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Nokia Australia announced that Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in the country by Sept 17.

A hypersonic scramjet is all set to be launched from a site above the Arctic Circle this September. The project, led by University of Queensland is supported by Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and international research team of 13 partners and sponsors.

Cherry Blossom Sushi Bar Newton outlet had pleaded guilty of 40 breaches on food hygiene

A Melbourne woman won a $1,660 refund from Prada over a champagne stain on a Prada skirt

Consumers who were wowed by the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch at its unboxing on Wednesday, Sept 4, in Berlin, Germany, and New York City, could buy the watch as early as Sept 25 for $299.

In the past editions of ZDNET reviews, the Samsung Galaxy S4 was only runner up as best Android smartphone, with the HTC One getting the top honours.

Kim Dotcom seems to have a few more surprises up his sleeves. After his tweet about plans to launch a political party in New Zealand - a leak which he attributed to “whistleblower”- picked up storm, it is now known that he quit as director of Mega, the cloud hosting service that he launched with much fanfare in Jan 2013, after his previous file sharing venture Megaupload was shut down in a U.S. driven operation, following allegations of mass copyright infringement and money laundering.

During an interview, Apple Inc’s co-founder Steve Wouzniak had a bunch of things to say about Apple, the iPhone and where the Cupertino-California is headed in the absence of the late Steve Jobs, former CEO and co-founder.

Australian packaging major, Amcor Ltd., is strengthening its position in the growing Indian packaging sector to achieve organic and inorganic growth. Meanwhile, reports say, the company plans to split its divisions - retaining its plastics divisions and establishing a new company for its other units.

With millions of dollars worth of fruits and vegetables going to waste each year, due to inadequate storage infrastructure, India has sought expertise from New Zealand for the development of cold storage facilities in the country.

Verizon’s decision not to enter the wireless market in Canada any more may turn out to be critical for Canadians.

In the wake of the Nokia-Microsoft $7.1BN deal, can Nokia improve problematic Microsoft Windows phone image and why does Nokia refuse to sell its full patent to Microsoft?

LinkedIn filed for a secondary offering of $1 billion to boost the US-based social media company’s funding for acquisitions and international expansion.

Microsoft finally purchased Nokia's mobile business along with a long-term licence of its patent portfolio and Here maps products which shocked the industry. Will the combined force send Windows Phone OS and Nokia back to the top? Here are five benefits for Microsoft on acquiring Nokia mobile.

Apple has already sent media invitations for its event on Sept 10 and the invites hinted on iPhone 5S, 5C and iOS7

Laura Dixon, a 34-year-old Briton who has been vegetarian all her life, claims McDonald's meat menu helped her become pregnant, and her proof is that she did not only have a baby but a set of twin boys and another baby girl!

Google announced on Wednesday that the next version of its Android OS, the Android 4.4, will be called Kit Kat, not Key Lime Pie as earlier speculated.

There were mixed reactions from employees of Nokia when reports came out on Tuesday that the Finnish phone maker is selling the company to American firm Microsoft. However, in the case of the stock market, the reaction was negative, resulting to a 4.5 per cent decline in share prices of Microsoft.

It was like Christmas in September for 10,000 workers of Chinese technology giant Lenovo over the weekend as they received about $325 each because their boss, Chief Executive Officer Yang Yuanqing, distributed his $3 million bonus to his employees.

Vodafone has sold its Verizon Wireless stakes to Verizon Communications.

Reports of a strong manufacturing sector emanating from China lifted market spirits and held out some hope for the Australian and New Zealand currency on Monday. Along with the upbeat news from China was U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to seek congressional approval for possible action against Syria.

Apple Inc. announces updates on trade-in programs

Johnson & Johnson added a new warning label on Tylenol bottles informing users of potential fatal risks of taking too much of the pain reliever. Overdose of drugs with paracetamol, such as Tylenol, can cause liver failure and, in rare cases, death from 3 to 5 days after being overdosed.

The departure of Alex Macgillivray, Twitter’s top legal executive and staunch defender of free speech on the Internet, has led industry analysts to ask how the reshuffling of Twitter’s legal team will affect the microblogging site’s stance on data privacy.

Facebook’s move to give government agencies and, soon, advertisers, free rein over the personal information of network users has reignited the debate on privacy in the social media sphere.

The Fast and the Furious franchise have delivered some of the best car selections around. As the movie series continues to bring successful returns, makers of the film announced a seventh installment is coming underway. With the announcement of the Fast and the Furious 7, there are several cars which many think can transform the movie into one of the best car showcases of all time.

More leaks about the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch are coming out in media ahead of its Sept 4 official unboxing in Berlin, Germany as a pre-IFA event.

Google confirmed over the weekend that it bought WIMM Labs during summer of 2012. The buy-out involved WIMM Labs entering into an exclusive, confidential relationship for its technology and stop of sales of its Developer Preview Kit.

Microsoft just made permanent it price-cut promotion for its Surface tablets. On Thursday, Aug 29, the Surface Pro had a new starting price of $799 or $100 less.