Global shipments of tablet computers are forecast to further surge in 2012 following the more than 68 million units that flooded the market in the past year, according to tech marketing research firm IDC.
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) is planning to issue the largest junk bond issue in Australia. The firm aims to raise $1 billion through the bond issue that will be made up of two tranches.
Microsoft's Windows 8 users will have choice in web browsers as both Google and Mozilla are working on versions of their web browsers Chrome and Mozilla to work in the Metro environment.
The Toyota 86 is enjoying unprecedented attention (for a Toyota) before it goes on sale in Australia in June.
Despite losing billions in 2011, bailed-out British banks, including Lloyds and RBS, continued to pay out millions in bonuses to its top executives.
Internet giant Yahoo! filed an overblown lawsuit against popular social network Facebook. The claims puzzled the latter.
A man from New York filed a class action lawsuit against tech giant Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) claiming that the company’s Siri ads are deceptive and misleading.
Yahoo followed through on its earlier threats of lawsuits against popular social media site Facebook as the online search firm filed on Monday patent violations before the San Jose Federal Court in California.
The Warehouse is inspired by a significant increase in online sales during the first half of its financial year, the New Zealand Herald reports. The Auckland-based company says internet revenue rose 60 per cent during the six months to January 29 this year.
Now with Apple's new iPad boasting a more powerful processor and a screen resolution that is better than an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3 will gamers soon be ditching consoles for iPads?
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) releases on March 16 its next generation iPad, which features a higher-resolution display, a new processor, and support for high-speed 4G LTE data networks. Apple correctly says in an ad that the new iPad is "resolutionary," as it boasts of a retina display -- a 2,048-by-1,536-pixel display that has four times the number of pixels of the previous models. However, the device is far from being revolutionary. The third generation iPad doesn't have the Siri pers...
Popular photo sharing app Instagram announced that its Android version is nearly ready and will be available soon to Android subscribers.
New Zealand’s Telecom has cut 400 jobs in 2011, most of which are out of redundancies while others were resignations that were not replaced, the company said in its latest report.
Glencore International offered to buy Canada's largest grain company, Viterra, for $5.3 billion, the Sunday Telegraph reports.
It is not just interest rates that are changing at Westpac, but also within the managerial level officials. The changes, announced on Friday by Westpac Chief Executive Gail Kelly, were timed with the release of the lender's 2011 annual report.
The potentially damaging labour dispute in Brisbane Airport has been solved after Qantas demanded a contractor, BCS Infrastructure Support, to sort out the problem. Latest report said BCS offered electricians, baggage support staff and mechanical fitters belonging to the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) higher pay.
It has been a busy week for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the world's most valuable tech company. On Wednesday, it unveiled its next generation iPad, which features a higher-resolution display, a new processor, and support for high-speed 4G LTE data networks.
Australian users hooked on social media activities breached the six billion mark in 2011, according to a marketing report recently released by Internet research company Experian Hitwise.
ANZ Bank announced on Friday that it would raise it fixed home loan interest rate by 20 basis points to 6.34 per cent. It is the first among the big four to adjust interest rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) retained this week the current overnight cash rate at 4.25 per cent.
Embattled Australian flag carrier, Qantas, is back to square one after it stopped talks with Malaysia Airlines for a premium carrier in Kuala Lumpur. Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce explained the bog down of talks to failure of both airlines "to reach mutually agreeable commercial terms."
Hybrid, clean diesel, electric and natural gas models have been named Green Car of the Year since the award began in 2006.
There were already countless number of news reports and rumors circulating the Internet even before the official release of Apple's 3rd generation iPad. This news frenzy generated a bigger hype regarding the release of the new iPad but was the hype worth it?
The new iPad which was finally revealed last March 7, 2012 during an official Apple event changed the whole tablet war once again because of the specifications in the new iPad. Instead of calling it "iPad 3", Apple decided to just call name it as the "new iPad" and its improved specifications and features mean that Android tablets have to step up their game in order to compete with the new iPad.
Apple recently released the new iPad last March 7, 2012 during Apple’s official event in San Francisco. Many people all over the world were anticipating the official information for this new iPad and Australia was no exception regarding this matter.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Optus were fined for their misleading advertisements. It is the second violation for CBA with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in two months.
The Spanish bank Santander, which is also the largest lender in Europe, announced on Thursday that it opened its first branch in Sydney. The opening of its first Australian unit is seen as the bank's way of boosting its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Expect tougher competition in the Australian skies as two airline companies initiate changes in a bid to capture a larger cut of the country's travel market.
Both the Chevrolet Volt and its cousin, the Opel Ampera, have been named the 2012 European Car of the Year.
Tech giant Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its latest generation of iPad yesterday, which is the first tablet that is able to connect to 4G network. However, this feature will not work yet in Australia.
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