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Australian chemicals company, Orica, announced on Tuesday that it filed an application for toxic waste material to be shipped to France

Coffee giant Starbucks sold its 24 stores in Australia to The Withers Group, which owns the 7-Eleven franchise in the country covering 600 outlets. Prior to the sale, Starbucks, which opened its first store in Sydney in 2000, was wholly owned by Starbucks in the U.S., based in Seattle.

Apple devices across Australia had been reportedly hacked with hackers claiming ransom

Time Inc. has decided to break the long tradition of keeping advertisements from magazine covers.

Wearables in mobile enterprise computing is betted as an exploding market for investors come 2020

Apple Inc is reportedly gearing up its home automation software to be introduce in the upcoming WWDC

The electronics giant is all set to make and sell PlayStations for the vest first time in China.

Apple Inc stock has significantly declined in the portfolios of major tech investors compared to stocks of companies like Microsoft and HP in an analysis from Morgan Stanley. According to the report, analysts believe the low portfolio allocation will benefit Apple Inc as it prepares to release new products soon including the iPhone 6 and long-rumoured i-Watch.

BBC Worldwide confirmed the premiere of its new Australian channel, BBC First on Aug 3

Nine Samsung phone models face ban from Apple Inc.

Equities managed to get into the weekend on a positive note, but developments out of the weekend remain on the European front. The dominant theme from Friday's session was modest US dollar strength with a solid new home sales reading helping sentiment along. The greenback enjoyed good strength against the yen and the euro, with USD/JPY nudging the 102 level. This puts the Nikkei in a very good position at the open today and we are currently calling it up 0.8% to 14,573.

Australia's richest family, the Rineharts, continue to be divided by their feud over the family billions of dollars wealth.

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) toppled Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as top holding of hedge funds and as world’s most valuable brand

According to legendary stock analyst Bill Miller, Apple Inc's stock surge is not yet over. In a CNBC interview, Mr Miller said Apple's stock will continue to climb after crossing the $600 mark. Although the tech giant's stock is "not as attractive" as before, he believes the stock is still worth $700 or $750.

Residents and consumers in Queensland are expected to benefit from the plan of supermarket giant Coles to open 31 stores across the state within four years. The move is expected to create 8,000 jobs.

The official explanation of research company Millward Brown, which just declared Google the most valuable company, why Apple was dislodged from the top spot is linked to their brand values.

Not too long ago, gadget enthusiasts were introduced to HTC’s flagship smart-phone One M8 and now users can expect a cheaper variant of it to hit the markets soon. HTC One M8 Ace is one of the most anticipated rumoured variant of HTC One M8. Recent report reveals what to expect.

Hedge Fund managers were abandoning Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) for Microsoft

Motley Fool pin ointed two unyielding Apple Inc. rumours that are not worthy of investor’s attention

Apple Inc has officially announced its WWDC keynote date on June 2

If the recent McDonald's Happy terrified Twitter and most social media users, The Lemonhead candy brand's new mascot might just top that. Ferrara Candy Co. rolled out an updated new mascot and introduced him on Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook last Sunday. Just like McDonald's Happy not getting a positive welcome from social media users, "Lemonhead" starts to receive the same feedback.

On Wednesday, eBay Inc., the California based online retailer requested its users to change their passwords. Cyber attack was quoted as the reason behind this mass request. Apparently, this attack compromised the company's database.

Australian oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum is no longer interested in buying one-fourth of the largest natural gas field in Israel for $2.6 billion after talks with a consortium collapsed.

McDonald's has recently released a new character named Happy, who serves as a new addition to McDonald's Happy Meal team of characters like Grimace and Hamburgler.

Apple Inc's higher-than-expected iPhone sales had surprised investors after the release of its latest earnings report last quarter. Many analysts have speculated on the catalysts of the company's revenue as Apple's stock finally crossed the $600 mark.

Reports from Taiwan based newspaper claims that Apple Inc. tapped Innolux as its supplier

Some 32 children and one adult were burned alive on Sunday after the bus they were riding erupted in flames. Twenty-four other kids were injured. Charges of aggravated manslaughter will be slapped against the driver and church leader.

Analysts at Motley Fool say there are only two marijuana stocks worth taking investment risk - GW Pharmaceuticals and Medbox.

"The Voice" coach Adam Levine has decided to try his hand at racing cars. The multi-talented performer was shocked to learn about actor Patrick Dempsey's acting career and was inspired by the discovery.