The Australian share market rallied today, fighting back after two days of losses and in response to a stellar session on US and European markets. The Dow Jones Index climbed back above 14,000pts overnight while all 10 S&P sectors were higher.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 06, 2013
With the purchasing power of the Australian dollar going strong, Aussie folks may want to pause and plan where to do their overseas travel to experience their money's worth. They may actually be surprised that they can already afford to travel to Japan, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia and Argentina.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Feb 06, 2013
Telstra is launching the LG Optimus G on March 13 in Sydney, giving Aussies the chance to have a different taste of the popular but hard to get Nexus 4.
Erik Pineda Feb 06, 2013
Latest data released by the Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed Australia's tourism industry peaked in the last decade, all thanks to the growing number of Chinese and Indians touring the country Down Under.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Feb 06, 2013
The Galaxy Pop will be powered by the same quad-core CPU that Samsung had deployed with its top-selling Galaxy S3 – the Exynos 4412 that clocks at maximum speed of 1.4GHz.
Erik Pineda Feb 06, 2013
The name Lynsi Torres suddenly popped up on the social media sites identified as the youngest female billionaire in the United States. With little information known on Lynsi Torres, people are now curious and dying to find out who is this successful businesswoman.
Feb 06, 2013
Instead of getting relief from painful varicose veins, dozens of people in Liaoning, a province of China, are now confined in hospitals after getting contaminated with the infectious hepatitis C.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Feb 06, 2013
The Australian sharemarket is back in the black following two straight sessions of weakness. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 0.8 per cent or 40.6 pts to 4943.2. This is the 12th time in 15 sessions that local shares are improving.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 06, 2013
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has been generating so much buzz and one fan thought that while waiting why not make a mock up. The result is a sleek-looking S4 built mainly on metallic material.
Erik Pineda Feb 06, 2013
Verizon is re-launching the HTC Droid DNA, its second coming leaked out following strong indications that the Taiwan-based device manufacturer will unwrap the HTC M7 on Feb 19.
Erik Pineda Feb 06, 2013
On the 4th of February, Japan Airlines informed that it raised the operating profit forecast to 163 billion yen from analysts' expectations of around 140 billion yen. Despite sluggish fourth quarter earnings, the airline the airline decided to raise the forecast slightly more than 15 percent as demand for the European and American routes climbed.
Jamelle Agbuis Feb 06, 2013
The Nokia Lumia 920 has been recognised as one of the most innovative smartphones in 2012 and included to that recognition is the camera capability installed on the device. While it may be a great when it comes to snapshots and video recording, Nokia Lumia 920 will not suffice aspiring photographers due to its low megapixel rate.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 06, 2013
Early reports said supply channels in the United Kingdom have shown a good start for sales of BlackBerry Z10 and most of the shops selling the device end up with "limited stocks remaining."
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 06, 2013
The phablet segment is rising and analysts believe Apple should join the bandwagon and let out the ‘iPhablet’ or ‘iPhone Plus’ from its arsenal soon.
Erik Pineda Feb 06, 2013
By George Magnus, economic advisor to UBS Investment BankIn 2013, China is at an important crossroads in its economic development.
Admin System Feb 06, 2013
In the future, BlackBerry 10 will eventually support application from the Android OS. This is one of the major features of BlackBerry 10 which gives access to more applications than what it should only have. Although it is good news that Blackberry can now support Android apps, the implementation is not that amazing since the Android-based version to be used in BlackBerry is almost 2 years old.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 06, 2013
Financially challenged computer manufacturer Dell is selling the company to its former owner and other investors for $24.4 billion. Dell announced on Tuesday night that it has reached a complex agreement that would allow the company founder, Michael Dell, to buyback the company
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 06, 2013
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed up 99 points, or 0.7%, while the S&P gained 1.0% to 1511, with the Nasdaq rising 1.
Admin System Feb 06, 2013
-Cochlear facing some competition-Brokers prefer ResMed-More Sell ratings-China tender the main positiveBy Eva BrocklehurstCochlear ((COH)), at the top of the market for hearing implants, is getting some push and shove.
Admin System Feb 06, 2013
The last 24 hours has provided some perspective for global stock indices which have rallied substantially since the end of last year. Corruption allegations levelled at the Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy roiled European markets. Additionally, Italy's former Prime Minister Berlusconi has gained ground in the polls ahead of elections this month. Mr Berlusconi has been campaigning a platform of rolling back current austerity policies.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 05, 2013
Good news for the millions of iOS 6.x-powered gadget users. The untethered jailbreak evasi0n tool is ready for download for owners of iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad mini, all iPad models and the last three generations of the iPod touch models.
Erik Pineda Feb 05, 2013
Fancy a Lumia tablet? There is a strong chance that Nokia will make one but its release will not happen anytime soon as Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop hinted that “it is something we are clearly looking at very closely.”
Erik Pineda Feb 05, 2013
Local stocks are trading in the red at lunchtime in the East, following falls on European and US markets overnight due to political concern in Europe. The Dow Jones Index suffered a triple digit loss, after climbing above the 14,000pt level on Friday for the first time in five years.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 05, 2013
Samsung is set to introduce new update regimen with the Galaxy S4, giving the company more control in the normally complicated Android upgrade cycle, a new report said.
Erik Pineda Feb 05, 2013
The 7-inch tablet class proves very alluring and Asus thought it wise to join the fray and compete on its own terms. The company recently confirmed the upcoming release of the Asus MeMO Pad.
Erik Pineda Feb 05, 2013
By Andrew NelsonJanuary was an interesting if not riveting month for uranium market watchers. Volatility was the name of the game, but the good news for investors and producers is that while it may have been volatile, January was still a positive month in terms of spot price movements.
Admin System Feb 05, 2013
Nexus 4 resumed deliveries last week and buyers actually got what they asked for, in some cases after only three days of waiting. It appeared the shipping fiasco, as pledged by LG and Google, that marred the smartphone’s launch late last year has been resolved.
Erik Pineda Feb 05, 2013
Two sneaky Android apps have been detected by Kaspersky, a well-known anti-virus and malware security developer. The apps cloaks as cache cleaners but instead snoop around once connected to PC. Superclean and DroidCleaner are the two applications uncovered by Kaspersky Labs. Both feature clean-up of Android phone or tablet cache files.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 05, 2013
The month-long smog hanging over China had been blown over to Japan's skies, putting another strain to the relations of the two countries riled by a diplomatic rift over coveted Senkaku Islands.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Feb 05, 2013
Too many mobile devices have saturated the market and all of these came from different brands. Anyone can purchase a new mobile device from a network carrier using a plan or from a retail store to get an open-line. But with the increasing need for internet usage, primarily 3G, network carriers make good deals with the latest smartphones in the package, such as the seven offers from two major telecom service providers.
Vittorio Hernandez Feb 05, 2013
