Carlo Fernandez

By the end the year, most Australian newspapers will be charging for the content they post online, following the success of leading business daily The Wall Street Journal and amid softening revenues for newspapers from print subscriptions and advertisements.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs introduced a service that stores music and other files online and keeps devices synchronized wirelessly.

Australian billionaire CLIVE Palmer on Monday announced he had "secured" an extra $1.2 billion funding commitment from China's Eximbank, giving him the funds necessary for his $8 billion Galilee Basin China First coal project in Queensland.

Amid the growing popularity of the iPad and other touch-screen tablets, research firm International Data Corporation said June 6 that worldwide shipments are now expected to grow by just 4.2 percent in 2011, down from its February forecast of 7.1 percent.

Yahoo Inc., the second most popular search engine, said in its official blog site last week that among the billions of searches that course through Yahoo!, there are bound to be oodles of misspellings. After all, one reason that people search is to figure out an unfamiliar concept, like who the heck this Justine Bieber (aka Justin Bieber) is, or where can you get these Zoo Zoo Pets (aka Zhu Zhu Pets) that the kids are yammering about.

he same group, "LulzSec," that attacked Sony Corp's film site also went to destroy an FBI-affiliated Web site in Atlanta in retribution to the NATO alliance's "act of war" against hackers.

Kogan will release a laptop based on Google's Chrome operating system on June 7, beating Asian PC makers Samsung and Acer as first to release the Chromebook.

An HD version of the Wobble, a photo wobbling application that is popular in the iPod and iPhone, is now available for sale to users of the iPad tablet and smartphones running on Google's Android operating system.

Australia's workers on the minimum wage should receive a 3.4% weekly increase given the strong outlook for the economy and inflation being well contained, the nation's workplace relations tribunal ruled today. In its ruling, the Fair Work Australia body decided on a minimum wage of A$15.51 an hour or A$589.30 a week. This constitutes an increase of $19.40 per week or 51 cents per hour. In 2010, the minimum wage went up A$26 a week.

Apple on Tuesday announced that its iWork productivity apps, Keynote, Pages and Numbers, are now available for iPhone and iPod touch, as well as iPad. Created for the Mac and then completely redesigned for iOS, Keynote, Pages and Numbers allow you to create and share stunning presentations, beautifully formatted documents and powerful spreadsheets on the go. iWork apps are available on the App Store for $9.99 each to new users and as a free update for existing iWork for iPad customers.

Acer President Jim Wong said the Taiwan-based company plans to release an "ultrabook" this year, joining Asus as the first PC makers to commit to systems based on Intel's vision of an ultra thin notebook with tablet features.

In 2009, more than 132,710 households in Australia are millionaires, according to a Boston Consulting Group survey. In 2010, personal wealth fell in spite the mining resources boom.

Google Inc. (GOOG), owner of the world's most popular search engine, said hackers obtained access to hundreds of Gmail accounts, possibly including those of U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists and journalists.

Sony Corporation said Tuesday it will fully restore all PlayStation(R) Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea, by the end of this week.

Intel Corp. (INTC) is promoting a new type of thinner and lighter mobile computer called an ultrabook in a bid to challenge the growing dominance of Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPad and other tablets.

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs will return from sick leave to unveil Apple's latest generation of software next week, the iPhone and iPad manufacturer said.

World's leading online payment processor PayPal, Inc. and its owner, ebay Inc., operator of a marketplace hosting hundreds of millions of transactions per year have sued Google Inc., operator of the world's most popular search engine, and two former executives in the U.S. Superior Court of the State of California for "misappropriation of trade secrets."

With its sleek curving lines and glossy finish, Sony Ericsson's new Xperia Neo differentiates itself in a world crowded with Android offerings.

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin said Saturday that it had successfully warded off "a significant and tenacious" attack on its information systems network.

Skype has announced last week that a corruption occurred in a small percentage of users' systems that resulted in some of its community not being able to sign in to Skype.

HTC unveiled this week in Australia its newest Android-powered offerings, the Desire S and Wildfire S. Samsung, on the other hand, launched the Galaxy S II, the smaller and thinner edition of its widely popular smartphone.

A computer security researcher has found a glitch in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser that he said could let hackers steal credentials to access users' Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Australian consumers in regional areas will soon be able to enjoy access to new digital subscription channels, as long as regulators approve a new proposal to merge FOXTEL, Australia's largest pay-TV operator, with Austar United Communications Ltd. (AUN)

SoundHound recently unveiled a "Hound", new voice recognition app., for iPhone and Android users. When listening to the radio or humming a song, the app provides a preview, cover art, album details, lyrics, videos, tour dates and an option to buy the song instantly.

Apple announced in its Web site that a recent phishing scam has targeted Mac users by redirecting them from legitimate websites to fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus. The user is then offered Mac Defender "anti-virus" software to solve the issue.

As several Internet companies like business networking site LinkedIn and Russian search giant Yandex have successfully sold shares to the public, according to reports, Zynga Inc., the biggest maker of games on Facebook, is expected file for an initial public offering by the end of June.

According to research firm International Data Corp., factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased 12.1% year over year to $11.9 billion in the first quarter of 2011, the fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth. Hewlett-Packard held the number 1 position in the worldwide server market with 31.5% factory revenue share for 1Q11.

With more people using Facebook, Twitter and Google's Gmail to communicate, Yahoo Inc. is giving its e-mail service a long due facelift in a bid to make its widely popular e-mail service more appealing.

Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM), currently the world's top seller of automobiles, is building its own social network for its cars, which network would allow users to connect to Twitter and Facebook.