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Angry Birds maker Rovio revealed at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday that the popular video game will add a new bird while preparations for a movie version is underway.

Windsor Genova Oct 19, 2011

Web browser maker Opera Software has developed a new mobile web browser that can load pages faster on devices running on the Android operating system.

Windsor Genova Oct 19, 2011

Hungry Jack’s is replacing its slogan from ‘The Burgers are Better Hungry Jack’s’ to ‘Hungry Jack’s makes it better’ as the fast-food giant aims to expands its menu and increase its health focus.

Sharon Olalia Oct 19, 2011

Following a strategic review, Rio Tinto said 13 assets will be divested at an appropriate point in the future, and some of these will be managed separately in the meantime.

Alena Flores Oct 19, 2011

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation forged a settlement agreement with nternational oil and gas firm BP regarding claims related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 .

Alena Flores Oct 19, 2011

Commercial spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has officially opened its spaceport in New Mexico, USA to serve as the jump-off point of space tourists 12 months from now.

Windsor Genova Oct 19, 2011

The bus drivers union agreed on Tuesday night to an Industrial Relations Commission order to lift a ban on gas-powered buses in Sydney. The explosion of a gas-powered bus prompted public bus drivers to raise their protest by refusing to get on the road, resulting in huge inconvenience among Sydney passengers at peak hour Tuesday.

Arlene Paredes Oct 19, 2011

It will soon cost readers of "The Australian", $2.95 weekly to access the newspaper's online content through computers, smartphones and tablets.

Windsor Genova Oct 19, 2011

Apple Inc. later today will report its fourth-quarter earnings that would for the nth time exceed analysts' estimates and further grow its mountain of cash.

Carlo Fernandez Oct 19, 2011

AFTERNOON REPORT (4.30pm AEDT)Local stocks managed to erase all of yesterday's gains during Tuesday's session, with fear and caution again at the forefront of investors' minds. Overnight, sentiment wasn't helped by negative commentary from Germany's Finance Minister who warned it was unrealistic to expect a definitive solution to the European debt crisis at this weekend's European Union summit.

Christine Gaylican Oct 18, 2011

Making its debut this week, Chime.In, Uber Media's new social networking site combines Twitter's sharing ability, Reddit voting and it actual pays users for their posts.

ranina sanglap Oct 18, 2011

Solar panel manufacturer SunPower Corp. today launched a solar photovoltaic tracking system that concentrates the sun's power seven times to achieve the lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for utility-scale solar power plants.

Sharon Olalia Oct 18, 2011

Barely a week after being unveiled the Apple iOS 5 app Find My Friends is already instrumental in breaking up a marriage after a suspicious husband caught his wife cheating using the app.

ranina sanglap Oct 18, 2011

Apple's new iPhone 4s has reportedly sold over 4 million units three days after its launch but that record-breaking figure doesn't mean that everyone is enjoying Apple's latest smartphone. Although early reviews have been positive there have been several notable problems with the iPhone 4s. Here's a brief rundown on the top five iPhone 4s issues.

ranina sanglap Oct 18, 2011

Ground breaking new technology for the capture of carbon dioxide from power stations will be tested by Process Group at Hazelwood Power Station following a grant from Brown Coal Innovation Australia (BCIA).

Sharon Olalia Oct 18, 2011

Bahamas Electricity Corporation and Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation have moved toward the construction of two ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plants.

Sharon Olalia Oct 18, 2011

Qantas announced on Tuesday it will ground a further two wide-body Boeing 767 aircraft as ongoing industrial action from its engineers continues to cause a backlog of maintenance on the Qantas fleet.

Sharon Olalia Oct 18, 2011

Shareholders of Telstra have agreed and voted in favor of the $11 billion deal with the Australian government, allowing Telstra's fixed-line dominance be used by the NBN Company.

Christine Gaylican Oct 18, 2011

Qantas blamed on Tuesday the engineers' strike for the grounding of two more aircraft, which led to the cancellation of 80 more domestic flights over the next month.

Vittorio Hernandez Oct 18, 2011

MIDDAY REPORT (12pm AEDT)The Australian sharemarket is down 1.6 pct or 71.5 pts to 4266.4, effectively wiping out all of yesterday's impressive gains. Markets tumbled overnight due to concerns that the European debt solution might fall short of expectations.

Christine Gaylican Oct 18, 2011

Australia's central bank has hinted that benchmark cash rates in the country may go down after months of being held at 4.75 percent.

Christine Gaylican Oct 18, 2011

Google Inc. has announced it will close down social networking site Google Buzz in the next few weeks to concentrate on building up its successor Google+.

Windsor Genova Oct 18, 2011

Adapting to new technologies such as having an online presence was the way how small businesses in Australia coped with the hard times.

Vittorio Hernandez Oct 18, 2011

Retail establishments in Australia are passing on to shoppers the cost of goods stolen worth about $2 billion yearly. A study on retail crime places the amount at an average of $284 a year hidden as "honesty taxes," the Herald Sun reports.

Vittorio Hernandez Oct 18, 2011

Smartphone dealers in Hong Kong bought iPhone 4S from Australia and Japan and sold them to locals for up to six times the original price.

Windsor Genova Oct 18, 2011

The high cost of living is putting more low-income Aussies at risk of falling into poverty, a report says. Poorer households are compelled to spend more of their income on essential goods and services due to price hikes on these non-discretionary items, such as food and electricity, a report by St Vincent de Paul Society says. As a result, households' health and education expenses are delayed, if attended at all.

Arlene Paredes Oct 18, 2011

Although jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad carries the risk of bricking your device and voiding your Apple warranty there are some benefits to jailbreaking your iPhone 4s or iPad 2. Here are the five reasons why you should jailbreak your iPhone or iPad.

ranina sanglap Oct 17, 2011

If you're one of the lucky ones who were able to snag a new iPhone 4S or upgraded your existing Apple device to iOS 5, then you're probably wondering how fast you can fill up all those gigabytes of memory with apps. The Apple App Store has half a million apps available, so narrowing it down to what you really need can be a forbidding task.

ranina sanglap Oct 17, 2011

Virgin Australia has begun services between Brisbane and Gladstone for the first time in Monday with new ATR turbo‐prop aircraft.

Sharon Olalia Oct 17, 2011