Apple's MacBook Air is known as being one of the thinnest laptops in the world. As it turns out, this title is not really for MacBook Air as Acer Aspire S5 takes the crown for this title.
Jul 12, 2012
Manchester United, arguably the most popular sports club in the planet, wishes to join the fray in Wall Street purportedly to fix its financial woes, which reportedly commenced when the team changed ownership in 2005, and possibly to prolong its legacy.
Erik Pineda
Jul 12, 2012
Global shipments of personal computers shrunk anew in the June quarter, underscoring the weakening interest on the device that has been the tech world's hero product since Apple, IBM and Microsoft launched their initial units in the early 1980s.
Erik Pineda
Jul 12, 2012
If BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) will pursue its Olympic Dam expansion plan, the venture would produce sufficient uranium to fuel one-third of the global demand for use in nuclear power plants, according to South Australia Mineral and Resources Minister Tom Koutsantonis.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 12, 2012
Coles put in place on Wednesday a two-pronged strategy to address the worsening labour row at its warehouses. It asked Fair Work Australia (FWA) to assume jurisdiction over the problem, while Toll Holdings made a new wage offer to the striking workers.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 12, 2012
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 48 points or 0.4% while the S&P closed flat at 1341 and the Nasdaq lost 0.
Admin System
Jul 12, 2012
The Australian share market closed marginally in the red today, its fifth consecutive session of losses, although volumes were very low. Falls on offshore markets overnight contributed to the negative mood, although there was some buying in retail related stocks on the back of a pick-up in consumer sentiment. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) finished the day's trade at 4135, down 3pts or 0.1pct.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 11, 2012
Apple Inc. has recently asked to remove 39 Apple products from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT). This decision from Apple has raised some recycling concerns from industry observers and environmentalists alike.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 11, 2012
The newest Android update which is Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is now available for unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus as of today. The update would start for devices located in the U.S.
Jul 11, 2012
As part of Google's "spring cleaning", Google announced that they will be shutting down iGoogle. The iGoogle service is scheduled to end on November 1, 2013.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 11, 2012
Apple is known for having a "signature" design in their products but there is one specific product that defies this "signature" design. This is the iPod Nano.
Jul 11, 2012
Coles, Priceline, Target, Bunnings and Dick Smith are the country's top rated retailers, all coming in first place within their respected sectors, a survey conducted on 16,000 digital shoppers has revealed.
Christine Gaylican
Jul 11, 2012
A survey by consulting firm Hay Group forecasts that Australian workers could expect a 4 per cent salary increase in the next 12 months. The estimated is based on its analysis of salary data from over 440 organisations and 270,000 jobs in the past year to February.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 11, 2012
News about Xbox 720 and its pending release has been going around in the Internet ever since leaked documents about the Xbox 720 was revealed. The latest prediction about Xbox 720 is that it will go on sale for only US$99 with a monthly TV subscription fee.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 11, 2012
What we have at the moment is a cash rate lower than what is deemed appropriate by the central bank, according to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Philip Lowe.
Erik Pineda
Jul 11, 2012
Australians should brace for the not-so-favourable business trends to remain in place for a longer period of time, a Treasury official warned on Tuesday.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 11, 2012
By Greg PeelExchange traded funds (ETF) have now been the fastest growing investment product globally in the past decade and continue to be so.
Admin System
Jul 11, 2012
The arena for a price war is no longer limited to grocery shelves between supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths. It has gone up 30,000 feet into the Australian sky as Qantas and Virgin Australia battle for corporate travelers.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 11, 2012
Volvo has lifted the lid on its next generation of vehicle safety systems designed to protect drivers from stray animals and red-light runners, and take full control of the car in congested city traffic.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 11, 2012
The industrial action at the Coles warehouse in Melbourne entered its third day on Wednesday with Toll Holdings, the operator of the facility, threatening striking workers with legal action.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 11, 2012
China's consumer prices rose 2.2% in June from the year before, according to data published yesterday. That rate is a 29-month low. More importantly, it has some people excited that China's authorities have free reign to promote growth through more stimulus. They can spend, spend, spend without fear of igniting socially destabilising inflation in consumer prices.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 11, 2012
A tell-tale sign that we're at the logical frontier of monetary policy in a fiat money system is that central bank rate cuts no longer produce stock market rallies. For example, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut interest rates for the second time in a month last week. And stocks? Nothing.
Jamelle Agbuis
Jul 11, 2012
By Greg PeelThe Dow closed down 83 points or 0.7% while the S&P fell 0.8% to 1341 and the Nasdaq lost 1.
Admin System
Jul 11, 2012
Microsoft has officially set a date for the release of their newest OS version which is Windows 8. The official release date for Windows 8 is set to be in October, 2012.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 10, 2012
The Facebook App Center is now officially released in Australia, a month after the Facebook App Center was launched in the U.S.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 10, 2012
The announcement of Nokia 808 Pureview was a shock for many people because of its 41-megapixel camera. The usual MP for a smartphone tends to be around 5-8MP but this figure is certainly the first for any type of smartphones.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 10, 2012
Apple's newest Mac OS X called Mountain Lion is now at "Golden Master" status which means that the official release of this OS is drawing near.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 10, 2012
According to various news reports, Amazon is now working on a new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet aptly called Amazon Kindle Fire 2. This new tablet from Amazon would supposedly rivals Google's new 7-inch tablet called Google Nexus 7.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Jul 10, 2012
Darrel Lea, Australia’s largest comfort food retailer, was placed Monday in voluntary administration, putting 700 jobs at risk in the process.
Arlene Paredes
Jul 10, 2012
European Finance Ministers have this morning agreed on a new bailout deal for Spain, which will see the country receive €30 billion in aid by the end of the month. The deal is expected to bring great relief for investors and comes after Spanish debts, or borrowing costs, climbed to dangerous highs overnight. At lunchtime in the East, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 6.4pts or 0.2pct to 4166.2.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 10, 2012
