If you think we've been too hysterical on the China debate, have a read of this. It's the bearded one, Ross Gittins, telling us to chill out...the China/Asia/commodity boom has only just started.
Jamelle Agbuis Oct 12, 2012
Mobile phone users thinking of getting the newly announced Galaxy S III mini because it has 8GBs of RAM may need to look again. The official specifications on the Samsung Web site lists the model as having 8Gb of RAM, which could misleading because that actually stands for gigabits, and not gigabytes. Eight gigabits is equivalent to 1 gigabyte, or 1GB.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 12, 2012
Apple has become so arrogant that it deliberately ignores glaring consumer preferences, according to the tech giant’s co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Erik Pineda Oct 12, 2012
Local stocks are trading modestly higher at lunchtime in the East, shrugging off a lacklustre finish on Wall Street. European markets were well supported thanks to solid moves from retail stocks; however US markets closed largely flat. At lunchtime in the East, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 7.6pts or 0.2pct to 4512.8.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 12, 2012
The Australia Post reported on Thursday that it registered an overall yearly net profit of A$281 million or a 17 per cent rise compared to a year ago. The significant increase in its income, while its counterparts in the U.S., UK and Canada are suffering due to technology, is mainly due to Australians' growing love for online shopping.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 12, 2012
British Airways has indicated in a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it is considering quitting from the London-Australia route, more popularly called the Kangaroo route. The London-based air carrier cited Qantas recent preference for Emirates as its alliance partner as reason behind its change of plan.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 12, 2012
By Ron Bewley, Switzer Super ReportFor the first time in well over a year, we are not anxiously awaiting news each morning from the US and Europe on the state of the economy and bailouts.
Admin System Oct 12, 2012
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 18 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P was flat at 1432 and the Nasdaq lost 0.
Admin System Oct 12, 2012
Global rating agency Standard & Poor's warned on Wednesday that India still faced a "one-in-three" chance of a credit rating downgrade within the next two years, despite last month's blitz of new economic reforms to boost the sharply-flagging economy.
Lawrence Villamar Oct 12, 2012
China will only stand to "lose out" by boycotting this week's global economic meetings in Tokyo, said International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde today.
Lawrence Villamar Oct 12, 2012
First Australia then the United States, now China’s Huawei Technologies must contend anew with fresh regulatory hurdle that likely would come from another key market – Canada.
Erik Pineda Oct 11, 2012
The Australian sharemarket had yet another quiet day with only $3.3 billion worth of shares exchanging hands. The All Ordinaries eased by 0.1 per cent or 6.7 pts to 4505.2, losing ground for the second consecutive session and for the third time this week.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012
In less than four weeks, Microsoft is set to launch Window 8, which would likely result in the web being flooded with prices of new PCs suited to the latest OS.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012
As Microsoft moves from Windows 7 to 8, the tech giant is faced with the huge task of teaching people how to use the new operating system, CNET reports. Leaked training videos give a peek of how Microsoft intends to accomplish that huge task.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012
Toyota vehicles are slated to be taken off the road worldwide as the giant Japanese carmaker confirmed on Wednesday a massive recall order of some 7.4 million units, comprising of popular Toyota sedans, compact cars and mid-sized SUVs.
Erik Pineda Oct 11, 2012
The new iPhone 5 will be so hot of a gadget that Apple is destined to rack up total sales of 135 million units by the end of 2012 and one analyst credits the smartphone’s incredible engineering for the feat.
Erik Pineda Oct 11, 2012
Some cattle ranchers in drought-stricken states are stealing grass and hay from their neighbors to feed their hungry herds.
Jamelle Agbuis Oct 11, 2012
ocal stocks continued to slide away from 14 month highs this morning, following another poor night on US and European markets. Wall Street eased was hit by more concerns over the outcome of the current 3rd Quarter reporting season.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012
Global consumers appear to continue their migration from conventional personal computers as new data from research firms showed PC sales shrunk anew in the September quarter of the current year.
Erik Pineda Oct 11, 2012
Toyota Australia has recalled almost 300,000 vehicles to correct a defect with the cars' power windows in one of the largest recalls in automotive history.
Jamelle Agbuis Oct 11, 2012
A Frenchwoman got the shock of her life when her service provider billed her €11.721 quadrillion. Solenne San Jose of Bordeaux, upon receipt of the bill - which is almost 6,000 times France's yearly gross domestic product - immediately called Bouygues Telecom to verify the amount being collected.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012
Arrium sold its majority stake in Steel & Tube, a New Zealand company, for $74 million. The sale is expected to drastically reduce the more than $2 billion debt of the steel, mining and mining consumable company that used to be known as OneSteel.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012
Australia is clearly on the road to one million homes having solar photovoltaic panels installed, the chief adviser to the Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) said on Wednesday. To help reach that goal is the opening of the 10-megawatt Greenough River Solar Farm in Western Australia.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012
By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 128 points, or 1.0%, while the S&P dropped 0.6% to 1432 and the Nasdaq lost 0.
Admin System Oct 11, 2012
By Andrew Nelson in FloridaIt's an age old chestnut and God knows where it came from (not facts, that's for sure), but many in the US will stand by the claim that Republicans are good for the market.
Admin System Oct 11, 2012
By Rick Mills, Ahead of the HerdAs a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best informationOverheated US housing prices started dropping in 2006.
Admin System Oct 11, 2012
After hitting a 14-month high yesterday, the Australian market ended in the red for the second time this week. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) eased by 0.3 per cent or 14.7 pts to 4511.9. Keep in mind that both the volume and dollar value of shares exchanging hands remains light.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 10, 2012
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp is set to undertake a massive global recall of vehicles due to faulty power window switch found in its units.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Oct 10, 2012
Microsoft's notorious Patch Tuesday has been replaced by Update Tuesday, at least for Wednesday, Oct 10, as the company makes sweeping alterations to Windows 8 and its core apps.
Vittorio Hernandez Oct 10, 2012
A new topnotch car model is slated to join Opel Australia’s present domestic product lines, the European carmaker said in a press release issued on Wednesday.
Erik Pineda Oct 10, 2012
