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For those frustrated with failure's to announce the iPhone 5 last at the "Let's Talk iPhone" event week, the 15-month wait for the fifth generation iPhone will get longer, by four to twelve months.

Apple’s upcoming products will bear Steve Jobs’ vision.

Private funeral for Steve Jobs held today. No public services planned.

The main man behind Apple secures the company and employees with four years worth of plans for new products.

The share market rally continued today, with local stocks gaining for the third session in a row. Investor optimism was boosted by strong gains in the US and Europe overnight after the European Central Bank announced new measures to provide cash strapped banks with liquidity.

Australian shares leapt the most in almost three years as investor sentiment improved on renewed optimism a solution is near at hand for the Eurozone debt crisis. The local market opened more than one per cent stronger after Wall Street surged for its second straight day, then eased slightly after midday but soared in the last hour of trading. By the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had reached its highest level since September 21, rising 143.4 points, or 3.65 per cent to 4,069.9 and the br...

Furniture retailer IKEA is asking customers who have a BUSA children’s folding tent to immediately take away the tent from children and bring it back to any IKEA store where they will receive a full refund.

"I have always said that if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come."This was Steve Jobs' announcement when he resigned as chief executive of Apple. An announcement that eerily echoed a foreboding of the future.

The death of Steve Jobs, the creative genius who created a whole new world of technology, shocked the whole world. Though there were some rumors spreading about his health condition in the past year, people are not expecting that the man who helped in building greatness to every Apple product will lose his fight against pancreatic cancer.

Steve Jobs's net worth is $8.3 billion. Who will inherit the product of his hard work?

Jobs was the knight in shining armour when he led Apple from the brink of extinction to a top shelf level among the world's most coveted and priceless companies before his death yesterday on 5 October 2011.

"No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new."

The co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc, Steve Jobs, succumb to a publicly fought battle with Pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. He was 56.

Here is a compilation of quotes from the man who has inspired many to "stay hungry" and "stay foolish."

Apple Inc. co-founder and technology wizard Steve Jobs is dead. The 56-year-old genius behind the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and iTunes succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, according to his company.

Wesfarmers-owned supermarket Coles has entered into a three year contract for Harvey Fresh to supply its Western Australian private label milk contract.

Although Australian consumers do not trust store discount sales which drives them to online retailers, Kmart Managing Director Guy Russo insisted on Wednesday that online stores does not pose a threat to the company.

Retail sales in Australia, although on a slow path to recovery, according to the Bureau of Statistics, has recorded an increase in sales for the second consecutive month to 0.6 percent in August.

The Humane Society International called Wednesday for halting China's fur trade to Australia after learning that furs were coming from the raccoon dog, ABC Radio Australia reports.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has recommended that telcos be banned from using confusing words in advertising materials, that confused subscribers.

The services sector stayed in positive territory in September with the latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI®) down a slight 1.8 points to 50.3 indicating activity continued to expand in the month.

The Australian share market closed 0.6 per cent lower, with investors starting to hope that the central bank would cut interest rates for the first time in a year next month. The local bourse opened almost one per cent down on a weak lead from Wall Street overnight. By the close on Tuesday both major local indices had made back some of their early losses, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index down 24.9 points, or 0.64 per cent, at 3,872.1 and the broader All Ordinaries index dropped 25.1 points, o...

Australian retailers on Tuesday expressed concerns with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate decision to maintain the cash rate at 4.75%.

More regulations are facing tobacco companies as the Australian government studies measures to curb sale of cigarette and tobacco products across the country.

MIDDAY REPORT (12.30pm AEDT)The Australian sharemarket is continuing to fall after a tough start to the new trading week yesterday. The ASX 200 index (XJO) is down 0.4 pct or 17.1 pts to 3879.9 while the broader All Ordinaries index (XAO) is 0.5 pct or 18.9 pts lower to 3941.8.

Woolworths has recalled some of its home-brand milk and has reassured its customers that the recall is just a precautionary measure.

In a world-first Australian experiment, Coca-Cola is replacing the "Coke" branding with one of 150 of Australia's most popular personal first names for its next summer marketing campaign.

Manufacturers experienced another tough month in September with the Australian Industry Group - PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) down 1.0 point to 42.3, indicating a further weakening in the sector.

AFTERNOON REPORT (4.30pm AEST)The Australian share market ended what has been another volatile week on a flat note, despite attempting a rally in early trade. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) added 2.2pts or 0.1pct to 4070.1 while the S&P/ASX 200 Index (XJO) firmed by 0.3pts to 4008.6.