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Auckland company E-Advance Limited is accused of exploiting migrant workers. The alleged victims claim that the employer, which helps migrants to find jobs in New Zealand, has been causing them “emotional and psychological stress.”

The upcoming iOS gadget releases – from the iPhone 5S to the second-generation iPad Mini – doesn’t excite Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. He is simply convinced that without Steve Jobs, the horizon is bleak for Apple.

Just a few weeks ago, BlackBerry Chief Executive Thorsten Heins forecast the death of the popular tablet as he pushed for the newly launched smartphone models Q10 and Z10.

Kim Jong Eun was reportedly launching North Korea’s own version of a smartphone designed after Apple's iPhone and Google's Android OS.

Despite being launched just a few weeks back, Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Air has been noticed by tech experts and the device was named by Web site StatesChronicle.com as the Best Laptop Overall for 2013.

Tech Web site CNET released on Friday a mock-up image of the upcoming Samsung watch to be called the Samsung Galaxy Gear. The timepiece will have the ability to talk to an Android phone.

YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen launched a new app for iOS dubbed as MixBit.

Apple iOS' market share plummeted to the advanatge of Windows Phone and Android

Australia's largest phone company, Telstra Corp,, beat analyst expectations with a surge in profits due to the increasing number of users for its 4G network. The growth boosted Telstra's share in the mobile phone market to almost 50 per cent.Telstra's net income rose to 12 per cent at $AU3.8 billion in the fiscal year ended June 30 compared to $AU3.41 billion twelve months earlier. The Melbourne-based company released its latest financial data in a statement on August 8. The pos....

Since the recent release of Google's Nexus 7 out in the market, the 7-inch device has often been compared to the iPad mini. However, most of the comparison are on the technical aspect. Square Table decided to give the two devices another kind of test - the torture test which was handily won by the Nexus 7. Square Table is a provider of tablet and gadget warranties.

Seven-inch tablets are the rage in the tech world currently, and there are two such devices coming out soon. Tech experts point to the upcoming Kindle Fire HD as the gadget worth waiting vis-à-vis the Nexus 7 from Google.

McDonald’s in the U.S. is having a conundrum of Big Mac proportion these days, and neither the franchisers nor the employees are lovin’ it. But while staff workers of the American burger chain are fighting for higher hourly wage, their Australian counterparts are not crying the same complaints. They are already earning almost $15 an hour, and they are about to earn more.

Even if Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, has extended the olive branch of peace to her two estranged adult children, chances of the bitter and much publicised family feud coming to end appears weak.

IT outsourcing firm Infosys has been accused of discrimination against "stupid Americans" and is currently facing a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by VMware specialist Brenda Koehler in the U.S. District Court in Eastern Wisconsin who claimed that Infosys has been abusing the visa system and actively discriminates against hiring American workers for staff positions.

A tech Web site, Slashgear, released on Monday a leaked photo of the HTC One Max. The device features a 2,3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, the same processor found in the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A.

Microsoft is cutting the price of its Surface Pro tablets by $100 for both the 128GB and 64GB versions. The price reduction will run only until Aug 29 and will be applicable only in the U.S., Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The bitter family feud over money that has divided Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, and two of her estranged adult children could finally end soon.Ms Rinehart, through her lawyer David Russell, told the New South Wales Supreme Court that she has written to the two children and offered to appoint a co-trustee in the trust fund set up by her father Lang Hancock.

“Bang with friends” is a casual sex app which allows users to connect with people on their friends list in facebook for casual sex. In a three step process the users are asked to get the bang with friends app and choose the friends they are interested in, if the friend is also interested, an email is sent to both parties indicating a positive interest and the rest is up to the users as to when and where to meet.

Terrafugia the carplane or popularly known as the flying car finally takes flight leaving Industry Leaders in an Awe. The Flying Car's first public demonstration took place in the afternoon air show on the first day of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

As part of the cost-cutting measures initiated by the Bank of Cyprus, 1,370 employees volunteered to take part in its retirement programme. The number represents about 25 per cent of the bank's workforce.

In a classic example of online duping, a 21-year-old woman from Brisbane was scammed of $1,200 when she ordered online for two iPhones, but got instead two edible Apple fruits.

Apple Inc reclaimed the title of World's Most Valuable Company based on market capitalisation as more rumours of upcoming next-generation iPhones and iPads continue to circulate. Apple pushed its way up the rankings to topple Exxon Mobil from the number one spot.

After using plastic as casing for so many of its devices, South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly planning to use metal for the next model of the Galaxy S5. The basis of the speculation is a Samsung patent filed in Seoul in 2011 and registered in the U.S. in 2012.

Despite Apple and Samsung's numerous legal battles, the Cupertino-based tech giant is still tapping its South Korean rival to provide it the high-resolution Retina display when it releases the next version of the iPad mini, The Wall Street Journal reported.

British-based computer scientist banned from publishing an academic paper which reveals the secret codes used to start luxury cars such as Porsches, Audis and Lamborghinis that could lead theft of millions of vehicles.

Google is promising Starbucks customers in the U.S. Internet connection 10 times faster than the current speed they enjoy at the coffee shop chain. The speed could even be 100 times faster if the company-operated Starbucks is in a Google Fiber city such as Kansas.

Google finally rolled out the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. The latest update provides users with a software command that can prevent operating systems slowdown. In 2012, many users expressed their concerns about system lags on the first Nexus 7.

Australian consumers have found themselves appalled at recent report uncovering taxpayers Down Under are paying 50 to 100 percent more than the U.S. buyers of the same technology products. The report by the parliamentary IT pricing inquiry committee prompted calls for consumer protection and policy change.