at all with poultry.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 18, 2013
Because of the buzz over an upcoming Android OS that started in late 2012, among the 10 things that techies are expecting in the May Google 1/O is the roll out of the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 18, 2013
-CIMB doesn't like recent acquisitions-Macquarie isn't sure-Citi has some reservations-Moelis sees share price upsideBy Andrew NelsonM2 Telecommunications ((MTU)) looks like a real puzzler as far as analyst perception goes.
Admin System
Apr 18, 2013
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 138 points, or 0.9%, while the S&P lost 1.4% to 1552 as the Nasdaq tumbled 1.
Admin System
Apr 18, 2013
By Ashley Jessen, director of LearnCFDs.com and author of CFDs Made SimpleWeak leads from overseas markets provided a gloomy start to the day and, despite a minor blip to the upside on open, our market gathered momentum in only one direction and that was down.
Admin System
Apr 18, 2013
The local stock market has closed above the 5000 mark, albeit by a modest margin, after several days of commodity induced weakness. The ASX200 rose by one per cent, although mining and energy stocks remained on the outer with investors, being the only 2 sectors to end the session in the red.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
An interesting job vacancy ad was posted in Weibo, China's counterpart of Twitter. The ad announced that a third-party security company in Beijing called Anquan is looking for a Chief Pornography Identification Officer.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
The Australian market is edging higher by 0.8 per cent after the initial concerns relating to the Boston marathon bomb attacks have largely subsided. The mining and energy sectors are sliding modestly, while all other regions of the market are improving. The psychologically important 5000.0 is being tested (for both the ASX200 and the All Ords).
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
AT&T, the largest U.S. carrier, started on Tuesday to accept pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on its Web site. The carrier would only accept orders for the 16GB model on black and white colours and the offer is limited to select areas for the meantime.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
Dominance of Android smartphones in the global market will continue in the next two years, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday at the AllThingsD mobile conference in New York.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
By Richard (Rick Mills), Ahead of the HerdAs a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information Ironic isn't it? A record number of people on food stamps yet new highs for stock indices.
Admin System
Apr 17, 2013
Gold continued on Tuesday its downslide as spot prices of the yellow metal, once considered a safe haven, tumbled down to $1,322.06 an ounce on Tuesday trading. It is the lowest price since January 2011, following last week's major drop which ended the 12-year winning streak of gold.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
The death toll from the new avian influenza A H7N9 in China has now reached 16, with the number of infected people likewise rising to 77 cases, all in just two weeks' time.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 17, 2013
As more people shift to tablets, the pioneer tablet maker, Apple, has seen its market share shrink in favour of the Android tablet. Blame it on the price, but due to the higher price tags on Apple's iPad, more consumers are shifting to ones that use the Android OS that 2013 would likely end up as the Year of Android Slates.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
Although cattle sales of the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) rose in the first three months of 2013 to 41,186 from 29,646 compared to the same quarter in 2012, average price per head went down to $980 from $1,255.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 17, 2013
By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 157 points, or 1.1%, while the S&P gained 1.4% to 1574 and the Nasdaq added 1.
Admin System
Apr 17, 2013
The UK housing market remains weak. But with the UK economy on the edge of another recession, the surprise is that the housing market has not fallen more. And central London is booming.
Christine Gaylican
Apr 17, 2013
Falling commodity prices continued to be the the main theme driving markets on Tuesday. Gold remains a high profile casualty having fall by 15%in the last week. 10% of that decline has taken place in the last 24 hours, although in recent Asian trade prices of the yellow metal have consolidated.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 16, 2013
While constructing sector is not in the best shape, UK-based giant JCB Ltd informed that it noted record annuals earnings in 2012. It is not surprising at all that the company trots out its outstanding profits as the global construction sector is indeed going through tough times. The JCB's results were mainly driven by increased demand in regions such as Africa and the Middle East.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 16, 2013
Apparently, the days for Fresh & Easy, TESCO's foray in the US, are numbered; so are the present operations for many of the TESCO's own outlets across the UK and Europe.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 16, 2013
Local stocks are once again under selling pressure following yet another slump in the price of gold, and explosions at the Boston Marathon which are being treated as a criminal investigation. US stocks sold off sharply in the final hour of trade following the explosions, with the Dow Jones Index falling 60pts in a matter of minutes.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 16, 2013
The latest data on the China's economy saddened analysts as figures showed that GDP growth in the first quarter of the year was lower than initially anticipated. Economists ask themselves whether that means that global expansion is slowing down.
Jamelle Agbuis
Apr 16, 2013
Analysts blamed on Tuesday the April 12 decision of Cyprus to sell the bulk of its hold for the bear market on the yellow metal. For long considered a safe haven, gold logged its biggest one-day percentage drop in three decades.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 16, 2013
People who ordered the Google Glass at the Google I/O in 2012 will get their pair in a few days. Glass Explorers, which manufactures the device, said on Monday that the first batch of glasses just came off the production line and will be immediately shipped.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 16, 2013
By Andrew NelsonMost of the uranium world gathered for the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle conference last week in Singapore.
Admin System
Apr 16, 2013
A New South Wales Land and Environment Court judged favoured grapes over coal on Monday when he upheld a government ruling that stopped the expansion of mining giant Rio Tinto's (ASX: RIO) coal mine in the country's famous wine-growing region of Hunter Valley.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 16, 2013
