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Sony Ericsson has confirmed that it will upgrade its entire Sony Experia line of devices to the newest version of Android, the Ice Cream Sandwich

By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 190 points or 1.6% while the S&P lost 1.7% to 1236 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.7%.

If energy-efficiency policies, price reforms, new emissions-free infrastructures and increased renewable energy subsidies aren't firmly in place by 2017 then it might become too late to turn back the tide against the effects of climate change, according to the recently released World Energy Outlook by the IEA (International Energy Agency).

To help people decide which is better for their needs, here are three points of comparison for entry-level units of both OS for the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Mini and the Windows Mobile-powered HTC 7 Trophy

China and South Korea's planned investment in offshore wind farms amounting close to $25 billion in the near term could also impact on the rare earths production.

Investing in gold would be a good way to rebalance the portfolio of pension funds and other institutional investors before the European sovereign debt crisis turns for the worse, a bullion expert advised.

Like its counterparts in the U.S., Australia's only manufacturer of solar panels is suffering from weak sales due to competition from cheap Chinese solar panel imports.

Ten daily flights are available to Australians after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) allowed Tiger Airways on Tuesday to increase its flights from Singapore to Australia.

Online shopping further grew among Australian consumers, mostly spurred by cheaper products offered by international retailers who were able to lure web-prowling customers looking to extend the value of their dollar.

The debate in Australia whether to lift the bank on uranium export to India or not continues with pro and anti groups airing their sides.

Sydney's tight rental market has shown some marginal improvement, new figures suggest.

The RBA minutes showed a split on decision to cut rates, with arguments for both easing and a policy "on the tight side of normal".

Urban lifestyles are taking off as single dwellings become prohibitively expensive.

Aussie consumers have no plans to jump into the property market, even though savings are up and mortgage stress is down.

The labor dispute in the National Basketball Association (NBA) took a turn for the worse Tuesday when players decided to disband their union and sue the league because they find the team owners' last offer of 50-50 profit sharing not good.

AAIC Bullion Refineries Group Limited (ABRG, Frankfurt Xetra: 1AB) today announced the appointment of Ms. Shareena Martin as Group Finance Director.

Some commentators would have you believe that the country's banks are about to fall on hard times as the eurozone problems lift the cost of money and make life generally tougher for financial stocks.

Samsung edged out Apple over their rivalry on global smartphone sales as the South Korean firm shipped out 24 million units in total sales for the third quarter of the current year, roughly comprising of the record number of Android-powered handsets purchased by consumers during the period.

Apple Inc. finally made changes to its board of directors in its post-Steve Jobs era. On Tuesday, the Cupertino, California-based company named Arthur D. Levinson, Ph. D. as the Company's non-executive Chairman of the Board. Apple also announced that Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, will join Apple's board and will serve on the audit committee.

"Enormous Consolidation" Expected In Gold Mining In 2012By Justin Dove, Investment U ResearchIn late September, Dr.

Credit cards may soon go the way of the dinosaur as increasingly mobile smart phones usurp plastic for instant payments.

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The aviation industry is going to be key to economic growth, whether that’s through green aviation or commercial flight, through military aircraft development or recreational flight teams. Whatever the method may be to encourage the aviation industry, growing this industry is vital to growing a country’s economy as well.

Mozilla, the makers of Firefox and Thunderbird, keeps up with the constant evolution in mobile technology and is developing a standalone operating system for the open web, dubbed as Boot 2 Gecko (B2G).

Amazon's Kindle Fire could topple Apple's iPad lead in the tablet market according to a new survey.

- Deutsche Bank initiates on Ausdrill with a Buy- the stock now enjoys five positive ratings out of five- Solid order book and valuation are supportiveBy Chris ShawMining services companies are well supported by equity brokers at the present point in the commodities boom, as evidenced by integrated ...

The iPhone 4S' Siri will soon have a rival as Amazon secretly bought Yap - a voice to text and speech Recognition Company based in Charlotte, NC

The death of Steve Jobs is not coincidental to the death of Adobe Flash Mobile Player, as if Jobs pulled Flash, and brought it down with him to his grave. Hating Flash might just be a premonition that it will not last that long in the business.

The release of Super Mario 3D Land did not get all praises since its release on Nov. 13, 2011. In fact the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called the attention of Nintendo as the game sends out a message that wearing fur is a good idea.