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Rumours are spreading about the upcoming Mobile World Congress in February 2013. Speculations are that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will not make it to the Consumer Electronic Show or Mobile World Congress in January and February, respectively.

Before, Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note users had to wait for a long time to obtain updates of Android Ice Cream Sandwich because both devices were released with Android Gingerbread, which dates back as the first very stable firmware version.

IGB Electronica, a Brazilian company, announced a new smartphone called Gradient Smartphone Line G iPhone, Neo One model. The device is identical to Apple iPhone and its running an Android OS.

CM10, according to Android Authority, will work smoothly on these following Tab 8.9 variants: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi + 3G variant (GT-P7300) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi-only variant (GT-P7310).

Investing in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) is so yesteryear. Myanmar and Laos are, like, so yesterday. No, the real investment opportunity for your financial future lies in North Korea.

The question has haunted savants, wives and bartenders throughout the ages. But at least we have a hypothesis.

How much of the world's woe is the fault of people who claim to know things they don't really know...and to be able to do things they can't really do?

On the 17th of December, the National Association for Business Economics released its forecast, indicating that the U.S. economy would probably see a moderate growth in 2013. Analysts underline that the modest growth will be pushed mainly by a recovery in housing sector which will balance visible weaknesses in business investment though. Also the U.S. job market will pick up slightly in the coming year, according to the survey.

The Australian sharemarket continues its stellar run, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) improving modestly once again. Of the last 23 sessions, the Aussie market has ended higher on 17 occasions and has only finished in the red once in 9 trading days. The XAO is up by 0.5 per cent or 22.6 pts to 4633.1.

U.S. firearms makers see their stock slump as a result of Newtown shooting. Investors are in rush to sell of their shares in firearms makers as speculation is circling around possible new gun restrictions.

Been toying with your Galaxy S3 for quite some time? Chances are it has had its fair amount of ‘hard work’ since you first unboxed this flagship smartphone from Samsung. All the intensive surfing and game playing on any device, according to Android experts, fill up its cache.

- Chinese growth to expand in 2013- US growth to be modest- Europe to remain a risk- Australia to lose its lustreBy Greg PeelIt all hinges on the fiscal cliff.

The Uranium Council has warned in a high-level advisory report to Australian energy and resources ministers that the country's position as top supplier of the mineral is at risk. The council blamed the development on domestic restrictions in shipping uranium.

By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 115 points or 0.9% while the S&P gained 1.1% to 1446 and the Nasdaq added 1.5% (Apple up 2.

In just three days after it was launched on December 14, Apple's iPhone 5 had swept China by storm, with over 2 million units already sold, and still counting.

Clothing retailer Cotton On has been slapped on Tuesday with a $1 million fine for selling highly combustible fire hazard children's nightwear.

After briefly losing its footing yesterday, the Australian sharemarket rose for the seventh time in eight sessions. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) edged higher by 0.5 per cent or 22.5 pts to 4610.5. The energy sector and property trusts were the only losers today.

Though nothing official has yet to come out from HTC, speculations on its new flagship smartphone continue to swirl wildly, the latest of which is the detailed specs of the rumoured handset known for now as HTC M7.

In various parts of the world, people are getting anxious over the supposed end of the world on Friday, December 21, 2012. But to the very descendants of the Mayan culture who supposedly predicted the world's annihilation, they will face the end of the calendar and change of times with calm and serenity.

Good news for Sony smartphone owners. The Japanese firm confirmed in a blog post dated Dec 17 that specific Xperia phone models will soon chew in the JellyBean update in the form of a phased deployment that will start on February 2013.

The Australian share market has started the day's trade on a positive note, following strong gains on Wall Street overnight on hopes a deal to avert the fiscal cliff will be reached soon.

Motorola Atrix HD is finally having an update of Android 4.1 Jellybean as AT&T announced on their Consumer Blog. The update was released after the update for Samsung Galaxy S3 devices.

Few days into Christmas, Google remains grappling on how to solve its Nexus delivery problems and the best it can offer this week is an apology and admission that its supply chain for the hit devices is “erratic.”

By Greg Peel"Members noted that global currency markets had also been relatively quiet in November, with exchange rate volatility low, although the Japanese yen had depreciated by around 3 per cent against the US dollar.

The last firmware update for the Nokia Lumia 800 and related models is reportedly rolling out in Europe, with Dutch owners of the handset getting a taste of the Windows Phone 7 refresh, blog reports said.

Why pay if you can download apps for free? The answer to that question would probably be the similar to why people still buy smartphones if you already have a regular mobile phone.

Fortescue Metals is selling is 40 per cent stake in its rail and port infrastructure business in a bid to raise up to $4 billion. Reports said the company is negotiating with several potential buyers to cut Fortescue's debt burden which has reached $12 billion.

Business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the industries can set to cash in - or lose out - on our good intentions for 2013. What do consumers wish as the the New Year approaches?

While much of the world is engrossed in the Mayan calendar prediction that the world could end on Friday, Dec 21, a forecast by ANZ Bank will bring a smile to Australian borrowers. The ANZ believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would cut the current overnight cash rate of 3 per cent to 2 per cent.